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Zhu Houzhao went in to say hello first, he originally wanted to report the news from Lianzhou impatiently, but he had a heart in his heart, so he didn't tell the news for the time being, just looked like an ordinary person had to come to visit.

Empress Dowager Zhang still lives a secluded life in the palace, with simple clothes and decorations, and seems to have become interested in weaving cloth recently, so she has placed a new pedal loom in this hall. She is a little cold to anyone now, although she is still enthusiastic about Zhu Houzhao, but her concern is well hidden.

"The mourning family heard that the emperor has not been in the court recently? This is not good, you are the emperor after all, as the Son of Heaven, how can you stay in the palace all day? This is not only about social welfare, but also teaching people to listen, which is not good after all. The mourning family doesn't ask you to learn from the first emperor, but you always have to pretend to be like this. ”

Empress Dowager Zhang's requirements for Zhu Houzhao are outrageously low.

Zhu Houzhao has always been well-behaved in front of the Empress Dowager Zhang, and said again and again, "Erchen is just unwell, so he is not in the court, as for ...... As for ......"

Empress Dowager Zhang smiled: "The mourning family just said that, if you are unwell, do you want to force your sick body to listen to the government?" ”

"Yes, yes......" Zhu Houzhao immediately cheered up.

Empress Dowager Zhang sat cross-legged on the couch and twisted the Buddha beads, and seemed to remember something, and said: "Last night, the mourning family dreamed of the first emperor, the first emperor said that the weather has been a little hot recently, he is so hot over there that it is uncomfortable, and he has to think of a way. This is a difficult thing, and the emperor also helps to think of a way, your father has suffered all his life, and it is better to enjoy Qingfu when he gets there. ”

Empress Dowager Zhang always has all kinds of dreams of the first emperor, today it is cold, tomorrow it is hot, in short, it is strange, Zhu Houzhao did not dare to take it lightly in this matter, so he had to say: "Or, burn a few cars of fans?" ”

This was a very ridiculous thing, but Zhu Houzhao replied absurdly, but the Empress Dowager Zhang nodded absurdly and said, "You go to do this matter, didn't Xiao Jing send him to guard the tomb in front of the first emperor's mausoleum?" Let him hold on, in fact, the mourning family thinks that this Xiao Jing is still very good, although there are also places to make his own opinions, but after all, he is loyal to the first emperor. ”

Zhu Houzhao followed the Empress Dowager Zhang and said: "So Liu Jin said that letting Xiao Jing go to the first emperor to see the mausoleum can not only make the first emperor happy underground, but also make Xiao Jing happy in his heart, the best of both worlds." ”

Empress Dowager Zhang smiled and stopped making a sound.

Zhu Houzhao blinked, and then said: "Queen Mother, the sons and daughters are not just greetings, in fact, there is one more thing to tell the Queen Mother." ”

Empress Dowager Zhang took a sip of tea unhurriedly, and said in a flat tone: "Irrelevant matters from the foreign court, the mourning family doesn't want to ask or care, the emperor will do it himself." ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "What Erchen wants to say is not the business of the foreign court, but the business of Master Liu." ”

"Huh?" Empress Dowager Zhang was a little interested at this time, and glanced sideways at Zhu Houzhao: "What's the matter?" ”

Zhu Houzhao was satisfied, and said with a smile: "Actually, it's not a matter of Master Liu, although Master Liu also has the work of cultivation, but ...... Haha, it's mainly about my sister. ”

Empress Dowager Zhang only has one son and one daughter, maybe her heart is somewhat biased towards her son, but her son can see each other every night now, but her daughter is thousands of miles away. ”

Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows: "Sister is happy, it is the news that just came, saying that she is more than two months pregnant." ”

"Ah......" Empress Dowager Zhang's body shook, and her thumb holding the Buddha beads couldn't help but speed up, using it to suppress the surprise in her heart. Although she is the queen mother, but because there are not many heirs in the concubines, seeing that others have hugged their grandchildren, she has no movement at all, and there are a lot of gossips in the palace.

Under the double blow of the widow and the child's childlessness, the Empress Dowager Zhang has been depressed, and now I heard that Taikang is pregnant, although this is someone else's child, but for the Empress Dowager Zhang, it is of great significance.

"This is a great joy, since the first emperor went to the immortals, the mourning family has not heard such good news for a long time, I heard that Lianzhou is very hot, and the palace of the king of Chu is simple, how did the princess give birth there? Emperor, you and the princess are sisters and brothers, you have to think of a way to take the princess to Jingshi to raise the baby, but this journey is far away, but it is also troublesome, hey...... What do you say about the mourning family, I knew that I shouldn't have sealed the king of Chu to Lianzhou, but now it's good, but it's difficult to teach people. ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "Sister Ah is back, isn't Master Liu coming back too?" This is a good idea, the queen mother can rest assured, I will use this excuse to make a decree to let Sister A return to Beijing to save her relatives. As for the fatigue along the way, I heard that now the skills of the Ming Dynasty have become more and more exquisite, and many luxurious carriages are walking on the gallop road as if they were walking on the ground, and there will be no problems with the imperial doctor and palace people around them. ”

"So, it's okay to take it back?" Empress Dowager Zhang finally smiled, and now he was in a happier mood than ever.

