Chapter Five Hundred and Eighteen Please Your Majesty's Great Show Girl
When it comes to the beauty of the world, it is probably unlikely if someone has seen more than Emperor Chongzhen has seen. After all, there are so few beauties in the world who can only be served by Emperor Chongzhen and find ways to win the favor of Emperor Chongzhen.
For example, when Emperor Chongzhen was still believing in the king's palace, Empress Zhou, Concubine Tian and Concubine Yuan, the process of entering the palace was already quite troublesome.
First, eunuchs must be sent to the public to collect 5,000 beauties between the ages of thirteen and sixteen. Moreover, these 5,000 beauties must be erroneous, non-medical, non-witch, non-merchant and laboured women to be eligible to participate in the talent show, and then screen them day by day.
On the first day, the beauties stood in order according to age, with one group of 100 people. They were left to the eunuchs and were picky and thin, such as being slightly taller, shorter, slightly fat, and slightly thinner, and one thousand people were excluded.
The next day, carefully check whether the ears, eyes, mouth, nose, hair, skin, collar, shoulders, back, etc., and whether the sound is pleasant and pleasant, and then wipe out two thousand people;
On the third day, the measuring instrument was used to measure the figure of the beautiful woman, and each person took dozens of steps to see her rich charm and demeanor, and another thousand people were eliminated.
The remaining 1,000 people, as alternative palace maids, were handed over to the secret room by the old palace maid, looking at their breasts, smelling their armpits, and then touching whether their skin is smooth and delicate. So there were only 300 selected people, of course, the most important thing was to check whether they were original virgins, otherwise, this would be enough to kill people.
These three hundred people were left to live in the palace for a month. The court judges were familiar with their nature and speech, and they commented on whether their character was hard, soft, silly, wise and virtuous. So only fifty were selected and kept as concubines.
Finally, Concubine Zhao personally summoned fifty people and talked with them in a row. She tried to use calligraphy to calculate poetry and painting skills. After the Empress Dowager used a green gauze and a gold and jade to tie her arm. If she didn't get the best, she would use the posts of the year and month to bring the lady's sleeves, and sent back with silver coins, and chose three people as the best choice.
In other words, the three concubines around Emperor Chongzhen alone are already the best among the five thousand people.
Just like the so-called school beauties on the Internet in later generations, any school has a school beauties. This school beauties are too valuable to put these school beauties together to compete?
Emperor Chongzhen's harem concubines picked out five thousand of the school beauties from countless school beauties, and then the best three were picked out from these five thousand school beauties.
In this case, Emperor Chongzhen saw that other beauties were basically the same. He really picked a beauties who harmed the country and the people from thousands of years to hundreds of years, and that was not that easy to meet.
Anywhere like Kong Yunzhen can be regarded as a stunning beauty in the world. If it is placed in Jiannu, it is definitely worth playing a drama of nine insects taking over women, but in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, it is just average.
It’s like a man who is a sea cucumber and abalone every day. He suddenly gives him a piece of stinky tofu to taste, and maybe he will be regarded as a delicacy in the world.
Therefore, in Zhang Xiaohua's writing, the old hooligan Liu Bang was so concerned about the buns, just like when Emperor Chongzhen first met Li Azi.
In the eyes of ordinary people, Li Azi can be regarded as a stunning person in Emperor Chongzhen, but at least his skin is not as beautiful as those in the palace now.
However, the heroic spirit on Li Azi's face was not possessed by several concubines in the palace, even the concubine Wanyan Yuzhuo, who grew up in Liaodong since childhood.
After all, one is the daughter of a spoiled tribe leader, and the other is the head of a pirate gang who uses a knife to cut people. There is nothing comparable to the two themselves.
However, Emperor Chongzhen did not show any lust and met Zhu Ge. Instead, he waited for Zheng Zhilong and Li Azi to salute him very often before giving a light order: "Let's just calm."
Regarding Zheng Zhilong and Li Azi, the reason why Emperor Chongzhen saw them alone was just to beat them up.
Li Azi is okay, but there are just a pirate force on his left and right, but Zheng Zhilong is different.
To put it bluntly, the entire South China Sea Fleet is basically controlled by Zheng Zhilong's confidant. It is better to say that it is the Zheng Fleet than the South China Sea Fleet.
However, Emperor Chongzhen's martial arts were too dazzling, and the East China Sea Fleet and the original Ming Navy were intimidated, so Zheng Zhilong could only lie down and dare not move.
