Rise From the Humble

"It's just some immature suggestions." Zhu Ping'an twitched the corner of his mouth modestly, his deep black eyes under the sun seemed to have sparks bursting out from time to time, and there was a confident smile on his honest face.

"Really...really?"

Feng Bao's excited voice became sharper when he heard this, his desperate eyes lit up, and he looked at Zhu Ping'an excitedly.

However, the next second, the light in Feng Bao's eyes dimmed a lot, and his mood suddenly became depressed. His family knew about his family affairs, and now he was in a sea of ​​​​knife and fire, and he was terminally ill, and the medicine was no longer effective.

"Hey, forget it, Mr. Xiao Zhu, don't give hope to the Zajia family in vain, and let the Zajia family despair again. The Zajia family really can't withstand the blow anymore. Now it is terminally ill, and even the panacea is ineffective. Nothing else. Let’s just say that the holy one is at a critical moment in his cultivation, and he has tried several times to wait for bedtime to delay his cultivation, no matter how many brains the miscellaneous family has, they will not be able to keep it.”

Emperor Jiajing's temper was notorious, if one day Emperor Jiajing was in a bad mood, or his cultivation was not going well, then his head might be lost.

Feng Bao's eyes were full of despair again, he lowered his head and sighed deeply. The whole person is like a death row prisoner waiting to be executed, shrouded in despair and pessimism.

"What if it's an elixir?"

Zhu Pingan raised the corners of his lips and asked jokingly. If Feng Bao is a fallen leaf tossed by the torrential waves, then Zhu Ping'an is a high mountain by the sea, which remains calm despite the rolling waves.

"Elixir?" Feng Bao repeated in his mouth, and his dark and desperate eyes suddenly lit up with sparks, and he looked up at Zhu Pingan with a burning gaze.

"Ping An has some immature suggestions in his heart, but only those who know their enemies and themselves can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat. If my father-in-law can trust Ping An, he will not hesitate to briefly explain the sleeping process to Ping An."

Zhu Ping'an said it was modest, but there was an inexplicably convincing demeanor all over his body.

"Actually, this is not a secret, there is nothing that cannot be said. Long Live the Lord randomly selects the concubine to sleep with. Once the concubine is confirmed, the Za family will notify the selected empress to take a bath and change clothes, and prepare for the blessing. The servants in the empress' palace People start to 'pave the palace', clean the palace, burn incense and decorate it. At night, two red gauze lanterns will be hung in front of the palace gates of each concubine in Xiyuan, and the red gauze lanterns at the entrance of the palace of the empress who is selected to sleep will be taken down. , on behalf of the Long Live Lord, he will stay here at night. The Empress will bathe in the orchid soup, dress up, and wait for the Long Live Lord in the palace. After the Long Live Lord is busy with government affairs, he will come over in his royal chariot and come to stay overnight to pay homage to the Queen..." Feng Bao did not hesitate. , I briefly talked about the process of serving the bed in the palace.

Well, very good, it is almost the same as the harem system of the Ming Dynasty that I knew in modern times.

Then there won't be any problem.

After hearing this, Zhu Pingan nodded lightly, with more confidence on his face.

Perhaps some of you in modern times have already guessed the origin of Zhu Ping'an's self-confidence, but Feng Bao absolutely can't figure it out.

I have been racking my brains and thinking about it for more than half a month, but I still have no clue. There are so many senior eunuchs in the palace who are also at a loss. How come Master Xiao Zhu can find a solution after hearing what he said once? How is this possible?

But Mr. Xiao Zhu doesn’t look like he’s joking, right? !

Feng Bao was puzzled by this.

"The Holy One is wise and decisive, and a wise king. He works hard day and night for the country and the people, and takes care of everything. For the stability of the country and the continuation of the royal bloodline, the Holy One has to perform the ritual of loyalty every day. The Holy One has worked so hard, and naturally we and other ministers have to do the same. Your Majesty, please share your worries." Zhu Ping'an bowed in the direction of Xiyuan and said softly.

"What does Mr. Xiao Zhu mean?" Feng Bao didn't understand what Zhu Pingan meant.

"If it can allow the Holy Spirit to practice for an extra hour." Zhu Pingan did not continue to explain, but looked at Feng Bao and asked a question.

In Zhu Pingan's view, Emperor Jiajing was like a candidate cramming before the exam. He didn't get the standard answer until the time when the paper was handed out. It was not that he disliked the answer, but that he was given too little time to memorize the answer before the exam. In fact, if you give him an extra hour or two to memorize the answers at this time, he will definitely be willing to take the exam.

"My Lord Xiao Zhu, let alone an hour, just half an hour more every day, the Za family has made a great contribution." Feng Bao said with some excitement.

"Half an hour is naturally not a problem." Zhu Pingan nodded confidently.

"Master Xiao Zhu, please don't lie to me?" Feng Bao was very excited, but he still didn't believe it.

"The Holy One is the wise king in charge, and it is absolutely the Holy One's duty to continue the royal bloodline. If I guess correctly, the Holy One does not think that the process of continuing the bloodline itself is time-consuming and delays the cultivation of immortality, but the current sleeping process is a bit time-consuming and delays the Holy One's work. Practice." Zhu Pingan explained softly, then turned to Feng Bao and continued, "Actually, if we make some adjustments to the sleeping process, I dare not say that it will save an hour, but half an hour is more than enough."

Emperor Jiajing was notoriously lecherous. No matter day or night, he would visit his harem concubines and maids whenever he wanted.

How could such a walking Teddy Emperor, who was a 100% lecher, find it time-consuming to serve him to bed? It was just that the current bed-keeping process was making Emperor Jiajing time-consuming.

"Adjust the bedtime routine?"

Feng Bao repeated thoughtfully, then shook his head vigorously, waving his hands and saying, "No, no, no, my Lord Xiao Zhu, this harem sleeping process is handed down from the ancestors. They are all ancestors." How can we change the law?"

"Can't we change the laws of our ancestors?" Zhu Ping'an raised the corner of his mouth, and then chuckled softly with his hands behind his back, "Let's give a simple example. During the reign of Emperor Taizu, the palace did not allow ministers to read and write. When it came to Xuanzong, , the palace set up an inner study hall to teach the ministers to read and read, and now it has become a custom for the ministers to read."

"Whether the ancestral laws can be changed depends on how to change them. If it is beneficial to our Ming Dynasty and the country, and to Your Majesty, why can't we change it?" Zhu Pingan asked rhetorically.

"Uh" Feng Bao was silent, then shook his head, "Mr. Xiao Zhu, you also know that the process of sleeping in the harem may seem complicated, but it is actually very simple. After choosing the queen, you take a bath and change clothes, decorate the palace, and then Your Majesty is here to see you. There is no room for change, let alone saving half an hour or an hour."

"Your Majesty is here to pay your respects?"

Zhu Ping'an shook his head when he heard this, and then bowed in the direction of Xiyuan solemnly, then stood up and looked at Feng Baodao, "Why do you want His Majesty to come to visit me? Why do you have to go there in person? What about the congratulations coming to your Majesty’s palace? Why can’t you let your concubine come to your Majesty’s palace to receive your blessings? Wouldn’t it save your Majesty the time to visit in person?”