I'm really not the carpenter emperor

It is preliminarily determined that the earthquake originated from the city of Datong, Shanxi, and spread to Xiangyuan, Shouyang, and Wuxiang in Shanxi Province, and then to Pingdingzhou, Shanyin, Guangling, and Yushe, and finally extended to Jifu.

The Jifu area is the second disaster area, second only to Datong, Shanxi.

Dacheng, Jizhou, and Wen'an in Shuntian Prefecture, Renqiu, Xianxian, Jiaohe, Nanpi, Jingzhou, Guxian, Ningjin, and Cangzhou in Hejian Prefecture.

Baoding Prefecture Qizhou, Suning, Shulu, Wuyi, Rongcheng, Xiong County, Zhending Prefecture Pingshan, Xinle, Gaoyi, Longping, Jinzhou, Xin'an.

The above-mentioned areas were hit by earthquakes to varying degrees, and aftershocks are still occurring in Xuanda and Jifu. So far, they have affected more than [-] prefectures and counties in three provinces.

This number is still increasing!

Especially in the two prefectures of Xuanda and Dazhou in Shanxi Province, Tongzhou, Zhending, and Baoding in Jifu, some towns were completely destroyed, and all the people in the village were killed by the earthquake.

Although the earthquake in three provinces in the sixth year of Tianqi was not as extensive as the previous earthquake in five provinces, the damage caused by it is now an astronomical figure.

Let's put it this way, Zhu Youxiao has fought so many battles in the past seven years since he became emperor, and the losses are not worth such a big earthquake.

Recently, the imperial court has been devastated by this matter, especially the disaster department specially established for disasters in various places, which is full of people and traffic.

The ambassador of the disaster department, Yang Sichang, was so busy that he didn't touch the ground that he didn't sleep all night. All the officials of the disaster department dealt with official documents all night with dark circles under their eyes.

Even so, the disaster reports in many places are still in a hurry.

Fortunately, due to the dispatch of the disaster department, the imperial court obtained the damage and detailed information caused by the earthquake at the first time, so it was able to immediately hold a court meeting and issue targeted disaster relief documents to the local governments.

When such a thing happened, not only the disaster department, but also the number of official documents of other ministries and institutes increased sharply, but none of the court departments that performed their duties were too busy.

This naturally included Zhu Youxiao's Qianqing Palace, and memorials from various places and courtiers flew here like snowflakes, which made Zhu Youxiao work overtime for several days.

There is no way not to work overtime, especially at this time, the people affected by the disaster have almost no ability to resist natural disasters, and they all have to rely on the help of the imperial court.

A minute and a second of delay may break a family, and a man and a woman will die because of it, so Zhu Youxiao can't help but care about it.

Zhu Youxiao didn't care about seeing Zhang Yan and her other concubines, and he didn't have time to stare at the princes' homework. He spent the whole day in the Qing Palace, dealing with memorials.

In order to deal with the earthquake, Zhu Youxiao was exhausted physically and mentally, but at this time, the statement from the Chechen Ministry arrived as if provocative.

"Khan Shuosei of the Chechen Khanate, to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty:

I am the ruler of the 40-strong Mongolian kingdom of Khalkha, and now I have taken over the tribes of Horqin, Tumed, and Chahar, and my power is even stronger.

I am willing to rule the north and south with the emperor of Ming Dynasty. I am the emperor and I am the Khan. Chechen is willing to be a country of brothers with the Ming Dynasty and resist Raksha together. "

After listening to Wang Chaofu's reading, Zhu Youxiao's complexion did not change at all, he bowed his head in silence, and approved a few copies of the notebook, only to realize later, he said to himself:

"Mongolia has always been worried, right? In the seven years since I took the throne, I have destroyed one strong department after another, and abolished one sweat after another."

"Dongtumed, Xitumed, and Horqin, and then Chahar tribe, even their sweat was abolished, Zhengshuo of Mongolia was completely destroyed, and here comes another Chechen khan... ..."

"I'm really tired and tired, and I don't want to fight anymore. Let Saibei send someone to tell the Chechen Ministry that if they surrender to Daming, Daming can recognize their status as a khanate."

"Also, they can marry Daming and conclude a 'lord-brother' agreement."

Wang Chaofu asked from the side: "My lord, what if the Chechens don't call themselves Daming?"

