novelraw Chapter 781 The Carpenter Emperor 36
Chapter 781 The Carpenter Emperor 36
Zhu Youxiao drank a cup of tea to calm himself down, and then decided to visit the East Six Palaces.
"Wang An, did I ask you to send two imperial physicians who are proficient in women and children to guard the Yonghe Palace?"
Wang An still felt a little grievance, "My lord, I sent someone to the imperial hospital to arrange this matter that day."
"Didn't you check it out afterwards?"
Seeing that Zhu Youxiao's voice became harsher and his face relaxed, Wang An didn't dare to be a minister any more, so he replied cautiously: "The servant will be ordered to stay in bed by the imperial physician afterward."
Be careful being a slave.
The Hall of Mental Cultivation was not far from the Yonghe Palace, and Zhu Youxiao rushed there with a group of eunuchs.I heard that the emperor is coming, and those concubines who guarded the Yonghe Palace and the concubines left by Guangzong all crowded in the front hall of the Yonghe Palace to salute.
Zhu Youxiao bowed his head back for a while, and then said: "Those who have not given birth to a prince or princess will go back to their respective palaces first."
Now the East Sixth Palace is headed by Concubine Zhuang, the original servant "Dong Li" who raised the fifth prince Zhu Youjian under his knees, and who is to be promoted by the official edict.Concubine Zhuang saw the emperor's words, and hurriedly waited for orders to those nobles who had not given birth.
"You can't help anything by staying here, so go back first."
These women immediately bowed silently and retreated out. After a while, the Yonghe Palace immediately became clearer.
The only ones left in the Yonghe Palace are the Concubine Li Zhuang of Yongning Palace, Concubine Fu of Jingren Palace, Concubine Wang of Jingyang Palace, and Concubine Feng of Yanqi Palace.
Zhu Youxiao asked the concubine Li Zhuang who presided over the East Sixth Palace.
"Li Niangniang, I sent the imperial physician a few days ago, did the imperial physician come?"
Concubine Li Zhuang hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, the two imperial physicians will check the pulse sooner or later, but it is difficult to keep them in the East Sixth Palace. There have been a lot of changes in the inner court in the past two days, and I haven't seen the imperial physician come in to check the pulse today. It just so happens that Sister Shao is doing a routine routine this morning." It flickered when I was walking, and it was only activated after dawn."
Almost three hours have passed.
"Is it time to give birth?"
Concubine Li Zhuang was stunned when she saw Zhu Youxiao's question.
"It should be about the same. I sent the old mother to watch it inside. Sister Shao is the first child, and it won't be so fast. The emperor can rest assured."
Two imperial physicians and four stable women ran into the Yonghe Palace panting.
Zhu Youxiao said to these people: "The royal heirs will be handed over to you, and you will be rewarded for your dedication."
There is no need for him to say the implication, and several people understand it.
Several stable women went in, and one came out after a while to answer.
"The emperor, the empress and the little prince are all very well, but it will take a few more hours."
Zhu Youxiao nodded.
"Li Niangniang, I will leave this place to you guys. If there is something to do, send someone to send a message to me."
Concubine Li Zhuang quickly responded, "Don't worry, the emperor, we will take good care of sister Shao."
After leaving the Yonghe Palace, Zhu Youxiao took a deep breath. This girl should be the tenth sister of the emperor that Zhu Youjian missed.
After Zhu Youxiao led the people away, Concubine Zhuang and the others went to the side hall to sit and wait.
Concubine Fu had only two daughters under her knees, so she did not hinder "Xi Li" in the past.Now living in Jingyang Palace with the fifth and sixth imperial daughters, the life is no different from the past, even more comfortable.
"Sister Li, Dalang has only been enthroned for a few days now, and he is more imposing than the old emperor."
Concubine Feng brought the Seventh Prince to live in Yanqi Palace.In order to take care of his younger brother, Xinjun took pains to set up a kang in Yanqi Palace, so that her mother and son would not feel like orphans and widowed mothers at all, and even forced the first emperor to live better when he was alive.It's just that the seventh prince is weak, and she puts all her energy on taking care of her son.If it wasn't for Shao's mobilization today, she wouldn't have left Yanqi Palace.
