The auspicious day of the zodiac has been chosen for the gift of prisoners, and we still have to wait for more than half a month.
But the prince couldn't wait for his marriage. According to the normal procedure, it would have taken a month to observe the character of the girl who entered the palace. But the emperor ordered the observation period to be shortened. Fifteen days is enough. Why does the observation last so long?
Those who love to play tricks, are sarcastic, have a bad temper, are picky...if they show any signs of it, they will be eliminated.
In the end, there were fifty people left, and the imperial concubine selected three of them.
One is the Lu family, the daughter of a supervisor in Dingzhou; the other is the Song family, the daughter of a commoner in Gaotang; the other is the Zhang family, the daughter of a thousand households in Cizhou.
Not to mention that all the empresses of the Ming Dynasty were born into poverty. There were only a few who were truly poor. Most of them were the daughters of middle- and lower-level military officers and scholars. After all, it is impossible to go to the countryside for eunuch auditions across the country. Only those who are well-informed can know, and then invite
The eunuch comes to the house to choose his own daughter. Or he may ask local officials to recommend her. Of course, those recommended by officials cannot be civilians.
From Zhu Yuanzhang to Zhu Houzhao's father, there were only two civilian queens. One of them sold her daughter to the guarding eunuch because she was too poor, and the guarding eunuch sent her daughter to auditions.
The three girls were sent to Haoshan Garden, and the imperial concubine introduced them: "All three of them are well-educated and have dignified character. They are equal to each other."
Zhu Houzhao casually looked at the information and found that Mrs. Lu was an old and poor daughter, Mrs. Song was the daughter of a wealthy businessman, and Mrs. Zhang was the daughter of a low-level military officer. Out of personal preference, Zhu Houzhao said: "The daughter of Zhang is the best."
It was decided that Zhang would be the crown prince and the other two girls would be concubines.
When an emperor or a prince gets married, they still have to follow the six rites, but they don't have to welcome the bride. They also have to send betrothal gifts, ask for fortune by divination, choose a date, etc. After completing this set of procedures, Zhu Houzhao is probably dead.
Therefore, the prince was not in a hurry to get married. Zhu Houzhao just wanted to see what his daughter-in-law looked like.
The three prospective daughters-in-law were all given seats, but they sat there at a loss.
Zhu Houzhao said: "Zhen'er's marriage has been decided, but Zhen'er's marriage has not been decided. Have you chosen a good family?"
The imperial concubine thought for a while and said, "Wang Su is quite suitable."
Zhu Houzhao was obviously taken aback and asked: "Wang Erlang's second son? I heard that at a young age, he has already passed the examination as a scholar, and is better than his brother Wang Ce in reading. With such a talented person, he will definitely be a Jinshi in the future, how can he be willing to be the Prince Consort?
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The imperial concubine said: "He is willing. Hu'er and Wang Su are good friends. He once told Hu'er personally that he was willing to give up his fame and take the princess as his wife."
Zhu Houzhao suddenly became happy: "He is an infatuated person who knows the root of the situation. Zhen'er will not be wronged if he marries him. So he asked Wang Su to be the consort. Regardless of whether Erlang is willing or not, I will decide on this consort!"
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Huang E didn't know that his son would be the prince-in-law. He only knew that his husband had brought back a son from the battlefield.
The son's name was Ma Fang. He was only thirteen years old and was taken captive to Ordos as a slave for five years.
When Wang Yuan was raiding the remnants of Ordos, Ma Fang took the opportunity to seize horses and kill people. He also snatched bows and arrows from Mongolian herdsmen, shooting several people to death one after another, and asked to join the army to serve the imperial court.
Seeing that he was young, the sergeants refused to accept him. Ma Fang went to Dongsheng Youwei City and knelt in front of Wang Yuan who was burning down the Babai Room: "Young Ma Fang, please take the general under your wing. From now on, you will follow the general to kill the Mongols!"
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Can you ride a horse and draw a bow?"
"Yes," Ma Fang said, "I am a riding slave. Since last year, I have been riding poor horses to herd sheep for the Mongols. I can also shoot arrows and make my own clay bows, which I practice secretly. Just a few days ago, I took advantage of the chaos.
Seize the bows and arrows and shoot six Mongolians to death one after another!"
Wang Yuan asked: "How old are you?"
