Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 16 I understand!

Empress Dowager Zhang holds Zhu Houzhao's hand. She can't let her children repeat the mistakes of his father. She doesn't allow Zhu Houzhao to love only one woman in her life. She wants the emperor to have three thousand beauties in the harem, so that he can no longer be a lonely widow.

Zhu Houzhao entered the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and accidentally saw a pretty woman in a white robe standing in the crowd, standing gracefully like a lotus flower emerging from water.

"Susu, haven't you come to see your cousin yet?"

As soon as Queen Zhang's words fell, the woman in white robe came to Zhu Houzhao's side: "Cousin, have you forgotten me? I have been to the palace several years ago."

Zhu Houzhao immediately began to search for Susu's shadow from his memory. He remembered that Emperor Hongzhi once mentioned that Susu was the eldest daughter of Zhang Heling, Duke of Chang, and Zhang Heling was the younger brother of Empress Dowager Zhang, so he was naturally the current uncle.

"You brothers and sisters haven't seen each other for a long time, you go to the back garden to have a good chat and catch up on the past!"

Zhu Houzhao turned his head to look at Queen Zhang, Second Niang, and Third Niang, all of whom had smiles on their faces.

Zhu Houzhao understood immediately.

The Empress Dowager deliberately got Zhang Susu into the palace so that she could have sex with herself.
If this girl can marry Zhu Houzhao, then their Zhang family will have two generations of queens, and the family status in the entire Ming Dynasty will be greatly improved.

In Zhu Houzhao's memory, this cousin was innocent, lively, beautiful and lovely. Now it seems that her personality has not changed at all. In the world, everyone should be cautious when meeting the emperor, but she is not afraid at all.

Perhaps it was because Susu had been close to Queen Mother Zhang since she was a child, even if she was facing the emperor, she didn't feel nervous and was unrestrained.

"Cousin, my aunt told us to go to the back garden. I always wanted to go, but I never had the chance. Can you go with me now?"

Su Supu asked with a pair of talking eyes.

"okay!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded and Zhang Susu walked over immediately, holding Zhu Houzhao's arm. She didn't regard this cousin as the emperor at all. In his eyes, he was just his cousin.

Many eunuchs and court ladies followed Zhu Houzhao and Zhang Susu to the back garden of the Forbidden City.

"My aunt wanted to take me to the back garden to play, but she never had time. I heard that the scenery there is particularly beautiful, and many flowers are in bloom now. I have been looking forward to it for a long time."

Zhang Susu held Zhu Houzhao's hand, and her steps were light, dancing like a song.
In the Cining Palace.

The queen mother said to Erniang: "Second sister, do you think Zhao'er can like Susu? I always think that Susu's personality is very similar to mine. If Zhao'er doesn't like such a lively personality, then what if?"

Er Niang said: "What is there to worry about, the Queen Mother? A cousin and a cousin, childhood sweethearts, siblings, childhood sweethearts, I think we can leave this matter alone, let them get along freely, and when the time is right, Queen Mother, you can write an edict." , and it will be done.”

"Is it too decisive to do this? I think Zhao'er is not like his father in a large part, and Zhao'er is a very assertive person. If he twists his will, it may not end well in the future."

"I think it's better to choose a few more concubines in the palace. After a hundred days have passed, I will have people choose a few from all the women in the world."

"Queen, recently many ministers in the palace have sent important gifts, and they all hope to send their daughters to the draft."

"This is the matter of those ministers. They can give it to them if they like. Zhao'er has to look at the girl he likes. Don't worry about those ministers for the time being."

Empress Dowager Zhang turned her head to look at Sanniang: "Huiniang, why don't you speak?"

Sanniang: "I mean the same as your opinion, sister. The girl I choose according to my son will be a queen in the future. I'm not saying that Susu is not good, but the queen must be dignified and virtuous in the future. After all, she must be a mother." world."

"Sister, you need to take the time to talk to Zhao'er about this matter. I think Zhao'er is a person with her own opinions, and she may not always accept our opinions."

"Okay, let's not talk about it, the three of us will check on Zhao'er in the future, it must be right."

"Come on, you go to the back garden to see how Zhao'er and Susu are playing?"

"Follow the order!" A little eunuch trotted towards the back garden.

In the back garden, Zhang Susu is innocent and free-spirited. She is only one year younger than Zhu Houzhao and just turned 15 this year. She is very cute.

"Cousin, the second aunt said that I want me to hold your hand at any time. I don't understand what she means. Oh, my lord's thinking is really hard to understand."

Zhang Susu curled her lips, but she kept holding Zhu Houzhao's hand.

Zhu Houzhao immediately understood that this was what Er Niang meant.

In the entire harem of the Ming Dynasty, she was the only one who had this kind of mind, but the ancients said that if a man and a woman are inseparable from each other, ladies and gentlemen are not allowed to see outsiders.

If Zhang Susu keeps holding her hand like this, there must be someone behind her to teach, and this person's thoughts are very meticulous.
However, Zhu Houzhao didn't have any messy ideas. To Zhang Susu, he was the relationship between a cousin and a cousin.

As for holding hands.
Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Zhu Houzhao walked up and down with his hands behind his back.

The Liu Jin case involved Mou Bin, the commander of the Jinyiwei, who has been killed, and Shen Lian, a thousand households of the Jinyiwei, was appointed as the commander of the Jinyiwei.

Zhu Houzhao frowned and asked, "How many people are there in Jin Yiwei?"

"Qizou Your Majesty, there are 1 Jinyiwei in the capital, and in other places, there are more than 6 who have been performing various tasks for a long time, a total of more than [-], but the real elite candidates are less than [-]."

The Jinyiwei established in the Ming Dynasty did not replace the hereditary system.

That is to say, among Jinyiwei, in the Zhengde period, most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled.

People who have been doing nothing in the capital for a long time accounted for the majority, and there were not many people who actually performed official duties.

Jinyiwei!
This is the Qing Army of the Son of Heaven. To put it bluntly, it is the anti-corruption department and public security department of the Ming Dynasty, and it also shoulders the mission of the national intelligence department.

Like meritorious nobles, it was an important part of the Ming Dynasty emperor's suppression of civil servants.

Not only suppressing civil servants, Jinyiwei is the earliest intelligence agency recognized by later generations, and it has played a huge role as a link in external operations and internal management.

"Shen Lian!"

"Chen is here!"

"I asked you to expand the Jinyiwei in the capital, so that the Jinyiwei can regain its former glory. Do you think I am moving?"

Shen Lian immediately knelt down and said, "Minister, obey the order!"

"Shen Lian, do you know why I want Jin Yiwei to return to its former glory?"

"This, I don't understand for the time being, I hope His Majesty will show you."

"Jinyiwei is the emperor's pro-army. Externally, it can go on expeditions. Internally, it can monitor the officials. In the capital, it can protect the emperor and only obey the orders of the emperor. Outside, it can expand the territory. In a word, other military camps can do it. Yes, the Jinyiwei must do it, and what other barracks cannot do, the Jinyiwei must also do it."

These words are similar to Yuhuatian's motto.

However, this was Zhu Houzhao's idea, and the courtiers still had to listen to the emperor.

This is Zhu Houzhao's request to Shen Lian, commander of Jinyiwei.

In fact, this is indeed the case for the Jinyi Guards. As the emperor's pro-army, the staffing and combat effectiveness must be strong.

"Sir, I understand"

　Ask for collection.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)