take a wife to support the family

Chapter 507 Grandson and Village Girl 6
Nowadays, the Holy Majesty often does things unexpectedly. No, before everyone secretly speculates and spread gossip everywhere, he announces ahead of everyone: he will choose a concubine for the grandson of the emperor.

Followed by a sentence, the concubine must come from a female school.

This time, it caused an uproar.

A few years ago, when Princess Changping wanted to run a women's school in the name of the queen, the government and the public often criticized the princess for being restless in the room. Knowing that the princess held the imperial army and had experienced fighting on the battlefield, because she was a woman, the men wanted to lock her up. Back in her boudoir, she was forced to take off her war robe and put down her long knife, and become an honest princess.

That day Princess Changping responded with a horsewhip, and the emperor said: "My daughter loves so much, she has never harmed the world or harmed the people, so you don't need to worry about it."

Someone asked the son-in-law, Mu Qing, to lick their tongues, thinking that ordinary son-in-laws are of low birth and dare not say anything to the princess. Mu's son-in-law was originally the son of Prince Mu's mansion, so he should be able to control the princess.Unexpectedly, Prince Mu went too far than the emperor, and responded: "Princess, I will fight for her. If she wants to run a women's school, whoever is in trouble will be in trouble for me."

Well, the few people who can control the princess don't plan to control the princess, and they don't want to control it. Manchu civil and military officials watched the women's school start up, obviously the emperor is behind it.Whatever the emperor wanted to do, even civil and military officials, he could do it, and what's more, most of the results were good, so the minds of the officials changed again.

At that time, some people said that this female school was unusual, and I am afraid that all the concubines of the Tian family will come from here in the future.However, most of the county kings were married at that time, and the emperor's grandsons were still young, and many of them had not yet been born. It was not appropriate for the emperor to choose concubines for himself, or for princes and county kings.

Some people took their luck and sent their daughters to study. The first batch of female students had already graduated, and some of them worked in the Imperial Army, and some worked in Shuntian Mansion, National History Museum, Jinyiwei, etc., and they were no different from men with errands. .

They also get married and have children, but the time is later than others. The parents at home are so anxious to hang themselves, but the emperor Jinkou said: "In my opinion, girls who are studying, it is not too late to get married at the age of 20. If you don't get married, you are also a pillar of the country. The imperial court has laws and regulations, so why can't they live?"

One sentence not only saved those parents who were dying of anxiety, but also freed many girls who refused to get married.

Seeing that there are more and more women working as errands later, but the various houses did not mean to regard them as beautiful women, then the conjecture that the women's school is the concubine gradually dissipated, but unexpectedly, here wait!

The emperor plausibly said: "The emperor's concubine will be a queen in the future, how can ordinary people's education be used? Needleworkers, the royal family has a lot of embroiderers; piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are all entertainment trails; the important thing is good character, long-term vision, ability You can talk to your grandson, you can take on great responsibilities, and you can withstand the wind and rain."

For example, today's Empress Zhang, the Forbidden City was almost breached that day, and she could still organize the eunuchs to resist; another example is Princess Zhou, who usually looks soft-tempered and good at needlework, and when she flees, she can also bring the prince and Princess Changping Arrive safely in Nanjing, and stabilize the minds of veteran officials. Such a woman is the daughter-in-law that the royal family needs most.

There are also counterexamples. Empress Xiaokang Jingzhang in the Xiaozong Dynasty. Looking at the history books for thousands of years, she and the emperor are the first to love each other. There is only one person in the harem of Emperor Xiaozong. How affectionate.

It happened that Empress Zhang was born with a childish temperament and could not restrain her natal brothers. Zhang Heling brothers were domineering. Instead of beating and dissuading her, she cried in front of Emperor Xiaozong many times. Emperor Xiaozong was soft-hearted and treated his relatives generously. , just cover up the blemish of my brother-in-law.

Emperor Xiaozong was weak since he was a child, and after he came to the throne, he worked hard on state affairs and became weaker and weaker. At this time, the empress could not teach the prince. juvenile.

The prince is Zhu Houzhao, the famous Emperor of Zhengde in later generations. He proclaimed himself "General Zhu Shou", sneaked from the capital to the grassland, and took the risk himself as the emperor. The change of Tumubao.

Most of the talented talents in the Pianwu Temple were wasted on stubbornness. Yu Guoyu's family didn't see any benefits, and he died later because of this. He was 31 years old at the time, and he never left a son and a half daughter. reason.

Husband and son passed away one after another, which is a huge blow to any woman, but there was an Empress Xiao Gongsun who abandoned her parents and children during the Tumubao Change, and made her concubine Emperor Jingtai ascend the throne to prevent the Ming Dynasty from falling into the hands of the Mongols. Chaos.Later, there was the case of Xili moving the palace. Although it was unreasonable, Xili knew how to coerce the emperor for his own benefit to order the ministers.

