Women of suitable age from all over Daqian began to enter the palace to become show girls.
And Liu Yu was directly detained in Renshou Palace by Empress Lu, where he chose his concubine every day.
The selection went on and on, for seven days in a row.
Finally, three suitable ones were selected.
They are Huangli, the daughter of Huang Li, the Minister of Hubu, Ma Xiaotong, the daughter of Ma Rulong, the Minister of War, and Zhou Zhirou, the daughter of Zhou Bingzheng, the Minister of Personnel.
These three are all daughters of the Six Ministers.
Logically speaking, the six ministers are only the second grade. Among the nobles and civil servants, there are many people with higher official positions than them.
For example, the daughter of Lin Han and Zhang Zifang is naturally more suitable than the daughter of Liubu Shangshu.
The daughters of several princes and princes are even well matched.
But Empress Lu only chose three daughters of the six ministers.
This is its shrewdness.
This choice has two advantages: first, no one in the world can gossip.
Empress Lu chose a daughter of a duke for King Jing, but only chose a daughter of the Six Ministers for her son. Can't we say she is biased?
Secondly, the official positions of the six ministers do not seem to be very high, but among the civil officials, there are only a few senior cabinet ministers who can surpass them.
But when it comes to real power, the voting power of the cabinet ministers is probably not as good as that of the six ministers.
The most critical thing is that Liu Yu is now in a critical period of seizing the throne.
What he lacks most is the help from the Sixth Department.
In terms of Xungui, the Zhang and Li families have completely established a firm foothold.
It would not make much sense to marry the daughter of a duke or even a prince with a higher status.
On the contrary, it would be of great significance if we could get the full support of any of the three departments: the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of War!
After all, Zhong Yu, the Minister of Punishment, had long expressed his position and was already the prince's man.
Now adding another department is equivalent to getting two of the six departments.
Even if Liu Jing has some insiders in the remaining four departments, it is self-evident how to choose given the general trend.
Over time, the balance of victory will definitely tilt towards Liu Yu.
Therefore, when Li Changkong heard about the identities of the three selected ladies, he couldn't help but clapped his hands and praised Queen Lu's wisdom.
It's no wonder that Empress Lu occupies such an important position in Emperor Jing Xing's heart. This move alone is extraordinary enough.
Not a single benefit was given, but the mouths of the people in the world were blocked so that no one could hear anything wrong.
In the end, after various analyzes by Li Changkong, Princess Huaiqing, Empress Lu, and Liu Yu himself, Zhou Zhirou, the daughter of the Minister of Civil Affairs, was finally selected as his concubine.
There are also two reasons: one is Zhou Zhirou's background. Standing behind her is Zhou Bingzheng, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Personnel is the head of the six departments, and it far exceeds the other five in terms of real power and symbolic significance.
The second one is Zhou Zhirou, who is very good-looking, with outstanding appearance, dignified temperament, and the demeanor of a lady.
He has a good temper, is quiet, gentle and considerate, and is also very magnanimous in his speech and behavior.
From her body, there is not a trace of the unruly and willful behavior of women from wealthy families.
It can be seen that Zhou Bingzheng has taught his daughter extremely well and has a very upright family tradition.
In comparison, Oriole and Ma Xiaotong are much inferior.
The appearance of the two women is equally outstanding, but their temperament and demeanor are still a little different.
After choosing the Crown Princess, the only thing left to do is naturally get married!
Li Changkong and others were waiting for this moment.
Because Emperor Jing Xing held the wedding of Prince Liu Yu and King Jing Liu Jing on the same day in order to celebrate the occasion!
When getting married, there is bound to be some physical contact between the couple, whether they are standing across a brazier or when the couple is bowing to each other.
If Liu Jing really had a problem, it would be difficult to hide it in front of so many people at the scene.
In the blink of an eye, another three days passed.
The day for Prince Liu Yu to get married has finally arrived!
As good brothers, people like Li Changkong, Zhang Han, Zhu Ben and Jia Taisui must be present.
And since Liu Yu was the prince, civil and military officials were naturally indispensable.
This resulted in the wedding scene being very grand.
Li Changkong and others did not participate in the marriage process.
They just kept waiting in the East Palace. Around noon, the team to pick up the bride was able to return.
Liu Yu carried Zhou Zhirou on his back and took the lead in crossing the brazier.
Then came Liu Jing. Under the gaze of so many people at the scene, he didn't feel any nervousness at all, and he carried Liu Yan across the brazier openly.
Seeing this scene, Li Changkong and Zhang Han frowned at the same time.
Could it be that the information given by Li Jibei was wrong?
But why?
He came all the way from Bashan, Shuzhou, even though he could kill people, but he didn't, just to deliver a false message.
This... how free does this person have to be to do such a thing?
Li Changkong frowned even more, feeling that something was wrong. He still believed that Li Jibei was telling the truth.
Then he raised his eyebrows slightly and looked more carefully.
After crossing the brazier, Liu Jing held Liu Yan's hand generously and walked to Emperor Jing Xing and Empress Lu.
Then together with the prince Liu Yu, they went through the process of worshiping heaven and earth, worshiping the high hall, and worshiping each other as husband and wife.
The whole process seemed extremely natural. Not to mention being afraid of women, ordinary people would definitely feel that Liu Jing and Liu Yan were a very loving couple when they saw them.
"How could this happen?" Zhang Han patted Li Changkong on the shoulder and wondered: "Old Li, it seems that we have been tricked?"
When Li Changkong heard this, his eyes brightened slightly, the corners of his mouth slightly curved, he shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily the case."
"Have you met Liu Jing?"
Hearing this, Zhang Han nodded and said, "I've seen him a few times from a distance, but as for close contact, I really haven't had any."
"I have seen that he once set up a Hongmen banquet and specially invited me there."
"His behavior at that time was slightly different from his behavior now."
"What's the difference?"
"Temperament, the Liu Jing I saw before was majestic, lonely, and kept away from strangers. But the Liu Jing in front of me is a little... overly enthusiastic."
"Today is his happy day after all, and it's His Majesty and the Queen in person. I'm afraid it's understandable to pretend to be more enthusiastic, right?" Zhang Han felt that Li Changkong took it for granted.
"No, besides that, there is another doubt!"
"Do you still remember Chen Shi who was beheaded?"
"Of course I remember, didn't you say it was a lie?"
"It's indeed fake, but have you ever considered why he looks exactly like Chen Shi?"
"Maybe twin brothers?"
Hearing this, Li Changkong shook his head and said, "I once specifically asked Zhong Yu to bring Chen Shi's head to me after he was beheaded."
"But what do you think Zhong Yu said? He said that after Chen Shi's head was beheaded, it seemed to have disappeared. Even he, the Minister of Punishment, could not find out where it was."
"What does this mean?" Zhang Han frowned and fell into deep thought.
"This shows that there is something wrong with the fake Chen Shi's head! Maybe he looks nothing like the real Chen Shi, but has a human skin mask pasted on his face!"
"Old Li, don't be ridiculous. Where in the world is there such a similar human skin mask that can hide it from everyone in the world? Including an old member of the Criminal Department like Zhong Yu?" Zhang Han laughed hoarsely, he thought
What kind of shocking words could Li Changkong say? I never thought it was such a joke.