Chapter 2: Marriage
In the winter warm pavilion of Ganqing Palace, Emperor Zhu Youxiaozheng of the Tianqi Emperor quickly waved the wooden plank in his hand, with a very focused expression, and was fiddling with a piece of wood as if he was fiddling with his own children. What was he thinking about using this piece of wood? At this time, Wei Zhongxian walked in from outside and saw the situation of Emperor Tianqi, and gave a wink at Wang Tigan who was attending the side. Wang Tigan walked to Wei Zhongxian in three steps and whispered: "Main, you are here."
"How long has the emperor been here?" Wei Zhongxian asked in a low voice.
"It's not long, only half an hour." Wang Tigan is a seal eunuch, who is one level higher than Wei Zhongxian's Si Libingbi eunuch, but Wei Zhongxian's agency Dongchang, and his power is probably beyond his reach. He became this seal eunuch thanks to Wei Zhongxian's strong recommendation, so he basically obeyed Wei Zhongxian, and was very flattered, and his words were flattering.
Wei Zhongxian nodded, pulled Wang Tigan and muttered a few words in a low voice, but saw that Wang Tigan nodded desperately, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Is Zhongxian here?" Zhu Youxiao's eyes discovered that the person he trusted the most was coming, so he naturally had to put down his work.
"I bow to the emperor!" Although Wei Zhongxian was extremely respectful to Zhang Heng outside, he was extremely respectful to the emperor who was pulling his hands, because he also knew that his power was given by the young emperor in front of him.
"You will be spared these false rituals between you and me. Tell me, what else is there? I'll take a break." As soon as Zhu Youxiao sat down, Wang Tigan quickly handed over a cup of hot tea. Zhu Youxiao took it, didn't drink it, put it aside, and looked at Wei Zhongxian with a smile.
Wei Zhongxian looked at it and felt relieved. The emperor was in a good mood today. He hurriedly said with a smile on his face: "I believe in the prince..."
When the King of Xin was mentioned, the face of Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao changed immediately, and the smile on his face disappeared immediately, and he changed to a look of deep worries. The seven brothers were the only ones left. Although Zhu Youxiao didn't study much, he loved his younger brother and hired the best teacher for education, and had deep high hopes. It can be said that he wanted to do everything he could not get with this younger brother. Zhu Youjian was very disappointed and his wish was difficult to realize, but he had no choice but to say slowly: "Are those famous doctors unable to cure the fifth brother's dementia?" Zhu Yinglong did not allow anyone to mention the word "silly" in front of him, and he was no exception.
Wei Zhongxian felt nervous. Zhu Youxiao was so nervous about the King of Xin, and his family affection was one of them. Could it be that he had other ideas? His eyes changed suddenly, but then he thought, what happened to him? The emperor was only in his early twenties. Although his health was not very good, he would not be so short-lived. After all, there would be descendants, and it would not be the King of Xin's turn to sit down. So he pretended to be worried and said, "Your Majesty, after many famous doctors diagnosed that King of Xin was not seriously injured except for being weaker. Long live, there was no need to worry too much..."
"No serious injury, no serious injury will become like this for no reason. You are such a group of quack doctors. Go, come and find all the famous doctors in the world for me. I don't believe that no one can cure my fifth brother's illness." Zhu Yinglong suddenly became deteriorated.
"Your Majesty, Prince Xin must have hurt his head when he fell from the rockery. If he hurts his head, he will naturally have some abnormalities. Sometimes it is not a medicine stone that can be cured. I have a way to say it or not?" Wang Ti was able to help Wei Zhongxian's advice and pretended to be embarrassed.
"Speak quickly, speak quickly." When Zhu Youxiao heard that there was a way, he immediately urged him happily.
"I came from the people. If the people encounter such a situation and have not recovered from long-term illness, there is a method called "chongxi"..." Wang Tigan slowly explained "chongxi" to Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Tianqi.
