Chapter 123: Concubines

This summer empire was full of disasters. In June, the Yellow River broke its mouth. In a few days, the wind ball landed from Macau and Guangdong encountered the biggest typhoon after the founding of the People's Republic of China. If Ye Zhao read the historical records of these years, he might be able to prevent one or two, but he was not a god after all, and the disaster seemed to be suddenly.

Royal officers and soldiers, armed police and militia quickly joined the ranks of disaster relief, local government responses were timely, newsprints were long and long reports, and large donations from various places were gathered together again because of these disasters, and the concept of the country became more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. This was the only thing worthy of comfort brought by natural disasters.

The royal family cut costs, and Taihe heavy industry, finance and trade groups donated a total of 10 million silver dollars. Of course, it was donated in the name of the clan government, almost bearing most of the country's disaster relief costs, which did not greatly affect the treasury budget.

However, the country has a national system. The emperor is committed to eliminating the idea of ​​"family and the world", separating the royal income from the treasury, and even the royal expenses do not require the treasury allocation. It is naturally inappropriate to ask the royal family to subsidize the treasury. In the end, the State Council finally accepted donations from the Zongren Mansion in the form of bonds, which was considered an interest-free loan and was slowly repaid.

The emperor and the empress went to Guangdong, Henan and other provinces to inspect and comfort the victims, and set a precedent for the royal family in the dynasty. It was already the end of July when Luan Jia returned to the capital.

At this time, the "International Geographic Conference" held in Belgium had come to an end. In addition to the academic discussions of geographers, the participating countries also launched a verbal battle with the "development" of Africa. Portugal originally had the most interests in Africa, but its national strength declined, and Africa became the last virgin land in the eyes of colonial countries. In order to maintain its own interests, Portugal had to seek help from Britain and China.

Although Portugal is becoming increasingly close to China, it also maintains friendly relations with the British Empire.

The Chinese support Portugal, but like emerging countries such as Germany, they are eager to explore the African continent, which is still in the fog inland.

The interest relations between countries were complicated, and this meeting did not achieve results that were satisfactory to all parties. Instead, the letter written by Emperor William of Germany to King Betuna, the British protector, was exposed, which aroused a fierce reaction from the British.

The negotiations between the Chinese Maputo Governor Mingde and the Boers were quite difficult. The British may see China's urgent desire to expand westward from Maputo. The Governor of Cape Town is planning a visit to the Devas Rambourg controlled area. This move is generally regarded as the British's move to prevent the Chinese from expanding their power on the East Coast.

In the Palace of Peaceful Hearts, Ye Zhao silently looked at the telegram, but said nothing.

The empire's actions on the African continent were extremely low-key, but they still attracted the attention of the British. Perhaps the appearance of Chinese in Africa was already very eye-catching, and every move touched the nerves of many people.

Next to the table, Rong'er was helping Ye Zhao sort out the memorials. When Rong'er was packing up a scattered memorial, she was stunned, but she didn't say anything, but just silently folded it aside.

When Ye Zhao saw Rong'er's expression, he said, "Why, is my words harsh?" It was a telegram from Rome. The empire's Consul General in Italy, Hatchibou wrote a letter to sing praises to the emperor. It was probably because some European media are amazed at the efficiency of disaster relief in the imperial officers and soldiers, and are also reflecting on the system of affairs. Hatchibou took the opportunity to praise the emperor as "the sage king of the ages" and "the barbarians bowed to each other". It was unnecessary to say that there was even more stingy praise. Ye Zhao immediately criticized him, "A gentleman loves things but does not be kind to the people; he be kind to the people but does not be kind to the people. He is kind to the people but does not be kind to the people. Do you have the heart to love things?" Although he did not scold him, he warned him that he was bored to praise me at this time and the scene.

When Rong'er heard Ye Zhao's question, she said gently: "I dare not discuss political affairs. But Hachibo is the father who Fucha agreed to. When the upstart enters the palace, the emperor always encourages more."

Ye Zhao was stunned for a moment. It turned out that it was Fucha's father. He didn't pay attention to it. The new concubines seemed to have been forgotten by him.

Rong'er said again: "The emperor should meet them."

The four new concubines treated equally and were all promised. Originally, the Seventh Girls were noble because of their sister, Rong'er proposed to be a noble person, but was stopped by Zhu Sisi. The four girls all started to stay in Chuxiu Palace with Misaki. Yesterday, Rong'er assigned them to follow the main concubine. The Seventh Girls went to Changchun Palace of Sister, and Qin agreed to stay in Chengqian Palace with Misaki. Like a baby, she went to Xianfu Palace of Weiyue Yiori, and Fucha went to Yonghe Palace of Sharawa and Huaji.

