Royal Palace, nave.
Zhu Qiyu was used to working here when he was in charge of the country, and it was the same today. But what was different from the past was that he felt refreshed these two days.
The suffering was over, and now it was time for him to enjoy the power of the emperor.
Sitting in this position, looking at the world's major events, many things happened in his mind.
This kind of extreme power is enough to make a person who has nothing to do with the world become obsessed with it and cannot extricate himself.
Power, from the day it was born, has bewitched all careerists.
Even people without ambition find it difficult to maintain their true intentions after gaining power.
Zhu Qiyu enjoyed this feeling very much. Although it was very troublesome to review the memorials, he enjoyed it very much.
In fact, not only him, but any emperor is like this at the beginning of his reign.
The throne of the Ninth Five Supreme Being is too tempting.
"Your Majesty, Yu Shangshu and Li Du are asking for an audience." Xiao Huangmen came in to report, more respectful than before.
Zhu Qiyu put down the memorial and said with a smile: "Hurry up."
The scene turned and Li Qing and Yu Qian walked into the main hall.
"I, Yu Qian (Li Qing), come to see my emperor..."
"Hurry up and forgive me." Zhu Qiyu stepped forward to support Yu Qian. When Li Qing saw this, he gave up.
Zhu Qiyu didn't care about this. He only had Yu Qian in his eyes, "Yu Aiqing came just in time. I was just going to find you."
When Yu Qian heard this, he had no choice but to suppress what was on his mind and follow the emperor closely: "What orders do you have, Your Majesty?"
"The battle is over, and the original promise should be fulfilled." Zhu Qiyu said, "This time it depends on the soldiers' lives. As the king, how can I chill people's hearts?"
He smiled and said: "I want to take two million taels as a reward and pension for the soldiers of the Ming Army. You are an honest official, and I am ready to leave it to you."
Li Qing and Yu Qian both looked shocked.
"Why," Zhu Qiyu asked in surprise, "Is two million taels still too little?"
A lot, too many, you are so generous... Li Qing was stunned, these two brothers are really two extremes.
However, the soldiers of the Ming army defended the city with their lives. No amount of rewards or pensions would be too much, and neither of them had any objections.
The two of them cupped their hands and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
"Haha... Those who have merit will naturally be rewarded, and they all deserve it." Zhu Qiyu smiled, then glanced at Li Qing, "When did Li Qing come back?"
"I was at the border before, and I just came back not long ago." Li Qing replied skillfully.
Zhu Qiyu didn't think much about it, nodded and said: "I have read all Yu Aiqing's excerpts. You have done the most good in capturing the Tatar Grand Master alive this time. Tell me, what kind of official do you want?"
"... How can I dare to be greedy for merit if I eat the emperor's salary and share the emperor's worries?"
"Oh yes," Zhu Qiyu patted his forehead, realizing that others could not take it and had to give it to himself, "In this case, let's be a minister first."
Zhu Qiyu was really generous, and he gave him a waiter when he came up.
Of course, the main reason is that his foundation is unstable, so he wants to use this method to win over some people to consolidate his position.
Including investing two million for rewards and pensions for soldiers, it is also based on this mentality.
So that people know that he, the emperor, is a considerate minister and a benevolent king of soldiers.
To be fair, Zhu Qiyu was utilitarian, but he also wanted to be a good emperor.
Li Qing gave a token refusal and readily accepted.
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said a few words of self-confidence, then looked at Yu Qian again, "Why did Yu Aiqing enter the palace?"
"Back to the emperor, the civil servants in charge of the army will cause endless disasters," Yu Qian said seriously. "Taizu, Taizong, and Renxuan have never set this precedent. They were eager to obey power before, but this system needs to be changed immediately and an edict issued. .”
"This..." Zhu Qiyu frowned, "Don't rush this, I will think about it."
His time as emperor was too short, he didn't know many people at all, and he didn't dare to give up military power at will.
Yu Qian is trustworthy, others... need to be investigated.
"Your Majesty..." Yu Qian wanted to say more, but was stopped by Li Qing.
He could see that Zhu Qiyu did not want to break the rules, but that there was no available candidate. At this time, Yu Qian insisted on delegating power, which inevitably gave people the feeling of giving up.
"Your Majesty, I have this memorial." Li Qing handed over his hand.
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "It's accurate."
"Before his expedition to the north, the Supreme Emperor sent a secret edict to his ministers, asking them to pass it on to the Queen."
Zhu Qiyu suddenly became nervous, "The Supreme Emperor has passed down a secret edict. What is the secret edict? What is it written in?"
"It's just a verbal message," Li Qing explained, "Some personal words to the queen."
"That's it." Zhu Qiyu's face was stern, realizing that he had gone too far just now, and added: "Well, I don't know how the Supreme Emperor is doing now. Li Qing, when was the last time you saw the Supreme Emperor?"
