Empress Dowager Zhou held her son in her arms, tears of joy rolling down her face.

After Zhu Cihong took charge of the country, he often went on expeditions with the army. The person who was most worried about his safety every time was definitely his mother and queen.

Zhu Cixiang's personal expedition this time made Empress Zhou even more worried because she had to cross a rough sea.

There are many dangers at sea. I heard that the powerful Yuan Dynasty's expedition to Japan was ultimately defeated, and many soldiers were buried under the sea in typhoons...

As one of the people closest to Zhu Cixiang, Empress Zhou could hardly sleep at night, and sometimes she would have nightmares as soon as she fell asleep.

More than three months have really passed like years for Empress Zhou, and today she finally heard the news of Emperor Shenwu's triumphant return.

Queen Zhou wanted to go out of the city to greet her, but Emperor Chongzhen was very calm. He pulled Queen Dowager Zhou and refused to let her leave the city.

Chongzhen also missed the emperor's son, but Chongzhen loved face and was a man, so his control ability was much stronger than that of Queen Zhou.

He did not allow the Empress Dowager Zhou to leave the city, not because women could not leave the palace. After abdicating the throne, he often took the Empress Dowager out of the city to play, which greatly changed his inherent thinking.

He was mainly worried that Queen Mother Zhou would not be able to control her emotions when she saw her son, and would rush to hug the emperor and cry bitterly...

Emperor Shenwu was already a god-like existence in the hearts of the people of the Ming Dynasty. In front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and many people, Empress Zhou's move damaged the reputation of Emperor Shenwu...

When the couple were getting tired of each other, they suddenly heard Chongzhen's discordant voice. Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly and ignored his father.

Empress Zhou happily rolled her eyes at her husband and ignored him. Motherly love broke out again, and she lovingly held Zhu Cixiang's face. She wanted to see if the emperor was healthy, and even more wanted to see if the emperor was thin...

Zhang Yan and Princess Kunxing looked at the mother and child in front of them with smiles, while Zhu Cijiong and Zhu Cijiong also smiled at the eldest brother and the queen.

When Chongzhen saw this, he couldn't help but became jealous. He winked at Zhu Cijiong and Zhu Cizheng and asked them to go up and pay tribute to the eldest brother...

The two brothers looked at each other and walked quickly towards the eldest brother. How dare they offend the Supreme Emperor? They were worried that their father would deduct their pocket money...

Two stunned young men, each holding the eldest brother's hand, forcefully separated the queen mother and the emperor brother. Without waiting for Queen Zhou and Zhu Cixiang to speak, they hurriedly bowed and saluted:

"Congratulations to the great emperor brother on his victory..."

"Congratulations to the great emperor brother for returning victoriously..."

Empress Zhou knew that it was Chongzhen's idea, otherwise the two silly boys would not have come forward to greet him at this time. She walked slowly to Chongzhen's side, gently took Chongzhen's arm and said with a smile:

"Why, the jealousy jar has been overturned..."

"snort……"

Chongzhen snorted and turned his face to the side...

…

"Second brother and fourth brother, no courtesy!"

Zhu Cixiang reached out and patted Zhu Cijiong and Zhu Cijiong on the shoulders and said with a smile:

"How's it going? You two haven't made your father, the Queen, and the Queen angry recently, have you?"

The two people said hurriedly:

"Brother, don't worry. We are very well-behaved. We stay at the Royal Academy of Sciences every day. Our father, queen, and mother often go out to play, so it's hard to even meet..."

Zhu Cixi smiled and nodded:

"Very good. From now on, put down what you are doing and read more history and governance books to prepare for managing the fiefdom in the future!"

"ah……"

The two brothers were stunned. Before they understood what the eldest brother had meant, Zhu Cixiang had already arrived in front of Emperor Chongzhen.

Seeing that the Supreme Emperor's face was not very good, he smiled slightly and bowed his hands:

"Father, you are so polite. This is your wish. Please accept it..."

Zhu Cixiang said as he put a silver note into the hand of Emperor Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen unfolded the banknote and saw that it was a banknote worth five million taels. Chongzhen couldn't help laughing:

"Hahaha, my son is still sensible..."

Chongzhen was frightened of poverty and became elated when he saw the banknotes. Zhu Cixiang also liked him. After all, his father gave him the throne...

