Zhu Qizhen was in a good mood, and he didn't notice the intriguing smile on the corner of King Ning's mouth at all.

"Very good, according to the arrangement of the Qing family!"

The smile on King Ning's face was even brighter, but he said, "The emperor must not be surprised, the minister has a word, I don't know whether to say it or not......

Zhu Qizhen was puzzled and said, "If the Qing family has anything to say, just say it."

"Yes, this ......."

King Ning lowered his voice and said, "What the minister means is that since he is going out to play...... No, no, yes...... If it is a big fanfare, the people will inevitably be in awe, so it is better to go out on patrol in civilian clothes, so that they can feel the most real folk customs."

Zhu Qizhen had this intention, and immediately nodded and said, "That's fine, Fan Zhong, you follow me."

Fan Zhong lowered his hand and saluted: "Yes!"

On the side, Yuan Bin looked nervous and said, "Please think twice, if you don't send an escort with you, in case you encounter some emergencies......

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said, "It's not so much in case, you bring some secret agents and hide in the crowd, and you must not easily reveal your identity unless you have to, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble."

Yuan Bin had no choice but to nod yes, and then go down to prepare.

At this time, Huai En hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the slave maid has brought a few capable people from the East Factory here, so it is better to ...... with Commander Yuan."

"Alright, it's enough to have a brocade guard!"

Zhu Qizhen glanced at him, and said, "You also change into civilian clothes and come with me."

"Slave and maid obey!"

What Wynn is most worried about now is that the emperor will hang himself aside, because the identity of the eunuch is to serve people, if the emperor doesn't take anything with him, somehow, there is always a feeling of being abandoned from the beginning to the end.

Half an hour later, Zhu Qizhen and King Ning changed into Confucian shirts and scarves, like two young talents who went to Beijing together to take the exam.

Fan Zhong and Huai En followed behind, pretending to be servants, and the four of them went straight to the bank of the Qinhuai River.

Halfway down the road, Zhu Qizhen found that something was wrong.

This place...... How can there be a sense of déjà vu?

When he came to the river and saw the gorgeous painting boat, he remembered in his heart that this place was ...... I've been here!

Turning his head to look at King Ning, his face was still full of sneers, no wonder this guy insisted on going out on patrol in civilian clothes, what the hell is this...... Go on a flower boat!

[In view of the general environment,

This kind of thing really can't be quiet, if it spreads, the emperor listens to the music in the Jiangnan Goulan, and those people in the Ministry of Rites must not go crazy!

He glanced at King Ning meaningfully, and wanted to tell him loudly that I wanted to see the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan, not the beauties.

There are so many concubines in the harem, I need to travel more than 2,000 miles by train to get here...... Listening to music?

This is the Ming Dynasty, not the Qing Dynasty, a group of crooked melons and cracked dates in the harem, forcing the emperor to have no choice but to run to the south of the Yangtze River one by one.

Although the Qing Dynasty inherited the Ming system, the two dynasties were almost completely different in the selection of the harem.

The Ming Dynasty selected palace maids and concubines, paying attention to a commoner's background.

Generally speaking, those who can become queens are women from ordinary people's families.

Of course, the ordinary people here generally refer to the local gentry, and if they are officials, most of them are grassroots officials, or military generals who have no military power at all except for fighting.

The real people at the bottom are not discussed, just imagine, the poor people, it is difficult to eat, it is good to be alive, even if they are a little beautiful, their speech and demeanor, and knowledge can not be compared with everyone's beauty.

For example, the queen Zhang of the Hongxi Dynasty was the daughter of the commander Zhang Qi.

There were two queens during the Xuande period, Hu Shanxiang's father was a county prince, and Sun Ruowei's father was the chief bookkeeper.

Zhu Qizhen's Zhenggong Empress Qian, the ancestor is the martyr Qian Quan, who once served as the deputy Qianhu of the Yanshan guard, the official to the commander of the right guard of Jinwu, and his father Qian Gui inherited the ancestral lineage

's military position, with his military exploits, he was promoted to the commander of the capital.

However, such an official still can't enter the power center of the Ming Dynasty, at most he is a vulgar military general with some skills.

Therefore, when the Empress Dowager Zhang chose the queen, she not only had to consider her appearance, conduct, etc., but also her family background, and finally finalized it as the Qian family and personally presided over the wedding.

Qian Gui is a father and a daughter, and it was not until his daughter was elected as the queen that she was promoted to the governor of the central government.

