King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

"To carry on the family line and choose a good family?"

Zhu Youjian murmured to himself, and suddenly thought of some interesting things between him and his brother.

In the first year of the Tianqi reign, when Zhu Youxiao was sixteen years old, he ordered the selection of girls aged thirteen to sixteen across the country.

There are 5000 candidates in this election, and three people will be selected by Zhu Youxiao to become the next emperor. Zhang Yan, Wang, and Duan successfully advanced in a round of competition. It is rumored that Zhu Youxiao did not like Zhang Yan at first, but because of her outstanding appearance, Zhu Youxiao immediately got her favor at first sight, so she was named queen. Zhang Yan's father, Zhang Guoji, was given the title of Central Army Pacification Envoy and the title of Earl of Taikang because his daughter became emperor. Zhang Guoji was harmed by Wei Zhongxian and Keshi, and he was demoted and returned to his hometown until Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian ascended the throne, and then he was pardoned.

When Empress Yi'an saw Zhu Youjian, she immediately became anxious and her face darkened. "You are not anxious. Don't you see how old you are? When your brother was sixteen, he picked all the women. Now you are grown up. Look at these six concubines. There are only two of them, Yun Fei and Li Fei. You are the emperor after all, but there are only three people in the palace. What if people know about this?"

"The most important point is that you are so old and you don't even have a son! All of this is related to the future of our Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Youjian nodded, but shook his head secretly in his heart. He wanted to get rid of himself, but he was still a long way off! Zhu Youjian was only 19 years old, how could he be old? Zhu Tan had never held hands with a girl at the age of .

Everything I know about women, I learned from the screen.

"Princess, you don't have to be so anxious."

Zhu Youjian said: "You are right.

"Not in a hurry? What are you in a hurry for?"

On the side, Wang Chengen also looked eager to try, and said:

"Your Majesty, I think you should do as the Queen wishes!"

Zhu Youjian glared at Wang Chengen, thinking that the emperor was not in a hurry, but he was. She had never thought that someone would urge her to get married in the Ming Dynasty. To be honest, any man would have a dream of having three thousand beauties in his harem, but this was only in a dream.

If there were so many women chattering around him, not to mention that he had no money, just listening to them would make him upset!
Zhu Tan was originally a person who was afraid of getting married. If he really invited so many women, it would probably cause jealousy in the harem.

If at that time she makes a "Legend of Zhen Huan", it would be too boring.

She has a lot of things to deal with now, and she can't just focus all her attention on her children's love affairs!

"Why? Does the Emperor still not want it? Or does the Empress not want it?"

The voice of Empress Yi'an came over.

A look of sadness appeared on Zhu Youjian's face.

"It's not because of Queen Zhang, but because of me, that's why I'm so worried!"

"Too much trouble?" Empress Yi'an seemed to see through Zhu Youjian's thoughts and said to herself, "Your Majesty, you are just a child after all. Haven't you grown up yet? Alas! If you find it troublesome, please ask Madam Zhang to come with me to arrange it for you."

As she was talking, Empress Zhang came over from behind and bowed to Empress Yi'an: "Empress Dowager, you are in good health!"

After hearing what Empress Yi'an said, Empress Zhang sat down aside.

Here, etiquette remains the same, and the courtesy and complicated etiquette of the Naxi people are still carried out.

Zhu Youjian frowned and watched this scene. He felt very uncomfortable and even dared not look directly at Queen Zhou, because he had promised Queen Zhang that he would fall in love with a girl in this life and hoped that she could be with him and grow old together.

Empress Zhang was also a virtuous person back then, so she was naturally happy.

He was the one who didn't want to.

If he regrets it now, he would be a big pig's hoof.

Empress Zhang smiled slightly and said, "I also think that it would be better for Your Majesty to get married sooner rather than later. Continuing the family line is the most important thing!"

Reproduction is a big deal. Deep in the Forbidden City, the royal family's offspring are the future of the royal family. This is really a big deal. In the Ming Dynasty, choosing concubines and sons-in-law was a big deal.

Zhu Youjian only knew that the concubines in the Ming Dynasty were selected from ordinary people, and most of them were from ordinary people.

After Zhu Yuanzhang founded the country, he learned from the experience of the Ming Dynasty and set a family rule that future generations could only choose concubines from the common people, and they must be from poor families. The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang did this was that he wanted those common women to help the emperor work hard and become people like himself and Queen Ma.

