Chapter 22 Matchmaking?(1/2)
When Lu Bu and his daughter were in a turmoil in Luoyang, Cao Bao's already concubine system was brought out.
Overall, there is little change from now.
Including the queen, the new concubines will be divided into seven levels.
Below the queen is Zhaoyi. If compared with the court, the queen is the emperor and Zhaoyi is the prime minister. Therefore, Zhaoyi has a very high status in the inner court and can almost manage all affairs in the inner palace.
The salary is naturally quite high. As with the king's lord, you can receive routine wages every month. Liu Xuan doesn't care about this. In fact, there are not many places in the palace that can be spent. When these women receive money, they probably use more to reward maids and these eunuchs. This group of people occasionally have the opportunity to leave the palace, but they have the opportunity to spend money.
Under Zhaoyi was the imperial concubine. In fact, Liu Xuan had a long time to worry about it. Is it Zhaoyi on top or the imperial concubine? Because I watched TV series in later generations, I would be the imperial concubine when I opened my mouth and shut up. I always thought that this imperial concubine should be very awesome.
In fact, it was almost the same. According to the later system, the imperial concubine ranked first in the inner court and was the most powerful existence under the queen. If it were any other time, it would be fine, but Zhaoyi was still the old rank of the Han Dynasty, and his status was determined by Emperor Wu. He just regarded it as giving himself a little face to his cheap ancestor. In the end, the imperial concubine was ranked third.
At the same time, according to Liu Xuan's idea, it is impossible to change the empress, and Zhaoyi will generally only be granted one person, at most two people. Two people are the limit, and there can be no more.
However, the position of the imperial concubine may be sealed a few more, but not too many, otherwise the house will be in chaos.
The best way is of course one carrot and one pit, but Liu Xuan was too lazy to make so many pits, so he set such a rule with Cao Bao's slightly helpless expression.
"The minister is still divided into the ministers, so I will take it seriously!"
Below the noble concubine is a nobleman. The highest-level concubine under the empress has now fallen to this point. However, thinking about the nobleman is not very high in the original Han concubine system. It is just that Emperor Guangwu deleted it too ruthlessly, and the status of the nobleman has risen.
The limit on the number of noble people is even lower. If the noble concubine is not easy to seal the throne, then there are not so many noble people. Basically, as long as the emperor likes it, you can seal the noble people. As for whether you can go further, it depends on your personal ability.
Below the nobles are Rong Hua, talented people and beauty. Beauty is the lowest among the concubines, but the treatment has improved compared to the past.
First, after Liu Xuan determined the level of the beauty, he also arranged the salary accordingly. It was not like before. Beauty could only rely on making the emperor happy and then receiving the reward. Usually, there was no money or food to receive except for normal meals.
At present, Liu Xuan and other women are basically beauties. If it weren't for Liu Xuan's gentleness towards all the girls, he wouldn't have much preference in his daily life. In addition, there was not a large number of concubines in the harem, so there was no need for a few girls to fight for favor. More importantly, because there was no need to worry about the issue of offspring, there was another reason for women to fight.
When Liu Xuan included them in the palace, he made it clear that he would not have children!
Although the girls seemed a little disappointed, they didn't understand it. In addition, in this way, they didn't have to worry about others being favored because of their children or being excluded by many girls because of their pregnancy. So after so many years, they have been together very happily.
Also, after Liu Xuan focused on several women, they could not live well because they did not have a salary. After all, there were only a few women in the harem. The emperor could see it at a glance, and no eunuch maid dared to offend these people. Not only did they serve them carefully, but they were basically no different from the queen in terms of food and consumption.
In this environment, it doesn’t make sense to have “wage” or not, not to mention that they use less money, so they just need to arrange it when they want to use it.
So, although all the girls are of beauty, they live no differently from the queen, so naturally there is no dissatisfaction.
But I can't say it in the future. After listening to Cao Bao's suggestion, Liu Xuan also understood that there will definitely be more and more women in this palace, and the level of beauty itself is too low and the treatment is too poor. Once he gets more distracted in the future, if he doesn't notice it, the problem will arise.
Instead of waiting for the problem to come up before solving it, it is better to take some countermeasures early, such as confirming the treatment of all the women first.
For example, if the level of this concubine is determined, the first thing is to promote Diao Chan and Zhen Mi to the imperial concubine, and at the same time, the Qiao sisters and Huang Yueying are all promoted to noble people.
This promotion was basically determined in the order of entering the palace, so the girls could not feel any dissatisfaction. Although Huang Yueying had just established her status correctly, she helped Liu Xuan the most, and even had a full-time official in the court, so naturally no one would object.
As for the empty Zhaoyi, it is to give the girls a chance. Whoever can help him enough in the future can also use this to determine his status among the girls.
And the remaining talented women, beauties, etc.... Let's be empty first. In the future, if you fall in love with a woman, you will have an arrangement after you are recruited into the palace.