Li Qing thought for a while and said: "When I rushed to the aid of the Supreme Emperor with the flag under the king's order."
Yu Qian was startled, and then his eyebrows wrinkled slightly.
He knew that Li Qing had lied.
The reason is simple. Li Qing was ordered by the king to rush for help, not to find Zhu Qizhen. Since he was rushing to help, he couldn't be so fast. If it was so fast, Zhu Qizhen would not lose it.
Moreover, Yu Qian had already learned the details from Zhang Fu and Shi Heng. When Li Qing led his army to rush there, the main force had been dispersed.
Why did the gentleman lie... Yu Qian didn't know the details. He glanced at Li Qing, wriggled his lips a few times, and finally remained silent.
"Besides the Queen, does the Supreme Emperor have anything else to say?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
Li Qing shook his head: "That's not true. At that time, the Supreme Emperor did not expect that the Tatars would... Haha..."
Zhu Qiyu suddenly understood, pondered for a while, nodded and said: "Since it is the emperor's request, I can't stop you. Come and invite the emperor's sister-in-law."
The Qian family had little power in the palace, especially after Zhu Qizhen's accident, and her status was even inferior to that of Concubine Zhou.
But Zhu Qiyu was still worried and wanted to watch it himself.
Li Qing also expected it, acting businesslike.
Two quarters of an hour later, Qian came to the middle hall under the leadership of Xiao Huangmen.
Her eyes were red, her expression was haggard, her steps were sloppy and messy, and she was in a very bad state.
"See the Emperor..."
"Emperor's sister-in-law, please forgive me." Zhu Qiyu hurriedly stepped forward to help her, "It's really embarrassing for me to be like this. There is no need to salute when you see me in the future."
Li Qing and Yu Qian saluted Queen Qian.
After some courtesy, Zhu Qiyu looked at Li Qing and said, "Li Qing, if the Emperor has any entrustments, just ask your wife-in-law to listen."
"I obey the order." Li Qing nodded and began to ramble: "Queen, the Supreme Emperor asked you to take good care of yourself and take medicine on time. He said he misses you very much..."
Barabara...
The more Li Qing said, the more disgusting he became. As a foreign minister, Yu Qian couldn't listen to this and immediately ran away.
Zhu Qiyu couldn't bear it. After all, Zhu Qizhen was his eldest brother, and Qian was his emperor's sister-in-law. He felt it was inappropriate to listen to his brother and sister-in-law's private words.
But Li Qing kept talking and he couldn't interrupt him, so he had to walk out angrily.
Mrs. Qian really thought it was her husband's request, and burst into tears. After hearing these words, she was very happy, but even more sad.
"My Majesty, please don't hurt your body. The Emperor will be sad if he knows you are like this." Li Qing comforted him. Seeing Zhu Qiyu leave, he took two steps forward and said, "My Majesty, please sit down first. The Emperor said that when I come back, I have to Let me take your pulse."óΠъ.oяＧ
Qian was already heartbroken, but since it was her husband's request, she didn't want to refuse.
So he walked to the side and sat down, stretching out his wrist.
Li Qing landed next to her, put his hand on her wrist, and said in a very low voice: "My Lady, what I'm going to say next, you must not make a sound or act strange."
Qian was startled and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Li Qing.
"Don't act strange, there is a little eunuch in the distance."
Mr. Qian held his temper and remained calm.
"The Supreme Emperor is fine and is not on the grassland. I brought him back, but he is not in the capital." Li Qing whispered.
Noticing Qian's trembling wrist, Li Qing pressed it, "Don't show any abnormality."
Qian nodded imperceptibly, trying to maintain his posture.
"Don't tell anyone about this matter, otherwise the situation in the court will be in chaos, and even the safety of the Supreme Emperor will be threatened." Li Qing said in a very low voice, "You must cherish your body, the Supreme Emperor cares about you very much."
Qian's heart was extremely excited. She really wanted to ask for details, but she was afraid of ruining Li Qing's affairs and thus affecting her husband.
"Mom, don't be anxious." Li Qing knew that she was in a hurry, so he continued to maintain a voice that only Qian could hear clearly, and the movement of his lips was very small, "In this way, you can find a chance to go back to your parents' home within three to five days. , I will take you to find him then."
Qian looked at Li Qing, the excitement in his eyes was beyond words.
However, Li Qing talked about the pathology in a serious manner, and there was a lot of chatter. It was not until Qian calmed down that he got up and left.
Alas, I have become the nanny of the old Zhu family... Li Qing smiled bitterly: I guess Zhu Qizhen will arrive in Jinling soon, but I don't know what it will be like when he and Zhu Yunwen meet.
