The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 345 Master
Queen Zhang didn't expect Zhang Zhou to be so direct.

In her opinion, no matter what Zhang Zhou did for the Zhang brothers, he was always her husband's confidant, and there was still a deep generation gap between him and her.

"The empress must be surprised why I said this?" Zhang Zhou smiled, "Actually, the idea of ​​the minister is to teach the prince well so that he can become a qualified prince, so that he can govern the country in the future, and the minister can also assist him wholeheartedly." .”

The implication is that Zhang Zhou didn't want the emperor to find a woman to have a son outside.

He only wanted to assist Zhu Houzhao, and was not interested in assisting other princes.

And it is very likely that because of the factional issues among the princes, Zhang Zhou will fall into the vortex of party struggle... For example, Zhang Zhou, as Zhu Houzhao's husband, will lose to Zhu Houzhao's younger brother in the power struggle in the future. If you are a dissident, you may even be killed and fall into doom.

In this way, it is actually to establish a bond of communication between the two parties.

Look, queen, we are actually in the same position when it comes to protecting your son.

Empress Zhang heard the meaning, and asked eagerly, "Then where is this girl now?"

Zhang Zhouhao took the time to ask: "The queen found this woman, what do you want to do? Kill her? Or order her to have an abortion?"

"..." Empress Zhang became more and more uncomfortable facing such a direct Zhang Zhou.

"Queen, don't worry, today's conversation is just a private chat, and no one else is present, and I will not casually tell His Majesty, this is causing trouble for myself." Zhang Zhou was also very "caring".

You are afraid of saying the wrong thing, and I will tell your husband.

Don't worry, I won't say anything.

I also reasoned with you, and I went to say it, but the emperor would not believe what the family said.

But actually... is that really the case?
Even Zhang Zhou felt that if he really told the emperor that Empress Zhang wanted to kill his "loved concubine" and the child in the belly of "loved concubine", Zhu Youtang would believe him without hesitation in all likelihood, even if otherwise On one side is his married couple.

In the matter of PUA, Zhang Zhou considers himself the second, and no one dares to admit that he is the first.

Empress Zhang said: "In your mind, Bingkuan, is this palace such a cruel and bloodthirsty person?"

Yes.

Zhang Zhouxin said, who are you not?

No matter how ordinary a woman is, she will not lose the privilege of being the mother of a country if she takes your position. She must want to kill anyone who hinders your monopoly of power, even me. What's so strange about it?

It's just whether you have the ability to kill it.

"Forgive me, Queen. From my point of view, actually killing this woman is indeed the best way to solve the problem." Zhang Zhou said.

Queen Zhang was silent.

"But I also know that this does not meet His Majesty's expectations. As the monarch of Ming Dynasty, His Majesty wants to continue the incense. If someone really dares to murder the people around him, even close relatives will not forgive him. I am just doing things. Minister, don't dare to have delusional thoughts." Zhang Zhou explained the reasoning.

Queen Zhang asked, "Then is there a better way?"

On the road.

Zhang Zhoudao: "I have met Marquis Shouning before, and instead of discussing the matter of His Majesty accepting a concubine, I have mentioned it to him. It is better to be sparse."

"You mentioned this to Heling?" Empress Zhang naturally remembered that her younger brother came to talk nonsense to him.

It's just that it's been a long time, and I can't remember exactly what was said at that time. Anyway, if she doesn't like to hear, she just goes in one ear and out the other, and by the way, she regards her brother as a negative example that her six relatives don't recognize.

"Yes." Zhang Zhou admitted generously, "What I mean, His Majesty did not directly mention this matter to the Queen, which means that His Majesty is full of shame towards the Queen, and His Majesty thinks that he owes the Queen this matter."

Queen Zhang gritted her teeth and said, "I've found everyone, and I have children, so what's the debt?"

Zhang Zhoudao: "But the empress should make good use of this layer of guilt."

"What do you mean?" Empress Zhang is now in a state of confusion, and no one else can give her better advice, while Zhang Zhou is like a master of emotion, helping her both inside and outside the words.

Zhang Zhou seems to want to help both her and her son. He seems to be wary of the emperor looking for a woman outside, and he speaks directly... This is the method of psychological treatment. Use some words that agree with you to make you let go of your guard ...and then step by step to achieve the goal.

