Kunning Palace.
Mr. Zhou sat in the main seat, Queen Wu took the first seat, followed by the noble concubine and the virtuous concubine.
Zhu Jianshen sat in the front seat on the other side, a pair of four, and he was choked by the pressure from the opposite side.
"I wonder why the queen called me here?" Zhu Jian took a deep sip of tea and pretended to be relaxed.
"Why are you called here? You don't have any idea?" Empress Dowager Zhou sneered, "Do you really want me to find out?"
"...but about these few days, I often stay in the front hall?" Zhu Jianshen asked tentatively, knowing what he was talking about.
Empress Dowager Zhou said calmly: "It's good to know. I want to ask you, what kind of magic spell did Hu Meizi cast on you?"
"Mother has misunderstood. I have been really busy these days." Zhu Jianshen explained, "I am new to holding a great treasure. There are many things that I am not familiar with, and there are many things to do..."
"Stop doing this!" Empress Dowager Zhou snorted: "No matter how busy you are, can you still be so busy that you don't even have time to sleep?"
Zhu Jian sighed deeply and said, "I will pay attention to it in the future."
"It's not about paying attention, but you have to stay in the harem." Empress Dowager Zhou directly issued a death order: "If you still have me as a queen in your heart, you should give me a grandson as soon as possible, otherwise..."
After a pause, he hummed: "Otherwise, I will not forgive you."
"...I obey my orders." Zhu Jianshen smiled bitterly and nodded.
"Well, you and Xiao Wu go back to the room."
Zhu Jianshen: "...Mother, it's broad daylight, and I still have official duties to attend to."
"Are you really busy with official duties in the front hall?" Empress Dowager Zhou sneered: "Don't burden me with official duties, and do more for the royal family. That is the biggest official duty."
Mrs. Wu couldn't help but blush, and Mrs. Wang and Bai couldn't help but touch their bellies with their little hands.
Mother is more valuable than son, this saying is most applicable in the royal family. If a dragon is born, regardless of whether he will become a prince or not, his salary will skyrocket.
Wang's and Bai's hearts were pounding. After all... the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, such as the emperor, the supreme emperor... Generally speaking, not only the eldest son can do it.
The chances are slim, but not impossible.
However, they were just concubines, and they did not dare to openly compete for favor. When the emperor favored them, they naturally had to give priority to the queen.
But they were not discouraged. It was hard to say that they would be able to conceive if they were favored more, so they had to get pregnant first...
Zhu Jianshen was young, and even though he had just started his career recently, he still did not delay showing off his power. However, he was still very repulsive to this kind of task-oriented sexual intercourse, so he said:
"Mother, I really have official duties, and I haven't found anyone to repair the records of Zhongzong yet."
Empress Dowager Zhou raised her eyebrows and said, "Repair it now?"
"Uh...according to the rules, you should practice now!" Zhu Jianshen was puzzled, "Does the Queen Mother think it's inappropriate?"
"Of course it's inappropriate," Queen Mother Zhou frowned, "Where did you put your father?"
Zhu Jian was stagnant for a moment, his eyes suddenly glowed, and he thought to himself: "Isn't there no reason to send troops anymore?
Save... Who dares to openly object to bringing His Majesty back? ! "
"emperor!"
"Ah? Oh," Zhu Jianshen cleared his throat and said, "Zhongzong's records still need to be revised. This is an ancestral system and cannot be violated. As for the father... Don't worry, mother, I will find a way and try my best to bring the father back. .”
It doesn't matter if you have military power or not, the main thing is filial piety!
When Queen Mother Zhou heard this, she had nothing to say. She just said: "It's good that you have this intention. I don't care about the affairs of the government, but I can't delay my grandson."
"I understand," Zhu Jianshen assured, "From tomorrow onwards, I will stay in the harem at night."
"today!"
"...Listen to your mother."
Mrs. Zhou immediately beamed, nodded and said: "Well...since the emperor has official duties, then go and do it. The emperor keeps his promise, don't break his promise, otherwise..."
"Otherwise, Queen Mother will not forgive me." Zhu Jianshen said funny.
Empress Dowager Zhou glanced sideways at him and scolded him with a smile: "I'm already an emperor, but I'm not yet a formal figure, and I'm not afraid of people's jokes."
"We are all one family, what a joke." Zhu Jianshen stood up and said, "Then... are you going to do your work first?"
"go Go."
Zhu Jian breathed a deep sigh of relief, nodded to Wu, and then walked out of Kunning Palace.
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In fact, he didn't lie. After the annual vacation, he was really busy.
Arriving at the Imperial Study Room, Zhu Jianshen immediately looked through the official records of the Hanlin Academy, preparing to put the Zhongzong Records on the agenda.
He didn't have a deep affection for his second uncle. Before he was fifteen years old, he was almost in a state of semi-imprisonment. However, after his second uncle became seriously ill and hundreds of officials gathered in the East Palace to see him, it was understandable that his second uncle would do this.
Now looking at the problem from the emperor's perspective, he can quite understand his second uncle's helplessness.
Zhu Jianshen is a sensible person. He knows that if his second uncle has a little selfishness, he will not be able to take the throne. Even if he is... cruel, he will not be able to survive.
But the throne was passed on to him.
Thinking about the mess left by his father, and thinking about the fact that his second uncle had worked diligently for more than ten years and finally died young, Zhu Jianshen was also filled with sadness.