"The prince is inappropriate in this method. I believe that the prince is just fifteen years old and is less than the age of a wedding according to the ancestral system. Moreover, such an approach may harm the prince." Wei Zhongxian hurriedly opposed.
Zhu Youxiao was also considering that the ancestral method should not be abolished, but if Zhu Yinglong continues like this, he is really uncomfortable as a brother. According to Wang Tigan, this method has only half hope, and it is really hard to decide in his heart.
"Your Majesty, I think that although Prince Xin is younger, he is not an eight or nine-year-old child. There is still a child bride among the people. Although the ancestral law cannot be violated, Prince Xin is just sick and his condition is not very serious. If he waits for two years, his condition worsens and he loses the best medical opportunity, he will regret it at that time!" Wang Tigan tried his best to persuade him, his tone of earnestness.
Emperor Tianqi couldn't help but feel a little moved. He himself didn't know how much the ancestral system had violated. For example, the ritual system of courtesy, three dynasties a day, and one day he really did it. What he bothered the most was these ancestral systems. Didn't he also understand the joy of men and women early on? Besides, it is not surprising among the people who get married at the age of fourteen or five.
Wei Zhongxian saw that Emperor Tianqi had a certain consent on his face, and hurriedly said, "What the Prince Wang said is not unreasonable, but if the officials and the Empress knew about this, they would probably disagree, especially the censors of the Censorate's Censorate would be unhappy if they had a quarrel!"
"This is my family matter. What's the use of their opposition? You can deal with it with the officials, and I will talk to the queen." Zhu Youxiao stood up and decided, put down his work, and went to Kunning Palace to see Queen Zhang.
The next day, Emperor Tianqi issued an order to select a concubine for King Xin. The ministers in the court wrote letters to object. Some of the censors even knelt outside the palace gate and cried and tried to persuade him. Wei Zhongxian took the opportunity to deal with a group of so-called upright Qingliu, and the matter of choosing a concubine for King Xin was decided.
Zhu Yinglong, who was racking his brains about how to get out of the palace, never expected that he, who had just gotten married two years ago, suddenly got ahead of this change because of this change. He didn't expect that he would pretend to be stupid even if he insisted on his words, would bring him such an indirect benefit, that is, history has changed slightly since now.
After careful selection of Shuntian Prefecture and the Ministry of Rites, seventy-seven ladies were finally selected. After the empress personally checked, Zhou Yingning, the daughter of Shi, the deputy commander of the military commander of the south of the city, was selected as the chief concubine of the king of Xin, Tian Shulan, the daughter of the businessman Tian Hongyu, and Ye Lianyi, the granddaughter of the chief assistant Ye Xianggao, was the concubine. Originally, Ye Xianggao's granddaughter should be the concubine in the queen's opinion, but Emperor Tianqi disagreed. In addition, Liu Laoxian was also very satisfied with Zhou Yingning, thinking that she was gentle and upright and rigorous, and was the most suitable candidate for the concubine. It was decided that although Empress Zhang was in charge of the inner palace, Liu Laoxian was Her grandmother-level elder, who is old in the palace and speaks very well, agrees to the plan of one, two sides. However, she expressed deep concern about whether the so-called "joyfulness" is effective. However, Wei Zhongxian interferes with it, and her husband also supports it. There is also a husband's wet nurse, "Madam Fengsheng", Keshi, also disturbs it. Empress Zhang is already in a difficult situation in the harem. Besides, the three selected women have nothing to do with the Wei Party and the group, so all officials are not expecting it. Now that the government is controlled by Wei Zhongxian, he can only agree.
When the imperial edict was read out to Xu Qin Palace, Zhu Yinglong, who was in the dark, was stunned. He remembered that Zhou and Tian were his concubines, but Ye Xianggao's granddaughter suddenly replaced Yuan, who should have been his concubine, which shocked him. Could history really change? The imperial edict was still what Xu Yingyuan did after him.