"The question of selecting a lady from a noble family is so important that I must consider it carefully! I can't even take care of the affairs of state right now, let alone this family."

Zhu Youjian said: "This is natural.

But Empress Zhang changed the subject and said:

"If Your Majesty really can't spare the time, then let me come! With the help of the Imperial Sister-in-law and the Queen Mother, I will select a virtuous girl who will definitely make Your Majesty happy!"

When Empress Zhang said this, she had a bright smile on her face without a trace of jealousy, which made Zhu Youjian relieved, but it was also because of this that Zhu Youjian knew what had happened.

Having three wives and four concubines was originally the right of the royal family, but neither Zhu Youjian nor Zhu Tan wanted to marry.

"Yes, yes! What I like most is her virtue!" Zhu Youjian said.

Zhu Youjian and the Empress had such a pleasant conversation that they almost lifted the table. This made Empress Yi'an very happy.

"The Emperor and the Queen are very happy, and the Ming Dynasty will be very happy too!"

……

In Kunning Palace, Zhu Youjian and the Queen stood side by side. Queen Zhang massaged Zhu Youjian's back. Zhu Youjian suddenly asked Queen Zhang:

"Aren't you jealous?"

Hearing this question, Empress Zhang paused:
"How can I not be jealous? I've heard that you can be monogamous in the future. I envy you very much. How wonderful that would be. I just want to be with you and grow old together!"

"What about you?" Regnar was stunned.

"No! I'm a tree! Now that we all live in this era, we should do things the way they are now. As long as it's good for the emperor, I will make some sacrifices!"

A smile appeared on Zhu Youjian's face.

"Yeah, that's what I thought too!"

When Empress Zhang looked confused, Zhu Youjian smiled and said:
"I feel my life is very short, only seventy years old. Minus ten years of confusion and ten years of old age, that's fifty years. Minus half of the nights, that's twenty-five. Besides, how long will it take to eat, drink, defecate, take a bath, work, and seek medical treatment? There are only a few people who can accompany you."

Zhu Youjian said so much in one breath, and he loved Empress Zhang even more.

"I don't like spending all my time on those girls. I don't like everyone, and I don't like others. The one I like is you! I'm not a playboy. I'm a person who values ​​love and friendship!"

Empress Zhang leaned her head on Zhu Youjian's chest. When she heard Zhu Youjian's words, her heart thumped and she felt a warm current surge up from her heart. She thought that she was satisfied with the emperor's words.

"However, Your Majesty, although the continuation of the family line is important, it is also the face of the royal family! I think we should do as you say!"

Zhu Youjian hugged him in his arms and suddenly laughed:
"That's true. However, if we can have an heir, what difference does it make? Tonight, the Queen and I will work harder and try to have a child!"

After saying that, the two of them began their lovemaking journey, causing the dragon bed to tremble.

One night, a night of lingering, a sleepless night.

The two of them lived a warm and happy life together. This was an ordinary love between lovers, a spiritual fit, and the joy of practicing Taoism.

But sometimes, Zhu Tan is still very sad!

Just like a couple, after making love, the woman fell into a deep sleep while the man was immersed in thought.

In fact, Zhu Youjian did not sleep until noon today, when he woke up.

He slept soundly that night.

He began to mutter to himself. Thinking back now, this long dream and everything he had done were so incredible, so incredible, but he had no way to get rid of his doubts and doubts, and no way to get out of the dream.

He just happened to wake up, then had a splitting headache and had a ridiculous dream that was not much different from the real world. He might as well have been sleeping in a dream.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian murmured to himself:
"One day at noon

Another long dream
I want to sleep
Very tired
From the warm sun to the nightfall

Dream confusion
As the saying goes, what you see during the day, you dream at night.

Think during the day, dream at night
Worry during the day, dream at night

I dreamed about my past.

university entrance exam
I dreamed about all this messed up, imminent stuff!"

……

"Your dream is very complicated. What's going on? Didn't you say you traveled through time or something? It seems that this exam is very stressful for me!"

This sentence was naturally uttered by Xiao Wu, because she had always been in Zhu Youjian's mind, so when she saw Xiao Wu, Zhu Youjian was startled, but more of it was shock.

The sentence he just said has been automatically converted into a menu by the system.

Voice conversion is not difficult, the difficult part is that it can not only convert sound into language, but also hear his voice.

"Can you please give me some private space? Is this considered giving me face?"

