Li Yunze, who looked calm, looked around at the many spectators on both sides below and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.
A gentleman like him would be surrounded by people to watch the selection of the queen. It is really a deterioration in the world.
According to the etiquette of the Han Dynasty, the Queen and the Queen Mother are responsible for such things. Carefully selected beauties are sent to the bed, and the King only works as a ramming machine.
But this time the emperor Liu Qi simply skipped this step and simply sent all the candidates to Lunucheng for Li Yunze to make the decision himself.
The ostensible reason is that Zhongshan Kingdom is far away, which saves Prince Sheng from the long journey back to Chang'an City.
However, in fact, Liu Qi wanted to avoid interference.
Liu Qi has personal experience in this kind of thing.
His queen, Empress Bo, was married just to gain impression points in front of Empress Dowager Bo.
It's a pity that Queen Bo's appearance is not good enough and she is not favored by the visual animal Liu Qi, so she is now on the verge of being deposed.
The reason why Empress Bo has not been deposed yet is not because Liu Qi showed mercy. In fact, a creature like the Emperor has never had any mercy.
The only purpose of keeping Queen Bo is to use her as a target to help attract firepower.
What Liu Qi was most worried about was that Empress Dowager Dou would do this to him and designate the daughter of the Dou family as the queen for Prince Sheng.
After all, Liu Qi knew very well that he might be able to hide his thoughts from most people, but he could not hide his thoughts from Empress Dowager Dou.
His intention to support Li Yunze to rise to power was already very obvious to Empress Dowager Dou.
Although the Queen Mother is blind, she understands very well in her heart.
So this time, we simply sent all the candidates directly to Lunu to avoid the possibility of interference by relatives and nobles.
The candidates sent this time have nothing to do with any relatives or nobles, and are all from local wealthy families.
Liu Qi had really good intentions in order to prevent Li Yunze from being interfered by his relatives.
Before the beauties entered the palace, Shi Fen, who was solely responsible for this matter, stepped forward with a smile on his face and handed the thick album in his hand to Li Yunze.
The reason for having a picture album is very simple. Li Yunze is choosing a queen, not the Na'vi people.
If you are a Na'vi, you don't need to go to such trouble at all. You can just take a carriage and enter the palace.
But choosing a queen is very serious and requires a very, very detailed understanding.
According to the thick picture album on the table in front of him, Li Yunze sighed inaudibly, "I didn't want it either, you forced me to do it."
When you open the album wrapped in silk and satin, you will see pictures of beauties painted on silk cloth.
There were painters before the advent of paper, but they did not paint on bamboo slips, but on silk cloth.
Although it is not as realistic, the appearance of the portrait can still be seen clearly.
Of course, the portrait is not the focus, the focus is the family history records and character introductions.
"Zhuo Wenjun, a native of Linqiong, Shu County."
'My father is the grandson of Prince Zhuo, a wealthy man in Shu County, his ancestral home is Handan...'
Li Yunze didn't pay attention to the family affairs introduction later because the name Zhuo Wenjun was enough.
There were many famous girls in the Western Han Dynasty, such as Lu Fei, Dou Yifang, Zhao Feiyan sisters, Chen Ajiao, Wei Zifu, Wang Zhaojun, etc.
But when it comes to the person with the most prominent reputation in later generations, it must be Zhuo Wenjun.
Not only is Zhuo Wenjun a talented woman, but more importantly, the story of her love-hate relationship with a scumbag has spread to later generations and attracted countless people.
The story of a talented girl from a rich family who fell in love with a pretty boy, but was eventually abandoned by the pretty boy. When I saw the title, I wanted to click on it and read it carefully.
Li Yunze smiled slightly and motioned to Shi Fen, "Please invite Mr. Zhuo into the palace."
Shi Fen, who remained calm, nodded slightly, turned around and called outside, "Daughter of the Zhuo family in Linqiong, Shu County, enter the palace~~~"
Young Zhuo Wenjun, wearing a dark-colored Hanfu, slowly walked into the hall with his head lowered and saluted Li Yunze.
"Daughter of Zhuo's family in Linqiong, Shu County, pays homage to the king~~~"
At this time, Zhuo Wenjun was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and his voice was crisp and clear.
A set of black and shiny hair is combed into long hair and locked with a jade hairpin.
She is wearing a traditional Han Chinese deep garment with a curved train, a wide folded waist, and a floor-length skirt underneath.
The color combination of black on top and red on the bottom is very consistent with the aesthetics of the big man at this time.
"Keep your head up."
After hearing Li Yunze's voice, Zhuo Wenjun put his hands up and down parallel to his body, slowly raised his head and looked at Li Yunze.
Red lips, white teeth, picturesque eyebrows.
Her skin is very fair and she is undoubtedly beautiful.
In fact, Zhuo Wangsun sent Zhuo Wenjun to Chang'an City to participate in the draft of Prince Liu Rong.
But Liu Rong's fate was not good, and the crown prince position was abolished before the draft started.
She originally planned to return to Shu County. If nothing else happened, she would find a suitable family in her hometown and get married. When she is seventeen or eighteen years old, she will be widowed and return to her parents' home. In a few years, someone will introduce her to the Phoenix man Sima Xiangru.
Then it’s the story of a scumbag and a talented woman
Already.
Only this time, many beauties who were preparing to participate in the prince's draft were informed before going home that the emperor intended to select a queen for the King of Zhongshan, and they hoped that everyone could take the initiative to participate.
