Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Wuxia -> Yi Ding

Volume 3: The Dragon Gate is Thousand Feet High Chapter 335: Division (Part 1)

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    Chapter 335: Division (Part 1)

    The second year of Dacheng Hongwu. August

    It was daybreak and the city gates had just opened. The merchants and shops opened their doors early, and the vendors set up mat tents, the carriages and horses were like dragons, and the tourists were like ants, with continuous shouting.

    At noon, a Taoist man walked slowly and came to a street. Seeing this bustling scene, he stopped and looked at it. It really felt like he was in another world. This man was Tongxuan. At this time, he murmured: "  In the blink of an eye, the world is at peace"

    "Isn't this Taoist Master Tongxuan?" Someone suddenly came forward and said, bowing his hands.

    Tongxuan looked around and saw that this man was thirty years old, wearing ordinary clothes, but he had good luck and was not an ordinary person. He was startled for a moment, and Tongxuan remembered that this was Chai Zhengxin, a relative of Xue Yuan, whom he had not seen for several years.  Official status.

    He said with a smile: "It turns out to be you. I remember seeing you last time in Xue Mansion, but it's different now."

    Chai Zhengxin stretched out his thumb and said: "Taoist priest is extraordinary. He can see through it at a glance and is not afraid of your laughter. I followed Mr. Xue and got an official position first. After a few years, I reached the eighth rank Please, Mr. Xue happened to come out.  go together."

    Tongxuan followed him and saw a middle-aged man in the distance, dressed in ordinary clothes and with a pale face. It was Xue Yuan.

    Xue Yuan smiled slightly and arched: "It turns out to be the Taoist priest."

    Tongxuan bowed slightly and said: "I just returned to Jinling. You are no longer a foreign minister. Now you are transferred back to Beijing?"

    "No, it's just that the emperor has a decree to discuss the title, and the court has called us back." Xue Yuan said somewhat dullly: "It doesn't matter who else, I am too embarrassed to deserve it!"

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? off.

    "Oh?" Tongxuan trembled all over. He glanced at Xue Yuan, his heart was filled with confusion, but with a faint smile on his face, he said, "The world is at peace, and titles are awarded based on merit. This is a grand event for the founding of the country."

    Chai Zhengxin said: "It's getting late. This hotel is nice. What do you two think?"

    Xue Yuan said: "That's right, come in and have a seat!"

    There was a hotel in front of us with three floors. The downstairs was lively. We went upstairs and saw the seats separated by screens. We ordered food and sat down together. Xue Yuan knew that Tongxuan had an official status and asked, "I heard that you have also been sent abroad. Now  return?"

    ??The fifth rank of the Curse and Forbidden Division, now the sixth rank of Tongxuanzheng, received his salary and light yellow luck, and said: "Yes, I just came back from a business trip!"

    After saying that, we raised our glasses to drink. At this moment, there were a lot of cruise ships, carriages and horses like dragons, and passengers like ants. There was no hint of the troubled times, and the three of them soon became drunk.

    Xue Yuan sighed and said: "In a blink of an eye, everything is prosperous. I heard that Youzhou has been calmed down. Now the aftermath of the grassland has not been calmed down. We have not enjoyed peace at all. However, this year's draft will be held again."

    Wang Hongyi has been on the throne for two years, but he has been king for five or six years. The world was peaceful this year. Even if there is still chaos in the grasslands, the Central Plains has never included the grasslands into its own territory. In the eyes of the people of the world, Dacheng has unified the world.

    Tongxuan smiled slightly and carefully watched Xue Yuan's fortune, but saw that the two youth fortunes were mixed up, and they were not in the same place. He knew that this man would have the title of Marquis, and said with a smile: "Anything on the grassland that can resist the power of Heaven will be wiped out."  .¡±

    But he didn¡¯t say that it had been settled.

    After a pause, he continued: "The draft is about national unification and the propagation of the clan, which is what it should be. And most of them serve as female officials and will be released when they reach an age."

