Queen Ma looked at her son, who was already a teenager, and said, "My son will be getting married before I know it, and my mother will be old. Time flies by like water and will never come back."
Zhu Biao frowned and said, "Why did the queen suddenly become emotional? Could it be that someone said something to you?"
Queen Ma is actually not very old, she is only thirty-seven this year, but compared with those girls who have just entered the palace, she is naturally older.
It is not impossible that the two of them would not speak to each other for a long time when they had a tantrum, unless their mood suddenly improved and they would lower their heads and coax them in private before they could reconcile.
The elders in the palace all know this, but the newcomers may think that the emperor is tired of the queen, and they dare not say anything openly, but they can also do it if they criticize someone and say a few words that are neither negative nor positive.
If this is the case, Zhu Biao doesn't mind giving instructions. Although he can't directly interfere with the affairs of the harem, he can teach a few concubines without having to do it himself.
As long as you give an order, the maids, eunuchs, and even the concubines with children in the harem will not mind doing a good job for His Highness the Crown Prince. After all, their sons and daughters have to count on their elder brother.
Queen Ma looked at the coldness flashing in her son's eyes and said, "Don't think too much. From the handsome lady to Princess Wu and now the queen, how could your mother be bullied by others? Those new concubines We behave ourselves."
Zhu Biao laughed. Although his mother said that those concubines were enough, and they wanted to add a little girl, she still clearly cared about her age.
Zhu Biao said: "My father is not a person who covets women. Those who were brought into the palace are just to appease the ministers. There are also a few sent by small foreign countries. My father can't drive them away. They can't drive them away. I’m afraid that my young and beautiful father can’t even remember who they are, so how can he be qualified to compare with you?”
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't like to sleep with his concubines. Most of the time after finishing his work, he asked them to go to the side hall and rest alone. On rare occasions when he was in a good mood, he allowed the concubines who had children and were favored to sleep with him, which was considered a courtesy. They are somewhat decent.
It was different with Queen Ma. They always slept together. Even if they had a fight in the middle of the night, Comrade Lao Zhu would shout something unreasonable angrily and run to the imperial study room to sleep with the quilt in his arms.
Empress Ma nodded without saying anything and said: "Yesterday, I saw that your father had a few more gray hairs on his temples. He was too tired, but he couldn't trust others, so he carried everything by himself. Biao'er, your father loves you the most. , you have to help him share more."
Zhu Biao nodded and said: "Queen Mother, please don't always quarrel with Father. There was a rare smile on Father's face in the past few days. Father has a sense of proportion in matters in the court and will not kill innocent people indiscriminately."
Empress Ma shook her head: "Those people have made some mistakes, but they are by no means to the point of death penalty. Your father's murderous intention is stronger now than during the war. He treats civil and military officials as enemies. How can this be done?" He who wins people's hearts can convince them."
Zhu Biao nodded in agreement, and Empress Ma continued: "He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. Now that he has won the world, doesn't he need the hearts of the people? Wanton killing is definitely not what a wise king can do. Since the law has been laid down, then It should be strictly enforced. How can the punishment be increased arbitrarily just because of temporary anger? How can the law be enforced throughout the world?"
Zhu Biao smiled and complimented: "The queen mother is a wise man. If she is born as a boy, the queen mother will have the magnanimity to rule and assist the world."
Empress Ma sighed: "As long as your father hears me saying this, he will jump on his feet and shout that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and then leave angrily."
Zhu Biao comforted Queen Ma for a while, and then after Zhu Lu ran back tired from playing, Zhu Biao talked to his sister for a while and promised to bring her a kitten next time.
Queen Ma didn't say anything. There were many concubines in the palace raising puppies and kittens. After all, what's the point of deep inside the palace? Queen Ma had to take care of the entire harem, and Zhu Yuanzhang didn't like cats or dogs either. Yes, that's why she didn't raise it.
When Zhu Lu was playing in the palace, she would sometimes meet those little things that ran out. Seeing that she liked them, the concubines naturally politely offered to give them to the little highness. However, Queen Ma was not willing to take advantage of others, and Zhu Lu was still young. There was a child, so I told her to ask her brother for it.
Children are forgetful. The last few times Zhu Biao came, she had forgotten about it because he was patronizing her. This time, she remembered it. Zhu Biao dotes on his girl and naturally agreed.
The city of Nanjing is now recovering very well and is very prosperous. There is also a market selling cats and dogs. When the time comes, just ask someone to pick out a few good ones and bring them in.
The market for selling small animals began as early as the Song Dynasty. Zhu Biao read an essay by a Jinshi in the Song Dynasty, which recorded that in front of the Daxiangguo Temple in Kaifeng Prefecture, the Wan surname trade was open five times a month. There are birds, cats, dogs, rare birds and animals, everything is there.
There are also cat and dog food for sale in the market: "If a house raises horses, someone will provide them with fodder every day; if they raise dogs, they will provide chaff; if they raise cats, they will provide fish and loaches; if they raise fish, they will provide shrimps." "
It even records various small commodities and pet services in Hangzhou, including "cat nests, cat fish, selling cats, and changing cats and dogs." The meanings of cat nests, cat fish, and cats are easy to understand, and "changing cats and dogs" is very It may be grooming pet cats or dogs.
