Xu Youzhen knew in her heart that she should concentrate on such a sacred thing as writing a memorial to His Majesty.
But men can never resist temptation.
He was confessing and writing a memorial in his heart, and Pu Ningmei, who was squatting under him, raised her head and looked at Xu Youzhen from time to time. Her flexible mouth was full of temptation, and her charming eyes seemed to be asking for credit.
This made Xu Youzhen feel elated.
Xu Youzhen stretched out her left hand while writing the memorial...
In the Palace of Qianqing.
Zhu Jianshen saw Xu Youzhen's memorial again.
The first part of the memorial is written in a regular font, but in the middle part, it becomes a bit sloppy. I guess it was written in a state of excitement, and it must be very exciting.
This time he wrote a lot, starting from the steady implementation of Yingtianfu's new tax system, the gradual acceptance of Yingtianfu officials and private merchants, the great success of Yingtianfu's new tax system, and then directly turning to the matter of His Majesty's draft, and also focused on expressing his own views. inner situation.
"The affairs of the emperor are important affairs of the country. If Xu Youzhen, the minister, does not participate in it, it will be dereliction of duty as the Minister of Rites."
"The new tax system is important, and the draft is even more important. I ask Your Majesty to allow him to return to Beijing."
"Taining Hou is here, Wei Guogong is here, Sun Shangshu is here, Yingtian's new tax system will be worry-free."
This made Zhu Jianshen quite dumbfounded. It seemed that Xu Youzhen would not be able to survive if she did not contribute to her draft affairs.
But Zhu Jianshen knew what was important and what was minor, so he stayed put and said nothing. This was because he was determined not to let him interfere.
In fact, it makes no difference whether Xu Youzhen exists or not. There were regulations before, and now you just need to follow them.
Zhan Yang can definitely do it.
Thousands of people choose concubines, and tens of thousands choose queens.
The Ming Dynasty's draft system was cumbersome and had detailed regulations, while the Ming Dynasty's draft system selected queens from among the people. The draft was with the people, and the queen was selected with the people.
The draft and the public means the use of a lot of manpower, material and financial resources. It takes a long time and is large-scale. The fastest can be half a year, and the slow can be a year.
If Zhu Jianshen, the emperor, is to be elected by the people, he must use the same rules as his father's election.
The emperor's selection was first made clear to the world. When the emperor married, during the selection period, marriage was prohibited among the people. If anyone got married in a flash during the prohibition period, he would be punished.
Officials at all levels began to screen, and almost every place had its quota. They continued to select the best, and then officials and eunuchs from the capital would go to various places to conduct reexamination before they could finally be arranged to enter the capital.
Five thousand beautiful ladies entered the palace to undergo round after round of assessments and reexaminations, and the cycle was long.
Of course, many shady things may happen during this process.
Because this is the draft for selecting the queen, it is particularly important. After becoming the queen, according to tradition, the natal family will immediately receive the title of marquis, and can also obtain the residence in the capital. If one person becomes enlightened, the chicken and dog will ascend to heaven.
The most important thing is that, if nothing unexpected happens, the queen's son is the legitimate son and will inherit this huge empire.
The temptation is strong.
Therefore, local officials can also use this to collect bribes and protect their daughters from entering Beijing.
Of course, there are some self-aware people who will risk marrying off their daughters when the news gets out and the government has not yet issued a formal document. They also know that within the palace walls, there is not only power and glory, but also There are endless conspiracies and weirdnesses. Before the official document is issued, the people will play this side game, and the government will hardly interfere. Of course, if the official document is published, it will be a serious crime to commit a crime against the wind.
If you cannot marry within a short period of time, you can also send money to local officials to escape the first round of screening.
The ancestral legal system was established by Zhu Yuanzhang during the Hongwu period.
The empress of Taizu Gao Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was Empress Ma, who was married before he became emperor and had experienced hardships together. Most of the concubines selected after that were the daughters of common people around Yingtian Mansion, and there were no nationwide auditions.
At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, his children were all married to his noble brothers, including Crown Prince Zhu Biao, King of Yan Zhu Di, etc.
Other emperors, including Emperor Renzong, also had their concubine, Empress Dowager Zhang, when Prince Yan was the crown prince.
Zhang Qi is Empress Cheng Xiaozhao, the father of Empress Dowager Zhang, and the former military envoy of Shuntian Prefecture. Strictly speaking, she is not a civilian, nor is she from a draft background.
Empress Hu, the first empress of Emperor Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji, was the third daughter of Guanglu Qing Hu Rong and the sister of the female official Hu Shanwei. She was the grandson concubine selected by Empress Dowager Zhang, and she was also a native of New Beijing in the suburbs. Strictly speaking, They are not civilians either.
