It wasn't until the third prince, the crown prince, got up and left, and the fourth prince followed closely like a fart, and in the Qingning Palace, which was just silent, did he have a voice again, but it was the queen mother who asked: "What do you think, how is the prince of San Lang?" ”

The Queen Mother actually asked this, and for a while, the huge Qingning Palace was quiet again. Concubine He naturally wanted to praise her son, but on this occasion, she always felt that she was not good at speaking casually, so she could only quietly go to see Concubine Yu. And Concubine Yu thinks that she is not her biological mother, and she doesn't know much about the three princes on weekdays, and she is pregnant with Liujia, so she doesn't want to talk much.

The other concubines had the intention of flattering the new prince, but Concubine Yu and Concubine Yu didn't speak, they couldn't help but feel that they were ahead of the curve, and that kind of explicit flattering face was probably a little out of place, so while looking at each other, no one dared to be the first to speak.

As for the princesses, Princess Deyang really wanted to say a few good words, but she had never been a scrambling temperament, so she could only be anxious in her heart at this time. And Princess Yongping was even more reluctant to be told that she wanted to flatter the prince, and remained silent for a while. So, in this silence, someone was the first to open his mouth without care.

"Of course, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very good, if it is not good, will the emperor canonize him as the crown prince?"

Zhu Ying saw that the Queen Mother looked at her, her face was clearly dumb and smiling, with an expression that I was not asking you, but she just didn't see it, and said with a smile: "Although you can't ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince not to be happy with things and not to be sad about yourself, but suddenly entering the East Palace is not arrogant or impatient, and the advance and retreat are still as humble as usual, isn't it rare for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to have this ordinary heart?" ”

The Queen Mother saw that Zhu Ying was still as bold as ever, and then thought of the time when the third prince saluted to thank the imperial sister just now, she deliberately glanced at Zhu Ying more, she smiled slightly, but did not continue to ask others, but said slowly: "After the canonization of the crown prince, the practice is to amnesty the world, and only the great rebel sinners will not be forgiven." Do you think that Da Lang and Erlang were sent out of Beijing before, should they be pardoned? ”

As soon as these words came out, the concubines and princesses who just wanted to echo Zhu Ying and praise the three princes were all stunned. I don't know how many people suddenly remembered that it was the queen mother who insisted on abolishing the emperor back then, that is, now Concubine Jing is the middle palace, and the eldest prince and the second prince are also the princes who enter and leave Qingning Palace the most, and the queen mother has always given them all kinds of rewards, all of which are more generous than any prince and princess.

However, when the queen was abolished this time, it was the queen mother's personal decree that she was unfilial, but now that she is saying this, is it possible that after all, the grandmother takes pity on her grandson, and wants to take the eldest prince and the second prince back by means of the amnesty when the prince was established?

Zhu Ying also didn't expect the Queen Mother to suddenly say such a thing, and her face was full of anger for a while. But this time, the Queen Mother ignored her who had all seven emotions and six desires on her face, and asked Princess Yongping instead: "Mingyue, what do you think?" ”

The Queen Mother did not call herself a title, but directly called herself by her maiden name, and Princess Yongping couldn't help but chuckle in her heart. She was very reluctant to answer this kind of question, whether for or against, which was obviously very troublesome, but it was the Queen Mother who was questioned, and she had no room for prevarication at all. Therefore, she could only think quickly, and then turned her heart sideways and gave a clear answer.

"Although the canonization of the crown prince of the East Palace is a happy event celebrated by the whole world, the granddaughter believes that the eldest brother and the second brother have just been sent out of Beijing, and if they are recalled immediately because of the amnesty, the order will be changed overnight, which will damage the name of the father's emperor."

Hearing Princess Yongping's unambiguous answer, the Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and said, "Aren't you afraid that someone will say that your father is unkind to your father?" ”

"The father is the king's father, first the king, then the father." Princess Yongping couldn't distinguish the queen mother's joy and anger for a while, so she could only say straightforwardly, "The eldest brother and the second brother were condemned, of course, because of those crimes, but the most important thing is not that they are unfilial to their sons and unkind to their brothers?" If they were pardoned at this time, they hadn't even reflected on it, wouldn't it hurt their father's compassion even more? ”

As she spoke, she stepped forward, bowed her head and saluted deeply: "My granddaughter has some shallow words, and I ask the imperial grandmother to consider it." ”

Although she was used to-for-tat with Princess Yongping, when she heard someone's words this time, Zhu Ying didn't care that the Queen Mother didn't ask herself at all, and nodded with approval on her face. And her expression of no longer agreeing fell in the eyes of others, which naturally became an explicit expression, so when the Queen Mother asked again, she got a clear answer.

Everyone is against the return of the eldest prince and the second prince, and even Princess Deyang, who was silent and cautious in the past, faced the queen mother's inquiry, but she was also cautious and said that it was better to wait until the eldest prince and the second prince had some introspection and reform, and then pardoned.

