Domineering Daming

Early in the morning, Fu Changzong entered Qianqing Palace with his panda eyes.

Under the eaves of Qianqing Palace, there is a hot pot, Zhu Xu, Zhang Yun, and Zhu Ciye, Zhu Cixuan, and Zhu Ciyi, three little guys, are having breakfast.

It was the first time for Fu Changzong to see such a scene, he was stunned for a moment, and quickly saluted: "I have seen the emperor, the empress, and the three highnesses."

Zhu Xu waved his hands, looked at Zhu Ciye's three little fellows, and said, "Get up and salute uncle."

The three little guys who were staring at the hot pot were a little reluctant, so they got up anyway, raised their hands and said, "I've seen Uncle."

Fu Changzong's heart jumped slightly, he hurriedly said: "I dare not."

Zhu Xu waved his hand, and said to a court lady, "Move a stool for uncle and add a pair of bowls and chopsticks."

After saying that, he turned to Fu Changzong and said, "Uncle, it's been a while since I had dinner with me."

Speaking of it, it was true. Firstly, Fu Changzong went to Shaanxi, secondly, he was really busy, and thirdly, Fu Changzong deliberately avoided suspicion and kept a low profile. It was a big taboo for his foreign relative to be a minister.

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty." Fu Changzong didn't hesitate, and sat down next to Zhu Xu and Zhu Ciye.

Zhu Xu picked up the chopsticks and said, "Eat them all. Uncle is not an outsider. When I see you in the future, you don't need to be so polite. It's for outsiders to see."

Before the three little guys agreed, they had already moved their chopsticks, tossed and tumbled in the hot pot, and pulled them into their small bowls.

Zhang Yun looked at Fu Changzong and said with a smile: "Uncle, please don't take offense, Ye'er and the others have been used to making trouble since childhood."

Fu Changzong was full of words, but now it disappeared instantly, so he could only apologize with a smile and say: "Your Majesty is serious."

Zhu Xu allocated a little to the little fellows, picked some chopsticks for Zhang Yun, and then turned to Fu Changzong, saying: "Uncle, do you want to talk about what happened yesterday?"

Fu Changzong knew that it would be counterproductive to go around too much, so he said straight to the point: "Yes. Although the evidence for this matter is convincing and the handling is appropriate, but Zhang Rongzhen's identity is too sensitive. At this time, the hearts of the government and the wild are fluctuating, all officials are uneasy, and the officials are worried." ...will affect the New Deal."

Zhu Xu put a piece of meat in his mouth, chewed slowly, and said: "The system of sequential succession was drawn up by me personally, and it is inevitable to have a son! I also promised that the son of the emperor's son will be crowned prince at the age of three. What do you want now?" What do you want me to do?"

Fu Changzong, or the important ministers in the cabinet and the court, actually had no idea.

What should Zhu Xu do?Even if the crown prince is established now, so what? Today is too young, and there is plenty of time. Besides, with this method, it will be a backhanded matter to abolish the heir and establish the elder in the future.

Fu Changzong looked at Zhu Xu with an extremely cautious expression, and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers hope to crown the three princes as kings."

Zhu Xu frowned, he thought about what kind of trick the outer court would use, but he didn't expect it to be this one.

When Neng Wanli wanted to establish King Fu as the prince, he had to crown the eldest son of the emperor and the other two sons as kings. What happened was the "Three Kings Case", that is, the dispute over the country.

These adults in the outer court actually wanted to do the same, the difference is that Zhu Xu has a son, and King Fu is a concubine.

According to the nobility system, only princes can be promoted, and the adults in the outer court can't wait.

Zhu Xu took food for the three little guys with a calm expression. The three little guys didn't seem to be listening to the conversation between Zhu Xu and Fu Changzong. They were eating happily and their faces were covered with sweat.

Chapter 1226 Disaster Xiao Qiang

Regarding the conditions put forward by Fu Changzong on behalf of the court, Zhu Xu deliberately let it go for a while, and said: "Rule the country according to the law."

Fu Changzong looked at Zhu Xu, thinking about his words.

"Governing the country according to the law", this "law" includes many things, in addition to the express law, the ancestral ritual law, the agreed rules, and the "Tianxian", which is the emperor's words, not only Zhu Xu, but also the Ming Dynasty Emperors of all dynasties.

Fu Changzong didn't know if Zhu Xu's words were referring to the "Sequential Succession Law", such vague wording could not dissuade the court, and could not stop the mouths of civil and military officials in the court.

If there is no suitable explanation today, Daming will not live in peace.

Fu Changzong wandered in his mind for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, there is an uproar in the government and the public. If there is no safe explanation, I am afraid that it will become more and more serious, and it will be difficult to deal with it. The 'New Deal' will also be greatly affected."

