Zhu Youzhen was even more moved when he heard this, "It's a good sentence to do it knowing that you can't do it, my generation must have such a public heart, and I can see the better!" ”

Wei Bao once thought of all kinds of ways to please Zhu Youzhen, but he didn't expect this big foolish emperor to do it so easily, he didn't do anything, and he did a stupid thing with him, so he was so close to him?

As a result, Wei Bao quietly tested Zhu You's capricious character.

It is common to call the villain capricious.

It was easy for Wei Bao to decide to help Zhu Youzhen, because Wei Bao felt that even if he helped, even if Zhu Youxiao was a little angry, it should not affect his status too much, especially now that he was in Zhenglong, he had just achieved so much credit.

When Zhu Youxiao gets angry, Wei Bao can also give an explanation to Zhu Youzhen, saying that he has already helped you once in this matter, you can't ask me to accompany you to get nervous, right?

When I arrived at the place, I found that the emperor was not alone, but also the queen Zhang Yan and Concubine Kang Zhao.

Wei Bao has seen both Zhang Yan and Concubine Kang Zhao, so he knows them all.

What Wei Bao didn't expect was that there were also Xi Li Niangniang and Princess Zhu Huiyuan of the eighth daughter of the emperor, Le'an.

As for the others, such as Ke Baba and Wei Zhongxian, it goes without saying, usually, these two people will always follow the emperor.

Wei Bao didn't know what he was going to do today, so he saluted several people one by one.

Zhang Yan and Concubine Kang Zhao both congratulated Wei Bao on winning the title of Fuguo Duke today, and Concubine Li Li Kang and Zhu Huiyuan also congratulated Wei Bao.

"Wei Bao, do you still recognize me?" Zhu Huiyuan smiled mischievously.

The two brothers, Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youzhen, grew up with the two brothers in the east and west, and the two brothers were raised by the two brothers for a longer time.

Because their father, Emperor Taichang, was not favored, and he was worried that he would be deposed all the year round, so the two brothers Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youzhen were worried since childhood.

However, Zhu Huiyuan has not been affected too much, her personality is cute and lively, and she is very liked by her two brothers.

"How can you not remember the princess?" Wei Bao smiled slightly: "It is an honor for the minister to meet Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”

Zhu Huiyuan was very happy: "You really remember me." ”

Wei Bao saw that Zhu Huiyuan was so happy, and he was also driven to be happy.

A year ago, when they met for the first time, Wei Baoke could not imagine that in a year's effort, he would be able to become an auxiliary prince, and one day he would get along with the royal family like family.

Xuanyi Kangzhao's concubine Liu is the concubine of Mingshenzong.

In the sixth year of Wanli, she was elected to the palace and named Concubine Zhao.

Ming Xizong ascended the throne and lived in Cining Palace, in charge of the seal of the Empress Dowager.

In the sixth year of Wanli, the imperial court selected beauties for the wedding of Shenzong, and finally selected three women.

One of the women, Sister Wang Xi, was made the empress, that is, the wife of Shenzong, and after her death, she was called Empress Xiaoduanxian, and Liu was one of them, and was canonized as Concubine Zhao at the age of twenty-one.

Concubine Liu was one of the earliest concubines around Shenzong, but she was not favored and had no children.

In the Wanli Dynasty, more than 30 years after Zhang Juzheng's death, the emperor, ministers, and favorite concubines fought fiercely, and Zheng Guifei fought for the crown prince and the queen's phoenix crown, which made the harem court a mess.

"Demon Book Case", "Whistleblower Case", "Attack Case", "Continuation of the Demon Book Case" and other major cases have been repeated.

Liu's temperament is cautious, he does not compete with the Zheng family for favor, and lives in obscurity in the harem, although he is lonely, he also ends up quiet, and survives 42 years peacefully.

In the forty-eighth year of Wanli, Shenzong collapsed.

Zhu Changluo, the son of Concubine Wang Gong, ascended the throne, but died in the "Red Pill Case" in less than a month.

Ming Xizong ascended the throne, and there was another "palace transfer case" in the harem court.

After the incident subsided, the concubines who were nominally qualified to be the queen mother at that time had all died, only Zheng Guifei had the highest rank, but she had done everything to harm others and herself for more than 30 years, and was hated by the court, while Liu's character was generous, and she loved the kings for many years, and was quite respected, and was respected as the concubine Xuanyi, who lived in Cining Palace and was in charge of the seal of the queen mother.

After more than 40 years in the palace, the Liu family finally survived the roll call.

However, the Liu family, who has a docile personality and is accustomed to the ups and downs of many sisters in the harem, has long been well versed in the survival of the inner palace, and has not been carried away by the title of concubine.