Faced with such a unanimous opinion, the Queen Mother finally looked at Zhu Ying and said, "Yingying, what do you say?" ”

Zhu Ying, who had just forced herself to press her heart and endured and endured, finally got the opportunity to speak at this time, but she did not open her mouth to echo as if she had just been full of approval, but her expression was awe-inspiring: "Returning to the Queen Mother, canonizing the East Palace to celebrate with the whole world, it is time to give amnesty to the world, and regardless of the eldest prince and the second prince, if the sinners in the world are pardoned for minor crimes, changed from serious crimes to light, and exempted from death for capital crimes, then where is the law?" ”

"The emperor said before that the thunder and rain and dew are all gentlemen, but the rain and dew should be kind to the good, how can they tolerate the evil? Therefore, if I am concerned, the amnesty of the world should be in addition to homicide, robbery, adultery, unfilial piety and other serious crimes, which are not too bad misdemeanors, as for miscellaneous capital crimes, you may wish to discuss according to age and the severity of the crime. ”

"All in all, amnesty is a kindness in the world, how can it become a person who is unscrupulous and has to be freed from shackles and rely on it with impunity?"

Zhu Ying really dares to say!

This time, even Concubine Yu couldn't help but be a little frightened. And Princess Yongping, who had just made a desperate persuasion not to be pardoned by the eldest prince and the second prince, in the face of Zhu Ying's explicit reprimand, she felt that in comparison, her words seemed to be evasive. In her opinion, Zhu Ying is certainly talking about sinners in the world, but she simply compares the eldest prince and the second prince to people who are wicked!

But the Queen Mother knew Zhu Ying's temper, and knew that she didn't mention the eldest prince and the second prince, but she didn't want to follow the crowd, and the view on the amnesty was the same as the emperor - because Emperor Taizu was the same back then!

We cannot tolerate amnesty that only shows benevolence to the world, not the rule of law, and cannot tolerate torture that exceeds the limit, and we hate the torture of the entire Zhulian clan. Passed down by word of mouth, as well as all kinds of handwritten materials within the imperial family, Emperor Taizu left a legacy for generations of descendants with an image of a monarch who was only wise and martial in the folk rumors.

And her son of the emperor, who is maverick in the eyes of the ministers and often wanders out of the palace in the eyes of the people, is trying to trace Emperor Taizu's way of governing the country in his own way, which is different from that of the Ming monarchs of previous dynasties. It's a pity......

Most of the time, it's just a toss!

Fortunately, because of the turmoil in the early years, the emperor has converged too much over the years, even if the actions of more than a year have been just small repairs and small repairs due to the great victory of the Northern Expedition, and now Jiuzhangtang and Banshan Hall have been directly moved out of the Guozijian, whether the Guozijian is rotten in the style of study, or the degeneration of the scholar, at least it is the one that makes the scholar have nothing to say.

The only thing that is easy to attract criticism is probably only Zhang Shou, who is a lecturer in the East Palace, and the group of students who are studying in the East Palace.

The Queen Mother turned countless thoughts in her heart, and finally smiled noncommittally, and then said: "Today, San Lang will go to the East Palace to receive the court, and tomorrow he will go to the temple." Even so, tomorrow evening, a family banquet will be held at my place, which can be regarded as a celebration for Saburo. ”

There is no queen in the palace now, and the queen mother naturally says the same, so everyone naturally agrees, only Zhu Ying blinked. And the Queen Mother seemed to see what she wanted to say, but she said bluntly: "Yingying also remember to bring your Ashou over." ”

Although Zhu Ying has always been generous, but the Queen Mother's voice of your Ah Shou, she couldn't help but blush, and then said angrily: "The Queen Mother is kind, but on this occasion, Ah Shou is not suitable to come over, he is not like me who has no face and no skin, and he is restless when he turns around, but it is not good!" Anyway, if you look up and don't look down, he will often enter the palace in the future, so I don't have to worry about not having the opportunity to see him! ”

The Queen Mother asked Zhu Ying to take Zhang Shou to attend the royal family banquet, and to the ears of many concubines and princesses, it was naturally unusual. In addition, Zhu Ying was also present today, when the third prince just thanked the imperial sister, he obviously brought Zhu Ying in, and then thought of what the emperor said in front of the banquet, it was clear that Zhu Ying was not a princess but a princess.

Princess Yongping's face was as usual, but her heart was like a knife, like a knife, if it weren't for Zhu Ying's unusually clear refusal, she wasn't even sure if she would lose her usual composure and reveal her resentment that didn't fit her identity.

