After chatting with Xie Xuan, who had just broken through, Zhu Houzhao took the Bodhi Seed and left after giving him some encouragement.
After returning to the outside world, he circulated the Yellow Emperor Scripture to restrain his aura. Zhu Houzhao had someone call Liu Jin and Wei Zhongxian in.
"Servant Liu Jin (Wei Zhongxian) greets Your Majesty!”
"Alright, tell me, why are you looking for me?”
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager asked us to pick a talent for you. We are here to report."”
Wei Zhongxian nodded repeatedly, his face full of loyalty and obedience.
They had no choice but to do so. For some reason, Zhu Houzhao, who used to have a good relationship with Liu Jin, actually did not like eunuchs anymore.
Zhuang Qingshuang, the new Concubine Zhuang, no longer had any eunuchs to serve her, and she could only wait outside the room.
Even the eunuchs in the Palace of Heavenly Purity had been eliminated, leaving only the palace maids.
Liu Jin knew that this was probably because the Emperor had grown up and wanted a woman. That was why he was like this.
That's right, palace maids are the best. After all, there are other uses for them.
What was the use of a eunuch?
Therefore, it was normal to be rejected.
However, this situation was very dangerous. Liu Jin, Wei Zhongxian, and the others were all eunuchs. They were very worried that Zhu Houzhao would reject eunuchs and eventually cause them to lose their current positions.
Liu Jin had been serving Zhu Houzhao since he was young. It was also before Zhu Houzhao became the emperor that he was conferred the title of Chief of Rites, Seal Eunuch.
He had just been a doctor for a few days, and although he was a little arrogant, he had not reached his original level.
As for Wei Zhongxian, he used to serve Zhu Youtang. Now, he was serving the new emperor, Zhu Houzhao. As an old man, he was also worried that he would be purged, so he was more reliable.
"Since I'm letting you guys choose, then do it well.”
"Your Majesty, this servant will naturally listen to you.”
Zhu Houzhao nodded. He was quite satisfied with their attitude.
Regardless of whether they were treacherous officials or not, he had no one under him, so he naturally had to use them first.
As for if they dared to fool him in the future and had other thoughts, that would be another matter.
It was good to have an acquaintance. At least he knew what the other party might do in the future.
If it was another newcomer, who knew if he could be trusted?
Wouldn't it be a waste of effort if he ended up in the same state?
Even though the removal of eunuchs was a matter of a single word from the Emperor.
"Oh, the Empress Dowager should have told you about zhen's request. I don't have many other requests. After all, as long as it's beautiful, I like it.”
"Long live my emperor. You are the master of the world. Everyone should enter the palace to serve you.”
"There's no need for that. There are too many people and there's not enough space for the waist.”
"Right, if it's a selection, it seems that not many people can enter the palace, right?" Zhu Houzhao suddenly said. What about the rest? Or were the more beautiful ones swallowed up by the gentry and officials?”
Liu Jin and Wei Zhongxian's expressions changed drastically. They hurriedly knelt down."Your Majesty, this servant would not dare to do such a thing.”
"Is that so? I don't believe it!"
With three palaces and six courtyards, how many numbers could they get from the talent show?
However, the Ming Empire's territory was more than 20 million square kilometers, and there were more than 4,000 counties in the country. There were also prefectures (cities) and prefectures (set as provinces). Would those officials who wanted to climb up recommend one or two to try?
If there was really a beautiful girl selected, it would be a political achievement for them. They might even be blown away by the wind.
In this way, under the great fanfare of the entire country, there might be tens of thousands of beautiful women selected for the talent show.
Only a small portion of them would be treated as ladies, and some would be kept as palace maids, but what about the rest?
Zhu Houzhao didn't believe that the gentry, officials, and even sects would waste it. Would he send these beautiful girls back to their original place safely?
Even if they returned safely, their reputation would be known. How could the nobles miss it?
It was no wonder that every time there was a talent show, many ordinary people would start to wantonly marry off their daughters, even if the conditions were worse.
Some were even more ruthless, directly capturing people and marrying them.
What he was afraid of was that if he went out to pick a concubine, not to mention not becoming a concubine, he would be gone.
The next time he saw it, he would only be able to see it in a certain tile house. It was even used by others or their friends, and they would leave it in the tile house to earn money and build connections for them.
Especially in the Ming Dynasty, the ancestral teachings stipulated that only the daughters of commoners and low-level officials could be selected.
Not even high officials or aristocratic families could do it. They were afraid of the matter of consorts.
Therefore, the empire spent a huge amount of money and chose a consort with great fanfare. It was not for him, Zhu Houzhao, but for someone else, right?
"Your Majesty, this servant really doesn't dare."
"Alright, stop crying. Get up.”
"Your Majesty, this servant promises that this will never happen.”
"You can't guarantee that. Men!"
"This servant is here."
"Go and call the people from the East and West Chambers and the Embroidered Uniform Guards.”
"Yes, sir!"
Liu Jin and Wei Zhongxian looked at each other, their hearts sinking.
"The two of you have been doing quite well recently. The Palace and the Imperial Court are still relatively stable.”
"Your Majesty, you praise me too much. This is all your credit.”
"Hmm, that's true. In the future, the palace would take in fewer eunuchs. I don't care about the other places, but don't arrange the three palaces and six courtyards. Let the palace maids do it. No man can touch my woman, not even a eunuch!”
The last sentence was said firmly.
This was also a deliberate act to let them understand that he didn't reject eunuchs, but he didn't want men to touch his women.
Although the eunuch was no longer considered a man, after all, he did not have the tools to commit the crime. Under the influence of hormones, he did not have any thoughts.
But no matter what, he was still a man.
How could Zhu Houzhao allow these people to change his men's clothes and wash them?
In his previous life, when he was young, he had watched a drama about the Qing court. After the emperor flipped the cards, the eunuchs went over to help clean them up. In order to prevent the other party from having any assassination intentions, they had to wear nothing.
After that, he wrapped the blanket around him and carried him away.
If you're so careful, shouldn't you have specially checked it? It's just that it wasn't shown in the TV series?
That was too exaggerated and disrespectful.
In any case, he would never allow it, unless it was a palace maid.
When Liu Jin heard this, he quickly tried to explain,"Your Majesty…"
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and stopped him from continuing.
"This is my bottom line."
"Yes, this servant understands!"
Zhu Houzhao's expression became much friendlier." I have no problem with eunuchs. However, there are countless kinds of magical martial arts in the Land of the Nine Prefectures. No one can guarantee that any eunuch has cultivated and recovered his foundation.”
"Whoever dares, this servant will kill him!"
"Stop the wrong thing at the beginning, understand? Moreover, if you can do it, I don't mind. Just leave the palace.”
"Your Majesty, this servant will never do this.”
Liu Jin and Wei Zhongxian repeatedly promised. Their faces were full of sincerity and they were extremely loyal.
Zhu Houzhao didn't know what he was thinking in his heart, and he was too lazy to know.
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