Lao Zhu casually threw the memorial in front of him and said to Queen Ma angrily: "Did you see it? These officials, when I was in charge, they sent the memorial intact. It would be better for your son to be in charge. They do make suggestions."
There was dissatisfaction in Lao Zhu's eyes, "Were you officials trying to fool me before?"
In the past, the officials were really fooling Lao Zhu. When Zhongshu Province was abolished, the officials were naturally dissatisfied. But Lao Zhu was the founding emperor, and he was decisive and never showed mercy. Baiguan is not a fool, he knows that eggs cannot touch steel knives. Therefore, if force is not enough, they will be soft. Doesn't the emperor want to abolish Zhongshu Province? Then they would simply submit all the memorials from all provinces in the world to the emperor intact and let the emperor handle them. They would only play a role in changing hands.
Lao Zhu himself was aware of this situation, but in order to remove the prime minister and strengthen the imperial power, he had to deliberately pretend not to know and stand up to the officials.
The reason why Lao Zhu is not angry now is because he is not angry with the officials for treating him differently from the prince. Oh, when I make the decision, you will blindly deal with me. When the prince supervises the country, you actively participate in helping handle government affairs. What do you officials mean?
Do you think I'm not worthy of your help? Or do you want the prince to ascend to the throne as soon as possible?
"Your Majesty, come and have a bite." The table in front of Queen Ma was filled with all kinds of dried fruits. She patiently peeled one for Lao Zhu, picked it up with bare hands and gestured to Lao Zhu.
The anger on Lao Zhu's face suddenly turned into a smile. He sat down and waited calmly for Queen Ma to feed him. Lao Zhu has enjoyed Queen Ma's service these days. He and Queen Ma have been married for so many years, and he has been fighting abroad since they got married, while Queen Ma prepares weapons and food for him in the rear. In the days like now when Qin Sexiang and her husband sing and their wives accompany each other, if you calculate it carefully, it turns out that there really aren't many.
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This is why Lao Zhu stayed in the harem and pretended to be ill with peace of mind, not only to give Zhu Biao some time away from his family members who were prisoners of war, but also to compensate Empress Ma for her hard work over the years.
In order to help Zhu Biao, Queen Ma even served Lao Zhu comfortably. In the past, although Zhu Biao was also supervising the country and acting in government affairs, he was more of helping Lao Zhu.
The drum is similar to standing aside and doing something like serving tea and pouring water. But this time it was completely different. From formulating the decree, to approving the memorials, to ordering the various ministries of the imperial court, and the close cooperation of the ministries, all of this amplified Zhu Biao's power at this moment to an extremely high level. It can be said that Zhu Biao at this time is just one less famous than when he officially ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.
Moreover, although the prince did such a thing, although it was the emperor's intention, it was still too transgressive after all. Therefore, Queen Ma also wanted to make the emperor happy and punish Zhu Biao more lightly in the future.
Lao Zhu naturally wanted to punish Zhu Biao, no matter what the reason was before that. It is a conclusive fact that Zhu Biao issued the decree without authorization. If he was not punished, where would the imperial authority be?
After a long time, Lao Zhu finally recovered from his illness. After his recovery, Lao Zhu got very angry when he went to court for the first time and reprimanded Zhu Biao on the spot.
Seeing that the emperor had this intention, all the officials were naturally happy to cooperate with him in his acting, and they all knelt down to plead for Zhu Biao.
When he got off the steps, Lao Zhu got angry for a while, scolded Zhu Biao and all the officials, and then made the final judgment, "Remove the prince's power to supervise the country, as a warning to others!"
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Since Han Du said goodbye to Zhu Biao, he has been hiding at home and never wants to be involved in this matter. After getting the news that Old Zhu was back and exempted Zhu Biao from the privilege of supervising the country, Han Du smiled and knew that Old Zhu had raised the board high and put it down gently, and the matter was over.
Han Du didn't go out today, so he asked the cook to bring out the barbecue rack and serve the charcoal-grilled oysters and scallops. Before Han Du could start eating, Zhu Biao came running.
"What kind of nose is this? Can't you wait until I finish eating?" Han Du saw the energetic Zhu Biao walking through the corridor.
Zhu Biao would not be polite to Han Du. He sat down, patted Han Du and said, "Go quickly, prepare the minced garlic for me, and bring the oysters first. I can't wait to eat them."
Han Du did not take any action when he heard this. Instead, he looked at Zhu Biao in shock with a look of disbelief.
"What are you looking at? Why don't you go quickly?" Zhu Biao couldn't help but scolded him loudly when he saw it.
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Suspicion flashed across Han Du's eyes, and he asked tentatively: "Your Highness? Is it yours?"
"If it's not Gu, who else could it be?" Zhu Biao replied with a smile.
Han Du shook his head and asked, "But the way His Highness speaks is completely different from before."
Although Zhu Biao was the prince and supervising the country in the past, his every move and word all revealed the humility introduced by orthodox Confucianism. The so-called handsome young master was nothing more than this. Even when he speaks, he always has to choose his words carefully before they come out of his mouth. Not to mention his daily actions, his words and deeds are full of caution.
With Zhu Biao's status, there is no problem with being cautious. After all, whether it is to maintain his own image or to help handle national affairs, he must not be negligent in the slightest.
But as a saying goes, 'If you pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger for a long time, you really become a pig. Zhu Biao has always been cautious, which makes people tend to be timid and cowardly.
But now, Han Du saw Zhu Biao suddenly enlightened, with sunshine on his face. The gap between this and Zhu Biao's image was so huge that Han Du couldn't believe that this was Zhu Biao for a moment.
"Is it different?" Zhu Biao tilted his head and then said with a smile: "It's just different. I feel much more relaxed today than ever before."
Pointing at Han Du, he continued to laugh and said: "I used to say 'I don't have an official position but I don't want to be an official'. Now I know that what you said is the truth. I just have a day of leisure and feel that These days have really changed dramatically.”
When Han Du heard this, he immediately laughed.
How could it be the turn of the dignified Jing Haibo to do the roasting of oysters himself? Seeing that the Crown Prince had arrived, the cook filled the entire grill with oysters and scallops without waiting for Han Du's instructions.
"It's a surprise that Your Highness has this idea." Han Du laughed, and then complained: "It's not that I don't want to be an official. It's because the benefits of becoming an official are limited and not attractive enough, so naturally I won't think about it. It’s time to pawn.”
"A month's salary is only five guans, only five guans." Han Du stretched out a hand and opened his five fingers to gesture to Zhu Biao.
