Zhu Si paid great attention to this and asked people from the Ministry of Rites to arrange the funeral. He treated Yuan Zonggao's family with great kindness and honor. Even Yuan Zonggao's grandson Yuan Rulin was given the opportunity to study in the Imperial College and promised to study with Yuan Rulin for a few years and then be awarded the Imperial Academy.
The official position of Zhongshu Sheren is to inherit Yuan Zonggao's legacy and serve the imperial court.
Officials in Prince Xing's palace were all busy preparing for Yuan Zonggao's funeral.
Zhu Hao did not show up, or even went to express his condolences, and continued to do his own thing as always.
Things in the Hanlin Academy have not been busy recently, but there is an acute shortage of personnel. Firstly, people like Yang Shen and Yu Chengxun often do not show up, and secondly, because the number of Jing Yanri lectures increased after the autumn cool, those bachelor's students and bachelor's lecturers are all
When they enter the palace to teach, the things that should be done by them will be suppressed layer by layer.
Usually when Zhu Hao goes to the Hanlin Academy, he doesn't see many people.
Recently, when Zhu Hao had some free time, he went to the library of the Hanlin Academy to find a random book and bring it back to the writing room. In fact, it was not for studying, but more to kill boredom.
In my two lives, I have basically been engaged in education and scientific research. Time flies by looking for something to read. Before I know it, the morning has passed. Even if the day's work is completed, reading and reading the imperial palace newspapers is the best way to pass the time.
Way.
In mid-to-late September, the number of Zhu Si's trips out of the palace decreased significantly, with only two trips in total.
According to Zhu Si, now he is being watched closely and cannot leave the palace every day.
But Zhu Hao had a vague feeling that Zhu Si must have found some kind of "fun" that was more interesting to him, so that he had no time to leave the palace.
That night Zhang Zuo came over again to review the memorials with Zhu Hao. Zhu Hao asked casually: "How is your Majesty doing in the palace recently?"
Originally it was just a simple question, but Zhang Zuo looked hesitant, as if he didn't want to talk to Zhu Hao.
Zhu Hao smiled and said, "It's time to get married to Your Majesty earlier."
"Yeah."
Zhang Zuo nodded repeatedly, as if something was mentioned by Zhu Hao.
Zhu Hao smiled and said nothing, feeling sure what was going on.
Although Zhu Si has not yet married, it does not affect his contact with women, especially the most indispensable thing in the palace is women. Even the maids with a very ordinary status can't stand the crowd, but they can always find many outstanding ones among them. In addition,
Shang Zhu Sifeng was new to this kind of thing, so he must be "not afraid of meat and fish", so why should he care about his appearance?
I'm afraid I'll meet the previous one.
Zhu Hao sat down, picked up the memorial and flipped through it casually. Zhang Zuo was a little embarrassed: "Mr. Tang has recently been busy with the autumn harvest in the official fields and funeral arrangements for Mr. Yuan Ge. He is so busy that he cannot come to help. There are more people here."
Sorry to trouble you, Mr. Zhu."
"fine."
Zhu Hao smiled easily.
Usually Tang Yin is here to help sort memorials. Tang Yin has not learned anything else. At least he can basically identify whether something is important.
Zhu Hao gave him a detailed summary. As long as it involves people's livelihood issues, Zhu Hao will come to Zhu for approval. However, if it is just a local report on local customs, or something reported by the six ministries of the Central Government and other yamen, Zhang Zuo will draft it with a cabinet vote.
As long as it's almost accurate, just copy it down.
Zhang Zuodao: "Recently, Eunuch Xiao asked me that after entering the Bureau of Ceremonies, I rarely served His Majesty to review memorials. There seemed to be a temptation in his words. Could it be that...Mr. Yang Ge has some doubts?"
Logically speaking, general memorials should be reviewed and reviewed in detail by all the eunuchs in charge of rituals, and should not be completed by Zhang Zuo, the eunuch who holds the seal.
Before, Xiao Jing knew that he was not from the New Emperor faction, so he rarely asked about the review of the memorials. Most of the time, after the memorials were approved, he would go to court the next morning to help the emperor calm down the situation, or read out some memorials, causing the civil and military ministers to argue in the court. talk.
It's equivalent to a handyman.
Now Xiao Jing still controls Dongchang for the emperor, which makes the people in the court relatively stable, especially those from the old faction of Dongchang and Jinyiwei will not come out to rebel.
Zhu Hao said: "Just tell him that Your Majesty likes to do everything by yourself, and don't let outsiders see Your Majesty outside the Qianqing Palace."
This means that you need to be skillful in telling lies.
We cannot say that the emperor is diligent and self-denying, while at the same time letting people know that the emperor went to the inner curtain to hang out with the palace maids.
Zhang Zuo nodded, but still had something to say to Zhu Hao.
Probably he wanted Zhu Hao to persuade Zhu Si to put state affairs first and not leave everything to outsiders. Instead, he would mess around in the inner palace. This would tend to give power to others.
But the person currently handling court affairs for the emperor is Zhu Hao, and Zhang Zuo feels that Zhu Hao's intentions are unclear. Maybe Zhu Hao wants to be the man behind the scenes who has all the power?
"We should have some plans for the wedding, right? Will the selection process enter into the palace before the end of the year?"
Zhu Hao asked again.
Zhang Zuo nodded: "Almost... In addition, I heard that Mr. Sun is unwilling to submit his daughter to the candidate list. Perhaps... he does not want to marry His Majesty. You see..."
Zhang Zuo would always mention Sun Jiao's daughter in particular when it came to the emperor's wedding.
This shows that Empress Dowager Jiang still has the tendency to marry Sun Jiao.
Zhu Hao said: "You can't force things like this on others, right? I'm not very good at evaluating it."
