240: Rise and fall

As soon as the beginning of summer passed, the weather in Chang'an became hot in the Jiaofang Palace, Chu Fumu and several female imperial chiefs of the middle palace referred to each other in detail, and handed over a draft of the female official system

This draft of the female official system drafted by Empress Zhang, referring to the female official system formed in the later Han Wu Dynasty and the Northern Wei Dynasty, Sui and Tang dynasties, first standardized the situation of the mixed living of the concubines and palace people in the Weiyang Palace at this time, and separated the concubines from Yongxiang

In addition, the six neutral female officials in Weiyang Palace are:

Shang Palace, the head guides the middle palace, the rank is 800 stones, there are four subordinate officials such as the secretary, the secretary, the secretary, etc., all 400 stones and the cashier's books of the six Shang must go through the seal of the Shang Palace;

Shang Yi, in charge of the ceremonial living in the palace, rank 600 stones, under the division of the secretary, Si Le, Si Bin, Si Zan and other four subordinate officials, 400 stones, another female history of one person, rank 600 stones, with the female waiter history of eight people;

Shangfu, the matter of bathing in the palm of the crown and soup, the rank is 600 stones, and there are four subordinate officials of Si Bao, Si Yi, Si Ornament, and Si Envoy, all of which are 400 stones;

Shang Shi is in charge of food and cooking matters in the palace, and manages trivial affairs such as wine, firewood, medicine, etc., with a rank of 600 stones, and there are four subordinate officials such as the secretary of food, the secretary of the brew, the secretary of medicine, and the secretary of the food, all of which are 400 stones;

Shang sleep, the daily necessities of the bed, and the second narrative of Yan Jian's entry into the palace, there are four subordinate officials such as the division, the division, the garden, and the lamp, all of which are 400 stones;

Shang Gong, the process of taking charge of women's merit, there are four subordinate officials such as Si System, Si Cai, Si Zhen, and Si Ji, all of which are 400 stones, and there are 600 stones for Gongzheng, 400 stones, and 400 stones for Dianzheng, who are responsible for punishing female officials and palace maids who are derelict in their duties

In addition, there are female bachelors, who are appointed by women with great virtue and talent, and there are not often them, who are in charge of teaching concubines and concubines, palace people and cultural calligraphy

Zhang Yan did not submit this recital of "Please Perform the Female Official System in Weiyang Palace" in private when Liu Ying returned to her Jiaofang Palace at night, but took the formal way of the queen to invite the Son of Heaven, and the female officials of the middle palace presented it to the front hall of the Son of Heaven's office

Therefore, Liu Ying did not see this twist and turn until the end of the day

Because Zhang Yan and Zhang Yan have consulted in detail about the female official system of the court that has been formed in later generations, the proposed female official system in this compromise, even if Liu Ying has seen it, she has to praise it for being very beautiful, but she frowned slightly at the next moment

Ah Yan is pregnant at this time, and it is really not suitable to spend too much effort on these things

"Everyone," Han Changliu looked at Liu Ying's expression on the side, and said, "But there is something difficult to do."

"Nothing"

Liu Ying folded the music to the side of the case, thought about it, took it again, tucked it in his sleeve, and ordered, "I will go to the Jiaofang Palace"

When he returned to the Jiaofang Palace, the female historian Shen Dongshou was playing the piano for Empress Zhang in the palace

The female historians in Weiyang Palace are all scholars of literature and ink, and Shen Dongshou's piano voice is gentle, with a soothing taste, which seems to calm people's moods

Ah Yan always has some strange theories, insisting that even if the child is not born in the belly, he can hear the movement outside the mother's body, and often listen to some soothing music, which is good for the child's development and mind

Occasionally, when the two of them are free, she will let herself play it to her, I heard that it is so that the child can also feel the father's love for him, and he will be healthy, lovely, and filial in the future

He can't believe it intellectually or not, but emotionally hopes it to be true

I hope that he and Ah Yan, and the child in Ah Yan's belly, can be together peacefully for a lifetime and never separate

