In the feudal era, there was no polygamy, only one man and one wife with multiple concubines. The status of concubines in the family was not high. Even if they were taken as equal wives in name, they were actually still concubines. The law would not recognize them as such.
The status of a head wife.
Even the concubines of the Tian family are the same. Their status is far inferior to that of the empress. Even the beauties favored by the emperor, such as Chongyi, even the noble concubines, Shu concubines, virtuous concubines, Xian concubines, etc. have far less status in the palace.
The queen at the head of the Sixth Palace.
For the Han dynasty, the queen's status was second only to the emperor. If we go back to the more distant Qin and Han Dynasties, the queen's rights were not much lower than that of the emperor.
The five imperial powers and the five queens, this seemingly ancient thing no longer existed in the Song Dynasty. The five powers that were once responsible for supervising the operation of the five powers have long disappeared in the history of the continuous concentration of imperial power.
Five powers: the first is land, which is the power of the people; the second is the things, the things are the power and officials; the third is contempt, the power is the common people; the fourth is punishment, the punishment is the power; the fifth is food, the food is the power.
Five coins are the supervision of these five powers. The most important thing is to supervise the financial power in the operation of the five powers. As early as ancient times, sages discovered that no matter how the five powers operate, they are inseparable from the supervision of financial power. Therefore, the plum blossom logo is chosen.
They are all controlled by the maternal line of the royal family, taking the meaning of "the mother is in charge of the world, and the mother is in charge of the world" to assist the royal family, which is dominated by the father line, in the management and balance of the five powers.
This is also the reason why from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the Qin and Han Dynasties, empresses still occupied a certain important position in politics. Even in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, empresses still occupied a certain position in government affairs.
It was only after the Troubled Times of the Five Dynasties that the status of the queen began to decline significantly. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, even the emperors were constantly changing, let alone the queen.
It was not until the establishment of the Song Dynasty that the system of empress and empress was gradually restored. However, the people of the old Zhao family were very thieves. At this time, it was a good time to weaken the power of the empress. In addition, Taizu did not have a strong empress dowager when he founded the country, and the descendants also
Without the merit of following the dragon, the power of the queen will be greatly restricted, but this is just a restriction.
She has not completely lost the ability to interfere in government affairs, otherwise how could Liu E come to power? In just two generations, the power of the queen would not have declined to such a degree!
The real loss of queen power was not in the Song Dynasty, but in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Women were completely reduced to political vassals at that time, and patriarchy reached its peak in the barbarian era.
Therefore, it is extremely important for Zhao Zhen to marry his wife and establish a queen.
Cao Wan came from the general Cao family. Both Cao Bin and Cao Wei were important ministers of the country and played a decisive role in the entire Song Dynasty. Moreover, as the Cao family became relatives, they no longer had to worry about the threat of the Cao family leading troops.
To become a relative is to share the prosperity and loss of the Tian family. The Cao family will definitely fall in love with Zhao Song. This is a fact that cannot be changed.
Cao Wan's father, Cao Qi, was the father-in-law of the Song Dynasty. Cao Bin, his uncle, would also be promoted accordingly. As for Cao Yi, he would naturally become the uncle-in-law of the Song Dynasty.
The news had spread before, but there was no formal canonization, so the Cao family was still a concubine in the palace, but Zhao Zhen had already begun to observe Cao Wan since he decided to make the Cao family's daughter the queen.
Cao Wan was kind and thrifty by nature, focused on farming, often planted grain in the forbidden garden, raised silkworms, and was good at flying silk books. These were all things that Zhao Zhen was satisfied with, but the only thing that made Zhao Zhen a little disappointed was her appearance.
Although she is not ugly, her appearance is ordinary. Such a woman is certainly not outstanding in the palace, and Zhao Zhen has mediocre desires and feels that she is dispensable.
As expected by Ye An, since the "fatal injury" was found, the Cao family tried their best to make up for it, and now it was Qin Mumu's turn to take action.
Ye An just slightly raised a question: "Are you sure you can make Cao Wan use makeup..."
Before he could finish speaking, Qin Mumu looked at Ye An with disdain and said, "You can believe in the makeup skills of any future woman. As long as there are suitable beauty products, there is no face that cannot be saved!"
"Okay! That's up to you!"
Ye An shrugged helplessly. In his opinion, Cao Wan had a good temperament. If she could take care of her face properly, she would definitely win Zhao Zhen's favor.
Seeing Qin Mumu entering the palace with all her bags, Ye An felt that what she said was reasonable. She was 30% natural beauty and 70% makeup, and she was very beautiful.
During this period, there was a lot of news from the Imperial City Division, most of which was about Dang Xiang. Ye An had ordered the Imperial City Division and the Speed Division to collect intelligence and forcefully infiltrate Dang Xiang.
He was now focusing all his attention on Dangxiang and Northwest. If he hadn't been unable to leave in Tokyo, he would have even taken the initiative to request an order to go to Northwest.
"Marquis Ye, after our memorial entered the Tongjin Yintai Department, it disappeared like a stone, and there is no news..."
As soon as he sat down in the public house, Liu Yong came over with the latest news, picked up the teapot on the table with one hand, and complained dissatisfiedly. Ye An smiled and said nothing. This is reasonable, Liu Yong is here
Dang Xiang invested a lot of energy in collecting intelligence, and there are various signs that Li Yuanhao could not suppress his desire to ascend the throne.
Ye An put down the memorandum in his hand and said: "Now everyone inside and outside the court is looking at the government's establishment of a queen. Who cares about whether a barbarian from the northwest border makes any changes?"
"But I feel that based on Li Yuanhao's various trends, he is likely to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor this year!"
Ye An's hands trembled for a moment, then he frowned and said: "Where did the news come from? Is it Xingqing Mansion?"
Liu Yong shook his head: "It's not the Xingqing Mansion, it's the news from Lingzhou. It is said that Li Yuanhao has grandly used dragon-patterned robes and flags on the streets! The white clothes and gold patterns are unparalleled!"
Ye An's frown slightly relaxed: "Li Yuanhao has wanted to be emperor for a day or two. He dares to call himself a forbidden word in the party, what else can he not dare to do? Okay, no need to say more, we should do what we should do
We’ve done everything, now it’s time to get ready for the official wedding!”
Of course Ye An knew that Dang Xiang was ready to make a move, and he knew even more how bad the situation in the northwest was, but it was useless to write a hundred notes now!
Because no one wants this kind of memorial to "reach heaven to hear". At the current official wedding, it is the Song Dynasty that shows the world the peace, peace and tranquility of the world, the "brilliance" of Haiyan and Heqing. How can the news of Dang Xiang's imminent move and Li Yuanhao's intention to found the country be revealed to the world?
Spread it out?
What's more, no matter Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, Xue Kui, Li Di, almost all the princes of the two houses did not think that Li Yuanhao dared to betray the Song Dynasty and completely break up with the Han Dynasty.
Ye An also doesn't think that Li Yuanhao will ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor this year. After all, the materials just seized from Huizhou need to be distributed, interests need to be balanced, and prestige needs to be consolidated. Only when all party ministries are obedient can he, Li Yuanhao, ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.
The Day of the Emperor.
Therefore, after Liu Yong compiled the intelligence and concluded that Li Yuanhao would ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor this year, Ye An only used his seal on the intelligence and jointly submitted the memorial. As for whether the memorial entered the Tongjin Yintai Department and was intercepted, or was sent to Zhao
Being left alone after being on the desk is the emperor's intention, so why should you care about this?
Liu Yong would try to figure it out, but Ye An couldn't help but think about it. He couldn't help but figure it out to get to where he is today...