Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 723 860: Daily Notes

Chapter 723: Daily Records

Tianchuan City.

The news that Emperor Yong'an abdicated, King Wei succeeded to the throne, and established the Great Wei had been circulating in the city for half a morning and an afternoon, and the sky was gradually getting dark.

At the gate of Tongque Tower, Xu Ying was wearing a gorgeous long dress. Her charming face, as delicate as a hibiscus flower, was flushed under the bright light of the lanterns at the gate, just like the peach blossoms in February, bright and charming.

Her hands were tightly clasping a handkerchief, her swan neck stretched out like a statue waiting for her husband, staring into the distance. Unfortunately, she could not see the familiar figure in her sight, and her heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

As expected, a concubine is a concubine, and a concubine without children is even worse than a maid.

She had heard that not long after Emperor Mingyangshan Yong'an abdicated the throne to Prince of Wei, all the ladies in Prince of Wei's mansion moved into the imperial palace.

But these women in Tongque Garden didn't even have someone to deliver the message.

Xu Ying bit her cherry lips tightly, and a hint of sadness appeared under her beautiful brows.

Just when Xu Ying felt aggrieved and wanted to cry, a group of carriages and horses came on the street not far away.

The leader turned out to be a eunuch in the palace.

Xu Ying was startled, and then she saw the carriage and horses coming straight towards the Bronze Sparrow Tower. She was so shocked that she immediately raised her hand and wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, slightly adjusted her clothes, and returned to her usual noble appearance.

Sure enough, the convoy stopped at Tongque Tower.

The servant who served Xu Ying stepped forward and asked, "Who are you?"

"Madam Xu." Chu Ran's maid also came with the convoy. She came along to recognize people. Empress Xu was used to calling her that, and she quickly changed her words after she blurted it out.

"Cai'er." Xu Ying also recognized her.

"lady."

The leading eunuch bowed to Xu Ying and asked, "Are Madam Gan, Madam Xiao, and Madam Zhihua here?"

Xu Ying nodded and quickly asked the maid to call them.

The father-in-law quickly spoke out to stop them, saying that he was here to deliver the imperial edict, and since the ladies were all there, he would come in and read the edict.

Inside the Bronze Sparrow Tower.

After Xu Ying, Zhi Hua, Xiao, and Gan were all present.

The eunuch opened the imperial edict and read it out: "The Emperor of Wei orders that I believe that the harem's supporters...you Xu, who are respectful and prudent, have always been gentle and kind, and are well-versed in etiquette, shall be appointed as Concubine Qing. You Gan..., shall be appointed as Concubine Ning. You Xiao..., shall be appointed as Concubine Hui. You Zhihua..., shall be appointed as Concubine Lan..."

When the father-in-law finished reading the decree, the four ladies were delighted and quickly thanked him and accepted the order.

The position of concubine is the third rank in the harem, below that of empress and concubine. In the past, Xu Ying would definitely look down on it. After all, she was a noble concubine when she first entered the palace, and later became empress. The position of concubine was not even worthy of her.

But things are different now. She was first demoted to slavery, then became a female musician in the Imperial Music Bureau, and was then awarded to Chen Mo.

Later she was released from slavery, became an ordinary civilian, and became Chen Mo's concubine.

Now, although she was only given the title of Concubine Qing, at least she was given a status.

The two women, Gan and Xiao, and Zhihua, had even less objections.

After all, the first two were just concubines of a vassal king, and the latter was even a prostitute in a brothel. It was really a blessing for them to receive such treatment.

After receiving the imperial edict, they packed up some things and followed the motorcade into the palace.

What they didn’t know was that the reason she was named a concubine was because of her.

This is because when Chen Mo was not yet the emperor, he had more than twenty women, which was considered a lot.

But after becoming emperor, this number is considered small.

There are enough places for concubines in the harem.

Otherwise, they would definitely be considered as "worldly wives".

But even so, some people in the harem have already expressed their opinions.

Xia Zhining's bedroom.

Xia Zhiqing was taking care of her younger sister, and the two children were taken care of by Wu Mi.

Xia Zhining took a sip of the meat porridge her sister fed her and pouted, "What does he mean by this? Sister, you gave birth to two children for him, but they haven't been canonized yet. But he is so good that he canonized those vixen in Tongquetai first. Does he think they are more important than us?"

Seeing her sister getting jealous again, Xia Zhiqing smiled bitterly: "They are just a few concubines. Zhining, how can you tell that they are more important than us in His Majesty's heart?"

"Sister, you don't understand. The order of priority is very important. Even if it is just a concubine, it proves that he first thought of those vixens in the Bronze Sparrow Tower." Pregnant women, especially those who are about to give birth, are particularly sensitive to such things and are particularly fond of fussing about them.

Xia Zhiqing didn't know what to say, she just smiled and said, "According to your logic, Zhining, you and I should go to the palace first."

