There is a home in the depths of the white clouds

Wu Youwei prepared a gift for Chaoyang according to Wu Mian's gift when he married the fifth princess.

However, because Princess Fengyang is a direct descendant, he added an extra milk porcelain home set.

Now that they are engaged, Narcissus and the others have also started to talk about it. Princess Shang is not an easy job. There is no other way.

Bingchen, ordered the ministers to repair the province.

Although Emperor Xianzong ordered the province to be built, Daming has been accumulating strength in recent years. Many people are ambitious and want to expand the territory. At this moment, they have already occupied half of the southern vassal states by means.

The rest is estimated to rely on force to attack.

Those who can survive the troubles of the Japanese pirates for so many years, probably don't care about the harassment of the Japanese pirates.

It's Yue, and I don't know how it works there. Duoyan Sanwei... merged into Daming.

This is tantamount to erecting a barrier between Daming and the grassland, and because of this, all the sites of Duoyan Sanwei have opened up mutual markets. Not only people on the grassland go there to make money, but businessmen from Daming flock to it. The goods are shipped there in a dumping posture.

The grassland is lively again.

At the same time, beef and mutton on the grasslands are also very popular in Daming.

After all, farm cattle in Daming are not allowed to be slaughtered casually, but the cattle on the grassland are different. They are beef cattle with good quality meat, and you don't have to worry about being fined by the government.

There is also mutton, hey, mutton skewers, shabu-shabu, all welcome the sheep raised on the grassland, because the meat is of good quality.

Not to mention horses, now that there are firearms, that thing is very noisy, and when it rings, horses without special training will not be afraid!

The people on the grassland had almost no advantage, and Da Ming no longer longed for their horses, but got along better.

Benefits are shared, borders and even territories are peacefully transitioned.

Emperor Xianzong was very happy to reclassify the territory of Duoyan Sanwei to Daming in the "Huangyu Quantu".

In June, the weather was scorching hot. Emperor Xianzong took his family to the Shoushan Palace to escape the summer heat, and at the same time summoned Wantong and Wu Youwei.

"The prince is not young anymore, and I want to choose a concubine for him." Emperor Xianzong sat on the edge of the iceberg with a cattail fan, enjoying the cool air while chatting with Wantong and Wu Youwei, saying in a normal way: "You two, one One is his uncle, one is his husband, what do you think?"

"His Royal Highness was born in Chenghua six years ago. This year is 23. He is sixteen years old and seventeen years old. Now he is seeing Shuyuan and getting engaged. He will get married at 19 years old. At 20 years old, he will give birth to your grandson." Wu Youwei After thinking about it: "If you let the wind out now, someone should be ready."

He has never met the choice of a princess, but he has met the choice of a concubine for Emperor Xianzong.

To be honest, that battle, tsk tsk tsk!

Wantong also said: "Delineate the area first, or in the two capitals? Or the world?"

The two capitals are basically the same, and these two places are the most prosperous.

The second is the south, the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River. In the past, there were salt merchants from the wealthy side. Now the salt merchants have been banned, and almost all of them are sun-dried salt farms. The price of salt was limited by Emperor Xianzong. Whether it was in Daming or on the grassland, the price difference could not exceed ten cents. For this reason, the people on the grassland were very grateful to Emperor Xianzong.

As everyone knows, Emperor Xianzong's salt came at almost no cost, and sea salt drying even saved firewood expenses.

"Let's go to the world." Emperor Xianzong thought for a while: "After all, she is the concubine of the Eastern Palace Yuan."

He also wanted to choose a concubine for the prince as soon as possible, so that he could hug the emperor's grandson in the future.

He is not happy when he thinks of the emperor's grandson. Of these two, Zhong Ming had a grandson early on, and Wu Youwei also had an eldest grandson. What about him?

Finally, the eldest son has grown up and can marry a wife and have children. He must see the emperor's grandson, otherwise he will die with regret!

"Alright." Wantong nodded: "Let's release the wind to find candidates first, and then I will go to investigate."

Emperor Xianzong coughed lightly.

Wantong said very understandingly: "Please go to Jinyiwei."

After all, they are female relatives, and they are likely to be the future concubine, the future empress, ordinary male Jinyiwei cannot be allowed to go, female Jinyiwei is different.

"Are there any girls in Jinyiwei?" Wu Youwei was taken aback.

