Crown of Roses ：Her Harem and Her Throne

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Because Fengtian Kingdom is a fictional country created by the author,I will first give a brief introduction to the general situation of this country.

According to the laws of Fengtian Kingdom,the empress usually appoints the heir to the throne before her death.Although the eldest princess is the first candidate for the throne,in order to ensure the prosperity of the foundation for thousands of years,the Fengtian royal family pays attention to selecting princesses with outstanding moral character and talent as the crown prince,so the empresses of all generations are not necessarily the eldest princess.Other princesses who have lost their inheritance rights are all granted the title of king after they come of age,and they must move out of the palace and live in their own fiefdoms after marriage.The palace will retain the bedroom where the princess lived since childhood for the princess to stay temporarily when she returns to the palace to visit her relatives.

Although the status of a prince is more noble than that of an ordinary person,he has no power or status in the royal family,and cannot be crowned a king after adulthood.After marriage,he must move to the prince's residence outside the palace,and the palace no longer retains the prince's bedroom.If the prince returns to the palace,he must leave on the same day unless the queen grants permission to stay overnight.

In the marriage system,women marry men and children born to them are all born to the mother.A woman can marry multiple men,but men are not allowed to have three wives and four concubines,and can only be faithful to one man.

The original wife of a folk woman is called"Junlang",and the concubines are collectively called"Cilang".If there is more than one Cilang,they will be called Erlang,Sanlang,and so on according to the order of their entry into the family.

Women who enjoyed royal titles,including the princess's wife,were called"Jun Lang",and concubines were collectively called"Shi Lang".

The empress's harem has many male concubines,which are divided into the main palace and the side palace.The main palace is also called the Eastern Palace.Only one person can enter the Eastern Palace,and she is respectfully called"empress".The empress rules the harem,is the leader of the world,and has the highest status.

All male concubines below the empress were collectively called"Shijun"and divided into many levels.The one second only to the empress was Xigong Guishijun,the first rank;Nangongdeshijun,the first rank;next were Shu,Xian,Yu,Rong,Hui and Wen,all of the second rank;next were Zhaoyi and Zhaolin,each with ten;Cairen and Liren,each with twenty,and so on from the second rank down.

The empress or the princess who was appointed as the crown prince would be selected from the sons of officials'families every three years starting from the age of ten.The selected young man would be brought into the palace and given the title of"beautiful woman"of the lowest level,and assigned to manage various chores in the palace.If he was favored by the empress in the future,he would be given another title.

Men who have not been granted titles have a low status and can only be called attendants,commonly known as male favorites among the people.

If a married man is unfaithful,his wife can divorce him unconditionally or even accuse him of a******y and sentence him to imprisonment by the government.In serious cases,he can be drowned in a pig cage.A man who is unfaithful before marriage will lose his reputation and his family will be disgraced.He will not be able to hold his head up high for the rest of his life,and no good family will be willing to marry him.

In addition,in order to fully protect women,Fengtian Kingdom has set strict laws specifically based on the physiological characteristics of men.If a man dares to violate a woman,he will not only be tortured but also be torn apart by five horses or executed by slow slicing.He will not be able to rest in peace even after death.His body cannot be buried but will be left exposed in the wilderness to be eaten by wild beasts and vultures.A monument to his obscenity will be erected in his hometown and his residence during his lifetime,and he will be cursed by thousands of people.

In the official rank system,all members of the royal family were crowned as kings,belonging to the first rank;under the kings were the four ranks of nobility,namely,marquis,earl,baron,and viscount.Marquis was the first rank,earl was the second rank,baron was the second rank,and viscount was the third rank.

Below the king were hundreds of officials,with the prime minister being the head of them and a first-rank official;below the prime minister were the left and right prime ministers,who helped the prime minister in governing the country and were second-rank officials;below the prime minister was the minister in charge of the six ministries,who were second-rank officials;the six ministries were the Ministry of Personnel,the Ministry of Revenue,the Ministry of Rites,the Ministry of War,the Ministry of Punishments,and the Ministry of Works,and the head of each ministry was called a minister,who was third-rank officials;other officials were not listed one by one.

Fengtian Kingdom originally did not allow men to be officials,but later,in order to recruit talents,the 16th empress implemented reforms,abolished the old law,and made an exception to allow men to participate in the civil and military imperial examinations.Those who passed the examinations could serve as officials in the court.However,the status of male officials was generally lower than that of female officials.Most of them were military officers,and it was difficult for them to be promoted unless they had particularly outstanding talents and contributions or were appreciated by the empress.