The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 83 Difficulties
Facing his wife's aggressiveness, Zhu Youtang could only reluctantly explain: "Queen, everything is settled. If you change it at will, how can I explain it to the emperor's grandmother?"

At critical times, the only way to use the old lady as a shield is to use it.

"If your majesty can't save face, let the concubine talk about it, the empress dowager must be unreasonable, right?" Queen Zhang insisted.

It is absolutely unbearable for her two younger brothers to suffer, both for money and face.

Zhu Youtang wanted to say, is it you who is unreasonable?

He hastily took out a rational posture of presenting facts and reasoning, and said seriously: "Queen, in fact, I went out today and saw the wood and stone piled up by Heling and Yanling in the mansion, all of which are... inferior goods, I I even bought some back, if you don’t believe me, I’ll ask someone to bring some for you to see.”

"Your Majesty, it's not good for someone to impeach the Zhou family. In order to let the concubine give up, you say that He Ling and Yan Ling are shoddy? Isn't this a reversal of truth?"

Queen Zhang was in a fit of anger.

Once the little woman's stubbornness breaks out, the nine bulls will not be able to pull her back.

Zhu Youtang obviously made the most common mistake in quarrels between men and women, trying to suppress women's sensibility with reason.

At this time, men are reasonable, and it is wrong to say more, and it is wrong not to say.

"Besides, what's wrong with His Majesty copying property worth several 10 taels of silver from Li Guang's mansion and using it for the concubine's younger brother? Could it be that in His Majesty's eyes, there are only imperial courts and concubines? Wuwu...the concubine will not You should marry into the palace..."

Queen Zhang resorted to another trick.

cry!
Crying and fussing, Zhu Youtang couldn't stand it before he hanged himself.

"Queen, don't be sad, I will think about it again to see if I can find a compromise..." Zhu Youtang hurriedly comforted his wife.

Zhu Youtang was also very depressed at this time.

I was thinking in my heart, if someone else misses the money in my purse, I will have to slap him with a big ear, even if it is an old minister, I will not give face.

But if my queen wants to... between husband and wife, there should be no division between each other...

My little private money!This is going to be impossible!

Empress Zhang said: "The concubine wants your majesty to go down and tell the empress dowager to leave the supply to Heling and Yanling! If you don't go, the concubine will go in person!"

"do not……"

Zhu Youtang was really scared, and finally said helplessly, "Let me think about it, I will go back and review the memorial first, and I will tell you the news later."

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Zhu Youtang returned to Qianqing Palace.

Sitting there, he had no intention of doing anything at all, so to say that reviewing the memorials was just an excuse to perfunctory Queen Zhang, he hesitated again and again, as if he wanted to muster up the courage to talk to Queen Mother Zhou.

The emperor's grandmother loves me the most, so she should worry about the harmony between my husband and wife at this time, right?
"Your Majesty..." Xiao Jing appeared in front of Zhu Youtang, "The Empress Dowager please go over."

Zhu Youtang thumped in his heart first, thinking that the old lady's screaming must be a bad thing, but on second thought, maybe the emperor's grandmother was reasonable and asked me to go over and discuss this matter again?

Just when Zhu Youtang was excitedly preparing to meet the Queen Mother Zhou.

Xiao Jing asked very ignorantly: "Your Majesty, the servants don't know where to pile up the batch of wood purchased from Zhang's warehouse."

These words were like pouring a basin of cold water on Zhu Youtang's head.

The Zhang family brothers dared to ask for a price of 3000 taels for that pile of broken materials... When Zhu Youtang thought of this, he had the urge to hit someone.

Moreover, he clearly said in front of his son that if the materials of the Zhou family were the same as those of the Zhang family, he would rather not use both sides. Is it necessary to break his own principles and use broken materials to build Qingning Palace now just to satisfy his wife?

If the emperor let it out, would he be able to swallow it back?
"Show Renshou Palace!"

Zhu Youtang's expression was immediately gloomy like a torrential rain, Xiao Jing didn't get an answer to his request, so he didn't dare to ask any more.

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Inside Renshou Palace.

The Empress Dowager Zhou did not hesitate, and immediately explained her intentions: "...the Ai family heard about it, and some officials impeached the stone and wood purchased by the two younger brothers of the Ai family. After hearing this, Aijia was furious, if they were this kind of people, Aijia would be the first one not to forgive them."