Shen Dongshou caught a glimpse of a shallow black shadow cast under the curtain of the Jiaofang Palace, and a wrong note in his hand, the piano dissipated and hurriedly got up and bowed, "See everyone"

Zhang Yan also knew that he was in, so she turned around and met his gaze, and her face became bright

"How's the kid?" His hand habitually landed on Ah Yan's abdomen and stroked it gently

"It's a good day," Zhang Yan replied, "The weather is good, he and I are both lazy"

She meant something, so she asked, "Why did you come back at this time?" ”

"It's not for you," he took out the fold in his sleeve and shook it, "It's such a heavy body, why are you still restless?" As much as I can't think about, I don't have a lot of peace."

Although the tone is a little reprimanding, the bottom line is the care of the veins

Zhang Yanqiao smiled, "Actually, most of it is the credit of Chu Fumu, I just moved my mouth to point a few words, but it didn't take much effort"

"What, does Your Majesty think it's not suitable to practice?"

"It's not"

Liu Ying pondered and replied, "The draft of the charter is very beautiful, but because of this, if you really want to implement it, the movement will not be small, you will have more than a month to give birth, why don't you wait until you finish giving birth, raise it for a while, and then start to work?" ”

She knew that Liu Ying was really out of concern for herself, but if she really wanted to do what he said, she went against her original intentions, so she avoided Liu Ying's reassurance and insisted,

"Hold on, you heard me say that the reason why I asked Fu Mu and the others to work hard to get out this charter is not to slowly start implementing it after production."

"It's precisely because I'm about to give birth that I'm anxious to build a Weiyang Palace that is safe for me" She raised her head, her eyes a little apologetic, "Hold on, it's not that I don't want to listen to your advice, let go of everything and raise the baby with peace of mind, I'm just a little scared"

Liu Ying was stunned

He always thought that Ah Yan, who returned to his side, should be calm and calm because he had been guarding him, but he didn't expect that Ah Yan's deep fear in his heart had not really been eliminated

He hugged his wife tightly and comforted, "Ah Yan, don't be afraid, I'm by your side."

I will always be by your side

"I know"

Zhang Yan sighed, with a little helpless sigh, "However, I have no way, and I have never been able to really settle down."

His face turned solemn, "But are there any bad traces in the palace?" ”

Zhang Yan was stunned, shook her head and said, "No"

She knelt down and leaned on Liu Ying's chest,

"Chu Fumu has governed Jiaofang Hall very strictly, and I haven't found any bad traces, I just instinctively feel a little uneasy, but, hold on, you just think of me as cranky, I always can't help thinking, if I am them, I want to deal with myself, when is the easiest time to succeed?"

The answer, of course, is when it is produced

"Wait until I'm done, when I'm done," Zhang Yan repeated, sneering,

"When I'm done giving birth, of course I'll have the energy to do it, but if I'm done, which one can easily move me by half a point?"

Liu Ying was stunned, and for a while, the old things that had been long ago were churning in her heart

Eight years ago, Chen Hu was lying on the couch, covered in blood; And two years ago, Wang Long's skinny appearance before his death unconsciously appeared in front of him, in the high temple, when he first saw his only son Liu Hong, he was said to be five years old at the time, but his body was as thin as a three- or four-year-old child

Of all the three children he once had, two were buried in the conspiracy of others or himself, and Liu Hong, the only surviving one, was also concealed for five years

Liu Ying lowered her head and looked at Ah Yan in front of her

By the eighth month of pregnancy, Ah Yan's body had a slight edema Holding her hand, looking at herself earnestly, the beautiful and bright apricot eyes in the past are now showing a faint uneasiness

Suddenly panic rose in his heart

Will such a Yan be like the woman who once had in the second palace of Weiyang Changle, or who will be in the future, unable to survive the danger of production?

