Chapter 41 Your mother is not virtuous
Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and others were a little shocked. They did not expect that Zhu Houzhao suddenly mentioned that he wanted to give the Queen Mother a title.
Frankly speaking, the chief assistant of the cabinet, Liu Jian, and others have never had a good impression of Empress Dowager Zhang. Ultimately, it is because they hate the fact that Empress Dowager Zhang dotes on her two younger brothers and even takes Emperor Hongzhi to dote on them, which makes the power of the noble relatives always remain. There are signs of resurgence, which has greatly affected the interests of their civil servants.
Therefore, when Zhu Houzhao mentioned that he wanted to give the Queen Mother a title, Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet, and others were not very happy.
However, on the surface, Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, could not say no directly. He only said: "Your Majesty is benevolent and filial, and I am very pleased. However, the Queen Mother is not virtuous in her posthumous position, and she is also jealous. As a result, the emperor had no more heirs and the six palaces were incomplete. Fortunately, Emperor Xiaozong was kind and could not bear to harm the country by deposing his queen, so he was respected to this day. If he rashly takes the title, all the people may be dissatisfied. "
"Your Majesty, what the First Assistant said is true. Only those who are dignified and virtuous can enjoy the title of honor. It is a famous weapon of the imperial court. I hope your Majesty will be careful about it!"
Li Dongyang, Second Assistant to the Cabinet, also said.
Then the third assistant Xie Qian also echoed.
Zhu Houzhao finally understood that these three pavilions never wanted to honor his mother, and even directly said that his mother was unvirtuous and jealous, and blamed the Queen Mother Zhang for the fact that Emperor Hongzhi only had one concubine and son, which was tantamount to complete denial. It shows the deep love between Queen Mother Zhang and Emperor Hongzhi as husband and wife.
And he said directly in front of his own son that your mother was unkind and jealous, forcing your father to find a little wife. He was so arrogant, domineering and unscrupulous!
Zhu Houzhao had to ask Zhang Sheng, the Minister of Rites, "Zhang Aiqing, you are the Minister of Rites. Please tell me whether the title of Queen Mother can be added."
Zhang Sheng was very cunning. He did not dare to offend the cabinet or go against the emperor's wishes. He only said: "Reporting to your majesty, it is not appropriate to add it for the time being. Your majesty is still in the period of filial piety, and Emperor Xiaozong has not yet installed his mausoleum. It is too early to discuss this."< br>
Zhu Houzhao saw that Zhang Sheng, the Minister of Rites, also said the same thing, so he had no choice but to sigh: "Forget it, you all should step back!"
So the ministers retreated.
After these officials left, Zhu Houzhao ordered: "Liu Jin, bring two porcelain vases!"
So, Liu Jin brought two blue and white porcelains from the official kiln: "Your Majesty, the ministers are here."
"Come out with me, I'm going to catch birds in the snow!" Zhu Houzhao said and took Liu Jin out of the palace.
But as soon as Zhu Houzhao left the palace gate, he saw Wang Yue, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony.
Wang Yue, the eunuch in charge of the ceremonial department, hurriedly saluted Zhu Houzhao: "I have seen the emperor, where is the emperor going?"
"Go catch the bird!"
Zhu Houzhao waved his hands and walked away, shouting to Liu Jin behind him: "Follow me quickly!"
Liu Jin, holding two porcelain bottles, hurriedly followed.
Seeing this, Wang Yue, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, just smiled slightly, thinking that the emperor was really not doing his job properly.
Suddenly, Zhu Houzhao took Liu Jin to the Imperial Garden. Zhu Houzhao looked around and saw no one, then found a hidden place, squatted down and dug the snow on both sides with his bare hands, regardless of the cold.
Zhu Houzhao gritted his teeth and dug hard. After a while, his hands turned red from the cold, and his nose started to run.
Zhu Houzhao dug hard without any care.
