After entering Jiangdong Gate, Zhao Zengjin led his troops to camp at Jiangdong Gate camp to take over defense. Xu Changqing did not stay here. He took more than a thousand cavalrymen from Zhang Hu's army, plus more than 1,500 personal soldiers, and went directly to the Haicheng Hou Mansion near the imperial city.

In order to please Xu Changqing, the imperial court, including the Silijian, had temporarily rented a large mansion behind the Haicheng Hou Mansion and acted as a temporary garrison for the model army in the city.

The scale of Xu Changqing entering the city at this time must be completely outrageous, but who dares to say a little more about this state?

"Mr. Marquis, I miss you very much from the Kunning Palace. And my little master... I miss you very much, too. Do you want to go over and take a look tonight..."

After entering the Marquis' Mansion and getting off the carriage, Zheng Yingchun obediently asked for advice.

Xu Changqing glanced at Zheng Yingchun, thought for a while, and said, "Today's journey is a bit exhausting, let's go tomorrow!"

"Uh, it's..."

Zheng Yingchun also noticed something was wrong with Xu Changqing's face at this time, and hurriedly swallowed the words he wanted to persuade him back into his stomach.

After sending Zheng Yingchun off, Xu Changqing came to the warm and comfortable inner study room and lit a bag of mosquito coils.

With the smoke scattered, Xu Changqing was also slightly irritated for a moment.

Originally, he would definitely go to the palace tonight, and even stay in it...

The reason why I entered the city so early was to go to the palace to meet Queen Zhou. Xu Changqing missed her very much after not seeing her for so long.

Who knows!

The news received from Eunuch Zheng made Xu Changqing angry when he heard this!

A long time ago, Xu Changqing told Empress Zhou that she should be low-key and must be low-key. Don’t go to eye-catching places like Kunning Palace, leave more space for others, and it is best to leave the palace to live, so as not to cause trouble.

But Empress Zhou did not seem to follow Xu Changqing's advice!

Not only did she occupy Kunning Palace, she also drove the real Zhou Empress of the dynasty who had the same surname as her to Jingyang Palace, which was almost at the edge of the imperial city...

According to common sense, Xu Changqing shouldn't interfere in this kind of thing. After all, the water inside is a bit deep. If you are not careful, the fox will not touch the butt and will make him look fishy.

But the relationship between Xu Changqing and Empress Zhou has been broken up because of the appearance of Nannan. How could Xu Changqing let her do so indiscriminately and dig her own grave?

yes.

The little Zhou Queen is indeed weak now and cannot be her opponent of the emperor's mother, but don't forget that the little Zhou Queen has given birth to the eldest son of the emperor at this time, and she has some tricks and has a good reputation both inside and outside the palace.

If Empress Zhou is very upright, it would be fine. To a large extent, it is difficult for a daughter-in-law to fight against her mother-in-law.

Can……

Is Empress Zhou upright?

"If this woman doesn't deal with her well, she won't know what the Xu family's husband looks like!"

Xu Changqing became more angry the more he thought about it, and his teeth were itchy for a moment.

The main reason is that Xu Changqing has always maintained close correspondence with Queen Zhou, but this woman agreed well in the letter, but she didn't do anything under her hands!

This is fucking!

According to the methods of the little Zhou Queen, something might have been captured at this time, once such a thing is detonated...

Even Xu Changqing didn't dare to think about that consequence for the time being...

But for various reasons, we must help Queen Zhou fill this hole...

...

He was a little irritable all night, and Xu Changqing didn't sleep well, but early the next morning, he got up on time, ran away with his personal soldiers, took a shower, ate breakfast in a systematic manner, changed into his purple robe and jade belt, and entered the palace to meet the saint under the escort of five hundred personal soldiers.

If you follow the normal process, this will definitely be inconsistent with the rules.

Even if Xu Changqing is a noble, he must first go to the Ministry of War to verify his achievements. After the Ministry of War verifies his military achievements, he will report to the cabinet. Then, after the process is completed, it will take at least a few days before Xu Changqing can have the opportunity to meet the saint.

However, at this time, Xu Changqing's thoughts on the world will give way even the court will have to give in.

In order to deal with the meeting with Xu Changqing, Zhu Cixuan even pushed forward the morning court today.

After walking around, he arrived at the Ganqing Palace. Zhu Cilang had been waiting here for a long time, and personally greeted him, saying obediently: "Mr. Marquis, you are tired all the way, are you not tired?"

There were dozens of palace maids and eunuchs around him, and they didn't even dare to raise their heads, and they knelt on the ground with their butts facing the sky.

Xu Changqing smiled, but did not rush to answer. Instead, he looked up at the rustling snowflakes in the gloomy sky, and even stuck out his tongue to taste the one that fell to his mouth. Then he said: "Your Majesty, I'll be able to bear it."

When Zhu Cilang saw Xu Changqing's lukewarm attitude, the joy on his face suddenly stagnated, and his already nervous heart became even more uneasy.

Fortunately, he had matured a lot and did not show any of his face. He hurriedly and respectfully invited Xu Changqing into the hall.

After coming to the hall and the palace maids presented incense tea, Zhu Cilang also came to his senses and hurriedly sent out all the palace maids and eunuchs.

This was the faint smile on Xu Changqing's face.

There were only two people, and Zhu Cilang also let go, stood respectfully beside Xu Changqing, apologizing: "Mr. Marquis, I am all blamed for not considering this matter..."

