Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 129 Visiting the Queen and Begging for Hongmei ([-]rd update)

Of course, Zhu Youjian did not give Zuo Liangyu any orders to go to Beijing to participate in the court.

What kind of virtue Zuo Liangyu is, he doesn't need to test it to know.

However, now that Zhu Youjian wanted to stabilize the court situation, he had no choice but to tell such a lie, denying Zuo Liangyu's rebellion.

Now Zhu Youjian is not worried about Zuo Liangyu's rebellion, but only worried that someone will take the opportunity to instigate and cause internal panic in the court.

Then I can use this to say that it is my unqualified emperor that has caused the country to face such a crisis, and use this as a way to coerce other ministers of the court to attack myself, or attack my trusted confidantes, and then indirectly challenge the imperial power, in order to achieve myself The political interests of small groups demand.

This kind of commonplace trick is very common in all dynasties, and Zhu Youjianrao can think of it not long after he became an emperor.

Coupled with the fact that Zuo Liangyu will come up with the excuse of serving the king and being a traitor in the court, I am afraid that most neutral officials will mistakenly think that they are right, or have to admit that they are right, and hope that he, the emperor, will be right. Make a compromise in order to achieve peace.

Zhang Shenyan was very proud at first, he just wanted to reveal the news that Zuo Liangyu was going to rebel against Ma Shiying in advance, so that the officials would feel panic, and then when Zuo Liangyu raised troops, he could take advantage of this to let the Donglin Party attack Ma Shiying and others.

However, to Zhang Shenyan's disappointment, the emperor in front of him, Zhu Youjian, was more sophisticated than he had imagined. He directly lied and said that he had passed on the Taoist decree to Zuo Liangyu, which made all the officials think that maybe it was the Lantern Festival. Only later can we know Zuo Liangyu's loyalty and treachery.

As a result, Zhang Shenyan couldn't see the scene of the Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian's dispute with his officials.

After Zhu Youjian said this, the northern officials naturally chose to believe it.

The rest of the ministers also chose to believe, and Zhang Shenyan and others had to wait for the Lantern Festival to come before attacking.

There is no need to discuss any major government affairs during the New Year's Eve. It is just a few auspicious words from the officials, looking forward to the future, and praising the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, so there is nothing to remember.

After the court meeting ended, Zhu Youjian put away his smile, and said to Wang Chengen on the road: "It's okay, the scars are forgotten. Wei Zaode and Qian Qianyi's heads have not died yet, and some people started to engage in party disputes again, even at the expense of Harming the interests of the country, right now Jiannu is about to go south, Zuo Liangyu is peeping at the southeast, not thinking about how to save the country, but only thinking about fishing in troubled waters and making waves, it is really a waste of studying all his life!"

As he said that, Zhu Youjian ordered: "Before the Lantern Festival, be sure to find out who is conspiring to instigate this matter, but remember not to let them find out easily. If necessary, you can engage in assassination and deter it, but what you have to do It should be perfect, so that no one can see the flaws!"

Wang Chengen hurriedly accepted the order and said yes.

Here, Zhu Youjian ordered someone to call Shi Kefa again: "How many guards are there in the palace city of Nanjing seeking to see me now?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, more than [-] guards officers and soldiers have arrived in Miyagi, and most of them are temporarily living in the Hall of Martial Arts. Every day, each person is provided with food according to the treatment of a young prisoner in the palace!"

After Shi Kefa ordered, Zhu Youjian nodded, and then ordered: "Send someone to pass orders to the officials who are in the north of Beijing and the officials above the second rank will start to enter the palace at xu o'clock tonight. I will hold a banquet in the Hall of Martial Arts. Invite everyone to spend New Year's Eve together!"

After Zhu Youjian said that, he quickly entered the gate of Qianqing, and saw Chen Yuanyuan walking in the palace supporting Concubine Yuan Gui who was not walking smoothly, so he came over and asked, "Is there a concubine?"