Sharaba and Hua Ji are both concubines and should have lived in the main hall of the same palace, but they are close and willing to live together. They sleep together every day. Although their temperaments are completely different, the friendship between the young sisters is getting better and better.

After hearing Rong'er's words, Ye Zhao nodded slightly. In fact, he didn't want to see them now. Although Ye Zhao occasionally invited concubines to Yangxin Palace or to serve in the Qing Palace, he still went to bed in various palaces and would always see them in the future.

"Your Majesty will go to Changchun Palace tonight?" Rong'er smiled and finally became naughty.

Ye Zhao glared at her. Rong'er was a worm in his belly. Although the matter of concubines was no longer important to Ye Zhao, Sisi always felt awkward.

Ye Zhao thought for a while and said, "I'll go and see Jingping."

Princess Jingping was born by Weiyue Yiori. She was less than two years old, but she was extremely smart. Every time she saw Ye Zhao, she would call him "Father" and act coquettishly. Weiyue Yiori was quiet and Xianfu Palace was originally very deserted everywhere, but since Jingping was born, Xianfu Palace suddenly became much more lively.

In midsummer, the sun sets, but the palace is also breeze. The red palace lanterns of Xianfu Palace are hanging high, and the red walls and green tiles are decorated with royal style.

Xianfu Palace specially prepares Japanese cooks, and the light Japanese cuisine is quite appetizing in the summer. Today, Iori himself took the initiative and made several sashimi for Ye Zhao.

Sitting at the dining table with the little princess in her arms, Ye Zhao laughed and teased the little guy. Seeing her black eyes rolling, Ye Zhao smiled at Aiyue Yiori and said, "It's more lively than you."

Aiyue Iori now wears many Central Plains clothing, but today she wears a purple pink kimono, which is so beautiful that it is incomparable.

After teasing the little guy for a while, the palace maid next to him hugged Jing Ping so that the emperor could talk to the empress.

"Do you want to go to Japan? If you are bored, go back and take a look. The current situation in Edo and other places has also stabilized." In front of the quiet Aiyue Iori, Ye Zhao always felt a little confused about how to care for her.

Weiyue Yiori shook her head gently and said, "The emperor doesn't have to worry about me, I'm not bored."

Ye Zhao said: "I'll worry about you in the palace. You, I heard that you are stuck in the palace all day long, don't get sick."

Weiyue Yiori pursed her lips and said, "Then I have made a dance for my husband recently. After you watch it, you will know if I am bored."

Ye Zhao nodded with a smile. He was already a mother, which was indeed different from before. He was more seductive in his gentleness, and he seemed to know more and more how to please the "sir". Today I wore a kimono for this dance?

In the harem, no matter how harmonious it is, it is inevitable to compete for favor. Aiyue Yiori doesn't want to compete for it, but if the emperor comes less, the palace maids will feel that the sky has collapsed. Over time, fighting for favor may become a part of the life of the harem, but there is no bloody wind and a slightly boring pleasure in the harem life.

Weiyue Yiori said again: "Your Majesty, Bodan hasn't promised to have dinner yet? She just moved in last night, so I'm afraid she won't get used to it." The Mongolians have no family surname, and Bodan is a family surname that is as good as a child.

Ye Zhao nodded slightly and said, "Call her."

Weiyue Yizhi lived in the main hall, as if she was a child living in the side hall. The palace maid went out to pass the message. After a while, she heard the sound of footsteps outside. When the restaurant curtain was lifted, a graceful and beautiful woman came in. She had a cut-up red silk jacket and pants with a red lace and was simple but not without nobleness. Her beautiful lake blue satin high heels made her soft body look more protruding in front and back, which was extremely seductive.

Today's royal clothing style is simple and elegant without losing its gorgeousness. Many concubines use high heels to highlight their figures. It seems that the new congratulations must have been given guidance after entering the palace.

But the beautiful little woman didn't take two steps, suddenly her heel twisted and she almost fell down. Her pretty face turned red, and she took advantage of her blessing to hide her embarrassment and said, "I am as good as a baby, and I will meet the emperor, and I will be lucky to Jin'an!" The voice was extremely crisp and beautiful.

Ye Zhao laughed silently and said, "Get up, are you applauding like a baby?"

"Yes." Bodan agreed to get up slowly, lowering his head to look at his feet.

