While hunting in the grassland, Zhu Qizhen really felt that it would be good to return to Beijing and become an ordinary citizen.
But as soon as he returned to the capital, Zhu Qizhen's mentality immediately changed.
After trying the taste of power, it is not so easy to quit.
In particular, Zhu Qizhen still held the supreme imperial power for eight years, and he knew the taste deeply and could not let go.
Now seeing that his younger brother had already agreed to participate in political affairs, a Hanlin Academy minister in Xu Jue dared to jump out and openly oppose it. Zhu Qizhen suddenly felt angry in his heart, and his eyes began to glance at the minister of civil and military affairs, looking at Let's see who will stand up and demand justice for ourselves.
Because Xu Youzhen was so inconspicuous in the orthodox court, although Zhu Qizhen knew Xu Youzhen, he neither knew that he had changed his name nor that he had been promoted two levels in a row, from the sixth rank of Hanlin Academy lecturer to the fourth rank. The right governor of the capital procuratorate served as the censor of the capital. Little did he know that Xu Youzhen would continue to be promoted soon.
In the seventh year of the Zhengtong reign, the Ming Dynasty had been at peace for a long time, and Yu Lai was on the border. However, the troops in the southwest continued to be used. Xu Youzhen felt deeply worried, and went to the imperial court to explain the five military affairs. Although Zhu Qizhen praised it as a good thing, he did not adopt it.
For a long time, Zhu Qizhen had looked down upon Xu Youzhen. Xu Youzhen became a Jinshi at the age of twenty-seven, and stayed in the Hanlin Academy until she was forty-three, and she was still a small minister. It was not until last year that Zhu Qiyu was sent to Shandong to regulate rivers that he finally started to rise.
Moreover, Xu Youzhen also made remarks about moving to the south after the Tumubao Incident. It was Zhu Qiyu who shouldered the pressure of public opinion between the government and the public and carried it out for him.
Therefore, Zhu Qiyu was kind to Xu Youzhen.
Historically, Xu Youzhen turned to Zhu Qizhen during the coup, largely because Jingtai clung to Xu Youzhen's remarks about moving south, and refused to let Xu Youzhen be promoted at all costs. Xu Youzhen even persuaded Chen Xun and Yu Qian to recommend her, but was still strongly rejected by Jingtai.
A bad person's future is like killing his parents. It's really no wonder that Xu Youzhen was not loyal to Jingtai.
But now Zhu Qiyu is completely different. He is single-mindedly optimistic about Xu Youzhen, to an extent that others cannot understand.
Zhu Qizhen looked back and forth for a long time, but no minister was willing to stand up and refute Xu Youzhen.
Soon Zhu Qizhen figured it out: Xu Youzhen represented the emperor's meaning. One of them played a white face, and the other played a bad face. He not only maintained the emperor's dignity, but also refused to interfere in politics.
Of course, Zhu Qiyu also had the intention of asking Xu Youzhen to accept the petition. From Zhu Qizhen's perspective, it was difficult to detect it for a while.
In short, Zhu Qizhen has now finally received backlash from the emperor's supreme authority.
In the past, when Zhu Qizhen doted on Wang Zhen and suppressed all officials, he even required all officials to kneel down when they saw Wang Zhen. At the most extreme moment, Wang Zhen, a mere eunuch, was able to humiliate the British Duke Zhang Fu wantonly.
This was the power of the imperial power in the early Ming Dynasty. It was supreme and no one could compete head-on. Even the most favored eunuchs of the emperor could be placed above all officials.
Hedong in thirty years, Hexi in thirty years.
Things have turned, and now the backlash has finally come.
Zhu Qiyu transformed from a low-ranking prince to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, wielding supreme authority.
Just like Zhu Qizhen's orthodox era, today's civil and military officials also dare not resist the authority of Emperor Jingtai.
Seeing that the scene was in extreme embarrassment, Zhu Qiyu pretended to scold Xu Youzhen for a few words, then ignored the topic and continued to smile at Zhu Qizhen:
"Brother, the Ministry of Rites has drawn up regulations. Every festival in the future, all civil and military officials will congratulate my brother.
In addition, the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple will send full-time officials to be on duty in Nangong. You can summon relatives, nobles, civil and military officials, and envoys from foreign vassals at any time through the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple.
The Ministry of Industry and the Internal Affairs Supervisor have already repaired the Nangong. If my brother is still dissatisfied, he can even order the Internal Affairs Supervisor to make changes. "
Zhu Qiyu thought clearly. Instead of waiting for the ministers to write a letter requesting congratulations to Zhu Qizhen, it was better to propose it himself. There is no way to stop him anyway, so just be more generous and get a good reputation.
Sure enough, when all the civil and military officials present heard what the emperor said, they all nodded secretly with relief on their faces.
Zhu Qizhen himself was also overjoyed. He didn't expect that his brother was really generous to the point of stupidity.
Only Queen Mother Sun frowned and remained silent. Only Sun, who had fought against Zhu Qiyu many times, knew best that this emperor who had become a monk was definitely not an easy person to deal with.
Sun's heart was full of helplessness and confusion. It was clear that Zhu Qiyu had been raised as a fool since he was a child, but how could he become as smart as a ghost once he became the emperor? He would not fall for any trap dug for him.
It is also due to the fact that Sun's control over the harem was so strong that none of Xuanzong's concubines in the palace could successfully give birth to children.
Although Xuanzong was obsessed with Sun, he couldn't bear it in the end. After all, the emperor only had one son, and the risk was too great.
Once the only son has a shortcoming and a good thing, the fun will be great.
So Xuanzong began to look for women outside the palace, and eventually Wu gave birth to the second prince Zhu Qiyu.
What happened later proved that Xuanzong's concerns were completely justified.
However, the powerful Sun family once refused to recognize Zhu Qiyu's mother and son, and even excluded them from the palace.
Therefore, Zhu Qiyu has never lived in a palace since he was a child, and he became the only emperor in the history of the Ming Dynasty who did not pursue a wet nurse.
It's not because Zhu Qiyu doesn't miss his old relationship, but because there is no nanny at all.
Now Sun thinks that it is because Zhu Qiyu has been used to being wild outside since he was a child that he rejects the Forbidden City so much and would rather live in the wilderness than enter the imperial city.
Ms. Sun also deeply regretted her jealous behavior. It would be better to bring Zhu Qiyu into the palace from the beginning.
Raised in a deep palace and grown in the hands of women, children who grow up in this way are good children.
Zhu Qizhen has not yet had a head-to-head confrontation with his younger brother, so he is not as pessimistic as Sun. After accepting his brother's kindness, he stopped touching sensitive topics and began to concentrate on performing brotherly respect with Zhu Qiyu.
The atmosphere of the banquet gradually became warm.
After the banquet, Zhu Qiyu led everyone to send Zhu Qizhen and Qian into Nangong.
Nangong is the Emperor Taisun Palace specially built for Xuanzong when Taizong was building the imperial city of Beijing. At this time, Zhu Qizhen moved into Nangong, which was considered a return to his roots and his old house.
The clan nobles, civil and military ministers also walked around inside. After confirming that Nangong was indeed magnificent and luxurious, and not inferior to the Forbidden City, they were all speechless.
It is indeed rare for an emperor to do this.
From now on, as long as the emperor respects himself and does not fight or rob, he can live his life in this way and enjoy all the glory and wealth. There is an explanation for the country, the family, and the people all over the world.
Being able to maintain dignity and take care of loyalty at the same time, the ministers were completely relieved.
(End of chapter)