Zhuo Wenjun's fate took a turn here. Prince Desk thought that if his daughter couldn't marry a prince, it would be good to be the king's queen.
So he spent a lot of money to put Zhuo Wenjun on the waiting list, and also went out of his way to visit Shi Fen, thus getting the first place in the album.
Because there are living examples such as the Lu family, the Bo family, and the Dou family in front of them, the Han people are keen to be related to the royal family and become relatives. After all, the treatment of relatives is so good.
As long as you become a relative, basically your father, brothers, and nephews will all be granted the title of marquis, thereby becoming a member of the nobility in one step.
This is thousands of times better than being a wealthy businessman in the local area.
Even if the local wealthy businessmen and powerful people can dominate the local area, they can balance everything up and down.
But once you encounter a cruel official who lands in the air, the whole family will be destroyed in just a blink of an eye.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Even if you are lucky and do not meet a cruel official, it is still fatal if you are selected and moved to Chang'an.
The largest number of people in Chang'an City are the royal relatives and meritorious nobles. They sharpen their swords against cattle and sheep. The powerful foreign dragons are either brutally slaughtered, or they simply die and wipe out the clan.
Therefore, marrying the royal family not only leads to wealth and glory, but also serves as a talisman.
In addition to rich businessmen and powerful people, the same is true for women among the people.
Whenever the royal family recruits beauties, there will be a lot of divorces among the people, probably because the girls want to climb high branches and fly to the sycamore tree.
The most typical example of this is Wang Meiren Wang Nan.
Not only was she reconciled, she even had a child before.
But so what, in history, she still became the Queen Mother, and her brothers and sisters all became prosperous, and they were awarded the title of prince, wealth and glory.
The reason why this kind of thing happened is that, on the one hand, the atmosphere of this era was very open and far less harsh than in the era of ethical ethics in later generations.
The more important reason is that starting from Liu Bang, the old Liu family has not tabooed meat and vegetables.
As long as the girl is beautiful enough and her figure is attractive enough, they don't care about her origin, they will just accept her.
You must know that the biological mother of Liu Bang's eldest son Liu Fei was a widow.
This tradition has really been passed down, causing scenes of joys and sorrows among the people.
In the final analysis, the royal family only covets the bodies of beautiful people, and the beauties also seek the royal power, wealth and honor.
No one should laugh at this kind of thing, everyone has their own agenda.
Love brains like Li Ji's are rare.
If she had one-tenth of Wang Quan's calculations and utilitarianism, Liu She would have nothing to worry about.
After turning around, Li Yunze nodded towards Shi Fen.
Shi Fende was highly respected, and his reputation spread among the court and the public, so naturally he would not accept gifts from Zhuo Wangsun.
But he didn't accept gifts, but it was an indisputable fact that his family accepted gifts from Zhuo Wangsun.
Now that you have received the gift, you have to do something.
Even if you are not chosen by the king to be the princess, you must at least have the corresponding status.
Seeing that Li Yunze was very satisfied with Zhuo's daughter, Shi Fen was relieved of the pressure in his heart.
'Finally, I am entrusted by others and it is my duty.'
The beauties at the back entered one by one, and there was no doubt that they were all above the standard. The flowers and scenery were so beautiful.
The crowd of people watching in the main hall were also looking intently and envious.
It was as if Lord Fu Yan was thinking in his heart at this time, 'I must assist the king to ascend to the throne, create a foundation for eternity, expand the power of the Han Dynasty to the four seas, and achieve the feat of becoming a prince!'
After becoming a marquis, you will be able to enjoy glory and wealth.
The beauties entered the palace to pay their respects one by one. Li Yunze looked a little numb after looking at them for a long time.
Although these beauties are all above average, Li Yunze is used to seeing stunning beauties. Even if he rides on the four beauties... he has fallen in love with one pair, so naturally he is a little tired of aesthetics.
Except for Zhuo Wenjun, who attracted his interest with his talent, name and stories, he really didn't care much about the other beauties.
After finally waiting for hundreds of beauties to enter the palace and see them, it was finally time to meet Zhenzhang.
Shi Fen stepped forward and whispered a few questions in Li Yunze's ear.
Li Yunze nodded, reached out and tapped on Zhuo Wenjun's portrait, "That's her."
Facing a look of satisfaction, Shi Fen walked out of the main hall and came to the side hall where beauties gathered.
The beauties, who were silent and even vaguely hostile to each other, all focused their attention on the old man with white beard and hair.
It can be said that their future destiny will have to be decided.
If you are favored by the king and become a queen, you will naturally enjoy endless glory and wealth.
But if you don't get noticed...
Shi Fen, who had long since lost all desires, felt very calm when facing the eager gazes of so many beauties.
He coughed and said, "The king has made a decision, and the daughter of the Zhuo family in Linqiong, Shu County, will be the queen."
As soon as these words came out, everyone except Zhuo Wenjun turned pale.
Then he looked at Zhuo Wenjun with unabashed envy, jealousy and hatred.
The difference in life destiny is determined by these words!
When Shi Fen returned to Li Yunze, Li Yunze told him, "You ladies have taken the trouble to come to Zhongshan Kingdom. Give each of them twenty brocade pieces, arrange chariots and horses to escort them, and send them home."
After saying that, Li Yunze planned to get up and leave.
But Shi Fen hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, when I came, the Emperor had a message. He knew that there was no one in the palace, and ordered all these young ladies to stay in the palace."