At the same time, the imperial palace, the palace of Qianqing.
At this time it was almost midnight, and Emperor Chongzhen was still on the candlelight, reading the memorial tirelessly.
And he criticized the memorials on the imperial case that would never be emptied, but sighed and rejoiced from time to time.
What sighs is that although he has ambitions, God is too harsh on Daming. He has been suffering from various natural disasters for several years, including this year... a few.
In this gray, only the memorial reported by Shanxi can comfort him (from the original grain importing province to the grain exporting province), including the three teams inspecting Yushi who went to investigate this time. He has carefully read the conclusions of the evaluation, especially their final summary comments-Shanxi Dashu, the people are well-being, there are no refugees, and they are eager to take food.
And seeing such comments, Chongzhen was very emotional... Thanks to Shanxi's outstanding performance this time, otherwise, I don't know how to live this year!
Even seeing such earth-shaking changes in Shanxi, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help feeling regretful...
Was it too small at the beginning? Even if it is not like Liu Lao Aiqing said (Liu Zongzhou), to give him half of the country to govern, at least one or two more provinces should be established! In that case, will life be much better now
However, Chongzhen sighed, but laughed again... As long as such talents belong to the Da Ming and can play an increasingly greater role in the future, why can't Da Ming usher in its great revival
While Chongzhen was thinking about it, I heard a ring of Pei Ding dong outside the palace... It turned out that it was his married wife, and Emperor Zhou came after him.
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Empress Zhou was already his concubine when Chongzhen was still a believer. Therefore, the relationship between the husband and wife is very good when they have been together for more than ten years.
Now, seeing that Chongzhen was still busy with official business late at night, she personally boiled a bowl of rock sugar lotus seed soup and sent it to Emperor Chongzhen.
Since she is already an old husband and wife, there is no need to say anything. After she served Emperor Chongzhen and finished eating, she saw Chongzhen look both sad and happy. Empress Zhou was a little puzzled, and Emperor Chongzhen Well, I always respect her, so I explained it to her patiently.
But after Empress Zhou finished listening, she showed a thoughtful look, and she was still hesitant to speak.
Since the relationship between the two is very good, Chongzhen said upon seeing this: "It doesn't matter if Concubine Ai wants to say anything."
"Zunzhi—" Since Chongzhen said so, Empress Zhou is no longer taboo. Originally, the harem was not allowed to do politics, but now, out of concern for the Ming Dynasty and for her husband, Empress Zhou also No more taboos.
She just said: "Listening to what your Highness said, this Yang Shanlu is indeed a powerful minister, but the so-called heart of harm is indispensable, and the heart of defense is indispensable. This Yang Aiqing is so capable, and is so high among the people. I’m afraid..."
"Well..." Chongzhen frowned when he heard it. If someone said this to him, he would definitely be reprimanding it in person, but this was from Empress Zhou, and he knew that this was a concern for him! And how should I put it, even if Chongzhen trusts Yang Shanlu again, and his ministers are strong and weak, this is indeed a hidden danger that cannot be avoided.
Including this is indeed a difficult problem for the monarchs of the past dynasties... The courtiers are all a bunch of rubbish, then the affairs of the country will be corrupted, but if the courtiers are too capable, but they are worried about the master's merits, It's really a difficult puzzle...
But in general, Chongzhen is still very confident in Yang Shanlu. He just thought about it and said: "I don't have to worry about Concubine Aiqing. Yang Aiqing is a great loyal minister. I still know this."
"But I'm afraid that sometimes even he himself is involuntary. You don't see the historical Huangqiao mutiny..." Seeing that Chongzhen was in a good mood, Empress Zhou said boldly.
Hearing Queen Zhou mentioned this, Chongzhen's face became a little difficult to look at, and the so-called Huangqiao Mutiny refers to Zhao Kuangyin, the founder of the Song Dynasty.
How did Zhou Shizong Chai Rong treat him back then? It can be said that the favor was added, but when Chai Rong died, Zhao Kuangyin’s men put their dragon robe on him, regardless of whether Zhao Kuangyin wanted to be the emperor or not. Didn’t they all become emperors in the end
So what Empress Zhou is now revealing is a question that even Chongzhen herself does not want to think about... that is, if the same thing happens to Yang Shanlu, what will be the end result
"Ai, since you mentioned this, do you have any good ideas?" Chongzhen was a little irritable.
Empress Zhou smiled when he heard it: "You and I are married as one, so the concubine can only do a little bit more, and in the opinion of the concubine, since this is possible, why not take precautions beforehand? —For example, think of a solution from the body of the prostitute?"
