Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1400 The Holy Family
The leaky clock on the Star Observation Building showed that it was already eight o'clock in the evening. Hearing the time-telling doctor ringing the clock to announce the time, the emperor, who had practiced Tai Chi for less than half an hour, closed his fists.

There was already a fine amount of sweat on his body, this level of exercise was just right for the emperor.

Since the stroke, although he has paid attention to maintenance, he still has the problem of high blood pressure. Even with the help of the king of medicine, even in the later generations with advanced medicine, the problem of high blood pressure can only be controlled but cannot be eradicated.

Today's emperor pays attention to physical maintenance. Besides playing Tai Chi, he also likes to swim. Luoyang Palace not only built an outdoor swimming pool, but also built an indoor hot spring pool, so that the emperor can swim at any time at twelve hours a day, but the emperor only likes to swim in the morning.

For example, playing polo, horse racing, archery, horse fighting, etc., the emperor doesn't like it very much now. It's not that his interest has changed, but his body can't bear such intense sports.

Wei Zhongxian sent a freshly washed towel in warm water, Luo Cheng wiped his face twice, and Wei Zhongxian handed over a cup of tea.

This is the antihypertensive tea prepared by the King of Medicine for the emperor. Adding the best tea leaves with several herbs and herbs, a few cups a day is indeed a good effect.

The King of Medicine also warned the emperor again and again that this herbal tea was only used as an aid, and if he really wanted to maintain his health, he had to rest more and keep his mind clean.

He even didn't recommend the emperor to take those medicines that are great for tigers and wolves, such as ginseng, deer and sea cucumber, etc. Eating too much will only cause harm, and will not be beneficial.

This is just overdrawing the body.

"Go downstairs."

The Star Observation Building is hundreds of feet high, and it is actually a tower. There are many rooms in this tower, and all the facilities are available. If the emperor likes it, he can also stay here, or even work here.

But the emperor obviously didn't want to stay here tonight.

The servant served the emperor to the bathroom to change his sweaty clothes, and simply took a bath to wipe his body.

"Saint, are you going to turn over the cards to call your concubines into the palace tonight?"

Wei Zhongxian asked from the side.

The emperor's harem is now very full, and the Sangong Liuyuan is not an exaggeration at all.

In recent years, vassals from all over the country have come to pay tribute to princesses or beauties, and even the emperor has many who have never been lucky enough to be there.Because of the nature of political marriages and relatives, the emperor could not give marriages to other nobles and courtiers, and could only stay in the harem.

One queen, four concubines and nine concubines, each has a palace, but there is not only one harem woman in this palace. These concubines have status and have their own palaces, but many wives and imperial wives below them, However, they are not eligible to have an independent palace. Women of the 27th generation can still have a side hall in the palace of their concubines, while those royal wives can only have a single room.

She doesn't even have the title of imperial wife, so she can only sleep in the Datong bunk in the concubine's palace.

Of course, as long as they can get the emperor's blessing, they will generally have at least one imperial wife title, at least one single room.

It's just that the emperor listened to the medicine king's suggestion in the past few years and began to be pure-hearted and ascetic.

For female sex, there is more restraint.

The current practice is to only turn over cards twice in a ten-day period, and summon a concubine to enter the imperial court every five days, and there will be no luck in the remaining four days, unless the emperor is happy, with occasional exceptions.

But sometimes the emperor turned over the sign to summon people, or came directly to a harem, but it was just to sleep together and chat with each other.

"Another five days?" Luo Cheng asked.

"Return to the saint, yes." Wei Zhongxian, as the eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, although he is not the eunuch of the eunuch of the palace, he still has to take care of everything.

"I don't have any thoughts, so I won't turn over the cards." Luo Cheng said.

There are far more than a hundred people in the harem now. If the emperor wants to be exposed to the rain and dew evenly, he will be exhausted every day. That's why the Ministry of Internal Affairs has this flop system. They put the names of concubines and concubines at all levels in the palace. There are their detailed qualifications, names, places of origin, age characteristics, etc., and even the menstrual dates of these concubines are clearly recorded.

Every time the sign was sent to the emperor, those concubines who were sick or came to routine were not eligible to be included.

These eunuchs even grasped the ovulation period of the concubines and marked them, and even reminded them when the emperor turned over the cards. This was done to allow the royal heirs to prosper.

"Saint, the two princesses of Silla have not been in a good temper these days, and there are many complaints about the Silla rebellion." Wei Zhongsi told the emperor.

"Do they want to see me?"

"Several times I sent someone to say that I want to meet the saint, but the old slave saw that the saint was busy with everything, so he refused without authorization."

Luo Cheng nodded, "Send someone to send them some silk and satin, gold and silver ornaments and other rewards, and say that I will visit them in a few days and let them take good care of the little princes and princesses in the palace."

"Yes."

"The saint and the Roman princess have never been lucky since they entered the palace. She lost her temper a few times and made a scene yesterday. She even bumped into the queen when she was visiting the queen. Concubine Li ordered someone to punish her. , she almost set off with Concubine Li Gui, thanks to the grandson Xiansun who persuaded her."

Luo Cheng shook his head.

