As soon as Su Chenghuang left, the reporter who went to the Ministry of Rites to inquire came back, bringing Chang Yu a very unexpected news: the reason why the Ministry of Rites accurately found these two girls was because they were named by the superiors.
And this one turned out to be Queen Zhou.
It turned out that Queen Zhou followed Emperor Chongzhen on a sacrificial tour yesterday, and the common people were looking at them. In turn, they were also looking at these common people. As they looked at them, they found two beauties. The more they looked at them, the more they liked them. Judging from their clothes, they were not from poor families.
, but it is not the kind of silk and satin from a wealthy family, it is an ordinary well-off family.
This kind of family was the most suitable, so they asked the accompanying eunuch to talk to the people in the Ministry of Etiquette. Then some people from the public servant inquired about Lian Xin and the two. However, they were very tight-lipped and did not reveal any personal information, but it was not difficult for them.
The people from the public house secretly followed him to the door of his house, and then went to the door early in the morning.
Things became a little interesting. Chang Yu stood in the yard, holding a pot of tea and watching the fallen leaves flying. There were some things that he had not considered at first, but things took their own course.
Life is like a chess game. If you take one step at a time, you will be killed in a few moves. Especially in the officialdom, you have to take at least three moves.
Ministers at all times and in all over the world, in order to consolidate their political capital or for other purposes, all surrendered to the emperor to protect their future. Not to mention the distant future, after Emperor Chongzhen's favorite Concubine Tian Guifei died of illness, her father Tian Hongyu wanted to keep his favor.
, searching for beautiful women everywhere to pay tribute, Chen Yuanyuan was plundered from Jiangnan.
Does Chang Yu need to consolidate political capital?
Necessary, but he has always believed that there is no need to do anything, he can do it in an upright way, such as military merit! First of all, he never thought of being the emperor instead. He thought that being the emperor was boring, tiring and boring.
He prefers to open up new territories and expand his territory, rather than sitting in the bird cage in the palace every day looking at the book and a bunch of civil servants spitting and playing tricks.
Of course, he knew better that he could not replace him. There had never been any eunuchs as emperors. If he usurped the throne unjustly and unjustly, he would not get anyone's support. Who the hell would be willing to accept a eunuch as emperor!
To put it simply, when the emperor is here, the eunuchs can be extremely powerful and arrogant.
If the emperor is not here, the eunuchs are nothing. Eunuchs are just parasites on the emperor. If Chang Yu wants to usurp the throne, let alone others, even Li Yan, Zhou Yuji and other generals who are close to him will not be able to tolerate him!
But if he was not a eunuch, the result would be completely different.
This is the fate of an eunuch. You can supervise the country but cannot steal it, otherwise no one in the world will tolerate you.
Since you don’t want to replace someone, it is inevitable that you will be jealous of others if you have great achievements, so you must have a way to protect yourself, and the best way to protect yourself is to be favored!
Now that the world is not at peace, both the court and the emperor need him, so even if he is jealous now, no one will touch him, and no one can touch him. Even if the emperor has something to do, he will beat him or even humiliate him, but he will not really control him.
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But what happens next, or if the emperor is no longer here?
Emperors of the Ming Dynasty were almost all short-lived. Emperor Chongzhen is now forty and has been dead for more than a year in history. Although he survived due to changes in historical trajectory, who can guarantee that he will burp in a short time!
If he dies, can those ministers still tolerate him? Can the prince Zhu Cixi outperform those people?
Chang Yu trusted Zhu Cihong, and because of their friendship, his favor and trust in Chang Yu would not change even if he ascended the throne in the future, so Chang Yu never thought of making a fuss about the prince's selection of concubines.
However, Empress Zhou came to her door unintentionally, so did she need to take advantage of the opportunity to get double insurance?
If Little Apple and Lian Xin both enter the palace, they will become the queen and concubine in the future. Coupled with his relationship with Zhu Cixi, his status will be as stable as Mount Tai!
