During the Ming Dynasty, the new emperor always chose his concubines. After selecting only three concubines, the other two would be established as concubines.
This time the emperor chose one concubine, two concubines and nine concubines at once. Is this considered debauchery?
In the Wenyuan Pavilion, the four ministers looked at me and I looked at you.
Jiang Mian was in Jiangnan, and Fei Hong was packing at home to prepare for his appointment in Sichuan.
"Party leader" Yang Tinghe suddenly said: "At first, we decided to do this, just for the sake of national affairs. Now it seems that it is also planned step by step by His Majesty."
Sun Jiao sighed.
Who says it's not?
Although the emperor made it clear that Empress Lin, who was already pregnant with a dragon fetus, would not be the queen, the news of his daughter's future would be made public to the world soon.
Make your selection first, and there will be a grand enrolment ceremony later.
The emperor conveyed to the world that he was wary of Yang Tinghe, and electing twelve people at once would give the old party some "speech."
They even thought about how the other party would write a message if there was any big chaos in the future.
"Everyone, I am in charge of the new legal affairs in Guangdong. Brother Jiu Feng will naturally continue to handle the major affairs of the Beijing camp on behalf of Jingzhi. Bang Yan, since the issue of Yu Gong's enjoyment of the Ancestral Temple has been put on the agenda, the "Da Ming Zhong Ren Jian" must be released as soon as possible.
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Shi Yue nodded immediately. He couldn't help but think of the past when Liang Chu first asked for the posthumous title of Yu Qian, and Yan Song then asked to compile this book.
Yang Tinghe is right, I'm afraid it's all His Majesty's plan.
"Weizhi, although His Majesty Wanshou does not allow the world to donate anything, the imperial dispute has just ended, so it is necessary to have congratulations from the officials in the capital. Furthermore, for His Majesty's wedding ceremony next month, I have to work hard for you to take care of it."
Mao Ji nodded and smiled and said to Sun Jiao: "Zhang Guozhang, if you want to make special arrangements, you must ask."
Sun Jiao had a wry smile on his face: "Don't be funny. The cabinet minister is the head of the country, and I don't know how many bullets there are in the world, but please follow your majesty's will. I just hope it is as simple as possible."
"Wouldn't that be wronging Ling Qianjin?"
Wenyuan Pavilion seemed to be in harmony, but everyone knew that this was only temporary.
No matter how much the officials in the world have their thoughts, they will not choose to cause trouble during the emperor's long life and wedding. What's more, the court has just made up its mind to reform. After the previous disputes have come to an end, there will be some time to readjust the strategy, right?
Yang Tinghe knew that he would have no rest after embarking on this road, and this period of time was the most precious to him.
He stood up: "I'm going to Wenlou. The selection of Guangdong officials must be settled early. Your Majesty is getting married, and Duke Ding must be back in time. Zhang Fujing needs capable people."
This is another benefit after being "forced to the extreme".
There was no need for the emperor to arrange anything personally, so Yang Tinghe had no choice but to exert his efforts.
Having had so many discussions in the imperial study room, they also have a clear idea of what the new law will look like in the future.
Today, September 12th, is a holiday as usual, but the important ministers took the initiative to work overtime.
There is no other way, for the sake of the family's life. It's a reform. If it doesn't succeed, it will lead to benevolence.
This was the scene in the previous dynasty. In the harem, the forty-nine people who were named on the roster yesterday were all carefully dressed up.
This time, the maids helped with the makeup.
For more than three months, the palace ladies know who is suitable to wear what color and what hair accessories.
When presented in front of His Majesty, it cannot be shown that these carefully selected beauties are not pleasing to the eyes.
Yesterday, in addition to those fifty-three people, another one hundred and forty-seven people chose to leave the palace and return to their hometowns.
As for the fifty-one people who finally decided to stay in the palace, it can be said that they were all unwilling people.
Now, most of these people watched with envy as these forty-nine people dressed up stood in line and prepared to go to Qianqing Palace to meet the Holy Spirit.
The emperor wanted to pick so many people at once, so he probably still wanted to taste all the flavors.
The emperor is still so young, as long as he stays in the palace, there is always a chance.
