Chapter 10: Stealing the dragon and turning the phoenix ten
But I don't know if it's Zhu Zaiyuan's problem, or the reason why the eunuchs control it properly, all the palace maids who have been fortunate have not been pregnant. Some people say that this is because Zhu Zaiyuan has a bad physique and cannot let a woman get pregnant smoothly. Some people also say that this is because the dragon species is not so easy to conceive, and generally the palace maids who are not blessed cannot conceive the dragon species. Some people also say that the eunuchs around Emperor Zhu Zaiyuan of Longqing have been bought by Concubine Li, and every woman who has been fortunate by Emperor Longqing will take a decoction. It is impossible for a woman who takes this decoction to conceive a child in these days. This is because Li Guifei is worried that the palace will give birth to a boy, which will threaten the future of Li Guifei and her two sons.
In the records of the library, the most practical truth is recorded. The question of infertility of palace maids actually has a more reasonable answer here. This is a multifaceted "cause" that produces an "effect" result. First, the palace maid was infertile because Emperor Zhu Zaiyuan himself had a problem. According to records, the Longqing Emperor Zhu Zaiyuan not only had problems with the quantity of ejaculation, but also had problems with the quality. In other words, Emperor Zhu Zaigao of Longqing has a serious kidney deficit, which is actually not suitable for too much intercourse. This not only makes it difficult to conceive, but also affects the health and longevity of the Longqing Emperor Zhu Zaiyuan. Second, infertility is a common phenomenon. There are two kinds of women in the palace, one is the woman who is the master, and their task is to please the emperor and give birth to children and grandchildren for the emperor. There is also a kind of palace maids, whose main task is not to seduce the emperor, but to serve the masters well. In order to prevent palace maids and concubines from robbing the emperor, ordinary concubines will not use young and beautiful palace maids as their personal palace maids. Therefore, the palace maids who can see the emperor are either young palace maids or some palace maids who are already old. These palace maids who are about to leave the palace not only know the sinister situation in the palace, but also hope to leave the palace as soon as possible to reunite with their families, so they will not take the initiative to seduce the emperor. Even if she is accidentally taken by the emperor, and the emperor takes possession of it, the palace maid will find a way not to let herself conceive a child. Once she has a child, the palace maid will not be able to enjoy the loving life of a civil husband and wife for the rest of her life. Third, the court in the middle and late Ming Dynasty was not a clean place. There is only one man in the entire palace, the emperor, and too many women do not enjoy a normal emotional life. Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi has not been close to women for more than ten years, and Longqing Emperor Zhu Zaiyu has health problems, and he doesn't like to be close to women. As the palace ladies grow up, they also need a normal sex life. This gives rise to the "fake phoenix" homosexuals or fake couples between palace maids and eunuchs. But this is all fake, and it cannot directly solve the actual problems of the palace ladies. This is the matter of palace maids and ministers or guards. The palace maid even looked for opportunities to be young officials or strong guards during the day, and lied that she was a descendant of the royal family after having a child. In order to prevent this kind of thing from happening constantly, and for the purity of the royal bloodline, the masters of the harem came up with a way to give the palace maid regular medicine. Either explicitly or covertly drugging the palace maid's diet, causing the palace maid to be unable to get pregnant, even if something happens to the man, there will be no consequences. Therefore, it is generally not easy for palace maids to conceive children, unless they have been prepared for a long time and have taken countermeasures more than half a year in advance. Ordinary palace maids don't have such deep scheming, nor do they have such a good opportunity, and it is impossible to get the assistance of so many people.
Zhu Zaiyuan is a little strange these days, and he has been having a blank affair for nearly three months. Generally speaking, the emperor is fortunate to be a woman, and she needs to go through the worship room and record it in the living record. This was not only to facilitate the management of Emperor Longqing's daily life, but also to prove that the future woman was pregnant. Once the pregnant woman is pregnant and the time of Emperor Longqing's happiness does not match, it is a crime of "bullying the king", and the woman will be killed on the spot. Although Zhu Zaiyuan is not in good health and cannot let a woman conceive a child smoothly, he will not not touch a woman for so many days. The only explanation is that these days, this woman who is in Linxing, the emperor of Longqing, is not a woman in the palace. Because it is not a concubine or palace maid in the harem, there is no registration in the library records, and no relevant information can be found.