This system of choosing concubines is mainly to limit the excessive expansion of the power of those important ministers.

If the emperor marries the prime minister or the daughter of Shangshu, wouldn't this person cover the sky with one hand?

And the harem of the Qing Dynasty was completely different, not so much a choice of concubines, but a transaction of power.

At the beginning, the Manchus entered the customs, because they picked up a big leak, and always felt that the Han people could not tolerate themselves, so they were wary everywhere, and even forbade the Manchu and Han to intermarry, but the Manchus only had a few families, so that the emperor chose his wife, and he chose so many people, and he had to take into account the influence of these families.

For example, Kangxi's four queens, the first is the granddaughter of Sony, the second is the granddaughter of Yidu, the third is the granddaughter of Tong Tulai, only the fourth family is slightly less powerful, this is his own choice, he really likes it, and he is the biological mother of Emperor Yongzheng.

In the Qianlong period, the major families were rushing to send their daughters to the palace, and Emperor Qianlong had no choice, so no matter how good they looked, they could only pinch their noses and accept them.

Then, there was the famous Qianlong Emperor who went to the south of the Yangtze River six times, and the people ran away to see the beauties!

and then to Emperor Guangxu in the later period, Empress Longyu was originally his cousin, and she was completely controlled by the Empress Dowager Cixi and was made queen.

Cixi's old lady did this, the main purpose was to monitor Emperor Guangxu, therefore, Emperor Guangxu treated Longyu like a thief every day, and the two of them had to keep a hundred hearts and minds for each of them.

As for Longyu's appearance, it can only be said that it is very ordinary, and Emperor Guangxu simply lives in Concubine Zhen's bedroom every day.

In this way, Longyu was jealous of Concubine Zhen, always trying to find a reason to kill her, Emperor Guangxu was even more bored with her, but he couldn't fight Lafayette, and finally Concubine Zhen sank into the well, and the harem became a pot of porridge.

However, Zhu Qizhen's harem is really not short of beauties, so he said that Song Gu Xi is also like a born fairy, and his smile is soul-stirring, even if he is like this, in front of Queen Qian, he is also an existence that is killed in seconds.

Generally speaking, there are two main sources of the harem of the Ming Dynasty, one is the selection of show girls from all over the country, and the second is the contribution of various vassal states, such as the Korean State, Emperor Taizong Zhu Di has a concubine who is the tribute of the Korean State.

There is also a special one, that is, when fighting, some good-looking boys and girls will be selected from the defeated captives and sent to the palace.

This is done because the Ming Dynasty has a rule that even if a capital crime is committed, unless the crime is extremely heinous and heinous, it will not be done to children.

For example, Huaien, the brother of Dai Lun, the squire of the military department, was convicted of Dai Lun's crime, "...... Xuanzong killed Lun, and joined the Xiwen family of his father's servant. Grace Fang is young, and the palace is a small yellow gate, and the name is Huai'en."

These people grew up in the palace since childhood, and have long forgotten about the affairs of their hometown, the most famous is the later Hongzhi Emperor, his biological mother is Ji from Hezhou, Guangxi, originally in the palace to guard the accounts, once Emperor Chenghua went to check the accounts, and saw that there was such a beautiful woman in the harem, and he didn't leave that night, and then there was Zhu Youzhu who hid in the harem for six years......

As for Zhu Qizhen, he doesn't have much interest in the beauties of Jiangnan.

When he said that he came out to take a walk and take a look, he meant to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the south of the Yangtze River and take a look at the lives of the people.

As an emperor, you can't stay in Beijing all the time, you have to come out, otherwise, everything has to be understood by the music, if someone deliberately conceals it, or even confuses black and white, how to tell it?

King Ning will be wrong, thinking that the emperor has other thoughts, men, he understands everything......

Zhu Qizhen stood in front of the painting boat, neither advancing nor retreating

It's embarrassing.

If it's an ordinary person, it's okay to drink and listen to music.

However, I am the emperor, and I came here once because Bailian had been taught in advance to get clues that she had to hide her identity.

Is this the case appropriate......

If you don't go in, you will make others laugh at you, and you will think that you are ...... No......

King Ning thought that the emperor was hindered by his identity and couldn't wipe off his face, so he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, inside and outside this painting boat, there are ministers who have been replaced in advance, and tonight's incident will definitely not leak the slightest rumor!"

Zhu Qizhen looked at him helplessly, and said secretly in his heart, I thank you!

At this time, the old bustard of the painting boat came out, followed by several girls dressed up in flowers.

