Han Shizu

Chapter 982

When the rooster crows, the sky is at the end of the night, and the morning light is about to reveal itself. There is still a thin layer of mist in the Jinming Pool, and the atmosphere is cold.In the other palace, after a night of burning, only a little ashes remained of the palace candles. The imperial couch was hidden in the heavy palace tents, and a wonderful body was laid across the couch.

Being an emperor is really a test of one's heart. Apart from the supreme power, there are too many temptations of all kinds.Femininity is only a small aspect of it, but it is the most representative aspect. All beauties in the world can take whatever they want and let them enjoy it.To judge others by oneself, sometimes, Liu Chengyou can understand why there are so many lustful and foolish kings.

Concubine Zhou Ehuang woke up from her sleep and opened her misty eyes. There was nothing around her, but her tender body felt sore and limp for a while. She was really tossed hard last night.

Thinking of the cloud and rain, the crimson color hit his cheeks, and Da Zhou's red lips couldn't help but evoke an arc, but soon the little girl's sense of happiness completely dissipated, and with a faint sigh, a pair of beautiful eyes showed a little sadness .

Since the fifth year of Qianyou, it has been almost ten years since she entered the Han Palace, and she has also transformed from a young girl in blooming spring to a mature woman and mother.In these years, Da Zhou has always adhered to his father's teachings when he first entered the palace, neither fighting nor grabbing, keeping a low profile, wandering in poetry, articles, music, singing and dancing, as if he had nothing to do with the world.

As the most talented woman among concubines, because of this characteristic, she still has a certain attraction to Liu Chengyou. Although Liu Chengyou is not good at talking about the rhythm of poetry and books, chewing peonies is also very interesting.

And in these ten years, Lady Da Zhou also gave birth to a boy and a girl to Liu Chengyou, namely Liu Hui, the seventh son of the emperor, and Liu Xuan, the fifth daughter of the emperor.Because of her achievements, Concubine Zhou Shu's position in the palace is fairly stable.Why Liu Chengyou's heirs are mostly from high-ranking concubines, because they are favored, the emperor visits more times, and the chance of pregnancy is naturally high.

Compared with those beauties and court ladies who were lucky enough to be forgotten by the emperor in a blink of an eye, Concubine Zhou Shu was considered lucky. Apart from her beauty and talent, the emperor's acceptance of her also had a certain political significance, after all, she was a beauty born in Jianghuai.

However, the gate of the palace is as deep as the sea, so it is unavoidable to be lonely, because she has read a lot of books, and because of her talent, Concubine Zhou Shu still has some slight illusions about love in her heart
But the emperor obviously couldn't satisfy her, and she was just one of the many beauties in the Han Palace, although her status was not low.Just like recently, she was very favored, and the emperor visited Qionglin Garden many times to entertain generals with her.

However, maybe it won't be long before the emperor changes again, and she will be forgotten again. I don't know how long it will take before she can bear Liu Chengyou's rain and dew grace again.She has seen and experienced such situations many times.

However, the sadness in her heart was quickly concealed, she was already a mature woman, taking advantage of this rare favor, she still had to work hard to please the emperor.

Getting up early in the morning is the most embarrassing, and for women, it is even more embarrassing if they don't clean up.Under the service of Gong'e, it took a certain amount of time to wash and dress up. There was no heavy makeup, just simple and clean.When Concubine Zhou Shu lifted the curtain and came out, she had already recovered her usual aura. The plain light silk dress not only accentuated her impressive figure, but also added a bit of dusty atmosphere.

The genius is dimly lit, even though he is indoors, he can still feel the gloomy morning outside.Under the illumination of a palace lantern, Liu Chengyou was sitting cross-legged by the desk, reviewing official affairs.

In recent years, among the people, people’s lifestyles have been changing, which is reflected in the use of tables, chairs and benches, the summary and application of abacus, the transformation of ships, the development of cotton products, the improvement of textile machines, printing technology upgrade.
Like the interior of the palace, there are also some tables and chairs to be updated, such as "Taishi Chair", "Eight Immortals Table" and so on. Of course, these are indispensable to the emperor's "wonderful ideas". .

Of course, it may be because of the habit of kneeling and sitting. More often, Liu Chengyou still likes to use long cases, such as this time.Maybe it's convenient to just lie down and rest when you're tired. You don't need to move your place.

"Official family, breakfast has been prepared, do you want to enjoy it?" Concubine Zhou Shu took the initiative to sit beside Liu Chengyou, gently pressing her delicate body against her, and asked softly, naturally taking over Sun Yanyun's duties.

