Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 492: Love of Children (Special thanks to book friend daddycool for the 6 monthly tickets!)

Li Fang did not dare to ask, and immediately bowed and said:

"Only your majesty will make the decision."

After Li Fang left the hall, Chai Zongxun took the tea presented by Tang Qi and drank a few sips, saying:

"General Manager Tang, do you know why I do not agree to free medical care for all?"

Tang Qi smiled and said:

"Your Majesty is the Purple Star from heaven who has descended to earth. How can I, a mortal, guess your Majesty's intentions?"

Chai Zongxun smiled and said:
“No wonder the rulers of the pre-Qin period called themselves ‘I,’ after being in a high position for so long, I also feel lonely.

Manager Tang, just speak freely."

Tang Qi hesitated for a moment and said:

"Your Majesty, are you worried that the newly acquired territory of our Great Zhou is too vast, and there are too many ethnic minorities, and they are not yet loyal enough to Your Majesty and the country?"

Chai Zongxun smiled and said:
“It’s not because of this.

With the royal army of our Great Zhou firmly in control of all parts of the country and the court implementing benevolent policies that benefit the people, it is inevitable that the people of these newly acquired territories will be assimilated.

If free medical care is implemented for all the people, the new citizens will be grateful to me and their loyalty to the emperor will increase greatly.

“The moon waxes and wanes,” so we should always leave room for everything.

Looking back over the more than 30 years since I ascended the throne, I have achieved almost all the things that should be done for the country, the commodity economic system of the whole society has grown stronger, and the people's livelihood and welfare have been almost improved.

In the future, as long as we adhere to the few important systems I have established, our Great Zhou can continue to be strong and prosperous for a long time."

Tang Qi suddenly realized and said with a smile:
"Your Majesty, if I am not mistaken, Your Majesty is far-sighted and has left a great favor to the Crown Prince."

Chai Zongxun sighed:
"General Manager Tang has served me since childhood and understands my intentions best.

I have unified the world and conquered the four barbarians. My achievements and prestige have reached the pinnacle. No matter how much I benefit the people, it will not have much effect.

A hundred years after my death, Yu'er will ascend the throne and take charge of our Great Zhou Empire. Under the shadow of my prestige, it will not be easy for him to establish his own authority among his subjects.

Why not leave this measure of free medical care for all to Yuer?"

Tang Qi repeatedly praised Chai Zongxun's wisdom and said:
"Your Majesty is still in the prime of life. In my opinion, Your Majesty can sit on the throne for another hundred years without any worries!"

Chai Zongxun laughed a few times and said:
"Taoists seek to ascend to heaven and attain sainthood in the flesh, but unfortunately I have no chance of becoming an immortal.

Buddhism talks about liberation and believes in reincarnation.

However, since ancient times, how many people have been able to see through life and death? They are just some characters in religious legends.

Saints, emperors, generals, and ordinary people in ancient and modern times are all no exception. Everything is just a game of fate.

I also don't want to be like the Qin Emperor and Han Emperor, who in their old age sent people everywhere to look for the elixir of life.

Under my rule, China has become the most powerful country in the world. I am worthy of the time and space, my father, the emperor, my mother, and my predecessors. "

Seeing that Chai Zongxun seemed a little sad, Tang Qi did not dare to say anything more.

On December 26, the 36th year of Kaixi, Chai Zongxun thought that New Year's Eve was just a few days away, and suddenly he had the urge to visit Mo Zang Liuyun and her twin sons, Prince Chai Jifei and Princess Chai Yingzhen.

So, under the escort of the eunuch chief of the palace He Yao, the chief of the imperial guards Chen Jixing and others, he went to the "Bao'en Temple" in the afternoon.

Mo Zang Liuyun had already brought his two-year-old son Chai Jifei, daughter Chai Yingzhen, as well as eunuchs and palace maids to welcome the emperor in front of the "Yaoguang Palace".

After the greeting, Chai Zongxun, mother and son walked into the hall and sat down.

Chai Jifei and Chai Yingzhen were born on the sixth day of the eleventh month of the thirty-fourth year of Kaixi. The elder brother was born more than half an hour earlier, and the delivery was smooth.

