In the palace, there is a list on the imperial case, and the list is written on the list of the families and names of the eight show girls who were just selected not long ago, and there are so many days that the female officials have comprehensively evaluated them. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The hall was silent, and it seemed that even a pin could be heard. After a long time, a long sigh came from the side of the imperial case, and the eunuchs who were waiting by the screen heard it, and they all lowered their heads, not daring to say a word.

Who dares to speak, how can they speak, do they have to be bold enough to go up and ask what is wrong? Don't forget that when Hongwu was in the tenth year, there was a eunuch in the inner court who had a long affair and calmly talked about political affairs. The emperor immediately expelled him and sent him back to the village, never to be used. This old man has been serving the emperor for seventeen or eighteen years, and he has been around for use as early as when the emperor was still King Wu. It was with such a little affection in mind that the emperor did not pull out the rod on the spot. He can get the emperor's appeasement, but other eunuchs will not have such treatment, so the eunuchs who serve in the inner court are extremely careful, and never dare to say a word when they shouldn't interject.

In view of the fact that "the last days of the Han and Tang dynasties were all defeated by eunuchs and could not be saved", the emperor ordered that eunuchs should not concurrently serve as foreign ministers, not to wear foreign ministers' clothes and hats, and their official ranks should not exceed four grades, and government departments were not allowed to exchange official documents with eunuchs - after this series of bans, the emperor was still not at ease, and specially hung an iron plaque on the palace gate, engraved with more than a dozen big characters of "ministers shall not interfere in political affairs, and those who are predestined will be beheaded" to show deterrence.

Therefore, although the several eunuchs who were serving around knew in their hearts why the emperor was in trouble, they still did not reveal anything.

Emperor Hongwu was worried about the marriage of the princes and grandchildren, he was not worried, according to his expectations, from the women in this draft, pick out the show girls with innocent family backgrounds and weak family backgrounds, civilian women are the best, and girls from low-level officials are also good. In this way, it is rationed to the princes and grandchildren, which eliminates the possibility of future concubines and even relatives interfering in politics.

He thought that his arrangement was very good, and that his sons would understand his father's good intentions - but he overheard the words of his eighteenth son, Zhu Ying, and his mother.

"After the wedding," Zhu Yang said to his mother Concubine Zhou: "My son will go to seal the country, I can no longer be filial to my mother, serve my knees, my mother should not think of me, I can raise myself with peace of mind, my son will go thousands of miles, and I will often remember my mother." And I'm glad that Song'er can take care of my mother for me—"

The emperor said in his heart, this son, who he rarely paid attention to, also had a bit of filial piety.

But I heard Concubine Zhou hugging him and crying: "I only have two of you, but the emperor has made your fiefdom so far away, one fief is in Minzhou, Gansu, and the other is in Kaiyuan, Liaodong! In that kind of desolate and bitter cold land, how can the emperor be so ruthless that he will let you be vassal! I only hate that your mother has no ability, and I dare not compare with the queen, nor can I compare with the old man who serves Your Majesty like Concubine Hui and Concubine Ning! Let you be very different from your other brothers!"

"Mother, don't talk nonsense," Zhu Yang hurriedly said: "My father and the emperor feudal us, just to shield the imperial family, thinking that the rock is safe." Although Qin, Jin, Qi, Chu, and Yan are honorable titles, they also have great responsibilities, and the brothers have to lead the troops to the battle, and although the son's fief is remote, it is the land of kings, and there is no need to be caught in the battle, isn't this a blessing for the mother?"

"Besides, there are several brothers who are not far from my feudal country," Zhu Yang said: "Brother Su's fief is also in Gansu, and Pingliang City is hundreds of miles away from my fiefdom; Brother Liao Wang is in Guangning, Liaodong, how close is it to Song'er - Brother Qingwang is in Yinchuan, Ningxia, Brother Ning Wang is in Daning, Liaozuo in the east, Xuanfu in the west, Brother Gu Wang is in Xuanfu, everyone is so close, and they take care of each other!"

"That's because your father has sealed all the good places in the world, and the seals are finished!" Concubine Zhou couldn't help but say: "The good places have been sealed to the sons of the queen, Concubine Hui, Concubine Ding, and Concubine Ning! Why don't you talk about your brother Qin Wang, whose fief is in Xi'an, Brother King of Jin, whose fief is in Taiyuan, Brother Yanwang, whose fief is in Beiping, King Zhou, whose fief is in Kaifeng, King Chu, whose fief is in Wuchang, King Qi, whose fief is in Qingzhou, King Tan, whose fief is in Changsha, and King Lu, whose fief is in Yanzhou, who is in Shu, whose fief is in CD Xiang, whose fief is in Jingzhou, and who is in Datong. Since the fourteenth son, you unmarried princes have not had any good fiefs!"