"It's like Xu Niang." Wantong whispered: "With an obvious identity, you can sneak into some high-ranking families...."

In this way, Wu Youwei understood.

Since the matter was related to the crown prince, after Emperor Xianzong sent the two away, he went to Zhaode Palace and discussed with Concubine Wanhuang. Wan Zhen'er was now a grandmother, and she was just about to become a grandmother.

Every time the two princesses came back, they hugged their children. She liked it very much, but it was a pity that grandchildren could not be kept in the palace.

If it is the emperor's grandson, he must be raised in the palace!

"Of course it's fine." Wan Zhen'er smiled gently: "In the future, the emperor will be able to embrace the emperor's grandson."

Emperor Xianzong was very happy, and when he went to pay his respects to the Queen Mother at night, he also mentioned this matter, and the Queen Mother also smiled and said: "Perhaps Ai's family can also see their great-grandson!"

Emperor Xianzong said: "It will definitely be possible. The queen mother will live a long life."

The Empress Dowager Zhou patted her son's hand: "Yes, the Empress Dowager also wants to see her granddaughter-in-law and drink her granddaughter-in-law's tea."

After so many years, the Queen Mother Zhou felt that the more she lived, the more comfortable she was.

So it's settled.

In the autumn and July of Wushen, the third prince Youzhu was granted the title of King Xing, the fourth prince Youlun was named King Qi, the fifth prince Youbin was named King Yi, the sixth prince Youhui was named King Heng, and the seventh prince Youzhu was named King Yong.

Almost all the princes over the age of 14 were crowned kings.

It's just that the king was sealed, but the land was not granted!

When Wu Youwei was teaching His Highness the Crown Prince, he even had a discussion with his student.

"My minister thinks, the emperor must have other intentions." Wu Youwei felt that no one has the right to speak for the profession of "emperor" in governing the world.

"Probably, Father is thinking about these places." His Highness the Crown Prince scratched at the imitation "Full Map of Imperial Yu" and drew into a large area.

"I think this should be the place the emperor wants." Wu Mingde pointed his finger at the area of ​​Duoyan Sanwei.

"Isn't this the territory of Duoyan Sanwei?" Wu Youwei looked at the map.

"It's Duoyan Sanwei. They were able to move inward back then, but now they can move out. Anyway, the grassland is huge." Wu Mingde said with a smile: "When they migrate again, they will still go to the grassland..."

Daming can devour it and slowly expand outward.

Maid Wu and the crown prince looked at each other, and they saw clearly in each other's eyes.

Conferring a king is a very important matter, and the ceremony of conferring a king is scheduled for August, Gengchen Day.

This day in history is the day when Emperor Xianzong fell ill.

And he got sick because of Wan Zhen'er's death.

Wan Zhen'er died of illness in July, and throughout July, Wantong had to visit the palace almost every day.

So much so that Wan Zhen'er was amused by him: "Although it is said that I am the concubine of the Eastern Palace, there is no need to come to my place every day, right?"

If you want to go, you should also go to the Queen's place.

Even if it's just a matter of saving face.

"Come and see Elder Sister." Wantong gave a rare smile: "Elder Sister is going to be a mother-in-law."

"Yes!" Wan Zhen'er touched her face: "I'm old, I'm going to be a mother-in-law."

"Eldest sister is not old." Wantong hurriedly presented a set of twelve bottles of rose essential oil: "This is the rose essential oil sent from Pingyin, Jiangxi Province. Would you like to use it? It is said to be very fragrant."

This is a gift that was chosen before coming here. Eldest sister is also missing other things. There is no woman who does not love beauty. This rose essential oil is sold for 500 taels of silver for a set!

Reservations are still required, and they will be sold out as soon as they are on the shelves on weekdays.

There are also supplies in the palace, but this thing can be divided into one set for the lord of the palace, two sets for the empress, and a few bottles for other concubines, and one bottle for beauties and the like. Meaning.

It is very expensive for women to use this kind of thing. Put it in the bath, massage, and wipe your face. You can't wait to soak it in essential oils. How can a set be used?

Use sparingly, just wipe your face, a set is enough for a month.

But you can't just wipe your face, can you?

This is the effect of "hunger marketing". These essential oils are priced at 500 taels in Beijing, and when they leave the customs, the mutual market will dare to double.

"Okay, I like this one." Sure enough, Wan Zhen'er took it immediately, it was a good thing.

