Empress Dowager Chen and Queen Dowager Li looked at Zhu Yijun and smiled at the same time. They looked at each other and their eyes were filled with relief.
The two Empress Dowagers were very satisfied with Zhu Yijun's performance since he ascended the throne. He didn't play around and didn't drink or flirt with the palace maids.
Up until now, he hadn't pampered a single palace maid. Not to mention being the emperor, even an ordinary person couldn't do this!
Zhu Yijun knew that he was only 16 this year, 15 years old. If he went on a killing spree at this time, his body would be finished soon.
Empress Dowager Chen and Queen Dowager Li liked Zhu Yijun's self-discipline. He only read books and worked hard to learn from Master Zhang. He didn't interfere with government affairs and was very steady. He already had the appearance of a wise ruler.
Plus he kept exercising, his body was also good. He looked very handsome.
The two Empress Dowagers were the widows of Emperor Longqing. They had experienced Emperor Longqing's affairs. Their husbands died early and it had a lot to do with them not being able to control themselves. Compared to this, they felt that Zhu Yijun was even more outstanding.
"Sister, the emperor is also of age. It's time to arrange a marriage for the emperor!"
Empress Dowager Chen smiled and looked back. She said to Queen Dowager Li beside her, "There hasn't been a happy event in the palace for a long time. The emperor's wedding is a happy event. We have to arrange it well and we have to choose a good candidate for the Empress."
"Sister is right. We have to choose a good candidate for the Empress. It's time to start the selection!"
Zhu Yijun looked at the lively discussion between the two Empress Dowagers. He stood on the side with a smile and didn't interrupt.
Zhu Yijun knew that it was useless for him to interrupt. He had no right to speak on this matter.
Not to mention this era, even in the future, if a son couldn't get his mother to approve his wife, there would be a good show to watch.
Zhu Yijun didn't care too much. He already knew who his Empress was, the famous Wang Xi.
Zhu Yijun didn't care too much about other things. The key was that Wang Xi didn't have a son, which led to the mess in the palace.
The Crown Prince that he appointed, Taichang Emperor, died after a month as emperor.
The son of the most favoured Imperial Concubine Zheng was the famous Prince Fu. Needless to say, his conduct and conduct were unimaginable.
Wang Xi had given birth to the eldest daughter of the emperor, Princess Rongchang, Zhu Xuanyi, which meant that there was nothing wrong with her body. It was just that she miscarried several times and couldn't give birth again.
Zhu Yijun had his own judgment on this matter. He could roughly guess some of the reasons.
When she married Emperor Wanli, Wang Xijie was only thirteen years old and Yichen was only twelve years old.
Marrying at this age meant that she had probably just arrived at Tiankui. How damaging would the relationship between husband and wife be?!
It was already a fortune that she didn't have a child after she Ru Li. Long ago, she had a Long Fu.
The subsequent miscarriages were probably the root cause of this illness.
When he got married, it would be very difficult to protect the Empress and consummate the marriage at the same time.
Zhu Yijun really couldn't bear to lay his hands on a thirteen-year-old girl, but if he didn't consummate his marriage with Sister Wang Xi, then he would be in big trouble.
Zhu Yijun couldn't bear to do it to a thirteen-year-old girl, but if he didn't marry Wang Xi, he would be in big trouble.
The two Empress Dowagers chatted heatedly. Zhu Yijun was in a dilemma.
He was in a dilemma, but there was still a year. He would definitely be able to think of a way to satisfy both sides.
The consort selection would be held after his coronation ceremony. King Wen of Zhou was crowned at the age of twelve, and King Cheng was crowned at the age of fifteen. The Book of Rites said that men had to be crowned at the age of twenty.
The age of Daming's coronation ceremony was fifteen, and he was going to be crowned soon.
After the coronation ceremony, there would be a consort selection, which would probably last for a year.
According to the Book of Rites, men would be crowned at the age of twenty, and women would be married at the age of fifteen. But when it came to Daming, men would be crowned at the age of fifteen, and women would be married at the age of fifteen.
Zhu Yijun felt that this was very bad and not in line with the scientific concept of development.
Both men and women were too young. Such a young Emperor had so many women around him. It would be strange if he could control himself.
At such a young age, he had a married life, and they had to party every night, which was a great loss.
Either he was infertile, or he would die young.
The deaths of sons and daughters of the Ming Dynasty were almost the norm.
Speaking of which, what exactly was the process of the consort selection? In his previous life, he had accompanied his girlfriend to watch palace dramas. Those beauties grew from naive girls to experts in the palace. It was really a bloody scene.
Thinking of those palace dramas, Zhu Yijun felt a chill. Why don't we just adopt monogamy?
Monogamy with a mistress would solve the problem of palace fights perfectly. This was the advanced experience of the future generations.
"Your Majesty, what do you think of this?" Queen Dowager Li looked at Zhu Yijun and asked with a smile.
Zhu Yijun lowered his head and stopped his wandering thoughts. He said modestly, "I'll leave everything to you, Empress Mother!"
Queen Dowager Li was very satisfied with Zhu Yijun's answer. She said with a smile, "Since that's the case, let's do it. The Ministry of Rites should start preparing for the coronation ceremony. After the coronation ceremony, let's start the consort selection!"
In order to prevent relatives from interfering in politics, the Ming Dynasty didn't allow the princes and princesses to marry high-ranking officials. The concubines and son-in-law were all chosen from among the people.
They only looked at the appearance and character, not the background. In this way, the consort selection was broad and the base was large. The selected beauties were all attractive.
Zhu Yijun wasn't worried about the appearance. If the whole world was chosen, the one chosen would definitely be a beauty!
When I go back, I'll ask someone about the process of the consort selection. Zhu Yijun pondered in his heart, but there was a faint smile on his face. There was no change in his expression.
As someone who had lived two lives, this was his first time marrying, and he was marrying so many women. Zhu Yijun was a little excited.
After leaving the Palace of Benevolence and Peace, Zhu Yijun went straight to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. On the way, he asked someone to find Zhang Cheng.
For the past few years, Zhang Cheng had been in charge of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. He took most of the credit for the results of the Palace.
However, the Palace had completely become a school for the children of the Honours. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was a school for the children of the nobles.
Although it had deviated from Zhu Yijun's expectations, he couldn't do anything about it. He didn't have the final say in the recruitment of students. In the end, it turned out to be like this.
However, he didn't know how the students in the Palace were like in other aspects. There weren't any hedonistic children.
After realizing that things had become out of control, Zhu Yijun gave up on the idea of training officials in the Palace.
Now, the Palace mainly taught archery, riding, and archery, as well as marching and fighting. It tempered one's body and diligently practiced martial arts. Zhu Yijun treated the Palace as a place to train new army instructors.
Coupled with the identity of the children of the Honours, it was just right!
These people were the children of the Honours. It was normal for them to learn these things. No one would say anything.