The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 94 Picked up a Royal Concubine
Wanli originally came to Zhongzhou to look for the loyal ministers and generals of the Qin family.

Unexpectedly, he accidentally attracted the beautiful Qin Lan.

Now he finally understood why there were so many brave generals coming from scholarly families.

It turns out that Qin Kui's sister is a master.

This expert has fair skin, beautiful looks and long legs!
Wanli immediately changed his goal, and making friends turned into proposing marriage.

If he marries this beautiful lady, he will be a relative of the Qin family, and the powerful generals of the Qin family will be his own people.

This time, he, who originally had no particular interest in women, became impatient.

The next morning, at about 1 a.m., when it was just getting light, he ordered people to bring out all the generous gifts he had prepared, and added another 10,000 taels of gold and 100,000 taels of silver.

Then, he ordered someone to call Luo Sigong and quickly take them to the Qin family to propose marriage.

At this moment, there were actually people on the streets of the mountain city, and quite a few of them. Some people even set up stalls on the streets to sell fish and vegetables.

There were dozens of people in their group, most of them carrying boxes. They looked like a caravan, but it did not arouse anyone's curiosity.

If others knew that so many things were gifts and that there was a lot of gold and silver among them, their jaws would probably drop.

Qin Kui didn't expect that the Emperor would come so early.

He still felt like he was in a dream.

Last night, my younger sister came back shyly and said that the Emperor was coming to propose marriage today!
Isn’t His Majesty in the distant capital? Why did he suddenly come to Zhongzhou?
The problem is that they really came, and they came early in the morning.

He heard from the villagers that a large group of people were carrying boxes into the village and were almost reaching his front door, so he hurried out to greet them.

Man, there's such a huge crowd at the gate.

The question is, why don’t I see anyone wearing a dragon robe?
Moreover, there was no dragon chariot, not even a sedan chair.

Did His Majesty come in person to propose marriage or did he send someone to do so?
My younger sister Qin Lan said this to him shyly, but she didn't explain it clearly at all, which made him a little confused.

Upon seeing this, Wanli bowed and said, "Brother Qin, I have long admired you."

Brother Qin?

Who is this?
He is so young, could he be a high-ranking official?
The question is, can the Emperor have petty officials around him?
No matter how low-ranking the officials around His Majesty are, they are definitely of higher rank than the county magistrate.

Qin Kui repeatedly bowed in return and said, "You're welcome, you're welcome. Who is this gentleman?"

grown ups?

Wanli could only lean over and whisper, "I am the current emperor."

This is His Majesty!
Your Majesty is so handsome?
No wonder my little sister is shy.

Qin Kui quickly knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "Student pays respects to Wan."

Uh, what is this for?
Wanli quickly stepped forward to support Qin Kui and whispered, "Brother Qin, get up quickly. Don't reveal my identity. Just call me Young Master Huang."

Oh, so His Majesty wants to hide his identity.

Qin Kui quickly got up and said politely, "Mr. Huang, I'm sorry for not welcoming you so well. I hope you will forgive me."

Let's not stand here and exchange pleasantries.

Wanli simply waved his hand and asked his uncle Li Xuancheng to present the gift list.

This means that we should be invited into the mansion immediately.

Qin Kui took the gift list and looked at it, but her eyes bulged and her hands trembled.

Ten thousand taels of gold and one hundred thousand taels of silver!

There are also a lot of jewelry, silks, and so on!

The Qin family's ancestors were once wealthy, and they had some assets, but compared to this gift list, it was far inferior.

He was stunned for a moment, then said carefully: "Master Huang, this gift is too great, I cannot afford it."

You deserve it. Throughout history, any one of your children has made more contributions to the Ming Dynasty than this.

What's more, I want to marry your sister.

When Wanli thought of Qin Lan, he became a little impatient again. He simply asked, "Brother Qin, won't you invite me in to sit down?"

Qin Kui heard this and quickly waved his hand, saying, "Excuse me, excuse me, Mr. Huang, please come in."

Wanli gave a wink and asked Shan Sinan to take the imperial guards to guard outside. Then he took Li Xuancheng and a group of Jinyiwei masters, carrying dozens of boxes of gifts, to Qin's mansion.

The Qin family did have some wealth. According to official history, during the Ji Si Rebellion, Qin Liangyu led several thousand white-pole soldiers to Beijing to defend the emperor, and they paid for their own food and wages.

When Wanli walked into the Qin Mansion and took a look, he couldn't help but be slightly surprised.

There is such a large courtyard with three entrances in this small mountain village!
The Qin Mansion is really not small. There are more than ten bungalows in the two front courtyards, and the area is probably about 20 to 30 acres.

