Chapter 281: Imperial Princess

"Your Highness, the night is already deep, it is time to bathe and rest."

After Zhang Jie sent away Song Wan, he processed some documents,

and then heard the soft reminder of the little eunuch Li Dequan.

He looked up at the clock and found that it was already eleven o'clock. In the Great Song, which had little nightlife and followed the rule of working at sunrise and resting at sunset, it was indeed very late, so he said:

"Then let's go."

As for where the Great Song got the clock?

Zhang Jie had borrowed technology such as cannons, muskets, glass, and glass mirrors, so naturally he would not let go of clocks and watches.

To be honest, the timekeeping tools in an ancient world like the Great Song were too crude.

The first watch, the second watch, these were mostly guessed by the night watchmen themselves, and the error was very large.

Marching and fighting requires the most cooperation. If you are half an hour late,

and I am a few hours early, wouldn't that be sending heads one by one?

So under Zhang Jie's order and promotion, every company in the Liang Shan army had its own clock,

and used it as a standard to arrange daily training, combat, and other schedules.

To commend merit, Zhang Jie also specially bestowed a specially designed watch on high-level civil officials and generals such as Wu Yong, Wang Lun, Chen Wenyun, Lin Chong,

and Lu Zhishen.

Generals like Lin Chong liked portable wristwatches,

while civil officials like Wang Lun chose pocket watches that looked more high-end.

"Someone, set up the carriage to the Tangquan Palace."

Having received Zhang Jie's permission, Li Dequan shouted with his duck-like voice.

Immediately, dozens of eunuchs and palace maids rushed in from outside the hall.

Looking at these eunuchs and palace maids, Zhang Jie also sighed in his heart.

He had the intention to cut off the redundant palace maids and cancel the inhumane eunuchs,

but letting them leave the palace directly was undoubtedly letting them, who had no other skills to make a living, die.

He had no choice but to use the delay tactic; things are eased when handled slowly, and people are eased when handled slowly.

Anyway, he did not intend to recruit new eunuchs.

As for the remaining ones, let them stay in the palace first.

Surrounded by a group of eunuchs and palace maids, Zhang Jie came to the Tangquan Palace, which was specially used for the Emperor to bathe.

Well, although it was the Tangquan Palace exclusively for the Emperor, just like the Huaqing Pool in Yang Imperial Consort's "Spring cold bestowed bath in Huaqing Pool,

hot spring water slippery washing coagulated fat" was a small pool,

this Tangquan Palace was about the same, at most paved with jade and decorated more luxuriously,

but in terms of actual use, it was not as comfortable as a modern ordinary bathroom.

"Your Highness, the servants will serve you to bathe and change clothes."

A group of palace maids, some plump and some slender, surrounded Zhang Jie.

"Hmm?"

Looking at these beauties, Zhang Jie frowned and found something wrong:

"Who are you? Where did the original palace maids go?"

Although these "palace maids" were very high in beauty, and their skin was even whiter and more tender,

their behavior was not very natural, and they were flustered when helping him take off his clothes,

unlike the palace maids who often served the Emperor to bathe and change clothes.

Most importantly, these "palace maids" included both women who were like ripe honey peaches,

and young girls who were probably not yet of age.

Are Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan's hobbies too broad?

"Servants Zhao Yupan/Zhao Jin Nu/Zhao Fujin/Zhao Yingluo... pay respects to Your Highness!"

A group of "palace maids" knelt down in fear.

"Why are these names so familiar?"

Zhang Jie was thoughtful for a moment, but could not remember.

"Your Highness, they are all the Imperial Princesses of Prince Duan."

Li Dequan, who was serving him, whispered a reminder.

"So it's them." Zhang Jie suddenly realized.

Imperial Princesses were not Zhao Ji's wives and concubines, but his daughters,

which meant that these "palace maids" were actually the princesses of the Great Song Dynasty.

Zhao Yupan was the eldest daughter, Princess Jiade, Zhao Jin Nu was the second daughter, Princess Rongde, Zhao Jinluo was the fourth daughter, Princess Ande...

"Why are you Imperial Princesses appearing here? Go home quickly."

Zhang Jie's target was Zhao Ji, and he would not go so far as to target their daughters, so he said.

The eldest daughter, Princess Jiade, Zhao Yupan, had a face full of misery, and begged:

"Your Highness, we are already homeless, I hope Your Highness will take us in.

Otherwise, otherwise we fear we will be wandering the streets, with no place to be buried."

"Wuwu..."