Zhu Xu cooked the hot pot calmly, drank some wine, and seemed to be thinking about Fu Changzong's words.

I don't know how long it took, but Fu Changzong seemed to be unable to wait any longer. Zhang Yun said with a smile, "Uncle, the matter of Uncle Jian Ming was requested by my palace. As a foreign relative, he said that he was forming a party for personal gain. , to seek personal gain, and more importantly, to seek misconduct. When your foreign court speaks for him like this, is it to help our mother and son, or to harm us?"

This sentence is uttered by a queen, how heartbreaking!

Fu Changzong's expression changed slightly, he got up quickly, raised his hand and said, "I dare not!"

Zhang Yun sat upright, her pretty face was cold, and said: "As the lord of the Sixth Palace, I treat these children as my own. Now you are going to be crowned king and drive out of Beijing. Do you mean that I can't?" Rongren, say that the emperor's harem is not peaceful? How do you plan to let the history books of future generations write about the emperor, about this palace, and how about the future emperor?"

Fu Changzong frowned, his expression solemn.He didn't expect that the empress, who had always been inconspicuous, would have such a sharp tongue, which blocked him from speaking.

Fu Changzong glanced at Zhu Xu, knelt down and said: "The empress forgives the crime, the ministers are worried about Guo Zuo, and they did not intend to frame the empress and the prince, if there is any offense, the ministers are willing to plead guilty to death!"

After all, Fu Changzong was the one who had followed Zhu Xu the longest, so he understood in an instant that these words were actually spoken by Zhu Xu through Zhang Yun's mouth, but there must be a play to be performed.

Zhang Yun turned to look at the maid not far away, and said, "Go and bring His Highness the Fourth."

Hearing the words "Four Highnesses", Fu Changzong knew that today he would return without success.I wondered in my heart whether I should find another opportunity to chat with Zhu Xu alone. This matter involves the country, and the government and the opposition will never stop it so easily.Even if there will be no protracted "country-based struggle", a boundless struggle is indispensable.

Soon, a court lady carried out Zhu Xu's fourth son, the first prince Zhu Cixiu.

Zhang Yun held the child, looked at Fu Changzong, and said, "Old Fu Ge, Xie'er is still young, and the emperor is still young. The adults in the outer court are in a hurry to establish a crown prince. What are you thinking?"

This sentence is even more heartbreaking. If ordinary people hear this sentence, they are probably not far from death.

But Fu Changzong was an exception. He listened to Zhang Yun's words, knocked his head on the ground, and said four words in a moment: "I dare not wait."

Of course, Zhang Yun didn't say these words to Fu Changzong. She looked down at Fu Changzong, and said coldly after a long while: "Old Fu Ge, you pass these words of this palace to the cabinet. Xi'er, I will ask myself to be guilty and abolish the position of empress. The cabinet will never get away with the crime of 'shaking the foundation of the country and disrupting the government'!"

After listening to Zhang Yun's words, Fu Changzong understood Zhu Xu's meaning.But he still didn't understand why Zhu Xu did this.

In common sense, even if he is upright and young, it is okay not to establish a prince, but why does it always give people the impression that he doesn't like the first prince and wants to establish another prince?

Even if he really has this idea, with Zhu Xu's means, he can plot slowly without anyone noticing.

When Fu Changzong thought of this, his heart skipped a beat. An idea appeared in his heart, but it disappeared in an instant. He wanted to think about it, but he didn't have time, so he said to Zhang Yun, "I understand."

Zhang Yun held Zhu Cixiu in his arms and swayed gently.The little guy was still asleep, moving the corners of his mouth from time to time.

Fu Changzong waited for a while, and said: "I will leave."

This can be regarded as he and Zhu Xu performed a play that can only be understood but not explained in words. They know each other well and don't need to point it out.

After Fu Changzong left Qianqing Palace, he could still hear the laughter of Zhu Xu's family, and his heart became more and more strange, especially the strange feeling before.

He didn't go to the cabinet, but turned around and went to the commander's mansion.

Sun Chengzong was very surprised by Fu Changzong's visit, served tea, and said with a smile: "This is the first time Master Fu has come to my place, right?"

After all, the Grand Marshal's Mansion is a military institution, and it is too taboo for civil officials to come close, not only Fu Changzong, but also almost no other civil officials of the court.

Fu Changzong drank tea, looked at Sun Chengzong carefully, and said: "The empress accused us of ulterior motives, and divorced the empress, her tone was quite severe, and she even spoke in front of the emperor."

Sun Chengzong glanced at you, thinking of the "Battle over the Origin of the Country" during the Wanli period, in which the empress Wang was the grandmother of Zhu Xu.