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao raised his eyes slightly, and said with a chuckle, "I just don't want to fight, it's not that I can't fight. Shuosai is a smart man, at least smarter than Lindan Batur."

"Now it is Chechnya who cannot do without Da Ming, not Da Ming who cannot do without Chechnya. He should understand the difference between the two."

"Tell him to find a way out for himself and his people."

Chapter 8 and seven

While reviewing the memorial, a young eunuch rushed in, "Your Majesty, something is wrong, the concubine's father died of illness in Liu's residence just now!"

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao put down his brush and said incredulously, "What did you say?"

"Father Liu died of illness at home. The concubine has been weeping in the Palace of Compassion and Peace upon hearing the news. Your Majesty should go and have a look!"

Feeling the shock on the emperor's face, Xiao Xie hurriedly knelt down on the ground, and as the news came, all the palace people in Qianqing Palace knelt down silently.

Zhu Youxiao was about to throw the brush on the desk, got up and said, "Show me your car, go to the Compassionate Ning Palace to see the concubine!"

This is the first time that there has been a big funeral in the palace since the Tianqi Dynasty.

When Zhu Youxiao came to the Palace of Compassion and Ning, he saw a crowd of people gathered here, crying and expressing their condolences, looking at the concubine Liu who had already been weeping in the distance.

Concubine Liu's father, Liu Yingjie, died of illness in the Liu Mansion nearly an hour ago. Because the apocalypse ruled out Liu's seal of empress dowager, it was almost equivalent to the death of the head of state.

Yanyan's harem, which usually talks and laughs, is now filled with sadness everywhere. Empress Zhang, Concubine Yu, Concubine Liang, Concubine Chun, Mongolian Concubine Utia and many concubines were all present.

"Your Majesty is here!" A young eunuch saw the emperor coming from a distance, and hurriedly shouted in a high-pitched voice, attracting everyone's attention.

Wang Chaofu looked at the dignified Emperor Tianqi, and comforted him:

"Master, the old man is grateful for the kindness of the lord and concubine. If you know it, you will definitely protect Daming from these disasters."

"Maybe." After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he stepped into the Palace of Compassion and Ning, saluted respectfully and said, "I've seen the concubine."

"The emperor is here, please sit down quickly." Concubine Liu wiped her red eyes, clutching the string of Buddhist beads tightly in her hand, and said in return.

In fact, Zhu Youxiao didn't feel that kind of grief over the death of Concubine Liu's father Liu Yingjie, but there was some sadness. After all, Concubine Liu also made great efforts in succeeding to the throne.

It is precisely because Concubine Liu ruled the harem that the harem was as stable as a mountain when she first succeeded to the throne, so that Yu'er, who had just become a queen in the second year of Tianqi, had a chance to breathe.

So no matter what, the death of Liu Yingjie should be regarded as an extremely important matter, for the comfort of the concubine, and for the strictness of etiquette in the future.

Now Zhu Youxiao feels more and more that etiquette is still very important to the royal family, especially after having a prince, some things are habitually set an example.

All this is because I don't want these unlucky children to follow their old father's example, and they will have no rules and rules, and they can do whatever they want.

If this was the case, Daming would have messed up.

"It's better for me to stand." Zhu Youxiao supported her to sit down with one hand, and said with a bow: "The concubine is in mourning, after all, people cannot be resurrected after death, and I will reuse Liu's family in the future to fully command virtue."

Hearing this, Concubine Liu looked at Zhu Youxiao, and said in a slightly reproachful tone:

"What is the emperor talking about? Could it be that my family of Liu's family is just because of the concubine of Ai's family, so I have a family of Ronghua?"

"The matter of sealing the brocade clothes is already a great gift from the first emperor, how dare you expect anything else? The Ai family will be satisfied if the emperor can come to visit and express his condolences."

"Nowadays there is a big earthquake in Shanxi, the emperor should go back quickly to deal with government affairs, don't waste the lives of tens of millions of people for me alone."

"The concubine is benevolent, Ming is blessed." Zhu Youxiao's eyes were full of awe, and after saluting, he got up and turned his head to say:

"Pass down my decree, posthumously designate Liu Yingjie as the commander of Jinyiwei, and order his son Liu Dai to inherit the post of Jinyiwei's commander."

"In addition, Liu Yingjie's grandfather Liu Mao was posthumously named Tai Gong, his grandmother Gao was posthumously named Shuren, and his mother Ma's was posthumously named Gongren. Members of the Liu clan have their own rewards."

