The eldest prince Su Shu returned to his palace. He took off his clothes, raised his head through the window, and stared at the bright moon in the sky in a daze.
Today is an extremely important day for him. He was previously worried about the twists and turns in the crowning ceremony.
In reality, the situation went very smoothly. He completed the crowning ceremony and left the ancestral temple to attend the royal banquet hosted by his father.
In order to celebrate his coronation, his father specially hosted a banquet for officials and nobles in the palace.
He saw that Concubine Li Huixin's expression was not very good during the banquet, and he felt extremely happy.
In particular, his mentor Mr. Yu Wenhe said at the banquet that ordinary people were crowned at the age of twenty, while princes and kings in the Spring and Autumn Period were generally crowned at the age of twelve or thirteen.
When Mr. Yu said this, no one at the banquet objected.
This sentence is to increase the prestige of Su Shu.
The eldest prince Su Shu only hopes that his situation is a special case and not a common situation in the royal family.
In the future, his younger brothers will also be crowned in advance, and he will lose his unique aura.
The crowning ceremony is very complicated. Su Shu has experienced a day of tedious etiquette, and he is now physically and mentally exhausted.
Even though he couldn't conceal his excitement, he fell asleep quickly while lying on the bed because his body was too tired.
Early the next morning, he was awakened by his maid Cardinal.
The eldest prince Su Shu yawned and asked, "Hinque, you came to wake me up so early. It must be because the queen has something to ask me for."
"Your Highness, it is true that the Queen has come to see you in an urgent matter."
The eldest prince Su Shu stood up quickly and rushed to Kunning Palace immediately.
He did not see his sister Su Rong in Kunning Palace.
My sister and my mother had a quarrel, and they haven't reconciled yet.
He had previously given his sister an idea and asked her to go to her father to make the decision.
In the past few days, my father's focus has been on his affairs. My sister will not go to her father at this time, but she will do so in the near future.
The eldest prince Su Shu saw three portraits of equal height placed next to Queen Wang Wenjun.
They are all cardamom girls, as old as him.
The first one is wearing a traditional Hanfu skirt and is doing female makeup.
She has a graceful figure and has the softness of a Jiangnan woman.
The second one is wearing a university uniform and holding a book in his hand.
She looks like a beautiful girl full of energy.
The third person was wearing cotton casual clothes, which are common clothes in the market.
This kind of clothes evolved from military uniforms. Because they are easy to make, easy to wear, and cheap, they are popular among the people at the bottom.
She looks small and exquisite, especially her big, watery eyes, which are very expressive.
When Queen Wang Wenjun saw the arrival of the eldest prince Su Shu, she said happily: "These three candidates were carefully selected by the queen mother from more than fifty candidates.
Any flaw in the background of the three ethnic groups, or a flaw in a woman, will all be screened out.
Shu'er, it's your first time to marry a wife. It's not good to have too many people.
Our Chinese culture highly values three wives, so it is appropriate to marry three wives."
The eldest prince Su Shu worked hard to learn from his father and become a pure superior. In their eyes, feelings should be put behind interests.
He bowed to Queen Wang Wenjun and said: "The queen will decide everything about marrying a wife. Children and ministers believe in the queen's vision."
When Queen Wang Wenjun heard what the eldest prince Su Shu said, she laughed happily.
"Shu'er, you still feel sorry for the Queen Mother. Unlike your sister, who feels that her wings are stiff and doesn't listen to the Queen Mother's advice at all."
Queen Wang Wenjun pointed to the portrait beside her and began to introduce:
"Shu'er, my mother cannot betray your trust.
These three people were carefully selected by the Queen Mother.
The first is Huang Caiwei, a native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang and the sister of Huang Wenxi, the governor of Jiangsu.
The Huang family in Zhejiang is a scholarly family with a century-old legacy.
The Huang family has little influence in the local area, but has a high reputation.
Huang Wenxi has also made a name for himself in recent years and is a person with a very good official reputation.
Shu'er's marriage to Huang Caiwei can show the outside world that we do not exclude the gentry.
The second person is Li Xiyue, the daughter of Li Gong, president of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, and a student at Hua Xia University.
If we want to succeed now, we must win over powerful business groups.
The Yang family in Beijing, the Zhou family in Hanzhong, and the Zhang family in Sichuan and Chongqing are not good choices.
These families are so deeply involved in officialdom that they seem to be like spiders, constantly spinning their webs.
However, turmoil in the officialdom can also affect the rise and fall of these families through the relationship network.
The Yang family in the capital was previously under my consideration, but they are in the capital and their power is too strong in the capital, so it is not a good choice.
The Nanyang Li family is originally from Sichuan and now has roots in overseas provinces.
By marrying them, the royal family is wooing the power of overseas provinces.
Let them become Shu'er's help rather than a hindrance.
The third person is from Zhaojiacun, Luoyang, Henan. She is a real farm girl.
