There was a lot of quarrel in the court, but Zhu Zhanzhen sat still as still as a mountain, letting them quarrel, it was your own quarrel, and the breeze blew over the hills.
We need to understand the situation first. Who is taking the initiative now and who is taking the passive role? There is no one who can suppress Zhu Zhanzhen. The only one who insists is the Empress Dowager. After all, she is her own mother. But in the face of such huge interests,
, the Empress Dowager sat beside Zhu Qizhen without saying a word. The mother and son had already reached an agreement.
Zhu Zhanzhen arrived directly at the palace on the day he came back, and the Empress Dowager also refused to see any ministers.
The only people present at that time were Zhu Zhanyong, the Empress Dowager, Sun Ruowei, Zhu Qizhen, and Zhu Zhanyong.
Don't let other ministers interfere in the affairs of the whole family.
Zhu Qizhen didn’t understand anything, but he was just making up his mind.
At the beginning, Sun Ruowei didn't understand the situation and said to Zhu Zhanzhen: "Fifth brother, it would be great if you came back. Your Majesty was always talking about you before he died. I hope you will come back soon."
"The Queen Mother can be called the late Emperor."
Sun Ruowei was stunned: "I always feel that the late Emperor is still alive and cannot change his words for a while."
Her husband died in her prime, and she was deeply emotional. She was so sad that it was hard to express in words. Looking at the red and swollen circles under her eyes, you knew she had cried many times in these days.
The Empress Dowager said to Zhu Zhanxuan: "Zhanxuan, your second and third uncles have been acting strangely these days, and your second brother has also done something wrong. Good morning, your grandpa, your father, your eldest brother, including yourself.
It is always not good if the family business that has been worked hard over the years is in turmoil."
"Mother, I understand, so I ran back as soon as possible. You also know that I have a lazy temper. I finally avenged Zheng He this time and wanted to find some time to rest, but I didn't dare to disobey my father and brother's orders. I thought about it."
It took me a long time to come back.”
"Thanks a lot."
Zhu Zhanzhen frowned and said: "Mother, if I serve as the assistant minister, given my son's behavior and habits, these courtiers will not cause trouble for me every day?"
"Your behavior has become much more serious in recent years, so don't worry." The Empress Dowager closed her eyes and pinched her beads. She felt that these words were against her will.
"Mother, please don't fool me. You also know that I have never been one to be restrained. I might get into a fight in the court. How can I be the auxiliary minister like me? Mother, I'd better choose someone else."
As soon as Zhu Zhanzhen said this, Sun Ruowei became anxious: "Fifth brother, the late emperor has placed great trust in me, how can I shirk it?"
The Empress Dowager opened her eyes slightly and looked at Sun Ruowei slightly speechlessly. If you don't understand, don't interrupt.
"You can handle the affairs in the court well. You have done a good job in supervising the country twice. Although you have a free and easy temper, you only need to be serious when doing things. Generally speaking, you have done well. Your father.
When I was here, I always praised you and praised you for doing a better job in supervising the country than he did."
"Father, you are being humble. No one can do a better job than him in supervising the country. I just have better luck."
"Zhan Zhen, no matter what, you have to shoulder this burden. I know your concerns, but now that the Ming Dynasty is so prosperous, the more prosperous it is, the more conflicts within the country will be. Don't watch tall buildings reaching the sky.
, it’s very dangerous.”
The Empress Dowager's words made Sun Ruowei quite unhappy. Why would the Ming Empire be in danger if his son became emperor? He was just young, and when he grew up, he would not necessarily be worse than his elders.
"Fifth brother, you have devoted yourself to assisting the government for more than ten years. When Qizhen grows up and takes over the responsibility, you will be relaxed..."
Sun Ruowei's words made the Empress Dowager glare at her fiercely. If you can't speak, don't speak. What do you say if people are worried about you? Isn't this forcing Zhu Zhanchen not to do it?
You have to learn from Zhu Zhanyong. Although he is present, he does not interrupt casually. This makes it clear that he is not the one making the decision.
In order to prevent Sun Ruowei from talking anymore, the Empress Dowager waved her hand and said: "Zhan Yong, Ruowei, you go out first, Zhan Yong and I have something to say."
"Mother, this..." Sun Ruowei did not expect that the Queen Mother would drive her away.
Zhu Zhanyong stood up straightforwardly.
"Mother, this matter..."
"The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. I think the emperor still has one, and I allow you to help. However, as the regent, I have something to say to the King of the Sea. Please retreat, don't be ignorant."
The usually kind-hearted Empress Dowager spoke in a very serious tone today, which shocked Sun Ruowei into a daze.
Angrily, he took Zhu Qizhen and left first.
