Fortunately, Yu Qian was really lucky today. Not long after, Xiao Lingxi came in and returned to life.
When Lin Xiangyu heard that Concubine Zhou allowed the prince to stay in Qi Mansion for a few days, she was immediately happy. She stood up and smiled at Yu Qian: "I have to clean up the house for the prince and princess. Let sister Lingxi accompany Yu Shangshu to eat.
As for the matter of taking concubines, if you don't object, then I will treat it as your consent. I will hold the wedding ceremony immediately after I have retreated. "
Yu Qian quickly stood up and thanked her, watched the princess go out, and then continued to eat absentmindedly.
At this time, Yu Qian no longer cared about taking concubines. The news Xiao Lingxi just told was too scary. When did Princess Qi have such a good relationship with Concubine Zhou that she could take the prince to live at home so easily.
There must be a monster when something goes wrong. There are two reasonable explanations for this matter. Either Princess Qi's personal charm is too great and she is particularly likeable, which can make Concubine Zhou completely trust her in just a few days.
Either Prince Qi's Mansion and Concubine Zhou had an exchange of interests that was unimaginable to outsiders. This is the most likely possibility, which means that the rights in the harem are about to be reshuffled.
When we think about Zhu Qiyu's refusal to honor Concubine Wu Xian as empress dowager, and his refusal to appoint a queen, this is obviously a far-reaching plan and a grand plan. Just thinking about it makes people shiver down their backs.
Yu Qian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and secretly rejoiced in his heart: Fortunately, he didn't refute the little princess's face just now. King Qi was willing to let the princess talk nicely, which was the most affectionate emperor's method. Now that both parties are decent, otherwise King Qi will officially ascend the throne in two days and directly issue the imperial edict of marriage. Will he comply with the edict or resist it?
But Zhu Qiyu happened to be in a different mood. He returned to the room leisurely and saw the two little sisters Qianxue and Su Xi carefully sorting out the list of Jinshi at the desk. Then he stepped forward and asked, "Has everything been sorted out?"
Qianxue replied: "It's almost done. Your Highness will lie down on the bed first, and after a cup of tea, you'll be done."
Seeing that the two of them were so devoted, Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to take off his coat, lie on the bed, close his eyes and rest.
Not long after, Qianxue held a small stack of documents, and Su Xi held a plate of tea and fruit snacks. They got on the bed with a smile, and sat next to Zhu Qiyu, one on the left and the other on the right.
Zhu Qiyu raised himself up with a pillow and leaned against the head of the bed. While receiving feeding from Su Xi, he listened to Qianxue's report on the list of Jinshi.
Qianxue smiled and said: "In the seven, ten, and thirteen years of orthodoxy, there are a total of 449 Jinshis in these three years. Among them, there are 42 people who can become high school Jinshis before the age of 25. I have already arranged the order. , do you want to read them to His Highness one by one?"
Zhu Qiyu heard this and asked curiously: "Are you three so fast? You finished it in one morning."
Qianxue teased: "It's not three people, it's two people. My sister went to Beifu early in the morning to accompany our mother-in-law to go shopping in the garden. We spent most of the day walking around. My sister was really cool, leaving only the two of us. It’s hard work here.”
"Not bad, not bad. In just a few days, your sister has already become like a princess. Okay, I'll just give you two a reward and go back to the warehouse to pick out the treasures. Now read it from the beginning in the order you arranged it. Bar."
Qianxue cleared her throat and read: "Bai Gui, named Zongyu, was born in Nangong, Beizhili. He was a Jinshi in the seventh year of Zhengtong at the age of 23. He was awarded the title of censor and censor. He once served as the supervisor of the army of Cheng Guogong Zhu Yong. He succeeded in conquering Wu Liangha, and later patrolled Shanxi."
Zhu Qiyu heard this and praised: "You are really good at selecting people. This is a very powerful civil servant. He is talented enough to be the Minister of the Ministry of War. It is a pity that he went to the expedition with the emperor this time."
Qianxue asked with a surprised look on her face: "He also died for his country in Tumubao?"
"No, he is not on the list of dead. He probably survived the catastrophe and escaped by luck. Little girl, you have chosen a lucky general for me."
Hearing this, Qianxue raised her neck and said with an arrogant smile: "Of course, we two little sisters are both prosperous wives."
"Okay, okay, okay, you two should work hard to make your husband more prosperous. It's best to have more sons. When the time comes, your sons will all be named princes, and you will all be named princes and concubines. Just like our old lady, you will enjoy endless peace and quiet. of glory and wealth."
Hearing this, Qianxue smiled happily: "That's more or less the same. In the past half month, His Highness has just said these words, so I'll continue reading."
Zhu Qiyu hid his face and was speechless. This little girl climbed up the pole too fast. He just mentioned the prince and concubine, but she immediately changed her name and refused to be a slave.
Qianxue continued to read: "Xiang Zhong, courtesy name Xinchen, was born in Jiaxing, Zhejiang. He was a Jinshi in the seventh year of Zhengtong. He was 21 years old. He was appointed as the head of the Ministry of Punishment and a member of the Ministry of Punishment."
Zhu Qiyu was completely speechless after hearing this. He reached out and pinched Qianxue's pretty face and scolded: "You little girl, let me tell you what you are good at, and you have chosen for me a great talent who can be the Minister of the Ministry of War. It's just that he I also followed my eldest brother to join the expedition."
