Once the seeds of doubt are planted, they quickly take root.

After the Empress Dowager Sun visited the second prince, she also wanted to have an in-depth exchange with Zhu Qizhen on the current situation.

But Zhu Qizhen was obviously impatient.

Empress Dowager Sun knew that she was at a loss, and she was not easy to force, but in the end, she still asked a relatively easy question: "Emperor, I heard that the hundred officials have already written twice and asked to choose a concubine for the emperor."

After the establishment is not only a major event of the imperial court, but also a major event of our royal family, what do I think? ”

Zhu Qizhen shook his head indifferently: "I don't think much of it, it's up to my younger brother to decide whether to stand up or not, and I don't count what I say." ”

Empress Dowager Sun was unrelenting: "That's not what I said, the emperor has already decreed that he will recuperate for a month. Major matters between the DPRK and China will be discussed by the six ministers and the cabinet scholars, and those who cannot be decided will be decided by my son.

Now that the hundred officials have written a request to be established, the emperor cannot decide, and the cabinet and the six ministries cannot decide, so my son should stand up and express his position at this time. ”

Zhu Qizhen nodded: "Queen Mother, I am tired, I will consider this matter properly." ”

Empress Dowager Sun didn't speculate when she saw the words, so she had to leave in a huff.

Seeing that Empress Dowager Sun finally left, Zhu Qizhen also rested early.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and Zhu Qizhen lives in this newly built palace, becoming more and more groggy, and feels a stinging pain in his head from time to time.

In addition, the imperial doctor instructed him to recuperate, and he was not allowed to summon concubines. Therefore, Zhu Qizhen's recent sitting and resting is very regular.

Nothing was said all night.

On the second day, after discussing with the civil and military officials, the third book began.

This is how people bully the weak and fear the hard, and when they wrote twice, the emperor did not react, let alone fight back, and the courage of the hundred officials increased.

The content of the third book has increased again, in addition to the draft, the queen, and the concubine, as well as the emperor to stay in the Forbidden City, to participate in regular banquets, to follow the old routine of normal court meetings, and so on.

There are a lot of them, and each of them cites scriptures, looking worried about the emperor and the country.

And the officials who were hesitant before were also driven up this time and went to the book one after another.

Therefore, the petition this time has grown much stronger than the previous two times.

By the afternoon, however, everything was still the same. These recitals went around the western suburbs and returned to the cabinet as they were.

Now the hundred officials are completely gone.

First of all, Zou Gan led the officials of the six sections to the door of the cabinet to ask for an explanation.

The imperial historians of the Metropolitan Inspectorate, as well as the Hanlin of the Hanlin Academy, are all on standby, ready to support the officials of the six branches at any time.

The other officials, as well as the prisoners of the country, are in the third echelon, waiting to add fuel to the fire.

The reason why the civil and military officials were so enthusiastic was that they had already complained that the emperor had already complained about the emperor's retreat to the western suburbs and the lack of officials. The absence of an emperor in the Forbidden City means that the political center has essentially been shifted.

The second is that this time hundreds of officials occupy the reason, all dynasties and dynasties, how can a serious emperor not set up a queen. Everyone is famous and righteous.

The third is to test and test the emperor's condition, so that everyone can stand in line in time. If the emperor really can't do it, then returning the throne to Emperor Gongrang is very acceptable to most people.

Chen Xun and the others were blocked in the cabinet, but they all had their own thoughts, drank tea leisurely, and waited for the time to go home.

However, not long after, a small batch of recitals came back from the western suburbs.

After looking at this batch of transcripts, Chen Xun and the others all fell into deep thought. These are all scripts of normal words, and they all seem to be trivial.

But from the emperor's reply, all the old foxes noticed something unusual from it.

What is even more unusual is that Wang Wen, Huang Pu, Xu Youzhen and other emperor's cronies present were unusual, and urged them very strongly to finish processing these transcripts, and then transferred them to the celebrant for sealing.

In the evening, while having dinner, Zhu Qizhen listened to Chen Xiangyu's report on the government affairs of the DPRK and China.

Zhu Qiyu deliberately gave his eldest brother Gong the emperor an opening to participate in political affairs. Xing'an, Chen Xiang, and Cao Jixiang are all eunuchs who are the master of ceremonies and the pen.

The three of them now take turns to be on duty every day, and then come back in the evening to report to Zhu Qizhen.

Chen Xiang first told the situation of the third time that the civil and military officials went to the book, and Zhu Qizhen waved his hand: "You don't have to talk to me about this kind of thing in the future, I will be tired of listening to it over and over again."

I wonder if my younger brother deliberately instigated hundreds of officials to write to him, so that he could stay in the Forbidden City, and then set up a post, give birth to a son-in-law, and completely stabilize the throne.