"Grandmother, actually..."

Zhu Youtang was about to explain, but the Queen Mother Zhou interrupted him.

The Empress Dowager Zhou said: "The Ai family was afraid that His Majesty would not want to shake off the filial piety in his heart because of his personal abolition, so he specially asked someone to go to the Taiji Factory to have a look. If you don't believe it, you can send someone to investigate to see if it is true."

Zhu Youtang's face turned red.

He didn't even have the nerve to say that I had already seen it in person. Unlike what the officials said, the Zhou family used good materials, while the Zhang family was inferior.

The Empress Dowager Zhou said again: "Emperor, if you send someone to check that it is correct, you shouldn't break the rules. You can buy whoever has the lowest price. Fix it, it’s a lot of pressure for them to spend so much money at one time to purchase it. You are not joking, the emperor, you will not go back on your word, will you?”

"Yes!"

Zhu Youtang could tell that the purpose of the old lady's pressure on him was to ask him to give an affirmative answer. Despite the hidden worries of marital disharmony, he still gritted his teeth and said so.

no way.

The rules are so.

The emperor cannot be the first to take the lead in disobedience.

It's also because the Zhang family brothers are outrageous, if the quality of the materials on both sides is similar, it doesn't matter if Zhu Youtang recognizes the expensive one, but the difference is nearly 4 taels of silver, and the expensive one is still inferior, so how can the emperor destroy it? The principle in mind?

"That's fine, the Ai family trusts you, if you are going to deal with court affairs, the Ai family will not bother you much."

"Grandson retire."

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When Zhu Youtang returned to the Qianqing Palace, he was no longer sullen, but sighed.

Dai Yi, Xiao Jing and Chen Kuan stood beside them, not daring to breathe.

This is the emperor's family business, who dares to take care of it?
"Hey! Is there any court affairs? It should be settled, it's all settled!"

Zhu Youtang also seemed to feel that he was delaying state affairs because of the affairs around him, so he couldn't help but look up at the three eunuchs.

Dai Yi then said: "Your Majesty, there is a memorial saying that Wang Junmen, the governor of Shaanxi, Gansu, Yansui, and Ningxia military affairs, has set off from Yansui and returned to the capital. There is also a memorial to thank the emperor for giving medicine. "

"Ah."

Zhu Youtang nodded.

Wang Yue wanted to go back to the capital, which had already been arranged, so it was no big problem.

"There have been discussions in the court early in the morning, saying that it is time to decide on a candidate to succeed Wang Junmen, and the cabinet asked for an order to hold court discussions in the court tomorrow morning." Dai Yi added.

"Okay! Anything else?"

Zhu Youtang looked absent-minded.

Dai Yi said again: "There is one more... British public thank you form."

"Thank you?" Zhu Youtang frowned upon hearing the words, "What tricks is the British Duke doing?"

It seems that in Zhu Youtang's mind, Zhang Mao is just forced to do something, and he will make trouble for him if he has nothing to do.

Dai Yi reminded: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? You ordered Mr. Zhang Zhouzhang to go to his house to see a doctor for his son..."

"Oh. There is such a thing. Didn't Bingkuan not go?"

"Mr. Zhang didn't go, but he sent the second son of the Zhu family to deliver the prescription, but he was kicked by Mr. Zhang. As a result... Mr. Xiao went to tell him, and then the Zhang family followed Mr. Zhang's order." After taking the prescription for a while... Now the condition has improved greatly, and people can already go to the ground!"

"is it?"

Zhu Youtang was not in a good mood at first, but when he heard this, he immediately cheered up.

A long-lost smile finally appeared on his face, with the joy of "I didn't believe him wrong".

Dai Yi presented the thank you form to Zhu Youtang and said, "Please read it, Your Majesty."

A thank-you form full of flattery, Zhu Youtang was stunned to read it without missing a single word, and he was in a good mood after reading it.

"Well. It seems that Bingkuan is indeed a capable person. Let him treat my illness, and I will feel more at ease."

Zhu Youtang originally thought Zhang Zhou was just trying to treat his fertility problems, and the probability of success was at most half to half. Seeing this, his confidence doubled.

Xiao Jing also smiled and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, soft feet disease is an incurable disease among the people, and even genius doctors are helpless."

