Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 2040, the emperor wants to marry Liu Jin
"This is a headache."

Emperor Hongzhi had a headache when he thought of these things.

What do you fear most about having a daughter?
What I fear most is marrying the wrong person, it will really ruin my whole life.

The Ming Dynasty did not talk about divorce. The future generations can get divorced and remarried if their marriage is not good. This is not the case in the Ming Dynasty, and it also pays attention to chastity. When the husband dies, the wife must remain a widow. This is a good example, not Talk about marrying someone else.

Especially those in the royal family, they are an example for the world, and it is even more impossible to say that they remarry easily.

"Well, it's really a headache, that's why I came here to discuss with you, can you change the rules left by this ancestor?"

Empress Zhang also nodded and said.

She is also very troubled by this matter, because she knows the rules set by her ancestors, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty only married women from ordinary families, and the princesses of the Ming Dynasty only married ordinary people, and in the end they often married all of them. Very bad, most of them are unsatisfactory, and most of them die in depression in the end.

In addition, these eunuchs who were ordered to go out of the palace to select sons-in-law were often unreliable. They accepted bribes and casually married the emperor's daughter to some unreliable people.

Sometimes it is ridiculous that the fate of the dignified princess is in the hands of the eunuch in the end.

"Is it true that the rules of the ancestors are changed as soon as they are said?"

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately said with a straight face.

"Then I don't care. Anyway, we must find Nanyang a man who is satisfactory, not only to satisfy us, but also to satisfy Nanyang himself."

"Don't just marry Nanyang casually at that time. If the marriage is not good, Nanyang's life will be ruined."

Empress Zhang doesn't care about these things. Naturally, such a precious daughter is extremely important, so how can she just marry someone casually.

"How do you want to change it?"

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi immediately said helplessly.

"Don't limit yourself to marrying ordinary people. You can also marry princes' children. Many of princes' children are in the capital. Can you see how they look?"

"You can also order someone to find out what kind of character this person is, and you can also find a chance for Nanyang to see for himself, and remarry if he is satisfied."

Empress Zhang thought for a while and said, "If you're married sooner, you'll have to go back to the palace every day to have a look, right?"

"Hmm~"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded after listening.

As for this precious daughter, Emperor Hongzhi would not be willing to marry out of town, and if the marriage is not good, it will be even more distressing.

"It's just that if you marry a prince's son, it may be difficult to find a suitable candidate."

Emperor Hongzhi turned his head and frowned again after thinking about it.

Where is the consort system of the Ming Dynasty? Becoming a consort means that there is no future in the future. The princes and princes in the ruling and opposition parties are not very willing to marry the princess.

Moreover, people in this era get married very early, and they often start a family when they are sixteen or seventeen. This Nanyang is about to turn eighteen, and there are too few princes and princes who have not made a marriage at this age. It is even more difficult to find a good husband or something.

"The children of princes and nobles who are still married at the age of eighteen are too few, too few!"

"It's not your fault. I believed Liu Jin's words and said that if you don't reach the age of eighteen, your body is not well-developed. If you marry too early, it will be bad for your health, so the two children did not get married until they were eighteen. .”

When Queen Zhang heard this, she immediately curled her lips and said.

"What Liu Jin said is still very reasonable. You see, the prince got married later, and his health has always been very good. There is no one who can give birth to him better than him in all dynasties."

"It's really better for the body later."

"Liu Jin's own children are basically allowed to marry after they are seventeen or eighteen years old."

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said that he was extremely happy when he thought of his grandsons. There are many grandsons, so there is no need to worry about the great Ming's inheritance.

All of this is also due to Liu Jin's original strategy. There are really many benefits to being late. If it is too early, the body will not develop well and the damage will be too great.

"Speaking of Liu Jin, I heard that Liu Jin has a son who is the same age as Nanyang, and he will be eighteen next year. Do you want someone to inquire about it?"

As soon as Queen Zhang heard Liu Jin's name, she immediately remembered one thing, and quickly reminded her.

In fact, she has been worrying about the Nanyang princess recently, so she has ordered someone to sort out a related list in advance, including Liu Jin's youngest son Liu Qing.

"Liu Jin still has a son who is not married?"

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he asked immediately.

"Liu Jin has always disliked getting married in advance, and he has always advocated not getting married until the age of eighteen, so although there are many people in the ruling and opposition parties who want to marry Liu Jin, it seems that the only child in his family is the eldest son. Liu Xin married the daughter of the Duke of England, and the second son Liu Da married the daughter of a small businessman."

"It seems that even Liu Jin's daughters are basically married to ordinary children, and they were the ones I talked about when I was in college."

"This Liu Jin doesn't know what he was thinking, but he allowed his child to fall in love freely."