"The same prince," Concubine Zhou said, "they are sealed in the anointed land, even if it is not the anointed land, it is also the ancient county; you young people, but you have to go to the bitter cold place, the place you have never heard of, not only to build your palace, but also to build the city of that place! I heard that your brother Zhou Wang, the Zhou palace built was built on the foundation of the capital of the Song Dynasty! The densely populated place in Kaifeng has endless blessings for a lifetime! You are also a brother, you are only seventeen years younger than him, aren't you the son of the emperor? Why is the emperor so biased!"

"Mother," Zhu Yang said, "Don't say it!"

"I want to say, why don't you say it," Concubine Zhou said: "The fief is not as good as others, so that's it, it's just a vassal king, but why do you have to send your brother so much for your marriage!"

"Look at your brothers, which one is not the daughter of the prince and the prince of the country!" Concubine Zhou said: "Why did you come to these young sons here, and you are going to marry the daughter of the Pingtou people's family!

Concubine Zhou's complaint was finished, and she felt a lot more comfortable, but the emperor who heard it all was furious, but he did not immediately investigate Concubine Zhou's fault, in his opinion, Concubine Zhou is just an ignorant woman, and it is normal for women to be careful, the important thing is that his son Zhu Yang did not refute his mother's view that it is not good to marry a woman, Zhu Yang thought so, and several other princes of appropriate age did not think so in their hearts.

I can't understand my own hard work, the emperor feels that his hair is going to turn gray again, after all, he is old, he is an old man who loves his son, and the last thing he wants to see is that there is a dislike between brothers, and this distrust is caused by his own injustice. The truth of "not suffering from widowhood and inequality" seems to be known to everyone, even Concubine Zhou knows, so she feels that she loves her older son and doesn't care about her younger son.

The emperor also thought about it for a long time, and he did this, which is indeed beneficial to the long-term and the country, but I am afraid that it has also caused the dissatisfaction of his young sons at present-

Then let all your sons marry high-ranking women!

I'm afraid they don't really care about the woman's rank, they just care about whether they get an average from themselves. But from the beginning it was not even, the eldest son and the eldest grandson would get the first and the largest, and the rest of the sons would only get the margins, and in the future they would even have to rely on the grandchildren who were lower than them to live.

When the emperor thought so, he felt that what Concubine Zhou said was right, which was indeed very unfair.

The prince's relatives, the emperor can find them the daughter of a second-rank official with a similar family background as a match, although they are not the daughters of the princes and princes, but now there are still a few princes left? The princes also have a few daughters of the right age, so they will be lowered by one level, and the daughters of the commanding envoys are not much different from their brothers.

The emperor and grandson cannot back down, and the emperor must set the same rules for eternity.

The daughter of the imperial grandson is from the fourth rank of civil officials, which is far worse than his uncles, but the benefits of marrying in are great, at least they will not rely on their status and be arrogant. Thinking that the daughter of Chang Yuchun, whom the prince married back then, was powerful and powerful, and could even overthrow the prince to the ground when she quarreled with the prince, what could she do if she married in! What else could she do when she married in! Who else was there, the second concubine of the King of Qin, Deng! What did she instigate the King of Qin to do! She instigated her good son to do something! The emperor thought of this woman, and there was endless anger in his heart.

This is the result of marrying into a high-ranking woman, not knowing humility, not knowing obedience. Since this is what they want, then let them do what they want, and take it for themselves from now on!

The tip of the emperor's pen fell on the list, and two commoner girls were ticked out, one was Zhang and the other was Lu.

Zhang, the emperor's ears seemed to hear the cow herding song she sang that day, which evoked his memories of herding cattle back then.

"Good woman, good woman," said the emperor, "worthy of my good grandson—"

The emperor remembered the serious appearance of the emperor's grandson Zhu Gaochi: "The people are only the state, the country is solid, and there is a saying that the country is based on the people, and the society is also for the people...... In Beiping, it is the spring ploughing season every year...... On the way, I did not take a sedan chair, but rode a horse all the way, so that I could see the living conditions of the people along the way and know that it was not easy for the people to live...... I also walked 50 miles in one day, and the county towns around Beiping yielded ...... It's all in your heart. ”

The corners of the emperor's mouth gradually hung up a strange smile.