Zhu Houcong's words made Empress Dowager Zhang think deeply. If you think about it this way, then there are indeed many people involved, but she is a female figure and has lived in the palace for a long time. What can she do?
"Don't be sad, the Queen Mother. I am also doing what the Emperor wants to do. I will achieve this step soon. These people will have to pay the price. The Emperor will not die in vain. The Queen Mother can rest assured."
Zhu Houcong did not deliberately provoke others' sadness. After all, it is better to think of this as an accident. It will be over once and for all. But Zhu Houcong did this to show that he is on the same side as her. Don't look at the fact that the Queen Mother has no rights. She really wants to
Even if you mess around, you can come up with a series of them. Although it doesn't matter, why bother.
Queen Mother Zhang's eyes lit up, it seemed that this was indeed the case.
"Da Ming is ill, and the emperor wants to cure it. His heart is good, but it is a pity that he failed. I took the baton from his hand and continue to go forward. We all have the same purpose, but the methods are different.
, In fact, I roughly know the purpose of the Queen Mother's visit this time. If the Queen Mother opens her mouth, it will be difficult for me to refuse. After all, the Queen Mother has indeed helped me a lot."
"Many people have been arrested recently. These are the unstable factors of Ming Dynasty. If they are not eliminated, Ming Dynasty's illness will never be cured, and the emperor's spirit in heaven will never rest in peace. I only arrest those who deserve to be arrested. If I arrest
When it comes to some relatives of the Queen Mother, I gave the Queen Mother some face, so I will let them go this time, but there must be no next time, and next time I will not recognize anyone’s love, otherwise I will have no face to see the Emperor’s brother.”
What Zhu Houcong said was so exciting. Of course, this is indeed what happened. He also glorified Zhu Houzhao by the way. After all, who knows what that guy was thinking. Maybe he went to Jiangnan just to play on a whim.
Zhu Houcong just changed the way of stating it, but the general content remained unchanged. After all, as a woman, Zhu Houcong was afraid that he would not speak clearly enough, and if he didn't, he would shoot himself in the foot.
By saying this now, I am also stating my position. I am fulfilling your son's last wish. We are on the same side, so don't admit your mistake. If you have any anger, don't take it out on me.
And Zhu Houcong also made it very clear. If you really want to say good things to someone, for your sake, forget it this time. It is considered to have given the Empress Dowager Zhang enough face. It is just a few people. It doesn't matter.
Zhu Houcong didn't care, as long as there were no mistakes in general and it didn't affect the overall situation, it didn't matter.
"No need, the emperor can do whatever he wants. There is no need to worry about the Ai family's face. The Ai family's only request is that the emperor can avenge my child and your royal brother." Empress Dowager Zhang gritted her silver teeth, saying that she was right and wrong.
It is still clear that the emperor made this opening because of her face. If it affects the overall situation, how can he avenge his child?
No matter how close you are to your mother's family, it's just your mother's family. For the sake of the emperor's great cause and for his own children, he still understands this clearly, and he believes that the emperor will definitely not arrest people randomly. Since those people have been arrested, then they must
Those who have problems should be arrested and killed. Who knows if these people have anything to do with the death of her child.
"You will definitely get revenge. This is what I think. Besides, it doesn't matter if you let a few go. It won't affect the overall situation." Zhu Houcong laughed. As long as they are not particularly important people, it doesn't matter if they are let go.
After all, he didn't plan to go into details about those officials this time. There were just a few more but not too many and a few too few but not too many.
"Emperor, I beg you, can you understand the pain of a mother losing her child?" Empress Dowager Zhang gave Zhu Houcong the favor with a plop.
For a mother, everything is unimportant, and the child is gone. In fact, she has nothing to think about. Her biggest thought now is to avenge her son, and there is nothing else to say.
"What are you doing, Queen Mother? This is going to break my heart." Zhu Houcong quickly stepped forward to help Queen Mother Zhang up. This was not a random act. If someone saw it and thought he was bullying orphans and widowed mothers, then it would be considered a crime.
My mouth is full of words and I can't explain clearly.
"If the emperor does not agree, the Ai family will not get up." Empress Dowager Zhang looked like she could not kneel down for a long time. She knew that with her powerless harem, she would never be able to avenge her son. This kind of thing still had to be done.
Rely on the emperor.
