"Queen, Your Majesty is here!" The little maid serving beside her came to report with a smile on her face.

Because it is a good thing for the Queen that your Majesty comes to see her, so it is not surprising that some people will be happy and come to tell the good news.

Empress Zhang was reading a book. When she heard that Your Majesty was coming, she quickly put down the book in her hand.

Queen Zhang was naturally very happy for Zhu Youxiaolai's arrival. Queen Zhang was very satisfied with her life in the palace.

First of all, His Majesty is a very good man, he is good-looking, he is kind to himself, and he speaks very gently. Thinking of this, Empress Zhang's face glowed with peach blossoms, and there were little stars in her eyes.

Secondly, His Majesty has always been thinking about himself as the Queen. His Majesty wanted to take her along when the construction of the palace was suspended. Queen Zhang certainly knew that this was His Majesty's good intention.

Now that His Majesty is still publicly praising himself in the court, the benefits of this are self-evident, so Empress Zhang is even more grateful to Zhu Youxiao.

Now when she heard that Zhu Youxiao was coming, she quickly led the people and went out with a smile.

Seeing Empress Zhang coming out to pay homage, Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand to support her.

Reaching out to hold Queen Zhang's hand, Zhu Youxiao looked at her gentle and clear eyes and said with a smile: "Why should Baozhu be like this? We are husband and wife. I will come here often in the future, so I don't have to make it so troublesome every time."

As he spoke, Zhu Youxiao put his arms around Queen Zhang's waist.

A faint blush appeared on Queen Zhang's face, but she still leaned her body into Zhu Youxiao's arms.

"Your Majesty is here. I was so happy that I ran out." Queen Zhang tilted her head and looked at Zhu Youxiao with a cute smile.

Queen Zhang's face is a bit narrow, and paired with her pretty face, it's really comfortable to look at.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but sigh, indeed, if you are beautiful, you can do whatever you want.

Pulling Queen Zhang into the palace, Zhu Youxiao said: "I came here today because I have something I want to discuss with Baozhu. Baozhu should already know about the previous matter, right?

"Your Majesty, I already know." Queen Zhang nodded and said softly: "Your Majesty treats me so well, what should I do?"

Zhu Youxiao hugged Queen Zhang, put her on his lap, and said: "We are husband and wife. Shouldn't I be good to you? Shouldn't Baozhu also be good to me? So, don't say it in the future.

That’s it.”

"Then I will work hard and give birth to a prince for Your Majesty as soon as possible." Empress Zhang blushed and lowered her head and said in a low voice.

Want to have a son?

Zhu Youxiao had such a question mark in his heart. But he was still a baby, but looking at Baozhu's expectant eyes, he couldn't refuse her words. But Baozhu was still young, so he had to be more careful.

"Of course this is the best." Zhu Youxiao said with a hearty smile.

"I came here today because I have something to discuss with the queen. What has the monarch been busy with these days?" Zhu Youxiao looked at Queen Zhang and asked.

Hearing Zhu Youxiao ask this, Queen Zhang felt a little nervous because she was asking about her father.

Although they don't know what His Majesty is going to do, both ordinary people and Queen Zhang know that it is not a good thing for His Majesty to pay attention to this.

Because once you are noticed by His Majesty, there is a half chance that you will be promoted and make a fortune, and the other half chance is that you will be executed. Even if you are not executed by everyone, at least you will be expelled from the army and sent to the army.

"Your Majesty, has my father done anything wrong?" Queen Zhang asked cautiously, and at the same time said anxiously: "Your Majesty, if it is really my father who has done something wrong, please forgive me.

Punishment is definitely necessary, but Your Majesty, please don’t be too harsh.”

Seeing Empress Zhang's aggrieved look, Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand to pull her up and said with relief: "Okay, it's not a crime, it's a good thing. I have something I want the emperor to do."

It turns out it's not a bad thing.

But Queen Zhang was still very worried, because if her father did things for His Majesty, it might make some people unhappy.

Another very important thing is, can the father do things well?

If my father cannot do things well, it may make His Majesty unhappy.

As long as you are here, you can keep your family wealthy and healthy, and there is no need for your father to get involved in these things.

Even if my son becomes the emperor in the future, I can still protect my family as the queen mother. It can be said that after I am the queen in the family, two or even three generations of my family will enjoy endless glory and wealth. There is no need for them.

What a risk.

Now that His Majesty wants her father to do something, Queen Zhang's subconscious reaction is to refuse, but she also knows not to speak.

"I wonder what Your Majesty wants my father to do?" Queen Zhang asked cautiously again, with a bit of worry in her eyes.

In her heart, she really didn't know how to refuse His Majesty, or how could she say that her father was not capable?

"The thing is like this. Didn't you say that the construction of the palace was stopped before, and you also said that you would reduce the expenses of the palace? I asked someone to check it out, and it turned out that there are really a lot of tricks in the palace. There are many people buying it.