The person who came to read the order was Li Yongzhen, the eunuch No. 2 of Sili Bingbi. He was about to come forward to congratulate Zhu Yinglong on his face. Suddenly, he saw Zhu Yinglong with a dementia look on his face, and immediately shrank his feet back in disgust. He squeezed out a smile and arched his hand at Xu Yingyuan, and hurried away with his subordinates.
"Prince, you are overjoyed!" Xu Yingyuan, Yanhong and other eunuchs, and palace maids all congratulated Zhu Yinglong.
"I'm so happy!" Four words appeared in Zhu Yinglong's mouth, and his face seemed to be smiling and crying, which scared the eunuchs and palace maids who were kneeling all over the floor. It would be fine if he was stupid, but he was crazy, and he would have no time to live.
Of course Zhu Yinglong would not be crazy. He had adapted to his current identity, but he had been worried for more than ten days and was solved all of a sudden. He was so happy that he had never had a girlfriend in the first twenty-five years. Now he had three wives at once. Although he had known this result, he suddenly had one. He was really unimaginable. Not only did he solve the problem of going out, but he also married three wives. He got what he wanted without any effort. Zhu Yinglong was ecstatic, but he didn't dare to show it on the surface, but he still looked like he was demented.
Zhou is a virtuous and beautiful woman, not to mention Tian. The Ming Dynasty records that she is smart and smart, has a beautiful appearance, is handsome and elegant, is charming and graceful, and is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, riding horses and archery. However, history records that she was incompatible with Zhou and competed for favor with her. However, Zhu Yinglong is no longer the Zhu Yinglong before. Such a dispute over favor should never happen again. There was also a Yuan family, but was suddenly replaced by Ye Xianggao's granddaughter. Zhu Yinglong remembered that the chief assistant Ye Xianggao was rejected by the eunuch party this year and forced to retire and return home. How could he choose his granddaughter as his concubine?
After the wedding, King Xin naturally could not live in the palace. Emperor Tianqi issued an order to ask the Ministry of Works to build the Xinwang Mansion, which was responsible for the Minister of Works Xue Fengxiang. However, he fought every year, and the Liaodong border was paid and the national treasury was empty, so he had enough money to build a new royal mansion. Li Yongzhen, eunuch No. 2 of Sili Bingbi, proposed to repair the Huiwang Mansion where King Hui Zhu Changrun originally lived as the Xinwang Mansion. King Hui Zhu Changrun had been sent to the fiefdom of Jingzhou, and no one lived in the capital. This plan was approved by Emperor Tianqi, who is Zhu Yinglong's nominal brother, and allocated silver to repair it in order to prepare King Xin after the wedding.
Zhu Yinglong gradually got used to his current identity. He knew his situation. In name, he was a prince who was inferior to one person and above ten thousand people, but in fact he was not as good as a small commoner. He had no freedom or autonomy. If he hadn't had a wedding in advance, he really didn't know what he should do next!
I am used to the rules of the palace, used to wearing the wide robe, and used to exquisite food. But I am not used to it, his "hair" shawl. Zhu Yinglong, in later generations, had a short hair that was shaking and strong, but he was proud of his pride. But now his body has changed and his identity has also changed. The "hair" on that end has become his permanent pain. The rules of the ancients, the body and hair are taught to his parents and cannot be cut, but Zhu Ying
Long really couldn't stand the long hair that was full of hair. When he tied it up, his scalp would immediately itch. It was useless to wash it several times a day. It might be because of a mental effect, so he simply dispersed it and no longer tied his hair. He was disheveled all day long and was reported to Emperor Wei Zhongxian, and then told Emperor Tianqi what could a foolish person do? He could only let him go. So he even urged the Ministry of Works to repair the Xinwang Mansion and the Imperial Heaven Supervision calculated a good day to make Zhu Yinglong happy and married soon.
Chapter completed!