Only Empress Xiao Kangjing and Zhang indulged in their children's personal love, neither could assist the emperor, nor would he do anything to control the emperor, and even ignored the affairs of Emperor Xiaozong's heirs, allowing San Yang to welcome Zhu Houcong, the son of King Xingxian, for the sake of Emperor Jiajing, also known as Shimiao by later generations.

As soon as Shimiao came to the throne, he pursued the posthumous title of King Xingxian through the "Great Ritual Discussion", thinking that he was orthodox, not inheriting the heir of Emperor Xiaozong. Since then, the line of Xiaozong has died out, and Empress Zhang has to bear half of the responsibility.

Having said so much, in the final analysis, the queen and the emperor are one, and they have to take care of half of the world. You can't follow the folk way of choosing daughter-in-law and blindly focus on being respectful and diligent.The royal family has no shortage of good servants, only concubines with a clear mind and sufficient means.

Besides, these female students in the capital city accounted for seven points, even if they didn't account for all of them.They grew up reading books issued by the imperial court and learned all kinds of skills. They may not be as delicate and meticulous as their peers who go to private schools at home, but their vision is only high.

The emperor specified that Hezhen should choose concubines from girls' schools. Those families who raised their daughters well at home would have no time to regret it even if they beat their chests.

The female students also exploded. Everyone knows that if you graduate from a female school, you will definitely be able to marry a good man, but life will be more difficult for a while.

In the past, there were also women who were entrusted with inhumane things after they went out of school, and they wanted to be a husband and a child. My son took a life.

If it is a woman who has never been to school, she is afraid that she will have to accept her fate after crying and making a fuss. Who told her that her natal family has no influence and the ability to survive?Fortunately, the girl remembered that she was happy at the women's school that day, and when she was having a hard time, she asked her to come to the female officer of Jinyiwei Middle School.

Although the female official didn't recognize the girl, she cared about the friendship of the same family and contributed to it. She divorced the man lightly and skillfully, took the daughter away, and later made a living in the shop opened by her classmate. A hundred times better.

People who are educated by women should learn early to help each other—the world is harsh on women, if women don’t help women, who will help?

Rao is that everyone believes that they can live a good life, and some ambitious people even say that they want to be the first female chief assistant in Ming Dynasty, and let the men in the world see that it's not that women are inferior to them, it's that women have won in the past. Don't miss this opportunity.But the news that the royal family wanted to choose a grandson concubine reached their ears, and everyone was shocked: it was one thing to be a female chief assistant, but another thing to be a queen.

Empress Dowager Concubine, that is the future empress!

Hanzhi and the other sisters are the favorites in the school. The classmates either fear their origins, or appreciate their studies, and some are purely enlightened by their parents, so they like to get close to them on weekdays.As soon as the news came out, they became even more popular. They were fine during class, but after class, there were many times more people around them!
Hanzhi complained to Xing'er: "It doesn't look like you want to get close to me, but like you want to eat me!"

Xing'er burst out laughing: "It's no fault of others, you can only blame your brother for being too popular, go back and make trouble with him."

Hanzhi thought for a while, then shook her head: "I don't know what they are trying to do. When talking about the elder brother, we are ministers. There is no reason why a minister dares to choose a concubine from the emperor; Speak, when is it my turn to speak?"

Xing'er pinched Han Zhifen's puffy cheeks, feeling very good in the hand, so she squeezed twice more, and then patted the pretendingly deep little girl and said, "You should spread this word out."

Afterwards, Hanzhi really said it out, and sure enough, there were still people who showed good intentions, but they were not like before, who stared at her covetously, wishing to snatch her into his arms, pull her ears and pour good words into her brain, and then let her go to the emperor's house. Taisun fell out in front of him.

In front of outsiders, Xing'er is also a bit estranged from Han Zhi and the other sisters: in the recent situation, if she gets too close, she will be torn alive.

The royal family only said that the concubine must come from a women's school, but they didn't say what the standard is. The girl who is interested in the most expensive position in the world must pay special attention to it, as if she has sharp eyes, and she can't wait to see all the outstanding girls around her. See through each other, know yourself and the enemy, and be victorious in all battles.

Half a month later, the imperial decree was issued from the Forbidden City, and everyone suddenly realized: before, they only stared at the girls’ schools in the capital and guessed, but now there are twenty if not thirty girls’ schools in the world, and there are eighty if not a hundred girls of the right age. , where is it just a matter of these few people in Jingli?
Candidates for the empress dowager and concubine must have their own willingness, praise from their teachers, and excellent academic performance, and they must meet three conditions at the same time to be selected. Twelve excellent little girls entered the Forbidden City by carriage.

At this time, all the people in the world were staring at the capital, waiting for news from the palace.

(End of this chapter)