"Raise your head." Ye Zhao had never looked at their faces carefully. If he walked on the street, he would definitely not know them.

It was as if the baby was slowly raising his head, revealing a beautiful face, with big eyes quite lively, and she was really a beautiful girl. But she suddenly saw the man sitting in the seat and his pretty face turned red and his head hung very quickly.

Weiyue Yiori walked over and took her hand to sit. Both snow-white wrists were covered with jade bracelets, which was quite pleasing to the eye.

Ye Zhao said: "Hasn't you been a soldier? Why are you still sluggishly in your life? Come and have a meal together."

She was as beautiful as a baby, and she wanted to go to the palace to meet the emperor since she was young, but she didn't want to miss the Mongolian talent show. However, by chance, she was called a concubine. Even now, she is still a little confused and doesn't know what to do. She became a woman who has respected and regarded as a god and father since she was young. For her, this feeling was too complicated. This is the dream of most women in the empire, but this happiness came too suddenly, making her at a loss.

Every word from the Great Emperor treats her like a heavenly sound. Although it seems like the Great Emperor is just joking casually, the "swerving" comments still make her hate her for being incompetent. She repeatedly rudes when she met for the first time. How could this little girl bear it?

Ye Zhao didn't pay attention to the expression of a good baby, and just asked, "I heard that you have been on the front line? Is it dangerous?"

Haoruwa calmed down and whispered: "With Sister Aruna helping me, I didn't encounter any danger."

"Aruna?" Ye Zhao felt his name was familiar, so he immediately took it aside and said, "Is it the young couple of Chaganba Ri?"

Haoruwa didn't expect the emperor to know that Brother Chaganbari and Sister Aruna also said, "Yes."

Ye Zhao nodded slightly: "The soldiers under their command are absolutely unfair. You are also a meritorious minister. Use more today and don't be restricted. You can't eat the Japanese food here elsewhere."

It was as good as a baby and whispered.

Weiyue Yiori personally helped Haoruwa pick up the chopsticks and black fish fillets. She didn't talk much, but she was concerned everywhere. She obviously had a good impression of her new neighbors, let alone Haoruwa's relationship with her. If there was any difference, the entire Xianfu Palace would be blind.

"You're not used to wearing these shoes. From now on, you'll still wear leather boots, that's comfortable." Ye Zhao saw that he was as beautiful as a kid and did not dare to speak, so he was more concerned.

Xiaoru's pretty face turned red, and he secretly shrank his feet under the table, but he heard the emperor say in his ears: "You are angels on the battlefield, and you are the most beautiful when you are wearing military uniforms to rescue the wounded." Xiaoru's pretty face turned red, and he felt a little happy, but he didn't dare to look up at him.

After dinner, he felt as if the baby had left. Looking at her slender back, Aizuki Iori whispered: "Sir, stay in the side palace tonight."

The innocent little girl, her steps and her twisted slender waist, were very moving, but Ye Zhao waved her hand and said, "I'm here to see you today."

Aiyue Yiori smiled and didn't say anything more.

...

On the second day, Ye Zhao summoned Qin Muhuai, Shaoqing of the Dali Court in the Palace of Yangxin, and heard him report the bribery case of Suzhou Assembly members in Jiangsu Province. Among the several exposed bribery incidents, the bribery case of Suzhou Assembly member Gao Jinxiang's bribery case has the greatest impact. In addition, the officials who tried their best to suppress the case involved dozens of provincial, government and county officials. Due to the seriousness of the case, the case was investigated and prosecuted by the Imperial Procuratorate. Qin Muhuai, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, personally led the trial of the judge group.

Qin Muhuai was less than fifty years old and his young daughter had just entered the palace. He became more and more cautious and did not dare to mention his daughter in the slightest way of saying that he was just reporting to the emperor about the case trial.

When the procuratorate was first established, it was under the jurisdiction of the Dali Court. Later, Ye Zhao, based on national conditions, felt that if the court led the procuratorate at this stage, although he did not intervene in the investigation and the relative separation of powers and responsibilities, it was still easy to have the suspicion that the judicial department was too strong. Therefore, since the year before yesterday, the General Procuratorate Department was classified as a ** department and directly responsible to the Prime Minister. The local procuratorate only needs to be responsible to the higher procuratorate department and does not have to interfere with the local government.

"Long live, what is the oral order?" At the end of the conversation, Qin Muhuai asked carefully, thinking about the emperor's thoughts. Is the case strict or lenient, especially involving a governor and vice governor. If the sentence is strictly sentenced, I am afraid that it will involve the people in the ministry, which is really difficult to deal with.

