"Queen Mother, Your Majesty is here!" The little palace maid who served beside her came to report the news with a smile on her face.

Because His Majesty's coming to the queen is a good thing for the queen, naturally some people are happy, and it is not strange to come over to report the good news.

Empress Zhang was reading a book, and when she heard that Her Majesty was coming, she hurriedly put down the book in her hand.

For the arrival of Zhu Youxiao, Empress Zhang was naturally very happy. For her life in the palace, Empress Zhang is very satisfied.

First of all, His Majesty is a very good man, very good-looking, good enough for himself, and very gentle in his speech. Thinking of this, Queen Zhang's face was full of peach blossoms, and she had little stars in her eyes.

The second is that His Majesty has always considered himself as a queen. The suspension of the construction of the palace, His Majesty wants to bring himself on, and Empress Zhang of course knows that this is His Majesty's kindness.

Now His Majesty is still publicly praising himself in the court, and such benefits are naturally self-evident, so Empress Zhang is even more grateful to Zhu Youxiao.

Now when she heard that Zhu Youxiao was coming, she hurriedly took people and greeted them with a smile.

Looking at Queen Zhang, who was about to pay homage when she came out, Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand and hugged her.

Reaching out to hold Queen Zhang's hand, looking at her gentle and clear eyes, Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "Why is the treasure bead like this? We are husband and wife, and I will come over often in the future, so I don't have to make it so troublesome every time. ”

Saying that, Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand and hugged Queen Zhang's waist.

Empress Zhang's face was faintly flushed, but she still leaned her body into Zhu Youxiao's arms.

"Your Majesty came, and the concubine was happy in her body and mind, and she ran out." Empress Zhang tilted her head and looked at Zhu Youxiao with a playful smile.

Empress Zhang's face was a little narrow, and with her beautiful face, it was really comfortable to look at.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but sigh, if he is beautiful, he can do whatever he wants.

Pulling Empress Zhang into the palace, Zhu Youxiao said: "I came here today because I want to discuss something with Baozhu, Baozhu should already know about the previous things, right?"

"Your Majesty, the concubine already knows." Empress Zhang nodded and said softly: "Your Majesty is so good to the concubine, but what can you do with the concubine?" ”

Zhu Youxiao hugged Queen Zhang, put her on his lap, and said, "Let's be husband and wife, shouldn't I be good to you?" Shouldn't the orb be good to me, too? So, don't say such things in the future. ”

"Then the concubine will work hard and give birth to a prince to His Majesty as soon as possible." Empress Zhang blushed and bowed her head and said, her voice low and inaudible.

Do you want to have a son?

Zhu Youxiao had such a question mark in his heart. But I'm still a baby, but looking at Baozhu's expectant eyes, I can't refuse her words. It's just that Baozhu is still young, so you have to be careful.

"That's for the best, of course." Zhu Youxiao smiled heartily.

"I came here today because I wanted to discuss something with the queen. What are you busy with these days? Zhu Youxiao looked at Empress Zhang and asked.

Hearing Zhu Youxiao ask this, Queen Zhang's heart became a little nervous, this is asking about her father.

Although I don't know what Your Majesty is going to do, whether it is ordinary people or Empress Zhang, it is not a good thing for Your Majesty to pay attention.

Because once you are paid attention to by Your Majesty, there is a half chance of being promoted and getting rich, and the other half of the chance is to be beheaded. Even if it's not all over the house, at least it's a full army.

"Your Majesty, but did my father do anything inappropriate?" Empress Zhang asked cautiously, and at the same time spoke a little eagerly: "Your Majesty, if it is really my father who has done something wrong, please ask Your Majesty to open the net." The punishment is definitely punishable, but please don't be too harsh. ”

Looking at Empress Zhang's aggrieved appearance, Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand and pulled her up, and said with relief: "Okay, it's not that I committed anything, it's a good thing." I have something I want my lord to do. ”

It turns out not to be a bad thing.

But Empress Zhang is still very worried, because if her father does something for His Majesty, then it is likely to make some people unhappy.

Another very important thing is, can the father do things well?

If the father is not able to get things done, then it may also upset His Majesty.

With his own presence, he can keep his family rich and healthy, and his father doesn't need to mix these things.

Even if he is his son the emperor in the future, he will be able to protect his family if he is the queen mother. It can be said that after the queen of his own family is born, two or even three generations of his family will enjoy endless glory and wealth, and they don't need to take any risks.

Now His Majesty wants her father to do something, Empress Zhang's knee-jerk reaction is to refuse, but she also knows that she can't speak.

"I wonder what His Majesty wants my father to do?" Empress Zhang asked cautiously again, with a little worry in her eyes.

She really didn't know how to refuse His Majesty, or whether her father was capable or not?

