After taking a look at the direction of the Political Affairs Hall, Zhang Yan returned to Kunning Palace.

She knew that the emperor who had hurt her last night was dealing with major affairs in the court in the inconspicuous house.

That's why Zhang Yan took a look at the direction of the Political Affairs Hall.

But not long after Zhang Yan returned to Kunning Palace, a strange palace maid came to her and greeted Zhang Yan: "I promised to see the Queen."

Then, Su agreed and said, "Our Concubine comes to invite the Empress to come over."

Zhang Yan frowned because the snow was getting heavier now, and she didn't want to go very much, so she couldn't help but ask, "Dare you ask which concubine it is?"

"Concubine Liu."

Su agreed to reply.

Zhang Yan nodded, not knowing how to refuse.

"When will the Empress set out?"

Su agreed to ask.

"I."

Zhang Yan became the queen on the first day and didn't know how to refuse. Suddenly she thought of what Zhu Youxiao told her and suddenly said seriously: "I am tired. If she has something to do, let her come to see me by herself. Remember to inform the people in this palace first before coming."

After Zhang Yan said that, she went back to the inner room.

Su agreed to be stunned, then replied "Yes!" and then left here.

Soon, Concubine Liu learned about this from Su's promise, and was very surprised: "The Empress is only fifteen years old. She started to look like a queen when she first entered the palace? Well, then I'd better go to see her myself in the future. Now I have to rely on her to leave the Qianqing Palace!"

Su agreed and said, "It's all that is the case, but I don't know if the Empress can persuade the Emperor."

Concubine Liu sighed: "Just do your best. The emperor left a nurse in the Qianqing Palace and was not in a proper way. It was hindered from the reputation of the emperor. Besides, you are right. Now that the emperor has become so cruel and bloodthirsty, I am afraid it has nothing to do with Keshi. I, Liu, is the last emperor, and I can't ignore the Ming and the country."

"What the concubine said is that if the elder's meaning is really not possible, there is no need to force it. Although the emperor is cruel and bloodthirsty, he will not be fooled. It would be better to go and see Dong Li's fifth prince, if the emperor has no heir in the future."

Su promised to say this and didn't continue.

Concubine Liu nodded: "What if the emperor has an heir?"

"That's another plan. According to the Ge Lao's intention, no matter who it is, as long as it teaches the way of the saints and makes them be kind and love the people, they will be a saint king! Whether it is the fifth prince or the descendants of the emperor, they will be taught by civil officials. As long as the classics are the orthodox of my Ming Dynasty, they will not worry about the future."

Su agreed to answer.

Concubine Liu asked again: "Then why wasn't the emperor taught to be what he should be?"

"The elder said that this is not the emperor's fault, but the temple's fault. The temple made the crown prince study late. When the emperor was the eldest son of the emperor, he only had to privately teach the text inside. In the future, he could choose Hanlin Qingliu as the master of the Eastern Palace and teach him the way of a saint, so he became the new emperor. The new lecturer Xu Guangqi and Sun Chengzong, the new lecturer, knew how to teach the emperor, but he was transferred to Su Song by the emperor. Only Xu Guangqi also served as the lecturer of the imperial lecturer. Xu Guangqi was a person who was a scholar and was the same as Li Zhi. He was a heretic for our scholars and was appointed as the imperial teacher, so there would naturally be big problems."

Su agreed to speak.

"It seems that this is still on Xu Guangqi, and I don't know why the emperor favored him."

Concubine Liu started talking.

"The Master said that when the emperor was disfavored by the temple in his childhood, he was neglected because he lost his favor to the temple. He studied carpenter work, and thus fell in love with the tricks and tricks. Now Xu Guangqi is also a scholar among the scholars, so His Majesty favored him. He also set up the Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering to take charge of him to attract talented people with good skills and tricks in the world. I heard that even the three relatives who became the new princes in the court have been recruited into the Academy of Sciences. It can be seen that Xu Guangqi has the intention of forming a clique through the Academy of Sciences."

