"What?" Zhu Cixi was stunned again and again. What on earth is going on?
Seeing that Emperor Zhu didn't understand, Bahabandi quickly explained: "Your Majesty, this Aurangzeb originally joined forces with our Jungar Kingdom to attack the Bukhara Khanate. After the battle, they were divided into two territories: Samarkand and Tajikistan. , but he has to go to Shu, and he also wants to get involved in the land allocated to our Kingdom of Zhungeer. However, his Tianzhu soldiers and horses are a bit weak and cannot defeat our Zhungeer, so he wants to use his beauty and money to win over our king to betray the Celestial Kingdom. .....
Princess Nisha is said to be the most beautiful daughter of Aurangzeb. She is also very knowledgeable, proficient in music and poetry, and can speak several languages. Aurangzeb wanted to marry this Princess Nisha to the King of Jungar, plus 10 million rupees per year in annual coins, in exchange for Junggar's surrender. But our King Zhungeer was loyal to the Celestial Empire, so he sternly refused! "
"I didn't expect Sengge to be a rare loyal minister!" Zhu Cixi was a little unbelievable. How could Sengge be so loyal?
He thought for a moment and then asked: "Then why did Princess Nissa come to me again?"
"It's like this," said Bahabandi, "because King Jungar heard that His Majesty likes talented women the most, he proposed to Aurangzeb that he was willing to be a matchmaker and send the princess to His Majesty. .....”
"This monk is so loyal!" Zhu Cixiang wondered if he had heard wrongly.
He then looked at the portrait Wei Zaode unfolded in front of him. It was a sketch-like portrait of a slender woman holding a pen in one hand and a book in the other. If you just look at the painting, this woman's appearance is far worse than Mary Mancini and Natalie.
However, the painting level of the Tianfang Sect civilization in this era is completely incomparable with the European painting level - the Tianfang Sect prohibits painting portraits, and the European Renaissance is 200 years old!
So Zhu Cixiang was not sure whether Princess Nisha was really beautiful, but Zhu Cixiang also knew that Aurangzeb's mother was the woman buried in the Taj Mahal... With Aurangzeb's status , my wife will definitely not be ugly, and the daughter I will give birth to will not be bad either.
He then looked at the slippers held by Yan Yingyuan. They were somewhat slender, decorated with jewelry, and had some signs of wear. They must have been used.
If it really belongs to Princess Nissa, then this princess should have a pair of beautiful feet, right?
"It is true that I am not lustful, but I love talents!" Zhu Cixiang said from the bottom of his heart, "I am planning to open Jinling Women's University these days mainly because of my love for talents... If this Princess Nisha is really She is so talented, I would like to invite her to come to Laoshan Palace as my concubine and keep her by my side forever."
Wei Zaode and Yan Yingyuan both nodded vigorously and seemed to agree with Zhu Cixiang's words.
Zhu Cixiang wasn't lying either. He really loved talents and talented women! In his early years, he didn't like talented women much, but as he got older, he became more and more fond of talented women.
Therefore, he paid more and more attention to female education. When he first opened Nanjing Primary School, he opened a girls' school, and later he opened Jinling Girls' High School. Starting from the winter of the 17th year of Hongxing's reign, Zhu Cihong began to prepare for Jinling Women's University!
Moreover, he also regarded Jinling Women's University as a major project related to the long-term stability of the Chinese Empire!
The reason is very simple. He wants to choose a spouse for his descendants through Jinling Women's University - in the future, the queens, princesses, and wives of feudal lords in the Zhu Ming Dynasty must be top students of the women's university!
Zhu Cixi does not believe in any system in which "a fool can become a good emperor" - and he will not regard the constitutional monarchy of Britain and Japan as successful examples, because in his opinion, the constitutional monarchy of these two countries is not a success. And the chance factor is huge.
First of all, it is not the Stuart dynasty that enjoys the fruits of the British constitution. The Stuart dynasty entered a dying state after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 - the legitimate king was deposed and the legitimate heirs to the throne (the Jacobites) were ignored , the British crown was handed over to William III of the Netherlands by Parliament, and later transferred to the Hanoverian Dynasty in Germany... From the perspective of the Stuart dynasty, such a constitution was not a successful example at all.
The reason for the failure of the Stuart dynasty was actually that Charles I and his son James II were too stupid! The Catholic Church must be restored in Britain, just to make trouble.