"This Rome can be regarded as the light of the west, with a long history, but I didn't expect this princess to be so rude and barbaric. You went to the Roman princess on my behalf, and said that I hope she can learn the etiquette of the Central Plains as soon as possible. Now that I know the gift, I will accept her."

"My lord, the Roman princess said that she has been in the palace for a long time, but the saint refused to be lucky. Now she is clamoring to go back to Rome, and asked the Roman ambassador in Luoyang to arrange a carriage for her."

"Damn it, since you've already entered the Qin Palace, there's no reason for you to go back if you want." Luo Cheng's face sank, "Send someone to talk to the Roman ambassador and ask him to give the Roman Emperor Heracleus a seal of approval." Letter, just say that I, Daqin, are willing to continue to maintain friendship with Rome, but if the princess makes any outrageous actions, it will shame the face of the two countries and shame the alliance."

The emperor was in a bad mood for a while.

He handed over the affairs of the harem to Empress Shan, but in recent years, when Shan gave birth to her fifth son, she suffered from some sequelae, which resulted in long-term illness and weakness. Take care of it together.

But because there are many concubines in the palace, and many of them are married with relatives, her father and brother are either the king or the chief khan of a certain vassal, so there are many scruples, and the emperor is now pure-hearted and ascetic, and the rain and dew are hard to touch, so the atmosphere in the harem Also very bad.

The emperor returned to the Thousand Years Hall to rest tonight. When he entered, a group of young maids were watching the moon and chatting outside the hall. They didn't expect the emperor to come back suddenly tonight, so they were in a panic.

Several handsome young palace ladies stepped forward to plead guilty, charming and shy.

But the emperor just glanced at them, and he had already seen through their little thoughts.

These court ladies are all young women from good families who came from folk drafts and paid tribute. They are usually selected around [-] to [-] years old. Let go of the palace, or the palace will give marriages to the soldiers.

If they voluntarily return to their hometowns, they will be sent back to their hometowns. The few will work for three years, and the many will work for two or six years. They are all paid, and they can even choose a good husband for them.

Of course, after seeing the weather in the palace, there are also many court ladies who are unwilling to return to their hometowns or marry the soldiers of the imperial army, but want to climb the dragon and become the phoenix.

But the emperor only regards them as servants of the imperial palace. The emperor's concubines are selected through another system, and Luo Cheng is a relatively self-controlled emperor. He would pay attention to him, let alone give him a chance. After all, for the emperor, he never lacked women, nor did he lack young and beautiful women.

"Go down."

When he returned to the palace, Luo Cheng said to Wei Zhongxian, "Those palace servants who were too smart just now, you can find a reason to send them home. If you are willing to ration them to the soldiers of the imperial army, you can also arrange them. Don't stay in the palace anymore. , there is no need for such an overly clever person in the palace."

"The old slave understands that these little bastards are always restless about their duties, but the maid's body always has the heart of a nobleman, and she can't control herself."

"Okay, there's no need to say that to them. When sending them out tomorrow, remember to reward each of them with ten bolts of silk, and their salaries will also be paid as much. Remember to pay them two more months. As for the reason for leaving the palace, find a reasonable one. Give them a name."

"The sage is too merciful and generous. If I want this old slave to say something to such dishonest people, I have to be merciless."

Luo Cheng waved his hand impatiently, and Wei Zhongxian immediately closed his mouth knowingly.

The emperor sat for a while in the Thousand Years Hall, but he didn't feel sleepy.

He simply stood up again and called someone over.

"When you go to the Queen's Palace, you don't need to show off, and you don't need to notify in advance."

"My lord, it's so late? I'm afraid the queen is not prepared."

"fine."

"The queen is not in good health these days."

"I know, so I went to take a look."

He only took the people around him and drove Jian Cong to the queen.

There was a smell of medicine in the queen's palace.

In front of the bedroom, the female palace saw the emperor coming, so she hurriedly went to pass it on.

"No need to communicate, I will go directly."

In the palace, the queen just drank the medicine and was falling asleep.

Luo Cheng didn't let the palace servants make any noise to wake up the queen, so he gently took off his outer robe and went to bed, he moved the queen gently so that she leaned against him.

Shan Shi was covered with a thin quilt, her black hair was loose, and under the dim light, her complexion was a little pale and her brows were wrinkled.

Seeing her like this, Luo Cheng was a little distressed, but also a little strange.

When we first met, she was still a quirky girl. Now the eldest son of the two is 16 years old. She has given birth to five sons and four daughters for herself. She is only in her 30s and less than [-] years old, but her body has already collapsed. .

Luo Cheng knew that since he became the emperor and canonized her as a queen, she was not as happy as before. She always felt that her origin could not be the lord of the six palaces, not as good as the Li family, Cui family, Yang family and Zheng family Those women who were born in royal and noble families were always worried that their eldest son, Jiawen, was not smart enough, not as smart and heroic as King Wu and King Jin, and worried that he would not be able to secure his position as the heir apparent in the future. Excessive worries made her no longer happy, and her health was not as good as before.

Reaching out to help her cover the quilt, Luo Cheng looked at her and began to recall the details of the two people's acquaintance for nearly 20 years.

(End of this chapter)