was upgraded by Zhu Houzhao to the upper limit of the brain hole, Yan Chengjin was not surprised, if his eyes could kill, Zhu Houzhao had been killed thousands of times by the ministers present.

Li Dongyang's old face turned red, he never expected that he would lose face to his daughter, and he would be ashamed.

Emperor Hongzhi had already been petrified, his mouth was open, he couldn't speak for a long time, his mind was blank, there was such a reason in the world.

Zhu Houzhao looked around blankly, raised his head slightly, looked at Emperor Hongzhi timidly, and then looked at Li Dongyang, for fear of being beaten, so he honestly lowered his head.

Li Dongyang just borrowed the slope to get off the donkey: "The little girl is from a slightly cold background, it is difficult to be worthy of His Royal Highness, as His Royal Highness's master, she should do her duty as a minister, and please don't blame Your Highness for being too strict." ”

The daughter is definitely one point better than the Chunxiao and the daughter of Yanfu, and if she sees Qing'e's appearance, the prince will definitely slap her thigh angrily.

But it doesn't matter anymore, Qing'e seems to have a crush, but I don't know who this son is.

Emperor Hongzhi felt a little embarrassed: "Don't go to your heart in the Li Qing family, the crown prince and Yan Qing's family should step down." ”

By the time Emperor Hongzhi finished reading the booklet, it was already an hour later.

Coming out of Fengtian Palace, Zeng Jian lowered his head, he also presented his daughter's roster, how difficult it is to stand out from hundreds of show girls.

I heard that Chang Ningbo Bo and Ning Shouhou are also running for the selection of concubines.

The prince's mind is really elusive.

Zeng Jian suddenly thought of Yan Chengjin, this kid is steady, thoughtful, and familiar with the prince, maybe he knows the prince's thoughts.

With a glimmer of hope, he left the palace, returned to the mansion to change his official uniform, and went out to Yan's mansion.

He inquired all the way, but no one knew where Yan Chengjin's mansion was.

turned to a different way of asking, asking the mansion of Yingke Song, this time finally a little eyebrows.

In the alley in the northwest corner of the capital, going around, Zeng Jian was full of hot sweat.

Seeing a few brocade guards, he stepped forward and asked, "I am Zeng Jian, the left attendant of the Ministry of Works, how to get to Andingbo's mansion?" ”

The brocade guard raised his hand and pointed to the mansion in front of him.

Zeng Jian wanted to scold his mother, he circled around this mansion three times, why didn't he even have a plaque?

What he didn't know was that there were too many people who came to visit the welcome pine, so Yan Chengjin ordered someone to take down the plaque for a while.

From the outside, it is naturally a nameless house.

Zeng Jian knocked lightly on the door, only to hear a sentence from inside: "Strange changes remain the same, if Mr. can speak to the code, I will open the door." ”

He thought about it for a long time, but he didn't come up with it, so he had to report to the door: "This official is Zeng Jian, the left waiter of the Ministry of Works, and I will inform your young master." ”

After a while, Yan Chengjin opened the door and saw Zeng Jian standing outside the door.

Zeng Jian complained a little: "If you don't have a plaque in this mansion, how can others find it?" It just so happened that the official was on an errand in the Ministry of Industry, so he called the craftsman another day to send you a big plaque. ”

"People often visit my father, and I have to go down the door plaque, and the adults have something to do with the officials?"

Zeng Jian smiled: "This time I came to choose a concubine for the crown prince, and I can't hide it, and the official also presented the booklet." ”

Yan Chengjin thought for a while and said, "Waiting for the news in the palace is that there is nothing the lower officials can do." ”

Zeng Jian sighed: "You don't know, if Your Majesty can level a bowl of water, the official has no complaints, but the Zhang family brothers and Chang Ningbo Bo also handed the booklet to Your Majesty, she is a talented daughter, you know that the emperor has always liked to choose concubines from the people, and the Zhang brothers are the queen's brothers, and a few beautiful words, this is ......"

In order to prevent the harem from colluding with the ministers of the court, most of the queens and concubines of the Ming Dynasty were selected from the common people.

Empress Zhang is the daughter of Zhang Luan, the eunuch of the country, from a slightly cold background, and the Empress Dowager Zhou was not born in the family of the eunuchs.