"Why?" Chongzhen was a little surprised. What does this national event have to do with her? She's still a daughter's family who never changes!
Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen couldn't think of that aspect at all, Empress Zhou just sighed slightly... The emperor was worried about the country's affairs, and he really didn't care about these children's affairs at all! But fortunately, there is still her queen.
And although she was not Zhu Yuxuan's biological mother (Zhu Yuxuan's biological mother died shortly after giving birth to her), she was very fond of the little princess and treated her as her own, so she felt that this was a good opportunity.
And she also knew that the little princess had an extraordinary affection for Yang Shanlu (that is, the general brother in her mouth), so this was a good thing with one stone.
So then Empress Zhou began to guide in this direction: "You don't know the emperor, our son has grown up now, and has her child's mind."
With the talk of Queen Zhou, Chongzhen also understood. It turns out that the little princess has been in a bad mood for some time recently, and this is also related to Tanzi’s recent courtship, which is a dog. One of the contents of Tanzi's petition this time was to let this little princess and the Eight Banners dignitaries and marry-to marry to the Qing Dynasty.
Although Chongzhen would never agree to this kind of thing, the news was passed to the palace, and naturally it was also known to the little princess. After the little princess knew about it, she was very unhappy. According to her statement It's... Who wants to marry those sorrows, full of sheep scent!
So Empress Zhou, as her mother, knows her thoughts very well... It is naturally bad to marry Sao Danzi, but what about her general brother
After all, Empress Zhou heard the little princess mention it more than once, her general brother, and she was also very surprised to find that the general brother whom Xuan'er said was Yang Shanlu. In this case, it is not exactly Do you kill two birds with one stone? If you can marry a whore to Yang Shanlu, it will not only follow her wish, but also eliminate the hidden dangers in the future, it will be great!
After Chongzhen listened to it, it also shined for him... This suggestion opened up a new idea for him. Before, he had never thought about it because the little princess was too young, but what about now
Even if he thought about it so carefully, he couldn’t help but laugh. You must know that he had always felt that Yang Shanlu was very close before, and faintly regarded him as a brother, and now if this good thing can really be done, oneself Wasn't he upgraded to his father-in-law
Then when he thought of Yang Shanlu calling for Master Taishan to take care of his own age, Chongzhen felt as if he had taken a huge advantage, and couldn't help but happily!
And he also felt that this trick was very wonderful... Because as long as Yang Shanlu became his son-in-law, he would definitely not rebel! Because this is also very obvious. In the era when this kind of ethical principles and virtues of life were emphasized, if a son-in-law had to fight against the father-in-law, he would be greatly lost in the righteousness... Think about it. You are, are you still trying to rebel against me? This is not ungrateful and what is it
So Chongzhen thought about it this way, and felt that this was indeed a very good solution... Two birds with one stone.
But despite this, Chongzhen was also worried. He just said, "Ai concubine, this proposal is very good, but the problem is that Xi'er is too young now..."
Empress Zhou was very confident when she heard it. After all, when it comes to these things in the harem, she is a strong point: "Hehe, she is twelve years old this year, she is indeed a little younger, but it doesn’t matter, we can settle this relationship first. Then we will raise them for another two or three years, and wait until the prostitutes have grown to fourteen or five years old, and then we will have a happy event for them. Isn’t that just right?"
"Well, Ai Fei's words are very good!" After Chongzhen heard it, he nodded repeatedly... I felt very good. As for the age difference between the two, when Zhu Yuxuan was fifteen years old, Yang Shanlu was thirty years old. It's half way short, but does that matter
It is very common for old couples and young wives in this era. Don’t you see a famous poem... Eighteen Brides and Eighty Langs, a Pear Blossom Pressing Begonia. An eighty-year-old man can marry an eighteen-year-old Meijiao Niang, so it’s even more okay for someone like Yang Shanlu.
But I have to say that although Chongzhen is diligent in national affairs and wants to revive Daming, he is still very fatherly on this point... That is, although he feels very good, he still has to ask Zhu Yuhua's own opinions in person... He can't kill her all his life for the sake of national affairs.
But at this point, Empress Zhou was absolutely sure, so next, Empress Zhou sent the maid beside her to call the little princess Zhu Yu (also known as Princess Changping).
Of course, in the original history, the end of the Changping Princess was very miserable. After Li Zicheng broke the capital, Chongzhen cut off one of her arms in order to avoid her being insulted by stray bandits. Don't go down).
As for the final ending, some said that she was a nun or a nun, and some died young (died before the age of twenty). Anyway, it is a bad ending, but now... (End of this chapter)