Choosing a concubine is a must for the palaces of all dynasties. The only emperor who has never chosen a concubine in history is probably Zhu Houzhao¡¯s father, Emperor Hongzhi. This is a good man. This is the only example in the history. This good man has only one choice in his life. Empress Zhang was a wife with such positive energy, but she was constantly complained about by the civil and military officials of the court for nineteen years.
The population is not large these days, so there is absolutely no market for slogans such as "have fewer children and raise more pigs". From the royal family to the common people, there is no requirement to raise pigs or not, but they must have more children. It means blessedness. This is a universal value that no one can change.
It is obviously untimely for Zhu Houzhao to follow his father's example and only marry one woman. Life is so unfair. While countless poor children are still racking their brains to collect gifts for marrying a wife, Zhu Houzhao has to be like a stallion with a collar. , was whipped and driven into the horse pen. When he saw the mare, he raised his front hooves and got on it, and started that thing with great humiliation
It is imperative to choose a concubine. The positions of Zhu Houzhao and Qin Kan are no longer important. What is important is the continuation of the dragon lineage of Sheji and Tianjia. Now that the world is at peace, Zhu Houzhao has just defeated the Mongolian Tatars and has severely weakened their vitality. Now the main contradiction has been transformed from the enemy to the people, and the breeding issue has become a top priority.
Qin Kan wanted to throw a sympathetic look at Zhu Houzhao, but reality told him that there was nothing to sympathize with when he met a woman and had such a pleasant thing.
It is obvious that the ministers will never compromise on the matter of the heirs of the Tian family. This matter is different from a dispute over political opinions. No matter how many people are killed to establish authority, the ministers will not give in. In this era, there is no shortage of people with their heads tucked into their belts. Civil servant.
The day after Zhu Houzhao returned to Beijing, he attended the court meeting. Led by Yang Tinghe, the chief minister of the cabinet, all the ministers knelt down and asked the emperor to choose a concubine. Zhu Houzhao refused and refused.
The third day, the fourth day The ministers were unyielding, and everyone stopped doing serious things. They were obsessed with breeding for the emperor, and they mentioned that the eighteen generations of the Zhu family's ancestors were alive in heaven.
With all the ancestors brought out, Zhu Houzhao had no excuse to refuse. He was different from the late Emperor Hongzhi. At least Emperor Hongzhi had the only seedling of Zhu Houzhao. Having a wife is not considered unfilial, and he had the confidence to refuse the minister's request to choose a concubine. However, Zhu Houzhao has done nothing since his marriage, and Queen Xia is alone in the palace. Never been blessed. Although Liu Liangnv is loved by thousands of people. But my belly is so disappointing
Zhu Houzhao agreed to choose his concubine with tears in his eyes. At that moment, he seemed to hear the stallion's humiliating neigh in his ears.
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An imperial decree came out of the forbidden palace, and Mao Cheng, the Minister of Rites, was the envoy to select the concubine. Ning Guogong Qin Kan and Xuanfu guerrilla general Jiang Bin served as deputy envoys to discuss the emperor's selection of concubines. In the Ming Dynasty, all local officials from the third rank to the seventh rank and above, as well as their immediate unmarried female dependents, could participate.
At that time, Zhang Sheng, the Minister of Rites, had retired from official service. The new Minister of Rites, Mao Cheng, was from Kunshan, Nanzhili. This new Minister of Rites had a considerable resume. He was the number one scholar in Guichou Branch in the sixth year of Hongzhi, an official in the East Palace, and a concubine of the Zuo family. Serving as a bachelor of lectures, minister of rites, etc., the official career can be said to be smooth and skyrocketing.
As for the appointment of Jiang Bin as the deputy envoy for selecting concubines, it was far beyond the expectations of Qin Kan and the court officials. No one expected that this military general from a military household would be so favored by the emperor. After accompanying him back to the capital, he was entrusted with important tasks. The fact that a military general participated in the selection of a concubine shows that Zhu Houzhao attaches great importance to Jiang Bin.
Everyone, including Qin Kan, remembers the name Jiang Bin deeply in their hearts.
After the court meeting ended, Qin Kan returned to his house with complicated emotions.