"Hold on," Zhang Yan said, "You should just want to satisfy my willful wish, let me do it now, okay?" ”

"If you don't worry about my tiredness, you can leave everything to Fu Mu, and she will be fully responsible for reporting to you directly, without telling me about it?"

"Okay" for a long time, Liu Ying sighed and compromised, stretched out her hand to scratch Zhang Yan's nose, and admonished, "It's just that you can answer me, don't work yourself"

"Got it—"

……

Shaofu Yang Chengyan sat in his mansion, holding the documents sent by the inner palace in his hand, and did not speak for a long time

One of his right-hand men entered the house and asked, "My lord, but is there something difficult?" ”

Yang Chengyan smiled bitterly and handed the document in his hand to the curtain guest, saying, "You might as well take a look for yourself first."

The curtain guest took the paperwork, read it at a glance and read the ten lines, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and praise, "This charter is very beautiful."

"The problem I want you to see is not this," Yang Chengyan's forehead jumped

A few days ago, His Majesty issued an edict to set up a female official in addition to the inner servants in the Weiyang Palace, and half a day later, the master in the Jiaofang Palace had this document delivered to him

As the curtain guest said, this charter itself is very well drafted, but the Shaofu is in charge of the private treasury of the Son of Heaven, and the application of the Son of Heaven is enshrined, together with the Yongxiang, in addition to the queen, the utensils and palace people of the concubines are also provided by the Shaofu, but if the female official system presided over by Empress Zhang is really established, it will overlap with the current ruling of the Shaofu in terms of power and responsibility, and he, as the current Shaofu Order, is hesitating now, should he keep this ruling for his subordinates, so as to compete with Empress Zhang? Or sell Queen Zhang a face and withdraw from the harem

"I know why your lordship is worried," the curtain guest clenched his fists, "I would like to ask my lord to share his worries - I wonder if my lord has ever thought about the situation in the harem today?" ”

"The situation in the harem?" Yang Chengyan was slightly stunned

"Exactly" the curtain guest bowed,

"It is a foregone conclusion that Empress Zhang of this dynasty is good at favoring the pepper room, and behind her, there is the Empress Dowager Lu in the Changle Palace, and the sister Lu Yuan today, even if she is declining and falling out of favor, she can't talk about the other concubines in the Weiyang Palace, the highest position is Yuan Meiren, but Yuan Meiren has never been favored, and she can't fight the King of Huaiyang."

"It's the King of Huaiyang" Yang Chengyan sighed, "After all, the King of Huaiyang is the only prince in today, and he lives in a long word, so I don't know if it will ...... in the future."

He brought some spit

You must know that although Empress Zhang is pregnant, it is said that there may be some problems with her life experience, even if she is a prince, if she wants to succeed to the throne in the future, it does not mean that it will be smooth sailing

"My lord is just afraid that he will think too much" The curtain guest smiled calmly, "It is unlikely that the King of Huaiyang will succeed to the throne, and it can be seen from the candidates for the prince that His Majesty pointed out to the King of Huaiyang."

"Huaiyang Wangfu?" Yang Chengyan said in surprise

"Exactly"

The curtain guest said, "Huaiyang Wang Fu Yang Bo, a teacher of Fu Sheng, is a famous Confucian scholar, especially Jing "Shangshu", "Spring and Autumn", but not good at politics If Your Majesty has the slightest intention to let the King of Huaiyang succeed to the throne in the future, he will not choose such a prince for him."

"Besides, Empress Zhang has the support of the Lu and Zhang families, and these two families will not allow the crown prince to come from the Zhang and Lu families. Even if Queen Zhang really can't give birth, the Zhang family can also send another woman into the palace, give birth to the prince and take it to the queen's mother to raise, instead of letting the eldest son of the emperor who can no longer support the family inherit the unification is to take 10,000 steps back and say, in the future, Yuan Meiren will regain power, today's matter is also an edict issued by His Majesty, my lord, you act on the edict of His Majesty, Yuan Meiren will only hate the Zhang family ......", and will not bring you, the victim of Shaofu

Yang Chengyan suddenly realized, bowed and said, "I am very taught, thank you Mr. for teaching me" After that, quietly, the use of the concubines in the court was directly allocated to the middle palace by the Shaofu

In the first year of the Middle Yuan Dynasty, Chu Fumu was a neutral female official in Weiyang Palace on behalf of Empress Zhang, and promoted many elderly and loyal palace people

After the days passed smoothly and entered the summer and May, Queen Zhang was already pot-bellied, and she could give birth at any time

"Niangniang's body is already heavy," Chu Fumu tactfully advised, "I still stay in the temple more these days."

