Chapter Twenty-Three: Choosing a Concubine to Reward the Prince

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"Old slave thank Your Majesty......" Si En heard this, and hurriedly thanked him, overjoyed. Zhu Youzhen's appointment can be said to have raised Sien's status countless times at once. As the prince's companion, Si En's identity is naturally not low. But strictly speaking, Si En can only walk in the East Palace, and he does not have the permission to enter and leave the Forbidden City at will. is far away from the power center of the Son of Heaven, and it is conceivable how much authority such a eunuch can have.

Therefore, even if it is the prince's companion, Si En wants to pick up the good things in the brocade and clothes of the East Factory, and he has to use silver to open the way. If you want to calculate it carefully, Si En and Wang Chengen are still at least two grades apart. Unless Zhu Cihong suddenly ascended the throne at this moment, promoted Si En to become the palm seal eunuch of the twenty-four eunuchs in the palace, and then entered the celebrant eunuch. Otherwise...... Si En can only be regarded as the prince's follower, not a powerful eunuch with a team.

Now, Zhu Youzhen gave Si En the military battle bureau and armory. That Si En could be said to have trembled all of a sudden. Not only did he have the right to enter and leave the inner court normally, but he could easily meet the emperor. Even if the commander of Jinyiwei saw it, he was also polite, and he could open a lot of roads without silver.

Of course, Si En naturally knew that he had nothing to say about Emperor Chongzhen. Zhu Youzhen was just very happy, and thought that Zhu Cihong was going to fight, so he gave this military battle bureau to Zhu Cihong. In fact, it is a disguised reward.

Thinking of this, Si En forcibly suppressed the joy in his heart and handed over the secret decree.

Soon, Zhu Youzhen quickly read the things on the secret decree at a glance. Above, the before and after of the battle of Zhu Cihong Dongming was clearly explained one by one. Speaking of Liu Zhen and the others' tenacious fight to the death, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but be moved. When it came to Liu Zeqing who retreated at the most critical time of the battle, and then asked Zhu Cihong for 100,000 taels of military salaries, Zhu Youzhen finally couldn't restrain himself.

"Smack! It's just a rebel and a thief! is the same as Zuo Liangyu, how can a minister be a minister? Zhu Youzhen said angrily: "Wang Chengen, give me a decree, give Qin Xia Shangfang the sword, and the right to do things at the right of opportunity!" Then, I first beheaded Liu Kecheng and Ruan Yingzhao under Liu Zeqing's command! ”

"The old slave commands!" Si En hurriedly responded.

Finally finished reading the secret decree, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but sigh lightly, and said: "Brother Hong'er is really hard to fight in Henan." If Ding Qirui is not defeated, the 180,000 army is still there, and I am more relieved to let Brother Hong'er enter Kaifeng. But now that there are no strong soldiers in the Central Plains, how can I let Brother Hong'er in. I have to think of a way to let Brother Hong return to Beijing. There is always a big victory, and it is enough to slow down the situation. ”

Hearing Zhu Youzhen talk about Zhu Cihong's comfort, Queen Zhou didn't care about the harem and said that she was not allowed to interfere in politics, and immediately said: "Holy Lord, the concubine has an idea. It's better to arrange a family affair for Brother Hong. The life of the parents, the words of the matchmaker. Since you want to get married, you have to go back to Beijing. Besides, with a wife and children and a family, it is always time to be calm and serious. ”

Hearing what Queen Zhou said, Zhu Youzhen coughed lightly, but did not object.

Seeing that Zhu Youzhen did not object, Queen Zhou was also interested, and chattered about how to draft: "Since this is the case, then we have to arrange a draft girl." When the time comes, the concubines will have to take care of it herself. According to our brother Hong'er's temperament, if his appearance and merit are not good, and his heart is not gentle, he must be disdainful. Only by finding a beautiful woman with a beautiful national color can Brother Hong really move his mind. ”

Hearing Queen Zhou say this, Zhu Youzhen rarely did not interrupt, but also came up with an idea: "The draft is still for the time being." I have always chosen concubines in the Ming Dynasty, and they have chosen jasper from small families. But now that the time is urgent, it's time for the rules of this ancestor to be changed. Besides, Brother Hong can't ask for a bunch of royal relatives who can only eat rice. In my opinion, this is to choose the daughter of the great family. ”

Hearing Zhu Youzhen say this, Queen Zhou suddenly remembered Zhou Kui, the uncle who frequently entered the palace a while ago and wanted to see the prince, and her heart was a little more confused. Uncle Guo has already sealed Jiadingbo, but he is not very satisfied, always thinking of more rewards from the palace, and even plans to enter the court to be involved in politics. Naturally, he also wanted to lay out the prince early.

