At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 344
Zhu Qizhen was in such a good mood that he didn't even notice the intriguing smile on King Ning's mouth.

"Very good, I will arrange it according to Qing's family!"

The smile on King Ning's face became brighter, but he said: "Your Majesty, don't take offense. I have something to say. I don't know if I should say it or not..."

Zhu Qizhen was puzzled, and said: "If the Qing family has anything to say, just say it."

"it is this……"

King Ning lowered his voice and said: "What I mean is that since we are going out to play... no, no, it is... Sheng Jia came to the south of the Yangtze River, so naturally he should experience the folk customs here. If there is a big fanfare, the people will not be in awe. It is better to go out on tour in casual clothes, so that you can feel the most authentic folk attitudes."

Zhu Qizhen had this intention, nodded immediately and said: "That's fine, Fan Zhong, you follow me."

Fan Zhong lowered his hands and saluted: "Yes!"

On the side, Yuan Bin became nervous and said, "Your Majesty, please think twice. If you don't send guards to accompany you, in case you encounter some emergencies..."

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said: "There are not so many contingencies, you bring some spies and hide in the crowd, unless it is absolutely necessary, you must not reveal your identity easily, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble."

Yuan Bin could only nod in agreement, and then went down to prepare.

At this time, Huai En hurried forward and said: "Your Majesty, I have brought a few capable men from the East Factory here, why don't you go with Commander Yuan..."

"Okay, Jin Yiwei is enough!"

Zhu Qizhen glanced at him and said, "You also change into casual clothes and come with me."

"The slaves obey the orders!"

What Wynn is most worried about now is that the emperor will leave him alone, because the identity of a eunuch is to serve others. If the emperor doesn't take care of himself in everything, somehow, there will always be a feeling of being abandoned from beginning to end.

Half an hour later, Zhu Qizhen and Ning Wang put on Confucian shirts and scarves, like two young talents going to Beijing for the exam together.

Fan Zhong and Huai En followed behind, pretending to be servants, and the four monarchs and ministers went straight to the Qinhuai River.

Walking halfway, Zhu Qizhen realized that something was wrong.

This place...how come there is a feeling of déjà vu?
All the way to the river, seeing the gorgeous painting, he suddenly thought in his heart, here...been here before!

Turning his head to look at King Ning, he still had a flattering smile on his face, no wonder this guy insisted on going on tour in casual clothes, this damn thing is... a flower boat tour!

This kind of thing really should not be made public, if it gets out and the emperor listens to the music in Goulan in the south of the Yangtze River, those people in the Ministry of Rites will go crazy!

He gave King Ning a meaningful look, and wanted to tell him loudly that I wanted to see the beauty of Jiangnan, not the beauties.

There are so many concubines in the harem, I need to travel more than 2000 miles by train to come here...to listen to music?
This is the Ming Dynasty, not the Qing Dynasty, and a group of crooked melons and jujubes in the harem forced the emperor to have no choice but to run to the south of the Yangtze River one after another.

Although the Qing inherited the Ming system, there was almost a world of difference in the selection of the harem between the two dynasties.

The Ming Dynasty selected court ladies and concubines, paying attention to a commoner origin.

Generally speaking, those who can become queens are women from ordinary people's families.

Of course, the ordinary people here generally refer to the local gentry, and if they are officials, they are mostly low-level officials, or military generals who have no military power at all except for fighting.

The people at the bottom are really not included in the discussion. Just think about it, the poor people have difficulty in eating, and it is good to be able to live. Even if they are a little beautiful, their speech, manners, cultivation and knowledge cannot be compared with the ladies.

For example, the Queen Zhang of the Hongxi Dynasty was the daughter of Commander Zhang Qi.

During the Xuande period, there were two queens. Hu Shanxiang's father was the county magistrate, and Sun Ruowei's father was the chief bookkeeper.

The Empress Qian of Zhu Qizhen, her ancestors were Qian Zheng, a meritorious official of Jingnan, who served as the Deputy Qianhu of Yanshan Guard, and then became the Commander of Jinwu Right Guard. thing.

However, such an official is still unable to enter the power center of Ming Dynasty, at most he is a vulgar general with some skills.

Therefore, when the Empress Dowager Zhang chose her queen, she not only had to consider her appearance, character, etc., but also her family background, and finally decided to be Qian, and presided over the wedding in person.

Qian Gui is based on the father's daughter, until his daughter was elected as the queen, and was promoted to the governor of the central government.

Such a concubine selection system is mainly to limit the excessive expansion of the power of those important ministers.