The brother and sister were both very handsome, as if they were carefully carved by God. They were doted on by Chai Zongxun since they were born. Chai Zongxun hugged his son and daughter in his arms and teased them, and was overwhelmed with joy.

It was not until more than an hour later that the brother and sister both fell asleep and were finally handed over to the maids to take them away.

Chai Zongxun hugged Mo Zang Liuyun and sat at the table to drink. Mo Zang Liuyun fed Chai Zongxun wine from time to time.

After chatting for a while, Mei Zang Liuyun said coquettishly:

"Your Majesty, it's rare that you took the time out of your busy schedule to come visit me and my son before New Year's Eve. Why don't you go back to the palace today?"

Chai Zongxun sighed:
"My dear, I promised the two queens and Concubine Jialuo that I would not stay overnight outside the palace.

Your Majesty never jokes, how can I break my promise? "

Mei Zang Liu Yun sighed:

"Your Majesty still has a rift with me and is unwilling to let me serve you to bed."

After a while, Mei Zang Liu Yun said:

"Your Majesty, I beg you for a favor."

Chai Zongxun smiled and said:
"Aiji is very smart, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

Mei Zang Liu Yun said:
"Your Majesty led the army to pacify Gaochang that day. My father and two brothers did not know the power of heaven and resisted the army, and all died in the war.

Only my second elder brother has a thirteen-year-old son, whose whereabouts are unknown.

In recent years, I have been spared by Your Majesty and have been able to live in Bian Jing. A few days ago, I accidentally learned the news about this nephew.

It turned out that he was rescued from his home by an old servant and had been living in exile in Gaochang and the Hexi Corridor. Knowing that I was taken in by Your Majesty in Bianjing, he sent someone to bring a letter to me, wanting to seek refuge with me.

Chai Zongxun thought about what happened with the Mo Zang family in the past. The head of the Mo Zang family, Xiongli, had surrendered to the Great Zhou at the beginning, but he rebelled because the "serfdom" that had existed for the Tibetans for a thousand years was abolished.

He is not a very vicious person.

Moreover, ever since he got Mo Zang Liuyun, he has been very infatuated with him. He loves Mo Zang and his family members as well, so he no longer has much hatred towards Mo Zang.

Chai Zongxun nodded and said:

"I am the Great Zhou, and I have spared the life of the King of Fusang. How could I not spare the life of my beloved Ji's family's nephew?

For Ai Ji's sake, I will confer the title of "Marquis of Qilian" on Ai Ji's nephew, with a fief of 3,000 households, to continue the bloodline and sacrifices of the Mo Zang family."

Mo Zang Liuyun was overjoyed, and after expressing his gratitude, he began to serve Chai Zongxun even more diligently.

Soon, Chai Zongxun became aroused, and the two of them immediately hugged each other and got on the bed...

Chai Zongxun saw two lines of tears flowing down the perfect and attractive face of Mo Zang Liuyun under him, and at the same time a pair of jade arms tightly embraced his waist and back.

This pitiful look excited Chai Zongxun and made him even more interested...

Chai Zongxun hugged Mei Zang Liuyun and panted heavily:
"Aiji, why are you crying again suddenly?
My beloved concubine knows my heart and has always served me with great pleasure. She also gave birth to a pair of adorable twin children for me. If you want anything, just tell me. "

Chai Zongxun thought that Mei Zang Liuyun would ask for rewards such as land, houses, gold, silver and jewelry, and he was ready to agree as soon as she opened her mouth.

Mei Zang Liu Yun cried:

"I have been serving Your Majesty for several years!

I do not want any land or money, I only ask Your Majesty to have mercy on me, take me into the palace, and give my two children the official titles of prince and princess. "

When Chai Zongxun heard this, he was stunned.

When Mo Zang Liuyun was arranged in the "Bao'en Temple" that year, it was promised to the two queens Fu Zhenzhen and Diwu Chaolu, as well as Concubine Jialuo who hated Mo Zang Liuyun to the core, that they would not take Mo Zang Liuyun into the palace, nor let him stay overnight outside.

(End of this chapter)