But this does not mean that Zheng Zhilong will not have any other thoughts in his mind. Even if it is not, Emperor Chongzhen must first hit him.
A kind person who does not control the army, a kind person does not serve as an official, and a bad person cannot become an emperor.
After laughing a few times, Emperor Chongzhen said, "Li Azi is dedicated to the country and is loyal to him. Do you have anything to ask for when he enters Beijing this time?"
At this moment, Li Azi's heart was like a dozen little rabbits in his heart. When he saw Emperor Chongzhen, he became unaware of what to do and couldn't even remember how to put his hands.
Hearing Emperor Chongzhen’s question, Li Azi hurriedly said, “Your Majesty, the rootless people who used to wander on the sea have now become the people of the Ming Dynasty. The wishes of the people are enough, and there is no more requests.”
Emperor Chongzhen chuckled twice, then turned his eyes to Zheng Zhilong: "What's wrong with Manzhe Boyi now?"
Zheng Zhilong suddenly regretted it very much. He must have had his head long before he ran to the capital. Now if the emperor wants to turn over the debt, he will definitely die, so he cannot die again.
But if I didn't come, I would have died long ago and would not be able to live now.
Zheng Zhilong, who was extremely distressed, had to answer honestly: "I will tell Your Majesty that there are only a few soldiers from Boyi Country. In another two or three months, you will be completely pacified. I congratulate you! Congratulate you for the Ming Dynasty!"
Emperor Chongzhen ignored Zheng Zhilong, who was already sweating, and laughed twice before speaking: "If you have such a thing in the future, you need to go through the Governor's Office of the Five Army. Do you remember it?"
Zheng Zhilong felt an invisible pressure coming, as if the air in the entire Qianqing Palace was squeezing towards him.
Zheng Zhilong, whose back was already warm, was puzzled in his heart. Could it be that the saying of the true destiny of the emperor in this world cannot be fulfilled? Or is it that the Heavenly Dao secretly helps Emperor Chongzhen to suppress him?
After respectfully bowing to Emperor Chongzhen, Zheng Zhilong spoke: "The criminal is aware of his mistake, and he has recorded it."
After saying a word, Zheng Zhilong was shocked to find that his voice became a little hoarse, and he was even more scared.
Emperor Chongzhen laughed secretly in his heart.
What is the way of heaven and the true destiny of the emperor is all nonsense, but as his power grows, he will naturally form a unique aura of the emperor.
This aura is invisible and invisible, but in this Qianqing Palace, coupled with the special structure of the Qianqing Palace itself and the psychological pressure of people themselves, it is normal to scare some people who have ghosts in their hearts to death.
Zheng Zhilong had a ghost in his heart.
Although he had made up his mind to follow the Ming Dynasty and reach the dark side, Zheng Zhilong was a pirate after all. If he had no thoughts in his heart, that would be abnormal.
The more I think about it, the more I feared Zheng Zhilong was able to hold on until now and has not collapsed. It can only be said that he entrusted his eldest son Zheng Fusong. The little guy named Zhu Chenggong, his eldest son is now in the palace. He probably can also be a position like the prince's companion in the future, so he is unlikely to die, right?
In contrast, Li Azi, who is quite a fan of Emperor Chongzhen, performed much better.
Li Azi only thought about meeting Emperor Chongzhen, and looked at what Emperor Chongzhen, who had already had some myths among the people, looked like, so he was not as nervous as Zheng Zhilong.
Seeing that Zheng Zhilong had already expressed his opinion, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said, "My Ming Dynasty thinks that his kingly way is domineering, why should we find those false charges?
Next time, I will report to the Governor's Office of the Five Army to agree, and I will crush it directly with the general trend. If Zheng Aiqing does not understand his intention, he can go to the Governor's Office of the Five Army to ask Duke Cheng for advice."
Seeing that Zheng Zhilong responded honestly, Emperor Chongzhen rewarded the two of them with some more things, and then ordered someone to send them out of the palace.
As for the idea of putting Li Azi into the palace, Emperor Chongzhen did think about it in an instant, but then he just thought about it.
Li Azi, who grew up among pirates since childhood, couldn't stand the restrained atmosphere in the palace. If she really let her enter the palace, it would hurt her.
What's more, keeping her on the sea outside the palace was far more beneficial for the Ming Dynasty than letting her enter the palace, so it was even more impossible for Emperor Chongzhen to order her to enter the palace directly.
Are you not those who have never seen women traveling through time, and when you see a pretty person, you think you can come into the palace. Are you free to do anything?
