Chang Luohua looked at Empress Ma and suddenly stood up and said to Lao Zhu: "I would like to inform my father that my mother has been feeling quite depressed recently. It seems that she has been in the palace for a long time. I wonder if my father can take my mother with me on this trip?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned when he heard this, and then he also turned his attention to Queen Ma. He left early one day and came back late. When he returned to Kunning Palace, he and his wife talked about the boring things in the court, but he hadn't cared about his wife's mood for a long time.
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Zhu Biao also stood up and bowed: "My father's northern inspection tour is to inspect the prefecture's health office, so there's nothing wrong with it. If my mother wants to go, she might as well go. It just so happens that the temple of Suzhou Mingci has been built.
It's time to go and pay homage in person, Luo Hua is filial and asks his father not to blame him."
Empress Ma glanced at Lao Zhu lightly and picked up the tea cup without saying anything. Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately excited and remembered that he had promised her on his birthday last year to take her on a tour and to pay homage to the mausoleum of Prince Magong Xu.
Queen Ma had a resolute temperament and would only shed tears when she thought about her parents who died young. Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao naturally could not see this. However, the deceased was already dead and there was nothing they could do. They could only posthumously confer the title of Ma Gong in the second year of Hongwu.
And his wife is the wife of King Xu, who mourns and honors her.
On Empress Ma's birthday last year, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry to rebuild King Xu's mausoleum on the left side of Guishan Mountain and the right side of Fengshan Mountain, and then build King Xu Temple, Sheng Pavilion, Xiang Hall, Lingxing Gate, official residence, east and west wing rooms, and rear
There are halls, warehouses, kitchens, livestock rooms, as well as stone figures such as stone figures, stone horses, and stone tigers. Zhu Biao also added a pair of Chinese tables to surround the inner wall to express mourning and filial piety.
Having said this, Lao Zhu naturally would not cause trouble for himself. It was a rare occasion for the family to have dinner together and have a good time, but he was still a grandfather and was kicked out of the room by his grandmother in the middle of the night, but it became a problem.
What a big joke.
"Of course we have already made plans, but we just didn't have time to tell your mother, please sit down."
Chang Luohua was sitting next to Queen Ma. After sitting down obediently, Queen Ma lovingly stretched out her hand and patted the back of her daughter-in-law's hand. It was indeed useless to give birth to a son. He was not as considerate as his daughter-in-law.
The father and son looked at each other and smiled helplessly. The queen of the middle palace should not move lightly, especially when the emperor was about to leave the capital. She should have been in the middle palace to make peace with the former and the harem.
In the past dynasties, when the emperor was on tour and encountered urgent matters, and the emperor could not be contacted in time, the queen actually had more decision-making power than the prince and prime minister. This was also the default rule.
Because the ministers may want to change the situation, the prince may want to seek the throne and usurp the throne, but all the rights, honor and dignity of the queen come from the emperor, and there is a true prosperity and loss.
Of course, it is not true that the queen is in power. It is just that the rule is that the queen stays in the palace to stabilize the overall situation. Only at extremely critical moments will the queen be invited to make decisions on behalf of the emperor.
Naturally, this court did not need to care about this, so Lao Zhu readily agreed. Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Zhu Biao took his princess and left.
The family of four bid farewell to the two elders, and walked toward the East Palace surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs. The wind and cold at night was indeed a little smaller after being blocked by layers of barriers.
Soon they returned to Chengqian Palace, and the two children were taken down by the wet nurse to settle them. The couple changed into light clothes under the service of the palace maid, and after a simple wash, they lay down and settled down.
"When will your father, the emperor, and your mother leave Beijing for a tour?"
Zhu Biao took his wife in his arms and said casually: "It should be in the next few days. My father is so vigorous and resolute that he is not going to take the Emperor Yi on a patrol this time. I will let Duke Ying lead the elite escort from the Beijing camp and we can set off at any time."
Zhu Biao lowered his head slightly and asked, "The queen mother told you that she wanted to leave the capital with the father, or you saw it yourself."
Chang Luohua said angrily: "I see that my concubine is so stupid and waits for my mother every day. Why does my mother still have to say something about this in person?"
Zhu Biao smiled and said: "I often go to my mother's palace to say hello during this period. Does the Crown Princess mean that I am stupid?"
