The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

Chapter 282 Everyone in the Chang family is a drama queen

Election [-] was held as scheduled.

Empress Dowager Zhang will select three women from the 95 candidates who have been promoted to concubine to participate in the final step after the election, "official appointment".

The wide courtyard in front of Cining Palace.

Queen Mother Zhang began to select women for questioning.Liu Xiaoyan and Chang Tian are still by her side.

There are 95 people and it is impossible for everyone to ask questions.Those who were not selected by Empress Dowager Zhang for questioning would naturally not be able to pass the three selection tests and would have no chance of qualifying for the imperial examination.

Empress Dowager Zhang seemed to be interested in examining Xia Dongyue's character. She kept asking questions from noon to noon, without mentioning Xia Dongyue's name.

Among the women who have been questioned, there are two women that Queen Mother Zhang likes quite a lot.

One is named Wu Cuiyun and the other is named Shen Bi.

The selection of three has come to an end.Empress Dowager Zhang deliberately said loudly: "Liu Jin, the Wu family and the Shen family are in line with the Ai family's wishes, so they should be included in the list and participate in the imperial appointment!"

When saying this, Queen Mother Zhang looked at Xia Dongyue.See if Xia Dongyue looks anxious.

The new mother of the Ming Dynasty must have a character that remains unchanged even before the collapse of Mount Tai, in order to be worthy of a mother who will honor the world.

There is only one spot left.Many of the women who participated in the selection had anxious and disappointed looks on their faces.

Liu Xiaoyan warned her to spend summer and winter months in advance.No matter what happens when you choose three, your expression must remain dignified.

Queen Mother Zhang was secretly happy when she saw that Xia Dongyue was neither anxious nor panicked.She stretched out her hand and pointed at Xia Dongyue: "Come forward and answer."

Liu Jin glanced at the roster and said loudly: "Xia Dongyue, a woman from Daxing County, North Zhili, came forward to reply!"

Xia Dongyue walked lightly to the Queen Mother Zhang, knelt down and kowtowed: "Xia Dongyue, a commoner girl, has met the Queen Mother."

Today, Xia Dongyue heard what Liu Xiaoyan said and was wearing a narrow-sleeved coat and skirt, revealing the sandalwood beads on her hands.

This really aroused the idea of ​​Queen Mother Zhang: "Do you believe in Buddhism?"

Xia Dongyue replied: "Back to the Queen Mother, after going through many tribulations, she suddenly became enlightened. The Buddha Dharma is boundless, and her heart is filled with joy. When she chants the Buddha's name, she awakens to the blooming lotus, lets go of her attachments, and lets herself be at ease. A common girl has believed in Buddhism since she was six years old."

Xia Dongyue's words made Empress Dowager Zhang smile with joy: "You understand this Buddhist principle, no wonder you are not surprised when you choose three today! Yes, Buddhism says that everything should be done according to fate. Whether you choose three or choose after, you can't force it, everything must be done according to fate. "

"But you said you believed in Buddhism at the age of six? The Ai family doesn't believe it."

Xia Dongyue began to tell stories to Queen Mother Zhang.This story was taught to her by Liu Xiaoyan five days ago.

Xia Dongyue said: "Queen Mother, before the age of six, the daughter of the common people often fell ill. She often had dry cough, diarrhea, and had a sallow face and thin skin. Neighbors said that the daughter of the common people may not live long."

"In the spring when she was six years old, her parents went to work in the fields and left her at home. Her parents left a piece of bread for her lunch."

Queen Mother Zhang interrupted Xia Dongyue: "Wait a minute, isn't your family a gentry from Daxing County? Why are you still farming in the fields yourself?"

Xia Dongyue answered: "The Xia family has ancestral traditions. Farming and reading are the foundation of the Xia family. Although the father of the civilian daughter has hundreds of acres of thin farmland and ten farm laborers, he and his mother still work in the fields every day."

Empress Dowager Zhang praised: "As expected of a diligent, kind and well-educated family. Go on."

Xia Dongyue said: "At noon that day, the girl was about to eat noodles. A dirty old monk came outside the door. The old monk came to beg for alms. He said that he had not polished his teeth all day long."

