As soon as Zhu Qiyu entered Bunren Hall, ministers gathered around him in a hurry.
Zhu Qiyu sat down on the couch safely and asked curiously: "What are you doing and what happened?"
Chen Xun replied: "Chen Yi and Yang Shan have returned from the Wala Camp. Your Highness, you must personally listen to their report on their experiences on this mission."
"Okay, okay, let's talk about it. Who are the people around eldest brother to serve you now? Can your daily life be okay?"
Chen Yi came to Zhu Qiyu and said beforehand: "Your Majesty, your Majesty wishes you peace, but it is bitter cold in Shanxi, and it is very hard to be displaced.
Next to His Majesty, there is Yuan Bin, a captain in Jinyi, who follows him around and serves him wholeheartedly. Another eunuch named Xi Ning surrendered and became a spy. "
"Are you willing to return it to Your Majesty first?"
Yang Shan replied: "I was also bewitched by Xi Ning first, and wanted to hold His Majesty hostage and keep blackmailing my Ming Dynasty. I'm afraid I won't return Your Majesty for a while."
Zhu Qiyu asked again: "I heard that during your mission this time, the Queen Mother and the Empress searched the harem, filled eight carts with treasures, and delivered them to Ye Xian's account. Aren't Ye Xian still not satisfied?"
Yang Shan shook his head: "I was provoked by Xi Ning first, and I felt that Your Majesty has rare things to live in. He is already greedy and greedy. How can he be easily satisfied?"
When the ministers heard this, they immediately talked to each other and talked endlessly: There are eight carts of treasures. Although it is a private house in the harem and no money from the court is used, it is too embarrassing to do this.
Zhu Qiyu remained silent and allowed the ministers to discuss.
In the end, Yang Shanzhi couldn't bear it anymore and loudly reported to Zhu Qiyu: "I first wanted to match my sister to your Majesty as your concubine, but your Majesty refused, and I asked you repeatedly."
I thought that the imperial court should write a written reprimand first, and advocate for His Majesty, so that Wala would not dare to treat His Majesty harshly. "
As expected, the attention of the ministers was attracted again, and they even started to criticize her. How could a mere bandit woman be worthy of the emperor of tomorrow?
Amidst the noise of the ministers, Generals Chen Yi and Yang Shan told them exactly what they saw and heard in Wala Camp.
Zhu Qiyu remained silent most of the time and allowed the ministers to discuss.
The day after tomorrow is the sixth day of September, and Zhu Qiyu will officially ascend the throne. As a result, all the ministers are here to discuss Zhu Qizhen, and no one cares about his enthronement. It is really embarrassing.
The ministers discussed the meal for another time before finally realizing Zhu Qiyu's silence, and gradually became quiet.
At this time, Wang Wen came out of duty, knelt down, and sang loudly: "How to deal with it first, rescue His Majesty, and ask for His Majesty's Holy Judgment."
Zhu Qiyu nodded, the word 'holy judge' was used well. Of all the civil servants in the palace, Wang Wen was the only one who could barely manage them.
Seeing Zhu Qiyu nodding in approval, the other ministers were stunned for a moment, and then they had no choice but to kneel down and respectfully ask for the Holy Judge.
Zhu Qiyu thought for a while and then issued an edict: "The cabinet will prepare a decree in the name of the Queen Mother. Please inform me first that I have been entrusted with the throne by the Queen Mother and Her Majesty's decree, and respect Your Majesty as the Supreme Emperor. Please be kind to me first. Your Majesty, please send the vehicle back as soon as possible.
As for Ye Xian's willingness to dedicate his sister to His Majesty as a maid, the Empress Dowager highly praised it and consecrated Ye Xian's sister as a talented person, and was rewarded with two hundred taels of silver, a hundred pearls, and ten pieces of brocade.
Finally, I ordered the traitor Xi Ning to be bound to the capital. The Ming Dynasty asked the three divisions to conduct a joint trial, convict the traitor in accordance with the law, and execute him in Ling Chi.
That's what I said in general terms. The cabinet, as I told them, would polish the edict in the name of the Queen Mother, and then submit it to the Queen Mother for approval. In addition, Chen Yushi and Yang Shilang, please take the trouble to go to Wala Camp to announce the Queen Mother's decree and send some clothes to His Majesty. "
Chen Yi and Yang Shan had no choice but to accept this hard job again.
Chen Xun had to accept Zhu Qiyu's strange order. In particular, Zhu Qiyu's request to send back the traitor Xining first also made the ministers confused. This request was both childish and whimsical. The minister could not understand why Zhu Qiyu had to add such a sentence to the imperial edict.
