"Young Master, according to the results of the compilation of the list of successful candidates in the provincial examination in Ji'mao, Beizhili, there are only 23 candidates in the vicinity of Gyeonggi who have never been married, and you have met seven during this period, and the other ten have made it clear that Rejected, and the last six remaining ones have already stated that they will not consider getting married before they are Jinshi in high school. You see..."
The person who said this was Gao Mo. During this period, he was caught by Gao Pangshi. The director of the Internal Affairs Office was actually used to investigate unmarried affairs near the Gyeonggi region of North Zhili. He was extremely unlucky.
Gao Pragmatic, who felt that he was even more unlucky than him, looked even more hopeless after hearing this report. He slumped down on the Taishi chair, put his hand on his forehead, and said feebly: "Okay, don't say any more. ,I see."
Gao Mo also sighed and said helplessly: "Young Master, I think this job is going to go wrong... Who among these young men is willing to give up their bright future and go to Princess Shang? What are the rules of our Ming Dynasty? After becoming a princess, it's almost like being raised in captivity. How can you have the prestige and future of being a Jinshi master?"
Gao pragmatism was too lazy to speak. Of course he knew these truths. Otherwise, with his status as the heir of Gao Gong's mantle and the "degree" of Henan Xinke Jieyuan, how could he have become like this? They were all so frightened that the "visiting friend" ran away without a trace overnight?
What a mess...
"It seems that I'm afraid it won't be possible to find a candidate. I have to tell the emperor and ask him to forgive me. We have to lower the standard. I think the scholar is very good."
Gao Mo nodded repeatedly, and added: "Even if you are a scholar, I think you have to find someone from an average or good family background. I'm afraid it will not be easy for me to agree to this."
Gao pragmatic couldn't help but sigh again, and in the end he could only say: "You took my name and went to Wanping and Daxing... Forget it, Wanping doesn't need it anymore, just go to Daxing County Office and ask them to copy a copy of the county's For the list of talents, it is best to select those who are young and unmarried first, as we did this time. We still use the old method of casting a wide net, catching more fish, and selecting the best."
"Young Master, don't you need to see the Emperor first before handling this matter?"
Gao Pragmatic waved his hand and said: "Don't waste time. I am such a busy man. How can I hang myself on such a thing? Besides, I am white now after all. It is not appropriate to go to see the emperor by myself. This matter can only be entrusted to others." Send a message."
It is very simple to have someone send a message. Gao Jingzhi has many connections in the palace, but at present, Chen Ju is the most suitable person to send a message to the emperor. Of course, he still has to be approached.
In no more than an hour, Chen Ju received the news from outside the palace. He knew that Gao Pragmatic's news had enough priority with the emperor, so he reported the matter to the emperor without saying a word while Zhu Yijun was taking a break from lectures. .
Zhu Yijun was not happy when he heard this, and said angrily: "These actions are really ungrateful. My royal sister is so noble. It is still undecided whether she can be approved, but her visiting friends are running away one by one? Is it so terrible? ?”
Chen Ju looked embarrassed and said reluctantly: "What the emperor said is absolutely true, but it's no wonder they are blind. After all, they have never seen the third princess. How could they know that the princess is so beautiful that she has a country and a city with all kinds of manners."
"Qinguoqingcheng" must be flattering, but Zhu Yijun's sisters are indeed very good-looking. Even from a highly pragmatic perspective, they are still selected. Moreover, the popular beauties at this time are different from the plastic surgery faces and snake spirits of later generations.
For faces, the oval face is the best. Most of the daughters of the Zhu family seem to have inherited this face shape, which is a typical bonus.
But this is not surprising - the old Zhu family also selected their concubines based on oval faces. With the blessing of so many generations of beauty genes, it is very difficult to be ugly. Speaking of which, most emperors of the Ming Dynasty were relatively "lucky"
, this is probably an important reason. As for the fact that most of the emperors were obese, it is easy to understand - anyone who was restricted to die in the palace by the civil servants and not allowed to go out easily would have to be obese!
Could it be that more than half of the reason why a fat house is fat is because of the house? It doesn’t matter whether these emperors are voluntary or forced, they have to stay at home anyway, and as an emperor, it is impossible not to show some manners, are they still in the palace?
