Presumably, Warat has calmed down the internal strife, but the Ming Dynasty is tired due to the battle of Luchuan, and the famine has passed, so the Warat people can take advantage of it.

In the past, the loss of sincerity was only an expedient measure of Wara, but in this regard, the important ministers inside and outside the Ming Dynasty, who performed well in the internal court power struggle, believed it to be true, and the almost naïve fantasy in the temple was staggering! As a result, it has become a common thing for the country to be repeatedly slapped in the face by barbarian states!

At this moment, sarcasm and whipping may be difficult for the Son of Heaven to accept, Zhu Qiming doesn't want to rashly evaluate the gains and losses of the government, but why not talk about Warat while drinking?

"Although Warat is a barbarian state, but the act is very organized, according to the minister's view, Warat's cross-border raiding can not only obtain short-term benefits, but also receive long-term effects, Warat cares about the long-term effect is to constantly test the reality of the Ming, and continue to invade the Ming Dynasty's national power."

The emperor's eyes froze, and he slowly put down the wine lord, "You still have that dream at the beginning, looking forward to the Ming Dynasty occupying the seven guards of Kansai, weakening step by step and finally subduing Wara?" ”

Thinking that a young man who dreamed of Emperor Wu would lose his passion so quickly, Zhu Qiming was unwilling. "The minister only knows how to play and have fun, and he is determined to be free, how can he have any dreams? But His Majesty said that His Majesty wanted to be Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and occupying the Seven Guards of Guanxi was to retrace the path taken by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. The wealth of my Ming Dynasty is used to show the prestige of the kingdom, not to be blackmailed! Da Ming must use his strength to tell his neighbors: Those who commit Da Ming will be punished even if they are far away! ”

The emperor's eyes lit up, and then they turned gloomy, and he drank it all, and poured the pot full of wine with his own hands. "I don't know the price of firewood and rice, since I became in power, I naturally want to make a difference, but how difficult it is to reach a consensus with the civil and military officials! Rather than wasting time in the noise, it is better to follow the general trend of the court and try to keep the inheritance left by the ancestors, as for the things that will leave the legacy to the future generations, it will be left to the future generations to do. ”

The emperor raised the knighthood again, Fang Jin's lips slowly moved away, and his eyes fell on Zhu Qiming, which was slightly sharp, and there was a complex meaning in it. "King Yue, tell me, what should I do?"

Facing the emperor's gaze, Zhu Qiming suddenly realized that he had been fettered for too long, and he was impetuous for a while, and he actually said something that should not be said! "Your Majesty, this wine is comparable to the elixir and jade liquid, intoxicating and invisible, and the minister has only drunk two knights, and his sanity has been out of control. Oh. The minister is used to being willful in the other courtyard, if he talks nonsense after drinking, he hopes that His Majesty will forgive his sins! ”

"Well, what a sin, what a sin!" The emperor chuckled lightly, drank it all, and said with pride on his face, "The Ming Dynasty has stationed heavy troops in the north, and the Tartar thieves are just small cowards, and they will not cause a big disaster." I ordered Zhao Gang to lead the army, patrol the northern border, and find an opportunity to intercept the Tartar thieves, as long as the soldiers use their lives, it is not difficult to make achievements. I selected the elite from the Beijing camp, and together with the old Zhaogang department, there are 5,000 elite rangers, which is far more powerful than the more than 1,000 people you commanded at the beginning. ”

Thinking that after the Tartar thieves suffered a big loss at the beginning of the year, there must be a comprehensive response to this invasion, the situation in the north has changed over time, and now the Ming army is unchanged to respond to all changes, so can it really be invincible? Not necessarily! But what does it matter to you? Thinking of this, Zhu Qiming neither wanted to echo anything nor deny anything, at this moment, it was better to talk about him left and right!

