Ningxiang heard the words and praised: "My husband will definitely go down in history and become a holy master through the ages."
Zhu Qiyu snorted coldly: "Come on, I will soon become the King of Jie and Zhou, and you are still talking to me about the Eternal Holy Lord."
"Lord of Jie and Zhou? How could it be possible?"
Zhu Qiyu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Why not? I put my words to the truth. Five hundred years from now, I will be the king of Jie and Zhou who is hated by people and abandoned by dogs, and our Emperor Xuanmiao will be a wise and powerful king in the prosperous times.
You don’t understand the standards by which future generations will evaluate kings. By then I will at best be only slightly better than my eldest brother, Emperor Gongrang. "
"No way."
After hearing this, several concubines didn't believe it.
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "If I stay at home and play with women every day from now on, then after my death I will be regarded as a wise king for my contribution to pacifying Oala and defending the capital.
It's a pity, it's a pity, I'm going to start reforming.
This reform will offend countless people.
Just count the people I have offended now: most of the vassal kings have been offended to death; the great monks in the temple and most of the Buddhist believers in the world have been offended.
Everyone in Shanxi, officials, gentry and scholars in Jiangxi.
The Five Military Camps, Three Thousand Battalions, Jinyi Guards, and Shangzhi Personal Guards in the capital. A eunuch in the palace, a pure man who relies on the imperial city to make a living.
There are also most of the old nobles.
The next steps of building a navy and sailing to the West will offend a group of bosses again.
It’s really scary to think about it. "
The faces of several beloved concubines were so frightened that they changed. Lin Xiangyu asked worriedly: "What should I do? The slave family thought that my husband's career was booming.
But I didn't expect it to be so dangerous. Maybe the slave family would also come out to help my husband work. "
Zhu Qiyu held Lin Xiangyu in his arms, smiled and comforted: "That's not necessary, just do whatever you like. You are all the same, just do what you like.
I'm just complaining, it's not that serious.
Besides, illness comes like a mountain falling, and illness goes away like a thread spinning. There is no need to be in a hurry. To govern the world, take your time.
I will be the emperor for another twenty years, do most of the work that offends people, and leave the rest to our sons.
You can’t just leave all the bad guys to me. "
Hearing this, Lin Xiangyu immediately sat up from Zhu Qiyu's arms and said, "Husband, you are really bad. Just as the slave family sympathized with you, in the blink of an eye you began to figure out how to frame the blame on your sons."
Zhu Qiyu replied innocently and confidently: "Let me give you an example. We have to work hard to win over military generals and nobles.
There are two ways to win over:
First, I accept their sister or daughter as my concubine.
Second, our sons take their sisters or daughters as concubines.
It's just a marriage, come on, come on, my noble and selfless little concubine, you choose. "
Lin Xiangyu was choked and speechless for a long time, and finally replied with a shy face: "I just said something wrong. My husband is still wise. Let's cheat our son. It's right to cheat our son."
Zhu Qiyu looked at the other three beloved concubines, and Ningxiang, Qianxue, and Suxi replied in unison: "Son of cheating."
"Look, isn't this the unity of thought? If you don't listen to my good words, you have to force me to make more moves. Now you are all honest."
The four beloved concubines all knelt in a row on the bed, bowed down and shouted in unison: "My husband is a wise man, and I will bow to you all."
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Okay, okay, just lie down and don't move."
Zhu Qiyu walked around behind the four girls and did what he needed to do, while ordering: "I will receive Nian Fu at noon the day after tomorrow, and in the afternoon I will hold the opening ceremony of Jiucheng Palace with my trusted ministers.
Then the selected talents were incorporated into Jiucheng Palace and began to write books such as "Unification of the Ming Dynasty", "Tongzhi of the Universe", and "Records of Jingtai".
I also have to be like Taizong, writing books and teachings to benefit the world. "
…
But it was almost noon, and in the cabinet, several bachelors were gathering together with sad faces, waving their fans crazily.
Jiang Yuan complained: "Being an official is really a big sin. The weather is so hot, but all the ice in the ice cellar in the inner court has been used up.
Coupled with the tight official uniform, how can I survive this summer? "
Xu Youzhen smiled and said, "Do you think it's too hot? Then you can resign and go back to your hometown. Then you can live in the mountains like the Holy One."
Jiang Yuan smiled bitterly and said: "Don't mention it, the Ganquan Palace alone is a lot cooler than our shabby cabinet. The Holy One also led the cool Ganquan to the Feng Pavilion.
Those people from Zhongshushe were very comfortable staying in Feng Pavilion without using ice at all.
