Women's clothing in the Ming Dynasty

In the imperial study room, Jiajing threw a roster to Li Chengfeng and asked him to read it.Li Chengfeng took a closer look, and it turned out that it was the situation of exterminating the remnants of the White Lotus Sect.

This time the emperor was tied up, and the court paid a lot of money.Thanks to Li Rui's assistance, he captured a large number of followers and senior officials of the White Lotus Sect in one fell swoop, including the deputy leader Chen Jiao.Although the leader and the saintess were allowed to run away, the White Lotus Sect has been seriously injured, and it is afraid that it will not be successful in a hundred years.

"My lord, please don't relax your vigilance and continue to follow the figure of the demon." Li Chengfeng, as a later generation, is very aware of the diabolical nature of this cult, and his vitality is almost as strong as that of Xiaoqiang.I usually don't do much activity, but when I encounter natural disasters and man-made disasters, and the people's hearts are slackened, I will come out and jump right away, so it's better to cut the weeds and get rid of the roots.

Zhu Houcong nodded: "I am also aware of this matter, but the demons are cunning and scattered all over the country to preach, so it is quite troublesome to catch them."

Li Chengfeng thought about it, but still said: "Please forgive me for being bold, as the saying goes, blocking is worse than sparse, I think the number of members of the White Lotus Sect is not determined by them, but by the emperor and all civil and military officials."

In fact, these words have been held in his heart for a long time. Ever since he came into contact with the White Lotus Sect, he began to think about why this kind of cult has no advanced teachings. In its heyday, it could not cause much trouble, but it could die again and again without being stiff.

Then he saw the roster information Jiajing handed over, and with a glance, he saw the teahouse owner who said his daughter had been kidnapped. His name was Tu Wu, a native of Zhangde Prefecture.Who would have thought that what this person said was actually true...

The roster records that as early as 20 years ago, Tu Wu was only a bodyguard in Zhangde Mansion, and he was considered a hero in the village on weekdays. His wife had dystocia and left his daughter alone to depend on him.At that time, the courtiers Qian Ning and Jiang Bin in Wuzong's period endangered one side. In order to please the emperor, they searched for beautiful girls everywhere, and followed their example.

Tu Wu's daughter is only nine years old. Although she is young, Yuxue is cute, so she is naturally targeted.Tu Wu has been looking for his daughter for nearly ten years. He is poor and poor as a performer, and finally he is targeted by the White Lotus Sect and recruited into it. After a long time, he is willing to work for her.

There are many people like Tu Wu. In the history books, it may be just the words "the complaints are overwhelming, the people are in dire straits", but in reality, they are tragedies. This is what makes Li Chengfeng most uncomfortable.

Jiajing also knew what he meant, and said solemnly: "I can't guarantee that everyone in this world will be safe and sound, but in my lifetime, I will definitely let the people of Ming Dynasty have no worries about food and clothing."

Li Chengfeng knew that he was a stubborn person, and since he spoke, he would try his best to do it, so he didn't say anything, so he got up and saluted him.

The two discussed the matter of exterminating the White Lotus Sect, and the atmosphere gradually relaxed.Seeing that it was getting late, Li Chengfeng wanted to go back, and said casually: "Your Majesty is missing, the empress dowager is in a hurry, and she has come to inquire about the kidnapping, maybe the two princesses will come over in a few days. "

Unexpectedly, when these words came out, Jiajing fell silent, first took a deep look at him, and then said after a long time: "It's not because of this matter that the queen mother came to you."

Li Chengfeng cast a puzzled look, what else could it be?

"The cabinet drafted a memorial, requesting that I draft a talent show, enrich the harem, and give birth to a prince." Jiajing said flatly.Originally, all the officials thought that the emperor had just passed away, and since he didn't want to choose a harem, there was no need to worry.Coupled with the fact that he devoted himself to state affairs, seeing that Daming is getting better and better, he is completely like a Mingjun in a prosperous age. No one in the world can escape the love between a man and a woman, just wait until he thinks it through.

However, this kidnapping incident completely made the ministers sweat. Only then did they recall that when Emperor Wuzong Zhengde died, he had just stood up.There are three thousand beauties in Zhengde's harem, and they are skilled in bows and horses. They have always been in good health, but they left without leaving a son and a half.Compared with this cousin, although Zhu Houcong is tall and tall, but his body is thin, and he lives in the palace all day, how can he make people feel at ease!To put it bluntly, Daming was lucky to have such a successor. Now that the country is changing, Daming cannot afford another turmoil.

"..." Li Chengfeng naturally knew it, and opened his mouth to say something, but he couldn't make a sound.Only in this matter, he is not qualified to speak.

Suddenly Zhu Houcong sneered: "I knew you would be wrong." Under Li Chengfeng's unbelievable gaze, he sat down on the dragon chair and said indifferently: "I just don't want my flesh and blood to listen to others." At the mercy of others, it's not good to work hard."

"Recalling that since entering the palace, I have been fighting with people all the way. If I have a child, no matter whether it is like me or not like me, the officials will try their best to influence him. In the end, no matter what it becomes It upsets me, not to mention that I don't like young children."

"...Even if you don't want an heir for the time being, you can hold a talent show, at least someone will accompany you." Li Chengfeng couldn't help but interjected.

Jiajing thought for a moment, then shook his head: "Forget it, my cousin has countless confidante friends, and you can see how many of them are really sad when he died. When I was in the palace, I often heard people say that Emperor Xiaozong and Zhang Xiaozong The empress dowager and his wife are deeply affectionate, and they never leave each other, which makes the world envy. But you see that the current empress dowager Zhang, who wholeheartedly seeks the family's self-interest, really has Xiaozong in mind. Rather than being used by others, I would rather live like this lifetime."

