Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

There are evil soldiers in Yangzhou killing people at night, but the sun is still shining brightly in Beijing.

Chengxi Palace is bathed in the bright morning sunshine. This splendid palace shines with golden light, demonstrating the extraordinary beauty of the Sixth Palace.

However, the maids and eunuchs waiting in the courtyard were already trembling with fear, and their scalps suddenly became numb.

Bang!

Another crisp sound of porcelain breaking on the floor was heard, accompanied by the sound of a stool being kicked over. The mistress of this palace went crazy again.

"Daughter, please calm down first and let's talk it over, okay?" A middle-aged man's voice came from inside, seeming to persuade him earnestly.

No one thought that because Zhu Youtang did not canonize her as queen, she would go to the New Year's Day banquet and smash Zhu Youtang's wine glass, showing her face to Zhu Youtang on the spot.

This kind of thing can be said to be commonplace in modern times, but this is after all a male-dominated era.

Let alone an emperor's family, even an ordinary official's family. If the wife dares to do such a thing, the head of the family will beat her, scold her, or even divorce her directly.

At that time, not to mention Zhang Luan's heart rising directly to his throat, even Xu Pu was secretly glad that he had not stood up to complain for the princess just now.

If Zhang Yujiao had a chance to compete for the queen's throne earlier, then her behavior of throwing a cup to show off her face in front of everyone has already ended her career as queen.

Just as Zhu Youtang said: This palace road is so smooth that I no longer know how to kneel down.

Zhang Yujiao was born in the prosperous capital city, into an out-and-out official family. Although her father was only a student of the Imperial College, her uncle was the governor of Shandong, so she was loved by thousands of people for her beauty since she was a child.

It's just that some people are born self-centered and always like to blame other people for their mistakes.

After this incident, almost the whole Zhang family came today.

After encountering such a big change, Zhang Luan and his wife also tried their best to persuade their unruly daughter who accepted death, hoping that she could understand the current situation.

"Why can he not canonize me as queen?"

"From ancient times to the present, it is the etiquette for a princess to be canonized as a queen!"

"How can I not be angry? It was you who said you could support me as queen, so I married into the Zhu family!"

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Zhang Yujiao seemed to be still angry, and Zhang Luan and his wife couldn't listen to anything they said. They even revealed an unknown secret and shouted in the room.

Zhang Luan was an out-and-out Imperial College student. He and Zhang Qi were apprenticed to Zhang Zhangjin, the then Jiaocheng edict, and later went to the Imperial College to study with Zhang Qi in the name of Xiang Jin.

Although he failed in the imperial examinations many times, last year the father officially entered the officialdom because of the daughter's superiority.

Zhang Luan knew that these were taboo words, so he begged directly: "My little ancestor, please keep your voice down, you will lose your head if you say these words!"

Regarding the selection of her daughter as the Crown Princess, although it was said that the Empress Dowager Zhou personally selected her, there were only three candidates who could actually enter, and they could all be interfered with behind the scenes.

Not to mention that the Empress Dowager Zhou would also be influenced by the Zhou family. If Zhang Yujiao were to find two Feng sisters to accompany her, the Empress Dowager would not cheat her grandson like that.

Although it has long been an open secret to push a woman with a civil servant background into the palace to become a queen, after all, it is a taboo thing, but it can only be planned quietly but cannot be spoken out.

Now if my daughter really wants to reveal the matter, once she is held accountable by His Majesty, then the Zhang family will definitely be held accountable, and may even end up like Marquis Qingyun.

"Get out! You all get out! You are not my family at all!" Zhang Yujiao roared loudly again when she saw that her parents were not on her side.

When Zhang Luan saw that he could not persuade his daughter, he couldn't help scolding his wife: "You have spoiled all women. I really want to divorce you!"

"Are you blaming me? Who treated her like a treasure right after she was born?" Jin's eyes suddenly widened, and she asked in a tit-for-tat tone.

