They quickly figured out the severity, so the ministers came out one by one, all thinking that Wang Huazhen's great achievements were in front of them, and Xiong Tingbi's turtle tactics hurt the dignity of the big country and had achieved nothing at all so far, and asked that Xiong Tingbi be replaced and let Wang Huazhen take charge of Liao affairs. As for what to do if Wang Huazhen loses, no one mentions it, and they all think that Wang Huazhen will not lose, since she won't lose, wouldn't it be a snake to mention what to do if she loses.

Of course, there are still some discordant notes in the sound of the king falling down. Xu Guangqi said: "The minister thinks that the big cities in the east of Guangning should only be fortified and cleared, tidy up the large and small firearms, wait for them to attack, attack with the city, and hold on to one city. Therefore, the minister is willing to protect the bear strategy of the war. ”

At this time, Xu Yang, the imperial historian of Jiangxi Province, first came out and said: "The minister thinks that the governor of Denglai and the governor of Liaodong can be exchanged, and the special commission for Liao affairs is Xiong Tingbi." Wu Liangsi, the doctor of Zhongxian, also agreed.

Coupled with Fang Congzhe, who was the first to speak, there were only four ministers of the Manchu Dynasty who wanted to protect Xiong Tingbi and asked to replace Wang Huazhen, and the others wanted Wang Huazhen to lead the affairs of Liaodong and replace Xiong Tingbi, but none of them were willing to propose to bear the responsibility after Wang Huazhen's defeat.

Zhu Youxiao laughed secretly in his heart, these guys, Shoufu's words should not have been heard, they are only responsible for recommending and not being responsible, once something happens in the future, they will definitely push two, five or six, and it is really a good material for being an official.

And in the current situation, the Donglin Party won completely, and everyone thought that Wang Huazhen was stronger than Xiong Tingbi, so wouldn't it be to replace Xiong Tingbi, which Zhu Youxiao was unwilling. And the words were released first, I hated Ye Xianggao and Zhang Heming in my heart, and I obviously knew that Liaodong should be the main guard, but for personal reasons, I wanted to push Wang Huazhen to the throne.

At this time, an urgent report came from the palace, the urgent military situation in Liaodong, and the Jiannu army repaired ships and garrisoned troops in various places along the Liaohe River, and it seemed that they would attack on a large scale. Zhu Youxiao secretly shouted hello, so he issued an order: "If you are facing the enemy and changing generals, you will misunderstand the military situation, and order Liaodong to work together with each other, and be responsible for merit and crime." ”

The holy decree has been issued, and the ministers have no objection, now if Xiong Tingbi is replaced, if something really happens, it will be pushed on Wang Huazhen alone, and now the emperor says that the merit and crime are one, although it may be cheaper Xiong Tingbi, but it may also let Xiong Tingbi take some responsibility for Wang Huazhen, so the emperor and the ministers think this method is good.

Although Zhu Youxiao did not replace Wang Huazhen, he almost asked the ministers to replace Xiong Tingbi just now, which also made him feel that it was not a good thing that the situation remained stable now.

Back in the harem, Zhu Youxiao encountered trouble. Every time he does something indescribable with the three ladies of the harem, he always knows the time of day to avoid the period when he is prone to pregnancy. And the third daughter didn't know the reason, but unexpectedly, one day, Concubine Duan Ying and Hakka talked about not being pregnant for so long, and asked Hakka for advice, and Hakka told her that she should choose the time between her two visits to Tianqi as much as possible, so that it would be easy to get pregnant.

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional, Duan Ying thought that every time the emperor came to his palace, it was the time when Tianqi had just finished or was about to come, so he had questions. Then quietly asked Concubine Wang Wan, and found that it was the same, and the queen had no signs of pregnancy, the two did not dare to ask the queen directly, so they talked about the secret of Hakka's pregnancy in the small talk, and Zhang Yan understood that every time the emperor was with him, he chose the time when he was not easy to conceive. She was afraid that the two concubines would misunderstand, so she told them the truth, and during the period of easy conception, the emperor did not touch his body at all, indicating that he was also a victim.

Zhu Youxiao always felt that it was a gift from God to have three beauties to accompany him, so he usually loved and cared for them, and he was always kind and pleasant, without saying a word of bad words, so that Zhang Yan didn't have to say it, Duan Ying and Wang Wan were not very afraid of him. The three of them discussed, went to the emperor, and asked the emperor to give them an explanation.

In the afternoon of this day, Zhu Youxiao returned to the study and began to read the articles of association of the mint and the plan for the preparation of the bank handed over by Li Zhizao. At this time, the Hakka family came to report that the queen and the pure concubine Niangniang Liang Concubine Niangniang came.

As soon as Zhu Youxiao came out of the study, the three beauties knelt on the ground together, startling him. He hurriedly went to help the queen, but Zhang Yan refused to get up, and said: "Since the emperor doesn't like concubines and others, please abolish the title of concubine and let the emperor choose the person he likes again." ”

Where did this start, Zhu Youxiao was inexplicable, and the Hakka family was still wondering beside him, didn't the emperor and all the ladies seem to be very good on weekdays? Which one is this singing today, but I don't know what I said unintentionally caused the trouble. Zhu Youxiao said: "What did the queen say, how could I not like you?" ”

"The emperor deliberately chose a concubine to wait for a day when it is not easy to conceive, isn't this just that he doesn't like concubines?"

It turned out that this was the case, Zhu Youxiao asked them to get up first, they just didn't get up, and Concubine Chun and Concubine Liang also took the opportunity to ask the emperor to abolish their concubines, and it was best to give them death directly, so as to make way for those who came later. That aggrieved look made Zhu Youxiao not know what to do.

"This is the case, the queen and the concubine are young, if they are pregnant, it will not be good for their health."

"Your Majesty, the concubine and the two younger sisters are already in their prime, and they are adults, so why are they not in good health when they are conceived? The emperor does not need to find a reason to comfort the concubines, since the concubines have understood the emperor's meaning, they should tie their hair in the palace and wait for the emperor to dispose of it. Zhang Yan stood up and walked out with the two concubines.

Zhu Youxiao hurriedly rushed to the front of her and said, "Don't worry, queen, you sit down first, let me tell you the reason carefully, okay?" Zhang Yan was still unwilling, and the Hakka who reacted at this time knew that it was because of herself, so she hurriedly took the queen's hand and said: "Queen, the emperor must have a hard time, it is better to listen to what the emperor has to say, and then make a decision before it is too late." Zhang Yan just got off the donkey, pretended to do it twice, and followed the Ke family to sit on the chair, but Concubine Duan and Concubine Liang refused to sit, and the two stood behind the queen separately, like two bodyguards.

Zhu Youxiao glanced at the Hakka gratefully, and the Hakka lowered his head weakly. Zhu Youxiao said: "You know that there is a Xu Guangqi Xu in the court, this adult has dealings with Western missionaries, has studied many Western books, according to him, a woman is not really mature until she is eighteen years old, and it is the right time to give birth to a child, if the woman is too young, it is easy to give birth to a child, and it is not good for the body, and the second is that the child's body will also be affected. I listened to Xu Qing's words, so I wanted the queen and the concubine not to get pregnant too early. ”

This made the third concubine hate Xu Guangqi too, you said that you are a minister, just care about your state affairs, what are you doing with the emperor. Xu Guangqi, who was working in the Ministry of Rites, sneezed several times in a row.