On the 23rd day of the first lunar month, Yi Xin got up just after the ugly moment. The servants served him to put on his dynasty clothes, and then put on a wide-brimmed warm hat. Then he got out of the sedan chair. From his Prince Gong's mansion to the inner court, he came to Shenwu Gate, someone was already greeting him. He was the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, named Mianhua. Seeing him getting out of the warm sedan chair, he hurriedly asked her to go: "Please treat the prince!"

"It's Shu Huai." The Qing Dynasty performed the rituals of the Tang and Song dynasties. The prince was a 'ritual ritual'. Yi Xin waved her hand like a mocking friend and asked Mianhua to stand up: "You have come long ago?"

Mianhua is a royal family's red belt (the so-called belts are divided into yellow and red. The former refers to the descendants of Nurhaci; the latter refers to the descendants of his brothers). After giving in a smile, he climbed up from the ground: "Yes, prince, the slave has come long ago. Today is the first talent show since the emperor ascended the throne, and the slave dare not delay the main business."

"Where are the people from the two ministries of Eidou? Haven't you come yet?"

"The officials of the two ministries have not come yet, only the Ministry of Revenue Li has come, and they are maintaining it there." Mianhua turned around and pointed, Yi Xin looked over, and several lanterns were moving towards him, and he could see clearly in the bright light: Ministry of Revenue, Shaanxi, Li. He knew that this was Li Jiale from the Shaanxi Department of the Ministry of Revenue.

The Shaanxi Provincial Department manages the royal family and the Eight Banners salary, so the talent show girls who once every three years have to search and arrange the Eight Banners beauties of the appropriate age to enter the palace to be selected.

There are two types of talent shows. The first is the responsibility of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, once a year. The selection range is also selected among the girls of the appropriate age of the Three Banners under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The selected person is used as a palace maid. When he is about twenty-five, he will be released from the palace to marry. In the Qing Dynasty, he was already a very old girl.

The second type is once every three years, and is jointly responsible by the Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Revenue, and Ministry of Internal Affairs. The selection ranges are women of the age of Manchu, Mongolian and Han army. The candidates are either concubines of the emperor, or the emperor is instructed to marry and betrothed to their royal family members who have not yet married. This is the type that is carried out today.

Li Jiale is the official of the Shaanxi Department. He has been in the Ministry of Revenue for many years and is very familiar with official duties. Although Weng Xincun, Zeng Guofan and others will also be present, he is actually responsible for the work. When he got closer, he knelt down and greeted him: "Please pay tribute to the prince."

"Master Li." Yi Xin was very polite to the Han officials, not as arrogant as Mianhua. She waved her hand gently and signaled him to stand up: "Xiao Wang Chuchu has performed his duties and doesn't understand many things. Please take care of Mr. Li."

Li Jiale naturally wanted to be polite: "Master Li, have the rated girls already arrived?"

"If you go back to the prince, you haven't arrived yet. There are 2009 girls with rated 77 girls who haven't arrived yet."

Yi Xin was a young man, and secondly, she was the prince's honor and spoke without any attention. When she heard this, she immediately widened her eyes: "Absurd! In October last year, the Ministry of Revenue issued a document on the banner officials of each province, and listed their names and ages and reported candidates to the department. After the year, all the qualified girls from each province have arrived? Why are they still late? Do you have to wait? It's simply nonsense! Mianhua, write down the names of those who arrived late, and when this matter is over, I will submit a memorandum of Yan Gan!"

Mianhua was stunned for a moment, and opened the corner of her mouth as if she had eaten Coptis chinensis. She glanced at Li Jiale for help, and the latter smiled helplessly: Do such things also require "sencident"? Moreover, the time specified in the post was the first time of Yin, and it is not a delay now. Didn't you see that the officials of the two departments of the Ministry of Houli, who are in charge of the head, have not arrived yet? I knew that Prince Gong was looking at the matter for the first time, and it was inevitable that he would like to have a hot pot in his heart to try to make a face in front of the emperor. At this time, he winked at him and signaled him to drag it down first.

Several people here were waiting in the cold wind, and people began to gather around the other side, all of whom were officials from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as well as some eunuchs from the inner court, some had responsibilities, some were entrusted to take care of acquaintances, and some were watching the fun. Around the backpass car where the showgirls were riding, they commented on the girls standing in the cold wind.

