After dinner, Concubine Liu kindly said to Zhu Youxiao:
"The danger outside the pass is extremely dangerous, and the battlefield is even more blind. Before I entered the palace, I heard that the barbarians were brave and good at fighting. The emperor must be careful, and don't forget that he is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the master of a country!"
"Don't worry, Princess. Your grandson will definitely return to the court intact. Princess, just wait for the good news!"
Zhu Youjian on the side suddenly asked abruptly:
"Why does the emperor want to conquer it himself?"
Zhu Youxiao touched his face and said:
"Because I want the Ming Dynasty to be peaceful forever, and these people outside the customs are not willing to obey the discipline, the emperor has no choice but to discipline them personally."
Zhu Youjian tilted his head and said:
"But Master Li and the others told my brother that the emperor wants to destroy the country and the country of our ancestors. If this continues, the Ming Dynasty will soon fall."
"Master Li and the others also said that the emperor is so happy with his achievements that he is close to treacherous ministers and far away from loyal ministers. This has made the world angry and resentful, and the people are boiling."
As soon as these words came out, all the imperial concubines, eunuchs, and palace maids present shivered and bowed their heads in silence. Except for a few unreasonable children, no one else dared to make a sound.
Even Mrs. Liu was shocked. What happened to this child today? How dare he say such rebellious words? How could you say that?
Even Zhu Youxiao found it unbelievable. It seemed that he underestimated those people too much. He didn't dare to show up openly, but secretly he kept making small moves, and all the ideas were directed at his younger brother.
Seeing the emperor's serious expression, Concubine Li Kang thought she was offended by these words, so she quickly knelt down and apologized:
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me. I am a child who is ignorant and just said things unintentionally. Please calm down your Majesty. If you want to blame me, just blame it on me. My concubine taught me poorly. Please don't blame me on Youjian."
Zhu Youxiao's biological mother is no longer alive. He has been raised by Concubine Li Kang for six or seven years. Although he is not a mother and son, after all, after so many years of raising him, the relationship between mother and son is no worse than that of other people.
Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand to help her up and said with a smile:
"Get up, it's okay. My fifth brother just wants to say something."
Then he touched his fifth brother's head and asked:
"Master Li, what else did they say to you?"
"They also said not to let the younger ministers learn from the elder brothers, but to learn the ways of saints and study the Four Books and Five Classics. They also told many stories about traitorous ministers and loyal ministers, but not much else."
Zhu Youxiao's pupils tightened, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath, calmed down and said:
"Have you eaten enough today?"
Zhu Youjian replied weakly:
"I am full."
"When you're full, go back and have a good sleep. You won't have to go to class these days. Brother Huang will find some good teachers for you."
"My brother thinks that Master Li is very good. They taught me a lot of truths and ancient and modern things. I feel that I have learned a lot."
I have learned a lot, and you have learned how to hang a crooked neck tree by yourself in just a few decades.
Zhu Youxiao said again:
"Brother Imperial, how about asking Sun Chengzong to be your master?"
Zhu Youjian blinked and responded:
"good!"
Zhu Youxiao looked at the crowd and said:
After saying this, he said goodbye to Concubine Liu and left with Concubine Chun. Although the emperor didn't say anything and didn't get angry, everyone knew that this was the most terrifying thing.
Fortunately, the emperor valued family ties. Anyway, based on Zhu Youjian's words today, if he were replaced by an emperor who disowned his relatives, he would probably lose half his life.
Even Mrs. Liu was worried about Zhu Youjian. She knew the emperor's temper very well.
"Youjian, who told you this? Who asked you to say it?"
Zhu Youjian also knew that he had made a big mistake, and he hesitated and said:
"Back to the concubine, it was Master Li and the others who taught my grandson to say this. My grandson also thinks what Master Li and the others said makes sense."
Even a person like Mrs. Liu who has no fight against the world is extremely angry at this moment. Why is this child so innocent?
"Remember, your imperial brother is the emperor, and your imperial brother is in charge of this Ming Dynasty. Why are you being fooled around by their few words?"
"My grandson knows his mistake."
Concubine Liu personally taught Zhu Youjian, but Zhu Youxiao was not in such a good mood after leaving Cining Palace. He walked so fast that the eunuchs and maids behind him had to trot all the way to keep up with his pace.
After arriving outside the palace wall of Qianqing Palace, he took Concubine Chun's hand and said warmly:
"You go back first!"
After Concubine Chun left, only Zhu Youxiao and his entourage were left in the long and wide passage, and he said angrily:
"Li Si, Liu Wenguan and the others have bewitched the prince with their demonic words and are plotting evil intentions. They should be taken immediately and sent to prison for strict scrutiny. The Yi clan!"
"But if you find other people, you don't need to report them. Just let Xu Xianchun take them. Once they are confirmed, the three tribes will be razed as well!"
The two Jin Yiwei behind him immediately responded.
"There is no need for the eunuchs and maids who accompany the fifth brother. Replace your sons and grandsons. Not only must you protect him, but you must also keep an eye on me!"
"Old slave obeys the order!"
Wang Chaofu naturally understood the meaning of these three words, otherwise he would not be valued by the emperor and become a personal eunuch.
After returning to the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youxiao started working overtime again. There were too many memorials to review, and even trivial matters had to be reported, and he couldn't ignore them.
Their back-and-forth reporting resulted in extremely low efficiency.
If something happens in the local area, he will send a document to Beijing and send it all here. No wonder Zhu Di wants to set up a cabinet. I am afraid no one except Zhu Yuanzhang can withstand the intensity of this work.
Near midnight, Wang Chaofu reminded him in a low voice:
"Your Majesty, it's time to rest, take care of your dragon body!"
Zhu Youxiao was not a workaholic, so he had to rest when he needed it. He stretched and walked out of the hall.
When he walked outside, he looked at the dark sky and asked:
"Wang Banban, has the weather gotten warmer at this time in previous years?"
"Back to your lord, the cold winters have been getting longer and longer in recent years. This old slave can't tell for sure, but last year it started to get warmer in May."
Zhu Youxiao knew that this was because of the small glacier. It was almost March now, and God still gave you blizzards from time to time.
And this period will last for nearly thirty years. The end of the Ming Dynasty is really full of disasters. I don’t know which region will have a famine this year.
But if life is difficult for me, life for Lin Danhan and Nurhaci will only be even more difficult. The grasslands and the northeast are truly bitter and cold places.
Zhu Youxiao didn't think much about it, and returned to the inner hall after exercising for a while. He was really a little sleepy.
The other eunuchs and maids waited for the emperor to leave and then began to clean and turn off the lights. After they finished cleaning, three royal guards quietly entered and went to a darker corner to hide. This was Zhu Youxiao's arrangement.
Nuan Pavilion is his office. Most of the secrets of state affairs are here, and there is also an edict here. How could he be unprepared.