Before Zhu Zhanyong left, he said to Zhu Zhanyong: "Fifth brother, my father talked to me alone before he left. My father worked hard for the Ming Dynasty all his life and could not get a few days' rest. Before he left,
It is a great pity that you are not around at that time. He thought that if we brothers could get along well with each other, the Ming Dynasty would last for thousands of generations. My mother has also been working hard these days. As a son, I feel heartbroken to see you."
"Third brother, I understand."
After they all dispersed, the Empress Dowager sighed and said: "Ruowei is a palace lady with short-sightedness. Zhanji has never allowed her to discuss politics in these years, but now she is His Majesty's biological mother after all.
Queen Mother, some things have been taken too hastily. Don't worry about it. I am just a palace woman. Zhanji appointed me to be the regent. I don't know anything. Zhanzong, if you want it, I will make the decision to give you the regency.
.”
"Queen mother, you must not do it." Zhu Zhanzhen hurriedly shied away.
The Empress Dowager sighed again, she was always so sad: "Gao Xu and Gao Sui have always had evil intentions. Now there are undercurrents in the court and there is an urgent need to stabilize the morale of the army. Jinyiwei has heard that Zhanju has secretly sent people to speed up the production of weapons and equipment."
When we were fighting in the Western Regions, in order to keep up with the supply of subsequent equipment and materials, we built a factory in Lanzhou Prefecture. There were many factories along the way to Jiayuguan. Even though these factories are still operating normally, Zhu Zhancheng picked them up.
leak.
"The second brother doesn't dare to move when the queen is here. There is no need to worry about the queen. King Su is still in his rear area. He can order people to contact Uncle Su. If the second brother really has any ideas and attacks from both front and rear, the second brother will be captured without hesitation.
.”
"Prince Su has to guard against Gao Xu, and the soldiers at Jiayuguan cannot move. Moreover, the old Prince Su had his title reduced because of your grandfather's behavior. It was because of the expedition to the Western Regions that the inheritance of Prince Su's title was enabled. Although your father's eldest brother
When I was here, I took care of and rewarded King Su a lot, but if he had a different intention when he was between Gaoxu and Zhanjuan, their place would be theirs from Lanzhou Prefecture to the west."
"The relationship between the second uncle and the second brother is not very good. During the expedition to the Western Regions, the second uncle often scolded the second brother. You also know the temper of the second brother. You will always retaliate. It is impossible for the second brother to mix with the second uncle. There is no need for the mother to
Too much worry.”
Hearing that Zhu Zhanzhen still said this, always meaning to refuse, the Empress Dowager sighed helplessly again, and then coughed twice.
Zhu Zhanchen hurriedly handed the water up: "Queen mother, please take care of yourself."
He took a sip of the water and touched Zhu Zhanzhen's face lovingly: "You are thinner and darker than before."
Putting down the tea cup: "These days, I have been the regent to deal with political affairs, and everyone in the cabinet has brought up the matter. I looked at the papers and my head was spinning three times. I didn't know it before, but now I put them one by one in my mind.
In front of me, I didn’t dare to make any decisions for a while. Compared with the things in the harem, they are nothing. Only then did I realize how tired your father and your eldest brother have been over the years."
"Mother, thank you for your hard work."
"I know my mother is working hard, so you should help me more."
Zhu Zhanzhen said with a sad face: "Mother, hey, it's not that I am unwilling, but people who have been in this position have never had a good ending. Even Huo Guang of the Han Dynasty, did he end up well? I have never been greedy for power.
I also want to be wise and protect myself."
Zhu Zhanzhen's words stunned the Empress Dowager. Zhu Zhanzhen was not greedy for the supreme power that was so close to Chi Chi.
But I also feel that Zhu Zhanzhen may have said this on purpose, wandering above a critical point, not knowing which sentence is wrong and which sentence is right.
"Zhan Zhen, no one else is here now. Tell your mother the truth. Do you want to sit in that seat?"
Zhu Zhanzhen remained silent, ascended to the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and commanded the world, which was almost everyone's ultimate aspiration, but what did that position mean? It meant a lifetime of unfreedom, trapped in this temple.
Although you alone have the final say in this world, there are also many restrictions. Zhu Zhanyi never wants to live through this day.
"Mother, what if you want to sit down? What if you don't want to sit down?"
The Empress Dowager did not answer. They were all words that could not be put on the stage. Power accompanies the royal family, and family affection is much less.
"Currently, if I were sitting in that position, I would probably be in the same trouble. I would fight my uncles and my brothers. So what if I win? The speculators below are looking for opportunities at this time. Isn't it just like
When we fight, they will have the opportunity to make achievements and become famous. Our family will fight bloody battles. I will feel embarrassed to kowtow when I go to the ancestral hall in the future."
