"Zhang's family in Xiangfu County, Kaifeng Prefecture, this girl's beauty can be said to be the most beautiful in the country. There is no other such beauty in the whole of Henan."
After Kang Yingqian finished speaking, he gently pushed Yuan Chonghuan away with his fingertips, looked at Liu Zhaosun, shook his head and said:
"A passionate person must be lustful, and lustful people may not necessarily be passionate. Mr. Liu is compassionate and merciful. Such a beautiful woman cannot be merciful."
Liu Zhaosun didn't care at first, but when Kang Yingqian mentioned that the Zhang family in Kaifeng had conquered the country and conquered the city, the name Zhang Yan immediately came to his mind.
I vaguely remember that Queen Zhang Yan of Yi'an seemed to be from Kaifeng, Henan.
Originally, in history, in the first year of Tianqi, which was next year, after Zhu Youxiao succeeded to the throne, a nationwide audition was held to select the queen.
Fifteen-year-old Zhang Yan was selected from 5,000 beauties who were selected in the national preliminary election. After many rounds of screening, she finally stood out. As the most beautiful woman in the Ming Dynasty, she was appointed as the queen and was known as Queen Yi'an in history.
Historical records record that Zhang Yan was "slim and plump, with a face like Guanyin, eyes like autumn waves, a mouth like a cherry blossom, a nose like hanging gallbladder, and white teeth." Looking at Kang Yingqian's proud expression, we can see that this woman must be extremely beautiful, and should be above the Golden Concubine Yang Qing'er.
"What's this girl's name?" Liu Zhaosun asked casually.
Kang Yingqian thought Liu Zhaosun was interested in this girl, so he said with a flattering smile:
"This girl's surname is Zhang Mingyan, her courtesy name is Zu'e, and her nickname is Baozhu. Her father, Zhang Guoji, comes from a middle-class family in Xiangfu and is from a clean family."
After saying that, Kang Yingqian gestured to help Zhang Yan take two steps forward.
When Zhang Yan saw a room full of men looking at her, she hid her face and walked slowly, walking straight in front of Liu Zhaosun, but she saw that he was looking at him, and his smiles were touching.
Liu Zhaosun didn't dare to look at her again, and was about to wave Kang Yingqian to leave when he heard Lao Kang continue:
"Please see, Marquis Pingliao, this woman can be said to have flowers as her appearance, birds as her voice, the moon as her god, willows as her form, jade as her bones, ice and snow as her skin, autumn water as her posture, and poetry... ··”
As expected, he was born as a Jinshi and could really tell the story.
"Okay, okay, take this Miss Zhang down! I said, I won't take concubines!"
Kang Yingqian said anxiously: "General Liu, wouldn't it be a pity to miss such a beautiful woman? Since ancient times, heroes have been matched with beauties. Do you know how much money I spent to let this girl come to Liaodong? If you can get into the eyes of Ping Liaohou, it is better to choose a day than to hit the sun. Today..."
Liu Zhaosun didn't listen to Kang Yingqian's chatter at all, and his thoughts flew far away. Due to the intervention of himself as a time traveler, the history of the late Ming Dynasty has now undergone great changes. Taichang has been in office for almost two years and is still very active. I don't know when he will die. Zhu Youxiao, the emperor of Tianqi in the original plane, should still be busy doing carpentry work in the East Palace and will not have the chance to become emperor for a while.
The fate of Zhang Yan, the most beautiful woman in front of her, was completely changed. Kang Yingqian spent a lot of money to buy her from Henan to Liaodong. She lost the opportunity in history for a mother to be the best in the world, and instead became a rebellious concubine in Liaodong.
Liu Zhaosun didn't want to take Zhang Yan. He just lamented that Kang Yingqian was very capable. If he was given more money, he could kidnap the Queen of England and the Swedish princess to Kaiyuan.
"Kang Jianjun, I told you not to be lascivious to women. You are sincere. I can keep the Vajra Powder and give it to Old Songtou to prepare the medicine. You are a beauty. Please send it back. Right now, Mrs. Gaoming and General Anyuan are together. A martial art complements each other. General Anyuan is pregnant, so don't mention concubinage. If it is to make up for your mistakes in Hetuala, there is no need. I have forgiven you."
Kang Yingqian saw that Marquis Pingliao was decisive and spoke like this, so he had no choice but to wave Zhang Yan to retreat.
Before Zhang Yan left, she wished Ping Liaohou a blessing. Yan Shimei walked to the door and looked back with a breathtaking smile.
A group of old men looked at her in amazement. Except for Xu Xiake, who was as hard as stone, the others were all distracted. Even Song Yingxing, who claimed to be Liu Xiahui's rebirth, couldn't help but look at the beauty.
Liu Zhaosun adhered to the principle of "don't look at anything inappropriate" and waited until Zhang Yan went out before opening his eyes.
I can't help but sigh in my heart, Zhang Yan's parents are really cruel, and their daughter can be traded, which is comparable to Emperor Chongzhen's father-in-law Zhou Kuizhen.
There were many virtuous empresses in the Ming Dynasty, but it was a pity that not many of the queens’ natal families gave the Emperor Zhu family peace of mind.
Zhang Yan and his father, Zhang Guoji, were famously domineering in history. He occupied people's fields, allowed domestic slaves to bully men and women, beat people to death and was impeached by the censor. He was impeached in front of Emperor Tianqi, which made Long Yan furious. . The father-in-law himself is even more weird. He actually plans to marry a retired palace maid as a concubine...
I had only heard that poor people who couldn't make ends meet would sell their children and girls, but I didn't expect that middle-class families could do that too.
In order to win over Marquis Pingliao, Kang Yingqian spent a lot of money this time. After the investigation by Marquis Pingliao, he learned that Kang Yingqian traveled to Henan last year and heard that Zhang Yan had an extraordinary appearance. In order to get this girl, he went to Zhang Guoji's house in person and said he was willing to pay a lot of money. , took Zhang Yan to the capital to enjoy the blessings. Unfortunately, Zhang Guoji was so greedy for money that he bargained and finally sold his daughter to Lao Kang for 8,800 taels of silver.
Kang Yingqian's original intention was to dedicate Zhang Yan to Marquis Pingliao, but the wars were frequent and he never had time to spare. Later, his relationship with Liu Zhaosun gradually became estranged. This time when he went to Hetuala, he offended Marquis Pingliao again, so he made up his mind to resort to this beauty trick. .
It's a pity that Ping Liaohou is not interested in beauties.
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