    After the decline of the Yan Dynasty, the emperors of several dynasties had the name of emperor but no majesty of the emperor. The feudal princes in various places had long neglected the country, and wars continued with each other.

    Wang Hongyi conquered the world, and families from all over the country showed their favor to the court.

    ¡°One of the ways to show good will is to cooperate with the draft and select suitable daughters to participate.

    The emperor has his legitimate wife and legitimate son, the empress holds the phoenix seal when she is conferred, and the concubines who entered the palace early are ranked as noble concubines and concubines. Although the number of other concubines is not small, their status is not high, and most of the positions of the four principal concubines are vacant, so  The situation makes some people feel happy and worried.

    Secretly, there are many nobles from aristocratic families working on this matter.

    Xue Yuan sighed and said: "I have a daughter, twelve years old, who is of the right age to be selected, but I don't know whether she should go or not."

    After hearing this, Tongxuan said persuadingly: "This is the law of the imperial court. Your Excellency, please obey Mr. Long, and it is not appropriate to disobey it. Besides, the emperor is not in Jinling at this time, and the queen will handle it, so it is not appropriate at this time."

    Xue Yuan listened and nodded silently.

    Imperial Palace

    ??When the new dynasty was first established, and the new emperor ascended the throne for two years, although there were some young girls in the harem, most of them were palace servants, there were not many concubines, and the emperor only had a few heirs.

    As the country's affairs gradually stabilized, in order to stabilize people's hearts, the Queen Mother held a talent show to select unmarried girls with both talent and beauty, virtue, appearance, and work to enter the palace.Enrich the Yeting and spread the branches and leaves for the royal family.

    Since the emperor is not in Jinling, the draft will only consist of primary and secondary selections, and the final candidate will be decided by the emperor. Since all official families have women of the right age, they all wait eagerly in the hope that they can be selected to shine.

    These daughters have been pampered by their families since childhood, in order to benefit the family one day when they get married.

    ?? Concubine Jin Suer was wearing a light blue palace dress with decent accessories. When she saw the palace in front of her, she ordered the palace servants to stop and let the servants report inside.

    After a while, he was called into the palace.

    This day is the day of re-election. The beautiful ladies are sent to the palace to show off their talents in front of the queen, the noble concubine, and the concubine Jin. The selected candidates are registered in the book, and the emperor makes the final selection. Those who are not selected can choose to serve as female officials.  , or go home.

    "My sister is here, please take a seat quickly!" The queen is sitting in the middle, and the imperial concubine Zhao is sitting on one side. The seat on the other side of the queen is vacant and should be reserved for her.

    Su'er bowed to the queen and concubine in turn, and was asked to sit down in an empty seat.

    Then the queen nodded to a eunuch, who immediately walked out and shouted: "Roll call!"

    A group of beautiful ladies who had been called entered the hall, waiting for the queen to inspect them. According to the etiquette taught, the beautiful ladies knelt down and bowed to the three people above them. They stood up and stood in a row. When no one asked, they lowered their hands and waited.

    For a while, the atmosphere became silent.

    I don¡¯t know how the queen and the noble concubine feel about these beautiful girls, but Concubine Jin¡¯s eyes are unmoving.

    She sat upright, with a peaceful smile on her face, and glanced at the row of beautiful ladies below. All of these beautiful ladies were wearing palace clothes. This summer, the palace clothes were very thin, revealing a large area of ??skin, revealing a swaying and dancing figure.  The touching figure.

    Most of these girls are between the ages of twelve and fifteen. They are either charming, naive, cool, or holy. They are various in appearance and breathtaking.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????¡­

    These nobility are important elsewhere, but the emperor is the master of destiny and has his own mysteries, so it will not work. Moreover, the queen is presiding over the draft today. If the queen does not ask, Concubine Jin will not speak at will, let alone interfere.  .