Such ideas seem to be good, but they are all taboos, which makes Queen Zhou quite embarrassed. I also think that the girl from the small family Jasper is good, but she doesn't have any eyesight, but she will drag Zhu Cihong back.

Thinking of this, Queen Zhou did not object to it, and babbled on and on to list the daughters of the wealthy families in Jingshi today.

In this way, the atmosphere in the Qianqing Palace was quite strange. Just now I was talking about national affairs, and now I am talking about the private affairs of my children. Of course, the heavenly family has no selfish affairs, and the two eunuchs are also used to it, just quietly listening to Empress Zhou and Emperor Chongzhen commenting on the school-age women of various families in the court.

Empress Zhou often sees the wives of the eunuchs of various families, and she can really see other people's daughters. If Zhu Youzhen opened his mouth, he was mentioning his family background, character, knowledge, and family background.

In this way, in the end, the scope became smaller and smaller, and it was only limited to the granddaughter of Shoufu Zhou Yanru and the daughter of Zhao Guangyin, a member of the military department.

For a while, everyone's eyes converged on Zhu Youzhen's body, waiting for Zhu Youzhen to make a decision.

Zhu Youjian naturally thought about it for a long time and had a slight headache.

If you want to pick a family, Zhu Youzhen actually thought of Zhou Yanru for the first time. As the first assistant of the current dynasty, the talent of the champion, and a suave appearance. Such a family background and appearance naturally made Zhu Youzhen quite like. But just thinking about how complicated it would be for Shoufu to become a national relative, Zhu Cihong was a little stage frightened.

Even more important...... Zhu Youzhen's mind kept recalling Liu Zeqing's three words. Random...... Emperor Chongzhen had a choice.

"Since the queen also said that the daughter of the Zhao family has a good appearance, then choose the granddaughter of Zhao Yan and the daughter of Zhao Guangyin!" Zhu Youzhen pondered for a long time and made a decision.

Listening to Zhu Youzhen's decision, Empress Zhou's mind also came to mind when Zhao Guangyin and Zhao Yang's wife took her daughter Zhao Shiyao into the palace.

Empress Zhou is a meticulous person, and when Zhu Cihong was there, she found that Zhu Cihong's favorite plump palace maid was staring. Naturally, when Zhao Shiyao entered the palace, she quickly remembered this innocent girl with a convex and backward figure.

If you have good looks and figure, then the only thing that needs to be considered is intelligence and morality. Thinking of this, Queen Zhou immediately remembered the scene at that time.

When Zhao Yang and other ladies entered the palace, it happened that Empress Yi'an Zhang was also there. Empress Zhang is the widow of Emperor Tianqi, who is widowed and depressed on weekdays, and when she saw that Mrs. Yu took the girl into the palace, she quipped: "Today's Kunning Palace is so lively and lively, and I come and go to greet her, but I am envious of the mourning family." ”

Empress Zhou is not a shrewd character, and when she heard this, although she was not malicious, she still couldn't answer.

At that time, Zhao Shiyao answered with a smile: "Listening to Queen Yi'an's mother, it's not a coincidence that I'm here." ”

"How do you say that?" Empress Zhou asked curiously.

Hearing this, Zhao Shiyao pursed her lips shallowly and said with a smile: "My mother and I entered the palace to thank the queen, and we all want to come together, or we won't come when there is no thanks." If the other sisters and wives come first today, I will come again with my mother tomorrow. Isn't it true that people come every day, and this Kunning Palace will not be too deserted, and it will not be too lively. ”

After speaking, Zhao Shiyao also saw that there was some hustle and bustle, so she lightly bowed: "Shiyao is rude, and I hope that Niangniang will forgive her sins." ”

"Such a precious man." Empress Yi'an smiled: "Who can bear to blame? ”

Suddenly, Queen Zhou also smiled.