: Pity for the fragrance and cherish the jade

Author: There are dragons in Nanshan

: Pity for the fragrance and cherish the jade

Zhu Qizhen was in a good mood and did not notice the intriguing smile on the corner of Ning Wang's mouth.

"It's very good, so follow your family's arrangement!"

The smile on King Ning's face became even brighter, but he said, "Your Majesty, don't be surprised. I have a word, don't know whether to say it or not..."

Zhu Qizhen was puzzled and said, "What do you mean by saying anything in your family?"

"Yes, this..."

King Ning lowered his voice and said, "What I mean is that since I am going out to play... no, no, yes... The sage came to Jiangnan, so of course I would still experience the local customs here. If it was a big fan, the people would not be able to feel awe. It would be better to go on a patrol in casual clothes, so that they could feel the most real folk styles."

Zhu Qizhen was just thinking about this and nodded immediately and said, "It's good, Fan Zhong, follow me."

Fan Zhong bowed his hands and said, "Yes!"

On the side, Yuan Bin looked nervous and said, "Prince, please think twice. If you don't send guards to accompany you, if you encounter some emergencies..."

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said, "Not so much, if you bring some spies and hide in the crowd, you must not reveal your identity easily until you have to avoid unnecessary trouble."

Yuan Bin had no choice but to nod and then go down to prepare.

At this time, Huai'en hurried forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have brought a few capable people from the East Factory here. It's better to be with Commander Yuan..."

"Okay, it's enough to have the Jinyiwei!"

Zhu Qizhen glanced at him and said, "You can also change into casual clothes and follow me."

"I obey the order!"

What Huaien is most worried about now is that the emperor puts himself aside, because the eunuch is the one who serves others. If the emperor does not take care of himself in anything, somehow, he will always feel like he is abandoned from beginning to end.

Half an hour later, Zhu Qizhen and Ning Wang changed into Confucian shirts and luan scarves, like two young talents who went to Beijing to take the exam together.

Fan Zhong and Huaien followed behind him, pretending to be servants, and the four kings and ministers came straight to the banks of the Qinhuai River.

Halfway through the way, Zhu Qizhen found something was wrong.

How come this place... feels like déjà vu?

When he came to the river and saw the gorgeous pleasure boat, he suddenly remembered that he had been here...he has been here!

He turned around and looked at King Ning, but still had a flattering smile on his face. No wonder this guy insisted on going out for a patrol in casual clothes. What's so fucking... I was walking on the flower boat!

Such a thing really cannot be made public. If it is spread, the emperor will listen to the songs in the railings in Jiangnan. Those people from the Ministry of Rites will not go crazy!

He looked at King Ning meaningfully and wanted to tell him loudly that I wanted to see the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan, not the beauty.

There are so many concubines in the harem, I need to take the train to travel more than 2,000 miles to come here... to listen to the song?

This is the Ming Dynasty, not the Qing Dynasty. There are a group of crooked melons and dates in the harem, forcing the emperor to run to Jiangnan one by one.

Although the Qing Dynasty inherited the Ming system, the selection of the two dynasties in the harem was almost a huge difference.

When the Ming Dynasty selected palace maids and concubines, it was important to have a commoner background.

Generally speaking, those who can become queens are women from ordinary people.

Of course, the ordinary people here generally refer to local gentry. If they are officials, most of them are grassroots officials, or generals who have no military power in their daily lives except for wars.

The people at the bottom are really not discussed. Just imagine that poor people have difficulty eating and are good enough to live. Even if they are born with a good looks, their words, behaviors, and cultivation are simply not comparable to those of the ladies.

For example, the queen of Hong Xi Dynasty, Zhang, was the daughter of commander Zhang Qi.

During the Xuande period, Hu Shanxiang's father was the county magistrate and Sun Ruowei's father was the chief clerk.

The Qian family, the queen of Zhu Qizhen, was the ancestor of the Jingnan hero Qian Zheng. He served as the deputy Qianhu Guard of Yanshan and served as the commander of the Jinwu Right Guard. His father Qian Gui inherited his ancestral military position and was promoted to the Assistant Commander of the Capital with his military achievements.

However, such officials still cannot enter the power center of the Ming Dynasty. At most, they are vulgar generals with some skills.

Therefore, when choosing a queen, the Empress Dowager Zhang not only had to consider appearance, character, etc., but also his family background. Finally, he decided to be Qian and presided over the wedding himself.

Qian Gui was the father who was the daughter who was elected as the queen until his daughter was elected as the queen and was promoted to the Governor of the Central Government.

Such a system of selecting concubines is mainly to limit the excessive expansion of power of those important officials.

If the emperor married the daughter of the Prime Minister or the Minister of the Shang Dynasty, wouldn’t this person be covered up?

The Qing Dynasty's harem was completely different. It was more like a transaction of power than a choice of concubines.

When the Manchus entered the pass, because they had found a big flaw, they always felt that the Han people could not tolerate themselves, so they were wary of it everywhere and even prohibited intermarriage from Manchus and Han. However, there were only a few families of Manchus, and the emperor chose wives, and there were only a few people who chose them. They also had to consider the influence of these families. This one cannot be offended, and that one must be won over. In the end, they could only choose from the family of ministers who held the power.

For example, the four queens of Kangxi, the first one was Sony's granddaughter, the second one was Eyidu's granddaughter, and the third one was Tong Tulai's granddaughter. Only the fourth one had a slightly worse family power. He chose this himself, and he really liked it, and he was the biological mother of Emperor Yongzheng.

