Daming wolf ride

After returning from the Kunning Palace, Chongzhen was in a very good mood, and the "Daddy" voice of the emperor's son Cihong babbling really made him very happy.After teasing with Empress Zhou for a while, she reluctantly returned to Dongnuan Pavilion. Before leaving, Cihong was still a little pestering, so she clung to her to prevent Chongzhen from leaving. Chongzhen coaxed her for a while, but Cihong still refused Empress Zhou didn't listen to her coaxing, but in the end the nanny had a way, she took out a rattle and shook Ci Hong away.

Seeing his son walking staggeringly away with the nanny, Chongzhen couldn't help grinning, looking at his son, his eyes were full of loving father's tenderness.

"Your Majesty, why don't you go back, just rest here with your concubine." Empress Zhou felt sorry for her husband and often stayed up late to criticize her. Although she knew that her husband would not stay, she still couldn't help but whispered.

"It's not that you don't know my nature. Besides, if I stay, I'm afraid I'll lose my temper and hurt you." Chongzhen jokingly aimed at Empress Zhou's swollen belly. Empress Zhou couldn't help but blush when she saw her, and let out a coquettish cry : "The concubines are heavy, how can they stand the emperor, if the emperor can't bear it, go to them."

Chongzhen chuckled, took Empress Zhou's hand, squeezed it affectionately, then shook his head, "Okay, I'm leaving, you should rest earlier, I've finished my work, if it's still early, I'll come Here, if it’s too late, rest in the warm pavilion.” [

"En." Empress Zhou nodded and sent Chongzhen out to the palace gate. The husband and wife had a few sweet words, and Chongzhen got on the imperial chariot and drove back to Dongnuan Pavilion.

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"Bring up today's memorial."

As soon as he entered the Dongnuan Pavilion, Chongzhen couldn't wait to order the eunuch to bring the memorials handed over by the Secretary of the General Administration and the cabinet. Hot water was prepared on the shelf, and he washed his face with a towel, and then sat on the imperial case.Outside, the eunuchs and maids were already busy, and they all knew that the emperor was going to stay up late for approval again, and everything such as supper, snacks, and hot tea had to be prepared.

Zhao Quan, the former imperial eunuch on duty, stood aside with his hands arched and his face down. He knew the series of movements since Chongzhen came in, and it seemed very late today.

The sky had already cooled down, but fortunately there was a charcoal fire in the warm pavilion, and the temperature was much higher than outside, so people didn't feel cold.

Chongzhen didn't care about Zhao Quan, just sat there on his own, reviewing the newly submitted memorials one after another. He had a characteristic that everything should be decided immediately. Today's memorials must be approved today. Don't put it off until tomorrow.

Speaking of this energy and earnestness, I am afraid that apart from Emperor Taizu, the emperors of all generations are not as diligent as him.

After approving a few copies in this way, Chongzhen suddenly felt a little tired, so he asked Zhao Quan to read him the memorial and Yongbao, and then he gave his comments, and Zhao Quan drew up the draft.

Drafting the edict for the emperor is the right of the eunuch Si Li Bingbi. It is a great honor for Zhao Quan, a eunuch on duty, to get the emperor's permission to draft the edict.In the former dynasty, this is the harbinger of prosperity.But Zhao Quan didn't show a hint of joy at all, because he knew that the emperor in front of him was actually not at ease with eunuchs like them. Looking at the palace, except for Wang Chengen and Wang Dehua, the two old men who lived in the residence, the rest of them were in the emperor's heart. How many are worse.Even Gao Qiqian, the admiral of Jingying, and Cao Huachun, the admiral of Dongchang, are not as trusted by the emperor as the two kings.

The big eunuchs are still like this, let alone Zhao Quan's little eunuch.Rengui has self-knowledge, Zhao Quan has no ambitions, he just wants to do his job well, and he knows that the emperor can't really treat himself like the second king, so this matter of drafting the purpose is taken lightly.