At this time, Shen Yunying, Qin Mingyue, Mu Jianping and three others came over and hurriedly stepped forward to greet them:

"I have met your Majesty!"

Zhu Cixi looked at the three beauties, smiled slightly and said:

"No gifts, just wait for me in the palace, there is no need to go out to the wind and sun..."

Queen Shen Yunying smiled sweetly:

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. The two sisters wanted to see His Majesty's power, so I took it upon myself to take them out of the palace quietly. Please forgive me..."

Qin Mingyue and Mu Jianping saw that the queen wanted to take the responsibility on themselves and were about to plead guilty. Zhu Cixiang smiled and grabbed the hands of the three of them and whispered in their ears:

"Have you missed me? I will punish you tonight..."

"His Majesty……"

The three people's pretty faces turned red, like flowers waiting to bloom, and they hurriedly lowered their heads...

Zhu Cixiang's heart moved and he immediately wanted to execute them on the spot, but now was not the time. He waved to Hu Bao and others who were waiting aside:

"Hu Bao, give me the gifts I gave to my mother, Queen, Aunt Huang, and the others..."

"According to the order!"

Hu Bao agreed and immediately sent over the gifts Zhu Cihong had prepared for everyone...

The gifts for the beauties all came from the Imperial Palace of Japan, and everything was precious. After receiving the gifts, they all smiled like flowers!

Zhu Cijiong and Zhu Cijiong's gifts are the same as their father's, each of them has 500,000 taels of silver, and the silver can be exchanged for dragon coins!

In addition to loving beautiful women, men's favorite thing must be money. After the two princes received the silver notes, they hurriedly thanked the eldest brother profusely...

Chongzhen thought that Zhu Cixiang also gave five million taels to his two brothers, so he hurriedly snatched the banknotes from Zhu Cijiong's hands. When he saw that there were only 500,000 taels, he returned the banknotes to their brothers and said:

"God of Wealth, you can spend a million taels..."

Empress Zhou took the silver note from Chongzhen and found that it was five million taels. She couldn't help laughing:

"Your Majesty, you are so powerful. You can make money every time you fight. Your father..."

When Queen Zhou said this, she suddenly realized something and hurriedly swallowed back the next words in time.

Even though she braked in time, Chongzhen's face darkened, he turned around and left with the banknote...

Zhang Yan giggled and said:

"Sister, if you talk too much, you will make mistakes..."

Queen Zhou smiled and said:

"Sister, he has tens of millions of taels of silver in his little treasury. He is no longer the poor emperor he was. When he goes back and looks at the silver, he will definitely smile..."

The family was happy, and the palace was no longer the cold one. Zhu Cixiang liked this atmosphere.

In the evening, Zhu Cixiang held a grand banquet at Qianqing Palace, and the family had a reunion dinner. Concubine Tian and Concubine Yuan were both invited by Zhu Cixiang...

As soon as the banquet ended, Zhu Cixiang took Shen Yunying, Qin Mingyue, and Mu Jianping away, and the Ming Palace, which had been quiet for several months, became lively again...

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Huangji Hall

Zhu Cixiang sat firmly on the Dragon Throne of the Emperor. This was his first appearance in court after returning from Japan.

Civil and military officials from all over the dynasty came forward to pay homage:

"Greetings to Your Majesty!"

Zhu Cixiang raised his big hand in vain:

"My dear friends, please forgive me and stay safe!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. Long live my emperor!"

In the Manchu dynasty, the civil and military forces were divided into two classes: civil and military.

Zhu Cihong nodded to Sun Chuanting:

"Sun Qing, how is the country today?"

Sun Chuanting, the chief minister of the cabinet, hurriedly went out to report:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty is peaceful and peaceful, the people live and work in peace and contentment, the drought in the northwest has been resolved, and extreme cold weather is coming in the north and outer northeast.

I suggest that the people here immigrate to Japan, which will not only solve their living problems, but also assimilate the Japanese barbarians as soon as possible!

For the prisoners captured in this attack on the Japanese country, I suggest that the men be sent to build roads and mines, and some women be sent to work. Please make your decision!"

Zhu Cixi nodded:

"Accurate performance"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, our Holy Emperor!"

Sun Chuanting thanked him and returned to the court. Then Lu Xiangsheng, the Minister of War, came out of the class to start the memorial:
To be continued...