Chapter 119 The lovely royal aunt
Queen Yi'an Zhang Yan may have had a psychological shadow on the eunuchs, as she only had a few maids accompanying her in Cining Palace where she lived.
Emperor Tianqi left early, and the young and widowed Zhang Yan had nothing to do. She usually liked to plant flowers and grass to cultivate her moral character.
When Zhu Cixiang arrived, she was teaching the little palace maid Cailing to prune bonsai.
"Cailing, pruning a bonsai is like educating a person. If you don't prun it, it won't take shape. If you want your bonsai to grow into what you want, pruning becomes a..."
When Zhang Yan was speaking, she inadvertently looked up and saw Zhu Cixiang walking into Cining Palace with a smile on his face.
Queen Yi'an's delicate and pretty face immediately showed a smile, and she hurriedly stood up to greet her.
"The magpies have been chirping today. It turns out that there are distinguished guests coming to the door. When will the prince return to the palace? The royal aunt will miss you..."
Queen Yi'an walked up to Zhu Cihong and hugged Zhu Cihong happily.
I turned around in circles before putting him down, as if I was holding my own child.
After Zhu Cihong stood firm, he immediately saluted Queen Yi'an:
"Auntie Huang is doing well recently, she is kind and polite!"
Zhang Yan stretched out her hand to support Zhu Cixiang and said with a smile:
"Don't be polite to the Imperial Aunt. I heard that you left the palace to build slaves, and the Imperial Aunt was very worried.
Later, I heard your mother say that the East Palace Guards had a great victory over Jiannu, and the emperor was relieved. It is said that your emperor was so happy that he could not sleep all night.
If the aunt's guess is correct, the prince will become the best prince in the history of the Ming Dynasty.
Once you gain military power, kill bandits and behead established slaves, and make immortal achievements, you will surely be famous throughout the ages!"
Queen Yi'an pulled Zhu Cixiang into the palace, poured a glass of sugar water for Zhu Cixiang personally, and brought him a box of snacks.
Zhu Cihong happened to be a little hungry, so he reached out and picked up a pastry and put it into his mouth:
"Thank you, Auntie Huang, for your compliment. The cake is so sweet. It's almost as sweet as Auntie Huang's. Hehe..."
Zhang Yan smiled happily:
"No, the cake should be as sweet as the prince's mouth, haha..."
Queen Yi'an gradually stopped smiling and said:
"The prince must pay attention to his own safety when he is victorious. Once the emperor hands over the military power to you, there will definitely be many people who will be unfavorable to you. You must let the eunuch test the poison first before eating!"
When Emperor Tianqi was in power, Empress Yi'an had been fighting wits and courage with Hakka Wei Zhongxian. She had rich fighting experience and was not as simple as Chongzhen and Empress Zhou.
When Emperor Tianqi was still alive, he also used Wei Zhongxian to attack the Donglin Party. Even though Wei Zhongxian could cover the sky with one hand, no matter how powerful he was, he was still a slave of the royal family. A word from the emperor could destroy him at any time.
But those civil servants were different. They could use various means to force the emperor to make concessions. Tianqi and Wanli did not want to face their hateful faces, so they stayed in the harem.
But Emperor Tianqi accidentally fell into the water and drank all kinds of elixirs under the service of the imperial doctor. Finally, he passed away young and left the 23-year-old Queen Zhang Yan in a mess.
Zhu Cihong knew what Empress Yi'an was thinking. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty was really not easy to do. Those who were obedient did nothing, and most of those who were disobedient had accidents. Even so, they were still in trouble.
This is true for all emperors, let alone a crown prince with no soldiers or power.
It's a pity that those people are destined to be disappointed. They are facing a time traveler who not only carries a golden finger with him, but also his understanding of historical figures.
Zhu Cixiang smiled faintly:
"Thank you for your concern, Auntie Huang. Your son will be careful. When he led his troops into the city today, he was blocked by Zhu Chunchen. Then a large number of Jiannu arrived. With the help of Yongwei Camp and Shenshu Camp, they finally defeated Jiannu.
After entering the city victoriously, he was assassinated by assassins. After interrogation, it was learned that the move was a conspiracy between Chengguo Gong Zhu Chunchen and Funing Hou Shizi to get rid of me.
In the past, those jabbering civil servants managed to keep their mouths shut for a few days, but in the end, noble officials jumped out to oppose me.