The next step is to abolish the crown prince. ”

Chen Xiang didn't agree in his heart, his emperor had only been back in the capital for a month, and he didn't understand the situation. The emperor moved to the western suburbs because he really liked the landscape and countryside, not a political show, pretending to be humble.

The most direct evidence is that the Xinqi Royal Mansion was built with a beautiful and beautiful appearance, and a total of at least three million taels were spent.

Who would take three million taels of silver to deceive people for a show?

But Chen Xiang just didn't agree in his heart, but he echoed again and again: "Emperor Shengming, those civil and military officials are stupid and stupid, and they are played by the emperor, and they still think it's beautiful." ”

Now there are only Xing'an, Chen Xiang, and Cao Jixiang in the palace, and several people are not shy about it, and they dare to say anything.

Zhu Qizhen sneered and continued to ask, "What are the new and interesting things in today's notebook?" ”

"This ......"

Chen Xiang's face was embarrassed.

Zhu Qizhen asked curiously: "If I ask you, you can say it quickly, do you still want to hang my appetite?" ”

Chen Xiang hesitated and asked: "It's all trivial, slaves don't know whether to talk about it or not?" ”

"Though I forgive you for your innocence."

Chen Xiang replied: "There are a few unusual things. First, the emperor decreed that the nickname of King Qin was changed to 'Xuan', and Princess Qin Shulie was changed to 'Xuanci'.

and once again reprimanded King Qin Yin's unauthorized posthumous recognition of his biological mother, King Qin's second concubine, Deng, as 'Concubine Lie'.

The emperor's original words were: The descendants are different, and they are separated. If you kill your wife with a concubine, you will be blamed sooner or later.

At the same time, the emperor once again emphasized in his will that the Ming Dynasty, from the emperor to the common people, could no longer be martyred. If there is disobedience, it will be severely punished. ”

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he immediately threw his chopsticks on the table.

Isn't this the naked finger scolding Huai?

Zhu Zhang, the king of Qin, the second son of Taizu, is the head of the clan.

The concubine of the king of Qin, the sister of the famous general Wang Baobao.

The second concubine of King Qin, Deng, the daughter of King Deng Yu of Ninghe.

After the death of King Qin, the princess Wang had no children and was forcibly buried by Taizu.

The second concubine Deng was arrogant, killed his wife with a concubine, and bewitched King Qin to imprison the concubine Wang in the palace.

Because there is no owner in the palace, King Qin's diet and daily life are not watched, so he indulges and illegally tortures the palace people.

In the end, King Qin was poisoned by the palace people and died.

The second concubine Deng was reprimanded by Taizu several times and hanged herself.

No matter how dull Zhu Qizhen is, he can understand the meaning of his younger brother's words: Isn't this just trying to insinuate the queen mother and the first emperor:

The first emperor favored his mother alone, and hated the Hu family. In the end, the Hu family was deposed and confined in the nunnery. The queen mother is to kill his wife with a concubine.

The Hu family's experience is exactly the same as that of the princess of Qin, and the queen mother is similar to the second concubine of the Qin king, the Deng family.

This scolding is too straightforward, I can see it myself, and the ministers from the foreign court who were born as jinshi may not be able to see it?

The point is, there is no way to refute it. The younger brother scolded the mulberry tree, and we who made the locust tree jumped out to refute it, didn't that become a self-confession, and took the initiative to admit that his family and the mulberry tree were the same dog.

Zhu Qizhen took a deep breath and continued to ask with a cold face, "What about the second thing?" ”

Chen Xiang hurriedly replied: "The lord of Yilun County wrote to say that he was old and asked for Yousi to build a burial ground. The emperor approved that the Ministry of Industry, together with the Ministry of Rites, would pre-build a burial ground for the lord of Yilun County under the system of a princess. ”

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, his brows furrowed even deeper: In the fourteenth year of orthodoxy, the county lord of Yilun had already written a request, but at that time, he rejected it on the grounds that it was not the old system of the imperial court.

Now that the lord of Yilun is on the book again, the younger brother is not only approved, but also has raised the burial ground to the size of a princess.

Zhu Qizhen glanced at Chen Xiang appreciatively, his henchman eunuch's political sense was really keen. This may seem like a small thing, but it has a deep meaning and an intriguing political signal.

His younger brother is always and everywhere, and he never leaves the dispute between his concubines.

This Yilun county lord is not an ordinary county lord, he is the second daughter of Prince Yiwen.

After Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne, Prince Yiwen was posthumously named Emperor Xiaokang, and the temple name was Xingzong.

After the Battle of Jingyan, Taizong succeeded to the throne and changed it back to Prince Yiwen.

So now that the younger brother allows the lord of Yilun to pre-build a burial ground with princess specifications, is he inclined to reclaim Prince Yiwen as Emperor Xiaokang?

Zhu Qizhen shook his head, normal people can't do this kind of thing, but his absurd brother may not.

(End of chapter)