Ma Fang said: "Thirteen years old."
Wang Yuan asked again: "Do you know who I am?"
Ma Fang shook his head: "I don't know, but you must be a general."
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "If you want to kill the Mongols, you can. Come back with me to study first."
In this way, Wang Yuan adopted an adopted son.
Ma Fang in history is even more legendary. When he was eight years old, his whole village was destroyed and he was separated from his parents. He was robbed and made a slave by the Mongols. He secretly practiced riding and archery. When he met Anda Khan, he converted Han slaves into civilians.
Fang then joined the Mongolian army.
Anda Khan was hunting and suddenly encountered Mongolia. Everyone fled. Ma Fang shot an arrow to kill the tiger on the spot. Anda Khan appreciated his bravery and gave him a BMW and a good bow, and promoted him to be his personal guard.
Following Anda Khan in his southern and northern campaigns for several years, Ma Fang was continuously promoted in Mongolia and knew all the Mongolian ministries well.
However, taking advantage of Anda Khan's attack on the border, Ma Fang stole his horse and fled to the Datong military camp overnight. After that, he followed Zhou Shangwen into the army. He suffered dozens of wounds in hundreds of battles, but he always used less to hit more, and every battle was sure to be a victory.
, a total of dozens of Mongolian leaders were captured and killed. There was a praise in Jiajing saying that he was "not as brave as Ma Fang", and the Mongols called him "Ma Taishi".
Historically, the reason why Anda Khan "paid tribute from Anda" and was willing to sworn brothers with the Ming Emperor was that the core turning point was Ma Fang's defection to the Ming Dynasty.
Before Ma Fang defected, although the Ming Dynasty border troops often "searched for traps", they were only small units operating. Ma Fang often led large groups of cavalry directly into the Hetao area, attacking small Mongolian tribes and burning Mongolian pastures.
, and sometimes even attacked the main Mongolian forces. Under his influence, Zhao Ke, the commander-in-chief of Yansui, and Jiang Yingxiong, the commander-in-chief of Datong, often led large armies northward.
When the Mongols attacked Datong, Yansui Town did not rescue them, but led their troops into the Hetao. On the contrary, when the Mongols attacked Yansui, Datong Town did not rescue them, but directly led their troops into the Hetao.
After several times in a row, Dayan Khan's hometown was raided in various ways, and he no longer dared to go south on a large scale.
Historically, Ma Fang and his eldest son Ma Dong were the commander-in-chief and the commander-in-chief of the rear army, and the other sons were all commanders-in-chief. They all commanded the same knowledge. The second son Ma Lin was the commander-in-chief of Liaodong in the Battle of Sarhu. That battle won
It's a complete mess.
Now Ma Fang is brought home by Wang Yuan to learn and practice with his other sons.
He didn't pay much attention to the cultural classes, but he was active in playing with knives and guns. He also pestered Song Ling'er's dowry bodyguards to ask for a horse.
In the martial arts arena, the children of the Wang family were practicing archery, and Song Ling'er was holding a riding whip to personally supervise.
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"Snapped!"
Seven-year-old Wang Ji was distracted and was whipped instantly.
Wang Su was actually distracted. He had no interest in practicing martial arts and thought it was a waste of time. It would be better to read more books and do more experiments.
However, after years of practice, Wang Su is considered to be both civil and military, and he can also kill people with a knife at critical moments.
Only Ma Fang is the most serious. This kind of life is not easy to come by, and he wishes he could live one day as two days. Even in the cultural classes that he doesn't like, Ma Fang is also working hard to overcome them, but unfortunately his foundation is too poor to keep up.
Suddenly, Huang E came to the martial arts arena and said to Wang Su: "Su'er, come here."
Wang Su immediately put down his bow and arrow and ran over with a smile.
Huang E asked: "Do you like the princess?"
Wang Su blushed, lowered her head and said nothing, which was considered acquiescence.
Huang E said: "The clan government has sent someone here, do you really want to be the consort?"
Wang Su replied: "My father does not object, but my mother makes the decision."
"You, father and son, are both willing. What can I do?" Huang E was so angry that he turned around and left.
The tuba has been worn out by practice, but luckily I still have the trumpet.
Huang E was too lazy to talk to his eldest son anymore and hurried back to teach his younger son Wang Zheng, who was only three years old, how to read.