Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 60

Empress Dowager Sun and Zhu Qiyu made arrangements, and thus the three giants of the harem were born.

From then on, Empress Dowager Sun lived in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, controlling the greatest power in the harem.Empress Qian lived in Qianqing Palace, and concubine Zhou Gui lived in Kunning Palace, and they were both promoted to the title of Empress Dowager, and since then they have achieved a real rivalry.

Concubine Zhou was full of ambition, and her attitude towards Zhu Qiyu was raised by two levels, and she asked with a smile: "Uncle, Shen'er is still obedient, did you get into trouble by being mischievous?"

Zhu Qiyu smiled wryly when he heard the words: "It's not that you cause trouble. The biggest problem with their siblings is that they are too obedient and likable, so that they abducted my princess. Now I am like a resentful woman, alone Keeping an empty room."

Concubine Zhou said with a smile: "Then it will only make uncle more tired, and we will move to the palace next time, the palace must be in a mess, and I still want their siblings to stay with my sister for a while longer, wait The concubine will pick them up after moving home."

"That's no problem. You can stay as long as you want. The concubine will take them to read and write in the morning and hang out in the afternoon, so our mansion will be lively."

"That's a good relationship. Uncle Lao thanked my sister on behalf of my concubine. I still have a hundred pieces of Shu brocade here. I will send it to the maid to make clothes for my sister."

"Okay, okay, Shu brocade is good, I like the clothes made of Shu brocade. Then I won't be polite to my sister-in-law, and I'd rather obey my orders instead of being respectful for the princess."

Although Concubine Zhou said that she would take the child back after moving.In fact, Concubine Zhou Gui had already figured it out, so she simply let the prince live in the Qi mansion for a long time.

One is to repay each other, to repay Zhu Qiyu's care for himself and the Zhou family with the prince's right to support and teach.

Secondly, the palace is now in chaos. Besides Empress Qian, there are also a lot of concubines of the Supreme Emperor. These people may take advantage of the chaos to attack the crown prince.Especially the Wan family, who had already given birth to the second and third sons of the emperor, had every motive to attack. If the Wan family and Empress Qian joined forces, it would be impossible to guard against.

If something happened to Zhu Jianshen, everything would be over.So Concubine Zhou also figured it out: it's better to give Zhu Jianshen to Princess Qi to support her. The relationship between the characters in the backyard of the Qi Mansion is much simpler, and Princess Qi manages the top and bottom of the house tightly, which is safer than living in the palace. Much taller.

Seeing that Zhu Qiyu and Concubine Zhou had finished chatting, Empress Dowager Sun continued to ask: "Emperor, I shouldn't interfere with political affairs. It's just about the inner court. I want to ask the emperor how to arrange for the eunuchs in the palace?"

Zhu Qiyu understood as soon as he heard it, it was a question of how the power of the supervisor of ceremonies should be distributed.Zhu Qiyu had already made a decision on this matter, and without thinking about it, he replied: "The minister thinks that Jin Ying should take over as the supervisor of ceremonies, and Xing'an should be the supervisor of ceremonies, holding the pen and admiral Dongchang."

After Zhu Qiyu finished speaking, he looked at the queen mother, and then the scene froze.

After a long while, Empress Dowager Sun asked curiously, "Emperor, continue to talk, why are you so stunned?"

Zhu Qiyu also asked curiously: "The minister has finished speaking, the Queen Mother still asks the minister to continue talking?"

Empress Dowager Sun was stupefied by Zhu Qiyu: "You haven't finished talking, isn't there Cheng Jing and others beside you, how to arrange you haven't said yet."

"The arrangements for Cheng Jing and the others were all trivial errands. I thought there was no need to tell them. There are only four or five eunuchs around me. Cheng Jing will take over as the admiral of the ceremonial supervisor and also in charge of the internal officials; Wang Cheng will be the secretary. The Book of Ritual Superintendent. The few remaining people went to work in the middle study."

After hearing this, Queen Mother Sun's eyes widened, and she really couldn't accept Zhu Qiyu's strange operations.According to the unwritten hidden rules, when the new king ascends the throne, even if he does not promote his trusted eunuch to the hand of the Chief of Rites, he must at least get the East Factory.

In the end, Zhu Qiyu didn't want anything, just sent two people to supervise the supervisor of ceremonies. Besides, he didn't want the palm print, the pen, and the admiral of Dongchang.

Empress Dowager Sun couldn't stand it any longer: "Emperor, you're just passing it, it's a bit too much. At least let Cheng Jing be the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi, even the admiral Dongchang is fine, you don't want to treat the subordinates You're so mean, otherwise, who will work hard for you in the future."

