Chapter 4: Hidden Merit and Fame Four

Message 5: Lu's, Fanyang Lu's. As early as when the little emperor was just coming of age, the Lu family's maiden family began to pay attention to the selection of concubines for the royal family. The generation of the little emperor was the most successful succession to the throne. The succession to the throne of all dynasties has been full of blood, and only the generation of the little emperor can complete the succession of the throne smoothly and safely because of the few competitors. Although the little emperor has a younger brother, King Lu, who still has the right to inherit, some local gate lords always feel that the position of the little emperor is very stable. For the continuation and development of the family, in order to have a good relationship with the royal family, these gate valves also once thought of marrying the little emperor. But the people who were in charge at that time were not the little emperor, but Zhang Juzheng and Empress Dowager Li, and the two of them had the same opinion, and they couldn't let the daughter of the gate valve family be the queen. Zhang Ju was worried that the gate valve would use his daughter to control the royal family and the imperial court, and become a new relative to affect the court. Empress Dowager Li was worried that she would be the daughter-in-law of a young lady from a big family who was better than herself, and she would not be able to suppress her momentum in the future. In this way, among the first batch of concubines of the little emperor, none of them were girls from local gates.

Since hearing that the little emperor and the queen are not in harmony, these gate valves have become active again. While secretly inquiring about the information and preferences of the royal family, especially the little emperor, he cultivated the girls in his own family, hoping to cultivate an imperial concubine. As long as this imperial concubine born by their own family gives birth to a prince, they are sure to encourage the little emperor to abolish the queen and let the girls of their family be the new queen. At that time, it will still be the little emperor who will be the emperor, but the crown prince is the grandson of their family, as long as they control it, the world will be theirs soon. There are many gatekeepers who have this kind of mind, but not many of them actually put it into action. The Fan Yang Lu clan is one of them, and they use a married daughter to work hard to cultivate a son-in-law, so that the court and the royal family can see the capabilities of their Lu family. Then let out a little rumor, whether it is the little emperor or King Lu, they will find a way to contact them Lu clan. In order to stabilize his position, the little emperor will definitely choose a girl related to the Lu family to enter the palace. As long as this girl can satisfy the little emperor and conceive the little emperor's son, the Lu family will be a top super family like the royal Zhu family in the future.

Lushi is a signal and a microphone. She spread the meaning of the family, and at the same time summarized the information of the capital and told her mother's family. As early as a few years ago, not long after the Lu family announced that the family intended to marry the royal family. The Little Emperor and King Lu made two completely different moves, and the Little Emperor ignored Lu's information, feeling that it was pointless for Lu to do so. For the little emperor, he can do whatever he wants, he can be beautiful who he wants, and he can make whoever he wants unlucky to be unlucky forever. The Lu family is not doing this to get married, but to share the results with the royal Zhu family, which is not allowed by any emperor. If the Lu family dared to have other thoughts and actions, the little emperor would definitely make the Lu family regret it. King Lu was very concerned about this information, and privately sent someone to contact the Lu family, hoping to marry the Lu family. King Lu told the Lu family more tactfully that his choice of concubine was not his own, so he could not guarantee that Lu's family would become Princess Lu. But King Lu can guarantee that one of the daughters of the Lu family will become King Lu's side concubine. If King Lu has the possibility of becoming the emperor in the future, this girl must be the imperial concubine, and she is the concubine with the highest status except for the queen.

The reason why the Lu family did not agree to King Lu immediately was because she did not get the final decision of the family, second, because she was also worried that King Lu's words would not count, and thirdly, because the people of the Lu family were not optimistic about King Lu. King Lu sent someone to meet with the Lu family in private, but the Lu family didn't have time to get a reply from the family, and it was already known to the little emperor. The little emperor beat his restless brother while warning the Lu family not to be whimsical. The reply given by the family is also to wait and see, don't make decisions blindly, and don't offend the little emperor.

The Lu family's use of the power of his mother's family to marry was immediately known by the well-informed nobles in the capital. While laughing at the Lu family, these people began to have a good relationship with the Lu family. Although the Lu family has not officially become a relative of the little emperor over the years, it has begun to get very close to the royal family, and people in the court have come into contact with the Lu family intentionally or unintentionally. In the capital, almost the Lu family is the most popular person among everyone, whether it is the noble family, the royal family, or the official eunuch family, as long as the Lu family is willing, everyone will receive the Lu family with the highest etiquette.

