Childbearing system: The royal family is shocked to see their offspring wither away!

"..."

After hearing this, Chen Zhining and the Queen felt that it made sense. However, it was not fair to the Crown Princess in this way.

But think about it, it seems...now the Crown Prince has had enough of the Crown Princess.

After all, as an emperor, he definitely needs three wives and four concubines.

Everyone fell silent for a moment.

Suddenly, they heard a voice outside the house, the prince's voice was loud and clear.

"I will never take in other concubines. If there were any concubines in the Eastern Palace before, I will just let them fill the harem. Anyway, I haven't touched them for so many years."

"Since I promised to give you and Le'er a good life, I will definitely give you a good life and make you happy."

"If you want to be together forever, I'll agree to your request! Anyway, now... the Zhou and Song royal families are already stable, and there's no need for women to stabilize the country."

"If I recruit concubines to fill the harem in order to stabilize my country, then what is the difference between my actions and marrying a princess to a foreign country as a peace treaty?!"

"Women can never be victims of politics."

"It's good for me and for the women."

"We are all innocent."

The Crown Princess couldn't help but smile, she looked up at the Crown Prince.

The prince took the princess's hand and said to her, "You have been with me for so many years, don't you know my feelings?"

The Crown Princess shook her head and said with a smile: "I know, but I dare not believe it."

"Now that you've told me this yourself, I feel like I own the world."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Seeing how good their relationship was, the Queen and Chen Zhining looked at each other, both with relieved expressions on their faces, thinking in their hearts... this is good.

That's it.

Otherwise, they were really worried at the beginning. What would they do if the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess didn’t have a good relationship?

The children are already this old, do we still have to just get by with them?

In fact, the queen didn't want the prince to be like this.

Because the emperor and herself were just living from day to day.

If the emperor's white moonlight concubine had not died early, I am afraid that now... I would be just an insignificant existence in the emperor's heart, and would not have such a high status in the emperor's heart as I do now.

The queen looked at her nails silently. The color of the nail polish was very beautiful.

The Queen looked up at the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess and smiled gently, "Okay, now let us discuss the affairs of the palace, and you can go back and rest."

Afterwards, the emperor talked to the queen about the affairs of the palace.

On the second day, everyone went to the Golden Palace in a grand procession to hold the coronation ceremony, and the first thing was the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.

After offering sacrifices to the three animals, they returned to the ancestral temple to offer sacrifices to their ancestors.

Since the Zhou and Song dynasties were founded only a few years ago, there are not many ancestors.

In short, all the tablets are placed in a magnificent hall, which is a witness to the history of the Zhou and Song dynasties.

After placing the grains and livestock in the ancestral temple, everyone kowtowed in a mighty manner.

Finally, everyone was present.

Chen Zhining, Jiang Zhao and the others were all dressed in court robes and knelt down one by one according to their rank.

After that, it was the coronation ceremony.

"Since I ascended the throne in accordance with the will of heaven, I have worked day and night, exhausting all my energy to ensure the long-term stability of our country and the well-being of our people. Now I am getting older and my energy is declining, but fortunately, thanks to the blessing of our ancestors, our country is united and the world is at peace."

"My eldest son has been intelligent since childhood, diligent and studious, with noble character and a heart for the world. Over the years, he has been with me in handling government affairs. He has a keen insight into the people's livelihood and the affairs of the court. He has made many suggestions and demonstrated his talent in governing the country. His benevolence is enough to comfort the people; his wise plans are enough to stabilize the country; his courageous decisions are enough to decide major events."

"I have considered it carefully. In order to ensure the long-term stability of our country and the well-being of the people, I hereby announce to the world that from now on, the throne will be passed to the Crown Prince. I hope that after he ascends the throne, he will put the people first, respect the heavens and follow the ancestors, recruit talented people, carry on the past and open up a new era for our dynasty."

"I will step back and serve as a supporter of the new emperor. I pray that the new emperor will govern the country diligently and live up to my high expectations and the trust of the people of the world."

"Announce it to the whole world, and let all know it."

Jiang Zhao and Chen Zhining kowtowed one after another, followed by a group of little kids.

