Chapter eight hundred and fiftieth eighth
Zhu Xu wanted to meet the future queen privately. It was a violation of the rules to do this, but it was not the first time Zhu Xu did it. Empress Dowager Zhang couldn't stop him even if he wanted to stop him, so he could only let him go.
Empress Dowager Zhang also understood that Zhu Xu ascended the throne too early. If he had a few years later, he would have no need to be so nervous and troubled if he had a princess and had a concubine.
Zhu Xu was a little surprised that Empress Dowager Zhang actually agreed. Just as she was about to speak, Empress Dowager Zhang said again: "What are you planning to do in the royal family?"
After all, Empress Dowager Zhang is the widow of the late emperor. She is the queen mother of the royal family and can't ignore her.
Zhu Xu ums down, almost forgot about this matter, thought for a while, and said, "Sister-in-law, are there many people coming?"
As far as he knew, the few people took away this time were so much trouble because of the "reduction of titles", and there were only more than ten people in all kinds of nobles.
Empress Dowager Zhang looked at him and frowned and said, "I don't care about how many people you want to treat the royal family? Not to mention whether they are the royal family or the pillars of the Ming Dynasty, they are responsible for guarding the emperor's four directions, so they can't go too far."
Zhu Xu's eyes moved slightly. These words didn't look like what Empress Dowager Zhang would say. It seemed that someone had taught him.
Zhu Xu has decided to solve the problem of the royal family once and for all! The word "hereditary" has been brought to the extreme by the old Zhu family and must be solved when it can be solved!
After pondering for a while, Zhu Xu looked at Empress Dowager Zhang and said, "Sister-in-law, I have decided on the matter of 'reducing title'. The huge royal family will drag down my Ming Dynasty. Even if the historical books in the future are criticized, I will still be determined to do this! I know the concerns of the Emperor's sister-in-law, but if I miss it now, it will be even more difficult to solve in the future..."
Empress Dowager Zhang's face was slightly dark, her brows were frowning and frowning. She didn't understand political affairs, and her starting point was only on the royal family, so she could not argue with Zhu Xu at all. She looked at Zhu Xu seriously and said, "Emperor, you are the emperor. I don't care about your government affairs, but the royal family is also a descendant of Taizu and Taizong. It is the same root as you. Even if you don't care about the comments of later generations, you should always consider the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty and your princes and grandchildren. If they are demoted and become common people, how can you bear it?"
Zhu Xu could feel that Empress Dowager Zhang seemed to be brainwashed. Just as she was about to speak, Empress Dowager Zhang said again: "The old concubine has the same opinion as my palace. Even if the royal family has dragged down the Ming Dynasty, there must be a safe and compromise method. We must never have one-size-fits-all, and we must not launch any more weapons, otherwise there will be no one to assist the royal family..."
Empress Dowager Zhang said it sincerely, and she also saw it clearly. Zhu Xu offended almost all the people in the world over the years. If he did not comfort and win over the hearts of the people, the emperor would be isolated.
The emperor is lonely and the world is unstable. If the royal family is stable, it is naturally necessary to have a group of people to support it. The most suitable one is the royal family of the same clan and the same origin.
The man who brainwashed Queen Mother Zhang was quite skilled. Zhu Xu habitually tapped the table with his fingers. After a while, he smiled and said, "Well, I understand. Let the cabinet discuss it tomorrow and think of a safe way."
Empress Dowager Zhang couldn't hear the perfunctory in Zhu Xu's words, and said with an unhappy look: "You must pay attention to this matter, and I and the old concubine will stare at it."
Zhu Xu nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, I understand."
Empress Dowager Zhang knew that it was useless to say more, so she sighed in her heart, secretly regretting that she didn't teach Zhu Xu when she was young, and now she is doing it freely and can't listen to anyone's words.
"Eat, eat..."
Zhu Xu kept calling and took the lead in attacking the chicken.
Li Jieyu didn't say anything, but then he started moving, said a few words to Empress Dowager Zhang, and then he broke into Zhu Xu's wedding.
This incident quickly distracted Queen Mother Zhang and told Li Jieyu her past experience in detail, especially the matters that need to be paid attention to were particularly detailed.
Zhu Xu kept listening, feeling that one head and two big, and the cumbersomeness was beyond his imagination.
"Sister-in-law, can it be simplified?" Zhu Xu had to interrupt. According to their discussion, this wedding was probably not enough.
"Simplify?" Empress Dowager Zhang frowned.
Zhu Xu pretended to be pondering, looking for excuses in his heart, and said, "Yes, the imperial treasury is now in a tight position. If it is too extravagant, it will not only add burden to the treasury, but also make the people of the world laugh at it. I wonder, can it be done more concise?"
