Zhu Qiming took a few steps back, knelt on the ground, and saluted the Empress Dowager. "Please calm your anger, your body has not fully recovered, how can you withstand such hard work! Please, grandson, please take care of yourself! ”

"It's all this time, and the imperial grandmother can still cherish her old bones!"

Zhu Qiming paused: "Your identity is extremely noble, since you have a word first, it involves the royal system and the world's affairs, how can you break your word!" ”

"Grandmother Huang can't watch you being bullied!"

"Is it bullying the temple to have its own public opinion. As soon as you come forward, you may be able to protect your grandson for a while, but what does the emperor think of this? You don't hesitate to break your word and protect Qi Ming, what will the emperor think? Grandson, please trust the emperor! ”

The Empress Dowager stood stunned for a moment, suppressed her anger, slowly sat down, and said blankly: "Can the emperor really hold the scene?" ”

At this time, the chamberlain Feng Duo hurriedly entered, glanced at Zhu Qiming on the ground, and stopped talking.

"If you have something to say, say it!" The Empress Dowager said in a deep voice.

"Yes. The Empress Dowager, the situation on the side of Fengtian Hall is not quite right, the five auxiliary ministers take the lead, and the hundred officials advise the emperor to order His Royal Highness Prince Yue to take the throne and go to the domain. The Emperor······ The Emperor ······"

"What's wrong with the Emperor?" The Empress Dowager stood up anxiously.

"It seems, the emperor ······ The emperor seems to have nothing to say! ”

"Look again!"

The Empress Dowager sent Feng Duo away, her body trembled, and her feet were unstable, Zhu Qiming hurriedly got up and helped her sit down.

"Please don't worry about the Imperial Grandmother. There is only one reason for the admonition of hundreds of officials, that is, Qi Ming's father has been dead for several months, and there are rules for the throne, and there is no precedent for the relocation of more than a month, and the prince who takes the throne naturally wants to go to the domain, and Yongle has no precedent for the prince to live in Beijing. ”

The Empress Dowager hurriedly said: "Isn't this reason enough!" ”

"This reason seems to be sufficient, but the emperor also has a reason to stay in Qiming."

"Oh?" The Empress Dowager looked at Zhu Qiming in surprise.

"Qi Ming wants to keep filial piety for three years, and now he abandons the mausoleum of his father, the hundred officials are forcing Qi Ming to be an unfilial son, and the emperor is a benevolent monarch, and the hundred officials are forcing Qi Ming to be an unfilial son, where will the emperor be placed?"

The Empress Dowager seemed to have realized, "Yes, filial piety comes first, filial piety is the best way in the world, filial piety is not good, how can you govern the country!" Suddenly, his face sank, "Alas, the emperor was watched by your imperial grandmother, the imperial throne inheritance has its own fixed number, the Ming monarch can meet but cannot be sought, the imperial grandmother only hopes that the current emperor will be a benevolent and virtuous king." But what about kindness? Take today's events as an example, people have two skins in their mouths, their fathers say that their fathers are reasonable, their mothers say that their mothers are reasonable, and the officials are making trouble, and the emperor is afraid that he will not be able to sort out this reason for a while, how can he convince the ministers? ”

"Grandmother Huang, there is no need for the emperor to say anything about this matter, isn't there still an official who can speak well?"

The Empress Dowager looked at Zhu Qiming in a daze for a long time, then shook her head and said, "The world is impermanent, and people's hearts are unpredictable." Some people can't afford to be unprofitable, they love to talk about the price of everything, and the ultimate enemy in the world is just a good word, hum, and you can't expect too much from others! ”

The Empress Dowager vaguely alluded to Concubine Wu that she was afraid that she would not help, Zhu Qiming naturally knew it, thinking that Concubine Wu would use herself as a shield for the Emperor, and she would definitely not stand idly by; And the Empress Dowager expects to use herself to restrain the King of Yu, and she will not stay out of the matter, so the "two people joining forces" mentioned by the imperial grandmother will definitely become a reality.

He was detached in his heart, but it was inconvenient for him to say it thoroughly, "The imperial grandmother is not worried, others may be able to know what the imperial grandmother thinks, so there is no need for your command, someone will take the initiative to share your worries." ”

The Empress Dowager was slightly shocked, her eyes stayed on Zhu Qiming's face for a long time, there was no concern in it, only scrutiny.

She looked so attentive, as if she was following the trajectory of time, back to three years ago, four years ago, or even earlier, as if she was still following his wandering footsteps all the way, from the capital to the north, from the north to the capital······

After scrutinizing, the cloudy eyes flashed with a fine light, and with the fine light flashed a faint doubt!

That trace of doubt told Zhu Qiming that it was true that the Empress Dowager was his imperial grandmother, but she was the emperor's patron saint! Even if she is the one who holds up the halo of "heroes and heroes in the world, Jiang Zuo's beautiful husband" as she wishes, she still has to accept the ruthless filtering of that gaze to check whether there is a conspiracy to endanger the artifact of the country hidden in the halo!

