"Beijing, I can't go back now. The elder brother is the side general of the Ming Dynasty, so there is no need to do such a rebellious thing for the younger brother. Your Majesty's hard work, now that the younger brother already knows, I am afraid that Your Majesty's expulsion of the younger brother is also a helpless move. If it weren't for the palace's old worries about His Majesty's dragon body, I am afraid that the younger brother would not know the news.

The younger brother wants to trouble the elder brother with one thing. Zhang Ru sighed and made a decision without the slightest hesitation.

It is indeed not the best time to return to the capital.

Even if he knew that Zhu Youzhang's life could last for a long time, he was afraid of accidents.

After all, because of the appearance of his little butterfly, the Yongle Year chart, which was supposed to be burned by Liu Daxia, the next secretary of the Ministry of War, now exists in Fuzhou and Tianjin. Haihai, which was supposed to wait until the fall of the next dynasty, to reappear was also put on the actual track ahead of his initiative.

Who knows, Zhu Youzhang, who was originally able to live to be in his thirties, will die early because of his arrival?

Zhang An said quickly: "What's the matter, as long as the elder brother can do it, you can just say it." ”

Zhang Ru said: "Please send someone to Changsha Mansion to find a person, this person's surname is Li, and he is an old man." If Changsha Mansion can't find this person, you can go to Wuling Longshan Yaowang Temple to find it. ”

"Are you going to" Zhang Anhao wanted to know something.

Zhang Ru nodded vigorously: "It's okay to have a fight with Your Majesty's brothers, even if Your Majesty has to abandon me for the sake of the country, I can't do that kind of ruthless and unrighteous thing."

At this point, there is not much I can do but rely on my past relationships to help him as much as possible.

Maybe in your eyes, your majesty is the emperor who is full of words, and the son of heaven who is admired by thousands of people. But in my heart, he is just Zhu Youjiao, who has been following my ass and calling Brother Tiger when I was a child, and the little kid who dragged my shirt and timidly asked Brother Tiger if I would die.

Maybe my brother will think I'm rebellious when I say these things, but my brother has always been known for his deviance, and now he is alone, and he is not afraid of the so-called flying short and long. ”

Zhang An was silent for a while and said, "My brother has lived for most of his life, and it is the first time I have seen someone like you." Say you're selfless! A lot of the back hands you leave behind make people laugh and cry. Say you're selfish! You think about others on many occasions.

Now that you've decided, go for it! ”

Zhang Ru stood up and bowed to Zhang An: "Thank you, brother." ”

Zhang An didn't refuse, just stood there and accepted his salute.

In the past, he was the chief soldier of Xuanfu, Zhang Ru was the governor of the Nine Sides, and this young man was his nominal boss. In addition, his temper and personality are very appetizing, and he has a clear eye for Zhang Ruqing.

Now he is so depressed that he needs to send out the old guards of the Xuanfu to protect him, and Zhang An still does not give up. It's just that now Zhang An is still the chief soldier of the Xuanfu, and Zhang Ru has become a down-and-out scholar.

He is an elder and he is a junior.

Zhang Ru did not think about his future plans for the time being. Now that the construction of Fuzhou and Tianjin has reached a certain point, it is the time to prevent others from picking peaches. It's a pity that he has escaped from the whirlpool of power struggles, and can no longer balance the relationship between the parties.

In the end, Zhang Ru has considered this question many times, whether the honorable nobles used force to force the civil officials to submit, or whether the civil officials used seemingly legitimate and despicable means to obtain the right to speak in the two places.

Every time he didn't give himself a proper answer, every time he comforted himself in his heart that with the emperor there, there would be no such problems.

Things have come to this point, and the construction of the two places and the construction of the water division have cost tens of millions of dollars, and no one will oppose the development of shipping at this juncture.

Once the division of the Fuzhou Navy Division returns to the court and brings back a huge amount of silver taels, there will inevitably be people who can't wait to reach out. He really didn't know how much of this silver would go into the treasury in the end, and how much would be filled by others.

Now the only ones who can be relied on are Lei Yuan, the prefect of Fuzhou, and Chen Guang, the commander of the Fuzhou Navy. Tianjin doesn't need to worry much, the Wenxuan branch was the first to open in Tianjin, and there are a large number of masters of the White Lotus Sect who have been recruited, and these people are all under the leadership of Peng Yong. Once someone wants to intervene, they only need to say a word to Peng Yong, and maybe the White Lotus Rebellion will break out again in Tianjin.

You must know that it was Zhang Ru who Peng Yong surrendered, not the imperial court.

The capital has been calm for several days, as long as it is not a matter of importance, the cabinet will deal with it by itself, at most, Qiu Jun will enter the palace at night to report to Zhu Youjiao, who is cultivating.

These few days have been the most relaxed and comfortable few days since Zhu Youzhu ascended the throne.

Zhang Yaoyao's belly was already very big, and the doctor said that the child in her womb was a boy, so Zhu Youjiao's mood improved, and his body also improved.

On this day, Zhang Yaoyao rarely came to Dongnuan Pavilion to visit, because under normal circumstances, her husband did not want her to come to Dongnuan Pavilion. This place is a place to discuss political affairs, and a woman came to let the ministers see that it was not good.

The two of them had some intimate things to say, and everyone except for Huai En was kicked out of the East Warm Pavilion. The old eunuch was a good-hearted man, rarely had bad dealings with others, and his loyalty to the emperor was unique.