And the Queen Mother's refusal to Zhu Ying, after the initial slight stunned, immediately returned to her former idleness: "Since you girl has to say that he is thin-skinned, then it's okay." ”

Hearing the Queen Mother say this, a certain concubine on the side seemed to want to make a round from the side, and immediately said as if she was playful: "What the Queen Mother said is that Master Zhang is the teacher of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Four Princes, if the brothers meet him at the family banquet, won't they be like mice meeting cats?" When the time comes, everyone will be too serious, and it will be awe-inspiring like a state banquet, not like a family banquet. ”

She laughed as she spoke, but when she heard that none of the others echoed, let alone laughed, she stopped hastily for a moment.

Just when she was trembling and thought that she would usher in a reprimand from the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother smiled happily: "That's right, the emperor has never been a strict father, if it wasn't for the brothers Da Lang and Erlang who were driven out of the capital before, they wouldn't be afraid of him." As for San Lang and Shiro, they grew up beside him since they were children, and even though they have been trained and even beaten, they are not afraid of him. ”

"He's a father, and he's really failed."

As soon as these words came out, not to mention the concubine who tried to liven up the atmosphere with a casual remark just now, even Concubine Yu and many concubines led by Concubine Yu hurriedly stood up. As a mother, the Queen Mother can certainly reprimand her son, but even if the emperor is not present, he is said by the Queen Mother behind his back, who can sit in peace with these concubines present?

Although Zhu Ying also stood up, in the solemn silence of the others, she said: "There are nine kinds of dragons, each of which is different, not to mention ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, but the famous ministers of the Ming Dynasty often leave the regret of the tiger father and the dog." Because the lords and ministers of the Ming Dynasty often focus on governing the country, it is naturally impossible to put all their thoughts on their children. ”

"It is said that Meng's mother moved three times, how virtuous she is, but Meng's mother only has one son, Mencius! She doesn't have a huge country to govern! ”

If these words are put outside, it will definitely cause an uproar, but at this time, except for the women in the Qingning Palace, the inner servants are the inner servants, and the accusations of the queen mother to the emperor just now really made the atmosphere heavy, so Zhu Ying had the audacity to refute it, but no one jumped out to accuse him, even Princess Yongping had to admit that Zhu Ying's rebuttal angle was really good.

And Zhu Ying still knows how to defend the emperor, how can she, as a daughter, sit idly by? She took a breath lightly, and when she was about to stand out, she didn't expect Concubine Yu to move her steps lightly and stepped forward to salute the Queen Mother.

"Queen Mother, the emperor couldn't talk about a strict father before, precisely because Concubine Jing, a loving mother, stood in the way. The previous sins and negligence of the eldest prince and the second prince, although the emperor was a father, had negligence, but the loving mother had many defeated children, and the concubine was more responsible. ”

"The Empress Dowager only has a son of the emperor, but she can teach by word and deed, so there is Emperor Ruizong so far for more than 30 years of peaceful governance, you have also governed the country, but never connived, never tolerated, after all, taught the emperor, you used to deal with the situation, compared to Concubine Jing is several times more dangerous? You can finally teach your son well, but Concubine Jing can't, so it can be seen that the emperor is no wonder. ”

Seeing that Concubine Yu skillfully shifted the comparison between the emperor and Zhang Shou to the comparison between herself and the abolished queen, that is, Concubine Jing, the Queen Mother couldn't help but turn her eyes and stared at the emperor's favorite concubine.

However, she saw Concubine Yu bowing her head slightly, unhurried, as calm and restrained as always, as if she was not worried that the topic just now had angered her. Glancing at everyone casually, she saw that Princess Yongping seemed to be about to stand up, and she didn't know whether she was going to speak for her mother, or if she was going to divert the topic, so she simply coughed lightly and waved her hand.

"Okay, I just sighed casually, but it was my fault to cause you to be so solemn one by one. Today is a good day for San Lang, write it down, reward Concubine Yu and Concubine Shu brocade four, Concubine Jiang and the following four makeup satins, and princesses two makeup satins. As for Yingying...... Be bold, let the emperor who keeps declaring the king reward you! ”

The Queen Mother saw that everyone hurriedly thanked her, and Zhu Ying also thanked her calmly, so she said slowly: "Tomorrow, the prince will visit the temple, and the internal and external wives will come to me to congratulate." Concubine Yu, Concubine He, since you are in charge of palace affairs, you should pay more attention to the matter of reward. Don't be too extravagant, but don't save money for the emperor either. You must know that he is most satisfied with the prince of San Lang. ”

If the emperor knew that the queen mother had beaten himself in front of the concubines, and then secretly pointed out that he was very satisfied with the third prince, then he would definitely feel that the mother and son were connected, and he couldn't hide anything from the queen mother.

At this moment, after changing into court clothes, the dignified son of heaven was actually standing at the corner gate of the East Palace, that is, behind the main hall of Ciqing Palace, and he could hear the music in the heart. When he heard the neat voices of those young people, he couldn't help but exhale softly. I think when he was studying, there was no such good time!

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