Today is the third update. As for why, old readers will all know...
"So full!" Yaoji was quite satisfied with his meal. He lowered his head and touched his bulging belly.
Seeing that he had a good appetite, the wonderful woman was filled with relief, and she wiped the corners of her son's mouth with a white silk handkerchief with great care.
Brother Hong already knows that he is hungry and full. If he guides him carefully, he will be able to return to normal soon.
Yao Ji drank two sips of tea, and then begged his mother to take him to visit his father, who was the scapegoat. This was the most basic filial piety.
Pretending to be a fool does not delay the inspection of the enemy's situation. The unconscious emperor is currently the prince's biggest enemy.
It won't take long. If he can stay in coma for ten or eight years, Daming will really be saved...
As the prince, Yaoji has no plans to murder his biological father yet.
Because people are doing it, and God is watching. It should be that even God can't stand what this emperor did.
After being "sent from heaven", Chongzhen was already lying peacefully and peacefully on the dragon bed in his palace, Qianqing Palace, as if the crumbling Ming Dynasty had nothing to do with him anymore and had given up on thousands of miles of land.
The Queen has ordered that no discussion of this matter is strictly allowed in the Forbidden City, but the rumors are still spreading rapidly, which makes the owner of the imperial palace very angry and orders all the main eunuchs to go to Kunning Palace immediately to wait for the decree.
Yao Ji felt that it was too late to give orders at this time, so he said: "Queen Mother, various factions have many eyes and ears in the palace. Four hours have passed and this matter must have been spread outside the palace. The top priority is to do another thing!" "
The rumors have become unstoppable. Instead of trying to remedy the situation, it is better to take advantage of the situation. After hearing the good news that the emperor was struck by five thunders, the nobles and ministers were already excited.
"Oh? What do you think, brother Hong?" The beautiful woman's mother was quite dissatisfied when she heard this. She frowned slightly, wanting to hear what her precious son had to say.
If His Majesty is unable to take charge, I am afraid that Brother Hong will have to assume the important task of supervising the country. Faced with the public opinion of the ministers, the Queen is deeply afraid that her eldest son will be in trouble.
This matter is no small matter. Yaoji raised his head and looked around, asking the wonderful woman’s mother in a low voice: “Mother, please get rid of everyone first!”
Although Empress Zhou was not optimistic about the amazing speech of her precious son who had just woken up not long ago, she could not bear it when she saw the longing eyes of her eldest son, so she followed Brother Xun's advice and just let Xi'er wait in the distance. With.
Only mother and son were left in a corner of the huge palace. With the light emitted by many oil lamps, Yao Ji could clearly see the beautiful face of his beautiful mother. After considering his words, he spoke: "Mother, now my Ming Dynasty is suffering from internal and external troubles. The Donglu are watching eagerly outside the pass, and there are endless rebellions within the pass. If they know that my father is traveling as an immortal, they will definitely make a comeback. The top priority is to control the armies everywhere. If we want my mother and son to be able to turn the crisis around, they must not be underestimated, otherwise they will end up like Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. Get off!"
As long as there is the support of the army, then the prince himself can sit comfortably, otherwise he will be a veritable puppet.
From ancient times to the present, imperial power is useless without military power. Which dynasty and which generation, who has military power, who is the real emperor.
Even if they get accurate information, the generals who command the troops will not change their flag easily and will have to wait and see for a while.
Once he had just made a move and the emperor of the capital suddenly woke up, he would become the target of public criticism.
Everyone is not stupid, and they won't do anything treacherous for the time being, but as time goes by, that won't necessarily happen.
This is the opportunity that Yaoji must seize, it is fleeting.
Hearing such profound words, the wonderful woman looked at her son in surprise: "Brother Hong..."
This showed that Brother Xun was no longer stupid and had returned to normal. How could the Queen not be happy and comforted, and her pretty face suddenly became filled with joy.
Seeing the wonderful woman staring at him with her beautiful eyes, she had no choice but to remind her kindly: "Mother? Mother?"
Even if I don't have a bowel movement at my age, I wouldn't look at it so hard. Could it be that my biological mother really thought I was a fool before?
Miaofu's own mother came to her senses when she heard Brother Hong's call, and hurriedly apologized: "The Queen Mother has lost her temper, Brother Hong, it's no wonder! Brother Hong just said that he wanted to control the army, but Brother Hong is still young, and the Queen Mother If you are not familiar with military affairs, how can you be as skillful as your father?"
I have never been involved in politics, but when it comes to managing things that I worry about, that is, the territory of Houdi. How easy is it to control millions of tigers and soldiers now?
Yaoji comforted the beautiful mother who was looking down, stretched out her little tender hand, raised two fingers, made a V shape and said: "This is not difficult, just two words are enough!"
Everything in the world will most likely fall into place with the help of these two words.
Empress Zhou was greatly surprised when she heard this. She didn't believe her son's simple opinion: "Oh? What Brother Xun said is..."
"silver!"
"Does the Queen know that folk saying?"
"What a saying?"
"Money can make the world go round!"
Empress Zhou felt that there was some truth in these words, but the meaning of these words suddenly showed the color of the market. At the same time, she was frightened and blamed her son for not correcting his path: "Where did Brother Hong hear such vulgar words? Could it be that one of the better servants broke the rules?"
She didn't believe that those well-educated people who served as lecturers in the East Palace would utter such common sayings. It should be those little eunuchs who were usually ignorant and unskilled who said it to Brother Xun in their spare time. It was really abominable and their intentions were deplorable. Execute, if they are allowed to be lawless, how can they teach the prince to be evil? Must be severely punished.
