Domineering Daming

Concubine Liu had silver hair all over her head, she looked at Princess Ping with a smile, and said: "Tell me about the young lady you mentioned just now, people in the Emperor's palace must be educated, reasonable, generous and docile."

Zhu Xu grinned when he heard this, just now he was looking for someone to take care of him in daily life, but now it is directly his "people in the palace".

While drinking ginger soup, he gestured to Queen Mother Zhang with his eyes.

Empress Dowager Zhang held Xiao Yongning in her arms, without even looking at him, she also looked at Princess Ping with a smile on her face.

Concubine Ping is in her early thirties this year, she is a little wealthy, and her charm is still there. She glanced at Zhu Xu who had been unable to get in a word, and said with a smile: "Hui Taifei, she is my niece, well-educated, kind-hearted, and most importantly, She has experienced things, she is not the kind of lady who doesn't understand anything, she is by the emperor's side, she can help with everything..."

The old concubine nodded straight, obviously very satisfied with what Princess Ping said.

Empress Dowager Zhang also smiled, and said: "Now the emperor only has some servants around him, and he really needs a girl, Wangfei, has anyone entered the palace yet?"

Zhu Xu frowned when he heard this. This is the rhythm that should be arranged today. He looked at Queen Mother Zhang and said with a kind smile: "Sister-in-law, my health is almost in good condition, don't rush For a while..."

Empress Dowager Zhang ignored Zhu Xu, and looked at Princess Ping with a smile.

Zhu Xu is too familiar with this look, isn't it just the eagerness of the mother when she arranges a blind date for her son?

Princess Ping glanced at Zhu Xu, smiled and said, "Here it is, I'll bring it in."

Princess Ping stood up and walked outside.

The corner of Zhu Xu's mouth twitched, and he lowered his head to drink the ginger soup, even though the bowl was already empty.

Not long after, a twenty-year-old beauty strolled in with a clean white silk dress, long hair shawl, and a pretty face like jade.

Wang Yuyang was uneasy, even though she was a well-known catcher in Shuntian Mansion, she was also nervous at this moment.

This was arranged for her by her aunt, not a blind date, but what she had to face was the concubine, the queen mother, and that wise and powerful emperor, His Majesty the Emperor!

In recent years, there have been continuous wars and good news in the imperial court, and the credit is naturally due to His Majesty the Emperor, especially after the Chaobao, Zhu Xu has almost become a god!

Wang Yuyang was very nervous, but his face was calm as usual, and he followed Princess Ping in.

What came into my eyes was a woman with white hair sitting on a big chair, this is the old concubine, she had seen it before.Then there was Empress Dowager Zhang, who was holding a child, and a young man with a pale face who was wrapped in a blanket and sitting on the left of the old concubine.

Wang Yuyang's heart was like a mirror, he bent down lightly, and saluted, "The daughter of the people has seen the emperor, the concubine, and the queen mother."

Zhu Xu also looked at her, and nodded secretly, ninety percent is enough, and the resistance in her heart has faded a lot.

The old concubine looked up and down, then waved and said with a smile on her face: "Okay, good boy, come here, let me have a look."

Wang Yuyang pursed his lips and glanced at Princess Ping.

Princess Ping smiled, pulled her forward, stood beside the old concubine and said: "Taufei, this child has never been in the palace, so don't scare her."

The old concubine didn't care about Princess Ping's "overstepping the rules", she pulled Wang Yuyang to sit next to her, nodded and said, "That's good, that's good, come, let's have a piece of cake."

"I want to eat too." Suddenly, Xiao Yongning, who had been silent all this time, ran up to the old concubine, staring at the cakes on the plate with his big black eyes, and pouted his small mouth.

The old concubine was startled, and immediately took one and said, "Okay, here you are."

The little guy took the pastry, biting it with his small mouth, but stared straight at Wang Yuyang with his big eyes.

Wang Yuyang knew that this should be the only little princess in the palace, with a smile at the corner of her mouth, neither humble nor overbearing.

Empress Dowager Zhang couldn't let Xiao Yongning make trouble, so she quickly pulled her over, smiled at Wang Yuyang and said, "Come back quickly, there are few outsiders in the palace, Yongning is probably a little curious."

While backing away, the little guy kept staring at Wang Yuyang.

Zhu Xu had a headache. These guys were clearly trying to force Wang Yuyang onto him, but this Wang Yuyang was indeed very beautiful.

