Yan Chengjin is not surprised that he has been upgraded to the upper limit of his imagination by Zhu Houzhao. If his eyes could kill people, Zhu Houzhao had been killed thousands of times by the ministers present.

Li Dongyang's old face turned red. Unexpectedly, he was ashamed of his daughter.

Emperor Hongzhi had already been petrified, and he opened his mouth and couldn't speak for half a day, his mind was blank. There was such a reason in the world.

Zhu Houzhao looked around in a daze, looked up slightly, looked at Emperor Hongzhi timidly, and then looked at Li Dongyang, fearing that he would be beaten, so he lowered his head honestly.

Li Dongyang happened to take advantage of the situation and lay down: "The little girl is born in a cold and she is hard to deserve to be with Your Highness. As your highness's master, you should fulfill your duties as a minister. Please do not blame me for being too strict."

My daughter must be even better than Chunxiao and Qianjin of Yan's mansion. If she saw Qing'e's appearance, the prince would slapped her thighs angrily.

But this doesn't matter anymore. Qing'e seems to have someone she likes, but she just doesn't know who this son is.

Emperor Hongzhi felt a little embarrassed: "Don't take the Li Qing family to heart, the prince and Yan Qing family should retreat."

It was already an hour after Emperor Hongzhi finished reading the booklet.

After coming out of Fengtian Palace, Zeng Jian lowered his head and put his head down. He also presented his daughter's roster. It was so difficult to stand out from hundreds of girls.

I heard that Changning Bo, Ning Shouhou and others are also running around to choose concubines.

The prince’s thoughts are really elusive.

Zeng Jian suddenly thought of Yan Chengjin. This kid is steady and meticulous, and is familiar with the prince. Maybe he knows what the prince is thinking.

With a glimmer of hope, he left the palace, returned to the palace to replace the general's uniform, and then went out to Yan's mansion.

He inquired all the way, but no one knew where Yan Chengjin's mansion was.

Instead, he changed his question and asked Yingkesong's mansion, and this time he finally had some clues.

In the alleys in the northwest corner of the capital, I walked around and sweated.

Seeing a few Jinyiwei, he stepped forward and asked, "I am Zeng Jian, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Works. How can I leave the mansion of Andingbo?"

The Jinyiwei raised his hand and pointed, wherever he was looking, the mansion in front of him.

Zeng Jian wanted to curse himself, but he walked around the mansion three times, why didn’t he even have a plaque?

What he didn't know was that there were too many people visiting Yingke Song, so Yan Chengjin ordered people to take down the plaque for a while.

From the outside, it is naturally a nameless house.

Zeng Jian knocked on the door gently, and heard a sentence from inside: "There is a strange change and the even change. If sir can meet the code, I will open the door."

He thought for a long time, but he didn't think it out, so he had to report it to his house: "I am Zeng Jian, the left minister of the Ministry of Works, to inform you of your young master."

After a moment, Yan Chengjin opened the door and saw Zeng Jian standing outside the door.

Zeng Jian complained a little: "If you don't have a plaque on your mansion, how can anyone find it? It happened that I was working in the Ministry of Works and called a craftsman on another day to give you a big plaque."

"Someone often visits my father, but they have to go down the door. Is there anything wrong with the lord looking for the official?"

Zeng Jian smiled and said, "This time I came here to choose a concubine for the prince. I will not hide it from it. I have also submitted a booklet."

Yan Chengjin thought for a while and said, "Even if you wait for the news in the palace, the officials are powerless."

Zeng Jian sighed: "You don't know. If Your Majesty can do anything, I have no complaints. But the Zhang brothers and Changning Bo also handed the book to Your Majesty. They are the daughter of a scholar. You know that the emperor has always liked to choose concubines from the people. The Zhang brothers are the queen's brothers. If you say a few more words, this..."

In order to prevent the harem and the ministers in the court from colluding with the ministers in the court, most of the empresses and concubines of the Ming Dynasty were chosen from the common people.

Empress Zhang is the daughter of Zhang Luan, a student of the Imperial College. She was born in a cold family and Empress Dowager Zhou did not come from an official family. The Ming Dynasty's choice of concubines was conducive to solving the gap between the rich and the poor.