"As long as you like it." Wantong breathed a sigh of relief, and another day passed.

As long as the eldest sister is not in danger, what is it worth if he runs away for a month?

Front dynasty

Because the king was granted but no land was granted, many ministers whispered.

Emperor Xianzong then threw out a bigger thunder, choosing a concubine for the East Palace.

He didn't say it clearly, but asked the Ministry of Rites to search for the record of Yiwen's prince Zhu Biao's draft marriage.

Because of the Jing Nan change in the Ming Dynasty, the subsequent empresses did not become crown princesses, but were all conferred directly.

Only Prince Yiwen was the concubine of the Yuan Dynasty who was married according to the system.

And his concubine Yuan is the eldest daughter of Kaiping Wang Chang Yuchun.

These two people, no matter their origin or ranking, are the eldest daughters of the eldest sons, which can be called a model.

Moreover, it was appointed by Emperor Taizu back then, so if you want to choose a crown princess, you have to follow the rules of your ancestors.

Now, the ruling and opposition parties no longer care about the matter of sealing the king.

Feng Wang just doesn't have the qualifications to compete for the East Palace, besides, the crown prince has to choose a concubine, okay?

Those who have daughters in the family are gearing up; those who do not have daughters can have nieces and nieces!

Qualified families began to order their own daughters, nieces and nephews, and even granddaughters and granddaughters.

People who are not qualified or have more qualifications also start to ask around who has Shuyuan, so as to establish a relationship first.

And Wu Qiong did not know how to get the news in advance. Taking advantage of the smooth waterway at this moment, they actually shipped a large amount of cosmetics to Beijing.

Songjiang Prefecture transported a large amount of overseas jewelry; Guangzhou Prefecture had all kinds of yarn materials, and Suzhou Prefecture had all kinds of silk and satin...  

All of a sudden, the whole world turned around for the sake of drafting the crown princess.

After the crowning of the king, it is the Mid-Autumn Festival.

For the whole month of July, Wan Zhen'er didn't even have a headache, and Wantong felt that the catastrophe should be over, so he immediately relaxed a lot.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, I finally relaxed with Wu Youwei.

"Is this a break of the prophecy?" Wantong looked at the bustling courtyard under the moonlight, with newly made mooncakes on the table, and Wu Youwei brought a plate of grapes and put them on the table.

"Should be counted?" Wu Youwei said: "At least, the imperial concubine is still fine."

"En." Wantong nodded, and ate grapes with him.

Because his son was about to marry a wife, Emperor Xianzong felt that his son should exercise more, and that the sons of King Feng should also be taken out for a walk.

In Jiashen in August, the crown prince took office in the Cultural Palace, and all the princes and princes went to the court to listen to the government.

At the end of the first day, His Highness the Crown Prince went to complain to Maid Wu.

At that time, Maid Wu was looking at some rare rare books collected by the royal family in the Duanjing Hall of Ruiqing Palace. He planned to copy them and put them in the Imperial Academy, and then the people in the Imperial Academy would copy them and send them to libraries in various places for people to read and copy. .

As soon as he saw his husband, His Royal Highness couldn't bear it: "Sir, is Father so tired every day?"

"Huh?" Wu Youwei put away the book: "It's only been a day, and you're tired?"

"There are so many things, so cumbersome." His Royal Highness frowned: "I used to think that it was easy for my father to deal with things. I didn't know until I did it. Some things are so annoying. It can be explained clearly in one sentence, but the memorial must In other words, it’s such a big article, it’s so boring to read it that it makes your brain hurt.”

"Hehe, it goes without saying that memorials are so cumbersome." Wu Youwei said, "It's just that they don't have much to say, so why not write more, and let the superiors take a look at their literary talents, which can be regarded as showing their faces. Gradually, this kind of bad habit has formed, and if a memorial is not written with a thousand or eight hundred characters, it will not show them."

"Then can't there be so many people just cheating one of the superiors?" His Royal Highness curled his lips and muttered there in a very disfigured way: "It's a big thing, and you have to come up with as many words as eggs. It's a little big and small. It's even more exaggerated."

In addition to the normal memorial, there is also a memorial to please Ann, which made him really tired of reading it.

"Actually, there is no regulation on how to write the memorial. It is a convention. It is just to show respect for the emperor. Everyone is... More and more rules are set by themselves..." Then The mother-in-law got up.

