At the end of February, the weather started to get warmer. Yun Qing and Yuxi were also preparing to leave Beijing.
Qi Hao disagreed, and said, "Father, it's your sixtieth birthday at the end of October. I have nothing to say if you don't have a birthday, but you have to do it."
"When your father is eighty, I will entertain the civil and military officials again at that time. It's only sixty now. What a big birthday." Yun Qing is not interested in holding a birthday at all. He thinks that having a big birthday shows that he is really old. Up. Although he always said that he was old and old, he felt that he was still young and could live another 30 to 40 years.
Qi Hao had no choice but to ask Yuxi for help.
Yuxi smiled and said, “It’s not necessary to do a big deal. Then the whole family will sit together and have a meal.” The big birthday banquet is actually for outsiders. She feels that having a happy and comfortable life is the most important thing.
This means that the two will be able to return to Beijing before the end of October. When Qi Hao heard this, he stopped saying more.
At the beginning of March, the local talents were selected for selection. At the end of April, these talented women arrived in Beijing to be selected.
Normally, the handsome draft girl is a topic of discussion in Beijing. But this time it was an exception. The streets and alleys were all talking about the imperial election of female soldiers.
In order to support Zaozao, Qi Hao Xiasheng aims to recruit female soldiers across the country. This is the first time in all dynasties.
Qi Hao originally thought that the courtiers would oppose his decision, but he didn't expect that only a few people would oppose it.
"I thought that after the imperial decree for selecting female soldiers was issued, the papers against impeachment would be full of books and cases." I didn't expect it to be so calm.
Qiyou smiled and said, "There is a female general like the eldest sister, as well as female generals like Aunt Zijin and Fu Molan. They have no reason to oppose it."
In fact, what Qiyou said is only part of the reason. The reason why many ministers remain silent is because this time it is a voluntary principle. If the imperial court forced female soldiers to be recruited, the result would definitely be different. Under normal circumstances, no one would send their own girl to serve as a soldier. Therefore, there is no need to object. This saves you from jumping around and being watched by the emperor.
This selection of female soldiers is also required, not that you can come if you want. Height and physical fitness must all be qualified. If you don't meet the standard, you won't be able to become a female soldier even if you want to.
Under these conditions, the notice was posted for half a month and 38 women were recruited. Of these thirty-eight people, thirty-two of them were graduates from women's martial arts halls or students. That is to say, only six people were recruited by the private sector. And these six people, all of them are big five and three ugly. Thinking of being a soldier is also a way out.
Qi Hao looked at the list, shook his head and said: "The eldest sister also said that she wants to recruit three thousand people. In this way, it is not bad to be able to recruit three hundred people."
In fact, in recent years, Zaozao has also trained the female guards around him or the girls who entered the barracks from the women's martial arts hall. But there are very few that can be mixed, and now it is the highest grade of Molan.
Qiyou smiled and said, "It's good to have three hundred. I'm afraid that after three hundred are recruited, all the female soldiers will marry and have children. When the time comes, Bai toss it." Tongcheng is a man's land, a mother. It's rare for people like Tiger to get stuck. Unless the female soldiers formed by his elder sister are ugly and scary, they will definitely be missed by those lights.
Hearing this, Qi Hao frowned and said: "The eldest sister told me that there are many boys and girls in Tongcheng, and many mid-level generals have not yet married in their 30s. This time he hurt Zhezi and said that I wanted to find a way to solve this problem. "The purpose of Zaozao Shangzhezi is to hope that Qihao will pay attention to this matter, and then solve one by one.
"Under normal circumstances, which girl would marry to Tongcheng?" The conditions there are difficult, and the winter is extremely cold. People with poor health are likely to freeze to death there. Even the middle-level generals of the fourth and fifth ranks, no one wants to marry.
Qi Hao asked: "Do you have any good ideas"
Qiyou said that he had no good ideas.
In the evening, Qi Hao returned to Kunning Palace.
Tan Aoshuang looked at him with a strange expression, and asked, "The emperor, but something embarrassing happened."
Qi Hao said with a sigh, "The eldest sister asked me to solve the marriage problems of those middle and low-level generals in Tongcheng."
Zaozao said that these soldiers have delayed life-long events to protect their families and the country. As emperors, they have the responsibility and obligation to help them solve this problem. Therefore, this matter is still not working.
After understanding the specific situation, Tan Aoshuang said with a smile: "The palace is about to send a group of palace ladies out in October, which just solves the emperor's problem." The palace ladies can go home when they are twenty-five years old. Of course, you can stay in the palace if you don't go back.
At the beginning of the year, a group of ten-year-old girls had been selected from local kindergartens to enter the palace. Now these children are learning the rules. When these people have learned the rules, it will be the day when these ladies of the palace go out of the palace.
Qi Hao said: "I'm afraid they won't"
"What's unwilling to do. If you marry a military commander of good rank, you will be an official wife in the past. It is better than going home and being picked by others." Unless you don't marry, you will go out for such a big year. It’s hard to find someone you like when you are either a wife or a married poor man.
