"Long live……"

"Wang An!" Yang Lian wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Zhu Youxiao, and the eunuch Wang An also hurriedly stepped forward to inspect his head.

Zhu Youxiao ignored Yang Lian and directly issued an order:

"I have ordered Wang Chengen, the admiral, to supervise the Royal Horse Supervisor, and to assist the emperor's fifth brother, Yu Jian, to start repairing the imperial mausoleum for the emperor's examination!"

"This slave accepts the decree..." After hearing Zhu Youxiao's words, Wang An nodded and immediately accepted the decree.

Yang Lian witnessed this scene with his own eyes, but there was nothing he could do about it.

To put it bluntly, the Royal Horse Supervisor was not under the management of the Ministry of War and the Military Department. Although the Military Department could veto some transfers by the emperor and the Ministry of War, it could not refute the affairs of the twenty-four yamen of the inner court.

Zhu Youxiao made his first imperial edict after taking the throne, and glanced at his veteran Yang Lian provocatively, and then the other party Cong Zhelong said:

"The cabinet and the Ministry of Household Affairs assist the emperor's brother in the inspection!"

"Your Majesty, take the order..." Fang Congzhe is not as upright as Yang Lian. He cannot embarrass Zhu Youjian on this kind of matter. After all, Zhu Youjian just sent him a favor.

"Quit the court!" Seeing Fang Congzhe agree with his head, Zhu Youxiao suddenly felt proud. He left the court and grabbed Zhu Youjian's hand and left the Wenhua Palace.

When he walked to the back of the hall, Zhu Youjian could still vaguely hear the sound of Yang Lian yelling and being warned by Honglu Temple Prime Minister.

"Brother, what do you think of me just now?"

Zhu Youxiao grabbed Zhu Youjian and walked out of the Wenhua Hall, but he did not want to rest directly in the main hall behind the Wenhua Hall, and proudly told Zhu Youjian what he had just done.

In this regard, Zhu Youjian had no choice but to look at him and said:

"Brother Imperial, you did feel a bit like the imperial grandfather just now, but he was still too irritable. The emperor should not show his joy and anger in front of him."

"Hmph! That old man Yang Lian is so aggressive that if you don't scold him, do you really think I have a good temper?" Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly, obviously dissatisfied with Yang Lian's behavior of angrily scolding Zhu Youjian on his first day in court.

After complaining, he did not forget to comfort Zhu Youjian and said softly:

"Don't worry, brother, after the national mourning is over in a few days, I will drive that old man back to his hometown."

"No, no, no." After hearing Zhu Youxiao's words, Zhu Youjian quickly stopped him, but the other party frowned and said:

"What? My brother is dissatisfied?"

Zhu Youjian quickly explained: "No, I just think that my brother doesn't need to spend so much time. Yang Lian is also thinking about my brother's country. My brother was indeed a little abrupt just now."

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Youxiao held his hand and said with concern:

"How can it be offensive for a younger brother to ask for something from his older brother? Besides, the imperial mausoleum is going to be repaired. I should be happy that you, younger brother, will lead the repairs."

"Well, old man Yang Lian, I'll take care of him in a few days."

"No, no, no..." Zhu Youjian was a little embarrassed and could only explain for Zhu Youxiao:

"Then Yang Lian and others are all members of the Donglin Party. Although they are pedantic, they are upright and honest. This is when the court needs them."

"When Huang Kao was in power, he reused officials from Donglin because he saw that they were beneficial to the court."

The reason why Zhu Youjian explained was that the Donglin Party at this time was indeed a breath of fresh air in the late Ming Dynasty.

At this time, the Donglin Party, headed by Yang Lian and others, was still advocating reducing land taxes, removing mining taxes, and increasing commercial taxes.

It is not like the Donglin Party during the Chongzhen period, which only knew that the party was in the same camp and opposed those who were different, and did not know anything about various matters.

The later bastards of the Donglin Party also let villains steal high positions because all the Donglin Party members who could do practical things were almost dead.

If the Donglin Party were bastards from the beginning, they would not have attracted Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chengzong, Zhang Huangyan and others to join.

So for Zhu Youjian, even if Yang Lian just impeached him, from a national perspective, what he impeached was right.

If Zhu Youjian were the emperor, it would be impossible for a vassal king to be in charge of the Royal Horse Prison with nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses, even if these 30,000 soldiers and horses were old, weak, sick and disabled.

"My brother can think from this perspective. He really underestimates you."

Zhu Youxiao didn't expect Zhu Youjian to think so much. After listening to his words, Zhu Youxiao was not so angry with Yang Lian.

