When Zhu Youting saw Queen Zhang lying on the couch and almost fell asleep, his gentle face suddenly became solemn.
She didn't know how long she hadn't closed her eyes, so that she fell asleep like a child after sobbing. Zhu Youzhang softly called a palace servant in, but he didn't dare to let someone move Queen Zhang's sleeping position, for fear that Queen Zhang would wake up and didn't know how long it would take to go to bed, so she just asked someone to take a piece of clothes and cover him. He sat on the couch and stared at Queen Zhang, without moving at all.
What Zhu Youzhang was thinking at this time was afraid no one could guess. He was different from Empress Zhang. Empress Zhang was someone else's wife and mother, but Zhu Youzhang was also the emperor in addition to being someone else's husband and father.
The emperor seems unattainable and seems to have endless wealth and glory, but this is not the case.
For some emperors, this is of course a matter of clothes and food, enjoying the slightestness of the world, which makes people linger.
But for Zhu Youzhang, this is just a responsibility, a responsibility he can no longer bear. In fact, he knew that time was too long and he had to make plans early.
Everything was planned, but now there are variables.
A few days ago, the incident in Lianzhou Prefecture caused a lot of controversy. Zhu Youzhang had been in power for more than ten years, so how could he not know that there would be something behind this? Some people in the court seemed to be dissatisfied with Liu Chengfeng and were already anxious to jump out and criticize him.
Now that the rebellion is not decided, these people are so impatient, what kind of abacus are they fighting?
In fact, in the past few days, Zhu Youting was thinking about this question in a drowsy manner on the couch. At this time, he was more sensitive than ever. What he feared the most was that the minister of the regent standing after these memorials was Li Dongyang, or Liu Jian? Or they all had a share.
In fact, there is a big loophole in the funeral arrangements by Zhu Youtong. In his plan, Xiao Jing was in charge of the inner palace, Liu Jianren and others supported the cabinet, while Cheng Guogong Zhu Fu was in charge of Jiangnan, and Liu Chengfeng was the future assistant of the prince. Whether it was Xiao Jing, Liu Jian, or Zhu Fu and Liu Chengfeng, they could restrain each other. In this way, even if Zhu Houzhao was not very sensible, the throne could still be as stable as Mount Tai.
But the biggest loophole of this plan is that if all parties are not just restraining but fighting in the internal struggle? If they have to fight to the death, then in the end, only one of these people will be the winner, who will take over the world and even the palace will have to take the power of this person's tyranny.
And now when he was still there, this sign had already appeared, and Liu Chengfeng became the target of criticism. If someone really took the opportunity to cause trouble, then Zhu Youzhang had to be alert. Because in his opinion, Duke Cheng was far away in the south of the Yangtze River, and Xiao Jing was in the palace deep in the palace, in fact, only Liu Chengfeng and Liu Jian were the ones who really checked and balanced. Liu Chengfeng was in charge of the Jinyiwei, but he seemed to be majestic, but was far inferior to Liu Jian's cabinet. If Liu Chengfeng collapsed, then the cabinet's momentum...
The way to check and balance is that both sides are equal in size. But it is obvious that Liu Chengfeng is inherently weak, which is why Liu Chengfeng was a little turbulent, and immediately a snow-like book was handed into the palace, and the wall fell and everyone pushed it.
Not to mention that Liu Chengfeng is his son-in-law, and Zhu Youzhang only has such a princess. Now he has married Liu Chengfeng as his wife. Liu Chengfeng's honor and disgrace are related to the honor and disgrace of the princess. For both public and private, Zhu Youzhang is very wary of these memorials.
However, when these memorials were handed over to the palace, he did not react at all. It seemed that these memorials did not exist at all. The reason for this was that Zhu Youzhang was still undecided. He was determined to let Liu Chengfeng take a step back and give up the land that did not belong to Lianzhou Prefecture to calm the situation. However, Zhu Youzhang still respected Liu Chengfeng enough in this matter. He had issued a secret decree to ask Liu Chengfeng for his opinion.
In other words, as long as Liu Chengfeng is willing to settle the matter, Zhu Youzhang will quickly calm the matter and endure it temporarily.
But what should I do next?
Zhu Youzhang hadn't thought about it yet, and God had left him with little time.
He couldn't help but sigh. He had been busy all his life, and at this time, he still had countless things to let go.
And all this he did was just for Queen Zhang, the prince, and Princess Taikang.
The continuation of family affection and bloodline is his greatest motivation. So in a sense, the so-called saints in history books do not recognize each other, and some historians even say that the king is the parents of the people of the world, and they should not recognize each other.
This means that only those who do not recognize relatives can regard the people of the world as their children and be regarded as wise men. Therefore, each emperor is indifferent and righteous, and one is cruel than the other. Both father and son and brother can be tragic, so naturally, they follow the ancient sayings.