In the end, Liu Xuan, who was a palace maid, Cai Nu, and the like, simply ignored it. He originally wanted to revoke these titles, but he would forget it in the end. It would not be a problem anyway. And if he really found a "good seedling in his palace, it would be considered an unexpected surprise.
I was busy and finally made an order directly after the final decision. According to the general rules, this re-divided the level of concubines and added several vacant seats. It seemed that I should follow the trend and fill the inner palace with the "study".
But Liu Xuan did not issue this edict, and many ministers were a little confused.
"Can anyone choose your Majesty?"
"Hey, it's not really the one from the Lu family, right?"
Although the Lu Bu family's affairs have been around for a while, they are still the topic of conversation for most people in Luoyang City and will be discussed from time to time.
有说吕布虎父无犬女的;也有说吕布果然是一个粗人,连女儿都教导不好;也有纯粹看戏的……当然也少不了一些人凑热闹跑去吕家提亲的—这些人无一例外的都被吕玲绮痛揍了一顿,而且这理由还说的他们羞愧欲死:“打都打不过,还有什么底说娶我?”
In addition to adding a lot of jokes to the idle people in Luoyang City, Lu Lingqi's reputation has become increasingly popular, although this reputation is not very good.
But who made the Lu family one of the most powerful families in the Han Dynasty now? So even so, it could not stop the enthusiasm of those who came to ask for their relatives. As a result, Lu Lingqi went to the military camp again after three days after returning home.
Liu Xuan didn't know about this, but who said that Lu Bu was the "Emperor's most trusted general? In addition, the war sank, the Han Dynasty started a new round of stable development again. It seemed that there was nothing Lu Bu had to do except rushing to the palace from time to time to talk to the emperor.
When chatting, it is inevitable to talk about children.
Lu Buru is not young this year. Although his appearance has not changed much, his mentality is completely different from that time.
As I get older, I see more and think more. It is naturally different from before when I look at things and do things.
Although Lu Bu looked like a middle-aged man and his hair did not even turn white, the temperament he exuded made people not treat him as a young man at all.
At the same time... Lu Bu also became nagging.
"Oh, this girl Lingqi is not young this year. Although she has learned the magic of immortals - after the Dharma, you don't have to worry about growing up, it's not that true that she never gets married. Otherwise, Your Majesty issued an edict to marry my daughter to whom!"
Liu Xuan almost sprayed out the mouthful of tea that he had just drunk. After looking at Lu Bu, he didn't seem to be joking. He thought that this feudal society arranged marriage was really deeply rooted in people's hearts. Even the world's most powerful general had a general mind when encountering such a thing.
"Who do you want to betroth your daughter?"
He was not curious about anything else, just curious about which boy Lu Bu fell in love with? You must know that Lu Bu is very arrogant and he will definitely not look down on him by ordinary people.
Those who can catch his eye must not only be excellent in martial arts, but also not bad in appearance. Lu Bu is a handsome guy himself, and he is very different from Zhang Fei's leopard head and eye-opening appearance, but also from his appearance like a red date.
The so-called Lu Bu among men is not just a description of Lu Bu's excellent martial arts skills!
Lu Bu chuckled, then said a name that surprised Liu Xuan: "I see Lingqi running away to the Yulin Army. Could it be that she fell in love with the boy from the Ma family?"
The Ma family boy? Now the commander of the Yulin cavalry is Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi. The so-called Ma family boy is naturally talking about him - as for another Yulin captain, it is Zhao Yun, but his surname is not Ma.
If you talk about Ma Chao, it was not called Jin Ma Chao in the later generations. He was of first-class body shape and appearance. With his outstanding martial arts, anyone who understands it can see that this young man has a bright future.
What's more, Ma Chao is also a descendant of the famous family. General Fubo Ma Yuan is also a famous general in the history of the Han Dynasty. His father Ma Teng is also very famous in the northwest. Although he is doing a relatively leisurely job in the court, it does not mean that everyone will forget Ma Teng's ability.
"That's how it works!"
If Lu Bu becomes a relative in-law with Ma Teng, it will naturally form a relatively strong faction, but Liu Xuan doesn't mind these things, because whether it is Ma Teng or Lu Bu, they themselves have a very good impression in the hearts of some old ministers in the court. It can be said that although Lu Bu has a high status, he is always excluded in the court.
Although Ma Teng is better, it is limited.
When the two of them get together, they can only form a small circle to protect their own interests and cannot cause any big storms. As for what military and political alliances? Ma Teng does not have such power in the court, and with his own series of measures, the army is not decided by Lu Bu alone.
He shook his head and said to himself in his heart: "Oh, why are you doing so complicated?"
Maybe after being an emperor for a long time, sometimes I think about things unconsciously and think about them, but I forgot that my great Han Dynasty is very different from the previous dynasties, and these messy things will not have any impact on my actions for the time being.
