Although his favorite concubines did not expressly oppose taking concubines, he could tell with his toes that which woman would really like to share a man with another woman.
If fifteen beloved concubines are willing to live in harmony and work together with one husband, it is considered very good.
They grew up together and were as close as sisters, so they could accept that they would enter that one immediately after entering one.
If a new group of women were brought in, the concubines might not be willing to share it. Not only would I be unhappy, but I’m afraid I’d also feel disgusted.
So Zhu Qiyu chose to sacrifice his own desires and nip the danger in the cradle.
The third principle is to be kind to your woman from the bottom of your heart.
Although Zhu Qiyu usually has a lot of tricks, but when it comes to the time when he really needs to work, such as after his favorite concubines are pregnant, he really does it like cooking, pinching feet, serving tea and water, doing everything, neither complaining nor tired, and serving them front and back. With.
Zhu Qiyu always waved his hands about whatever the beloved concubines wanted, and never said a word "no".
So under Zhu Qiyu's painstaking management, the backyard was very peaceful, and the concubines had no motive to feed the emperor medicine.
Just when Zhu Qiyu was in a daze, Qianxue handed a piece of venison to Zhu Qiyu's mouth with a smile.
The venison was braised at home. Even for such a grand banquet, Zhu Qiyu would never eat the palace food or drink the palace wine.
Not only were all the civil and military officials speechless, but even Zhu Qizhen frowned.
Zhu Qiyu didn't care, he took the deer meat and chewed it carefully. As for why Qianxue brought venison instead of other food, Zhu Qiyu knew very well that it was because some indescribable things would happen in the carriage when he went home at night.
A young and strong man who is full of venison; a pair of twin sisters who are beautiful and beautiful; a special chariot that is bumpy and swaying.
After thinking about it, Zhu Qiyu became distracted again.
The eunuchs waiting nearby also had different expressions. The emperor's cronies all looked normal and didn't care.
The faces of the eunuchs who were not the emperor's confidants were obviously not good-looking. The emperor's behavior was an unusually straightforward expression of his distrust of the inner court.
Especially Jin Ying, the eunuch of Shangshan Supervisor, was even more embarrassed.
In fact, I really blame Zhu Qiyu for this. Not to mention that Jin Ying is now in charge of Shangshan Supervisor. Even if Hao Yi or Ruan Xi were to take charge of Shangshan Supervisor, Zhu Qiyu would never eat palace food.
Because this chain is so long, from preparing ingredients, to cooking, to testing vegetables for poisons, and delivering meals, problems may occur in every step.
As long as there is a problem in one link, it may collapse thousands of miles away or collapse in an ant nest.
Just relying on two or three confidants cannot guarantee that everything will be foolproof every time.
So the most effective way is to cut across the board and go to extremes.
Zhu Qizhen, on the other hand, does not have such a strong sense of vigilance, let alone such a strict sense of safety.
In Zhu Qizhen's view, his brother's move was completely unnecessary. Shangshan Supervisor has long formed a complete royal meal process, with dedicated personnel supervising every link. The dishes will be tested one by one before eating. How could something go wrong?
But Zhu Qizhen was too lazy to give any more advice to his absurd brother. Instead, he took this opportunity to care about the candidate for the eunuch in charge of Nangong.
This was exactly what Zhu Qiyu meant, so after his brother asked, he immediately replied loudly: "Please tell me which eunuchs and royal guards are on duty in Nangong."
Zhu Qiyu had previously decided that Xing'an would be the manager of Nangong and Jin Ying would be in charge of Shangshan Supervisor. But since my imperial brother asked, it would be a good idea to leave the decision-making power to him and let him appoint the eunuchs and royal guards of Nangong in front of the nobles of the clan and the civil and military officials.
In this way, everyone can see that the eunuchs, maids and royal guards in Nangong all ordered the emperor respectfully. If there is a problem, you can no longer blame me.
