Chapter 57 It’s time to get married next year
With the new power in hand, everything is ready to flourish!
Zhu Houzhao knew that he would definitely be busier than before, but now he knew that there were thousands of things waiting for him to do but he didn't know where to start.
Zhu Houzhao decided to let himself be quiet for a while. Suddenly he was a little confused and stood under the winter sun for half an hour, staring at the Forbidden City with deep red walls in silence.
However, Zhu Houzhao hadn't had a break before Gao Feng, who was in charge of the palace's defense, trotted over.
Just like Zhu Houzhao killed three high-ranking officials with a wave of his hand when he first took power, now Gao Feng, the new eunuchs who have become the chief ministers of the inner court, are also very energetic, even reporting matters at a trot, for fear of delaying important events.
"Your Majesty, Mou Bin, the former commander of the Jinyi Guards, is kneeling outside the Meridian Gate with the head of Lu Qi, the adopted son of the former governor of Dongchang, Lu He, saying he is asking for forgiveness from your Majesty!"
After Gao Feng finished speaking, Zhu Houzhao sneered angrily: "What kind of crime is this Mou Bin asking for? I personally ordered him to send Zhang Zhao to the imperial prison, but he was lucky and let Zhang Zhao escape from the imperial prison in the blink of an eye. It almost caused Zhang Zhao to break into the palace with his troops and kill me!”
Gao Feng smiled awkwardly: "What the emperor said is that based on this, Mou Bin really deserves what he deserves, but I heard from him that he seems to have been wronged. It was Lu Qi who pretended to pass on the imperial edict. He The traitor Zhang Zhao was released in a moment of confusion!”
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but smile: "What's so confusing? It's just speculation. What's more, what's offered is only Lu Qi's head. Obviously he doesn't want Lu Qi to say too much!"
With that said, Zhu Houzhao looked at Gu Dayong who was standing aside: "Come here!"
According to Zhu Houzhao, in order to avoid the phenomenon of a dominant family among the "Eight Tigers" and to balance each other, he did not behave favorably against others, even if he was an attendant who could have close contact with himself, the emperor. When it comes to errands, he always lets these "Eight Tigers" take turns on duty.
Today, Eunuch Bingbi, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, is supervising Gu Dayong of the West Factory.
Xichang was originally an institution established during the Chenghua period, but was later abolished. Now that Zhu Houzhao asked Gu Dayong to supervise Xichang, he naturally intended to reset it.
When Gu Dayong saw Zhu Houzhao calling him, he hurried over: "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
"Go and pass an order to Guo Rong, asking him to bring all officials above the Fusi General Banner in Jinyiweibei Town outside the Meridian Gate!"
After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, he turned around and walked up the stairs back to Cining Palace. He had not yet moved to Qianqing Palace, so he was still staying in Cining Palace temporarily.
Noon has arrived, the sun is getting warmer, and the ground fire in the room adds a little more warmth. Zhu Houzhao asked the palace maid to take off his outer robe and cloak, wearing only a thin coat, and took out a lucky orange from the agate plate. eat.
The rich orange juice was sweet and very thirst-quenching. Zhu Houzhao ate two before stopping. At this time, Queen Mother Zhang appeared here with the support of a female official. With a natural smile in the corner of her eyes, she only said to Zhu Houzhao: " The emperor stayed up all night and went to Fengtianmen to listen to the government in the morning. Isn’t there any shortage?”
"There is no shortage of children, but they are very hungry. These sisters are just standing aside and don't know how to bring me anything to eat. I can only eat Fu oranges to satisfy my hunger." After Zhu Houzhao said with a smile, the pretty female official Ruyi beside him was frightened. Her beautiful face turned pale and she hurriedly prostrated on the ground: "Your Majesty, please spare your life. Your Majesty is hungry."
"Get up, I was just joking, go to the imperial kitchen to pass the food!"
After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, he personally helped the Queen Mother Zhang to sit on the main seat, and the Queen Mother Zhang's demeanor was obviously much more relaxed than before. Zhu Houzhao could guess that he, the queen mother, should have known that she had successfully controlled the affairs of the inner court, otherwise It's impossible to be in such a good mood.
"The Aijia only thought that you had grown up and become sensible, but you are still so naughty! From today on, the burden on you will be even heavier. The Aijia just want to ask you, are you ready to be a good emperor?"
Empress Dowager Zhang has obviously changed her tune. Before, she only hoped that Zhu Houzhao would be happy and not be a good emperor. Now, she began to reveal her support for Zhu Houzhao to be a good emperor, and asked if Zhu Houzhao was ready.
