There is nothing private about the Tian family, so Zhu Biao need not think about it. Tomorrow morning there will be an imperial censor impeaching Li Yan for being disrespectful and disrespectful. Of course, it won't cause much trouble. After all, Li Yan is the prince's favorite concubine, and there is Li Shanchang behind him. Hu Weiyong, but it’s always unpleasant to hear about it.
It is inevitable that there are Wu Xun officials from the Chang line who are fanning the flames. After all, according to the current situation, although the status of the Crown Princess is stable, who can say for sure what will happen here?
Even if it is a precautionary measure, it is always right to suppress the Li family daughter who is currently the only one in the East Palace who can pose some threat to the Crown Princess if there is an opportunity. She is idle anyway.
The two undressed and got into the bed. There was warmth with lingering fragrance in the quilt. Zhu Biao's body finally relaxed after sitting stiffly in Jinshen Hall for a day.
"Take peace of mind these days and choose a refreshing day. I will take you to the Purple Mountain for an outing. If you have any close friends in the capital, you can also invite them. It's a rare occasion to have some fun."
Li Yan smiled brightly. Everyone knew about the Purple Mountain outing, but up to now, they had only heard that the Crown Princess had sent posts to some friends, but she had never heard of other people having such decency.
Li Yan's smile stopped before it lasted long. She looked at Zhu Biao hesitantly and said: "I don't have many friends in Beijing, and they are all married. If your highness plans to choose a few of your own, you can Don’t expect me to be a concubine.”
Zhu Biao said helplessly: "Don't slander my reputation out of thin air. Once you have a family, let them bring their husbands with them. Now you can feel at ease, right?"
Only then did Li Yan lean into Zhu Biao's arms contentedly. She didn't want to share her man with her friends. If possible, she didn't want to share it with anyone.
Zhu Biao was a little aroused by this, but he still restrained himself. He had been exhausted for several days. If he continued to indulge in lust at night, he would be hurting his roots. He should focus on resting and recuperating.
Li Yan naturally wanted to be intimate with her. After all, there were three women in the East Palace who were pregnant. Chang Luohua was one step ahead of her, but the Korean woman was pregnant with her child earlier than her. It was really unbearable. .
However, Li Yan still felt sorry for Zhu Biao's body. After adjusting her position, she stopped acting coquettishly and closed her eyes obediently. The corners of her pink lips were slightly raised, and she expected to have a good dream tonight.
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"I see you, Your Highness, the Crown Prince. May your Majesty be safe forever!"
"All the ministers are exempted from the courtesy."
After the simple etiquette, a new day of morning court began again. Zhu Biao found that the few Wu Xun generals behind him looked like they had not sobered up. This showed how relaxed and happy they were without Lao Zhu. Fortunately, they were not overly happy. If he had failed in the morning court before the emperor, Yi Zhubiao had to scold them severely.
The civil servants were in a very uniform state. Their faces were sallow and their eyes were dull. If they had not been standing, they would have fallen asleep. This was because Zhu Biao had postponed the morning court for half an hour.
Those in the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial College are a little better. The officials from the Central Secretariat and the Sixth Ministry probably only sleep for two or three hours every night recently. They are quite old, so it is indeed difficult for them.
After the report to the Minister of Rites was completed, Zhu Biao told Liu Jin who was at the foot of the imperial court: "Go and bring some chairs and stools so that Song Master Hu Xiang and Zhang Yushi can sit down and rest for a while."
Several people hurriedly cheered up and declined. Song Lian said: "Since the founding of this dynasty, there has been no precedent for a minister to sit down in Fengtian Palace. I and other people with meager virtues will never dare to lead the world."
Lao Tzu once said that I have three treasures, hold on to them and protect them. The first is compassion, the second is frugality, and the third is not daring to be the first in the world. Compassion leads to courage, frugality leads to broadness. Not daring to be the first in the world, so one can become a leader.
Hu Weiyong also paid his respects and said: "Your Majesty, please stand solemnly. How dare I sit down calmly as a minister? Your Highness, please take care of me."
After the duel, several people were still standing, but the civil servants were much more energetic, and their faces also had a sense of excitement. His Highness the Crown Prince was kind, and they finally had hope.
The morning court came to an end soon, and the shortage of court officials meant that power was more concentrated in the hands of the remaining officials. As a result, there was less shirk and prevarication, and efficiency was forced to improve.
However, before the end, Zhao Liyan, the imperial censor, still came out to impeach Li Yan for yesterday's action. This was within Zhu Biao's expectation. However, he not only asked Zhu Biao to punish Liang Di and Li Yan to bring order to the palace, but also to hold his father accountable. Li Shanchang was guilty of teaching his daughter in a bad way.
