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A female official in the palace holds the phoenix seal on her behalf?

After hearing Yang Zhao's words, everyone was stunned, and many things came to mind.

To put it bluntly, everyone is a member of the Tao Dou sect, and they must have the necessary qualities.

Otherwise, if you really get into the tomb, you won’t understand anything.

Not enough to make you laugh out loud.

Even the tomb robbers from the North and the South had to go to the university every now and then to listen to lectures given by professors from the Department of Archeology, not to mention how many people were present.

In terms of professional archaeological knowledge, they will never lose to the national archaeological team outside.

Therefore, when Yang Zhao told the female official of the Ming Dynasty, everyone knew the identity of the female corpse.

This woman lying in the left side hall of Deling Underground Palace...

She is actually an extremely rare female official of the Ming Dynasty!

According to legend, the system of female officials in the Ming Dynasty was first established by Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and his wife Ma Xiuying.

The original purpose was to prevent eunuchs and relatives from infiltrating the inner palace and secretly seizing imperial power.

After Zhu Yuanzhang founded the Ming Dynasty, he attached great importance to the selection of female officials.

After discussing with Empress Ma, he announced to the world the method for female officials to enter the officialdom.

All husbandless women aged over 15 and under 40 can enter Beijing for reference, or they can be recommended by local yamen or famous families.

But regardless of reference or recommendation, the selection process is extremely strict.

Not only are female officers required to be proficient in reading and writing, as well as the Nine Chapter Algorithm, but some positions are also required to be able to use a gun and a stick.

In other words, female officials must be able to do things that men can do, and women must be able to do things that men cannot do.

Once selected into the inner palace, they are different from the palace ladies and do not need to personally serve the harem concubines.

In addition to managing the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the harem, the concubines also need to be trained in daily etiquette and daily upbringing.

Generally speaking, it is roughly divided into six bureaus and one division.

They are Shang Gong Bureau, Shang Fu Bureau, Shang Yi Bureau, Shang Shi Bureau, Shang Sleep Bureau, Shang Gong Bureau and Gong Zhengsi.

There are about thirty female officials in total, who are in charge of more than three thousand maids and attendants in the harem.

Among them, the one with the highest status is naturally the female palace official next to the queen.

She has been granted a first-grade official title, and can control the Phoenix Seal on behalf of the queen, and rebuke unruly concubines. She is truly one person inferior to ten thousand people.

At its peak, his power was comparable to that of the eunuchs, the ceremonial supervisors and the eunuchs.

Everyone just didn't expect to see such a character in the underground palace.

Why?

So rare.

You know, anyone who is familiar with the history of the Ming Dynasty will understand.

After the Renyin Palace Incident when Emperor Jiajing was almost strangled to death.

The status of female officials in the Ming Dynasty began to decline rapidly and was in danger.

The emperor was almost strangled to death by a dozen conspirators. How did you supervise the harem?

Naturally, a bunch of losers cannot escape the fate of being punished.

It is said that more than a dozen female officials were executed on the spot during the Renyin Palace Incident, and the female official system was almost abolished from then on.

By the late Wanli Emperor, female officials in the Ming Dynasty were even scarcer.

Because eunuchs began to rise at that time, the eunuch group led by Wei Zhongxian gradually took over the power of the court.

Not to mention the female officials in the inner palace, even the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty had to succumb to Wei Gou's lustful power.

What else can a female official do?

This system was completely abolished during the Tianqi Dynasty. When Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian succeeded to the throne, there was no longer a female official in the harem.

Someone once said that if the female official system had still existed in the late Ming Dynasty, Wei Zhongxian's troubles with Chaogang would not have happened.

But there are no what-ifs in history, only thrilling facts.

Whether the Ming Dynasty perished or not, it makes no sense to blame a single eunuch.

Therefore, everyone became interested when they saw the female corpse wearing a red and green official robe.

On the one hand, the other party is in a high position, and on the other hand, she is also very beautiful.

Everyone couldn't help but take a few more glances.

But, even if a female official of the Ming Dynasty was of the first rank, how could she be lying in the Deling Underground Palace?

How did she become Master Guanshan’s wife?

What is the relationship with the designer of this underground palace?

Several questions appeared in everyone's mind.

"Yang Zhao, since you came to the Dragon Kingdom to rob the tomb, you abandoned the back hall and went straight to the left side hall!"

Chen Wentian asked: "Tell me, do you know anything? Who is she?"

When Yang Zhao saw Chen Wentian asking, he raised his head and glanced at the other person, laughing.

This guy isn't too stupid.

But why should I tell you some things I know?

After thinking for a while, he spoke.

