It's all abstract destiny, you're one emperor through the ages

Chapter 104
"Don't dare to look?"

"Yuanchang, take a look first."

Liu Ke walked directly to Xiao Yuanchang's side and forced him the roster.

Xiao Yuanchang had no choice but to open and read carefully.

After reading a few pages, I didn't think there was anything wrong, but the more I read, the more something was wrong, and suddenly my face turned pale.

He stopped flipping, and after a moment of silence, he slowly raised his head and said:

"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. Please let all the ministers read it before making a decision."

The ministers and members of the aristocratic family were all confused, so they had to continue to pass it on.

None of these people who want to be relatives are stupid.

There is no problem with the list, and there is no problem with the portrait.

But looking at it, they were all the same as Xiao Yuanchang, with deep frowns, his face became more and more serious, and a bad premonition welled up in his heart.

Something bad happened.

Of the hundreds of women on the roster, it is naturally impossible for everyone to enter the palace as a concubine.

Even if His Majesty's harem is vacant today, at most three or five lucky people will be selected at one time.

But this roster contains hundreds of names and hundreds of pictures. Can the emperor read it all?

What should I do if I can't finish reading?
Of course, it is to choose the concubine who is pleasing to the eye.

What is pleasing to the eye?

Fair skin and beauty are pleasing to the eye, talents and virtue are pleasing to the eye, gentleness and virtuousness are pleasing to the eye, and wealth is also pleasing to the eye.

But no matter how pleasing to the eye, you have to be seen to be pleasing to the eye.

Then how can the emperor see it?
Make money, take relationships.

This is common sense, and it is also the default rule of everyone.

But this time, the choice of concubine seems to have gone too far.

Seeing that everyone had circulated it, Liu Ke felt a little irritable, but he said patiently and slowly:
"Is this my draft roster, or the ranking roster of your family background?"

"The first one is Yang's daughter, the second one is Wang's daughter, and the third one."

"I glanced at the roster for a few times, and the concubine didn't pick a good one. Instead, she found out about everyone's family background!"

"Whoever has money, who has power, and whose family's daughters will be in the front row?"

Uh. In fact, it is true.

But many people from aristocratic families had no choice but to bow their heads in silence.

No way, this time I did too much.

But what can we do?
The situation in the emperor's harem today is unprecedented.

At the age of 20, he has never married a wife and had no children. Ordinary people already had a concubine when they were princes. However, they encountered such a situation that everything had to be shelved.

Now that the emperor is choosing a concubine, anyone with a discerning eye can see the benefits. How can he be willing to be the queen? Naturally, they are all trying their best to spend money and find ways.

This also led to such a situation. The list of show girls is not like a list of show girls, but rather like a list of family backgrounds.

The aristocratic family interfered too much in the selection of the emperor's concubine.

Liu Ke glanced over everyone, paused, and said again:
"The selection of a concubine can be my private matter, or the state affairs of the great man, but it cannot be your family matter!"

"I would like to ask, among you, is there any one who regards this matter as a state matter rather than a family matter?"

Everyone was silent.

This is really not the case. At the level of the aristocratic family, the relationship is intricate, and there are some acquaintances in the court. It is not difficult to find the door.

No matter how bad it is, he will choose to be a boy who spreads money.

After all, if you do nothing, why should the emperor choose your daughter?
Even if the beauty of the country is as beautiful as a fairy, virtuous, virtuous and impeccable, the emperor must see it!
The more people thought about it, the more shocked they became.

Treat state affairs as family affairs, and the emperor's private affairs as your own family affairs. If this matter rises further, it will be a crime of beheading!
Thinking of Jia Wuji's old face, everyone felt insecure and shuddered, so everyone bowed in unison:

"Your Majesty is terrified, please punish me!"

No matter whether there are officials or no officials, or local rich families and county magistrates, they all bow down and plead guilty.

But Jiang Yinlu among the crowd had some ideas.

He didn't do anything, but used Jiang's name to report his eldest daughter.

After all, before the emperor went to sea, Jiang contributed one of the only two large merchant ships.

Moreover, he didn't ask for any compensation, which can be said to be a timely help, with great sincerity.

As long as there is the name of Jiang's daughter on the roster, don't worry that the emperor won't see it.

Even if the emperor couldn't see it, the people below would definitely pay attention to it and secretly remind them if they had a bit of eyesight.