The candidate girls were all little girls at the top of cardamom. In the spring breeze like scissors, the tip of the nose was red and trembling. Some were pretty and refused to wear more clothes, which caused by the cold. Some were afraid of choosing to be on the side of the king once, and from then on, they were locked in the empty and deep palace, and they felt fearful; some were thinking about the benefits and could be assigned to the children of the prince, and they were so excited that they could not help themselves; and more were never experienced such a scene. When they thought of Tianyan, they were afraid of losing their manners, and they were so nervous that they could not help themselves.

Originally, the show girl came here in a rear-end car, accompanied by her father and brother. When she arrived here, she could no longer rest in the car, but was arranged in front of Shenwu Gate to wait for the "introduction". However, it was too early. A large group of girls stood solemnly in the cold wind. The bottom structure of the flower pot on her feet was very special, and she could only have a small area on the soles of her feet as the focus point. After standing for a long time, it would naturally be more difficult.

At this time, there are acquaintances in the palace. They lead them to a remote place and find a place to sit and rest. However, those are only a few, most of them are hard-working. If they have a bad temper, they complain. The father and brother coax and deceive, comfort them. They are noisy everywhere and are frowning, making the happy events that once every three years feel so sad.

Sun Ruizhen, Weng Xincun and Zeng Guofan came separately. When they saw Yi Xin, they naturally had some etiquette. At this time, the other late-standard girls had already arrived. More than 200 rear-grid cars lined up in front of Shenwu Gate, which even caused officials who entered the morning to watch frequently.

Yixin looked around and took out the spring pocket watch in her arms and looked at it. It was already five o'clock in the morning: "Class as an adult?"

"Prince?"

"Xiao Wang was born late and didn't know the trick. When will this talent show officially begin?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry. You have to wait until the emperor gets up in the morning to see the Minister of Military Affairs."

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He got up and washed up and changed his clothes, left Zhongzheng Renhe Hall, and sat down on the throne. The emperor nodded: "Call it."

Zhou Zupei was the first to step forward and lift the warm curtain. Sai Shanga, Qi Junzao and others stepped in and knelt down on the worship mat: "I, please respectfully ask the Holy One."

"Get up." When everyone got up and stood up, the emperor said, "Today is the day for the girls. A large group of girls are waiting in the cold wind. I feel very reluctant. Our court today will be tighter. It is better to introduce it earlier and let the children go home earlier."

"yes!"

After a few talks about the important matters, the emperor said, "From this year, many things will have to be a new constitution. It's like the time when the Military Affairs Office enters the duty? From September to April every year, Chen Zheng enters the palace. It has been several months since the first day of September last year. It seems that an hour has been delayed every day. In fact, I am energetic every morning, and after calling, I will handle the memorials from various places, but there is no hindrance at all!"

"The emperor is wise!" Qi Junzao replied: "I dare not deceive the emperor. During the last year's events, the old man went out to work and did not return. After returning, he pursued the new and changed entry time, and he had a quarrel. But later I found that resting at home for more than half an hour every day is really beneficial to the body! Do whatever he wants in business, and his thinking is very clear. Even Zhang Jing from the Military Affairs Office felt that the daily entry was not sour and swelling, and he could not bear it. Only after blowing in the wind for a while will he be able to clear his mind."

"That's it!" the emperor smiled and nodded, and he said, "Xiaomin said: sharpening a knife will not delay chopping wood. That's what it means."

"Yes!" Qi Junzao knelt down on the ground and said loudly: "I think that the emperor is sympathetic to our ministers and workers, and is kind to him. It is just that this is expected in advance, and his actions are done by a true wise ruler!"

Zhou Zupei admired him. This skill of flattery is truly perfect without any trace of carving! Why didn’t he think of it? The people following him knelt down one after another: “The emperor’s wise king is indeed the blessing of my Qing Dynasty and the blessing of all people!”

The emperor was finally a young man, and he was very itchy for Qi Junzao's words. He smiled proudly: "You don't have to praise me like you, it's just a fool's thoughts, and you will get one."

Sai Shanga and others stood up again, and heard him say, "There is one more thing. In June this year, the British will return again. We and the other side will discuss the entry into the capital again outside Dagukou. If the current affairs are not at the same time, it will be fine. If the English translator can enter the city smoothly, I, the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, must not have such a gathering of people to watch, invade, or block things like Guangdong Province. For this matter, the few people in your Military Affairs Office should be prepared in advance with the infantry commander's office. We cannot let the British laugh at me as rare and strange as the people of the Celestial Empire."

"Yes, I understand."

"That's it, you guys can rest assured."
Chapter completed!