As an emperor, it is very important to choose a concubine every time. Even if the imperial power in the world is declining, it is still a medium-sized and large-scale gate.
Moreover, for the bureaucrats below, as well as this large group of internal supervisors who went out to collect and elect, they were all relatively fat jobs, and many people earned a lot of money.
In order to let their children ascend to the top of the world, after the primary election, many people also tried their best to put money into the eunuchs, some even broke their families, just for an opportunity.
Eunuchs, too, are welcome. As long as someone delivers them, they can't be rejected.
As for whether these women can be selected or not, it has nothing to do with them. These gifts, frankly speaking, are in case some women have passed away, the eunuchs will take care of them. If they can't, there will be no intersection in this life. Naturally, they don't need to pay attention to their ideas.
The rest of the month.
Along with the women from the capital, there was a lot of excitement.
The love of beauty is the same in every world. It seems that they want to see how beautiful the future concubines are.
There are also some people who come with their families and bring more people, which directly stimulates the consumption market in Beijing.
It's a bit similar to that of the ancient Chinese people who went to Beijing for an examination. There are also some Inns that make room for these women and their families. The receptions are very comprehensive. Although most of the women's families are not well-off, maybe one of them will come out in the future.
In particular, we all know that there are only three people in the emperor's harem, and a large number of concubines are needed to fill the vacancy. That is to say, as long as they can be selected, the rank of concubines will not be too low.
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It's very similar to going to Beijing to rush for the exam. Especially for women who arrive within the specified time, the competition starts just like an examination. The examination of a discipline takes three days as the initial selection stage.
The day of the examination.
The selected women have no right to enter the palace. Instead, they are selected by thousands of internal supervisors.
The women were gathered together and divided into groups of 100 people. On the first day, they looked at this. If they were tall, fat and thin, and had a slight lack of posture, they would be eliminated directly. They would not even have a chance to "take an examination" in the future, let alone have a second examination.
In previous years, many people would be eliminated on the first day of selection. But this year, all of these women have been trained on the basis of some cultivation. No matter how strong they are, they are much better than ordinary women, at least in terms of posture.
Even so, a thousand people were eliminated on the first day.
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The next day.
The examination is more strict. It is composed of the older maids in the palace.
The women who have not been eliminated are still in a group of 100. After that, they are required to check their appearance, hair, skin color, neck and back. If there is any defect or disqualification, if they look uncomfortable, they will be eliminated.
The selection is more strict than the modern college entrance examination.
After passing these five tests, women are required to speak and report their native places, mainly to listen to the voice and tone of each other's speech.
Voice weak and muddy, or rough, or not clear, or nervous, out!
Another thousand people were eliminated.
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The third day!
More stringent than before.
It's the same group of 100 people. The old maids check their hands and feet and measure the length with a ruler. If it's too long or too short, it won't work. We also need to see if there are any scars or defects.
In addition, we need to look at the posture of walking. If we walk a little louder, we should eliminate them.
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The selection is made according to the Convention. The imperial court has its own system, so follow the process.
In three days, thousands of people have been eliminated in this way. The only advantage is that the betrothal gifts given before do not need to be returned, and those who bring along their families and delay their lives will not suffer any loss.
Those who stay in the exam for three days are considered to have passed the primary.
In the early morning of the next day, the elder maid in charge of reception, entered the palace, and began to observe and assess more strictly.
The test lasted a long time, one month.
Every hundred people live in a separate small courtyard, where the old maids teach some basic rules of the palace, but they won't say too much. The main thing is to observe the daily behavior of these 100 people.
For example, the movement of eating, the movement of eating, even the posture and voice of going to the toilet, and there are special old maids who will come for physical examination. All of them will take off X-ray, and those with peculiar smell, unsightly body shape or even bad hair may be eliminated.
A month's time is not only to examine the outside, but also to observe the inside.
According to the mood, style, virtuous, wisdom and ignorance of this month, we will select a concubine who is "attractive in appearance, but smart in suppressing the crowd".
In addition, they also attach great importance to their talent and morality. Some women's families are not good, so they don't need them to be proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. At least they should be familiar with some classic books. They will be at least the same, not to mention how high their level is, but they must be able to make a move.In more than a month, tens of thousands of people were eliminated from the primary election to the internal election.
According to the Convention, those who are eliminated by internal election can not enter the palace as concubines, but they can marry ministers or some princes and nobles.
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After two rounds of selection.
Finally, there is another one, which is "playing right"!
The Empress Dowager and the empress will summon them. It seems that they are chatting and talking. In fact, they are also looking at the edge of their eyes and seeing each other's adaptability.
Liu Qingyao is also skin. This kind of boring performance is right. She has to pull Qin Yang up, and the Empress Dowager also agrees. In the words of women, the future may be the emperor's concubines. Meet and see if you like something, and open branches and leaves for the Zheng family as soon as possible.
Qin Yang also felt a little fresh, so he thought for a while and didn't refuse.
Thousands of women who have passed through the screening process can not be summoned at the same time. Generally, they are in a team of 100 people. Playing right at one time is almost like a piece of incense. Some people are speechless.
In this way, the match took three days.
Among them, there are indeed quite a few women who are graceful and elegant, and Qin Yang is also very satisfied.
Only after playing right, Liu Qingyao said something in front of the Empress Dowager.
"The emperor, the queen mother." Liu Qingyao frowned. "Yao'er remembers that there should be some good women among them. But after searching for them, they did not find their figure."
Empress Dowager one Leng, casually way: "perhaps is which pass was eliminated."
There seems to be some truth in what is said.
But Liu Qingyao still shook her head. "It's impossible. When they entered Beijing before, Yao'er let people go to see it. Originally, she wanted to select some better women for the emperor in private. The women I showed people were definitely the superior's choice. How could they all be eliminated?"
Liu Qingyao added: "there are at least five people, even among these women, who stand out from the crowd. It makes sense to eliminate one or two of them, but all of them are eliminated. It seems that..."
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