Chapter 120 Undercurrent Surges
Empress Ma looked at her young son and said, "Before I know it, my son is going to get married, and my mother is also getting old. Time flies like water and never returns."
Zhu Biao frowned and said: "Why did the mother suddenly become emotional? Could it be that someone said something to you?"
Empress Ma is actually not very old, she is only thirty-seven this year, but she is naturally older compared to those girls who just entered the palace.
It's not impossible. Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma would not talk for a long time when they lost their temper, unless the mood suddenly got better, and they would reconcile by bowing their heads in private and coaxing them.
The old people in the palace know it, but the newcomers might think that the emperor is tired of the queen, and dare not say anything publicly, but they can do it if they point at Sang Huai and say a few words that are neither yin nor yang.
If this is the case, Zhu Biao doesn't mind telling him that although he can't directly intervene in the affairs of the harem, he still doesn't need to end the scene himself to teach a few concubines a lesson.
As long as there is an order, the maids and eunuchs in the harem, and even concubines with children, don’t mind selling to His Royal Highness, after all, their sons and daughters have to rely on their elder brothers.
Empress Ma looked at the coldness in her son's eyes and said, "Don't think too much, your mother has never been bullied from Mrs. Marshal to Concubine Wu to today's queen. Those new concubines They're following the rules."
Zhu Biao laughed, his mother said that those concubines would be enough, and added a little **** purpose, obviously still minding his age.
Zhu Biao opened his mouth and said: "Father is not a womanizer. Those who were brought into the palace were just to appease the officials. There are also a few sent by the small countries outside the country. Father can't drive them away. Young and beautiful, Royal Father probably can't even remember who they are, and there is no qualification to compare with you."
Zhu Yuanzhang never liked to sleep with concubines. Most of the time, he would let them go to the side hall after finishing their work, and rest alone. When he was in a good mood, he allowed those concubines who had children and were more favored to sleep with him. They are decent.
It was different from Empress Ma, they always slept together, and even if there was a quarrel in the middle of the night, Comrade Zhu would yell unreasonable words angrily, and run to sleep in the imperial study with the quilt in his arms.
Empress Ma nodded without reply and said, "Yesterday I saw a few strands of white hair growing on your father's temples. He is too tired, but he can't trust others, so he carries everything by himself. Biuer, your father loves you the most." , you need to help him share more."
Zhu Biao nodded and said: "My son knows, mother, you should stop arguing with your father. A few days ago, your father rarely saw a smile on his face. His father has a sense of proportion in matters in court, and he will not kill innocent people indiscriminately."
Empress Ma shook her head: "Those people have some mistakes, but they are definitely not to the point of death penalty. Your father's killing intent is stronger now than when he was fighting in the war. He treats civil and military officials like enemies. How can this be done. "
Zhu Biao nodded, and Empress Ma went on to say: "The one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. Now that he has won the world, doesn't he need people's hearts? Wanton killing is definitely not what a wise king can do. Since the law has been laid down, then It should be strictly enforced, how can we arbitrarily increase the punishment because of a moment of anger, how can we enforce the law in the world like this."
Zhu Biao complimented with a smile: "The queen mother is Shengming, if she is born as a man, the queen mother has the heart and bearing of the prime minister."
Empress Ma sighed: "As long as your father hears me say this, he will shout angrily that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and then leave angrily."
Zhu Biao comforted Empress Ma for a while, and after Zhu Lu came back tired from playing, Zhu Biao talked to his sister again, promising to bring her a kitten next time.
Empress Ma didn't say anything. There are many concubines in the palace who have puppies and cats. After all, what's the meaning of the inner courtyard of the palace? Fortunately, Empress Ma has to manage the entire harem, and Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't like cats, cats and dogs either. Yes, that's why she didn't raise it.
When Zhu Lu was playing in the palace, she would sometimes meet those little things that ran out. Seeing that she liked them, those concubines naturally politely said that they would give them to His Royal Highness, but Empress Ma was unwilling to take advantage of others, and Zhu Lu was still young. There is a child, so I told her to ask her brother to ask for it.
Children are very forgetful. The first few times when Zhu Biao came, she just forgot when she patronized Le.
Nanjing City is now recovering very well, and it is very prosperous. There are also markets selling cats and dogs. When the time comes, ask someone to pick a few good ones and send them in.
The market selling small animals started as early as the Song Dynasty. Zhu Biao had read an essay by a Jinshi in the Song Dynasty. It was recorded that in front of the Daxiangguo Temple in Kaifeng Prefecture, people traded five times a month, and the three gates were full of birds. Cats and dogs, rare birds and animals, everything.