Zhang Zhou deliberately looked around, as if to determine whether the wall has ears, and then said: "Queen, it is because your Majesty feels guilty towards you, so it is better for you to make a condition with your majesty. You must kill this woman for this matter." , otherwise you can only accept it when you look back, even if you kill one... there is no guarantee that His Majesty will not find a second one, and there will be a estrangement with the Queen."

"What conditions?" Queen Zhang didn't feel that she was being guided emotionally.

Zhang Zhou said: "That is, before this woman gives birth to a child, she must not enter the palace!"

"What?" Queen Zhang was confused.

Zhang Zhou continued to talk eloquently: "Getting a title before giving birth to the palace is fundamentally different from getting her title after giving birth. The issue of the child's status alone cannot be solved."

Empress Zhang followed Zhang Zhou's wishes and fell into deep thought.

"If it's a prince, how can a child born outside the palace be qualified to be the heir apparent of Ming Dynasty? And a concubine born outside the palace will naturally be criticized for her background and status, and she will never be able to lift her head up. , can't threaten the status of the queen."

In fact, Zhang Zhou's words were "helping" Queen Zhang no matter from which point of view.

You have to take advantage of the emperor's sense of guilt towards you, while accepting this woman, while creating trouble for her to enter the palace.

There is actually only one trouble to create, and that is to let her enter the palace after giving birth... In order for you to accept it, the emperor will most likely agree to your request. If he does not agree, I will help you obtain his consent.

In this way, even if this woman gave birth to an imperial heir, a prince born outside the palace would not be able to compare with your son in terms of status.

After thinking about it, Queen Zhang said: "Bingkuan, your suggestion is good, but she has already given birth to a son, if something happens to the crown prince, it will not be her child..."

Zhang Zhoudao: "If the queen has no other heirs, if something happens to the crown prince, then who is the crown prince? And this does not prevent the queen from giving birth to a son in the future. At that time, a prince who is born directly will be ranked lower than the son born by that woman." Afterwards, but a prince born outside the palace still can't compete with the prince born to the queen, can he?"

When Queen Zhang heard this, her vigilance decreased a lot.

She also has brains.

If the emperor finds a woman and takes her into the palace to give birth to a son, even if it is only a concubine, he is still the second son. After Zhu Houzhao's play, it will be the son's turn to be the heir apparent or the emperor.

But if the concubine's son was born outside the palace, he would be at a great disadvantage in terms of status. Her son born to Empress Zhang, no matter how far behind in the ranks, would also have an advantage in competing for the position of prince .

Zhang Zhou added with a smile: "And the minister will help the queen."

Are you afraid you won't be able to compete?

It's ok.

As long as I, Zhang, is in the position for a day, if you have a son in the future, I will help him obtain the status of heir to the throne, second only to the current prince.

Just ask this alliance, can you tie it?

"What if she gives birth again after entering the palace?" Queen Zhang seemed to want to agree with Zhang Zhou's proposal, but then she thought of a big problem.

If the woman gave birth to a son outside the palace, she would be at a disadvantage in the fight for the heir, but if the woman enters the palace, the birth will still be faster than her... The next problem is the big problem up.

Zhang Zhou's face was full of confidence, and he smiled and said: "A woman who has given birth outside the palace, even if she enters the palace to give birth again, what is her status? And if she enters the palace, when will she be favored? To be able to give birth to a child, does the queen have nothing to do?"

"I want her now..."

Empress Zhang was so angry that she almost said harsh words to Zhang Zhou.

What are you doing so hard?
Killed a hundred directly!
Or let her enter the palace, there are ten thousand ways in this palace to prevent her from giving birth to a son!

Zhang Zhou said in a serious tone this time: "Your Majesty has always hoped to have another dragon heir. If it doesn't work this time, maybe His Majesty will look for it again. It's hard to say how far it has developed and whether it is still under control. And the Queen also Do you want to think about His Majesty?"

It sounds right for you to cause your husband to have an affair so that he cannot have a son, but don’t forget that your husband is different from ordinary people. He is the emperor and has the power to accept concubines, and others will encourage him to accept concubines.

You opposed your husband and murdered his child, and you hit the most disgusting part of your husband's heart... because your husband was also born to the late emperor with another woman, and your husband has been living in the delusional state of being persecuted since he was a child , he would hate such a woman who cruelly murdered her child.

