As soon as Su Chenghuang left, the reporter who went to the Ministry of Rites to inquire came back, bringing a very unexpected news to Chang Yu: the reason why the Ministry of Rites accurately found these two girls was because they were named by the superiors.
And this one turned out to be Queen Zhou.
It turned out that Queen Zhou followed Emperor Chongzhen on a sacrificial tour yesterday, and the common people were looking at them. In turn, they were also looking at these common people. As they looked at them, they found two beauties. The more they looked at them, the more they liked them. Judging from their clothes, they were not from poor families. , but it is not the kind of silk and satin from a wealthy family, but an ordinary well-off family.
This kind of family was the most suitable, so he asked the eunuch who was accompanying him to tell the people of the Ministry of Etiquette. Then some people from the public servant inquired about Lian Xin and the two. However, the two of them were tight-lipped and did not reveal any personal information, but it was not difficult for them. The people from Gongmen secretly followed him to the door of his house, and then went to the door early in the morning.
Things became a little interesting. Chang Yu stood in the yard, holding a pot of tea and watching the fallen leaves flying. There were some things that he had not considered at first, but things went on this track by themselves.
Life is like a chess game. If you take one step at a time, you will be killed in a few moves. Especially in the officialdom, you have to watch at least three moves before taking one step.
Ministers at all times and in all over the world, in order to consolidate their political capital or for other purposes, all surrendered to the emperor to protect their future. Not to mention the distant future, after Emperor Chongzhen's favorite Concubine Tian Guifei died of illness, her father Tian Hongyu wanted to keep his favor. , Collecting beauties everywhere to pay tribute, Chen Yuanyuan was plundered from Jiangnan.
Does Chang Yu need to consolidate political capital?
Yes, but he has always believed that there is no need to do anything, he can do it in an upright way, such as military merit! First of all, he never thought about being the emperor instead of himself. He thought being the emperor was boring, tiring and uninteresting. He preferred to expand the territory instead of reading the book and a bunch of people in the bird cage in the palace every day. Wen Chen spitted and played tricks.
Of course, he knew better that he could not replace him. There had never been any eunuchs as emperors. If he usurped the throne, he would not be justified, and he would not get anyone's support. Who the hell would be willing to accept a eunuch as emperor!
To put it simply, under the emperor, eunuchs can be extremely powerful and arrogant.
If the emperor is not here, the eunuchs are nothing. Eunuchs are just parasites on the emperor. If Chang Yu wants to usurp the throne, let alone others, even Li Yan, Zhou Yuji and other generals who are close to him will not be able to tolerate him!
But if he was not a eunuch, the result would be very different.
This is the fate of eunuchs. You can supervise the country but you cannot steal it, otherwise no one in the world will tolerate you.
Since we don’t want to replace him, it is inevitable that he will be jealous of others due to his high achievements, so he must have a means of self-protection, and the best means of self-protection is to be favored!
Now that the world is not at peace, both the court and the emperor need him, so even if he is jealous now, no one will touch him, and no one can touch him. Even if the emperor has something to do, he will beat him or even humiliate him, but he will not really take it. he.
But what happens next, or if the emperor is gone?
Most of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were short-lived. Emperor Chongzhen is now forty and has been dead for more than a year in history. Although he survived due to changes in historical trajectory, who can guarantee that he will burp at any time!
If he died, would those ministers still tolerate him? Can the crown prince Zhu Cixi outdo those people?
Chang Yu trusted Zhu Cihong. Due to their friendship, Chang Yu's favor for Chang Yu would not change even if he ascended the throne in the future, so Chang Yu never thought of making a fuss about the prince's selection of concubines.
However, Queen Zhou came to her door unintentionally, so did she need to take advantage of the opportunity to get double insurance?
If Little Apple and Lian Xin both enter the palace, they will become the queen and concubine in the future. Coupled with his relationship with Zhu Cixi, his status will be as stable as Mount Tai!
