The emperor is not omnipotent, especially the things that the Manchu civil and military ministers insisted on, such as the affairs of the harem, in September of the first year of Taixing, after the end of the autumn harvest, the sporadic twists and turns became large-scale twists and turns, while criticizing the greedy and lazy officials, it also talked about the affairs of the harem.

In fact, there have been a lot of changes in the harem, the palace maid finally retained 500 people, and the eunuchs retained 300 people, a full 800 people, which made Li Rupei feel very luxurious, to say that the eunuch is indeed capable in terms of service, and the observation of words and colors in life is indeed the strength of the eunuch, which makes Li Rupei very emotional, no wonder so many emperors trust the eunuch, of course, Li Rupei's situation is different, he is a person who crosses, and he does not agree with the eunuch in his bones, this is a practice that destroys human nature, and it is definitely not worth advocating, So he was able to be vigilant all the time.

In the harem, there are still only the queen mother and the five ladies, Fan Ruonan and Wang Miaotong are pregnant, which makes the Manchu Dynasty civil and military feel inappropriate, Cui Anqian and Cui Shenyou are also very embarrassed, and even in the early dynasty, the two directly mentioned the problem of the draft, otherwise Qinghe Cui's family would not be able to bear so much pressure, which made the Manchu Dynasty civil and military know that the original problems in the harem were mainly due to the emperor's insistence, of course, the reason for insisting was that the cost of the harem was too great.

In the first year of Taixing, the wind and rain were smooth, agriculture obtained a great harvest, only a few places were affected, the prosperity and stability of the Tang Dynasty has appeared in various places, the treasury of silver is also sufficient, enough to maintain many years of expenses, the large-scale development of commerce and trade, but also promoted the increase in taxes, in this case, the emperor is too frugal, so that the Manchu Dynasty civil and military unwilling.

This time, it was Shouwang Li Jie who took the lead in proposing the fold.

Li Jie believes that the ancestral system of the Tang royal family needs to be modified in some places. For example, the attitude towards eunuchs, the emperor has set up an iron monument in the Daming Palace and the palace, ordering the eunuchs not to interfere in politics, most of the time has passed, the eunuchs have become extinct, and the people's understanding is also changing, no one wants to let their children become eunuchs, eunuchs adjudicate political affairs, supervise the army and lead the troops to go out on the matter, all have become history, although the palace retains the province of the inner servants. But the highest rank of eunuchs is the sixth grade, and it can be said that this group has completely declined, and such a change is necessary.

But the concubines of the harem, this is not only a private matter of the emperor, it involves the prosperity of the royal family and the world of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Jie insisted that the emperor must pay attention to the affairs of the harem, must enrich the concubines of the harem, and must support the draft matters proposed by the political hall.

Li Jie's direct advice. With the support of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, Li Rupei could not object.

Li Rupei also knows that the probability of children dying in this era is very high, mainly because of diseases. The royal family should not think of exceptions in this regard, the reason why his children were able to survive healthily was still in the diet and care on weekdays. paid special attention, and Li Rupei knew a lot of basic common sense in life, so that several children could grow up healthily.

As for saying that there are many women in the emperor's harem. This is actually a symbol of power, whether it is the emperor, the prince or even the civil and military ministers of the imperial court, they all determine how many women they can marry according to their official rank.

Li Rupei knew very well whether he was filling the harem and involved the interests of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, which was no longer a trivial matter.

Just imagine, the rules of the Tang Dynasty have been formed for many years, even in the prince's mansion, there are more than a dozen or even dozens of women, he, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, has only six women in the harem, which makes the Manchu Dynasty civil and military what to do, people can't always take the woman who marries into the door to leave, that is impossible, but there are many women in the mansion, and they always feel uncomfortable.

Male superiority and inferiority of women is the main theme of this era, women can not enter the court as officials, can not enter the government to do things, raising a family is mainly a man's business, which is destined to make it impossible for women's status to improve, even if Li Rupei is the emperor, he has no ability to change such a situation, not to mention him Li Rupei, even when Wu Zetian was the emperor, he could not change this fact.

In fact, the things in the harem have already had some impact in the imperial court, if Li Rupei still insists, I am afraid that there will be more twists and turns from the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs.

In desperation, Li Rupei could only compromise, but he resolutely disagreed with the so-called draft, which would be difficult to control, and the concubines in the harem should be slowly enriched, not all of them will be in place all at once, and in private Li Rupei also knows that there are really hundreds of women, but he doesn't have that much ability to control them, and it will be the women in the harem who will suffer at that time.