Empress Dowager Zhang suddenly looked unhappy and said, "I haven't seen you as frugal at other times. I'll decide on this matter. Just prepare your own."
The princess is in a bad mood today...
Zhu Xu's mouth moved and had to bury his head to eat.
Li Jieyu smiled slightly, got to know Empress Dowager Zhang in detail, and gave Zhu Xu a look of peace from time to time.
Xiao Yongning took a bite and looked at Zhu Xu. When the words of Empress Dowager Zhang and Li Jieyu came to an end, he suddenly stood up and said, "Uncle Emperor, I still want to go to the Qianqing Palace tonight."
Empress Dowager Zhang looked at Yongning in surprise and said, "You are going to Qianqing Palace?"
The little guy pursed his lips and looked at Empress Dowager Zhang with an innocent look on his face, saying, "Well, I will be more courageous as I go to setbacks and never give up!"
Queen Mother Zhang knew this girl best, looked at Zhu Xu again, and snorted coldly: "I have been staying honestly in your bedroom these days, and I am not allowed to go anywhere!"
Zhu Xu raised his eyebrows and pinched his chin with his left hand. It seemed that the matter of surrendering titles not only stimulated the royal family, nobles, but also stimulated the harem.
‘Get quick battle!’
Zhu Xu took a spoon to serve chicken soup. As soon as he took a sip, he saw a chicken leg put in his bowl.
Zhu Xu raised his head and saw the little girl being serious, pursing her lips, with a very ladylike face, but Zhu Xu saw the pleasingness from her little face.
"I don't like eating chicken legs anymore." Zhu Xu sent the chicken legs back to the little girl's bowl and said lightly.
The little girl opened her eyes and stood up again. She shaved a piece of fish very attentively, then ran over and put it in Zhu Xu's bowl, stood beside him, blinking her big eyes pretty.
Zhu Xu put it in his mouth and said, "I won't take you out of the palace with you before the little girl smiled."
The little girl immediately flattened her mouth, pulled her hands towards Zhu Xu, and suddenly walked around again, standing between Zhu Xu and Li Jieyu, holding Zhu Xu's shoulder with one hand and holding Li Jieyu's cuff with the other.
Li Jieyu smiled but said nothing, and looked at Zhu Xu with his eyes as water.
"The person who reported the news won't have a good end!" Zhu Xu held the little girl's collar and threw her aside.
The little girl sat back on the stool with a humming huff, holding the chopsticks in her little hand and poked them around.
Queen Mother Zhang felt a headache. None of the uncle and nephews could make her worry-free.
The so-called emperor is nothing small, and Zhu Xu goes anywhere now, it is family affairs, not to mention that he is still in the palace.
After dinner, Li Jieyu took his two children back to Yuzao Palace, and Zhu Xu wandered around the back garden alone.
Logically speaking, the situation in the Ming Dynasty is much better now. Even if Zhu Xu lets go and does nothing, the Ming Dynasty can safely survive this unprecedented small glacier.
But the more this happens, the greater the pressure on Zhu Xu. The bigger the plate, the higher the risk of collapse and the more serious the consequences. He also needs to consider the long-term stability of the Ming Dynasty, and at least plan a century-long development route and prospect to avoid the dangers and risks.
Cao Huachun followed him not far behind him, and then walked forward and whispered: "Your Majesty, why not let it go."
"Let me go?" Zhu Xu was stunned and turned his head to look at him.
Cao Huachun bowed slightly and said, "Get straight ahead when things are slow, and things will be smooth."
Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, felt moved, and said, "Did you say, I am still too anxious?"
Cao Huachun bowed and said, "I think this has become the emperor's habit."
Zhu Xu looked at Cao Huachun, and hurriedly knocked the back of his hand with his finger behind him. He quickly passed the situation in his mind over the past few years, especially now, in the Ming Dynasty, slowly sat on the chair, and began to ponder.
Cao Huachun's words reminded him that he was walking too fast and too rush along the way, racing against time, missing too many things, and not taking into account many details. Overall, he only set a big stand for the Ming Dynasty, which was a castle in the air, and the foundation was very unstable. If enough foundations were not consolidated, the risk of the Ming Dynasty collapse would become greater and greater.
Cao Huachun looked at Zhu Xu quietly, and when he saw him thinking, he quietly retreated.
Zhu Xu leaned against the railing, feeling the cold wind, his mind became much clearer, and he felt inexplicably relaxed.
I don’t know how long it took, but he suddenly stood up and said with a smile and relaxed, “After Cao Wenzhao enters the capital, I will not be anxious about Sun Chengzong’s mansion.”
Chapter completed!