Qianqing Palace.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asks to see you!"

"Oh?"

Zhu Yunwen turned his head and glanced at the clock, groaned slightly, and said, "Let him wait in Xinuan Pavilion for a while!" I'll go over later. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Liu Zhen replied in a low voice.

......

About half an hour later, Zhu Yunwen put down the recital, stretched his waist, and got up and walked to Xinuan Pavilion.

"The son of the emperor greets his father!"

As soon as he entered the door, the crown prince Zhu Wenkui got up and knelt down and said loudly.

"Get up, Quier, sit down!"

Zhu Yunwen nodded, pulled his son up, and then the two sat on the chairs next to them.

"How? Have you learned anything from these days? ”

After sitting down, Zhu Yunwen asked about his son's situation, and at the same time picked up a piece of dim sum and filled it in his mouth, chewed and swallowed it, he was a little hungry.

"Back to my father, in recent days, my son has been adhering to your teachings, in addition to the subset of classics and history, he has also delved into mathematics, physics, chemistry and other knowledge, by the way, my son also listened to Luo Yunzhi's class from the School of Engineering yesterday, and he talked about the principle of the steam engine."

"Steam engine?"

Zhu Yunwen's eyes lit up: "How are you listening?" ”

"My son is stupid and roughly understands some principles, but the details are not very well understood."

"Hehe, it's okay, you're still young, it's normal to not understand for a while, just take your time. Speaking of this, Zhu Yunwen patted his son's hand gently, stared at his eyes, and said: "You have to understand, the steam engine represents a new world, although it is not mature enough, but in the near future, the train it drives will connect every inch of land in the Ming Dynasty, and the warships it drives will set foot on every sea frontier of the Ming Dynasty, and obtain the glory of the Ming Dynasty and our Zhu family!" So, no matter how much attention is paid to the steam engine, it can't be overstated, understand? ”

"Erchen remembered!"

Although Zhu Wenkui was a little disappreciative in his heart, he didn't dare to show it at all, because this was his father's rebellion, and anyone who dared to say bad things about the steam engine in front of him would be immediately reprimanded, even if he was no exception.

"Hmm,"

Seeing his son's well-behaved appearance, Zhu Yunwen smiled with satisfaction, he took the teacup, took a sip, and then put it down, and said, "Kui'er, did you go to greet your mother in the morning?" ”

"Go!"

"How is she? Is your complexion better? ”

"Much better! She asked her son about his schoolwork, and then told him to listen to his father's teachings, and finally, she asked the child to visit Concubine Chen on her behalf! ”

"Oh?"

Zhu Yunwen was a little surprised, raised his eyebrows and said, "Have you gone?" ”

"Yes, my son came from Concubine Chen just now!"

"Concubine Chen...... How is she? ”

"It's good, I heard the palace maid Rong'er say that after being recuperated with too many medical medicines, Concubine Chen's body has been much better; According to Erchen's observation, Concubine Chen's face is a lot ruddy, and there should be no big problem! ”

"Oh, and what?"

"By the way, when Erchen passed, Concubine Shuniang was also there."

"Lady?"

Zhu Yunwen was silent for a while, and sighed slightly: "Concubine Shu's health is not good, and your younger brother Wengui is not in Jingshi, so you can go and see her more when you have time." ”

“...... All right! ”

Zhu Wenkui bowed his head and answered, but there was a wry smile in his heart, he went to see Concubine Shu by himself, and the queen mother must not make a fuss!

As soon as he said that, Zhu Yunwen immediately realized that something was wrong, but he couldn't take it back, so he pondered for a while, and suddenly said, "Do you still see others?" ”

"When Erchen came out, I met Concubine Quan, and I heard that she went more diligently!"

"Concubine Quan?"

Zhu Yunwen was silent.

This concubine is an outlier in the palace.

Over the years, there have been many more women in the palace, but there are only five concubines, including Concubine Bai Fangrui, Concubine Chen Xu Miaojin, Concubine Li Yushi, Concubine Jing Chen Yunya, and this concubine - Quan Zhenxi.

And Zhu Yunwen now has eight children, of which the crown prince Zhu Wenkui and the third son Zhu Wenji are from the queen, the second son Zhu Wengui and the second daughter Zhu Ningyu are from the concubine, the eldest daughter Zhu Ningxue is from Concubine Li, the fourth son Zhu Wenjian is from Concubine Jing, the fifth son Zhu Wen is from Concubine Chen, and the third daughter Zhu Ninglu is from Concubine Zhong.

And Concubine Quan did not come out, but she was ranked as a concubine, which naturally caused dissatisfaction among many people.

Concubine Quan is from the Jeonju Mansion of the Korean Political Secretary, and is eighteen years old this year, and last year, that is, the palace that Jianwen entered in August of the ninth year, was presented by Zhang Zhen, the political envoy of the DPRK at that time.

Zhang Zhen is indeed a capable minister in ruling the world, and in the three years of Korea, he has made remarkable achievements in relocating people, immigrating, reclaiming land, suppressing bandits, and attracting investment, and now the whole territory of Korea is basically peaceful, and the rebellion is just a sporadic act, and it is no longer a cause for concern.

But Zhang Zhen is already old and frail, so in the first half of last year, on the begging bones, Zhu Yunwen thought twice, appointed Huang Fu as the political envoy of North Korea, and at the same time crowned Zhang Zhen as the Shangzhu country, Taishi, and returned to the township with a good product.

In this way, Yu Xin and Zhang Zhen went down in history as the first two officials who enjoyed pensions in the Ming Dynasty.

