When Emperor Chongzhen came over, Concubine Tian was very happy and said to him quickly: "Your Majesty, we already have the songs to imitate. Please sit down and listen!"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was very happy and went to sit down.
Then Concubine Tian told Chen Yuanyuan who was standing aside: "Come and sing for Your Majesty!"
After finishing speaking, she turned to Emperor Chongzhen and explained: "This is all made up by Yuanyuan, here are the lyrics!"
As she spoke, Concubine Tian took out several pieces of paper from somewhere and handed them to Emperor Chongzhen.
On the other side, Chen Yuanyuan began to sing acapella: "There is a truth that goes without saying, a person should be loyal to the emperor and serve the country..."
This is an imitation of "A Soldier Should Go to the Battlefield". The general meaning of the lyrics is to explain that everyone should be loyal to the emperor and serve the country.
Emperor Chongzhen listened to Chen Yuanyuan singing and looked at the lyrics in his hands, with a smile on his face and nodding constantly. Obviously, he was quite satisfied.
After singing the first song, Chen Yuanyuan began to sing the second song: "There is a truth that goes without saying: people should pay taxes and serve in the military..."
This is also an imitation of "A Soldier Should Go to the Battlefield". The general meaning of the lyrics is that it is only natural to pay taxes and serve, and what will be the consequences if everyone does not pay!
Emperor Chongzhen listened to Chen Yuanyuan singing and looked at the second lyrics in his hand, also smiling and nodding.
In addition, there are the third and fourth songs, both of which imitate "Soldiers should go to the battlefield", which are about the conduct of civil servants and military generals respectively. It is said that civil servants do not love money, and military generals will not hesitate to die. They are sung in songs
come out.
Emperor Chongzhen was very emotional when he heard it. If people could do it like these songs, it would be a troubled world now!
In addition, there is also the Ming Dynasty version of "Unity is Strength", which calls on the people of the world to unite. In the Ming Dynasty, the world will have peace, plenty of food and clothing, and there will be no more tragedies of starvation and freezing to death.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but said repeatedly with joy: "Not bad, not bad, very good, very good!"
Obviously, he was very satisfied.
Seeing his reaction, Concubine Tian was very happy, so she waved her hand and said, "You guys, let's sing together for His Majesty to hear!"
"Yes!" Several of her maids heard this and quickly agreed.
Then, Chen Yuanyuan led the chorus and sang several songs again.
These songs were simple, easy to sing and catchy. Concubine Tian had rehearsed them for a while and felt they were good enough, so she asked them to report them to Emperor Chongzhen.
In fact, with Chen Yuanyuan's talent in poetry and poetry, it is not difficult at all to adapt the lyrics to sing. Not to mention, she has actually heard these songs before and has also considered them.
Therefore, as soon as Concubine Tian returned after receiving the decree, she quickly adapted these songs.
As for accompaniment, this is not so fast and requires practice.
But even if it was a cappella singing, Emperor Chongzhen was very satisfied.
Seeing this, Concubine Tian smiled and reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, Yuanyuan and I have also discussed it. We feel that it should be understandable to ordinary people. If you like to watch it, we should adapt it in the form of a sketch.
Drama would be better!”
When she heard that Emperor Chongzhen was listening attentively, she explained: "Whether it's opera or singing, one has to pay attention to one's voice and show the skills of singing and opera. But we think that what your Majesty told you is to
To explain things clearly to the people, rather than to express the voice of an actor. Therefore, we simply use skits and only require that the things to be conveyed are performed well. This is the fundamental purpose. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
"That's right!" Emperor Chongzhen heard this and immediately said with a smile, "My beloved concubine is indeed talented, I am very satisfied!"
Tian Guifei's explanation was exactly what he wanted, so he naturally agreed.
Concubine Tian was very happy when she heard the compliment.
Emperor Chongzhen thought for a moment, then stopped waiting and said to Chen Yuanyuan with a smile: "You are very talented in these areas and have done a good job. I will give you the same background as Jinshi and the post of deputy envoy of third-grade political communication. You will go south soon."
Together with Ruan Dacheng, the political envoy, we will start doing these things in Jiangnan!"
His words stunned everyone, so much so that after he finished speaking, no one reacted, including Chen Yuanyuan, who was dumbfounded.
It was Chen Yuanyuan who reacted first and said in surprise: "Your Majesty, is this... okay?"
Isn't it too shocking to give a woman the same background as a Jinshi and to be a third-rank official?
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he asked her: "Why not? I thought that her talent was enough to be a good official and promote national policies for me!"
"No...no!" After hearing this, Concubine Tian's mind was still a little confused, so that she could not speak fluently, "This is...an official from the outer court, and he is from the third rank!"
In fact, there were female officials in the Ming Dynasty, and there were strict standards for the selection of female officials. The character, family, talent, appearance, etc. of the candidate female officials had to be examined.
