The princess of Daming is mainly divided into four steps, namely primary selection, secondary selection, re-selection and final selection. In order to prevent foreign relatives from interfering in politics, the Ming Dynasty stipulated that horses were not allowed to enter the court as officials, even if they were crowned as captains, it was a fictitious position with no real power, so young talents who were interested in their careers were unwilling to marry princesses, but there were many people who were willing to marry princesses, for example, there were as many as 3,000 men of school age who signed up for the primary election this time.

3,000 people participated in the primary election, and finally passed, and only 50 people successfully qualified for the re-election, with a ratio of 60:1, so it is not so easy to be elected as a colleague and finally hold the beauty.

The second selection is to select 25 people from the 50 people who passed the primary selection, and the pottery elimination rate also reaches 50%, and then the second election, and finally only five people will pass and enter the final selection link. At the time of the final selection, the queen mother, the emperor, and the concubines of the palace will participate in the review and finally decide who the princess will be.

On April 15, the fifth year of Jiajing, the results of the re-election were released, and a total of 30 people were selected, five more than the scheduled ones.

Although five places have been added, it is not the final election, and it is really harmless, so after Yan Song reported the list, the Ministry of Rites passed it smoothly, and the emperor and the queen mother had no opinion, after all, five more people means more choices, and it also reflects that Yan Song, the marriage envoy, is indeed conscientious.

For this reason, the Queen Mother also issued a decree to praise Yan Song, which really made Lord Yan beautiful.

On April 18, Luo Qinshun, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Yan Song, Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites, together with Bi Chun, the eunuch who was in charge of the seal, submitted the list and files of the 30 young talents who had passed the re-election to the Queen Mother for personal inspection.

Let's say that Luo Qinshun, Yan Song, and Bi Chun came to Cining Palace, but they saw Empress Dowager Jiang sitting in the center, next to Empress Wu, Concubine Shu and Concubine De, the two princesses were probably evasive, so they were not present, but there were more people on the next side. I saw that this person was dressed in a Taoist robe, his hair was tied in a bun, his face was ruddy, and the three long beards under his chin were black and elegant, looking like a fairy wind and bones.

It is said that this Bingyi Chang is now beautiful, because the pill cured the insomnia of the Empress Dowager Jiang, his pill also helped the emperor to boost his majesty, sowing the dragon seed in one fell swoop, so he won the favor of the Empress Dowager Jiang, and the emperor also canonized him as a real person, gave the palace to walk, and even built a Taoist temple for him in the suburbs of Beijing.

Therefore, Tao Daochang is now a guest in the palace, and it is not surprising that he appeared in Cining Palace at this time.

After Yan Song and the three of them bowed to the Queen Mother and the Empress, they respectfully put up the list of thirty young talents and let the Empress Dowager Jiang see it herself.

Empress Dowager Jiang took the roster from the hands of the old eunuch Hu Dahai, flipped through it carefully, nodded quietly, and said, "Sure enough, they are all young talents, and Lord Yan has worked hard." ”

Yan Song was so excited that his old face was slightly red, and he hurriedly said: "The Queen Mother is serious, this is what Weichen should do, since the Queen Mother ordered Weichen to be the marriage envoy, Weichen did not dare to slack off, lest he live up to the trust of the Queen Mother." ”

Empress Dowager Jiang nodded with satisfaction, but suddenly changed her words, pointing to a person on the roster: "This name named Wu Qing is not very good, how can the princess marry a ruthless and unrighteous person, and this Dai Chunyin, a big stupid person, the name is really unpleasant, remove it!" ”

The palace maids and eunuchs around, even Queen Wu, who had been pretending to be serious with a strained face, couldn't help laughing. Yan Song couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and said again and again: "It's Weichen's negligence, please punish the Queen Mother." ”

"There is no need to punish, but the mourning family is a bit picky." Empress Dowager Jiang smiled, and casually eliminated the files of Wu Qing and Dai Chunren and put them aside, but the poor two brothers finally passed the second election, but they were brushed off because of their names.

Empress Dowager Jiang flipped through the roster again, and finally didn't say anything more, Yan Song couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The old eunuch Hu Dahai sorted out the roster that the Empress Dowager Jiang had read and held it in his hand, but the Empress Dowager Jiang turned to the Taoist priest Tao Zhongwen and said: "Originally, the matter of combining the eight characters should be handed over to Qin Tianjian, but Bingyi is a real person with a profound morality, but there is Lao Zhenren to help unify the eight characters and select the young talents who are compatible with Princess Yongfu in these rosters." ”

As soon as these words came out, Luo Qinshun and Yan Song, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, were stunned for a moment, and continued to look at the Taoist Tao Zhongwen in surprise.

The so-called combination of eight characters is to measure whether the numerology between men and women is compatible, and it is best to be compatible, even if it cannot be compatible, it is absolutely not necessary to restrain each other, because two people with numerology are not able to become husband and wife.

An important part of the re-election is to combine the eight characters, but all the eight characters and the princess of Yongfu will be removed, so that some people will be eliminated, and finally compared in many aspects, and then five people will be selected to enter the final marriage selection link - the final election.

In other words, it is now considered the third round of re-election, and the Queen Mother has put the decision in the hands of Tao Zhongwen, a Taoist priest.

Tao Zhongwen's eyes flashed with a faint joy, but he excused himself: "Thank you for the Queen Mother's love, but I am only afraid that it will be inappropriate, and this matter should be handled by Qin Tianjian according to the rules." ”

Empress Dowager Jiang obviously had made up her mind, and insisted: "Bingyi Zhenren must not refuse!" ”

Tao Zhongwen finally had to "reluctantly" say: "In this case, the poor road is disrespectful, but the combination of eight characters is quite exhausting, and I implore the queen mother to give the poor road five days." ”

"There is no way to do it, there is a long time!" Empress Dowager Jiang said with a smile.

So, the old eunuch Hu Dahai gave the pile of selected rosters to Tao Zhongwen, who solemnly took it, and then handed it to the Taoist boy behind him.

Now there is nothing to do with Luo Qinshun and Yan Song, the two of them are also interested, and took the initiative to say goodbye to the Empress Dowager Jiang and leave the palace, and then continue the next marriage selection work after Tao Zhongwen finishes the eight characters and gets the list.

Half an hour later, Taoist priest Tao Zhongwen also said goodbye and left Cining Palace, preparing to leave the palace and return to the Taoist temple, but was chased by a palace maid as soon as he reached the vicinity of Xihua Gate.

"Bingyi real person, please stay!" The palace maid shouted breathlessly.

Tao Zhongwen turned around and saw that it was Ping'er, the personal palace next to Queen Wu, and couldn't help but move in his heart, and said with a smile: "What is the matter with Miss Ping'er calling the poor road?" ”

The palace maid glanced left and right, and said in a low voice: "The queen invites Bingyi Zhenren to Kunning Palace, there are some things I want to ask Zhenren for advice." ”

Tao Zhongwen hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "In this case, Miss Lao Ping'er will lead the way." ”

So, the palace maid took Tao Zhongwen to Kunning Palace, and Dao Tong followed behind with the stack of lists.