Of the ten women who entered the fateful selection, four were the daughters of the family, namely Pei Ningyun of the Pei family, Xie Wanqing of the Xie family, Chen Suye of the Chen family, and Li Nanxing of the Li family.

The remaining six women are women from all over the world, Bajun Su Baiwei, Qiantang Shang Haiyue, Yecheng Yang Liuqing, Mizhi Du Ruohong, Chang'an He Yuer, Shouchun Tang Qiu.

The women who are not selected will not return in disgrace, but will be given by the emperor to the sons of the families of officials above the second rank of the current dynasty.

The woman who was offered can be shortlisted for the selection, for local officials, in fact, this trip has already been earned, at least they can marry the important ministers of the court, and they have another backer in the court.

And the women who are dedicated to the family are going to the position of the crown princess and the princess of Jin, and the sons of first-class and second-class officials are just carp crossing the river for them.

Since the Liang State rebuilt the capital of Luoyang, it is the first time that such a large-scale selection of concubines has been made, and no one has ever seen the token of the Yuan Xuan, but the families have a way to inquire.

The women had already practiced the ability to judge the characters by touching the marks, but unfortunately on the 15th of April, the so-called tokens were nothing more than ten notes written by the emperor in advance and sealed in ten red brocade boxes.

When the ten women were blindfolded and each got a brocade box and stood in a row, the emperor made a gesture, and the inner eunuch next to him shouted, "Open your eyes!" Now married! ”

The women untied their blindfolded red cloth bands and opened their brocade boxes.

The internal supervisors reported the results by roll call in turn

"Pei Ningyun, return!"

"Xie Wanqing, return!"

"Chen Suye, Ji!"

"Li Nanxing, return!"

"Su Baiwei, return!"

"Shang Haiyue, return!"

"Yang Liuqing, Ji!"

"Du Ruohong, Ji!"

"He Yu'er, return!"

"Tang Qiu, Ji!"

At the end of the roll call, the women stood in two rows under the guidance of the inner warden.

The four on the right are Chen Suye, Yang Liuqing, Du Ruohong, and Tang Qiu, and the female officials of the East Palace and the Jin Palace's Mansion have already stood with them.

The rest of the people were on the left, waiting for the emperor's next marriage.

The emperor's gaze swept over the ten women, and nodded, "Very good, then let the crown prince and the king of Jin choose by themselves." I will decree the marriage, and you will retreat first."

The crown prince was sitting on the right side of the emperor, and the king of Jin was sitting down with a cup of tea on the right side of the prince.

The subordinate officials of the East Palace all bowed their heads, not afraid, but ashamed. The idea they planned for the prince to form a good family and consolidate the foundation was hopeless, although Chen Suye was born in the Nanhai Chen family, but the Nanhai Chen family has always been a wise and self-protective style. Even if the crown prince chooses Chen Suye, the Chen family in the South China Sea will not support the prince in this regard.

The prince looked at the four women, did not speak, but also picked up a cup of tea and took a sip.

King Jin put down the teacup and got up, kneeling down facing the emperor, "Father, there is a hole in the ancient world, today the emperor has the courage to choose a concubine in front of the prince's brother, I don't know what the father wants?" ”

"Pears can be made, women must grab them, the degree is good, I will allow you to choose first!"

King Jin got up and didn't have time to take a closer look, but he had already said that the people he fancied were "Du Ruohong, Tang Qiu"

The prince was a little stunned, King Jin chose someone first, which meant that the prince could only accept Chen Suye and Yang Liuqing.

However, for the subordinate officials of the East Palace, they can finally get by with face, at least they have married the Chen family in the South China Sea. And this Yang Liuqing is the daughter of Yang Qingfeng, the capital of the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, although Yang Qingfeng is not from a family, he is also a prince.

Naturally, it got another benefit.

