After You Ji left the palace, Zhu Houzhao felt that there was time left and right, so he turned around and went to the harem, and rushed all the way to Cining Palace, which was where his mother, Empress Dowager Zhang, lived.

When I arrived, I happened to see Queen Xia and Concubine Xian were also there.

Both women are in their early twenties, their faces are delicate and smooth, their eyes are looking forward to brightness, their faces are not reduced, but there are a few more gorgeous women, especially after giving birth, their bodies are more rich, and then there are more exaggerated arcs down, which makes people want to study it well.

"Sons and daughters, see the queen mother."

"Don't be polite, don't be polite."

Empress Dowager Zhang is also a happy person now, daughter-in-law, grandson, granddaughter is often around, although Zhu Houzhao is relatively rare, but after all, his reputation for diligence is widely spread.

In Empress Dowager Zhang's view, the country depends on his son alone, and it is not easy.

Besides, Zhu Houzhao is very filial to her, and she is almost free of everything she asks.

In this era, filial piety, even if it is done as a superficial effort, must do its best to do it, not to mention, people are not grass and trees, living together for so long, Empress Dowager Zhang is also dedicated to him, so the emotional foundation is still deep.

"The concubine has seen the emperor." Empress Xia and Concubine Xian also saluted him

"No courtesy."

After the greetings, Empress Dowager Zhang said with a smile: "The two of them have been with me for a long time, and they happened to talk about the emperor." ”

"It should." Zhu Houzhao praised the two of them instead, "I am sometimes busy with court affairs, but fortunately, you often come to Cining Palace, and the queen mother can laugh more." ”

Queen Xia and Concubine Xian's faces were slightly red, their mouths were full of joy, and they looked tender and watery, I was afraid that they would come out if they pinched it slightly.

Looking back, Zhu Houzhao asked: "I don't know what the queen mother told them about her sons?" ”

"It's your summer palace. Several of us are saying that if we build it a year earlier, we will be able to move in it a year earlier, and preferably, it will be completed by tomorrow summer. ”

Zhu Houzhao chuckled, "My mother feels sorry for her son, and it is understandable that she is anxious, but it will be impossible before next summer, and I am afraid it will take three or five years of hard work." ”

"Well, then you should have brought it up earlier."

Empress Xia said respectfully: "The emperor attaches great importance to the society, and a few years ago, he was afraid of wasting the national strength, so he has been wronged so far. ”

With these women, they don't have any major national affairs, and they don't have any court situation, that is, the emperor is good, and Zhu Houzhao is used to it.

Empress Dowager Zhang lacks nothing, the so-called filial piety is to come over to talk to her, that's all.

In fact, she is only in her early forties, pampered, and she can't see how old she is.

"Is that He Jian still there?" Empress Dowager Zhang asked suddenly.

Zhu Houzhao nodded, "Yes." ”

She mentioned this person because she remembered that He Jian had opposed the matter of the summer palace at that time, which could be regarded as hating her.

"Hmph, that is, you are magnanimous."

Empress Dowager Zhang got up, and Zhu Houzhao had the insight to help her walk, but in fact, it was also a false support, in short, it was a picture of mother and son's filial piety.

"This kind of old man who doesn't even know how distressed his father should have replaced him a long time ago."

Zhu Houzhao faced Empress Dowager Zhang's remarks about the government, basically listening, not talking much, she wouldn't really want to interfere anyway, let her say it out of her anger, and most of them complained to him.

"Mother, it's not hot now, it's too late to wear a few more. The kang in Cining Palace should be burned in a few days. ”

Speaking of this Empress Dowager Zhang, there was a smile on her face, the emperor himself was struggling with the heat, but he thought of a way to keep them warm for these cold-sensitive women.

The child born to her and Emperor Hongzhi died young, died early, but fortunately she had a good son who gave her infinite support.

In ancient times, women were at home from their fathers, husbands, and sons.

After the death of Emperor Zhengde in history, Empress Dowager Zhang's situation in the Jiajing Dynasty was not very good.

