Although this process of giving away a daughter was secretly agreed upon by Empress Zhou and Princess Qi, and actually executed by Empress Zhou, the real design behind the scenes was Zhu Qiyu himself.
Among them, two Mongolian noblewomen were named the lowest-ranking talents; four palace ladies were named the second-lowest nobles. Four stunning and famous prostitutes from the Jiaofang Division were ostensibly given to Ma Liang as concubines, but in fact they were given to the Emperor for his enjoyment.
If you want to win in the competition for favor, you have to compete for the emperor's bed. Coupled with the bitter cold climate outside the Great Wall, it was enough to hollow out the body of the Supreme Emperor.
Next, let’s see how Huang Pu, with his sharp tongue, tried to dissuade him and sent him back to the Supreme Emperor first. As long as the Supreme Emperor is allowed to spend a few more years in Wala before returning, his body will be broken by then and the new king's rights will be consolidated, and it will be difficult to make a comeback.
For Zhu Qiyu, given the premise that the Supreme Emperor had injured his body outside the Great Wall, he could legitimately die at any time.
The mission left Beijing early in the morning for an urgent trip, but Zhu Qiyu was lying comfortably on Lin Xiangyu's bed, gently hugging the beauty from behind and entangled him tenderly.
Lin Xiangyu endured it silently while telling the story of entering the palace yesterday.
Hearing that Lin Xiangyu promised Princess Chongqing the entire Jinan Mansion as a fief in one breath, even Zhu Qiyu, who had always been generous, became uneasy: "My dear princess, you are too generous, that is the entire Jinan Mansion. , do you know how big it is?"
Lin Xiangyu didn't take it seriously, and asked in a low voice with a smile: "Why can the prince be granted land, but not the princess? Besides, if the slave family doesn't make you an offer that no one can refuse, why would Sister Zhou work for you?"
You only know that Jinan Mansion has a large territory, but do you know how much risk you have to take by sending so many maids at once, plus a male favorite and four famous prostitutes? "
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "That's what the princess said. If these people were sent by us, the queen mother would have been alert. If the emperor's sister-in-law sent them, it would be different."
The Queen Mother never dreamed that the Emperor's sister-in-law would be so persistent in her position as the head wife. "
"Hey, the struggle in the palace cannot be explained. Wasn't the Queen Mother also obsessed with the position of the head wife? The good Queen Hu was deposed and became Master Jingci. Now it is no wonder that Sister Zhou is called the instigator, and she has no descendants. .”
Before Zhu Qiyu could answer, Lin Xiangyu changed her tone and asked curiously: "Husband, what's going on with Ma Liang?"
So this time the emperor's sister-in-law was considerate and sent Ma Liang away with her. When the time comes, the emperor's brother will definitely be overjoyed and praise the emperor's sister-in-law greatly. "
"No, I only like to play with women."
Lin Xiangyu blushed and whispered: "The slave family can accept a husband sleeping with a top-notch beauty, but it really can't accept a husband favoring a man.
If your husband likes it from the back, please tell the slave directly, the slave’s family is okay too. "
"Can the princess accept it?"
"Of course, this body of the slave family belongs completely to the husband. You can do whatever you want. Not only the slave family, but also the other sisters are also willing to let the husband do whatever he wants."
Zhu Qiyu was overjoyed when he heard this. He hugged the beauty in his arms tighter and said with a smile: "Next spring, I will go to the western suburbs of the capital to reorganize our family's personal guards. I can take you on an outing in the western suburbs. Relax and soak in hot springs.
When the time comes, we will use the hot springs of Yuquan Mountain to cleanse and refresh the princess, and then we will enjoy the flowers together in the mountains. "
"Okay, then we've settled. Just why did you go to the western suburbs to reorganize your personal guards? Is there any problem with our current personal guards?"
Zhu Qiyu explained: "We have 10,000 personal guards in the capital and another 20,000 in Baoding. After the battle is over, we will reorganize and leave the most elite 20,000 as the guards.