Xu Changqing would definitely not blame the emperor in person. It would be enough to give him a look and let him understand. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, things seem gentle, but we are still far from drinking the celebration wine. We must be careful and careful."

Zhu Cilang nodded with great concern: "Mr. Marquis, I know I'm wrong. I promise that there will never be a next time..."

Looking at Zhu Cilang, who was a little thinner and more mature and steady than before, Xu Changqing also sighed in his heart that suffering is the best teacher.

But this is actually something Xu Changqing doesn't want to see the least...

However, even Xu Changqing, how could he stop all things from growing? Zhu Cilang will mature in the end!

But his maturity speed was faster than Xu Changqing thought.

After pondering for a while, Xu Changqing said, "Your Majesty, I heard from Eunuch Zheng that this time, there is not enough of your part in Lianghuai Salt Field?"

When Zhu Cixuan heard Xu Changqing mention this, he couldn't help but get angry all over his body, and hurriedly told Xu Changqing that he had been squeezed for so many days.

That day, after Shi Kefa brought the news back from Yangzhou, the palace was filled with joy.

But the excitement and joy of the crowd did not last long, and the cabinet taught a lesson.

That night, many civil forces such as the Cabinet, the Censorate, the Dali Temple, the Hanlin Academy, etc. took turns to bomb, bringing out the ancestral etiquette and laws, and letting Zhu Cilang put the country first and hand over the matter to the Cabinet for handling.

Speaking of this, we need to talk about the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty.

Back then, the great-grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang endured for a long time before he took action to get rid of Hu Weiyong. From then on, the prime minister system was abolished in the Ming Dynasty, and the cabinet gradually became the secretariat of imperial power.

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang's idea was a great man. He wanted to be with the sun and the moon for generations, but the times were changing.

Starting from the middle and late Ming Dynasty, although the actual power of the cabinet did not improve much substantially, its right to speak was no longer comparable.

To put it bluntly, if the cabinet cannot suppress the emperor, it will not be a good cabinet!

Especially the new king, he has to suppress it tightly to maintain the advantages of the cabinet.

Back then, as powerful as Jiajing, he was suppressed when he first ascended the throne. Even the boss even openly shouted out the bold words of "The country has raised its ranks for 150 years, and he has been loyal to his integrity and righteousness today," calling on everyone to fight against the imperial power together.

This is true for Master Jiajing, let alone Zhu Ciying at this time?

Even people with a temperament like Shi Kefa are firmly standing on the side of the cabinet.

And the Cabinet’s reasons are high-sounding: “It’s the Cabinet’s official document…”

This made Zhu Cilang feel disgusting as if he had eaten a fly, but there was no one available at hand, so he really couldn't refute it.

In the end, the only thing that he tried his best was to get less than 10% of the person from the cabinet.

After saying that, Zhu Cilang hurriedly looked at Xu Changqing expecting to help him preside over this justice. Xu Changqing frowned and pondered for a long time, but did not rush to express his opinion, "Your Majesty, this matter is also a blaming me for not considering it well."

When Zhu Cilang heard this, he felt as if he had suddenly come from this warm and comfortable hall to the wilderness of the cold wind, and most of his soul would be scared away.

Could it be that Xu Changqing doesn’t want to worry about him?

They almost cried and said, "Marty, I, I..."

Seeing that the emperor was about to cry in a hurry, Xu Changqing was helpless and could only stop oppressing him and explained carefully: "Your Majesty, I also need to make some decisions about this matter. After all, the cabinet is dealing with this matter, and they have taken the lead. We can't force it."

After hearing that Xu Changqing was about to take on this matter, Zhu Cixuan felt relieved.

The two then talked about the battle of Jiuxian Mountain and the reward. Xu Changqing was not in a hurry to express his opinion, but it was a reassurance for Zhu Cixuan. He would not speak loudly, so he would calm down first.

After the two of them finished talking, it was already early noon and meal time.

Zhu Cixuan wanted to keep Xu Changqing for dinner and deepen his relationship with Xu Changqing better, but he also understood Xu Changqing's affairs, so how dare he interfere with it? He was busy all the way.

Soon, Xu Changqing arrived at Kunning Palace.

Empress Zhou had been waiting here for a long time and felt like she was feeling uncomfortable.

Last night, Xu Changqing didn't come to her, and she knew that there was something she had to make Xu Changqing angry.

At this time, when I saw Xu Changqing coming, I hurriedly welcomed him happily, "Marty of Haicheng, I haven't seen him for many days, but how can I be safe?"

Queen Zhou obviously dressed up carefully today, wearing a phoenix and a robe. Not to mention the romance, it was a bit like that, showing the charm of a mature woman to the fullest.

However, Xu Changqing soon realized that this woman was much plump than before. Although she was trying hard to "steal" her figure, she could not hide it in many places.

It can be seen that she has lived a very comfortable life these days.

Xu Changqing didn't say much, just nodded.

Empress Zhou seemed much smarter than Zhu Cilang. She hurriedly led Xu Changqing into her own and sent out a group of palace maids and eunuchs.

As soon as he entered the hall and closed the door, Xu Changqing sat directly on the sofa with a golden sword, his face instantly gloomy.

Empress Zhou knew that she was in the wrong, so she came to Xu Changqing with a quick look and said obediently: "You are still angry with me? I didn't listen to you in this matter, as for the fact that I was holding such a face..."
To be continued...