Chapter 104 Changes in the Liao Kingdom
"These officials can just take care of themselves. I am a little worried that Fu'er is fourteen years old, but he is not enlightened at all. The maids in the East Palace have changed. Another time, I specially selected some beautiful ones, but he didn't like any of them," Empress Cao said with a frown.
In ancient times, when a woman reached the age of 15 and a man reached the age of 20, it meant that he could marry and have children.
But in fact, in ordinary people's families, it is very common for men and women to start a family at the age of twelve or thirteen.
Girls from wealthy families don't get married until they have hair extensions, but men get married when they are seventeen or eighteen.
However, getting married at the age of 17 or 18 does not mean that a man can do anything until he is 17 or 18 years old. Many people will dote on the maids in the house at the age of 13 or 14.
Some families have only one child, and it is normal for them to have their eldest son at the age of twelve or thirteen.
Otherwise, if something unexpected happens before we get married at the age of seventeen or eighteen, how can we continue the bloodline?
Zhao Xing is the prince and the only child. He is fourteen years old. He seems not to be interested in women at all, but this worries Empress Cao.
The official frowned slightly when he heard this. Although Zhao Xing was in good health, he also wanted Zhao Xing to leave his bloodline as soon as possible, so that he would feel relieved.
"After all, Fu'er has never tasted it. It's normal to not be enlightened. You can ask the nuns in the palace to train a few palace ladies and send them over to have a look." The official said.
In order to prevent the maids in the East Palace from seducing Zhao Xing and injuring themselves, the maids in the East Palace were strictly trained.
Wear simple clothes, but are not allowed to dress up, let alone show off in front of Zhao Xing.
The officials felt that sending a few palace maids to take the initiative would definitely enlighten Zhao Xing.
"I have already tried it. The person I sent was specially dressed up, but Fu'er was punished by Fu'er to do rough work." Empress Cao said.
Official: "..."
Zhao Xing was not addicted to women. He should have been happy, but Zhao Xing showed that he was not interested in women at all, and he became anxious again.
"This Fu'er will have to wait a few years to get married, and if he gets married in the future, what will happen?" Queen Cao asked worriedly.
"Is it possible that Fu'er likes someone a little older? Why don't you arrange a few older ones to try?" the official said.
"Tomorrow I will ask you to choose a few to try." Empress Cao thought about it but had no choice but to do this.
Because of this incident, the official family couldn't sleep well all night.
When I went to Longtuge to handle government affairs the next day, I kept thinking about this matter and couldn't calm down at all.
After thinking for a while, he ordered someone to call Gu Yankai over.
Gu Yankai was summoned by the officials, and he was still thinking about the purpose of the officials summoning him along the way.
Unexpectedly, after meeting the official, the official kept talking about it incoherently, which made him confused.
After a long time, he finally understood what the official meant. When he left Longtuge, his expression was still a little strange.
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After school at noon, Zhao Xing returned to the palace for dinner and found a few unfamiliar palace maids aged 18 or 19.
"Mother Kong, was this sent by Queen Mother?" Zhao Xing took one look and knew what was going on.
These palace ladies are beautiful and well dressed.
Empress Cao sent a few over last month, and Zhao Xing didn't react at first, but when those palace maids kept coming to him and wanted to sleep with him at night, he didn't know what was going on.
Including his last life, he has lived for more than thirty years, and now he has the body of a teenager. He practices martial arts all year round and has great energy.
Confucius said that food and sex have the same nature! To say that I didn't think about that in the dead of night is pure nonsense.
But this body is only fourteen years old, and he still wants to live for a few more years.
So he directly sent the maids sent by Queen Cao to do rough work.
There was nothing he could do, these women were carefully selected and carefully dressed, so he could only ignore them.
It's good this time, and a few older ones are sent here. Do you think he likes older ones?
Zhao Xing admitted that this time it was more tempting than the last time. At this age, it would not be illegal in future generations, which really made him a little excited.
"Let them take care of the garden." Zhao Xing said, suppressing the impulse in his heart. Mother Kong opened her mouth. She naturally knew the purpose of Empress Cao sending these maids here, but looking at Zhao Xing's unquestionable expression, she did not dare to persuade her to have these maids taken away.
"Mother Kong, how many days do you have before you leave the palace and return to your hometown?" Zhao Xing asked.