It's a pity that the development of the situation still exceeded Li Rupei's expectations, and a disguised draft began.

In the harem, there are only the queen mother and five ladies, and the rest of the concubine positions are all vacant, the temptation of these positions is not ordinary, and the emperor's fame has spread in the Tang Dynasty, so after the news of the harem selection of concubines spread, there are countless people who come to inquire about the news, including court and local officials, gentry and wealthy households, and even businessmen, who think that their girls can go to the emperor's side and get the emperor's favor, so the family also has to rely on.

The emperor's parents have passed away, so the task of selecting concubines falls on the queen's mother.

This made Qinghe Cui's suddenly the target of public criticism, and the possibility of finding the queen's mother directly is not large, and it is also difficult to find Cui Anqian, Cui Shenyou and others, it is easy to find some of the Qianzhong Dao Jiedu envoy Cui Yanchong, in addition to the rest of the Cui family, it is even easier to find the wife of Cui Anqian and others.

By the middle of October, the number of girls personally selected by the queen Cui Hanlei reached thirty, and at this time, Li Rupei came forward, saying that it was enough for so many girls, and that in the future, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military would never mention the matter of selecting concubines in the harem, otherwise they would be severely punished.

The draft has actually become a secret power game, which has long been expected by Li Rupei, with the strengthening of imperial power, with the stability of the Tang Dynasty, there are many people who want to get a piece of the pie, whether it is the minister of civil and military affairs, or the businessman whose strength is gradually becoming stronger, the idea of the official position, and it will continue for more than a thousand years, and it can rely on the government, that is the biggest guarantee, not to mention relying on the emperor.

In less than a year, the capital of Chang'an, the capital of the north, Luoyang, the eastern capital, and Henan Province, there have also been great changes, such changes, attracting a lot of people to come here, the situation in the south is needless to say, continue to maintain the original system, commerce and trade are more developed, the people's lives have also undergone great changes, and many people have begun to become rich.

There are some things that Li Rupei can exert his strength, but there are some things that are by no means overnight, for example, the power of the local government is too great, not only Li Rupei has no way, but I am afraid that Li Chengbo, who will inherit the throne in the future, will not be able to change it, the county government is in charge of all things in the county, and the people and farmers trust the government.

This has led to a situation where power can solve everything, the more up, the greater the power, even if it is Li Rupei's business and trade that he does his best to support, it is also branded with power, after the establishment of the general chamber of commerce, the president is a member of the household department, and the president of the chamber of commerce in various places is also an official.

Li Rupei knew that the draft had become a secret power game, so he had to call it a halt.

Thirty girls enter the harem, which means that the number of palace maids and eunuchs in the harem will increase, and the expenses will also need to increase.

Of course, Li Rupei can only interfere in big things, and he can't manage too many small things, for example, the things in the harem that should be under the jurisdiction of the queen's mother, the system is used to restrain everyone, Li Rupei can't be an exception, and he has to take the lead in complying with it, and he can't interfere with things that shouldn't interfere.

There are too many women, and the game in the harem will definitely appear, and Li Rupei has no way to stop it even if he is an immortal, he can only warn Cui Hanlei from time to time that he must try his best to manage the affairs of the harem and avoid too many disputes.

After October, Li Rupei's focus was on the feudal towns and the Turkic side, and there were only about four months left before the one-year deadline he said, and there were many things to prepare.

It should be said that more than half a year has passed, and the situation has also changed, and the feudal towns have generally become honest and anxious, perhaps knowing that the imperial court is ultimately going to exterminate the feudal towns, and some feudal towns have begun to strengthen their own strength, such as Wang Mei and Li Keyong and others, and some feudal towns have begun to think about giving in to the imperial court, such as Wang Rong and others, but all this is because the imperial court has no clear attitude for the time being, and it is only carried out in secret, so the big action did not appear.

The imperial court also has too many things to do, and it can't take care of the feudal towns and Turks for the time being, which is like a fighter who is gathering strength with all his might, waiting for the best opportunity to make a move.

Although the total strength of the Iron and Blood Army is only 200,000, it is more elite and strong, sufficient food and grass and military pay are guaranteed, and the education of soldiers is even more essential, and the hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in Chang'an and Luoyang have long been gearing up and waiting for the emperor's order.

Gao Chibang and Yan Fu had discussed it several times, and they knew that once the emperor ordered the start of the conquest of the feudal towns and the Turks, it would be a rush of effort, so all preparations must be meticulous. (To be continued......)