Zhu Biao looked at it with joy and fascination at that time. The Song Dynasty's performance may not be good, but most people's lives are indeed relatively prosperous. I wonder when the Ming Dynasty will return to this grand situation.
After Zhu Biao said goodbye to his mother, he got up and walked towards the front palace. It was almost time to go to court, and all the civil and military officials had to go back to the government office.
Along the way, we walked near the Fengtian Temple and saw a group of civil and military officials walking out of the Fengtian Temple. The lower the rank, the faster they came out. First, they were closer to the door. If they didn’t walk quickly, the door would be blocked easily. Second, the big guys would always leave. They discussed a few words at the end, in case they accidentally heard something they shouldn't have heard, their little bodies wouldn't be able to bear it.
Zhu Biao stood there and watched the crowd pour out, and he could clearly see the general divisions between political parties. For example, the imperial censors, who were dressed in a righteous and upright style, followed Liu Bowen and walked directly to their own government offices without saying anything to anyone. .
The military commanders and nobles gathered around to have a drink together. Since there was no war, it was okay for them to sit in the Yamen all day. The officials of Zhongshu Province were clearly divided into several waves, vaguely mutually exclusive.
As for the real bigwigs in the court, they walked out together happily. Yang Xian and Li Shanchang wanted to talk about Zhenghuan, while Hu Weiyong and Xu Da didn't know what to talk about. The six ministers came out together with their hands behind their backs, vaguely Headed by the Minister of Civil Affairs.
Chang Yuchun walked side by side with Li Wenzhong. Both of them were Zhu Biao's foundation in the army. Feng Sheng, the Duke of Song Dynasty, chased after him, and the three of them were also talking and laughing.
It was obvious that Zhu Biao was wearing a gold and red dragon robe today and was surrounded by a group of people. Most of the officials bowed from a distance and left after seeing it. After all, they didn't think the prince had anything to say to them. of.
Zhu Biao looked at Li Shanchang and Yang Xian with his hands behind his back. They extended their hands to each other and showed modesty. In the end, it was still Li Shanchang who took the lead and walked to Zhu Biao.
Hu Weiyong from a distance took a deep look at Yang Xian's back with a cold look in his eyes. Xu Da looked at Hu Weiyong's face and thought to himself: "Hu Weiyong and Yang Xian are the same kind of people. They are kind and forbearing when they fail to succeed." He is so arrogant and far different from Li Shanchang."
After Hu Weiyong came to his senses, he reached out to Xu Da to invite him. Both of them were nobles from Huaixi. Hu Weiyong now had the support of Li Shanchang. As long as he could get the support of Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, he could win over Li Shanchang. After abdicating the throne, he became the leader of Huaixi noble civil servants.
He is said to be a civilian leader, but in fact he is the same as the leader of Huaixi. After all, Xu Da often goes out to command troops all year round and is too lazy to take care of things even in the capital.
The six ministers also looked at Yang Xian's back with disdain. Yang Xian was eager for quick success and quick success, and he only wanted to satisfy the emperor. He often used Zhongshu to give orders to them.
The Minister of Civil Affairs glanced at Zhang Chang, the Minister of Household Affairs next to him: "Has the tax issue in Yangzhou been cleared up?"
Zhang Chang shook his head slightly: "There must be a problem in Yangzhou, but there is still a lack of evidence."
The Minister of Punishment sneered: "Yang Xian is so smart that he rushes to climb up when there is shit on his butt without wiping it off. Hum, let's see how badly he will fall."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry did not say a word. The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel glanced at him and said, "Be careful. Do you really think that Yang Xian can deceive the Holy Emperor and hide it from Mao Xiang's pro-army, the Captain's Mansion?"
The rest of the people immediately stopped talking, and the Minister of Civil Affairs did not say any more. He bowed to Zhu Biao from afar, then turned and left.
The imperial censors who had already walked away began to whisper away from the ministers. Liu Bowen walked forward with a calm face. A person behind him said: "Zhongcheng, Yang Xian was once your disciple after all. Now there are undercurrents surging in the court, and all the spearheads are pointed at Yang Xian. Should we help him, or should we, the imperial censor, file an impeachment report? This way, even if something happens to Yang Xian in the future, our responsibility will be over. Got in."
Uncle Liu was silent for a while and said: "It is okay to impeach him, but there is no need to accuse him of major crimes. Just impeach him for being arrogant and nepotistic in Zhongshu Province. The rumors you heard cannot be reported."
As soon as this statement came out, the censors had their standards. Liu Bowen sighed. He really pityed Yang Xian's talent. He really couldn't understand why he was so young and eager for quick success. He could have become the pillar of the country and the prime minister in the future. Quan is not without a chance.
Fortunately, now, he has become a knife in the hands of the Holy Master. After stabbing the Huaixi Party, he will inevitably be pushed out and beheaded to appease the anger of the Huaixi Party.
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