Huang Er believes that this will definitely not be the last time, but Aunt Huang can rest assured that they are destined to be in vain."
When she heard that Zhu Chunchen sent people to assassinate the prince, Queen Yi'an was furious:
"Zhu Chunchen is so cowardly that he dares to assassinate the prince. Your father has always been kind to civil servants and nobles. If he does not kill Duke Cheng, the prince can send someone to kill Zhu Chunchen secretly. My aunt will risk her life to protect you!"
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Seeing the emperor's aunt protecting the calf like this, Zhu Cixiang was very moved and stepped forward to gently slap Empress Yi'an on the shoulder:
"Auntie Huang, please calm down. The child has already ransacked Zhu Chunchen's home and ordered him to be executed. My father is very powerful this time and directly sent an order to destroy the nine Zhu Chunchen clans!"
Queen Yi'an was stunned for a moment, then smiled:
"The prince is powerful and must use violence to deal with traitors, just like Emperor Hongwu Gao did, which frightened traitors and corrupt officials. But this time the emperor's performance shocked the emperor's aunt!"
Zhu Cixi nodded:
"Yes, the boy is also very surprised. It should be because the boy killed the slaves to let his father see hope. The father also named the boy a mighty general to lead the country's troops and do things conveniently!"
"Well, that's great! If anyone does anything bad to the prince in the future, I'll send someone there tonight..."
When Zhang Yan heard that Zhu Cixiang had obtained military power, she happily kissed Zhu Cixiang on the face and wiped his neck, and actually encouraged Zhu Cixiang to commit assassination.
Zhu Cihong just took a bite of pastry when Queen Yi'an almost choked him to death with these words!
Zhu Cixiang liked chatting with the emperor's aunt very much. He didn't have to follow any rules in front of Queen Yi'an and he could say whatever he wanted.
The two chatted for a while, and Zhu Cixiang left 10,000 taels of gold and left.
Zhang Yan asked for gold and silver in vain. She wanted to refuse, but she didn't want to disappoint Zhu Cixiang, so she finally accepted the gold and silver with a smile.
Returning to Zhongcui Palace, Yue Yang has returned, but Li Ruolian, Gao Wencai and others are still searching the house and have not returned.
Seeing Yue Yang, Zhu Cixiang immediately asked about the assassin:
"What did the assassin say? The only people who cannot be involved in this matter are Zhu Chunchen and Zhu Zhu Zhizhou!"
Yue Yang cupped his hands and replied:
"Your Highness, there must be many nobles and officials involved in this matter, but the assassins are too weak. They cannot withstand your heavy blows and will die before they can fully confess!"
Zhu Cixi shook his head helplessly:
"These assassins are not powerful. I just gave them a slight blow. It doesn't matter. After Li Ruolian's intelligence organization is completed, none of those people can escape."
Seeing that the crown prince did not blame him, Yue Yang was very moved:
"Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness!"
"Gulu..."
After working for a long time, Zhu Cixiang's stomach suddenly began to protest. He did not want to eat the meals in the imperial kitchen, so he immediately issued an order:
"Yue Yang, please order someone to inform General Huang Degong and Sun Yingyuan of the Yongwei Battalion and Zhang Shize of the Shenshu Battalion, as well as the East Palace Guards, to bring all the generals and above to you for dinner."
"Also, tell Zhou Yuji to give extra meals to the East Palace Guards and let them have a good meal. You can drink wine but don't drink too much. You can go directly to the restaurant after you are done!"
"Follow your orders"
Since leaving the city, the soldiers of the East Palace Guards have been eating dry food in the ravine, and they did not have normal meals until they entered Changping, but Zhu Cixiang prohibited them from drinking during the war.
After Yue Yang left, Zhu Cixiang asked Chunxiang Qiuyue to change into a set of ordinary civilian clothes, and took Hu Bao to the Junzailai Restaurant on Bell and Drum Tower Street.
When Zhu Cihong and Hu Bao walked into the restaurant, the restaurant was already full of guests. Hu Bao was surprised:
"Master, there were very few customers in the restaurant some time ago. Why is it so busy today?"
Zhu Cixiang smiled faintly:
"It seems that it has already made a profit. When I get two of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai to play music, the restaurant business will be even more prosperous, and there will definitely be a long queue..." I like the Ming Dynasty. In the prosperous age, I invite everyone to collect it from the time when the prince supervised the country: (
Chapter completed!