I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 205 Empress Candidates

Since the turmoil over the Cultural Palace's imperial edict has not yet dissipated, the news of investing in overseas business did not cause a big stir.

After Zhu Youxiao explained clearly to Huang Dong and the others, they briefly strolled around before returning to the palace.

After arriving at Dongnuan Pavilion, Zhu Youxiao had just sat down on his front feet when Wei Zhongxian came on his back feet.

"Your Majesty, you'd better not leave the palace in the future. I'm worried about this old slave. What should I do if something goes wrong?"

Zhu Youxiao's ears were numb when he heard these words, and he directly waved his hand to tell him to stop talking, Luo Li was so rude.

"Don't say this anymore from now on. I've heard it countless times. Tell me, do you have anything to do with me?"

After the last edict from the Palace of Culture, Zhu Youxiao knew clearly that the news exposed by Shen Guan must have come from Wei Zhongxian. He had always been very disgusted with the collusion between eunuchs and civil servants. Wang An was arrested for this matter. He dismissed him, and now Wei Zhongxian is still doing this. If he hadn't been using him now, he would have issued an edict to punish him.

Wei Zhongxian saw that Zhu Youxiao was in a bad mood and thought something unhappy had happened to the emperor when he left the palace, so he secretly cast an inquiring look at He Ning.

He Ning had been having a heated fight with Wei Zhongxian recently and secretly shook his head. This also made Wei Zhongxian even more puzzled, but he didn't dare to neglect it when the emperor asked.

"Long live Lord, it's like this. The cabinet sent a letter saying that the preparations for the Tri-Faculty Tribunal Trial are almost complete. Should we start it? There are also some court officials who took the initiative to hand over Li Sancai's bribes, so I would like to ask how these officials should be dealt with."

"Then let the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the others start the interrogation. Dongchang also sent people to listen. If there is any news, report it directly to me. As for those who took the initiative to hand over bribes, I have said before that they will be given a lenient sentence. That's it. A one-year fine as punishment."

This punishment is already very light. Zhu Youxiao doesn't want to implicate too many people now, so let's stop there.

"My slave obeys the order."

Then Wei Zhongxian handed over some important cabinet votes and asked Zhu Youxiao to take a look. After the incident with Zou Yi last time, Wei Zhongxian also felt that the grace of God was unpredictable and was much more cautious in doing things. Zhu Youxiao also nodded and accepted. Start reviewing the question book that was handed in.

The life of an emperor is like this. There are many things to do if you want to have fun, but it is also extremely boring if you want to work seriously.

Zhu Youxiao's life is the latter, and now he has gradually adapted to the latter's life. Maybe it is because as a historical traveler, his Ming Dynasty will not have much time if it continues like this, so he has been keeping himself tight. Every day is spent reviewing memorials, watching military training, or giving orders to ministers. Life is both regular and boring.

It's just that although this approach seems to be a sign of extreme diligence in the eyes of the ministers, it is not acceptable in the eyes of the concubines in the harem.

Although the emperor should take diligence as his first priority, the reproduction of heirs is also a top priority. After Zhu Youxiao came to the throne, he has been busy with political affairs and has never paid attention to the affairs of the harem. They also thought of ways to replace several beautiful women in the Qianqing Palace. maid, but it has no effect.

This made them all anxious, so they hurriedly accelerated the process of drafting girls, hoping that the emperor could get married as soon as possible.

According to the royal system of the Ming Dynasty, when the emperor chooses to marry, the first queen will be accompanied by two nobles. Three people need to be selected at once. Therefore, after several rounds of drafts, the quota of three people was finally determined. Now it is time for the emperor to determine who will be the queen and who will be the noble. .

So Dowager Dongli Zhuang, Dowager Fu Yi and others sent people to request an audience with the emperor so that the emperor could decide on the candidate and the date of the wedding. Zhu Youxiao did everything he could, so the two drove to Qianqing Palace.

"See Your Majesty."

"Concubines, there is no need to be polite. Zhang Chang, please come and take a seat."

Zhu Youxiao was still reviewing the question book at this time. When he saw the two concubines coming, he immediately stopped the question book in his hand and greeted them.

The two concubines looked around and saw that Dongnuan Pavilion was full of books. Even Zhu Youxiao's papers were filled with title books and books. Concubine Dongli Zhuang had also raised Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youxiao in the previous years. The two brothers from Youxiao immediately felt distressed when they saw Zhu Youxiao so concerned with state affairs.

"It is indeed a blessing for the people of the world that the emperor works so hard. But now that you are growing up, there are so many things in the world, and your majesty needs to be in good health. It is better not to be too tired. When you can rest, you should rest more."

Princess Fu Yi also agreed upon hearing this.

"Yes, the emperor is not yet in his prime, so he cannot work too hard."

Zhu Youxiao smiled heartily when he heard the two people's concern. The concern of these two concubines really felt like being talked about by the third aunt and the eighth aunt, but he still liked to hear such instructions.

"Please rest assured, concubines, I will exercise every day. Although I have not practiced martial arts, it is still feasible to strengthen my body. Otherwise, sitting in the Qianqing Palace every day will be too boring." "Listen to what the emperor said, Then we can rest assured. The emperor is busy with state affairs, and we women don’t want to disturb you. We just have an important matter to discuss with you. The draft is over. After several rounds of selection, we have finally selected three dignified and beautiful women. , the virtuous and virtuous candidates can be queens and nobles. As for who should be selected, the emperor still needs to decide."

