Zhu Houzhao was very dissatisfied with the concubines chosen.

In fact, in all fairness, these concubines can be called middle-class posture in terms of appearance alone, not as exaggerated as Zhu Houzhao described, the reason why Zhu Houzhao picks his nose and picks his eyes at them, most of them are still thinking about Liu Liangnu in their hearts, and they refuse to find other women, Emperor Hongzhi gave him a good head, Zhu Houzhao just wants to follow his father's example, and only loves one woman in his life.

The mood of the fifty concubines to be selected was very low, they traveled all the way through the mountains and rivers, slaying dragons and cutting thorns, all kinds of palace fights and all kinds of scheming, and finally successfully walked across the single-plank bridge, and finally saw the real dragon emperor, thinking that they could capture the emperor's heart by just throwing a small wink or showing a pitiful appearance, and since then they have soared to the sky and the ancestors, but who would have thought that this emperor in the prime of life would be the biggest and most difficult boss to deal with, and he casually glanced at them and divided them into an ugly circle and could not turn over.

The selection of concubines ended hastily, and Zhu Houzhao brushed his sleeves away, leaving four concubine selection envoys and fifty would-be concubines who were crying.

Mao Cheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was anxious, he was the envoy of the concubine, and the emperor was not satisfied with the concubine he selected......

Mao Cheng looked left and right, and saw Ma Chun standing to the side with a smile on his face, hanging high as if he were indifferent, Jiang Bin hung his head and his face was cloudy, obviously thinking about how to get rid of the relationship with Wang Jianzhi and the Wang family, the father and daughter, he didn't care who the emperor chose or not, and that Qin Kan Qin's grandfather was still sipping tea slowly with his legs crossed, which was more leisurely than basking in the sun in his own backyard......

Mao Cheng didn't fight in one place. It was inconvenient to scold a few unreliable concubine selection deputy envoys, and after a long silence, Mao Cheng stomped his feet fiercely: "The old man went to ask the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Zhang to talk!" ”

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Mao Cheng's decision is undoubtedly correct, the Zhu family has no queen, if you talk about the anxiety in the hearts of others, in addition to the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, the most urgent is the two queen mothers of Cining Palace, the ministers are sorry for the national society, and the queen mothers are sorry for the ancestors of the old Zhu family, everyone is ashamed. To each his own.

Now Zhu Houzhao is getting older. And because Neiku earns tens of millions of taels a year, Zhu Houzhao's waist is very straight, and the ministers gradually can't hold him down, but the two queen mothers in the palace can still hold him down.

Mao Cheng entered the palace to see the Queen Mother. Soon. The two queen mothers were furious. The eunuch ordered Zhu Houzhao to be called into Cining Palace from the leopard room half-dragged and half-invited, and the fifty women selected were also announced to Cining Palace, and Empress Dowager Zhang was stunned. Pointing to the fifty prospective concubines, he only said one word coldly to Zhu Houzhao: "Choose!" ”

Zhu Houzhao pouted aggrievedly and stood in the hall without saying a word.

Qin Kan sighed, and had to stand up and say: "Queen Mother, the minister has something to say......"

"Qin Kan, shut up!" Empress Dowager Zhang glared at him viciously: "Over the years, your monarchs and ministers have sung together, no matter how smoky the court is, the mourning family has never said a word, today's selection of concubines is a major event in the inheritance of my heavenly family, so I can't help you talk too much." ”

No one dared to scold him to his face like this for many years, but at this moment today, Qin Kan didn't have the slightest temper.

There is no way, even if the two queen mothers in front of them point their noses and scold Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Houzhao can only listen obediently, let alone Qin Kan.

Rubbing his nose, Qin Kan stepped aside in embarrassment, and took the time to throw Zhu Houzhao a look of self-begging.

"The emperor is nearly thirty years old this year, Queen Xia has been married to you for more than ten years, you have never been willing to have a round room with her, the harem has not been replenished since the death of the first emperor, and now the courtiers for the emperor from thousands of good family officials and eunuchs are selected to fill the harem, how can you ignore the courtiers' kindness, besides, the saint cloud, filial piety, there is a queen, there is no violation. His Majesty is burdened with the heavy responsibility of reproducing the descendants of the Heavenly Family, how can he disregard his family, country and society because of his own likes and dislikes? ”

Empress Dowager Zhang stared at Zhu Houzhao with a disgusted look: "There is already a queen in the harem, and Liu Liangnu is also a concubine, and the emperor should canonize eight more concubines from these fifty people, no matter who you choose to mourn, you have nothing to say." ”

Zhu Houzhao raised his eyes and swept around, lowered his head again and sighed.

"Queen Mother, it's my fault that the heirs are not prosperous, but I am the son of heaven in the country, and the selection of concubines is a major event in the country, and these ...... at the moment" Zhu Houzhao pulled towards the hall with a difficult face, shook his head and sighed heavily.

Empress Dowager Zhang was furious, and when she was about to be reprimanded, she didn't know whether it was a deliberate arrangement or a coincidence, when Zhang Yong, the master of ceremonies, suddenly appeared outside Cining Palace.

"Your Majesty, the cabinet has a batch of Lan Xuanshu sent to the celebrant supervisor, and the old slave can't make up his mind after thinking about it......"

Zhu Houzhao looked solemn: "Oh? There is such a difficult thing to do, come on, move the driver of ceremonies, hurry up, move the car! ”

After speaking, Zhu Houzhao hurriedly saluted the two queen mothers, and hurriedly left Cining Palace as if fleeing for his life, leaving behind the speechless and choked people in the hall.

