Zhu Houzhao thought of his father, a civil servant in his previous life. Before he retired, he was so busy that he never saw anyone. He worked in other cities and basically didn't get a call a week.
But after I retired, I kept sending him pictures of girls online, always asking him how this was and how that was.
A feeling of déjà vu arose within him now.
In Kunning Palace, Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang were chatting animatedly, as if they had neglected their son, and judging from that, they were already imagining the beautiful scene of having an imperial grandson.
This made him very helpless. The wife he was looking for now must be someone close to his age, right?
A little girl of thirteen or fourteen... I feel a little shuddering when I think about it carefully.
"...Although there are eunuchs and maids taking care of Zhao'er, in the end, they are just slaves, and there is always a need for a caring person."
Empress Zhang is a woman and is more interested in these things, and she is more leisurely than Emperor Hongzhi!
The emperor on the side responded with excitement. In fact, he came to discuss it, but Queen Zhang agreed very well, as if he had finally found something to do, so,
Excited.
"The queen is right. Moreover, my crown prince must choose a woman from a good family in all aspects. If this is the case, it will have to be next year. In addition, if the Qintian Supervisor selects an auspicious day, it may be the year after next. The emperor tried to persuade the prince sternly: "So Zhao'er, you just said it was early, but it's not early at all."
Zhu Houzhao has black lines all over his face. Why are you so anxious about the year after tomorrow?
But having said that, he still needs to choose his princess carefully, to be unfilial... what if he also finds a princess like Empress Zhang.
That's it.
He goes to court every day to deal with complicated political affairs, and when he returns to the harem, he has to deal with the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, which is really exciting.
The prince was thinking about this matter. Seeing that he hadn't spoken a word, the emperor thought he was thinking something else, so he calmed down his excitement a little and said, "Zhao'er is very reluctant?"
Zhu Houzhao came back to his senses, shook his head and said, "Not really. My son was just thinking that it seems that he hasn't seen his father and mother so happy for a long time."
These words made Hongzhi and Queen Zhang feel slightly warm in their hearts, and their eyes were full of affection when they looked at their son.
"Although my son does think it's a little early, but seeing that my father and mother are so happy, I still take care of things for my son, so I can't let down this feeling no matter what I say."
For him, he has to get married early or late. It doesn't make much difference whether he is sixteen or fourteen years old. Coyly insisting that you wait until you are fully grown up before getting married is actually causing trouble for yourself for no reason.
This is really the case. I don’t know how many ministers will continue to evacuate because of this matter. To put it more broadly, it also usurps the political resources of the court.
Besides, Emperor Hongzhi also showed great interest in this matter... Zhu Houzhao always thought about the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, so he thought it would be better to make him happier...
Just get married. After all, he is the prince and will be the emperor in the future. It is impossible to fall in love every day in the Forbidden City.
Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but feel happy when he saw that the prince had agreed. He was worried that the prince was a little emotional, so he explained again: "Zhao'er, when you get married and have a child, you will know how it feels to be a parent. When a child is born, it starts from the time he is born and ends with him. Being able to speak well, become a sensible adult, and then marry a wife and have children are all things that parents look forward to. You are the prince, and the Ming Dynasty will also depend on you in the future. I will pass it on to you, and you will pass it on to my grandson. This way Only by passing it down from generation to generation can we live up to the legacy of our ancestors.”….
"My son understands what my father said." Zhu Houzhao didn't have the tangled mentality of his younger daughter. Although it was a bit sudden, it was settled. "But my son has a request, and I ask my father to agree to it."
Emperor Hongzhi was in a great mood and even joked, "If you don't agree, why don't you stop doing it? You should be polite to me."
Empress Zhang stared at him and said angrily: "Zhao'er understands etiquette."
"Yes, yes, okay, you go ahead."
Zhu Houzhao said: "When the imperial court chooses a concubine, can the internal prison maids sent by the imperial court allow the son to come?"
arrange? "
The emperor and the empress looked at each other. What did this mean? He had known about court affairs since he was a child. Why did he have to get involved in the affairs of men and women?
Empress Zhang had some objections, "Zhao'er, you either study and write every day, or deal with political affairs with ministers. Let us handle the wedding for you."
They are afraid. After all, their son is young and doesn't understand those things. Then he makes some strange requests and chooses inappropriate people to come in, which will cause trouble.
Zhu Houzhao scratched his forehead, feeling a little embarrassed... What should I say? Can you say that I understand everything?
He actually wanted to make more detailed arrangements so that he could say certain things to his own people.
"Mother, my son has no other intentions." Zhu Houzhao thought hard and explained: "I just thought that the prince's concubine is also related to the royal family's face. Be sure to choose someone with a gentle personality. Family background is the first priority, and character is second. But. The family background is easy to identify, but the character is hard to tell... Didn't my son just get lucky when he chose the crown princess?"
The emperor said: "Don't be afraid. If you want to see clearly their character, you can let them stay in the capital for a longer period of time for observation."
