Chapter 709: Empress Dowager Zhou's Final Choice
Zhou Shou was dumbfounded, Tuoma, this emperor is not a good thing! Dare to pit Lao Tzu! Is this Zhu Houwei easy to mess with? Thinking of Zhu Houwei's smiling little face, I couldn't help but shudder. didn't suffer much from Zhu Houwei's losses, this kid is very bad, how can Zhu Houxi be bad with this kid? When the time comes, it must be the worst kid who will get Zhu Houxi, the bad boy. Ah, Zhu Houwei's bastard can't be provoked, when the time comes, what should I do after the autumn?
Zhou Yu said in a daze, "What are you afraid of? Sister, didn't you let Ruonan's little leaf head marry Zhu Houwei? When the time comes, I'll be his old man, what else can he do with me?"
That's right! A word to wake up the dreamer! Zhou Shou was happy: "Yes, sister. If Ruonan becomes the queen, our family will still be rich, what are you afraid of?"
The angry Empress Dowager Zhou straightened up and slapped Zhou Shou on the back of the head: "You are really not a thing! Zhou Yu is stupid, you are pretending to be stupid! Bastard thing, if Wei'er becomes the emperor, do you care what the queen thinks? You, alas, Wei'er grew up watching the mourning family, this child seems to have a good temperament, but in fact he is very ruthless. Alas, if he really enters the capital, he will be the emperor immediately, which emperor will take care of his relatives? Ruonan, if Ruonan really becomes the queen, won't you be dragged to death by the two of you?"
Zhou Shou was silent and kicked Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu suddenly burst into tears: "Sister! But we're in the capital right now! Hou Wei's side princess can be killed, let alone us? I don't want to die yet!"
Empress Dowager Zhou was stunned, and the momentum of her body disappeared without a trace in an instant. Yes, Zhu Houxi will not be too mean, at least not on the surface. But what about the people under him? Who dares to guarantee that those brainless goods who want to grab merit will not attack the Zhou family brothers? Empress Dowager Zhou was unable to lie back to the soft collapse, and waved her hand gently: "Let's go!" Zhou Shou, tell Xi'er that Yi Zhi will have it. Zhou Yu, you stay!"
Zhou Shou wanted to say something more, but Empress Dowager Zhou just impatiently spit out one word: "Get out!" Zhou Shou was so frightened that he turned around and left, muttering as he walked: "Let's go, sister, you are too partial to the second child!"
After Zhou Shou left, Empress Dowager Zhou sighed: "Zhou Yu, my sister won't live long, and I can't shelter your brother anymore. Zhou Shou's bastard thinks he is shrewd, alas, my sister is afraid that the Zhou family will be hurt by him and cut off the roots and seedlings! Zhou Yu, let's go, take your family to Ruonan, and let Ruonan marry Wei'er to be the main palace! Come, this is for you, remember, don't give it to anyone, you can only give it to Wei'er alone! Hide yourself and don't let anyone know, or you'll be dead!"
Zhou Yu is not the kind of stupid person who is at home, but his intelligence is a little lower than that of ordinary people. He immediately stuffed the bag handed over by the Empress Dowager Zhou into his underwear, which made the Empress Dowager Zhou frown. "Alas, let's go, go again in three days, go openly, and no one will stop you!"
Zhou Shou except Cining Palace turned around and went to Zhu Houxi's Wenhua Palace to report that Zhu Houyu had not yet married, so naturally there would be no queen, Kunning Palace is now the original Princess Xing, and the current Empress Dowager Zhang Sheng and Princess Yongchun are living, so Zhu Houyu simply lives in Wenhua Palace.
Now is just the middle of the unitary time, and Zhu Houxi has not rested yet. Hearing the eunuch's report that Zhou Shou was coming, I was overjoyed. The palace gate is about to fall into the key, this Zhou Shou is now recruited, no need to ask, it is definitely the Empress Dowager Zhou who spit out, this Zhou Shou can't wait to show his merits!
"Hurry up and invite my uncle in!"
As soon as they met, Zhou Shou tried his best to restrain his arrogance, how can he be like an elder when he is old? However, the frivolous steps still revealed his mood.
"Your Majesty, my sister, uh, the Empress Dowager has already agreed, please ask Your Majesty to greet the Empress Dowager tomorrow."
Zhu Houxi shook his head in his heart, this Zhou Shou, it's really dog meat that can't be feasted! People talk to you about family affection, you make a business, people do business, you put on the face of an elder, it's really... Alas, it's no wonder it's the second shameful second of the relatives!
"Uncle, thank you so much, uncle. Well, tomorrow, Xia Yan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, will come to discuss the wedding. I hope my uncle is ready!"
Zhou Shou laughed, couldn't hold it anymore, and showed his mouth full of big yellow teeth: "No problem, no problem, haha, I didn't think I could have a great-grandson-in-law who could be the emperor!"
Zhu Houxi is angry and funny, and when he thinks about it, it's okay. Such a person will also harm the people, and there is no threat to the imperial power or the imperial court at all. After the two chatted a few words, Zhou Shou was happy
Yang Yang left the Wenhua Palace.
The next day, Zhu Houxi, who hadn't slept all night, rushed to Cining Palace and asked the Empress Dowager Zhou to say goodbye. Empress Dowager Zhou waved her hand, and the female officials around her, such as Lamei and others, bowed down and retreated.
"Xi'er, the ancestor has thought about it, between you and Wei'er, the Zhou family is divided into two. Don't blame the old ancestor for not fully supporting you, the old ancestor just wants to leave a root for the Zhou family. If you win, Zhou Yu can kill, Wei'er wins, and Zhou Shou can also kill. Xi'er, you heard the ancestor say that you and Wei'er are both deep bloodlines, whoever sits in the country, the ancestor is willing, the ancestor just can't let go of those two stupid brothers."
