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Chapter 413 The Greedy Emperor

The emperor Zhu Yunyou is ambitious. He wants to do a lot of things, and he is extremely determined.

Although there were still some civil officials or military officials who were also writing letters to advise in the next few days, they seemed to be ready to share the profits of the Maritime Bureau.

These people may have their values ​​or represent the interests of some aristocratic families. However, even if these people are well prepared, the reason seems to be high-sounding, but it is useless.

There is no need for Zhu Yunyou to say anything more. The civil servants basically have not reached a consensus, which naturally means that their voices are not loud enough.

On Wuxun's side, once it is seen that someone is trying to harm their interests, it is simply extinguishing himself from the Wuxun group, and it is also losing the emperor's trust. Even if it seems that he still has to hold some power now, he may have to settle the score by Qiu Hou.

After all, the interests are touching. Even if you know that there are so many difficulties, just to get more benefits, many people are willing to take a gamble, and many people want to make a fortune with a lucky mentality.

Zhu Yunyou was doing some things in the court, and Xu Miaoqing in the harem obviously had no choice but to be idle, and she also needed to do some work as the queen.

Concubine Guo Hui has a special status. She is the daughter of Guo Zixing and his second wife, Mrs. Xiao Zhang. Although Guo Zixing was not good at treating Lao Zhu at the beginning, Lao Zhu and Guo Zixing also had a lot of dirty things, and even killed Guo Zixing's sons.

But Guo Zixing was the "lord" when Lao Zhu started his family, so Concubine Guo Hui became the concubine of Lao Zhu. She was born with King Zhu Chun of Shu, King Zhu Gui of Dai, King Zhu Wei of Gu, Princess Yongjia and Princess Ruyang, which is also a very normal thing.

Concubine Guo Hui didn't dare to put on any airs, even if she was Lao Zhu's concubine and was quite favored, "I'm paying homage to His Highness."

There is no way, no matter how favored he is, he is just a "concubine". Xu Miaoqing seems to be a junior, but who made Xu Miaoqing the queen? Moreover, he is the legitimate daughter-in-law of the old Zhu family, and this identity cannot be surpassed.

Xu Miaoqing raised her hand slightly and said, "No need to be polite."

"I'm here today to discuss the marriage of Princess Ruyang." Xu Miaoqing didn't say much, and said helplessly, "I think Concubine Hui knows that Your Majesty has always valued the royal family the most."

Concubine Guo actually wanted to complain very much, and her sons didn't even want anything good in front of the emperor.

His eldest son was the King of Shu, and as a result, the Princess of Shu was Lan Yu's legitimate daughter. Considering that Lan Yu had no son, the second son of Shu was now raised in the Duke of Liang and the Prince of Liang. The surname was "Lan", not Zhu, which was the only one in the Zhu family who was "exposed from the clan".

But Concubine Guo Hui also knew that many civil and military officials below were so proud of their praises. Especially those martial experts, they all said that the Tian family was generous, so that these martial experts had no worries. Moreover, a second son became the prince of the king who was hereditary, and was really no worse than the descendants of the royal family.

As for the second son, he is digging the land in Fengyang, his hometown. Although Concubine Guo also knew that it was because her second son was rampant, it was just that the punishment from the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor was indeed quite powerful.

The youngest son Zhu Yue was awarded the title of King of Gu early on. However, this prince never failed to do anything, but he followed his nephew Zhu Yunsheng, who was one year older, in Yingtian Mansion, all day long, and was another big playboy in the royal family of the Ming Dynasty.

My daughter is so careful. The eldest daughter married Guo Yingzi, Guo Zhen, the Marquis of Wuding, and the legitimate son Guo Zhen and three daughters remain.

There is no need to worry about this. This son-in-law was originally the legitimate son of Lao Zhu's confidant Guo Ying. He was also good at studying poetry and was familiar with etiquette. He was often sent by the emperor and the emperor to train troops. He was promising.

But the youngest daughter, Princess Ruyang, was raised in the palace. She was basically not allowed to marry, or when her son was always dragging her down today, she was not allowed to marry her. The princess was married early at the age of thirteen or fourteen, and at least she would not get married until she was fifteen or sixteen.

This nephew, the emperor, just in charge of his uncle, aunt, and Lao Zhu, actually recognized him. The most important thing is that although the emperor encouraged the people to have children, the royal family and nobles also ordered the Imperial Hospital and the Ministry of Revenue to investigate.

Early childbirth is indeed dangerous, and many people are shocking to see some numbers. But for thousands of years, it is normal for girls in their teens to get married, and there is nothing new about having children at the age of thirteen and fourteen.

But there was no way, the emperor just dragged it, and some people could only stare at me.

Xu Miaoqing said at this time, "Yan Zhenzhi, the Minister of Works, was from Wucheng. He was elected as the chief of grain for his family's wealth. He was filial and loyal, kind and kind, and was kind and generous. His eldest son Yan Zongren was very kind and filial. His grandson Yan Guodong was given the name of His Majesty. Now he has a lot of poetry and books in the Imperial College. He must be able to be named next year and enter the court."

