Tibet

At night, Dugu Xinyue finally calmed down after a fierce entanglement with her husband. Dugu Xinyue kissed her husband's face with satisfaction, and then stretched out her hand to pull the rope at the head of the bed. Soon, the maid came into the room and lit up the bed. candle, put a silk dress on the princess, and helped her go to the screen to purify herself.

Not long after, Dugu Xinyue came back, put on her small clothes, sat by the bed and said with a smile, "Why don't you go and make yourself comfortable, husband?"

Li Ye said lazily: "I'm too lazy to move now, I'll go later!"

Dugu Xinyue gave an order, and the maid went out and brought two cups of warm tea. The couple got up and drank the tea. After cleaning up, they lay down on the cool bamboo mat again, covered with a thin silk quilt.

"Stand back!"

The two maids bowed and retreated to the outhouse.

In the view of the powerful people in the Tang Dynasty, maids were just tools and they were never treated as human beings. It can also be seen in the erotic paintings of the Ming Dynasty, where the maids were waiting beside the couple while they were having sex.

The concept of hierarchy in the Tang Dynasty is not understandable to modern people. Officials who went to brothels to visit prostitutes would be severely punished by the court, not because of the prostitutes, but because the officials lowered their status and actually went to the brothels to join the pawns and traffickers.

If the imperial court only prohibited officials from visiting prostitutes, then why did it open the Yichun Courtyard?

Song Renzong liked to watch women's sumo wrestling. On the night of Shang Yuan, he sat at Xuande Gate and watched it with the people. Sima Guang wrote a letter to criticize, "On the Sumo Wrestling Form of Women in Shangyuan Ling". It's not that women's sumo wrestling is illegal, but that you are dignified. How can the emperor watch it with ordinary people? Where have the etiquette gone?

If Song Renzong asked a sumo wrestling girl to enter the palace and perform for him, Sima Guang would guarantee that she would not even fart.

The Northern Song Dynasty encouraged commerce, and the ruling class slightly relaxed its control on social classes. This was just the financial need of the court, and it was not true that the common people were equal. For example, in the Fengle Building in Bianliang, Tokyo, merchants could not enter if they had money, but had to have status.

Why are all things inferior, but only reading is good? Because only reading can change one's own class. This is the only way for lower-class people to rise.

What the Ministry of Rites does is to maintain the hierarchical system. Why the Ministry of Rites is responsible for the imperial examination is because the imperial examination is the only way to rise to the next level.

I've gone too far, come back.

Li Ye didn't like outsiders in his dormitory, so the maids slept outside. If he lived in a powerful family with strict rules, the maids had to stand by the bed all night long.

"Husband, can you tell me what's going on with Taibai?"

Li Ye was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why did you think of asking this?"

"Because I don't want Taibai to repeat Qiming's old path."

Li Ye nodded, "I have an agreement with Third Uncle Dugu that I will marry Dugu Taibai in the future."

Dugu Xinyue frowned, "Why didn't you tell me such an important thing?"

Li Ye smiled bitterly and said: "One reason is that I forgot, and the other reason is that there is a premise."

"What premise?"

"The premise is that I want to take a step forward. Do you understand what I mean?"

Dugu Xinyue laughed, "The real reason is that Taibai is still young! He is only fifteen years old, so you don't want to mention it."

Li Ye laughed dumbly, "There is no better wife than a wife who knows her husband. For this reason, at least we have to wait until she is eighteen before we consider it."

Dugu Xinyue smiled and said: "In fact, I understand what my third uncle means by taking another step!"

"What does he mean?"

"Because the prince only has two places for Liangdi, and they have already been taken by Yuhuan and Qingyu. If Taibai enters, he will have no place. He may not be willing, but I guarantee that he will not mention it again now."

Li Ye understood what his wife meant. He was only a prince in name now. In fact, he had already broken through the various restrictions of the prince. Generally, the prince's daughter was granted the title of county lord, the prince's daughter was granted the title of county lord, and his three daughters were all granted the title of princess. The son of a princess is also given the title of prince, which is actually the treatment of a prince.