Qin Tai was a little disappointed, but he had an idea and continued to look forward to the relevant information. Soon after, I found out that there had been this kind of thing almost eight or nine months ago. It's just that the time was relatively short at that time, and Emperor Zhu Zaiyuan of Longqing had no woman in the palace for nearly a month. It's just that at that time, everyone thought that Emperor Zhu Zaiyuan of Longqing was sick, and noticed the strangeness of Emperor Zhu Zaiyuan of Longqing during this time. However, more than a month is enough, enough for a not very healthy man to leave offspring. Qin Tai is a person who knows medical knowledge very well, and knows that people like Zhu Zaiyuan, the Emperor of Longqing, are not 100% unpregnant women. As long as the time is well controlled, as long as the number of times is enough, as long as the woman cooperates well, the chance of conception is not impossible. It is highly likely that someone has already conceived last time, or has already given birth to a child, so there will be a longer action this time. In this way, Emperor Zhu Zaigao of Longqing had at least one chance to be a father and had descendants who belonged to the royal bloodline.
After having this kind of speculation, the more Qin Tai thought about it, the more he felt that things were not simple. Who is this woman? How can you enter the palace at night? You must know that after the palace is locked at night, there can only be one man in the entire palace, and he is Zhu Zaiyuan, the emperor of Longqing. And at this time, if you are not in the palace, outsiders will not be able to enter the palace. A woman who belongs to the outside world can enter the palace smoothly, have a relationship with the emperor, and then leave smoothly. Then this woman conceived and gave birth to a child without others noticing, and the woman and the child were closely protected, and outsiders did not know about it. It takes too much manpower, material and financial resources to accomplish these things, and it is not something that ordinary people can accomplish. Meng Chong is definitely a knowledge, and may even be a main messenger. But Qin Tai couldn't ask Meng Chong directly, even if he asked Meng Chong, Meng Chong wouldn't pay attention to Qin Tai. But Meng Chong can't accomplish these things alone, there must be someone more scheming than Meng Chong behind the scenes. They definitely didn't just want Emperor Longqing Zhu Zaiyuan to have another descendant, their plan and purpose must be quite huge. Do they really want to depose the crown prince and replace the future emperor heir?
After reading these, Qin Tai casually picked up a book and read it. It just so happens that this book is a record of Zhu Yijun's detailed details of his activities during this time. These include Zhu Yijun's number of meals and living times, as well as activity time, walking direction and exit records. Among them, the latest record of leaving the palace is when Zhu Yijun went out of the palace to see Qin Tai yesterday. It's just that this time the record of leaving the palace says that the crown prince Zhu Yijun went out of the palace to visit his sick grandmother, that is, Li Guifei's biological mother and Li Wei's wife. In fact, where Zhu Yijun went, only a very few people such as Gonggong Zhang, who accompanied him, knew. This is just a casual reason for Father-in-law Zhang to find a reason afterwards and perfunctory to the respectful room. Everyone actually knows in their hearts that Zhu Yijun will not go back to visit his grandmother, because this grandmother is not only verbose but also rustic. Every time she visits her daughter and grandson, Zhu Yijun always avoids this grandmother. Of course, he will not care about the life and death of this grandmother, unless it is ordered by Concubine Li. Concubine Li Guifei did not let the crown prince Zhu Yijun visit his grandmother, so Zhu Yijun definitely did not go. Outsiders may not know where Zhu Yijun went, but Qin Tai happened to be the one who knew the truth.
Qin Tai originally just wanted to flip through it casually, but he didn't expect to find some flavors, and he seemed to see some clues. First, the crown prince Zhu Yijun is a little fat man who learned to climb trees because a little eunuch came by his side. The little eunuch instigated Zhu Yijun to climb trees, because the little eunuch said that when he was a child, he often climbed trees to dig out bird eggs in his hometown. Zhu Yijun secretly learned a few times, and finally learned how to climb a tree, and the time he broke his leg was the first time he climbed a tall tree. Second, after Zhu Yijun's accident, Emperor Longqing and Concubine Li Guifei were furious, not only killed the little eunuch who instigated the tree climbing, but also almost replaced the eunuchs and palace maids around Zhu Yijun. The reason is because they and they did not take good care of the young prince Zhu Yijun. Since they are all gone, almost no one knows how Zhu Yijun climbed the tree and how he fell. If you want to know the truth, you can only know by asking Zhu Yijun directly. Third, Zhu Yijun's matter is too strange. Even if a child is naughty, it is impossible for him to climb such a tall tree alone. Besides, Zhu Yijun is the prince, and it is impossible to stay alone since he was a child. Why is it possible for a person to appear in a place with a large tree? Could it be that someone did this on purpose? Why are they doing this? Could it be related to this major incident that Qin Tai was investigating?