These little balls were all dressed neatly in gorgeous clothes. The clothes for princesses and princes were all gorgeous and embroidered.

All officials bowed in turn.

"..."

A bell rang, and the ceremony was completely over.

The Zhou Song era name was changed to Shengping.

In the early years of Shengping, Jiang Zhao was appointed General of Cavalry and Minister of War, assisting the prince in handling state affairs.

Wen Guang was appointed as the Minister of Revenue.

The father and son almost took control of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue.

Jiang Zhao served as the Minister of War and concurrently as the General of Cavalry, and no one had any objection to it.

Although Jiang Zhao was a prince, which might make him appear to be arrogant, the crown prince trusted Jiang Zhao, and Jiang Zhao's talents were also outstanding in Kyoto. He was not the useless prince that everyone initially thought.

He served as the Minister of War and General of Cavalry, and no one had any objection to it.

As long as the emperor doesn't think Jiang Zhao will usurp the throne, it will be fine.

The emperor trusted him, so there was nothing for others to be reluctant about.

But what about this young Master Wen Guang?

How come the young Master Wenguang became the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue?

It would be fine if both Jiang Zhao and Young Master Wen Guang were from the Ninth Prince’s Mansion...but Young Master Wen Guang is only 15 years old now!

Princess Chang'an was born at the same time as him.

Young Master Wenguang is only 15 years old and is already involved in government affairs. Can he understand it? ? ?

At first, everyone had objections to him being appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue at such a young age.

However, after Jiang Wenguang, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, took office, he did something earth-shattering - he reformed the imperial examination system, dividing it into the Southern Volume and the Northern Volume.

The southern paper is taken by students from the south, and the northern paper is taken by students from the north.

Wen Guang said in the court at that time: "The reason why the southern and northern volumes are tested separately is because the students in the south and the north have different levels of education, so their levels are different."

"Generally speaking, one-third of the candidates for the imperial examinations in previous years were from the north, and the rest were from the south."

"If that's the case, then I'm afraid it's not fair to the students in the north."

"The north is already poor and not as prosperous as the south of the Yangtze River. If we don't help in various aspects, I'm afraid it won't work."

Listening to this, it seems to make a lot of sense.

The ministers in the court originally wanted to impeach the young Prince Wenguang, but seeing that most of the ministers had already agreed, they all remained silent.

The Crown Prince and Jiang Zhao also agreed with this reform system.

Although the ministers in the court did not say it on the surface, they actually agreed with it in their hearts, so this reform system was thoroughly applied.

In the first year of its application, this system worked particularly well. Many students from the north were promoted, and they were very grateful to Young Master Wenguang.

So no one said anything bad about Wen Guang anymore, and he just stayed as the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

Afterwards, the emperor sent him to other places and other positions for training. Young Prince Wenguang did a great job and cooperated very well with his father and uncle.

"......"

There is also Chen Bo. Chen Bo is now the Dali Temple Secretary, in charge of the Dali Temple and concurrently serves as the Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

Naturally, no one dared to have any objection to the position of Minister of Justice. He was even stricter than Jiang Zhao, so when he was the Minister of Justice, the court officials didn't dare to say a word.

Before I knew it, more than a year had passed.

On this day, Chen Bo was waiting outside the palace gate for Jiang Zhao and Young Master Wen Guang to return from court.

As soon as Jiang Zhao and Young Master Wen Guang went out, they saw Chen Bo already waiting outside.

The court robes that Young Master Wenguang wore today made him look even taller.

Although the child is only 15 years old, he is as tall as his father, and may even be taller than his father in the future. His father is also meters tall now.

The child was so tall that Chen Bo had to raise his head slightly to look at him.

Chen Bo shook his head and sighed. The child was tall. Jiang Zhao and Chen Zhining had good genes. Jiang Zhao's high nose bridge and tall stature were inherited by Young Master Wen Guang. Chen Zhining's gentle eyes and eyebrows made Young Master Wen Guang look delicate but not feminine. His heroic spirit was very eye-catching.

Although the young Master Wenguang is still very young, there are already many ministers in the court who are trying to matchmake for him and their daughters.

Sometimes, he would talk to Jiang Zhao and Chen Zhining intentionally or unintentionally.