"The Queen Mother is getting up. They are also my enemies. How could I let them go? Don't worry, the harem is really deserted now. In a short time, I will ask my mother to come and accompany the Queen Mother. But my mother
It depends on whether you are willing to stay or not. You can get along with yourself for a while." Empress Dowager Zhang is quite pitiful by herself. As for Zhu Houzhao's concubines, Zhu Houzhao should have let go long ago, and those who deserve to be buried should be buried.
Leave the last bit of dignity to Zhu Houzhao.
"The Ai family would like to thank His Majesty the Emperor for my child. As for the Ai family's face, Your Majesty does not have to worry about it. You can just do whatever you want. The Ai family can still handle these things." Empress Dowager Zhang was afraid that Zhu Houcong would do something bad because of her.
"It's okay, it's okay. The Queen Mother understands the righteousness so well, so I feel relieved." It was good that no one was causing trouble. The two exchanged a few words and Queen Mother Zhang left, but her condition was obviously not that good.
Zhu Houcong looked at the retreating figure of Queen Mother Zhang and shook her head helplessly. She is a mother. You must know that kneeling is equivalent to her thinking that she is a head shorter than Zhu Houcong. It means that Zhu Houcong can have no worries in the future. She
There is not much she can do, which is equivalent to using her own behavior to fully punish the murderer of her child.
But it’s good that no one is causing trouble. Zhu Houcong said this just to let Empress Dowager Zhang have empathy. Some people are not worthy of sympathy, and women, if you don’t use emotions to restrain her, she will make trouble for you if she doesn’t protect her.
It's better to start sooner rather than later.
Of course, Zhu Houcong was not wrong. This is very obvious. I don’t know if Empress Dowager Zhang will think of Yang Tinghe when she goes back. You must know that Yang Tinghe, as the chief assistant, must know something. She hasn’t reacted yet, she just doesn’t know.
How about going back?
I feel that Yang Tinghe's life in old age will not be peaceful. If Empress Dowager Zhang comes to him, he will definitely not say anything, but never underestimate a woman. Now it depends on whether Empress Dowager Zhang can think of Yang Tinghe. It should be possible. After all, fools can sit still.
Not in this position, right?
A sly smile appeared on the corner of Zhu Houcong's mouth. Yang Tinghe's retirement life was a bit too peaceful. Find him something to do, a beautiful queen mother, and hope he can survive it.
This matter is over for the time being. What is left is basically that Zhu Houcong can do whatever he wants. All obstacles will be removed. It is boiling frogs in warm water. As long as Zhu Houcong achieves his goal, it is actually no big deal for these guys to linger. Zhu Houcong
It's not to kill them, it's just to cancel the welfare benefits of the borers.
In other words, it cuts off their escape route and leaves them with no way to retreat. Of course, if they are really talented or something, Zhu Houcong will accept them. As long as they can keep up with the progress of society, Zhu Houcong will use them. The development of society needs talents, and the country needs talents.
Governance also requires talents. After all, Zhu Houcong cannot manage this country alone.
Of course, there is a huge talent gap. He wants to send officials to the grassroots step by step to replace the so-called clan system. Law is the only one. Clan rules and so on are illegal. There can only be one law in the entire country, and there is only one law.
There can be a voice.
But when talking about this, Zhu Houcong thought about Wang Yangming again. Where did this guy go? His group of soldiers can definitely take on important tasks, if he trains them according to his own requirements.
From top to bottom and slowly infiltrating from bottom to top, sooner or later the whole country will move forward according to his ideas, and it won't last long. However, Wang Yangming has indeed disappeared for a long time, and I don't know where he went.
, by the way, isn’t it no longer within the Ming Dynasty?
Zhu Houcong suddenly thought of this possibility. It was not impossible. After all, the Ming Dynasty said it would fight even if it was big, but let's face it, Jin Yiwei could not have no news at all. After all, there was such a large group of people.
"Interesting. Where did this guy touch it? Don't find the way home." Zhu Houcong touched his chin, but he was not very worried about this guy. After all, he still recognized Wang Yangming's ability. Since he recognized it
Then you have to believe him. After all, he is a half-step innate person, and it’s not like he has no one under his command. How could something happen and no news come back?
"Shouren, you have to come back as soon as possible, otherwise there will be no place for you by then." Zhu Houcong looked into the distance and murmured to himself.
"Master, there is a letter from Chen Hong, but there may be a slight problem." As soon as Queen Mother Zhang was sent away, Lu Fang came over.