By the Qianlong period, the major families rushed to send their daughters to the palace, and Emperor Qianlong had no choice but to accept them, no matter whether they looked good or not.

Then, the famous Emperor Qianlong went to Jiangnan six times, and they ran away and went to see the beauty!

Then in the later period, Emperor Guangxu, Empress Longyu was originally his cousin, and was completely controlled by Empress Dowager Cixi and was made the queen.

The main purpose of the old woman Cixi doing this was to monitor Emperor Guangxu. Therefore, Emperor Guangxu had to keep a hundred cares about Longyu every day, and the couple had to live a life of one hundred times.

As for Longyu's appearance, he can only be said to be very ordinary. Emperor Guangxu simply lived in the bedroom of Concubine Zhen every day.

As a result, Longyu was jealous of Concubine Zhen and always wanted to find a reason to kill her. Emperor Guangxu was even more bored with her, but he could not beat the Old Buddha. In the end, Concubine Zhen was in a state of chaos and the harem was in chaos.

However, Zhu Qizhen's harem is really not short of beauties, so she said that Song Guxi was born like a fairy, and her every frown and smile was mesmerizing. Even if she had such a beauty, she would be killed in seconds in front of Queen Qian.

Generally speaking, there were two main sources of the harem of the Ming Dynasty. One was to select the ladies nationwide, and the second was the contributions of various vassal states. For example, in the North Korea, Emperor Taizong Zhu Di had a concubine who was paid tribute from the North Korea state.

There is another special one, that is, when fighting, some beautiful boys and girls will be selected from the defeated prisoners to send them to the palace.

This is because the Ming Dynasty has a rule that even if you commit a death sentence, you will not attack the children unless you have a serious crime and are unforgivable.

For example, Huai'en is the clan brother of Dai Lun, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War. He was implicated because Dai Lun was convicted. "... Xuanzong killed Lun and was also from the family of Xiwen, the family of Enfather Taipu Qing. Enfang Youyou was appointed as the Little Yellow Gate by the Palace and was given the name Huai'en."

These people grew up in the palace and had long forgotten about the things in their hometown. The most famous one was Emperor Hongzhi later. His biological mother was Ji from Hezhou, Guangxi. She was originally guarding the accounts of the treasury in the palace. Once, Emperor Chenghua went to check the accounts. When he saw that there was such a beautiful woman in the harem, he didn't leave that night. Then there was Zhu Youzhang, who had been hiding in the harem for six years...

As for Zhu Qizhen, he was not very interested in the beauties in Jiangnan.

He said that he would walk out and take a look, which meant to appreciate the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan and see the lives of the people.

As an emperor, you cannot stay in the capital all the time. You have to come out. Otherwise, everything will be understood by memorials. If someone deliberately conceals or even confuses black and white, how can you distinguish it?

But King Ning was wrong, thinking that the emperor had other ideas, and men knew everything...

Zhu Qizhen stood in front of the pleasure boat, and it was neither right to move in nor backward, which was very embarrassing.

It would be fine if you were an ordinary person, but it would be harmless to drink and listen to music.

However, I am the emperor. I came here once because Bai Lian received clues in advance and had to hide his identity. In extraordinary times, I should do extraordinary things, and it was purely a last resort.

Is this suitable now?

If you don't go in, you will make someone laugh at me and think you... it won't work...

King Ning thought that the emperor could not hide his face due to his identity, so he stepped forward and said, "Prince, please rest assured. The inside and outside of the pleasure boat have been replaced by ministers in advance. There will never be any news about the incident tonight!"

Zhu Qizhen looked at him helplessly and said in his heart, I thank you!

At this time, the madam from the pleasure boat greeted her, and there were several dressed girls following her.

"Two young men, please come in and ask!"

As they spoke, the girls stepped forward, pulled me and pushed Zhu Qizhen in.

Fan Zhong couldn't stop this situation, so he just followed slowly and entered the pleasure boat together.

Huai'en was stunned and hurriedly followed in.

King Ning was overjoyed and greeted: "Go and call Miss Lianxiang out and have a drink with my friend!"

The madam repeatedly agreed that these two are the God of Wealth and cannot be neglected at all.

Soon, the girl Lianxiang walked out with a pipa in her arms. She saw her wearing a big red silk skirt, her hair was combed into a bun, her eyebrows were picturesque, her lips were painted, and her eyes were as delicate as paint.

When walking, the waist swings like willow branches, and the charm is full of charm.

"I have seen two young masters!"

King Ning laughed and said, "I heard that Miss Lianxiang is a courtesan in Jiangnan. Today I saw her beautiful face and it is indeed worthy of her reputation!"

Lianxiang put the pipa aside, stepped forward to pour wine for the two of them, and said softly: "Young Master is a mischievous person. I am just a fair woman. Today I am lucky to have a drink and have a happy conversation with the two young masters. I am very honored!"

King Ning reached out to receive the wine glass and quietly tapped on the back of her hand.

The girl Lianxiang looked up and saw that the man had a smile on his face, but he kept whispering to the side.

It was this small move that she had already understood that the person was the protagonist today.

What is the identity of the God of Wealth who can make a fortune spend a lot of money?

So she picked up another glass of wine, held it in front of Zhu Qizhen, and said, "Young Master is so fond of dating, aren't you a local person?"

Zhu Qizhen took it and replied: "People in the capital."

"From the young master's conversation and behavior, he must be not an ordinary person. Could he be a new Jinshi this year?"

This is her conversation skills. In such places, there are mixed things and we have to receive all kinds of people every day. However, everyone has one common characteristic, which is that they like to listen to flattery.
To be continued...