If the emperor married the prime minister or the daughter of the minister, wouldn't this person cover the sky with one hand?
The harem of the Qing Dynasty is completely different. It is not so much about choosing a concubine as it is about the transaction of power.

When the Manchus entered the customs, because they picked up a big leak, they always felt that the Han people could not tolerate them, so they were on guard everywhere, and even intermarriage between Manchus and Hans was forbidden. However, there were only a few families of the Manchus, so that the emperor chose his wife and There are only a few people to choose, and the influence of these families must also be considered. This one cannot be offended, and the other must be wooed. In the end, they can only be selected from the families of ministers who hold great power.

For example, among Kangxi's four queens, the first was Sony's granddaughter, the second was Eyidu's granddaughter, and the third was Tong Tulai's granddaughter. Only the fourth's family was slightly less powerful, and this was himself The one I picked, and I really liked it, was Emperor Yongzheng's biological mother.

In the Qianlong period, the major families were scrambling to send their daughters to the palace, and Emperor Qianlong had no choice. Therefore, no matter whether they looked good or not, they could only hold their noses and accept them.

Then, there was the famous Emperor Qianlong who went to the south of the Yangtze River six times, and he ran away to see beautiful women!

In the later period of Emperor Guangxu, Empress Longyu was originally his cousin, who was completely controlled by Empress Dowager Cixi and was established as empress.

The main purpose of the old lady Cixi doing this was to monitor Emperor Guangxu. Therefore, Emperor Guangxu treated Longyu as if he was guarding against thieves every day, and the couple had to keep a hundred eyes on each other in their lives.

As for Longyu's appearance, it can only be said to be very ordinary. Emperor Guangxu simply lived in the bedroom of Concubine Zhen every day.

As a result, Longyu was jealous of Concubine Zhen and always wanted to find a reason to kill her. Emperor Guangxu was even more bored with her, but he couldn't beat Lafayette. In the end, Concubine Zhen sank into the well, and the harem became a mess.

However, Zhu Qizhen's harem really has no shortage of beauties, so he said that Song Guxi is like a fairy born, her frown and smile are captivating, even with such a beauty, in front of Queen Qian, she will be admired every minute. The existence of spike.

Generally speaking, there are two main sources of the harem of the Ming Dynasty. One is the selection of beautiful women from all over the country, and the second is the contributions of various vassal states. here.

There is also a special kind, that is, during the war, some good-looking boys and girls will be selected from the defeated captives and sent to the palace.

This is because Daming has a rule that even if a capital crime is committed, unless the crime is heinous and heinous, otherwise, children will not be attacked.

For example, Huai En is the younger brother of Dai Lun, the servant of the Ministry of War. He was imprisoned because of Dai Lun's crime, "...Xuanzong killed Lun, and he was born in the family of Enfu's servant Qing Xiwen. Enfang You was called Xiaohuangmen by the palace. Name Wynn."

These people grew up in the palace, and have long forgotten about their hometown. The most famous one is the later Emperor Hongzhi. His biological mother was Ji from Hezhou, Guangxi. Emperor Hua went to check the accounts and saw that there was such a beautiful woman in the harem, so he didn't leave that night, and then there was Zhu Youtang who had been hiding in the harem for six years...

As for Zhu Qizhen, he didn't have much interest in the beauties in Jiangnan.

When he said to take a walk and take a look, he meant to appreciate the beauty of the south of the Yangtze River and see the lives of the people.

Being an emperor can't stay in the capital all the time, you have to come out, otherwise, you have to rely on memorials to understand everything. If someone deliberately conceals, or even confuses black and white, how can you tell the difference?
However, King Ning would be wrong, thinking that the emperor had other ideas, a man knows everything...

Zhu Qizhen stood in front of the boat, neither advancing nor retreating, it was very embarrassing.

If it's an ordinary person, it's fine, it doesn't hurt to go to drink and listen to music.

However, I am the emperor, and I came here once because Bai Lian had taught me the clues in advance, so I had to hide my identity. It was a last resort to do something extraordinary at an extraordinary time.

Now this situation, is it appropriate...

If you don't go in, you will make others laugh at you, thinking that you... can't do it...

King Ning thought that the emperor couldn't save face because of his status, so he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the inside and outside of this painting boat have been replaced by ministers in advance, and there will be absolutely no news about what happened tonight!"

Zhu Qizhen looked at him helplessly, and thought to himself, I thank you!

At this time, the old bustard who painted the boat came out to meet her, followed by several beautifully dressed girls.