However, in order to take care of his own face, he still said to Zhu Youjian:

"For the sake of my brother, I will let Yang Lian go this time. But if he says something outrageous again, I will deal with him."

"It's right to clean up, but you must not kill him." Zhu Youjian was afraid that Zhu Youxiao would get angry and kill Yang Lian and others.

"Yes, I remember." Zhu Youxiao nodded, then a hesitant expression appeared on his face, and then he discussed with Zhu Youjian again:

"According to etiquette, I should stay in Qianqing Palace, but now Qianqing Palace..."

Zhu Youjian had an epiphany. He understood that Zhu Youxiao was afraid of Concubine Li Kang, so he turned to look at a Jinyi guard and greeted him:

"Go and ask Lu Wenzhao to come over."

This Jin Yiwei belonged to Lu Wenzhao. Seeing Zhu Youjian speak, he saluted Zhu Youjian and then left to look for Lu Wenzhao.

When Zhu Youjian saw him leaving, he explained to Zhu Youxiao:

"Then Concubine Li Kang is just relying on Wei Jinzhong and a few eunuchs and slaves under him."

"When I ask Lu Wenzhao to kill those eunuchs, I will drive Concubine Li Kang to Erluan Palace and order some of my eunuchs from Xuqin Palace to guard her. I hope she won't be able to cause any trouble."

Speaking of this, Zhu Youjian remembered that there was Concubine Zheng in the harem. Then he glanced around and saw that there was no one else, then he stepped forward and whispered to Zhu Youxiao:

"Although I have managed to take care of Concubine Li Kang, the inner court is still in danger. Therefore, during this period, I will ask my brother to stay in the Lord Jing Palace. I ordered Lu Wenzhao to accompany him day and night."

"Give my brother a few days, and he can settle into the inner court with peace of mind."

"That's okay, that's okay..." After hearing Zhu Youjian's confident words, Zhu Youxiao felt at ease.

Seeing his relieved look, Zhu Youjian also felt relieved.

Just now he saw Zhu Youxiao's angry look in the court, and he said in his heart that he was not afraid of being false. After all, this was a feudal dynasty with concentrated imperial power. If Zhu Youxiao was unhappy, it would not be surprising to imprison him in Fengyang High Wall.

At present, it seems that Zhu Youxiao is not as useless as recorded in the "History of the Ming Dynasty". He still has his own opinions on some things.

"By the way, my brother can just arrange for Cheng'en to build the mausoleum for the emperor. There is no need to go to Changping."

Zhu Youxiao seemed to be frightened by Concubine Li Kang, and Zhu Youjian's tough attitude towards Concubine Li Kang gave him a sense of security, so he was a little reluctant to leave Zhu Youjian and gave careful instructions.

However, when Zhu Youjian heard what he said, he couldn't help but feel speechless.

He wanted to be a royal eunuch not just to build an imperial mausoleum.

He wanted to reorganize the Royal Horse Prison and at least turn it into an army capable of defending the city, instead of continuing like this.

Even if the Royal Horse Guards' First Battalion of Four Guards is trained and their military power is taken away by Zhu Youxiao, at least this army can be used at critical moments and will not be reduced to the embarrassing situation of having to use outsiders when it is necessary to ransack homes.

Therefore, he naturally could not agree to Zhu Youxiao like this, but explained to Zhu Youxiao:

"Brother, don't worry, Lu Wenzhao will protect him."

"Right now, there are a lot of dangers in both the inner and outer courts. My brother and I need a team of people to protect us. Otherwise, if someone offends my brother one day, we will have no one to deal with him. Wouldn't it be a joke?"

Zhu Youjian's words made Zhu Youxiao nod his head repeatedly. It seemed that during the communication, Zhu Youjian had figured out Zhu Youxiao's character.

In order to prevent Zhu Youjian from becoming suspicious during the impeachment, Zhu Youjian also specially explained:

"On the day the imperial mausoleum is completed, these soldiers and horses will be handed over to the eunuchs under the emperor's brother, so that the emperor's brother will not be left without help..."

"No need!" Seeing Zhu Youjian say this, Zhu Youxiao frowned and said:

"How can you take back what your brother has given you? You can rest assured that Cheng'en will be in charge of the Royal Horse Prison. If someone from the outer court, such as Yang Lian, dares to impeach you again, I will deal with him!"

Zhu Youxiao seemed very domineering at this time. It seemed that as long as it was not about Concubine Li Kang and Concubine Zheng, he seemed to be very assertive.
Chapter completed!