After a few more days, the weather became more and more intense, and the official system of the Ming Dynasty became more and more restless with the temperature, whether it was the 'New Deal' or the 'Qingfeng Movement', which put great pressure on the officials up and down.

This kind of restlessness is subtle and imperceptible, but it has been reflected in all aspects of government affairs.

The majestic pressure, part of which was even transferred to the harem.

Cining Palace.

Zhu Xu hasn't come to dinner for a while, first, he is a harem woman with more children, and secondly, he is an uncle and widow. Zhu Xu and Empress Dowager Zhang tacitly avoided it.

In the evening, Zhu Xu, Zhang Yun, Empress Dowager Zhang, and Yongning gathered in the main hall and were eating.

Empress Dowager Zhang looked at Xiao Yongning, who had been wronged and had not spoken, frowned slightly, raised her head and said to Zhu Xu: "Your Majesty, I heard that you have been running out of the palace recently?" ”

Zhu Xu didn't care, took a sip of cold food, and said: "Well, the positioning of some departments is not clear, and they themselves don't know where their rights and responsibilities are, so I will beat the side drum for them." ”

Seeing that Zhu Xu didn't understand, Empress Dowager Zhang glanced at Zhang Yun, and said in a calm tone: "Your Majesty, outside the palace...... The woman is no ...... than the palace."

Empress Dowager Zhang stopped when she clicked, it was self-evident. Zhu Xu was stunned for a moment, a little stunned, and then he reacted and turned his head to look at Zhang Yun.

Zhang Yunqiao's face was slightly shocked, she really hadn't thought about it before, and when she saw Zhu Xu looking over, she hurriedly said: "The concubine knows that the emperor is busy with government affairs." ”

When Empress Dowager Zhang saw it, she said angrily: "Okay, don't say anything about the queen, the palace is boiling, and the queen is still covering it for you, let's say, is there any woman outside the palace?" ”

Zhu Xu saw that Empress Dowager Zhang looked like she was breaking the casserole and asking to the end, and said with a wry smile: "Imperial sister-in-law, really not, I am busy with my feet not touching the ground now, where do I still have the heart to find flowers and ask willows, if there is, I can just take it into the palace, why do I still run outside with the sun every day......"

Empress Dowager Zhang's expression was cold, as if she knew the virtues of men, and said, "Okay, I don't care about your affairs." I heard that Liu Zheng was deprived of his post, and the Military Judge Advocate General's Department is ready to go to prison to ask for the crime? Or the death penalty? ”

Liu Zheng, Liu Dai's nephew, that is, the nephew of Concubine Liu.

The old lady is now confused and drowsy all day long, and everyone knows that it is the time of death, and there are not many days left.

Hearing this, Zhu Xu also had a headache. Liu Zheng was one of the first officers to be found to be 'corrupt' in the 'Qingfeng Movement' carried out by the Military Justice Department of the Generalissimo's Office, and although no one in the Liu family pleaded for mercy, this matter was indeed tricky.

Deal with it, if the old lady comes to her senses and knows about this, what should she think? - The old woman is not dead yet, and she is ready to do something to the Liu family? Even if the old lady understands the righteousness and doesn't care, Zhu Xu herself can't pass this level in her heart.

If you don't deal with it, all the officials in the world are staring at the actions of the Judge Advocate General's Office, wouldn't it have failed at the beginning, and how can it continue? I don't know how much of an impact will be on a series of reforms!

Therefore, Empress Dowager Zhang asked, and Zhu Xu didn't know how to answer for a while.

Seeing Zhu Xu's expression, Empress Dowager Zhang frowned, and said in a deep voice, "I don't care about your national politics and plans, I only want to say one thing, Liu Zheng is the old lady's favorite grandson, and he can't kill it, at least not now!" ”

Empress Dowager Zhang has never had such a request for Zhu Xu, listening to Zhu Xu's ears, one head and two big.

Empress Dowager Zhang seemed to be afraid that Zhu Xu would find an excuse to shirk it, and then said: "I see that Yongning has lost weight recently, and I won't go to the Qianqing Palace in the future, I will personally train you, you are busy with your national affairs, and you don't have to say hello if you have nothing to do." ”

Zhu Xu clearly heard Empress Dowager Zhang's dissatisfaction, I don't know if it was because he ignored Liu Zheng, or because he 'abused' Xiao Yongning, he smiled bitterly and said hardly: "Imperial sister-in-law, it's not a big deal, I will deal with it, I heard that you haven't been in good health recently, so I'll send the imperial doctor over......"