I heard that Empress Lin is just a female official beside His Majesty. She is already in her twenties. Isn’t she just as favored and favored?
Moreover, only forty-nine beautiful girls were selected, which means that Your Majesty will allow Empress Lin to occupy one of the twelve places.
Whether it is a mother who values her son, or His Majesty who is affectionate, these are the reasons that exist in the hearts of these fifty-one people to convince them.
Sun Ming felt many eyes looking at her back.
Even if fifty-three names have been submitted, this theme will always remain in the palace.
Your Majesty is Heaven, from the remaining thirty-eight among the forty-nine who will not take the position of the remaining ten concubines today, to the fifty-one who were not selected but will stay in the palace after his death, as well as those in the palace. So many young palace maids will set their sights on the emperor and famous nobles in the future.
So Sun Ming, who had not experienced much in the world, felt even more panicked.
"The time has come for the show girls to be chosen!"
There was a song from the front and the team set off.
Just like when they came in more than three months ago, they walked into the alley between the palace walls.
But this time, their demeanor seemed much more graceful and noble, and they also carried a little pride.
After all, everyone is one of a kind.
Wen Suyun and Sun Ming walked side by side in front, and they could see the Qianqing Palace in front of the lane.
When passing by Chang'an Palace, Sun Ming turned around and looked inside.
From a distance, I could only see a woman surrounded by people standing at the door of the main hall, looking quietly.
The man had a smile on his face.
Wen Suyun was brave, so she also took a look. Most of the others were worried that someone was watching their behavior, so they only dared to glance at them with their peripheral vision.
Is that Empress Lin? Chang'an Palace already has an owner.
At this moment, the courtyard of Qianqing Palace was specially decorated. Zhu Houcong was startled when he got up in the morning.
In addition to festive lanterns and red silk hung in many places, a red carpet was also laid out on the balconies in front of the hall.
The open space in front of the hall was divided into areas with various colored silks and wooden frames, arranged horizontally and vertically.
He asked about it on the way to visit Lin Qingping next door, and Huang Jin told him that he could get closer and take a closer look, and it would not make the show girls feel uncomfortable being stared at by others.
Everyone can be "alone" with the emperor for a moment, so that the emperor can see their beauty.
This is not an old practice, it is all "for the sake of" the emperor.
What can Zhu Houcong do? It's so considerate, so just accept it.
But now, he is still "translating" Wang Wensu's "Arithmetic Treasure Book" in Dongnuan Pavilion.
Huang Jin saw people entering the courtyard outside the palace, returned to Dongnuan Pavilion and said, "Your Majesty, the nobles have arrived."
At this point, they are all "nobles". Even if they are not selected as concubines, they will stay in the palace and be placed in various places.
Zhu Houcong acted according to his heart. He would do something before people arrived. When people arrived, he would immediately put down the paper and pen in hand.
When I arrived at the entrance of the palace, I saw graceful figures hiding in the silk curtains.
"Grandmother, Queen Mother." Zhu Houcong saluted Empress Dowager Shao and Empress Dowager Jiang in front of the screen at the entrance of the palace, and walked towards the throne.
"It's such a big deal, why do you have time to read a book?" Empress Dowager Jiang gave him an angry look, "Can't you accompany your grandmother to talk to me?"
Zhu Houcong just grinned.
The etiquette was complicated and he didn't want to stay here just chatting.
After sitting down, he said: "Let's get started."
Then the eunuchs and female officials in charge of the draft first reported to the emperor the process of the draft, and then reported the names, ages, places of origin, and origins of each of the forty-nine people selected.
No one makes any noise here.
Therefore, the information reported to the emperor was also transmitted to the various tents in front of the Qianqing Palace.
"...Sun's name is Ming. She is sixteen years old. She is from Anlu, Huguang. She is the daughter of Sun Jiao, a bachelor of Dongge University."
All forty-eight beautiful ladies stayed there, and Wen Suyun was even more confused.
Who can reach this level without knowing that the Grand Bachelor of Dongge is one of the cabinet ministers?
Sun Ming is actually the daughter of a cabinet minister... Although there are new rules for this year's draft, relatives of the state can also serve as officials, but the level of cabinet ministers is a bit too high...
