Golden branches around the East Palace

Chapter 1803
Wujiang returned to the capital after not staying in the Yuling Mountain Palace for a few days. For the first time in the huge palace, he drank a lot of wine.When his eyes were blurred, he saw Weiwei's face very clearly.

He swept off all the jugs and wine glasses on the table, and smashed them to the ground. The little eunuch outside the main hall tremblingly came in to serve him. Before he got close, he was terrified by Wujiang's sharp eyes and knelt down. one place.

"roll--"

Wujiang snorted coldly, and the little eunuchs immediately rolled out in fright.

After serving their master for so many years, it was the first time they saw that the little emperor, who was always gentle with others, had such a cold expression.

Early in the morning on the second day, Wujiang suddenly announced that the draft, which had been suspended for many years, would start again.All prefectures and counties, those who are thirteen years old and have good looks, regardless of their origin, will be sent to the palace.

As soon as this decree came out, there was an uproar in the court, and the ministers looked at each other, not understanding what the emperor was going to do.

Since the emperor was 15 years old, the ministers have repeatedly written to ask for the election of a queen.But they were all dismissed. Earlier, when the Empress Dowager was still in the palace, she had invited noble ladies from Beijing to the palace many times, but it was a pity that the emperor didn't like any of them.

Now that the Empress Dowager is dead, the harem doesn't even have a woman who can take care of it. It's really shameful. This situation has never happened in any dynasty.So at this time, the emperor proposed the draft, and of course the ministers fully supported it. In fact, they had already mentioned it countless times, but the emperor did not agree.

But the question now is, is the emperor's draft conditions a little too unscrupulous?

According to the rules, the selection of queens and concubines can only participate in the draft for officials of the fourth rank and above. What does the emperor mean by saying that no matter where he is born?Could it be that he wants to choose a queen from the people?Thinking of this, none of the ministers could calm down.

Everyone present, there are more or less girls of the right age in the family. Now the emperor is young and handsome. I don’t know how many boudoir girls in Beijing are the dream man. Many people still keep them when they are old. , What is the reason, isn't it just waiting for an opportunity to send her daughter to the palace?Fortunately now, the opportunity has come, but the emperor said that he only looks at his face, not his background. Doesn't this squeeze out many opportunities for them?The ministers are all considering how to make suggestions to the emperor. Of course the concubine must be selected, but this status cannot be sloppy!
But who knew, before they could open their mouths, Wu Jiang directly said that this matter has been decided and there is no need to discuss it again.

The ministers looked at the emperor who had already left, and couldn't help but look at each other. Although the emperor was young, he had already grasped the real power. After the old prime minister retired, his son Lian Yunshuo promoted the imperial examination system in the Xi Dynasty, and selected many children from poor families. As an official, today's court is no longer dominated by aristocratic families. No matter which side is powerful, it has no capital to influence the decision of the emperor.What's more, this matter has nothing to do with the survival of the country, even if it is the officials who hit the pillars, it is useless!The emperor wants to find a woman who is pleasing to the eye, is it against the law?Thinking about it like this, the ministers have already figured out in their hearts which beautiful girls there are in the family.

It's just that when this decree came out, the entire Xi Dynasty was shocked.

(End of this chapter)