What a pretty girl... Zhen'er was amazed, but at the same time, she felt a little sad.
Sure enough, my husband still likes young women...
Zhu Wanqing couldn't help but be stunned: Oh my god, could this aunt be the imperial concubine?
"I, my concubine, see you, Your Majesty."
"No courtesy," Zhu Jianshen waved his sleeves, "please step aside."
"Yes." The slaves bowed and retreated.
Zhu Jianshen stepped forward and said, "Zhen'er, this is..."
Suddenly seeing someone else there, he stopped talking.
Xiao Wang came straight out to greet him: "I'm here to see you, Your Majesty."
"Well, please step back."
"yes."
After the little guy left, Zhu Jianshen continued: "Zhen'er, this is my sister."
"Ah?" Zhen'er didn't know why and said calmly, "Shouldn't she be my concubine's sister?"
"..." Zhu Jianshen's face was full of black lines, "She is just my sister."
Zhen'er didn't understand: Your father is not here, where did you get your sister?
Zhu Jianshen didn't explain too much, just said: "Her surname is Zhu, and she is my biological sister."
"Wanqing, this is your imperial sister-in-law."
"...I have met...the emperor's sister-in-law." Zhu Wanqing still couldn't accept it. It was really...this sister-in-law was almost as old as her mother.
"Uh-huh... no need to be polite." Zhen'er was shocked and vaguely understood something, but her face was full of kindness.
Zhu Jian smiled deeply and said, "Let's go to the inner hall to talk."
…
Zhu Jianshen didn't explain Zhu Wanqing's origins, and Zhen'er didn't ask. The three of them drank tea and chatted, getting along well... They all had dinner together and drank a few glasses of water and wine.
After dinner, my aunt and sister-in-law got to know each other a lot better, and the topics continued, and they seemed like they could talk all night long.
Seeing that Zhu Jianshen had nothing to say, he said, "Go to rest early." and left Yongning Palace.
It was still early and he didn't feel sleepy, so he went to the imperial study room.
He rummaged through a pile of memorials for a long time, and finally found the memorial that Li Qing mentioned about the Jurchens in Liaodong.
After reading the contents of the memorial by candlelight, Zhu Jianshen couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, saying with emotion: "Li Qing, you really worked hard to cooperate with me in taking over the military power!"
The content of the memorial is very simple, and the matter is not serious. When the Jianzhou Jurchens came to Liaodong to pay tribute, the local government received them according to regulations. As a result, during the banquet, perhaps because they were too drunk, the leader of the Jianzhou Jurchens said some disrespectful words.
This matter is only as big as a sesame seed, but if it is really serious, it can be bigger than a watermelon.
To put it more seriously, this is called contempt for the Ming Dynasty and contempt for the imperial power!
Don't look at a drunken remark, but when it comes to the court, those civil servants don't dare to go carelessly.
However, fighting Jianzhou Jurchen... is really not worth it.
Zhu Jianshen now has all his military power bet on the Hetao. As for the little ant Jurchen, he really looks down on him.
Although fly legs are also meat, this is based on the situation that there is no meat to eat.
Nowadays, the active construction of the Hetao will make it a coveted place for Mongolia in the future. It is simply a natural place for military training. However, sending troops to Jianzhou Jurchen... is really not on the table.
There are only 3,000 Jurchen households in Jianzhou. Even if each household provides a young man to serve as an armed force, there will only be 3,000 people.
You know, there are more than 5,000 people in each health center in Ming Dynasty. This small number of people is really not enough.
This is also the reason why the Jianzhou Jurchens went to Liaodong to pay tribute instead of coming to the capital to pay tribute. The tribe was too small and they were not qualified to pay tribute.
"Is the fight against the Jianzhou Jurchens too big a fuss?" Zhu Jianshen said to himself.
He was not interested in Jianzhou Jurchen, but he was afraid that his inaction would chill Li Qing's heart. After all... Li Qing also wanted to cooperate with him in taking over the military power.
After much thought, Zhu Jianshen decided to discuss it on the table.
As soon as he sends troops directly, the group of people will accuse him of being dictatorial and so on, and they will inevitably make a fuss.
Secondly, the discussion in the court, whether it was successful or not, showed his attitude, and doing so would not let down Li Qing's hard work.
After making the decision, Zhu Jianshen put the memorial into his arms and went to the inner hall of Qianqing Palace to rest.
…
Early morning the next day.
Zhu Jianshen made the matter public.
Originally this was just a trivial matter, but when it comes to 'disrespect', it cannot be treated as trivial. Political correctness always comes first in the court.
No one dares to fail to maintain the dignity of the court, otherwise, political opponents will make a fuss about it in the future.
Therefore, as soon as Zhu Jianshen finished speaking, the people in the court were furious.
The Minister of Rites came out to express his condemnation of Jianzhou Jurchen's behavior and advocated giving her some color.
The Minister of Household Affairs highly agreed and further proposed a solution:
"Your Majesty, I believe that the Jianzhou Jurchen should be punished for such a heinous behavior," Ma Ang said solemnly: "The so-called upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. I suggest that the evildoer be beheaded!"
"I second the proposal." Yao Kui, the official secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, came out and said, "I suggest that when they go to Liaodong next time to pay tribute, they should be escorted to the capital and punished in a canon to serve as a warning to others!"
Civil servants who dare to be disrespectful to the Ming Dynasty and kill you without any discussion, and who talk about benevolence, justice and morality, are also quite tough when faced with this problem.