But Jiang Yinlu was not stupid, he knew that other people had interfered too deeply, which was a taboo.

The emperor can show kindness to the family, but the family can't just take it all at once, and then rush forward with a shy face.

This time, it was obvious that the aristocratic family had done something wrong, and they deserved to be dealt with by the emperor.

Therefore, he didn't do anything out of the ordinary, he just pleaded guilty with others, anyway, the emperor would not treat Jiang Shi badly.

But the next moment, Liu Ke called his name.

"Where is Jiang Yinlu?"

The handsome old man was stunned, and hurriedly responded: "Grassman Jiang Yinlu, I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

The corners of Liu Ke's eyes were raised slightly, his eyes softened, his brows stretched, and a gratified smile appeared on his face, his tone was not as harsh as before:
"Some people really regard the matter of choosing a concubine as a state affair, not a family affair."

"The idea is not to value in-laws and relatives, but to let me get a good internal help, so that the situation in the court can be stabilized."

Liu Ke continued:
"The Jiang family in Jinling is a well-known family in the world, and it is not inferior to the Wu and Wang families."

"Even though there are no official officials in the court, and it is far away from Qiongzhou, it is by no means inferior to you."

"But everyone, think about it carefully, where is Jiang's daughter in the roster?"

When everyone thought about it carefully, their impression was not deep, and it seemed that they were not in the forefront.

It really doesn't match Jiang's status.

Up to this point, Jiang Yinlu's mood was extremely surging.

Even if it was just pulled out by the emperor to be a model for the family present, the large merchant ship invested in a while ago has paid back its capital!
If one's ability overwhelms the crowd and let one's eldest daughter enter the palace as a concubine, it will be a bloody profit!
Liu Ke said: "Except Jiang's daughter, all the beautiful women are all court ladies."

People from many aristocratic families find it difficult to handle.

The meaning of the emperor is that this batch is no longer needed and replaced by another batch.

But this time, the women of the clan who are the most capable and most likely to compete for favor in the harem have been brought out, and the emperor's preferences have not yet been found out.

What kind of women should be sent out in the next batch?

Seeing this, Liu Ke raised a little bit:

"When I was among the people, I once had a golden sword. I miss it very much now, and I ask you to find it for me."

Everyone heard it ignorantly.

It's no problem for the emperor to follow the example of Emperor Xiaoxuan's past, and the words "seeking the sword" instead of "choosing a concubine" also showed his attitude.

The rise from "matters of human relations" to "state affairs edict" is also a reminder that they should stop messing with the roster of beautiful girls.

Whatever the emperor chooses, they can sign up and enjoy the benefits of their daughter entering the palace, but they can't influence the emperor's choice just to become a relative.

But they have never heard that the emperor has a good friend among the people?

Among the people, the emperor learned to drive a donkey cart, dig tunnels, learn Liuding Liujia Taoism, master Donghu language, Donghu culture and customs, and even dabble in swimming, which is already very tiring.

Is there still talk about love?
After Liu Ke dismissed the group of dogs in a few words, he called Xiao Yuanchang to the side hall.

"How does Xiao Qing think about Fang Cai?"

Xiao Yuanchang had a thoughtful look on his face, and said: "The great family is too hasty, but your majesty is also a little anxious."

It's normal for a family to be anxious, just like stockholders who have been short-lived for a long time find a monster stock with a daily limit, how can they not be in a hurry to get in the car?

But the emperor is also in such a hurry, so it's not suitable.

Half a month ago, I just showed my love to the aristocratic family and said that I would choose a concubine.

Now it's the day of choosing a concubine, which should have been the honeymoon period, but instead of giving a date to eat, it's another stick.

Even though there are problems with what those aristocratic families are doing, judging from the current situation, they should focus on maintaining stability.

With a little punishment, this batch of show girls will not accept the imperial order, and the next batch will be, and people should no longer choose concubines from the people.

This is tantamount to giving a hug to the family, and leaning forward, but gave a big mouth, and left a slap on the face.

Aristocratic families value face the most, which is really unwise.

After Liu Ke listened, he didn't answer directly, but talked about him from left to right:
"Speaking of it, the draft of the Han Dynasty is quite simple."

"It is recorded in the history books that when Emperor Xiaoyuan was still the crown prince, he was depressed because of the death of his favorite concubine, so Emperor Xiaoxuan and the queen organized a talent show to relax Emperor Xiaoyuan."

