In the spacious and luxurious Qianqing Palace, the purple and red curtains embroidered with gold thread hang straight down to the wooden floor.

The palace light line on Cheng Liang's copper lampstand, through the two layers of curtains and cast inside, showed different hazy colors, and the purple and red light gave people a warm and beautiful feeling. Half an hour had passed, and there was no more sound, and there was silence in the palace.

Zhu Gaoxu lay on his back on the pillow, his hands slowly holding the skin on Park's shoulder. Park snuggled sideways into his arms, her body undulating and breathing heavily, her face a little pale and her eyes closed.

Looking at the top of the tent, Zhu Gaoxu seemed to see that the invisibly surging tide was rapidly receding. After a long silence, he felt a little strange.

After a while, Park struggled weakly to get up, and she asked weakly, "Is the saint going to bed?" Concubines, please retire. ”

This should not be the original intention of the Park family, it may be that Cao Fu told them not to allow them to stay in the Qianqing Palace at will, after all, they are not the queen and concubines.

The two met for less than half a pillar of incense, and went straight to the point. And Zhu Gaoxu also knew very well in his heart that these women only cared about the benefits brought by the emperor's good fortune and even favor; And he just wanted to find someone to fix the car. The relationship is very simple.

Of course, the service attitude is also quite good, she not only has a picture, but also has a heartfelt awe. In terms of entertainment mentality alone, Zhu Gaoxu is still very satisfied; Of course, it's kind of funny to talk about feelings.

But when Park asked that sentence helplessly, Zhu Gaoxu clearly saw helplessness in her eyes. Even in this era when men are inferior to women, I am afraid that women are picked and picked like goods, and they feel that they are not very good instinctively...... Zhu Gaoxu suddenly realized that this kind of innocent woman has a similar mentality to a woman in a certain place, but there is a difference: Park and others are not used to it.

A subtle touch of sadness suddenly spreads under the color of this ambiguous relationship.

Zhu Gaoxu actually gave birth to a little compassion, and his mentality was indeed different from that of people who were really born in the clan and nobles.

"It's getting late, so you can stay here for the night." Zhu Gaoxu said.

Park Shi was stunned for a moment, obviously a little surprised, and then she knelt on the big bed, bowed her head and said, "Concubine Xie Sheng is in love." ”

"Okay, don't be particular about this bed, lie down and sleep." Zhu Gaoxu said.

He said in his heart: To be rich is to be happy! I want to be a brother back then, and I was good to a girl from an ordinary background, but she was still very dissatisfied and could always find faults; Now with power and wealth in hand, as long as you give a good face, many women will be grateful to Dade.

And Zhu Gaoxu is not the first emperor Zhu Di after all, his courage is much greater than that of his father, and his adventurous spirit is not the same. This Park family obviously has nothing to do with the East Palace and Jianwen Yu Party, so there should be no problem staying overnight.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu asked casually: "You are in the Chaoxian Kingdom, and your family is an official eunuch?" ”

Park said: "Back to the saint, the Park family is considered a nobleman in the country, and the family has been leading soldiers and generals for generations. ”

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he immediately had another interest in the Park family!

In the past, he didn't care about the Chaoxian Kingdom at all, and the Chaoxian Kingdom was not a big threat, how much interest did he have as a vassal king? But when people stand in a different position, what they care about will change immediately! When Zhu Gaoxu became the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he wanted to understand the situation of his neighbors; It will not be limited to the Mongol tribes, which are relatively threatening at this time.

Park Shi quietly glanced at Zhu Gaoxu, and said cautiously: "The concubine's brother is called Park Jingwu, who was originally the commander of the army of the virtuous lord. ”

"Who is the virtuous lord?" Zhu Gaoxu asked.

Park said: "The granddaughter of King Kangxian of the Dynasty (Li Chenggui, the founding monarch of the Xian Dynasty who passed away last year), and the third daughter of King Kangxian's fourth son, King Huai'an (Li Fanggan). ”

"Hmm......" Zhu Gaoxu habitually made a sound, which was counted as a response.

After saying a few more words, she looked like she wanted to speak and stopped, and seemed to be a little hesitant, and finally spoke: "The virtuous lord is more beautiful than his concubine, and he has been a beauty since he was a child. The elder brother of the concubine, Park Jingwu, has quietly sworn at home since he was a child, and he will guard the virtuous lord regardless of his life; His greatest wish is to get the lord and marry him. ”

Zhu Gaoxu is a very vigilant and intuitive person, probably a perennial ability to lead soldiers. On the battlefield at this time, the military intelligence information is too unreliable, and the commander with the troops must have sensitive intuition, subtle observation, and keen judgment; Only then can we quickly draw a correct judgment from some vague signs.

At this time, he suddenly thought of what he had just said tonight: I like 'high' women, others can't get it, but I can get it!

Park deliberately mentioned the virtuous lord that her brother wanted but didn't get, is this a routine?

Zhu Gaoxu immediately speculated: This Pu family came to the Ming Dynasty to invite favor to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, not only for his own better life; It is likely to have a political purpose, at least a family mission.

Zhu Gaoxu was suddenly a little unhappy in his heart. Maybe he should get used to it, the woman who ascends the throne and becomes the emperor is difficult to be pure in love or desire, and it is likely to be related to politics; Who calls the current pattern a family world?

However, he does not turn his face at any time and completely ignores human nature. didn't regret letting Park stay at the moment, he just said quietly: "I'm sleepy, go to sleep." ”

"Yes, Holy." Park replied softly.

