When the little dragonfly was 16 years old, Li Tinghui was 25 years old. The palace was still deserted and there was no concubine.
As early as when Li Tinghui was 16 years old, the Ministry of rites began to look for a queen for the emperor. Even if the emperor said a word, the draft could be held at any time.
But when the Ministry of rites happily handed the fold up, there was no reply to the letter.
Yin Xiang retired long ago, and Yin Yang took over his father's position. As Li Tinghui grew up, he gradually handed over the power to him.
So when the Minister of rites went to ask Yin Yang, Yin Yang said that the emperor was still young, maybe he was not interested, and he could wait another two years.
Thinking of the emperor's indifference to outsiders, the Minister of rites thought it was reasonable, so he sat quietly for two days. When the emperor was 18 years old, he handed out another folded letter.
As a result, there is still no response. It seems that the ministers in the court are not in a hurry. Oh, yes, it seems that there are some monsters, which make people panic. For a while, everyone is not happy and pays attention to other things.
The Minister of rites understood and waited until the emperor was twenty years old.
Originally, I thought that I could finally get married this time. Sure enough, after the emperor arrived at the crown, the ministers of the court also began to pay attention to his marriage.
The Minister of rites quickly picked out all the young ladies of the right age, made a list and handed them up together with the fold. This time, he was worried that Li Tinghui would cool down his fold again. He went to the imperial study to meet him personally and handed over the fold by himself.
Li Tinghui opened the fold and looked at it, but did not look at the list. He asked the Minister of rites to go back first and said he would consider it carefully.
The Minister of rites went back with satisfaction, but the pleasure didn't last long, because the Emperor didn't reply to him after half a month.
Several ministers came to urge him. The Minister of rites went to see him and asked the emperor how he was thinking.
While criticizing the compromise, Li Tinghui said calmly that he was still considering it.
So the Minister of rites had to go back and wait. He was so eager that his hair was about to fall off. Knowing that the end of the new year was coming, the emperor seemed to have forgotten about it and ignored him.
The Minister of rites spent a winter at home thinking about it, and thought it was unusual!
The next year, he had a private discussion with several ministers to figure out what the emperor meant by his delay in accepting the imperial concubine.
Does the emperor have a hidden disease in that respect?
It's not impossible. After all, the emperor was abused when he was a child. It's normal for him to leave a psychological shadow.
Several ministers did not dare to make their own decisions. They went to the royal doctor and asked him to think of a reason to examine his majesty.
The imperial doctor was not embarrassed. During the routine visit, he asked Li Tinghui some questions about men.
What the imperial doctor said is implicit, but it's just as spicy inside as the onion core. In the final analysis, it's just a sentence: can't you?
Even if Li Tinghui stares at him coldly, the imperial doctor can only show his concern for his Majesty's health.
But when Li Tinghui didn't want to answer the question, the imperial doctor couldn't get the answer even if he pried him open, so the matter had to be settled.
But will the Minister of rites give up?
No.
If he doesn't work, he can pack up and go back to his hometown to farm.
The hard work fell on him. No matter how hard it was, he had to face it.
The Minister of rites was aggrieved, so he almost rushed to Li Tinghui and said, "if you don't feel satisfied with Miss Qian Jin of the official family, you can say it directly. If you are not satisfied, let's change it into something else?"?
If you have something to discuss, don't press him down.
After a long time, the young ladies who were waiting to marry could not sit still. They said in their hearts whether your Majesty would marry them or not. If they did not marry them, they would marry someone else.
So I don't know from which day, the morning routine is to remind your majesty that it's time to marry a queen!
Even if there is no suitable candidate for the time being, you can recruit a few concubines first.
Almost every day, an official is sent out as a representative to inquire about his Majesty's selection of concubines.
Li Tinghui, on the other hand, was not angry, worried, and did not make a statement. In any case, he said, "well", "I know", "I'll think about it", "I'll talk about it in a few days"
It's as if they can't hear your Majesty's bluffing!
If they ask, your majesty will ignore them.
Who can be more stable than your Majesty in this court?
Often, after a long silence, before your majesty spoke, they could not stand it.
Obviously, it is impossible to let your majesty relax in the early days.
The Minister of rites sighed and forced him to do his best!
Who can control Li Tinghui at the end of the day? Apart from Yin Xiang and Li Qinshu, there are only your Majesty's adoptive parents!
Yin Xiang didn't care about these things after he retired, and Li Qinshu also advised him, which was useless.
After careful consideration, the Minister of rites decided to take out the last card.He went to qingtingfang in Hezhou City in person!
At that time, Li Tinghui was 23 years old, and the Minister of rites was so worried that his hair was almost gone.
Knowing that the Minister of rites came to see her, Xu Qing was puzzled. What relationship could the Minister of rites have with her?
Then the Minister of rites burst into tears in front of her face and cried about his grievances over the years. He said that he had broken his heart for his Majesty's marriage. He saw that his Majesty was 23 years old. Men of this age even had several children, but our Majesty was still naked!
No one can believe it!
Xu Qing
"Your Majesty indulges in government affairs every day. When you have time, you can't practice sword or read a book. You don't see that he has ever been with that woman. Every time you go back to the Palace Banquet, your majesty doesn't say a word to all the young ladies. You can't see who he is interested in. According to the truth, a man of this age shouldn't be. I fell in love with the little girl next door when I was 15 years old..."
Xu Qing
"Your Majesty's appearance is really worrying. If he changes to a vegetarian diet, what's the difference between him and a monk? I can't figure out why we're expecting him to inherit our family. Your majesty, why doesn't he accept concubines all the time?"
After struggling for a while, Xu Qing said, "if you don't like women, it might be Do you like men? "
The Minister of rites was so shocked that he could not turn his eyes.
"How are you, my lord?" Xu Qing was startled.
"I said..." The Minister of rites murmured, "I'll tell you why your majesty hasn't shown any interest in women for so many years So... "
Seeing that the Minister of rites was about to be scared away, Xu Qing was so scared that he quickly called people. The servants outside the door came in and choked the Minister of rites, and finally choked them back.