The dormitory where Nuanyu lives is a bit far away from Chengqian Palace, but it's okay. When Chang Luohua allocated palaces previously, he took special care of Nuanyu Yunjin, who had been serving Zhu Biao since childhood, so the dormitory was nearby.
It's a little far away but everything is well arranged.
As Zhu Biao approached, there was a faint smile on the corners of his eyes and brows. Although the royal family has always valued mother and child, there is still a difference. A child born to a woman who is not favored and a child born to a woman who is happy to his heart.
How could the children be the same?
The choice Wang Rui made today not only voluntarily abandoned the only valuable thing about herself, but also caused her child to lose the right to make a choice before he was born. It will also inevitably make the future life of their mother and child not too glorious.
Because Zhu Biao just looked bad, and Zhao Huaian, who was accompanying the chief, went to Neibo again, no one dared to be smart enough to report it in advance. The palace maids and eunuchs they met along the way all hurriedly got out of the way and bowed to the ground on both sides, causing Zhu Biao to arrive.
No one in the Nuanyu dormitory came out to greet him.
"Hey (＾ν＾) Sister Nuanyu, just give me another one~"
Yun Jin's gentle but firm voice soon sounded in the hall: "I've already eaten two. Don't be greedy. Go and have a bowl of black-bone chicken soup. You won't be allowed to eat another until you are about to fall asleep at night."
"Ah~ that will take a long time."
Zhu Biao walked in and said with a smile: "What good thing is it that makes Nuanyu so hungry again?"
Yun Jin and Nuanyu in the palace stood up to greet each other, and the other slaves hurriedly bowed down to greet him. "My concubine (servant) respectfully welcomes His Highness the Crown Prince. Your Highness may live in peace forever."
"Well, everyone is free of charge."
Zhu Biao first bent down to help Nuanyu up, then reached out to pick up Yunjin, and shook it with a little force. Yunjin stood up smoothly and replied with a gentle smile: "Although these kinds of preserved fruits are sweet, they are cold in nature. The imperial physician
I said it’s okay to eat less, but it’s best not to eat too much.”
Of course Zhu Biao wanted to support Yun Jin in this regard, but Nuan Yu's small plan to rely on His Highness to come and support her was naturally suppressed ruthlessly.
Zhu Biao looked around and nodded with satisfaction when he saw that everything was in order. Nuanyu still had her original temperament and liked to play with the little palace maids. If it weren't for Yunjin's control, she would have been in chaos long ago.
It's a good thing to be kind to your subordinates, but it's not good to be too arrogant. It's easy for the people below to be flattered and arrogant. In the end, if something goes wrong and you don't care about it, it won't be a trivial matter, and that will harm them.
Zhu Biao sat down on the main seat and said, "Can the imperial doctor come and check the pulse?"
Nuanyu pouted and replied: "I came here at noon. It was Dr. Zhang who prescribed Kuku decoction again."
Nuan Yu offered tea and said: "The imperial doctor said that the fetus is in good condition, but it needs to be carefully used, so he changed it to another more stable medicine to strengthen the foundation."
"In a few days, the palace is going to go on an outing to Purple Mountain. Let's ask the imperial doctor to come and take a look tomorrow. If possible, Nuan Yu can go with her. It's not good to be bored in the palace all the time."
"Very good."
"Promise, I will ask Dr. Zhang to come over tomorrow."
With Yunjin Nuanyu accompanying him, Zhu Biao simply stayed here for dinner. In any case, it was a matter of joy that his two unborn children were safe now.
Nuanyu fell sleepy soon after finishing the meal. It is always not easy to be pregnant. Zhu Biao asked the palace maid to wait for her to go to the bed to rest. Yun Jin was worried and went to make arrangements herself.
Zhu Biao sat on a chair and looked at Yun Jin's busy figure, feeling a little distressed. Ever since Chang Luohua took over the East Palace, Yun Jin had deliberately hidden his existence and surrounded Nuan Yu all day long. He was really overqualified.
I have some regrets, maybe I shouldn't accept her. I would be more comfortable and contented if I stayed with Queen Ma to help manage the affairs of the harem.
Zhu Biao was slightly dazed until Yun Jin walked over slowly and asked, "Master, are you going to rest here tonight? If so, I will ask them to prepare soup for bathing."
Zhu Biao came to his senses and stood up with a smile: "Why don't you ask me if I want to go to your place to rest?"
Yun Jin's face turned red and she turned away slightly. Zhu Biao stood up, took her hand and walked out. The palace servants waiting on the side all showed smiles. Yun Jin Nuanyu's today may not be their tomorrow.