"The child never dares to forget the earnest teachings of his father. Don't worry, mother, our royal family will get better and better, and the Ming Dynasty will also get better and better!"
Zhu Houzhao said with a smile.
Queen Mother Zhang nodded happily and said with a smile: "You should get married next year!"
Zhu Houzhao was a little surprised. He didn't expect Queen Mother Zhang to suddenly mention this matter. He thought that parents all over the world were the same and always cared about these things. "Mother, the child is only fifteen. It is too early to talk about this matter."
Zhu Houzhao really felt that it was too early. In future generations, he was still a junior high school student. His parents and teachers would oppose his marriage, let alone a relationship. Moreover, the thought of marrying a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl as a queen if he gets married next year He couldn't accept it either.
"It's not too early! If your father hadn't passed away suddenly, you would have got married this year. Mother doesn't want to think about anything else. She just wants to have a little grandson by her side, so that the rest of her life can be more interesting." Empress Dowager Zhang As he spoke, he laughed, as if he had begun to imagine the scene where countless royal grandchildren would call his royal grandmother.
Zhu Houzhao knew that he could not defy the etiquette of this era, so he could only say: "In this case, the child will be the same as his father, and only one queen will be appointed. This will save both frugality and trouble!"
"No! Your father only married a member of the Ai family, which has been discussed by many civil servants. They said that the Ai family was jealous and affected the emperor's heirs. Now that you only appoint one queen, don't you think that your queen will also be accused of being unworthy and jealous in the future? No, at least the Ai family doesn’t want the royal daughter-in-law of the Ai family to suffer such injustice in the future!”
Empress Dowager Zhang seemed to be very decisive in this matter and did not allow Zhu Houzhao to refute.
Zhu Houzhao couldn't object after hearing this. At the same time, he thought that his mother might also know that the civil servants outside were criticizing her. However, Zhu Houzhao did not dwell on this issue. He only smiled and said: "Then only three will be registered first, and one will be appointed." Queen, we can’t have more than two concubines. The children are still young and they have to take good care of themselves, right?”
"Okay, just three!" In the eyes of Queen Mother Zhang, Zhu Houzhao was always the only child she could love, so naturally she had nothing to hold on to.
Zhu Houzhao also knew that it would be inevitable for him to marry a group of fourteen or fifteen-year-old girls next year, but now he could only try to reduce the number as much as possible, so as to prevent many girls from growing up alone in the palace and to avoid making his inner court and harem too noisy in the future.
However, although they are all fourteen or fifteen-year-old girls, they will all become their own women in the future. Zhu Houzhao had to make a choice, and then said: "Mother, I still want to change the rules. According to the past rules You are the one who chooses three people for me. This time, I want to choose the one I like. Otherwise, if you choose the one I don’t like, it will delay the girl and the child.”
"Okay, it's up to you! When the time comes, you can make your own choice, as long as the Ai family doesn't interfere." Queen Mother Zhang laughed, took Zhu Houzhao into her arms, and said, stroking her.
Therefore, Zhu Houzhao saw that Ruyi, the palace maid beside him, was also snickering, so he joked: "Sister Ruyi, why are you laughing? Do you also want to be my concubine?"
"I dare not!"
Ruyi Tingyi blushed with embarrassment and was a little scared at the same time. Realizing that she had indeed lost her composure just now, she hurriedly knelt on the ground.
Empress Dowager Zhang was not angry with her personal maid Ruyi. She just smiled and said to Zhu Houzhao: "If you really like Ruyi, the Ai family will reward you with her."
"How dare a child take away the love of his mother!"
Zhu Houzhao made Ruyi stand up as he spoke, and at the same time explained that he was joking.
Ruyi felt relieved and thought to herself that she had escaped the disaster, but she was also slightly disappointed.
Zhu Houzhaoxuan continued to talk about business and said to Empress Dowager Zhang: "Mother, when the situation in the court is stabilized, I will definitely ask the Ministry of Rites to give you a title! By then, my mother will be the most noble woman in the Ming Dynasty!"
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"Respectable titles or not, they are just false names. You don't have to fight with the officials about it. The queen mother only hopes that you will be well."
Empress Dowager Zhang must have obviously known that some civil servants were unwilling to give him a title. Although she smiled and said it didn't matter, the disappointment in her eyes could not escape Zhu Houzhao's eyes.
Zhu Houzhao only said: "Mother, this is not just a false name, it is related to the dignity of the father, the dignity of the mother, and my dignity. If the child cannot even give you a title, how can the child control all the officials? ! ”
"In this case, the Queen Mother will not interfere. It is rare for you to have such filial piety!" Empress Dowager Zhang smiled happily.
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