After retiring from the court, Chongzhen was closing his eyes in the palace garden, but he saw Queen Zhou hurrying to the palace garden, needless to say, he also came to seek justice for the wronged prince Zhu Cihong in the court today.

Empress Zhou approached and shouted straight to the point, "Your Majesty, what mistake did the crown prince make, you want to scold him in public and stop him from going to the Qianqing Palace to listen to the government?" ”

Chongzhen sat up and replied to Queen Zhou's questioning gaze, "As the prince of a country, everyone is the same, I don't know the height of the sky, and I oppose the important ministers of the dynasty everywhere, and there is no room for people, and it is quite light to drive him out of the Qianqing Palace." ”

Empress Zhou said angrily, "Your Majesty, for the sake of a Fang Yuan, you didn't even care about the face of the prince, and belittled the prince and praised King Wu Yue in front of the courtiers?" ”

Chongzhen said coldly, "I just talk about things, King Wu Yue followed Fang Yuan, and his knowledge was a thousand miles a day, and he even gave me "On the Importance of Southeast Coastal Defense", "The Views of the Sailor's Surprise Attack on Liaodong", and "The Land Annexation of the Second Mansion of Su Song". And the crown prince, as the prince of a country, has repeatedly targeted important ministers in the court, which is really disappointing to me! ”

What Chongzhen's words revealed was his appreciation for Zhu Cihuan, the king of Wuyue, and his disappointment with the crown prince Zhu Cihuan, Empress Zhou had faintly noticed the subtle changes in Chongzhen's words to her two sons, and she was so shocked that she was discolored, "Your Majesty, Fang Yuan is flying and domineering in the four mansions of the south of the Yangtze River, acting recklessly, executing countless third, fourth, and fifth officials in the imperial court, destroying people at every turn, and even cutting off the outgoing first assistant Zhou Yanru, this is simply a kingless law!" ”

"As the captain of the Ming Dynasty, he has been messing with other people's wives and concubines in the mansion all day long, tarnishing the dignity of the Ming royal family, and he is not a king! The prince suggested that Fang Yuan be arrested immediately and returned to the capital, and handed over to the Zongren Mansion to ask for the crime, what was wrong? ”

Chongzhen looked at the turquoise pool and said in a deep voice, "Empress, do you know that the only hope for the Ming Dynasty is the lower plains!" I can't wait to have four Fang Yuan by my side, one for me to run Jiangnan, one for me to conquer the Manchu Qing, one for me to pacify the Liukou, and one to stay by my side to give advice to me. One Fang Yuan is far from enough, you still want to arrest him and hand him over to the Zongren Mansion for treatment, I think the prince, and you, the queen, are Li Lingzhi! ”

Fang Yuan's talent, Queen Zhou is well aware, she also has to admit that Fang Yuan at this time is already the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty, but the two sides are on the same page, for the sake of her son, she will not give up a step, and said sharply, "Your Majesty, Fang Yuan and Tian Guifei colluded in private, made a blood oath, and actually targeted the prince, and the wolf's ambition to support the prince to interfere in the selection of the prince has been revealed. If Your Majesty continues to indulge in his misfortune, one day he will suffer from it! ”

Chongzhen stared at Empress Zhou with both eyes, and said coldly, "Empress, even though the noble concubine and Fang Yuan have made a bloody oath, even if King Wu Yue's performance is Fang Yuan's guidance behind his back. But the current facts at least prove that Fang Yuan is fulfilling the blood oath with the noble concubine, and has been carefully cultivating King Wu Yue's political ability, vision, and insight, rather than having personal ambitions, setting up the prince of me, and making him a puppet addicted to alcohol. ”

"Before she died, she also firmly tied Fang Yuan with a blood book oath, which was to share my great worries, it would be good if the concubine was still alive."

Chongzhen's eyes showed a look of remembrance, and his eyes fell on Queen Zhou's body again, and he said in a deep voice, "And you, the queen!" Not only can I not share my worries, but I even repeatedly obstructed it, sending that palace maid Qiu'er to separate the relationship between King Yong and Fang Yuan, do you really think I don't know anything? The prince and Fang Yuan have never even met in person, but they also openly claim to arrest Fang Yuan in the court, your queen's teaching is really indispensable! ”

He slapped the stone table heavily, and scolded loudly, "Even if Fang Yuan doesn't have any objections at this moment, sooner or later he will be forced to rebel by the queen and the crown prince!" ”

Empress Zhou said angrily, "Yes! The concubine is dissatisfied with Fang Yuan and Tian Guifei. Why did Tian Guifei and Fang Yuan commit the felony of the minister of the harem private meeting, and His Majesty still wanted to exonerate her and Fang Yuan, everyone has been dead for so long, and His Majesty still thinks that I am inferior to her; Why did His Majesty give the opportunity to go to Jiangnan to hone his training to Fang Yuan and Tian Guifei's two sons, King Yong and King Wu Yue; Why is Your Majesty, as the king of a country, not knowing how to control Fang Yuan, so he has to sacrifice his daughter Kun Xing to please him!? ”

Chongzhen stood up angrily, stretched out his palm and wanted to slap her, but seeing Queen Zhou's awe-inspiring appearance, her palm was raised in the air, but she didn't hit her for a long time.