Most of them have no political acumen, but at the moment they are just thinking: It should be impossible, right? How can the daughter of a cabinet minister become a queen or concubine?
After the roll call, Empress Dowager Jiang said to Zhu Houcong: "Since the queen has already been decided, let's go find Ming'er first. I may not have seen her for a long time."
Zhu Houcong stood up with a smile and saluted: "Yes."
Then, he walked down Danqi, stood outside first, and winked at Huang Jin.
Huang Jinhui came to his senses, asked the little eunuch next to him in a low voice, and then walked straight towards a certain location.
The show girls in this row only saw a eunuch wearing a flying fish pattern passing by in a hurry without even looking at them.
To be given the flying fish uniform, this eunuch should be a very powerful assistant to the emperor.
Then, Wen Suyun, who was next door to Sun Ming, heard the eunuch smiling rather flatteringly beside him: "Your Majesty, your Majesty has asked your servant to come over and invite you."
"...Thank you, Eunuch Huang."
Sun Ming answered softly, then calmed down and walked out according to the rules he had been told before.
On the way, she showed an apologetic smile to Wen Suyun.
Wen Suyun only saw Sun Ming's face turning solemn after turning around.
She obviously walked with her head held high, as if she wanted to show something.
After walking out, Sun Ming finally saw the emperor whom he had not seen for a long time. He stood there quietly with a smile on his face and the smile in his eyes was still so pure.
Suddenly, she felt a little aggrieved, and his smile felt a little strange.
The past few months had made her look forward to the day of rest, and these three months had left her so confused and confused.
Especially these days.
When she came to the front, she said softly: "The daughter of the people is here to see your majesty."
After saying this, he was about to salute, but his hand was grabbed by the emperor.
"It's time to change your titles after today. Don't be formal. Come on, you go and reminisce with the Queen Mother and Queen Mother first. This period of time has wronged you..."
The show girls in the first row heard the voices and footsteps getting smaller and smaller.
This Sun Ming...even the Queen Mother is familiar with? Reminiscing about old times...
And the thoughtfulness in His Majesty's clear voice also penetrated into everyone's mind, imagining what the Emperor looked like.
While being held by Zhu Houcong and slowly walking up to Danqi, Sun Ming heard the emperor say: "I know you may have a lot of things that you can't figure out. It has been hard these past few months. I will listen to you explain in detail later. I have known you since I was a child.
You also know me, so don’t think too much."
Feeling the warmth in his palm and his gentle squeeze, the girl couldn't help but feel her worries go away and she felt a lot more at ease.
When they reached the cloud platform, Zhu Houcong said: "I'll go down first and quickly select the person. Let's talk together after lunch."
Sun Ming suddenly said: "Your Majesty..."
"What's wrong?"
"...Wen Zhengming's daughter... Wen Suyun... treats me very well."
Zhu Houcong was stunned for a while, and then smiled and said: "I understand, don't worry."
Seeing him walking towards Danqi to choose another woman, Sun Ming couldn't help but feel sour in her heart, and then quickly showed a smile: "The Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager..."
"Call me Grandma, Queen Mother!" Empress Dowager Jiang didn't care about anything else and started muttering to her about His Majesty's secret skills on the spot.
If you had your eldest son early, you would be stable!
Sun Ming slowly emerged from the life of a show girl, but was made red-faced and her heartbeat quickened by the harsh talk about her "mother-in-law".
But if we get married next month... it will really happen soon.
In the tent below, Zhu Houcong finally looked at each one one by one.
...To be honest, as long as he has enough energy, choosing first and choosing later is the same thing - of course, this is only for him.
For these beautiful women, different starting points are completely different things.
Now, they finally met the emperor.
When Zhu Houcong looked at the scroll yesterday and checked out the remaining forty-eight people, he had a rough idea.
Except for Lin Qingping, just like Sun Ming, most of the other forty-eight people can be said to have some clear purpose.
That is their father's family and elder brother's information. Based on the reason for entering the palace, they can be promoted one or two.
Among those who will be given the title this time, there are seven people who have this clear consideration, and the remaining two are considered as "chicken move" quota.
Therefore, it was actually not difficult to choose. Wen Suyun was already among those he was planning to choose.
