The wives of the concubines are empresses

When Shangguan Wanjun raised her eyes, she met General Xuanwei's puzzled eyes.

"not understand?"

General Xuanwei nodded solemnly: "Yes."

"I am the empress. There is no need for too many palace maids. It will increase expenses."

General Xuanwei was stunned for a long time after hearing this: Does the emperor mean to reduce palace expenses?

But it makes sense. Now that the emperor is an empress, there is really no need for palace maids.

"The Emperor's Holy Might."

Shangguan Wanjun smiled bitterly: "I'm just poor, but it's necessary."

Seeing General Xuanwei's hesitation in speaking, Shangguan Wanjun became curious.

"Just say whatever you want to say. I won't blame you today." After saying that, Shangguan Wanjun picked up the bowl and drank the soup.

"I heard that the Emperor has also reduced expenses on food and other items in the palace, but your body..."

Shangguan Wanjun looked up at him and put down the bowl of soup.

"You won't starve to death, nor will you get too hungry. Save food. Besides, there's so much you can't eat it all. It's shameful to waste it."

General Xuanwei was stunned, and Shangguan Wanjun's words rang out again.

"One meal is probably enough for an ordinary family to eat for several years."

General Xuanwei was shocked again when he heard this. Suddenly, there was a sound and General Xuanwei knelt on one knee.

"Your Majesty, if you have anything to do, please feel free to assign it to me. I will definitely do my best to do it well and live up to your expectations."

Eunuch Lin was shocked, but after hearing what General Xuanwei said, he understood.

Shangguan Wanjun stood there in a daze: I really didn’t expect that General Xuanwei would suddenly kneel down and ask for help.

"General, please get up quickly. If you want to do something, I will definitely assign it to you."

The two men relaxed after the meal, and General Xuanwei also left with his mission.

Eunuch Lin looked at the emperor deeply.

"Your Majesty, General Xuanwei is a sincere man. You can use him."

Shangguan Wanjun nodded in agreement: "Indeed, but Eunuch Lin is also someone I trust."

Eunuch Lin was stunned, then realized that the emperor had a task for him.

"Your Majesty, please give me your orders. I will obey your orders even if it means death."

Shangguan Wanjun stood up and helped him up personally.

"Eunuch Lin, it's not that serious. But I do need your help. I wish you were only thirty or forty, or even fifty."

Eunuch Lin was very smart and quickly understood what the emperor meant.

"I am ashamed that I have finally failed the Emperor's sincere trust."

Shangguan Wanjun shook her head: "No, you still have to help me find and train talents."

Eunuch Lin was startled and looked up, then quickly understood.

"This old servant obeys the emperor."

Shangguan Wanjun smiled and said, "You should live in the side hall of the Dragon Bedchamber from now on. If I really have something I can't solve and you can help me, I can find you in time. On weekdays, you should rest more and let the palace maids and eunuchs massage your legs and shoulders to keep you healthy."

Eunuch Lin didn't understand anything at this time. He only regretted that he was not ten years younger.

The emperor values ​​him and feels sorry for his old age. Which eunuch can live in the emperor's bedroom, even if it is a side hall, but it shows the emperor's value and trust in him.

Thinking of this, Eunuch Lin burst into tears.

"This old servant has lost his composure. Your Majesty, please punish me."

Shangguan Wanjun waved her hand: "You're joking."

Hearing the emperor's honorific, Eunuch Lin's eyes were blurred with tears.

"Your Majesty, I am not worthy of this... Don't worry, I will find a good person as soon as possible. Just wait and don't worry about this."

Shangguan Wanjun smiled gently, reached out and held Eunuch Lin's hands, and thanked him sincerely.

"Thank you."

She understands some things: if you want others to be loyal to you, you must make them completely submit to you.

Complete submission means being reused and trusted.

Regardless of whether it is reuse or trust, the prerequisite is that she has to find the right person, and the other party is worthy of her reuse and trust.

When people get along with each other, they should be more sincere. Only sincerity can touch people's hearts.

