Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was already March.
In March, Xia Xia had already started to get busy, because the spring plowing had begun. For the spring plowing, Du Qi specially gathered the cabinet and the six ministries to discuss the matter of encouraging farming.
The factory matter had to be pushed forward, but farming could not be left out.
Because farming was the foundation.
If Xia Xia relied on purchasing all the food, Xia Xia's foundation would not be stable. Therefore, the arrangement and execution of this matter took about half a month.
Du Qi only had some free time in the middle of March.
On this day, while Du Qi was reviewing government affairs, he was a little tired and stopped. He looked at the eunuch beside him and asked, "What have the Empress and the Imperial Consort been busy with these days?"
The eunuch said, "Your Majesty, the Empress and the Imperial Consort have been busy. I don't know what they are busy with. Even the palace maids don't know. However, today, the Empress and the Imperial Consort have invited all the wives of fifth-rank officials and above to attend the banquet in the imperial harem. From now on, the imperial harem will be quite lively. "
When Du Qi heard this, he was a little happy. He pondered in his heart and knew what it was. It must have something to do with perfume.
Only women were the most suitable.
Du Qi stood up and said, "Let's go and take a look at the imperial harem."
The eunuch said, "This servant will arrange for someone to pass on the imperial edict."
Du Qi waved his hand and said, "No need, just go and take a look. There's no need to pass on the imperial edict."
He walked straight out.
Because the weather today was good, the banquet was set up outside the hall. The wind was gentle, and there were singers and dancers. It was very lively. In particular, the official wives of the officials rarely attended such events, so they were even more delighted.
After all, it was their honor to be summoned by the Empress to attend.
Du Qi did not go personally, but watched from afar. Even from afar, one could hear the clamor of discussion and the joyful expressions of the women with the titles of the imperial household.
Du Qi watched from afar and could roughly hear their voices. Not long after, Du Qi had already heard Li Yanyun take out the perfume and begin to introduce it to everyone. Moreover, at this time, the fragrance of Li Yanyun and Qianxue's bodies was drawn out. One by one, the madams came forward. When they smelled the fragrance of the perfume, they all exclaimed and praised the fragrance of the perfume. They even began to ask where the perfume came from.
When Li Yanyun and Qianxue were together, they talked about the perfume.
This caused the ladies to exclaim in admiration.
When Li Yanyun and Qianxue told them the time and place where the perfume would be sold, everyone took it to heart because the smell was too good. If you smear a little on your body, you'll have a nice fragrance for the whole day.
When Du Qi saw that the atmosphere had reached its climax, he smiled and turned to leave. After Du Qi left and returned to the palace, Shangguan Yi came. Shanghai Yi saluted and said, "Your Majesty!"
Du Qi waved his hand to let Shangguan Yi take a seat and said, "What brings you to the palace today?"
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty, there's news from the bad guys. A large number of spies of the Tang dynasty have appeared in the Xia Continent. Some of them are under our control now. But it involves the spies of the Tang dynasty. Should we directly eliminate them? After all, there are too many spies of the Tang dynasty involved now. If we keep these spies, they will pose a certain threat to us. "
Du Qi said in a deep voice, "Do you mean that we should eliminate these spies?"
Shangguan Yi nodded and said, "I agree with taking these spies because keeping them alive will pose a great threat to us. And the increase of these spies is not good for the stability of Gaochang. If we keep them alive during wartime, it will be good for us to control the news. But now, I think there's no need to keep them alive. We should kill them all. "
Du Qi said, "In that case, inform Yu Deshui to mobilize our bad guys to remove the spies of the Tang dynasty one by one. But while removing these spies, we must also announce their identities and let the people know. Now, in all parts of the Xia Continent, the people should be vigilant about anything related to the Tang dynasty. Let them know that there may be spies of the Tang dynasty around them. "
Shangguan Yi said, "I understand."
After a pause, Shangguan Yi said again, "Your Majesty, there's one more thing, but I don't know if I should say it."
Du Qi said, "Just say it."
