My Daming New Empire

But Zhu Di has only three grown sons, all of whom are married.Among the grandchildren, apart from Zhu Zhanji, the eldest Zhu Zhanhe is only 12 years old, and he is not yet at the age of choosing a concubine, so the choice of concubine this time basically serves Zhu Zhanji alone.

The concubine selection is divided into eight levels. The first level is the sea selection, where 5000 people are selected across the country, and the imperial court pays the travel expenses to go to the capital for the second round of selection.

In the second and third rounds of selection, the eunuchs choose a larger venue, line up every hundred girls, and sort them by age.After some inspection, those girls who were too tall, short, fat and thin were eliminated. They carefully inspected each person's facial features, hair, skin, tone, and posture.

The remaining 2000 people will be selected for the fourth round.This round, the eunuchs will not only measure the girl's hands and feet with a ruler, but also examine the girl's gait and charm.This step will eliminate another thousand girls.In the end, the remaining [-] beauties were called into the palace to continue to participate in the selection.And the mission of the eunuchs has now come to an end, followed by the selection of court ladies and concubines, including the emperor and princes.

Chapter 64 Preferences

The fifth stage of concubine selection is to stay in the palace.Arrange for the old maids in the palace to "lead these thousand beauties to the secret room one by one, explore their breasts, smell their armpits, and feel their texture".

The strictness of the physical examination is no less than the selection of "astronauts". After passing the physical examination, 300 of them are determined to be the maids selected to stay in the palace.

The sixth level is Jin concubine.The three hundred beauties who stayed in the palace were carefully observed by the emperor's special commissioner for a month.According to their temperament and words, judge whether they are gentle and honest, wise and virtuous.

From basic necessities of life to housing, transportation, and even sleep, you have to observe your sleeping posture. People who talk in their sleep, sleepwalk, grind their teeth, and fart loudly will be brushed off.

According to this, another 250 people will be screened out, and the remaining 50 people will be automatically promoted to concubines.

The seventh level is the so-called selection of three. The queen mother or concubine chooses three out of the fifty people.

The final eighth level is the imperial appointment, and the emperor or the prince will choose the one he is most satisfied with to become the queen, and the other two will become noble concubines.

As for the remaining 47 people, they will go through it again in the end. If anyone is satisfied, they will stay in the palace.Those who are dissatisfied can be sent back to their hometown directly after asking the other party's wishes, or they can be distributed to other princes and grandchildren.

Moreover, this kind of concubine selection is not one time. According to the usual practice, every ten years the palace will send a group of maids out of the palace and recruit new ones. At this time, you can choose again.

Therefore, if you were born in the royal family, especially the direct royal family, you don't have to worry about not having a wife at all, you only worry about whether your body is good enough!

After entering adolescence, Zhu Zhanji had a detailed understanding of the concubine selection system of this era.It can be said that such a system is very in line with his expectations. The only concern is whether he can have a common language with women of this era.

However, through Xue Zhangwei, the four daughters in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the change of the Sun family, Zhu Zhanji also relaxed his mind.Women in this era regard men as their gods, especially when he is a grandson. All women are obedient and flattering.

Even if they have less knowledge, they can still be cultivated.

Under the influence of Zhu Zhanji, these women today have shown a broad vision and insight that is inconsistent with this era, because otherwise, they would not be able to enter Zhu Zhanji's heart.

In particular, Mrs. Sun, who is also 16 years old this year, devoted all her energy to catering to Zhu Zhanji's preferences and learning how to be a good queen.

The Sun family is from Zouping, Shandong Province. She was quite beautiful in her youth and was well-known in Zoucheng.Her father, Sun Zhong, was the head of Yongcheng County, so he met Zhu Zhanji's grandmother, Mrs. Peng Chengbo.

Mrs. Peng Chengbo was also from Yongcheng. She went to the court from time to time, saying that Sun Zhong's daughter was very beautiful and virtuous, and introduced her to the royal family.

In the eighth year of Yongle, that is, four years ago, Zhu Di thought that he could consider choosing a concubine for Zhu Zhanji, so he ordered Sun to enter the palace.

Although Sun's real age is only 11 years old, she is elegant and intelligent, dignified and quiet.Zhu Di was quite satisfied with her, so he gave her the name Sun Xian, and asked the crown princess Zhang to teach her palace etiquette.

In other words, Sun Xian has been trained as the future queen four years ago.

Speaking of which, Zhu Zhanji and Sun Xian can be regarded as childhood sweethearts.But for the dignified and beautiful Sun Xian, Zhu Zhanji did not love him as much as in the original history.

There are two main reasons for this. One aspect is that Zhu Di originally wanted Zhu Zhanji to marry Sun Xian as the queen.But later, he wanted Zhu Zhanji to strengthen his relationship with Jin Yiwei, so when he chose his concubine, he chose the daughter of Hu Rong, a hundred households of Jin Yiwei, as the queen.

On the other hand, Zhu Qizhen, Sun Xiansheng's son, was the culprit who caused the civil war.