When Liu Jin saw this, he was so frightened that he knelt down with two porcelain bottles in his arms. He knelt on the snow with a bang and cried: "Your Majesty! I know that you feel wronged, but there is no need to harm yourself if you feel uncomfortable. You If you are really angry, just hit the minister and scold him! Please, Your Majesty!”
"Why are you crying! Stand up, look around carefully, don't let anyone see you!"
Zhu Houzhao scolded Liu Jin. Liu Jin sobbed and stood up, looking around warily.
Zhu Houzhao, on the other hand, continued to dig through the snow until he found a large clearing before standing up and patting his frozen hands.
Zhu Houzhao first took a porcelain vase from Liu Jin's arms and slammed it on the newly dug blue brick floor.
Then Zhu Houzhao dropped another one.
"Anyone who steals Tai'a will be punished by me!"
Zhu Houzhao roared loudly, and immediately ordered Liu Jin: "Take care of all these fragments! I will wait for you in Meiyuan!"
Zhu Houzhao said and went to Meiyuan.
Half an hour later, Zhu Houzhao returned to Cining Palace holding a bright red rose as if nothing had happened.
Liu Jin, who was following Zhu Houzhao, had swollen eyes, as if he had been beaten.
Zhu Houzhao jumped to the Empress Dowager Zhang: "Mother, the plum blossoms in the Imperial Garden bloomed a little early, maybe because the weather is colder than in previous years. They have already bloomed in October. I will pick one for you to enjoy the flowers!"
Queen Mother Zhang laughed and said, "It's rare for you to have such filial piety." Seeing that Zhu Houzhao's hands were red from the cold, she was moved and distressed. She quickly held Zhu Houzhao's hand and said, "Look, you are not afraid of catching the cold even though you are freezing yourself!" Queen Mother Zhang hurriedly asked someone to bring a warm hand stove.
Zhu Houzhao just smiled and did not mention the cabinet's unwillingness to give her a title.
……
It was past noon. Although the heavy snow stopped, the sky became increasingly gloomy. Zhu Houzhao was not in the mood to go out and only gathered around the stove to pick up charcoal.
The north wind outside the window was blowing very hard, and it came in from the palace gate, making the wooden door creak. Zhu Houzhao stood up and kicked it hard, causing the door to clang and close, thus blocking out the cold weather. wind.
Seeing this, Liu Jin, Zhang Yong, Gu Dayong and others did not dare to breathe loudly, but stood in front of Zhu Houzhao honestly.
Zhu Houzhao raised his eyes and glanced at Liu Jin: "Is the Queen Mother asleep?"
"The female officer who was following the Queen Mother said she had taken medicine and fell asleep," Liu Jin replied.
Zhu Houzhao nodded: "How are things prepared?"
Liu Jin and the other eight tigers looked at each other, and Gu Dayong stood up first: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, everything is ready. We just need to wait until the time comes and it will be effective."
Zhu Houzhao nodded and asked Zhang Yong: "How is the morale of the regiment and the imperial army in the capital now? How many officers are willing to join the Zhongjun Society and follow me to kill the enemy? To eradicate the traitors in the court?"
"Since the emperor issued Lumi, most of the soldiers in the army have praised the emperor and have been vying to join the Zhongjun Society. Now the emperor can send troops at any time as long as he is willing," Zhang Yong replied.
"Now that the Secretary of the Ministry of War is ours, it will be convenient to mobilize troops at that time. All we need to do now is to kill Zhang Zhao of the Royal Horse Supervisor. However, I have to be busy with the burial of Emperor Xiaozong in the past few days, and you have no important duties yet. Convenience, make sure nothing happens this month! After October 26th, I will show my sword to these traitors in the court outside the Meridian Gate!”
Zhu Houzhao looked at Liu Jin and others with fire-like eyes, clenched his iron fist tightly, and the tea cup he just held in his hand shattered. The broken porcelain pieces directly scratched the skin, and blood dripped into the stove, sparks flying. Come.
Liu Jin and others replied solemnly: "The ministers and others obey the order!"
(End of chapter)