Zhu Houzhao took Empress Dowager Zhang to walk around the palace, turned his head and let Empress Xia and Concubine Xian leave here, he had something to say.

"Mother is not cold, you have a heavy burden, you must pay attention to the dragon body."

"Hmm." Zhu Houzhao thought about it, but still opened his mouth, "Mother, my son has something ...... about"

Empress Dowager Zhang laughed strangely, "What's wrong?" ”

"I didn't want to bother my mother, but it's a big deal. The son also learned about it recently...... It was King Ning, Uncle Zu's side, Jinyi Wei spy returned, Uncle Zu was deliberate, prepared for many years, secretly contacted Jiangxi thieves and Jiangnan fugitive gentry, and now it is at the threshold of raising troops to rebel. ”

Empress Dowager Zhang's arm trembled, and her brows furrowed, "What?!" It's ...... No kidding. ”

"Is the son a man who does not know what is important? This kind of thing is always an ugly thing for the Zhu family. And first An'an, then the uncle...... My son sometimes thinks that one day in the future, he won't know how to explain to his father. ”

"Why do you have to blame yourself?!" A mother began to protect the calf, "He is a traitor who rebels against a vassal king, and you call him an uncle in vain!" To do such a contrarian thing, do you ask him if he still has the face to be a descendant of the Zhu family?! ”

"Mothers don't have to be angry, even if it is an ordinary people's family, not all children and grandchildren are virtuous and filial. It's just that before the incident, the son wanted to make it clear to his mother first, so as not to spread rumors. Judging from Jinyiwei's latest report, presumably at this juncture, King Ning has already raised the flag. ”

Speaking of which, Zhu Houzhao also thought twice before coming to Cining Palace.

King Anhua and King Ning are not quite the same, King Ning himself has some relationship with King Yan, and Zhu Chenhao has inherited it all the way.

Historically, the Ning Domain was not completely eliminated during the Zhengde period, and it was actually delayed for decades afterwards.

The bloodline determines the natural legitimacy of the throne, and no one can replace him, even if he is mentally retarded, he can sit on the dragon chair. But to enjoy its goodness, but also to face the constraints it brings.

Blood relatives are not so easy to kill.

But he didn't want to tick and tick.

Also, an emperor...... It's really not a good thing to always experience the rebellion of the vassal king, at least it's a shame.

If it's Zhu Gaoxu's kind, that's fine. Everyone knows that it was his own inexplicability.

But this is not the case with King Anhua and King Ning. Ordinary people will think, if it weren't for the emperor really doing something that he didn't know what to do, otherwise how could his own family members turn against you?

Roughly thinking of this layer, Empress Dowager Zhang shook her sleeves angrily, "Bastard thing!" Since the emperor came to you, it is not unkind to treat him, but I never thought that he was a white-eyed wolf who would take revenge!! ”

"In this matter, I also want to ask my mother to get an accurate number for her son. After all, this is a state affair as well as a family affair. ”

This is a kind word, Empress Dowager Zhang said: "When a mother knows her son the most, you have always been assertive, why do you need your mother to make up your mind for you." Are you considering that this person's surname is Zhu, and he is Taizu Xueyin, yes or no? ”

Zhu Houzhao does not deny it, "Knowing the son is Mo Ruo's mother." ”

After all, when Emperor Xuanzong wanted to kill Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, he also experienced a wave of opposition.

Empress Dowager Zhang frowned and thought for a while, "No matter how big the dissatisfaction is, it can't cause you to rebel, not to mention that our family is not sorry for him!" ”

Forehead...... It's actually not so accurate to say this, King Ning was cheated by King Yan, but she just looked at the front of her and didn't care.

"If he is really rebellious, he will be escorted to the capital division, and the palace will order someone to ask him something."

"Okay."

Empress Dowager Zhang asked worriedly: "By the way, this matter ...... It should be fine, right? ”

"It's not more worrying, although it's a little sudden, but my son won't be counted by him." Zhu Houzhao appeased slightly, "My son has urgently transferred 50,000 stone of military rations from Jingyu Marquis Zhou Shangwen, and the military supplies are sufficient, so it will definitely be fine." ”

In the Ming Dynasty, one stone was about 150 catties, and 50,000 stone of grain was 7.5 million catties.