The main house in the third courtyard is a two-story building with a width of five rooms and an estimated area of ​​more than 20 mu. This is considered a super wealthy family in the folk.

Qin Kui led Wanli into the main hall of the main house, and invited Wanli to sit in the main seat. He actually apologized and walked out quickly.

After a while, he came in with his wife, children, and younger sister Qin Lan. They all knelt on the ground and said respectfully, "Student Qin Kui and his family welcome His Majesty."

Everyone in the Qin family is so tall.

Qin Kui seemed to be almost 1.80 meters tall, Qin Bangping and Qin Banghan looked like strong men of 1.80 meters, and Qin Liangyu was at least 1.70 meters tall at that time.

At this moment, Qin Lan changed back into women's clothes. She was truly as beautiful as a fairy, especially her figure, which was almost the best in the entire Ming Dynasty. At least he had never seen a beauty with such a good figure before.

Wanli was stunned for a moment, then raised his hand and said, "No need for formalities, no need for formalities. We are family from now on, no need for such grand formalities."

Are we going to be a family?
Qin Kui couldn't help but turn around and look at his younger sister, then he and his family got up and signaled them to leave respectfully.

Seeing this, Wanli said very straightforwardly: "Brother Qin, I want to make Qin Lan the Imperial Noble Consort. What do you think?"

what?
Why don’t you explain anything clearly, little sister?

The Emperor has come personally to propose marriage, who would dare to refuse?

The people of Zhongzhou have the word "loyalty" engraved in their bones, and they would never do anything to deceive the emperor.

Besides, the imperial concubine is very important, second only to the queen.

Qin Kui quickly bowed and said, "This is my honor. It would be a great honor for my younger sister to become an Imperial Consort. I believe my parents would be happy in their graves."

This means that the parents agree.

Hahahaha, this is simply like picking up a royal concubine!
Wanli was secretly delighted and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Very good, little uncle. Draft an imperial decree to confer the title of Earl of Loyalty and Righteousness upon my uncle Qin Kui, and bestow upon him the title of Marquis of Shijue. Quickly send the imperial decree back to the capital at an expedited rate of 800 miles, and have the Cabinet and the Ministry of Rites process it immediately."

Without military merit, one cannot be granted a title, but royal relatives can be exceptions.

Few of the princes had military merits, but all of them were princes, the highest title among all nobility.

There were many fathers-in-law or uncles-in-law of the emperor who were granted the title of earl or even marquis.

Qin Kui really didn't expect that after working hard for half his life and not even getting a student, he was actually awarded the title of earl of the highest rank after marrying his younger sister, and it was hereditary!
He excitedly bowed repeatedly and said, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."

I have given you so many benefits, so it’s not too much to ask you for two sons first, right?

Wanli nodded slightly, then said seriously, "Uncle, I see that both of your sons are tall and mighty, and are indeed rare military talents. How about letting them return to the capital with me and serve as deputy generals of the Beijing Camp?"

what?
And such good things?

The deputy general of the Beijing camp is equivalent to the deputy general, a second-rank official!
Qin Kui was stunned for a moment, then he said carefully: "Your Majesty, I have taught them since they were young that only those who can take up arms and fight for the country are my sons.

They were also determined to fight for their country, and were very diligent in learning literature and martial arts since childhood.

However, Bang Ping and Bang Han are only decent at martial arts at the moment, and they are not very proficient in military tactics. Moreover, they are still young.

They are being made deputy commanders of the Beijing Camp at such a young age. I am terrified that they will cause trouble for His Majesty."

What is this.

Wanli said without hesitation: "Uncle, don't worry. The commander of the Beijing Camp is Qi Jiguang, Marquis of Penglai. Yuan Jing's military tactics are the best in the world. They just need to learn from Yuan Jing."

He also has the world-famous general Qi Jiguang as his master!

That's definitely no problem.

Hearing this, Qin Kui bowed repeatedly and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

It became.

This trip to Zhongzhou was really worthwhile. Not only did he bring back two future powerful generals, but he also picked up a beautiful imperial concubine.

Wanli was very happy.

However, there is still a problem.

That is how to marry Qin Lan.

He has never married a bride, and an emperor doesn't need to hire a matchmaker.

Even the current queen was chosen through a beauty pageant and sent to the palace to marry him.

As for concubines, they were selected from the beautiful girls and directly canonized without having to get married.

He thought for a moment and said simply, "Uncle, I'm really busy with state affairs and can't stay here for too long. How about I take them back to the capital tomorrow?"

You are the emperor, your words are golden, so why don’t you say anything?
Qin Kui nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, Your Majesty, I will let them pack their luggage later."

This time, the imperial concubine was lucky enough to get it.

(End of this chapter)