Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 71 Two Eunuchs
A heavy rain hit, dispelling most of the heat in Nanjing.

Zhu Youjian turned over from the still charming body of Queen Zhou, and stretched her feet in a figure-eight shape.

Being an emperor is hard work, and Zhu Youjian doesn't know when he can give himself a vacation.

There seemed to be many pairs of eyes staring at him in the dark, waiting for him to make the slightest mistake, and then make fun of him or even entrap him.

In addition, although Zhu Youjian has calculated extremely carefully, he has made a comprehensive deduction and preparation for all crises.

But Zhu Youjian still couldn't enjoy the leisure and safety that a commoner should have under the pollution-free blue sky of the seventeenth century.

The height is not cold.

As the ruler of an empire, Zhu Youjian found that he was alone in this world.

What's more, he is still a time traveler, everything he knows and understands is incompatible with this world.

Although, this world is more exciting and gorgeous than he imagined, and even gave him dignity far beyond what he could have imagined in his previous life.

But Zhu Youjian still has an invisible pressure, which comes from the political pressure of the emperor himself, from loneliness and the pressure of wanting to change the world and copy the social orthodoxy he wants.

He couldn't confide this pressure to Jean through words. He could be released only on the woman's stomach under the anesthesia of hormones.

Perhaps this can also be regarded as a benefit for Zhu Youjian after crossing.

At least the lofty queens and concubines were beauties that he could not reach in his previous life, but in this world, he could release secretions on them, a group of self-proclaimed nobles, and thus obtain temporary relief and relief.

Only the constraints of Confucian etiquette made it impossible for him to be truly unrestrained.

Zhu Youjian really wanted to break the shackles of Confucian ethics on him, and now he resents others teaching him how to be a good emperor.

Shi Kefa, the supervisor of ceremonies, and Liu Zongzhou, the minister of rites, have been urging Zhu Youjian to abide by the emperor's rules that a wise emperor should abide by, which is particularly active.

This made Zhu Youjian very impatient, and now he began to express his dissatisfaction with Confucian ethics in a rebellious behavior.

But Zhu Youjian didn't want to overthrow it directly. One is because there are too many people in this world who believe in Confucian ethics, and the other is that he also needs it to ensure that he, the emperor, legally exploits the people.

"Your Majesty is awake!"

Zhu Youjian just finished his "exercise" and took a nap when Empress Zhou opened the curtain inappropriately and shouted.

This made Zhu Youjian very depressed. The queen always showed her virtuousness in an incomprehensible way, and she was unwilling to waste a little bit of her time, as if she couldn't sleep for a moment longer in the fragrant Xianglian.

The female officer Chen Yuanyuan knelt on the ground with one knee in a dignified manner, holding a copper plate, and lowered her head, unable to see half of her pretty face.

In addition to being spacious, the luxurious Kunning Palace has only a sense of solemnity and solemnity.

Even the former Qinhuai famous prostitutes will become lifeless here.

Zhu Youjian wanted to leave here very much, especially when he saw the dead eunuch Shi Kefa with a straight face, as if he had slept with his woman in a trance, Zhu Youjian was even less in a good mood.

After splashing the cold water in the copper basin on his face, Zhu Youjian became more awake, and his depression and laziness disappeared a lot.

But Zhu Youjian hurriedly put on his shoes and left here.

Chen Yuanyuan and other maids had no choice but to follow behind with toilet utensils.

The eunuch Shi Kefa, the supervisor of ceremonies, followed up ignorantly: "Your Majesty, you slept an extra hour today!"

"Go away, I get annoyed when I see you!"

Zhu Youjian glanced speechlessly at Shi Kefa, the eunuch of Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies, thinking that it might not be a wise choice for this old scholar to be a eunuch and let him occupy a high position.

Zhu Youjian found that this Shi Kefa almost used a paranoid state to interpret the behavior that a courtier recognized by Confucian Neo-Confucianism should have.

This Shi Kefa not only re-customized a whole set of rules for serving himself for the supervisor of ceremonies, but also customized rules for himself on how to persuade the king, and even gave himself, the emperor, various supervisions.

However, Zhu Youjian also knew intellectually that he really needed someone with strict morals to supervise him, so he could only vent his dissatisfaction in a disgusted tone while enduring Shi Kefa's noise.

"Yes!"

Shi Kefa retreated five steps obediently, and then slowly followed behind, looking forward to Zhu Youjian hesitantly.

Seeing this, Chen Yuanyuan couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled. The rigid eunuchs, funny emperors, serious and rich court life made her miss this place even more.

"Your majesty pays my respects, ouch, who is mad at your majesty! Yuanyuan, is it because you didn't serve well?"

The one who spoke was Han Shoujing who was walking towards him. He was also the supervisor of ceremonies, and he was Shi Kefa's biggest competitor in his future promotion to the position of supervisor of ceremonies.

Han Shoujing is obviously different from Shi Kefa, he just blindly pleases Zhu Youjian, which makes Zhu Youjian, who is the emperor, more comfortable in his heart.

Of course, Zhu Youjian also knew that although Han Shoujing was more loyal than a dog, he was also more greedy than a fox, so he didn't want to give Han Shoujing any good looks, lest he think he was really flattering.

"Okay, don't hesitate to teach the maids below. They are all like wood, and they have a beautiful face. It's not easy to make me angry. I heard from Wang Chengen that you took another concubine outside, anyway. The ceremonial inspector's pen, dignified in appearance, don't be so lustful, and what kind of women are you playing with without that thing, and you will delay other girls if you don't bring it! Learn from others' history!"

After Zhu Youjian said a few words, he smiled disdainfully, and then went straight to Qianqing Palace.

Chen Yuanyuan just wanted to explain something, but unexpectedly, His Majesty took the initiative to speak for her. He was grateful for a while, but he was a little helpless when he heard Zhu Youjian said that these people were like wood. Rao, no matter how unrestrained a woman is in front of the emperor There is no way to flirt, not to mention that no one knows whether the hostesses who hold power in the harem will label themselves as vixen.

Han Shoujing's nose is sharper than a dog's. Zhu Youjian could tell that he was dissatisfied with the dullness of Shi Kefa and the maids, so he quickly slapped himself a few times: "Damn this servant, you shouldn't be arrogant in front of your majesty. This servant is not Mr. Shi, With a background of two Jinshi scholars and a wealth of education, there is no place to teach others, let alone the sisters that His Majesty served before."

"Your Majesty must have misunderstood the matter of slaves and concubines. As His Majesty said, a humble minister who has lost his teeth is old, so how dare he spoil the big girl?" Han Shoujing approached Zhu Come from Jian's ear, said in a low voice:
"The servants are just visiting a few wonderful people and preparing to be used in the palace."

Han Shoujing's words made Zhu Youjian's inner instincts alive for a while, he still couldn't understand what he meant, it was obviously implying that he had prepared an entertainment place for himself, the emperor, outside.

"Stop thinking about these crooked thoughts, learn history and law, and focus on government affairs!"

Zhu Youjian reprimanded Han Shoujing pretending to be angry, and then asked with a friendly smile, "You newlyweds, why don't you spend a little time in the palace so early?"

　Thank you book friend Liu Huo Canglong for the reward of 100 book coins, and thank you book friend Peng and Cai Wenjie for the reward of 100 book coins.I wish you all a Happy New Year!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)