On the first day of the new year, Zhu Youzhen took hundreds of civil and military officials to worship the ancestors and ancestors at the altar of the earth, and he was busy all morning.

After having lunch in the Qianqing Palace, he was free, and he drove away all the eunuchs and palace maids around him and sat alone in the Dongnuan Pavilion.

Even though it was a New Yuan holiday, the ministers from all over the country were not idle, and there were still countless recitals on the imperial case.

Zhu Youzhen didn't want to review the recital today, he wanted to calm down and think about it.

He really didn't understand that since he ascended the throne, there have been endless recitals every day, and he has never slackened, but state affairs are becoming more and more difficult, and it is difficult to find even a candidate for a thief and a supervisor......

What makes him most anxious is the current war.

Kaifeng was besieged, the imperial court has reached a consensus, Yang Wenyue, the governor of Baoding, Zuo Liangyu, the general of the thief, and Wang Qiaonian, the governor of the three sides, gathered in the three-way army, as long as Ding Qirui and Gao Mingheng can hold on for a period of time, the siege of Kaifeng can be solved sooner or later.

But the Tartars outside the gate......

There are no reinforcements left in the imperial court, everything can only rely on themselves, I hope Hong Chengchou will not let himself down!

If peace had been made with the Tartars for the time being......

Zhu Youzhen was in an irritable mood, so he walked out of the Dongnuan Pavilion, how he wished that he could go to the country road to taste the smell of the earth like ordinary people.

However, he is the emperor, so he can only stay in the palace, and he can only see red bricks, blue tiles, and high walls every day, and at most go to the imperial garden to relax.

Yes, go for a walk in the Imperial Garden, this season, although there are no flowers, at least it is not as depressing as in the Qianqing Palace!

Just walked to the gate of the palace, there were two little eunuchs outside, who seemed to be waiting for him, Zhu Youzhen thought that the little eunuch was monitoring him, and said angrily: "What are you doing here?" ”

"Your Majesty......" The little eunuch was napping, and was taken aback when he heard this, and said tremblingly: "The slave is on duty here......"

Duty? Zhu Youzhen remembered that today was Xinyuan, but they had no family, so they could only blow the cold wind in front of this cold palace gate, and felt a little guilty in his heart, so he said lightly: "I want to go out for a walk, you can follow me!" ”

"Slaves obey!"

Out of the palace gate, Zhu Youzhen originally wanted to turn left and go to the direction of the Imperial Garden, but the ghost made a mistake and unconsciously turned to the right.

The little eunuch wondered in his heart, "Is the emperor going out of the palace?" ”

I want to go out of the palace for a walk, but I'm afraid the officials will buzz like flies again! Zhu Youzhen shook his head helplessly.

The little eunuchs understood, "Is the emperor going to the Qingong Palace?" ”

"Diligence Palace? That's good! ”

Zhu Youzhen was worried that he had nowhere to go, and when he heard the Qingong Palace, there was a commotion in his heart, and he was led by the little eunuchs in front.

Today is the first day of the new year, and I will give myself a day off!

Zhang Yan was taking a nap in the dormitory, and when she heard that Zhu Youzhen was coming, she didn't have time to dress up, so she hurriedly put on the red jacket at the head of the bed and tied a dark green long skirt.

As soon as he walked to the hall, Zhu Youzhen had already come in, and Zhang Yan hurriedly knelt on the ground, "The concubine is late to greet you, and I hope that the emperor will atone for her sins!" ”

"No rudeness!" Zhu Youzhen stretched out his right hand to help, Zhang Yan lightly sideways to avoid it, stood up by herself, but turned around and said, "Xiao Ru, go to tea!" ”

"Yes, sis!" Xiao Ru agreed and walked quickly.

Zhu Youzhen looked at Zhang Yan in front of him, with a red jacket and green skirt, white face and black hair, bright lips and silver teeth, especially a pair of talking eyes, he smiled before speaking, and he was stupid for a while!