You take the risk of having a bad relationship with your husband, and if you kill one, your husband will look for it again, and you won't be able to do it.

"It's better to be silent, Empress." Zhang Zhou persuaded again, "And as far as I know, His Majesty doesn't have much relationship with this woman, or His Majesty just wants to get an heir from this woman."

"How can you see it?" Queen Zhang didn't believe it.

Zhang Zhoudao: "If your majesty is thinking about this Jurchen, you will desperately bring her into the palace. Why do you have to be so embarrassing in front of the queen? Even a woman who is pregnant and needs a child right away cannot enter the palace." Gong... Does this mean that His Majesty cares a lot about the Queen's thoughts? If the Queen shows a considerate side at this time, it will win His Majesty's heart even more."

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As a PUA master, Zhang Zhou took a spiritual counseling class with Queen Zhang.

After hearing what he said, Queen Zhang seemed to calm down, because no matter from which point of view, Zhang Zhou was "thinking about her".

"Bingkuan, do you know where that woman is?" Queen Zhang asked seriously.

Zhang Zhou cupped his hands and said: "I know that I also have ideas, but because of His Majesty's trust, I can't do anything about certain things. If you want to do it, please ask the Queen to do it yourself. I don't want to let Your Majesty down."

If you want to kill you, don't lay your hands on me.

Zhang Zhou was the only one in the entire Ming Dynasty who dared to negotiate conditions with Queen Zhang, and maybe even Zhu Youtang himself did not dare.

Just as Zhang Zhou can handle Zhu Houzhao every time.

Empress Zhang was obviously also in a passive position in this matter. She needed Zhang Zhou as an ally. Even if she wanted to intimidate Zhang Zhou, she knew that Zhang Zhou's unpredictable ability was not something she could frighten.

Zhang Zhou made it clear that he had the idea of ​​making women out of the palace, even the courtiers who thought about killing the emperor's women... Empress Zhang also had to weigh her own strength.

She expressed her inner fear of Zhang Zhou: "...Then Bingkuan, why don't you use a method unknown to the world to make him..."

That's about it.

You killed her with a thunderbolt.

Unknowingly.

"Oh, I also think about it, but I don't have the ability." Zhang Zhou said, "I know God's will and can't change it. Empress, don't you understand what I mean by now, do you still want to...continue to sing against Your Majesty?"

"Ugh!"

Empress Zhang sighed heavily.

At this moment, the voice of the little eunuch came from outside: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is coming to Kunning Palace."

"Why is Your Majesty here?"

Empress Zhang was in a state of disarray at this time.

Obviously she didn't think about how to face her husband, nor how to deal with this matter.

Zhang Zhou understood what was going on.

Zhu Youtang saw him coming to Kunning Palace, and there was no movement for a long time, as if he was afraid that Empress Zhang would "take a risk" and it would be bad for Zhang Zhou, so he hurried over to have a look.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty, you must think about it. I'm going out to meet Shengjia. I know that there is nothing unreasonable between husband and wife among the folks. There are some things that the Queen has to tell Her Majesty in person. Please mention it to Your Majesty."

"Then... thank you for your hard work."

Empress Zhang also felt that Zhang Zhou really came to "prescribe her medicine" because she had indeed found a way to break the ice.

Then... She stood up and nodded politely to Zhang Zhou.

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"Your Majesty." Zhang Zhou stood at the gate of Kunning Palace, welcoming Zhu Youtang.

Zhu Youtang looked at Zhang Zhou, seemingly uneasy, and looked up and down, as if afraid that Zhang Zhou was no longer whole.

Then he asked: "The Queen..."

Zhang Zhoudao: "I have already said it. As for the queen's attitude, I can't say anything. I will leave first?"

"You... don't leave yet." Zhu Youtang said, "Come in with me."

Perhaps Zhu Youtang also felt that maybe he had to confess to his wife, and that Zhang Zhou had to be by his side for him to appear confident.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "Your Majesty, husband and wife should be open and honest. This is how I get along with my wife. It's all based on experience. I hope Your Majesty can understand."

"Then... that's fine."

Zhu Youtang looked at the gate of Kunning Palace, as if looking at the gate of a ghost.

Zhang Zhou gently supported Zhu Youtang from behind, a little like pushing him in.

