Since January 20th in the twenty-seventh year of Haojing (1670) was New Year's Eve, after New Year's Day, the entire northern capital entered a carnival mode to celebrate the 30th and 40th birthday of a certain new emperor.
Both inside and outside the city, there are bright lights and colorful scenes. Because the New Year is relatively early, the people who have been busy for a year also plan to take a break, while the merchants are busy taking advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune.
To be precise, a certain new emperor had been a director for thirty-one years, and he was hired in the twelfth year of Chongzhen (1639).
At the same time, it was also my 40th birthday last year. Based on the principle of combining two happinesses in one and saving money, and because of my busy schedule, I decided to postpone the celebration for a year.
The actual reason was that three important ministers, Li Daiwen, the former Minister of Household Affairs, Qiu Minyang, the former consul to Japan, and Yang Tinglin, the former imperial censor, died one after another last year.
February 26th was the birthday of a certain new emperor, so naturally there was no intention to celebrate. If the matter had to be postponed, it could only be pushed back to one year.
Although Li Shiwen sometimes had trouble getting along with him, he was considered a conscientious minister. At least he was not greedy for money during his tenure.
Qiu Minyang, as the person in charge of a new emperor stationed in Japan, won the trust of a new emperor, and handled related affairs in an orderly and appropriate manner. Even the first-generation second-rate general praised him.
Not to mention Yang Tinglin. He was the main witness when he exposed that Yang Sichang had framed Lu Xiangsheng. Otherwise, it would be difficult for the new emperor to convict the fat man and execute him directly.
Although these three people had retired when they died, the new emperor respected their considerable contribution to the court and did not celebrate with great fanfare afterwards.
At least the remaining ministers of the same level are more capable. They have not relived yesterday and are still trying hard to keep breathing...
As a new imperial capital enters a period of mid-life crisis, most of the courtiers who spent time with the new emperor during the early days of supervising the country are already on their deathbed.
If it weren't for the fact that the whole family, and even the entire Fujian fellow villagers, had to be moved to South Africa, even Zhenhaigong Zheng Zhilong would have planned to hand over the group's affairs to his eldest son Zheng Chenggong in two years.
The former chief minister, Xue Guoguan, had retired a long time ago and only continued to serve as the father-in-law of the country.
The elderly Wu Di had only been working for less than five years after being promoted to chief assistant, and decided to retire after this year, otherwise he would have to die of exhaustion in the military aircraft department.
Du Yinxi, who had just taken over, was almost 70 years old. Although his body was still strong, he immediately said that he would work until Fang Yizhi came back, otherwise he would not be rich enough to enjoy the thin horse at home...
According to a private message obtained by a certain new emperor, Fang Yizhi decided to return next year at the latest after the European war.
In other words, the first assistant Du Yinxi will definitely be able to achieve his small goal of retiring from riding horses before the year after next!
Fang Yizhi was already sixty when he came back, and he was no longer the handsome middle-aged man.
It can be said that in another twenty years, after these ministers who first followed a new emperor passed away, Ming Dynasty will enter a new era.
Those who were promoted basically received an incomplete and systematic simplified education, making it easier for them to carry out many of the new emperor's orders.
Coincidentally, the beautiful biological mother of a certain new emperor is the same age as Fang Yizhi, so next year will naturally be her sixtieth birthday.
We couldn't celebrate it then, we had to move it a year in advance, so we merged the three festivals.
The main purpose is to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday, and it doesn't matter if a certain new emperor's birthday is not celebrated.
"... I wish my mother and queen to enjoy eternal blessings and live as long as heaven!"
A certain new emperor was a filial son to his mother, and a treacherous son in the eyes of his own father. Since his father was not in Beidu, he was naturally only filial.
"Haha, Brother Hong has such a sweet mouth!"
Although he took good care of himself, ate delicacies from the mountains and seas every day, and was under the care of the imperial doctor, crow's feet still appeared early on the corners of Zhou Yufeng's eyes.
However, her appearance is similar to that of a lady in her early forties, and her luxurious temperament can make all kinds of ladies fly away.
Although the eldest son's words were just auspicious words, as a mother, she was still happy from the bottom of her heart.
"Brother Xun, do you know when brother Jiong will come back?"
"After returning to my mother, probably in the past two years, I should come back with Fang Yizhi. Please rest assured, mother. Fang Yizhi has already written a letter before, saying that my brother is well fed and housed there, has no discomfort, is in good health, and has not been infected with Western medicine. Yi’s disease.”
"That's good!"
The mother is worried about her son traveling thousands of miles away. Zhou Yufeng is most worried about this matter. Now that her second son can come back safe and sound, she can rest assured.
"Brother Xun, my mother still wants to say something!"