When the members of the Liu clan heard the words, they knelt down in panic.

Concubine Liu got up quickly and was about to kneel after struggling. Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao quickly helped her up, "What is Concubine Liu doing? This can't be done!"

Concubine Liu cried: "The emperor favored my Liu family very much, and he mourned so much. There is nothing to repay the mourning family. I can only chant scriptures and Buddha day and night, praying for His Majesty and Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Youxiao pressed Concubine Liu on the chair and said:

"When the first emperor was on the throne, the concubine played against the officials and protected me to ascend the throne. At the beginning of my succession, she led the harem and suppressed the Zheng family, so that I had a stable rear. I thank you before it's too late."

"Such rewards are all due. Dowager Concubine should stop thinking that I am trying to bless Mrs. Liu."

"You belong to the Liu family. You are loyal and kind-hearted. You are not greedy for unjust wealth. You are respected by others. Your children and grandchildren listen to teachings and have good morals. I will value them sooner or later."

Only then did Concubine Liu nod her head, she wiped away her tears, she still shed tears, and sighed: "The Ai family has thanked His Majesty for his great kindness on behalf of the clansmen, and I hope they can live up to the emperor's kindness and contribute to Daming."

"You don't need to be polite, concubine. I have ordered the ceremony officer to choose a day to hold the sacrifice, and I will also bring the princes to the scene." Zhu Youxiao smiled, turned and left.

"Respectfully send His Majesty back to the palace—!"

Everyone looked at the back of the emperor, and sighed in their hearts the current prestige of Concubine Liu, and then realized that the Liu family might be reused.

In fact, a large part of Zhu Youxiao's reuse of the Liu family was not because Concubine Liu and others thought so.

As a time traveler, Zhu Youxiao just knew that Liu Dai, the son of Liu Yingjie, had set himself on fire with his family and died for the country in the 17th year of Chongzhen when the city was broken.

This time, because of the opportunity of Liu Yingjie's death, it is logical to reuse the Liu family. After all, there is not any royal family that has been reused in Daming.

If Mrs. Liu is effective, Zhu Youxiao will turn Mrs. Liu into a sharp knife and hand it over to the heir apparent who succeeds him in the future, so that Mrs. Liu can be his boss.

As soon as he returned to Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youxiao saw Wang Chengen, the eunuch of Bingbi, the supervisor of rites, who had been waiting here for a while.

"Bring it back?"

"Return to Your Majesty, the servant has some important matters to report..." Wang Chengen lost the appearance of the emperor's close servant who thought he was superior to others outside, and seemed a bit submissive.

Seeing his appearance, Zhu Youxiao knew that it must be something bad, so he said patiently: "Speak, I forgive you for not guilty!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wang Chengen was overjoyed and said:

"Your Majesty, the maidservant learned from the Tang Palace that the Tang King was bewitched by his concubine, Mrs. Cai, and Mrs. Cai embezzled more than [-] people's fields in Nanyang Mansion, and allowed the slaves to be vicious and evil. They have already insulted many good women."

After the words fell, Qianqing Palace fell into deathly silence.

After a long time, Zhu Youxiao sat back on the throne without saying a word. After a while, he said expressionlessly, "Go on, I'm listening."

"The Cai family bewitched the king of Tang, and imprisoned the son and the young highness for three years in ten years!" After saying that, Wang Chengen yelled and knelt on the ground.

"What?" Zhu Youxiao slapped the imperial case, and the brushes rolled to the ground, "Have Tang Wang and Cai brought them to Beijing?"

"Waiting for His Majesty's call in the side hall, Your Majesty calm down." Wang Chengen prostrated himself on the ground, not daring to raise his head to look at Longyan Daxing's emperor.

"Bring them to Xinuang Pavilion, no, wait for me in Huangji Palace!" Zhu Youxiao stood up and said coldly, "I have a good deal to settle with them!"

Chapter 8 and eight

The evening fragrance was faint, Tang Wang Zhu Shuohuang looked at the newly repaired Emperor's Hall, his whole body was trembling with fear, and the concubine Cai Shi who was beside him was even more frightened, and his whole body was shaking like chaff.

"Let the Tang king Zhu Shuohuang, and the concubine Cai go to the palace!" Wang Chaofu stood in front of the gate of Huangji Hall, and Wang Chengen was waiting aside with a simple and honest face.