Emperor Chongzhen's wife, Empress Zhou, was chosen at her insistence.

Ming Xizong, Emperor of the Apocalypse, the eunuch Wei Zhongxian and the nurse Ke were rampant, because the Liu family was quiet and inactive, neither with the Ke Wei and dirty, nor provoked the Ke Wei, so he survived the seven years of the Xizong Dynasty safely.

After Emperor Chongzhen of Ming Sizong ascended the throne, she became more prestigious in the court and palace.

got along well with Sizong, Empress Zhou and others, and Sizong was like an eldest mother, which made her spend a happy old age.

Liu is a native of Shangcun in Shaanxi County.

Grandfather Liu Tian, who opened a hotel in Shangcun during the Wanli period, was loyal and kind, not greedy for ill-gotten wealth, respected, and his children and grandchildren listened to more teachings and had good morals.

After Concubine Zhao was selected for canonization, her father Liu Yingjie was awarded the title of Jinyi Weishi, her grandfather gave her the title of Taigong, her grandmother Gao and her mother Ma were all given Gongren, and her uncles also became officials.

After Concubine Zhao's younger brother Liu Dai became an adult, he inherited his father's title, and was later promoted to the second rank of Shaobaozheng, and was given two python jade robes.

Another brother Liu Hua became the governor of the left capital, and he also gave a python jade robe.

In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng captured Beijing, Chongzhen hanged himself from the coal mountain, Liu Dai led more than 100 members of his family, raised fire and set himself on fire, which is considered the gate of loyalty.

At that time, there were two Li Xuanzhi in the palace of the crown prince Zhu Changluo, who were not related, and the outsiders called East Li and West Li, and Concubine Li Kang was the West Li among them, and the East Li was the later Concubine Li Zhuang.

East Li has a higher status, but West Li is more favored.

Wang Cairen was the biological mother of the prince's eldest son, Zhu Youxiao, and her status in the crown palace at that time was second only to the crown princess Guo.

After Guo's illness and death, Wang Cairen's mother was more precious than her son, and she became the woman with the highest actual status in the imperial womb.

But Xi Li was pampered and arrogant, and he didn't take Wang Cairen in his eyes at all, and often bullied her.

In the forty-seventh year of Wanli, in 1619, Xi Li was angry for some reason, and actually beat and humiliated Wang Cairen to death.

Afterwards, Xi Li did not receive any punishment, but obtained the qualification to raise Zhu Youxiao, the son of Wang Cairen, and obtained an important political capital for himself.

Ming Sizong Zhu Youzhen was also raised by Xi Li after his biological mother Liu Lady was sentenced to death by the prince, and later because Xi Li gave birth to Princess Le'an, the eighth daughter of the emperor, he was raised by Dong Li.

In July of the 48th year of Wanli, in 1620, the crown prince Zhu Changluo ascended the throne, and Xi Li colluded with Zheng Guifei, the favorite concubine of Mingshenzong, and touted each other.

Zheng Guifei asked to make Xi Li the empress, and Xi Li asked to make Zheng Guifei the empress dowager.

At that time, Guangzong was ill, and he couldn't get a good rest during his illness, and he couldn't stand the repeated nagging of the two women, so he summoned the ministers and ordered Xi Li to be the imperial concubine.

But Xi Li hid behind the curtain and eavesdropped, didn't do it, pushed Zhu Youxiao out of the curtain, and said that he wanted to be crowned queen, the minister was stunned, and the emperor should not.

Sun Ruyou, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, said: "The titles of the Queen Mother, Concubine Yuan and others have not yet been honored, and it is not too late to be crowned the imperial concubine after these things are resolved." "Skillfully delayed the matter of Empress Xi Li Feng.

Unexpectedly, Ming Guangzong died inexplicably in the Red Pill Case, one of the three major cases in the late Ming Dynasty, after only one month of his reign.

Xi Li was unwilling, and at the instigation of Concubine Zheng Guifei, Lai did not leave the Qianqing Palace, taking attack as defense, and instigated some old ministers to ask for a seal for her.

At the same time, he seized Zhu Youxiao of Ming Xizong, and ordered that all the recitals of the imperial court must be handed over to him.

The Qianqing Palace was the legal residence of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and Xili, a candidate without any official title, dared to detain the new emperor and occupy the Qianqing Palace, resulting in the inability of the Emperor of the Apocalypse to hold the enthronement ceremony.

The ministers, especially the Donglin Party, were extremely angry.

The Donglin Party was worried that she would collude with Concubine Zheng to engage in a double curtain to listen to the government.

