After a few days, the weather became hotter and hotter. As the temperature became increasingly restless, both the "New Deal" and the "Qingfeng Movement" put great pressure on officials from all over the country.

This restlessness is implicit and subtle, but it has been reflected in all aspects of government affairs.

Part of the huge pressure even moved to the harem.

Cining Palace.

Zhu Xu hasn't come to have dinner for a while. First, he is a woman in his harem, with more children, and second, he is a sister-in-law who is not nice to say, and he is crushed to death under his tongue. Zhu Xu and Empress Dowager Zhang deliberately avoid it.

In the evening, Zhu Xu, Zhang Yun, Empress Dowager Zhang and Yongning gathered in the main hall and were having dinner.

Empress Dowager Zhang looked at Xiao Yongning who was wronged and had not spoken, frowned slightly, and looked up at Zhu Xu and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that you have been running out of the palace recently?"

Zhu Xu didn't care, so he picked up a mouthful of cold dishes and said, "Well, some departments are not clearly positioned, and they themselves don't know where the power and responsibility are. I'll beat the edge drum for them."

Seeing that Zhu Xu didn't understand, Empress Dowager Zhang glanced at Zhang Yun and said calmly: "Your Majesty, the woman outside the palace is not as good as the palace..."

Empress Dowager Zhang stopped when she clicked, and it went without saying. Zhu Xu was stunned and a little stunned. Then she realized that she turned to look at Zhang Yun.

Zhang Yun had a slightly shocked face. She had never thought so before. When she saw Zhu Xu looking over, she hurriedly said, "I know that the emperor is busy with government affairs."

When Empress Dowager Zhang saw it, she said angrily: "Okay, no need to say the queen. The palace is full of controversy, and the queen is still covering you. Tell me, are there any women outside the palace?"

Seeing Empress Dowager Zhang breaking the casserole and asking the whole thing, Zhu Xu smiled bitterly, "Sister-in-law, really, I'm not busy now. I'm busy with my feet and no matter how hard I have to ask about flowers and willows. If there is really, I'll just take it into the palace. Why do I run outside under the sun every day..."

Empress Dowager Zhang looked cold and looked like I knew the virtues of a man, and said, "Okay, I don't care about your affairs. I heard that Liu Zheng was deprived of his post, and the Military Law Department was about to be imprisoned and asked for guilt? Or was it a death sentence?"

Liu Zheng, Liu Dai's nephew, is the nephew of Liu Lao Tai Concubine.

The old concubine is now confused and drowsy. Everyone knows that it is the time of her death and there are not many days left.

Zhu Xu also had a headache when he heard this. Liu Zheng was the first group of officers found to be "corrupt" in the Military Law Department of the Grand Marshal's Office to be executed in the "Qingfeng Movement". Although no one in the Liu family submitted a petition, this matter was indeed difficult.

Let’s deal with it. If the old concubine wakes up and knows about this, what should she think? The old lady is ready to attack the Liu family before she dies. Even if the old concubine understands the righteousness and does not care about it, Zhu Xu himself cannot pass this hurdle in his heart.

If you don’t deal with it, all officials in the world are staring at the actions of the Military Law Department. Wouldn’t it fail at the beginning? How can you continue to do this series of reforms be affected!

Therefore, Empress Dowager Zhang asked, but Zhu Xu didn't know how to answer for a while.

Seeing Zhu Xu's expression, Empress Dowager Zhang frowned and said in a serious manner, "I don't care about your national affairs and plans. I will only say one thing. Liu Zheng is the old concubine's favorite grandson. She cannot be killed, at least not now!"

Empress Dowager Zhang never had such a request for Zhu Xu. In Zhu Xu's ears, one head and two big ones were.

Empress Dowager Zhang seemed afraid that Zhu Xu would make excuses to shirk, and then said, "I think Yongning has lost weight recently, so I won't go to the Qing Palace in the future. I will train myself. You can go to your national affairs plan, and you don't need to ask any questions."

Zhu Xu clearly heard Empress Dowager Zhang’s dissatisfaction. He didn’t know whether it was because of his disregard for Liu Zheng or because he ‘abuses’ Xiao Yongning. He smiled bitterly and said, “Sister-in-law, there is not much big deal. I will handle it. I heard that you are not in good health recently. I will tell you that the Imperial Doctor is here…”

"No need." Empress Dowager Zhang's face was deserted and interrupted: "I can do these things, and the queen is watching them, so the emperor will not have to worry."