Dai Yi said: "Why is this so strange? Even acne can be cured, and soft feet are nothing."

Zhu Youtang put down the thank you form, and suddenly thought of something again, and said, "I'm so happy, I suddenly figured out something, the empress asked me to buy all the wood and stone from Shouninghou and Jianchangbo, I shouldn't Empress Fu wants to find a place to repair it, find someone with a clear eye, and buy back the Zhang family's wood and stone!"

Dai Yi, Xiao Jing and Chen Kuan all looked puzzled.

What is wrong with the emperor?
Knowing that the Zhang family brothers have bad materials, they still want to purchase them?

If this kind of money is reimbursed by the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Households will not be taken advantage of. Then only the royal family will pay the money... Is the emperor making trouble with his own pocket?
But they didn't know that when the emperor heard that Zhang Zhou had the ability to cure diseases and save people, the first thing he thought of was to make a villain with his wife, and now his wife is still angry with him. In Zhu Youtang's view, it was nothing.

If you break the material, you will break the material.

Anyway, I copied a lot from Li Guang's hand, and it was treated as a waste of money to avoid disaster. Anyway, didn't the queen mention that he took the money and didn't distribute it to the Zhang family?

"Your Majesty, what are you repairing here?" Dai Yi couldn't help asking.

"Ah, this..." Zhu Youtang was also speechless.

It's a problem of the century.

What can that broken material be repaired?Can the imperial court's projects fool people like this?
Zhu Youtang thought for a long time, felt that he couldn't answer, shook his head and said: "Xiao Jing, go ask Bingkuan."

"His Majesty?"

Xiao Jing didn't understand for a moment.

Shouldn't you ask the minister first about this kind of thing?

Just ask Zhang Zhou what to say?
"Yes, go to the cabinet department first and ask the three cabinet elders what their opinions are. After taking their opinions into account, ask Bingkuan. If it really doesn't work... then buy it back and pile it up! Or they have If you have a better insight, you can come back and tell me, and I will consider it comprehensively."

Zhu Youtang thought about it for a long time.

Since I don't know what to repair, I'll just buy those broken materials and leave them alone, so I won't violate my own promise, right?
"Yes!"

Xiao Jing can't let this happen.

He could only bite the bullet and go to the cabinet and Zhang Zhou to ask for their opinions.

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Xiao Jing first went to the cabinet to check the house, after all the road is very short.

After arriving, he briefly greeted the three cabinet ministers, and he also got straight to the point.

The three cabinet ministers heard Xiao Jing's meaning, and Liu Jian came out to express their doubts: "It is already early winter, except for the Qingning Palace, which needs to be repaired at this time, other projects have basically stopped. Why did Your Majesty increase the construction in such a hurry? Engineering? Let me wait to provide advice on where to fix it?"

Xiao Jing didn't hide anymore, and said bluntly: "Actually, His Majesty just doesn't want the material of the two uncles of the Zhang family to rot in his hands."

It's good not to mention the Zhang family brothers here, after mentioning it, Liu Jian didn't even want to give face, but he said patiently: "Nowadays, there is no errand in the court to repair the palace."

"Ah?" Xiao Jing didn't expect Liu Jian's answer to be so blunt.

Xie Qian next to him smiled and said, "How is the quality of this batch of materials?"

Of course Xiao Jing couldn't say that they were all junk, he smiled wryly, but didn't answer.

He didn't answer, but the three people in front of him were all discerning people, and they knew it all at once.

The asking price is expensive, and the quality may not be very good. The emperor actually deliberately arranged an errand to buy this batch of materials...

What is the emperor doing?
Could it be that the inner government has too much money to spend, so they have to find a way to spend it?
Doesn't cost money, the emperor feels uncomfortable all over?
Li Dongyang also said: "Before winter, it is difficult to restart the project. If you really want to buy it, you might as well put it up for discussion to see if there are any defects everywhere, or it can be filled in batches."

Li Dongyang still fully considered the relationship between the cabinet ministers and the emperor, and he couldn't embarrass the emperor casually.

If the quality of this material is not good, it must not be used in one place, otherwise no one can afford it if something goes wrong, and the emperor will eventually pursue the person who made the idea. Only by using it in different places can the incident be minimized Influence.

(End of this chapter)