Empress Zhang said with a smile, this Liu Jin is really a clean and wonderful work.

You must know that the officials from the top and bottom of the government, princes and nobles are basically married, and the children of officials basically only marry with the children of officials, and they will definitely not marry ordinary families.

And for the marriage of the children of the family, it is determined by the orders of the parents and the words of the matchmaker. It is impossible to let these children fall in love by themselves.

But Liu Jin is different. His sons and daughters are basically in free love, except that the eldest brother Liu Xin was the British father-in-law Zhang Mao who personally asked Liu Jin to marry him, and Liu Jin made the marriage. .

The other children didn't have any, and they were all allowed to fall in love and get married to the person they liked. I have to say that this is very strange, but it is also a clean stream.

Free love is more popular in Xinxue now, especially in Xinxue universities. It is basically becoming more and more popular. They oppose arranged marriages, oppose baby kisses, advocate free love, and pay attention to making decisions about marriage by themselves.

"This Liu Jin's son is quite suitable."

After listening to Queen Zhang's words, Emperor Hongzhi thought about it and nodded.

Liu Jin's sons seem to all go to new schools, and none of them go to traditional private schools or academies. Except for the eldest son Liu Xin who will succeed him as the Duke of Liao, the other sons will admit that they are almost all of them as long as they grow up. Got it overseas.

The second son, Liu Da, went to the South African colony, the third son, Liu Cheng, went to Tianzhu, and worked in the Western Union Colony, and the fourth son, Liu Yu, went to Huangjinzhou to work in the Tianjin Ocean Trading Co., Ltd. on the Jinzhou side.

The fifth son, Liu Ren, seems to have gone to Australia. The sixth son, Liu Yi, likes machinery or something, but stayed in the capital, working as an engineer in the Mercedes-Benz car factory. The youngest son, Liu Qing, seems to be still studying in university.

This Liu Jin is really different from the other ministers. The other ministers wished that their sons could also be admitted to the imperial examination to become an official. Liu Jin just let his son go to all over the world, and he didn't want to take the imperial examination to become an official at all.

In this way, it would be quite appropriate for him to marry Liu Jin as in-laws.

Because Liu Jin's son is not an official in the ruling and opposition parties, there will be no such thing as foreign relatives intervening in politics. The key is that Liu Jin's other sons are also considered ordinary people.

The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang made such a rule was not to worry about his relatives becoming bigger and interfering in the government. Since Liu Jin's son is not an official in the government and the opposition, naturally he can't talk about politics.

"Liu Jin seems to have only one youngest son who is not married?"

After thinking about it, Emperor Hongzhi said.

"Yes, it's Liu Qing, and he's currently studying at Imperial College of Technology."

Empress Zhang said: "If you have no opinion, Your Majesty, I will invite someone to inquire carefully. In addition, I will look for more candidates from the princes' children and ministers' children in the court to inquire clearly."

"Well, let's inquire first. The key is to have a good character, not a playboy."

Emperor Hongzhi nodded, he was just this precious daughter, after all, he was reluctant to marry casually.

The rules of the ancestors must be followed, but it is also necessary to find a good husband for his daughter.

The Nanyang princess on the side listened to Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang talking about major events in her life, her face flushed with shame, and she listened silently.

A few days later.

"Your Majesty, Empress, I have ordered someone to find out."

Mu Bin, commander of Jinyiwei, found Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang with a detailed document.

"Hmm~"

"How about it, tell me?"

"Let's focus on Liu Jin's youngest son, Liu Qing."

When Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang heard this, they immediately regained their spirits and asked quickly.

"Yes!"

When Mu Bin heard this, he quickly produced Liu Qing's detailed information.

Jinyiwei has developed to the present, coupled with the attention and support of Emperor Hongzhi over the years, Jinyiwei has also achieved considerable development, and its intelligence collection capabilities are very strong.

Emperor Hongzhi picked up the document and looked at it, and there was even a clear portrait inside, which was drawn by a master.

"This Liu Qing looks very similar to Liu Jin."

Emperor Hongzhi said as soon as he saw it.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Liu Qing and his father Liu Jin are almost identical in appearance, handsome!"

"What's more important is that his character is just like Mr. Liu's. He is an upright gentleman. He is upright and knowledgeable. Although he is a new student, he is also knowledgeable and talented."

"However, he seems to be in love with a merchant's daughter in college."

Mu Bin nodded and introduced Liu Qing's situation in detail.

"That's nothing. It's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines."

Emperor Hongzhi didn't open his mouth, but Empress Zhang beside him said indifferently, looking at Liu Qing's portrait, she was also very satisfied.

(End of this chapter)