Daming is about to enter the fourth year of the apocalypse, and the rain and snow are falling, but it has not hindered the heat of the court at all.
Novels The end of the year is often the end of the year and the beginning at the same time.
Wei Zhongxian's comeback is far smarter and calmer than in history.
Originally, Zhu Youxiao wanted to reward Wei Zhongxian's relatives, but he stopped him.
In the end, only his nephew Fu Yingxing got a hereditary brocade cloth.
But with Zhou Jianzong's 'suicide in fear of crime', Qingliu set off a huge wave of impeachment.
The party struggle at the end of the Ming Dynasty has been so fierce that it is irreconcilable, the most terrible thing is that the foreign ministers are bent on eliminating the internal ministers, and the emperor does not trust the foreign ministers, and the most trusted is the internal eunuchs, so all the actions of the foreign ministers seem to be aimed at the emperor.
This also caused the emperor to be more suspicious, the monarch and the ministers were suspicious of each other, and protected the eunuchs, in this battle, the unlucky ones were often the foreign ministers!
This time was no exception, Zhu Youxiao's reaction was to adjust Wei Zhongxian's position, from the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch Bingbi to the eunuch of the palm seal, and the power of the celebrant was further expanded, and at the same time, more and more people in the outer court invested in Wei Zhongxian's banner.
Dong Hanru, the new secretary of the Ministry of War, wrote a letter of admonition to the middle of the matter, but Zhu Youxiao couldn't stay in it.
Two days before the New Year, Zhu Youxiao organized a family banquet.
The so-called family banquet is Zhu Youxiao, Queen Zhang, the little princess, Zhu Youzhen, Zhu Xu.
Zhu Xu walked in with a limp on crutches, and waved his hand with a smile: "There is no need to be formal today, let's have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in advance." ” A group of people naturally had to salute simply, but Zhu Xu kept staring at Zhu Youxiao's legs, frowning.
Zhu Youxiao sat on the main seat, teased the little princess, and then looked at Zhu Xu and Zhu Youzhen and said with a sigh of relief, "Okay, this year has finally passed, let's all relax today." ” Empress Zhang also distributed a stack of plates, bowls and chopsticks sent by Zhu Xu, and laughed softly: "You don't have to be restrained today, just be casual." ” Zhu Xu and Zhu Youzhen, two outsiders, nodded in agreement, but they were still a stiff mess.
Zhu Xu was restrained because he always felt that Zhu Youxiao's eyes were very strange when he looked at him, and he subconsciously wanted to dodge.
Zhu Youzhen has always been like this, he seems to be very rigid, and his every move is cautious and polite.
Such a family banquet has always been a crosstalk between Zhu Youxiao and Queen Zhang, and Zhu Youzhen and Zhu Xu are not very qualified audiences.
Halfway through the wine, Zhu Youxiao stretched out his arm, looked at the two of them and said with a smile, "Okay, tell me, what are your plans for next year, sixth brother, you come first." ” Zhu Xu was serious and said, "Read." ” Zhu Youxiao naturally knew that Zhu Xu was going to start studying next year, so he smiled when he heard this, and turned to Zhu Youzhen again: "Fifth brother, what about you?"
” Zhu Youzhen was already an adult, looked at the glassware on the table, took a deep breath, bowed slightly respectfully, and said, "Brother Hui, I plan to move into the Ten Princes' Mansion." ” When his words fell, Zhu Youxiao and Empress Zhang both had a meal, and there was no sound at the dinner table except for the little princess in Empress Zhang's arms.
It is not the first time that Zhu Youzhen has made such a request, and Zhu Xu is tied up every time.
This time, of course, it was the same.
Empress Zhang glanced at Zhu Xu, frowned lightly and looked at Zhu Youxiao again.
