Chapter 65: If I say no, I won’t!
Zhu Youtang's move made Empress Dowager Wu laugh.
"Your Majesty knows that the north and the south must be balanced during the draft. He is truly a wise king."
The Empress Dowager Wang also echoed: "Yes, your majesty will definitely be a wise king in the future."
< br>“I can handle the state affairs of the previous dynasty well, and I can also handle the family affairs of the harem.”
Zhu Youtang just smiled faintly and did not answer the two empress dowagers' words.
Zhu Youtang looked again at the dozen northern beauties who were unsuccessful.
After much deliberation in my mind, I made a decision.
Zhu Youtang pointed to one of the beautiful ladies: "It's up to you, leave the sign."
The beautiful lady was overjoyed and quickly knelt down to thank the gift.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
"Do you have a name? What is your family background?"
"Reply to Your Majesty, I have no name. My father, Taipu Temple Shaoqing Gu You, has a nickname. Long, Luzhou A native of Dengzhou Prefecture."
Zhu Youtang looked at the five selected ladies: "The five of you can choose five eunuchs and five palace ladies to serve you."
"Thank you. Your Majesty!”
"Everyone, go down."
"Here."
With an order from Zhu Youtang, all the beautiful ladies exited the main hall of Chuxiu Palace.
The name tag on the tray in Cui Gongzheng's hand also changed from four yuan to five yuan.
The Queen Mother Wang was overjoyed and smiled: "Your Majesty, choose three."
The so-called "choose three" means to choose three among these five show girls.
From these three people, one person is selected to be the queen, and the other two are all noble concubines.
Then there is the process of accepting gifts, accepting gifts, and accepting taxes. After selecting a good time and auspicious day, the wedding can be held to marry the queen.
Of course, only when marrying the queen, a grand ceremony is required.
It is not necessary to have a concubine or a concubine.
Zhu Youtang had no intention of choosing three: "I won't choose."
The Queen Mother Wang was stunned and anxious: "Your Majesty, how can you not choose?"
" A country cannot be without a king for a day, and the harem cannot be without a master for a day.”
"Your Majesty has just ascended to the great throne, and no one has yet held the phoenix seal in the harem. Your Majesty should appoint a queen as soon as possible."
No wonder Queen Wang is so anxious, this is the first time Zhu Youtang has held a world ceremony Draft, the queen will be born in this draft.
After that, if you choose her again, the best you can do is to be a concubine.
Among the five selected beauties, three of them came from bad backgrounds, and were destined to have no chance of getting the title of Phoenix.
So among the remaining two beautiful ladies, one of them is Zhang Waner, whom she has already made friends with.
No matter how you look at it, Zhang Waner has the greatest chance of being banned.
The Queen Mother Wang is absolutely unwilling to miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Empress Dowager Wu didn't say anything, but from the bottom of her heart, she supported Zhu Youtang's appointment as queen first.
After all, according to the rules, this harem cannot be left alone for a day.
In the past, it was because Zhu Youtang had not yet selected a concubine. Now that he has selected a beautiful woman, it is natural that he should be canonized as a queen.
But Zhu Youtang's attitude was very resolute. He had a stern face and his eyes were like swords, staring closely at the Queen Mother Wang.
“I said, if I don’t choose three, I will not canonize the queen!”
Canonize the Queen?
What a joke!
Are you really afraid that he will live too long?
Think about it going forward, which one of Emperor Xianzong, Emperor Yingzong, Emperor Daizong, and Emperor Xuanzong died normally?
Looking back, how did Emperor Wuzong, Emperor Mu Zong, Emperor Guangzong, and Emperor Xizong die?
Let’s not talk about the distant ones, let’s talk about Emperor Xianzong and Emperor Yingzong. The deaths of these two late emperors were very strange.
Zhu Youtang has always suspected that the death of these two late emperors was not a normal death from illness, but a well-planned murder.
Zhu Youtang did not know whether the harem was involved in this murder.
But this is at least enough to make Zhu Youtang understand that the harem cannot be trusted!