"Seeing that he was pitiful, the girl gave him the only bread in her hand."

"Strange to say, the old monk put the flour cake into the alms bowl, and then the flour cake disappeared out of thin air! The old monk said to himself, 'The poor monk is lucky to have such a full meal today.'"

Liu Xiaoyan deliberately made a surprised expression on the side: "Huh? He didn't eat it in his mouth, so how can it be considered a full meal? Besides, how could the bread disappear out of thin air after it was put into the bowl?"

Chang Tian sang with his sister-in-law: "Miss Xia, have you ever met the true Buddha?"

Queen Mother Zhang had a pious expression on her face: "Tangtang, don't interrupt, let her continue."

Xia Dongyue said: "When the old monk left, he took out a string of Buddhist beads from his hand. This string of Buddhist beads was very strange, as if it was made of mud. He said to me, I am a destined person, so I took this string of clay Buddhist beads with me. Clay Buddhist beads It will be reborn. The so-called rebirth is to emit golden light."

"The old monk also said that this string of beads will meet two destined people within nine years, and I will be the first. When I meet the second person, I will give this string of beads to him."

Queen Mother Zhang quickly asked: "What happens after you bring the Buddhist beads?"

Xia Dongyue said: "After putting on the beads, the beads suddenly shone with golden light. The mud on the beads fell off and turned into sandalwood."

"Since then, the daughter has stopped coughing, having diarrhea, and her face has stopped turning yellow. When working in the fields with her parents, she can lift ten buckets of water in one breath, effortlessly!"

Queen Mother Zhang was surprised: "Oh! This must be the true Buddha descending to earth! Buddhism pays attention to cause and effect. If you plant good causes, good results will naturally come out."

"Can your string of Buddhist beads be shown to the Aijia?"

Liu Xiaoyan disobeyed etiquette and stood up from her seat and came to Xia Dongyue: "Miss Xia, quickly show the Queen Mother your Buddhist beads."

Xia Dongyue took off the beads and handed them to Liu Xiaoyan.

Liu Xiaoyan clutched the Buddhist beads, turned back to Queen Mother Zhang, knelt down and offered them to her with both hands.

After Queen Mother Zhang picked up the beads, a magical scene happened!

I saw the sandalwood Buddha beads that were just ordinary, but the beads were actually shining with golden light!The golden light disappeared after a moment.

Chang Tian shouted: "Ah! Queen Mother, the Buddhist beads are shining golden! According to Miss Xia, you are the second destined person!"

Xia Dongyue knelt on the ground and cooperated with Chang Tian's acting: "Queen Mother, in the past nine years, countless people have been interested in this string of Buddhist beads and borrowed them to play with. But the beads have never glowed golden."

"If it's what the old monk said, there will be a second destined person within nine years!"

Liu Xiaoyan hurriedly flattered the Queen Mother: "The Queen Mother respects Buddha, respects heaven, and loves the people. This is a blessing sent to you by the true Buddha!"

Xia Dongyue said: "The daughter of the people respectfully asks the Queen Mother to accept this string of Buddhist beads as the old monk said!"

Empress Dowager Zhang wrapped the Buddha beads in her palms and clasped her hands together: "Amitabha. Since the Buddha beads have appeared, please bless the Ming Dynasty for good weather, good health for the people, and stable society."

Empress Dowager Zhang asked Liu Xiaoyan and others to rinse her.

The golden light of Buddha beads is just a trick in the market to deceive people.

Back then, Madam Ninth worked as a broker selling stolen goods in Xiangxi Lane.A liar used this trick to deceive Mrs. Ninth and wanted her to buy sandalwood beads at a high price.

Madam Ninth's kind of spirit naturally saw through the scam.She told the liar that she would pay 50 taels of silver, but what she would buy was not Buddhist beads.It's the secret behind the golden light of Buddhist beads.

The liar took the money and told the truth.It turned out that he had a magical powder on his hand.When the medicinal powder comes into contact with the sandalwood, the sandalwood will reflect sunlight.It looks like it is emitting golden light.