However, his shaking his head made Lu Bu misunderstand: "Your Majesty thinks it's inappropriate?"
Liu Xuan was stunned and simply took the sentence: "If Fengxian thinks this is a good thing, why don't you go directly to Xun Shoucheng to discuss it yourself, or you might as well go to Meng Qiming to say... But it's better to say hello to your daughter first, otherwise there will be some rumors in Luoyang!"
Lu Bu smiled awkwardly. He didn't expect that the daughter he had worked hard to educate was so fierce, and it was quite similar to when he was young. But if he looked at it from his father's perspective, it was really a headache.
Originally, he thought there was nothing wrong with this, but he couldn't stand Lu Lingqi's mother whispering in her ears every day, saying that girls should look like girls' homes, and they wouldn't say anything about swords and guns every day. Now that he is so old, he can't even get married. Instead, he runs to the military camp to lead troops every day... What's this like?
If ordinary people don’t want to listen, they will just scold them a few words. But Lu Bu is a person who loves his wife very much. Not to mention beating and scolding, he can’t even bear to say a few words of scolding loudly, so he can only comfort him kindly and pat his chest to promise: “Solve Lingqi’s problem as soon as possible!”
It ended up in this situation.
As for Liu Xuan's last joke, Lu Bu felt that the emperor was right. If he didn't explain it to his daughter first, he would help her contact her in-laws' family. Then his daughter was angry and wanted to fight him one-on-one, so he wouldn't be able to do that!
Looking at Lu Bu's appearance, Liu Xuan found it interesting.
People say that a kind mother defeats her son, but the Lu family seems to have turned it over. Lu Bu, a kind father who treats his daughter as a treasure, is afraid of melting and holding her with fear of falling, has taught him an amazing daughter. Most people's sons are afraid that they are not so fierce.
"Fengxian doesn't have to worry. Now there are many young talents in the imperial guards. Sooner or later, your daughter will have someone to look at. I'm afraid you will disagree then!"
In fact, there are countless outstanding young heroes in the court now, including Zhuge Liang, Lu Xun, and Sima Yi, who are both talented and not bad at the age of age.
Zhao Yun and Ma Chao would not talk about the military general. Guan Yu brought his godson back to conquer Liaozhou this time and called him Guan Ping. He was almost the same age as Lu Lingqi and had equally good abilities (there was no winner and loser in the Romance of the Romance). In addition, he was steady, so Lu Lingqi was not sure that he would fall in love with such a dull affair!
"Anyway, this is what I wrote in countless stories. The more arrogant and willful girl who is so willful and willful, she ends up marrying that kind of dull gourd!"
But he is not a professional mediator, so he doesn't participate in the matter of Lu Bu marrying a daughter. As for himself in the palace?
I touched my chin that had no beard.
"Let's talk about it later!"
Let’s talk about it and go directly to the Imperial Garden. Today, those women of her are all busy with things - Zhen Mi ran to the Taixue School; Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao went out of the palace with Cai Yan to go home to see her father, Huang Yueying was still in the palace, but she was busy trying to make trouble with the problem of the mount, but she hadn’t seen her for a while - this girl didn’t even know that she had been upgraded.
As for Diao Chan, it seems that she has gone to practice?
He was not sure about the specific situation, but Cao Bao said: "The Imperial Concubine chose some young girls and then trained them personally!"
As for what he practiced, Cao Bao said it seemed like he was dancing and singing, but he was not clear about anything else. After all, he was Liu Xuan's close servant and could not follow Diao Chan every day.
Without anyone to accompany him, Liu Xuan chatted with Lu Bu for a while, and even did not hide the matter of wanting to leave the palace to see the world. Anyway, this matter will be told to the people in the court sooner or later, and it will be no different if you say it sooner or later.
"Your Majesty is leaving the palace again?"
Lu Bu was stunned. Unexpectedly, the emperor had not lived in Luoyang for a few months and ran out thinking about it.
Why is this emperor very different from the kings of all dynasties and likes to wander around outside?
However, Lu Bu did not advise. He could see the situation at this time, and there was a communicator in his hand, so the emperor was outside and it would not affect the operation of the court, so just go out?
Besides, being bored in the palace all day long! Not to mention the emperor, even Lu Bu felt a little boring.
"Do you need to bring a guard when you are on your way?"
Liu Xuan thought for a while: "I won't lead troops!"
He would not lead the troops, but this general might bring a few. As for the ones who were with him, he would not be ready to take them this time, otherwise there would be no accurate number in the area. At that time, a large group would go out and privately visit a private visit. The fools knew that this group of people had a high status and would not be sure of being a high-ranking official or a relative or family member of a high-ranking official.
Lu Bu thought about it and roughly understood His Majesty’s thoughts......... Without the army or the servant, although with His Majesty’s cultivation, there will definitely be no danger, but the few empresses need some protection, so they will bring two or three generals with them.
To be continued...