It is best not to seal the position of queen unless it is the most trusted and closest person.
Since the late emperor ascended the throne, he first deposed Empress Wu and then never touched Empress Wang. It was not unreasonable.
The Queen frowned deeply and said earnestly: "Your Majesty, I have to make you queen." "If your majesty doesn't make you queen, who will manage the affairs of the harem?"
"If I say not to seal it, I won't seal it. No need to persuade!"
"The affairs of the harem can be handled by the Empress Dowager Wu."
Zhu Youtang's tone already contained a little anger.
Seeing that Zhu Youtang was angry, Empress Wang wisely closed her mouth and just gave Empress Dowager Wu a wink.
Queen Wu thought for a while, and finally sided with Zhu Youtang.
“Your Majesty doesn’t want to be crowned your queen now, so let’s spend some time, and after getting to know the concubines, it won’t be too late to choose a virtuous and virtuous concubine to be crowned your queen.”
“ Then, Your Majesty, how should the status of these five beauties be appropriately determined?”
Zhu Youtang pondered for a few seconds: "When entering the palace for the first time, the status should not be too high."
"Let's do this, Zhang Waner will be made a concubine, with the word Kang and a silver book."
" Chen Yuanyuan was granted the title of Jieyu, Liu Rushi was granted the title of talented person, and Dong Xiaowan was granted the title of noble person. "For Gu family, just give it to a lady."
The harem in the Ming Dynasty was very hierarchical.
Generally speaking, it is divided into six levels.
The first class is the queen, the master of the harem, the mother of the world.
The second class is the imperial concubine, who is favored by the Sixth Palace and holds the same treasure.
The third class is the imperial concubine, who can enjoy a palace to herself and is the master of the palace.
The fourth class is the concubine, which has the eight characters of Xian, Shu, Zhuang, Jing, Hui, Shun, Kang and Ning.
The fifth class is concubine, which has nine characters: De, Xian, Zhuang, Li, Hui, An, He, Xi and Kang.
The sixth level is Zhaoyi, Jieyu, beauty, talented person, noble person, selected attendant, lady and so on.
Underneath this, there are constant presence and promise that are not of the highest level.
However, their status is low and they are no different from ordinary palace maids. They are just palace maids who can serve the emperor at his bedside.
There is not much difference between the same level, but there are also differences between high and low.
The gap between different levels is like a chasm.
Zhaoyi, who has the highest status among the sixth class, is like a slave in front of the third class concubine.
However, as long as she is deeply favored by the Holy Spirit, even a noble concubine will not show off her face to a favored nobleman.
After all, as long as the emperor is willing, a lady can be promoted to an imperial concubine immediately.
At the same time, only the queen has a gold book, a gold treasure and a gold seal.
The concubine has a silver book and a gold seal but no treasures.
The concubine only has a silver book.
But when the late emperor was still alive, he loved Concubine Wan Gui very much, so he gave her gold treasures.
So in the harem at that time, in addition to the king and queen, Concubine Wan Gui also had gold treasures.
The two hold the same treasure.
Fu Dahai, the eunuch in charge of the Jingsi Room, and Cui Gongzheng, who were standing by, remembered it firmly.
Empress Dowager Wu asked again: "Your Majesty, the bedroom arrangements for these five beautiful ladies..."
Zhu Youtang shook his hand: "Just look at the arrangements for such small matters. Don't bother "I."
"As for the subsequent matters such as Naji and Naji, I will leave them to the two empress dowagers."
"I am a little tired, so I will take the first step." br>
Zhu Youtang stood up and left Chuxiu Palace.
All the eunuchs and maids in the palace knelt down one after another and said, "Best farewell to Your Majesty."
Empress Dowager Wang and Empress Dowager Wu also stood up and watched Zhu Youtang go away.
The two empress dowagers looked at each other, both worried.
It is unheard of for Your Majesty not to establish a queen.
I don’t know if there will be any trouble if the harem has no owner.
(End of this chapter)