"My son, I am all ears!"
"It has been five years since the last beauty pageant..."
"Mother, are you going to ask your sons to compete in beauty contests again?"
"Exactly! Don't shirk it, the public is already impatient. It should be noted that a woman's youth only lasts for ten years, from fifteen to twenty-five, that's it. If it only happens once every ten years, I don't know how many women will be sad because of this. Desperate."
"..."
A certain new emperor complained about this. This was clearly a lazy and greedy young lady who wanted to hug a chicken thigh.
When the beautiful biological mother said this, she changed into a different look, as if she felt sorry for them.
Thirty of the thirty-three beauties who successfully settled in the residence last time have given birth to "human supreme cubs".
The remaining three should have physical problems, but a certain new emperor can't control them, so that's it.
Now they have to recruit another group of people, and a certain new emperor is really overwhelmed.
A group of young ladies can come in and not only slay the emperor, but also be clothed and well-fed. This is totally unreasonable!
"Is it possible that Brother Hong is unwilling?"
Zhou Yufeng could see the eldest son's thoughts at a glance and asked deliberately.
"As long as the mother is happy, the children will naturally be happy!"
This is obviously forcing me to go on a blind date. Smart and beautiful women are indeed the most terrifying female animals!
"That's good. It's my mother's sixtieth birthday this year, so Brother Xun will choose sixty beauties!"
This is the reason and figure that Zhou Yufeng has thought of long ago, and it can be said to be auspicious.
"...Yes, I obey your orders!"
The mother whose family owns a mine is so willful, and a certain new emperor cannot talk back to his own mother during the Chinese New Year.
A certain new emperor has already guessed the tricks of his beautiful biological mother. When it is his seventieth birthday, he will have to choose seventy young ladies to come in.
But can I miss my sixty-sixth birthday?
The result is that sixty-six more girls will be selected by then!
As soon as my biological mother celebrates her birthday, her daughter-in-law will have dozens more wives!
It’s so embarrassing for my son!
This time I gave each young lady a gift of 20,000 taels of silver, and a certain new emperor also wanted to spend 1.2 million taels in one go!
After they get married, they will have to spend a lot of money every year, a conservative estimate of two to three million taels.
When I think about the money I finally earned through mining, it was squandered by a group of young ladies with ulterior motives.
The psychological shadow of a certain new emperor was suddenly larger than the projection of the pyramid...
Based on the calculation that the beautiful biological mother lived to be eighty years old, sixty, sixty-six, seventy, seventy-five, eighty, the total number of five recruitments was as high as 351 young ladies!
A certain new emperor suddenly felt that his beautiful mother had dropped an atomic bomb before he even built it!
If your beautiful mother lived to be ninety or even one hundred years old, it would be like being hit by a hydrogen bomb!
A few words from my own mother brought a group of young ladies to the top of their lives...
In this era, middle-aged men in their forties and fifties are the most popular among young ladies.
But except for girls with different talents, a certain new emperor has no interest in teenage girls.
As long as they have talent, even if they are over thirty, a new emperor can recruit them to serve him.
"Since Brother Hong is so filial, my mother will definitely live to be a hundred years old!"
After hearing her son's promise, Zhou Yufeng was in a good mood and casually set a small goal for herself.
"...In my opinion, my mother will have no problem living to be 200 years old!"
My biological mother is a hundred years old, and I am already eighty!
Then you are not looking for a young lady, but a wife!
I have no choice but to pretend that I am a filial son. This is the price of filial piety!
If his biological mother really lived to be two hundred years old, then a certain new emperor would be able to form an infantry battalion with his own sons!
A group of young ladies have given birth to so many sons. It will definitely be fun for a certain new emperor to conquer the universe in the future!
As a result, a certain new emperor did not expect that the matter would be published in the newspaper the next day!
I can't punish the newspaper for this, I can only bow my head and admit defeat.
That year, there was a "blizzard" all over the city, and the people fell into great happiness and couldn't extricate themselves.
Regardless of whether it was day or evening, the streets and alleys were full of gossip about the emperor's second beauty pageant.
A certain new emperor finally understood that celebrating his mother's birthday alone would not make her truly happy.
Only when a biological mother sees groups of prospective daughters-in-law can she be filled with joy...
How terrible!
The conditions are still the same as last time and cannot be lowered at all.
A certain new emperor would not eat a bite of a dish he didn't like.
Who would order something they don’t like when entering a restaurant?
What's more, you still spend your own money, and no one wants to be taken advantage of.
The girls selected last time will get a good destination even if they don't successfully complete the Carp Jumping over the Dragon Gate.
To be precise, a certain new emperor believed that such activities were mutually beneficial and were not comparable to other peers.