"Here's the thing, didn't you say that you stopped the construction of the palace before, and you also said that you wanted to cut the cost of the palace? I asked people to check it, and it turned out that there were really a lot of cats in this palace. The people who bought it worked together, and most of the expenses in the palace went into the pockets of these people. ”

"It turned out that it wasn't that I had too many flowers, but they all took them back to their own homes. Do you think I won't be angry? Zhu Youxiao said with a calm face: "So I want to rectify them, and then get back all the money they embezzled." ”

Empress Zhang frowned slightly, her face was a little worried, and she asked with some hesitation: "Your Majesty wants my father to do this?" ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded.

Seeing Zhu Youxiao nodding, Empress Zhang's heart was a little panicked.

What kind of character her father is, Empress Zhang knows very well in her heart. This kind of thing is definitely not something that his father can play, the key is that he has offended too many people, and it is really worth the loss.

Looking at Zhu Youxiao, Empress Zhang said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty also thinks too highly of my father, how can he do this!" ”

For Empress Zhang's father, Zhu Youxiao naturally has an understanding.

Her father's name is Zhang Guoji, and he spent money to get a prisoner for himself, and he can be regarded as a scholar. It's just that Zhang Guoji's ability to take the imperial examination is not very good, and there has been no effect over the years.

In the original history, the Emperor of the Apocalypse did not treat his own national abbot very well, which can be seen from not giving Zhang Guoji a title.

It stands to reason that the emperor's father-in-law can basically get the title of an earl, which is the lowest level of the Ming title, and if he is favored, he may also be made a marquis, such as the two brothers-in-law of Emperor Hongzhi. What's more, it's just a brother-in-law, not an old man.

But when Emperor Tianqi was alive, he never gave Zhang Guoji the title.

Later, Zhang Guoji went to ask for the title himself in the sixth year of the Apocalypse, but the Emperor of the Apocalypse did not give it to him.

It was not until the 17th year of Chongzhen that Zhang Guoji was named Tai Kangbo because he donated a sum of money to Emperor Chongzhen.

The folk use such a statement to prove that Zhang Guoji is not favored. Why didn't Zhang Guoji get the favor of the Emperor of the Apocalypse? is because Zhu Youxiao and Empress Zhang have a bad relationship. Why are feelings bad? Because Empress Zhang is not Zhang Guoji's biological daughter, there are still a bunch of messy things behind her.

However, there is another theory, this Tai Comber has been sealed in the second year of the Apocalypse, but there is no record.

Zhu Youxiao knew this matter in his heart, and in view of the credibility of the history of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youxiao did not take this matter to heart.

Besides, this time, Zhu Youxiao didn't really want his father-in-law to do anything. Putting Zhang Guoji in the past is nothing more than setting up a tablet, and there are other people who really do things.

Stretching out his hand and patting Queen Zhang, Zhu Youxiao smiled gently: "Don't worry, I have my own arrangements." He is my ruler, how can I harm him? I have already sent an order down to ask them to draw up a title for the lord as soon as possible, and they will give whatever they deserve. ”

"Your Majesty, concubine." Empress Zhang hurriedly said gratefully.

"Alright, you deserve it, I know it in my heart. I'd better tell you what I want to do. Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "I want to set up a special yamen to manage the affairs of the palace. Such as clothing, storage, etiquette, engineering, farms, animal husbandry, guards, mountain fishing, etc. ”

"In this way, it can be separated from the various yamen of the imperial court. When the time comes, the royal family will be royal, the imperial court will be the imperial court, and there will be no problems if they do not participate in each other. With such a yamen, it is more convenient to manage in the palace, and at the same time, it is not easy to be corrupt. ”

The latter sentence is not prone to corruption, but in fact, Zhu Youxiao is talking nonsense.

No matter what kind of yamen, corruption is unavoidable.

This is not a problem of the yamen, but of people. It can only be restricted and checked through the system, and it cannot be fundamentally eradicated.

Besides, the purpose of establishing the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was not for this. Zhu Youxiao wants an internal affairs office, the purpose is actually very simple, that is, to separate all the things related to the royal family, that is, to integrate all the resources and power that can be used in his hands, so that those things will not have too many entanglements with the court, so that he can calmly use this yamen to do what he wants to do.

Of course, the same cannot be said for external reasons. As for what needs to be said, the reason above has already been told to the queen; can also be said to the outside world, and even the candidates for communication have been selected, one is the queen's father Zhang Guoji, and the other is Wang An, the chief eunuch in the palace.

The queen's reputation will spread widely, and Zhang Guoji must have entered the eyes of many people.

Many people want to try to influence Empress Zhang through Zhang Guoji, and then affect themselves, the emperor, and this kind of operation is not too difficult for some people. Especially after he showed his reuse of Zhang Guoji and his love for Queen Zhang, this situation will be particularly prominent.

As for Wang An, with his joining, this trend will become more and more intense, and more people will gather around Wang An and Zhang Guoji. When the time comes, you will know who wants to do something, and when you need to close the net in the future, you will directly catch it all.

You can use them to build the House of Internal Affairs well, because they will support it strongly, and this is a way to kill two birds with one stone.