Liu Chengyou seemed to be in a good mood, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and when he glanced at the well-behaved beauty, I felt pity for her charming appearance. If it wasn't for today's itinerary, he would have stolen half a day and spent it on the bed. between.

"I'm feeling hungry, order someone to serve it!" Liu Chengyou ordered.

In the past few years, Liu Chengyou's meals have been very simple, but each meal is simple, but the variety and dishes are very rich. Take the porridge he drank in the morning as an example, he can not drink heavy ones for half a year.Today's big man has a richer material foundation, especially among the people. The wisdom of the working people is infinite. Clothing, food, housing, transportation, and even all aspects have entered a period of rapid development.When the world is unified and the transportation between the north and the south complements each other, it may enter an outbreak period
"Did the official family meet any happy event?" Noticing the smile on the corner of Liu Chengyou's mouth, Da Zhou couldn't help asking curiously.

"Today is the first day of the HKCEE, and the elites from all over the world gathered in Tokyo for my selection. Isn't it something to be happy about?" Liu Chengyou asked.

To this, Da Zhou naturally nodded in agreement: "Naturally, it's a happy event. Heroes in the world should be in the hands of officials!"

Liu Chengyou smiled, looked at his concubine Shu, and said: "In my opinion, my concubine Shu can pass the high school if she goes to take the exam!"

"The officials are joking! How can a concubine have such abilities?" Mrs. Zhou said hurriedly.

Of course Liu Chengyou was joking, Mrs. Zhou may be good at poetry, articles, classics, calligraphy and painting, rhythm, etc., but it will not be so easy to take the exam.Of course, there may be some hope for Ming Jing Ke, but it is basically competing with academically accomplished literati, and the difficulty is not small.

Today's Han imperial examinations are probably the most unfriendly to pure scholars in history. If you have shallow knowledge and no solid stuff in your stomach, it is really not easy to get in the exam.

Therefore, in the past two years, both temples and rivers and lakes, there have been many criticisms of the imperial court's employment policy, saying that the imperial court does not pay attention to virtue, so that officials are full of villains, who do not abide by etiquette and morality, and only look at benefits, which is not a big deal rule the world.

Such a voice, although it is not an attack on the imperial court's (actually the emperor's) employment system, dissatisfaction is always brewing and accumulating.However, it is useless to object. The new imperial examination system has been implemented for so many years, and there have been no problems, and it is still improving, trying to coordinate and consider various situations.

If it is said that the development of academics is suppressed, that is not necessarily the case. Among the official schools of the Han Dynasty, there are many literary masters, and the Sanguan and Guozijian also gather many erudite scholars.The culture of the Han Dynasty has gradually moved towards prosperity. Under such circumstances, some voices were naturally ignored by Liu Chengyou.

In Liu Chengyou's view, being a scholar and being an official are really two different things and should not be confused.Of course, in the officialdom, there are indeed some people who only chase fame and fortune and ignore virtue, but they are a minority after all. Moreover, there is no shortage of such people in any era. As long as laws and regulations are in place and law enforcement is strict, they can play a restraining role. Then it won't be a big problem.

After regaining his senses, Liu Chengyou said to Mrs. Zhou: "However, what I find interesting is that my uncle, who doesn't check the prison and check the case files, but always wants to be a supervisor, do you think he is not doing his job properly? ?”

Hearing what Liu Chengyou said, Da Zhou couldn't help but chuckle: "Did Uncle Murong suggest the government to build a palace again?"

"No!" Liu Chengyou waved his hands and said meaningfully: "This time, he asked me to rebuild Luoyang!"

In fact, Murong Yanchao really didn't want to be the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, he wanted to be the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. It seems that after he supervised the construction of Kaifeng City once, he liked construction.

During the time when he was unemployed, he recruited some architectural talents, did research there, and really researched a lot of things, which were implemented in Kaifeng City.There is one thing to say, Uncle Murong may leave a great reputation in the history of architecture. Although he may not be very familiar with it, he has enough strength and resources for his development.
This time, Liu Chengyou didn't know whether Murong Yanchao was guessing his own thoughts and proposed to rebuild Luoyang, but, as expected, he could only refuse.The imperial court really doesn't have the energy and financial resources to do this.

On February 15th, Qianyou 500 years, the Renxu scientific examination was held for the second time since the founding of the Han Dynasty. The number of scholars from all parties reached [-] people, and the emperor visited the Gongyuan in person.

Undergraduate champion, named Zhang Quhua.

(End of this chapter)