Ming: I am fake, walking on thin ice
Chapter 78: King Qing, do you want to be the emperor? I abdicate
Chapter 78: King Qing, do you want to be the emperor? I abdicate
Zhu Qizhen returned to the imperial chair and sat down, waving his hand to let Prince Qing in.
After a while, Zhu Qiyu came to the palace and bowed respectfully: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
"Second brother, you came just in time." Zhu Qizhen raised his hand, "I am really worried and anxious right now. You have been thinking about your mistakes in Fahai Temple for so long. Come back and help me."
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he bowed: "I have heard that the situation in the court and the country is complicated now. Every step your majesty takes is full of danger. However, your majesty is fully supported by your majesty. The Zhu family's world is only cared about by our Zhu family. Those ministers only care about their own glory and wealth."
"Ah~" Zhu Qizhen smiled bitterly and sighed, "The Queen Mother is still worried about me."
"There is something I want to say but I don't know whether I should say it or not." Zhu Qiyu looked around, seeming to want to say something but stopped himself.
Zhu Qizhen understood his concerns and waved his hand to let all the eunuchs and palace maids leave. Zhu Qiyu then lowered his voice and said, "The Queen Mother has always been wise, but I am afraid that the people around her will make her have inappropriate thoughts. I dare to say that there must be no situation like Empress Dou or even Wu Zetian in our dynasty!"
"Hmm?" Zhu Qizhen raised his eyes, his gaze as cold as ice.
Zhu Qiyu immediately knelt down and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, please punish me, but I have to say this. Even if Your Majesty thinks that I am trying to sow discord between you, my son, I will still say it."
Zhu Qizhen was silent for a moment, then he stretched out his hand to signal him to stand up, and sighed softly: "How could I blame you? You are reminding me. Compared with the Ming Dynasty, my mother-son love is nothing. It's just that I... I am in a difficult situation."
"I will do my best to assist Your Majesty." Zhu Qiyu said firmly, "Your Majesty, I also suggest that you recruit more members of the Zhu family."
Zhu Qizhen nodded slowly.
He thought to himself that Zhu Qiyu had changed a lot compared to before, probably because of that military advisor Tung Xingdao.
"Second brother, I am thinking about what position to give you so that you can help me better." Zhu Qizhen smiled, "Last time you beat up all the officials, I guess you won't be able to be the second assistant."
Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "I just want to do practical things for Your Majesty. It doesn't matter whether I enter the cabinet or not. Wang Wen is dead, so the position of Minister of Personnel is vacant, right? The Queen Mother will definitely appoint her own people, right? I will recommend myself to take charge of the Ministry of Personnel at the morning court tomorrow. In this way, who dares to compete with a prince?"
"Great." Zhu Qizhen laughed. "I will cooperate with you when the time comes. The government is in turmoil right now. If I use my brother, even the Queen Mother will have no reason to object, right?"
Zhu Qiyu smiled and nodded: "That's what I mean! As your younger brother is in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, I will help you arrange more people for you. The position of Minister of Personnel is very important."
Zhu Qizhen smiled, and became more and more certain in his heart that Zhu Qiyu's initiative to take charge of the Ministry of Personnel must be a strategy of Tung Xingdao.
No matter what, we need allies to deal with the Queen Mother first!
"Prince Qing, do you want to be emperor? I'll just abdicate." He suddenly asked.
"Ah?" Zhu Qiyu was startled and knelt down quickly, "I have absolutely no such intention."
"I'm just teasing you. Get up and don't be nervous." Zhu Qizhen raised his hand.
……
After Zhu Qiyu left, Zhu Qizhen began to review memorials.
After a while, the chief eunuch Jin Ying came in hurriedly and reported: "Your Majesty, Prince Xiang is back and is seeking an audience outside."
"Please come in." Zhu Qizhen stood up.