Other Imperial Princesses sobbed softly one after another.

Zhang Jie's expression was unhappy: "Li Dequan, what is going on?"

"Your Highness, it is like this..."

As the de facto Grand Internal Superintendent, Li Dequan naturally had already investigated these things clearly.

It turned out that after Liang Shan breached Bianliang, even if these Imperial Princesses were already married,

their husbands, in order not to be labeled as remnants of the previous dynasty and be liquidated,

all wrote a letter of divorce to divorce them.

And the other unmarried Imperial Princesses were also homeless after Zhang Jie took over the imperial palace.

Thanks to the Liang Shan soldiers' discipline being fairly good, these Imperial Princesses were not humiliated and could still go out normally,

so they found Li Dequan under the call of the eldest sister, Princess Jiade, Zhao Yupan,

hoping to see Zhang Jie through his channels.

Li Dequan was just a little eunuch with low status a day ago,

and did not dare to directly refuse the request of the Imperial Princesses, nor did he dare to disturb Zhang Jie who was working,

so he discussed with the Imperial Princesses and used this plan of stealing the sky and changing the sun.

"Hmm..."

Looking at these Imperial Princesses with miserable expressions, Zhang Jie fell into thought.

After he breached Bianliang, these Imperial Princesses were no longer Imperial Princesses enjoying supreme honor,

but remnants of the previous dynasty who would be targeted by the new dynasty.

Even if he, the boss, had no opinion on these Imperial Princesses,

those below, in order to clear suspicion with the previous dynasty, would inevitably alienate them.

If there was anyone who could protect them, it had to be him, the master of this new dynasty.

It was precisely because of this that these Imperial Princesses took the risk to return to the imperial palace and come before him.

And as for the fate of these Imperial Princesses after the Jin Dynasty breached Bianliang, it was also extremely miserable.

The eldest daughter, Princess Jiade, Zhao Yupan, first married General Zuo Wei Zeng Yan,

later was taken as a concubine by Wanyan Zongpan, the eldest son of Emperor Taizong of Jin, then transferred to be a concubine of Emperor Xizong of Jin, and died in depression at the age of 41.

The second daughter, Princess Rongde, Zhao Jin Nu, was a concubine of Jin General Wanyan Chang,

later entered the Jin palace to serve Emperor Xizong of Jin, and her situation was relatively stable.

The third daughter, Princess Maode, Zhao Fujin, because of her beauty, was specifically requested by the second prince of Jin, Wanyan Zongwang,

later transferred to Prime Minister Wanyan Xiyin, and died in 1128 after suffering all kinds of torture.

The fourth daughter, Princess Ande, Zhao Jinluo, was looted as a plaything by King Wanyan Shemu of the Wu Kingdom,

suffered a lot of abuse, and soon died in hatred.

The ninth daughter, Zhao Yingluo, was a concubine of Jin General Wanyan Zonghan, later escorted to Wuguocheng, and died at the age of 27.

The twentieth daughter, Princess Roufu, Zhao Duofu, first entered the laundry house, later married Jin official Xu Huan,

fled back to the Southern Song Dynasty in 1130, but was executed by Emperor Gaozong of Song, Zhao Gou, on the charge of "impersonating an Imperial Princess."

The eighteenth daughter, Princess Xinde, Zhao Qiaoyun, and her sister Zhao Fobao were sent to the Jin Dynasty laundry house together, and their fate is unknown.

Underage Imperial Princesses such as Zhao Jinzhu (12 years old), Zhao Saiyue (about 10 years old), etc., lived directly in the laundry house,

and after becoming adults, they either entered the Jin palace or were married to others.

Many daughters suffered inhuman treatment on the way to be escorted or in the Jin camp,

such as Princess Baofu, Zhao Xianlang (16 years old), and her sister Zhao Jin'er (13 years old), who were tortured to death in the Liujia Temple camp;

some were forced to enter the laundry house to engage in labor, which was actually a plaything for the Jin people.

"Then stay."

Thinking of the miserable encounters of these Imperial Princesses, Zhang Jie could not help but soften his heart.

Staying with him is better than being snatched away and abused by the Jin people,

at least he is not as perverted as those savages who drink blood in the white mountains and black waters.

"Thank Your Highness for the great grace!"

A group of Imperial Princesses cried with joy and knelt on the ground to kowtow and thank him for his grace. ===== CHAPTER 282 =====

The group of imperial princesses wept with joy, kneeling one after another to kowtow and express their gratitude.