So Liu Yixie, a scholar, Zhou Jiamo, a scholar of the ministry, and a military department all gave Yang Lian and Yushi Zuo Guangdou all to fight for it.

Xi Li dreams of blackmailing the ministers to make her the queen by means of a shrew in the market, and her ambition and courage are great, but her mind and insight are just the opposite, and the result is naturally conceivable.

After several fierce confrontations, in the end, Xi Li admitted defeat, she didn't even have time to wait for the eunuchs to help move, so she held her young daughter and walked to the place where she should go, and went to the Renshou Hall of the Qiluan Palace where the concubines and concubines were old.

The eunuchs and palace ladies saw that she was gone, and stole all the jewels she had received when she was favored.

This is one of the three famous cases in the last years of the Ming Dynasty.

Among the people who expelled Xi Li at that time, Wei Bao's father-in-law Zhang Weixian was also one of the pillars, so he was extremely respected in the Tianqi Dynasty.

Ming Xizong finally succeeded in ascending the throne, but the struggle did not subside.

Afterwards, there were rumors in the outside world that Xizong abused his adoptive mother, causing Xi Li to commit suicide by jumping into a well with his daughter.

Yu Shi Jia Jichun accused the Donglin Party of interfering too much in the affairs of the inner court, and was reprimanded by the masses.

Xizong issued an edict revealing that Xi Li beat his mother to death and abused him, and cut Jia Jichun to his post.

But out of filial piety to her father, she didn't punish Xi Li, but she didn't give her the official title and the power of the inner palace.

After that, the power fell into the hands of the eunuch Wei Zhongxian.

During Wei Zhongxian's reign, he frantically persecuted the Donglin Party members, and at the same time overturned the three cases.

Because Wei Zhongxian was originally a confidant eunuch beside Xi Li, and he made great efforts for Xi Li in the palace transfer case, Xi Li had a good relationship with the Kewei Group.

At this time, she tried her best to curry favor with Wei, so in the fourth year of the Apocalypse, in July 1624, under the instruction of Wei Zhongxian, the confused Ming Xizong actually forgot all about Xi Li's behavior of beating his own mother to death and abusing himself, and publicly declared that Xi Li was innocent and was honored as Concubine Kang.

Zhu Youxiao was very happy to see Wei Bao and Zhu Huiyuan talking about their farewell, and said with a smile: "It's a pity that Wei Bao already has two wives, and they are shrewd and capable, and they are the ministers of the pillars of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhu Huiyuan listened to what the imperial brother said directly, her face turned red with shame, but she asked: "Why can the horse only be a false job?" ”

"This is the rule set by Taizu, right? I don't know. Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.

I have to say that the emperor smiled a little silly, but it was quite cute.

Wei Bao was also made to cry and laugh by Zhu Youxiao, thinking that you didn't want to say anything?

For Zhu Youxiao, Wei Bao has already positioned Zhu Youxiao very clearly, that is, a science and engineering house.

However, Zhu Youxiao's science and engineering house is better than Zhu Youzhen's sentimental and unrealistic literary and young house!

Yes, one is a science and engineering house, and the other is a Wenqing house, thinking about this, Wei Bao is very happy and feels that this positioning is very accurate.

Therefore, Wei Bao will not be afraid to contradict Zhu Youxiao, because as long as he can speak the truth, most of Zhu Youxiao's science and engineering houses can accept it, they should be broad-minded and flexible, unlike Zhu Youzhen, who is a young man who thinks of what he thinks, and it is difficult for his brain to turn.

From the first day he met Zhu Youzhen, Wei Bao has never influenced Zhu Youzhen, or even changed Zhu Youzhen's mind.

"Today, I originally arranged a family banquet, let's celebrate Wei Aiqing's promotion of the Auxiliary Kingdom, but later I saw King Xin, and remembered one thing, so I simply did two things together." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.

Wei Bao and Zhu Youzhen didn't know what else was going on, and they were waiting for the emperor to continue.

Originally, Wei Bao was still thinking about Zhu Youzhen on the way here and said that he would help persuade the emperor not to build the three major palaces again, but he didn't expect another incident to happen temporarily.

Zhu Youxiao didn't continue, but said to Concubine Kang Zhao: "Concubine, you keep talking." ”

Concubine Kang Zhao was born white and fat, extremely rich, plus more than sixty people, looking like a Maitreya Buddha, said with a smile: "This is a great joy, last year we began to choose the princess for King Xin, the two capitals and the surrounding state capitals, the second is a number of provinces, tens of thousands of school-age girls from 14 to 16 years old participated in the election, elected 5,000, and then selected 3,000 from 5,000, and then selected 1,000 from 3,000, and then selected 500 from 1,000, after 500 people entered the palace, we screened out 300 people from 500 people, 300 people and then 100 people, 100 to 50, 50 to 30, 30 to 10, 10 to 5, 5 to 3, and now finally the last three are sorted to see which one can be the princess of the king, and those two are the side princesses. ”

Wei Bao listened to Concubine Kang Zhao's rambling words, and only then did he know that he was choosing a concubine for the sake of the king, and he breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that this matter had nothing to do with him.