"Sister, you are too partial to him. I don't care. If he treats us sisters badly, I will never forgive him." Xia Zhining pouted. In her opinion, not only did the two sisters follow him, but they also made great contributions to the Chen family. Counting the child born by her sister, plus the one in her belly, she might have one or two children, which means she has given birth to three or four children for him. If her status is lowered, Xia Zhining will really make a fuss.

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the other side.

Chen Mo had just finished his court affairs and was about to head towards Weiyang Palace when he noticed footsteps following him. He turned around and said, "You can go down. You don't have to follow me."

"Prime Minister Geng said that as your Majesty's left attendant, I must always be by your side and record your Majesty's words and deeds." The man who spoke was the left attendant of the Wei Dynasty, named Wang Yu. His ancestors could be traced back to the founding of the previous dynasty, and several generations of them had been historians.

Chen Mo just took the throne today, so Wei will naturally continue the system of Song Dynasty for the time being.

At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, the Menxia Province appointed a Jiujiulang, and later on the Zhongshu Province appointed a Jiujiusheren. They were divided into left and right, standing opposite each other in the palace, and were in charge of daily affairs. Therefore, they were sometimes called Zuoyoushi, or left and right Jiujiuzhu historians. The daily notes they wrote were sent to the History Museum for use in compiling history.

In addition to recording an emperor's various activities and his words and deeds during the activities, the daily records also include the emperor's private life, such as who the emperor visited that night and even the specific time he left, when he greeted the empress dowager, and what rewards the emperor gave to concubines.

"Then if I go to the harem, do you want to follow me?" Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, there are national historians in the outer court and female historians in the inner court. Their responsibilities are the same. The emperor has no private affairs, and what happens in the harem is also a national affair." Wang Yu said.

"There is also a female historian?" Chen Mo was stunned.

Wang Yu said: "It's my third sister."

Chen Mo: "..."

Under the guidance of Wang Yu, Chen Mo met the female historian, named Wang Xiu, who was dressed like a female official. Although she looked ordinary, she had a righteous aura. When she saw Chen Mo, she was neither humble nor arrogant.

Afterwards, Chen Mo learned that because the female historians recorded the emperor's private affairs, they basically had to eat, dress, live and travel in the palace all their lives. Their entry and exit were strictly controlled, and they were not even allowed to marry. Most of the female historians lived their lives alone.

The rest either angered the emperor and were killed, or were taken as private favorites by the emperor.

When Chen Mo brought Wang Xiu to the Weiyang Palace, Wu Mi was stunned, thinking that there would be a new person in the harem, but looking at Wang Xiu's ordinary appearance, it was obviously not the case.

Chen Mo saw Wu Mi's confusion and said, "This is the female historian Wang Xiu, who recorded my daily life."

"Oh." Wu Mi was a man of wide knowledge and he quickly understood.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Wang Xiu bowed.

"No gift."

As Chen Mo and Wu Mi entered the bedroom, Wang Xiu followed them in.

Of course, they only went into the outer hall and did not enter the inner hall. Although it was to record the emperor's private affairs, a certain degree of discretion was required.

After arriving at the inner hall, Chen Mo started to complain to Wu Mi in a low voice. Before he became emperor, he had not thought of this, but now that he realized that there were records in history, he could not help but feel unhappy. If he had sex with several women in one night, wouldn't it also be recorded in the book, with a note: "The emperor wanted to have sex with several women, but the emperor's illness began to weaken?"

Wu Mi covered his mouth and chuckled: "Your Majesty, don't worry. The historians are also very careful when writing."

"No, I have to ask her to look at the daily records of the previous dynasty."

Chen Mo came to the outer hall and asked Wang Xiu for the daily records of the previous dynasty.

Wang Xiu did not refuse, but she was not a female historian of the previous Song Dynasty, and she did not carry it with her, so she had to go to the History Museum to get it.

Soon, Chen Mo obtained the daily records of several previous emperors, including Emperor Taizu of Song. He took them to the inner hall and looked at them with Wu Mi.

What Chen Mo didn't know was that as soon as he entered the inner hall, Wang Xiu wrote in the daily records of the Great Wei Emperor: "The Emperor reviewed the daily records of several emperors of the previous dynasties in the Weiyang Palace."

Chen Mo and Wu Mi sat on the phoenix bed and first read the daily records of Emperor Taizu of Song.

Unexpectedly, the first page was "The emperor wanted to read the daily records of this dynasty but was not allowed to."

Wu Mi was stunned: "I didn't expect that Emperor Taizu of Song wanted to see his own daily records but was rejected."

Chen Mo smiled slightly: "Didn't you hear that there is another meaning behind this statement from the historian? Song Taizu has already seen it, this is just a cover-up."

Wu Mi realized it later.