Zhang Yan lowered her head slightly, and a faint blush appeared on her fair face, which was more seductive than a peach, "What does the emperor see?" Sit back and see! ”

Zhu Youzhen sat down in the main seat of the hall, took the tea from Xiao Ru, and gently placed it on the desk, "Yan'er, today is Xinyuan, why don't you go out for a walk?" Although the palace is not as lively as the market, it is better than the palm-sized place of the Miaoqin Palace, and there is no joy at all. ”

"The emperor is here, isn't there joy?" Zhang Yan had a faint smile on her face, like a dragonfly, "It's too cold outside, it's still warm in the palace," thinking that there was no charcoal brazier in the hall, so he said: "Your Majesty, go and light two charcoal braziers, the hall is empty and cold." ”

"No need, let's save it," Zhu Youzhen's eyes suddenly lost their brilliance, like a stealing cat, suddenly saw the owner, he sighed, and said: "Inside and outside the gates, there are wars everywhere, and money and food are tight everywhere!" ”

Zhang Yan was stunned for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, what ...... If you give a concubine, it will be reduced by half in the future......"

Zhu You's prosecutor stretched his brows and smiled, "I forgot, I thought this was the Qianqing Palace," paused for a moment, and said, "Don't worry about Yan'er, I can still get this point!" ”

Zhang Yan's heart sank, the emperor may have reduced his daily expenses for the sake of the war, hey, when will these wars end?

She stood beside Zhu Youzhen with her hands in her hands, but she remembered Zhu Youxiao in her heart.

When Zhu Youxiao was in power, he held carpentry tools all day long, and there was always endless carpentry work, and the government was handed over to Wei Zhongxian, and he almost didn't ask, but the country was well governed, and he never heard of bad money;

Since Zhu Youzhen succeeded to the throne, he has always been diligent in his administration, and he has personally reviewed and approved the chapters, and he has never slackened off in everything, but the country is getting worse and worse, the customs are retreating one after another, and thieves are raging everywhere......

Although there are fifteen provinces in the Ming Dynasty, the southern provinces have always been governed by Tusi, and the imperial court does not have much income from taxes, and the people's hearts are not completely oriented to the Ming Dynasty......

Zhang Yan sighed secretly, could it be that Da Ming is really dying?

She shuddered!

What's the problem? Shouldn't Wei Biao be killed?

"Yan'er, what are you thinking?" Zhu Youzhen stretched out his hand and gently patted Zhang Yan's thin waist.

Zhang Yan was stunned for a moment, blinked, and took a step back to the side, "Your Majesty, it's cold in the hall, or go and sit in the concubine's bedroom, there is a charcoal fire in the palace......"

Zhu Youzhen naturally couldn't ask for it, and hurriedly said: "It's okay, this can save some charcoal!" ”

Zhang Yan was in front, pushed open the door of the dormitory, and sure enough, a wave of heat came, after Zhu Youzhen entered, Zhang Yan turned over and covered the door, waiting for Zhu Youzhen to sit on the carved mahogany chair.

The carved chair is covered with half fur, which is both comfortable and warm.

Zhu Youzhen leaned back and stretched his waist, "Yan'er's bedroom is really warm!" ”

It's still blue, what nonsense are you talking about? Zhang Yan was afraid that Zhu Youzhen would have any reverie, so she hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the concubine hasn't combed your hair for a long time......

Zhu Youzhen laughed, went to the crown with both hands, and threw it on the desk on the side, "I've been waiting for a long time!" ”

Zhang Yan picked up her ivory comb, spread out Zhu Youzhen's long hair, and combed it, but counted the white hairs, one, two, three......

She suddenly couldn't count it anymore, at least one percent of Zhu Youzhen's hair on his head had turned white, and if she looked closely, it was already black and white!

The emperor is only thirty-one, and he is in the prime of life......