The secret of the Lu family that the noble ladies said was not this, but the cousin Zheng of the Lu family. In order to train offspring to enter the royal family, the Lu family can be said to have invested a long time ago. However, it did not work very well for three reasons. First, the girls of the Lu family are a little bad looking. I don't know why the girls born to the daughters of the Lu family are all good-looking, but the girls of the Lu family are a little "atavistic". It is said that the ancestor of the Lu family was born as a soldier, and the people who served as soldiers in the old society were all at the bottom of the society, with no knowledge and looks. It is said that the ancestor of the Lu family was separated from the army in another battle, and accidentally met a merchant who was seriously injured and died. The merchant asked the ancestor of the Lu family to save him, and promised to give half of the family wealth to the ancestor of the Lu family in the future. The ancestor of the Lu family not only saved the merchant, but also carried the merchant home. The merchant did not speak, not only gave half of the family wealth to the ancestor of the Lu family, but also married his daughter to the ancestor of the Lu family. The ancestors of the Lu family developed in this way, and later gradually became a local gate valve. The Lu family is good at everything, but the girls in the family are not good-looking, so they have to pay a large dowry to marry their daughters. The reason why the little emperor was reluctant to marry the girl of the Lu family was partly for this reason.

The second reason why the daughter of the Lu family could not enter the palace was because of the status of the Lu family. The Ming royal family has regulations that the first condition for choosing a concubine is to have a clean family background, preferably a descendant of a commoner's family. This decision was made by Empress Ma, the wife of Zhu Yuanzhang, the wife of Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty. Not only was Ming Taizu Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang born in poverty, but even Queen Ma grew up in a poor family. In order to let the future queens and princesses not forget their roots and not forget the hard-won country because of enjoyment, Queen Ma ordered that "women from non-civilian families cannot be the queen." This decision was not only supported by Empress Ma's husband, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Taizu Hongwu Emperor, but Zhu Yuanzhang even wrote this order into the royal code. Because of this order, it is almost impossible for the Lu family to have a direct relationship with the royal family.

The third reason why the daughter of the Lu family can't enter the palace is because of living habits. The Lu family is not only a big family but also has a very strong taste, whether it is a man or a woman in the family, they have quite heavy eating habits. If this kind of girl marries into the palace, the emperor can't be allowed to accommodate his own daughter. If her daughter is allowed to accommodate the living habits of the royal family, even if her daughter can endure it, the Lu family, as her mother's family, will not be willing to suffer for her daughter. After all, the Lu family is a super big family from the gate valve, and they will not wronged their daughter because of a certain purpose.

While convincing the elders of the family, the Lu family also made ideas for the future of the family. She made many wives in the capital, the first is to have a good relationship, and the second is because she found a breakthrough and a flaw in the royal code. Finally, in a relationship with a distant relative of the royal family, the other party's words reminded the Lu family. The daughter of the Lu family can't enter the palace, but the daughter born to the daughter of the Lu family can enter the palace. As long as this son-in-law of the Lu family is not an official, has an innocent family background, and is not a big family. Lu immediately reported this information to the family leadership, and the senior management held a meeting overnight to decide to do so. They secretly investigated the information of their married daughters and collected all the eligible people. Soon after, the daughter born to the daughter of the Lu family was secretly brought back by the family, and a dozen of them were selected from eight to thirteen years old, focusing on training and training.

In order to adapt these children to life in the capital, the Lu family let these girls come to live in the capital for a period of time every year. First, I can adapt to life here, and secondly, I want everyone to know that there are these girls in the Lu family. Among these children, Lu chose two or three of the best, and often took them to various banquets. One of them, who is a cousin of Lu, is the Zheng family, which is the most satisfying and liked by Lu. Lu deliberately let Zheng attend various banquets, and let everyone know about this girl who was only thirteen years old. Zheng's fame and demeanor immediately dazzled the noble ladies in the capital. Many noble ladies knew that the Zheng family would definitely enter the palace, but they still had a fluke mentality. Even after many years, these noble ladies still choose their daughters-in-law or granddaughters-in-law according to this criterion. The news that the Lu family will give birth to a daughter and that the Lu family will raise a girl spread immediately, and soon the daughter of the Lu family will not have to worry about not being able to get married. In fact, people who really marry the daughter of the Lu family will find that this daughter of the Lu family is not only not good-looking, but also has a bad temper. But they had already visited the church, and the people of the in-laws had to sigh loudly, complaining that the rumors were misleading. Later, this girl really entered the palace and became the concubine of the little emperor, and almost became the queen. The son she gave birth to almost became the crown prince, and later he was also the prince who died the most. This girl is the famous Zheng Guifei. It's all an afterthought, it's just an essay.