The Zhang brothers found the daughter of the scholar and said some good things in front of the queen. It was probably that the position of the Crown Princess was secretly in the dark.

It's quite uncomfortable to choose a concubine that is unfair.

Zeng Jian pondered for a few moments and shook his head: "I am very ashamed. I do have some selfish intentions. I hope the little girl can be elected, but I am even more afraid that the Zhang brothers will recommend him to His Majesty for their own interests and harm the Ming Dynasty."

Yan Chengjin remembers that Zhu Houzhao had no offspring in history. I wonder if it was because of the Crown Princess, or if Zhu Houzhao had too long?

Yan Chengjin carefully considered and deduced carefully what impact would it have if Zhu Houzhao had children.

Zeng Jian reminded him: "Nephew?"

Yan Chengjin said respectfully: "The lower officials have some superficial opinions, and I don't know if they should be said or not?"

"My nephew, please don't be polite!"

Yan Chengjin said: "I wonder how many brothers and sisters are there?"

Zeng Jian thought in his heart: "I have nine brothers and sisters, seven children, and my family is from a prominent family. What do you want to do?"

"This is the advantage of adults. If you can have children, you can stand out."

Zeng Jian was stunned.

"Your Majesty knows Ning Shouhou's character well. If you know that it is his choice, you will definitely have some doubts. You don't have to worry."

Zeng Jian's eyes lit up: "Did you have an idea?"

Yan Chengjin thought about the wording and expressed his views on how to magnify his own advantages, how to seize the initiative with preconceptions, and how to capture the prince's heart.

In the past few days, when Yan Chengjin entered the palace, he often saw many beautiful girls, following the palace maids of the inner prison to enter the palace in batches. He heard that Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang met in person, and even the Empress Dowager was there.

A side palace in the palace.

Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang sat on the imperial throne. There were more beautiful girls in the past few days and they were a little tired. They waved their hands one after another to ask Xiao Jing to replace them.

At this moment, a beautiful girl came in, which attracted the attention of Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang.

Unlike the previous showies.

The woman's head is very simple and has very little jewelry. Even the makeup on her face is very light, as if she can't afford rouge and water powder at home, but it does not hide her pretty appearance.

Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyes and asked, "Whose daughter are you?"

"The little daughter Zeng Yuanyuan is the daughter of Zeng Jian, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Works. Her father has seven children. The little daughter ranks third in the family. The family is prosperous and is a big family with a prosperous incense in Huguang. Although her father lives in the capital, he has free time and often visits his relatives among the Hui tribe." Zeng Yuanyuan said softly.

When other girls introduced themselves, they all said piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but their father asked her to say this. Zeng Yuanyuan's face was blushing at this moment.

Little do they know that the population is prosperous and the incense is prosperous.

These eight characters are like iron hammers, and each character is so heavy that Queen Zhang and the Queen Mother are inspiring.

When they looked at each other, the Empress Dowager and Empress Zhang both smiled.

The eunuch Xiao Jing came in and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Li of the Cabinet has something to report."

Emperor Hongzhi glanced at the Empress Dowager in embarrassment.

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "The emperor has been here for three days. I believe that many court affairs have been delayed. There is no need to be with him anymore. When the Ai family and the Queen choose the person they like, they will say to the emperor."

"Then my grandson will take his leave." Emperor Hongzhi slowly stepped out of the side hall.

In the warm pavilion,

Li Dongyang and the other two had already been waiting here. When they saw Emperor Hongzhi coming in, Liu Jian hurriedly saluted: "Your Majesty, the northern enemy has recently invaded the capital, and the martial law in the capital is strict. The admiral of the Beijing camp is already old and weak. I think I should change the choice."

The Beijing camp is a force that is harnessed in the court, so it is naturally not negligent.

But who should choose to take on the big responsibility?

Emperor Hongzhi asked: "What is the opinion of the Li Qing family?"

Li Dongyang said: "I think Zhang Mao, the British Palace, is virtuous and talented, and has a high prestige in the capital. How about you just sing the British Duke?"

Liu Jian said: "I think Cheng Guogong Zhu Fu is also OK."
Chapter completed!