Zhu Youjian's voice sounded, and Xiao Wu snorted:
"Don't worry, I've written down all your thoughts here. Only the two of us know it, so it's absolutely foolproof. If you don't want to hear it, I'll delete it!"

Xiao Wu pressed the "Delete Account" button, and Zhu Jian pulled back and said:
"It's okay, just remember it! My memory is already very bad now, and having such a memory is a good thing for me."

Zhu Tan can no longer remember the first time he had written a diary, but he also can't remember when he stopped.

Record your daily life

Xiao Wu said "oh".

"What are your plans? Do you want me to help you?"

"Well! Don't bother me!"

When Zhu Youjian said this, his whole body was shaking.

Xiao Wu looked at Zhu Youjian with worry, just like what was written in a poem, with a sad face.

How annoying!

"You are so stubborn. Can you please stop doing this? Why not just write an interesting novel?"

Zhu Youjian rolled his eyes at him and said, "..."

“I’ll be sad, it’s meaningless!

There is no meaning in living.

I think before I go to sleep, I will most likely have a feeling that I want to go back to the past, and I don’t want my loneliness to become a dream.

I really want to sleep, not here.

I am surrounded by happiness
of course not.

Not
So here, the facts are keeping me talking.

So annoying! "

……

"What? What do you think?"

It was not known how long it had been, but Ye Zichen's whisper finally woke him up from his sleep.

Empress Zhang looked at Zhu Youjian's dejected look and reached out to hug him in her arms.

"Your Majesty, are you still worried about the selection of young ladies? Since Your Majesty is the emperor and can't do anything now, just go with the flow!"

"You alone are enough! I don't think having so many wives and children is a good thing, because things like this have happened in the past!"

"Lao Shu, I understand what you mean. Back then, you and your brother went through countless dangers, but this is the court, and this is our life. I am very fortunate to have met you, my love! No matter what, it is always good to have someone to accompany you."

The two hugged each other again. It was a very dangerous scene.

After the kiss, Zhu Youjian said:
"But she is also doing it for the reputation of the royal family! I understand. I am not worried about these, but about another thing!"

Zhu Youjian continued, but this was not what worried him. It was another thing that made him unable to go back to the past.

But in front of Empress Zhang, he could not say anything. He could only keep it in his heart, sullenly pushing all his troubles onto the woman.

"Your Majesty?" An Fei was stunned and then asked.

"I mean, I want to leave the Forbidden City and go for a walk?"

"The country is in a mess now. There are droughts in the northwest, northeast, and south, rebellions in the west, and an empty treasury... The problem lies with the people. I want to walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, the Ming Dynasty, there are still many things to do!"

Empress Zhang was slightly startled, then said, "I want to go with you!"

Zhu Youjian refused outright:
"No! Queen! You must stay here! You are a virtuous person, you will take care of these messy matters for me!"

A trace of disappointment flashed across Empress Zhang's eyes, but she quickly came to her senses and said to herself:
"Since you've said so, I won't be polite. However, the emperor should be on a private visit now. How can I explain this to my sister-in-law and the people?"

Empress Zhang's words were just an excuse, an excuse that could fool everyone. Zhu Youjian had spent the entire night hiding his true thoughts.

Therefore, he already has a complete plan.

"If the ministers ask, you can say that I am practicing here. They will definitely say that I am a tyrant. Well, let them go! I am used to it. If the queen asks, she will say the same. At this point, I really can't hide it anymore. You say that I go out to find women, which is fine. Anyway, I would rather choose my own partner. In the end, I really can't hide it anymore, I might as well confess!"

Empress Zhang understood what he meant, but was still a little confused and asked:

"When are you going to come back? Come back after you leave! Let me rest up so I don't have to worry!"

Zhu Youjian glanced at Empress Zhang, his eyes full of concern.

"I don't know, maybe January, maybe January, maybe January. I promise, I will come again next spring!"

"Isn't it almost the end of the year? What's going on?"

"Maybe he'll be back soon? I'll miss you while I'm out here writing letters. You must miss your kindness!"

Zhu Youjian responded. This time, he really didn't know how long he would be gone.

"If that's the case, then you must go! I will naturally give my full support and lend a helping hand to the emperor. I hope you take care of yourself outside! I will definitely be safe, so I can rest assured to share the emperor's worries."

Therefore, Zhu Youjian took advantage of this rare opportunity to have an extremely reluctant affair with Empress Zhang. (End of this chapter)