Ping An Biography

() In June of the 29th year of Jianwen in the second year of Xuande, Yao Ji was canonized as a noble concubine by (Zhu Yunwen), and her son was also named King Yuhuai and named Zhu Wenbiao.

Zhang Ning doesn't like this title very much, it sounds so motherly, but his second brother, Zhu Wengui, who has been imprisoned in Fengyang for more than [-] years, has the title of King Runhuai, and it's not much better, brother There is no reason for his title to sound better than his brother.As for the names, Jianwenjun’s eldest son is Zhu Wenkui, and the second son is Zhu Wengui; Kui should be a kind of star, and Gui and Biao are both a kind of measuring instrument. Jianwenjun’s name means that the eldest son is a star in the sky, and the other sons Supervise and look up?

(Gui: A stereotype for measuring the length of the surface shadow placed horizontally in the direction of the south and the north. Table: The pole and stone pillar standing upright on the flat ground to measure the shadow of the sun.)

However, Zhang Ning and his concubine Yao Ji were given titles before they went to meet Emperor Jianwen, which shows that Emperor Jianwen recognized their status very much.Perhaps, as Zhang Ning speculated, even if Mr. Jianwen can't see the hope of regaining power, he has made some progress. Mr. Jianwen wants to be recognized by future generations so much that he will not give up any possible hope.

Many people who have never masked or made friends sent letters to congratulate Zhang Ning on being king. Although there was no "court" rewarding the royal palace built by imperial edicts, let alone the ceremony of conferring, the so-called fiefdom was also laid down by Zhang Ning's own people with their lives. , but the official title is undoubtedly of great significance, at least it has been publicly recognized within Jianwen Yuchen, rather than just a banner as before.

It happened that Yao Ji's 38th birthday was at the end of June. Although she was not planning to hold a big birthday party, some old ministers and female relatives also sent gifts, and a few even came to congratulate her in person.Maybe the title of imperial concubine is also a great gift from Jianwen Jun, but this title is no longer what it used to be. When Jian Wenjun was still in Nanjing, how many women in the world would do anything for this title, especially when they were dead. Women in the court, including Yao Ji, she didn't even dare to think about it; but now it is just like that, and it doesn't represent too many things.

Among the people who came to celebrate the birthday, a particularly important person was Zhou Lishi, who was the wife of Zhou Mengxiong, a general who followed Emperor Jianwen, and her second daughter, Zhou Niang, who came to Chenzhou with her.

Yao Ji mentioned two things in front of Zhang Ning that day, one was to visit Jian Wenjun, and the second was about marriage.The most important civil servant who followed Emperor Jianwen was Zheng Qia, and Zhou Mengxiong was the only military official; this Zhou Mengxiong was relatively unknown and less famous than the famous generals who fought in the "Battle of Jingnan" back then, but Ping An Shengyong and others General Wen has long since died or been murdered, and the only remaining generals who will never leave Jianwen are Zhou Mengxiong and other unknown people.His reputation is not as good as that of a famous general, but he has been regarded as an important figure among Jianwen Yuchen for more than [-] years.

Yao Ji wanted to win the relationship between their family and Jianwen Yuchen through marriage, and establish Zhang Ning's status in the Zhu family's royal family. After all, Zhang Ning was the adopted son of the Zhang family for more than [-] years, and he didn't intend to manage it, so it was difficult for him to really get people's approval.Because Zhou Mengxiong was in the army a while ago, Yao Ji also heard that his second daughter was a scholar, so she mentioned this matter.

On the other hand, Yao Ji thinks that the Zhang family who adopted her son didn't do their best before and let him be unmarried in his twenties. In her opinion, this kind of thing is the responsibility of the parents.In the Ming Dynasty, there was a decree that when a man was fifteen years old, he would have a child immediately. Zhang Ning was almost twenty-five years old and hadn't started a family yet.In any case, she couldn't let her son become a laughing stock of other families when he was so old.

When she mentioned this matter to Zhang Ning, Zhang Ning did not have any dissatisfaction. This attitude made Yao Ji very satisfied.

To be honest, Zhang Ning felt a little conflicted about marrying a woman he had never met before. Who knew what the other person looked like and what his personality was like?Although the appearance is too superficial, he feels that men and women always have their own aesthetics. If it is not true, there is no way, and no one wants to get along with a type he doesn't like day and night.When he heard that she was Zhou Mengxiong's daughter, he thought of Zhou Mengxiong's beard...

I met Peach Blossom Fairy at the official office, and she also heard about the marriage, she looked very disappointed, and took the time to mutter: "Back then, my late father was also Jianwen Jun's relative's second place."

Zhang Ning didn't know how to respond for a while, so he ignored her.She also said: "Sure enough, it's better for women to stay at home. No matter how powerful you are in public, you won't be recognized by people... Poor Sister Fang has so much affection for you, you didn't even say hello." <Han. Zhang Ning said hurriedly. It is absolutely impossible for a person like <Han to openly marry into the royal family. Even if Emperor Jianwen has been reduced to hiding in a temple in the mountains, the secular rules are still very effective.

He never thought of putting on a refined farce for love, after all, marriage is just like that, just look at it.As a person of birth, the best choice cannot be marriage. Ordinary people are similar, and it continues from ancient to modern.Thinking back to the life hundreds of years later, when there was a blind date experience, the woman would first ask about the income of the job, meet people, and then go to the house to check the material conditions, etc., that's all.

