Jinyi champion

Chapter 557
Zhu Hao only needs to show a wise and safe attitude in front of Yang Shen.

Didn't it mean that when I entered the Hanlin Academy, I had to obey your orders in everything, but now you want me to rob the emperor for a woman?

It is clearly the use of Hongguoguo...

Why should I obey orders?
Besides, when did I say I would join you?

I never made a statement, I just said that I don't want to cause trouble, okay?
Seeing that Zhu Hao didn't have much interest in marrying the Sun family, Yang Shen didn't mention it for now, but Zhu Hao clearly felt that Yang Shen seemed to be quite persistent about it.

Empress Dowager Jiang issued a decree in the name of "Birth Mother Empress Dowager", saying that she wanted to choose a queen for her son, and then Empress Dowager Zhang officially issued the "Decree of Empress Dowager Mother and Empress Dowager", and she also wanted to choose a queen and concubine for Zhu Si. A dispute arose over the major issues of life.

This is obviously what Yang Tinghe meant.

Why do we have to bow our heads and obey orders from your Queen Mother Jiang?

If you really want to do what you ordered, does it mean that we have admitted that you are now the Empress Dowager?Now that your son is still your son, you have the right to choose a daughter-in-law for him?

Where did you put Empress Dowager Zhang?
On the contrary, the situation of Empress Dowager Zhang's Yizhi is completely different. When we make arrangements, we listen to the Empress Dowager's words, which is the "mother queen" in the emperor's jurisprudence.

In this way, it is justified!
But the consequence of doing so was to completely offend the Queen Mother Jiang.

It is unrealistic to ask Empress Dowager Jiang to compete with Empress Dowager Zhang, judging from the current situation.

After all, the Empress Dowager Jiang's ability to enter the palace was all due to her son's "messing around" and forcing the ministers to give in. As a result, the emperor's relatives, nobles, civil servants and military generals basically stood on the side of the Empress Dowager Zhang.

Why do you, Queen Mother Jiang, affirm legitimacy in the name of arranging a big wedding for your son?You must know that your son has already passed away, so he is no longer your son, okay?
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The emperor's wedding, the etiquette is very complicated.

The audition alone will take three to five months. Even if it starts now, it will take until the end of the year for the girls of the right age selected from all over the country to be sent to the capital for the second round of selection.

Therefore, it is said that the emperor's big wedding in the dynasty usually starts to prepare after he ascends the throne, and the grand ceremony can only be held after a lapse of nine months to one year.

The process is extremely cumbersome!

Such was the case with Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Si and Zhu Houzhao's common father in law, that is, Emperor Hongzhi Zhu Youtang, completed their wedding during the period of the crown prince. Although it took place in the same year as the enthronement, there were differences before and after, which gave Emperor Hongzhi enough In the end, only Empress Dowager Zhang was left alone, and the husband and wife respected each other as guests from then on.

Women who participate in the audition have certain conditions and restrictions.

The net worth is clean, the best is the daughter of a scholar, and a small family is fine, but generally if you want to stand out from the local selection, the family must have a little bit of fame, or a wealthy family. After all, you want the local officials and sent to the local selection The eunuch agreed, why do you have to take care of it a little bit, wear patched and dirty clothes to participate in the second round of selection in the capital, don't you think it's shabby?
Furthermore, these selected families usually have a big family and a big business, and they feel that sacrificing a daughter is not a big loss. Anyway, it is not the same as who is splashed by a married woman?
Maybe participating in the selection can be lucky enough to break out of the encirclement, and suddenly become the mother of the world?Sending your daughter to choose queens and concubines, even if you can't choose to stay in the palace as a maid, you will save the dowry money for the family!
As for being sensible, not wanting to sacrifice the happiness of your daughter, it doesn't exist for most people in this era.

The most important thing in farming civilization is to ensure the reproduction and survival of the entire family. The interests of the family are above all else. Incidents of drowning female infants have been repeatedly banned all over the country. I want the whole society to pay attention to the lifelong happiness of women who cannot produce much value. ?This is as inconceivable as if civilized people forcibly demanded that savages who drank blood should not eat raw meat.

The improvement of women's status is due to the mandatory requirements of the law. It is more due to the fact that women can create huge value with the advancement of science and technology and social development, so as to gradually move towards equality in status between men and women.

The economic base determines the superstructure, women's independence comes from economic independence, otherwise everything is empty talk.

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The sixth day of August.

Zhu Niang's family finally came to the capital after a long journey.

That day Zhu Hao asked for a day off, and took Yu San and others to greet him outside the city just after Chen Shi in the morning. It was not until almost noon that Zhu Niang's boat passed the water gate of the east canal, and Zhu Hao stood on the pier Long Yuan waved his hand.

The boat docked, and Zhu Niang, who was standing at the bow, was full of joy to see her son who had grown so much taller that she almost couldn't recognize her.

"mother!"

As Zhu Niang disembarked, Zhu Hao greeted her with a smile.

Zhu Niang hugged Zhu Hao into her arms, almost crying with joy.

Aunt Li led little Zhu Ting to get off the boat. The little girl drooped her head and hid behind her mother frequently, obviously a little scared.

Although the two brothers and sisters grew up together, Zhu Hao basically spent his formative years in the Xingwang Mansion. When he was a child, he was busy doing business to improve his family. He often didn’t return home, hiding in workshops and laboratories whenever he had free time. After the age of ten, he was busy taking the imperial examinations, and even neglected to establish a relationship with his younger sister.