Early the next morning, Zhu Gaoxu got up to wash and dress. There was a group of eunuchs and palace maids on duty waiting, but Park was still helping by the side, like a hostess, very carefully smoothing out the little wrinkles on Zhu Gaoxu's robe. Her expression still revealed awe and flattery, but it seemed to be completely different from when they first met last night, as if with a little admiration and relief.

Zhu Gaoxu has a wife, and this Park's performance doesn't seem to be appropriate; But it is also difficult for people to be completely sensible. Zhu Gaoxu didn't want to pay attention to these trivial matters.

While preparing, he instructed the eunuch to send a decree to the eunuch Hou Xian, asking him to inform the ministers of the temples, the servants of the ministry, and the lords of the marquis and above to discuss matters at the imperial gate.

Everyone waited for a while, and Zhu Gaoxu finally got dressed neatly. He wore a yellow five-clawed dragon robe and a black gauze hat on his head. In fact, what he hates the most is wearing colors such as yellow, which seems to be the work clothes on duty on the street in later generations, but he is not very obsessed with details such as colors, and he is too lazy to pay attention to them.

Today's discussion of the imperial gate is about the disturbance of the Mongolian tribes.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't want to discuss this matter, but he gradually had a long-term routine in his heart. But in the end, it was decided to let everyone discuss it, firstly, to show that they respected it and that the ministers had their own opinions; Second, the practical and useful routines cannot be done immediately, and there is no effect in the short term, but the emperor pretends to be anxious and expresses concern about the major events that have just happened.

If this matter is to be really useful, the only way is to send a general over and mobilize the border army to counterattack in the northern military town on the spot; But for now, at least wait for the yamen at the border pass to first issue an edict and recognize the Wude court...... And it is useless to transfer troops from the interior to fight back against the Mongols, and when the people and horses have traveled a long distance to the place, those tribes have already run away, and the daylilies are cold!

A great crowd of ministers, all who speak anything. Some people are really giving advice with their hearts; And some people are funny, the solution is not to think, just scold there!

"There are two tribes in Nauryaha, and they are simply abominable! Not only did they want to follow others south to get a handful, but they were afraid that the court would ask them about the crime of rebellion, so they sneaked around, pretended to be Tatars, and carried the banner of Tatars! The most hateful thing is not that this is the case, but that they have not even changed their clothes, and they are still wearing the armor of the Uryanha tribe; It's simply an insult to the knowledge of the ministers of the imperial court......"

Zhu Gaoxu listened very impatiently, and he said in his heart: Just complaining about a bird is useful! Lao Tzu is here to listen to your nonsense, it is better to repair a few cars!

He really didn't want to listen to it, so he seriously interrupted the official's long nonsense, and said loudly and solemnly: "You Aiqing is right, I will punish the rebels and deter the tribes!" ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Gaoxu said what he had just seen again: "Xia Yuanji, the head of the household, has not been there, what's going on?" ”

Someone came out to worship and said: "Back to the saint, Xia Butang is at home, and he hasn't gone out these days." ”

Zhu Gaoxu asked again: "Did he complain?" ”

The official replied: "The household department doesn't know about Xia Butang's leave, I heard that he is doing well!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu immediately said: "Find him, I ask." ”

Hou Xian, who was standing on the side, said: "The slave obeys the order and immediately arranges someone to do it." ”

Diverting the topic, Zhu Gaoxu took the opportunity to say: "You guys go back to the government office and perform their duties." ”

The eunuchs sang, and the ministers bowed down and thanked him. The Imperial Council is over. The ministers retired, leaving only the officials of the various offices who took turns to be on duty at the Imperial Gate.

While Zhu Gaoxu approved the recital, most of the time he wrote the word "quasi-performance"; If he didn't agree with anything, he didn't write anything and didn't send it back, and left it in the palace as waste paper. It's only been a few days since he ascended the throne, and he doesn't care so much about ordinary things.

After a long time, Xia Yuanji was tied up and arrested into the royal gate.

Zhu Gaoxu was stunned for a moment when he saw this, and he asked, "What's the matter?" Hou Xian, the eunuch who went to arrange people just now, also looked embarrassed.

The arresting Jinyi Wei military general said: "Qi Qi Sheng, Xia Yuanji is unwilling to obey the edict!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu quietly stepped off the throne and came to Xia Yuanji. Xia Yuanji's face turned red, and he was completely silent.

Zhu Gaoxu understood when he looked at his expression: Xia Yuanji was not unwilling to face reality, nor did he not want to surrender. A civil official of his level cares a lot about his integrity and reputation...... Xia Yuanji was originally an official of the Jianwen Dynasty and surrendered to Emperor Taizong first; Then he became an official of the Hong Xi Dynasty, and he may feel that he can't hold his face when he surrenders again.

So he was reluctant to surrender on his own initiative, but he was not against it either.

"I didn't make it clear, so Xia Butang was humiliated." Zhu Gaoxu went to untie the rope on his body with his own hands.

Xia Yuanji finally spoke: "The criminal minister doesn't dare, he doesn't dare to ......"

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but say: "The hundreds of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty all need people like Xia Butang to think about the people in the court. Will you forsake the people? If Xia Butang continues to be an official, it will be a blessing for the people of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Xia Yuanji listened, knelt on the ground: "The minister knocks to see the saint, please ask the saint to surrender!" ”

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