Zhang Zuo sighed: "Actually, the Queen Mother wants the daughter of Sun Lao's family to enter the palace. It is best to become a queen, so that Her Majesty will have a strong help in the court. But I am afraid that the civil servants will not agree. After all, Sun Lao is not If you, a veteran minister of the court, get married to the royal family and get a title, I'm afraid that... your tail will be too big to lose."
"Um."
Zhu Hao nodded without making any further comments.
Zhang Zuodao: "I heard that Mr. Yang Ge was also very concerned about the marriage between Sun Laobu Tang and the royal family. He seemed to be looking for someone to make a marriage contract with Sun Laobu Tang to avoid being invited by the Queen Mother."
Zhu Hao smiled and asked, "Did Eunuch Zhang hear anything?"
Zhang Zuo smiled ashamedly: "I heard that the person chosen by Mr. Yang Ge...is Mr. Zhu."
"This matter... I have actually heard about it from Yang Yongxiu, the eldest son of Mr. Yang Ge. However, important matters such as marriage, parents' orders, and the words of matchmakers cannot be forced on others. Now that my mother has arrived in the capital, how can Mr. Yang Ge come here? Make the final decision on my marriage?"
Zhu Hao meant that he didn't want to be involved in this matter.
Zhang Zuo sighed: "I'm afraid that the situation will force Mr. Zhu to make the choice... After all, the person who controls the government now is Mr. Yang Ge."
Having said this, Zhang Zuo also felt a little regretful.
It is said that the emperor is the master of a country, but after all, Zhu Si's throne was "incorrect" and it was difficult to convince the public. However, Yang Tinghe took the opportunity to eliminate the sycophants around Wu Zong and convinced the government and the public. He was simply inferior to ten thousand people.
Even the officials knew very well that Wu Zong did not even leave any edict before his death. The so-called edict was just drafted by Yang Ting and the fake Wuzong, which left an impression on people, as if he deposed the king without authorization.
Both civil and military officials in the court were desperately trying to get closer to Yang Tinghe.
Zhu Hao had done so much to help Zhu Si before, but he was just helping Zhu Si win the power of the garrison in the capital. Zhu Si could not control the military power in various places. Even the emperor's close friends Dongchang and Jinyiwei still had many people who were inclined to do so.
Taking orders from Yang Tinghe shows that Zhu's position as the fourth emperor is still unstable.
Zhang Zuo felt that under such a background, Yang Tinghe wanted to help with the marriage and asked Zhu Hao to marry Sun Jiao's daughter to prevent him from entering the palace. Do you think you have the right to refuse?
Zhu Hao asked: "Eunuch Zhang, may I ask, what does the Queen Mother think about this matter?"
Zhang Zuotan smiled and said: "Of course the Queen Mother wants to marry Sun Laobu Tang, but she also knows that this matter is very difficult. Even if Sun Laobu Tang puts her daughter on the list of candidates, there will definitely be obstacles in the previous selection, which will make the Sun family
I can't do it if I want to be the best, but I can't do it... and there is no other way."
Zhu Hao said: "Does the Queen Mother know that Mr. Yang Ge wants to use me to marry Mr. Sun and ruin the good fortune of the palace?"
"Actually... I know."
Zhang Zuo saw that the matter could not be concealed, so he admitted it openly, "The Queen Mother said that if it were anyone else, she would not be able to get her wish. Even if she was ordered to never marry for the rest of her life, she would not be able to get married. But.
If it were Mr. Zhu, the situation would be different."
Zhu Hao felt ashamed and said, "How can I not know how to behave?"
"No, no, no, Mr. Zhu, please don't misunderstand. The Queen Mother is sincere... Think about it, if you marry Mr. Sun's daughter, it will actually become a marriage. Mr. Zhu and Mr. Sun can join forces and still be able to serve His Majesty.
Doing many things is also to share the worries of the king and to serve the country and the people. The Queen Mother can only accept it happily and will never have any objections."
Zhang Zuo seemed to care about Zhu Hao's thoughts.
Even the Empress Dowager Jiang attached great importance to winning over Zhu Hao.
Perhaps Empress Dowager Jiang also knew that her son had little experience in being an emperor. There were also jackals, tigers and leopards in the court headed by Yang Tinghe. If she wanted her son to be a stable emperor, he must have a "unparalleled genius" like Zhu Hao to assist him.
If you can't, then the marriage between Zhu Hao and Sun Jiao is feasible in the eyes of the Empress Dowager Jiang.
Probably only if Zhu Hao came forward, the Empress Dowager Chiang would not put pressure on Sun Jiao to let her daughter never marry.
Zhu Hao finally understood why in history Sun Jiao left his daughter alone for the rest of her life after rejecting the marriage with Prince Xing. It did not mean that Sun Jiao ignored his daughter's lifelong happiness, but that he understood the rules of political marriage.
If you can't marry the emperor, how can you marry an ordinary person?
If this kind of thing spreads, where will the royal family lose its face?
Zhu Hao couldn't help but sigh secretly.
Originally, he didn't want to be dictated by others about his marriage. Even if he couldn't love freely, he should at least let himself choose. But the problem now was that if he didn't stand up and marry the daughter of his grandson, the daughter of the Sun family might regret it for the rest of his life.
Except for Zhu Hao who came to propose marriage, who had the secret support of the Empress Dowager Jiang and Sun Jiaohui's consent, the others... Even if Yang Tinghe appointed him, Sun Jiaohui would agree?
As long as Sun Jiao wants to keep the family prosperous for a long time, he will definitely not agree.
Zhu Hao suddenly felt that he had become a life-saving straw for a certain woman.
But the problem is that the two of them just met each other from behind, and they have never met each other officially, but they seem to have a destined emotional bond of "I will not marry her, and I will not marry him".