Shangguan Yi thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is about the harem. Some officials in the Imperial Court think that there are too few concubines in the harem and that Your Majesty's children are not prosperous enough. They think that you should take more concubines to enrich the harem. Another thing is that the Empress and the Imperial Concubine are of noble status, but they are openly doing business, which is inappropriate. Now, there are clues about these two things. "
After hearing this, a cold light flashed in Du Qi's eyes. He was not like Li Shimin, who wanted to be a benevolent Sacred Lord and had scruples about his face, so he always tolerated the censors who advised him. If it was related to the Imperial Court and the words were substantial, no matter how sharp the words were, Du Qi would not feel anything.
When it came to his private affairs, Du Qi would not be soft-hearted.
Especially when it came to his harem, it was his private affairs. What's more, he had a son and a daughter. Now Du Ye had become the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince of the Xia Continent. Under this premise, Du Qi did not take the matter of taking a concubine to heart.
As for Li Yanyun and Qianxue doing business, Du Qi was even more supportive. The matter of Li Yanyun and Qianxue doing business was one of Du Qi's chess pieces. If the two of them could do business openly, and everyone supported it, then Du Qi could promote women to be officials in the future.
He would vigorously promote the status of women.
This was a chess piece.
Little by little, he would make changes subtly in order to make arrangements for Du Qi in the future.
Du Qi asked, "Shangguan Yi, who is in favor of this matter?"
Shangguan Yi replied, "Your Majesty, the person in the Imperial Court who is in favor of you taking concubines is Yang Yousan from the Censorate. In addition, when it comes to the matter of the Empress and the Imperial Concubine doing business, it is also Yang Yousan and other people from the Censorate. "
Du Qi asked, "Shangguan Yi, do you think I need to choose another concubine?"
Shangguan Yi thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, from the perspective of the long-term stability of the Xia Continent and the stability of the Xia Continent, you need to take concubines. The reason is very simple. The Xia Continent only has one heir, the Crown Prince. I am not cursing or saying anything bad, but the Crown Prince is virtuous now, but what about the future? I don't know what will happen. I just think that Your Majesty wants to have more children. This is the starting point. "
Du Qi chuckled and said, "With the Empress and the Imperial Concubine, won't they continue to have children? The reason why they haven't had children all these years is that after giving birth to the first child, they need to recuperate, so they haven't been pregnant. In the future, they will definitely have children. In this case, why do you need to take concubines? "
The matter of the two women not having children was openly discussed by Du Qi, Li Yanyun, and Qianxue.
On the one hand, they considered their health. Because they had children, they needed to recuperate. If they had children continuously, it would definitely affect their health. Du Qi didn't want their health to be affected. On the other hand, the two were also very busy. They had to run their businesses, so they agreed to Du Qi's proposal.
After hearing this, Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty is right. I agree with your arrangement. As long as the Empress and the Imperial Concubine can continue to have children, it won't affect anything. It won't affect them even if they don't participate in the Consort Selection. "
Du Qi said, "What about the Empress and the Imperial Concubine's business?"
Shangguan Yi said with a smile, "Your Majesty once said that the Empress and the Imperial Concubine's business income will be flushed into the palace treasury as the income of the royal family, separated from the national treasury. I think this is an excellent arrangement. So, I support it. "
Du Qi said, "About this matter, what about the members of the cabinet and the officials of the six ministries?"
Shangguan Yi said with a smile, "I believe that everyone has the same opinion as me."
Du Qi nodded and said, "That's good. Then there won't be any impact. You continue to pay attention to this matter. In addition, investigate Yang Yousan's situation and see if there is any problem with him. A small official of the Censorate has such a wide scope of business. It should be investigated. "
"I have always been very kind to the officials under me. And in this Censorate, as long as there is substance to their words, I have never suppressed them. Instead, I have given them a lot of kindness. "
Du Qi said, "Now that someone wants to pick a bone, you have to pay attention to this matter carefully. After all, in my Xia Xia, for the time being, there is no Censorate who wants to fight for his reputation by remonstrating and trampling on the monarch to build his reputation. "
Shangguan Yi's heart trembled. His face was full of a serious expression because he heard Du Qi's words.
Yang Yousan stirred up public opinion, he was courting death.
By doing so, he had trampled on Du Qi's bottom line and touched Du Qi's reverse scale.
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