But these are bullshits. If a person has no emotions, he will not have any responsibility. Only with a sense of responsibility can he spontaneously do things he doesn't want to do, and will spontaneously avoid those joys that should not be enjoyed but have great fun.
Zhu Youzhang is such a responsible person. Like his ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang, he has unparalleled emotions towards his children. This emotion turns into a motivation. He takes more responsibility, does more by himself, and enjoys less fun by himself. This will allow future generations to bear less, do less things, and enjoy more fun.
So Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Youzhang were all day and night. On the contrary, those guys who didn't even recognize their own sons were selfish and cruel, only caring about their own preferences, only caring about enjoying timely, and indulging in wine and sex was not enough. He also hoped that he could be the king of all ages, so he was also practicing elixirs and cultivating immortals, and he was having a great time.
"emperor……"
Xiao Jing suddenly stepped in and interrupted Zhu Youtang's words. In the past few days, Xiao Jing finished the work of the Silijian and waited outside the hall. When he came in, he saw Queen Zhang sleeping soundly on the couch, but he did not retreat, but his footsteps and voices became much lighter.
Zhu Youting raised his eyes and said listlessly: "What's the matter?"
The sound is also extremely light. If it weren't for the quietness of the hall, I would be afraid that such low voices would be difficult to hear clearly.
Seeing that Queen Zhang was here, Xiao Jing still refused to avoid it. It must be a return of urgent matters, so Zhu Youzhang had to force himself to cheer up.
Xiao Jing said: "The Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Liu Jian and Li Dongyang, asked for a meeting, and they brought memorials from Jiangxi."
"Hmm?" Zhu Youzhang frowned.
Jiangxi...
These two words trouble Zhu Youzhang like a nightmare for several years. Whenever he heard these two words, he always upset him, but he had to pay attention to these news. What he was most worried about was that there were omissions in the fight against the rebellion. Once a mistake was made, the consequences might be extremely serious.
"Tell someone to set up a tent, and let them reply in a low voice when they meet, and do not make noise."
Zhu Youzhang didn't know if he could open his eyes when he woke up this time and waited until he fainted next time. Therefore, the two cabinet ministers asked for a meeting and brought news from Jiangxi again. Zhu Youzhang must not ignore it.
However, Queen Zhang was sleeping here again, and he was not easy to disturb him. He was a little moved and was afraid that Queen Zhang would wake up. So he could only take this compromise method and order someone to set up a tent so that people could not see the situation inside. When playing the right sound, try to lighten the sound to prevent Queen Zhang from disturbing her rest.
With the order of Zhu Youzhi, dozens of palace servants came in and worked hard for a while. The originally thin curtain was immediately replaced by a thick blanket tent, and the whole bedroom was divided into two.
Then, Liu Jian and Li Dongyang came in. They looked at the furnishings here and felt a little strange. They looked at each other, as if they wanted to find the answer from the eyes of their partners. However, Zhu Youzhang's voice sounded in it. Zhu Youzhang whispered: "I have any inconveniences to my two beloved friends. I am afraid I can't meet you. I am in good health. Please pay attention to your words."
This attention is to let them lower their voices, but it seems to have another meaning.
Liu Jian was not easy to grasp this point, but he was here to spread the good news now, so he no longer speculated and said bluntly: "The good news came from Jiangxi. Liu Chengfeng, Duke Lian, led his army to surround Nanchang Prefecture, and bombarded Nanchang day and night, and continued. King Ning was at a loss and was solemn in Nanchang City that he wanted to perform the trick of ascending the throne. Seeing this, Duke Lian ordered a quick attack. The soldiers on the front line fought for a day and a night, and finally captured the city."
"Is that true?" Zhu Youzhang couldn't suppress the joy in his heart, and even his voice became a little trembling. He could not have expected that things would go so smoothly. The rebellion of Ning Wang had gathered 100,000 people. At the beginning, he even took down Raozhou in one fell swoop and severely damaged the army to suppress the rebellion. Since then, Zhu Youzhang has been ready to continue to deal with Ning Wang, but who knew that Ning Wang was defeated and then destroyed.
"Okay, very good. Liu Chengfeng is loyal to his service and has not disappointed my expectations. The soldiers on the front line worked hard and I was very pleased. I sent an order and immediately escorted King Ning and his people into the capital and handed them over to Zongling Mansion for interrogation. No mistakes should be made."
"Emperor..." Liu Jian hesitated for a moment, then said: "King Ning and his relatives, a total of more than 170 people, have been killed by Duke Lian. Duke Lian said in his memorial that the three clans will be destroyed according to the law. How can the traitors survive in the world? Therefore, killing all the Ning Wang's family as a warning to others, and also helping people all over the world to know the consequences of the rebellion."
Zhu Youzing in the tent stopped saying a word. It was obvious that he could not have thought that Liu Chengfeng would do such a trick.