Frankly speaking, Zhu Jianshen was grateful to Zhu Qiyu. No matter what, he did not pass the throne to his son, but left it to him.
As for the previous grievances... they were nothing compared to the throne.
Moreover, Zhu Qiyu really contributed to the country!
Everyone recognized and recognized this. Zhu Jianshen didn't want to deny it, and he couldn't deny it.
Putting conscience aside, denying Zhu Qiyu also denies everyone's political achievements during Jingtai's reign.
Zhu Jianshen did not dare to fall out with the established forces before he had trained his own people.
Zhu Jianshen went through Hanlin names one by one, and finally stopped when he saw the word 'Liu Jian'.
He vaguely remembered that Li Xian seemed to have mentioned this name, more than once.
"The number one scholar in Jingtai's eleventh year is worthy of a big job..." Zhu Jianshen said to himself, and then raised his voice: "Here comes someone!"
The young eunuch stepped forward and said, "My servant is here."
"The edict was passed on, and Liu Jian was promoted to the Imperial Academy to be the editor, and he was in charge of the compilation and editing of Zhongzong's actual records."
"My slave obeys the order."
The little eunuch bowed and went to deliver the message.
"Wait a minute." Zhu Jianshen called out and hurriedly wrote an imperial edict, "Take this."
"Yes." The little eunuch stepped forward, held the imperial edict in both hands, and turned around.
Zhu Jian took a deep breath and thought to himself: "We still have to promote some of our own people, but...who should we promote?"
"Li Xian... Although he is not too old, his body and bones are no longer strong. He needs to find someone who can stand up... Yu Qian is also old... Li Qing... Forget it, this guy is too wild, not that kind of guy." A well-behaved minister...Liu Jian, the number one scholar, is too young...the number one scholar..."
Zhu Jianshen was thinking about it. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he remembered someone.
Business!
This was a man who won three yuan in a row. He was once an unparalleled figure. However, he made a mistake and was sent to Nanzhili. I heard that... this person had trouble with Li Xian... Zhu Jianshen said softly: "This person needs to be dealt with." return."
He now urgently needs to promote some people into the political center to replace the old forces.
Zhu Jianshen was very ambitious. Not only did he want to seize military power, he also wanted to recruit some of his own people in terms of civil administration.
"Someone is coming..."
…
After a busy afternoon, Zhu met all the people in the forest, selected more than ten people, and began to prepare for taking power.
He is already eighteen years old. Unlike Zhu Qizhen who came to the throne at the age of eight and has never been able to make the decision, Zhu Jianshen is more mature in mind and is not oppressed by his ministers. He is not depressed and naturally acts more calmly.
"These dozen or so people cannot be promoted to high positions at once. They have to do it step by step slowly, otherwise those old people will not be able to sit still..." Zhu Jianshen was thinking secretly...
The first thing an emperor does when he ascends the throne is not to carry out drastic reforms, but to cultivate his own power so that he can take power and become an emperor with real power.
Otherwise, even if you want to make drastic reforms, you will be powerless.
Of course, this is a cliché, otherwise there wouldn’t be the popular saying: One emperor and one courtier!
The officials also know this in their hearts, so before the transfer of power, they will usually try their best to please the prince and extend their political life. However, most new emperors like newcomers.
It's easy for old people to use, but it's not as easy for newcomers to control.
No matter how good the veterans are, a capable emperor will choose to train his own team.
"Only children make choices. I am the emperor, and I want all the arts and martial arts!" Zhu Jianshen's eyes were clear and full of confidence.
He is confident that he can do it.
Young people are always so confident...
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After a busy day, of course I have to relax with Sister Zhen'er and reward myself.
But Zhu Jianshen still kept his promise, and after rewarding him, he went to the harem.
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An inconspicuous little courtyard,
Liu Jian took the oracle of appointment and looked over it over and over again, looking quite excited.
After staying in the Hanlin Academy for several years, he has gained a certain understanding of the rules of officialdom. Compiling the records of the late emperors is a fat job. Generally speaking, as long as there are no mistakes and the book is completed, he will be promoted!
I thought it would take me several years to get a job as a county magistrate, but I never thought that such a big pie would suddenly come crashing down on me. Liu Jian was completely dizzy...
For a long time, he carefully put away the imperial edict and began to think about candidates.
First of all, you should exclude people who are older than you and have a strong background, otherwise there is a risk that your work will be robbed. Secondly, you should also find people with outstanding knowledge who can do a good job.
But the credit still has to be given. Being a solitary person often leads to bad consequences. You have to find a deputy who can hold up the situation and be convincing... Liu Jian thought hard.
He has been in the Imperial Academy for so long and has a good understanding of the officialdom. He is no longer the young man who only read books about sages and sages. The officialdom is not that clean.
"Hmm... Li Dongyang, a concubine, is a good candidate. He entered Shuntian Prefecture School at the age of eight. He passed the imperial examination in the thirteenth year of Jingtai and passed the second-level Jinshi in the fifteenth year. His family has been in the military for generations and he belongs to Jinwu Zuowei. He is a child prodigy and his family has some A small force, or someone who just entered the Hanlin Academy..."
After much thought, Liu Jian decided that this one was in his interest, and his character and knowledge made him fond of him.
This compilation of Zhongzong's Records will have a profound impact on his future career.
After all...opportunities are not always available. There are too many well-educated people in Beijing. Sometimes if an opportunity is missed, it will never come again in this life.
"Well...it's just him."
