The Ming Dynasty's concubine selection system was different from that of previous dynasties. Starting from the founding of Zhu Yuanzhang, in order to prevent the exclusive power of relatives, it was stipulated that all royal children must choose concubines from ordinary people.
Therefore, for more than two hundred years, the concubines of successive emperors of the Ming Dynasty came from the private sector.
According to historical records, Emperor Chongzhen’s queen’s name was Zhou Yufeng.
His ancestral home is Suzhou, and his family later moved to Daxing County, Shuntian Prefecture. His father, Zhou Kui, made a living by fortune-telling and practicing medicine.
In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, Zhu Youxiao selected a concubine for his younger brother Zhu Youjian. Zhou Yufeng stood out and became Princess Xin with the support of Queen Zhang Yan. Later, with the rise of Zhu Youjian, she became the last concubine of the Ming Dynasty. queen.
"Excuse me, Zhou Shibo, where are you from?"
Lin Pingan asked Zhou Kui, wanting to verify the other party's identity again.
Hearing Lin Pingan call himself Shibo, Zhou Kui was immediately flattered, shook his hands and shouted:
"Young master, you are a villain. My ancestral home is Suzhou. A few years ago, my family moved to Daxing County, Shuntian Prefecture. Later, in order to make a living, I set up a stall in Beijing to tell fortunes and practice medicine."
After hearing these words, Lin Ping'an was already convinced that the Zhou Kui in front of him was the father-in-law of the future Emperor Chongzhen, and that little girl must be the future Empress of the Ming Dynasty.
At this moment, Lin Ping'an looked at the beautiful little girl in front of him, and then at Li Zicheng beside him, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart:
"It is indeed God's will. Today Li Zicheng acted righteously to save Zhou Yufeng and his daughter. Who would have thought that more than ten years later, he would force this little girl to hang herself."
But at this moment, he didn't have time to think so much, because not far away, dust was flying, and a team of people rushed towards him.
"Dad, it was this boy who beat me like this."
Mr. Liu had a scar on his nose and pointed at Li Zicheng and shouted.
I saw a middle-aged man wearing a flying fish suit, followed by more than a dozen men also wearing flying fish suits. He could tell at a glance that he was from Jin Yiwei. He frowned, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes.
Zhou Kui and his daughter took a few steps back in fear, and Li Zicheng's heart was beating wildly. Although he knew that Lin Ping'an had an extraordinary identity, the person who came was after all, Jinyiwei Qianhu, and he was Wei Zhongxian's godson. I'm not sure whether I will give Lin Ping'an face or not.
Mr. Liu pointed at Li Zicheng and cursed:
"You wild boy, how dare you attack me, I will definitely cut you into pieces today to satisfy my hatred!"
After saying this, he shouted to the group of royal guards:
"He's still standing there in a daze. Brothers, please teach him a lesson for me. Zuixianglou will be mine tonight."
Hearing his words, the imperial guards looked happy, dismounted, drew their swords, and ran towards Li Zicheng.
But at this moment, Mr. Liu’s father, Liu Wancheng, roared on his horse:
"Wait!"
Following this roar, he turned over and dismounted, came to Lin Ping'an in a few steps, bowed and saluted:
"Liu Wancheng of the Qianhu of Jinyiwei has met Dean Xiaolin!"
Such an abnormal behavior immediately shocked everyone. Mr. Liu looked at his father blankly and shouted:
"Dad, what are you doing?"
Snap!
Liu Wancheng slapped his son with his backhand and cursed angrily:
"You bastard, you can't see Taishan. Why don't you quickly apologize to Dean Xiaolin!"
Mr. Liu covered his face, looked at his father in disbelief, and shouted with a mournful face:
"Dad, are you crazy? They beat me!"
Liu Wancheng was so angry that he kicked Mr. Liu again, then raised his hands to Lin Ping'an again and said:
"The dog doesn't know the bounds of heaven and earth, and has offended Dean Xiao Lin. Please be kind to Dean Xiao Lin and spare this boy."
He was also feeling bitter at this moment, thinking that this bastard would offend anyone, but he would offend this one!
Seeing that Lin Pingan had not yet expressed his stance, he had no choice but to say again:
"Dean Xiao Lin, the last time I attended the opening ceremony of Zhulin Academy, I was here with Jiu Qiansui, but I have a low status. I'm afraid Dean Xiao Lin won't remember it."
Lin Pingan nodded slightly, waved at Liu Wancheng, pointed at Zhou Kui and his daughter and said lightly:
"Since it's a misunderstanding, let's let this matter go. However, these two are my friends. Your son has caused trouble for them. If you don't express it, I'm afraid it will be a bit unjustifiable."
Upon hearing this, Liu Wancheng breathed a sigh of relief, nodded repeatedly and said:
"It's natural."
After saying that, he took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket, stuffed it into Zhou Kui's hand, and said:
"Brother, today is really a misunderstanding. If you take the money, you can treat it as my apology for Quanzi."
Zhou Kui held the stack of banknotes in his hand and felt like he was dreaming. He was speechless for a long time.
Li Zicheng was secretly frightened, thinking that his brother really had a great reputation. Even Qianhu, the Jinyiwei Qianhu, was submissive in front of him. It seemed that he had good luck in coming back to Beijing.
Lin Ping'an glanced at the stack of banknotes, which were estimated to be in the thousands, and then waved and said:
"Okay, let's forget about this matter, but your son must be disciplined and disciplined. If he does commit a crime one day, Wei Zhongxian may not be able to save him if he comes forward."
Liu Wancheng nodded repeatedly, grabbed his son's neck and left in a hurry.
Looking at the backs of these people, Lin Ping'an shook his head. Letting Liu Wancheng and his son go was not because he was soft-hearted, nor to give Wei Zhongxian face, but because he felt that even if he dealt with the two father and son, it would be meaningless.
Daming is already rotten. If it is not cured from the bottom up, it is almost impossible to revive it. In this case, there is no need to take these superficial rotten things seriously.
It was only then that Zhou Kui woke up as if from a dream. He looked at the people leaving, then glanced at Lin Ping'an, and was about to kneel down as soon as his knees bent.
Lin Pingan hurriedly stretched out his hand to support Zhou Kui and said with a smile:
"Uncle Zhou Shi, you don't need to be so polite. I am a medical practitioner. Maybe I will come to your place often in the future and let's learn about medical skills together."
Zhou Kui nodded repeatedly, but Zhou Yufeng on the side raised his head and asked:
"Big brother, what's your name?"
"My name is Lin Pingan."
As Lin Ping'an spoke, he reached out and touched Zhou Yufeng's head.
He was also filled with emotion at this moment. He did not expect to meet Zhou Yufeng at this time. Thinking of the queen's final outcome, he couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart.
He thought for a moment, took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket and stuffed it into Zhou Yufeng's hand, but turned to Zhou Kui and said:
"Since you are practicing medicine, don't set up a small stall. At least you should have a decent medical clinic."
Zhou Kui waved his hands repeatedly and shouted:
"How does this work!"
Li Zicheng on the side saw this and shouted:
"You don't have to be so polite. My brother is the director of Tai Hospital. If others know that he has an uncle who sets up a stall here, he will lose face."
Zhou Kui had no choice but to signal Zhou Yufeng to accept the banknote, and his heart was filled with extreme gratitude to Lin Pingan.
"Okay, let's go back now and see you another day."
Lin Ping'an waved to Zhou Kui and his daughter before turning around and leaving.
Li Zicheng extended a thumb towards Lin Ping'an and praised:
"Brother, you were so majestic just now!"
Lin Pingan glanced at him and said nothing, but felt a little confused in his heart.
