Seeing that the cold wind began to blow outside again, Xiao Ru was busy tiptoeing to lower the bamboo curtain, and at this time, Zhu Youxiao, who was reviewing the folds, suddenly said:

"Xiao So, put the curtain away, blocking my light. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

"Hey!"

Liu Ru responded and had no choice but to climb onto the pestle and put away the bamboo curtain again, then ran to Zhu Youxiao and pushed the stove to Zhu Youxiao's feet.

"Don't dangle in front of me, just stay and read a book honestly, I have to test how you have studied in the past few days tonight?"

Zhu Youxiao dipped in some ink, said Liu Ru is sentence, and continued to review the important excerpts sent by Xinuan Pavilion.

Liu Ru had no choice but to hold his cheeks and half-squat next to the incense burner, waiting for His Majesty to tell him about the strange things in the south and the north of the world after he was done.

Zhu Youxiao didn't care what this little girl was thinking, now the snow is falling suddenly, and all parts of the north have just experienced drought and encountered snow disasters, countless livestock have frozen to death, countless crops have frozen to death, and the number of displaced people has begun to increase again.

Although Sun Chengzong is in charge, by killing corrupt officials, pleading for wasteland, and soothing the displaced people, so that there has not been a major chaos in various parts of the north, no one can guarantee that if the snow does not stop, when the spring famine is in the spring next year, the homeless people who are hungry and cold will not rise up.

Although Zhu Youxiao said that if there are people in the north who rebel within five years, Sun Chengzong will die, he doesn't really want such a result, it doesn't matter if Sun Chengzong dies or not, but the rebellion of the people is something that makes him very worried.

For this reason, Zhu Youxiao had to send another 100,000 stone grains and 500,000 taels of silver to Sun Chengzong.

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Just when Zhu Youxiao was worried, Queen Zhang Yan walked in, and when she saw that Xiao Ru was about to get up and salute, she hurriedly made a boo gesture, and then, Queen Zhang quietly walked up, and a pair of soft wattles pressed on Zhu Youxiao's temples and rubbed them gently.

Zhu Youxiao knew that it was his queen who came, so he smiled, so he simply squinted his eyes and let her massage.

"Your Majesty's state affairs should also be relaxed, now that the New Year is approaching, the people's families can still have a few days of idleness, why can't you rest for a while, the affairs of the government have their own hundred officials to assist."

Empress Zhang was talking about some gossip while massaging Zhu Youxiao.

"Come on, I want to sleep well for a few days, sleep until the sun is three poles, but these officials are better than monkeys, as soon as I said that the vacation will be shortened, one by one is like a dead mother, not sick to go home to recuperate, but my father is sick to serve the decoction, even Li Mingrui's kid is also, he asked me for leave a month ago, but it happened that there was a heavy snowfall last night, there was a natural disaster, and the twists and turns of these magistrates flew into my Forbidden City like snowflakes, but none of them can be neglected."

Zhu Youxiao said that he asked Empress Zhang to order someone to arrange lunch directly here, looking at this, Zhu Youxiao planned to sacrifice his own time for eating and making people in the afternoon.

Zhang Yan naturally understood the difficulties of her husband as the king of a country, and she did not say much when she adhered to the ancestral precept that the harem must not interfere in politics, but sharpened the ink for Zhu Youxiao on the side.

Liu Ru, who was stunned, saw that the queen had robbed her of her job, so she simply ran out of the palace gate and skated in the snow outside the palace, although her little face was red from the cold, she was also very happy.

However, she accidentally bumped into Wang Chengen, who was coming over, Wang Chengen knew that his majesty liked this little maid very much, and he didn't dare to put the palm print of the master of ceremonies in front of Liu Ruyi, so he hurriedly grabbed Liu Ruye's arm and said: "Ouch, my little ancestor, you be careful, in this snowy day, it's not a place to play, let's go into the house." ”

Wang Chengen walked into the hall as he spoke, and when Zhu Youxiao saw him come in, he also put down his pen and asked him what he was doing.

"According to the report from the Dongchang spies, His Royal Highness King Xin has been very manic recently, and his concubines and concubines have been beaten by him from time to time, and even Princess Zhou has been beaten all over her body by him", Wang Chengen just routinely reported Zhu Youzhen's whereabouts, but it was not a big deal.

However, Queen Zhang Yan was also a little interested after hearing this, and hurriedly asked: "Oh, what is it that makes the imperial brother beat the imperial sister and other concubines at every turn?" ”

When Wang Chengen saw the queen asking, he glanced at Zhu Youxiao, because the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, and he didn't know whether to answer or not.

Queen Zhang Yan also regretted her words, looked at Zhu Youxiao, and was afraid that Zhu Youxiao would have a dislike for her because of this.

Who knew that Zhu Youxiao just smiled and raised his hand: "It's not in the way, King Xin is my younger brother, his affairs are naturally family affairs, and the queen is the eldest sister-in-law, so you can naturally ask." ”

Seeing Zhu Youxiao being so considerate of herself, Zhang Yan's heart warmed, and her face couldn't help but smile like a flower.

And Wang Chengen, who was on the side, didn't have any worries and hurriedly replied: "According to the spy, His Royal Highness King Xin will drink heavily every day, and after drinking, he will go crazy, saying that the Ming Dynasty is going to die, and the Jiangshan Society is in danger, and he is naturally going to be martyred as a royal bloodline, but his concubines can hardly guarantee that they will not be plundered by thieves after their martyrdom, so they simply beat them to death first, so as not to fall into the hands of thieves." ”

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but smile after hearing this, secretly thinking that his imperial brother Zhu Youzhen was really an irritable and impulsive person, in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen in history, when Li Zicheng was about to break through the capital, he also attacked his concubines and princesses, even if he didn't become an emperor now, but it was still like this.

However, in the final analysis, this Zhu Youzhen is almost only a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy now, and he was bewitched after being educated by the Donglin Party, coupled with his impulsive love, seeing that his imperial brother wantonly suppressed the Donglin Party he was optimistic about, naturally made him feel that Daming was in danger, and it was reasonable to do something crazy.

"Your Majesty, why don't we take King Xin and them into the palace, after all, he is your own brother, and it is the New Year, and the family should also get together."

Queen Zhang Yan persuaded.

Zhu Youxiao nodded, he naturally understood that his queen was homesick and prosperous, but the vassal king could not enter Beijing for no reason, and he could not let King Xin enter the palace for no reason, so he said: "You pass on my will to the Zongren Mansion, just say that King Xin is stubborn and lawless, get rid of the prince and the prince, and immediately escort him into Beijing!" ”

Wang Chengen understood that Zhu Youxiao directly dismissed Zhu Youzhen's prince, not really to do anything to Zhu Youzhen, but just listened to the queen's advice and took Zhu Youzhen into the palace, which was also more convenient to control.

And the Donglin Party that supported Zhu Youzhen has been destroyed, and even if Zhu Youzhen is allowed to stay in the capital, it will be difficult to achieve any climate.

Therefore, Wang Chengen didn't say anything more, and retreated in response.

Not long after Wang Chengen retreated, Liu Ruyu, the seal of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, came to report that the officials of the military department and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies were already waiting outside, waiting for His Majesty to summon him.