Song Gexing

Chapter 177 Headache
Only then did Zhao Zhen remember that this was indeed the case, but Zhao Fang was the king of Wei back then. There was nothing wrong with calling him the little princess, but it would be really troublesome if he ascended the throne.

The concubine system of the Song Dynasty was improved on the basis of the Tang Dynasty. There were nine levels in total, including one queen and five concubines. There was one more concubine title than the Tang Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, there were one concubine and four concubines.

The nine concubines were expanded to 18, which was nine more than in the Tang Dynasty, followed by nine concubines, nine beauties, nine talented concubines, 27 Baolin, 27 imperial concubines, and finally 27 Cainv.

Zhao Fang had no intention of spending it on this. Anyway, there were so many places, and it was impossible for him to marry so many women, no matter what the title was.

But what Fu Bi said makes sense. It was different when Xiao Guanyin married into the Zhao family. Could it be that after he ascended the throne, she became equal to others.

This is not a matter of fairness. It will make people think that she made a mistake and was suppressed, which will be detrimental to her in the future.

After pondering for a while, Zhao Fang said, "Why don't the harem change it?"

The ministers looked at the prime minister, and Fan Zhongyan had no choice but to ask: "What are your plans, please tell me first?"

Zhao Fang pondered and said: "Originally, there are nine people in the Nine Concubines. I think eighteen is too many and does not fit the title. It is better to remove the nine people and leave nine people who echo the title of Nine Concubines."

When he opened his mouth, he did not first talk about how to arrange Xiao Guanyin, but instead reduced the number of people in the harem. The ministers immediately breathed a sigh of relief, looked at each other and nodded in praise.

Seeing that no one objected, Zhao Fang continued: "According to the Han system of one concubine and three concubines, the fourth concubine was changed in the Tang Dynasty by adding the third concubine. Gujue restored the third concubine, and then changed the fifth concubine back to the fourth concubine. The rest are not Change, then the Meng family will be the queen, the Xiao family will be one of the three concubines, and the others will be canonized starting from the fourth concubine, how will the ministers feel?"

This is to reduce the rank of the four concubines by one level, plus the level of the third wife, so that the harem of the Song Dynasty has changed from nine levels to ten, but the number of places has decreased by seven.

Ouyang Xiu hesitated and said, "Nine is the extreme number, is it inappropriate to change it to ten?"

Zhao Fang smiled and said: "It's perfect, which is also a good sign. Besides, nine is also the old yang. Yang gets old and declines. The harem itself has a strong yin and a declining yang. It's not good to use nine."

These words left everyone speechless. It is true that nine is the ultimate number, but in terms of yin and yang, it is not a good number. Seven or eight is a good number.

Shaoyin and Shaoyang represent endless life, while six and nine represent the end of Yin and Yang.

Zhao Zhen already frowned when he heard that Yin was rising and Yang was declining. After hearing what his son said, he immediately cheered and said, "The prince is right. No wonder the royal heirs are having a hard time. It seems that the reason for using nine is not good."

When everyone saw that the emperor had linked up with this matter, they had no choice but to agree: "Then we will change it according to His Highness's instructions. But how should the names of the third lady and fourth concubine be changed? Does Your Highness have anything to say?"

Zhao Fang didn't need to think about this matter. He already had a reference, so he opened his mouth and said: "Let the noble concubine, noble concubine, and noble concubine be the three wives, and Xian, De, Shu, and Chen should be the fourth concubine."

After a little thought, everyone understood, Ouyang Xiu said with a smile: "Alright, the titles of the three ladies have precedents in Song, Liang, and Chen in the Southern Dynasties, so let's leave it at that."

There were no surprises after that. He carefully discussed other matters until the evening before Zhao Fang went back tiredly. The family was already waiting impatiently.

The news that Zhao Zhen was about to abdicate had spread out a long time ago. Following the officials from the Ministry of Rites, they went to the Qintian Supervisor to decide on a good time. How could they hide it?