After a pause, Tan Aoshuang said again: "Today the court has a lot of pictures of the martyrs and orphans. It's really unexpected, and life can go on." The children left after the soldiers died in the war will be free for them to study and practice martial arts until the twelfth year. age. With the addition of the pension from the court, it is okay to plan carefully and raise the child until he grows up.
Qi Hao said, "Ask them for their opinions. If they are willing to marry to Tongcheng, then the court will buy them a dowry."
"Personal preferences are different, and the dowry we buy for them may not be what they want. In addition, the long journey from Beijing to Tongcheng makes this thing difficult to bring." Therefore, it is better to give the money directly.
Qi Hao nodded.
Tan Aoshuang thought for a while and said, "My lord, there are a lot of young women in the almshouse. If you can tell them well, let them agree to marry in Tongcheng, it should be able to solve part of the major life affairs."
The girls in the hospice are basically desperate after marrying others. But those ordinary soldiers in Tongcheng were happy enough to be able to marry a wife, and they wouldn't care too much about being separated or being divorced. Of course, I have to ask for my consent, and then the selected person must also meet several conditions of the almshouse. Otherwise, everything is forbidden to talk about.
Qi Hao thinks this idea is great. There are only thirty or forty people like the group of maids who will be released from the palace this time. But basically every state has the almshouse, and the total number of people is considerable: "Zitong, you must mobilize them to marry in Tongcheng."
Tan Aoshuang said: "The emperor, as long as you tell them, if the man treats them badly, they can go back to the almshouse again, I believe many people will agree." With this promise, it is equivalent to giving them a way out. You know, there is a rule in the hospice that is not allowed to return after leaving.
Yuxi formulated the rule that she is not allowed to return after leaving the almshouse, in order to hope that these women can welcome a new life in a new state. Instead of using the hospice as a refuge, you will come back if you don't like it. She wanted to give these people a chance to come again, rather than raising them for the rest of their lives.
These women who have been divorced or separated. If you have children, you may not want to remarry again. But for those who have no children, they are afraid that they will have no support when they are old, so most of them still want to marry again.
After solving a major event, Qi Hao was in a great mood. After dinner, I also accompanied Tan Aoshuang for a walk in the garden. The couple walked as they talked, looking indescribably warm.
Halfway there, I heard the sweet singing. Shu'an, who was following, heard the voice, his face turned ugly. This damn vixen knew how to seduce the emperor with such abusive methods.
As for the show girls, because Tan Aoshuang made the rules. Not to mention the darkness, the palace can't be walked around in the daytime.
Tan Aoshuang smiled and said, "This is the first time I have heard Yin Yan sing, and it is so good." I'm about to join the newcomer again, and I'll be jealous of everything.
Qi Hao did not comment.
After a while, Yin Yan came over. He saluted the two of them first, and then looked up at Qi Hao expectantly.
Qi Hao said to her blankly: "If you want to sing in the future, just sing in your palace, don't sing in the garden anymore."
Yin Yu thought that the emperor would praise her for her good singing, but he was shocked by such words, and said with tears in his eyes: "Concubines follow the decree."
Qi Hao didn't tell her any more, and continued to stroll around the garden with Tan Aoshuang.
After walking a few steps, Qi Hao and Tan Aoshuang said, “No one will be allowed to sing and play piano in the garden at night. If you violate the order, you will be punished severely.” Yun Qing and Yuxi have the habit of taking a walk after dinner, and they usually do it. Take a walk in the garden. I heard a mess of noises at night, what if I was frightened.
I have to say that Qihao really thought about it. Yun Qing and Yuxi, who is such a courageous person.
There are a total of thirty-eight show girls who entered the palace, and after three handsome elections, sixteen were left. The last level is still a talent show. Because the final candidate was decided by Qihao, he came out during the talent show.
Because the selection of concubines is also based on the principle of voluntariness, those who can come here are not forced. Therefore, in this fate-determining game, sixteen show girls used their best to attract Qi Hao's attention.
In the end, Qi Hao selected three people. The three of them are outstanding in painting and calligraphy, one is good at dancing and playing well, and one can embroider double-sided embroidery.
These three people are not particularly outstanding in the appearance of a beautiful girl. The two very beautiful girls were both unsuccessful.
Not to mention other people, even Tan Aoshuang didn't understand Qi Hao's criteria for choosing a concubine. However, this is a good thing for her.
Qi Hao canonized three show girls on the spot, all of them are from the sixth rank Xiaoyi. This position is considered relatively low. But when they open branches and leaves to the royal family, this rank will also be raised.
That evening, Tan Aoshuang only ate a small bowl of rice and couldn't eat it anymore. There are three more women in the palace who want to share her husband with her, how can I be in a good mood
It was getting dark, Tan Aoshuang couldn't read the book, so she taught Brother Yun to speak to avoid thinking about it. After teaching for a long time, Brother Yang would still only call his father and mother.
Brother Xun was tired, so he struck up hacha. As I was about to go to sleep with Brother Yang, I heard Shu'an say: "The emperor is auspicious."