Zhu Ainao had nothing to do with Zhu Cixiang. She had something to do, so she hurried to see Queen Zhou.
At this time, Queen Zhou was already heartbroken by her father. When I heard about Zhou Bian again, I felt a little numb.
As the Empress of the Ming Dynasty and the prince's biological mother, for her, the interests of the royal family are naturally more important than anything else. Although she heard that Emperor Chongzhen wanted to punish her family, she had nothing to say about the virtues of the father and son.
But no matter what, her biological father and brothers turned out to be such people, so it was inevitable that she would be a little depressed.
Seeing her like this, Zhu Aona couldn't help but feel a little sad. After thinking about it for a moment, she thought of something that could divert her mother's attention, so she quickly said to Queen Zhou: "Mother, is it too much for my daughter to do these things?" point?"
Sure enough, Queen Zhou was a little confused, so she asked with confusion: "What did you do?"
Seeing that he had succeeded in diverting her attention, Zhu Yasuo felt a little happy and quickly told some details about her relationship with Zhang Mingwei. Finally, she asked Queen Zhou: "Mother, are these actions of my daughter not in line with my daughter's role as a maid?" duty?"
Although she had seen what it was like for others to be a maid, she was born as a princess and had never been a maid. Although she wanted to be a good maid, she did not expect that Xu Yunchao taught her a lesson over there in the city gate cave. There are no rules either.
Servants like Xu Yunchao were the kind of servants she despised very much. If she and Xu Yunchao were put into the same category, she would never accept it.
She originally planned to ask Fei Zhen'e about this doubt after she returned. But seeing her mother in a bad mood at this time, she brought it up in order to divert attention.
When Queen Zhou heard this, she was a little stupid. She never expected that her daughter would ask such a question.
After coming back to his senses, he frowned and said, "Are you serious about the maid thing?"
As soon as she heard this, Zhu Aona was not happy and immediately said seriously: "Of course this is true! Although my daughter is not a man, she still has a huge promise! If she said she wanted to be a maid, she will be a maid!"
Hearing her speak like this, Queen Zhou thought of that strange person again. She frowned and immediately asked: "That...is that gentleman really that important?"
It was so important that the emperor actually let his own daughter be that man's maid, regardless of dignity! This is simply unimaginable!
After hearing this, Zhu Yuyao immediately nodded solemnly and said without hesitation: "Of course it is important. There is no one more important than Mr. in this world!"
"It can't be more important than you!" Queen Zhou said dissatisfiedly after hearing this. She actually asked her daughter to be a maid. She has always been worried about this!
Unexpectedly, when Zhu Yuyao heard this, she thought for a moment, nodded seriously and said: "If my daughter and husband are assassinated at the same time, my father will definitely let someone save the husband first!"
"..." When Queen Zhou heard this, she suddenly became stupid again!
After coming back to her senses, she discovered that as long as this so-called gentleman was involved, things would often go beyond her knowledge. Involuntarily, she curiously asked again: "What is the origin of this gentleman that he is so important?"
After staring at her mother's curious expression for a while, Zhu Yuyao thought seriously for a while, and finally said seriously: "Sir's origin is incredible. My father said it must be kept secret. If the mother wants to know, she can only ask her father. OK!"
"..." When Queen Zhou heard this, she fell silent, lowered her head and said nothing.
Zhu Ainao waited for a while, a little worried whether her husband would leave first, and when she got impatient, Empress Zhou raised her head, looked at her and said seriously: "Since it is your father's wish, then what about this?" I won’t ask any further questions. Mom will tell you about your matter, and you should listen to it yourself.”
After she finished speaking, she began to point out what was wrong with what Zhu Yuluo said, what things were said too much, what matters should be decided by that gentleman, etc.
At the end, Empress Zhou frowned and concluded: "In short, you treat him as your father. In this way, you will basically not go beyond your duty!"
"..." Zhu Yuyao was a little surprised when she heard this. Then she came to her senses and nodded solemnly, apparently accepting the suggestion.
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At the same time, Prince Zhu Cixiang had just arrived, but Zhang Mingwei happened to communicate his ideas for solving the refugees with Emperor Chongzhen.
At this time, Zhang Mingwei was ready to leave immediately for the refugee camp outside the city.
"Father, I would like to go with my husband to see what's going on outside." Zhu Cixiang made a request immediately upon seeing him.
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei thought that Zhu Cihong would definitely encounter similar problems after going to the south. And as a prince, he should know the sufferings of the people, so he agreed in his heart, but he didn't say anything and just turned to look at Emperor Chongzhen.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen frowned. He nodded a little carelessly to Zhu Cixiang's request and said casually: "Then change your clothes and stay with me, watch carefully and learn from him."