"Your Majesty, it is widely rumored that as an emperor throughout the ages, the total number of concubines should be nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine!"
When Yang Jinchao saw that his master was in a good mood, he waited for an opportunity to tell him some news.
"...Hmph, if that's the case, I'm not far from bankruptcy!"
A certain new emperor would not be so stupid, raising a group of young ladies at home that he could not play with at all.
If we really recruit a large group, the number is much more than sixty, then we should reward the merchants who have already done their best, including civil servants and military generals.
Every day I say that I am sharing my worries, but now it’s okay. This is sharing my worries. Everyone has a little sister, no one can escape!
If the family lacks sons, it is okay to take a concubine.
A certain new emperor already has a bunch of sons, and he has no intention of abdicating the throne in the near future, so marrying hundreds more would be a disgrace to himself.
It is estimated that the beautiful mother’s ultimate goal is to have a hundred grandchildren!
Now it's better, let the beautiful biological mother become a perfect old man in advance!
The sound of firecrackers outside seemed to be more intense, almost as if Beidu was being bombarded.
In the eyes of a certain new emperor, these are just a bunch of bastards who admire their beautiful mother's fragrant feet!
Those people were very smart in their calculations. They knew that the Queen Mother did not accept gifts easily, but there was one gift that she would not refuse, and that was her daughter-in-law!
As long as a woman meets the beauty standards of a certain new emperor and passes relevant examinations, she will naturally have a chance to become the queen mother's daughter-in-law.
For this reason, some special medicines have appeared in the market.
It's not for life-saving purposes, it's just to promote a woman's secondary growth!
In an era when corresponding plastic surgery is not possible, this is a hot-selling product.
Regardless of whether it is real and effective, as long as it is a similar product, the sales volume is basically very good.
As soon as the news came out that a certain new emperor decided to hold a second beauty pageant, the price of papayas on the market immediately skyrocketed...
Unexpectedly, the beautiful mother also directly negotiated the price of papaya, which really benefited the relevant farmers!
"Your Majesty, you are already richest in the world!"
"My money was dug out of the ground spade by spade, not blown by the strong wind!"
A certain new emperor didn't buy Yang Jinchao's flattery at all.
Want to waste your money?
Without talent, there is no room for maneuver.
I am usually very frugal and eat only four dishes in one meal, with at most one soup.
If the weather is hot, you can even skip the soup.
During the New Year and festivals, only six dishes are served, and the New Year's Eve dinner on New Year's Eve is just six meat and six vegetarian dishes.
Since the royal chefs were very good at their craftsmanship, the courtiers naturally didn't care, and the distinguished guests didn't care either.
It's just a beautiful mother saying that her son is stingy, it doesn't matter to a certain new emperor.
It's good to be able to eat these, it's much better than being sliced by Dorgon and cooked in hot pot...
There are elbows, mutton, fresh fish, roast chicken, shrimps, and conches on the table. It would be enough for an ordinary family in later generations.
It is easy to understand the beautiful mother's attitude. After all, she has never experienced the Ming Dynasty. Even if she knew about it, she was just a bystander.
A certain new emperor was also one of the bystanders. He was able to achieve today's achievements not only because he was not killed by Li Zicheng or Dorgon, but also secured the throne because he did not regard himself as an outsider.
You can't be like a scapegoat, saying you have to be vegetarian but your body can't help it...
Externally we must be prepared for danger in times of peace, and internally we must be strict with ourselves.
If it weren't for his biological mother Zhang Luo, a certain new emperor would have just planned to let the eight daughters around him accompany him throughout his life.
The beautiful biological mother who has no worries about food and clothing now has only one request left, and that is to let a certain new emperor choose more beauties so that he can have more children.
The current situation is very good, the family has a mine and is not short of money, and the ministers and people still strongly support it, which leaves a certain new emperor with no way out.
If ten sons can be exchanged for a Yoshino, a certain new emperor will definitely be willing to recruit more young ladies.
The problem is that if you only spend money but do not make money, the biological project will not have much value...
It is a purely useless project, and it cannot be cut off!
Maybe a hundred years from now, there will be a series about a hundred sons seizing the throne!
If the son is old, then the grandson will take care of it. This is how the powerful Frankish kingdom suffered!
If the Ming Dynasty had a population of more than 500 million, it would probably be fine if it was divided into more than a dozen parts.
A certain new emperor had previously encouraged the people to work hard to have children, but he did not expect to receive retribution so quickly.
If the daughter born to the common people marries him when he grows up, this is the retribution among retributions!
To describe it in four words - you will suffer the consequences!
Okay, now that you have decided to take some time off, you can take a break from your busy schedule and focus on choosing a beautiful and talented young lady.