"Where is it? It's all your Majesty's fault. Last night, I was too ruthless, causing my concubine to become like this! Ouch, it hurts so much!"

Concubine Yuan Gui said coquettishly.

Zhu Youjian couldn't help laughing. As he exercised more and more, his physique was much stronger than before, and he was also much stronger than before in this respect. Rao Concubine Yuan Gui couldn't bear it, and it was reasonable.

"The concubine can't serve His Majesty tonight. Your Majesty should see the Empress. The Empress is still angry. Your Majesty, you haven't visited her all this time. Moreover, the Concubine heard that the red plum blossoms in Kunning Palace are blooming very well. , in this snowy day, it's time to fold plums and put them in a bottle."

Zhu Youjian looked at the sky and found that, as Concubine Yuan Guifei said, it was the snow-white side of the glazed world, so he ordered: "In this case, let's go to Kunning Palace to visit the queen begging for red plums together!"

Listening to this, Chen Yuanyuan ordered people to prepare coats for Zhu Youjian and Concubine Yuan Gui, and personally took an umbrella for Zhu Youjian to cover the falling snow. Winding towards Kunning Palace.

Logically speaking, New Year's Eve should not be so cold, nor should the snow be so thick, but right now is the Little Ice Age, even in Jinling City, it is no different from Yanjing's New Year's Eve.

As soon as Zhu Youjian came to Kunning Palace, he saw the bright red plum blossoms standing on the snow-covered ground. He couldn't help but smiled, and told Gong'e who came over after hearing the sound: "Empress Ling!" There is no need to go out to welcome me, I will go in myself."

As he said that, Zhu Youjian walked around a red plum grove to the inner hall of Kunning Palace. Once he walked around a section of the ear wall and passed through the flower shed, he saw the queen standing outside the curtain of the wing room.

Zhu Youjian stepped forward and held Zhou Hou's cold hand: "I heard that you are angry, and blame me for not coming to see you?"

"How dare a concubine, Your Majesty has a lot of opportunities every day, so how can he run into this palace every day?" When Queen Zhou said this, Zhu Youjian smiled and said: "I only have one chance, where there are thousands of opportunities, Rao is this one. So Concubine Yuan Gui complained again and again, and tonight the Empress must go to battle in person."

After Zhou Hou heard what Zhu Youjian meant, he couldn't help but blush, blushed, and said coquettishly, "Not serious!"

Zhu Youjian held Zhou Hou's hand and would not let go: "I heard that the red plums here are very good. I came here to ask for a few branches. The Qianqing palace is full of copybooks. They all smell of ink, so there should be some fragrance of flowers." match."

After Zhou Hou heard Zhu Youjian say this, he hurriedly ordered people to pick the red plums, and at the same time he said with a smile: "Your Majesty's Qianqing Palace now has a beautiful round flower that can be picked. Why do you need red plums?"

Hearing this, Zhu Youjian couldn't help looking at Chen Yuanyuan, who was bowing her head and making a dress, and said with a smile: "Although this flower is fragrant, she must let me pick it!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole room was full of women's belly laughs.

Only Chen Yuanyuan blushed and didn't smile.

Today's Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian is naturally much more humorous than before, which makes the harem less oppressive and has a family atmosphere. Make people feel more cordial.

"Everyone moved here with me to the south. We are all a family. It is a last resort for the master and servant to live here temporarily. Now that it is New Year's Eve, we should have a good time. Tonight, the queen and I are going The Hall of Martial Arts meets with the officials of the foreign court and the officers and soldiers of the Guards. It cannot accompany you on New Year's Eve, and it will even make everyone work harder;
Before it gets dark, our inner court has to get together and tell people to prepare!In addition, go to my account in the central bank to withdraw [-] silver dollars and distribute them to everyone, as a New Year's purse. "

The concubines, the female officials and eunuchs in charge, and the people below all cheered when they heard this.

(End of this chapter)