Concubine Guo Hui suddenly became excited. Yan Zhenzhi was really good. He had a certain family background and a relatively solid foundation. The most important thing was that he served in front of Emperor Yingxi. He seemed to be the last Minister of Works of the Six Ministers of the Ministry of Works, but he was definitely the confidant of Emperor Yingxi.

"Your Highness, if Ruyang marrys the Yan family." After looking at Xu Miaoqing, Concubine Guo Hui said, "I'm afraid it's the future."

Xu Miaoqing smiled and said, "Yan Zhenzhi's eldest son has no strengths except benevolence and filial piety. But Your Majesty is grateful to Yan Zhenzhi for his achievements over the years, and he is not stingy in rewards. Yan Guodong has some talent, so he can enter the court after polishing it. Besides, in these years, our Ming Dynasty has never been able to resist the son-in-law."

This is also the truth. Once some dynasties become prince consorts, they basically have no future. Apart from the title of prince consorts, don’t think about being able to do something practical and have any future.

But the Ming Dynasty is different. There are many princes in the Ming Dynasty who have power. Lao Zhu is like this, and Da Zhu does not object. Xiao Zhu is the same, and he has given many opportunities to the princes in the past.

Xu Miaoqing continued, "This Yan Guodong was originally given to His Majesty. If his grandmother had not died of illness a few years ago, he would have made a decision long ago. Speaking of which, this was also his Majesty who stopped him and did not allow Yan Guodong to agree on Yan Guodong's marriage."

What else can Concubine Guo Hui say about this? Because it seems to be a discussion with her, but in fact it is a one-sided notice. Although he is the biological mother of Princess Ruyang, Concubine Guo Hui has no say in these matters. The emperor and the queen are the ones who can make the decision.

What's more, Concubine Guo Hui could understand that this has been the case in all dynasties. Not to mention the royal family, nobles or ordinary families, the marriage is not that simple, and oftentimes there are marriages that need to be considered.

It is no problem for his eldest daughter to marry the son of the Supreme Emperor, and the youngest daughter to marry the grandson of Emperor Yingshi.

What's more, the eldest son-in-law is more promising, and the younger son-in-law seems to be quite capable of Jane Zai, so he is not afraid of losing his future.

After discussing the matter of Princess Ruyang, Xu Miaoqing said, "Uncle Thirteen is now in his hometown, and Concubine Hui thought he had heard about what he did in Datong Mansion."

Concubine Guo Hui was also quite embarrassed at this time. Although she, like her brothers, basically, would not be polite to the servants. However, if the emperor really wanted to be serious about what her son did in Datong Mansion, he would inevitably be punished. It is still a trivial matter now that farming is just a trivial matter, and it is normal to be demoted to a commoner.

Xu Miaoqing glanced at Guo Huifei, who had an awkward expression, and said, "Uncle Gu is still in Yingtian Mansion now, but even if he submits a memorial, it will be useless. After all, my younger brother is not good at impeaching his brother. However, Uncle Shu, Concubine Hui can write a letter by hand and ask Uncle Shu to submit a memorial and invite him to the court."

This is a picture of the brilliance, but Xu Miaoqing didn't need to say anything more, just asked Concubine Guo Hui to write a letter to the family. This would allow the King of Shu to enter the court with a legitimate reputation, which seemed to be a waste of time.

In fact, Zhu Yunyou can also directly issue an order to order the King of Shu to enter the court, but if Zhu Yunyou issues an order, it is a little bit "ugly", it is better for others to take the initiative. In this way, Zhu Yunyou can also give up half-heartedly and directly moisten things and silently reduce the vassal.

Although Zhu Yunyou doesn't care about the so-called face many times, if you can get both inner and face, Zhu Yunyou really doesn't mind at all. He is still very greedy in many cases.

Since this is the case, there are certain things that naturally don’t need to be said explicitly. Guo Huifei thinks she is also a smarter person, and she knows what she should do.

Now that she has written a letter from the family, the King of Shu can give a memorial in a natural way, which is also to give the King of Shu some face. After all, if the emperor issued an order directly, that would be another matter. This can be regarded as giving the King of Shu some opportunities and some opportunities to perform.

Regardless of what Concubine Guo Huifei was thinking, since Xu Miaoqing had said these things, Concubine Guo Huifei naturally did not dare to be careless. She would never regard Xu Miaoqing's words as a warning to her.

Over the years of the Ming Dynasty, Empress Ma could occasionally discuss the affairs of the court. The iron rule that the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, so the concubines in the harem naturally knew it better.

Now that Xu Miaoqing said this, it was definitely not her own intention. It was obvious that the queen was just helping the emperor pass on messages. She was just selling the queen, but she was just helping the queen to cultivate prestige.

Whether it is greedy or not, Zhu Yunyou really doesn't care much about that. As long as it works, it is enough for him. As for other things, there is no need to consider so much.

As for other people's difficulties, Zhu Yunyou didn't think it was difficult. Even if he reduced the vassal states, he would not have forced the vassal kings to burn themselves, pretended to be crazy or locked up directly into Fengyang's high walls and demoted them to commoners like Zhu Yunwen in history.

Zhu Yunyou's reduction of the vassal states would still give the royal family enough treatment and would allow them to continue to be rich. In other words, the Ming Dynasty did not need a vassal king who was "outside town". How great it would be to enjoy wealth in Beijing!
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