"Emperor Xiaoyuan just passed away his favorite concubine, so he didn't care about it at all, but because of the affection of his father, queen and queen, he had to deal with it casually, saying that one of them was quite beautiful."

"But in fact, Emperor Xiaoyuan didn't even look at it."

"Then, Empress Wang picked a beautiful girl who she thought was good-looking from among the beautiful girls that day, and sent it to Emperor Xiaoyuan."

"Emperor Xiaoyuan, who didn't care about this, completed the bridal chamber with this beautiful girl that night, and not long after, this beautiful girl became pregnant, so Xiunu became Emperor Xiaoyuan's queen as it should be."

It's really quite casual, you pick a beautiful girl casually, you have an heir casually, and you become a queen casually.

But Xiao Yuan often listened and understood the deep meaning: "Your Majesty is still afraid of the aristocratic family?"

"yes."

Liu Ke sighed:

"After the old grand master passed away, I am going to let go of my prejudices and appoint people from the family."

"Among the aristocratic families, there are also good ministers like Xiao Qing and Chen Qing. The old grand master always has the court in his heart."

"Today, I was going to select three or five concubines, and treat them well, but after reading the roster, I hesitated."

Liu Ke sighed: "History books never record such trivial matters as the palace draft."

"The reason why this incident is recorded in the book is not only because the crown prince became the emperor and the beautiful girl became the queen, but also because the beautiful girl had a nephew named Wang Mang!"

Xiao Yuanchang cupped his hands, this was indeed a traitor who usurped the Han Dynasty by relying on his status as a relative and the support of his aristocratic family.

And recently, the aristocratic family has indeed intervened too deeply in the emperor's selection of concubines.

It's really normal for the emperor to be jealous.

"I also know that they are the ones who have money and food, they are the ones who have talents, and they are the ones who have connections."

"Of course I want to use them and marry their daughters. This is to win over my subjects and to show my favor."

"But I'm not a male prostitute, and I don't need to make a living by pleasing the daughters of the family."

Although the words were a bit vulgar, the emperor grew up among the people, and his words were not rough, so Xiao Yuan often nodded and kept thinking.

The meaning of the emperor's disclosure was very clear, he wanted to lead the family, and he could even walk one after the other, but he definitely didn't want to be driven by the family.

"Jiang's general knowledge and structure, I can use it with confidence."

"But these many people are full of morality in their mouths and interests in their hearts. After I wiped out the navy division of the Pu Liuru Department, and seeing the hope of the revival of the great man, they came here with a shy face."

"Today, for the sake of profit, you can make a fuss about choosing a concubine, and tomorrow you will be able to make a fuss about national affairs through the establishment of the reserve and the imperial examination."

"Are they for the country and the world, or for their family?"

"I'm anxious, but I'm also afraid."

Xiao Yuanchang said: "If that's the case, there is nothing wrong with what His Majesty did, but it's just the words of the old sword at a young age, so why?"

After saying these words, he understood what the emperor meant.

But the golden sword worn by the emperor when he asked people to find the folks just now still makes him not quite understand.

If the emperor really wants to have a good friend among the people, he should bring them with him when he enters the palace. How come there is no concubine in the palace now?
Liu Ke said: "Why can't the golden sword be decorated with a wooden sheath?"

Xiao Yuan often made it clear that the emperor was not looking for the old love of the people, or choosing some women from humble backgrounds as concubines.

It is to let those women from aristocratic families adopt a layer of identities from humble backgrounds.

Such as maids at home, dancers, daughters of down-and-out relatives, etc.

In terms of blood, they can still belong to those aristocratic families, but their identities must be somewhat alienated.

It has to be said that the emperor had a good idea.

It can not only show favor to the family, win over the family, but also prevent the family from having some unsuitable thoughts because of the status of a foreign relative.

But this is still too urgent, and it also puts the distrust between the two parties on the surface, and there will always be such a knot stuck in the middle.

Liu Ke seemed to have seen Xiao Yuanchang's thoughts, and said again:

"Zhen, it's not that I haven't experienced wind and rain. Sometimes I think too much and worry a lot."

"Some things, we think slowly, but ah, some things are always faster than we think! The slower you are, the faster it will be!"

"As far as I'm concerned, today's accidental good plan is always better than tomorrow's perfect plan."

"The Donghu people may not be able to give us much time."

Xiao Yuanchang was surprised and said:
"Could it be that the Donghu people have already taken action?"