Du Ruohong and Tang Qiu are real little jade, Du Ruohong is helping her uncle deal with the edict of sacrificing her daughter, and Tang Qiu is also applying for her cousin. I thought that I would be eliminated in the first few rounds, but I didn't expect to stay until the end, Du Ruohong became the princess of Jin, and Tang Qiu became the side concubine.

The prince saw that the atmosphere was too embarrassing, so he got up and knelt down towards the emperor, "My son, thank you for your father's grace, and thank you to the second brother for this share of Kong Rong's pear!" ”

The names have been decided, and the female officials of the East Palace and the inner eunuchs of the Jin Palace's Mansion each took the four women out.

The remaining six women were also taken to the Xianliang Hall for a temporary rest by the female officials and internal supervisors of the palace.

In the face of the actions of the King of Jin and the crown prince, the emperor replied with a smile: "Very good, brothers work together, their profits are gold, I am very relieved to see that you two brothers can not be confused by women, and can not fight for interests!" Very comforting! It's so good! ”

The surrounding internal eunuchs, officials, and palace maids knelt down one after another, "The royal peace is peaceful, the world is peaceful, the father is kind and the son is filial, and Your Majesty is wise!" ”

The Emperor squinted and paused for a moment, until His Majesty's wise voice stopped speaking "My good sons have chosen a good wife to their satisfaction, and it is very good!" With the Qin Tianjian choosing an auspicious day for the zodiac, the prince and the king of Jin got married at the same time! In Beijing, civil and military officials must be present to congratulate! ”

There were also Xiao Xian, Wang Fu, Chen Yu and others, who almost scolded when they heard that the emperor ordered the crown prince and the king of Jin to marry at the same time, and asked all the officials to go to congratulate.

The emperor nakedly asked the officials to pay for gifts, and it was a double portion, and secondly, he forced most people to stand in line.

Yuan Xiuwen is still not afraid of the emperor as always, "Your Majesty, the ministers are lacking in skills, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Jin are married at the same time, and the ministers only go to the East Palace to congratulate." Because the East Palace is very close to the minister's house! ”

Everyone sweated for Yuan Xiuwen, and Dahonglu Yan Ziang asked again, "Your Majesty, the prince's wedding must be completed in the main hall according to the ancestral system, and he will accept the congratulations of hundreds of officials." And the king of Jin, as a vassal king, can only hold a wedding in the palace with a ceremonial system, waiting for His Majesty's blessing edict! ”

"What ancestral system is not ancestral system, according to the ancestral system, I can't be the emperor, whether it is the prince or the king of Jin, they are all my sons, and I treat them equally!"

Yan Ziang also wanted to continue to fight for reason, and was pulled by Yuan Xiuwen, "Don't lose your temper in front of you!" ”

The emperor's intention was to give the civil and military officials a problem, and at this time, except for a few important ministers, the rest jumped out.

"Please also ask the emperor to make it clear when and where the prince's wedding will be, and when and where the king of Jin will be married, otherwise the ministers will be at a loss!"

"The ministers are trembling, not only afraid of violating the holy will, but also afraid that the prince and the king of Jin will be neglected by the lack of etiquette, and please ask Your Majesty to investigate it carefully!"

"The ministers ask the emperor to make his holy will clear and announce it to the world!"

"The ministers ask the emperor to abide by the etiquette system, and the status of the monarch and the minister must not be messed up!"

The emperor watched everyone hurriedly ask him to issue an edict to make it clear that some were for the king of Jin to win the main palace wedding, and some were for the position of the crown prince.

In the emperor's opinion, such a noisy court is interesting, and it is also what he wants, if it is a monolith, the emperor will be in danger.

The emperor, who is already over the age of six, still cherishes his second son after all, and when everyone is sweating and red, he waved his hand, "It's hard to reconcile, it's just a matter of my words." The wedding of the crown prince and the king of Jin was held in this Chongde Palace, and at the same time accepted the congratulations of hundreds of officials. There is no need to discuss this matter again! ”

Yan Ziang couldn't help it at this time, "The minister asks to resign from the post of Dahonglu, and the minister does not want to be a hundred years."