Son, you're grown up, you're not a baby anymore, your horrible tigress wife is up to you, and that's all I can do to help you!
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Zhu Youtang went into Kunning Palace.

Similarly, all the servants came out, and there was no one listening.

After all, in the eyes of the emperor, it wasn't something glorious... Zhang Zhou didn't know where Zhu Youtang had such a guilty conscience. Anyway, it was a matter between husband and wife, so he could just join in the fun outside.

As he looked around, he was also pondering.

The quality of the maids in the Kunning Palace is also too bad, no wonder Zhu Youtang had no interest before, and this wife is too good at playing.

"gentlemen?"

Zhang Zhou was sitting on the steps, yawning in boredom, Xiao Jing brought Wei Bin over here.

The two thought that Zhang Zhou was accompanying the emperor and his wife, but when they saw Zhang Zhou sitting alone at the gate of Kunning Palace as the gatekeeper, they were naturally very surprised.

"Eunuchs, are you... looking for His Majesty?" Zhang Zhou stood up and greeted him with a smile.

Xiao Jing came over and saluted: "It's about the Liaodong battle report. The second battle report is also a victory report."

"Wait." Zhang Zhou said, "Your Majesty and the Empress still have something to discuss, so it's inconvenient for us to go and disturb you."

"Ah? Oh..."

Xiao Jing immediately agreed.

Some things are inconvenient for outsiders to know, so it can only be the matter of the emperor accepting the concubine.

"Then let's go back to Qianqing Palace and wait. If you see Your Majesty here, tell Your Majesty." Xiao Jing was very sensible, and was about to take Wei Bin back to Qianqing Palace.

"Please." Zhang Zhou didn't hold back either.

The emperor talks about family affairs, even if you are the emperor's personal eunuchs, please stand aside if you don't know what's going on.

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Zhang Zhou waited for a long time.

Everyone felt that the flowers were withering, and everyone took a nap, only to hear the back door open with a "creak".

Zhang Zhou got up quickly, and when he looked over, he found that it was Zhu Youtang who opened the door and came out. After a little observation, he found that Zhu Youtang was still a little disheveled.

Zhang Zhou knew right away that it was because there was no waiter inside, and he was so perfunctory in arranging his clothes. He really was someone waiting to be served by others. His hands and feet must have faded, right?
"His Majesty?"

Zhang Zhou walked over to meet him.

Seeing Zhang Zhou, Zhu Youtang suddenly grinned like an innocent child.

"Go, let's talk."

"Yes."

The two monarchs and ministers walked towards the Qianqing Palace.

The rest of the attendants are not allowed to approach.

Zhu Youtang looked into the distance and said: "The queen took the initiative to propose to me, saying that she wanted to accept a concubine for me, and that if I had someone, I could take it into the palace at any time. If the queen speaks, I will tell everything gone."

Zhang Zhou said: "Then Your Majesty didn't say anything else?"

"Well, she said, you can let this woman enter the palace, but it's best to wait until after she gives birth, not only to avoid other people's gossip, but also to make some preparations for the palace. , Let the minister propose to accept the concubine first, so that I have a step to go down."

Found this reason...

Zhang Zhouxin said, as expected, Empress Zhang had no political thinking, and even the excuses she made were so perfunctory.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty, you should know that this proposal was made by the minister."

"Of course I know. Haha." Zhu Youtang smiled triumphantly, "You told me that the most important thing about this matter is to find a way for each other to talk about it. It's actually embarrassing for you gone."

Zhang Zhouxin said, yes, the matter of your husband and wife made me the villain.

Just because you are a cowardly husband?

"But now we have given each other a step, and my wish has been fulfilled." Zhu Youtang was very happy.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty, you can't take it lightly now."

"Huh?" Zhu Youtang looked over puzzled.

"Your Majesty is thinking, if all the ministers in the court don't know that you want to accept a concubine and that the concubine is pregnant, how can this matter be promoted? You should also find someone you trust and disclose the matter. This is also to avoid new incidents. After the imperial concubine gives birth, the status of the prince or the little princess is a question."

Zhang Zhou reminded.

You father, short-circuited in the head or something?

Do you have to wait for the woman outside you to give birth to the child before remembering to tell the minister?

If you don't say it in advance, people will admit that this is your child?

(End of this chapter)