    The Empress of the Palace also has her own helplessness.

    Concubine Jin naturally saw that this draft was for the purpose of stabilizing the political situation. Adding more women to the harem would appease the noble families who feared the imperial court and balance the hearts of the people.

    The Queen looked at her face as usual, her eyes stopped on a pretty figure: "Raise your head!"

    Concubine Jin glanced over. In terms of appearance, this girl could only be regarded as one of the upper-middle-class among these girls. Her beauty was aura aura, and her eyes seemed to be able to speak.

    The queen asked gently: "Whose daughter are you?"

    The woman took two steps forward and saluted: "Returning to the queen, my daughter Xu Juan, my father Xu Mao, the governor of Qingshi County!"

    The queen nodded and said with a smile: "It turns out that she is the daughter of Governor Xu. I heard that there are outstanding people in Qingshi County, and she is very smart."

    Xu Juan hurriedly thanked her. The queen asked Xu Juan after asking a few questions and asked her to retreat.

    The queen and the queen also asked their names to show them their talents. It was nothing more than piano painting female red.

    The most indispensable thing in the harem is beautiful and talented girls.

    The queen was sitting on a high seat, asking questions from time to time, watching groups of beautiful girls coming in and out, with no strange expression on her face.

    When the last group of beautiful ladies exited, the queen showed a trace of fatigue. Although there was ice in the palace, the summer heat still made people tired. Looking at the noble concubine and Concubine Jin, the queen gave a rare sigh, cheered up and asked  : "You two have seen some pretty girls, is there anything you like?"

    In fact, this is just a question. People who have some relationship with the two can also take this opportunity to choose.

    But the imperial concubine and the concubine Jin did not have a family, so they did not get involved in this matter. They both said, "It seems fine, and the queen will make the decision."

    The queen ordered the eunuch to fetch the list, circle the names of some girls, and order the names, origins, and families of these girls to be recorded in the book, and wait for the emperor's return before making a decision.

    There are thirty-six candidates in total, including Xu Juan, who are the daughters of local aristocratic families and officials.

    After leaving the palace, Concubine Jin returned to her own palace.

    The palace where it is located is shaded by thousands of green bamboos. The entrance is a winding corridor. There are flowers in the courtyard and a spring. The palace is surrounded by bamboo forests. It is the most beautiful.?However.

    As soon as he entered, he saw five consecutive monasteries above, along with a hall in the middle, corridors on all sides, and green vines climbing the walls. It was unusually elegant. The female official came up to him and said, "Your Majesty, I just made some iced plum juice. Do you want it?"  Use some?"

    "Serve some, the weather is really hot, you all should drink some too!" Su'er said with a smile. After hearing this, several people around her expressed their gratitude.

    This ice is a rare commodity in the summer, and only the queen mother, emperor, and concubines have it in the palace, and the amount given depends on the grade. Although Concubine Jin is not a principal concubine, she is treated like the four principal concubines.

    "How can female officials and palace servants like them get ice unless they are rewarded?"

    As time went by, these female officials and palace servants got used to it. Although the service here was less, it was still comfortable and there was not much struggle.

    The palace man below moved very quickly. After a while, Concubine Jin held a small bowl in her hand and took a sip slowly. The taste was not bad, but at this moment, suddenly, there was a "boom" that made her whole body  A shock.

    Concubine Jin stood up with a cry, lifted the curtain and went out in person. She saw a thick line of thick clouds, rolling like ink, and the faint sound of thunder.

    After looking at it for a moment, she said: "I want to take a rest for a while. Please step back first. If anything happens, I will call you in."

    "Yes!" Everyone retreated.

    At this time, the sky was filled with thick clouds, thunder, and raindrops fell down with a "pop" sound. The entire palace courtyard became dark, and there was no one around. Su'er stared at the north, showing a complicated expression: "Born with strangeness"  Change, the black dragon falls?"

    *
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report