Zhang Ru sat down, crossed Erlang's legs, and glanced at Wang, who quickly walked out of the Dongnuan Pavilion and took the others away, and closed the door along the way.

After everyone left, he smiled and said: "You emperor should be idle, I almost lost my life in Jiangnan, you still have the leisure to sit here and play chess." ”

Zhang Yaoyao opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, she was forced to hold back because of Zhu Youjiao's eyes, she glanced at Zhu Youzhu with some resentment, and said a blessing to Zhang Ru: "Brother Tiger, my brother-in-law will retire first." ”

Zhu Youzhu raised his head with great satisfaction, and his lean chin showed a few blue-black beards.

Zhang Ru shrugged and said, "You don't need to be polite, you are not an outsider, it's nothing to sit here and listen to us chat." ”

Thinking of the fateful Empress Zhang in history, Zhang Ru suddenly dispelled the idea of letting Zhang Yaoyao leave.

In some ways, Zhang Yaoyao was undoubtedly very successful, he made Zhu Youzhu fall in love with her, and became the only woman in history who was the emperor with only one woman. On the other hand, she is very unsuccessful, at least her two evil brothers are examples of unsuccess.

Zhu Youzhu opened his mouth and stopped talking.

After a while, seeing that Zhang Yaoyao really dispelled the idea of leaving, he asked helplessly: "Brother Hu, tell me, how was this trip to Jiangnan?" ”

Zhang Ru's face instantly became a little solemn: "Don't hide it from Your Majesty, the situation in Jiangnan is very complicated. ”

Speaking of Jiangshan Sheji, Zhu Youzhu immediately put away his joking face, sat up straight involuntarily, and waited for Zhang Ru's next words.

Zhang Ru cleared his throat and said: "The maritime merchants in the south of the Yangtze River are rampant, and they have done a lot of things to disregard people's lives and force good people to become prostitutes, especially several maritime merchants led by Guo Hansheng, who are even more involved in bloody cases. It is not an exaggeration to say that they have done evil, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are full of evil.

Not to mention, in the past ten years alone, no less than 300 people in Fuzhou have been persecuted to death by maritime merchants. More people have left their hometowns, preferring to die in a foreign land rather than return to Fuzhou.

After the minister took 200 Jinyi guards to Fuzhou, there was an anti-thief behavior of thousands of sailors besieging Qincha Xingyuan. The instigator behind all this is Guo Hansheng, a key criminal who was arrested by the court, who asked the court to issue a sea arrest document from the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

If it weren't for the brave and good fighting of the Jinyi Guard, if it weren't for the fifty or sixty brothers who died desperately to save each other, maybe the minister would have died in the sea of fire, and he would never be able to see His Majesty's face again.

Maritime merchants were rampant, smuggling trade continued, and a large part of the fine silk in the south of the Yangtze River was transported to the South and Western Seas by the maritime merchants, except for a part of the political envoys. The people do not farm, and would rather buy grain than store it. The rich have thousands of acres of fertile land, and the poor have no place to stand.

The weather in Fuzhou is hot, and hundreds of people die of hunger every year. From the 14th year of Chenghua to the present, Fuzhou has changed from the original 150,000 households to the current 90,000 households.

The prefect of Fuzhou, Lei Yuan, can do such a little practical thing for the people. Other officials, as long as they do not listen to the dispatch of the maritime merchants, will die in a few days. Even the whole family, all of them can't live in peace.

Fujian's political envoys do not know how many people solicit bribes, and with the protection of these high-ranking officials, maritime merchants act even more unscrupulously. Local officials were not appointed by the imperial court, but by them.

There are also people who are unbearable to be enslaved, and go to the sea to occupy the islands as criminals, burning, killing and looting all kinds of evil, looting fishing boats, and killing fishermen.

The minister was ordered by His Majesty to ask for the king's order flag, but it was not enough to deter Xiaoxiao, so he could only kill the pirate Guo Hansheng and kill 174 evil businessmen led by the pirate Guo Hansheng, and more than 3,000 people with their families were assigned to the army. ”

Zhu Youzhu listened to Zhang Ru's narration very carefully, and when he heard that Fuzhou was so erosive, his face sank. He is in the capital, and he doesn't know a lot of things, and to know what is going on in the place, he can only rely on the thirteen people who inspect the imperial history and Jinyiwei and Dongchang.

However, the situation that Zhang Ru said, whether it was the people who inspected the imperial history in Fujian, Dongchang and Jinyiwei, did not have any news.

It can be said that if Zhang Ru hadn't made a special trip to Fuzhou in order to open the sea ban and enhance his national strength, as long as there was no chaos, he might have been kept in the dark for the rest of his life.

This feeling is very bad, not what Zhu Youzhu wants.