"What should I say?" We are doing things day by day, why can't we just calm down a little bit?
"Originally, General Qi had a good discussion, but when Chen Hong came over, the Tatars suddenly changed their minds and said that they wanted the Ming Dynasty to provide them with food for free. They almost seized it from Chen Hong and the others. Now the border
The atmosphere is a bit delicate." Lu Fang also felt very uncomfortable. Originally, things were almost over and he was extremely busy here. He planned to wait for the border war to end and things would get a little better, but now it's all gone.
If a fight breaks out, it will become tense again, and there will be a lot of things going on. But fortunately, the army is gathering there, so there is no need to worry about dispatching troops and generals.
"What did Chen Hong say in the letter?" Zhu Houcong squinted his eyes. This is because he was not hurt by the beating. He was still too kind to them. Originally, he did not want to waste labor force, so he only wrote about young and strong labor. It would be a pity to fight with a trumpet.
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It's just that these guys seem to be treating their kindness as cowardice and giving it to you for free? I won the battle and you dared to jump around. What if I let you win?
"Chen Hong said in the letter that we had a good discussion at first, but then the other party may have received some information or changed the coach, and their attitude changed completely. They clamored for us to give away food for free and asked us to release the prisoners.
Anyway, that’s roughly what it means. There are also some other requirements, and there is no attitude to discuss them at all. Then the trade city was rejected, which feels very abnormal.”
Lu Fang sighed and said, "You are seeking death. These people are really not afraid of death. They will tell you well but you won't listen. Moreover, the trade city is good for them. Although they can make some money, they can also buy Han land."
The good stuff is definitely much cheaper than what Merchant 3 transports.
The most important thing is that the city was built with money from them. How much money does it cost? It’s all an upfront investment. But in the end, good intentions are treated as a donkey’s liver and lungs, and they insist on causing some trouble. If His Majesty is angered, everyone will
Don't think about it.
"What did Qi Jingtong say?" For such a big matter, we can't listen to Chen Hong alone. What if this kid Chen Hong messes up, but it shouldn't be a problem. It seems that we still have to fight and don't give it a painful beating.
It doesn't stop.
In fact, fighting a war is indeed a good way to maintain long-term peace and stability. The pain can be relieved for a long time. Whatever you say later is more appropriate. I just want to build a city in your hometown and engage in trade with you. Do you have any opinions? Yes.
Have a fight.
The Qing government was tamed through war after war. Occasionally it would win a war, but it would still cede territory and pay compensation as a habit. Therefore, war is definitely one of the most important means of training.
The opponent may not be convinced the first time, so he will fight again. If Meng Huo is unruly, he will be tamed by Zhuge Liang seven times. But after saying this, Zhu Houcong still means people-oriented. This is all labor force.
It's a pity to lose. I am moved by compassion and will not fight if I can.
But there are always people who regard his kindness as weakness, so let's fight. Who is afraid of whom? The army is gathering. An army of 200,000 will go directly to your hometown. Zhu Houcong is also a little angry. He should deal with those who are not smart.
Let’s talk about a fight.
"General Qi's letter has the same meaning. At the same time, he is asking His Majesty what he means, whether to fight or not to fight, or to continue talking."
"Talk? That's bullshit. Give me a fight. My army of 200,000 people can still be afraid of him. If a tiger doesn't show off its power, then you think I'm a sick cat, right? Tell Qi Jingtong and let him fight as he pleases. Just beat him."
It hurts." If you don't obey, then beat him. If your partner doesn't want to be a dog, then just treat him like a dog.
"Nuo." Lu Fang also knows His Majesty's character. It is impossible to retreat at this time, and there is no need to retreat. Now the Ming Dynasty has strong soldiers and horses, and it is enough to fight a battle. It is not impossible to fight.
"Also, send all those prisoners to dig coal. Since the negotiations have collapsed, there is no need to return them. Also, tell Qi Jingtong that if possible, capture more prisoners. We need free labor here.
Of course, this is on the premise of ensuring your own safety."
After thinking about it, I still can't bear it, so just capture as many as you can. It would be great if the coolies you capture work more, and they will take care of food, housing, and wages. Which slave in the past and present has such treatment? Where do you want to go after redeeming yourself?
No matter where you go, if you want to stay and continue working, you can still enjoy the treatment of a regular employee. How great.