Chapter 20 Candidates
Flying Feather Hall
Xiang Hongxuan looked proudly at the concert in his hand, this is the concert of the ministers accusing Liu Sheng of the illegal things over the years, these good ministers of his, if Liu Sheng was still the ruler of the country before, it would be too late to get on the pole to slap him, and now he learns that Liu Manzhi lost his morality and injured the monarch and was abolished, and it was really as if he had made an appointment, adding fuel to his fire, he was afraid that he would not be able to burn Liu Sheng's family foundation, and he would not be able to win Xiang Hongxuan's trust.
However, Xiang Hongxuan's heart is indeed very satisfied, to be honest, he doesn't want to kill Liu Sheng, at least not now, he also wants Liu Sheng to help him win the Xihua Kingdom. But the ministers' unrelenting attack on Liu Sheng, but just gave him a chance to show favor to Liu Sheng, Liu Sheng must be like a frightened bird now, if Xiang Hongxuan is not guilty of his past, he will definitely be grateful to Dade, and he will fight hard to kill the enemy on the battlefield for Xiang Hongxuan, and the wind direction of the previous dynasty has changed, and the courtiers have begun to know to cater to the holy will, which is exactly what Xiang Hongxuan wants.
"Lao Jiu, this thing is well done."
Xiang Hongxuan praised Xiang Hongxi on the side with satisfaction, although Xiang Hongxi likes to eat, drink and have fun, does not understand politics, and is a prince who can no longer be exaggerated, but he really has to be the only one to do this kind of thing that can't be put on the table. Suddenly, he remembered the new candidate, abolishing Liu Manzhi was only the first step, if he couldn't set up a woman who was not a relative of the Wang family as the queen, then it would still be equivalent to a toss in vain.
"How's the second thing going?" Xiang Hongxuan asked coldly.
Xiang Hongxi was still proud just now, but Xiang Hongxuan's question made him a little difficult. In fact, it is not difficult to find a candidate for the new queen, according to Xiang Hongxuan's only request, as long as he finds a family of military generals with a prominent family, he can be done. But there are not many generals in Yicheng, and there are really few young ladies from the general's family who can be candidates.
And is there only one request to Hongxuan? Xiang Hongxuan is an emperor who looks at his appearance, why was Liu Manzhi deposed? Is it because she is jealous, immoral, and hurtful? That's because she looks really ugly, if she looks like a country and a city, she will go to the house to uncover the tiles, and Xiang Hongxuan will not frown, which means that the new queen must be a beauty. But this is difficult, according to Xiang Hongxuan's aesthetic standards, coupled with the rigid requirements of his background, he can't find a very suitable person in the entire Yicheng.
"Brother Huang, I probably inquired, now there are three families in Yicheng that have daughters from the general's family, there are two young ladies in the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion, and there is a little daughter from the family of General Wude, the general of the Beirong border, but the daughter of the general Wude's family is only 11 years old this year, and I am afraid that I will not be able to participate in the election of the concubine. Only the two young ladies of the Pingyuan Marquis family are more suitable, especially the third lady, I heard that she is one of the best beauties in the city. β
"Pingyuan Marquis Mansion, isn't that the Ling family."
Xiang Hongxuan remembered that Ling Xiao was originally the three founding generals of Dongyu Kingdom, and Ling Xiao was also in the southern military camp all the year round, and in the Southern Destruction of the Three Kingdoms Campaign, Ling Xiao also contributed a lot, Ling Xiao is a fierce general, and the Ling family is not inferior to the status of the Wang family in Dongyu Kingdom, if his daughter is established as the new queen, the queen mother can't say anything.
"Ling Xiao's daughter is not bad, then the third lady of his family."
Xiang Hongxuan was very satisfied, and immediately decided on the third lady of the Pingyuan Marquis family, and everything was finally as expected, Xiang Hongxuan suddenly remembered the woman of the Shangyuan Festival, if only Xiang Hongxi could find her last time, this time she could be selected into the harem together, if she enters the palace, then the life of the harem will be much more interesting.
"Brother Huang, this third lady of the Pingyuan Marquis family, she has a small problem." Suddenly, Xiang Hongxi said cautiously.
Xiang Hongxuan was still thinking about the woman in the Yuan Festival just now, Xiang Hongxi's words made him frown, question? What could be the problem? Didn't Xiang Hongxi say that he was a beauty in Yicheng?
"What's the problem?" Xiang Hongxuan asked eagerly.
"This third lady was not born to Mrs. Pingyuanhou, her mother is the concubine of Pingyuanhou."
As soon as Xiang Hongxi's words were finished, a piece of music flew towards Xiang Hongxi, fortunately Xiang Hongxi reacted quickly, otherwise he would have been smashed very lightly.
"Brother Huang, the biological mother of these three young ladies is not a lowly concubine, her mother Leng Qiuye is the daughter of the former Shangshu Leng Xiu of the Ministry of Rites, and this Leng Qiuye can also be regarded as the official eunuch of Yicheng."
"Cold repair?"