Mao Cheng stood in the hall with his eyes straight, and only after a long time did he lean towards Qin Kan's side, and whispered: "Grandpa Qin, Your Majesty just went to the concubines...... What does this draw mean? ”

"The meaning is only four words, negative points, roll bold."

Empress Dowager Zhang was so angry that she smoked, and roared at the top of her throat: "Not satisfied? If you are not satisfied, choose again! Mao Shangshu, the mourning family ordered you to choose a concubine again, all in the Ming Dynasty, whether poor or official, as long as the age is appropriate, those who have not yet married will all be selected to the palace for the mourning family! ”

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Grandpa Qin, who was scolded by the Queen Mother, walked out of the palace gate, but saw a very inconspicuous gray carriage parked outside the palace gate, and Zhu Houzhao, who was dressed in civilian clothes, jumped down from the carriage, and his gloomy face showed that he was not in a good mood at the moment.

Qin Kan was stunned, and hurriedly surrendered his hand: "Your Majesty is ......"

"Don't let your majesty go, accompany me...... Take a walk around the city with me and take a break. ”

The emperor was unhappy, and Qin Kan had no choice but to accompany him to relax. Fortunately, Zhu Houzhao is not a tyrant like Emperor Taizu Gao who kills a few ministers when he is in a bad mood, otherwise Qin Kan will definitely be carried away by people who roll on the ground like a fake fall on the court regardless of his face.

Dozens of plainclothes guards were scattered around Zhu Houzhao and Qin Kan, and the two most powerful people in the Ming Empire walked slowly along the street.

Leaving the palace and walking in the people, everything you see and hear is fireworks in the world, ordinary and warm, even the men beat their wives, and the cries of women smoking children sound so pleasant.

The two were silent all the way, Zhu Houzhao's gloomy face never subsided, his lips were pursed tightly, and obviously his mood was still cloudy and did not improve.

Suddenly, Zhu Houzhao stopped and stood still in front of a four or five-year-old child on the side of the street, the child was wearing a dress that was neither new nor old, with a fart curtain hanging on his lower body, and a piece of Hu Biscuit in his hand, and his dark and clear eyes looked at Zhu Houzhao curiously.

Zhu Houzhao took a breath, bent down and looked at the child and said, "Where is your father?" ”

The child shook his head timidly and pointed to the end of the West Market.

Zhu Houzhao asked again: "Is the cake delicious?" ”

The child nodded.

Zhu Houzhao suddenly turned his face, stretched out his hand and snatched the child's cake like lightning, walked forward without looking back, and his figure merged into the vast sea of people in a few flashes.

The child's eyes widened, obviously his life experience was too poor, he had never seen such a shameless person, his dark eyes blinked a few times, his mouth grinned, and he began to cry.

Qin Kan was sweating profusely, and hurriedly disappeared into the sea of people......

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"Your Majesty, why are you ...... this" Qin Kan sighed with a wry smile.

In a tea shop around the corner of the West Market, Zhu Houzhao ate the snatched Hu Cake in three or two bites, squeezed out a full burp in his throat and eyes, patted his stomach with satisfaction, and actually had a smile on his face.

"Okay, I'm in a much better mood."

Qin Kan finally had the urge to kneel and raise his hands to the sky and shout "Emperor Xian" like the civil officials, and he had not had such a wonderful resonance with the civil officials for many years.

"Your Majesty, reproduction is a major event, especially the heirs of the heavenly family, and it is the hope of the inheritance of the ancestors, Your Majesty can't blame the two queen mothers and ministers for pressing too hard, everyone is really afraid that the heavenly family will cut off the incense, and they will have no face to face the ancestors and ancestors in the future."

Zhu Houzhao snorted and said, "You have two sons, so you don't have a backache when you stand and talk, don't I want to give birth?" Fate hasn't arrived, besides, what kind of concubines did you and Mao Cheng's old husband choose for me, all crooked melons and cracked dates are not human, teach me how to do it? When I woke up in the middle of the night, I thought it was a ghost pressing the bed......"

An emperor with a poisonous mouth like this, very unspeakable.

Qin Kan bewitched Zhu Houzhao with a clear conscience: "Your Majesty, actually take a closer look...... Those fifty concubines are still quite beautiful, the safflower in the world always needs green leaves to match, if your majesty asks hundreds of ugly monsters to mix with them, you will definitely find how beautiful they are, and they will fall into the country and the city......"

"I will give you all the fifty concubines, do you want them?"

Qin Kan blurted out without hesitation: "What are you kidding, the minister is not stupid......"

Zhu Houzhao pointed at him sadly and angrily: "Look, look, the original form is revealed!" ”

Uncovering the rough tea lid and absentmindedly blowing the tea stalks floating on the water, Zhu Hou stared at the traffic outside the window of the tea shop steadily, and suddenly said: "Qin Kan, do you say that I am a Ming Jun or a Duan Jun?" ”

Qin Kan was stunned: "Why did Your Majesty suddenly ask this?" ”

Zhu Houzhao sighed: "I have been the emperor for 14 years, and recently I often think about it, I must have created Hongzhi Zhongxing in my father's father, and then handed this country into my hands, what have I brought to this country in the past 14 years, is it suffering or happiness, progress or regression...... I really want to know whether I have failed my father and the world in the past 14 years. ”

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PS: I'm sorry, these days, because of the urgency of the leaders above, I had to spend three days writing extras, and I finally got it done last night. (To be continued......)