Empress Zhang retracted her gaze, sighed again, and said to Chunxiang: "When Emperor Taizu sat on the dragon chair, everything was based on diligence and thrift, and the ministers did not dare to be too luxurious when they saw the emperor like this, so at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the folk customs were simple, and the officials were also diligent and thrifty, so that in the future, Emperor Taizu also had many requirements for the people in the market to dress up, whether it was to wear or get married, strict regulations were given. Women of the common people's families are not allowed to wear gold ornaments or silk and satin, and those who violate the order are severely punished. I heard that there were two young students in the capital back then, and I didn't know the intentions of Emperor Taizu, so they used a red cloth to inlay a side on the trouser leg in Jinling City. was sued by the neighbors to the government, and the news reached the ears of Emperor Taizu, who was furious and ordered the legs of the two young men to be cut off. At that time, the palace was still small, and I only felt that Taizu's move was too bloody, until the palace was elected as the princess of King Yan in the twentieth year of Hongwu, and then the crown princess, and now the mother is in the world, and only then can I know how profound the Taizu Emperor's move was?"

The decline and fall of a court often begins with luxury. A greedy monarch for pleasure, if he blindly pursues the luxury of the world, the atmosphere caused by it must be greedy by luxury, those officials for the sake of wine and food, silk and satin, beauty in the arms, will inevitably embark on a road of corruption, a person is greedy, may not affect the overall situation, if the civil and military officials are corrupt, such a court will not last, if Emperor Yang of Sui is not a luxurious life, how can the world of the Great Sui not be more than a hundred years, it will be taken by Li Tang to take the world.

How brilliant the Kaiyuan Dynasty was, if the Tang Ming Emperor was not blindly pursuing luxury, the Tang Dynasty may not decline rapidly after the Anshi Rebellion, from thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift, when Emperor Taizu sat in the world, he understood this truth, so he not only destroyed all the treasures presented by officials, but he also paid attention to diligence and thrift in ordinary food, housing and transportation, and he was more than ten acres of paddy fields in the imperial garden to plant fragrant rice to provide food, he did this to let everyone in the world understand that a court that can maintain peace and stability for a long time must start from the emperor's diligence and thrift。

It's a pity that my Ming Dynasty has been cultivated by the Yongle Dynasty, and the thrifty style that Emperor Taizu worked hard to create, has slowly been forgotten, and now the wind of luxury is slowly spreading in the imperial court, not to mention those civil and military generals, that is, in this harem, a small maidservant, but also for a few beautiful clothes, jewelry betrayed the mountain alliance and sea oath made before the moon, it can be seen how terrible this atmosphere is, this palace is the head of the six palaces, since it is known, how can you ignore it?" Empress Zhang seemed to be talking to herself, and seemed to be discussing with Chunxiang.

"Niangniang is the master of the harem, in charge of the harem, it is not easy to make the harem advocate diligence and thrift, as long as Niangniang says a word, can they still not obey?"

When Empress Zhang heard this child's words, she smiled slightly and said: "How can it be so simple, it is true that this palace is the head of the six palaces, but I have made a rule since Emperor Taizu ascended the throne, and the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. There are a lot of sisters and brothers in the court, and at that time, it was indispensable to say bad things about the palace, if it was to scold a few words, but if it was deducted by the rules left by Emperor Taizu, the palace would have to have some scruples?"

Chunxiang didn't understand how powerful Emperor Taizu's words were, but there was danger in listening to the queen's words, so she said: "Then Niangniang better not mess with them, I heard that those people are scolding people very well, the emperor is so merciful, just because he was a few days late in the morning, he was scolded by those literati with pigtails for a long time, if it is the queen, they won't scold for a few more days?"

Empress Zhang said with a smile: "Then how can it be done, this extravagant wind has spread in the harem, which means that the outer court has also spread, if it is not stopped, it will not corrupt the inheritance left by the ancestors." ”

"But the harem can't interfere in politics, Niangniang just wants to take care of it, I'm afraid—" Chunxiang glanced at Queen Zhang's words behind her, and didn't dare to say any more.

Empress Zhang also felt a little embarrassed, this matter should not be managed by her woman, but who her husband is, she knows better than anyone else, talented, responsible, and able to coordinate the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, but there is still a bit of romance in her bones, when Emperor Chengzu was there, she could still restrain herself, and now that she is the emperor, she has less of that constraint, and she is debauched.

Every time she was angry, but when she remembered her husband's patience a few years ago, she felt a little pity in her heart, and Zhu Gaochi did not delay the court, so she gave up.

But this luxury can be big or small, as big as the death of the country, so small that it is just a trend, just a little control, but it is such a thing, if it is done by her queen, it is indispensable to be bitten by someone's tongue.