Zhu Houxi was full of displeasure, but looking at the Empress Dowager Zhou with a pleading face, he couldn't help but soften, nodded and said, "Come on, ancestor, you also underestimate the heart of your great-grandson. I don't know Zhu Houwei, but if I win, Zhou Shou and Zhou Yu will be intact, and the Zhou family will still be rich and rich."
"That's it, Xi'er, you're going to be an old ancestor. Come, this is the decree of Yi, you take it. The Ancestor has a few more words to say to you!"
Zhu Houxi suppressed the joy in his heart and put away his will. He didn't read the content of Yizhi, and he didn't plan to read it, he didn't need it at all, there was Brother Zhou Shou in his hand, what were he afraid of? Zhu Houxi said softly, "Ancestor, you say it, grandson listen!"
Empress Dowager Zhou's face was full of reminiscence, and she said slowly, "Wenchen can't be trusted! Military generals who are biased towards civilian officials are also not credible! Xi'er, no matter how you fight with Wei'er, you are all members of the Zhu family. You have to understand why Wei'er is desperately trying to develop financial resources, and why Wei'er is suppressing Confucius to the death."
Zhu Houxi was stunned, he had never thought about these questions. No one can ask, "Why?"
"The Zhu family! The husband of the mourning family, your great-ancestor Emperor Zheng, do you think it was the civil fort caused by the eunuch Wang Zhen? Wrong, it's a civil official! Sun Youjiao, a good mourner, also secretly investigated, and all kinds of clues show that back then, it was a conspiracy! After orthodoxy, the prestige of the Ming Dynasty was no longer great, so the eunuchs were enabled, and your grandfather only got out of the West Factory, and the royal family barely balanced with Wenchen. The old ancestor can't support it for a few days, so I have to make up for this lesson for you!"
Zhu Houxi's heart was whistling with 10,000 drafts, and his brain was buzzing. What the ancestors said is false? No way! Absolutely true! But the basis of one's own existence, the reason for the support of hundreds of officials, doesn't it also start here?
Empress Dowager Zhou smiled: "The mourning family didn't let you do it now, they wanted you to prepare early. No matter who wins or loses your brothers, you must suppress the civil officials. Otherwise, the Zhu family won't be able to sit for long!"
Coming out of Cining Palace with Yi Zhi, Zhu Houxi was cold. Only now did he understand why his cousin Zhu Houzhao was killed by the rebels, and why his opponent Zhu Houwei was pointed out by Qianfu. It turns out that they are right, but are they wrong?
Two days later, Zhou Yu and his family left the capital. Huang Jinyu reported to Zhu Houxi, but Zhu Houyu just waved his hand: "Let him go!"
Five days later, Emperor Jiajing married Zhou Shou's great-granddaughter, and the news of the big wedding spread throughout the capital. A decree refuting Qian Ning also announced to the world, the empress dowager endorsed Zhu Houxi, and the legitimacy of the imperial court in the capital is irrefutable.
Zhou Yu went south along the Grand Canal, and half a month later, bypassed the battlefield and went straight to Suqian. There is no one to stop on the way, and it is unimpeded. Hua Houwei intercepted Zhou Yu in Xuzhou, and the two had a secret meeting.
Zhou Yu became a lot of vicissitudes, took out a colorless bag from the crotch of his pants, and handed it to Hua Houwei, who looked disgusted. Hua Houwei pinched his nose and carefully picked up the bag.
This is a letter, and after reading it, Hua Houwei was stunned. Then put away the will, and no longer dislike the indescribable taste.
"Lord Wang, I'll leave Ruonan to you, and I'll wait for you in Jinling." Zhou Yu didn't know what was in the bag, but he firmly remembered the words of the Empress Dowager Zhou, and directly pointed out Zhou Ruonan's name.
Zhou Yu doesn't understand, Hua Houwei understands. The meaning of the Empress Dowager Zhou is very clear, you Zhu Houwei want to give the Zhou family a guarantee, the Yi Zhi has already been given to you, the sincerity of the Zhou family has been taken out, what about your sincerity? Zhou Ruonan was about to marry you many years ago, and now marrying Zhou Ruonan is the time for you Zhu Houwei to show sincerity!
Hua Houwei pondered for a moment, thinking of Mei Niang in Jinling and Sirod in the capital, and sighed in his heart. It seems that I have to marry that crazy girl, otherwise I will be honored
This wave will stand on Zhu Houxi's side. However, when I thought of the industrial system that I had worked so hard to build, an indescribable pride arose. If Lao Tzu doesn't rely on these, can't the gun in his hand shoot a splendid country?
Zhou Yu continued: "My brother is already preparing to marry Zhu Houxi, and the youngest girl in the family, Shaozhi, is already preparing to be the queen."
Hua Houwei frowned, it turned out that the Zhou family was betting separately! Zhou Yu came to Lao Tzu's side, Zhou Shou was Zhu Houxi's grandfather of Taishan, how could the Zhou family stand at the peak of the Ming Dynasty and play a good calculation.
"Okay, Marquis Changning, you go back to Jinling and tell Ruonan that the day you break through the capital is the time for me to be hired! Shanqing, you can do it!"
Zhu Houxi in the capital has already got married, and the Empress Dowager Zhang Sheng couldn't close her mouth happily. Who knew that he was a prisoner before, but now he has become the queen mother of a country, and her son is married. Life is unpredictable, how can it be said with blessings and misfortunes!
Princess Yongchun is still young and looks innocent. Empress Dowager Zhang Sheng looked at the youngest daughter beside her, and she was also moved. After Xi'er gets married, find a time to find a good family for Yongchun!