"Dad, at that time they all knew that they might be selected, and their words and deeds would definitely not be what they were before."
"What do you want to do?"
"My son wants to send some palace maids of the right age to mix among them. There will be no eunuchs or princes. Only in private can we see their true character."
This is really well-intentioned.
However, Empress Zhang dispelled her doubts after hearing this. It turned out that it was for the sake of character... Fortunately, it was not a strange request. The prince did not understand it at first.
As for Zhu Houzhao, he couldn't help but have good intentions.
Anyone who has ever been married knows that beauty is useful, but the most important thing is definitely character. People with bad character will give you the kind of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law problem every day, "Who do you want between me and your mother?" No matter who he has loved, he has never loved anyone.
The other one, he is now a prince, and his figure, appearance, and skin were all checked during the selection process. In other words, beauty is a basic condition for a prince, and it is not considered rare and precious here.
Don't say it's not beautiful anymore, some flaws can't even get in, so he doesn't have to worry about it. To put it shamelessly, even if his hair is gray, he can still find beautiful ones.
The emperor nodded, "The prince's selection of concubines is for girls from good families aged thirteen to sixteen across the country, who are gathered from all provinces and then brought to the capital. In this case, the two capitals and thirteen provinces can each send two or three maids to mix in first, except for the internal affairs. Prison, no one else will know."
"Then my son has thanked his father here."
"Okay, this matter is settled." Emperor Hongzhi stood up, "There is nothing else. Zhao'er, dad will go with you."….
Queen Zhang saw each other off at the gate of the palace, and the emperor led the prince and a group of eunuchs and maids to walk in the palace.
"Zhao'er, you came to Kunning Palace to find me, did you have something to do?"
Zhu Houzhao said to himself that Emperor Hongzhi was not so slow sometimes.
"It's a matter in Zhejiang. Previously, Xu Ruoqin, the magistrate of Huzhou, told his ministers to compete with the people for profit. But after the Zhejiang case broke out this time, the Jinyi Guards investigated and found that the Xu family not only engaged in smuggling themselves, but also had some relationship with the King of Huai. After all, smuggling is against national law, so the Xu family provided convenience and protection through the vassals of the imperial court, and then shared the profits with the Huai Palace."
The emperor put his hands behind his hands, and his happy expression disappeared as soon as he heard this. Moreover, it involved relatives, and he still felt a little heartbroken. So he asked in a low voice: "What are you going to do?"
Zhu Houzhao said: "King Huai is descended from the lineage of the seventh son of Emperor Renzong. After all, he is also a member of our Zhu family. Therefore, I feel that I should not be murderous. How about reducing his title and demoting him to a commoner?"
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Zhu Houzhao said: "My father cared about the relationship between relatives, but when the Huai Wang family flouted the national law and conspired with the female officials to make profits, they never thought that they were poaching the Ming Dynasty."
"Tsk." The emperor turned around and said as if discussing: "I'm not saying there will be no punishment, but a small punishment is enough. Why demote him to a commoner?"
"It's not a good idea to give me a small punishment this time, let's do it next time, next time for sure." Zhu Houzhao also started to speak, looking a little unhappy, "This time Zhejiang Eunuchchen rejected many memorials and insisted on doing it. Yes. It’s not easy, and my father is also very clear about it. The slogans are shouted loudly, but the results are unfair when implemented. How will the people of the world look at my son in the future? "
Emperor Hongzhi became entangled, and what the prince said was not unreasonable. As recently as February, Liu Daxia had teased him, saying that the emperor was partial and outsiders would be dealt with according to the law, while his own family had a different attitude.
"Zhejiang Eucalyptus, does this have to be done?"
"We must. Tengxiang's left guards have all been sent to Zhejiang. Now I am riding a tiger and it is difficult to get off. I have to do it if I can, and if I can't, I will be very ugly this time." Zhu Houzhao had a way of lying down. Yes, it feels like you can figure it out.
Anyway, if you want to protect King Huai, then you have to sacrifice your son.
Emperor Hongzhi's eyes were rolling around, but when he looked up, he saw the prince spreading his hands and waiting for him to speak, so he knocked on his head, "You little bastard, you usually have many ways, but now you say there is no way. You are so stupid Aren’t you playing rogue with me?”
Zhu Houzhao refused to give in, and settled the score with him with his fingers, "Why is my son called a scoundrel? Dad, look, I review hundreds of memorials every day, and after that, I have to meet with so many ministers. From time to time, there are some emergencies in the country." .Didn’t Li Dongyang say that there is a drought in Shandong? The people are crying for food, so this has to be taken care of, right? The border guards are always reporting military intelligence, so this has to be taken care of, right? But how can my son take care of it? It’s nothing more than rewards for merit and punishment for mistakes. Now Prince Huai has committed a crime, and I am just thinking about it..."
"Hey, okay, okay." The emperor interrupted him with a spell, "I know all your hard work. You can handle Zhejiang's affairs and Prince Huai's affairs like that. But next time..."
"I will remember this, I will definitely do it next time!"
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