Zhu Houzhao patted his chest and promised: "This is natural." ”

Empress Dowager Zhang glanced at Zhu Houzhao suspiciously, she still felt a little unreliable about this emperor, but emotion finally overcame reason, she was silent for a while, and then said: "Just do it, immediately send a messenger, take the best imperial doctor in the palace and a few slaves and maids to Lianzhou to pick up people, mourn the family...... The mourning family finally had some comfort, and if the first emperor knew, he didn't know how happy he would be. ”

Zhu Houzhao grinned and said, "Don't worry, the queen mother will arrange this matter." But after he was overjoyed, he couldn't help but be a little sour, Sister Ah was already pregnant, and Master Liu's guy was about to give birth to his second child, but he hadn't moved yet, and although the queen mother didn't say anything, she must have been worried.

Zhu Houzhao resigned from the Empress Dowager Zhang's side and returned to the Zhengxin Palace, those slaves and maids only left Zhang Yong and Liu Jin were there, don't look at Liu Jin in charge of the celebrant supervisor, but whenever there is a little opportunity, he will come to Zhu Houzhao's side, as for Zhang Yong, although he is now on duty in the imperial horse supervisor, but now he is on duty to take care of the emperor, so it is also his duty.

Zhu Houzhao looked energetic, sat back on the couch with a grin, took off his boots at will and reclined on the cushion, and then called: "Spread the will, let the celebrant draft it, Liu Companion, you listen carefully." ”

Liu Jin saw that Zhu Houzhao came back from Kunning Palace and was impatient to pass the decree, so he roughly knew the content of the will, and there was all kinds of reluctance in his heart, but he didn't dare to disobey at all, in other things, he could still say a few words, but when it came to the King of Chu, he said that he was uncomfortable, not to mention that the emperor would reward him with two ear scrapers, that is, if the Empress Dowager Zhang heard any rumors, it would be enough for him to drink a pot.

Liu Jin said with a smile: "What the emperor said is, the slave listens carefully." ”

Zhu Houzhao nodded comfortably, satisfied with Liu Jin's attitude, and said: "Immediately let Zhang Yong be the Qincha, choose seven imperial doctors, and then select thirty slaves and maids, and send a large team of new troops to Lianzhou, and order the King of Chu and Princess Taikang to return to Beijing Province to give birth, Zhang Yong, the safety of the princess along the way will be explained to you, if something happens, you will be responsible, if you can be safe, I will naturally be rewarded." ”

Liu Jin's face suddenly turned into a bitter gourd, the situation was the same as Jiao Fang expected, sure enough, the King of Chu was going back to Beijing, before the King of Chu returned to Beijing, he was only afraid of the change of the law, and he had to pinch all the government in his own hands as soon as possible.

However, despite thinking so, Liu Jin couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in his heart, but he had to force a smile and said, "Is the King of Chu going back to Beijing?" The slave is really happy for His Majesty. ”

Zhang Yong's heart is secretly happy, Liu Chengfeng and he also have some friendship, although he is now in charge of the imperial horse prison, but Liu Jin has a lot of cold eyes on him, I don't know how many bad things he said about himself in the emperor recently, and now the king of Chu is back just right, and he has a person to rely on.

He hurriedly said: "The slave maid has been hit by a thousand knives, and she doesn't dare to let Her Royal Highness the King of Chu and the princess lose." ”

Zhu Houzhao grinned and said, "You guys, what you say is good, come on, Zhang Yong, go down first, Liu Banban, didn't you say to change the law?" Come and talk to me about changing the law. ”

When Zhang Yong heard the change, a trace of vigilance flashed in his eyes, he quietly glanced at Liu Jin, and then retreated.

Liu Jin stayed, carefully poured tea for Zhu Houzhao, bowed and said: "This change is the most beneficial to the emperor, those civil and military officials are talking nonsense in Your Majesty's ears like flies, today they say that Your Majesty this, and Ming said this, in the final analysis, the palace still can't restrain them, now that the law has changed, there is an inner factory, let the inner factory supervise their words and deeds, they don't dare to make trouble anymore, Your Majesty just has fun, as for other things, there are slaves and maids to block Your Majesty." Only then did Jiao Fang and the cabinet ventilate, saying that not only Zhang Cai nodded, but Li Dongyang also strongly agreed, but Yang Tinghe was a little unhappy, Yang Ting and this person were bad, the slave heard some rumors, saying that he favored men, and there were seven or eight prostitutes of the same age as His Majesty in the family, what is this? Is that really unreasonable, and is this still decent? ”

Zhu Houzhao said impatiently: "Come on, come on, my ears can hear the cocoons in your choreographed words, you mean, more than half of the cabinet has agreed, right?" ”

"Yes." Liu Jin was bored, so he had to answer properly.

Zhu Houzhao said: "Since this is the case, then let's do it." ”

"Slave and maid command." Liu Jin said with a smile.

(To be continued)