Daming Military Empire

Chapter 6 Far-fetched
Ever since Zhu Cijiong knew that his father was the carpenter emperor, he was extremely depressed. It would be strange for an emperor who was single-minded as a carpenter to govern the country well.

It’s no wonder that in history, Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian couldn’t manage the Ming Dynasty well even if he forgot to sleep and eat. One can imagine the rotten mess left by an emperor who puts more importance on making windows than state affairs.

Now the question is, the successor may be Zhu Cijiong, the prince of Dehuai. If the cheap father continues to play like this, wouldn't he possibly end up like Emperor Chongzhen!

What should I do? It is definitely unrealistic to talk to my father. A four-year-old child can talk about life, ideals, and governing the country?

Forget it, if he really dares to talk to the cheap father about these things, it is estimated that a bunch of monks or Taoist priests will come to him to talk about the upper body of ghosts!

He can only use the excuse of asking for safety, and run to Qianqing Palace all day long, staying as long as he can, he always wants to make money by the emperor so that he can be more interesting:
The prince is watching you here, don't play tricks anymore, quickly pretend to be an emperor and deal with government affairs, otherwise the future emperor will be spoiled by you.

As for the effect of doing so? That is, it has no effect.

Ming Xizong didn't think about it at all, he didn't think he was the emperor, he thought he was a carpenter.

Originally, when he was doing carpentry work, it was strictly forbidden for anyone to disturb him, but his son was an exception.Moreover, Zhu Cijiong usually ran around among the wooden utensils he had made, playing with his own and rarely disturbing him.

Tired of work, occasionally looking up at his lively son, the warm feeling made Ming Xizong feel that this carpenter is more energetic in his work!
If Zhu Cijiong knew what he was thinking, he would probably be able to spit blood out of anger!

It is impossible to govern such a large country without any problems all day long. If he doesn't take care of things, this matter will come to him.

No, Zhu Cijiong has only been there a few times before someone came to find Ming Xizong.

On this day, as usual, Zhu Cijiong went to play in the side hall where his father did carpentry. He was studying the structure of the wheels under the carriage, when the eunuch suddenly sang loudly in the distance: "Supervisor Bingbi, Dong The admiral of the factory and the governor of Jinyiwei, Eunuch Wei, asked to see him."

Ming Xizong didn't seem to hear him here, and continued to do his carpentry work.

Soon, the eunuch sang loudly at the door: "The slave sees Eunuch Wei."

Zhu Cijiong is confused, what's the situation, isn't he asking to see you?I don't seem to have heard my father announcing his audience, why did this guy come in by himself?

This guy is his old enemy, a famous villain in history, Zhu Cijiong only felt his little heart jumping in fright, he expressed his fear, subconsciously shrunk back and hid behind the carriage.

Soon, a middle-aged eunuch who looked loyal but had dark eyes ran in, knelt down in front of his father, and said in a panic, "Your Majesty, Zhang Guoji, the head of the state, committed slavery and murdered a [-]-year-old boy in the downtown area. Arouse public indignation, and now hundreds of people have gathered, I am afraid it will cause a civil uprising!"

Ming Xizong's hard work was suddenly interrupted, and he was very upset, but in his eyes, this Eunuch Wei seemed to be a tolerable object just like the prince.

He just frowned when he heard the words, and said angrily, "There are only a few hundred people, what kind of civil uprising will happen, just ask Shuntian Mansion to deal with it."

This Eunuch Wei seems to be a little unwilling, but he knows Ming Xizong's temper, and it will backfire if he continues to talk about it.

He stopped talking, kowtowed according to Ming Xizong's words, and replied respectfully: "Your servant, let Shuntian Mansion do it."

After all, he got up, bent over and backed out.

Ming Xizong might not have noticed, but Zhu Jiong saw the expression of Eunuch Wei clearly. Seeing his eyeballs rolling around, he must be uneasy and kind.

This guy made it clear that he wanted to frame the Queen's father. Who would ask his own slave to make trouble and kill someone?And the one who killed was a seven-year-old child, did he eat too much?

Also, will hundreds of spectators cause a civil uprising?
Before Zhu Cijiong could figure out what was going on, the Jin Yiwei at the door said loudly again: "I see Mrs. Fengsheng."

Hearing this, the father unexpectedly dropped the work in his hands, ran to the door, and said respectfully: "Nurse, why are you here?"

A seductive young woman was welcomed in by him, helped her to a chair and sat down.

The young woman pretended to say: "Is my son busy?"

Ming Xizong was not angry at all, and said with a smile: "Nurse is here, no matter how busy I am, I have to accompany her."