"No need." Empress Dowager Zhang's face was cold, and she interrupted: "The palace will do these things, and the queen is also watching, so the emperor won't bother." ”

Zhu Xu listened to Empress Dowager Zhang's undisguised dissatisfaction, her face was stiff, and she didn't know how to reply.

In the entire Ming Dynasty, there are only a handful of people who make him have no way, and the royal sister-in-law in front of him, who is also a sister-in-law and a mother, ranks first!

It was the first time for Zhang Yun to see Empress Dowager Zhang and Zhu Xu 'turn faces', and hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, the concubine believes that the emperor will handle it well, and she will not embarrass you, she will handle it properly, let's eat, the princess is hungry......"

Xiao Yongning has been pretending to be pitiful on the side, and when she saw that her mother and Zhu Xu were about to fall out, she immediately pretended to be hungry and pitiful.

Empress Dowager Zhang looked at Zhang Yun, glanced at Yongning, seemed to have a step down, softened her tone towards Zhu Xu, and said, "Okay, let's eat." ”

Zhu Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and smiled at Zhang Yun's eyes.

Zhang Yun pursed her lips and gave Zhu Xu a dish, her eyes signaling that she would persuade Empress Dowager Zhang more.

This meal was quite boring, and Zhu Xu and his wife took a long breath when they left Cining Palace.

The emperor and queen walked slowly in the imperial garden, facing the dry hot wind, and they couldn't blow their eyebrows.

"Has anyone interceded with you and complained?" Zhu Xu walked in front and said with a smile.

Zhang Yun blinked and said softly: "No, the Queen Mother also takes care of the concubine, and the emperor must not take it to heart." ”

Zhu Xu took Zhang Yun in his arms, sat down on a chair, and said, "I have received more than 200 scripts, all of which are against this 'Qingfeng Movement', saying that it will cause turmoil in the government and the opposition, and all officials will be uneasy, and they will not be able to do things all day long, and the world will be panicked, and they cannot ...... all day long."

Zhang Yun looked at Zhu Xu's somewhat tired side face, with a smile in his eyes, and said in a crisp voice: "Then the emperor will ask, who is turbulent, who is uneasy, who is the person who has no intention of doing things, can he just let him go?" ”

Zhu Xu was stunned, looked at Zhang Yun, saw that she was obviously laughing, comforted him, and said with a smile: "If I ask, they have a lot of excuses waiting, they, I'm afraid that I won't speak, if I speak, it will definitely be endless, and it will definitely make them get their wish, so I won't speak and suffocate them!" ”

Zhang Yun rarely looked at Zhu Xu with a 'bad' expression, the more he smiled, and said: "Your Majesty, why don't you go out of the palace for a walk, don't worry about government affairs, just scatter your mind and look at the scenery, the concubines can know that the emperor doesn't even know what scenery the capital has been in these years." ”

Zhu Xu frowned, looked at Zhang Yun, and said, "I really don't have other women outside the palace. ”

"The concubine believes in the emperor." Zhang Yun's beautiful eyes are bent like crescent moons.

Zhu Xu has always felt that love is very troublesome, looking at Zhang Yun's expression, he had a headache, coughed, and said: "Well, tomorrow I will take Yongning out for a walk, the imperial sister-in-law is very dissatisfied with my 'abuse' of Yongning, and she has to make some compensation." ”

Zhang Yun pursed his lips and chuckled, and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine really believes in you." ”

Zhu Xu couldn't tell the truth from the falsehood in Zhang Yun's words, waved his hand and got up and said, "Okay, go back." ”

Zhang Yun smiled like a flower and followed behind Zhu Xu. She likes it, as long as she's with her.

Zhu Xu, who returned to the Qianqing Palace, was swept away most of his boredom by a joke by Zhang Yun, and just took a sip of herbal tea, Cao Huachun came in and said, "Your Majesty, the officials over there have prepared for this year's imperial examination and the transfer of officials, can the emperor have time to take a look?" ”

"This year's suspension, all frozen!"

Zhu Xu said decisively: "The imperial examination is as usual, tomorrow I will go to the east of the city to take a walk, and let Zhao Han come to see me." ”

Zhao Han, the official of the Ministry of Officials, is in charge of the official hat of the world, known as the 'hidden phase'.

"Yes." Cao Huachun said.