Later, he was scolded for not learning and forgetting his ancestors! ”

"Cai Qi, the Zhengqing of Chenguanglu Temple, is also the same as Yan Ziang, and he is willing to resign!"

"Li Zheng, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, also resigns!"

"Minister Taichang Siqing Liu Anguang resigns!"

Dozens of people who wanted to resign on the spot popped up all of a sudden, and the prince and the king of Jin both lowered their heads and drank tea.

The emperor was not angry, and waved his hand: "Quasi-play!" If you want to resign, you can stand up or put it on the table, and I am all right. The most important thing in the world is to be officials! ”

Xiao Xianyuan was still trying to dissuade Yan Ziang from cultivating the text, and he stopped as soon as he heard the emperor's words.

Chen Yu knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, the wedding of the crown prince and the king of Jin is imminent, these are all ministers who are familiar with etiquette planning and arrangement, if they are allowed to resign, I am afraid it will be affected"

The emperor's left hand touched the little finger of his right hand, "Shang Shuling is very good at being a man, I am a wicked person, you are a good person, the wedding has not yet been held, you will think about the prince first!" Nice"

Chen Yu knelt on the ground at a loss, and the prince put down the teacup and ran over to kneel, "Father's decision is obeyed by the sons, and the emperor is also asked not to punish these officials!" ”

The emperor glared at the prince, "Well, today is the peony blossoms, and it is a good season to enjoy the flowers and play in the water in Fanglin Garden, so I will retreat, and I will convene a court meeting five days later to prepare for the wedding of the prince and the king of Jin!" ”

After speaking, the emperor got up and shouted to Zhao Agui, "Agui, is the deer with a single horn on its head you said last time still there?" ”

Zhao Agui was busy leading the way in front, "Back to Your Majesty, a few little guys came to report that they had appeared by the stream yesterday." ”

The emperor took the inner eunuchs straight to hunt, leaving the crown prince and the civil and military ministers to look at each other. King Jin continued to drink tea, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

The emperor soon walked away, and the crown prince, Xiao Xianyuan, Xiuwen and others came to appease the ministers who were about to resign.

"If it weren't for the prince, why would I bother to bend my waist for these five buckets of rice"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is too weak and modest, this"

"Cough, cough, what for the prince, the prince and the king of Jin are brothers and brothers, and they are peaceful and peaceful,"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Jin are both princes, and we should do our best to assist, not to be rude or decent, and to do our duty as courtiers!"

King Jin finally stopped drinking tea and walked to the ministers who were still talking, and he came over like a teacher entering the classroom.

The scene was instantly quiet, and the king of Jin gave the prince a salute first, and then said to everyone: "You are all important ministers of Daliang, and everything you say is for Daliang." Just now, a senior said well, do our courtier's duty, and this king is also a courtier under the emperor and the crown prince. In fact, this big wedding is extremely important in the eyes of you, and in my heart, I have no intention of choosing one person to die of old age, and this king is only eighteen years old, much younger than all your children. In your eyes, I am the King of Jin, and I am just an eighteen-year-old boy. But since it is the edict of the Son of Heaven, this king has to obey it, so this big wedding must be held, and the chosen woman must also be treated kindly! ”

After the King of Jin finished speaking, he took his entourage back to his house, and no longer paid attention to the discussions of the officials behind him.

At this time, the prince seemed to enter the duck house with the grain in his hand, and the ministers left a sentence for the prince, and the right sentence to keep the country's capital, and said that the king of Jin was too deep and the old Chengcheng Mansion was too deep.

In the end, the crown prince couldn't help but scold: "What crime should be punished for arguing about the affairs of the court?" It's all scattered! ”

The ministers dispersed in twos and threes, and Xiao Xian and several other important ministers yawned and went home.