It can be said that whether it is the inner court or the outer court, the person who hates Huaien cannot be found at all, so whether it is the emperor or the empress, they trust Huaien very much.

"Your Majesty, why do you work hard every day!" Zhang Yaoyao looked at the knot between Zhu Youjiao's eyebrows, and said distressedly.

Zhu Youzhu pretended to be calm: "Alas, this is also something that can't be helped, a lot of things are for me to deal with, you should rest in the dormitory, why are you still running around." I don't need you to worry about it, you take care of your body and give me a big fat boy. ”

Zhang Yaoyao glanced at Zhu Youzhu with all kinds of amorous feelings: "You can't be home all day, if I don't come to see you, I'm afraid I'll forget what you look like." ”

Zhu Youzhu was afraid that Zhang Yaoyao would stay here for too long and would see the clues, so he had to coax: "Xiaoyao, you go back to the dormitory to rest first, and I will go back after I am busy here." ”

He didn't know that Zhang Yaoyao had already known about his physical illness through the mouth of the eunuch Huai'en, who seemed to be very strict-mouthed. I just didn't want him to worry about being the emperor any more, so I had to bear all this silently.

They all say that the emperor is good, but who knows that the emperor is bitter?

It is said that the queen is the mother of the world, who knows the queen's hardships?

Zhang Yaoyao can be regarded as the happiest queen in history, she is very content, even if sometimes a few blind ministers attack her for being the only favorite harem, she will help the other party to speak.

All this in front of her was not easy to come by, and she didn't want to be pampered.

At this time, Zhang Yaoyao's mind was still relatively simple, and she never dreamed that a few years later, for the sake of her two younger brothers, she would become the type of person she hated when she was young.

Zhang Yaoyao said: "Your Majesty, the concubine came to you, mainly because she wanted to say something to Your Majesty. ”

Zhu Youzhu opened his mouth in surprise, he remembered that since he married Zhang Yaoyao, this woman has always supported him silently behind his back, and it seems that he has never had such a serious look today.

He couldn't help but sit up straight: "Lady, please speak." ”

Zhang Yaoyao bit her red lip and hesitated for a moment, but finally made up her mind to say what was in her heart: "The concubine thinks that Your Majesty should not exile Brother Tiger now. In personal relationships, he is the elder brother and is able to help His Majesty deal with difficult matters many times; In public, he is a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, and his ability must be used by the court in order to be displayed. Now that I am in the Ming Dynasty, although there are still many people who are hungry, they are much better than the previous emperor.

All this is the result of the efforts of His Majesty and the courtiers.

The shipping incident led to the emptiness of the treasury, and the inner treasury was even more empty, which included the fault of the rebellious ministers and thieves of the first emperor who filled their own pockets, and the fault of shipping.

However, the benefits that can be brought by shipping are in front of us, and although many civil servants oppose it, they are secretly constantly transferring assets in a vain attempt to get a piece of the shipping pie.

His Majesty could see it, but he couldn't see it.

The courtiers attacked Brother Hu, and the most uncomfortable thing in the middle was His Majesty, and the concubines knew this.

But Brother Hu can still help His Majesty do a lot of things now, why did His Majesty choose to make him a rich man at this time? ”

Zhu Youzhu was silent for a long time, and sighed: "Miserable, some things are not as simple as you imagined. The relationship between me and Brother Tiger is complicated, not as harmonious as it seems on the surface, nor is it as dirty as others seem. If I do all this, Brother Tiger will understand. ”

Zhang Yao said: "No, what the concubine said is not whether Brother Hu can understand, but whether the current Ming Dynasty needs someone like Brother Hu to assist." ”

Zhu Youzhu said unhappily: "There is a pillar like Old Master Qiu in the court, and there are capable ministers like Old Master Wang, there is one less Zhang Wenxuan, and the government of the Ming Dynasty can still be wasted!" ”

Zhang Yaoyao was pregnant with Liujia, so she knelt in front of Zhu Youzhu like that: "That's not what the concubine meant. The meaning of the concubine is very simple, that is, Brother Hu can help His Majesty to make His Majesty not so tired, and he can also deal with many things that His Majesty is inconvenient to deal with. Brother Tiger has been in the dynasty for several years, and he has countless black pots on his back, he has never complained, why should Your Majesty bear it himself! ”

A woman, especially a smart woman, knows how to be very measured.

After knowing that Zhu Youzhu was not in good health, she already understood why Zhu Youzhu chose to depose Zhang Ru at this time. But she was his wife, the only wife. She selfishly hopes that her husband can spend more time with her, as for whether Daming can prosper, it is really not in her consideration.

Zhu Youzhu didn't have any reason to be upset, he was not annoying Zhang Yaoyao, but kept thinking about whether it was the right choice for him to make the decision to keep Zhang Ru away from the court.

It is true that as he thought, Zhang Ru's departure is not necessarily a bad thing for the future prince, but from another perspective, it is not necessarily a good thing.

The prince is young, the auxiliary minister must have the courage to deter the ministers, Zhang Ru is here, he is the most suitable candidate, Zhu Youzhu is afraid that his son will turn against Zhang Ru in the future, so he chose to let Zhang Ru leave.

Thinking about it, in this Manchu Dynasty, apart from Zhang Ru, who else can consider the problem from the position of the royal selflessly?