"You two young masters, please come inside!"

While talking, those girls stepped forward, pulling and pulling, forcing Zhu Qizhen to go in.

In this situation, Fan Zhong couldn't stop him, so he just followed slowly and entered the boat together.

Wynn was dumbfounded, and quickly followed in.

King Ning was overjoyed and greeted: "Go and ask Miss Lianxiang to come out and have a drink with my friend!"

The old bustard promised again and again that these two are Gods of Wealth, so they should not be neglected in the slightest.

Not long after, Miss Lianxiang came out with a pipa in her arms. She was wearing a red silk dress, her hair was combed into a double bun, her face had picturesque eyebrows, her lips looked like fat, and her eyes looked like lacquer.

When walking, the waist swings like wicker, carrying a variety of amorous feelings.

"Nujia Lianxiang, I have seen the two sons!"

King Ning laughed, and said: "I have heard for a long time that Miss Lianxiang is the queen of the south of the Yangtze River. Seeing her beautiful face today, she really deserves her reputation!"

Lianxiang put the pipa aside, stepped forward to pour wine for the two, and said softly: "Master, you are absurd, my family is just a romantic woman, today I am honored to have a drink with the two gentlemen, what an honor!"

King Ning reached out to take the wine glass, and tapped lightly on the back of her hand.

Miss Lianxiang looked up, and saw that the man had a smile on his face, but he pouted to the side calmly.

It was just this small action, she already understood that the one who is the main character today.

What is the identity of the one who can make the God of Wealth spend a lot of money?

So, she picked up another glass of wine, held it in front of Zhu Qizhen, and said, "Young Master, you're a good face, aren't you a local?"

Zhu Qizhen took it and replied: "People in the lower capital."

"Judging from the young master's speech and behavior, he must not be an ordinary person. Could it be this year's new Jinshi?"

This is her conversation skill. In this kind of place, fish and dragons are mixed, and they have to receive all kinds of people every day. However, all of them have one characteristic in common, that is, they like to listen to flattery.

However, how to flatter is also a science.

If you come up, you are so powerful, you have a good literary talent, I love you so much, it is false at first glance, it can't be more false, everyone knows that it is just a scene.

It's also flattering. If you do it well, you can get promoted and make a fortune. If you don't do it well, you will only be annoying.

Miss Lianxiang's greatest ability is not the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, nor this face, but she is obviously perfunctory, but it sounds like a real feeling, this is the highest level of flattery.

If it is said that in this kind of dusty place, you can learn from all kinds of teachings and gossip every day, and you can practice it after a long time. However, there are so many singers, but there is only one oiran.

Conversational skills are emotional intelligence and an inborn talent.

Zhu Qizhen is no longer entangled at this time, he is here, let's listen to a song before leaving.

The singing girl is also a citizen of Ming Dynasty, so I just have to see for myself, the most real side of these people.

During the First World War in Nanjing, he saw the so-called "skinny horse" in the small painting boat, and secretly made up his mind to get rid of these dross.

To this day, the rectification of brothels has been going on.

It's just that everything must consider the current historical environment, and it cannot be done overnight.

In the past two years, the imperial court first abolished official prostitutes, and the family members of those criminals were no longer filled into Jiaofangsi and allowed to be trampled upon.

The former women of the Jiaofang Division either paid a severance pay to make a living on their own, or the local officials arranged some legitimate livelihoods suitable for women, such as spinning and weaving workshops, dyeing workshops, embroidery workshops, and so on.

However, the living habits accumulated over the years are not so easy to change.

Some people received severance pay, turned around and went to private brothels, still working in their old profession.

Because they are family members, they don’t leave the gate on weekdays, and they don’t go out the door. Compared with working in a workshop, it’s better to sing ditties and sell a joke in a brothel. It’s comfortable and earns a lot of money.

In this regard, Zhu Qizhen has no good solution. Things have to be done step by step, and there is always a process.

Abolishing the Jiaofang Division is only the first step. There is still a long way to go to ban brothels.

Perhaps in the future, brothels will become like theaters, just for entertainment of listening to music and watching plays, and those divas will transform themselves into singers and actors, relying on their talents for a living instead of their bodies.

Just when he was thinking wildly, he only heard Miss Lianxiang whispering in his ear: "It's such a beautiful day, why is your son so worried?"
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PS: To make a digression, if you are interested in Emperor Hongzhi’s biological mother Ji, you can read the previous book "Da Ming: I want to be a minister of power". It's always a pity that it ended in a hurry...

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