"Oh, my little No. [-] Scholar is really a Wenqu star bestowed by the heavens. Let my aunt take a good look at it... No, now that Master Hao is a high-ranking official, do you want to salute you in the future?"

Aunt Li was very proud, she deliberately raised her voice high because she was afraid that others would not know that the young man in front of her was the number one scholar of Ming Dynasty.

But there were too many people on the pier, and Zhu Hao didn't wear an official uniform today, so no one looked this way at all.

"Mother, auntie, let's go back first... I have prepared a house for you in advance, and we will talk about it when we get there." Zhu Hao laughed.

Aunt Li felt a little regretful: "Why don't you pick us up at the pier in the official's clothes?"

Zhu Niang rolled her eyes at Aunt Li: "Xiao Hao obviously wears regular clothes to keep a low profile and not want to cause trouble; besides, there are so many dignitaries in the capital, and Xiao Hao has just become an official, so it's not good to be too ostentatious!"

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The family took two carriages and arrived at the house that Zhu Hao specially prepared for his family.

This is the house that Zhu Hao bought for [-] taels of silver. It is a typical northern courtyard structure with three entrances. It's just for business, and with the background of Jinyiwei, is it illegal to live in a house?
Zhu Hao teased Zhu Ting.

The little girl Zhengde was born in four years, and now she is thirteen years old. After getting along with Zhu Hao for a long time, she gradually became familiar, and she kept calling "brother" while pulling Zhu Hao's arm.

Entering the yard, Aunt Li looked around, her face full of excitement.

"Although it's not as big as our Anlu's house, I always feel that this place is more grand." Aunt Li said.

Zhu Hao took out the contract of the house, handed it to Zhu Niang, and said, "The house is okay, although there are no fancy things like rockery, lakes and pavilions, but it has everything you should have. I bought it for [-] taels , the renovation and addition of furniture cost another six hundred taels..."

"what!?"

Zhu Niang was dumbfounded: "Didn't that cost a total of two thousand taels? We have a small family, so we can just find a place to live, and there is no need to spend so much."

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "Our family is not short of money now, why treat yourself badly? This money is nothing."

Zhu Niang suddenly became worried: "If your grandmother finds out..."

It really is a pot that cannot be opened without mentioning.

After the Zhu family moved back to the capital from Anlu, it can be said that the family fortune fell rapidly.

Originally, the old lady of the Zhu family wanted to use her relationship to provide Zhu Wanhong with some convenience, but later, thanks to Zhu Wanhong's help, the whole family of the Zhu family did not fall to the point of living on the streets.

The Zhu family also tried to start a workshop and shop business in the capital, but firstly, the capital was low, and secondly, no one could manage the family business. Even the only housekeeper Liu who could support the edge was driven away by the Zhu family. unknown.

Thirdly, and most importantly, the capital is not suitable for outsiders to do business.

In the land of the capital, there are many shops, and the shopkeepers in it can pick one at random. They are all nobles from the old department hall or the governor's mansion, or the family members of the eunuch in the palace. A group of evil slaves can make trouble in the street. With a strong background, it is difficult to do business in the capital.

"Master Hao, put on your official uniform quickly, let us have a look... Auntie just wants to see you in official uniform." Aunt Li said happily after seeing her room and going to the yard outside.

Zhu Hao shook his head: "The official uniform is not here."

Zhu Niang was a little strange and asked, "Do you usually live here?"

"Mother, it's like this. I usually have to go to work in the Hanlin Academy, and I also have to shoulder other things. I won't have too many when I come back, but I will try my best to take time to go home and have dinner with you... Right now My daily necessities are stored elsewhere." Zhu Hao explained patiently.

Zhu Niang knows that her son is doing great things now, and to her, as long as her son is promising, it doesn't matter whether they live together or not.

"By the way, mother, the houses on the left and right sides of the gate also belong to our family, but they are separated from this side... I asked Yu San to prepare some people to protect the house..." Zhu Hao said.

Zhu Niang asked puzzledly: "Are you afraid that your grandmother will come to trouble us?"

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "Mother, time has changed, and now it is not grandma who has to worry, but others... Let me tell you this, I came with me just now, and now the people who are still guarding the door are all Jinyiwei people." ..."

Aunt Li leaned over and asked, "Jinyiwei? I remember that our Zhu family is Jinyiwei. It seems nothing special?"

Zhu Niang vaguely felt that the matter was a bit serious, and asked, "Why are there Jin Yiwei for personal protection?"

"Mother, I am the person His Majesty trusts the most. Your Majesty wants to protect my safety..." Zhu Hao showed a childlike complacent expression, showing that he was really promising in front of his family.

Aunt Li asked: "Your Majesty, the emperor, the King Xiaoxing back then?"

After being glared at by Zhu Niang, Aunt Li took two steps back and stopped talking.

"Then be careful."

Zhu Niang's concern for Zhu Hao is beyond words.

Zhu Hao said: "Mother, I'm fine now, I'm helping His Majesty, and I've got a formal official position in the Imperial Academy. In the past two years, Yang Ge has been in power, and I don't have much room to display my political ambitions. Wait for two years... There is a bright future in the court. I will definitely win a better order for my mother."

"This... don't think so much, it's true to be an official and assist the emperor well..."

Zhu Niang had a look of comfort on her face.

Zhu Hao nodded: "I saw Xiaobai coming together, where is Xiaoyuan?"

Zhu Niang shook her head: "Xiaoyuan asked her family to take her back. Her parents were worried, and said that it would take a year or two to wait until the place stabilized before sending it back."

(End of this chapter)