The whistling north wind blew the window lattice outside, making the night darker and darker.
In the Nuan Pavilion, Wu couldn't help but fiddle with the beads a little faster. After a while, Fang said.
"Logically speaking, the throne of the East Palace is the foundation of the country. As members of the harem, the Ai family should not say too much. However, this matter is related to the succession of the ancestors. The stability of the throne is both a national matter and a family matter. Therefore, the Ai family wants to
Let me ask you."
Zhu Qiyu gave a bitter smile. Wu just didn't believe him at all, and felt that he was perfunctory.
"My mother and concubine know it clearly. I am very filial to my mother and concubine. How can I dare to deceive and pervert her? What I say is what I think in my heart."
Wu was a little dissatisfied and said.
"You still say you don't dare to be perfunctory. What does it mean to be unethical?"
"At the most serious level, it is immoral to disrespect the emperor and father, to overstep the etiquette system, and to mess up the palace. At the most minor level, it is also immoral to behave inappropriately, fail to follow etiquette, and speak arbitrarily and nonsense."
"To be immoral is to make a mistake. No one in this world has made any mistakes. Whether he is immoral or not is not decided by your emperor's words?"
Sighing, Wu put down the beads in her hand, sat up straight, and said seriously.
"Brother Yu, these days, you have been thoughtful and smart. You have accomplished what your imperial brother failed to accomplish."
"In terms of government affairs, mother has nothing to tell you, but matters in the East Palace can easily shake the throne, so you can't be anxious."
Seeing that Wu even brought out the friendship between mother and son, Zhu Qiyu couldn't even laugh or cry for a while.
However, no wonder Wu is like this.
He had experienced this situation in his previous life. When he was changing the East Palace in his previous life, not only the Wang family, but also the Wu family had tried to dissuade him.
It's just that he went his own way at the time and didn't listen.
However, his appointment to the throne was not awkward at all.
Therefore, the meaning of the East Palace is different from that of other royal families and cannot be changed at will.
It is normal for Wu to have such worries.
But, what a pity, he really didn't tell lies this time!
Seeing Wu's appearance of not giving up even if he didn't ask the end, Zhu Qiyu pondered for a moment, then sat upright and said solemnly.
"Mom, please don't worry, my son still knows which is more important."
"With the current situation, the Ming Dynasty and Wala will not have another war within a few years. They are recuperating and recuperating. To show their sincerity, it will only be a matter of time before the Emperor returns to the south."
"Nowadays, there are still many people in the government and the public who are dissatisfied with the Supreme Emperor. If he touches the East Palace without permission, it will only alienate the government and the public. It is not a wise move."
At this point, Zhu Qiyu paused, as if he was thinking about how to speak. After a moment, he said.
"Since my mother and concubine want me to give an accurate word, I might as well make it clear that what I say is unethical, which is unfaithfulness, unfilial piety, unkindness, disloyalty, and unrighteousness. This is also an agreement between me and the ministers from other dynasties.
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"If the mistake is not such a big one, I will not shake the foundation of the East Palace. In other words, within ten years, my mother and concubine will not have to worry about the affairs of the East Palace!"
Zhu Qiyu didn't say the rest because it was not convenient to say it now.
Ten years from now, the East Palace may or may not move.
But no matter what, by that time, he is confident that he can beat his brother until he never recovers.
After this matter is done, it won’t be too late to mention the East Palace again!
At the same time, she also understood what the so-called East Palace's lack of morality meant.
The current Prince of the East Palace is just a two-year-old baby. How can he be immoral and wet his pants?
If you want to say that you are immoral, you have to wait until you are at least twelve or thirteen years old, when you are able to have your own opinions and do things on your own.
Before that, he was just a child, and saying anything about immorality or not was just a laughing stock.
Leaning on the couch again, Wu continued to move the Buddhist beads in her hand, sighing and saying.
"The fact that you made this decision is a little unexpected for the Ai family. I thought that in two or three years at most, when the prince starts studying, you would be unable to hold back..."
Zhu Qiyu was a little embarrassed. What does that sentence mean? A wise son is like a mother.
In his previous life, he told Dong Palace that he was in Jingtai for three years. The reason why he was so anxious was the same as what Wu said.
It’s time for the prince to leave the court and study!
When Taizu founded the country, the first priority was the East Palace. He had a very complete set of rules for the upbringing of the prince.
For Donggong, studying is not just about giving lectures on literacy, but more importantly, it is about starting to get in touch with government affairs and forming a team for Donggong.
Yes, the lectures in the East Palace are actually the so-called sutra banquets.
Because they are training princes, they are naturally different from ordinary people's families.
From the beginning of enlightenment, the master responsible for teaching the prince would explain the government affairs of the court as examples instead of simply explaining the meaning of the scriptures and teaching literacy.
In addition, leaving the pavilion to study means that the entire staff of the East Palace must be staffed one after another.
All officials in Zhanshifu must start to be selected. The Prince's Third Master and Prince's Third Young Master are not just empty titles, but have been transferred to actual duties and become the Prince's real teachers.
This alone is enough for the prince to establish sufficient influence in the court.
After all, a person who can become the Prince's Third Master must at least be a minister or a high official at the level of minister.
Therefore, even Zhu Qiyu at that time knew that it was not a good time to depose the prince at that time, but he had to take action.
Because once the prince leaves the palace to study, a powerful political force will form around the East Palace.
No matter how young and weak the prince is, as long as he has this power, if he wants to move the East Palace again, it will be a complete court game.
You must know that in the regulations of the Ministry of Rites, the responsibilities of the Prince's Third Master are clearly stated, which is to "guide the Prince with morality and protect him".
In other words, once the prince leaves the palace to study and the prince's three teachers become the prince's real teachers, then they will have to shoulder the responsibility of protecting the prince.
Therefore, Zhu Qiyu in his previous life had to forcibly change the East Palace before the prince started studying.
After hearing Wu's emotion, Zhu Qiyu's expression was a little complicated, and he felt a little low in a rare mood. He laughed at himself and said.
"To be honest, my mother and concubine, I have indeed had this idea before. However, the Eastern Palace has great power and is connected with the country. How can I take it if I am not blessed?"
There were two hurdles in Zhu Qiyu's heart that he could never overcome.
One is the restoration of Nangong, and the other is the death of Zhu Jianji!
This, his only son in his previous life, would lie on top of him, drooling, calling him "Father" in a milky voice, and was forcibly promoted to the position of prince by him.
At such a young age, he had to take on the heavy responsibility of the East Palace.
You know, he was one year younger than Zhu Jianshen, and was only three and a half years old when he was canonized.
However, at that time, the ministers asked the East Palace to come out of the cabinet.
Although Zhu Qiyu changed the crown prince, the personnel of the East Palace were all ready.
No matter who the prince is, he is already on the verge of leaving the palace to study and has to take action.
A year later, Zhu Jianji died of illness, which may not have been due to this reason.
This is a compromise by the courtiers and also their revenge!
Since the emperor does not follow etiquette and wants to change the East Palace, he needs to prove to the world that the new prince is as capable of taking on the important responsibilities of the East Palace as the previous prince.
Every time he thought about this, Zhu Qiyu felt a sting in his heart.
In the years that followed, he couldn't help but wonder, if he hadn't been so anxious to change to the East Palace.
If we wait patiently for a few more years, when Brother Ji is older and his control over the government is stronger, will it not be like this?