There are also cat food and dog food for sale in the market: "If a house raises horses, someone will provide fodder every day; if it raises dogs, it will provide chaff; if it raises cats, it will provide fish and loach; if it raises fish, it will provide shrimps. "
Zhu Biao was fascinated by it at that time. The record of the Song Dynasty might not be good, but the economy did develop very well, and the people near the capital were relatively rich. I don’t know when the Ming Dynasty will realize its economic recovery.
After bidding farewell to his mother, Zhu Biao got up and walked towards the front palace. Now it is almost time to go to court, and all civil and military officials have to go back to the government office to work.
All the way around the Fengtian Temple, I saw a group of civil and military officials coming out of the Fengtian Temple. The lower the rank, the faster they come out. First, they are close to the door, and if they don’t walk quickly, it is easy to block the door. Second, the big bosses always leave. Discuss a few words at the end, if they accidentally hear something that shouldn't be heard, their small bodies can't bear it.
Zhu Biao stood in place and watched the crowd pouring out. He could clearly see the general partisanship. For example, the censors were upright and relaxed. They followed Liu Bowen and walked directly to his official office without talking to anyone. .
The military generals and nobles are going to drink with each other. Anyway, they don’t fight, and it’s okay for them to sit in the yamen all day. The officials of Zhongshu Province are obviously divided into several waves, which vaguely exclude each other.
As for the real bosses in the court, they came out happily together. Yang Xian and Li Shanchang wanted to talk about Zhenghuan, but Hu Weiyong and Xu Da didn't know what to talk about. The six ministers came out with their hands behind their backs, vaguely Headed by the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.
Chang Yuchun walked side by side with Li Wenzhong, both of them were the foundation of Zhu Biao in the army, Song Guogong Feng Sheng chased after him, and the three of them also talked and laughed.
Zhu Biao is wearing a gold and red tuanlong robe today, and he is surrounded by a group of people. It is obvious that most officials saluted from a distance and left after seeing it. After all, they don’t think the prince has anything to say to them. of.
Zhu Biao looked at Li Shanchang and Yang Xian with his hands behind his back. They reached out to each other to be humble, and in the end it was still Li Shanchang who led the way to Zhu Biao.
Hu Weiyong in the distance took a deep look at Yang Xian's back with coldness in his eyes, while Xu Da looked at Hu Weiyong's face and thought to himself: "Hu Weiyong is the same kind of person as Yang Xian. It's rampant, and it's far worse than Li Shanchang."
After returning to his senses, Hu Weiyong reached out to Xu Da to invite him. Both of them are nobles in Huaixi. Hu Weiyong now has the support of Li Shanchang. As long as he can get the support of Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, he can be in Li Shanchang. After abdicating, he became the leader of Huaixi noble civil officials.
Said to be a civilian leader, but in fact he was the same as the Huaixi leader. After all, Xu Dachang Yuchun went out to lead the army all the year round, and he didn't bother to manage things even in the capital.
The six ministers also looked at Yang Xian's back with disdain. Yang Xian was eager for quick success and quick benefits, and he only wanted to satisfy the emperor, so he often ordered them through the Ministry of Zhongshu.
The Minister of the Ministry of Officials glanced at Lv Chang, the Minister of the Ministry of Households next to him: "Have you investigated the issue of taxation in Yangzhou?"
Lu Chang shook his head slightly: "There must be something wrong in Yangzhou, but there is still no evidence."
Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice sneered: "Yang Xian pretends to be smart, there is **** on his **** and he rushes to climb up without thinking about wiping it clean. Hmph, let's see how badly he will fall."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry did not say a word, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials glanced at him and said: "Be more cautious, do you really think that Yang Xian can deceive the Holy Majesty, and can hide Mao Xiang's pro-army Duwei's Mansion?"
The rest of the people stopped talking immediately, and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials stopped talking. He saluted Zhu Biao from a distance, then turned and left.
And the censors, who had gone away a long time ago, also began to whisper when they were far away from the officials. Liu Bowen walked forward with a calm expression, and a person behind said: "Zhongcheng, Yang Xian was once your student after all. Now there is an undercurrent in the court, and all the spearheads are pointing at Yang Xian. Should we help him, or should we, the censor, impeach him? In this way, even if something happens to Yang Xian in the future, our responsibility will be over. It's all over."
Uncle Liu was silent for a while and said: "Impeachment is fine, but there is no need to charge him with major crimes. Just impeach him for arrogance and nepotism in Zhongshu Province. You can't report the rumors you heard."
As soon as this remark came out, the censors also had a measure. Liu Bowen sighed. He really pitied Yang Xian's talent. He really couldn't understand why he was so eager for quick success when he was still young. Right is not without opportunity.
Now it is good, it has become a knife in the hands of the Holy Master. After stabbing the Huaixi Party, it is inevitable that he will be pushed out and beheaded to appease the anger of the Huaixi Party.
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