Zhu Youxiao groaned slightly, and said with a smile: "Fifth brother, don't worry, you and the sixth brother are still young, and they all rely on the queen to take care of them, if you go to the Ten Princes' Mansion, neither the queen nor I will rest assured." ” Zhu Youzhen's expression froze, swept Zhu Xu, and said: "Brother Huang, Uncle Ping is about to be sealed, and the palace will also be vacant, and the younger brother thinks that me and my sixth brother will move out of the Forbidden City, and next year is the most suitable." ” King Ping, the sixth son of Emperor Wanli, was formerly named King Hui, fief Jingzhou, at the beginning of the Apocalypse because of the 'disobedience case', was renamed King Ping, and was placed under house arrest in the capital.
Now the princes of the capital have left Beijing to become vassals, and King Ping is also one of them.
Zhu Xu listened to Zhu Youzhen's words, his expression was unmoved, but he thought of this Uncle Ping in his heart, and couldn't help but secretly say, "Uncle Ping, Uncle Ping, it's time for you to take the blame for me, the successor." ’ Empress Zhang listened to Zhu Youzhen's words and said with a smile: "King Xin, let this matter go for a while, King Hui wants to enlighten and study after the year, which is not suitable outside the palace." ” Zhu Youzhen listened to Empress Zhang's implicit warning, frowned, then bowed slightly, and said, "It's Niangniang." ” Zhu Youxiao pressed his hand and said to the three people, "Okay, let's talk about family life, don't talk about this." ” said that it was a family chat, but in fact, Zhu Youxiao and Queen Zhang didn't have a match, and Zhu Youzhen and Zhu Xu cooperated.
It wasn't until three groups of people came from the celebrant that Zhu Youxiao had to leave, and as soon as he left, Zhu Youzhen had to accompany him to say goodbye, and only Queen Zhang and Zhu Xu were left on the table in Kunning Palace, as well as the energetic little princess in the shaker.
Empress Zhang shook the bed lightly, looked at Zhu Xu with doubts on her face, and said, "Little monkey, you seem to have always been afraid of King Xin?"
What are you afraid of?
Is there something he has caught in the deal?
” Zhu Xu rolled his eyes, he was not afraid, this was the future Emperor Chongzhen, a cautious murderer......
Before he finished muttering in his heart, Zhu Xu felt an abrupt sigh in his heart.
Zhu Youzhen is not a grandson, and his ability to succeed to the throne is completely decided by Zhu Youxiao.
From here, there is no difference between him and Zhu Youzhen, but Zhu Youzhen is a few years older!
Zhu Xu squinted, his heart was pounding, and something was growing in his heart.
Empress Zhang looked at Zhu Xu and said knowingly, "If you really have any handle, tell me quickly, don't be stabbed to the emperor." ” Zhu Xu hurriedly shook his head, broke free from his heart, looked at Empress Zhang with a bright smile, and said, "Don't worry about the imperial sister-in-law, I am not afraid that the imperial brother will know about those things, and I am not afraid that the fifth imperial brother will complain." ” Empress Zhang still didn't believe it, but she also knew that she couldn't hear anything from Zhu Xu, so she waved her hand and said, "Then you can go too, don't stay here and bother me." ” Zhu Xu smashed his mouth, took out a stack of silver tickets from his arms, stuffed them into the little princess's cotton clothes, patted them lightly, and said, "This is the New Year's money given to you by the imperial uncle, hide it, be careful, don't be deceived by your mother, other people's mothers are so deceiving children of New Year's money......"
Empress Zhang picked up the embroidery frame and was about to smash it at Zhu Xu, but Zhu Xu quickly dodged and ran away.
Zhu Xu walked out of Kunning Palace, with his hands behind his back, with a cold expression, and walked slowly.
Cao Huachun followed behind him, I don't know why, looking at the back of His Royal Highness King Hui, I always felt a sense of fright.
Zhu Xu's heart was still churning with the thoughts of that moment just now, and his heart was beating violently.
Before that, he had never had such a thought.
But Empress Zhang's words were like a thunderbolt, nothing less than thunder.
Walking step by step, this thought seemed to take root in the bottom of my heart, flying and growing, like vines entangled, straight to the sky, and chopping and chopping.
"You say, what is the difference between this king and the king of faith?"
Suddenly, Zhu Xu turned his head violently, his eyes burned, and he looked at Cao Huachun as if burning.