At this time, she smiled and said, "I think the emperor values his younger siblings very much. Qilang got a prescription from the imperial physician, so he can sleep soundly at night."
Concubine Wang got Dong Li's daughter. Although the eighth princess is already grown up and is not so easy to raise, the mother and daughter get along well.
"The emperor loves his younger brothers and sisters in his heart. Our sisters are also rich, and we will rely on the emperor in the future. If we can get a palace in the East Six Palaces, it will be better to go to the Renshou Palace and be crowded."
Several people have sympathy for Renshou Palace.I heard that there is still an old man who served Shizong in Renshou Palace, and several people who served Mu Zong are still alive. In addition, Concubine Liu Zhao of Shenzong and others are there. They can live so comfortably in the East Sixth Palace. Because what the emperor cares about in his heart.
Concubine Zhuang said to Concubine Feng: "Little Qilang, you'd better go back and take a look. It's not like they all went to study together."
Concubine Fu and Concubine Wang also persuaded her to go back, "It's enough for us to watch over here. Xiao Qilang can't be short of what you are guarding."
Children in the palace are particularly prone to premature death, and half of the ten out of ten are blessed by the gods and ancestors.Concubine Feng also missed the Seventh Prince, so she stood up and said goodbye.
"Then I'll go back and look at Qilang. Sister Shao is working hard for the sisters here."
Zhu Youxiao called Liu Shimin over when he went back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
"You go and find out what's going on. Why is the imperial physician unable to enter the palace to check the pulse when Concubine Shao activated it today?"
Liu Shimin responded and left.
Wang An quietly knelt down in front of Zhu Youxiao's imperial case.
"My lord, it's my slaves who are careless and almost missed the emperor's heir. Please punish me, my lord."
"Wang An, I know you are loyal. But now there is no queen in the inner court, and someone has to take care of all kinds of chores. If you are too busy, ask Liu Shimin to help you, or you can promote a few more capable, I follow you with my heart. If you really can't be thorough, you have to let go of the palm print and the factory supervisor."
Wang An felt guilty, the emperor didn't punish him, but spread the matter out to him.
"Thank you, my servant, for teaching me. Is it okay for this servant to hand over the matter of the supervisor of ceremonies to Liu Shimin?"
Wang An said this because during the time he was recuperating from his injuries, Liu Shimin almost did all the work of the palm print eunuch, and he did it well.He can handle the affairs of the eunuch in charge of the eunuch, but if he takes care of all the affairs of the inner court, plus the Dongchang, he feels that he is powerless.Especially with the recent layoffs in the inner court, he was too busy to achieve the goal of reducing the number of staff to [-].
"Okay. You only need to take care of a job in the East Factory, but you have to manage the East Factory well, so there won't be any mistakes."
Wang An kowtowed, "This slave will definitely take care of Dongchang."
Zhu Youxiao was lucky silently, he thought that Wang Anhui would abandon the inner court and only be an eunuch who was only a ceremonial supervisor.
"The person you want to keep in Dongchang, let Liu Shimin help you hold the eye. He has never been in charge of the inner court, so you tell him more about the inner court. From now on, you two will take care of things, one inside and the other outside. In the Forbidden City, I also have a right-hand man."
Wang An was moved to tears.
While kowtowing, she expressed her determination, "My lord, slave, slave..."
"Okay, get up and wash up quickly, and don't call yourself a slave anymore."
Liu Shimin came back quickly, and followed the little eunuch who was sent by Concubine Zhuang, who was in charge of the East Sixth Palace, to show Shang Palace the palace token.In less than an hour, a string of more than a dozen perpetrators, all of whom were in the process of layoffs, were brought out.
Zhu Youxiao was annoyed when he heard Liu Shimin's report.The total number of eunuchs and maids in the Forbidden City combined exceeds 10. The reason for such a large number of inner court personnel is that each prison has a dozen or even dozens of small eunuchs who serve them, and there are often high-ranking female officials around them. It is served by more than a dozen palace ladies.
