Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 711 Abolition of the draft girl system

As the saying goes, it is better to know a husband than to be a wife, and the reverse is also true.

Although there were not many words during the meal, Zhu Youjian still keenly noticed that Zhou Hou seemed to have something to say. Now that the children have left, Zhu Youjian smiled and said asked.

"I have something to discuss with my husband, but it's not an important matter. Let's talk about it after my husband has eaten."

Zhou Hou reached out and took an exquisite jade bowl in front of Zhu Youjian, picked up a silver spoon and scooped up half a bowl of sweet and sour soup and handed it over. Zhu Youjian took it with a smile, scooped it up with a silver spoon and delivered it to in the mouth.

He loved desserts in his later life, and he brought this habit with him when he came to Daming. Every time he finished eating, he had to eat some desserts, otherwise he would always feel like he was not full.

After a while, Zhu Youjian finished his meal, and the nanny carried Brother Shui to the sleeping hall. Zhu Youjian and Zhou Hou got up and sat down on the brocade couch in the front hall. Zijuan brought two cups of hot tea and put them beside them. On the low table on the side, Zhu Youjian took a few sips from the white porcelain inlaid teacup and put it back on the low table. He smiled and said, "Is it beneficial for the empress to practice Baduanjin these days?

The combination of Wuqinxi and Tunashu is indeed infinitely mysterious. After practicing for half a year, I feel that my energy and spirit are much stronger than before.

Although the movements of Ba Duan Jin are simple, there will be magical effects if you persevere. The queen should not slack off. "

"The concubine is practicing.

These Ba Duan Jin are exactly as the emperor said, every time after practicing, the concubine feels a lot lighter, and the feeling of fatigue before is gone.

The concubine asked the emperor's sister-in-law, and she also said the same thing, and felt that her bones were much stronger.

After you get used to this practice, not practicing for a day is like losing something. According to this posture, there is no need for a female doctor to come to our palace!
If you say that the husband is still powerful, he can think of such a wonderful method while worrying about state affairs, and the concubine's status is all stained! "

Hearing the concern in Zhu Youjian's words, Zhou Hou hurriedly described his experience after practicing Baduanjin, and praised Zhu Youjian at the end.

"The reason why people get sick is because the meridians and blood vessels in the body are blocked. Especially for people who eat well and eat well but don't consume them, some of the meridians will be blocked over time. As long as they are active regularly, the meridians of the whole body will be unblocked. disease.

The queen can often go to Ciqing Palace when she has nothing to do, but the emperor's sister-in-law is a bit lonely by herself, and spending more time with her will prevent the emperor's wife from being too lonely. "

Zhang Yan is only in her 30s now, which is the golden age for women in later generations, but due to her limited status, she has been a widow for more than ten years at a young age, and her good years are wasted in this deep palace compound , Zhu Youjian also sympathized with her very much, but he couldn't think of a solution.

"What my husband said is that my concubine and concubine Yuan often go to Ciqing Palace to accompany the emperor's wife, and Kunxing also goes there from time to time, so the Ciqing Palace is not too deserted.

Speaking of this, the concubine has an idea, I don't know if the husband will blame the concubine. "

After Zhou Hou followed up with Zhu Youjian's words, he said a few more words, and took advantage of the situation to express Zhang Yan's idea. At the end, he had an idea and added: "If there are more concubines in the harem, the emperor will have many heirs in the future. It happened that one of the daughters was chosen as the heir to the emperor's wife, and she was recognized as the eldest mother.

The concubine felt that if there were more gadgets around her, the Ciqing Palace would be more popular, and the sister-in-law would no longer feel deserted.

What does your husband think? "

After hearing Zhou Hou's speech, Zhu Youjian realized that his wife was planning to let him find more women. Could it be that the organization failed to pay benefits?

Until now, Zhu Youjian didn't know that after Zhou Hou, it was because he was afraid that the beauties from Tian Hongyu's mansion would suppress these old women in one fell swoop after they entered the palace, so he and Zhang Yan came up with the idea Such an idea.

He simply thought that Empress Zhou was too virtuous and reasonable.

However, Zhu Youjian knew in his heart that Daming's draft system was too disturbing to the people, and if it was not operated properly, it would arouse complaints from the people and affect the image of Tianjia.

Because there are too many families involved in the process of drafting girls.

As long as the imperial decree of the draft comes out of the palace, all girls between the ages of 13 and 15 and the age of Ji will stop marrying, and wait for the eunuchs sent by the palace to come and choose, and finally [-] girls will be selected from all over the country to accompany the eunuchs. capital.

The selection process was extremely long and costly, and was mixed with various shady and dirty things. Many eunuchs took advantage of the situation to bully others, and even falsely preached imperial edicts, making the place a mess.

During the Longqing period, there was a big joke because of the draft.

An eunuch named Zhang Jinchao falsely passed on the imperial decree, and privately changed the audition to the selection of concubines, and created a big event in Huguang, like the audition of later generations. In just half a month, he defrauded more than [-] taels of silver. Later, Emperor Longqing ordered his court staff to be killed.

Because the draft and concubine selection are completely different.

Drafting does not mean that your daughter will be seen or favored by the emperor when she enters the palace, but choosing a concubine is to find a woman for the emperor directly. If she becomes the emperor's concubine, her family will immediately become prosperous and follow her. This is Zhang Jinchao's success reason.

Although Zhu Youjian also likes female sex, he is not the kind of high-level animal whose fifth limb is ready to move after seeing a beauty. He still likes the kind of beauty who has certain qualities that he likes, and he himself is not interested in this kind of beauty. Scale disruptors are extremely exclusive.

"The queen is concerned.

However, I have planned for a long time. From now on, all drafts will be banned. Starting from the crown prince, the emperor of Ming Dynasty will only select concubines, not females, and the scale should be as small as possible. The regions will be mainly Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shandong, and other provinces should not be allowed. involve.

This time, since it was proposed by the empress, let this be the standard. The people selected by the palace to go to the capital should also be honest and trustworthy. Don't let some greedy people take the opportunity to claim the place and ruin the reputation of my family. ! "

Now both inside and outside the Ming Dynasty are in a period of steady rise. With most people’s food and clothing problems solved, it’s not a bad idea to choose a concubine. This move, as Zhou Hou said, can play a role in stabilizing people’s hearts.

As the saying goes, full of warmth and desire for silver.

Wars and famines have been basically eliminated, and ordinary people still make arrangements for their sons to marry wives, have children, and reproduce. Since he is the emperor, there is nothing wrong with having more women.

What's more, what Zhou Hou said made sense. When the selected concubines gave birth to a daughter in the future, they would pick one and send it to the Ciqing Palace for Zhang Yan to raise. I believe this move would greatly comfort Zhang Yan's lonely heart.

(End of this chapter)