Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 208
"Taifei Li, please sit down."

Zhu Youxiao smiled, looked at Concubine Li who looked suspicious, stretched out his hand and said: "Speaking of which, I feel guilty. I rarely go to the harem since Yuji. I rely on Concubine Li to take care of everything." .”

"It is my duty to share your Majesty's worries."

Concubine Li didn't dare to entrust her to the throne, so she immediately replied: "Your Majesty is the king of a country. He is concerned about the country and the world. He deals with major military and national affairs. Although the affairs in the harem are a bit complicated, they are nothing major."

This is called understanding propriety.

Zhu Youxiao looked approvingly and looked at Mrs. Li inwardly.

Even though Zhu Youxiao had never been to the harem, the concubines in the harem, well, to be precise, were the concubines of the two emperors Wanli and Taichang, and all of them were in awe of Zhu Youxiao, even afraid.

Without him.

The sudden death of Concubine Zheng and Shi Xuan was a great shock to the concubines of Emperor Wanli's line and to the concubines of Emperor Taichang's line.

Of the two masters mentioned above, which one is easier?
It's not easy!
Relying on favor and trust, his status and power are boundless.

But the result?
Didn't they all die suddenly?
But don't underestimate the harem. It seems to be composed of a bunch of women. A fight for favor can cause a lot of troubles. In serious cases, it will also affect the order of the outer court.

Let's not mention anything else for the moment, let's just say that the heir of the Tian family died early and died unexpectedly. Although there was a problem with medical skills, Zhu Youxiao did not believe that it was all due to medical skills.

Mother is more expensive than child.

There are some things involved. If you don't want to fight, you can stay away from the whirlpool.

This is the heart of the people.

This is human nature.

No one is immune to vulgarity.

"Your Majesty, the draft has been decided, and I have selected a group of beautiful girls."

Seeing that the emperor was silent, Concubine Li bowed and said: "Some officials from the Ministry of Rites have said that the harem cannot be left without a master for a day. How to choose and how to make a decision is your Majesty's decision."

When he said this, the eunuchs and eunuchs waiting outside the palace walked in one by one with their heads lowered, holding files and scrolls in their hands.

That's the good thing about being an emperor. No matter what you do, there will always be a group of people around you, and they can help you get it done without you having to worry too much.

Even though Mrs. Li was temporarily in charge of the affairs of the harem, when it came to the draft, the emperor gave up and stayed in Qianqing Palace all day, busy dealing with military and state affairs, without asking anything about the draft. The more this happened, the more careful she was told to be.

It is true that she is a concubine, but she is not a queen mother after all.

The difference of one word makes the difference between heaven and earth.

But what Zhu Youxiao valued most was that Concubine Li was cautious.

Speaking of which, Zhu Youxiao was lucky. Although he was facing a lot of mess, he was not pressured by the Queen Mother or the Queen Mother. Otherwise, the things he did in the early days of his career would not have been possible. To promote it smoothly like this is not only difficult, but at least there will be some bumps in the road.

"Everything is clean, right?"

Zhu Youxiao looked at the files and scrolls on the imperial case. He didn't look at them in a hurry, but looked at Concubine Li.

"All clean."

Concubine Li replied: "The places of origin, origins, family background, paternal and maternal clans of these beautiful ladies have been strictly screened by the officials of the inner court and the outer dynasty, and I have also seen them one by one. The thirty selected beautiful ladies, No problems whatsoever.”

"That's good."

Zhu Youxiao said concisely.

joke.

The emperor wants to conduct a draft, and even select a queen from it. Let’s not talk about how strict the draft system is. Let’s just say that there are many processes to go through. Every process has to be checked by someone. Who really dares to mix sand in it and play tricks? You are not afraid of death, but I am.It's normal to be a little selfish.

After all, whoever enters the harem, whether it is the father's family, the mother's family, or the person recommended, will benefit more or less, it is human nature.

But if anyone has other bad intentions, most likely no one would dare.

Not to mention that after Zhu Youxiao Yuji came to the throne, many things he did were arbitrary and did not follow routines, which made many people unable to figure out his temper.

It is true that the draft is initiated by the central government, but it is also selected from the private sector. It must be selected by local departments. Even if the central government has connections with the local governments, the principle is that it is better to do less than to do more than to understand things that are unclear.

Concubine Li stood quietly. Zhu Youjian, who was standing aside, could see that Concubine Li was nervous, but Zhu Youjian didn't say much else.

After all, the current matter involves the draft and the harem. This is not something he can interrupt.

"Just choose these."

After an unknown amount of time, Zhu Youxiao picked up his ink pen and circled several scrolls. "As for the candidates for the queen, I will decide after I meet them in person."

"Yes."

Although what Zhu Youxiao said was somewhat unruly, Mrs. Li didn't say much else, as long as she could choose one. After all, the harem cannot be left without a master for a day.

The candidate for the queen has been decided early, and she, the concubine, should retire.

Rules are rules.

Ritual is ritual.

It is true that she is the late emperor's concubine, but now that the new emperor has succeeded to the throne and the draft has been held, she should no longer be in charge of the harem.

"When it comes to wedding matters, I have to worry about Mrs. Li a lot."

Zhu Youxiao put down his ink pen, looked at Concubine Li with a smile and said, "I have some state affairs to deal with. Let Concubine Li discuss with Yousi what to do and what date to decide."

"The concubine obeys the order."

Concubine Li bowed.

There are many rules in the emperor's draft. For example, not all the women selected can be included in the harem. And when the emperor gets married, there are even more rules.

Zhu Youxiao had no intention of taking care of the current situation. As long as he could appoint a queen and have concubines, he had been exercising since the beginning of Yuji's ascension to the throne. One was to ensure his own health, and the other was to have more children in the future.

If the emperor has no heirs, that's nonsense.

"Your Majesty, I have one more thing to say."

Concubine Li hesitated for a moment, glanced at Zhu Youjian beside her, and bowed to Zhu Youjian: "After your majesty's wedding, all affairs in the harem will definitely be left to the queen's charge. Although the fifth highness has not yet..."

Even though Mrs. Li's words were very obscure, Zhu Youxiao understood what she meant.

"Concubine Li, there is no need to worry about this."

Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly and said, "I will have my own arrangements then."

"Yes."

Mrs. Li hurriedly replied.

Before Zhu Youjian reached adulthood, Zhu Youxiao would never let him leave his sight. Just kidding, if he really wanted to leave, who knows what kind of monsters and monsters would gather around Zhu Youjian in private? One person's thoughts and ideas , will be affected by external factors. Before he gave birth to an heir, Zhu Youxiao would never allow any hidden dangers to occur!

In the future, when it comes to the education of the royal family, Zhu Youxiao will not listen to the civil servants alone. What should be learned and what should be learned cannot be limited to a certain category. Governing the world is not as simple as imagined.

(End of this chapter)