Zhu Qiming raised his knight and drank continuously, his eyes were a little confused, "Good wine!" Your Majesty, the ministers have the courage to get drunk here. ”

The emperor nodded and stared at Zhu Qiming with a smile, "Or, I will let you go to the north to see what is going on?" ”

Zhu Qiming shook his head again and again, "Please also ask Your Majesty to send other princes to the north, the minister is just a playful prince, a lot of fun has not yet been played, the minister just wants to take advantage of his youth and have fun in time!" ”

The emperor laughed heartyly, and invited Zhu Qiming to drink with him, "It's okay!" Being young has the benefits of being young, it's just fun, and it doesn't hurt. I have discussed with the ministers of the DPRK and China, and the northern side must be safe, so we might as well wait for good news. ”

The emperor beckoned to the outside of the hall, and a group of female musicians bowed in, but when they heard the music, the dancing girls danced, and the Yongsu Hall ushered in a beautiful day of singing and dancing.

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After breakfast, Zhu Qiming habitually came to the study, remembering the emperor's remarks at the night banquet in Yongsu Hall a few days ago, he silently picked up the historical books on the bookcase, stuffed them into the bookcase in the room, and then turned out a few volumes of poems and songs, and threw them on the bookcase.

Walking out of the study, stepping into the corridor, looking around, I saw that the grass and leaves were full of frost flowers. It is now the twilight of autumn, the frost stains the Forbidden City, and the autumn wind passes by, but the pieces of residual leaves are withered.

There was a faint cry at the southern end of Miyagi, as if someone was reading a long list of names aloud.

Mama Cui put a cloak on Zhu Qiming's body, and looked south along Zhu Qiming's gaze, "There must be draft girls over there, this is the second phase, and there should be thousands of women entering the palace to participate in the election······"

From Mama Cui's mouth, Zhu Qiming learned that there were 5,000 women participating in the election, all of whom were paid by the government for travel expenses, and they entered Beijing with their parents for selection. There is a class of women in Beijing for every 1,000 people, and they enter the palace to accept the primary election of eunuchs, and a total of 1,000 people who are too tall, too short, too fat, and too thin are eliminated according to their shapes. The primary election was followed by a second selection, and the criterion for the second selection was that there could not be a slight flaw in the facial features, and a total of 2,000 people were eliminated in this round.

After the second selection, there is a selection, and the eunuch takes a tool to measure the figure, hands and feet of the people. In this round, 1,000 more people were eliminated with long and short hands, big-footed women, and frivolous behaviors.

After the elimination of 4,000 people, the remaining 1,000 people will be subjected to naked examination. Every part of the body is required to meet the standards and be odor-free. Another 700 people were eliminated in this round.

The remaining 300 people stayed in the palace for a month of probation, examined their temperament, IQ, and emotional intelligence, eliminated 250 people, and finally the 50 people who won became the concubines of the Son of Heaven.

It can be seen that the ancient draft standards are much stricter than modern beauty pageants!

Thinking that the palace coincided with the draft event, and the beacon fire and wolf smoke in the north were extremely unsightly, Zhu Qiming suddenly felt that the monarchs and ministers of the court must be in control, so he dared to let the sound of the warbler and swallow resound throughout the Forbidden City. "Mama, the draft girls are so complicated, I'm afraid the emperor will have to wait until the turn of spring and summer next year to get married."

"The turn of spring and summer?" Mama Cui glanced at Zhu Qiming in surprise, "According to the theory, the last fifty people can be selected at the turn of spring and summer next year, but this draft is different from the past, it is not just a matter of selecting dozens of concubines, when the son has not yet got married today, this time it is natural to choose the queen, and the queen's candidate is not so easy to decide!" ”

Empress? Zhu Qiming immediately remembered the daughter of the Zhou family and the Haizhou Qian family, "According to the usual practice, the fifty selected concubines should be confirmed by the Queen Mother, right?" ”

"Your Royal Highness is right, after the three hundred people stay in the palace, the Queen Mother will put a treasure on her arm to keep the person she likes, and give forty taels of silver to the person she doesn't like, so that she can go home. However, isn't there still the Empress Dowager in the palace? According to the slave maid, the Empress Dowager can let go of anything else, except for the choice of the queen. ”

Yes, if you choose the right queen of the middle palace, you can stabilize the entire harem, which is the top priority of the draft in the palace, how can the queen mother ignore it! However, the last fifty winners were all finalized by the Queen Mother, so Concubine Wu's hard work would definitely be in vain, and the niece of Jingci Immortal Master would definitely be fine!