"..." Li Chengfeng wants to say that not everyone is like what he said, at least from the time travel to the present, he has met Yang Yiqing, Yang Shen, Xia Yan and even Yan Song, all of whom are happy couples and never leave each other.After thinking about it, forget it, but according to Zhu Houcong's personality, he can't listen to it now.

Zhu Houcong comforted him: "Don't worry, I will explain to my mother that I will not announce you into the palace again in the future. I have my own way to deal with this matter, don't worry about it anymore."

Seeing what he said, Li Chengfeng could only step back temporarily and wait for a later discussion.

... However, Li Chengfeng later regretted it. He never thought that the emperor would do this on a whim.

After many days, it was finally time for another hundred officials to go to court again. Zhang Cong, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was about to step forward when suddenly the emperor sitting on the dragon chair dropped a bomb on the ground.

"I plan to invite clans from all over the world to bring their youngest sons under the age of seven to Beijing to discuss matters of adoption."

The civil and military officials of the whole court were stunned. Given the long-standing prestige of Jiajing, those with lower official positions did not dare to say anything, but just stared at the front to see what the cabinet chiefs would do.

The cabinet was also caught off guard. Zhang Cong's first reaction was that the emperor was fighting with them because he didn't want to get married.Make a big move first, and then both sides give in to each other. After all, this is not the first time this kind of operation has been done.Then he realized again, that's not right, all the officials are here, isn't the emperor afraid of self-defeating! ?

Before he could open his mouth, Xia Yan of the Tiangong Bureau retorted: "Why did the emperor say that? The son of heaven is at its peak in spring and autumn, so there is no reason to adopt the son of the vassal prince! If there is a dragon heir born in the future, how will the adoptive son be arranged? Gu With Song Renzong as a lesson, I hope the Holy Majesty will take it back!"

This refers to Song Renzong taking the clan's children back to the palace to be raised by the prince because he had no heirs. As a result, he had his own son and sent him back.In the end, the only son died early, so he had no choice but to take the previous child back and make him the prince, who was later Song Yingzong.After this one after another, Yingzong and Renzong had a gap between their hearts, and finally wanted to forcefully recognize their father, but they were not good enough, and the relationship with Renzong's old ministers was very stiff, and the emperor died of illness within a few years.

Don't look at Xia Yan who usually ignores the government and concentrates on studying, but in essence he is still the Xia Gongjin who speaks out and advises, and is dedicated to the country.When encountering such a thing, others may still be a little worried, but he will definitely stand up.

With Xia Yan's beginning, other daring officials also asked the emperor to take back his order, which sounds too ridiculous no matter what.

But Zhu Houcong was unmoved, still with the same indifferent look: "I was inspired by heaven and man in my dream, and took the order of my ancestors. I have decided to wait until I become a monk, and I don't care about men and women. My mind has been made up on this matter, all my lords Don't try to persuade me any more."

All the officials were stunned, and they couldn't help glaring at Qin Tianjian. This person is now in charge of the national religion, and it is said that he is also a Taoist. It must be this treacherous villain who brought the emperor to such a situation!

Qin Tianjian inspected Zhengzheng: "..." I am wronged! !

Jiajing struck while the iron was hot, and continued: "Since that's the case, let the sons of the clan enter Beijing according to what I said before. This matter will be discussed by the cabinet and retreat."

The officials of the Ming Dynasty were a little confused at this time. You said that if the clan is not allowed to come, if the emperor is really pure-hearted and ascetic for a lifetime, the hearts of the people will be unstable if he has been childless; but if the clan is allowed to come, Zhu Houcong is only in his 20s, and he is not born. No, if you regret it in the future, it is not the same as shaking the country.

At this time, no one noticed that Li Chengfeng, who was behind the official team, frowned tightly, staring blankly at the ground in a daze.

In the next few days, the court was still in chaos, and even the queen mothers of the two palaces were alarmed.But as in the past, Jiajing was windy and rainy again, so I didn't move. The final result was the same, the emperor won again.It was heard that Zhu Houcong stood outside the Empress Dowager Jiang's bedroom for a whole night, and finally said that the Empress Dowager softened her heart. There was only one condition, and that was that the adopted prince should be handed over to her to be raised by herself.

The Tian family themselves agreed, and others had nothing to argue about, so the Ministry of Rites and the cabinet jointly discussed the eligibility for adoption.Some said that we should learn from Song Renzong and adopt from distant collateral blood, so as to prevent the vassal king from having the heart of disobedience.Someone quickly refuted that the imperial family of the Ming Dynasty was different from that of the early Song Dynasty. How many households in the old Zhu family were famous for being able to give birth?Are there too many people?

There was no result in the struggle, and in the end I had to read "Emperor Ming Zu Xun". It was based on this book that Zhu Houcong was invited to Beijing to be the emperor.According to the ancestral precepts, after much deliberation, everyone still chose the person as the vassal king.

First of all, the blood of the vassal kings should be more formal. In addition, there are not many vassal kings in the Ming Dynasty, and fewer people meet the conditions. Fewer people means that they can be more carefully selected.As for the chaos that others are worried about, the vassal king has no real power at all, and he can't make any troubles. In the end, no matter how big the trouble is, it is nothing more than wanting to recognize his father.

As for this point, the officials of the Jiajing Dynasty smiled vicissitudes of life. They have already had a lot of experience in fighting the emperor, so they are not afraid at all!