The imperial administration was also compared to the previous dynasty or dynasty society. In fact, this bribery and secret communication of the music was not an accident.

Ye Zhao understood Qin Muhuai's meaning and nodded and said, "Do it according to the law." Speaking of which, under a relatively standardized system, perhaps imperial politics is more effective in governing corruption. In the whole world, the emperor is greedy, and no matter how greedy the officials around him are, no matter how powerful he is, he will become a yellow flower yesterday, but it is better to control than the entire collective greed.

As for the current imperial system, Ye Zhao knew that there were actually some differences in the four aspects, and many things were the beginning, but as long as they were improved one by one, it would definitely be a smooth road. However, this perfection process depends on the wisdom of many participants.

When Zhao Sanbao came to pay his respects, Qin Muhuai immediately surrendered. Ye Zhao called him and said, "I can ask my wife to come and see her another day."

This dynasty is enlightened and not like the previous dynasty when it entered the palace gate deep like the sea. If it were not for the great favor of heaven, the mother and daughter would not meet again. A hint of joy flashed in Qin Muhuai's eyes and he bowed and retreated.

On the table, there was a thick stack of memorials. The first memorial was from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was the Russian protesting empire selling weapons to the Principal of Urals and training new troops.

Nowadays, there are constant border disputes between Russia and the Principal of Ural, and small conflicts often break out. The empire not only sold 10,000 branches of Guangzhou to the Principal of Ural, but also had fifty heavy artillery and ammunition, and several light and heavy machine guns. It also sent a group of officers to help the Principal of Ural to train the new army, which naturally made Moscow hate it to the core.

While patting the memorial, Ye Zhao said, "Tsarist Russia is starting to make trouble again." Although the Tsar was no longer there and the forces closer to the Tsar were divided into two principalities, in custom, Ye Zhaohe's subordinates still called Moscow Russia Tsarist Russia.

Among the civil and military officials, Zhao Sanbao may be the official who met the emperor the most and least unblocked. He grinned and said, "The emperor's strategy of using Russia to control Russia has indeed been miraculous. From the perspective of the weak ministers, he should help Urals win several battles and to sham the spirit of Tsarist Russia. He must always make the northwest worry-free."

Ye Zhao nodded.

Zhao Sanbao said again: "The British and French are all looking forward to our Central Plains being restrained by Tsarist Russia. Long live, but they have created a powerful small country in the northwest, which has caused a headache for the Russians in Moscow."

Ye Zhao said: "It is not easy for you to see through the thoughts of the British and French."

Zhao Sanbao smiled and said, "I am still the rude guy, but I have read more books recently."

Ye Zhao nodded slightly and asked again: "How is Lao Ha?"

Recently, Hariqi and Han Jinchun have had a very unpleasant quarrel, and even rose to the level of military management thinking, and even caused literary inquisition. At the Jinling Political School, Hariqi's confidant general and political school director Zhao Yizhi was flicked because he talked about past war examples during the lecture and called Ye Zhao "Regent".

When talking about Han Jinchun and Hariqi, Ye Zhao couldn't help but sigh. When a person reaches a certain position, he can no longer find the feeling he used to be. After the founding of the country in all dynasties, power struggles will always break out. This dynasty is pretty good.

Thinking about it, Ye Zhao said, "Let's go back and give me a letter to Lao Ha and Han Jinchun." Zhao Sanbao's name was given by Ye Zhao. For a long time, before Ye Zhao ascended the throne, Zhao Sanbao was Ye Zhao's absolute confidant, and he had fewer taboos to talk to him.

Zhao Sanbao bowed and said, "The emperor is magnanimous."

Ye Zhao said again: "In Tehran, you ask someone to write a telegram. Don't get involved in sectarian disputes and pay attention to the movements of Britain and India."

Seeing that the Central Plains Empire began to have close contact with the Tehran regime by taking advantage of the Boers uprising, and gradually became dominant in Tehran, the British would not be willing to do so. The main reason was the British and Indian governments and some big merchants, who were afraid that they would support the chief tribes in Persia to resist the Tehran regime. They could not say that they would be afraid of a war of agents.

It is also a long-term consideration to have influence in the West Asia region, including the Turkish Ottoman Empire. Ye Zhao is even thinking about how to break the Ottoman Empire apart. After all, a unified Islamic empire is located in the West Asia area, which is not a good thing.
Chapter completed!