Empress Dowager Wan's thoughts were relatively simple and unpretentious. She simply chose a wife for her son from the two perspectives of "relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law" and "peace of the harem" for her son.
The Dou family and the Dugu family, these two women from the Guanlong family, were naturally the ones to be excluded in the eyes of Empress Dowager Wan. She did not study the relationship between the family and the court so deeply that she would not understand that she had no intention of
His actions during the period actually solved a lot of troubles for his son.
Regarding the women in the harem, Li Zhiyun has never cared about their origins, and he himself is not afraid of sex.
He loves young and mature women, and he also has his appreciation for loli ladies.
In the early Tang Dynasty, it was impossible to completely eliminate the influence of aristocratic families, so Li Zhiyun did not care at all about the appearance of aristocratic girls in the harem. As for whether it would involve the power struggle of the imperial court and the struggle between aristocratic families and the imperial court, that was not a problem.
Because he is the emperor.
The emperor can be affectionate, but he cannot be devoted to affection. This is a very straightforward thing. If he wants to be an emperor who is devoted to affection, then he will never be able to become an emperor who has practiced perfect balance. It is even less possible to complete his mission.
ideal, benefiting the entire nation.
Are the four words "alone and alone" empty talk?
Tianjia does not talk about family ties. If it talks about family ties and love, it will be happy for him, but it will be painful for the people of the world.
As the emperor of the empire, Li Zhiyun can be greedy for money, but he must not have the tendency to favor a certain person.
Because that would not only make her harem uneasy and increase the difficulty of Empress Yang's work, it would also cause a fight for the right to inherit the throne, causing unrest in both the government and the public.
Throughout the dynasties, concubines in the harem and their heirs have always been associated with the acquisition of legitimate sons.
This is especially true for girls from aristocratic families.
Doting exclusively on girls from aristocratic families is undoubtedly a slap in the face and thwarting his plan to suppress the aristocratic family.
Of course, Li Zhiyun is not worried about girls from aristocratic families entering the harem. Because there are not no concubines in the harem who come from aristocratic families.
Empress Yang was born into the Hongnong Yang family, Concubine Wei was born into the Jingzhao Wei family, Concubine Pei Xian was born into the Wenxi Pei family, and Concubine Yang Shu was born into the former Sui royal family.
Even if Empress Dowager Wan did not prevent Dou's daughter and Dugu's daughter from entering the harem this time, Li Zhiyun would not be afraid.
Because, in the final analysis, the battles in the harem and the battle for the heirs depend on whether the emperor's ability to handle things is sufficient.
The late emperor was not wrong to play with the balance between the deposed prince and the King of Qin. Due to his status as an emperor, if the late emperor wanted to monopolize power and be supreme forever, then he had to let his two sons fight. Otherwise, at the age when the late emperor ascended the throne
, sooner or later he will be driven away by the deposed prince or the King of Qin, and retreat to the position of Supreme Emperor.
History has proven this.
As for Li Zhiyun himself, he is not that afraid.
Because, from the beginning, he did not intend to just be the emperor of the Central Plains, nor did he intend to raise all his sons like pigs, sitting idle in Chang'an.
Facts have proven that the more busy people are, the more likely they are to make mistakes.
After all, he has to do what the late emperor didn't finish. If the late emperor had eradicated the aristocratic family... well, that's not realistic.
Although he really did not want to belittle the late emperor, Li Zhiyun actually understood that with the late emperor's ability and age, he would not be able to eliminate the aristocratic family.
He had to do all this himself.
Generally speaking, when girls from aristocratic families enter the harem, once they are involved in a fight between the government and the opposition, there is only one end waiting for them.
Cold palace.
It's not that Li Zhiyun is ruthless, but that he must be ruthless.
Otherwise, if the center is in chaos, it will only bring endless disasters to the people.
What happened in Luozhou is a wake-up call.
The emperor's feelings can be given to many people, but they must be willing to give up.
Therefore, Li Zhiyun actually loves Empress Yang very much. Because he hopes that Empress Yang can become his "Queen Wende" and be close to him and give him support and encouragement.
Fortunately, although he and Empress Yang got married first and then developed a relationship, it was not bad. The two of them were able to help each other and be in harmony.
News of the emperor's small-scale draft came out soon. Officials who wanted to go further through the back door worked hard to send their daughters to the palace.
You know, there are not many concubines in the emperor's harem now. If the emperor is lucky enough to see a beautiful girl and leaves a dragon seed, then the family from which the beautiful girl comes will not only skyrocket to the sky, but at least half step into the aristocracy.
As for whether the emperor's news of the draft in this troubled second year of Zhenguan would arouse resentment among officials and people, that would not happen at all.
The reason is very simple, the emperor is considerate!
Since the first year of Zhenguan, all disaster relief expenses have been paid either by the Ministry of Civil Affairs or the emperor's internal funds. Among them, the emperor's internal funds accounted for fully half. In this troubled year,
, officials’ salaries were not in arrears, and the people also received effective food relief.
In the past, the emperor even redeemed the children who were sold and returned their parents unconditionally. Coupled with what he had done in the past, the people did not think that the emperor was enjoying himself at all, but felt that the emperor should do this.
Because Emperor Zhenguan was a truly good emperor in the eyes of the people.
He was able to destroy the Turks externally, and he was able to attach importance to mulberry farming internally. He taught the people unconditionally how to make soil fertilizers, taught the skills of the Quyuan plow, gave the people the seeds of the rice in the city, and taught the people how to eat wheat to make it more delicious...
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All these things accumulated together made Emperor Zhenguan directly linked to the good emperor in the minds of the people.
It is no exaggeration to say that when Li Zhiyun walks out of the imperial city and raises his arms, ordinary farmers in Guanzhong will immediately accept him and sacrifice their lives for him.
The people are so lovely, and they will sacrifice their lives for anyone who treats them well.
Being able to do this is all due to the advantages that Li Zhiyun has accumulated bit by bit through hard work.
His status is reasonable and legal.
Before he ascended the throne, when he was the crown prince, he often went deep into the people and taught them step by step how to use the Quyu plow.
After he ascended the throne, he exempted taxes, reduced and reduced labor service everywhere, and even used money from his own funds to provide relief to the people.
Coupled with the fact that capable ministers assisted the left and newspapers exaggerated it, it was only then that he was respected by the people today.
For officials, the emperor's draft is nothing more. Because before this, the emperor has been refusing the draft, and this draft is the emperor's "forced" decision. So, not only do they not think that the emperor is enjoying himself, but they will
I think the emperor listened to the advice.
After all, the people may have been deceived, but the officials still couldn't tell whether Emperor Zhenguan was a good emperor or not.
In addition, the draft is also a huge opportunity for officials.
In the city of Chang'an, who doesn't envy the fat and oily Yin Ah Shu? Because of Concubine Yin De, Yin Ah Shu casually obtained a piece of goods from the emperor and earned more money than he could spend in a few lifetimes.
Although this draft is said to be a small-scale draft, in fact, officials all know that there are at least ten places to enter the palace this time!
The reason is very simple: the emperor has too few concubines, which is inconsistent with the system.
As a result, the officials, who were still immersed in grief over the disaster, secretly began to prepare to send their daughters and sisters into the palace.
In the winter months of the second year of Zhenguan, not only was it not cold, but it started to get hot. This was especially true for those officials who were interested.
Of course, while it was hot, it was inevitable to make jokes. Some shameless officials even began to regret the marriage and cancel the engagement letter in order to send their daughters to the palace for the draft.
For a time, Chang'an gossip was flying all over the sky.