Soon, Prince Xiang strode in and bowed to Zhu Qizhen. Zhu Qizhen walked up to him and supported him, with a sincere look on his face: "Uncle, you have worked hard on the journey. Come, please take a seat and serve tea to Prince Xiang."
Prince Xiang sat down on the chair, frowning: "Your Majesty, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, I am willing to run myself to pieces! Alas, this time I went down and found out how serious the situation is. Fortunately, Your Majesty was decisive, otherwise, the Ming Dynasty would be in danger!"
"Tell me quickly." Zhu Qizhen said anxiously.
King Xiang began to talk about how the annexation of land in various places was very serious, and most of the good farmland was concentrated in the hands of the gentry and those in power, so that refugees were everywhere. Although the court launched a strict investigation and wanted to return the land that was forcibly occupied by the people, it was very difficult to implement it in various places. If it weren't for the thirteen inspectors, it would be impossible to implement it.
"There are countermeasures for every policy." Zhu Qizhen snorted coldly, "Doesn't that mean it didn't work?"
King Xiang shook his head and smiled: "That is still very effective. At least some people have been given fields and land. Your Majesty, I estimate that this is a long process."
"Uncle, I'm afraid God won't give us time." Zhu Qizhen spread his hands.
Prince Xiang's face was also very solemn. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I will go down in a few days. At least the Zhu family must set a good example!"
Zhu Qizhen quickly patted Prince Xiang on the shoulder and said seriously, "Uncle, you don't have to go down in person. Stay in the court to help me. Prince Qing is right. I need to use more Zhu family members now. The world of the Zhu family depends on us."
He thought to himself that with the prestige of Prince Xiang, keeping him in the court would be a great help. Of course, there were risks, but the most important thing at the moment was to bring down the Queen Mother first.
"I obey your order." King Xiang bowed.
……
The next day, morning.
After the court session, Zhu Qiyu, the Prince of Qin, took the initiative to step forward and recommended himself to take charge of the Ministry of Personnel. The officials were shocked. As a prince, what was he going to do?
The Queen Mother's expression changed drastically behind the curtain.
Zhu Qizhen stood up from the dragon throne and praised: "Very good! Brothers fight against tigers together. The court also needs people now. Prince Qin is calm and resolute, and is familiar with government affairs. He is the perfect fit."
As he spoke, he paused and bowed behind the curtain: "Mother, don't you agree?"
After a while, the Queen Mother's voice came: "Alright."
Zhu Qizhen secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The empress dowager did not stop him. If she had stopped him, it would have been difficult to choose the Minister of Personnel. Who would dare to compete with Prince of Qing?
"I have one more thing." Zhu Qizhen glanced at the ministers, "There have been major changes in the government recently. I have decided to keep Prince Xiang to assist me in handling government affairs. He does not need to return to his fiefdom for the time being."
King Xiang stood out from the crowd and bowed respectfully: "I obey your order."
The ministers figured out what was going on. His Majesty was using the Zhu family. His goal was obvious: to seize power from the Queen Mother. The political situation would become complicated in the future. The prestige of Prince Xiang was half that of the Queen Mother.
Down towards the back.
Marquis Huichang hurried to Kunning Palace, looking puzzled: "Queen Mother, why didn't you stop it? The position of Minister of Personnel is so important, and it was taken away by Prince Qing."
"It can't be stopped." The Queen Mother snorted, "Who among you dares to fight with the prince? Besides, the chief minister Wang Zhi and the minister Shang Lu have repeatedly hinted to me that I should give Your Majesty more opportunities to govern the country."
"Are they also beginning to think that you, Queen Mother, are unwilling to give up power?" Marquis Huichang frowned.
The Queen Mother sighed: "It's difficult!"
Marquis Huichang laughed grimly: "At worst, I can just say that His Majesty is a fake, and then we'll see who will support him!"
"Shut up!" the Queen Mother shouted coldly, "Before I can bring my son back, I can't expose the fake emperor. Besides, even if I want to expose him, I have to plan it out and not act impulsively."
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