Protecting the rights and interests of the Ming Dynasty is also safeguarding their own rights and interests. After all, they eat the food of the Ming Dynasty and their rights also come from the Ming Dynasty.
The Minister of Justice came out: "I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!" The Minister of Rites agreed.
The six ministries responded to the public sentiment, and the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate spoke in support. This is absolute political correctness and no objection is allowed.
Unless...his head is caught in the door. ωＷω.ＧoＮЬ.οrＧ
"I object!"
The cabinet took action.
Peng Shi took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I object to Yao Shangshu's suggestion."
He came up to directly attack the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Personnel, and anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance that the dispute between the Cabinet and the Ministry had started again.
This time, the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate rarely lost their voices. They were still hurting from the big nose wounds they received last time. For the time being, they didn't want to help anymore.
You fight life and death, it's up to you, we don't care.
Yao Kui was furious, but more of a surprise: What a bad chess move, if he doesn't fight back now, when will he do it again? !
He didn't even wait for his younger brother to take action, he just used the knife to kill him.
"Haha... How ridiculous!" Yao Kui shouted: "The Jianzhou Jurchen despises the court and is disrespectful to the emperor, but you want to protect her and excuse the thief. What are your intentions?"
"His heart is to be killed!" Ma Ang was also furious.
Shang Ren came out of class. He first cupped his hands and raised his fists upwards, then glanced at the two of them and said calmly: "Two ministers, please be patient for a moment. Let's listen to what Master Peng has to say."
"You dare to protect anyone who is disrespectful to the emperor, what else is there to say?" Yao Kui sneered.
Liu Dingzhi left his duties, bowed his hands to Zhu Jianshen who was sitting on the dragon chair, turned to look at Yao and Ma, and sneered: "Two ministers, you cannot take quotes out of context in the court!"
Peng Shi took the words and said, "It's just relying on the official position and using power to suppress others."
"You are so presumptuous!" Yao Kui was furious.
He was the head of a hundred officials, so there was no reason not to be angry when he was ridiculed by a fifth-grade cabinet scholar.
"quiet!"
The eunuch on duty raised his fly whisk and shouted in a sharp voice: "No noise!"
Yao Kui hesitated and quickly stopped speaking. Even though he was just a little eunuch, at this moment, the little eunuch was acting as the emperor's mouthpiece.
Even he, the official minister, did not dare, let alone quarrel with him.
Zhu Jianshen was very cooperative, and immediately his face became gloomy.
Yao Kui had no choice but to kneel down and apologize: "I am disrespectful in front of you, please punish me."
"Let's discuss the matter, just like a shrew scolding the street, how unbecoming!" Zhu Jianshen snorted, with a look on his face: I am very unhappy.
"This is your minister Meng Lang." Yao Kui looked angry and aggrieved, "But Your Majesty, I really can't bear to hear someone defending a traitor!"
Ma Ang knelt down and bowed down: "Your Majesty, Shangshu Yao is indeed rude. However, there is a reason for it. The cabinet is shielding the thieves like this. It is really outrageous!"
He directly tied Peng Shi's words to the entire cabinet in order to expand the scope of attack.
Just because this time, they had the absolute upper hand.
Ma Ang turned to look at Peng Shi and the others, and hummed: "No matter how much you say, Jianzhou Jurchens will not escape the punishment!"
Yao Kui took advantage of the victory and pursued the attack: "Your Majesty, I impeach Peng Shi, Shang Ren, Liu Ding..."
"Your Majesty, I never said that I would let go of Jianzhou Jurchen!" Peng Shi interrupted forcefully and fell to the ground, "I just don't agree with Yao Shangshu's plan."
Shang Ren then bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, I, the Ming Dynasty, am the master of justice. How can I use such base and cruel means, punish or kill, all in an upright manner!"
"I second the proposal," Liu Ding bowed, "As Yao Shangshu said, if you detain people while they are paying tribute, where is the majesty of our heavenly kingdom?
I'm afraid that in the future, when the vassal states come to pay tribute, they will all be on tenterhooks. "
Peng Shi said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I impeached Yao Shangshu with ulterior motives and wanted to harm the Ming Dynasty and the Emperor. His intentions should be punished!"
Good guys, you can fight over big things, you are really good at it... Zhu Jianshen's eyes were dark and his brows were furrowed.
It stands to reason that the more fierce the two sides fight, the greater his gains will be, but...
Yao Kui was really angry this time. He was not the only one who was angry. The officials in the six ministries were also furious. Even the censors of the Ducha Yuan could not hide their anger.
No one expected that the cabinet would be so shameless.
The purpose of Yao Kui's suggestion was not to send troops. This would benefit the entire civil service group.
And the cabinet actually advocated sending troops for political struggle, which harmed the entire civil service system.
It's not that Yao and Ma are stupid, it's that they didn't expect that the cabinet would be so generous.
At this point, there is no need to say more. The new round of temple battles has directly entered a fever pitch.
Zhu Jianshen was keenly aware that the cabinet had plotted against him this time.
The cabinet has always been weak, but after this time, the cabinet is no longer as weak as one, and may even 'die'.
Because they are completely fighting against the odds!
If you don’t succeed, you will succeed!
They are determined that they cannot just sit back and watch the cabinet 'die' and force me to die... Zhu Jianshen was furious.
But he is still angry, and he really has no choice but to come to an end. If the cabinet is really trampled under the feet of the Sixth Department, the "little brother" who is just a wallflower will definitely join the Sixth Department.
As a result, the civil service group became monolithic.
Damn it...Zhu Jianshen cursed secretly: This is really...a theatergoer has become an actor.