Just when Empress Zhang was hesitating, Huang Gui, the steward brand, bowed down and walked in.

"Qi Yu Niangniang, Yang Rong is asking to see you outside the door?"

"Yang Rong-?" Empress Zhang paused slightly, obviously not expecting the famous Yang Rong to come to her.

"Where is he now?"

The guard said, "Just the outer hall?"

Empress Zhang said: "What do you say?"

The guard said: "Lord Yang asked the humble post to be told to Niangniang, and he came to Niangniang to discuss a major matter related to the fortunes of the country?"

Empress Zhang was stunned for a moment and muttered, "It's about the fortunes of the country?"

The guard said, "Yes!"

"Let him go to the Dongnuan Pavilion-?" Empress Zhang said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" the guard replied and walked out.

In the warm pavilion, Yang Rong drank tea soup and waited patiently, today's major event, he thought about it for a long time, only to get the support of Empress Zhang, he could act, that is, there will be changes in the future, and it will not cause chaos in the court situation, with his intuition for many years, he believes that this famous queen must be his most favorable supporter.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard a slight sound of footsteps, and the eunuch shouted loudly: "The queen mother has arrived!"

Yang Rong hurriedly put down the teacup, didn't have time to take a closer look and knelt on the ground, kowtowed: "Weichen Yang Rong greets the queen mother, may the queen mother be a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"

"Lord Yang doesn't have to be polite, please get up quickly-" "Xie Niangniang!" Yang Rong got up from the ground and sat down again, out of respect, he didn't look at Empress Zhang's face.

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Empress Zhang looked at him carefully, she had already heard of Yang Rong's name, and also knew that when her husband competed for the crown prince with Zhu Gaoxi, the king of Han, he contributed a lot, and when Chengzu died of illness, he made a quick decision and galloped thousands of miles to convey the news of Emperor Chengzu's death to her husband, so as to gain valuable time for her husband's ascension to the throne and make a careful plan, so that her husband ascended the throne smoothly, and the situation in the court did not cause chaos.

"I don't know if Lord Yang is looking for the palace today, but there is something important?" Empress Zhang's tone was not in a hurry.

Yang Rong glanced at Empress Zhang, and was a little hesitant in his heart, after all, he didn't know much about this queen, but he heard some about her birth, personality, and how to be a mother from some guards and generals in Beiping back then.

Seeing that Yang Rong had been silent and did not speak, Empress Zhang was not angry, and waited patiently, relying on her daughter's intuition, she could feel that Yang Rong must have a big deal when he came to her this time! Otherwise, a man who is accustomed to seeing the battlefield and can calmly face Emperor Chengzu does not need to be extremely nervous when he sees his own woman's family.

After a deep groan, Yang Rong gritted his teeth and seemed to have made a decision, arched his hand at Queen Zhang and said, "Don't hide it, the old minister does have a big event when he comes here, and he needs to be decided?"

Empress Zhang stared at Yang Rong and said softly: "Lord Yang should know that Tai Ancestor Ancestral Training, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics?"

Yang Rong nodded and said, "Weichen knows, but there are priorities, this matter is a big matter, and I ask my mother to be considerate-?"

Empress Zhang stared at Yang Rong's eyes, looked at it for a while, and said, "In this case, please also ask Lord Yang to inform this palace of what is happening, and Lord Yang must be so cautious?"

Yang Rong sighed heavily and said, "The destiny is over!"

It's just four words, but Empress Zhang is an extremely smart person, and she immediately captured the meaning of the words, and suddenly her face suddenly became pale and weak, staring at Yang Rong and trembling: "What Lord Yang said is the truth?"

Yang Rong said: "Is it true?"

Empress Zhang was silent, her eyes were already slightly red, and she was almost in tears.

Yang Rong sighed lightly and said: "The emperor's temperament is much clearer than Weichen, the emperor's body is not good, he has been addicted to women since he ascended the throne, and the state affairs are heavy, according to the emperor's body, it is rare to be able to support it to this day?"

Empress Zhang whimpered a few times, if it weren't for the face of the court, she really wanted to cry at this time, she endured it for decades, and finally looked forward to the throne, but in less than a year, she waited for such a result, which made her heart ache and feel sorry for her husband who didn't know about it.

"This is just Qin Tianjian's opinion, things may not be so bad, although the emperor is not in good health, but his temperament is extremely strong, from the first battle of Beiping that year, it can be seen that the old minister did this, just to make preparations in advance, so he dared to let the queen mother make the decision for the old minister?" Yang Rong saw that the queen's face was ugly, and he was busy comforting.

How could she not know that her husband's body and bones were his wife, although Yang Rong said that he was tactful, but there were many comforting elements in it, otherwise according to Yang Rong's scheming temperament, she would never have made this step.