Seeing that his beautiful biological mother had gone astray on her own, Yao Ji had to find a slick excuse: "Mother, this is a wise saying in the immortal world. During my trip to the immortal world, I was lucky enough to meet Grandpa Taizu who had already ascended to the immortal world. . Presumably Grandpa Taizu is admonishing his father at this time, ordering his sons and ministers to take the first step, return to the world, and save all people from water and fire."
If Zhu Yuanzhang had known that the Ming Dynasty had become so dilapidated after more than two hundred years, that the Donglu cavalry had entered the fortress several times, and that it was like entering an uninhabited country and continuously attacking cities and territories, he would probably have immediately gone down to the border and led the troops to fight in person. .
After hearing such confidential words, Queen Zhou's eyes immediately flashed, her expression was extremely solemn, and she asked with great concern: "Is your father really in the fairy world?"
In less than a day, the queen was thinking hard all the time. Her originally beautiful face had become much haggard. After learning the whereabouts of her husband, she immediately became excited.
Yao Ji stood up in a hurry, bowed respectfully and saluted: "The queen is here, my sons and ministers will not dare to speak nonsense!"
Extraordinary measures are used in extraordinary times. At this time, making up lies can be regarded as filial piety. Don't blame me for being a beautiful mother.
"That's good, that's good!" Queen Zhou couldn't help but murmured to herself after breathing a sigh of relief.
She was more willing to believe this story than the shocking news of his whereabouts and the report from the imperial doctor.
When Yao Ji saw his biological mother, he was in a state of confusion. He coughed twice and put forward his own suggestion: "Mother, the plan for now is to find ways to get more money to turn the crisis into safety!"
Military pay, relief, and the salary allocated to the vassal king, what doesn't require a lot of money?
No money? Then it's not far from being a bastard from the Forbidden City.
Hearing this, Queen Zhou sighed helplessly and lonely, and said softly: "Brother Xang is right, but your father tried his best, but failed to achieve his wish, so he had to increase his salary by three times..."
Giving extra gifts to the poor people was something that the queen of the world did not want to see, but if she did not do this, the Ministry of Household Affairs would not be able to come up with money to pay the army, and the Ming Dynasty would be in danger.
As a wife, she understood her husband's difficulties very well, but the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty had no solution to this problem, so it was logical to increase the three-month salary.
Yao Ji could tell from the look on his beautiful mother's face that the owner of the empress house had no idea how to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, so he had to do it himself in order to have enough food and clothing. He whispered: "Don't worry, queen, my sons and ministers have their own ideas. By then, as long as the Queen Mother does this, she will be able to get twice the result with half the effort. I just hope that the Queen Mother will not be merciful!"
When the time comes, I will make a decisive decision, and you can just watch from the sidelines.
Her husband's coma has already made Empress Zhou very anxious. As for how to increase her income, the beautiful woman really can't come up with any effective method. Since her son already knows it, she hurriedly agreed: "Brother Xang, if you can find a way, it will be great. Mother, please do as you please! Brother Hong, please be aware that the imperial court’s expenses are huge..."
Empress Zhou wanted to see how her brother Hong could get a large amount of money. This was not something that could be solved with just a few thousand taels. She must let her son understand this.
"Mother, don't worry, I understand!" Yaoji nodded politely, turned sideways and raised his voice to the girl who was waiting in the distance, "Sister Xi'er, I'm sorry to bother you, I'd like to invite the admiral and eunuch Fang Zheng to come and see you!"
After a while, a man wearing a black three-mountain hat, a red mang jacket, and soap boots came in from the door. He approached the mother and son in small steps. About four or five meters away from the mother and son, he fluttered his sleeves and robe and knelt down on the ground. , kowtowed and saluted: "Slave Fang Zhenghua, please send greetings to Her Royal Highness the Queen and His Royal Highness the Prince. I wish the Queen a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years, and I wish the Prince a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years!"
Originally, Mangyi could only be worn by dignitaries, and even the first-rank officials of the imperial court could hardly get the honor. However, the eunuchs had been charming for a long time and had been passed down as a hobby. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, it could no longer be banned.
After Fang Zhenghua finished saluting, Empress Zhou asked him to lie down in a slightly majestic tone: "Well, get up!"
In terms of favor, this slave is far inferior to Du Xun, Gao Qiqian, Wang Xinzhi and others. She still doesn't know what Brother Xang calls her for.
Fang Zhenghua felt quite uneasy when he was suddenly summoned by the Queen. He didn't dare to ask the reason, so he had to lower his head and obey.
Yao Ji asked kindly: "Does Mr. Fang have a sword?"
Fang Zhenghua didn't know why, so he had to answer truthfully: "I'm reporting to His Highness the Crown Prince that the sword has been placed outside the palace. I don't dare to bring it into the palace!"
Yao Ji clasped his hands behind his back and said eagerly: "In that case, let's bring it in so that I can open my eyes! Someone, bring Eunuch Fang's sword!"
Empress Zhou had ordered people to increase the number of guards at Qianqing Palace, Kunning Palace, and Ciqing Palace. At this time, there were many guards with swords standing around the mother and son, and they were not afraid that they would commit murder on the spot.
After giving the order, the little eunuch hurriedly entered from the outside, walked up to his master, bowed and raised his saber above his head.
When the prince was still a child, he took the sword and felt it was extremely heavy. He did not draw the sword, but just held it in his hand and asked: "Is this sword fast?"
Fang Zhenghua did not dare to hesitate and immediately saluted and reported: "Report to His Highness the Crown Prince, this sword is very fast!"
Yaoji continued to ask enthusiastically: "Oh? How can you see it?"
Fang Zhenghua often used this knife to kill various targets, so he knew it very well: "Reporting to Your Highness, I have tried it earlier, and this knife can cut iron like clay!"
But Dongchang’s sharp knives are not for cutting iron...
