"These servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are really hateful. Only now do I know how greedy they are." Lang Hua was extremely surprised when she heard the news.
She has been raising a baby in the palace this year. She dare not say that she is completely unaware of the outside world, but she really doesn’t know much about it. Now after giving birth to Yonglian and taking charge of the Sixth Palace again, she realized that the Ministry of Internal Affairs was so greedy.
Unfortunately, she felt that the Ministry of Internal Affairs had no money and called on the sisters to be diligent and frugal. Unexpectedly, all the money they had worked so hard to save was stolen by those gangsters from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It was really abominable!
"Absolute power will inevitably lead to absolute corruption." Xiang Nan sighed, "The Ministry of Internal Affairs is not subject to the supervision of foreign ministers, so it naturally acts unscrupulously. Over the years, I don't know how many properties that should belong to the palace have been moved away. In the future, I will deal with the Ministry of Internal Affairs again."
The Ministry of Internal Affairs was established after the twenty-four yamen of the Ming Dynasty. The original intention of its establishment was to better serve the royal family. In order to facilitate their work, at the beginning of their establishment, they formed their own system, and officials from the outer court had no right to interfere.
As a result, there are many shady things, all kinds of behind-the-scenes operations, secret give-and-take, personal enrichment, and collusion, which is unspeakable. Later, even the power of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was able to override the imperial power, forcing the emperor to be under the control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
For example, Emperor Daoguang was forced to wear patched clothes, and the concubines in the palace had to raise their own chickens so that they could have eggs to eat; the Empress Dowager Cixi was in power, and the eunuchs who came to her natal family to issue orders also had to extort money...
Xiang Nan was aware of these shortcomings, so he decided to completely reform the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He has beheaded a large number of people before, and he will make more thorough reforms in the future.
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"Yes, Your Majesty, it is time to deal with these minions properly." Lang Hua agreed, "By the way, Your Majesty, I am thinking that there are still many palaces and gardens in the palace that are empty, which makes them deserted. It is better to choose a show. How about adding some popularity to the palace?"
The ancestral system of the Qing Dynasty was that the draft was held every three years and was sponsored by the Ministry of Household Affairs.
After receiving the emperor's order for the draft, the Ministry of Household Affairs sent a message to the officials at all levels of the Eight Banners Dutong Yamen, ordering the submission of rosters of girls of suitable age.
First, the Eight Banners Dutong Yamen will summarize the information, and then the Ministry of Household Affairs will report it to the emperor. After the emperor determines the date for the selection, the beautiful ladies selected by each banner will enter the capital in advance by mule cart.
Before being selected, the show girls need to be arranged in order and age according to the order of Manchu, Mongolian and Han. The order is: relatives of the concubines in the palace, women who were previously selected and left signs, women who were re-selected this time and new ones this time. Selected show girls.
The beautiful ladies who had been arranged in order took a mule cart into Di'anmen late at night, waited for the Shenwumen Palace Gate to open, got off the car, and under the guidance of the eunuch, entered Shunzhen Gate in an orderly manner.
The beautiful ladies introduced into the palace by the eunuchs will be selected by the emperor or the queen mother in groups of five or six, three or four, or one person.
The selected woman will leave a mark, and after regular re-election, she will have the opportunity to become a candidate for concubine or be given to a royal prince or a clan home. Those who are not selected need to put up signs.
However, despite the ancestral system, it is basically difficult to draft a girl every three years.
First of all, each draft is very expensive. For example, during the Yongzheng period, seven to eight thousand showgirls had to be screened for one draft, and it took four consecutive days to complete all the preliminary rounds. After that, there are re-elections and weddings, which require a lot of work and cost a lot of money.
Secondly, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty did not dare to say that all of them were wise emperors, but basically none of them were too mediocre, and none of them was addicted to women. It is not as indulgent and sensual as Zhengde and Longqing in the Ming Dynasty.
"It doesn't have to be like this." Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan waved his hands and said, "I have only been on the throne for less than three years. It is the time when I am working hard and displaying my grand ambitions. It is not appropriate to indulge in sex. Besides, the draft costs a lot, so it is better to save a little. I have you. A few of you are already very satisfied.”
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Her purpose in persuading Xiang Nan to participate in the draft was just to show her magnanimity and generosity as a royal palace. In fact, she is not willing to bring new people into the palace and take away her own favor.
However, she still said modestly, "The emperor is a wise king and cannot bear to be extravagant. However, the years of my concubines and sisters are fleeting, so it is time to choose new people to serve the emperor. Otherwise, outsiders will think that I am jealous. I can’t tolerate people in my eyes.”
"Hey, no one talks behind someone's back, and no one talks behind anyone's back. The queen is inferior to one person, but above ten thousand people, why should you care about those gossips." Xiang Nan waved his hands and said, "Besides, I see your current demeanor, compared to She was even more beautiful back then, so the queen should not belittle herself."
When Fujin was selected, Langya and Qingying were only seventeen or eighteen years old, and now they are only in their mid-twenties. In modern times, even older leftover women are not counted.
Moreover, after shedding their early youthfulness, not only are they not ugly now, but they also have a bit more mature charm. In fact, they are much better than those yellow-haired girls in their teens.
Besides, Xiang Nan has seen countless women, and he is no longer the Chu brother who couldn't walk when he saw a beautiful woman before. For him, more women are not always better.
Because there are more women, more energy will be put into it. And human energy is always limited. Even if Xiang Nan is energetic and can handle more, it will be too much to handle.
This amount is very good now. There are eight people in total, and they meet once a week, seven days a week. If it's more, it won't even happen once in half a month. If you can't see each other once, then there will be no basis for any relationship.
And what is the difference between sports without emotional basis and toys? Therefore, Xiang Nan does not want to blindly expand the harem, which will only bring disorder and chaos.
At that time, it would not be good if there are a few more bad guys like Jin Yuyan and Wei Yanwan who are jealous and scheming, causing the harem to become agitated and turn against each other.
So Xiang Nan does not agree with the draft.
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Seeing Xiang Nan praising herself so much, Lang Hua couldn't help but blush.
“By the way, Your Majesty, Jia Gui seems to be feeling a little unwell. Would you like to go over and see her?” Lang Hua asked again.
"If you feel unwell, just let the imperial doctor see you. I have to go back to Yangxin Hall to deal with the memorial." Xiang Nan waved his hand and refused.
Different from Qianlong in the play, Xiang Nan did not have much love for Jin Yuyan. Because he knew that this woman was a poisonous woman with a vicious heart.
In the play, Zhu Ying, Yi Guiren, Mei Guiren, Ah Ruo, Ling Xin, Yong Huang, the five princesses... a large number of people were harmed by her, which can be said to be extremely vicious.
Furthermore, although people like Lang Hua, Xi Yue, Lu Yun, Wanyin and others also have the idea of competing for favor, they all have the Emperor in their hearts. Only Jin Yuyan did not have an emperor in her heart, only the eldest son of the Yu family.
Everything she did in the palace was just to win the support of the Qing court for the Yu family and the crown prince. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that a person with such a vicious heart and double-dealing skills is really capable of thousands of attacks.
If it weren't for the fact that she had the same face as Miss Hong, Xiang Nan would have secretly got rid of her long ago.
Hence, from the time Jin Yuyan entered the palace to the palace, Xiang Nan basically didn't look for her. For places like Langya, Ruyi, Zhuying, Xiyue, etc., they are basically a must-go once a week.
Jin Yuyan's place may not be visited once every ten days and a half. All in all, she was the least favored in the palace.