The selection of princesses in the Ming Dynasty was mainly divided into four steps, namely the primary election, the second election, the final election. In order to prevent foreign relatives from interfering in politics, the Ming Dynasty stipulated that the son-in-law was not allowed to enter the court to become an official. Even if he was granted the son-in-law, he had no real power and had a false position. Therefore, young talents who were determined to have a career were unwilling to marry the princess, but there were also many people who were willing to marry the princess. For example, there were as many as 3,000 men of the age who signed up for the primary election this time.

Three thousand people participated in the primary election, and finally passed, only fifty people were qualified for the re-election, with a ratio of 60:1. So it was not that easy to be elected as the prince consort and finally get the beauty.

The second election is to select twenty-five people from the fifty people who passed the primary election, and the Taoti rate reached 50%, and then the next election. In the end, only five people will pass and enter the final election. At the end, the queen mother, the emperor, and the concubines in the palace will participate in the evaluation and finally decide who the princess will fall into.

On April 15, the fifth year of Jiajing, the result of the re-election was released. A total of 30 people were selected, five more than the scheduled ones. Yan Song, the marriage envoy, gave an explanation that these 30 people were excellent and it was really hard to give up, so he bravely added five additional places.

Although five places were added, it was not the final choice, which was really harmless. So after Yan Song reported the list, the Ministry of Rites passed it smoothly, and the emperor and the empress dowager had no objection. After all, more five people mean more choices, which also reflects that Yan Song, the marriage envoy, was indeed dedicated to his duties.

For this reason, the Empress Dowager also issued an imperial edict to praise Yan Song, which really made Lord Yan prosperous.

On April 18, Luo Qinshun, Minister of Rites and Yan Song, doctor of the Ministry of Rites, and Bi Chun, eunuch who was in charge of the seal, presented the list and files of the thirty young talents who were selected to the Queen Mother for personal review.

Let’s talk about Luo Qinshun, Yan Song and Bi Chun who came to Cining Palace, but saw Empress Jiang sitting in the middle, next to her was Empress Wu, Concubine Shu and Concubine De. The two princesses probably avoided taboos, so they were not present, but there were more people on the lower side. The man was wearing a Taoist robe, with a bun on his hair, a rosy complexion, and three long beards under his jaw were black and elegant. He looked like a fairy-like Taoist priest, and it was the Taoist throne that was the Taoist throne.

Speaking of which, Taoist Master Bingyi is so glorious now. Because he offered elixirs to cure Empress Dowager Jiang's insomnia, his elixirs also helped the emperor to boost his might and sow the dragon seeds in one fell swoop, so he was deeply favored by Empress Dowager Jiang. The emperor also named him Bingyi Zhenren, and gave him the palace to walk, and even built Taoist temples for him in the suburbs of Beijing.

Therefore, Taoist Tao is now a guest of honor in the palace, and it is not surprising that he appears in the Cining Palace at this time.

Let’s get back to the point, and after Yan Song and the other two bowed to the Queen Mother and the Queen, they respectfully showed off the list of thirty young talents and let the Queen Mother Jiang take a look at it himself.

Empress Dowager Jiang took the list from the old eunuch Hu Dahai and read it carefully. She nodded quietly and said, "It turns out that they are all young talents. Thank you for your hard work, Lord Yan."

Yan Song was so excited that his old face turned slightly red, and he hurriedly said, "The Empress Dowager is so serious. This is what the empress do. Since the empress dowager ordered the empress dowager to be the marriage envoy, the empress dowager did not dare to slacken at all, for fear of letting the empress dowager down."

Empress Dowager Jiang nodded with satisfaction, but suddenly changed her mind and pointed to someone on the list and said, "This name is not very good. How can the princess marry a ruthless and unrighteous person? There is also Dai Chunyin's stupid person, the name is really unpleasant, so get rid of it!"

The palace maids and eunuchs around him, even Queen Wu, who had been flirting with a tense face and pretending to be serious, couldn't help laughing. Yan Song couldn't help but sweat and sued him repeatedly, "It's because the empress dowager was negligent, please punish him."

"There is no need to punish me, but the Ai family is picking some tricks." Empress Dowager Jiang smiled and removed the files of Wu Qing and Dai Chunren and put them aside. The poor two brothers finally passed the re-election, but their names were removed because of their names.

Empress Dowager Jiang flipped through the list again and finally said nothing. Yan Song couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The old eunuch Hu Dahai sorted out the list that Empress Dowager Jiang had read and held it in his hand, but Empress Dowager Jiang turned to Tao Zhongwen, who started to act, and said: "Originally, the matter of combining the eight characters should be handed over to the Imperial Heavenly Prison, but Zhenren Bingyi was very skilled in Taoism. It was a matter of helping Zhenren to combine the eight characters and select the young talents in these lists whose eight characters are in line with Princess Yongfu."

As soon as this statement came out, Luo Qinshun and Yan Song were both stunned and continued to look at Taoist priest Tao Zhongwen in surprise. Originally, the work of combining the eight characters was always in charge of the Imperial Heaven Supervision, but now the empress dowager actually handed over to Taoist priest Bingyi, which shows his favor for this person.

The so-called combination of eight characters is to calculate whether the numerology between men and women is in harmony. It is best to be able to be combined. Even if it cannot be combined, it must not be restrained, because people with two numerology that are in conflict cannot become husband and wife.

Another important part of choosing is the combination of the eight characters. Any one that is incompatible with Princess Yongfu will be removed, so that some people will be eliminated, and finally, a number of people will be compared in multiple aspects, and then five people will be selected to enter the final marriage selection stage - the final selection.

In other words, the third round of re-choice has been held, and the Empress Dowager handed over the decision to the Taoist priest Tao Zhongwen.

A faint joy flashed in Tao Zhongwen's eyes, but he refused: "Thank you for the Queen Mother's love, but I am afraid that it is inappropriate. This matter should be handled by the Imperial Heaven Supervision according to the rules."

Empress Dowager Jiang was obviously determined and insisted: "Don't refuse Bingyi Zhenren!"

Tao Zhongwen finally had to "reluctantly" and said: "Since that's the case, I'm disrespectful, but it's quite exhausting to combine the eight characters. I beg the Queen Mother to give me five days."

"It's all right, I'll be proud of you!" Empress Dowager Jiang said with a smile.

So, the old eunuch Hu Dahai gave the stack of selections to Tao Zhongwen, who solemnly took it and handed it over to the Taoist boy behind him.

Now there is no matter what Luo Qinshun and Yan Song, the two of them are tactful and take the initiative to say goodbye to Empress Dowager Jiang and leave the palace. After Tao Zhongwen finishes his horoscope and gets the list, they will continue their subsequent marriage selection work.

Half an hour later, Taoist Tao Zhongwen also said goodbye and left Cining Palace, preparing to leave the palace and return to the Taoist temple. As soon as he arrived near Xihuamen, he was caught up by a palace maid.

"Please stay with real person Bingyi!" the palace maid shouted panting.

Tao Zhongwen turned around and saw that it was the close-fitting Gong Ping'er beside Queen Wu. He couldn't help but feel moved and smiled and said, "What's the matter with Miss Ping'er calling me?"

The palace maid looked around and whispered: "The Queen, please go to Kunning Palace for a trip. I want to ask the real person for advice on some things."

Tao Zhongwen hesitated for a moment and nodded, "Since that's the case, I'll be the one who can help Miss Ping'er lead the way."
Chapter completed!