If he is not incognito, he will be too eye-catching and will definitely attract the impeachment of a group of imperial censors. Emperor Chongzhen is also troubled by this. Therefore, this request was made.
When Zhu Cihong heard this, he didn't care about this at all. What was important was that he could get out, so he immediately agreed without saying a word.
Just when he thought he was leaving, he saw Emperor Chongzhen frowning and asked Zhang Mingwei: "Sir, is the imperial examination fraud in the Ming Dynasty really serious now?"
Although Zhang Mingwei was concerned about the refugees outside the city, he could also understand how important the imperial examination would be to Emperor Chongzhen!
To be honest, in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, maybe the imperial examination matter was actually much more important than the matter of refugees outside the city. It was just that Zhang Mingwei was anxious, so he dealt with the matter first and then asked.
If he was asked to wait until Zhang Mingwei had finished dealing with the refugees outside the city, he would be a bit impatient to wait.
Thinking like this, Zhang Mingwei had no choice but to suppress his temper and seriously said to Emperor Chongzhen: "This matter is indeed very serious."
People who have traveled through time in later generations have the advantage of being able to know things that people today cannot see clearly.
Wang Chengen and Zhu Cixiang didn't know the cause, but when they heard that it was related to imperial examination fraud, they immediately held their breath and did not dare to speak out. In the main hall, only Zhang Mingwei's voice sounded.
"There is a saying in later generations' information that Zhang Pu, the leader of Fushe, is known as the civil emperor. The reason is that he controlled the imperial examinations at the scholar level in the Ming Dynasty. And later, he also used his power to influence the court. On, for example..."
At this point, he looked at Emperor Chongzhen, whose face was already extremely ugly, and gave him another stab in his heart: "Use his power to pave the way for Zhou Yanru and let him ascend the throne of chief minister again. The condition is that Zhang Pu gives Zhou Yanru made a list and asked Zhou Yanru to promote and select those officials."
As soon as the news came out, all the people in the hall turned pale. It is simply unimaginable that a mere leader of the society can have such great power!
Later, Zhang Mingwei talked in detail about how Fushe used members, most of whom had official backgrounds, to work together to control the imperial examination.
"Haha, haha..." Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but sneer after being dumbfounded for a while, "A civil emperor, with such means, he is really a civil emperor! No wonder the Ming Dynasty is about to fall, it turned out that everything has become like this. But I still don’t know anything! Hehe, hehe..."
Obviously, this news was a huge blow to Emperor Chongzhen!
On the surface, the imperial court was losing consecutive battles, and now only Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan City were left. Against the rebels, the more they were killed, the more they were killed, and they continuously attacked the city and fell to the ground. Even the clan kings were killed by them. There are also floods in the south and drought in the north, plagues, etc., which are already signs of the end. But even so, Emperor Chongzhen was still working hard to remedy the situation.
But he really didn't expect that this was no longer a matter of repair, but that the inside was already rotten. The corruption in the officialdom has reached such an extent that even the emperor is being manipulated by them.
At this moment, Emperor Chongzhen felt really creepy. In this case, the country will be destroyed or there will be ghosts!
However, when he saw Zhang Mingwei standing in front of him, hope rekindled in his eyes. He hurriedly reached out and grabbed Zhang Mingwei's arm, and said very earnestly: "Sir, save me!"
At this moment, it was his instinctive reaction that he even forgot to use the self-proclaimed "I" and returned to the instinctive desire of an ordinary person.
Zhang Mingwei could understand his mood at this time, so he comforted him and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, since God has sent me to your Majesty's side, I am here to solve this situation!"
If only one outstanding talent emerged in this era, but in the officialdom background of the late Ming Dynasty, it is estimated that even a scholar would not be able to succeed, and the talent of a lifetime may eventually be used for rebellion.
Even if you finally pass the Jinshi exam, under such an official atmosphere, you will inevitably be ostracized and attacked by most people, and you will most likely end up in a frustrated officialdom. Faced with the danger of national subjugation, you will be powerless and can only write some cynical things. The famous poem ended in depression.
This can be verified from the history of the late Ming Dynasty.
Are there any outstanding folk talents?
Absolutely, for example, Yan Yingyuan, who was just a poor classics historian in the Chongzhen Dynasty, was able to retreat Gu San Mazi and lead the small town of Jiangyin to persist for eighty-one days under the siege of the Jianlu army.
Are there any loyal ministers or good generals?
Absolutely, such as Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng, Zhou Yuji, etc., but what will happen to them? They are all dead ends.
Logically speaking, the situation at the end of the Ming Dynasty, especially in the last years of Chongzhen, was really hopeless. Even if Li Zicheng was not lucky, the end of the Ming Dynasty was inevitable.
