In Zhu Hao's view, Sun Jiao's problem has basically been solved.

No matter how resolute your attitude was before, and how much you didn't want to get involved in court disputes, now that the emperor has given you enough courtesy, and even promised to transfer your son, who has never had a bright future, to the Hanlin Academy as an editor to take care of your daily life, what else do you want?

Historically, Sun Jiao only asked for leave three times, and after being rejected three times, he embarked on the road to Beijing.

With Zhu Hao here, Sun Jiao was "detained" to Beijing in advance, and he was given a chance to resign once or twice, and as long as the emperor showed a strong desire to use him, he could only gladly accept the order, otherwise he would offend the new emperor and wait for the revenge of the thunderous storm.

has given you enough face, if you don't give back the face, it will be shameless, don't blame the emperor for not being emotional.

Regarding the re-recruitment of Hongzhi's famous minister Xie Qian into the court, Zhu Si's attitude was not resolute, and he did not tie people to Beijing first and then discuss them like Sun Jiao.

Xie Qian refused the call to enter the cabinet, perhaps Xie Qian also knew that after he entered the cabinet, he would be used to confront Yang Tinghe, if he entered the cabinet again, there would be an embarrassing situation where his qualifications were older than Yang Tinghe, that is, he entered the cabinet first but his actual status was not as good as Yang Tinghe.

The Ming Cabinet, on seniority is the order of entering the cabinet, but in addition to the system, there can be no experience of leaving the cabinet, such as leaving the cabinet, once you leave, you have to recalculate the qualifications.

Like Xie Qian, even if he returns to the cabinet, he is ranked last in terms of seniority, even if he entered the cabinet much earlier than Yang Tinghe, and his reputation is far higher than Yang Tinghe.

How could this be accepted by the arrogant Xie Qian?

Xie Qian sent his son Xie Zheng to Beijing to thank the emperor for his trust, it is said that he is already on the way, it is estimated that he will be able to arrive in Beijing in another month or two, after all, from Yuyao County, Shaoxing Prefecture to the north of Beijing, the road is not very close, the traffic is not developed in these years, by boat or carriage, it is good to be able to walk forty or fifty miles a day.

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Subsequently.

Princess Jiang and her entourage arrived in Beijing.

Zhu Si was very happy, he almost went out of the city to greet his old mother in person, and finally took his biological mother to his side after becoming the emperor.

Zhu Si felt an unprecedented crisis in the court, and having his relatives by his side would make him feel much more at ease.

But the emperor can't go out of the palace to greet him, otherwise he has to prepare the corresponding number of etiquette, which is much more complicated than welcoming the queen mother.

In the end, Zhu Si personally waited for his mother's arrival at Daming Gate.

For Zhu Si, entering the palace from the Daming Gate was the first step for him to set off a great ceremony after he arrived in Beijing, so in his deep-rooted thinking, the emperor and the queen mother must enter and exit from the Daming Gate, and only when they enter the palace from here can they be regarded as the main owners of the palace.

He also thought about taking his old mother to visit the Taimiao.

This matter was stopped by the officials of the Ministry of Rites, and even Zhu Hao told him, even if your mother is the queen mother, women can't set foot in the Taimiao casually, this is the Ming legal system, not to say that you are demanding personally.

Only then did Zhu Si know that it turned out that taking the old lady to worship the Taimiao would break the rules, but it would put their mother and son at a disadvantage in the public opinion of the Great Rites Discussion, in order to take into account the overall situation, and also to be able to smoothly add the word "emperor" to the name of the father in the future and officially move to the Taimiao, Zhu Si could only endure it for the time being.

"Queen Mother, look, this is the palace, and this will be ours in the future......"

Zhu Si was very happy when he saw the Empress Dowager Jiang, and took his mother's arm, as if a child had broken out of the world outside and taken his mother to the city to live a good life.

Empress Dowager Jiang looked up at the high city head of Chengtianmen and the towering city wall, and there was a feeling that her daughter-in-law had finally become a wife after 30 years.

But she had some regret in her heart.

Because her husband did not witness this day with her own eyes, although she also knew that even if her husband was still alive, the throne would not be passed on to her husband, but at that time, it was estimated that it would be more logical for her son to be passed under the name of Xiaozong, but it was not as good as now, because her husband died, and her son had to take her into the palace if he wanted to support his mother, and he could also fight against the minister on the grounds of various filial piety and etiquette.

The most important thing is to be able to complete the mother-son relationship.

"That's good."

Empress Dowager Jiang felt happy in her heart.

Coming with beautiful scenery, even if you don't see the courtiers greeting you, you are already the queen mother, which is something that women all over the world dream of.

"The east side is the Taimiao, the west side is the Sheji Altar, I originally wanted to take my mother over to see, but those ministers said, you can't go casually, mother, I will take you to see the Fengtian Temple and the Fengci Temple, and if there is anything you are not familiar with, I will take you for a walk......"

Zhu Si smiled and led the way.

Empress Dowager Jiang said: "Yes, Your Majesty, even if we enter the palace and become the emperor, we can't break the rules, you did the right thing." ”

Zhu Si said disdainfully: "If you really can't break the rules, then the queen mother can't enter the palace." Don't you know, for this matter, I have had many conflicts with those ministers, they all admit to death one by one, unless I worship Emperor Daxing Xiaozong as the emperor, I just can't do what they want, the next few battles, I almost have to fight with them, danger is everywhere......"

Zhu Si usually listens to a lot of dramas and stories, as if telling a story, obviously crying and shouting that if he doesn't let the mother and son reunite, he will pick his son and not kill the emperor, and he plays the emotional card to force those ministers to back down, but he said as if he won it after a court debate.