Zhang Luan didn't think it was his fault, but continued to blame: "It is natural for me to spoil my first child. As a mother, you should teach her more!"

"When my daughter is three years old, you go to a fortune teller and tell her that she is a golden phoenix. You even touch her with a finger and you scold me for a long time. How do you ask me to teach you?" Jin has a fierce temper and immediately argued with her hands on her hips. road.

Zhang Luan was not a very articulate person, but he choked out one word: "Shrew!"

"You are a sour scholar. I was blind before I fell in love with you! Back then, they said you were the top scholar, but you failed to pass the exam for most of your life. In the end, you still relied on your daughter to get a job!" Jin also said After enduring it for twenty years, he said angrily and sarcastically.

Zhang Heling, Zhang Yanhe and Zhang Yuling were all here today. They were used to their parents' quarrels, but they didn't expect that things would end up like this.

They originally thought that their sister had already eaten up the stupid prince to death, but who knew that she would actually pull this trick, and it would be the first strange thing in this dynasty for a prince to not be canonized as queen.

Now it was not only his sister's position as queen that was affected. If their father was not the father-in-law of the country, then naturally they would not be able to become the uncle-in-law. In the end, they were even inferior to the Wang family.

Zhang Yuling is only fifteen years old now, and she is looking timidly at her parents who are already fighting.

She vaguely felt that the problem was that on the night when the prince fell into the water, the prince's brother-in-law doted on his sister so much. As a result, the prince's brother-in-law fell into the water and did not receive any attention from his sister.

Around that time, the prince's brother-in-law already felt chilled.

In fact, she also knew that her sister was a proud and arrogant person who wanted to marry a man with both civil and military skills, so she didn't necessarily like the prince's brother-in-law that much.

But now that things have reached this point, it seems that we can't blame the prince's brother-in-law. Just like her biological mother is obviously very good to her father, but his father has always been indifferent to her, so she also hopes that her biological mother can be indifferent to her father.

After all, history has gone awry. Crown Princess Zhang Yujiao failed to take the position of queen as she wished, and the capital has lost the evil-doing Zhang family. It seems that the royal line will not be extinct.

cough!

It was at this time that Guo Yong came to the courtyard gate and coughed lightly at the same time.

Zhang Heling turned around and saw Guo Yong. Although he didn't know Guo Yong, he knew from his clothes that he was a high eunuch who was delivering orders, so he immediately went inside to report.

After all, she was not spoiled into the perverse and domineering temper she had in her previous life. Now she still knew the seriousness of the matter and immediately begged her sister to stop saying those rebellious words.

Zhang Yujiao slowly calmed down when she saw her parents quarreling and fighting.

Originally, her biggest support was that Zhu Youtang's temperament was honest and easy to control, but since Zhu Youtang ascended the throne, he seemed to have become a different person.

As for the foreign aid that she had always been proud of, she chose to remain silent when faced with Emperor Hongzhi's refusal to anoint her as queen according to etiquette, which made her realize that these foreign aids might only be able to share wealth and wealth but not hardship.

Apart from hating Zhu Youtang for being a heartless traitor, Zhang Yujiao now seems unable to take revenge on Zhu Youtang. She can't even scratch Zhu Youtang's face like her mother did.

"Crown Princess, please come out and receive the order!" Although Guo Yong did not like this hot-tempered Crown Princess, he stood at the door and said businesslikely.

Although Zhang Luan felt sorry for losing his position as head of state, he was even more concerned about the lives of his family. He hurriedly urged Zhang Yujiao: "Quick! Quick! Take the order quickly!"

"Daughter, let's go out. I'm begging you!" Jin also appeared at the official's house, but she knew that things couldn't be delayed, so she begged.

Zhang Yujiao's pretty face was slightly cold, but she still followed her mother to the courtyard.

Zhang Luan is an adult who understands the ways of the world. He immediately stuffed money into Guo Yong's sleeve and asked, "Eunuch, what did your Majesty say? But you want to deal with the Crown Princess?"

