In ancient times,Being a champion must be the ultimate dream of readersAfter being admitted to the Jinshi, he can already have a very ambitious future, let alone become a champion, that is, he directly enters the eyes of the emperor, and he will not worry about having a good career in the future
After the release of the imperial examination, there are often large families who "catch their sons-in-law under the list" to see a good husband for their daughters, butWhen the person who catches his son-in-law becomes the emperor, the matter changes from a beautiful talk to a horror story, especially for those who rank higher in the exam, the more desperate this matter is.
The envy of "being the champion and marrying the princess" is exactly the opposite in reality, after the establishment of the imperial examination system in our countryIn more than 1,000 years, there have been more than 500 champions, of which only one champion of the Tang Dynasty has become a concubine
WhileThe life of the only champion horse after marriage was also quite painful, causing him to scold the prime minister to vent his anger when he had nothing to doWho is he? Why is it not enough to be both a champion and a colt?
This poor champion is the champion of Tang Wuzong in the second year of Huichang, Zheng Hao.
Zheng Hao was born in the Zheng family in Xingyang, During the Tang Dynasty, the gate valve aristocracy had not yet declined, and the Zheng family was one of the quite famous big families, and the ancestors had accumulated quite a lot over the years, thereforeZheng Hao grew up receiving a superior education since he was a child, and when it came time to take the imperial examination, he won the top prize in one fell swoop
Portrait of Zheng Hao. Why is he pitiful? BecauseAfter he won the top prize, he had already been awarded an official, working hard in his official position, and has a fairly bright future, as a resultUnexpectedly, after the new emperor succeeded to the throne, he didn't have time to be sent to other jobs, but he was first assigned a marriage by Tang Xuanzong, who had just ascended the throne!
This means that if the marriage partner is the daughter of the minister's family, it is just that, Zheng Hao is embarrassed, but the family can have a chance to refuse if they want to find a relationship together, butThe marriage that Tang Xuanzong gave him was to let Zheng Hao be the concubine of his eldest daughter, Princess Wanshou!
The emperor wants to marry the princess to the minister, and such a big honorary minister only has to kneel and thank him, so can he refuse? Unless he doesn't want to be an official anymore, or even doesn't want this life, so even if Zheng Hao is reluctant, he can only agree, and it didn't take long for him to become husband and wife with Princess Wanshou.
, butWhy is Zheng Hao so resistant to this unspeakably expensive marriage? It turned out to be becauseAfter Princess Shang, no matter how talented and promising he is, he can basically see the future at a glance.
Before the birth of the imperial examination system, Princess Shang was purely an extremely glorious thing, after marrying the princess, he became a relative of the royal familyIn order to save some face, the emperor will also vigorously promote his relatives in the court
YetAfter the birth of the imperial examination system, this situation was completely reversed, and Princess Shang became a drag on those scholars who were born in scientific examinations, because this time in orderTo prevent the excessive power of the imperial relatives from threatening the imperial power, it is no longer allowed to occupy important positions with persons related to the imperial family or by marriage
The scholars had to go through more than ten years or even decades of hard study to finally get through the bright future, of course, hoping to be able to make a career in officialdom through their own hard work.
Therefore, at this time, getting involved with the emperor's relatives means that their career ends here, although it is not so much that they will not be given any official position, butTheir ceiling in officialdom is extremely low, they basically can't touch the center of power, and they can only do inconsequential workand then enjoy the glory and riches.
This kind of life is not bad, but it is simply an insult to the iron-clad literatiEven if they have a high title, they can't hide their years of struggle, just because of a marriage, it came to naught
What's more, what a noble status a princess is? The princess is married, even if the horse is the husband, the princess is also the highest status in the family, even the parents-in-law have to serve well,What kind of marriage is this? This is to invite the Buddha home.
Although Tang Xuanzong is the emperor, he must also know about this kind of thing that makes people have a consensus, thatWhy did Tang Xuanzong give this disgusting marriage to Zheng Hao? Could it be that he has an opinion about Zheng Hao, so he wants to cut off Zheng Hao's future in this way?