Shu'er may not recognize this woman's face, but she must have heard her name, her name is Zhao Qingxue."
The eldest prince Su Shu didn't need to be introduced by Queen Wang Wenjun. He immediately said in surprise: "This is the female champion Zhao Qingxue who made a lot of noise last year."
The name Zhao Qingxue appeared on the front page of Yanhuang Daily twice.
She took the Huaxia University exam and was admitted to Huaxia University with first place results.
Later, he took part in the imperial examination and directly won the top spot.
This was the first female champion in the Great China Empire who allowed women to participate in the imperial examination.
The eldest prince Su Shu also heard the name Zhao Qingxue from Mr. Yu Wenhe.
The Imperial College is very worried now. Most of the Jinshi have already arranged their positions.
Only Zhao Qingxue is really difficult to arrange.
The top three Jinshi in previous years were all arranged to work beside their father.
Zhao Qingxue is just a seventeen-year-old girl, and there is no way she can be arranged to be by her father's side. If she really arranges it, it will easily arouse criticism from both the government and the public.
As a female number one scholar, it would not be appropriate for her to be placed elsewhere. The mainstream of official circles is still men.
It is very inappropriate to place a little girl among a group of big men.
A place suitable for Zhao Qingxue, but not suitable for the number one scholar.
What the Queen Mother is doing now also solves a difficult problem for Mr. Yu Wenhe.
The eldest prince Su Shu even admired Zhao Qingxue for his ability to overpower everyone and obtain the top spot at a young age.
Now that he is taking part in the imperial examination, he may not be able to pass the examination, let alone the number one scholar, or even the position of civil servant.
After the introduction by Queen Wang Wenjun, he looked at the eldest prince Su Shu and asked: "Shu'er, how do you feel about these three people chosen by your mother for you?
If you hate someone, you can kick her out.
After the appointment letter is issued, nothing can be changed."
The eldest prince Su Shu said with satisfaction: "Mother, these three people are very good, and I like them very much.
We just need to obtain the consent of these three women, and our royal family cannot force it.
We cannot affect the reputation of the royal family because of our son-in-law, let alone leave some loopholes to be attacked by some people with bad intentions."
Queen Wang Wenjun said confidently: "Shu'er, you can rest assured about this matter.
If the three of them can be selected, they must obtain the consent of their parents and themselves.
Shu'er agreed, and the queen mother will hand over the situation of these three people to your father for review.
No problem, just wait for the engagement ceremony and wait until you are a few years older before holding the wedding."
The eldest prince Su Shu nodded and said: "All this will trouble my mother."
He originally thought that Queen Wang Wenjun would choose for him children from noble families in the capital.
Especially the girls who were classmates with him in elementary and middle school.
Su Shu has been precocious since he was a child, and he has no regard for the children of noble families.
They are just spoiled children who never grow up.
Su Shu has a more important career, and his ideal partner is someone who can help him instead of holding him back.
He doesn't want to marry a girl who is a hundred times more unruly than his sister. If such a girl marries him, the back house will never be peaceful.
Among the three chosen by the queen mother, Huang Caiwei is a lady, and Li Xiyue can enter Huaxia University. She is also a smart girl.
Needless to say, Zhao Qingxue is a girl with extraordinary intelligence.
The eldest prince Su Shu likes smart people, but Huang Caiwei is the only one who doesn't know whether he is smart or not.
But the queen mother fell in love with Huang Caiwei, and marrying her would also win over a local governor, so Su Shu would not refuse.
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Emperor Su He looked through the results of the Xuanwu Guard investigation, which showed the details of the Huang family in Hangzhou, the Li family in Nanyang, and the Zhao family in Luoyang.
The Zhao family in Luoyang is the simplest. They have been poor peasants for five generations. Thanks to the empire's primary school universal policy, a true phoenix has emerged.
The situation of the Huang family in Hangzhou is not complicated either. Even for an ordinary family of poets and writers, the largest official in the Ming Dynasty was just a prefect.
The relationship network of the Huang family in Hangzhou is very clear.
The situation of the Li family in Nanyang is relatively complicated, especially in places where the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, Li Jia's power is somewhat expanded.
But thanks to the power of the Imperial Royal Navy, they only dared to make some small moves.
After Emperor Su He read the results, he raised his pen to approve Queen Wang Wenjun's request for the marriage between the eldest prince Su Shu and these three families.
Time flies so fast, his son is about to get married.
Among these three families, the only one that Emperor Su He had some doubts about was the Nanyang Li family.
For these dishonest families, Emperor Su He was ready to confiscate their families and exterminate them when the time came.
When a whale falls, everything comes to life. Only by destroying these dishonest monopoly giants can local small businessmen develop.
But Queen Wang Wenjun is right. Winning over these people through marriage is also a good choice.
These families in Nanyang are preparing for a retreat, not because they don't trust the imperial court.
Emperor Su He decided to give these families a chance.