Wei Bao had already placed agents by Zhu Youzhen's side before, and he had also considered starting with Zhu Youzhen's future daughter-in-law, but in the end he gave up.

Because, on the one hand, I am not sure if history will change, I don't know who Zhu Youzhen's future wife is, and on the other hand, it is not easy to arrange, because after these women enter the palace, they are not allowed to bring people outside the palace around them, which is not like the people, and they can bring a dowry maid or something when they get married.

And Wei Bao is also afraid that once people find out that someone has too much contact with the future princess, they will be suspicious.

There is also a rule, the empress and concubines of the Ming Dynasty, which have extremely limited influence on the emperor's decision-making.

It can be said that the Ming Dynasty learned from the political gains and losses of previous dynasties and perfectly avoided the threat of various forces to the imperial power.

The only obvious drawback of the Ming Dynasty was the eunuchs' disorderly government, of course, after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, also limited the power of the eunuchs in the system, clearly stipulating that the eunuchs were only for sprinkling and serving, not allowed to read and write, and not allowed to concurrently serve as foreign ministers.

He also built a three-foot-high iron plaque, which stood at the gate of the palace and cast eight big characters: ministers are not allowed to interfere in political affairs.

But later, as the power of the civil and official group became more and more powerful, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty proceeded from reality, ignored the ancestral system left by Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, and gave the eunuchs huge power, so that the inner court supervisor and the outer court cabinet contained each other, and the emperor was in the middle to regulate, so as not to lose power.

But no matter how powerful the eunuchs are, they can't threaten the imperial power, like Wang Shizhen's evaluation of the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty is very in place: "Fu Zhen, Jin to the wolf, the secretary of the Taiwan to the fox squirrel, billions of trillions to the fish rotten, but not for the Han and Tang Dynasty, Emperor Gao received the power of the world to belong to one person, that is, the wolf is like Zhen, Jin, a snort and worry, and then snort and danger, the piece of paper is bound at night and in the morning, and the left and right are all scattered and beasts, which is to be able to be chaotic and not to change."

Of course, the world is the emperor's world, and the emperor can influence policy changes.

But once a tradition is formed, it is not easy to change.

It is impossible to say that the queen and concubine of the inner palace have no influence on the emperor at all.

In the power group against Wei Zhongxian and Kebaba, Empress Zhang Yan is an important inner palace eyeliner, and has a certain right to speak around the emperor, even if Zhang Yan's weight in front of the emperor can't catch up with Kebaba, it will not be too bad.

Zhu Youxiao has always been very fond of and respects Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan is also a famous beauty in history.

After listening to Concubine Kang Zhao, Zhu Huiyuan first smiled and said: "This is great, if you want to choose a princess for my brother Wang, then I also have to help my brother Wang do a good job of staffing." ”

"Originally, this matter was decided by the queen and Concubine Kang Zhao, with Concubine Kang Zhao's idea as the main thing, supplemented by the queen's opinion." Zhu Youxiao explained: "But Concubine Kang Zhao and the queen have a crush on two people, and the two of them let me refer to them, I think both of them are good, and I can't make up my mind, so I invited Xili Niangniang to also come for reference, just right, Wei Aiqing, you are resourceful, and you can also take a look from the side." Choosing a princess is not a trivial matter, it is related to the happiness of King Xin's life. ”

Wei Bao heard Zhu Youxiao say this, and he could feel Zhu Youxiao's brotherly feelings for Zhu Youzhen, which was very moving, and he could also faintly feel the emperor's pessimistic attitude towards his own body.

Although Zhu Youxiao has been in a good mood recently, after Wei Bao's big victory, Zhu Youxiao's prestige in the imperial court has increased unprecedentedly, and he must be in a happy mood.

But Zhu Youxiao's health seems to be worse, his face is not good-looking, and he seems to be getting tired more and more easily.

This can't help but remind Wei Bao of what Zhang Weixian told him about the emperor's illness, it seems that the legend in history that Zhu Youxiao fell into the water and died early after being frightened, which is inaccurate, just like the cause of Nurhachi's death, they were all because they were already sick, and at that point in time, they were basically unavoidable.

From this, Wei Bao can also understand why Zhu Youxiao attaches importance to the matter of choosing a concubine for Zhu Youjian.