Qin Kan really didn't want to get involved in the matter of choosing a concubine. Over the years, the two ladies in the family had gotten along well with Liu Liangnu. Qin Kan also indirectly understood Liu Liangnu's temperament. She was really a rare gentle and kind-hearted woman. , the husband-in-law of his best friend found a mistress for his husband. This thing smelled like a bastard from the inside out. Qin Kan really didn't want to take on this disgusting job.
Ning Guo Gongfu is the same as before. Qin Kan is a person who is very content with the status quo and does not like to make any changes to the plants and trees that have formed a habit. Du Yan and Jin Liu also have the same temperament, so the Ning Guo Gongfu has really not changed in these years. Every plant and tree was moved.
The only place that has been touched may be the Qin family's study. It has been set on fire three times and renovated three times.
The family is unfortunate. The eldest daughter Qin Le, who is twelve years old, and the eldest son Qin Kang, who is ten years old, have become more and more naughty as they get older. Now they have reached an age that even dogs would hate, and they have become the second tyrants of the Qin family. They run around the house and set fire to the roof. No matter how hard he tried, Qin Kan found that he was aging very quickly in the past ten years. The main reason was probably due to these two naughty children. He felt that he had never been so tired when fighting Liu Jin.
When he stepped into the inner courtyard, Qin Kan felt a little uneasy in his heart, secretly guessing what trouble the two naughty children had caused today.
Today, the inner courtyard of the Qin family is very quiet. Qin, who is wearing a thin summer shirt,Kang was sitting by the old well in the courtyard, his rosy little face as calm as water, and he looked up coolly with his arms folded, looking as lonely as a peerless master.
This is also what worries Qin Kan the most.
Five years ago, at Qin Kan's own insistence, he sent Qin Kang to distant Liaodong to worship Ye Jinquan as his uncle. He asked Ye Jinquan to lay a foundation for young Qin Kang in kung fu, and also let the five-year-old Qin Kang see the world. After all, as the ironclad heir to the Duke of Ning Kingdom, it would not be a bad thing to be sensible early.
After training with Ye Jinquan in Liaodong for three years, Qin Kang's kung fu foundation was quite solid after returning to Beijing. Unfortunately, his temperament was unknowingly infected by Ye Jinquan. He always looks cool and makes people want to smoke. A paralyzed expression and an eloquence that cherishes words like gold.
Qin Kan and Du Yan were so angry that they were thinking of chopping up Ye Jinquan. Normally, it was a good thing that the heir to the Duke's Mansion was so calm and mature, but the problem was that this little guy was only calm on the outside. He usually did nothing but set fire to the roof of the mansion. hold up.
Today I saw Qin Kang sitting leisurely by the old well, looking up at the sky and thinking like a scholar. Qin Kan was greatly relieved, patted his head happily, and praised: " little one What tricks are you trying to do today?"
Qin Kang raised his head and glanced at his father, curled his lips and ignored him.
Looking around, Qin Kanqi asked: "Where is your sister?"
The two siblings, Qin Le and Qin Kang, are the second generals of the Duke's Mansion, Heng Ha, and they have always been in and out of the same family.
"busy."
"What are you busy with?"
"sad."
"What are you sad about?"
¡°Sad and lost a lot of money.¡±
The too concise answer gradually exhausted Qin Kan¡¯s patience: ¡°Did you gamble?¡±
"right."
"What are you betting on?"
"Betting on whether the mother will give birth to a boy or a girl" Qin Kang answered with a little more words this time. Apparently he was in a good mood after winning the money. He stretched out two fat fingers with a bit of baby fat and said coolly: " I bet twenty taels of silver and I won."
Qin Kan took a deep breath.
"Well, don't be angry, don't be angry, gambling is not a bad thing, as long as you don't imitate bad brands like Zhu Houzhao, then the ancestors of the Qin family are alive in heaven.
"So, your sister is in the room mourning the money she lost?" Qin Kanqiang put on a pleasant look on his face.
"She only mourned for a stick of incense, and now she is thinking of ways to burn down her father's study to vent her anger"
"Huh?" Qin Kan was shocked.
Qin Kang smiled coldly: "She is too childish. Even if she burns down the whole house, I will not return the twenty taels to her, woman, stupid animal!" (To be continued)