An adult soldier, even if he has a lot of physical exertion, consumes about 6 catties of food a day, and 30,000 people are 180,000 catties a day.

In this way, you can eat it open for about 40 days.

It's not a lot, but it wasn't like to stock up on food for three or five years at the beginning, so it will take a long time to quell the chaos.

It is not very difficult to transport, the standard load of a grain ship is 1,000 stones, of course, there are also 2,000 stones, but this time the military department is a unified distribution of grain ships.

And the fleet of 50 ships sailed on the canal, and the scene was also very shocking.

There will be no water bandits bothered to rob it.

As for the military salary, Zhu Houzhao originally thought that Zhejiang would make a simple allocation, and there was no problem with 300,000 taels of silver.

However, he didn't think about it himself - but in fact, Liu Jin copied more than 2 million taels from his house in Jiangnan.

This is still cash silver, not antique calligraphy and painting.

Therefore, there is no need to bother others.

As for war horses, knives, and artillery fire, there is no shortage of the latter two, and the first-class guard itself is assembled, and the war horse is ...... Zhou Shangwen mainly led elite infantry this time.

It is difficult for cavalry to be effective in the water network area, unlike the North China Plain, where 20,000 people rushed up to kill the gods and the Buddhas to kill the Buddhas.

Zhu Houzhao is ready for everything and only owes the east wind, and he came to Cining Palace to make some preparations for the future, Empress Dowager Zhang is still the queen mother of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor's mother, involving some family affairs, and when the time comes, with her will and attitude, he can be more 'unscrupulous'.

After going out from Cining Palace, passing through Kunning Palace and going to the East Sixth Palace, the concubines of the harem can also be seen.

Concubine Shen Shufei, who often can't see you, has makeup that is 'a little more casual', and the shredded hair falling on both sides of her cheeks gives birth to a charming posture.

The virtuous concubine is still dignified, like a lady, which is not to be blasphemed.

Ben was pleasing to the eyes among the women, and You Ji came in from outside with very fast steps, and said, "Your Majesty! ”

The country is such a big thing, Zhu Houzhao already knew it, he beckoned, "Take it." ”

After unfolding it, he took a hasty look, and there was no surprise in his heart, the court's posture of wanting to check him frightened King Ning, who originally rebelled in the fourteenth year of Zhengde, and did it this year.

"You keep talking, it's a little thing, I'll come when I go." Before leaving, he also scratched Shen Shufei's delicate nose.

On the road.

Zhu Houzhao began to order, "This is the fastest Jinyi Wei secret letter, and the cabinet may not know about it." You first declare people into the palace. ”

"Yes, slave and maid."

"Wait."

Zhu Houzhao thought about it slightly, this time the Jiangnan gentry disobeyed the imperial court, and now they are even converging with the anti-king, which is not only a rebellion, but also a challenge to the imperial court's Qingtian Order.

So he suddenly had a bold idea in his heart.

However, he is not a person who does things very casually, this is a national policy, not a child's play, so he felt that he should think a little more, "It's okay, you go first." ”

And after he himself arrived at the Qianqing Palace, he paced back and forth.

He was wondering what they would do if this was Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhu Di.

It took about half an hour for the ministers to enter the palace one after another.

The last one to arrive was still Wang Hua.

After the people arrived, Zhu Houzhao clenched his fists slightly with both hands, "Zhong Aiqing, King Ning rebelled, and I want to lead the army to suppress him!" ”

Because he knew that they would oppose it, Zhu Houzhao himself said in front, "If it was just Ning Fan alone, I wouldn't have to go in person, but the confluence of the Jiangnan gentry and the Ning Fan shook the confidence of officials everywhere in the Qingtian Order of the world, so I not only want to suppress the Ning Fan this time, but also the bad gentry who rebelled against the imperial court!" If I don't wipe out this thief's heart, I will still be an emperor of birds! ”