Liu Ke shook his head: "There is no definite news yet, but the Pu Liuru Department has sent people to redeem Puru Rama, and it is inevitable that the Donghu people will take action."

"I specially summoned you because of two things."

"One is the words of my wooden sheath and golden sword. You are also a member of the family, so you can bring these words out."

"The other thing is to raise food and grass and prepare for war. Seeing that it is the day of the autumn harvest, Donghu people will not go to war in winter, let alone wait until next spring."

Xiao Yuan often responded, and then became a little worried:
"For the matter of the aristocratic family, handling it this way is enough to stabilize some people. I'm afraid there will still be people who are dissatisfied afterwards."

"dissatisfied?"

Liu Ke raised his eyebrows, and there was a bit more hostility between his brows:

"I set up the Jiang family, taught them how to do it, and told them what kind of family I like. The wooden sheath and the golden sword also gave me enough face."

"If you still feel dissatisfied"

"Among this family, the one I have cleaned up the most is the Yuwen family."

Xiao Yuanchang bowed deeply, since the emperor meant it that way, then it's fine.
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The second batch of show girls has arrived.

This time Liu Ke did not hold a banquet, but chose a side hall and summoned them in batches.

Take five as a batch, and the next batch will be the next batch after two glances.

It's a bit rough, but Liu Ke just saw it with his eyes.

As for those who are not selected, they will naturally stay in the palace and be maids of honor.

With a wooden sheath and a golden sword, the selected concubines, at least in name, all came from humble backgrounds.

It should be able to trigger the fate of [The Old Sword's Love], and those beautiful girls who have become court ladies will really do something out of the ordinary because of jealousy.

Then Liu Ke can justify his name and play a game of Nine Clans.

Each of these show girls is tantamount to each and every evidence of the aristocratic family.

"Thinking about it this way, even with this seemingly negative effect of being easily envied by others, it's quite useful?!"

Five lucky ones were selected as concubines, and the rest were maids of honor. Liu Ke no longer bothered about the draft.

Instead, he summoned Jiang's daughter in the bedroom.

There is still a complicated process for the emperor to concubine, but as a model set by Liu Ke, it is a formality, which is already a certainty.

The only suspense is the title of Jiang's daughter.

According to the concubine system that has been modified several times in the Han Dynasty today.

The queen is in the first rank, followed by Jieyu, and the next is the nine concubines.

That is, Sanzhao, Zhaoyi, Zhaorong, Zhaoyuan; Sanxiu, Xiuyi, Xiurong, Xiuyuan; Sanchong, Chongyi, Chongrong, Chongyuan.

From the performance of the entire Jiang family and the investment in Jiang Quhan, Liu Ke intends to name him Jieyu.

But there is no need to worry about this matter. Liu Ke has no plans to establish a queen at the moment. After all, he doesn't even have a son, so a title under the queen is not a problem.

The same room can be rushed.

The emperor has no heirs, so it is really easy for the world to be in turmoil, and Liu Ke has to conquer for the country.

Jiang's daughter lowered her head, a little embarrassed.

Just at this glance, Liu Ke felt that he had chosen the right person.

The chin is pointed, the face is white and greasy, the eyes are exquisite and agile, the skin is like white jade, smooth as porcelain, the lips are very thin, and the small porcelain white teeth are like broken jade.

Wearing a deep dress with a skirt and a curly train that was often worn by concubines in the Han Palace, when worn on the girl's body, her graceful figure is undoubtedly displayed.

This is what surprised Liu Ke the most. The clothes that were already tightly packed made their scale even more prominent.

It is definitely the posture of the mother's body, looking down and not looking at the toes. It is an excellent pillow for sleeping. The future prince must be a fat and big boy who can eat very much.

But on such a scale, the temperament seems to be elegant, upright and decent, really strange.

The only regret may be that the clothing style tends to be conservative.

But it doesn't matter, when the king's prestige is enough, he can draw it on Louis XIV. The Sun King's destiny is not weak, and he is also proficient in high heels and stockings.

He entered the couch and closed the curtains.

"What is your name?"

"Jiang Suhan."

Liu Ke reached out and lifted the girl's chin: "Why are there tears in my eyes?"

Jiang Suzhen raised her pink neck and said timidly: "I am glad that my concubine is favored by His Majesty."

Liu Ke said with a smile: "If you haven't been involved with personnel, how can you know what favor is?"