This naturally made many people dissatisfied. Li Shan had many disciples and old officials all over the court, and Wu Xun also had many favors from him. Naturally, they felt that Zhang Guanglie was making a fuss and looking for trouble, and in turn began to impeach Zhao Liyan to avenge him.
"Wei Chen came to Beijing as an official in the fourth year of Hongwu. He has never met the King of Changsha. How can we talk about avenging private revenge publicly? I sincerely ask Your Highness for your enlightenment. I only have a public mind."
Zhao Yannian, the political officer of Pingzhang in Zhongshu Province, sneered: "This is just a trivial matter in the palace. Your Highness or the Crown Princess can handle it on their own. Why does Zhao Yushi have to have an incident in the court? Isn't this just to embarrass His Highness?"
Chen Liang, the Right Prime Minister of Zhongshu, came out and said: "I heard that Zhao Yushi served as an aide under King Kaiping in the past. Could this be to provoke a conflict between the two great princes of Ming Dynasty? Your Highness, this thief is determined to kill! "
Zhang Guanglie, the imperial censor, glanced at Zhao Liyan with cold eyes but still said: "Your Highness, I believe that as long as the censor's report is true, there should be no punishment. This is also the original intention of the emperor to establish the censorship platform. Zhao Yu Shi Qi’s words may be biased, but it is true that Li Liangdi was at fault, and I sincerely ask for His Highness’s enlightenment.”
Zhu Biao's eyes fell on Hu Weiyong: "What does Mr. Hu think?"
Hu Weiyong coughed weakly and bowed: "I believe that the Empress should make the decision on this matter. Empress Fengjia accompanied the Holy Emperor on the northern tour. Before leaving the palace, she entrusted the Feng Seal and the management of the Sixth Palace to Her Highness the Crown Princess. In this case, it should be done It is appropriate for the Crown Princess to handle it."
Zhu Biao nodded with satisfaction and said: "What Mr. Hu said is true. Yesterday, the Crown Princess punished Li Liangdi for kneeling in front of the Chengqian Palace, and told her to write the female commandments as a sign of repentance. The Crown Princess is gentle, kind, courteous and frugal and lives up to her father, emperor and mother." Trust me, it is a blessing to our family and the country to have such a worthy wife."
As soon as these words came out, the officials of the Chang family who originally wanted to take the opportunity to continue causing trouble were all satisfied, but after seeing the frustrated expressions of Chen Liang and others, they gave up. Wasn't the purpose of giving the daughter of the Li family no chance to overwhelm the Crown Princess? .
His Highness the Crown Prince's words not only expressed his own intention, but also the Holy Emperor and the Queen were involved, and endorsed the Crown Princess again in front of the civil and military officials of the court. This shows that no matter what, there will be no move to abolish her.
Many of Li Shanchang's disciples and former officials sighed in their hearts. After all, Prime Minister Li, who had lost his power, was no match for Chang Shuai, who could lead a hundred thousand troops across the world. Chang Shiwan, who commanded the capital camp, would be the crown prince's successor in the future. cornerstone.
Seeing the changes in the expressions of everyone below, Zhu Biao was also very satisfied. He had never thought of changing his concubine from beginning to end. Although Chang Luohua didn't love him as much as Li Yan, it was just right.
Extreme wisdom will lead to injury, deep love will not last long, extreme strength will lead to humiliation. Being in such a high position requires a calm and restrained mind. Love is an adjustment to life rather than a necessary requirement. Zhu Biao does not need to love his woman more. But he definitely needs a smart woman to provide him with support and help him manage the harem and balance the former dynasty.
And at this time, he really needs a relatively reliable and invincible commander to sit in the capital. Although people are unpredictable, Chang Yuchun has already reached this position. His daughter's status is stable, and his two grandsons are the only direct bloodlines of the Zhu family. At this point in life, what more do you want?
If he still wants to seize power and usurp the throne, it is untenable from a legal perspective. What's more, Chang Yuchun's army in the past was cruel and brutal. He once massacred cities and killed prisoners. His reputation was not good and he could not conquer the world.
Moreover, Zhu Biao relied on Chang Yuchun to check and balance the martial arts outside, but relatively speaking, Xu Dadang, Feng Sheng and others were also helping him check and balance Chang Yuchun, and there were also imperial guards in the palace as defense.
Therefore, unless Chang Yuchun is crazy and determined to die together and refuse to pass on this great fortune to his grandson, there is no reason for him to do the opposite. This is why Zhu Biao deliberately endorsed Chang Luohua today.
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