Emperor Chongzhen felt that he should be considered a relatively clean emperor. When he turned around, Empress Zhou caused himself a big trouble: "Your Majesty has been ascending the throne for ten years. Now Jiannu has been pacified, and the land of Nanyang is about to be pacified. Is it time to be a grand election show?"
Emperor Chongzhen secretly cursed that the debt of June had to be paid quickly, but laughed and said, "Why be so anxious? Is it better to be later?"
Queen Zhou simply bowed to the ground and said, "Your Majesty has been in the throne for ten years, but in the palace, I only have concubines such as Yuan, Tian and Wanyan, who are not in line with the rituals. Since I am in charge of the harem, I will be the master of the harem. Please ask Your Majesty to enlarge the daughter of the harem to enrich the harem."
Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Such an excellent tradition was lost in later generations. It was really his mother!
After reaching out to help Queen Zhou up, Emperor Chongzhen said: "Since the queen has said that, it is natural that the queen will do it. Don't tell me these things. I'll just tell you something later."
Empress Zhou was satisfied that she was pregnant again. She was about to give birth in a few months, and Tian had just heard good news. How could the two serving the emperor be enough?
In the talent show, the daughter of the grand prize must be admitted to the palace. The kingly way is to share the same rain and dew. Giving more children for Your Majesty is the obligation and responsibility of the harem.
Emperor Chongzhen suddenly remembered something and said to Empress Zhou: "Do not make a big splash in the talent show, do not harass the people, and let it go. The incident of "Han Xiucai takes advantage of the random recruitment of a beautiful wife" must not be performed again!"
Because Emperor Chongzhen, who was fond of studying, suddenly remembered the "Surprise of the First Cave" I read some time ago. There is a section "Han Xiucai takes advantage of the random recruitment of his wife" that vividly describes a strange thing about a matchmaker.
A scholar named Han Ziwen was regarded as "sorgic and rotten tofu" because of his poor family. But just when he was worried about not being able to marry his wife, a rich man begged to marry his beautiful daughter.
It turned out that there were rumors in the local area that after Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, he sent people to Zhejiang to select embroidery girls, which made the people panic. It was in this chaos that Han Xiucai was snatched by the Jin Dynasty.
When he said ashamed, "I am a poor scholar, how can I bear the love?"
Jin Chaofeng said in a panic: "Now that the matter is in a hurry, how can the officials slack off? If they are a little late, they will be on guard. We, husband and wife, have only this little girl. If we go to Beijing from afar, we will have no time to meet each other, how can we give up? If the officials are willing to follow us, we will save our lives!"
So, Han Xiucai got a beautiful wife in vain.
Although there are many nonsense in "The First Came Paiwen", and the talent show is too exaggerated, harassment among the people must exist.
If you don’t take the opportunity to make a fortune, you’re sorry that the talent show in later generations is like a bird?
But now everyone is unwilling to send their daughter to the palace. Later generations all want to become famous in the world, that's all.
But as soon as Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, Empress Zhou slapped Emperor Chongzhen in the face with facts: "Why did Your Majesty say this? Then what about "Han Xiucai Takes Abnormal Wife" just writing about poor and careless things, and it is impossible to take it true.
Your Majesty can tell that if a daughter enters the palace and can serve Fengtian’s family, the people will not know how happy it will be. How can the chaos come about? Those families who write blindly should be killed!"
Seeing Empress Zhou like this, Emperor Chongzhen had no choice but to smile and said, "Everything depends on the Queen's wishes, as long as it does not harass the people."
When Empress Zhou saw Emperor Chongzhen several times, she emphasized that she was not allowed to harass the people, so she had to say helplessly: "I have recorded it, and I will never harass the people."
But Your Majesty is too commissioned. What the people worry about is that women are not allowed to be selected. Otherwise, if they are really as Your Majesty said, how could I and Tian Family enter the palace?"
Only then did Emperor Chongzhen realize that what he was thinking about was the thinking of future generations, and what the people today might think was completely different from what they thought about.
There are countless benefits of entering the palace to be a concubine. Even the palace maids have people to grab the quota, let alone being a concubine.
As for the fact that you cannot go home to visit your bride, it is not a big problem. People marry on their own. Unless they are wealthy or close to them, visiting your bride is not easy.
Moreover, it is impossible to prevent Queen Zhou from playing talent shows. Not to mention that Queen Zhou was the master of the Six Palaces and had the greatest say in this matter. In fact, even Emperor Chongzhen himself did not resist the talent show. He gave birth to fewer children, which was the biggest original sin of an emperor!
Chapter completed!