Empress Dowager Jiang touched her son's head, with a look of comfort: "Okay, the mother didn't hurt you in vain." ”

In one sentence, the Empress Dowager Jiang's thoughts were exposed.

Since she was a child, she taught her son that it should be her own, and she must work hard to fight for it, and she can't be bullied, which is also when her mother feels that Xingwangfu is suppressed by the imperial court, and she is a woman from a military family in the Governor's Mansion after all, so she can be regarded as a "woman who does not let her eyebrows go", and there is not so much cowardice of a weak woman.

This is also the reason why she will fight with her son on the issue of this big gift.

"By the way, the queen mother, this matter is thanks to Zhu Hao, it was he who gave me advice behind my back, so that the queen mother could enter the palace smoothly." Of course, Zhu Si did not forget to express the credit of his friends.

"Okay."

Empress Dowager Chiang was very happy.

This is tantamount to saying that the previous investment of Xingwangfu has finally paid off.

Although Xingwangfu didn't spend much money on cultivating Zhu Hao before, it entrusted a rare trust, just in the matter of whether Zhu Hao can study in Xingwangfu, the palace has come forward many times, and even Yuan Zonggao and Zhang Zuo have been dispatched several times, and finally let the Jinyi Wei Zhu family soften.

Such trust and weight cannot be measured in silver.

This made Empress Dowager Jiang feel that now Zhu Hao was giving back to Xingwangfu, and he finally didn't cultivate him in vain.

Zhu Si mentioned Zhu Hao, and his expression was very proud: "Queen Mother, do you say that Zhu Hao is my lucky star?" When I was a child, he saved me many times, in the water and in the fire, and when I was sick...... When I grow up, he can still be my right-hand man, he is a treasure given to me by God. ”

Empress Dowager Jiang asked puzzledly, "In the water?" ”

"Uh...... It's just to describe, didn't he save me in the fire? Although I was young at that time, I remember very well that we were only seven or eight years old at that time, and when I was sick, he also appeared like a god and cured me with medicine...... I asked Mr. Tang, and Mr. Tang said that the medicine was not his, but Zhu Hao's hard work to make ......"

Until now, Zhu Si still hides from his mother that he and his sister fell into the water and were rescued.

This is the opportunity for Zhu Hao to enter the Xingwang Mansion, and it is also the basis for establishing a deep friendship with Zhu Si.

Because it happened when he was a teenager, Zhu Si didn't even think about whether someone was carefully designed behind it, but if he really told the Empress Dowager Jiang or the people in Xingwangfu, maybe some people would think, how could it be so coincidental that Zhu Hao would save Zhu Si again and again? Could there be a conspiracy behind this?

Empress Dowager Jiang sighed: "Zhu Hao is a good boy, he was very smart when he was young, he is now the top student in the examination, or he is really sent by God to assist you, you must use him well, don't let down your father...... No, it is your father's teaching to you, and he, like Mr. Tang, is a talent left to you by your father, and the foundation for helping you achieve great things...... Hey, why didn't you see Mr. Yuan? ”

Before arriving in Beijing, Empress Dowager Jiang always felt that although her son did not mention Yuan Zonggao too much in his reply, in general, Yuan Zonggao should be the most trustworthy and entrusted minister after his son became emperor.

But until she arrived in Tongzhou, and even when she came to the palace today, she didn't hear any news about Yuan Zonggao.

You must know that Yuan Zonggao had a long history in the palace at the beginning, and in the two years that Empress Dowager Jiang assisted her son in governing the palace, Yuan Zonggao was busy with advice.

"Don't mention it!"

Zhu Siyi didn't want to pay attention to this person's attitude, "After Mr. Yuan arrived in Beijing, he first became a servant of the Ministry of Officials, and then entered the cabinet, but in fact, he ...... It's hard to help me, after all, he is a civil servant, and he has to abide by the rules in many things, but when it comes to the issue of big gifts, he really can't do anything by obeying the rules, and basically does nothing...... It was Zhu Hao and Tang Yin who helped me more. ”

Mrs. Jiang smiled wryly.

It turned out that after Yuan Zonggao arrived in Beijing, he only gained a reputation, and he did not have the ability to assist his son in line with his identity and status?

"And Mr. Yuan's health has been very bad recently, he has been on leave for three days, and he hasn't been seen in the court for many days, I have asked the imperial doctor to see him, I heard that the condition is a bit serious, and he may need to recuperate......" Zhu Si didn't seem to be so serious about Yuan Zonggao, but he still cared about Yuan Zonggao's body.

Empress Dowager Jiang sighed: "After all, he is an old minister of the palace for many years, you can't be lazy." and Zhang Changshi's family, you should also help mention it and let them come to Beijing...... Only those who are born in the palace are worthy of trust. ”

Empress Dowager Jiang didn't know anything else, and the cronyism was a set of cleanliness, which was due to the traditional Chinese small-scale peasant thinking.

"By the way, the queen mother brought a lot of family scrolls from the palace, they have been with you to Jingshi for a few months, many people are separated from their wives, and now their family scrolls have finally come to Beijing, so that the stability of the back house can help you do things with peace of mind, and now I am afraid that you will not be able to settle them......"

Empress Dowager Jiang thought about her son wholeheartedly, and many things were considered in advance.

Zhu Si smiled and said: "The queen mother is worried a lot, this matter was handled by Zhu Hao and Mr. Tang for me before the queen mother came to Beijing...... Huangzhuang originally said that he wanted to cut leather, but now he doesn't need to, and he leaves the land to the people of the palace to take care of it, and the land is much more than when we were in Anlu, and we can raise as many people as we want. ”