After speaking, Princess Donglizhuang moved her hand, and the three female historians behind her pulled away the three paintings on their bodies. These were portraits of the three queens and concubine candidates painted by the artist.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but sigh when he saw this. Who said that the emperor was good? You can only choose the queen by looking at the portrait, not the real person. Whether you choose the right one depends entirely on the artist's painting skills. It would be a pity if you miss Wang Zhaojun. a ha ha ha.

But looking at the portraits this time, these three people all look pretty good.

"The concubines are really discerning. I think these three people are dignified and beautiful, and I really like them. I just don't know their names. Can you say anything about them?"

Zhu Youxiao's praise also made the two concubines very happy, thinking that their vision was indeed good.

"The first one is Wang. She is from Daxing County, Shuntian Prefecture. She has a beautiful face and an indifferent temperament. At the same time, her family is clean. Her father is a member of the Imperial Guard."

"The one in the middle is Zhang, whose name is Yan. She is from Xiangfu Mansion, Henan. This person has a reserved and steady personality, is dignified and quiet, has a dignified and decent manner, has a beautiful face, plump and handsome features, eyes like autumn waves, and a mouth like red cherry blossoms. There are also relatively few officials, and we are an innocent family."

"The last one is Duan. He is a member of the Yingyang Guard in Yingtian Prefecture, Nanzhili. He is gentle in virtue and dignified in manners. His father is a member of the Jinyi Guard Baihu."

Princess Donglizhuang watched Zhu Youxiao's reaction as she spoke, wanting to see if the emperor was satisfied. In fact, the royal selections did not take appearance as the first criterion, but took turns to consider character, manners, body shape, etc.

However, the concubines felt that the emperor was busy with political affairs and did not care much about women. If they were ordinary-looking women, the emperor would not like them and would not get too close to them, so they specially selected a few who were both dignified and good-looking.

Zhu Youxiao was also fascinated by looking at Zhang Yan's portrait at this time, thinking that the ancient records were indeed not deceptive. The portrait of Yan was indeed beautiful and charming. The other two were also dignified and decent. He was very charming. satisfy.

"Your Majesty, I don't know which one of these three people you like the most. Who do you think can be your queen or your noble one?"

Seeing the satisfied expression on the emperor's face, Princess Donglizhuang immediately asked, and Zhu Youxiao also looked back and forth carefully at the three portraits.

"I feel that Mrs. Zhang is dignified and quiet, and has the style of caring for the world. I want to treat him as the queen. Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Duan can be nobles. I don't know what the two concubines think."

The two concubines looked at each other and felt that it was feasible.

"Zhang is indeed a suitable candidate. Since His Majesty agrees, the two of us have made arrangements like this. We went to Qintian Supervisor to calculate the date and said that on March [-]th, the sun pillars will coincide and the heaven and earth will unite. It will be a very good time. It's a good day, or we can arrange to get married on March [-]th, I don't know what the emperor's wishes are."

Zhu Youxiao was secretly surprised when he heard that it was a month earlier than originally, but he didn't care. After thinking about it, there was more than a month left, and the palace had already started preparations. The time should come quickly.

"Just do as the two concubines say. But I have issued an edict before, saying that we should lead by example and practice strict economy, and the palace expenses will be halved. Therefore, I don't want to be extravagant or extravagant about this wedding. I don't want to make anything big. Keep it simple and save what you can.”

"What the emperor said is that now the court has more places to spend money. I have also heard that the emperor is worried about money, but the Ming Dynasty has not held a wedding ceremony for more than 40 years, and many things are being prepared or redone. If If you are too frugal, you may look shabby and lose the majesty of the royal family."

"What Concubine Fu Yi said is right. Last year, Shenzong and Guangzong died one after another, and the country was shaken. Fortunately, the emperor was ordered to stabilize the situation and people's hearts. Now that we have such achievements, we need a big wedding to boost people's hearts. In my opinion, we can save, But it can’t be too shabby.”

The two concubines obviously wanted to handle it well, but Zhu Youxiao did not agree very much. You must know that for a general emperor's marriage, the six rites + rewards, ceremonial guards, dowry, jewelry, treasure books, etc. add up to at least three to four hundred thousand taels. It’s better to save this money if you can.

"The concubine is thinking about me, and I feel very grateful. However, the country is indeed in a difficult situation now. I want to set an example for the country and it is better not to be extravagant. I can use 20 yuan from internal funds and use this as a standard. "

Seeing the emperor's insistence, the two could only agree, but they couldn't help but feel sad, saying that Zhu Youxiao was indeed too frugal, not to mention that the three main halls were not repaired, and now the wedding was so shabby for the sake of the imperial court, and they felt very sad. feel bad.

But at this point, the two of them had no choice but to resign and continue to prepare for the emperor's wedding.

Only Zhu Youxiao was left to continue looking at the portrait left by the concubine, his heart full of anxiety and emotion. Although he was in love in his previous life, he was never married. He did not expect that it would come true in the Ming Dynasty.

Although there was no romantic relationship with the future queen and concubines, they were still married, which gave him a feeling of being completely rooted.

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