Xiang Hongxuan knew this person, he heard Emperor Xuanwu say that Leng Xiu was Xue Shang's protΓ©gΓ©, in fact, Leng Xiu's conviction had nothing to do with Xue Shang's case, but because Emperor Taichang was old, he could pass the throne to Emperor Xuanwu at any time, in order to avoid the recurrence of the King Ning incident, Emperor Taichang just made a big fuss about Leng Xiu's dereliction of duty, knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger, and the case of the Leng family was indeed a little wronged. But even so, it can't change the fact that Leng Xiu's daughter is a concubine. Xiang Hongxuan was a little angry, what did Xiang Hongxi do.
"You let me marry a concubine, are you old and confused when you are the queen mother, do you still think that the nobles of the Manchu Dynasty are blind? Don't you know the difference between the descendants of Dongyu Kingdom? Didn't you say that there was still a young lady in the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion? She can't be a concubine too. β
Xiang Hongxuan didn't believe that Xiang Hongxi would be so unreliable, and after looking for so long, he found two concubines for him, this is not a joke, it is difficult for concubines to enter the palace as palace concubines, if he sits on the throne of the queen, without the queen mother attacking him, these nobles can knock down the gate of the palace for him.
"There is also a second lady who is not a concubine, she is the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Pingyuan, but she also has a little problem."
Xiang Hongxuan couldn't help frowning, what else could he have asked?
"What happened to the second lady of the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion?"
"It's not a big deal, it's just that it's rumored that this second lady looks a little ugly, and she was just divorced some time ago." Xiang Hongxi whispered.
Xiang Hongxuan felt that he might really be wrong, Xiang Hongxi was not looking for a new queen for him, this was adding to his blockage, he picked up a book and was about to throw it at Xiang Hongxi.
"Brother Huang, don't worry, as long as the third lady becomes a concubine, then there will be no problems."
Xiang Hongxi hurriedly hid aside, and gave Xiang Hongxuan an idea in time, and when he saw that Xiang Hongxuan was about to throw his hand, he slowly put it on the bookcase. Xiang Hongxi couldn't help but sigh, and finally picked up a life.
Xiang Hongxi slowly walked to Xiang Hongxuan's side and said softly: "I heard that during the period of the first emperor, the Marquis of Pingyuan asked Leng Qiuye to be given the title of Mrs. of the country because his wife had no children, and wanted to emulate the style of Xihua Kingdom. β
This is the glory that the generals have in exchange for military merits in order to give the concubines the status of the main room, and generally such generals will have two wives, and the children will naturally be born out of the country, but when the Dongyu State was founded, the martial saint made strict requirements for the difference between the concubines and the concubines, and set an iron law, no one can violate it, so the wind of the concubine did not blow in Dongyu. Ling Xiao dared to be a concubine, so he challenged Dongyu's concubine system, it can be seen that this Leng Qiuye has to be a peerless beauty, so these three young ladies will probably have a beautiful appearance.
"The emperor didn't approve of it, you let me approve it, do you want me to bear the name of unfilial piety?"
If Ling Xiao asked Mrs. Fengguo for Leng Qiuye after he ascended the throne, he might be able to set a precedent, after all, the era of the Martial Saint Queen has been a long time ago, and the Ling Xiao family has a lot of military exploits, and the Martial Saint Queen supported King Ning's rebellion back then, and occasionally violated her iron law, it is not impossible, but Emperor Xuanwu has already given it, how can there be a successor who can refute the will of the previous emperor, even if this kind of thing is above board, Xiang Hongxuan will not dare to do it, not to mention this kind of thing that cannot be put on the table.
"Why bother to make the lady of the country again? As long as the Marquis of Pingyuan raises Leng Qiuye as his wife, won't this matter be solved. β
Xiang Hongxuan thought about it and did make sense, the flat wife is the Ling family's own business, it has nothing to do with him, if Ling Xiao's beautiful daughter can become a concubine, she will not be criticized after entering the palace. Originally, he was going to hit Xiang Hongxi's body hard, but he was picked up by Xiang Hongxuan, he raised his hand and raised his arm, Xiang Hongxi thought that his idea had annoyed Xiang Hongxuan, and hurriedly retreated, but Xiang Hongxuan just slapped Xiang Hongxi's face gently.
"You have a lot of ghost ideas, but you have to go to the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion in person to let my future father-in-law have some points in his heart, and quickly get the matter of Pingyuan's wife done."
"Don't worry, brother Huang, brother will do it."
Xiang Hongxi, who was just about to leave, was stopped by Xiang Hongxuan again, and Xiang Hongxuan whispered: "This matter not only has to let Ling Xiao understand that his daughter will become the queen, but also let the people in Yicheng know, so that he can easily handle the matter of raising a wife for the concubine." β
Xiang Hongxi immediately understood what Xiang Hongxuan meant, if Ling Xiao didn't take the initiative and be confident, this matter would be yellow. And the matter of a flat wife is not easy to deal with, plus Ling Xiao's wife is the lady of the Marquis of Anguo's mansion, if there is no strong imperial power behind the back, Ling Xiao will be difficult to do even if he tries hard, since Xiang Hongxuan has taken a fancy to Ling Xiao, the old man, then he has to break his heart for him, it seems that he has gotten news from Xiang Hongxi in Yicheng again.
However, he was also a little curious, what kind of ugly did the second lady of the Pingyuan Hou Mansion look like, and she could actually make people withdraw from the marriage? And the third lady is famous, how many lies are there under this beauty? This is an interesting pair of sisters, and the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion is also an interesting place, he wants to go and see, what will the rumors and facts be?