The system of female officials in the Ming Dynasty was most complete in the late Hongwu period, with the establishment of "six bureaus and one division", which governed 24 divisions and 25 branches in total. The total number of female officials was 300.
The highest official position is the chief official of each bureau, who is the fifth rank. It can be said that female officials are an important part of the palace bureaucracy and are mainly responsible for managing concubines, maids and other affairs.
Suddenly, Emperor Chongzhen decided not only to grant Chen Yuanyuan the same background as a Jinshi, but also to serve as a third-rank foreign court official. This was unprecedented, and Concubine Tian was naturally confused.
After hearing the conversation between Concubine Tian and Emperor Chongzhen, Chen Yuanyuan finally came to her senses. But although she said she had come to her senses, judging from her expression, she also looked confused and shocked.
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When she thought about it, she had had a bad fate since she was a child. She was sold into the prostitution and was trained to be a rare commodity. In this life, she was basically a man's plaything. At most, she would be a rich and high-ranking official, or even not a rich and high-ranking official.
Concubine. If you have better luck, she may be your favorite husband. But if you have bad luck...
She couldn't even think about it!
I just didn't expect that she was bought by the father of the current emperor's favorite concubine. She was originally intended to be presented to the emperor to please the emperor, so that Tian Guifei would not lose her glory and wealth after she died of illness.
Unexpectedly, the current emperor did not desire women and did not want her at all.
Originally, she thought that her fate would probably follow the old path. But she didn't expect that Concubine Tian would take her into the palace, not to serve the emperor together, but to do things like playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
Chen Yuanyuan is actually very satisfied with life like this. When she gets older and is released from the palace, she can find a good family to marry and live her whole life like an ordinary person.
As a result, she never expected that Emperor Chongzhen would now grant her the same background as a Jinshi to serve as a third-rank official in the outer court!
This is something that is impossible to dream of, something that has never happened before. Is this real? Could it be true? Why does it feel so unreal?
Emperor Chongzhen glanced at the confused Chen Yuanyuan, then turned to look at Concubine Tian, and replied: "Why not? I have the final say over this Ming Dynasty! It didn't happen before, but from now on, won't it happen?"
When Concubine Tian heard this, she beamed as if she had won this title. She immediately smiled and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty is wise!"
If it were Empress Zhou who was here, she would probably advise the emperor to be cautious about such shocking things.
However, Concubine Tian won't care so much. Emperor Chongzhen values women and her subordinates so much. If she doesn't want to be too happy, she won't stop him!
Of course, it is also possible that she has the most contact with everything of later generations through her mobile phone. Some of the views of later generations will inevitably affect her.
At this time, after she flattered Emperor Chongzhen, she found that Chen Yuanyuan was still confused, so she quickly reminded her loudly: "Why are you still standing there, why don't you thank me quickly?"
After being reminded by Concubine Tian, Chen Yuanyuan ignored her and quickly knelt down to thank her.
Emperor Chongzhen looked down at her and ordered with a serious expression: "I will make an exception and use it for you. You have to stand up for it and show it to others when you are ready. Do you understand?"
"My slave understands!" Chen Yuanyuan nodded and replied after hearing this.
Emperor Chongzhen smiled after hearing this, and immediately said to her: "From now on, you are my subject, not a slave anymore. Let's change your title!"
Chen Yuanyuan's face turned red, and she quickly changed her words and said: "Wei...Wei Chen accepts the order!"
After she finished speaking, she felt the title in her heart. It felt so mysterious!
The weather is really good today!
"Get back on your feet!" Emperor Chongzhen saw her, stretched out his hand to indicate, and then said to her: "I have noticed your talent. You have never received any replies on your videos, and they have also received high praises.
It can be regarded as earning face for me. I originally wanted to reward you, but now this opportunity coincides with me. I think his proposal is also very reasonable, so I will appoint you as an official and work hard!"
In his opinion, it is actually a very great contribution to satisfy Liu Weichao and to be able to go to Liu Weichao's side so that Liu Weichao no longer has to worry about life and can help him with all his strength.
For this reason, he had originally planned to praise Chen Yuanyuan. If it hadn't been for this matter and Liu Weichao's suggestion, he might have accepted Chen Yuanyuan as a concubine.
However, Liu Weichao suggested it. He thought it made sense and could play a big game, so he decided to take this step.
As for women, in his eyes, they are not as important as the country!
At this time, Chen Yuanyuan listened to Emperor Chongzhen's words and immediately understood that this was the suggestion of the person on the phone. That was why she was so lucky to be the first female official in the outer court of the Ming Dynasty!
Thinking this in her heart, she couldn't help but be very grateful to Liu Weichao.
He is so handsome and has such a kind heart!
It's a pity that people from different worlds can only set up an immortal tablet and worship it daily to bless him with a long life. All his wishes will come true!