Jiang Zhao and Chen Zhining didn't want Young Master Wen Guang to get married so early and indulge in love affairs.

If Wen Guang had some talent, he should help the prince handle state affairs instead of messing around with unnecessary stuff.

Now Young Master Wenguang also thinks so, he is not obsessed with the idea of ​​love.

That's still good.

The child is young now, so he should be calm. As for love matters, he can talk about it when the time is right.

Chen Zhining and Jiang Zhao planned to arrange a marriage for Young Master Wenguang when he was about 18 years old, and they would not choose any concubine for him.

They both felt that the royal family's practice of selecting a concubine was a bad habit. For example, Jiang Zhao had never selected a concubine before, and Jiang Zhao felt that his son did not need one.

It would certainly be bad if Young Master Wenguang and his wife quarreled over the issue of having a concubine in the future.

Jiang Zhao and Chen Zhining were quite thoughtful.

Wen Guang bowed to Chen Bo and said, "Uncle."

Chen Bo nodded and said with great satisfaction: "Let's go to Yingwu Marquis' Mansion today. Your brothers and sisters are all staying at Yingwu Marquis' Mansion at this moment."

"Oh, by the way, Qianqian is here too."

Hearing that Qianqian was there too, Wen Guang nodded and smiled: "Okay, but why did Qianqian go there?"

Chen Bo said: "Your sister Qianqian was at the Ninth Prince's residence at the time, so I brought her along as well."

Hearing this, Wen Guang was stunned and blushed: "Uncle, what are you talking about?"

Chen Bo smiled but said nothing.

Of course, he could see that Young Master Wenguang had a different feeling towards Qianqian, and maybe they could be together in the future.

But the girl is still young, and my own child is still young, so we'll talk about it later.

If they can succeed, I, as their uncle, will definitely act as a matchmaker and help them.

Chen Bo and Jiang Zhao looked at each other. Jiang Zhao's eyes were full of relief. He thought: This kid is really good. If he gets married, it will probably be earlier than me.

I got married very late, so I want my children to get married early.

Jiang Zhao and the prince walked to the official road, followed by Wen Guang.

Wen Guang strode forward, and the figures of the three of them cast a long trail of afterglow on the official road.

On the city wall, the prince had changed into a bright yellow dragon robe, and now he had become the emperor.

Next to him, the Crown Princess offered the Emperor a cup of hot tea and said, "Your Highness, what are you looking at?"

The emperor said: "...Alas, it has been so long now, and you still can't change your words."

Hearing this, the Crown Princess was startled, and then she twitched her lips and said, "Yes, I can't get used to it now. I am actually the Queen, and you are actually His Majesty."

"You know, I was just a country girl before. I never dreamed that I would become the queen now."

She shook her head and said to the emperor with a smile: "This feeling is actually quite good."

"I have become second to none and above ten thousand people."

The emperor took the queen's hand and said gently, "Look, there is Chen Bo over there. The two of them have a very good relationship. Wen Guang behind them is getting bigger and bigger. He looks a lot like their father and their uncle."

When the queen heard that he looked like Chen Bo, she laughed and said, "How can they be alike? They are not related at all."

The emperor said: "It is a momentum that is influenced by what I see and hear."

“Even if two people are not related by blood, if they are exposed to each other for a long time, they will actually look alike.”

Hearing this, the queen nodded, thinking that what the emperor said made sense.

The emperor then continued to say to the queen, "Speaking of the recent period... you have really worked hard, mother. Mother and her companions set off a few days ago and should have reached the Loulan area by now."

"They actually went to visit the Grand Princess Chang'an much earlier than Lao Jiu and his wife."

"The Grand Princess Chang'an has now completely settled down in Loulan."

"...There is another thing that you may not know, Your Majesty."

The queen thought for a while and said to the emperor, "Didn't the King of Loulan say before that he wanted to build a princess's palace for our princess? Now the construction has already started in Liangzhou. I heard that it is at the border between Liangzhou and Loulan."

"That is to say, if she really lives here permanently in the future, she will really be...a princess of two countries."

"The construction of the princess's palace is still underway at the border between the two countries."