Zhu Yuanzhang immediately put his arms around the Queen's shoulders: "Our son is sensible! There is no need for a lesson. Biao'er just took over a hard job. I told you about Shandong immigration. Biao'er plans to go there in person. Deal with it."
Queen Ma reacted as soon as she heard this. She naturally knew how difficult this matter was: "Chongba, this matter is of great importance. Do you really plan to let Biao'er go?"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "We have never made Biao'er suffer since he was born. As you said, Biao'er is a little too smooth. But we ourselves have been soaked in bitter water, so why would we want our children to suffer? But Biao'er's status is different from other brothers. He will take over our family business in the future. It is better to suffer a little under our eyes now than to be wronged behind closed eyes."
Empress Ma looked at her husband who had a smile on his face. The two of them had not spoken so closely for a long time: "It's rare that you have spoken to me so much today. Are you not afraid that my harem will interfere with politics?"
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said: "We are worried about my sister, but we just want to set the rules to prevent our descendants from being soft-hearted and the rebellion of Wu Zhou will happen again, and our descendants will be massacred."
Empress Ma didn't say anything. She naturally knew what Wu Zetian had done, and she was not interested in court matters. When Zhu Biao had a child, she could enjoy the happiness of her family.
Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid that his wife would worry about his son: "When Biao'er leaves, we plan to let him take away all the talents selected by the imperial examination. In this way, we will cultivate some party members for Biao'er. These people will become Biao'er in ten or twenty years." They are the mainstay of the imperial court, so they can assist Biao'er. Secondly, we can take the opportunity to sharpen them and see how good they are. If they are all nerds who study hard, they will not be able to govern the place."
Empress Ma thought for a while and asked: "The matter of relocation is complicated and Biao'er is young. What if I make a mistake?
Zhu Yuanzhang squinted his eyes and said: "How old is Biao'er? If something happens, someone must have deceived the superiors and deceived the subordinates. Then we will just find corrupt officials in several places and behead them.
When Queen Ma heard her husband's arrangement, she pushed him and said, "My son has made a mistake. You don't want to discipline him, so why do you want to cover it up for him?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly: "We believe that our son can do well, and he also has the ability. If there are some complaints from the people, we will not care. The ministers in the court also understand that no one will be able to avoid doing this job. Our prince's shoes will be stained You’re not afraid of some mud, but anyone who dares to throw mud on him is seeking death!”
Empress Ma saw her husband's serious murderous intention and knew that his mind was determined, so she changed the subject and asked, "What about Biao'er's marriage? Should it be brought forward or postponed?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang remembered that his son was going to marry a princess, he said happily: "We have already ordered the Ministry of Rites to advance the wedding, but we have to find a good day."
Queen Ma nodded and said, "It would be better if Biao'er could have an heir as soon as possible."
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly thought that it would be better if he had a grandson. The prince would be old enough by then and he could take over the government affairs. He holds the big direction, and leaves the rest to his son. He will train his grandson well, so that the Ming Dynasty's family business can be passed down safely.
The couple couldn't help but be happy, and the two of them showed a rare tenderness. Zhu Yuanzhang had to spend all his energy throughout the day on dealing with the world's government affairs, so he was a little irritable when dealing with things. When Empress Ma saw him, she couldn't help but criticize him and asked him to kill less people. Zhu Yuanzhang was too tired to quarrel with his wife every day, so he simply went to the concubines.
Those women expected Lao Zhu to be obedient, and how could they dare to interfere with Zhu Yuanzhang's will, so the couple hadn't spoken together for a while...
Now Zhu Biao's responsibility makes Zhu Yuanzhang feel a lot more at ease. He climbed out from the bottom and overthrew countless heroes, so he knows how many capable people there are in the world.
The thing he has been most worried about since he came to the throne is that if he suddenly dies suddenly one day, his children are still young, and those arrogant soldiers have let themselves go after the founding of the country. Without his deterrence, his son will have a chance. Will you inherit this family fortune?
That's why he brought Zhu Biao into contact with government affairs very early, and asked him to accomplish the feat of recovering Yanyun and destroying Beiyuan, just in case.
Empress Ma leaned on her husband's shoulder. She knew how much pressure her husband was under. After a while, Empress Ma asked Zhu Yuanzhang to lie down and said, "You are tired too. These days, I heard that you go to bed very late every day. How can you feel better after such a long time? Just take a nap, I’ll ask someone to make some food and call you later.”
After Zhu Yuanzhang lay down, he took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes, but he still held his wife's hand tightly in his hand. Empress Ma did not struggle and touched her husband with her other hand pitifully. of sideburns.
She said softly: "Chongba, you are in your prime but you already have a few gray hairs. Don't worry so much. Your children and grandchildren will be blessed."
Zhu Yuanzhang did not open his eyes or speak. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, feeling the calluses in his wife's hands, which were worn out in order to sew clothes for him and the general's adopted sons.
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Zhu Biao returned to the East Palace all the way. He didn't even think that his father could really hand over this matter to him so quickly. Thinking of the smile that could not be concealed in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes just now, Zhu Biao felt inexplicably sad.
My father is one of the top few in China's small-scale farmers' socio-economic background. He is a genius. Born into poverty, a boy begged for food, and as a young man, he rose from a young officer to the king of Wu. During this period, he was always accompanied by hunger, war, conspiracy, betrayal, and massacre.
But he did not immerse himself in it. Instead, he studied hard and eagerly asked everyone for advice on the knowledge of governing the country.
This is a quality that many generals and even emperors born at the bottom do not possess, and it is also the most essential difference between him and Chen Sheng, Wu Guang, and Li Zicheng.
Zhu Biao actually felt that his father might have some mental problems, a bit like persecution paranoia or nervous anxiety.
He has experienced too many conspiracies and betrayals. After becoming the emperor, his old brothers also began to distance themselves from him. This made Zhu Yuanzhang feel very unsafe, as if he was isolated by the children of his hometown, and everyone began to do things for him. .
For the sake of his career as emperor, he was able to tolerate everything. After establishing the empire, he cared about everything and eliminated all doubts for the sake of the empire's "eternal existence."
He is always worried that civil servants will betray him, and military generals may take away everything that belongs to him. He is always forcing himself on himself. He has no pursuit of pleasure at all. Female sex is just a way for him to vent his emotions. He can only have sex with Zhu Biao or Queen Ma. Zhu Yuanzhang seems more relaxed when they are together.
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