Song Taizu's daily records were very serious. Chen Mo flipped through a few pages and lost interest in reading any further.

He then looked at the daily records of the following emperors.

It was not until he saw the daily records of Emperor Yuan of Song that Chen Mo became interested.

The news had already spread a long time ago.

Emperor Yuan of Song lost his biological mother when he was young and was raised by a concubine of the previous emperor, so naturally their relationship was special.

After Emperor Yuan of Song ascended the throne, this concubine naturally became the empress dowager.

However, the beautiful and young empress dowager had been widowed for many years and was naturally lonely. She did not have any male favorites, so she set her sights on her adopted son, the emperor.

As time went on, rumors were rife inside and outside the palace, and some ministers even petitioned the empress dowager to move out of the palace. Emperor Yuan of Song had no choice but to issue an edict, saying, "My mother died young, and I was lonely and miserable when I was young. Fortunately, the empress dowager taught me with kindness and grace in my difficult times. Now, I am busy with all kinds of affairs every day and cannot fulfill my filial duties. I just want to serve her in person morning and evening, and enjoy the pleasures of the inner chamber."

When the ministers heard this explanation, they were dumbfounded.

Faced with such an embarrassing matter, the historian had only one brain and had to take into account his professional ethics, which was really difficult.

Therefore, it was recorded in the daily notes that "the emperor was very unreverent in his boudoir, and when he had sex, he would stay in the empress dowager's room, so people all had bad words for him."

What this means is that the emperor entered the empress dowager's bedroom and stayed there for a long time. This is a description of the objective facts. As for what the two of them did, we don't know, we didn't see it, and we dare not ask.

For example, Concubine Liu presented eight dancers to Emperor Yuan of Song.

After that night, the daily records recorded that "When he ascended the throne, the imperial concubine sent beautiful women to serve the emperor. Within ten days, the emperor fell ill."

And "That night, he had the good fortune of several people, and his holy appearance suddenly diminished."

It turns out that gossip is more interesting to read.

Wu Mi's beautiful face turned red for no reason.

She knew that with all the tricks Chen Mo had played in the palace before, except for the first point of Emperor Song Yuan, the others were even more absurd than Emperor Song Yuan.

It would be disastrous if this was recorded in the daily records.

"Your Majesty, you must be more careful in the future." Wu Mi said softly with a blush on her face.

"It's okay. I have plenty of ways to deal with her. If it doesn't work, just change it."

"Your Majesty, this is unacceptable. It will damage your reputation."

"I don't care about that."

As he spoke, Chen Mo put his arm around Wu Mi's waist, sniffed the orchid-like and musk-like scent between the jade-like skin of her neck, lowered his head and took a bite, then whispered: "Mi'er, I have something to discuss with you."

Wu Mi's delicate body trembled slightly, and she said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, please speak."

"It's about the title."

Chen Mo spoke slowly.

When they first entered Luonan, Chen Mo only conferred titles on a small number of people. Geng Songfu was only promoted but not yet conferred a title.

Now that he has proclaimed himself emperor, he naturally cannot delay these titles any longer, and his official position should also be promoted to a higher level.

"Your Majesty, women are not allowed to interfere in politics," Wu Mi said.

"I'm not asking you to interfere in politics, I'm just asking you to take a look at it."

Chen Mo hugged Wu Mi and said, "Prime Minister Geng is from Gaozhou, which was the old land of Zheng a thousand years ago, so I plan to confer him the title of Duke of Zheng. Promote him to the rank of Special Advancement Guanglu Dafu and Zuo Zhuguo..."

"Prime Minister Geng has been following Your Majesty since the Xuanhe period when Your Majesty was still the head of Pingting County. It has been seven or eight years in a blink of an eye. During this period, Prime Minister Geng was in charge of all logistics and political affairs. He deserves the title of Duke of Zheng." Even though Wu Mi married Chen Mo later, she knew Geng Songfu's efforts and contributions.

Chen Mo said: "In addition to promotion, I am going to forge a red-lettered iron certificate for him, which can be used to absolve him of the death penalty once."

Wu Mi listened quietly.

"As for Zuo Lianglun, he served me for two years less than Prime Minister Geng, but his contributions were outstanding. So I will confer him the title of Duke of Korea, and forget about anything else," said Chen Mo.

Then there is Wu Yanqing.

Personally, he is Wu Mi's father.

Yu Gong also helped Chen Mo a lot.

He even brought Jiangdong to surrender.

Chen Mo named him Duke of Wu.

Xiao Jing's contribution is not as good as Wu Yanqing's.

But his contributions were also not small, one of which was helping him to control Jiangnan.

The second one was to send troops to follow him to resist King Lu Shengchong and his men.

He also guarded Yi County with Wu Yanqing, etc.

A duke is also indispensable.

Chen Mo named him Duke of Jiang.

In addition, there are some old ministers following Chen Mo.