In the Ming Dynasty, in order to prevent relatives from intervening in politics, the drafts were all selected from ordinary people's homes. Lian Xin and Xiao Guoguo were both from ordinary people. There was no problem with being a fisherman's girl and a street juggler. The only small problem was that Chang Yu was behind them. , Little Pingguo’s identity cannot be found out, but Lian Xin works in the chief eunuch’s house, which is easy to find out. In addition, his ancestral home is Jinan, and Jinan is the territory of King De. King De and Chang Yu have a good relationship. Emperor's pet...
But this is not a big problem. After all, Chang Yu is a minister, and Lian Xin is just a girl in his house. It was covered up with a little manipulation. Even if Emperor Chongzhen knew about it, he wouldn't care too much. He wished he was dead. Chang Yu still worked hard to assist Prince Zuo.
After all, where can I find a loyal, capable, and dedicated eunuch? With such eunuchs, the dynasty of Lao Zhu's family can last longer.
Since they are here, let's just follow the trend. After thinking for a while, Chang Yu called Lian Xin out. Seeing that the beauty's eyes were red and swollen and she was sobbing non-stop, it seemed that she was quite resisting in her heart.
"Really don't want to enter the palace and become the princess and the future queen?" Chang Yu asked with a chuckle.
"I don't want to." Lian Xin shook her head vigorously: "Being a princess and a queen is not good. I can't go out every day. I feel so comfortable now."
"Comfortable, hey" Chang Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "That's just you being comfortable here, what about the future?"
"In the future?" Lian Xin was startled: "Sir, don't you want slaves anymore?"
Chang Yu shook his head: "If you don't want to, or if you get married in the future, and pots and pans of firewood, rice, oil and salt are spinning around the child's stove all day long, will you still feel comfortable?"
Well, Lianxin was a little confused, Chang Yu continued: "In troubled times or famine years, you have never suffered or seen that kind of suffering. You have suffered a lot and seen a lot of suffering. Your father is still fishing now." , your mother is still weaving webs now, are they suffering? Do you want them to be at ease, or do you want them to enjoy happiness?"
Lian Xin burst into tears.
"But if you enter the palace, you will lose some freedom, but you will have everything you need, including clothes, food, glory, wealth, and all the family members will benefit from it. Do you think it is better to endure hardship or to be free?"
Lian Xin kept crying, and until now she didn't know why she was crying.
"Besides, after you enter the palace, if I fall or make an accident in the future, there will always be a helper who can help me." Chang Yu sighed: "After all, I am just a eunuch. My only supporter is the emperor. If the emperor doesn't love me..."
"How could you lose favor, sir? You are a man of great ability...I..." Lian Xin didn't know what to say for a moment.
Chang Yu continued: "You have also seen the prince. His appearance and conduct are of the highest quality..." Just as he was saying this, Su Jing came over with a dark face: "You want to kill me for the sake of your own future." Has the disciple been sold?"
"I..." Before Chang Yu could speak, Lian Xin burst into tears and said, "Master, you didn't sell me, it was me..."
"Shut up" Su Jing scolded lightly: "Whether it's men farming and women weaving, no matter whether it's glory or wealth, it's not your turn to make the decision." She glared at Chang Yu and said, "It's not your turn to make the decision."
Chang Yu touched his nose and smiled: "You are right, a master and half a mother, it is really not my turn to make the decision."
"Master of Heaven and Earth, it's not my master's turn to make the decision even though her parents are still alive." Sujing snorted coldly: "Marriage is not such a trivial matter. It has to be discussed with my parents first."
"Yes, yes, yes" Chang Yu patted his head: "I will send someone to Jinan immediately to fetch Lian Xin's father and mother." Then he said to Lian Xin: "This matter is entirely up to you. We will discuss it together when your parents arrive." I will never force you to make a decision. If you don't want to, you will be chosen. I will find a way to push it away. And if you enter the palace, I will find a way to prevent you from going to jail."
Lian Xin was completely confused. She looked at Chang Yu and then at Su Jing: "Then let's wait until my parents come before making a decision."