The young woman seemed very satisfied, and she also smiled and said: "Well, the principal is still as obedient as when I was a child, I didn't love you for nothing."

Ming Xizong actually acted like a good son, and said respectfully: "How can the principal forget the kindness of the nanny?"

The young woman pretended to be casual and said: "I heard that the head of the state indulged slaves to commit crimes, murdered people in the downtown area, and stirred up civil uprisings. Principal, you should take good care of it."

Ming Xizong immediately said seriously: "Nurse, don't worry, I have asked Shuntian Mansion to investigate and deal with it, and I will never forgive you lightly."

The young woman immediately echoed: "Well, it should be severely punished. Just because my daughter is a queen, she can be lawless. That's fine."

Ming Xizong agreed again: "Yes, we must be severely punished."

The young woman thought she had achieved her goal, and said with a smile: "Well, it's not too bad, principal, you can be busy, I won't disturb you."

Ming Xizong actually bowed and said: "Respectfully send the nanny."

The young woman walked away with a smile, Zhu Cijiong was dumbfounded, a nanny could be better than the emperor!
He doesn't know what the hell is Mrs. Fengsheng, but from her tone, it is obvious that she is in the same group as Wei Zhongxian, and the two seem to be working together.

Just before this was over, Zhu Cijiong had just stepped out from behind the carriage, and the Jin Yiwei at the door shouted again: "The servant sees the empress."

The queen came to see him every day, but he was not afraid, he just continued to pretend to play in the wooden utensils, but his ears were erect and pointed.

Ming Xi Zong obviously liked this Empress Zhang more, so he also took the initiative to run over and said courteously: "Yan'er, why are you free to visit me? Is it because of your father's business?"

Empress Zhang gave a little blessing, and said seriously: "If you go back to the emperor, my father has just told the concubine what happened. There is indeed a slave in his mansion who ran over a child because of the incident. My father has personally killed the child. The slave was escorted to Shuntian Mansion, but Dongchang's Fanzi insisted on refusing to let him go, insisting that his father indulged in slavery and committed murder. Although his father could not be regarded as a well-educated Confucian, he was well-versed in poetry and books anyway. How could he do such a thing? Please ask the emperor to watch out for things that hurt the sky and reason."

After Ming Xizong heard this, not only was he not angry, but he also said solemnly: "Well, Yan'er, you are so knowledgeable and reasonable, how could the head of the state indulge in slavery and commit murder, come here."

The eunuch at the door ran in and knelt down to salute, "Your servant is here."

Ming Xizong ordered solemnly: "Go and tell the Shuntian Mansion that this incident was committed by a slave in the Guozhang's mansion accidentally. Just punish the slave severely, and don't force it to be attached to the Guozhang."

The eunuch took the order to go, and Ming Xizong even teased: "Is Yan'er satisfied now? I'm going to order wine and food in the evening, and I'll go to your place for a few drinks."

Empress Zhang shyly said: "Jing'er is still here, what are you talking about, Your Majesty?"

Ming Xizong smiled indifferently and said: "Hahahaha, why don't you take Jiong'er with you?"

Empress Zhang flushed with embarrassment, and said to Zhu Cijiong: "Jionger, be careful not to knock."

Then, with a stomp, turned and ran away!
Ming Xizong was still laughing there.

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It was the first time that Zhu Cijiong saw his old enemy Wei Zhongxian, and he had a taste of his viciousness.A slave accidentally ran over to death, and he actually wanted to kill his master; hundreds of people gathered around to watch the fun, and he even said that it would trigger a civil uprising!It's far-fetched to such an extent that he wants to kill Guozhang for a trivial matter. This guy really dares to think about it.

It can also be seen from this incident that the father is not a fool, and he is not so easy to fool, but he is too obsessed with carpentry, and has no intention of managing the government, so he can only let these cronies to toss about.

He knew that Eunuch Wei and Mrs. Fengsheng were making a false accusation, but he didn't expose it face to face. Maybe he loved them too much, or he didn't want to care about these intrigues at all.

Zhu Cijiong couldn't help but secretly sighed in his heart: "Oh, it seems that this emperor is not easy to be. I only saw a few people, and there are a lot of messes. I don't know how much thought the civil and military people have. I have to go among them." Balancing, choosing and choosing, it’s difficult. Maybe this father hides here as a carpenter to escape these troubles.”

He really wanted to say to Ming Xizong: "Escape is not a solution, it can only make things worse, if you ignore it like this, Wei Zhongxian will be ruined! When the time comes, you will let go and leave us behind. Orphans and widows, how can you beat him! Others are cheating fathers, but you are cheating sons!"

(End of this chapter)