When she saw Wen Suyun, she looked very uneasy after bowing there.
"Afraid of me?"
"...Folk girls are just..." She carefully considered her words, "Afraid of strangers?"
Zhu Houcong recalled the comments about Wen Suyun's temperament in the booklet, smiled and then looked at her figure: "It will be good if you are familiar with her."
The handsome old man Wen Zhengming’s genes are indeed very good.
After seeing him, the only one who became so uneasy that she began to move in small steps, which was a bit "disgraceful", was Wen Suyun, who was raised to be a bit naive and bold since she was a child.
After saying this, Zhu Houcong nodded to Huang Jin and continued walking forward.
Most of the time he only took a careful look or two, and when he walked in front of another person, his eyes were fixed on his face for a while.
"Your Majesty, Zhang Qinghe, at that time Renshou Palace..."
Zhu Houcong nodded and interrupted him. Upon hearing Huang Jin's words, Zhang Qinghe couldn't help but have some fear in his eyes.
What kept Zhu Houcong from taking his eyes away was not only her extremely fair and delicate face, but also her injured and frightened eyes.
To put it bluntly, it is the kind of tender feeling that can arouse a man's protective desire.
"I heard that neither your father nor you want to enter the palace?"
Zhang Qinghe nodded subconsciously, then knelt down and shook her head in fear.
In fact, those ladies who were preliminarily selected by Renshou Palace, Zhu Houcong, were basically all removed from the list of 300 people, but she was left behind.
Because she was an example cited by Fang Feng when he impeached his ministers, the subsequent development made her neighbors and others keep a distance from her.
Zhu Houcong stepped forward and pulled her up, the weak and boneless arms in his hands trembling.
"Just stay."
Zhu Houcong smiled at her and stopped standing here to stimulate her.
Walking all the way, I was really dazzled.
So yesterday's choice was the right one. If I really chose from three hundred people, I'm afraid my Taoist heart would be unstable: In terms of appearance, it's almost the same at this level. It's not as good as when I entered the level later and only chose from the Eight Banners.
What is different from the many similar makeups, face shapes, and styles in the memories that have gradually become blurred is that they now have various natural and unique looks and temperaments.
If the emperor chooses to live this way, his happiness will be unimaginable.
This is the first time we meet, and most of them seem extremely respectful, but the eyes of different people can still reveal some differences in their inner temperaments.
After they settle down in the palace and become familiar with each other, what kind of demeanor will they have?
With these in mind, and with a predetermined political purpose, the remaining ten people were quickly selected.
After deciding on the people, Zhu Houcong returned to the throne. Eleven people stood in the front row, and the remaining thirty-eight people stood behind.
The cloud platform in front of the Qianqing Palace is also spacious enough.
The thirty-eight people could only look at the backs of the eleven people in front of them, with different thoughts.
Then comes the formal positioning.
The queen of the Jiajing Dynasty was first selected in the inner palace, Sun Ming, the daughter of the cabinet minister Sun Jiao.
At present, only two concubines were established first. Lin Qingping got the title of virtuous concubine, and the other one who was directly established as concubine was Wen Suyun, who got the title of Shu.
After that, there are De, Zhuang, Hui, An, He, Kang, Duan, Jing and Lijiu concubines represented by Li concubine Zhang Qinghe.
To pay homage to the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and the Emperor, the complicated inner palace ceremony is carried out first. This is considered as the formal establishment of the emperor's harem. After that, there are only formal ceremonies such as wedding and canonization.
Another thing is to allocate the six houses of east and west.
In addition to Kunning Palace, the two concubines were placed in Chang'an Palace and Weiyang Palace. The remaining ten palaces only placed the ninth concubine first.
The remaining thirty-eight people first sealed the talent according to Zhu Houcong's eyes and selected the attendants. In addition to a special Chu Xiu palace, the talent also consulted the wishes of the concubine Shu and the ninth concubine respectively to see if they were good at showing off the girls.
If there are people who are close to each other in "life", they can live in the side hall of their palace.
Now it was obvious that something was wrong. Concubine Li Zhang Qinghe was a little afraid of living with others, but she did not dare to mention that she wanted to live alone in a palace, so she hesitated.
Zhu Houcong asked Gao Zhong and learned some details.