For example, the prince Li Heng was the prince before he ascended the throne, and the eldest son Li Chu was granted the title of Prince of Guangping County. After Li Heng ascended the throne, Li Chu was also promoted to prince.

In fact, Li Ye's current rank is equal to that of the prince. The concubines Yang and Liu were registered in the court as the third rank. This is Liangdi. If she marries Taibai again, then Taibai's status will be Liangyuan, which belongs to the fourth rank.

Below Liangyuan there are also the fifth rank of Chenghui, the seventh rank of Zhaoxun, and the ninth rank of Fengyi.

That's why Dugu Xinyue said that he would ensure that his third uncle Dugu Ming would not mention this matter again.

Li Ye gently hugged his wife's waist and said with a smile: "Taibai is still young. Let's wait until she grows up. Let's sleep!"

Li Ye gradually fell asleep, but Dugu Xinyue couldn't fall asleep. She was thinking about her husband's future, herself, her three children, and her sister Taibai. She didn't fall asleep until dawn.

Early the next morning, Li Ye came to the official room. As soon as he sat down, Wei Yingwu, who joined the army in the recording office, walked in and handed over an urgent report, "This is the military report sent by Shanzhou early this morning."

Li Ye quickly took it and took a closer look. It was from Xin Yunjing. More than 10,000 Tubo troops counterattacked and captured the Jiuqu area. The 3,000 Tang troops stationed in Jiuqu were defeated and suffered more than 1,000 casualties. General Zheng Hui was unfortunately killed in battle. The remaining The army retreated to the West Sea.

Li Ye stood in front of the map and looked at it for a moment. The opponent's army was either too large or too small. To deal with the more than 10,000 Tibetan troops, it was necessary to mobilize 20,000 to 30,000 troops southward. This was most likely an attempt by the Tubo army to move the tiger away from the mountain. plan.

Thinking of this, he gave instructions in the report, "Stay still and wait and see what happens. No loss will be made in the West Sea and the Salt Channel." ’

He handed the report to Wei Yingwu and said, "Have the Military Department send someone to Shanzhou immediately."

"I understand the humble position!"

Wei Yingwu agreed and hurried out.

Li Ye thought for a moment and then ordered: "Quickly call the internal guard Li Dutong and the intelligence agency commander Qiu Xuan to come see me!"

Before the two of them arrived, Li Mi came first. Li Mi had two positions, one was military advisor, and the other was the governor of Jiedu Prefecture.

The military advisor is equivalent to a bachelor, and the chief historian is equivalent to the prime minister. There are several deputy prime ministers below, that is, deputy chief historians. One is Chen Huan in charge of government affairs, one is in charge of finance, taxation, money and food, Liu Yan, one is in charge of criminal supervision, Wang Wei, and the other is in charge of criminal supervision. One is Qiu Xuan, who is in charge of military affairs, and the other is Yang Shaohua, who is in charge of commerce and trade.

Liu Yan is also a military advisor and Sima responsible for government affairs review, so his status is second only to Li Mi.

Li Mi walked in and said with a smile: "This must be the third time I'm looking for His Highness!"

Li Mi came here because Chen Huan, who was in charge of government affairs, was transferred to Bashu. The new replacement had not yet been announced, so Li Mi was a little anxious.

Li Ye smiled and asked him to sit down and said: "I have already thought about the candidate, and I will appoint Cui Guangyuan to take over. How about it?"

"Cui Guangyuan has enough qualifications and abilities, but is he willing?"

Li Mi didn't believe it. He had always refused to agree to work for King Qi. How could he suddenly change his character?

Li Ye nodded, "I talked to him when I came back from Bashu, and he agreed immediately. He will probably arrive in Jincheng tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."

Li Mi really sighed: "It seems that the impact of the victory of Bashu has been huge. Even the old stubborn Cui Guangyuan has begun to loosen his grip."

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[Maybe I caught a cold. My right butt and leg are so sore that I can’t sit still. I can only update one chapter less today. Sorry! 】