Emperor Ming Dynasty

The chill in the palace seemed real at this moment.

Even if the fire dragon is burned at this time, it is difficult to bring up a little warmth.

Zhang Shenyan, Yan Chongxin, and Lu Daqi, who were originally from the deep city, looked at Zhao Shu in disbelief at this moment.

Surprised, unexpected, puzzled, but within reason.

Anyone who is in the officialdom knows that Zhao Shu was born as an aide of Sun Chuanting and a fellow from Shanxi. Later, he also brokered the marriage of the emperor and the empress.

Even if he doesn't stand in line, everyone still regards him as the queen.

And Zhao Shu usually acts impartially, is kind, does not seize power and is not greedy for power, which has won him a lot of good reputation.

The three looked at each other and chose to remain silent.

Even if they support it in their hearts, they can only remain silent at this time, otherwise they will be suspected of forcing the palace.

At that time, the court will inevitably be in chaos, and the good situation will be ruined.

The emperor remained calm, just glanced at the person, his gaze was like a sharp knife, and like gunpowder, it could easily kill a person.

But Zhao Shu has always maintained the posture of bowing, and his attitude remains unchanged.

In fact, the emperor was also very satisfied with him.

Because Zhao Shu knew how to cooperate.

For example, in the previous cabinet reorganization, the chief minister monopolized the proposals, and each branch took power. Zhao Shu didn't mind, and implemented it seriously.

His attitude is good, his ability is sufficient, and he is able to cooperate with ease and effort. This is the reason why Zhao Shu has been the head of civil servants for more than seven years.

"Thanks to the blessing of the ancestors."

Zhang Shenyan moved his steps with difficulty, and forced a smile: "The sage is coming, the prince is intelligent, this is a sign of the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, the old minister congratulates His Majesty—"

Zhu Yixi also showed a smile in cooperation.

In an instant, most of the suffocating feeling dissipated.

Zhao Shu frowned slightly and sighed inwardly.

A weird dialogue between the monarch and his ministers also came to an end.

"Brother Shi, what are you doing?"

Along the way, several people walked quickly without saying a word.

As soon as he left the palace gate, Zhang Shenyan turned his face away and said displeasedly: "You are really against the way of a courtier by doing this."

It is not something that mature politicians can do to prevent the king from coming down, and it is not recognized.

Because this will only have the opposite effect, and the business will be delayed instead. If you meet someone who is stubborn, they will insist on doing it against you.

"Brother Jin Ming, I have to do something."

Zhao Shu shook his head slightly, and sighed: "Your Majesty is so hesitant, I'm afraid it's another national struggle, so I have to lay an ambush first."

"The country that has finally been revived, can it just sit idly by?"

"Besides, a certain age is too old, and there are few years to persuade."

Hearing this, Zhang Shenyan was taken aback for a moment, and then he looked at Zhao Shu carefully.

I saw that he was only in his fifties and sixties, and his temples were already grizzled, his eyes were tired, the tight bags under his eyes were drooping, and the flesh on both sides of his cheeks was also sagging.

This is not a 50 years old person, I'm afraid it would be reasonable to add ten years old.

In the blink of an eye, if counting from the 16th year of Chongzhen, this person has followed the present for nine years, and the shogunate has been in power for eight years.

"Brother Shi, the court cannot do without you!"

Zhang Shenyan said solemnly.

In front of the emperor, he didn't have that much face.

"It's okay, it can last for a few years."

Zhao Shu waved his hand, boarded the carriage, and left indifferently.

At this time, Yan Chongxin and Lu Daqi, who were not far away, came over: "How?"

"Mr. Zhao has made up his mind, even the nine cows can't be pulled back."

Watching the carriage drift away, Zhang Shenyan sighed softly.

"It depends on His Majesty's mind."

Yan Chongxin stood on tiptoe, looking at the disappearing carriage, wanted to follow, but didn't dare, so he had no choice but to do so.

"The chief assistant is reckless, how can His Majesty guess? What should I do?"

Now that the emperor's prestige is in full swing, who dares to disobey, and who dares to openly stand in line?
Who doesn't know that what the emperor hates the most is the factional struggles in the former Ming Dynasty.

If because of the reason of the first minister, the emperor suspects the court and thinks that a so-called princeling party has formed around the prince, then it will be really big.

The worried people had ugly faces and had no choice but to go back.

In the palace, the emperor returned to Qianqing Palace angrily. The eunuchs were cautious along the way, for fear of offending the emperor and becoming a punching bag.

However, Zhu Yixi came from a later generation, and he always had some respect for human life, but only cared about sulking.

He could understand Zhao Shu's thoughts, but he couldn't agree with them.

To establish a six-year-old child as the prince, his character, disposition, and ability are completely equal to zero.

At least wait until the age of twelve or thirteen. At that time, as long as Zhu Cunqu is a moderate, he will also be established as the prince.

It's not scary to be dull, what I'm afraid of is blind self-confidence like Emperor Sui Yang's, then it's purely cheating fathers and ancestors.

"It comes down to a question of thinking."

Zhu Yixi shook his head, the vigor in his heart dissipated inexplicably.

"No, this is the sensitivity of imperial power."

Suddenly, rationally, he came back to his senses. This was his reaction to the imperial power being offended.

The supreme imperial power, the universe is arbitrary, beyond doubt.

Even the heir apparent of the country, the crown prince, cannot be touched by others.

The emperor who had calmed down was constantly thinking about today and the future, his mind was spinning so much that he couldn't fall asleep for a while.

Seeing the emperor toss and turn, the eunuchs were anxious.

They are worthy of being the emperor's caring people. The emperor couldn't sleep, and they were even more uncomfortable.

The guard of the Qianqing Palace hurriedly sent someone to find Tian Ren, the supervisor of ceremonies.

"What's the matter?" Tian Ren didn't fall asleep either, and he naturally heard about the front hall.

"Your Majesty is tossing and turning, it's almost midnight, and he hasn't fallen asleep yet."

"I understand."

Tian Ren nodded and knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" a grumpy voice sounded.

"Master, why don't you invite a concubine to sleep with you!"

Tian Ren asked quietly: "You can't sleep well like this. The servants feel distressed when they see it, and they can't sleep at night."

"You belong to the great Ming Jiangshan Sheji, so you can't delay your body."

"Fart, no need—"

The emperor's anger also dissipated a lot.

Just like that, he continued to lie down, closing his eyes and meditating.

Before, he liked to sleep with a few palace maids with big breasts and thin waists, but he had restrained himself in the past two years.

It's easy to misfire, and the body can't bear it.

Furthermore, if there was an assassination in the middle of the night, it would be too late for him to shout.

Now, he is more used to sleeping alone, and his sense of security has greatly increased.

No one in the harem was favored tonight, but no one complained either.

Who dares to make noise for the angry emperor?

The next day, an imperial decree came out from the palace, and soon spread throughout the entire capital:
Canonize Zhu Cunqu, the third son of the emperor, as King of Wu.

boom -

This decree is no less than a bolt from the blue.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were two kings of Wu, the fifth son of the Taizu, Zhu Wei, who was later renamed the King of Zhou; .

But the most important thing is that this is the king's title that Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang used at the beginning, which is very meaningful, and this is the only prince among the emperor's sons.

It is no less than a half-step prince.