"who is he?"
Queen Zhou and the three of them had such questions in their minds almost at the same time.
You can sit under the dragon steps of the Jinluan Palace with Chongzhen without any taboo. Isn't this too casual, and where do you put the rules of monarchs and ministers?
When the three of them were looking at Zhu Changwu curiously, he also stood up at this moment, clasped his fists and saluted: "I have met the Queen, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Princess."
Zhu Changwu took the initiative to say hello, but although he was saluting, why did it give people a very perfunctory feeling?
It seemed that Zhu Changwu didn't pay much attention to the three of them at all. Even the salute was very casual, without any sense of sincerity or respect.
As soon as Zhu Changwu spoke here, Chongzhen woke up with a start, and then the anger in his eyes quickly dissipated, replaced by soft light, "The queen is here, Cixi and Hui'ao are also here."
"I have met His Majesty."
"I have met my father."
The three of them spoke at the same time and then saluted. In contrast, their salutes were much more serious, far from the casual and perfunctory way Zhu Changwu treated them just now.
"Yes." Chongzhen looked at the three people with a smile. They were all his family members and relatives, and they were the ones he most trusted.
After the ceremony, Queen Zhou looked at Chongzhen and asked with concern in her eyes, "Your Majesty, you have to take care of the dragon body, can't you get so angry again?"
As soon as he got angry, Chongzhen's expression turned indignant again and he said: "Queen, come and take a look, this is the loyal minister in my eyes, this is the assistant minister I prepared for Cixi. Take a look, I really know people." I don’t know.”
Seeing that Chongzhen was getting angry again, Empress Zhou quickly took the letter and read it carefully. Soon, her face became as cold as frost, and her trembling hands showed that she was very angry at this moment.
"Your Majesty, this person is a disloyal and unjust minister. Your Majesty will never tolerate such a person and should be severely punished!"
"Well, there's no need for the Queen to tell you this. Zhu Aiqing has already beheaded Zhu Chunchen." Chongzhen couldn't help but nod when he heard this and said the result.
"Beheaded?" Queen Zhou was also very surprised when she heard this.
Zhu Chunchen is Duke Cheng. Even if he commits a serious crime, it must be done by the royal family and with His Majesty's will. Even for a person like this, if you want to do anything to him, you must do it in court. The above will be announced to the public first, and only after all the ministers have no opinions can the real punishment be imposed.
This is the Duke of the State, the true mainstay of the Ming Dynasty.
Speaking of rarity, the number is countless times less than that of the vassal kings in various places. But such a big shot was killed directly?
According to Chongzhen, it was the young man in front of me who took action? So...who is he?
Even the crown prince Zhu Cihong would not have the right to kill a prince like Zhu Chunchen first and then punish him later.
If she was just curious about Zhu Changwu just now, thinking that he didn't understand the rules in the palace, maybe it was the young master of an important minister who had won His Majesty's admiration, but now, she had to face it seriously.
How can you ignore a person who can kill the Duke of the country at the slightest hesitation?
Noticing that Queen Zhou was looking at him, Zhu Changwu gave a polite smile in return.
But just this action caused Queen Zhou's whole body to tremble again. Oh my God, what kind of minister is he? How dare he look at me? Doesn't he know the difference between monarch and minister? Doesn't he know that as a minister, he cannot look at the mother of the country?
Obviously, Zhu Changwu had no such awareness at all. When Queen Zhou looked at her again, he still habitually looked directly at her with a smile on his face.
This kind of behavior made Queen Zhou feel a little embarrassed, as if she had done something wrong, so she had to turn her head away.
This minister is so bold and unruly. I really don’t know how his family educated him.
Feeling puzzled, Queen Zhou asked, "Your Majesty, who is this person?"
"Oh, he is..." Chongzhen was about to talk about the origin of this son, but Zhu Changwu spoke first: "My name is Zhu Changwu. I am the seventh son of King Xiang. I just returned from traveling overseas."
Zhu Changwu did not say that he came from the future and that he could explain some things to Chongzhen. That was because he needed absolute trust, but he could not tell everyone. Not everyone could accept this absurd fact.
"Traveling overseas? The seventh son of King Xiang?" After hearing this, Queen Zhou frowned in confusion at first, then looked at Chongzhen, obviously wanting to ask if this was true and what was going on?
Chongzhen was distracted by this and was stunned for a moment. Then when he heard Zhu Changwu's words, he knew what it meant. Thinking about it, what people say in the future, even if he can accept it, can others accept it?
It would be better to say that he returned from overseas, which seems more reliable and understandable.
"Well, yes, what Zhu Aiqing said is right. Hey, Queen, come closer, and I will tell you what is going on."