"Ah? What a coincidence. Did this person die for his country?"
"No, he is not on the list of martyrdom in Tumubao. He should have escaped. But he did not return to Beijing. He should have gone to Xuanfu."
When Qianxue heard this, she almost became excited: "Look, if the slave family is prosperous or not, I will choose two lucky generals for His Highness."
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "Okay, okay, each person will be rewarded with ten pieces of jewelry. You can pick whatever you want, open your door."
Not long after, Lin Xiangyu also returned to the room. They chatted and laughed, and spent an hour selecting the final list.
In the afternoon, Zhu Qiyu took Yu Qian, Zhu Yi, and Xu Yongning to continue inspecting the city defenses until dark.
Just when Zhu Qiyu was about to let everyone go home, Chen Xun sent ministers to arrest Zhu Qiyu and Yu Qian and take them back to Bunren Hall.
As soon as Zhu Qiyu entered the palace, he sat down on the couch and looked at the ministers curiously. He didn't know what urgent military affairs there were and insisted on dragging him over at night.
Chen Xun handed over the military report with a sad look on his face and motioned to Zhu Qiyu to read it himself.
Zhu Qiyu took it and took a look, and his anger immediately disappeared. He scolded Yang Shiqi more than a hundred times in his heart, and then he felt a little relieved and handed the military newspaper to Yu Qian.
Yu Qian took it and took a look, his face suddenly changed, he looked at Zhu Qiyu in great surprise, had His Highness opened his mouth? He was still asking about the war in the southwest at noon, and the military report from the southwest arrived in the evening:
The general military officer and the governor gathered in the palace to report that Miao rebellion broke out in the southwest and spread to Guizhou, Huguang, and Sichuan provinces. There were no less than 200,000 barbarians, and they had begun to besiege cities in various places.
After reading the military report, Yu Qian understood why Zhu Qiyu specifically mentioned Yang Shiqi at noon.
This former chief minister is known as one of the founders of Renxuan's rule, and he also served as Minister Tuogu in the Zhengtong Dynasty and ruled for six years.
As a result, the successor of the orthodox emperor Zhu Qizhen was left in a big mess.
What does the real prosperous age look like? Anyway, as long as we compare it with Wenjing's rule, all those fake prosperous times will be exposed.
Emperor Xiaowen and Emperor Xiaojing of the Han Dynasty worked hard for forty years, and what was finally handed over to Emperor Wu was a super powerful empire with peak national power, popular support, and legitimacy.
Let’s look at the rule of Renxuan again. Counting from the 6th year of Zhengtong, when the emperor took charge, Yang Shiqi and others entrusted his ministers to hand over the empire’s governance to Zhu Qizhen. In less than eight years, the Ming Empire became leaky.
In the southeast, there was a massive miner rebellion and a peasant uprising.
In the southwest, Jiaozhi was abandoned, and rebellions continued in the Luchuan Kingdom. Luchuan had just been calmed down, but the Miao rebellion broke out again and spread to Guizhou, Huguang, and Sichuan. It was out of control.
In the north, not to mention, Wala Zuida is about to attack the capital.
In the Northeast, the Jurchen tribe is also gradually getting bigger, but now the court has long been out of control and really has no time to deal with the Jurchens, so it seems as if nothing is wrong in the Northeast.
Although these various turmoils occurred in the Zhengtong Dynasty, their root causes were laid by those loyal ministers and good ministers before the Zhengtong Emperor came to power.
It makes no sense to put the blame squarely on Zhu Qizhen's head.
Thinking of this, Yu Qian looked at Zhu Qiyu's extremely ugly face and shook his head helplessly: Now the trouble is big. Yang Shiqi and others gave up Kaiping Guard, Jiaozhi, Old Port, and moved their slaves inland to Gandusi. Every one of these things, They cannot be washed away no matter what.
These people always boast that they are recuperating and prospering internally. But Emperor Xiaowen also rested and recuperated. Why did he create a prosperous age of Wenjing without losing his land? Why did you have to abandon your land and lose your land when you came to Yang Shiqi to create a prosperous age?
Seeing that the atmosphere in the palace was depressing and Zhu Qiyu's eyes were cold, Chen Xun could only bite the bullet and asked: "Your Highness, how should I reply to the report from the Governor's Palace?"
Zhu Qiyu sighed heavily when he heard this, and then replied: "Gong Ju asked for the deployment of five thousand soldiers from the capital and one thousand from the army. The capital soldiers have all been defeated, so we definitely can't give him any more."
The Ministry of War selected 10,000 elite officials from northern Zhili, gave them generous rewards, and ordered them to go to the southwest to suppress the Miao rebellion.
As for the army that Gong Ju requested to conquer Luchuan, one hundred thousand elite troops were sent to conquer the Miao rebellion. "
Chen Xun asked again: "May I ask, Your Highness, who should be the commander-in-chief?"
Zhu Qiyu replied: "Let the palace gather back to the capital to report on the work. I ordered Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji to governor the military affairs of the five provinces of Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Huguang and Guangxi. He gave Shang Fangjian. Those below the general military officer can be killed first and then reported."
The Ministry of War recruited 20,000 elite troops from Sichuan and Yunnan each and assigned them to Uncle Jingyuan for deployment. "
