I will never be Renzong

Chapter 80 Selection

Wang Xiang'er planted a seed in Zhao Zhen's heart. Zhao Zhen wanted to take care of this seed to germinate and take root, but for two consecutive months, there were many affairs in the court. After all, it was his intention to reorganize the Xiaoqi Army, and the eyes of the court ministers are also staring at him. If the new army is trained, then the ministers will naturally sing praises. It will be greatly discounted.

In May of the second year of Tiansheng, the imperial court formally issued an edict, and the governors from all walks of life selected beautiful women to enter the palace, and they were drafted for the current officials.

The concubine system in ancient China originated in the Zhou Dynasty and formed in the Qin Dynasty. It has been improved since the Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, but it is generally inseparable from the Zhou system.

According to the "Book of Rites", the emperor established six palaces, three wives, nine concubines, 27 maids, and 81 imperial wives.

That is to say, the emperor of Zhou had six concubines, nine concubines, 9 maids, and 27 wives, making a total of 81 wives.

The empress and concubine system in the Song Dynasty was similar to that in the Tang Dynasty. First, there was only one empress in the central palace, and the second rank was four concubines, namely, Guifei, Shufei, Defei, and Xianfei, all of which were first-class.The third class is the nine concubines: Zhaoyi, Zhaorong, Zhaoyuan, Xiuyi, Xiurong, Xiuyuan, Chongyi, Chongrong, and Chongyuan, all of them are the second rank, the fourth class is Jieyu, the third rank, and the fifth class The beauty is the fourth rank, the sixth-class talent is the fifth rank, and the last is the nobleman, Baolin, Yu Nu, and Cai Nu who ignore the rank.

There is generally no limit to the number of draftees in the past dynasties. The emperor is rich in the world and controls the world, and the harem is the face of the emperor. Therefore, some emperors are elected every three years, some are elected every five years, and some are elected once a year.

In short, if you have good kidneys, choose more. If you have bad kidneys, choose fewer. If you are good at women, choose a few. If you are not good at women, you can choose a few men to love you if you are not afraid of being framed by outsiders.

Draft is the name of the Qing Dynasty, and it was called Caixuan in the Tang and Song Dynasties. First of all, the emperor sent eunuchs to the public officials and the homes of the common people to select beauties who were generally virtuous and talented.At the same time, some ministers who are obsessed with official career will also bring their talented daughters into the palace for promotion. Women with backgrounds usually pass the primary election easily, followed by the daughters of wealthy businessmen.

A total of [-] selected show girls entered the palace, and their own special personnel were in charge of receiving them. What awaited them was to pass five trials and kill six generals.

The first level is the physical examination. A group of [-] girls will stand up according to size and age. The taller, shorter, fatter, and thinner ones will all be brushed off. In this way, more than a thousand girls have been wiped out. go down.

The second level is still physical examination, but this time, the bust, waist, hips, facial features, and even hair of the contestants will be checked carefully. Xiunu reported herself to her family and listened to see if her voice stuttered. In this way, more than a thousand people were eliminated.

In the third level, there will be a special servant who will use tools to measure whether the body is qualified. Those with fat feet and thick arms will be eliminated. Then, Xiu Nu will be asked to take a few steps to check whether her behavior is frivolous. In this way, another thousand people will be eliminated. Yu people.

Wang Xianger has a graceful figure and stunning appearance. The first three levels were easy for her. At first, she behaved a little frivolously on purpose in the third level, but to her surprise, she was not eliminated, but entered smoothly. The fourth pass.

What Wang Xiang'er didn't know was that the reason why she was able to successfully enter the fourth level was because of her identity, not because of her father. Her father, Wang Mengzheng, was just a master. Blind man, among this group of beautiful girls, Wang Xianger is the first in terms of beauty, and she is also a Shu girl. The empress dowager Liu E is a Shu girl, and this status undoubtedly gives her a lot of points.

After passing the third pass, resting for a day or two, the fourth pass is ushered in. On this day, the show girls will line up to enter the brightly lit room with the doors and windows tightly closed. There are two experienced nuns in the room. waiting for them,

After they entered, they had to take off all their clothes without any clothes on, and then two nuns smelled their underarms to see if there was any body odor, whether there were obvious scars on their bodies, and finally checked whether they were perfect.This day is actually a naked inspection.

After the three passes, only 300 of the 300 girls are left. These [-] will live in the palace for a month, and their living habits will be observed by a dedicated person. The first four passes focus on the body, and this pass focuses on morality and wisdom. After one month, fifty qualified show girls were selected, and these fifty show girls became the emperor's concubines.

Five thousand beautiful women entered Beijing, but only fifty remained in the end, implying the way of choosing one in a hundred.

Fifty beautiful women entered the palace and lived in Chuxiu Pavilion. They have no status for the time being. The harem of the Song Dynasty is still very emotional. Will the queen be elected in a short time? There will be a period of time for the officials to cultivate with these fifty beautiful women Look at the feelings, and finally decide who will be the queen.

Generally speaking, the official family will not touch all the fifty beautiful girls. It would be good if a few of them will be favored in the end, and the rest will be married to the clan's children by the Queen Mother, except for special circumstances. Next, it is generally wait until the next draft before doing finger marriage.

Of course, the fifty show girls are all Zhao Zhen's prospective wives. Zhao Zhen doesn't use any rhetoric, and just jumps straight to the point, and no one will resist.

At this point, Wang Xiang'er had no choice but to cut off her affection for Mr. Zhao, and focus on living in the harem competing with fifty sisters for favor.

In the Ciyuan Hall, the Empress Dowager Liu E was flipping through the roster of the beautiful women who entered the palace this time. Although it was for the officials to cultivate a relationship with them, she still has the most say in who will be the queen in the end.

"Since ancient times, the family of relatives has been able to protect itself with wealth!"

Liu E said to herself, the No. 1 in this draft is Zhang Yingying, eighteen years old, the great-granddaughter of General Zhang Mei of Zuo Xiaowei, and the No. 2 is Wang Xianger, the daughter of Zhizhou Wang Mengzheng, who is seventeen years old.

The queen candidate in Liu E's heart is No.3, Guo Yanyan, who is thirteen years old, and Guo Qingwu comes from the Guo family. Guo's great-grandfather was Guo Chong, the founding general of the Song Dynasty.

The reason why Liu E likes the Guo family is that the Guo family is related to the royal family and understands each other. The third queen of Song Taizong and the first queen of Song Zhenzong are both surnamed Guo.

The second is that Guo's family has been in decline until now, and Guo's father is only a seventh-rank official, and he can't make any big waves.

The third is that Mrs. Guo is well-behaved and clever, and knows how to please her. Moreover, Mrs. Guo is only 13 years old and relies on Liu E for everything, so she can also follow her wishes and act as a good supervisor of Zhao Zhen.

But even so, Liu E did not directly appoint Guo as queen, after all, the process that should be followed still needs to be followed.

Firework Ruoshang: I wrote the draft based on the Ming Dynasty, so don't spray it.As long as I can find the age and woman of the concubine, I will use the original name. If I can't find it, I can only make it up reasonably, and I will never forget to understand.

(End of this chapter)