Zhu Qizhen stopped being polite and replied directly: "Xing'an, Jin Ying, and Cao Jixiang are all eunuchs of the Bureau of Ceremony, Bingbi, and the three of them are in charge of the Nangong. At the same time, Jin Ying is also the eunuch of the Shangshan Supervisor.
Cao Jixiang went south to supervise the army and contributed greatly to quelling the civil unrest in the southeast. I thought that while Cao Jixiang was appointed as the eunuch Bingbi, the chief ceremonial officer, he could also be appointed as the general manager of Kunning Palace. What does my brother think? "
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "What my brother said is true, and everything is as he said. In addition, all the palace servants in Nangong can be selected by Xing'an, Jin Ying, and Cao Jixiang."
Zhu Qizhen was very happy when he heard this and continued: "The eunuchs Cao Jixiang, Jin Ying, Xing'an, Ruan Lang, Chen Xiang, and the Jinyi guards Ma Liang, Yuan Bin, and Ha Ming are jointly responsible for guarding Dong'an Gate, Donghua Gate and Nangong. What do you think, brother?"
"Shan, everything involving Nangong can be decided by my brother."
Zhu Qiyu didn't refute anything and accepted everything.
In particular, ordering Cao Jixiang, Ruan Lang and others to guard Dong'anmen and Donghuamen was really in line with Zhu Qiyu's wishes.
Historically, Ruan Lang was a party to the Golden Knife Case; Cao Jixiang was the initiator of Cao Qin's Rebellion.
What happened to the two of them was related to the guards of Dong'anmen and Donghuamen.
Especially Cao Jixiang, during the process of pacifying the Southeast Civil War, as a supervisor, he recruited a large number of high-ranking officials and soldiers as retainers and dead soldiers. These people will be the main force of the future rebellion.
Now that Dong'an Gate and Donghua Gate are handed over to Cao Jixiang for guarding, it will just provide convenience for his rebellion. Why not do it?
On this issue, the two brothers happily reached a consensus.
Zhu Qizhen never dreamed that Cao Jixiang, an eunuch, would rebel, and that his younger brother would accuse him of "liaising with the eunuchs and Jin Yiwei to rebel with the intention of restoration."
At that time, Zhu Qizhen's legitimacy will be completely shaken.
Not only that, the Sun family will play a mediating role in the incident of "Cao Jixiang rebelled and supported Emperor Gongrang's restoration". At that time, Zhu Qiyu can also choose to abolish Sun's position as queen mother.
In this case, the status of Zhu Qizhen and Zhu Jianshen will be completely shaken.
There is much room for maneuver later.
At this point, the negotiations between the two parties are coming to an end.
Finally, there is the issue of whether Zhu Qizhen can participate in political affairs and whether he can meet with ministers.
Zhu Qiyu did not hesitate and directly gave a conclusion: "I have little talent and knowledge. I have only been in charge of state affairs for two years, and my experience and knowledge have many shortcomings.
I also ask my brother to work hard and participate in government affairs. We two brothers will work together to revive the Ming Dynasty. "
Zhu Qizhen was a little surprised by his brother's generosity and quickly refused.
The two sides pushed back and forth again.
Just when Zhu Qizhen was about to follow his example, Xu Youzhen suddenly stood up and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, Your Majesty the Emperor Gong Rang, I thought that since His Majesty the Emperor Gong Rang has issued an imperial edict and formally abdicated to His Majesty, It is inappropriate to continue to participate in state affairs.
The Tumu Fort Incident almost brought the country to its knees, so His Majesty, the Emperor, has to bear the responsibility of the Sheji Ancestral Temple, so he should take refuge in the Nangong, meditate on the past, and cultivate his moral integrity.
Besides, in the past dynasties, there is no precedent for an emperor to continue to participate in state affairs after abdication. Please respectfully allow His Majesty the Emperor to draw a clear lesson. "
(End of chapter)
