Chapter 16 The world draft officially begins!
After venting happily, Queen Mother Wang finally put away her smile and fell into deep thought.
Wu was honored by His Majesty as the Empress Dowager, with the same title as her.
In this way, there was a situation where the two empress dowagers were equal in the harem.
Furthermore, His Majesty also asked Wu to act as the queen and take charge of the three palaces and six courtyards.
In other words, Wu, the former deposed queen, now has more power than she, the original queen.
Wang, who has been a puppet queen for more than 20 years, is no longer willing to continue to be a puppet queen mother without power.
She wants to fight!
Last night’s deeds have shown that the current emperor has successfully regained the imperial power.
The key to whether he can hold power lies with Zhu Youtang.
And Zhu Youtang trusted Empress Dowager Wu very much...
When thinking of this, Empress Dowager Wang felt very regretful.
Back then, she was not favored by Emperor Xianzong, and the power of the harem was in the hands of the Zhou family. At that time, she only cared about self-pity and did not interfere in the affairs of the harem.
I never expected that the prince who was not favored back then would actually become a powerful emperor.
Now the only way to gain Zhu Youtang's favor is from his harem concubines.
Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Wang ordered: "Wrap up the golden walking stick and send it to Empress Dowager Wu..."
"Forget it, the Ai family will go to Renshou Palace in person."
"Yes, empress."
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Renshou Palace.
The Empress Dowager Wu was discussing the draft selection for Zhu Youtang with Gong Zheng of Chuxiu Palace and the eunuch in charge of the draft.
The selection of the Ming Emperor was the top priority of the Ming Dynasty.
This requires the cooperation of multiple departments such as the harem, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, the Ministry of Rites and the local governor.
At this time, the eunuch singing was heard outside the door.
“The Queen Mother Wang is here!”
Empress Dowager Wu frowned, showing displeasure, but she quickly calmed down.
The Empress Dowager Wang walked into the Renshou Palace. The maids and eunuchs around her knelt down and saluted: "I have seen the Empress Dowager."
The Empress Dowager Wang walked forward with a smile and held Wu. The Queen Mother's hand.
"I haven't seen you for a long time, sister. Today I heard that His Majesty honored you as the Queen Mother, and I came here to congratulate you."
The Queen Mother Wang waved her hand, and the maid behind him held the tray and walked away respectfully. Go to the Empress Dowager Wu.
After glancing at Jin Bu Yao on the tray, Empress Dowager Wu waved her hand, and a palace maid took the tray.
"For this little matter, my sister can just send someone over. Why come to my Renshou Palace in person?"
The Empress Dowager Wang sat down minding her own business.
"This is no small matter. Your Majesty has asked my sister to assume the power of the queen and take charge of the three palaces and six courtyards of the harem."
Empress Dowager Wu sat next to Empress Dowager Wang, smiling. language.
"The biggest thing in this harem is to select a talent show for His Majesty. Does my sister have any idea?"
Empress Dowager Wu: "The Ai family is already discussing this matter with the Superintendent of Ceremonies and Chu Xiugong, and strive to The world draft starts today.”
“That’s really the best. It couldn't be better, the Ai family is here to share the worries of my sister and help her organize this draft."
The Empress Dowager Wu wanted to refuse: "I won't bother my sister about this little thing."
"What are you talking about, sister?"
Empress Dowager Wang said sincerely: "Before Aijia, as a queen, I had never been able to share the worries of the late emperor, and I felt extremely guilty."
"Now that I have become the empress dowager, I also want to make up for the regrets of the past and serve your majesty. Share your worries and choose a beautiful girl that suits your Majesty’s needs.”
When it came to this point, Queen Wu could only nod helplessly and agreed.
In the afternoon of the same day, a letter of imperial edict from the harem was passed to Liu Jian, the elder of the cabinet, from the eunuch in charge of rites.
Of course, due to Zhu Youtang’s previous order, the harem is not allowed to contact the cabinet privately.
Therefore, this imperial edict first came to Zhu Youtang.
After reading Yizhi, Zhu Youtang gave an order to Wynn: "For matters concerning the draft, the harem can communicate with the Ministry of Rites on its own."
"But each letter must first go through the Supervisor of Rites. After reviewing and copying the sample, it can be conveyed.
Liu Jian, the cabinet minister, also serves as the Minister of Rites.
This imperial edict was in his hands, and it was considered reasonable and legal.
After Liu Jian received the order from the harem to select Zhu Youtang, he did not dare to delay and immediately asked officials from the Ministry of Rites to handle the matter.
At the same time, Liu Jian also started drafting an edict on the draft and submitted it to the Supervisor of Ceremonies for review.
This kind of imperial edict is a formal edict to be written on yellow silk cloth, not Zhu Youtang's previous oral edict.
After receiving the imperial edict, the ceremonial eunuch and eunuch in charge immediately handed it over to Zhu Youtang for review.
After reading it, Zhu Youtang approved the imperial edict.
So Wynn returned to the ceremonial supervisor and took out the seal. After stamping the seal, he sent it to the cabinet without stopping.
The cabinet then signed the edict, and finally handed it over to the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
When the eunuch and eunuch who announced the edict came to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and took out the edict.
All the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate immediately knelt on the ground and listened respectfully to the order.
"Feng, Heaven has transported the emperor to say: His Majesty has been on the throne for several months, and then the palace is not rich, and the country is not rich..."
"..."
"...Now open In the world's talent show, if the governors find beautiful girls of suitable age, they will be sent to the palace immediately! "
"This is it!"
After reading hundreds of words, I finally got to the point.
The officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate all kowtowed to take orders.
"My minister, I will obey the imperial edict!"
As for why we came to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to declare the edict first, we have to mention the system of governors, the highest local officials in the Ming Dynasty.
The governor is a temporary official position, responsible for inspecting a certain road.
According to the official system of the Ming Dynasty, supervisory officials were not subject to the control of other officials.
Therefore, in order to facilitate inspections, every governor will have the official title of censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Later, the governor gradually became localized, and the governor became the highest local official.
However, the tradition of the governor holding the post of censor in the capital procuratorate has been passed down.
At this time, Zhu Youtang is going to hold a national draft, and he needs the help of the governors of the two capitals and thirteen provinces.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate is the upper-level organization of the governor, so generally the tasks assigned to local governors will be passed down by the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
After the imperial edict made a circuit of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it went to the Ministry of Rites, and finally returned to the Director of Rites.
That afternoon, hundreds of eunuchs in charge of rites, dozens of officials from the Ministry of Rites, and more than a dozen people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate left the capital together.
The world talent show officially begins!
……
A few days later.
South Zhili.
Yingtianfu.
In a low-key residence, a tall young man was lying on a chair in the courtyard, looking at the sunset in the distance.
The man has a fair face and no beard, is charming and handsome, and has a calm expression.
Although he was just sitting there, the terrifying aura surrounding him still made it difficult for people to have the courage to look directly at him.
The several slaves responsible for taking care of him were all frightened and cautious.
I am afraid that if I do something wrong, I will be killed.
It was so quiet that you could hear needles dropping in the small courtyard, as if the air was solidified, making it uncomfortable to breathe and in danger of suffocating to death.
Suddenly!
A fan wearing a Dongchang uniform rushed into the courtyard and held up a bright yellow letter.
"Wang, listen to the order!"
"Your Majesty has an order to return to Beijing immediately and reopen the West Factory!"
(End of this chapter)
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