Liu Xiaoyan just left her seat to pick up the beads, and took the opportunity to apply the powder on her hand to the sandalwood beads.

The devout Queen Mother Zhang was completely fooled!
Liu Jin looked on stunned.Of course he knew this was a show.He was surprised: It turned out that it was not just me, Liu Jin, who wanted to control the harem through post-election, but also the Chang family!Otherwise, why would sister-in-law and Tangtang act with this girl Xia to deceive the Queen Mother?
Liu Xiaoyan smiled and said: "It turns out that the Queen Mother was also the destined person chosen by Buddha. No wonder you went through many hardships in the previous dynasty, but you finally became the mother of the country and the emperor."

Liu Xiaoyan's implication is: You see, you are destined to become the late emperor's queen.Xia Dongyue is also destined to be the queen of the Zhengde Dynasty.Otherwise it would be against the wishes of the Buddha.

Chang Feng has good skills, and his skills with women are not bad either.This family is all drama queens!

Empress Dowager Zhang held a Buddhist bead and said, "Amitabha. It seems that the true Buddha has set a marriage for the emperor and Miss Xia."

"Liu Jin, write Miss Xia into the top three list!"

The three candidates to participate in the "imperial appointment" have been determined.

Among the three candidates for queen, Miss Wu and Miss Shen are Liu Jin's people.Xia Dongyue is a person of constant wind.After the three selections were over, Queen Mother Zhang did not let Xia Dongyue leave.Instead, Xia Dongyue was left behind to discuss Buddhism.

After Xia Dongyue had been trained by the Sixth Master Tai Wu for five days, she was able to talk about Buddhism in a clear and logical way.He is simply a little expert in Buddhism.The Queen Mother Zhang was so frightened that she was stunned.

Empress Dowager Zhang made a decision in her heart: the emperor would decide on the final candidate for the queen.If the emperor did not choose Xia Dongyue, the Ai family would use the power of the Queen Mother and force the emperor to make Xia Dongyue their queen.

That evening, Chang Mansion.

Liu Xiaoyan and Chang Tian returned home happily.

Chang Feng asked: "Is it done?"

Liu Xiaoyan replied: "It's done! Thanks to Jiumei's method."

Chang Feng quickly made a silent gesture: "There is no solution. The Queen Mother has a predestined relationship with the Buddha, and this is how the Buddha's light shines!"

Liu Xiaoyan nodded quickly: "Yes, yes."

Chang Feng said: "Xia Dongyue has passed the election and has been appointed. There is no suspense about the appointment of the queen. That's all, I have to concentrate on preparing for the banquet in the mansion tonight."

Liu Xiaoyan asked: "Who are you inviting tonight?"

Chang Feng replied: "Liu Jin, Wang Hua, Wang Shouren."

Liu Xiaoyan reminded Chang Feng: "Tangtang and I put on such a big show in Cining Palace today. I'm afraid Liu Jin will see it."

Chang Feng said: "It doesn't matter, he will know about this sooner or later. If he asks tonight, I will naturally have a way to deal with him."

To put it bluntly, Chang Feng was pimping Liu Jin and Wang Hua in the banquet at Chang Mansion tonight.

Liu Jin wanted Wang Hua to join him.He will keep Wang Hua in the cabinet.

The Wang family has a good relationship with the Chang family.Chang Feng was happy to see the wise minister Wang Hua enter the cabinet.

Wang's mansion.

Wang Hua is writing and splashing ink in the study.He wrote the word "character".

Everyone among the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty prided themselves on having a noble character.There were not many people in the imperial court who were truly noble, and Wang Hua was one of them.

There are three stories and one legend about Wang Hua.

The first story is about returning silver by chance.

When he was six years old, little Wang Hua was playing in the water with his friends by the river.A drunken rich man came to the river to wash his feet. He was so drunk that he dropped a money bag by the river.

Xiao Wanghua picked up the money bag and saw that there was a pile of broken silver inside.

Xiao Wanghua thought to himself that when the uncle sobered up, he would definitely come looking for the money bag.I have to wait for him here.