Returning to Yun Jin's dormitory, after taking a bath, it was natural for them to have some intimacy. After a long time, Zhu Biao lay on Yun Jin's body, rubbing his ears and temples tenderly for a while and said: "I don't know about other people's children, but the one you give birth to will definitely be filial and pure.
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Early the next morning, Zhu Biao put on his court uniform and crown and left the East Palace to go to the morning court. After the sound of drums, under the watchful eyes of the censors, the civil and military officials entered the court one after another.
Standing on the imperial steps, Zhu Biao first congratulated the dragon chair with all the officials, then received the bows from all the officials, announced the start of the morning court, and the various ministries began to play in sequence.
The main thing is the Zhongshu Province. Zhu Biao did not go to court yesterday and did not review the memorial, so some of the accumulated government affairs need to be approved by the Crown Prince before they can be implemented.
After several Zhongshu Provincial officials reported several things, Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs came out and said: "Your Majesty, Li Mingdao, the salt transport envoy from the Huaihe River to the Huaihe River, died of a sudden illness the day before yesterday. His duties were related to the important responsibility of salt transportation and taxation for the imperial court, so he must do it as soon as possible."
It’s the appointment of the chief officer.”
Zhu Biao frowned slightly when he heard this. The salt transport envoy was not a small official. He was a serious official of the third rank of the imperial court. The Prime Minister of the Lianghuai Salt Administration strictly inspected the field households, audited the distribution of salt, collected taxes, and undertook sales.
Jiyan is also responsible for the prefectures and counties where salt is produced, and is also responsible for Xiahe water conservancy. All the salt field Huofu and Sanjiang, the Qingshan Second Battalion, as well as the patrols and police and the various salt warehouses are all under its control.
The position is high and powerful, so he is not a feudal official, but he is not too different. He is responsible for controlling the lifeline of the salt industry in Jiangnan for the imperial court. Li Mingdao and Zhu Biao also have the impression that he is an upright person, otherwise he would not be entrusted with such an important task by Lao Zhu
.
In charge of the salt tax, which is the most lucrative official position in the world. Such a person suddenly died suddenly. Zhu Biao felt suspicious in his heart, but it was not too big. After all, he was a high-ranking official with military power, and no matter how he died,
The imperial court will send people to investigate overtly and covertly. If there is a real problem, it is impossible to hide it.
Zhu Biao first ordered: "The Ministry of Rites sent officials to express condolences to his family, and he was granted the title of Zanzhi Yin Jiayi. He was allowed to be buried with first-class rites, and a stele was erected in the local area to remember it."
Jiayi Dafu is an official position of the third rank. It is reasonable for Li Mingdao to transfer from the third rank to the third rank after his death. After all, the deceased was a senior official, and the court would express it accordingly.
But Zanzhi Yin is different. He is a Wenxun noble. Although he is only a Wenjue of the fourth rank, corresponding to the riding captain of the fourth rank of Wuxun, he is the first Wenxun after the great reform of the court etiquette system.
Minister.
The system of honors was formally formed in the Sui Dynasty and perfected in the Tang Dynasty. It was followed by successive dynasties with some changes in each dynasty, but it was mainly awarded to military officials with military exploits. Only in the Song Dynasty was it changed to include additional gifts based on the official positions awarded.
That is to say, no matter what kind of official you are, you will be awarded with honors accordingly, and it has nothing to do with your military exploits.
In this way, everyone in the civil and military officials has a title, and everyone is happy together, which also represents the prosperity of civilization and the decline of military affairs. The military honors have lost even their basic dignity. This is also the fundamental national policy of the Song Dynasty.
In the Yuan Dynasty, it was changed back to awarding honors based on military merit. This was also the case when the Ming Dynasty was first founded. People like Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen and others were awarded titles based on military merit, so the honors were the same as those of military honors.
It can be predicted that with the peace of the world, civil servants will eventually stand at the center of the stage. Ruling the world cannot rely on military honors. Therefore, when the etiquette system was revised last time, Zhu Biao separated civil and military honors.
It always seems nondescript for civil and military officials to share the same set of honorary titles. After all, honorary titles such as "Guardian, Light Vehicle, Captain, Xiaoqiwei" are not very suitable for civilian officials, and they can easily cause dissatisfaction among military officers.
It has simply been changed, except that the left and right Zhuguo of the first rank and the Zhuguo of the first rank are still civil and military, the following have been changed, the military honors remain unchanged, and civil servants mostly use more suitable titles such as Qing and Yin.
In the future, it was very appropriate that civil honors would be under the control of the Ministry of Personnel and military honors would be under the control of the Ministry of War. At that time, they were praised by civil servants, who did not want to share the same set of honorary titles with vulgar military honors.
Of course, Wu Xun was also very happy. After all, they had not changed and looked even more noble.