With a pale face, Jiang Su replied cautiously: "Favour is Cheng En's dew."

It's a good one, Liu Ke stretched out a finger, touched Jiang Suzhen's lips, and kept going down, across the neck.

Jiang Suzhen's body twitched lightly, and subconsciously tried her best to lift her neck up.

"Why, Aifei is afraid?"

Jiang Suzhen just closed her eyes and rolled her eyelids:

"Courtesy concubines, ministers and concubines heard that folks are married, and on the night of the wedding, they must stay in the bridal chamber all night until dawn, so that they can raise their eyebrows and grow old together."

"Is Aifei also expecting the same?"

"There is no woman in the world who does not want to be in love with the Lord until dawn, and the same is true for courtiers and concubines."

hiss.
Liu Ke suddenly felt that it would be a good idea to solo Zhao Guangyi.

I just don't know if Lai Ai is in Kachi. Lai Ai once renamed Taiyuan County "Lao Ai Country", and I don't know if she can be regarded as a monarch.

Since the other party expects it, Liu Ke naturally cannot live up to it.

With the destiny of "Locksmith King", he thinks that his lockpicking technology is the best in the world.

But when this jade lock was shown in front of him, he realized that he had completely overestimated his lockpicking skills.

A lock that no one has opened before is a bit difficult to open. It seems that the structure of this jade lock must be thoroughly studied before it can be successfully opened.

Perhaps it was the owner of the lock, who was afraid that the rough unlocking action would damage the lock, so he let out a soft sobbing sound.

But Liu Ke couldn't hear this, and comforted him softly. As a master lockpicker, how could he give up halfway through the lock?
Liu Ke likes research and development the most. Various destinies can develop different usages, so this unlocking is the same.

After a little taste to know how powerful it is, I began to study slowly, accumulate experience, and try to master different lockpicking methods.

I do not know how long it has been
The key in his hand had already touched the lock cylinder, and with another twist, the lock could be unlocked.

Click.

The lock is open.

Jiang Suzhen was already in a trance.

Liu Ke also let out a long breath, supported his waist with one hand, and supported the bed with the other, reminiscing about the unlocking process for a while to accumulate experience.

"How is Aifei?"

Only then did Jiang Suzhen come back to her senses, her cheeks were slightly hot, and she whispered softly:

"The concubine just thinks that all these years, it's not as good as enjoying this night with His Majesty."

She suddenly thought of something, and for some reason, she asked:

"I heard that His Majesty still has a golden sword among the people?"

As soon as Jiang Sujuan said it, she felt bad, because she asked something she shouldn't have asked because of a momentary feeling.

The 72nd concubine of Sangong Sixth Courtyard, how could the emperor show mercy to her alone?
Even if the folks really have such a lover who can't let go, what does it have to do with her mere concubine?
Liu Ke was slightly taken aback when he heard this, and asked back: "You are also a lady of the family, and you can naturally read history books, but you can think that the deep love of the old sword and the legacy of Nanyuan are fake?"

Seeing that the emperor didn't get to the bottom of it, Jiang Su was tucked in the quilt, her face was beautiful, amiable and cute, but she forced herself to suppress her panic, which made her even more charming:
"Emperor Xiaoyuan and Empress Xu have only stayed together for four years, even in Ye Ting, they have only shared adversity for one year."

"Therefore, there is also this kind of saying that Emperor Xiaoyuan appointed Empress Xu as his queen in order to shovel out powerful officials."

Liu Ke was very interested, his hands were a little dishonest, and he said at the same time: "So, you think it's fake."

There was a faint blush on Jiang Suzhen's face, and she wanted to struggle for a while, but she didn't dare, so she had to answer the question to distract her attention:
"The concubine thinks it's true!"

"I also want to believe it's true. This history book looks extremely boring. If it's all about intrigue and power struggle, wouldn't it be too boring?"

"I also hope that when future generations see my deeds, they will feel that this is a person with flesh and blood, not a picture of, oh, that is a wise and mighty emperor, who sighed twice and then turned to the next page."

Liu Ke saw that the beauty was already in a flattering manner with almond eyes slightly closed, so he simply stopped delaying the matter and said hastily:
"Therefore, this golden sword should exist."

Then he devoted himself to the research of unlocking.

　Monthly pass, let's see if we can make it into the top [-] on the star list
　　
　
(End of this chapter)