In the late spring of the eighth year of Jingtai, King Zhu Jianshen of Yi adopted the late King Zhu Zhanyong of Yuejing as his grandson. He inherited the Yue Kingdom and still lived in Qianxi Palace. He went to Wenhua Hall to study in the morning and returned to the palace to observe mourning in the afternoon.
It seems like nothing has changed.
In fact everything has changed.
Zhu Jianshen's origin is no longer orthodox to the royal family.
After Empress Dowager Sun passed away, Zhu Qiyu went to Nangong several times.
They all came home drunk.
In the eyes of outsiders, as Zhu Qiyu gradually eliminated the threat of the emperor's heirs, the relationship between the two brothers showed signs of recovery.
Foreign relatives Hang Yu, Hang Min and his son returned to Beijing from the local area.
Each holds an important position.
Hang Yu served as the governor and magistrate of the Zuojun Dudu Mansion. Hang Min was originally awarded the title of Qianhu. Zhu Qiyu also favored his background as a Jinshi and entered the Ministry of War as a doctor in the Ministry of War. He was looking for a minister in the Ministry of War.
At the same time, another relative also rose to prominence.
Tang Guifei's father, Tang Xing, returned to Beijing from the local area and was promoted to the Commander-in-Chief of the Central Army of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion.
Everyone knows it.
The Empress Dowager Sun passed away, and Your Majesty took control of the four guards of Tengxiang Wuxiang. After clearing the palace, the Emperor could no longer afford the trouble, so Your Majesty finally gained the confidence to take back the military power from Yu Shaobao.
The purpose of reusing relatives is to check and balance Yu Qian.
After all, His Highness the Crown Prince was only nine years old and his character was undecided. When the Empress Dowager passed away, His Highness the Crown Prince revealed his true colors. He was basically invisible in all court meetings. The documents copied by the cabinet to the East Palace were basically not criticized by Zhu.
Zhu Jianji occasionally went out of the East Palace, and probably went to the Qianqing Palace to ask Zhu Qiyu for something.
Or go and stay with Queen Hang who is seriously ill.
The one I go to most often is the Ministry of Industry.
Especially the Arms Supervisor, His Royal Highness the Prince has to go there almost every three days. The Arms Supervisor Zheng Shi Xin has jumped from being a member of the Qingshui Yamen to becoming a celebrity in the East Palace.
I really envy a lot of people.
The autumn of the eighth year of Jingtai is crisp and sunny, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching.
Zhu Jianji lay on the chair and asked Dai Yi: "Bai Gui is a civil servant, right? Zhu Xiang has gone to check, what does his eldest daughter look like? Is she well developed? Has her feet been bound? Has she read a book?"
Bad news came from Kunning Palace.
The queen mother fell in love with the eldest lady of the Bai Gui family and intended to make her the concubine of the East Palace.
I'm going to be in an arranged marriage!
This is a feudal evil habit. I am highly educated and must resist it.
but……
What if it smells really good?
So we have to first see how the eldest daughter of the Bai family looks like. If it turns out to be a disaster that will bring down the country, we can still reluctantly accept it. Arranged marriage also has its advantages.
Dai Yi replied: "Zhu Qianshi hasn't come back yet."
When Shiheng was in turmoil, Zhu Xiang was promoted to Jinyiwei to command the Qianshi due to his merit, and he also had the power to serve as the governor of Fusi Town in Beizhen.
Zhu Jianji felt a little pained, "When did Jin Yiwei become so inefficient in doing things?"
It’s been going on for a few days!
Zhu Xiang was stunned and didn't reply, and he didn't know what he was busy with all day. He asked him to secretly trace the whereabouts of the Queen of Stone and the Golden Knife, but to no avail.
As long as the Stone Queen and the Golden Knife are found, the Baozong will obediently go to see his mother.
It’s also a ghost.
A living person like Queen Shi disappeared from the world even though she had never left the capital.
Then he asked: "It's a little weird that the court is so quiet at the end."
Dai Yi spread his hands and expressed his helplessness, "Your Highness, do you want to discuss important national affairs with the servants? You have to talk to Mr. Zhang about this. He is in the Metropolitan Procuratorate and is well-informed. He is best able to know the movements of civil servants in the court."
How could I, a mere eunuch of the Eastern Palace, know about the important affairs of the court?
Say Cao Cao, and Cao Cao will come.
Zhang Peng is here.