In the following time, Chongzhen had an ear-to-ear with the queen in front of Zhu Changwu and his children. Then he saw that Queen Zhou's eyes gradually changed, and she looked at Zhu Changwu with a little more pity.
This made Zhu Changwu startled, and then he felt a little hairy in his heart. Then when he used his powerful hearing to understand what Chongzhen was talking about, his face quickly became very ugly.
He never imagined that Chongzhen was actually a big liar and a big "liar".
According to him, after Zhu Changwu was born, his mother died in childbirth, and he was regarded as an unknown person by King Xiang. After that, he lived a life that was worse than even the servants of the prince. Later, a passing Jianghu person saw his extraordinary bone marrow, took him as his disciple, and took him out of the palace. But things didn't go as expected, and the boy really defeated everyone, even his master was killed. In order not to harm them, he left his hometown, and finally went to the sea to wander for several years, until he defeated many overseas people. The restraint in the man's body has been greatly eliminated, and he returned to the Ming Dynasty again, wanting to serve the imperial court.
Then by chance, the crisis in Beijing City happened. He used the weapons he brought from the sea and the martial arts he had learned to take the initiative to lead the troops, defeated the intruders, and saved the Ming Dynasty from danger and fire.
Chongzhen finally finished speaking. In his words, Zhu Changwu was really the best representative of tragic fate.
Since childhood, he has had no love from his father or mother, nor any care from his relatives. He has survived to the age of seventeen entirely by relying on his strong character.
What's rare is that even though he is in such a difficult situation, he still has a patriotic heart and a true desire to serve his country. Isn't that right? When the Ming Dynasty was in trouble, they came back and made great achievements as soon as they came back.
Women are born with a motherly love, and their compassion is much greater than that of men.
After hearing what Chongzhen said, when Queen Zhou looked at Zhu Changwu, her eyes were full of caring love and concerned pity.
Seeing this look, Zhu Changwu was finally defeated. He did not dare to look at Queen Zhou anymore. But at the same time, I couldn't help but think in my heart that if Chongzhen couldn't become emperor, he would definitely be able to accomplish something if he became a storyteller.
Zhu Changwu did not dare to see Queen Zhou, who felt even more pity for him when she saw him.
No wonder this person is ignorant of etiquette. No one has ever taught him.
No wonder this person dared to chop down a prince. That was because he had no idea of the depth and impact of the matter.
A person who doesn't understand anything, do you have any reason to blame him?
Under self-suggestion, Queen Zhou had completely figured it out. When she looked at Zhu Changwu, she was filled with the love and protective desire of the elders for the younger ones.
"Ahem" Zhu Changwu raised his head during this period, but saw that Queen Zhou was still looking at him with that look. He had to turn his head again, and then said to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I still have some things to discuss with you. Report, do you think..."
Zhu Changwu couldn't stand this kind of caring look and wanted to have a private chat with Chongzhen.
Unexpectedly, Chongzhen waved his hands nonchalantly and said, "It doesn't matter, we are all my family here. If there is anything else, just tell me."
Yes, Chongzhen was not as good as Zhu Changwu at all.
At this moment, Zhu Changwu had nothing to say. It was because he was an orphan in his last life and had not enjoyed any love, so he couldn't stand the gaze of Queen Zhou. Now that Chongzhen allowed himself to speak directly, he would not go to see Empress Zhou anymore.
This time he entered the palace at night and returned early. What Zhu Changwu had to report was not just to give an explanation for killing Zhu Chunchen. He also had more things to report in advance, and also to get vaccinated. It is very important for the Ming Dynasty to gain a foothold and continue to control military power.
Since Chongzhen asked him to speak, Zhu Changwu simply said everything he wanted to say. As for external people like Queen Zhou, who are here, could it be possible that they would eat him?
Zhu Changwu decided to speak, and then kept talking: "Your Majesty, in addition to Zhu Chunchen, there are many people in the capital who have close ties with the intruders. I met a few and arrested them all. They are Cao Huachun, Wang Xiangyao and Zhang Yongyu. Now the Jinyi Guards are interrogating them, and I believe there will be a result soon."
"Oh, they also have problems?" Of course, Chongzhen was familiar with these three names. Speaking of which, they were all eunuchs he had trusted, such as Cao Huachun, who was the former owner of Dongchang Factory. In terms of status, they were all eunuchs he had trusted. Wang Chengen beside him was not afraid of giving in, and his qualifications were even more important.
After Chongzhen became the emperor, he thought he was pretty good to the people around him and was not harsh, but he didn't expect that there would be so many pickpocketing people.
"Yes, from my perspective... there must be something wrong with them." Zhu Changwu wanted to say that if people in the future would know about it, but Queen Zhou and the others were still here, he didn't say it clearly.