Fortunately, this requirement is quite reasonable in name, and there is no harm in writing it into the imperial edict.
What the ministers did not expect was that the real purpose of Zhu Qiyu's move was to temporarily save Xi Ning's life.
This is Zhu Qiyubu's secret move in idle chess, and it might be of great use at a critical moment.
Zhu Qiyu was too lazy to deal with other political affairs. He just told the ministers: "I have been too tired recently. I will take a day off tomorrow. If you can't bear it, you can also take a day off.
Yu Shangshu and I will go to inspect the nine gates, and the rest of the people should do whatever they want. "
After that, Zhu Qiyu took Yu Qian back to his home.
At the same time, Xiao Lingxi also entered the palace, met with Concubine Zhou, and handed over a letter explaining her intention.
Concubine Zhou was in trouble: Concubine Qi invited Princess Chongqing to play at her house. This was definitely no problem. After all, the princess would definitely not be too full to do anything and plot against a princess.
The key issue is that what Princess Qi really wants to invite is Prince Zhu Jianshen. It's just that if you directly ask the prince to go to the house to play, the nature is too sensitive, and it will easily cause Zhou Guifei to go but not want to go, and can't push it.
Those who can get into the position of Concubine Zhou are the best among the best, and they can understand the meaning at a glance.
Xiao Lingxi stood there waiting for a reply. Concubine Zhou couldn't leave her alone for a long time, so she only thought about it briefly and made up her mind. Then she smiled at Xiao Lingxi and said:
"It's hard for Princess Qi to think about it. This little girl of mine is very naughty. You tell Princess Qi that if the little girl doesn't obey, just hit her. It's important not to let her get into trouble."
Xiao Lingxi hurriedly agreed. When Zhu Jianshen heard what he said, he hurriedly pestered Concubine Zhou to act coquettishly: "Concubine, concubine, I also want to go to my aunt's house to play with my sister."
Concubine Zhou said with a smile: "Okay, you can go and toss your aunt, so that I won't have to worry about making trouble at home every day. After you eat and drink well, you can live with your aunt, and I can relax for two days."
Zhu Jianshen and Princess Chongqing both cheered when they heard that they could finally go out of the palace to play.
Concubine Zhou smiled at Xiao Lingxi again and said: "Go back and tell your sister that I will report to the Queen Mother today and send someone to send them there early tomorrow morning, so my sister doesn't need to send anyone to pick them up.
If my sister doesn't mind the trouble, just let them stay for two more days. I won't be so polite to my sister anymore. "
Xiao Lingxi quickly agreed and returned to his hometown to resume his duties.
Concubine Zhou was a very straightforward person and she did what she was told. She immediately went to Cining Palace to meet Empress Dowager Sun and explain the situation.
The Empress Dowager Sun has become more mature with age. As soon as she heard Concubine Zhou finish her words, she knew that this matter was not simple. She couldn't help but stare at Concubine Zhou and fell into deep thought.
For Empress Dowager Sun, the emperor now has three sons. Even if something happens to Zhu Jianshen, there will still be two princes. Therefore, Empress Dowager Sun was not too nervous about Zhu Jianshen's safety when visiting Qi Mansion.
But it was different for Concubine Zhou. She only had Zhu Jianshen as her son. She now dares to let Zhu Jianshen go to Qi Mansion as a guest, and even stay for a few days. This is a true reluctance to leave the child without trapping the wolf.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster, and Concubine Zhou must have a motive for doing this.
Concubine Zhou was so frightened when Queen Mother Sun saw her that she thought Queen Mother Sun had seen through her thoughts.
Concubine Zhou Guifei only wanted to take advantage of the time when Zhu Qizhen was captured to attack Queen Qian. In the current situation, it would be impossible to attack Queen Qian without the acquiescence of the two most powerful people, Queen Mother Sun and Zhu Qiyu.
The crux of the matter is that the risks and consequences of this matter are so great. If you, Concubine Zhou, don't accept a certificate of surrender, why should you ask Zhu Qiyu to acquiesce to you and resist such a huge risk for you?
Now, what happened to catch up with Zhu Qiyuming was that he wanted Zhu Jianshen's right to raise and educate.
So Zhou Guifei gritted her teeth and decided to give in. Zhu Jianshen's nurturing and teaching rights were exchanged for Zhu Qiyu's indifference to the internal fighting in the palace, turning a blind eye and closing one eye.
Fortunately, Zhu Qiyu is not stingy. As long as Zhu Jianshen has the right to teach, he will ensure that Concubine Zhou and the entire Zhou family are extremely wealthy.