The second queen of Emperor Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji, who is now the Empress Dowager Sun, has never experienced a national election. When she was ten years old, she was brought into the palace by Empress Dowager Zhang to accompany Zhu Zhan. Next to Ji, the two get along day and night and have a deep relationship.
This is why, in the second year of Xuande, Zhu Zhanji could not wait to depose Empress Hu and make Empress Dowager Sun the empress.
So far, the first queen elected by civilians in the Ming Dynasty was Queen Qian of Zhu Qizhen.
Queen Qian was a concubine in the family, and was from Haizhou, Huai'an Prefecture, Nanzhili. Although her father was also a noble, he had declined, and Queen Qian was not taken seriously in the family, and even suffered a lot.
From beginning to end, she went through many processes such as audition, primary selection, detailed selection, selection, palace selection, concubine selection, recommendation, etc., and came to the front of the Ming Emperor.
In the last step, she met the handsome young man. Under the guidance of his grandmother, the young man chose Queen Qian.
She took over the jade Ruyi, a symbol of nobility, from the young man's hand, and became the first noble queen in the Ming Dynasty selected according to the ancestral family law...
Queen Qian's concubine ceremony was also the first first marriage ceremony for an emperor in the history of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, under the control of the Empress Dowager Zhang, this was the most solemn canonization ceremony since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. The Empress Dowager Zhang also died of illness after completing this important event for the old Zhu family...
The handsome young man, now with a big belly and a slightly bloated body, was lying on the rocking chair, sleeping. ŴŴŴ.BiQuGe.Biz
"Father, Father..." A chubby child of two or three years old in brocade clothes staggered towards the greasy middle-aged man in the rocking chair.
This handsome young man in the past, now a greasy middle-aged man, is the eldest grandson of Renzong of the Ming Dynasty, the eldest son of Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty, the biological father of Zhu Jianshen, the current emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the former orthodox emperor, and the current supreme emperor, Zhu Qizhen.
Behind the child, there was also a gorgeous woman with a smile. She kept following her son for fear that he would fall.
The child came to the rocking chair and kept pushing Zhu Qizhen's arm, "Father, Father..."
The child kept shouting and shaking but got no response.
The child became a little anxious, climbed on Zhu Qizhen's body, and slapped him in the face.
The snapping sound startled the lady, and also startled Zhu Qizhen, who opened his eyes suddenly.
His eyes were as wide as bells, which frightened the child again, and he started crying.
The noble lady was angry and picked up the child. Then she looked at Zhu Qizhen and said, "Your Majesty, why do you want to scare our Zhi'er?"
"I didn't scare him. I was startled." Zhu Qizhen half sat up and then touched his face, which was burning.
"The Supreme Emperor is partial. When Zhi'er slapped you, you stared at him. The fifth prince also slapped the Supreme Emperor, and the Supreme Emperor picked him up and lifted him up."
"Why am I involved in partiality? Don't go too far." Zhu Qizhen was a little unhappy.
There are so many women, you stare at me and I stare at you every day, they are jealous of each other, and they keep talking, but it makes Zhu Qizhen very worried.
And Zhu Qizhen, who has been without power for a long time, has also lost the capital to intimidate so many women. If a fire breaks out in the backyard, he can't suppress it.
This took away a large part of Zhu Qizhen's energy, and the progress of research on Mongolian language has also stagnated...
Zhu Qizhen stood up and couldn't bear to see his seventh son, Zhu Jianzhi, who was still crying. He walked over, stretched out his hand and said, "Come on, Zhi'er, come to your father."
Zhu Jianzhi glanced at Zhu Qizhen, then at his mother, sniffed, but still stretched out his little hand towards Zhu Qizhen.
After Zhu Qizhen hugged Zhu Jianzhi, he played with holding him high, making Zhu Jianzhi, who had been crying just now, laugh happily.
Sure enough, the child's face changes at any time on a July day...
And when Zhu Qizhen looked at the handsome Seventh Son and listened to his childlike laughter, he also forgot about the troubles in the mansion and his ambition to return to Beijing to assist in the government affairs.
Perhaps, it is also a good way of life to live in a world where parents are short-lived.
Zhu Qizhen also laughed, then looked at the lady and touched her arm: "Don't be angry. I will go to your room tonight and we will give Zhi'er a sister..."
The lady hid her smile, turned her head, and snorted...
And all these peaceful years are hard for Zhu Jianshen, as the emperor, to enjoy...
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