"Chen Wentian, I really don't know anything."

"But when I came here, I checked the history of the Ming Dynasty, especially all the historical materials of the Tianqi Dynasty."

"Beside Zhang Yan, the Empress of the Ming Dynasty, there really is a female official with a first-class official position."

As soon as he said this, everyone's eyes lit up.

Really?

Yang Zhao continued.

"This girl's name is Lu Lingxuan. It is said that she and Empress Zhang have known each other since childhood and have been inseparable. They even became sworn friends to Jinlan."

"After Empress Zhang won the first prize in the draft, she was sent to the Imperial Palace to become the empress. A few years later, she was framed by Zhu Youxue's wet nurse, the Ke family. She unfortunately had a miscarriage and was unable to have children again."

"In order to save her life and to have someone to take care of her, Empress Zhang specially summoned this girl from her hometown in Henan to the palace."

"She was just an ordinary maid at the beginning, but this woman was both civil and military, intelligent, and gradually became a palace official and was awarded a first-class official title."

"I heard that in the 17th year of Chongzhen, which was the first year of Shunzhi, he accompanied Empress Zhang to hang herself."

"There has been no whereabouts since then. I didn't expect to be buried in Deling. It's really amazing."

In fact, Yang Zhao did not expect that a female official could be placed in the imperial mausoleum.

and many more!

"The seventeenth year of Chongzhen? The first year of Shunzhi?"

No one said anything, but Hu Jiuer, who had always been a good baby, finally sensed that something was wrong.

She raised her hand curiously, "Cousin, I have a problem!"

Yang Zhao was very pleased to see that Hu Jiuer rarely listened to the class seriously. He asked with a smile: "What's the matter, Jiuer?"

Hu Jiuer scratched his little head, which was not very smart.

"Cousin, you said that Empress Zhang Yan of the Ming Dynasty and this female official named Lu Lingxuan both hanged themselves and died in the 17th year of Chongzhen."

"But I remember that Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao was not buried in the first year of Chongzhen. How did they do it after seventeen years..."

Hu Jiuer's question is simple.

Why were these two women buried in the underground palace after seventeen years?

Could it be that Emperor Chongzhen or Emperor Shunzhi dug up Deling again?

Upon hearing Hu Jiuer's question, everyone's eyes lit up, including Chen Wentian.

Yes!

From the first year of Chongzhen to the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, seventeen years have passed.

How were this female corpse and Zhang Yan's coffin placed in the back hall put in?

Yang Zhao smiled helplessly when he saw that everyone was confused by this question.

"No, when you come out to rob tombs, don't you read the strategy?"

Yang Zhao pointed toward the southeast corner.

"All Ming Tombs have three diamond walls leading to the outside of the underground palace. One main entrance and two side entrances to the side halls. After the underground palace is built, they are all buried in the earth."

"The diamond wall tunnel in the middle is naturally the main tunnel through which Emperor Zhu Youxiao of Tianqi was put into the underground palace. The other two are reserved for the empress and concubines to be buried together after their death."

"Did Queen Zhang Yan have to commit suicide in the year when Zhu Youxiao died? Are they buried together in Deling?"

Yang Zhao said speechlessly, with a rare respect on his face.

"But seventeen years later, King Chuang came to Beijing, and Chongzhen hanged himself! Empress Zhang and this female official of the Ming Dynasty eventually... died for their country!"

"In the first year of Shunzhi, when the Qing army entered the country and aspired to conquer Kyoto, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was grateful for Empress Zhang Yan's character and benevolence, so she ordered someone to reopen Deling Mausoleum and bury her with Zhu Youxiao."

Following Yang Zhao's explanation, everyone suddenly realized and laughed sheepishly.

Yes!

As long as you read the guide a few times, you won't be stumped by this kind of problem.

Hu Jiuer even stuck out his tongue, smiled sheepishly, and subconsciously looked towards the southeast corner.

Because that's where my cousin said the second diamond wall was.

She wanted to see if there was any other exit.

But just as he turned his head, he felt his whole body tighten.

"Cousin...cousin..."

Hu Jiuer's voice suddenly became extremely hoarse, which made everyone feel nervous.

"Then...that candle...went out again!"

what?

Everyone turned to look.

But at some point, the candle placed in the southeast corner went out for the second time!

at the same time.

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey..."

A faint ghostly sound suddenly sounded from the side hall.

Whoops!

The female official of the Ming Dynasty, known as Lu Lingxuan, suddenly sat up from the coffin and looked at everyone, with a half-smile on her lips.

Everyone's scalps went numb when they saw this, and they all took a few steps back.

Underground palace layout plan