At this time, the entire Bianjing city was anxiously waiting for confirmation from the emperor, especially the Prince's Mansion.

Not only Zhao Fang's wife was anxious, but his younger brothers and sisters were also anxious. Zhao Xi and Zhao Xin had been waiting at the Prince's Mansion for a long time.

Seeing Zhao Fang coming in, the two younger brothers rushed towards him, grabbing his arms one by one and eagerly said, "Is it true, brother? Is daddy okay? Well, why are you abdicating..." "Stop!"

Zhao Fang rolled his eyes and scolded his younger brother: "You are already married, but you are not stable at all. I asked you to learn how to handle government affairs. Are you lazy?"

Then he looked at Zhao Xin, the second child, and said, "What about you, have you been messing around these days? If you let me hear that my nephew is hungry again, I will pay close attention to your skin."

Then he looked at the third child: "My sister-in-law is pregnant. If you dare to go out and play until midnight again, try it. You have been the best since you were a child. How come you are the most stupid when you grow up? Don't play tricks on me. I want to Become the King of Xiaoyao, right? Be careful, I’ll beat you up!”

The two younger brothers shrank their necks and hurriedly left him and ran to Han Xue. These two brothers had the best relationship with this sister-in-law, and they had grown up with her.

Han Xue also protected them. When she saw Zhao Fang teaching them a lesson, she was unhappy and said, "Why are you scolding them? They are still young and you don't know how to speak well."

Zhao Fang smiled helplessly. It is true that this elder sister-in-law is like a mother. Although Han Xue is not a princess, she is Zhao Fang's first woman, and she has automatically stepped into the role since she was a child.

Meng Xin said with a smile: "Your Highness, please tell me quickly. Let alone the two uncles, everyone is anxious to know whether the news is true or false."

Zhao Fang shook his head and said: "The Ministry of Rites has already spread the news. How can it be false? Who has the courage to spread such false news? You should prepare to be the queen."

"Ah! Your Highness is so annoying. Is that what you want?"

Meng Xin's current look was as fake as false, and the girls all became happy, teasingly congratulating and teasing her. She was so embarrassed that she stomped her feet and turned around to hide in Murong Shuanghua's arms.

Zhao Xin and Zhao Xi were also smiling, but Xiao Guanyin frowned and asked, "Why do you want to pass on the throne if your father is doing well? I went to the palace to visit my mother a while ago, but I didn't hear that my father is not in good health."

Zhao Fang smiled and said: "Dad is fine, but he is getting older and wants to take a rest early. It was the little empress who asked me for something today. Unexpectedly, the eldest empress told me that dad is old and working hard anymore will not be good for his health, so I He woke up with a start and couldn’t let him tire himself any more.”

"Is dad old? Why don't I think so?"

Zhao Xi scratched his head in confusion and immediately rolled his eyes: "Dad will be fifty soon. He ascended the throne at the age of 13. He has been the emperor for 37 years and he is still not old! You think it is easy to be an emperor, and only a coward is easy to be, dad." That would be exhausting.”

Zhao Xi shrank his neck and muttered in a low voice: "No wonder the eldest brother has never wanted to be a member, and wants to trick me and the second brother into becoming one. Hum! He is not a good person."

"Third brother, what are you mumbling about?"

"No, I didn't say anything. Brother heard me wrong."

After Zhao Fang glared at him angrily, he looked at his wives and concubines: "I changed the ranks of the harem today and added the third lady above the fourth concubine. Currently, I only have one lady named Guanyin, and Sister Xueer will be the virtuous concubine. Well, you guys can decide who to give the remaining three concubines to."

His words immediately attracted the contempt of the girls. This was an obvious scapegoat. He left it to them to discuss the matter themselves if he couldn't figure it out. But how could they discuss this matter?

Everyone knows that he likes Zhao Pan'er the most, but the problem is that it is difficult to rank. Murong Shuanghua and Cao Minghui are okay, but there are several people who were canonized at the same time as Zhao Pan'er.

(End of this chapter)