In fact, the problem is not with Zheng Hao, but with Princess Wanshou.
Princess Wanshou is not only Tang Xuanzong's daughter, but also one of the most favored daughters, The reason why he is so favored by Tang Xuanzong is actually partly because of itGuilty and touchedWhen Tang Wuzong was alive, Princess Wanshou once sacrificed her life to protect her father, so Tang Xuanzong was grateful to him and had a special preference for Princess Wanshou from then on.
After Tang Xuanzong ascended the throne, it was just the time for Princess Wanshou to marry, soTang Xuanzong wanted to choose the best son for his favorite daughter, so that he could be worthy of the noble status of Princess Wanshou
But choosing a colt is not an easy taskIf you choose people with noble status or excellent appearance, many of them are straw bales who do not learn and have no skills; If you choose talented people, there are many people who are from poor backgrounds and are not worthy of princesses, thereforeTang Xuanzong asked Prime Minister Bai Minzhong if there was a suitable person
Bai Minzhong was quite familiar with the court, so he recommended a few young people who had not yet married to Tang XuanzongTang Xuanzong took a fancy to Zheng Hao at a glance
Zheng Hao was born in a famous family, and his family background naturally does not need to be said, besides, the ancestors of the Zheng family are also princesses, andZheng Hao, as a champion, naturally doesn't need to say much about his talent, plusZheng Hao's appearance is still quite handsome, is simply the best choice for the colt.
Tang Xuanzong knew in his heart that Zheng Hao's future could be expected, butCompared to a champion who is not the only champion, his only princess of longevity is obviously more important, so he gave Zheng Hao this marriage.
Zheng Hao hated this marriage for another reason, it turned outAt that time, the Zheng family had already negotiated the marriage with the Lu family, and the two families were about to get married, but a princess intervened in the middle to disrupt the marriage
Although there is no way to do it, butRepenting of marriage makes Zheng Hao's reputation quite unpleasant, after all, in the eyes of others, he is the girl who abandoned the girl who was originally said to be good after climbing to the princess, regretting the marriage will damage the reputation of Miss Lu family, and even lead to resentment between the Zheng family and the Lu family.
Therefore, since receiving the decree of marriageZheng Hao deeply hated Bai Minzhong, the "matchmaker"., so after marrying the princess,Zheng Hao began to frequently pick Bai Minzhong's various mistakes and ask Tang Xuanzong for punishment
Tang Xuanzong knew all these things, and he understood Zheng Hao's resentment, but he never replied, before Bai Min** went to oversee the army,Tang Xuanzong also comforted Bai Minzhong not to worry about this matter, he would not listen to Zheng Hao's deliberate slander, so Bai Minzhong can resign with peace of mind.
In order to maintain the relationship between the princess and the concubine, Tang Xuanzong also tried his bestOn the one hand, he warned Princess Wanshou not to put a princess on the shelf in her husband's house, to respect her husband, be filial to her in-laws, be a good daughter-in-law according to the rules of the Zheng family, and live a good life.
On the other hand, he often summoned Zheng Hao, asked him to fight against his poetry, and even asked him to help give advice to the government, and praised Zheng Hao's talent.
After a period of time, Zheng Hao was also coaxed by Tang Xuanzong Shunmao, and it became more and more pleasing to the eye to look at Princess Wanshou, Knowing that it is useless to regenerate anger at this point, it is better to live a good life in the momentSo the life between husband and wife finally changed from saber rattling to harmony
Look, Princess Zhuangyuan Shang has been involved in a lot of things, and one carelessness is the result of losing both. **Ten Thousand Fans Incentive Plan Besides, let's not talk about whether every champion wants a career like Zheng Hao and doesn't want to be rich and nobleEven if there is a champion who wants to be rich, he is not necessarily single, after all, the ancients married very early, and they married a wife before the age of twenty, like Zheng Hao, who was admitted to the champion in his twenties and has not yet married, is a minority.
Therefore, in ancient times, the princess of the champion Bushang gradually became a tacit understanding between the emperor and the scholars, and for thousands of years after the Tang Dynasty, there was no second champion concubine.