After the morning court ended, Emperor Deqing first went back to the harem to have lunch and then took a nap for more than half an hour. Then he met Huang Yourong, who came to receive the edict and thank him, and then he approved the memorial in the imperial study.
All processes are no different from the past.
However, Emperor Deqing seemed to be in a bad mood that day, and he seemed very impatient when he was criticizing the memorial. He soon snorted heavily, dropped the imperial pen in his hand, pushed away the memorial in front of him, and showed a
He looked very annoyed.
It was obvious that Emperor Deqing was in a bad mood. For a while, all the eunuchs in the imperial study were frightened, fearing they would be angered.
In fact, at this time Emperor Deqing was troubled by Prince Zhu Heyu.
This morning at court, Prince Zhu Heyu disobeyed Emperor Deqing in public and prevented Emperor Deqing from coming to power. However, just this matter alone did not bother Emperor Deqing so much.
The problem is that Prince Zhu Heyu has behaved like this more than once, and there has not been much growth or change until now!
Whenever Emperor Deqing had renewed expectations for Prince Zhu Heyu, Prince Zhu Heyu would always disappoint Emperor Deqing again.
Every time he experienced the cycle of hope and disappointment, Emperor Deqing would become more and more doubtful - should he hand over the country passed down by his ancestors to Zhu Heyu? Can Zhu Heyu really manage the Ming Dynasty? Will Zhu Heyu be able to manage it in the future?
Can he become a qualified emperor?
By now, Emperor Deqing's disappointment in Prince Zhu Heyu had reached its limit.
Later historians always think that the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were weird, similar to the "Carpenter Emperor", "Monastic Emperor", "Leopard Fang Emperor" and so on. But in fact, no matter how absurd these emperors' daily behavior was, they
Both can firmly control the power of the court, and can also stabilize the government and the public! - In the eyes of Emperor Deqing, as long as he can do these two things well, he is a qualified emperor, and other things are just insignificant details.
!
However, Prince Zhu Heyu was the complete opposite. He had a virtuous reputation, ambition, and a stand. He would never cross the bottom line, and he would never behave in any absurd and weird ways. However, Emperor Deqing did not think that Zhu Heyu
After succeeding to the throne, he will be able to control the power of the court, and he does not think that Zhu Heyu will be able to stabilize the government and the public after he ascends the throne!
Therefore, Emperor Deqing was naturally in a tangled state of mind. He didn't know what he should do with Prince Zhu Heyu. Should he continue to have expectations for him and wait for him to continue to grow and mature? Or should he give up his expectations for him as soon as possible and find a qualified new heir?
?
With such tangled and complicated feelings, Emperor Deqing naturally had no intention of handling court affairs. After hesitating, Emperor Deqing, who had always been a deep-tempered man, became even more angry and frightened the eunuchs around him into silence!
In the end, it was Zhang Xiu, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Study Room, who brought a cup of fragrant tea to Emperor Deqing and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, you are the supreme one in the world. No matter how difficult the problem is, it will be solved sooner or later. Any occasional troubles are just short-term."
There is no need to be so angry about time... Here is your favorite spring tea, you can drink a cup to relieve your anger."
Emperor Deqing looked up at Zhang Xiu, frowned slightly, and did not raise his hand to take the tea, but suddenly asked: "I heard that the eunuchs in your inner court don't like the prince very much?"
Hearing Emperor Deqing's inquiry, Zhang Xiu trembled and quickly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness is so noble, how can I not like it? If I insist on saying it, it's just that His Highness has a strong character.
, I can’t get rid of the sand in my eyes, and I never like to interfere in the affairs of the inner court. I and other eunuchs will severely punish me if I make any mistakes, so I am just a little afraid, but I don’t dare to have other thoughts at all. I hope your majesty will learn from it!"
Emperor Deqing snorted softly and said: "It is a rule passed down from our ancestors to use the eunuchs of the inner court to check and balance the ministers of the foreign dynasties. So what if the prince doesn't like it? Is it possible that he really wants to abolish the twelve eunuchs of the inner court and let the powerful ministers of the foreign dynasties be allowed to do so?
Sitting there? At that time, will this Ming country still have the surname Zhu?"
Hearing what Emperor Deqing said, Zhang Xiu's body trembled again and she buried her head and did not dare to answer.
Emperor Deqing continued: "However, the prince's temperament is indeed too upright. If this continues, after he inherits the throne in the future, I am afraid he will be easily taken advantage of...According to his temperament, he will be taken advantage of by those who are innocent.
After a few words of encouragement from us, maybe we can actually make the decision to abolish the inner court..."
As he spoke, Emperor Deqing's voice became lower and lower, his brows furrowed and tightened, and his expression became more complicated and hesitant.
On the other side, after Zhang Xiu secretly raised his head and looked at Emperor Deqing's expression, a strange light flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, if there is something that the inner court really doesn't like about the prince, then...it's not the same as...
Your Majesty, you have something to do with it!"
Emperor Deqing was stunned for a moment, then stared at Zhang Xiu with lightning eyes and asked, "What do you mean?"
Zhang Xiu looked like he was risking his life and said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always had different political views from you. This is a well-known thing, but it is just a difference of political views, and it is not a big deal... However, I once
I heard a rumor that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince once told some officials of the Qing Dynasty that in the more than thirty years since your Majesty has been on the throne, your actions have been more excessive than merit, causing evil in the court to run rampant and the people to suffer unspeakably, so Your Majesty...
He is really not a saint..."
After hearing what Zhang Xiu said, Emperor Deqing looked gloomy.
Zhang Xiu boldly continued: "In addition, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also said that after he ascends the throne, he will compile the history of the Ming Dynasty. He will neither avoid taboos nor cover up, and use history as a guide to let future generations know the achievements of the Ming Dynasty.
Right and wrong... Among them, the part about your Majesty's historical records will be the most important. His Royal Highness will personally participate in the compilation and include all his own opinions..."
"Be bold!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Deqing suddenly shouted angrily!
At the same time, Emperor Deqing waved his hand, and the tea cup in Zhang Xiu's hand fell to the ground!
Seeing Emperor Deqing's anger, Zhang Xiu quickly fell to the ground and cried: "Your Majesty, I didn't dare to tell this rumor that I don't know whether it is true or not, but after all, it is related to your Majesty's reputation in the history books.
, If His Highness the Crown Prince really does this, then how will future generations evaluate His Majesty when they don’t know the truth and only know how to read history books? So... I have committed a capital crime, but I dare not not tell it!"
Emperor Deqing stared at Zhang Xiu fiercely, breathing heavily, obviously experiencing great mood swings.
Although it was just a rumor that was not true or false, Emperor Deqing had to admit that judging from the character of Prince Zhu Heyu, he might actually do such a thing after he ascends the throne! Even if Zhu Heyu didn't
He compiled history books, but under the influence of his attitude, I am afraid that Emperor Deqing will not escape the reputation of a "foolish emperor" in later generations.
This was especially unacceptable to Emperor Deqing, who was always very happy with his achievements!
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