In order to prevent relatives from interfering in politics, the Ming Dynasty drafted people from ordinary people's homes. Lian Xin and Xiao Guoguo were both from ordinary people. There was no problem with being a fisherman's daughter and a street juggler. The only small problem was that they both had Chang Yu behind them.
, Little Pingguo’s identity cannot be found out, but Lian Xin works in the chief eunuch’s house, which is easy to find out. In addition, his ancestral home is Jinan, Jinan is the territory of King De, and King De and Chang Yu have a good relationship.
Emperor's pet...
But this is not a big problem. After all, Chang Yu is an internal minister, and Lian Xin is just a girl in his house. It was covered up with a little manipulation. Even if Emperor Chongzhen knew about it, he wouldn't care too much. He just wanted to die.
Chang Yu was still working hard to assist Prince Zuo.
After all, where can I find a loyal, capable and hard-working eunuch? With such eunuchs, the dynasty of Lao Zhu's family can last longer.
Since they are here, let's just follow the trend. After thinking for a while, Chang Yu called Lian Xin out. Seeing that this beauty's eyes were red and swollen and she was sobbing non-stop, it seemed that she was quite resisting in her heart.
"Really don't want to enter the palace and become the princess and the future queen?" Chang Yu asked with a chuckle.
"I don't want to." Lian Xin shook her head vigorously: "It's better to be a princess and a queen. I can't go out every day. I feel so comfortable now."
"Comfort, hey" Chang Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "That's just you being comfortable here, what about the future?"
"In the future?" Lian Xin was startled: "Sir, don't you want slaves anymore?"
Chang Yu shook his head: "If you don't want to, or if you get married in the future, and pots and pans of firewood, rice, oil and salt are spinning around the child's stove all day long, will you still feel comfortable?"
Um, Lianxin was a little confused, Chang Yu continued: "In troubled times or famine years, you have never suffered or seen that kind of suffering. You have suffered a lot and seen a lot of suffering. Your father is still fishing now."
, your mother is still weaving webs now, are they suffering? Do you want them to be at ease, or do you want them to enjoy happiness?"
Tears welled up in Lian Xin's eyes.
"But if you enter the palace, you will lose some freedom, but you will have everything you need, including clothes, food, glory, wealth, and the whole family will benefit from it. Do you think it is better to endure hardship or to be free?"
Lian Xin kept crying, and even now she doesn't know why she is crying.
"Besides, after you enter the palace, if I fall or make an accident in the future, there will always be a helper who can help me." Chang Yu sighed: "After all, I am just a eunuch, and my only backer is the emperor.
What day does the emperor not love..."
"How could you fall out of favor, sir? You are a man of great ability...I..." Lian Xin didn't know what to say for a moment.
Chang Yu continued: "You have also seen the prince. His appearance and conduct are of the highest quality..." Just as he was saying this, he saw Su Jing walking over with a dark face: "For your own future, you are going to kill me like this."
Has the disciple been sold?"
"I..." Before Chang Yu could speak, Lian Xin burst into tears and said, "Master, you didn't sell me, it was me..."
"Shut up" Su Jing scolded lightly: "Whether men farm and women weave, no matter whether you are rich or famous, it is not your turn to make the decision on this matter." She glared at Chang Yu and said, "It is not your turn to make the decision."
Chang Yu touched his nose and smiled: "You are right, a master and half a mother, it is really not my turn to make the decision."
"Tiandi Jun, my master, her parents are still alive and it is not my turn as the master to make the decision." Sujing snorted coldly: "Marriage is not a trivial matter. It has to be discussed with the parents first."
"Yes, yes, yes" Chang Yu patted his head: "I will send someone to Jinan immediately to fetch Lian Xin's parents." Then he said to Lian Xin: "This matter is all yours. We will discuss it together when your parents arrive."
I will never force you to make a decision. If you don't want to, you will be chosen. I will find a way to push the matter away. And if you enter the palace, I will find a way to prevent you from going to jail."
Lian Xin was completely confused. She looked at Chang Yu and then at Su Jing: "Then let's wait until my parents come before making a decision."