After entering the door and saluting, he said with a smile, "Congratulations, Your Highness, I have just come from Kunning Palace. According to Your Majesty, if nothing unexpected happens, when the eldest daughter of the Bai family comes to Beijing in a few days, this marriage will basically be done."
Set it down."
Zhu Jianji lay helplessly on the chair again, "I'm a little worried."
I have seen photos of concubines from the Qing Dynasty.
That's really a harem with three thousand beauties and no color.
Tomorrow will be slightly better.
The emperor's concubines were selected from the children of middle- and lower-level officials.
Unlike the Qing court, all marriages were internally digested by the Eight Banners, and almost all were political marriages, resulting in extremely poor quality of queens and concubines.
So I still have a lot of leeway.
He said to Zhang Peng: "Don't the princesses have to choose several to raise in the palace? They may not necessarily be the eldest ladies of the Bai Gui family. Sir, let's not talk about it for now. Have you ever felt that the court has been eerily quiet recently?"
Zhang Peng shook his head, "Is it quiet? There are many ups and downs!"
Zhu Jianji: "How to say?"
Zhang Peng said: "Your uncle Hang Min had an argument with Yu Shaobao at the Ministry of War today. Not to mention, Hang Min, the Minister of Hang, was a bit clever and did not fall behind. Yu Shaobao walked away in a hurry and said that Zhuzi was not enough to make plans!"
When a minister and a minister fight, if you don't lose, you win.
Zhu Jianji's heart tightened, "Uncle Hang Min has only been in the Ministry of War for a few months, and he is already so powerful?"
Zhang Peng obviously knew something inside, and he said meaningfully that having money makes things easier.
What a coincidence.
Yu Shaobao had no money.
Who do you think those people from the Ministry of War will turn to?
The key point is that Hang Min's various solicitations and bribes to important officials of the Ministry of War could not be hidden from Lu Zhong's royal guards. However, His Majesty was completely unaware of it, apparently acquiescing to Hang Min's move.
However, the Ministry of War is Yu Qian's Ministry of War, and it is impossible for it to fall into Hang Min's hands so quickly.
Many people who support Yu Shaobao are unwilling to confront Hang Min due to his status.
Zhu Jijia was happy, "Yu Shaobao is really pitiful."
The Great Wall of Ming Dynasty was obviously the most loyal, but as a result, Zhu Qiyu was more trustworthy and fearful, and Zhu Qizhen even killed him after the restoration. It was simply a shame for the country.
Zhang Peng continued: "The quarrel in the cabinet is also serious. With Wang Wen being re-employed by His Majesty and having the power to serve as Minister of Household Affairs, he has been able to compete with Chen Xun in the cabinet. The two are now incompatible with each other, and they are barely fighting.
Already."
Zhu Jianji: "..."
Is Cheap Daddy trying to balance them? These two are the most loyal ministers to him, yet he doesn't come to reconcile.
It was rare for Zhang Peng to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince so concerned about the situation. He opened up the conversation and simply continued: "Tang Xing and Hang Yu, the two big bosses of the Fifth Army Commander's Office, are also fighting among themselves because of the relationship between your mother and Concubine Tang.
, completely forgetting His Majesty’s original intention of putting them into the Fifth Army Commander’s Mansion.”
Zhu Jianji felt more and more headache after hearing this.
What a bunch of ministers, they don’t have any sense of the overall situation.
Zhang Peng: "There is another matter that deserves more attention. Wang Zhi, the former Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Yu Shiyue, the Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, and Zhang Feng, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, did not leave the capital after they became officials.
He still has huge influence, especially Wang Ao, who is still a puppet and has no control over the staff at all!"
Zhu Jianji thought thoughtfully, "I will never die if my enemy kills me!"
These three people stayed in Gyeonggi, probably waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback. After all, they have held important positions for many years, and have disciples and friends all over the government and the public. Wang Zhi, in particular, has been the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel for more than ten years, and many important officials in the court have close relations with him.
shallow.
Zhang Peng smiled and shook his head, "I'm just a scholar. Your Highness can handle it yourself." Then his face became solemn and he said, "There is someone else that Your Highness really needs to be wary of. This distinguished nobleman is about to return to Beijing in the near future."
Zhu Jianji, “Who?”
"Uncle Nan He, um... to be precise, it might be Nan He Hou, Fang Ying!"
The marquis with military power is the biggest threat. This chapter has been completed!
