The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 586
Meng Zhengfa was patient, he didn't let the eunuchs go in to communicate, so he ate outside the Longfu Gate for more than two hours by himself.

The Empress Dowager Zeng had dinner here, seeing that Zhu Linyuan was in a deep sleep, she brought the eunuchs and maids to have a look around Yongshou Palace.As soon as she stepped out of the gate, she saw a person trotting forward and knelt down, "Chen Huke is in the middle of the matter, and I pay my respects to the Queen Mother."

Empress Dowager Zeng signaled him to get up, frowned and looked at the sky, "The gates of the palace are almost locked, why are you still here?"

"I was so happy when I learned that the Holy One had just recovered, and I forgot the time." Meng Zhengfa squinted at the servant next to him, and took another half step forward, pretending to be mysterious, "Queen Mother, now that the holy dragon is getting better, In the future, it is not appropriate to add another heart trouble..."

"what do you want to say in the end?"

"I dare you to ask the queen mother to take a step to speak."

Empress Dowager Zeng signaled the eunuchs and maids to step back, then turned to Meng Zhengfa and said, "Just stay here."

Meng Zhengfa glanced at Bai Daqi, who had only retreated more than ten steps, and he didn't think he was disobedient when he saw the Queen Mother, so he bowed and said: "Queen Mother, among the courtiers who greeted you today, I didn't see His Royal Highness the Assistant King..."

Empress Dowager Zeng only looked at him, but did not answer.

Meng Zhengfa pointed to the dilapidated palace behind him, and continued: "The minister went to see some newly built elegant school a few days ago, it can be described as resplendent and magnificent, with carved beams and painted buildings, it is even more luxurious than this Qianqing Palace.

"For a place that teaches strange skills and obscenity, the assistant king would spend more than [-] yuan to build it, but the Forbidden City justified the lack of money and only renovated the sixth palace on the west side. This is simply to embarrass you and the Holy One." .”

He stole a glance at the Empress Dowager Zeng's face, and lowered his voice a little, "The matter of welcoming her and repairing the Forbidden City is just a superficial thing, but one leaf knows the autumn, it can be seen that this root has been buried extremely deep.

"You have not been in the capital for a long time, and the situation in the court may not be well known. Now His Royal Highness, the assistant king, has power in the court and the public, and his actions are becoming more and more arbitrary. He does not discuss with the courtiers about any policy, and all decisions are made by him. The world Everyone knows that the assistant king presides over the court, and all government orders come from the Chen Palace, and all the great achievements in the world are attributed to him, but..."

He paused, his voice was almost inaudible, "I forgot where the Son of Heaven is."

"Huh..." Empress Dowager Zeng shook her head wearily and breathed out, "I'm a woman, and I don't want to get involved in the affairs of the court." Then she turned and walked towards Yongshou Palace, "Master Meng should discuss these state affairs with Elder Huang Ge Bar."

Meng Zhengfa seemed a little surprised, and rushed to catch up two steps, "It was Mr. Huang Ge who asked the officials to come here today."

He gritted his teeth and decided to take a risk, and said: "Although the auxiliary king seems to be powerful, you are not helpless, Queen Mother. I have contacted the loyal and good people in the court, and there are two strategies.

"The superior, while the assistant king is leaving the capital, you and the holy majesty quickly moved to Wuchang, and ordered Huguang's [-] soldiers with the emperor Zhengshuo. No one in the world would dare not to follow. Xia Danguan. There is no one in Fujing who does not hate the auxiliary king's power, and will embrace the emperor and reject Nanjing.

"No matter what strategy you take from top to bottom, you will listen to the government behind the curtain. As long as the Holy Majesty becomes an adult, you can take charge of the government at any time, and no one can stop you..."

The words "Hanging the curtain to listen to the government" came to my ears, and the Empress Dowager Zeng was startled immediately, and reprimanded: "Don't talk about it again." Then she walked quickly into the Yongshou Palace.