In such a comfortable place, those who have climbed to the positions of the palace officials in various bureaus and served as supervisors are of course unwilling to leave the palace.
The purpose of this layoff is to restore the composition of the six bureaus and one division during the Hongwu period.
That division is the court case, which is in charge of the special place of "command and punishment".
"Since you don't want to go out of the palace, you can all stay. Send them to the court or the clothing bureau according to the law."
At the end of the day, the cabinet, the six ministries and seven ministers, as well as Duke Dingguo and Duke Ying, gathered in the Hall of Mental Cultivation to continue the small court meeting in the morning.
Zhu Youxiao gave these courtiers seats first, and said to the elders with a smile: "The Hall of Mental Cultivation is better than the Hall of Wenhua, that is, everyone can sit and discuss matters."
Zhou Jiamo was the oldest, clasped his fists on behalf of the others, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for being considerate of the veteran."
Sun Ruyou waited for Zhou Jiamo to sit down, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites should also prepare for the regulations for next year's Enke."
Zhu Youxiao frowned and thought about it, "The situation in Liaodong is uncertain, and I have no intention of opening Enke."
Fang Congzhe persuaded: "Although the situation in Liaodong is tense, the Luncai Grand Ceremony is also to reserve future ministers for the imperial court, and a long-term plan is still required."
"How about the gentleman's six arts?"
Zhu Youxiao's words shocked these old ministers.Sure enough, he has no hair on his mouth and can't do things well. This is Chunwei.
Han Yu reminded, "Your Majesty, there are usually more than 3000 applicants for the exam, or even more."
"Then take the archery test first when registering at the Ministry of Rites. Within ten days and half a month of registration time, even 6000 people will be able to take the archery test."
"Then how do you test 'Royal'?"
"Let's take a horse riding test. Go to the Imperial Army's school grounds and run a few laps. A Jinshi who can't draw a bow or run a horse, how can he have the basic determination and ability to lead a county to fight bandits and slaves?"
What you said seems to make sense.
Fang Congzhe lamented in his heart that the new monarch always has whims, and it is really more unbearable than Shenzong.Oh my god, come quickly to someone who can be the chief assistant.He decided to continue submitting papers tomorrow, and asked the emperor to revive those who can be chief assistants and who are older than himself, such as Ye Xianggao, He Zongyan and others.
If you can't become an official, you must retreat to the second assistant.But enough to worry about with the three generations of the Zhu family.
Duke Ying and Duke Dingguo looked at each other and smiled.Unexpectedly, this young emperor actually has a martial temperament inside.
The Duke of England took a closer look at Xinjun, and found that in the past ten days, Xinjun's complexion has improved a bit, and he is no longer pale and weak, and he will float when the wind blows.
So he wondered in his heart, should he teach him how to practice boxing in a few days and try it for a month?
No one in the six departments and seven ministers said anything, Zhu Youxiao belatedly realized why the courtiers were not allowed to sit and discuss matters—Zhou Jiamo actually half-closed his eyes and tended to doze off.
Not only him, but several other people in their 70s also appeared to be apathetic.
The fact is that these old ministers don't want to argue with Zhu Youxiao.Because they don't want to repeat the mistakes of Shenzong and ministers.Especially Xinjun is now a few years younger than Shenzong at that time.
In other words, modernization means that Xinjun is in adolescence, a rebellious age group.
And most of the time when teenagers can afford to lose.
If you win the battle for the new ruler, you are afraid that the new ruler will lose your vigor in the future; if you fail to win the battle for the new ruler, that is even more frightening—wouldn’t it make the new ruler not regard them as veterans in the future? !
"Sun Qing," Zhu Youxiao had no choice but to break the silence. He wanted to end Enke's topic as soon as possible. "Enke must take the Six Arts exam. The Ministry of Rites must determine the content of the Six Arts exam before notifying the state governments, otherwise forget it."
Sun Ruyou had no choice but to express his position to the Ministry of Rites for further discussion, and the matter of Enke was put aside.