After Zhang Yan glanced in the direction of Zhengshitang, she returned to Kunning Palace.
She knew that the emperor who had hurt her so much last night was handling court affairs in that seemingly inconspicuous room.
That's why Zhang Yan glanced in the direction of Zhengshitang.
But not long after Zhang Yan returned to Kunning Palace, a strange palace maid came to her and greeted Zhang Yan: "Slave Su promised to meet the Queen."
Then, Su agreed and said, "We, the concubine, have come to invite the queen to come over."
Zhang Yan frowned, because it was snowing harder now, and she didn't really want to go, so she couldn't help but ask: "Which concubine is it?"
"Concubine Liu."
Su promised to reply.
Zhang Yan nodded, not knowing how to refuse.
"When will the Queen leave?"
Su promised to ask.
"I."
On Zhang Yan's first day as queen, she didn't know how to refuse. Suddenly she thought of what Zhu Youxiao told her, and suddenly said seriously: "I'm exhausted. If she has anything to do, just let her come to see me by herself." , remember to inform the people in this palace before coming."
After Zhang Yan said that, she returned to the back room.
Su agreed to be stunned for a moment, then replied "Yes!" and then left.
Soon, Concubine Liu learned about this from Su Yingsheng's mouth, and she was very surprised: "The Queen is only fifteen years old. When she first entered the palace, she started to behave like a queen? That's fine, I'll see you by myself from now on." Come on, if you want the Hakka family to leave Qianqing Palace now, you have to rely on her!"
Su agreed and said, "That's the only way it can be, but I don't know if the Queen can persuade the Emperor."
Concubine Liu sighed: "I'm just trying my best. After all, it is inappropriate for the emperor to leave a wet nurse in the Qianqing Palace, and it will hinder the reputation of the Holy One. Besides, you are right. Now that the emperor has become so cruel and murderous, I'm afraid he will end up with the Hakka family." It doesn't matter, as I, the Liu family, are descendants of the late emperor, I cannot afford to ignore the Ming Dynasty."
"What the concubine said is what the elder wants. If it really doesn't work, there is no need to force it. Although the emperor is cruel and murderous, he is not faint after all. It is better to go and see the fifth highness of Dongli. If the emperor has no heir in the future, .”
Su promised not to say any more.
Concubine Liu nodded: "What if the emperor has an heir?"
"That is another plan. According to the elder, no matter who it is, as long as they teach them the way of a saint and make them have the heart of benevolent government and love for the people, they will become a saint king in the future! Whether it is the fifth highness or the emperor All his descendants will be taught by civil servants. As long as the study of Confucian classics is orthodox to our Ming Dynasty, there will be no worries about the future."
Su agreed and replied.
Concubine Liu asked again: "Then why hasn't the emperor been taught what he should be like?"
"Lao Ge said that this is not the fault of the emperor, but the fault of the temple. The temple made the crown prince study late, and when the emperor was the eldest son, he could only have private lessons in writing from his inner concubine. In the future, he would not have time to choose Hanlin Qingliu as the master of the East Palace. He taught him the way of a saint and became the new emperor. The new lecturers of the Sutra Banquet were Xu Guangqi and Sun Chengzong. Although Sun Chengzong knew how to teach the emperor, he was transferred to Su Song by the emperor for some unknown reason. Only Xu Guangqi was still in charge of the sutra. The official of the banquet, Xu Guangqi, is a person with miscellaneous knowledge. Like people like Li Zhi, he is a heretic in our scholarly community. If he is appointed as the emperor's teacher, big problems will naturally arise."
Su agreed and started talking.
"It seems that the root of this is still with Xu Guangqi. I don't know why the emperor favored him."
Concubine Liu spoke.
"Ge Lao said that when the emperor was young, he fell out of favor in the temple and was left out, so he delved into carpentry and fell in love with strange skills. Now Xu Guangqi is also a scholar like this, so your majesty He trusted him so much that he set up the Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering under his control to recruit the world's talented people with good skills and promiscuous skills. The servant heard that now even three relatives who have become the new nobles of the imperial court have been recruited into the Academy of Sciences by him. This shows that Xu Guangqi is a great leader. There is an intention to form a party through the Academy of Sciences."