Running for exercise? It would be weird if you don’t gain weight.
According to Gao's pragmatic point of view, Zhu Yijun is still young and has a fast metabolism, so he is not obviously fat. He just looks a little like baby fat. He will definitely gain weight in a few years. Besides... maybe there is Zhu Gaochi.
The inheritance of fatness is in it.
Zhu Yijun calmed down a little after hearing what Chen Ju said. He actually didn't know why he was resisting Princess Shang with these moves. To be honest, he looked at this issue from the perspective of his brother, and of course he was very annoyed - where is my sister?
Sorry, are you so shameless?
But considering it from the emperor's perspective, he could only sigh.
After being silent for a while, Zhu Yijun waved his hand a little lonely: "I understand, you let pragmatism take care of it. A scholar... He must be a bit lacking in knowledge, but his character is not necessarily bad. If you can pass the exam, you can be a scholar.
He is someone who knows some truth."
Chen Ju breathed a sigh of relief and responded quickly. He was just afraid that Zhu Yijun would be angry. After all, the emperor had grown older in recent years and his temper had become stronger day by day. The servants in the palace were now a little afraid of him. More than a year ago, Gao Guanzheng often
It was better when I came to accompany him. If the emperor lost his temper, someone would stop him, but now no one dares to stop him easily...
Chen Ju ordered someone to bring the news to Gao Pangshi. Zhu Yijun thought about it but felt a little sorry for his sister. He suddenly stood up and said, "Let's go to Cining Palace."
Chen Ju knew that the emperor was going to Cining Palace to talk to his sister clearly. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, he would just go to greet the Queen Mother as a routine matter.
Saying greetings is a must-have for the emperor every day, and it’s quite tiring to say the least. He runs between the East Palace (Empress Dowager Chen’s Ciqing Palace) and the West Palace (Empress Dowager Li’s Cining Palace), but most of the time it’s just a few fixed sentences without any salt.
The dialogue was over, and I was still stunned that I had to miss a day regardless of rain or shine. Even if the emperor was ill occasionally, he had to go and pay greetings to the two queen mothers. Otherwise, he would either be criticized by Guo Ge Lao or be criticized by the foreign court officials. It is no wonder that he has a bad temper.
Getting worse day by day.
When they arrived at Cining Palace, they found out that Empress Dowager Li was meditating in the Buddhist hall behind Cining Palace. She had told her not to disturb her unless it was something important. Instead, Zhu Yijun breathed a sigh of relief and whispered to Chen Ju: "The year before last, I was pragmatically advised to do it behind Cining Palace."
When my mother built a big Buddhist temple, I thought he was just looking for trouble, or maybe he thought I had too much money and no place to spend it, but now it seems that his idea is simply brilliant!"
Chen Ju smiled and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the Holy Ming, Gao Guanzheng has always been a person with a long-term vision, taking one step at a time and looking at the next three steps."
Who would have thought that when he said this, Zhu Yijun suddenly fell down and sighed: "That's true, but even he finds this matter difficult to handle. I...how should I tell Yao'e?"
Chen Ju was speechless for a moment and hesitated: "The third princess is a virtuous person. I think she will understand the emperor's difficulties."
Zhu Yijun had a sudden idea and asked: "Hey...Chen Ju, do you think this will work? When Jing Shi's selection is almost complete, I will find an opportunity to take Yao'e out of the palace and let her take a look at the ones picked by Jing Shi in secret. I will only agree to the candidate if Yao'e is satisfied with it."
Chen Ju was stunned, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it should be rare to leave the palace. If you are discovered, not only will the outer court be noisy, but the Queen Mother will also be unable to explain it."
Zhu Yijun, who was in his rebellious youth period, couldn't hear it and stared: "What are you afraid of? I'm not running around like Wu Zong, so I just walked around the pragmatic mansion. What danger could there be? My father also thought about it from time to time. Are you going to Yu Di to feel nostalgic?"
Chen Ju had no choice but to shut up, but he couldn't help but think in his heart: But when the late emperor went to Yudi to reminisce, he was still caught and scolded by the officials!