"By the way, sir, some people say that auspicious signs were born!" His Royal Highness was more curious about this: "Is it true? What about white deer and white tigers, and white-haired monkeys?"

"It's animal albinism, just like people have bald heads... B Wu Youwei seized the opportunity to spread it to him, what if someone uses auspiciousness to fool his students in the future?

Ji Chou, ordered a draft to be selected in the territory, to select the prince and concubine Yuan.

At this time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knew that he was going to marry a wife.

He looked at his husband, but he didn't ask about his daughter-in-law, because he remembered that the husband didn't seem to be married.

He didn't ask his uncle either. The first uncle would give him silver bills and gold as soon as he saw him, for fear that his highness, the crown prince, would be poor.

The younger uncle was not married, and the sons were adopted by the older uncle.

The third uncle was guarding one side in the north, not in the capital.

So, he had no choice but to find a free time at night to find his father.

Emperor Xianzong was very surprised, why did his son come here at this time?

"Father." After seeing the ceremony, His Royal Highness looked around, feeling a little apprehensive.

Emperor Xianzong thought about it, waved back left and right, let Wynn guard the door, and waved to His Royal Highness: "What's the matter?"

"Father, are you going to choose a crown princess for your minister?" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince leaned over, showing distressed expression.

Emperor Xianzong's heart softened. Since his son gradually grew up, he has always been an exemplary crown prince, smart, clever, studious, and humble.

His son has always been the ideal crown prince and heir in his mind.

However, there are times when he is confused.

"Yes." Emperor Xianzong pulled his son over and sat on the kang with him.

"Then...then... can I choose myself?" His Royal Highness mustered up his courage: "I also want to choose a woman I love as my wife just like my father."

Although it is said inside and outside the palace that the queen is the emperor's wife, her mother is the emperor's wife.

But in the heart of His Highness the Crown Prince, he knew very well that the Queen Wang was just a poor woman, and his father gave all his love to his mother and concubine.

He didn't understand before, but as he got older, he realized what it meant for his mother and concubine to be 17 years older than his father.

If the concubine mother is only three years older than the emperor father, or even seven years older, it is estimated that the position of empress may not be known.

Even for the sake of his mother and concubine, his father had abolished Empress Wu, who had only been married for a month, just after he ascended the throne.

Emperor Xianzong looked at his son and smiled: "Okay, has anyone chosen?"

His Royal Highness blushed: "Not yet, when the final selection is made, I want to make my own decisions."

"Yes." Emperor Xianzong nodded: "I will fulfill you."

"Thank you, Father." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was happy, and made another request: "I have one more thing to ask Father to fulfill."

"Let's talk." It's rare that a son is so old, and he has something to discuss with his father, and it's a private matter. Emperor Xianzong enjoys the warmth between father and son.

"I think, after the selection of the Crown Princess, within three years of the wedding, I don't want to add new people." His Highness the Crown Prince said solemnly: "The talents, servants, and ladies of the East Palace will all give birth to the Queen and grandchildren under the Crown Princess. , after the emperor's grandson is one year old, he will enter the East Palace."

According to the rules of Ming Dynasty, under the concubine of the East Palace, there are talents, servants and ladies, which are equivalent to concubines of the prince, and there is no title or title of concubine of the prince.

"Is this...what did you think or did you hear someone say?" Emperor Xianzong was taken aback for a moment, and then thought about conspiracy theories.

"No, I thought it myself." His Highness the Crown Prince said, "I want you to have a grandson from the royal family."

Daming attaches great importance to the eldest son, and the difference between the eldest son and concubine is very important.

Especially the royal family, how many years have there been no royal grandchildren?

Even Emperor Xianzong himself was the eldest son of a concubine, not a concubine.

Emperor Xianzong was taken aback when he heard this reason, and then understood what his son meant: "Okay, I will listen to you, and the important things in your life should be based on your preferences."

"Thank you, Father!" This time, he was really happy. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was so happy, he followed his husband Wu Youwei's example and stepped forward to hug his father.

Emperor Xianzong was really stunned by his son's move.

Until His Royal Highness let him go, he still hasn't recovered.

Since the child was ten years old, he no longer acted like a baby with him. He even held hands less and less. It was more about etiquette, respect, and honorific words used in conversation.

When it happened suddenly, Emperor Xianzong was greatly shocked, but also very moved and benefited.