Since Yao Ji said that it would be good to marry Zhou Mengxiong's family, why did she refuse?In the future, if you have a family, you will have the identity of a husband and a father. Those who have a family and a family are more likely to be trusted by people in business.Now he just hopes that Zhou Mengxiong's daughter will not be too ugly. Since she is married, she can't neglect others too much.

"What's so good about Mother Tuesday..." Peach Blossom Fairy seemed more dissatisfied than Zhang Ning himself.

After hearing this, Zhang Ning suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked: "Could it be that you have seen her?"

Peach Blossom Fairy nodded and said: "We met once a few years ago, she was really looking forward to it, she hasn't married yet at this age."

Zhang Ning wanted to use euphemistic words to inquire about her appearance. There was no way he, a young man, always valued a woman's appearance, but after thinking about it, he asked directly: "What does it look like?"

"It's just like that, it's not pleasing to the eye." Peach Blossom Fairy didn't pretend at all, "I just remember that the eyes are not big, and the words are cold and difficult to get along with. After a few years, it may be even uglier. How can a woman get better and better when she grows up?" Pretty, aren't all young ladies beautiful?"

"As long as the facial features are decent, it's fine. When marrying a wife, you should pay attention to character and self-cultivation. Rectification and virtuousness are the first priority, and beauty is second." Zhang Ning couldn't help but said in frustration.

Thinking about saying this sentence from the man's mouth, it is so fake that it can't be more fake.

But fortunately, Zhang Ning is under a lot of pressure now, and he doesn't care too much about the family's private affairs.If you are defeated on the battlefield in the near future, and you return overnight before liberation and lose everything, who cares about whether your wife is beautiful or not?

A few days later, Yao Ji sent someone to the Suzaku Military Office to ask Zhang Ning to go to the "Royal Concubine's Garden" to pay her respects.Sure enough, the attendant who delivered the letter reminded him: "General Zhou's family members are also here, Madam asks you to change into decent clothes before you go."

As soon as Zhang Ning heard it, he suddenly realized that since it was a blind date, he had to meet first. Isn't that a truth?Even in ancient times, it was not really the order of the parents to meet each other for the first time only in the bridal chamber. At the beginning, when Zhang Xiaomei went on a blind date, she also had to be the man's son-in-law.

As for what to wear, it doesn't matter. Zhou Mengxiong is almost a retainer of Jianwen. If he wants his daughter Mingmei to marry the prince of Zhu's family, what is he not willing to do? I guess it's not the turn of Tuesday's mother to have any opinions.And Zhang Ning remembered that he didn't have any "decent" clothes. The most formal clothes in the past were official clothes. Now that he is no longer an official, he naturally can't wear official clothes. The royal family's dress was not prepared because he didn't need it. Usually he wore Suzaku Army The military uniform means sharing weal and woe with soldiers.

He bowed his head and introspected, and found that the suit he was wearing now was not bad. From the outer green robe to the inner lining, it was all made by the young girl with stitches and stitches. It was washed clean, and there were traces of folding on the clothes.The little girl made three sets of clothes for Zhang Ning, one of which was blue silk, she said it was not good-looking and forced to take it back, the other two were made of cotton, one was gray and the other was blue, and the blue was already worn It's been two or three years... Zhang Ning thinks it's good to go on a blind date wearing the clothes made by his younger sister, and vaguely wants to express his heart, who is he really valued.

So he went straight to the "Royal Concubine's Garden" in the east of the city.Led by the guards in white, they came to a big house in the back garden, where Yao Ji met Zhou Li's mother and daughter in the hall.

Stepping over the threshold, the first thing you see is Yao Ji sitting upright. She is dressed in a dress she has never seen before, with big red sleeves on the outside, blue base on the inside, and a phoenix crown on her head.It was hot at the end of June, and she could really wear such long and bulky clothes.Obviously, Yao Ji paid attention to the level of clothing on purpose in order to meet Mrs. Zhou Li.What she was wearing was not a dress, the Di Yi of the imperial concubine's dress was characterized by the pattern of Di bird, but the regular dress like this was complicated and formal enough.

Zhang Ning immediately felt that if he came here in common clothes, would it make Yao Ji feel uncaring and make her feel sad?

Then he discovered that the two women sitting next to the desks on the west were probably Zhou Li and her second daughter.Mrs. Li looked young at that time, probably less than 40 years old. Most women in this era were married very early. Mrs. Zhou was wearing a royal uniform with complicated specifications and many decorations that even Zhang Ning could not figure out. Worked as an official in the Ministry of Rites.The girl next to her is much more relaxed, wearing an ordinary light-colored skirt, and there are very few gold and jade things in her hair. The girl should be Tuesday's mother.

Zhang Ning was a little taken aback when he saw it, probably because the peach blossom fairy's preconceived words made him think that Tuesday's mother was ugly, but he was very pleased when he saw it with his own eyes.Sure enough, the eyes are not big and the single eyelids, but they are very delicate against the backdrop of the thin eyebrows. The small nose, thin lips, and a melon-seeded face have a girlish innocence.The figure is also slim, not short, and the skin is fair.

This surprised Zhang Ning a little.