Su agreed to speak.

"Your family can't control the affairs of the government. Your parents are loyal to the country. Now you have to ask you to find me. If you can, you can help me, but you have to be careful. There is an internal factory in the harem now, so the investigation is strictly carried out."

Concubine Liu started talking.

"Don't worry, Empress Dowager, Master Ge said that he would not do anything to the emperor and the court. It was just a coincidence that I was chosen to be the person around you. There are many people who were arranged in like me. Our purpose is to find the concubines in the harem who are willing to consider the Ming Dynasty, including the Empress. If the emperor really investigates it, he can only blame Master Ge, and not blame you, because you can say that you don't know these."

Su agreed to speak.

Concubine Liu nodded: "Gei Master has done a good job!"

Then, Concubine Liu asked: "Has the Empress been arranged?"

Su agreed to smile and said, "I don't know."

...

Political Affairs Hall.

"Your Majesty, I have something I don't know if I should say it?"

Fang Congzhe started talking to Zhu Youxiao while Wei Zhongxian and Liu Ruoyu were absent.

Seeing that he was so serious, Zhu Youxiao said, "My dear, please tell me."

"Although Your Majesty is the lord of the world and no one dares to resist the emperor's order, Your Majesty is indeed contrary to the will of powerful and noble gentry. For gentry who are used to being arrogant and blessed, and have no plans in his heart and are strong and domineering at the outside world, Your Majesty can also conspire to deal with it. However, it is difficult for those who do not use conspiracy to use open conspiracy. For example, if you set up chess pieces in Your Majesty's harem on the grounds of the safety of the Ming Dynasty, or even around the future emperor's heirs, it makes these people feel that doing things against your will is for the country, for the Ming Dynasty, or even for your Majesty, you will be just for your Majesty. This method will force Your Majesty to attack the closest relatives and beloved, and their purpose is not simply to kill the monarch and seize power. They only want to make the new emperor in the future after the change of power, so it is difficult to seize the handle of their crimes."

Fang Congzhe said again, "After all, people cannot live forever."

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao looked solemn: "What do you mean is that my newly chosen concubine has someone to support them, or the girl they arranged has become my concubine?"

Fang Congzhe hurriedly knelt down: "Your Majesty forgives your crime, I am just a conjecture. This possibility cannot be ruled out. However, once Your Majesty takes someone as a concubine, this person is Your Majesty's woman, and naturally he will not be able to harm Your Majesty, but he can harm Your Majesty's policies."

"Does it harm me?"

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded: "I understand! Get up."

"yes!"

Fang Congzhe came together, and Zhu Youxiao asked, "Have you arranged someone to be injected into my harem?"

"I dare not!"

Fang Congzhe hurriedly knelt down again and replied, not daring to look at Zhu Youxiao in the eyes for a while.

Zhu Youxiao laughed: "What's there to dare? Aren't you afraid of me? Aren't you afraid that the new emperor or the new empress dowager will confiscate your family and exterminate your family a hundred years later? I'll set up chess in advance. They can do it, why can't you do it?"

"I dare not hide it from Your Majesty. If it were an ordinary king, I might have such a traitor. But your Majesty is such a wise ruler, and there is not much in history. At this time, I know that only the honest one can live longer."

Fang Congzhe replied.

Zhu Youxiao stared at Fang Congzhe for a while, but he didn't know if he was telling the truth or the lies.

But Zhu Youxiao admitted that what Fang Congzhe said was not wrong. He was indeed not an ordinary emperor, because he was from later generations, and his purpose of conducting strict politics was not really to crack down on the powerful and noble gentry and re-dividing the cake. Instead, he wanted to concentrate greater power, create a bigger cake for the Ming Dynasty, and prepare for the future battle with Western fans to the world.

Zhu Youxiao did not confined his vision to the land in China at all.
Chapter completed!