Such an emperor, doesn't God open his eyes?

Zhang Yan barely held back her tears, hurriedly tied her hair together, tied her hair in a bun, and couldn't help but hold Zhu Youzhen's head in her arms.

Zhu Youzhen's heart moved, and he hurriedly hugged Zhang Yan's thin waist with his backhand, "Yan'er!" ”

Zhang Yan didn't speak, closed her eyes and nodded vigorously.

Zhu Youzhen turned around, supported his waist with one hand, picked up the crook of his leg with the other, picked up Zhang Yan sideways, got up and walked two steps, and threw her on the brocade quilt on the phoenix bed.

"The Emperor's ......"

"Yan'er......" Zhu Youzhen leaned down and gently kissed Zhang Yan's tears......

I don't know how long it took, Zhang Yan gasped for a while, turned sideways, and trembled and stroked Zhu Youzhen's vicissitudes of life, "Is the emperor very troubled during this time?" ”

Zhu Youzhen gently held Zhang Yan's little hand and said, "Only in Yan'er's Qinqin Palace, I will have a moment of peace, hey...... Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, was trapped in Songshan, and Ding Qirui, the governor of Pingjiao......, was trapped in Kaifeng.

Zhang Yan obediently let Zhu Youzhen fumble in his hand, and said softly: "Your Majesty, can't these things be handed over to the ministers?" ”

"Ministers?" Zhu Youzhen sneered: "They will only receive Yulu, and even Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is helpless, and will only kneel down and ask for guilt!" ”

Zhang Yan also knew that there were no more famous ministers and generals in the court, so she changed the topic and said: "What is the situation in Kaifeng, ...... thieves?" ”

"Kaifeng's problem is not big," Zhu Youzhen said: "I have ordered Yang Wenyue, the governor of Baoding, Wang Qiaonian, the governor of the three sides, and Zuo Liangyu, the general of the Ping Thief, to reinforce Kaifeng respectively!" ”

Zhang Yan pondered silently for a moment and said: "This Zuo Liangyu, legend has it that he has always been disobedient to discipline, and even Yang Sichang is difficult to mobilize him......"

Zhu Youzhen was silent, he also knew that Zuo Liang's jade tail was too big to fall, but for the sake of the thief, he had to rely on him for the time being.

"The concubine recommends one person to the emperor......"

"The person recommended by Yan'er must be talented and virtuous!"

Zhang Yan chuckled and said, "Sun Chuanting! ”

Zhu Youzhen was stunned for a moment and said, "He? Isn't he in the prison of the Criminal Department? ”

"The reason why Sun Chuanting was imprisoned was because he had a disagreement with Yang Sichang's politics, and he had no major negligence," Zhang Yanxi moved her red lips and said: "Even if Zuo Liangyu relieves the siege of Kaifeng, he will still return to Huguang in the future, and Yang Wenyue has been repeatedly defeated by Li Zicheng......"

"Yan'er is right," Zhu Youzhen stroked Zhang Yan's smooth face, "It's still Yan'er thoughtful, I will release Sun Chuanting as soon as possible and let him supervise the Beijing army to relieve the siege of Kaifeng!" ”

"What about the outside, what should the emperor do?"

"Outside the gates?" Li Zicheng's face became ugly, "I think about it, there is really no one available, the general army of the eight towns has taken away all the main forces, but the battle is still not good......"

Zhang Yan condensed his eyebrows and pondered, and after a while, Fang said: "Can we make peace for the time being, wait for the rogues in various places, and then concentrate on gradually recovering the land outside the Guan......

"Peace?" Zhu Youzhen pondered for a moment and said, "I am not opposed to a temporary peace conference, but the officials in the court ......"

"The emperor should not come forward in this matter, and hand it over to Chen Xinjia for the time being, and then Chen Xinjia will raise it after the overall situation has been decided...... The emperor ...... again with thunder"