Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 365 Emperor Power Art (Sixth)

Zhu Youjian informed Queen Zhou of his real purpose of choosing a concubine this time and some real inner thoughts.

In fact, Zhu Youjian still faintly expects the mature Queen Zhou to offer some opinions or show some surprised behaviors on her shocking ideas.

But what Zhu Youjian didn't expect was that Queen Zhou didn't show any shock or express any opinions, she just stood up and greeted Zhu Youjian:

"The concubine understands what His Majesty means, please rest assured, Your Majesty."

Empress Zhou's expression was indifferent, her brows and eyes were indifferent, and when she sat down, she still only twirled the red sandalwood beads between her fingers, and chanted scriptures in her mouth.

Zhu Youjian was quite annoyed.

"Queen, what can you do to avoid being so cold and violent towards me?"

Zhu Youjian had to seriously prepare to communicate with Zhou.

Empress Zhou stopped the Buddhist beads in her hand, she didn't know what to say, so she still just sat beside Zhu Youjian numbly.

"Are you still complaining about me abolishing the crown prince? Maybe you still have some objections about me sending King Yong to the Daming Army Military Academy to join the Guards, but I have already told you that this is their behavior. Don't you understand what the Ming royal family must do?"

Zhu Youjian held Queen Zhou's shoulders as he spoke, and pulled her in front of him.

Empress Zhou showed a smile on her face: "The concubine understands, Your Majesty has misunderstood."

But even after Zhu Youjian stayed in Kunning Palace at night, Queen Zhou's performance on the bed was no longer as active as before, as if she had completely lost any needs since that day.

Zhu Youchao was so boring that he had to get up and sit on the edge of the bed: "Forget it, I'm going to see Concubine Yuan Gui. Don't worry about the matter of King Yong. I will secretly arrange someone to protect his safety, and he will not be a front-line soldier. In the second battle, as long as our Ming Dynasty can completely wipe out the enemies who invaded Jiannu, the situation in the north and the south can at least be stabilized, and Jiannu will no longer be able to go south. If it is relieved, when the time comes, randomly send a corps to the west, and the situation in Daming will be stabilized."

"The courtiers and concubines wish His Majesty a successful start."

Empress Zhou covered her dress that was loosened by Zhu Youjian like a piece of wood, got up and sent Zhu Youjian out respectfully.

After Zhu Youjian went out, she couldn't help but burst into tears. Queen Zhou looked at Zhu Youjian's back as he went away:
"Why did you become like this, never calling the name of the emperor's son and only using the name of the prince? Your majesty, do you really only have the country of the Ming Dynasty now? But you rule the country with iron and blood, contrary to the preferential treatment of the previous emperors! The actions of civil servants and scholars have chilled the hearts of countless scholars, can you really win this battle?"

After Queen Zhou said that, she sat back on the bed dejectedly, silent.

Zhu Youjian was walking to Concubine Yuan Gui's bedroom under the moonlight, and Chen Yuanyuan led the way with a lantern.

However, Zhu Youjian had not yet arrived at Concubine Yuan Gui's bedroom, but on the corridor, he met the emperor's sister-in-law Zhang who was leaning on the pavilion.

The emperor's sister-in-law, Mrs. Zhang, was still dressed in plain clothes, and she looked more and more haggard after she moved to the south, and there were still traces of the former queens in her eyebrows and eyes.

Zhu Youjian bowed forward: "I don't know if the emperor's wife is here to enjoy the moon or wait for someone."

"Of course I'm waiting for the emperor's uncle," the emperor's sister-in-law Zhang smiled slightly.

"Uh, what's the matter with the emperor's sister-in-law, she wants to take the initiative to present to Yudi?" Zhu Youjian was overjoyed.

He still respects Zhang Yan very much. After all, his throne belongs to his elder brother, and his elder sister-in-law is like his mother.

Now that the Ming Dynasty is full, for Chongzhen, she is the only elder among relatives.