Secondly, Japan’s constitution is nothing but a gift from the Americans. The Japanese Empire was actually destroyed by the mentally retarded Emperor Showa... The wealthy and democratic Japan of later generations was actually a country established by MacArthur. He allowed Emperor Showa to continue to be a puppet, so the Yamato dynasty continued. If he wanted to suspend the Yamato dynasty, what would the Japanese dare to do? The Yankees have enough control over their atomic bombs!
Therefore, Zhu Cixi was firmly opposed to having a "fool emperor" in the Ming Dynasty. Not only could the emperor not be stupid, but even the queen had to be smart. Because the emperor is inherited, no one can guarantee that he will have extraordinary intelligence, but the queen can be chosen. Of course, she must choose a woman with extraordinary intelligence and a good education. If the emperor is not smart enough, he can still Let your wife help!
If we also consider the possibility of the emperor's early death and the Queen Mother coming to court, we have to choose a smart woman. If they are all the same as Wu Sanmei, who is stupid and sweet, how can she be the Queen Mother? How to control the treacherous officials in the dynasty? In comparison, Zheng Chagu is much better. She has financial acumen and can at least manage money!
Only someone like Zheng Chagu can assist her husband in managing the country, and even rule the country on his behalf when necessary.
In addition, under the leadership of Zhu Cixiang, the Ming Dynasty began to follow the route of "diversified investment". It no longer put all its eggs in one Ming basket, but instead established clan vassal states.
As long as the Zhu Ming Dynasty of a vassal state still exists, then the Zhu Ming Dynasty will not die... Therefore, these princes of the Zhu Ming vassal state and their spouses must also be extremely smart and receive a good education.
As for the establishment of a constitution, the real king has already done so, and the virtual king... For the foreseeable future, Ming Dynasty needs real kings, so the king must not be absent.
Even if one day, the Ming Dynasty must become a virtual king, it will need a monarch with extraordinary intelligence to lead the royal family.
Zhu Cixiang stroked his beard and said thoughtfully: "If this Princess Nisha is really a talented woman, then I must accept her as my concubine, and recommend her to Jinling Women's University... I hope to open a good school." First, starting from Princess Nisha, all the concubines of my Zhu Ming Dynasty will come from Jinling Women's University! In the future, my children and grandchildren will not bother the Ministry of Rites to select concubines, but directly select them from female college students!"
This is a big deal!
Wei Zaode and Yan Yingyuan were both shocked. They didn't understand Emperor Zhu's founding of Jinling Women's University at first - it was enough for girls to go to a girls' middle school, so what kind of university should they go to? So what's the use of asking in college? Not getting married yet?
Unexpectedly, Emperor Zhu regarded Jinling Women's University as a concubine's imperial examination - in the future, if he wants to enter the palace and become a concubine, he will have to take the exam!
Seeing that the two ministers in front of him were in a daze, Zhu Cixi thought they didn't understand, so he further explained: "If my children and grandchildren cannot inherit the throne, there will be no vassal country where they can become kings and dukes. Their first wives do not have to be Jinling girls. College students are not allowed. However, the prince, grandson, the lord of the vassal country and the head wife of the vassal prince must all come from Jinling Women's University! Because they are not only responsible for educating the younger generation, but also have a certain chance of listening to politics behind the curtain."
What? Listening to politics behind the curtain? The two ministers thought to themselves, shouldn't Minister Gu Ming be in power?
Zhu Cixiang glanced at the two of them and said in his heart: Don't think about being a minister who cares about life. I am younger than you, in the prime of life, and I have to be emperor for several more decades!
He went on to say: "The young kings of this dynasty include Yingmiao, Xianmiao, Wumiao, Shimiao, and Shenmiao. My father and emperor all ascended the throne as young men. Their minds are not yet mature, and their talents and learning are not useful. It’s time for the queen mother to come to court!”
Looks like I missed someone? Wei Zaode and Yan Yingyuanxin said: Your Majesty, you are also a young man who takes power, no, it is a young man who seizes the power! Why are you so cunning?
At this time, Zhu Cixiang suddenly looked at Wei Zaode and Yan Yingyuan seriously: "Are your two daughters talented women? Are they graduating from Jinling Girls' High School soon? Don't forget to take the entrance exam for Jinling Girls' University. My princes are about to be selected. Concubine!"
Now both Wei Zaode and Yan Yingyuan were a little short of breath - it turned out that their daughter might also have a mother-in-law in the world!