The Zhang brothers found the daughter of Xiucai and said some good things in front of the queen, and it is estimated that the position of the crown princess was secretly boxed.

It's quite uncomfortable to choose a concubine unfairly.

Zeng Jian groaned a few times and shook his head: "I'm ashamed, this official does have some selfish intentions, I hope that the little girl can be selected, but I am even more afraid that the brothers of the Zhang family will recommend it to His Majesty for personal interests, and harm the Ming Dynasty." ”

Yan Chengjin remembered that Zhu Houzhao had no heirs in history, I don't know if it was because of the crown princess, or if Zhu Houzhao's bag was too long?

Yan Chengjin carefully considered and carefully deduced what kind of impact would it have if Zhu Houzhao had an heir.

Zeng Jian reminded: "Virtuous nephew? ”

Yan Chengjin said respectfully: "Xiaguan has some superficial opinions, I don't know whether to talk about it or not?" ”

"Virtuous nephew speak quickly, don't be polite!"

Yan Chengjin said: "I don't know how many brothers and sisters there are?" ”

Zeng Jian secretly counted in his heart: "This official has nine brothers and sisters, seven children under his knees, and his family is also a prominent family in his hometown, why do you ask this?" ”

"This is the advantage of adults, and if you can be born, you can stand out."

Zeng Jian was stunned.

"Your Majesty knows Ning Shouhouhou's character very well, if you know that it was selected by him, you will definitely have some doubts, don't worry."

Zeng Jian's eyes lit up: "The virtuous nephew has an idea?" ”

Yan Chengjin thought about the wording and expressed his views on how to amplify his advantages, how to seize the opportunity in the first place, and how to capture the heart of the prince.

In the past few days, when Yan Chengjin entered the palace, he often saw many show girls, followed the palace maids in batches to enter the palace, and heard that Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang met in person, and even the Queen Mother was there.

A side hall in the palace.

Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang sat on the throne, and they had seen a lot of show girls in the past few days, and they were a little tired, so they waved their hands one after another to let Xiao Jing be replaced.

At this moment, a show girl walked in, which attracted the attention of Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang.

Unlike the previous show girls.

The decoration on this woman's head is very simple, there is very little jewelry, and even the makeup on her face is painted very lightly, as if the family can't afford rouge gouache, but it does not hide her delicate appearance.

Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyes and asked, "Who are you the daughter of?" ”

"The little daughter Zeng Yuanyuan, is the daughter of Zeng Jian, the left waiter of the Ministry of Industry, her father has seven children under her knees, the little girl ranks third in the family, the family is prosperous, and the family is a prosperous family in Huguang, although the father lives in Beijing, but he has free time, and he often returns to the provincial relatives." Zeng Yuanyuan said softly.

When other show girls introduced themselves, they all talked about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but her father asked her to say this, Zeng Yuanyuan was already blushing at the moment.

As everyone knows, people are prosperous and incense is prosperous.

These eight characters are like a hammer, and every word smashes the hearts of Queen Zhang and the Queen Mother.

Looking at each other, the Queen Mother and Empress Zhang both smiled.

The eunuch Xiao Jing came in and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Li of the cabinet has something to play. ”

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the Queen Mother in embarrassment.

The Queen Mother said with a smile: "The emperor has been here for three days, and he must have delayed a lot of court affairs, so there is no need to accompany him anymore. ”

"Then the grandson will retire." Emperor Hongzhi slowly walked out of the side hall.

In the warm pavilion,

Li Dongyang and the three of them were already waiting here, and when they saw Emperor Hongzhi coming in, Liu Jian hurriedly saluted: "Your Majesty, recently the northern captives have entered the Kou, the Beijing division is under martial law, and the officials of the Beijing camp are all old and frail, and the ministers think that they should be replaced." ”

Jingying is a standing force in the imperial court, so naturally it must not be neglected.

But who should be chosen to be worthy of the great responsibility?

Emperor Hongzhi asked, "What is the opinion of the Li Qing family?" ”

Li Dongyang said: "The minister thinks that the British Duke Zhang Mao is virtuous and talented, and has a very high prestige in Beijing, so why don't you just raise the British Prince?" ”

Liu Jian said: "The minister thinks that Zhu Fu, the Duke of Chengguo, can also be." ”

Emperor Hongzhi thought for a while and looked at Xie Qian: "What does Xie Qing's family think?" ”