He took up his pen and wrote there very seriously. Thanks to the teaching of Neishutang, his handwriting is very good, very neat, and he never writes other characters. I am afraid that this is why Chongzhen will rest assured that he will draw up the purpose. The reason.

After Zhao Quandai drafted six memorials, Chongzhen felt that his spirit had recovered a little, so he waved his hand to signal Zhao Quan to step down, and continued to draft the decree himself.

Zhao Quan took a few steps back in a hurry and respect, and stood where he had just stood, breathing calmly, not daring to make any movement.

Before the previous dynasty, the drafts were handled by the ministers of the cabinet, but Chongzhen was always dissatisfied with the drafts of the ministers, and often used a red pen to modify the words and sentences. Over time, the cabinet never changed the bills without authorization. To a certain extent, it cuts the power of the cabinet.

He casually picked up a memorial, which was submitted by He Ruchong, a cabinet scholar. It was about the improvement of the river. Chongzhen took a quick look and agreed with He Ruchong's opinion. , so we can only focus on the rectification of a section of the Yellow River. As for the Huaihe River, it can be handed over to the Nanjing Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households.

But just as he was about to write an imperial criticism, he suddenly burst out laughing. It turned out that He Ruchong made a joke in this book. When he quoted a memorial from the Ministry of Industry, he even put the word "not to mention" in other people's memorial. Treat it as a person's name, and say it in the memorial in a serious manner, not to mention how so.

He Ruchong, who is so confused, really doesn't know how he became a great scholar.

Chongzhen was very funny, but after he finished laughing, his face became serious, he picked up a pen and marked the word "not to mention", and then added an eyebrow to criticize this Hanlin Academy who was born and known as "a well-educated man". Chong reprimanded him severely. [

After scolding He Ruchong, Chongzhen saw that there were too many memorials on the table, and he couldn't finish approving them all at once, so he put down his pen, got up and stretched his muscles.Zhao Quan came up here to ask the emperor if he wanted supper, and Chongzhen had just eaten very full at Queen Zhou's, so he said no.

Later, I went to the wall behind the imperial case. On the wall was the "Junfang Picture" painted by Concubine Tian herself. In the painting, Concubine Tian carefully painted 24 meticulous flowers and flowers, which were very beautiful.

Chongzhen liked it very much, and specially asked the imperial supervisor to frame it with precious yellow brocade and hang it on the wall, and he had to look at it every day.

While admiring the painting intently, he suddenly asked Zhao Quan casually: "Are you up and diving?"

Zhao Quan said respectfully: "The emperor said he was summoned in the Wenhua Palace, and he is already waiting for the holy driver there."

Chongzhen asked again: "Where did the soldiers and horses of Jinzhou Xianjie go?"

Zhao Quandao: "Someone from the Ministry of War reported in the evening that they have arrived in Tongzhou, and they will be able to enter Beijing tomorrow."

Chongzhen nodded to indicate that he understood, turned around and picked up a jasper cup on the table, took a sip of hot tea, and sighed softly.After drinking a few sips of tea, he put the cup back on the coffee table, and said in a majestic whisper, "Let's drive!"

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When the imperial chariot arrived outside the gate of Wenhua, Gao Qiqian was already kneeling beside the white marble corridor. When he saw the emperor, he hurriedly called out in a shrill voice: "Servant Gao Qiqian will meet you!"

Chongzhen ignored him, got off the chariot, walked through the front hall, and entered the back hall of Wenhua, and sat down on a carved dragon chair covered with yellow cushions in the east room.

Gao Qiqian followed in, knelt down again, and bowed three times once, if he was an ordinary eunuch, he would wait around the emperor all day long, of course he didn't need such a lot of etiquette.But now Gao Qiqian is not the eunuch serving the emperor in the palace, but the eunuch specially appointed by the emperor to oversee the army, so it is necessary to salute like a foreign court.

After he finished the big ceremony, Chongzhen suddenly turned his face cold, took a cold look at Gao Qiqian, and said in a muffled voice: "What did you say to me when you went out to fight?"