Zhu Xu listened to Empress Dowager Zhang's undisguised dissatisfaction, his face was stiff and he didn't know how to reply.

There are only a handful of people in the entire Ming Dynasty who have no choice but to let him go. The sister-in-law, who is both a sister-in-law and a mother, ranks first!

This was the first time Zhang Yun saw Empress Dowager Zhang and Zhu Xu 'turning', and quickly smoothed out: "Empress Dowager, I believe that the emperor will handle it well, and I will definitely not make things difficult for you. I will handle it properly. Let's have a meal, the princess is hungry..."

Xiao Yongning kept pretending to be pitiful. Seeing that her mother and Zhu Xu were about to have a quarrel, she immediately pretended to be hungry and anxious.

Empress Dowager Zhang looked at Zhang Yun, glanced at Yongning, and seemed to have a step down. She said to Zhu Xu a little more relaxed and said, "Okay, let's have a meal."

Zhu Xu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and smiled at Zhang Yun to signal.

Zhang Yun pursed her lips and picked up a dish for Zhu Xu, with her eyes showing that she would persuade Empress Dowager Zhang more.

The meal was quite boring. Zhu Xu and his wife left Cining Palace before breathing a long sigh.

The emperor and the empress walked slowly in the imperial garden, facing the dry hot wind, and could not dissipate their eyebrows.

"Is anyone asking you for mercy or complain?" Zhu Xu walked in front and said with a smile.

Zhang Yun blinked and said softly: "No, the Empress Dowager also takes care of the concubine, the emperor must not take it to heart."

Zhu Xu held Zhang Yun and sat down on a chair, saying, "I have received more than 200 memorials, all of whom are opposed to this 'Qingfeng Movement', saying that it will cause turmoil in the court and the public, and all officials are uneasy, and they are unwilling to do things, and the world cannot be panic all day long..."

Zhang Yun looked at Zhu Xu's tired side face, with a smile in his eyes, and said crisply: "Then the emperor will ask, who is in turmoil, who is uneasy, who is unwilling to do things, can he just let him leave?"

Zhu Xu was stunned and looked at Zhang Yun. Seeing that she was clearly making fun of her, he comforted him and said with a smile: "If I ask, they have a lot of excuses waiting. They are afraid that I will not speak. If I speak, it will definitely be endless and will make them come true. Therefore, I will not speak and suffocate them to death!"

Zhang Yun looked at Zhu Xu with a 'bad' expression with a rare smile on his face and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you go out of the palace for a walk? Don't be in charge of government affairs, just relax and look at the scenery. Do you know that the emperor doesn't even know what scenery there are in the capital over the years."

Zhu Xu browed, looked at Zhang Yun, and said, "I really have no other women outside the palace."

"I believe in the emperor." Zhang Yun's beautiful eyes were as crescent-shaped.

Zhu Xu always felt that love is troublesome. Looking at Zhang Yun's expression, he felt a headache and coughed, saying, "Well, I will take Yongning out for a walk tomorrow. The emperor's sister-in-law is very dissatisfied with my 'abuse' Yongning, and she has to make some compensation."

Zhang Yun chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, I really believe in you."

Zhu Xu couldn't tell the truth about Zhang Yun's words, so he waved his hand and stood up and said, "Okay, go back."

Zhang Yun smiled like a flower and followed Zhu Xu. She liked this feeling, just stayed with her.

Zhu Xu, who returned to the Ganqing Palace, was mostly bored by Zhang Yun's joke. As soon as he drank a sip of herbal tea, Cao Huachun came in and said, "Emperor, the Ministry of Personnel's imperial examinations and the transfer of officials are ready. Can the emperor have time to read the imperial examination?"

"This year's suspension will be completely frozen!"

Zhu Xu said decisively: "The imperial examination will be normal. I will go to the east of the city to take a walk tomorrow and let Zhao Han come to see me."

Zhao Han, the Minister of Personnel, is the official hat in charge of the world and is known as the "hidden star".
Chapter completed!