Suddenly, the day of coronation has arrived.

Shangguan Wanjun wore a new dragon robe embroidered by the embroiderers of the Shangyi Bureau, and a dragon crown on her head sparkled.

"Your Majesty, long live the Emperor."

Shangguan Wanjun's back was straight today, and her aura was even stronger than when she first sat here.

"Everyone loves you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

For the Empress Dowager of Fushou Palace, today is the day she can finally put her mind at ease.

"Everything is settled." She finally didn't have to worry all night long.

Nanny Li was also happy for her own queen: "My queen, everything is destined. You can finally stop worrying so much."

The Empress Dowager Donggong smiled and said, "Yes, it's not easy. Fortunately, the emperor is very hardworking, but it's hard for her to endure so much at such a young age."

Nanny Li also felt sorry for the emperor, after all, it was she who raised him.

"Your Majesty knows his limits, and you, Queen Mother, must take care of yourself. We are indirectly saving the Emperor some trouble."

The Empress Dowager Donggong nodded in agreement: "You are right. The princess has many things to do. I can't help her, but I can't hold her back either."

Nanny Li pursed her lips and nodded, "Yes, I will also scold the servants of Fushou Palace from time to time, so you can rest assured."

The Empress Dowager Donggong reached out and patted the back of her hand: "With you here, I feel more relaxed."

In the Golden Palace, Shangguan Wanjun was stunned by the joint memorial of the ministers.

"What did you say? Let me choose a concubine?"

Please, she is a woman, how can a woman have so many husbands?

Are these old men kidding me?

The Right Prime Minister looked at Grand Tutor Yun and said, "Grand Tutor Yun, tell me, should the Emperor choose concubines to fill the harem?"

Taifu Yun looked up at the young emperor and sighed silently.

"Your Majesty, what the Right Prime Minister said makes sense. After all, you are now the emperor, the ruler of a country. It is indeed time to add new people to your harem."

Since ancient times, emperors have married ministers to consolidate their power and keep power in their hands so that they can manage the country well.

The concubines are actually the bond between the monarch and his ministers. Only through marriage and checks and balances between the two sides can the forces of all parties be balanced.

Shangguan Wanjun felt a headache after hearing this and looked at the ministers.

"Do we have to choose a concubine?"

All the ministers bowed, what else could Shangguan Wanjun not understand?

General Xuanwei glanced at the emperor and knew that it would be difficult for a woman to accept so many husbands all of a sudden, but there was nothing he could do about it, because the emperor was the ruler of a country.

"Your Majesty, what the Right Prime Minister and Grand Tutor Yun said is both reasonable."

Although he did not want to embarrass the emperor, he also did not want her to be controlled by others in the future.

Shangguan Wanjun listened to General Xuanwei's words and thought carefully.

She was indeed the empress now, and according to the ancestral system, having three thousand beauties in her harem was nothing wrong. The main problem was that she was too young and immature, and neither her experience nor her strength could confront the ministers head-on.

It is difficult to be a king like this.

After thinking it over, Shangguan Wanjun stood up and walked down the stairs, one hand behind her back, her mind working rapidly.

The Right Prime Minister was the first to bring it up, and I'm afraid many people would want to send someone to the palace.

Since ancient times, there have been queens and imperial concubines in the harem, and it seems that many people want to be queens.

But she absolutely cannot let any of them get what they want, especially the villains, because the dictatorship of the in-laws will definitely appear again.

Throughout history, most dynasties were destroyed by civil wars, and she must learn from this lesson.

A dynasty must never be ruled by foreign relatives, eunuchs, civil officials or military generals, or she would have no point in being the emperor.

Shangguan Wanjun, having figured it out, walked back to the hall and turned to look at the ministers.

She thought for a full quarter of an hour. At this time, all the ministers were looking at her, which put a lot of pressure on her.

Shangguan Wanjun was desperate. Since she had to choose concubines anyway, she couldn't avoid it, so she chose more and let the various families and concubines fight against each other and check and balance each other.