When Zhang Zhen returned to the court to thank him, he brought a beautiful woman by the way, which was this Kwon Jung-hee.

Zhu Yunwen was not good at disobeying the loyalty of the old minister, so he had to reluctantly accept it.

After Kwon Jung-hee entered the palace, he was quickly favored, and in less than half a year, he was crowned a concubine without children, which was jaw-dropping, but the emperor insisted, and everyone was helpless.

There are even rumors inside and outside the palace that the reason why Zhang Zhen enjoys honor after retirement is entirely because of the dedication of beautiful women.

It is said that this made many feudal officials very excited.

However, this is not the case, and Zhu Yunwen's original intention is to establish a sound retirement system for officials, solve the worries of officials, and hope to reduce some phenomena of corruption and harm to the people to a certain extent.

If conditions permit, Zhu Yunwen even wants to introduce the retirement welfare system of future generations, but now the country has no money, and he can't do it, so he can only focus on the key points.

Concubine Quan is indeed very favored, and there is a reason for that.

Judging from her heart, Concubine Quan's appearance is indeed above Ma Hui, Bai Fangrui, Xu Miaojin and others.

The reason is very simple, Bai Fangrui doesn't care for the time being, she is just the daughter of a businessman, and it is a complete coincidence that she can enter the palace, but even if she has the emperor's favor, she is still excluded in the palace, and her life is not good; As for Ma Hui, it was personally chosen by Zhu Yuanzhang, his old man values virtue and chastity, and he wants to choose a housekeeping expert for his grandson, so in terms of appearance, he naturally doesn't value it very much; And Concubine Xu Miaojin, who is noble, has an elegant temperament, and is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, which is indeed stunning, but it is only relatively speaking, it is still worse than Concubine Quan.

Concubine Quan from North Korea, in history, North Korea is the Yuan Dynasty's concubine distribution center, the then Goryeo King generation for the Yuan Dynasty's concubine, at the same time a large number of Goryeo beauties were selected into the harem of the Yuan Dynasty, Yuan Shun Emperor's Qi Empress is a Korean beauty, and his son Aiyu Zhi Li Dala inherited the throne of Yuan Shun Emperor and became the sixteenth Great Khan of the Great Mongolia.

Under the influence of this general environment, the Korean people attach great importance to the education of their daughters, and it is not surprising that "once you choose the king's side, you will fly on the branches and become a phoenix".

And Kwon Jung-hee is one of the best, from the first day of birth, his father Kwon Yang-je decided to train her to be a "noble lady", so not only invited famous teachers from all over the world to teach her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs, but also invited North Korean dancer Kim Eun-sook to teach her various court dances, Kwon Jung-hee himself is also very hard-working, diligent and hard-working every day, and does not dare to slack off.

As Kwon Jung-hee grew up day by day, his beauty and reputation spread to the whole state capital, and there was an endless stream of people from all over the world who were interested in seeking relatives, but they were all rejected by Kwon Yangji.

According to Quan Yangji's heart, he wanted to marry his daughter into the Korean royal family, but unfortunately the world is unpredictable, the Ming people called like wolves and tigers, and Li Fangyuan, who boasted of himself as Tang Taizong, was soon blown away by the rain and wind, and North Korea changed the world and became the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

What can I do?

Quan Yangji is a little out of curses, but after thinking about it, it is okay to marry his daughter to the prince of the Ming Dynasty, such as the king of Qi.

But Quan Yangji is also a little worried, if he sends it directly to the door, King Qi will despise his daughter, and he will not get too many benefits; In addition, the prince of the Ming Dynasty seems to have little power, and the benefits are not enough!

But when you look at North Korea, there's no better choice.

In the end, during Zhang Zhen's last tour of North Korea, Kwon Yangji won the opportunity to entertain Zhang Zhen.

At the banquet, Quan Yangji let his daughter dance in public, which shocked the audience, Zhang Zhen was also moved, and Zhu Rong, the king of Qi who sat with him, was even more bright-eyed.

The reason why he let his daughter appear on this occasion was that Quan Yangji wanted Zhang Zhen to be a matchmaker and elevate his daughter's identity, so he gave Zhang Zhen a heavy gift.

But Zhang Zhen pondered again and again, and finally decided to dedicate Quan Zhenxi to the emperor, because being the matchmaker of King Qi would not do him any good.

Hearing Zhang Zhen's suggestion, Quan Yangji couldn't believe his ears, and when he reacted, he couldn't help but be ecstatic, and immediately put aside King Qi, thanked Zhang Zhen for his kindness, and at the same time doubled the gift.

Zhang Zhen accepted it.

However, Zhang Zhen still kept an eye on it, and when he faced the saint, he told him about it, Zhu Yunwen smiled and asked him to accept it, as a pension for the elderly, Zhang Zhen went back to his hometown with great gratitude.

Kwon Jung-hee has entered the palace.

Zhu Yunwen also knows the benefits of North Korean beauties.

When it comes to poetry and songs, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, although Kwon Jung-hee is top-notch among Koreans, she is still a little inferior to Xu Miaojin, but she has an advantage that no one can compare, that is, she can sing and dance, has excellent body flexibility, and can also be released between the bottom of the bed, unlike Ma Hui, Xu Miaojin and others who have so many constraints, which makes Zhu Yunwen like a treasure, and loves him very much, and often lets him sleep in the Qianqing Palace, which is the glory that the harem concubines can't ask for.

It's a pity that to this day, Concubine Quan still has no signs of pregnancy.