Zhu Qiyu replied: "Hey, Cheng Jing is calm by nature and doesn't like to fight for fame and fortune. I followed his wish. Jin Ying and Xing'an are smart, capable, loyal and reliable. Let them take charge of the Rites Supervisor and Dongchang. The minister is very relieved, please let the queen mother learn from you."

After hearing what Zhu Qiyu said, Queen Mother Sun no longer insisted.It's just that the Empress Dowager Sun was really unconfident by Zhu Qiyu, and began to wonder if Zhu Qiyu's head was broken, and she really wanted to return the throne to the Supreme Emperor.

So Empress Dowager Sun tentatively said: "Emperor, you just said that mothers are more valuable than children, which has been the principle since ancient times. Respecting Concubine Wu's sister as empress dowager is a matter of course. The emperor should hurry up and ask the cabinet to draft an order and let the Ministry of Rites handle it. "

Zhu Qiyu shook his head, and resolutely refused: "My concubine has always been a Taoist, she especially likes to be quiet, and the queen mother knows that. The concubine mother has already made it clear that she will never accept the honorary title. Please don't make things difficult for the concubine mother."

Empress Dowager Sun became anxious when she heard the words: "Then you have to stand up, queen?"

Zhu Qiyu didn't speak, but shook his head firmly.

Empress Dowager Sun sighed: "I know the emperor, you have always disliked Concubine Yan. Anyway, let's surpass our ancestors and make a law. First, we made a royal concubine, and then respected the two empresses. We have already broken the rules, and we don't care how much we broke them." One. If you want to make Concubine Qi the queen, it's not impossible to discuss it, I can talk about it."

Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu waved his hands again and again: "No, no, no, my little princess likes to be free. She cries and shouts because she is very willing to be Princess Qi. She doesn't want to be queen even if you kill her."

Empress Dowager Sun was completely speechless, and looked at Empress Qian and Concubine Zhou, not knowing what to say.

It was Concubine Zhou who was considerate and made a timely rescue: "The concubine understands Princess Qi, and what she yearns for most is a free and carefree life. Sister Concubine Qi is living a very comfortable life now, and all the concubine envies her." No end, let the queen follow her."

After hearing the words, Empress Dowager Sun had no choice but to nod her head, and decided to observe and observe carefully to find out Zhu Qiyu's true thoughts before making further decisions.

Seeing that most of the things were settled, Zhu Qiyu got up to leave and returned to the palace.Take a shower, eat, and take a good nap.

In the afternoon, Zhu Qiyu got up and went to the flower hall in the front yard.This flower hall was originally a warm pavilion, which was used to cultivate exotic flowers and plants for viewing in winter. At this time, it has been cleaned up by the princess into an elegant and warm meeting hall.

The flowers in the hall are still the same, but there is a little more fragrance of books.Zhu Qiyu sat down on the couch, and Bai Gui, Xiang Zhong, He Yi, the three new Zhongshusheren, hurried over to salute.

Zhu Qiyu first looked carefully at Bai Gui and Xiang Zhong, both of whom were famous ministers in history, and they both became ministers of the Ministry of War.Now Bai Gui is only 30 years old, and Xiang Zhong is only 28 years old, which is the time when they are the most vigorous.

After sizing up the two of them, Zhu Qiyu asked with concern: "The trip to Tumu Fort is very dangerous, isn't it, are the two lovers injured?"

When Bai Gui and Xiang Zhong heard the words, they immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty.Zhu Qiyu waved his hands: "You two lovers, get up quickly, you just went out with your driver, and you didn't lead the army, and you didn't make any suggestions. The defeat of the army can't be blamed on you.

People are fine, as long as they come back alive, if the green hills are left, they are not afraid of running out of firewood, and there will always be a day in the future when the soldiers will be forced to avenge their shame. "

After comforting the two of them, Zhu Qiyu looked at He Yi again and took a serious look.It's really impossible to become an emperor without two caring civil servants.

Zhu Qiyu's positioning of He Yi is different from that of Bai Gui and Xiang Zhong.Those two are suitable to be sent out to lead troops to fight, and they have already received the favor of the Supreme Emperor, so it is difficult to raise them well.

He Yi is different, he was awarded Jinshi last year, and the Supreme Emperor has not had time to promote him.Moreover, he was only 21 years old when he became a Jinshi, and now he is only 22 years old after a year. He is still very malleable, and after being cultivated, he can be used for many, many years.

Thinking of this, Zhu Qiyu smiled at the three of them: "I have wronged you, I have to sort out the documents for me here for a few years first. But don't worry, I will arrange your future official careers for you. As long as you follow me and work hard , in the future, it will not be a problem at all.”

When the three of them heard the words, they quickly thanked each other.

Zhu Qiyu asked again: "Is Cao Tai, the inspector of Sichuan, here?"

(End of this chapter)