Six years passed in a flash.

Although the influence of Zhao Gou's death in his youth still affected all aspects of the entire empire, the government and the people had already emerged from their sadness.

People always have to look forward.

No matter how huge the impact of Zhao Gou's death is, it cannot make everyone stop moving forward, right?

This year, Bianjing City is particularly lively because the beautiful girl who has been separated by many years has been restarted by the court.

Everyone knows that the little emperor is already old and is already seventeen, and there is only one big wedding left before taking power.

Therefore, this year's draft is particularly lively.

There were countless people staring at the imperial city without blinking, from all over the country.

Because of the rules of selecting girls in the Song Dynasty, although the harems were already booked by some noble ladies from families of honorary ministers and noble relatives. Zhao Song and Zhu Ming were different, and the royal family was willing to intermarry with those big families with deep family backgrounds to consolidate their country.

The daughters of officials' families were chosen to enter the palace, and basically the lowest level were female officials in the palace. Those who were palace maids were all daughters of good people. However, the harem was a battlefield for women, and the competition for favor was more intense than the previous dynasties. In the past emperors of the Zhao Song Dynasty, there were many palace maids who became queens or imperial concubines.

For example, Liu E, Wei.

Therefore, regardless of the court and the country, countless people looked at the palace. They held the family that flew up the branches and turned into a phoenix. I don’t know how many people were there.

Because there must be one here who is the crown princess, and there are many concubines destined to be there.

The little emperor is seventeen this year.

After the wedding, several concubines who were ordered by his father who died early could be carried into the palace, and then the affairs of taking power would come naturally. Today's Empress Xing is not Empress Mingsu (Liu E), nor Empress Ci Shengguangxian Cao, nor Gao Taotao, who is known as Yao and Shun, among the girls.

Xing had never really had contact with power before Zhao Gou's lifetime, and she herself didn't have much desire for power.

Although people will become. Six years are enough to completely change a person. However, when Zhao Guan got married and when he took power, these are all things that Zhao Gou had decided during his lifetime, and he even directly asked people to publish them in the newspaper. Everyone in the whole country knew that no one could restrain Zhao Guan from this.

In the court and army, the existence of Zhao Bushi, Yue Han and others also ensured that Zhao Gou's will could be implemented.

Fortunately, the methods left by Zhao Gou were not used at all. Xing's family naturally changed compared to those days, but she obviously did not have the determination to give up everything for the sake of power.

As for the young Zhao Guan, who can really make it on the stage of power, what will happen, then it is not something Zhao Gou can "see".

In Baoci Palace, a whole basket of paintings was placed in front of Empress Dowager Xing. When Zhao Guan came, Empress Dowager Xing said, "Look at these, just say whoever you like."

The eight portraits are the best group of ladies this year, and Zhao Guan is asking him to choose one of them as the queen.

The seventeen-year-old Zhao Guan is more than half a head tall than Empress Dowager Xing, but the mother and son have a harmonious relationship. Zhao Guan will occasionally show a trace of childish silence in front of Empress Dowager Xing.

I don’t know if it was because of nature or someone called him. And Empress Dowager Xing would not think deeper, because she only started from the perspective of one mother and enjoyed this emotional interaction between mother and son.

"Is this a big deal really a matter of my own?" Zhao Guan raised his eyebrows and couldn't believe it: "Is this inappropriate?"

"There is nothing wrong. You can choose it yourself, so as not to complain about your mother if you don't live a bad life in the future." said Empress Dowager Xing.

Zhao Guan opened the picture without hesitation, and they were all beauties.

Lifelike paintings are different from the exaggerated and freehand paintings of traditional fine-brushed figure paintings, and these paintings pursue more realisticity. Therefore, the little emperor does not need to be afraid that the real person is completely different from the paintings, or that he cannot imagine the real person at all when looking at the paintings.

"Everyone is a beauties, and the family situation is suitable, you can do it. What do you mean by Mother?" Zhao Guan still respects Empress Xing very much.

If my daughter-in-law doesn't get my mother's liking, she will probably feel uncomfortable in the palace.

In fact, he really doesn't care which one it is. The eight people are all the same, so they are all suitable, so just choose someone who satisfies me?

What's more, although the position of the queen is important, it's just the queen. It's really not important to say that she is not important!

"You live your life, what's the point of looking at the Ai family? My mother sees these are all good." Empress Xing said this, but her heart was warm.

"Why not just Guo? I think this one is the best." Zhao Guan said.

The Guo family was the daughter of Guo Yong, the Minister of War. The latter was a talent selected by the late emperor. At that time, they might have thought they were young, but now they are the pillars of the court.

"Just look at your face?" Empress Dowager Xing gave her son a blank look: "Well, you're not in a hurry to issue an order. Let's see what they do next. The royal election of concubines also depends on character."

"Guo, the family background and age are quite suitable. But what the mother said is right. I have to look at it again. If it is good, it will be decided. If it is not good, it will be changed." Zhao Guan said casually.

In his heart, what he was thinking about at this time was the second son Zhao Yuan.

He was going to be in power in the first marriage, so Zhao Yuan would soon return to his country and become a vassal.

Zhao Gou has been dead for six years. During these six years, Zhao Yuan has been in Bianjing City. This is naturally not because he was under house arrest by the court, but because Zhao Yuan also needs time to grow up. At the same time, his existence is also a supplement to Zhao Guan. If the latter is at least, Zhao Yuan will be the natural heir to the throne.

As for this second brother, Zhao Guan had long since lost his rejection. Although his brotherly love was still far from being called, his feelings were very complicated at this moment.

With the finalization of the position of crown prince, the biggest competition between Zhao Guan and Zhao Yuan has ended.

The losers on the ring no longer posed a threat to the winner. Zhao Gou's untimely death made everything settled. But Zhao Guan could not deny the significance of the existence of this brother in the past six years; he could not deny the significance of the existence of his brother in the years to come.

Important, very important.

The former is a guarantee of Zhao Guan's life, while the latter is directly related to the connection between Zhao Song and overseas vassal states.

Zhao Guan is not his own, and his prestige and influence are far from comparable to Zhao Gou. In the six years after Zhao Gou's death, Zhao Song's external expansion had stopped, and at the same time, Zhao Song's relationship with overseas vassal states was also cast a shadow.

It’s not that the vassal states overseas perform very badly, but in fact they are still very respectful to the court. But they just don’t have the same taste as they have.

Many people in the court knew what the smell was.

In the past, when Zhao Gou was there, the vassal states were not vassal states. In the eyes of the court, the vassal states were no different from the Zhao Song locals. But now, the vassal states are about to become real vassal states.

Perhaps the court will completely adapt to this change in the future, but this change does not mean that the court will completely ignore the overseas vassal states and will not exert any influence. Zhao Yuan and the Qi State behind him will play an important role in all this.
Chapter completed!