Mother Kong is now in her early sixties, and she applied to leave the palace and return to her hometown last year.
“Go back to Your Highness, I am afraid that I will have to stay in Bianjing for a few more days. The old lady of the Sheng family has an old relationship with me, and I know that I am leaving the palace now, so I have to invite my servant to stay at the Sheng family for a few days. Let’s talk about old times,” said Grandma Kong with a smile.
"My grandma has worked hard these years. I have prepared some money for my grandma. I will take it with me when I leave. I will go back to my hometown to buy some fields and shops, so that I can enjoy my old age in peace." Zhao Xing said.
Over the years, Grandma Kong and Grandma Feng have taken care of the internal affairs of the East Palace. They have managed the East Palace in an orderly manner, which can be considered a great achievement for their hard work.
Palace maids like Aunt Kong are actually very pitiful. They have stayed in the palace all their lives and have no family and no children. When they grow old, they can only rely on the children of their brothers.
“Thank you, Your Highness.” Mother Kong said gratefully.
"Mom, go and do your work." Zhao Xing waved his hand and said.
"My slave, please retire!" Mother Kong bowed and retreated.
Zhao Xing had lunch and was just about to take a nap when a eunuch came to report that Sheng Wei wanted to see him.
"Go and invite people over quickly." Zhao Xing ordered.
Over the years, Sheng Wei followed the methods provided by Zhao Xing and successively came up with soap and perfume.
These two things have earned Zhao Xing a lot of money, especially perfume, which is very popular among noble ladies and young ladies from wealthy families.
Although there was no fixative in ancient times, the fragrance was not long-lasting and a bottle did not last long, but it still did not affect the liking of noble ladies and wealthy daughters.
After a while, Sheng Wei walked in dusty.
When he saw the gift, Zhao Xing asked someone to sit down and asked: "Then what did Li Ge say when he asked you to go to the north to meet him in person?" Li Ge, who was under King Qin, got on the line.
Not long after Sheng Wei returned, the Emperor of Liao died.
After the new king succeeded to the throne, King Yelu Chongyuan of Qin was named the emperor's uncle, the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, and was allowed to see the emperor without worshiping him.
The commander-in-chief of the Liao Kingdom's army is somewhat similar to the Kaifeng Prefecture Yin of the Song Dynasty. Except for the surname, only the prince can serve as a descendant of the clan.
After learning the news, Zhao Xing remembered a rumor.
There are rumors that Yelu Chongyuan originally reported Empress Xiao. The then Emperor Liao was grateful for her brotherhood and named her the crown prince, and promised to pass the throne to Yelu Chongyuan in the future.
Now that the new king of the Liao Kingdom has succeeded to the throne, he canonized Yelu Chongyuan as Emperor Taishu, and also made him Grand Marshal of the Army, which is obviously to appease Yelu Chongyuan.
Whether that rumor is true or false is no longer important. The current Yelu Zhongyuan must have ambitions and can threaten the new king, otherwise the new king of Liao would not be able to make him the general of the world's soldiers and horses. , and allowed him to see the emperor without worshiping him.
The two parties have continued to trade over the years. In the past five years, they have exchanged tens of thousands of war horses, thousands of which are stallions, and established a horse farm in the north.
Tens of thousands of horses look like a lot, but normal cavalry consists of one person, two horses, or even three horses.
And during the training process and normal use, war horses are also subject to wear and tear.
With tens of thousands of horses, it would be great to be able to train 10,000 cavalry.
It’s not that Zhao Xing doesn’t want to trade more, but Yelu Zhongyuan is not stupid either. He has been stuck on the number of transactions. He is only willing to trade a few thousand war horses every year. If there are more, he is only willing to pay with other means. If he doesn’t agree, he would rather Cut off the deal.
Although Zhao Xing can find others, the war horses that other merchants can provide are limited. Considering Yelu Zhongyuan's status, Zhao Xing has always only traded with his family.
Except for the first few times, Sheng Wei personally led people to trade, and later he sent others.
However, a message came from Li Ge a few years ago, wanting to see Sheng Wei, and Sheng Wei led his team there a year later.
"Your Highness, Li Ge proposed to buy some weapons and armor." Sheng Wei said with a serious expression.
(End of this chapter)