Bai Daqi followed into the Yongshou Palace, and saw the Empress Dowager Zeng sitting alone in front of the emperor's bed, her face was still cloudy after a long time.He bowed his head and thought for a moment, then finally walked forward, and said softly: "The Empress Dowager, I have sent people to ask the Ministry of War before, and His Royal Highness the Assistant King really had to leave Beijing because of urgency, but he didn't intend to neglect the Holy Majesty.

"As for the Forbidden City, the treasury does not have much money right now. You don't know that His Royal Highness the Assistant Prince himself is still temporarily living in the government office of Yingtian Mansion, and the location of the palace has not yet been determined. In fact, the six palaces that have been repaired are better than It was much better in Tianxing Mansion."

As he spoke, he gestured around, and saw that in addition to the various expenses and household items in the palace in the past, a shoulder-high pendulum clock stuck to the wall on the east side was ticking non-stop, and on the west side was a side that was taller than a person. glass mirror.In addition, there is a wind-up fan in the corner, which continuously blows the heat from the charcoal stove evenly everywhere.Under the huge glass dome in the middle of the room are more than a dozen oil lamps, illuminating the surroundings as bright as day.These are the rarest novelties of the moment.

Eunuch Bai continued: "Nameng is trying his best to provoke, the Empress Dowager clearly understands, don't let someone take advantage of you..."

Empress Dowager Zeng sighed, and said slowly: "They are going to put me on the fire. The former emperor was a great talent, but he was not yet able to drive captives and settle the country. Now, he is relying on Lin Mi's strength to defend against the enemy, and more good governance. , Fang opened up some situations.

"These courtiers have just seen the captives retreat a little bit, and when the situation is at ease, they have all kinds of thoughts. But I know myself. If I really do something like 'listen to the government', it will make my loved ones hurt my enemies soon."

In fact, she was still a little bored and didn't say anything. Last time she listened to Pang Tianshou's words, she was determined to compete with Tang Wang, but unexpectedly almost killed her son.This time it was all due to the supernatural manifestations of her ancestors, and her Yuaner had just opened her eyes, so she would not want to get involved in politics, which she was not good at, or it would make her son suffer again.

……

The Taotao Yangtze River is rushing eastward, and a [-]-ton Galese warship is going down the river.

More than a dozen huge wooden paddles on both sides of the ship were constantly paddling by the prisoners in the bilge, making the warship move forward like a barracuda.

This "Guangnan" galley, newly commissioned by the Ming Dynasty, has a huge meeting room, which can accommodate three to 40 people for meetings, which is simply a luxury for the cabin space of "every inch of land and every inch of gold".

In fact, such a conference room will be set up on the medium and large warships newly built by Ming Dynasty recently, and it was added by Zhu Linmi based on the naval experience of later generations.When the battle is fierce, this is the officer's rest room, and it can also be used to accommodate the wounded in the case of heavy casualties.

At this time, after the officers of the General Staff Division had completed the regulations for establishing the Huaihe defense line in detail with the assistant king, they saluted and exited the conference room one after another. Only two people were left in the huge cabin.

"Why, Yuanzi, is there anything else?"

Zhang Jiayu bowed hesitantly: "My lord, I don't know if I should say something or not."

Zhu Linmi pushed away the map in front of her, and said with a smile, "Why are you being polite to me, tell me quickly."

"Well, the emperor's royal driver is due to arrive in Beijing in the near future. Why don't you wait a little longer to meet the holy driver before leaving Beijing. You leave so suddenly, those good people in the court don't know what to talk about."

Zhu Linmei nodded, "I know the truth. It's just that time doesn't wait. By the way, does Yuan Zi know the recent situation in Beijing?"

Zhang Jiayu hurriedly said: "My subordinates have heard a little bit about it. It seems that the captive chief Dorgon and Hao are fighting fiercely."

(End of this chapter)