"Yesterday your brother asked me in a dream to tell me about his sickness on a cruise ship and Hong Wan's incident. Although it was the fault of a rebellious courtier and a traitor, it was because he was too eager for success. He had neither Shizong's wisdom nor Mu Zong's self-cultivation. Not to mention the wisdom of Shenzong, the emperor's uncle is facing a national crisis, although he has the heart to revive the government, but because he knows that some things must be done step by step, the war will start again, so it is best not to lose because of it."

As soon as Zhang Yan, the sister-in-law of the emperor, finished speaking, Zhu Youjian said:

"Sister-in-law's words, please bear in mind, sister-in-law must be a little tired, why don't you send sister-in-law back to rest soon! It's hot in summer, even though the heat hasn't dissipated at night, if you let sister-in-law get over the heat, I will never Don't take it lightly!"

Zhu Youjian lost his temper with Gong'e, who was accompanying the emperor's wife Zhang Yan. On the surface, it was related to the emperor's wife, but in reality, he just expressed his anger at the emperor's wife's persuasion.

He knew that these upper-level figures in Ming Dynasty were accustomed to the technique of checks and balances, and they were not optimistic about their current behavior. He couldn't say anything now, and could only wait to prove himself with the results of the war.

Seeing this, Huang's sister-in-law Zhang Yan just sighed.

She originally wanted to help the Queen Zhou to persuade Zhu Youjian to restore Zhu Cihong's crown prince, but now she can only go back to the palace when she sees her:

"I hope you can really win this battle, Uncle Huang. You are exactly the same as your brother Huang."

Fortunately, Concubine Yuan Gui didn't care about these things, and it was a little easier for Zhu Youjian to come to her.

Concubine Yuan Gui is already four months pregnant and is expected to give birth in the spring of next year. As the first woman in his life who conceived a child for him, he will not be left out in the cold, but the concubine is not as bright as the queen, and has a slightly more cheerful personality. He can also freely play the game of picking up stones or unraveling the Nine Links, but now when he sees Zhu Youjian, he even offers to do some palace secrets for him.

Early the next morning, Zhu Youjian returned to Qianqing Palace.

The chief assistant of the cabinet, Gao Hongtu, the cabinet ministers Liu Wanchun, Ruan Dayue, Hua Yuncheng, Huang Daozhou, Song Yingxing, and other officials from six ministries and five temples, as well as other officials of seventh rank or higher in Beijing, all gathered inside and outside the hall.

"I just got the definite news that the Qing court will march south to the Ming Dynasty in the near future. I have decided to patrol the provinces in the north of the Yangtze River for several months. I have appointed the king Zhu Cijiong to supervise the country, the chief assistant of the cabinet Gao Hongtu, and the eunuch Wang Chengen, who is in charge of the ceremonies. The ministers and workers must do their duty, the commander of Jinyiwei will envoy Wu Mengming, and the minister of the Ministry of War, Ruan Dayue, will be stationed in Zhenjiang to transport military equipment, money and food, and there must be no mistakes!"

Zhu Youjian immediately issued such an edict, and all the officials were amazed when they heard about it.

After Zhu Youjian looked at the officials below, he smiled coldly. He knew what these ministers were thinking at the moment. If he let King Ding supervise the country and not King Hui to supervise the country, it would definitely make some officials think about it, but he preferred it in the past. King Ding's inheritance of Datong will help King Ding take advantage of this to form his own power.

And he ordered Ruan Dayue to go to Zhenjiang while Gao Hongtu stayed behind, which was to give Gao Hongtu a chance to recover his power.

After all, in today's Ming Dynasty, because Ma Shiying was away, two factions represented by Gao Hongtu and Ruan Dayue had formed in the entire court, and Ruan Dayue's party had grown a lot because of the suppression of the rebellious party.

Gao Hongtu's party can take this opportunity to recruit officials from the former Jiangnan gentry group to counter Ruan Dayue's party.

Zhu Youjian could see the displeasure on Ruan Dayue's face.

But this is politics, and Ruan Dayue, as a mature politician, must accept such a result.

As for the war, most of these courtiers didn't care much except the officials of the Grand Marshal's Mansion and the Ministry of War. Even Gao Hongtu and other officials actually hoped that this war could teach Zhu Youjian a lesson.

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