Coincidentally, as soon as Zhu Qiming thought of this, he saw that on the palace road outside the courtyard, Juan'er led an elegantly dressed woman all the way north, followed by two chamberlains.

Juan'er glanced at the side of the courtyard, maybe she saw Zhu Qiming, and immediately attached to the woman's ear and didn't know what to say, only to see the person stop, follow Juan'er's gaze from afar, and bow to Zhu Qiming.

Cui Mama approached Zhu Qiming's ear, "Your Highness, that woman must be the niece of Jingci Immortal Master, yesterday there was a waiter passing by the other courtyard to give a message to the slave maid, saying that Jingci Immortal Master's niece seems to be surnamed Qin, and she was eliminated by the internal officials in the first primary election yesterday. ”

Eliminated in the primary? Isn't the primary selection just about the figure? Zhu Qiming couldn't help but look at the Qin family from a distance, seeing that she was in a graceful posture, and from such a distance, he could see that there was no problem with her figure!

Most of them were hacked, but it's a pity! Zhu Qiming hesitated slightly, and then rushed to the Venerable Master to return the salute.

The Qin family was in the right body and left with Juan'er.

It seems that she was allowed to enter the palace to visit Jingci Immortal Master, and then returned to her hometown in Jining with her parents. Alas, the niece of Jingci Immortal Master was unexpectedly defeated in the first round, and I am afraid that no one will dare to believe this matter! Cui Mama sighed.

Thinking that Immortal Master Jingci had spoken out for herself, and sent Juan'er to give clothes, as well as her strange swearing, Zhu Qiming felt a little angry in her heart, and it was expected that Immortal Master Jingci must have placed some expectations on her niece, if she could be selected, the palace would also be able to take care of each other. Unexpectedly, the Qin clan was hacked in the first round, and from now on, Jingci Immortal Master may have nothing to love in life, so he can only live in seclusion in the deep palace and die alone.

That's it, the draft in the palace is related to the emperor's harem concubines, what kind of energy is a prince blindly involved!

Zhu Qiming grinned self-deprecatingly, and wanted to turn around and go back to the study, when he suddenly saw Jin Yingfeng trotting all the way over.

"His Royal Highness the King of Yue, the emperor will drive the Xianxi Palace, and His Royal Highness will go to meet him."

Zhu Qiming stared at Jin Ying in surprise, "What's the matter?" ”

Jin Ying gasped and raised her sleeve to wipe her forehead, "I said I wanted to gossip, but ······ There is a border report in the north that Zhao Gang led the army to be defeated by Tartar thieves on the Datong side, and more than half of the army was killed and wounded, and Zhao Gang was seriously injured and his life was on the verge of death! ”

The elite cavalry of 5,000 men was routed by a small force of Tartar thieves? Zhu Qiming couldn't believe his ears! "How many Tartars are there?"

"It is said that there are two bands of Tartars, the number of whom is unknown. Zhao Gang was first ambushed, and on the way to retreat, he was covered up by another group of Tartar thieves, so he suffered heavy casualties. ”

The Tartar thieves picked Zhao Gang's men and horses, and it was clear that it was revenge! Zhu Qiming gritted his teeth, and immediately raised his head and sighed secretly.

Looking back on the past, it is already two completely different situations, and now how can he, the soon-to-be-adult prince, be as wanton as he was at the beginning!