Cai's heart was even more panicked and uneasy, she understood that this is the person who is the closest to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty at the moment, the real servant of the Emperor.

After Wang Chaofu finished yelling, seeing that Mrs. Cai wanted to ventilate with him, he turned his head to the side, without any emotion in his tone, "Your Majesty and Madam, don't delay, you are still waiting inside."

After all, he seemed to have inadvertently added another sentence.

"The recent earthquake in Shanxi has affected Jifu, and the victims are heavy. I'm in a bad mood. My lord went in, so I have to speak carefully."

Zhu Shuohuang's obese body trembled, and he hurriedly said: "Xiao Wang knows...thanks to father-in-law for reminding..."

A dignified prince actually called himself "little king" in front of the emperor's servants like Chao Fu, which shows how frightened Zhu Shuohuang is at this moment.

The royal family has always attached great importance to bloodlines.

Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao is the eldest son of Emperor Taichang and the eldest grandson of Emperor Wanli, and he is the one with the purest blood among the clansmen of the Ming royal family.

This is also the reason why in the case of moving the palace, Zhu Youxiao can ascend the throne as long as he sees the officials, so the world will be settled, because there is no one more suitable to be emperor than him in the entire Ming Dynasty.

On the other hand, the lineage of Tang Wang is only a distant branch of the royal family, and the ancestor is Zhu Jing, the No.12 son of Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.

Although according to seniority, Zhu Shuohuang is Zhu Youxiao's grandpa, but the bloodlines of the two are already inseparable.

In the royal family, the status of a prince like Shufan is the lowest, and no one will really regard himself as the elder of the emperor.

Of course, if Zhu Changxun, the King of Fu, was still alive, he would still have the qualifications to present the genealogy in front of Zhu Youxiao, but unfortunately he is gone.

So to meet Emperor Tianqi, Zhu Shuohuang could only be filled with fear, not half as lucky as an elder, not to mention that there was such a scandal from the Tang Palace that shamed the entire royal family.

After three years of rebuilding, the two sides of Huangji Hall appear empty. Once you enter the hall, you will be greeted by the emperor's throne that symbolizes the Ninth Five-Year Supreme and sits above the royal rank Dan Majesty.

However, since the Huangji Hall is all paved with gold bricks, it looks abnormally bright, but in such a bright hall, there is an extremely oppressive feeling that makes people breathless.

From the moment he stepped into the Huangji Hall, Zhu Shuohuang felt that even his breathing could be heard clearly.

On the imperial rank Dan Majesty, Zhu Youjiao stood with his back to the Tang King and his concubine, with his hands behind his back. The palace people on both sides also held their breaths and looked down at the ground.

"Little Wang sees Your Majesty, long live, long live—" Zhu Shuohuang knelt down with difficulty, and Cai Shi didn't bother to support him, and fell to the ground hastily, raising his eyes to look at Majesty Dan from time to time.

But he didn't dare to take a closer look, only coveting the moment of a glance.

Zhu Youxiao turned around slightly, and glanced sideways: "Prince Tang, you are favoring concubines and suppressing the emperor. What you have done is without etiquette and shame. It shames the royal family and makes me a laughing stock in the world!"

"The prince was imprisoned for 13 years, a full 13 years! If it wasn't for the coincidence that Wang Chengen went this time, I'm afraid I wouldn't have found out about it. You've had a hard time keeping it from me!"

Zhu Shuohuang had just entered the hall and was already sweating profusely. He only kowtowed hastily and didn't dare to make the slightest entrustment of his elders.

Cai shi was listening, her bones were chilled, her whole body was trembling uncontrollably, and before she had time to react, she was the next one.

"Cai Shi!" Zhu Youxiao turned around completely, stared at Cai Shi, and said sharply:

"You seduced the prince with your demonic words, suppressed the royal family, and imprisoned the clan. I will not let you stay! Pass the decree, deprive Cai's concubine status, drag him outside Chengtian Gate, parade in the street, and punish him by peeling the last grass!"

"Cai's son, Fushan King Zhu Qisong, as a member of the royal family, turned a blind eye to the imprisoning of his family members, and helped Cai to abuse and insult his brother and father. He immediately deprived the county king of Juelu and demoted him to the general of the town."

"The heirs of his veins will never be allowed to enter the royal family tree again."