Su promised to talk.
"I can't control the affairs of the government. Your pavilion is always loyal to the country. Now I have no choice but to ask you to find me. I can help you if I can, but you have to be careful. There is a factory in the harem now. The investigation is strict.”
Concubine Liu spoke.
"Don't worry, High Concubine. Mr. Ge has said that he will not do anything to disgrace the emperor or the court. It is just a coincidence that this slave was chosen to be the person next to you. There are many people who have been arranged like this slave, and we The purpose is just to find concubines in the harem who are willing to think about the Ming Dynasty, including the empress. If the emperor really investigates, he can only blame the elder, not you, because you can deduce You don’t know this.”
Su agreed and started talking.
Concubine Liu nodded: "Mr. Ge has good intentions!"
Then, Concubine Liu asked: "Is the Queen the Queen arranged?"
Su agreed and smiled and said, "I don't know this."
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Political Hall.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say, but I don't know whether I should say it or not?"
Fang Congzhe took advantage of Wei Zhongxian and Liu Ruoyu's absence to talk to Zhu Youxiao.
Seeing how serious he was, Zhu Youxiao said, "Please tell me, my dear."
"Although your Majesty is the lord of the world and no one dares to resist the emperor's order, your current strict administration is indeed against the will of the powerful gentry. For those gentry who are accustomed to acting in power and have no plans in their hearts and are strong on the outside, your Majesty can kill them. In other words, even those who use conspiracy can be dealt with by His Majesty, but it is difficult to deal with those who do not use conspiracy but use scheming, such as placing chess pieces in His Majesty's harem on the grounds that the safety of the Ming Dynasty is in danger, or even placing chess pieces around the future emperor's heir. Chess pieces, make these people feel that they are acting against your will for the sake of the country, for the Ming Dynasty, or even just for your majesty. This method will make your majesty have to attack your closest relatives and loved ones, and their purpose is not simply to regicide and seize power. They only hope that after the country changes hands in the future, the new emperor will conform to their wishes, so it is not easy to seize the opportunity to punish them."
Fang Congzhe said, "After all, people can't live forever."
Zhu Youxiao's expression became solemn after hearing this: "You mean, my newly selected concubine has people who support them, or that the girl they arranged has become my concubine?"
Fang Congzhe hurriedly knelt down: "Your Majesty, forgive me, I am just making assumptions. I cannot rule out this possibility. But once Your Majesty accepts someone as your concubine, that person will be His Majesty's woman. Naturally, it will not harm Your Majesty's heart. However, But it can harm His Majesty’s government.”
"Harm my government?"
After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded: "I understand! Get up."
"yes!"
As soon as Fang Congzhe came, Zhu Youxiao asked, "Did you also arrange for someone to enter my harem?"
"I don't dare!"
Fang Congzhe hurriedly knelt down again and replied, not daring to look into Zhu Youxiao's eyes for a while.
Zhu Youxiao laughed: "What are you afraid of? Aren't you afraid that a hundred years from now, the new emperor or the new queen mother will confiscate your family and exterminate it? If they can do it in advance, why can't you do it?"
"I dare not hide it from Your Majesty. If you were an ordinary king, I might have such rebellious intentions. However, Your Majesty, you are such a wise master. There are not many in history. At this time, I know that the more honest I am, the longer I can live. "
Fang Congzhe replied.
Zhu Youxiao stared at Fang Congzhe for a while, not knowing whether he was telling the truth or a lie.
But Zhu Youxiao admitted that what Fang Congzhe said was not wrong. He was indeed not an ordinary emperor, because he came from a later generation, and his purpose of implementing strict government was not really to attack the powerful gentry and divide the cake again, but to concentrate on a larger power, create a bigger cake for Ming Dynasty, and prepare for future global hegemony with Western powers.
Zhu Youxiao did not limit his vision to China at all.
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