"Two sons, please come inside!"

As he spoke, those girls stepped forward, you pulled me, and pushed Zhu Qizhen in.

In this case, Fan Zhong couldn't stop it, but slowly followed and entered the painting boat together.

Wynne was dumbfounded and hurriedly followed.

King Ning was overjoyed and beckoned, "Go and call Miss Lianxiang to come out and have a drink with my friend!"

The old bustard promised again and again, these two are the God of Wealth, and they can't be slack.

After a while, Miss Lianxiang walked out with a pipa in her arms, and saw that she was wearing a big red silk skirt, her hair was combed into a bun, her face and eyebrows were picturesque, her lips were greased, and her eyes were like paint, and she was delicate.

When walking, the waist swings like a wicker, and the end is full of style.

"Slave family mercy, I've seen two sons!"

King Ning laughed and said, "I have heard for a long time that the girl is the Jiangnan Oiran, and when I saw her face today, she really lived up to her reputation!"

Lian Xiang put the pipa aside, stepped forward to pour wine for the two, and said softly: "The son is falsely praised, the slave family is just a dusty woman, and today I have the honor to have a wine conversation with the two sons, which is very honorable!"

King Ning reached for the wine glass and quietly tapped it on the back of her hand.

The girl looked up, and saw that the man had a smile on his face, but he quietly pouted to the side.

It was this small gesture that she already understood, and it turned out that that person was the protagonist today.

What is the identity that can make the God of Wealth spend a lot of money?

So, she picked up another glass of wine, held it up in front of Zhu Qizhen, and said, "Childe is a good face, isn't he a local?"

Zhu Qizhen took it and replied, "People in the lower capital."

"Looking at Childe's conversation and demeanor, he must not be an ordinary person, could it be this year's new science and technology scholar?"

This is her conversational technique, and in this kind of place, there are many people who have to meet all kinds of people every day, but all of them have one thing in common, which is that they like to listen to flattery.

However, how to flatter is also a science.

If you come up, the son is so powerful, the literary style is good, I love you so much, as soon as I hear it, it can't be fake, everyone knows it's just a scene.

is also a sycophant, if you shoot well, you can be promoted and make a fortune, but if you don't shoot well, you can only annoy people.

Miss Lianxiang's biggest ability is not the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, nor this face, but she is obviously perfunctory, but it makes people sound like they have a real feeling, which is the highest level of sycophancy.

If you say that in this kind of dusty place, you can come into contact with the three religions and nine streams every day, talk about people when you see people, talk nonsense when you see ghosts, and you can practice it after a long time, but there are so many singers, and there is only one Oiran.

Conversation skills are emotional intelligence and an innate talent.

Zhu Qizhen is no longer entangled at this time, he is here, listen to a song and then leave.

The singer is also the people of the Ming Dynasty, and she happens to see for herself, the most real side of these people.

At the beginning of the First Battle of Nanjing, he saw the so-called "thin horse" with his own eyes in that small painting boat, and secretly made up his mind that he must get rid of these dross.

To this day, about

The rectification of brothels has been done all the time.

It's just that everything must take into account the current historical environment, and it cannot be achieved overnight.

In the past two years, the imperial court has first abolished official prostitutes, and the families of those criminals are no longer filled into the sect department and trampled on.

The original women of the Department of Education and Workshop were either paid a severance pay to fend for themselves, or local officials arranged some legitimate livelihoods for women, such as spinning and weaving workshops, dyeing workshops, embroidery workshops, and so on.

However, the habits that have accumulated over the years are not so easy to change.

Some people received severance pay and went to private brothels and still worked in their old professions.

Compared with going to the workshop to work, it is better to sing a little song in the brothel of the Qinglou and sell a laugh, which is both comfortable and earns more silver.

In this regard, Zhu Qizhen has no good way, things have to come step by step, and there must be a process.

The abolition of the Department of Education is only the first step, and there is still a long way to go to ban brothels.

Maybe in the future, the brothels will become like opera gardens, just the entertainment of listening to music and watching plays, and those singers will become singers and actors, making a living by their talents, rather than their own bodies.

Just as he was thinking wildly, he heard Miss Lianxiang whisper in his ear, "Why is Childe so worried?"

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PS: As an aside, if you are interested in Ji, the biological mother of Emperor Hongzhi, you can take a look at the last book "Da Ming: I want to be a minister", I read a lot of information when I wrote "Quan Chen", but unfortunately the results were not satisfactory, so I had to finish it in a hurry, which has always been a pity......