The royal family is married to these families, and they still don't trust the court, so don't blame him for raising the butcher's knife.
After Emperor Su He approved the marriage, he immediately asked the General Affairs Department to draft an imperial edict. After using the jade seal, he issued the edict through messengers and telegrams.
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As an honest farmer, Zhao Damai thought that his whole life would be spent dealing with cattle and fields.
He did not expect that his little daughter would suddenly become successful.
When my daughter Zhao Qingxue was in primary school, she was a well-known child prodigy.
There are elementary school prodigies everywhere, it's not unusual at all.
What really made my daughter famous was when she became a scholar when she was nine years old.
This directly alarmed the county magistrate, who came to his home in person to express his condolences.
Zhao Damai later learned that for local officials, educating a genius, especially a young genius, would lead to excellent results in evaluations, which would help them get promoted.
From then on, her daughter Zhao Qingxue was out of control, and her reputation as a child prodigy resounded throughout the empire.
When her daughter graduates from junior high school, she will go to Beijing to take the Huaxia University exam and the imperial examination.
Zhao Damai was worried and personally accompanied him to Beijing.
The travel expenses on the road were given by the local magistrate, and he only had to accompany his daughter.
Zhao Damai could not imagine that his daughter would become the number one female scholar.
He was immediately excited when he thought about the day when his daughter could also become the county magistrate.
Zhao Damai saw another official official and walked towards the courtyard where he was.
He was already very familiar with official servants and thought he was an official servant looking for his daughter to do something.
Until he heard his daughter's anxious voice.
"Dad, salute quickly, this is an imperial decree."
Zhao Damai immediately knelt down and kowtowed in a panic. When he saw that his daughter did not kneel down, he stood up awkwardly and imitated his daughter's etiquette and bowed.
Only then did he remember that his daughter had said that according to the etiquette of the empire, one only needs to kneel down to worship his parents, ancestors and the emperor, but the emperor does not need to kneel down when it is not a great ceremony.
The father-in-law who delivered the order did not pay attention to Zhao Damai's performance.
He read out the decree with a smile on his face.
"The Zhao family in Luoyang has a daughter, Zhao Qingxue, who is virtuous and virtuous. I will marry her to the eldest prince, Su Shu."
"Mr. Zhao, Zhao Zhuangyuan, if you accept the order, our family will return to the palace.
The Empress asked me to bring you a message, you just need to wait here, someone from the palace will come over later to arrange the engagement between Zhao Zhuangyuan and the eldest prince."
Zhao Damai accepted the imperial edict and bid farewell to the father-in-law who delivered the edict.
He looked up to the sky and laughed and said: "I can become a relative of the emperor one day. This is like smoke rising from the ancestral grave.
God has taken pity on our Zhao family, who have been poor for generations, so he sent us a phoenix."
Zhao Qingxue was also very excited. She had a very good impression of the imperial family.
If it weren't for the court's policy, she would have been married early and would have had no chance to study.
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At Huang's house in Hangzhou, Mr. Huang was very excited when he received the telegram.
"It's done, it's finally done.
Uncle Zhong, immediately arrange for someone to send Caiwei to the capital."
As a relative of the imperial royal family, the advantages are really great.
Whether you are an official or a businessman, you can rely on the power of the royal family.
Especially for relatives of the imperial family, their career in the officialdom is not limited.
The Queen's brother can be the Prime Minister of the Cabinet.
The biological brother of Concubine De can command hundreds of thousands of troops.
Wang Zhongce and Li Dazhuang are examples of relatives of the imperial family.
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Li Gong lives in the Java Island Manor, the hometown of the Li family in Nanyang.
There is a telegraph office outside the manor, and he has a close relationship with the director of this telegraph office.
It was precisely because of this telegraph office that he was able to control and direct the Li family's huge business from the manor.
This time he received an unusual telegram.
Li Gong put down the newspaper and said happily: "This little girl Xiyue has a good life. My father's love for her is not in vain."
After he made a fortune, he worked hard to marry a wife and two children. A few days ago, the eighteenth wife just got married.
For such a large family business as the Li family, it must be inherited by a direct son.
As for the daughter born, that is a tool for marriage.
He spent a lot of money to train his daughter just to make her fall into the eyes of the powerful.
The most outstanding daughter is Li Xiyue, who was admitted to Hua Xia University on her own merit.
That was Hua Xia University, and the students it recruited were all real talents. Even the children of rich and powerful people could not enroll if their grades were not good enough.
Li Gong's efforts paid off, and Li Xiyue was favored by the royal family.
He immediately ordered someone to arrange a passenger ship and prepared to go to the capital to attend his daughter's engagement party.
The Nanyang Li family has always been alienated from the core circle of the empire.
Li Gong saw clearly that he had no backing and could easily be swallowed up by the powerful.
Their family is now married to the royal family, which means they have the largest backing in the empire. Now it is time to integrate into the core circle of the empire.