Wang Chengen was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, and persuaded again and again, "Queen Mother, the little princess, she really likes Fang Yuan, and it is also the little princess who pesters Your Majesty to make Fang Yuan the captain of the horse, Your Majesty did not sacrifice the little princess!" ”

Queen Zhou was stunned on the spot, she couldn't believe her ears, as a mother, she didn't even notice that Kunxing's girl's mind had already been tied to Fang Yuan.

"I had already talked to Sun Chuanting and Zhou Yuji, if it weren't for Fang Yuan's efforts to prevent Sun Chuanting from rescuing Henan, so that the Qin people would defend Qin's territory, and even recommended Zhou Yuji to me to take over Shanxi and Xuanda Military Region and rectify Shanxi's military affairs. At this moment, I'm afraid that the thieves have come to the city of Beijing, and the Ming Dynasty is about to die, and you will be allowed to shout and scream with me here?! ”

Chongzhen withdrew his hand and said in a cold voice, "Empress, I'll tell you straight today!" Fang Yuan is the only savior of the Ming Dynasty, and only Fang Yuan can save the Ming Dynasty that is about to collapse. I just want to use the blood book of the concubine and the deep love of the five princes to control his ambitions, and I want to marry Kun Xing to soften his disobedience, so that he can become one with the royal family and become my right-hand man and my family. ”

"As the prince, with his current mind and knowledge, the prince will never be able to deal with the crisis in front of the Ming Dynasty. If he can carry out my established strategy and reconcile with Fang Yuan, he will still be the crown prince; If he can't do it, he insists on going against the emperor's brother's mentor and the emperor's sister's concubine, and he is not qualified to sit on the throne of the prince! ”

"Queen, this is the last time I will warn you, what the prince will do in the future, it depends on how you will discipline you as a mother in the future!"

"The concubine is grateful for this opportunity given by His Majesty!"

At this point, Queen Zhou had nothing to say, so she coldly bowed to Chongzhen and left angrily.

Chongzhen looked at the back of Queen Zhou, gloomy, and ordered Wang Chengen to bring Princess Kunxing to the palace back garden.

When Princess Kunxing arrived at the palace garden, she was stunned and asked, "My father has something to do with me?" ”

Chongzhen ordered her to sit down, stared into her watery eyes, and said, "Kun Xing, I got a message from Fang Yuan and want to ask you." ”

As soon as Kun Xing heard the news of Fang Yuan, he asked excitedly, "Father, say it quickly!" ”

There are some things Chongzhen can't say, so he can only glance at Wang Chengen.

Wang Chengen hurriedly said, "Princess, Fang Yuan raised a concubine in his mansion in Suzhou; What's more, he is still entangled with a married woman, and the princess still wants him to be the captain of the horse? If you don't want Fang Yuan to be this colt, Your Majesty may have another plan. ”

Princess Kunxing was raised in the deep palace, and she didn't quite understand what the concept of a married woman and a concubine was, so she was stunned and asked, "Princess, I don't understand, you can make it clear." ”

Wang Chengen saw that she was really ignorant of the world, and said distressedly, "My little princess, the person Fang Yuan likes is not you, at least he doesn't like you alone." ”

Kun Xing understood a little at this time, and his expression was a little arrogant, "Princess, is there any woman in this world who is better than me?" Whether Fang Yuan likes me or not, or likes other women, I will definitely let him like me only in the future. ”

Wang Chengen was stunned on the spot when he saw her sudden burst of confidence.

"Good! That's a great point to say! ”

Chongzhen suddenly laughed, squeezed her hand and said, "You are worthy of being the princess of the Ming Dynasty, the daughter of the Zhu family, if you have this kind of knowledge, I will rest assured that I will hand you over to Fang Yuan!" ”

Wang Chengen hurriedly slapped himself a few times, apologized and said, "The old slave is really talkative!" Talkative! ”

Kunxing Huarong asked excitedly, "Father, when can I go to Jiangnan?" ”

Chongzhen saw that she couldn't wait to marry Fang Yuan, so he thought about it and said, "After this year, I will marry you for you!" ”