Although he had some knots in his heart, Zhu Zhanji knew that Sun Xian couldn't be blamed for this. Zhu Qizhen's prodigal family was also because he died too early.So he treated Sun Xian well, and usually doted on her like a younger sister.

Zhu Zhanji is still practicing martial arts, and his kidney water is not solid when he is young, so Zhang doesn't want the two children to get too close.

Now Sun Xian lives in the Benren Hall where Zhu Zhanji used to live, and the two meet every now and then to cultivate their relationship.

But the current Zhu Zhanji is not the Zhu Zhanji in history.In his previous life, he didn't care about love or affection, and he cared more about control and benefits for the union of men and women, let alone now.

Looking at Li Qian who was smiling with him, Zhu Zhanji laughed: "I don't pay much attention to female sex, but there are a few aspects that I hope Eunuch Li can pay attention to."

"Your Highness, please speak frankly." He winked at a young eunuch next to him, who immediately took out a white paper and charcoal pencil to record.

Zhu Zhanji said: "Gu likes the feet of heaven. Those who bind their feet are not suitable for light pedicures, and those who bind their feet too much are not allowed."

It is still the early Ming Dynasty. Although Zhu Yuanzhang listed foot binding in the Ming Dynasty, it is completely different from the Qing Dynasty.Most of the current foot bindings just wrap the feet lightly to prevent the feet from growing too large.

Only a few extremists would wrap their daughter's feet like sheep's hoofs like the Qing Dynasty, making it difficult to walk.

After reading the little eunuch's notes, Zhu Zhanji said again: "Except for the requirement of foot binding, other aspects of Gu's requirements are not high. Long legs, thin waist, straight back, and good temperament are all liked by Gu."

Li Qian asked, "What about skin color?"

Zhu Zhanji couldn't help laughing and said, "Can a woman with bad skin come in front of Gu?"

Li Qian couldn't help but laugh too.Select [-] women across the country, all of them are outstanding, and it is impossible to be selected if they are not good-looking.

As for the thin waist and long legs, this is Zhu Zhanji's personal preference. In contrast, he has no special preference for plump breasts, fat, and buttocks.

Thinking of people's aesthetic concepts in this era, he added with some concern: "In addition, Gu is tall, and he also prefers tall women. During the primary election, those who are too tall, but as long as the proportions are not out of balance, give Gu stay."

Although the aesthetics of the Ming Dynasty was not like that of the Tang Dynasty, which regarded fat as beauty, it preferred women with petite stature, protruding front and back, and hypertrophic hip bones.The main reason is that such women are easy to give birth to, and men have more desire to conquer in front of such women.

They don't like women who are too tall, like the models of later generations, not to mention 1.8 meters long legs, even if they exceed 1.7 meters, they are all ugly women in this era.

Zhu Zhanji likes tall women with slender waists and long legs. If he brushes off all the long legs he likes, it will not suit him.

After explaining this, Zhu Zhanji asked: "How is the grandfather's health? Did you rest today?"

"When the minister came out, His Majesty and the imperial concubine were still resting in the garden, and they said they would not see any outsiders today."

Zhu Zhanji nodded: "Then I will go to drink with the emperor's grandfather to enjoy the moon later. He has frequent old illnesses, and I hope the eunuch can take more care."

Li Qian bowed and saluted. "This is what old slaves should do."

To be honest, Zhu Zhanji actually envied Zhu Di for having such capable and loyal eunuchs.

Whether it was Wang Yan, Zheng He, or Li Qian, the seven chief eunuchs were all about ten years younger than Zhu Di, and they were also raised by Zhu Di as his sons when they were about ten years old.

These eunuchs, Wen Neng can put pen to paper to secure the world, Wu Neng to set the world on horseback, and they are loyal to Zhu Di, and they are more capable than Zhu Di's own sons.

But this is also a historical factor of the times. Zhu Zhanji, who was born in the palace, wanted to find a group of eunuchs like this, and it was very difficult, because the current eunuchs have too little experience and have not experienced tests.

As for the discrimination against eunuchs, Zhu Zhanji has nothing at all.

Everyone knows who said bad things about eunuchs.What is said about the eunuch's foul smell and obscene thoughts, not to mention something out of nothing, is just a generalization.

At the very least, Zhu Zhanji had contact with eunuchs ranging from [-] to [-] since he was a child, and he didn't smell anyone who smelled bad.They just had their testicles cut off, but they didn't cut off their JJ, so how could it be possible to urinate endlessly and have a bad smell?

Moreover, apart from having no beards, most of them didn't have shrill voices like women's. They shouted and shouted on the battlefield, but they all used eunuchs.If they talk like sissies, how is it possible to use them?

Naturally, when the forest grows, there are all kinds of birds.But relatively speaking, in this era, most eunuchs are still available and more loyal than ordinary people.

In the evening, after knowing that Zhu Gaosui had gone out, Zhu Zhanji also rode to the office with his guards.