The remaining 10,000 people will be absorbed into some of the meritorious soldiers who fought in the defense of the capital, and merged into Yumajian to form the new Yumajian Four Guards. Then the four guards were stationed on the southeast, northwest and four sides of the imperial city. They were called to protect the imperial city, but in fact they surrounded the palace.
In this way, if someone dares to cause chaos in the capital, I will dare to let the imperial city fall and let the rebels rush into the imperial city. Then I will send my own troops to quell the rebellion. As for who will be killed in the rebellion, I can't guarantee it. "
When Lin Xiangyu heard this, she quickly told her, "My husband promises me not to hurt Sister Zhou."
"Okay, that's no problem. As long as they are on my side, I will do my best to protect them. Okay, you can lie down for a while, I have to go and wait on the ministers."
"Okay, husband, go next door and call Chaoyun and Muyu to help you change clothes and wash up."
Zhu Qiyu got up as he was told, went to the two concubines' room to have dinner, and then came to the West Flower Hall happily.
It happened that the important officials of the imperial court also came to perform something, and Zhu Qiyu hurriedly summoned them.
Hu Xi was the first to ask: "Your Majesty, I believe that your Majesty cannot handle court affairs just by meeting with important ministers. Although this is a special period, I believe that normal court meetings should be held on time so that both civil and military ministers have the opportunity to meet. It’s time to play the game.”
Zhu Qiyu shook his head and thought to himself: "That won't work. I still have to study hard with Zhu Jianshen's grandson. Go to court? How can I go to court? Do you know how fast the emperor of the previous court died?"
Of course, this cannot be said directly to the ministers. Zhu Qiyu said in a different way: "You can just ask the civil and military ministers to submit the memorial directly. If what they say is really important, I will personally convene an interview.
But for those who are obviously fine but keep nagging endlessly, I won’t waste my time with them.
In addition, your cabinet conveys my will. In the future, ministers must write concise and comprehensive memorials. State what you want to play simply and clearly. The more straightforward the words, the better. Don’t show off your literary talent. If you continue to ramble on a bunch of useless stuff, the top two Jinshi scholars will not even be able to speak clearly, so they will just type the memorial back and rewrite it.
Those who refuse to change despite repeated admonitions will be demoted and fined. "
Hu Bi agreed with a grimace. Now that the government is gone, he can no longer write the memorial to his heart's content. It's really a waste of money.
When a new king succeeds to the throne, there must be a running-in process between the ministers and the emperor. Now the ministers have somewhat figured out Qing Jun’s temperament:
The new king likes simplicity and straightforwardness, and hates complicated convolutions. Xinjun likes the friendly and natural style of small bridges and flowing water, but hates the cold grandeur of the Forbidden City. The new king dotes on the low-browed and flattering Princess Qi, but hates the strong-willed, extreme and stubborn Princess Tao.
So now the new emperor does not allow civil and military ministers to write articles in the memorial, and the important ministers do not insist on objecting.
After all, the new monarch does not read memorials, and it is the elders of the cabinet who are actually tortured by those endless nonsense.
In a sense, the new king has done a good thing for the elders.
After talking about Hu Xi, the atmosphere was originally good, but Yu Qian then said something that made Xinjun angry:
"Your Majesty, the governor of Datong Xuanfu and the deputy capital censor Luo Hengxin impeached Zheng Qian and Xu Fu, the commanders of the Red Castle, and Yao Xuan, the commander of Diaoyu Castle. In July, they heard that thieves had entered the country, and they abandoned the city with their whole family. , so that Huailai, Yongning and other guards followed suit. I hope these people can be punished as a warning to the generals for their disloyalty. "
Zhu Qiyu was furious when he heard this. He raised his tea cup and wanted to throw it to the ground. He just raised it in the air and felt that his tea cup was very valuable, so he suppressed his anger and put it down again.
After taking a few deep breaths, Zhu Qiyu asked Yu Qian very earnestly: "Yu Shangshu, did the things mentioned above happen in the defense area of Yang Hong, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu?
I sincerely ask you for advice. Can you tell me what Yang Hong is doing? What on earth does he want to do? "
