Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 585 The Most Ruthless Imperial Family
"Sister, are you satisfied with seeing that Mr. Hou today?"

Under the clear moonlight, the two princesses strolled side by side in the small garden in the backyard. The accompanying maids and eunuchs were all driven away so that the two princesses could talk about themselves.At this time, the fourth princess Zhu Yao was blinking her eyes, trying to test her sister's intentions.

The third princess and the fourth princess are two, one is fifteen and the other is thirteen. Needless to say, the big one is just beginning to fall in love, while the young one has just touched the threshold and seems to understand the relationship between men and women.

Different from the Han and Tang dynasties, the princesses of the Ming Dynasty were extremely restricted, and there were so many targeted rules and regulations that it could be written into a book. This is also yesterday's homage to the late emperor, and it took four important ministers to argue for two hours The root of the long time.

In history, there was a well-known literati in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, who lived in seclusion for 18 years, wrote books, and reminisced about the Ming Dynasty.

He said in his book, "This dynasty is farther than the previous dynasties", meaning that the Ming Dynasty was better than the Han, Tang, Song, and Yuan Dynasties. There are many people who say this, but he is different from talking in general terms, but directly exemplifies it.

So he cited 24 reasons, such as "princess dare not kill without authorization, important ministers are not allowed to appoint subordinates, civil and military officials are not allowed to coerce prostitutes... the inner court is not allowed to be monopolistic, mothers and queens are not called officials, and honor and relatives are not allowed to interfere in politics" and so on.

However, what may surprise future generations is that he ranked first, and it was not "the emperor himself guards the gate"-that is, the emperor who is talked about guarding the gate of the country.

what is that?It is "a widowed princess will no longer choose a son-in-law".That is, the princess will no longer marry.

As we all know, the princesses of the Han and Tang Dynasties, especially the princesses of the Tang Dynasty, were bold and unrestrained.Don't say that the husband will remarry after death, even if he is not dead, he can still have fun with the monks outside.

But the princesses of the Ming Dynasty were different, it was a tragedy.Looking through "Ming Shilu", there are not a few words about princesses. After reading "Ming History: Princess Biography", I found that although the princesses of the Ming Dynasty entered the official history, there were basically no specific deeds to record.What is great is such simple things as whose daughter will marry whom and when she will die.

Not to mention the legendary ambitions of Princess Taiping and Princess Anle who are involved in politics and even want to be a queen.If you read more than a hundred words in "The Princess's Biography", don't think too much about it. The main page here must be her husband's son-in-law.

For example, Zhu Yuanzhang's daughter, Princess Ningguo, "married Mei Yin in the 11th year of Hongwu."In the ninth year of Xuande, the princess died at the age of 71 and was a widow for 29 years.Princess Deqing of Emperor Xianzong Zhu Jianshen of the Ming Dynasty married Lin Yue in the ninth year of Hongzhi.

Now you know why, as long as there are chaste women and martyrs in a certain place in the Ming Dynasty, the magistrates will report to the emperor, and the emperor will separately decree to build a chastity memorial archway, right?
The princess is so strict, let alone the folks?So Gao Yushi has always been very thankful that he traveled to the Ming Dynasty as a man. If he crossed over as a woman, the Ming Dynasty must not be a good coordinate.

Of course, the princesses of the Tang Dynasty were also disliked by the aristocratic families at that time, and they were even criticized as worthless in the Ming Dynasty, so think about it, women should try not to time travel, the present is the best era.

The third princess and the fourth princess also grew up in various rules. In the past ten years of life, the most "legendary" is the two times when they sneaked out of the palace with the emperor's brother and met Gao Wushi. That chance meeting in the Buddhist temple can't be counted, because after all, there was a purpose for that time, and it was just a temporary accident.

If you have to add that time, then the three "legends" of the two princesses have actually involved high-level practicality. This is really a big impact on the two princesses who have never seen a man a few times since they were born. small.

Hearing what my sister said, the third princess hesitated for a moment, then sighed softly: "Young Master Hou...seems quite upright."

Honesty is of course a good word, so the fourth princess laughed happily and said, "Then congratulations, sister."

The third princess forced a smile, but stopped talking.

Seeing her sister like this, the fourth princess rolled her eyes, and tentatively asked: "Sister, do you think Gao Xiuzhuan is better than Young Master Hou?"

The third princess was taken aback, quickly covered her sister's mouth, looked around, and warned, "Yao! Don't talk nonsense, are you going to kill my sister?"

The fourth princess Zhu Yaoyu quickly pulled away her sister's hand, and looked around cautiously. Seeing that there was no one around, she reassured and said boldly, "What did my sister say? How could I want to kill my sister?"

She lowered her voice and whispered: "But compared with Gao Xiuzhuan, Mr. Hou is indeed... well, it is indeed worse."

The third princess opened her mouth, hesitated to speak, and finally just sighed: "It is said in the book that choosing a husband and son-in-law may not necessarily be those who are talented and talented, but the one who can live the most stable life in the future is the woman." A good place to stay."

The fourth princess twitched her lips: "I suspect that these book writers are all fools, or they are just talking nonsense with their eyes open."

The third princess frowned and said, "How do you talk?"

The fourth princess said unconvinced: "Just speak from the heart!" She shook her cherry lips, stared into her sister's eyes, and asked, "Sister, let's not tell those stories in the book, let me ask you, if Gao Xiu wrote If you could choose both Mr. Hou and Mr. Hou, who would you choose?"

The third princess smiled bitterly and said: "This is impossible at first, what's the use of saying it? Yao, can't you see from the emperor's usual words and actions that he has great trust and expectations for Gao Xiuzhuan? Gao Didn’t Brother Huang mention those things about Xiuzhuan’s past to us in his usual chats? Otherwise, how could I have said those things when I met Gao Xiuzhuan at the Buddhist temple? I... I’m just a little curious about him, I want to see Let's see how great he is, let the emperor never forget, and think of him when talking about everything."

The fourth princess smiled and said: "Of course Gao Xiu's writing is amazing. The six poems are the number one scholar in the world! Otherwise, why would the emperor give him that poem, 'The Legend of the Dragon and the Tiger Sing the Gold List, and the Wind and Cloud Gathering is the Jade Crown. For 200 years The real leader, I am Wenqu Luoshu Dan', isn't the emperor usually very confident in his literary talent, but as long as Gao Xiuzhuan is mentioned, his appearance... tsk tsk."

The third princess was even more depressed when she heard it, and said: "Yes, but because of this, Gao Xiuzhuan will definitely have a future in the forbidden house to serve him, and he will never become an in-law with the Tian family."

Seeing that her elder sister's complexion was getting worse and worse, the fourth princess couldn't help feeling a little distressed, but she didn't dare to complain about this damned ancestral system, so she could only persuade: "Brother Huang has always been very kind to younger brothers and sisters, maybe in the future he will put How about changing this ancestral system?"

The third princess shook her head and said, "Impossible."

"Why is it impossible?" The fourth princess pouted, "I think this rule..."

"Shut up!" The third princess turned serious: "Yao, don't say it." She wanted to teach her sister a few words, but she couldn't say anything, so she had to tell her not to say any more.

Seeing her elder sister's appearance, the fourth princess also sighed, and said, "I know, elder sister. Just like Mrs. Huarui said, poor women always suffer bad lives, especially the ruthless emperor's family."

(End of this chapter)