But here in the wild mountains, what if someone sees me holding a money bag in my hand, bullies me for being young, and takes the money bag away?
Xiao Wanghua was resourceful and figured out a way after a while.He threw the money bag into the water in the shallows along the river and waited for the owner.

Xiao Wanghua sat aside and waited from noon to dark until he finally found the owner.

Xiao Wanghua returned the money bag to Zhao.The owner insisted on giving him one or two of them as a reward.

Xiao Wanghua said with a smile: "Uncle, I haven't even bought a bag of silver from you, why would I still want a couple of silver from you?"

The second story is about the door panel crossing the water.

Before Wang Hua took the provincial examination, he was a famous Confucian scholar of Qiyang generation with high moral character.In order to test his integrity, local students hosted a banquet for Wang Hua in a bookstore on a small island.

This group of unscrupulous students hid two fireworks girls in the library in advance.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.Wang Hua came out of the bookstore and released some water.

When the water was released, the students got on the only boat and left, leaving Wang Hua on the island.

The two fireworks women no longer hid, appeared in front of Wang Hua, and teased him in every possible way.

Just imagine, there is only a young man and two wild women on a small island in the lake.

Who else would be allowed to take off?
But Wang Hua insisted on his inner integrity. Since there was no boat to leave the island, I made a small boat.

He dismantled a door panel, put it in the water as a boat, and used his hands as oars. It took him an hour to row back to the shore.The two fireworks women were so angry that they yelled that he was not a man.

The third story is about asking for a child with a lot of money.

Before Wang Hua went to Beijing to attend the Spring Wei Examination, he stayed in a wealthy man's home.

A rich man has many beautiful concubines but no heirs.

At that time, Wang Hua was already a great talent in Jiangnan.

The rich man had a plan in mind.He asked his most coquettish and wanton concubine to seduce Wang Hua.

If the concubine can conceive a son, there will be two benefits.

As soon as it comes, dragons will give birth to dragons and phoenixes, and the mouse's son will be able to dig holes.A person of great talent will definitely be a smart person when he is born.A rich man will get a smart heir.

Secondly, if a talented person takes part in the examination, he will definitely be able to be named on the apricot list and even be on the gold list.From now on, it is no problem to become a feudal official or a minister.If you raise an illegitimate child for a high-ranking official, the rich man will have a strong backer in the future.

That night, the concubine, who looked like a vixen, came to Wang Hua's bedroom wearing cool clothes.

The concubine seduced Wang Hua.Wang Hua remained unmoved.

The concubine had no choice but to present a note written by the rich man, saying: "This is what the master wants. If I can conceive a child, the master will definitely reward me with a lot of money."

Judges, just think about it.When you were 19 years old, you lived in a rich man's house.The rich man lets his mistress, who looks like Liu Yan, sleep with you.You can still get millions of dollars if you are pregnant.Do you want to do it or not?
Wang Hua took the note and saw that the rich man wrote "Desire to breed in the world" on the note.

Wang Hua took up his pen and wrote five words on the side: "Afraid of God in Heaven"!
After writing, he was tempted by his concubine in every possible way, and Wang Hua remained motionless.Sitting on the chair all night.

What follows is a legend.

After Wang Hua left the rich man's home and went to the capital to take the exam.The rich man had a dream.

There was a Taoist priest in the dream who said that Nantianmen was determining the number one scholar in the world.

The rich man asked the scholar, who is the top scholar today?

The Taoist priest said: "The name of the number one scholar is a secret and must not be revealed. But I can tell you that there is a couplet in front of the list. The first couplet is 'desire to be born in the world' and the second couplet is 'fear the gods in heaven'."

Not long after the rich man finished his dream, news came.Wang Hua took the tribute examination and won the first prize in the palace examination.

These three stories and one legend are enough to explain Wang Hua's character.

Let's get back to the subject and say that Wang Hua finished writing the word "character" in his study.

His son Wang Shouren entered the study: "Dad, it's time to go to the Chang Mansion for a banquet."

Wang Hua said to himself: "When Changfeng treats guests, he must give face. It is absolutely forbidden to seek refuge with the eunuchs."

(End of this chapter)