That gaze would never let go of the slightest impurity, which made Zhu Qiming feel a deep loss!

"Hmph, on the surface, it is said that 'the harem must not be pre-governmental', who can ban it behind the scenes! The former dynasty and the harem secretly communicated with each other and relied on each other, how could this matter have ever been put an end to? Fortunately, the violation of the regulations is somewhat useful, and the Son of Heaven can probably only turn a blind eye. ”

The Empress Dowager's tone was slightly indifferent, indifference represents a certain distance, Zhu Qiming realized that from now on, an invisible barrier will be erected between himself and the imperial grandmother, and the heart will be separated from the barrier from time to time.

There is nothing he can do but face reality. At the beginning of his return to Beijing, the emperor's grandmother gave him wings, which was a gift from God! The imperial grandmother helped him for a ride, it was enough, whether the road ahead was wind and rain or rainbow, he had to control it himself.

Feng Duo came back with joy, and the Empress Dowager just glanced at the visitor indifferently, looking very calm.

"Empress Dowager, good news! A group of imperial historians from the Metropolitan Procuratorate broke into the Fengtian Palace, impeached the assistant minister for ignoring filial piety, and intended to make the Son of Heaven lose the virtue of his relatives and fall into the unkind and unrighteous situation of the Son of Heaven. ”

The Empress Dowager smiled indifferently, "Isn't there a large group of courtiers behind the assistant minister?" ”

Feng Duo became even more excited after hearing this, and the spit stars splashed up, "It seems that someone in Xianxi Palace secretly passed the word to the hundred officials, and half of the officials suddenly sang against the auxiliary ministers, and in the end, there were only five auxiliary ministers left, no, later three of the auxiliary ministers also stepped aside, leaving only Lord Yang Shiqi and Lord Yang Rong." The two adults seem to be running out of words, extremely embarrassed, if it weren't for the emperor's good appeasement, they would probably be on their knees. ”

The Empress Dowager smiled indifferently again, "With such a big battle, there should always be a conclusion in the Fengtian Palace, right?" ”

"The jury is out. Prince Yue can take the throne, but it is not appropriate to go to the vassal before the wedding. ”

"Before the wedding?" The Empress Dowager was slightly surprised: "In this way, it is not to go to the vassal after the three-year filial piety period is completed, but to discuss relatives!" Do you want me, the empress dowager, to raise grandchildren, the empress dowager and the imperial concubine to raise nephews, and the emperor to keep his cousin until adulthood, so as to show the virtue of the heavenly family? Well, yes, the official knowledge is in general! ”

The Empress Dowager waved away Feng Duo and turned to Zhu Qiming and said: "Now the emperor will no longer have any worries, presumably the will will come down in the near future, congratulations, the golden book and golden treasure, the years are ten thousand stones, and the prince has enjoyed endless glory and wealth in his life." After saying this, he thought for a while, and his face was a little lonely.

Zhu Qiming walked quickly to the Empress Dowager's throne and said on the ground: "Grandson, thank the imperial grandmother!" ”

"Get up, get up." After Zhu Qiming got up, the Empress Dowager said quietly: "Yes, the imperial grandmother finally didn't look away, and the person who recommended you didn't look away, you are indeed different." Oh, there is no need for the imperial grandmother to test your knowledge again, and there is no need for the imperial grandmother to guide you the way, and now the emperor is very interested in you, this is a shortcut, the two of them are of the same heart, and their benefits are cut off, I hope so. It's just that the emperor and you are young, and you can't do anything rashly. ”

Who referred me? Zhu Qiming was puzzled, and while pondering, he heard the Empress Dowager speak again.

"The imperial grandmother can also see it, and now the Ming Dynasty says that it is a prosperous age, in fact, it is riddled with diseases! Many of the hundred officials are still desperately sucking on the fat on Da Ming's sick body, which is chilling. But they are inseparable from guarding the huge stall, and you have to pay attention to proportion. Remember, always take state affairs first, don't have distracting thoughts, I hope that in the coming day you can help the emperor resolve the internal and external troubles of the Ming Dynasty, and comfort the souls of the ancestors and ancestors in the sky! ”

Zhu Qiming fell to the ground again and said: "Grandson, remember the teachings of the imperial grandmother!" ”

"Get up. From today on, the imperial grandmother will not treat you as a child, but adults have to be like adults, you don't want to disappoint the imperial grandmother! ”

"Yes."

Whether you are an adult or not, it doesn't matter if you perform the crown ceremony, with the approval of the Queen Mother, it is the most convincing adulthood! However, he was not half excited to get the approval of the imperial grandmother, he faintly saw that the days of warmth and affection in Qingning Palace were gone, and when he came here again in the future, the old man in front of him may no longer be his imperial grandmother, but the empress dowager of the orthodox dynasty!

"You go study." The Empress Dowager waved her hand.

Zhu Qiming turned around and left, walking on the road full of fallen leaves, the indifferent tone of the imperial grandmother echoed in his ears, and an indifferent look appeared in front of him, and his nose was a little pantothenic.