This can only be said to be helpless. Aren’t eunuchs and maids always trying to figure out what their superiors want?
I won't punish anyone for this.
"In that case, Concubine Li will live alone in Changle Palace." Zhu Houcong made the decision.
During lunch, Sun Ming and the others finally met the worthy concubine Lin Qingping who was invited over.
Among a group of fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls, there is a big sister. Her mature temperament and calmer temperament are incomparable, not to mention that she is pregnant with a dragon fetus?
Zhu Houcong said: "Except for the queen and the concubine, this is the first time for all ten of you to see me. From now on, except for going to Qingning Palace, Renshou Palace, and Kunning Palace to say hello every day, you should start to adapt to your new life the rest of the time. You will have a rest today.
, I will not pay attention to things in the afternoon. You go to your respective palaces to see how you want to decorate them, and then we will go to the imperial garden to play together later. You will get to know me, and I will get to know you."
"...I accept the decree."
After lunch, Zhu Houcong only led Sun Ming towards Kunning Palace.
"The imperial study is here. The Yangxin Palace will not be fully repaired until the end of the year. When the national policy meeting is held, you can often see your father. I promised him to go to Kunning Palace to see you before the meeting."
"...I thank you for your grace."
Holding her hand and standing in front of Kunning Palace, Zhu Houcong raised his head and looked at the plaque in front of the palace.
"I'm a little more mature."
Sun Ming pursed her lips, and then said: "Since I have been established as a queen, I still have to follow the rules."
"Aren't there no outsiders now?"
After Zhu Houcong led her into the palace gate, he opened his arms and hugged her.
Sun Ming suddenly felt suffocated, feeling a little stiff, but very special.
"People in the harem will be very confused. I asked you to go and choose together first. In addition to letting you eliminate some people who are too scheming, I also want you to get used to the calculations in the harem first." Zhu Houcong said softly, "The emperor's harem is only for standing.
After the death of the Empress Dowager Cishou, the subsequent two dynasties were in trouble for the heirs. I used to be just a vassal king. If my heirs were not prosperous, the courtiers would be unstable."
Sun Ming heard him say this and probably understood it, but she didn't really care about it in her heart.
But thinking about it now, it was just because I didn’t have a clear picture of him in my mind before, right?
Now being hugged by him and hearing these words again, Sun Minghong nodded with eyes: "I know... I will try my best to manage the harem well so that you won't worry..."
"You have to do your best to do another thing." Zhu Houcong looked down at her with a smile.
The smile in his eyes and mouth hinted at something. Sun Ming thought of the "Dharma" that the Queen Mother had mentioned before, and her mood gradually became strange.
Zhu Houcong looked at her cheeks turning red and breathing unsteadily, and then said: "The wedding will be more than a month away. I have been waiting for you for hundreds of years."
Although the words are very oily, after all, today's era is still very pure.
What Sun Ming remembered was the words at that time, "One day is like three autumns apart".
The person in his heart and the appearance in front of him overlapped again. Although he had so many considerations about everything and had killed people with a knife, he was still himself.
Zhu Houcong did not flirt with her first, but looked around the Kunning Palace with her, and discussed with her where to place furniture and decorations.
It is necessary to dissolve some of her inner emotions.
The best way is of course to make her feel that this is her home from now on and her husband is discussing a new home with her.
With so many beauties in the harem, there must be a master, right?
If the queen didn't have some special favors, wouldn't she be in chaos?
Zhu Houcong only planned to use this day to let others know the importance of Sun Ming. There will be another national policy meeting tomorrow, and he will also enter a new rhythm of life.
In the afternoon in the imperial garden, no matter what they did, the emperor and the empress always stood together.
They are all about the same age, and the emperor does not look like a ruthless character who wields a knife to kill people. He is easy-going and cheerful and knows how to chat about various topics to make them happy. Everyone who has established their status gradually relaxes.
In the Flower Viewing Hall, Zhu Houcong saw the blooming flowers in his garden.
"I will go to Kunning Palace to sleep tonight."
Zhu Houcong suddenly leaned into Sun Ming's ear and whispered something.
Although the two of them walked up alone first, Sun Ming suddenly panicked all over.