The two young bodies quickly got stuck together in the frolic. The friction between ears and temples was the fun of a couple's boudoir. It was a place where fish and dragons danced, and it was not suitable for outsiders to comment on...
In the morning of the next day, Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the dragon throne and looked at the somewhat empty hall and the many ministers with sad expressions, and frowned unconsciously.
His frown made the officials below feel frightened again. In the past two months, the prison of the Ministry of Punishment has been expanded three times, and the work has not stopped yet. The prisoners escorted from Jiangnan are also arriving soon. I really don't know how so many people are going to
Where is it locked?
Today, nearly half of the officials in the court came to fill vacancies. Their predecessors are now in prison in the Ministry of Justice. There are still some critical positions that cannot be filled at will. It is just that the Zhongshu Province is responsible for the jurisdiction. Hu Weiyong has lost a lot of weight.
You can see that there are white hairs on the temples.
There is no shortage of military honors, and no one has been sent to prison. However, they have also kept their own rules and did not take advantage of the absence of the censors at the censorship station to cause trouble. On the contrary, they are more honest than before, restraining their disciples one by one, and not following the rules.
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The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is reporting to the Zhongshu Province and the Ministry of Personnel to discuss suitable officials. The central government office of the imperial court cannot leave officials. The emperor is so powerful that they, the ministers, can only make repairs in time, otherwise the government affairs will be delayed. After all, it is still their dereliction of duty.
After reading the long list, Zhu Yuanzhang's brows tightened. There were too many unfamiliar names. According to the Minister of Civil Affairs, most of them were local and state officials who had outstanding political achievements. They were transferred to fill the vacancies in the capital.
I don’t know who will fill the vacancy.
This is the emperor's helplessness. You can kill any official, but the official position he is responsible for is inevitable. He must find someone to replace him, and the person who replaces him may not be as good as taking office...
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand to ask the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel to step down. It was obvious that he was not satisfied with this. Hu Weiyong stepped forward and bowed and said: "I am reporting to you, the official vacancies in the government offices in the middle of the capital must be filled. Although I have been waiting for a long time.
Even though I have been sleeping hard and exhausted at night, it is difficult for you to share your worries. I am afraid that it will not last long, so I ask the Holy One to give you clear guidance."
Officials from the Zhongshu Provincial Department and the Ministry of Personnel also knelt down and took care of one thing at a time. During this period, they were in charge of several things by one person. Moreover, they were the ones whose reputation was not justified and what they did was so shameless.
There is no reward for merit, and if you do something wrong, you will be sent to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
It seems that the power has increased greatly, but at this time of crisis, who dares to do something that shouldn't be done? So everyone wants to get rid of this as soon as possible. As for other things, they can no longer worry about it.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced over, and began to think in his heart. It seemed that it was time. If a group of officials from the prison of the Ministry of Punishment were not released, there would be oversights in the operation of the court. It was for this reason that he had not given the order.
In fact, during this turmoil, most of those who dared to confront the emperor were really serving the emperor and the country, and those who really knew how to protect themselves stayed in the court and took good care of themselves.
It’s not that he himself was wrong, it’s just that the visions of the emperor and his ministers were different. Wei Guan’s case and the suspension of the imperial examination would temporarily cause dissatisfaction among scholars in Jiangnan and the world, and would cause great turmoil. In Zhu Yuanzhang’s view,
, are all controllable and worth a try.
At present, it seems that the predictions of both sides are correct. The people of Jiangnan are indeed panicked and rebellious, but they are indeed just a mob. With Xu Da in charge, they are completely vulnerable.
As for the scholar's resentment, he doesn't care. We will drive out the barbarians and reopen the sun and the moon. Even if you have tens of thousands of mouths, you can't erase the merits of the past. A slight flaw is nothing.
We want to be saints again.
What's more, my son will make the final arrangements for what happens after my death. What's so great about you is that you wrote a book to disparage me and spread it secretly. Hey, my background is a beggar, no matter how low it is, how can it be disparaged?
"This matter will be discussed later. You may have heard the news that we are leaving Beijing for a northern tour. We will set off with the queen tomorrow. You must stay in Beijing and fulfill your duties faithfully!"
At this time, all the civil and military officials in the court could no longer stand. They all knelt down and asked the emperor to take charge of the capital. However, they were all relieved in their hearts. The only people who can still stay in the court now are exquisite thoughts. With today's temper, it has been so long.
None of the officials who were imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment were punished, which shows that it is still used.