I didn't expect that Zhu Zhanchen thought so thoroughly, and the meaning behind Zhu Zhanchen's words showed that he had already made up his mind.
"You don't have to sit in that seat, but you have to help your brother and your father guard the family business." The Empress Dowager said directly.
"Mother, I have guarded you for more than ten years. After that, if Qi Zhen is promising and can become a wise king, it can continue to prosper. What if not? What should the Ming Dynasty do? What should I do? At this point, I can only go forward.
Leave, or retreat."
"Even if Qi Zhen becomes a wise king in the future and I retire safely, what about Qi Zhen's children? Will Qi Zhen and Qi Yu fight? Will the children of other vassals fight? From ancient times to the present, dynasties have never escaped from this
The cycle has always been about you fighting over me, you sing and I come on stage, shouting long live, how can anyone live long live, shouting for eternity, but how many ancient dynasties can survive four hundred years?"
"If you retreat, what will happen to the Ming Dynasty?" The Empress Dowager was heartbroken and looked sad.
"Mom, I have thought of a way to protect the Ming Dynasty forever."
Suddenly, I had a way to make the Empress Dowager feel like she had seen the child-like Zhu Zhanzhen more than ten years ago. He was just like Zhu Gaochi when he came up with the idea.
Suddenly it seemed like that cute little clever guy with a little baby fat was back.
Zhu Zhanzhen told the Empress Dowager about the idea of the United Nations, but the Empress Dowager frowned and did not answer directly.
"Mother, after the establishment of the United Nations, there will be two permanent members. One is the Ming Emperor, and the other is myself. Both of them have veto power, and protecting the interests of the permanent members is the highest task of the United Nations meeting. I will let
The second uncle has also joined in, and then we will be able to control only the second uncle. Forgive me, in the next few decades, no matter who wants to harm the Ming Dynasty, the United Nations will be there to help them."
"But in this case, Zhan Yun, you are not above the Ming Emperor."
"No, Fei Ye, the United Nations will elect a secretary-general. This secretary-general can't be me, nor can it be the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. Instead, it should elect a non-aristocratic person from a small member country. On the surface, he is
The head of the United Nations, but the final decision lies with the permanent members, that is, Qi Zhen and I."
"I am not above the Ming Dynasty, but behind the Ming Dynasty, if anything happens, I will take action."
The Empress Dowager hesitated. According to Zhu Zhanzhen's vision, he was not restricted by the Ming Dynasty and would not be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but his status was similar to that of the emperor.
I can't help but think that maybe Zhu Zhanzhen didn't want to be an emperor, but wanted to be the real emperor of this world.
Then I thought, if I nodded at this time, Zhu Qizhen was still young, and Zhu Zhanzhen had the huge strength of the Western Federation, the financial resources supported by the Japanese silver mines, and the strength of so many wealthy merchants and nobles who followed him, even if he showed up openly
He was not the emperor of Ming Dynasty, but Ming Dynasty had to rely on him everywhere. He was actually the emperor of Ming Dynasty.
After more than ten years, Zhu Qizhen will grow up, but will Ming Dynasty recognize Zhu Qizhen or Zhu Zhanyi?
She didn't dare to think deeply or think too much.
But what should I do if I don't agree to him? Once Zhu Zhanxun retires from his position as an auxiliary minister and returns directly to the Western Federation, there is no doubt that the powerful South China Sea Fleet will follow Zhu Zhanxuan without any hesitation.
When the time comes, who will guard this Ming Dynasty?
Zhu Qizhen is an orphan and a widowed mother, but she still goes out of her way to argue with Zhu Gaoxu and others.
Thinking more deeply, if Zhu Zhanji had not died and Zhu Zhanzhen came back at this time, would he obediently hand over the general power? At this time, his power is already too huge, and even Zhu Zhanji may not be able to do it.
trade off.
The road ahead is shrouded in mist, and in the forest under the dark night, even the most familiar hunter can't tell the direction, let alone a woman.
But the road ahead is uncertain and there seems to be only one way to go, so what can we do?
"Zhan Zhan, when things are over, go and pay homage to your eldest brother. I'm in a hurry and haven't been there yet." The Empress Dowager stood up slowly, holding on to the chair that was shaking a little. Zhu Zhanyi immediately supported her.
"Don't worry, mother, my son will only help Qi Zhen."
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Above the noisy court, the Empress Dowager Zhang, who had always been silent, stood up and said, "That's enough!"
"Quiet." The eunuch screamed to stop the noisy ministers.
"The Ming Dynasty will join the United Nations. The specific matters will be discussed by the cabinet ministers and the King of the Sea."
One stone stirred up thousands of waves, and the civil and military officials in the court were all panicked.