Just when Zhu Xu was about to accept it "reluctantly", Xiao Yongning suddenly opened his eyes wide and said, "Sister, are you going to be the imperial uncle's concubine? Will you stay in the palace? Will you have a bridal chamber tonight... "

The corner of Zhu Xu's mouth twitched, don't talk about this kind of thing in front of him, okay?How can there be a blind date meeting the bridal chamber for the first time?

Queen Mother Zhang hurriedly covered the little guy's mouth, and said in a low voice, "Don't talk nonsense."

A blush appeared on Wang Yuyang's face. He glanced at Zhu Xu not far away, lowered his head, and secretly grasped his clothes with both hands.

Before she came, Princess Ping had already been through with her. As a 20-year-old "old girl", she was still very nervous at this moment.

Xiao Yongning's words made the scene a bit awkward. At this time, Cao Huachun walked in quickly and whispered something in Zhu Xu's ear.

Zhu Xu frowned and remained silent.

The old concubine's eyes were cloudy, but her heart was clear. She glanced at Wang Yuyang, then at Zhu Xu, and said, "Your Majesty, you should be busy. Tonight, I will send someone there for you."

The corners of Zhu Xu's face were stiff, this was the rhythm that forced him to have a bridal chamber tonight.Secretly smashed his mouth, his health is not very good recently...

He stood up, glanced at Wang Yuyang, smiled at the old concubine, Empress Dowager Zhang and others: "I still have some things to deal with, so I will take my leave first."

The most important thing today is to let Zhu Xu meet, as long as he doesn't object, this matter will be done.

The old concubine and Queen Mother Zhang looked at each other, with smiles on their lips, watching Zhu Xu leave.

Zhu Xu left Renshou Hall, let out a long breath, and walked slowly back to Jingyang Palace.

Today's weather is fine. When he recovered from his illness, it was also the moment when the heavy rain stopped, and he looked like it was sunny after the rain.

Zhu Xu's illness was a bit violent this time, maybe he hadn't been ill before, or he was "sick from overwork", until now his body is still very weak, his face is pale, and his legs and feet are weak.

"How's the disaster outside?" Zhu Xu asked softly, looking at the mild sunshine that hadn't been seen for a long time.

Cao Huachun followed beside him and said, "Back to the emperor, once the heavy rain stopped, the water level began to drop. Now Mr. Sun Ge is busy with disaster relief, arranging for the victims to return."

Zhu Xu nodded silently. To Ming, this heavy rain caused more losses than a year's severe drought. The court also spent more than 100 million taels of silver and hundreds of thousands of shi for disaster relief, which was impossible in previous years.

Zhu Xu didn't care much about these things. He had money and food, and he could still bear it. He thought about it as he walked, "Is there any report from Shaanxi?"

Cao Huachun thought for a while, and organized his words: "Master Sun and Master Bi jointly reported that the civil unrest in Shaanxi has been put down, and the imperial army has swept the caves, and everything has been put down. The money and food for disaster relief have been distributed to all places. , the people’s sentiments are stable. In addition, Mr. Sun asked for an order to implement the Zhulian Law in Gansu, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Qinghai, Sichuan, Huguang, and Yunnan, and to send special soldiers to command, supplemented by a law similar to farming, which can not only curb civil unrest, but also It can increase the cultivated area and provide food production..."

Zhu Xu listened, but did not speak, his brows were slightly frowned.

The method is a good method, but the most important thing is the people. If the people are not employed properly, not only will the expected effect not be achieved, but it will lead to even greater disasters.

There are still two months before the Chinese New Year, Zhu Xu went all the way to the gate of Jingyang Palace, and then said slowly: "Pass the decree to Shaanxi, order Sun Chuanting, Bi Ziyan, and allow them to play. At the same time, establish special The academy, in order to train the people of the Baojia Law and the Tuntian Law, must ensure that these people are clean and reliable, and they must conduct irregular visits, rotations, supervision, and verification..."

Cao Huachun responded, quietly remembering.

After speaking, Zhu Xu came to the imperial study room, where Fu Changzong was already waiting.

Looking at Zhu Xu's pale face, Fu Changzong also knew that Zhu Xu had been sleeping late at night and didn't want to disturb him, but Zhu Xu really had to know about this matter.

Zhu Xu sat on the dragon chair and said with a smile, "Come here, bring a chair for uncle and sit down and talk."

Fu Changzong knew that he couldn't stay longer, so he said directly: "Your Majesty, about the '[-] mu of taxation and grain'...more than half a year...it doesn't have much effect."