Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 878: Helping You Arrange a Marriage
The next evening, Li Bowen resigned first after finishing a day's work, while Zhou Xu was working overtime on his own initiative because a lot of documents had piled up waiting for his review while he was away. He worked an extra hour every day and slowly finished all the piled up work.

"His Majesty."

Huo Qubing should have finished his work, but Li Bowen had been gone for more than ten minutes and he showed no intention of leaving. It was obvious that something was wrong.

"Speak directly if you have something to say."

Zhou Xu didn't even raise his head during the whole conversation. As he spoke, he took a new document and quickly flipped through it.

In response, Huo Qubing opened his mouth a few times but no sound came out, feeling somewhat embarrassed to speak.

But when he thought about the country and people of their Great Zhou, Huo Qubing still gritted his teeth and spoke...

"I would like to ask Your Majesty to favor the concubines in the harem and select concubines widely, so as to expand the royal family of our Great Zhou!"

Zhou Xu paused, and his eyes finally moved away from the document and fell on Huo Qubing below, then he laughed.

"Did Li Bowen ask you to come and give advice?"

Hearing this, Huo Qubing hesitated slightly.

"Not really. This is my own idea."

"fart!"

Zhou Xu uttered a word in annoyance, and Huo Qubing was so scared that he immediately knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty's forgiveness!"

"You don't even have a wife, how can you think of this?!"

Huo Qubing always felt strange when he heard their majesty's words, but he still told the truth at this time.

"Lord Li did mention this matter, but I do agree with it, so it was my own decision to come and advise Your Majesty."

Zhou Xu was speechless.

[I said, Li Bowen, he used to be so slow after get off work, afraid that he would move too fast, which made me think that there was something wrong with his work attitude. But today he left work so quickly, so he was waiting for me here? ]

Seeing their Majesty's speechless expression, Huo Qubing plucked up his courage and continued speaking...

"For the Great Zhou, your majesty's family affairs are also national affairs. Although your majesty is in the prime of life, if you don't give birth to a prince for a long time, how can the country be stable?"

To put it bluntly, what Huo Qubing said was that he was afraid that he would suddenly die one day.

By then, he will have no children, and the Great Zhou will be without an heir, and will inevitably fall into great turmoil. In serious cases, it may even directly lead to the division of the country.

He is still young, so he doesn't have to appoint a crown prince, but he must have a prince, right?
This was indeed a major event concerning the country and people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and even Zhou Xu could not refute it.

He had previously struggled with the issue of lifespan, and he recently made a breakthrough in this area.

That is to become an extraordinary life!
You know, the elves, as extraordinary life forms, can live for thousands of years!
In addition, the lifespan of extraordinary creatures far exceeds that of humans.

If he could cultivate into an extraordinary life, his lifespan would naturally increase a lot.

But increasing lifespan does not mean immortality.

What if you got a terminal illness? Or even worse, you got chopped to death!

Faced with this situation, no matter how long your life is, it will be of no use.

Although he is a time traveler, time travelers are not uncommon in this world. At the same time, he does not think that he is immortal.

This was also one of the reasons why he agreed to take a concubine before. He also believed that he needed a descendant to inherit the territory of the Great Zhou after his death and allow the Great Zhou to continue to grow and develop.

Regarding the matter of future generations, Zhou Xu had to admit that he had indeed been a little slack recently. He was often not in the palace, and would be away for several months at a time. Even when he was in the palace, he was often busy studying the truth, but he did not completely fail to favor his concubines.

Plus, he was pretty diligent when he first took a concubine. But even so, pregnancy is a matter of probability. It hasn't happened yet, what can he do?
As for selecting concubines and expanding the harem, forget it. He really doesn't have the energy to deal with it right now.

"Okay, you two just take care of your official duties every day and don't worry about things that you shouldn't worry about."

Speaking of this, Zhou Xu's voice paused.

"Speaking of which, you are already an adult. If you really have so much free time, I will help you find a marriage and find something for you to do. Now, go back."

After saying this, he didn't care about Huo Qubing's reaction and directly signaled the other party to leave.

At the same time, outside the palace gate...

Of course, Li Bowen would not go home immediately after leaving the Qinzheng Palace.

Although he was not extremely smart, he was not a fool either. As long as Huo Qubing mentioned this matter, their Majesty would definitely know that it was him who gave the hint, so it would be better for him to wait outside for the result.

As soon as Huo Qubing came out, he was immediately pulled aside and asked about things.

"What did your Majesty say?"

"His Majesty said he would help me find a marriage. Which lady is His Majesty talking about? No, I have to go back and prepare."

"..."

After saying this, without caring about the confused Li Bowen, Huo Qubing got on the carriage and left on his own.

The next day at work, in the Qinzheng Hall, Li Bowen felt the gaze of their majesty and felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, as if a thorn in his back and a fishbone stuck in his throat.

"Bowen."

"Hey!"

"I heard you've been quite free lately?"

Li Bowen instantly shook his head like a rattle.

"Not idle, not idle at all! I suddenly remembered that I have two field trips to run today, so I'll set off right away! Oh, I'm really busy!"

After saying that, he ran away immediately.

After spending a long time together, Li Bowen's loyalty gradually increased and he gradually got rid of his initial awkwardness.

But when it's time to admit defeat, you still have to admit defeat.

Looking at Li Bowen's back as he ran away, Zhou Xu also felt amused.

From the perspective of stabilizing their Great Zhou dynasty, it is completely justified for the ministers to urge their majesty to give birth to an imperial heir as soon as possible, and there is no need to be timid.

But considering that Li Bowen's daughter is a concubine, his identity is a bit inappropriate.

If Zhou Xu wanted to exaggerate, one could even say that he had ulterior motives.

It is impossible that Li Bowen was unaware of this. Although he used Huo Qubing's mouth to avoid suspicion, this little trick could not be hidden from him.

Knowing full well that he could guess it, Li Bowen still did it. His starting point was probably really for the sake of the country.

But it is unrealistic to say that he has no selfish motives at all. It can only be said that he mixed some personal work with an important matter.

However, considering that Li Bowen has already made his stand clearly, closed his door to visitors, and drawn a clear line with members of the old dynasty's party, Zhou Xu will not bother with him about this little thing.

The morning work came to a temporary halt. Just as Zhou Xu was about to stretch his muscles, a personal soldier ran in quickly.

"Your Majesty, those giant eagle eggs have hatched!"

　If nothing else, there will be more updates after 10:30
　　
　
(End of this chapter)