"I know it in my heart," Zhang Yan replied back

In the Han Dynasty, people believed that May was the evil month, and children born in this month were unlucky, especially on the fifth day of the fifth month of May

According to legend, "those who have children in May will be detrimental to their parents if they grow up in Huqi", "If a child is born on May 5, the man will harm his father and the woman will harm his mother" and "Hold off the first month and the fifth month"

Wang Mang, who overthrew the Eastern Han Dynasty, was born on May 5, and it is said that his family abandoned him in the field, and after a period of time to see, his son was dying, but he had not been starved to death, so he gave birth to compassion and hugged him back

Later, Wang Mang grew up and really destroyed the Eastern Han Dynasty, and at the same time brought ruin to his family

Although Zhang Yan herself does not believe these statements, she can't stand the fact that everyone believes them at the time, so she also hopes to avoid the birth of a child in May to avoid the unkind eyes of the world

According to the calculation of the period of conception on the same day, her normal birth day should be in June, but by the time the pregnant woman is nine months old, it is already very close to giving birth, if she accidentally gets frightened and stimulated, it is not impossible to give birth in advance Therefore, Chu Fumu tactfully suggested that Zhang Yan stop in May and not leave the Jiaofang in her own palace, and she can also take care of Dianruo out of the Jiaofang Palace, and met the concubine of the court on the road, intentionally or unintentionally alarmed Queen Zhang, and as for premature birth, although it can be punished heavily, but for the life of the little prince or princess, but it is an irreparable loss

Zhang Yan sighed

Anyway, since the pregnancy date, she doesn't like to see people very much, for the sake of the child in her womb, this month, she can be patient, just cherish the time Liu Ying is by her side

That night, she woke up when she had a slight cramp in her leg, and was surprised to find that Liu Ying had not fallen asleep, but was just sitting beside her in her clothes, looking at herself blankly, her eyes were very worried

She was surprised for a while without speaking, and used subtle movements to soothe the tendons and veins of the foot leaning inside, pretending not to wake up, for fear that Liu Ying would realize that she had actually woken up

What was he worried about?

Be...... Will you come to production?

Also

The two women Liu Ying once had, Chen Hu and Wang Long, were the only surviving sons who died because of childbirth, and he had never seen childbirth

It's hard for him, he hides it so naturally when he is awake, so that he never notices it, and only when he suddenly wakes up in the dead of night, does he see his worried eyes

Note: This paragraph does not count as a word count:

1: In this chapter, Yongxiang is divided into the court of concubines and the Yongxiang of palace maids, which is a matter of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty

2: Female officials, since the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, there are female officials in the palace at that time, the identity of female officials and the identity of the concubines of the Son of Heaven are combined, since the beginning of the Northern Wei Dynasty, there is a truly independent female official system, the Sui and Tang dynasties gradually perfected the formation of the Ming Dynasty, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang referred to the Sui and Tang dynasties, set up a perfect female official system, female officials were once quite powerful, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, gradually by the internal servants

As for the female official system proposed by Zhang Yan, it mainly refers to the female official system of the Tang Dynasty

3: Wuqi Hou Yang Chengyan: With the merit of building the second palace of Changle Weiyang, 500 households were sealed, and he was the Marquis of Wuqi and appointed Shaofu

Because he was born as a master builder, cough cough, maybe, he is not very proficient in politics, and he needs to ask the guests to give him some guidance