After Zhang Ru shut up, Zhu Youzhu pondered for a long time before saying, "Brother Tiger, this trip, I have worked hard for you." ”

Zhang Ru, who didn't want the emperor to worry too much about state affairs, interrupted: "If Your Majesty thinks that the minister is hard, you might as well find ten or eight lovely little girls for the minister, so that the minister can also taste the feeling of being slept together." ”

A sickly smile appeared on Zhu Youzhang's thin face: "Brother Tiger, you have people in your heart who can't let go, why bother making such a joke with me." ”

Zhang Ru sighed and said, "I just think you're too tired to live like this!" The southeast rebellion, you are not happy, and I am not happy, but the matter was solved by me after all, and since it has been solved, there is no need to be unhappy. Why add grief to the past? ”

Zhu Youzhu said abruptly: "I can't help myself, this country was handed over to me by my father, if I don't take care of it, I will not be able to see the ancestors and ancestors under the Nine Springs in the future." ”

Zhang Ru smiled: "Don't talk about this, it's even more unhappy to talk about it." You said that I finally came back from Jiangnan after nine deaths and a lifetime, do you have to express it! ”

Zhu Youzhu smiled faintly and said: "What do you want, you said, as long as I have it, I will definitely not be stingy." ”

Zhang Ru pursed his lips and said a little boringly: "You can't pretend to be stingy for a while, so that if I want to be lazy, I can be more justifiable." Do you know that your trust puts a lot of pressure on me. ”

"The greater the pressure, the greater the motivation, but you said it." Zhu Youzhu was in a much better mood and learned to joke.

Zhang Ru rolled his eyes: "You kid is still the same as when he was a child, and he doesn't mean anything at all." Okay, I've seen this too, and I've reported what should be reported, so I'll leave first if there's nothing to do. It's been a bumpy ride, I haven't even slept well, and I'm tired. ”

Zhu Youzhu waved his hand: "Hurry up and go back to rest!" ”

Zhang Yaoyao stood up: "Your Majesty, the concubine will send Brother Tiger for you." ”

Zhu Youzhu smiled and nodded, and then began to study the chessboard with his head down. But his eyes didn't have a trace of figure, and it was obvious that his attention was no longer on the chessboard at all.

Zhang Yaoyao sent Zhang Ru out of the door, and Zhang Ru was about to turn around and persuade her to stay, but she suddenly grabbed Zhang Ru's sleeve. After pulling him aside, Zhang Yaoyao could lower his voice and said, "Brother Hu, my brother-in-law has something to ask you." ”

It is very unusual for a queen to use your title in front of a courtier, and to have a queen pull the sleeve of a courtier regardless of the rules.

Zhang Ru asked with a serious face: "Niangniang, please tell me if you have something." ”

"Your Majesty has not been able to sleep well at night during this time, he has lost a lot of weight, and his body is getting worse and worse. Brother Hu said that His Majesty was free every day and had time to play chess, but he didn't know that today's chess was played by the concubines, Wang Zhi and Qin Ji, who persuaded them for most of the hour to succeed. His Majesty pounces on state affairs every day, and even watches the folds when he has a meal, and his brother-in-law is a little worried about his body. Zhang Yaoyao said without hesitation.

If it were usual, let her call herself her brother and daughter-in-law, it would really not be an ordinary embarrassment.

Although she was very aware of the relationship between Zhang Ru and Zhu Youjiao, although she understood many of the emperor's thoughts as a wife. But Zhang Ru is a courtier after all, and it is too inappropriate for her, a queen, to say such and such things to her courtiers.

But today, for the sake of Zhu Youjiao, she is out of the way.

Zhang Ru sighed and said, "This question, the minister has already persuaded Your Majesty. But Your Majesty's temperament, you know, the nine cows can't pull back the things decided, and the ministers are helpless! ”

Zhang Yaoyao grabbed Zhang Ru's sleeve tightly, and her fingernails were about to penetrate Zhang Ru's sleeve and pierce her palm: "If there is anyone in this world who can persuade Your Majesty, then this person must be Brother Hu." My brother-in-law has never begged Brother Tiger for anything, and today I begged you. ”

Zhang Ru said: "If you don't say it, the minister will try her best to persuade Your Majesty, and you don't need to use the word begging at all." His Majesty is the minister's brother and the only relative of the minister in this world, and the minister does not want His Majesty to have an accident more than his mother. Rest assured, as long as the ministers are in the capital, they will come to the palace more often and persuade Your Majesty more. ”

Zhang Yaoyao breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you." ”

Zhang Ruzhen couldn't resist her politeness, this kind of politeness is not politeness between friends, but it has a feeling of stiffness.

He treats Zhu Youzhu as a brother, and he doesn't need Zhang Yaoyao to say what he will do.

After Zhang Ru left, Zhang Yaoyao turned around and walked slowly into the Dongnuan Pavilion, walked to the stunned Zhu Youjiao and said softly: "Your Majesty is not tired, if you are tired, rest for a while!" ”

Zhu Youzhu came back to his senses, glanced at Zhang Yaoyao a little blankly, and said with a forced smile: "It's okay, it's okay, if you're tired, go and rest first!" I have some things to think about, and I don't want to go back to the dormitory for the time being. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yaoyao deliberately made a look of wanting to say and stopped: "Brother Tiger said"

Zhu Youzhu was obviously stunned: "What's wrong with Brother Tiger?" ”

Zhang Yaoyao bit her red lip lightly, hesitated again and again before saying: "Brother Tiger said that he wants His Majesty to pay more attention to rest and move around more, he will often come to the palace to see His Majesty." ”

Zhu Youzhu was a little displeased: "Did you tell Brother Hu something?" ”

Zhang Xiaoyao did not speak, indicating acquiescence.

She was ready to withstand the wrath of Emperor Zhu Youzhang, but after waiting for a long time, Zhu Youzhu did not reprimand. When I looked up, I saw Zhu Youzhu looking at him in a daze.

Zhang Yaoyao suddenly became a lot nervous, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" ”

Zhu Youzhu stood up and walked in front of Zhang Yaoyao, and hugged Zhang Yaoyao: "Yaoyao, I know that you are for my good, but I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and there are some things that I can't help myself." ”