Not to mention the Lingyu Palace where the Holy Sage lived, I heard that every palace has so-called floor heating, which uses hot spring water for heating in winter and clear spring water for cooling in summer.
It does not use charcoal or ice, so it can be warm in winter and cool in summer.
And it is said that the entire palace is made of jade, which can be said to be the residence of gods. "
When everyone heard this, their faces showed longing.
Huang Pu answered: "Even if we become officials, we can't find such a good place. There are both hot springs and cold springs on Yuquan Mountain. It is really a blessed place.
We can use Yuquan water to make tea and drink it every day, which already makes us enjoy it. The Holy Emperor and his beloved concubines took a dip in the hot springs and cool springs every day, feeling as carefree as the gods. "
Wang Wen also echoed: "When Your Majesty first moved to the western suburbs, we all thought it was incredible. Now it seems that our knowledge is still shallow.
Your Majesty is right. This Forbidden City looks majestic and majestic, but in actual living conditions, it is inferior to His Majesty's Lingyu Palace. "
The few people were talking to each other, and just as they were talking energetically, they saw Chen Xun walking in with a frown and a sigh.
Everyone hurriedly asked the reason, and Chen Xun replied: "I just went to Ciqing Palace to visit the prince. The famous doctor in charge of diagnosis and treatment said that the prince was too frightened and his health is better, but he still suffers from a stuttering problem."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and Wei Ji hurriedly asked: "How could it be so? How frightened was the Crown Prince?"
Chen Xun smiled bitterly and said: "Master, haven't you heard that on the day of the mutiny, the Cao brothers stormed into the Chonghua Palace with rebel soldiers, and Queen Zhou forced the concubines to hang themselves on the grounds that they could not be humiliated by the rebels.
The emperor Gongrang had more than twenty concubines, including the queen, but in the end there were only ten left.
In the name of protecting the prince, Queen Zhou always took the prince with her and never left him.
So the prince witnessed the whole process of the concubine hanging herself.
You think the prince is only five years old, so it would be strange not to be frightened into something crazy. "
"What should we do? Should we go to Ciqing Palace to pay our respects to the prince?"
When Wei Ji asked this, the others fell silent.
Although Zhu Qiyu did not get the support of the government and the public, he had complete control over the cabinet's academicians and the six ministers.
In the past, Hu Hui, Wang Zhi, Wang Ao, and Yu Qian were forcefully kicked out by the emperor. Later, Yu Shiyue, Zou Qian, Shang Ren, Peng Shi, and Shi Pu died in the mutiny.
In addition to Jin Lian who died of illness and those who died in Tumubao, more than a dozen important ministers have been eliminated one after another in just three years.
Those who are still in power were basically promoted by Zhu Qiyu.
After seeing the methods of today's emperor, no one will take the initiative to find discomfort.
In order to avoid Wei Ji's embarrassment, Chen Xun bit the bullet and replied: "It's better to tell the emperor first. After the emperor approves, we can go to greet the prince."
Everyone knew that the prince must be deposed, and they no longer insisted on it at that moment.
At the same time, in Chonghua Palace, Zhu Qizhen also received the news.
Zhu Qizhen was already upset by the heat, but now that he learned that his only son had been frightened into a stutter, he couldn't help but get furious.
But Zhu Qiyu was really not to blame for this incident. Zhu Qizhen had no choice but to vent his anger on Queen Zhou. First, he smashed things and cursed repeatedly.
After getting angry, he ordered Ruan Lang to write to the emperor immediately, requesting that Queen Zhou be allowed to move to Ciqing Palace to live with the prince.
Ruan Lang did not dare to disobey, so he had to bite the bullet and write the memorial.
…
Early the next morning, July 12th.
Zhu Qiyu was lying on the couch, eating imported breakfast and listening to the concubines reporting on various things.
Qianxue frowned and asked: "There are several bad news, husband, which one should I hear first?"
Zhu Qiyu smiled bitterly and said, "Let's listen to the worst one first."
Qianxue replied: "On the night of July 9, there was a fire in Yang Jie's house. Everyone including Yang Jie was burned to death."
"Yang Jie? Which Yang Jie?"
"He is Yang Hong's legitimate son, the one whom my husband promised to be named Yingyang Bo."
When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he put his hand on his forehead and sighed: "What is this Li Bing doing? There is a civil uprising in Xuanfu, and there are grass bandits all over the mountains and plains, so forget it.
Now he can't even stand in Xuanfu City. Yang Jie, whom I personally sent to assist him, was actually silenced by his entire family.
I don’t know what to say to him, let him return to Beijing to report on his work.
And what about Shu Liang? What did Shu Liang do? "
(End of chapter)