Together, most of the palace expenses go into the pockets of these people."

"It turns out that I didn't spend too much, but they took it back to my home. Do you think I can't be angry?" Zhu Youxiao said with a stern face: "So I just want to rectify them, and then

Get back all the money they embezzled."

Empress Zhang frowned slightly, her face a little sad, and asked hesitantly: "Your Majesty wants my father to do this?"

Zhu Youxiao nodded.

Seeing Zhu Youxiao nodding, Queen Zhang felt a little panicked.

Empress Zhang knew very well what kind of character her father was. This kind of thing was definitely not something that her father could handle. The key was that he offended too many people, and it was really not worth the gain.

Looking at Zhu Youxiao, Queen Zhang smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty thinks highly of my father too much, how could he do this!"

Zhu Youxiao naturally knew about Empress Zhang's father.

Her father's name was Zhang Guoji. He spent money to get himself a supervisor, who was considered a scholar. However, Zhang Guoji's ability to take the imperial examinations was not very good, and there has been no effect over the years.

In the original history, Emperor Tianqi did not like his father-in-law very much, which can be seen from the fact that he never gave Zhang Guoji a rank.

Logically speaking, the emperor's father-in-law can basically get the title of earl, which is the lowest level of the Ming Dynasty title. If he is favored, he may also be made a marquis, such as the two brothers-in-law of Emperor Hongzhi. What's more,

That's just my brother-in-law, not my father-in-law.

But when Emperor Tianqi was alive, he never gave Zhang Guoji a title.

Later, Zhang Guoji went to ask for the title himself in the sixth year of Tianqi, but Emperor Tianqi did not give it to him.

It was not until the 17th year of Chongzhen that Zhang Guoji was granted the title of Taikang Bo because he donated a sum of money to Emperor Chongzhen.

Folks use this saying to prove that Zhang Guoji is not favored. Then why is Zhang Guoji not favored by Emperor Tianqi? It's because Zhu Youxiao and Empress Zhang don't have a good relationship. Why don't they have a bad relationship? Because Empress Zhang is not Zhang Guoji's biological daughter, and later there are

There is a bunch of messed up things.

However, there is another theory that this Taikang Bo was sealed in the second year of Tianqi, but there is no record.

Zhu Youxiao knew this matter in his heart. In view of the credibility of the history of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youxiao did not take this matter to heart.

Besides, Zhu Youxiao didn't really want his father-in-law to do anything this time. When he let Zhang Guoji pass, it was nothing more than setting up a memorial tablet. There were other people who really did the work.

Reaching out and patting Queen Zhang, Zhu Youxiao said with a gentle smile: "Don't worry, I have my own arrangements. He is my father-in-law, how could I harm him? I have already sent an order to them as soon as possible.

The head of the state has decided on a title, and everything he deserves will be given to him."

"I would like to thank Your Majesty." Empress Zhang said gratefully.

"Okay, you deserve this, I know it in my heart. I'd better tell you what I want to do." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "I want to set up a special yamen to manage the palace.

Large and small matters such as clothing, storage, etiquette, engineering, farms, animal husbandry, guards, mountains and rivers, etc."

"In this way, it can be separated from the various yamen of the imperial court. At that time, the royal family will be the royal family and the imperial court will be the imperial court. If they do not participate in each other, there will be no problems. With such an yamen, the palace will be more convenient to manage. At the same time,

Corruption is also less likely to occur.”

The following sentence about corruption not being easy is actually Zhu Youxiao talking nonsense.

No matter what kind of yamen, corruption is unavoidable.

This is not a yamen problem, but a people problem. It can only be restricted and investigated through the system, but it cannot be fundamentally eliminated.

Besides, this is not the purpose of establishing the Internal Affairs Office. Zhu Youxiao wanted to have an Internal Affairs Office. The purpose was actually very simple, that is, to separate all matters related to the royal family, that is, to consolidate his own hands.

All the resources and power that can be used will prevent those things from having too many entanglements with the court, and allow me to calmly use this yamen to do what I want to do.

Of course, you can't say this for external reasons. As for what you need to say, you have already told the queen the above reasons; you can also tell the outside world, and even the candidates for communication have been selected. One is the queen's father Zhang Guoji, and the other one is Zhang Guoji, the queen's father.

One is Wang An, the great eunuch in the palace.

The Queen's reputation as a wise empress will spread far and wide, and Zhang Guoji must have come into the attention of many people.

Many people want to use Zhang Guoji to influence Empress Zhang, and then influence themselves as the emperor. This operation is not too difficult for some people. Especially when they show their respect for Zhang Guoji and their love for Empress Zhang.

Later, this situation will be particularly prominent.

As for Wang An, with his joining, this trend will become more and more intense, and more people will gather around Wang An and Zhang Guoji. By then, he will know who wants to cause trouble.

When the time comes to close the net in the future, we will just catch them all.
Chapter completed!