"His Majesty missed the old friendship and decided to enthrone you as a noble concubine. However, if you refuse to accept the decree, I'm afraid I will have to move out of the Sixth Palace!" Guo Yong looked up at Zhang Yujiao and revealed.

"Isn't that going to the cold palace?" When Jin heard this, he was shocked and said.

this……

Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanhe have been relying on their sister's name to run rampant in the imperial capital recently. If their sister is thrown into the cold palace, they may be retaliated immediately, so they immediately looked at each other in fear.

Guo Yong did not answer, but he knew that this was indeed the last chance His Majesty gave Zhang Yujiao.

If Zhang Yujiao still doesn't know how to cherish it and continues to make trouble, then she will definitely lose her imperial concubine.

In fact, he felt that His Majesty was still soft-hearted. Just because of the Crown Princess's behavior at the Zhengdan Banquet yesterday, it was not an exaggeration to say that she was directly thrown into the cold palace.

Of course, if His Majesty directly relegates the Crown Princess to the cold palace, such an act would indeed be too ruthless and would also have an adverse impact on his personal reputation.

Now that His Majesty has given the Crown Princess the title of Royal Concubine, it undoubtedly demonstrates His Majesty's magnanimity, and no one can find fault with her.

"Hurry, take the order quickly!" Zhang Luan urged his daughter as he realized that this would be his last chance.

Zhang Yujiao is a woman with a stubborn temper, but she directly expressed her position angrily: "If it is not for the canonization of the queen, I will not accept the order at all!"

ah?

When Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanhe heard their sister's statement, they immediately felt like a disaster was imminent.

Snapped!

At this moment, a loud slap suddenly came, which shocked everyone present, and then everyone looked at Zhang Luan in disbelief.

Jin's eyes seemed to pop out of her head, but she knew that from the time her eldest daughter was born to now, none of her husbands had spoken loudly, let alone beating or scolding her.

"You dare to hit me?" Zhang Yujiao touched her sore face and stared at her father in disbelief.

Zhang Luan's hands were trembling slightly, but he knew that this slap had to be given for the sake of the entire Zhang family.

Not to mention that his daughter had done something wrong, but he had always witnessed Zhu Youtang's iron-blooded tactics, and even went to watch the execution of Marquis Qingyun that day.

Zhang Luan knew that he doted on his eldest daughter too much, so he faced the hateful look and said: "Do you really want to kill our family before you are willing to do it? The two important ministers copied the family as soon as they asked. Qingyun Hou Just kill him if you say so, there is still no explanation for the Four Seasons Restaurant incident!"

Jin originally wanted to protect her daughter, but she also felt that the matter was serious, so she began to coax her unruly and willful eldest daughter.

"Okay, for the sake of your Zhang family, I accept the order, but I will not have you as my father in the future!" Zhang Yujiao's tears fell, and she expressed her position with a bit of coldness.

When Zhang Luan heard about the careful upbringing over the years, tears fell unconsciously. Just for the sake of the entire Zhang family and the lives of his entire family, he did not feel any regret.

After Guo Yong accepted the kneeling ceremony, he unfolded the bright yellow imperial edict in his hand and said: "The emperor is destined to be blessed by heaven. The edict says: Crown Princess Zhang relies on Roujia and bows respectfully. She is now canonized as Imperial Concubine Shu. I appreciate this!"

From Crown Princess to Shu Guifei, although they are all concubines, the former is the official wife of a country's crown prince, while the latter can only be classified as the emperor's side chamber, so it is considered a downgrade.

It's just that things have come to this point. Just because of the cup-throwing behavior at the Zhengdan Banquet yesterday, it is already a blessing among misfortunes to be canonized as a noble concubine.

Besides, now that I have the position of a noble concubine, it’s hard to say what will happen in the future.

Looking at the recent emperors of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chenghua and Emperor Jingtai were not descended from the empress. Even the orthodox emperor was said to have been adopted by empress Sun.

"I thank you for your kindness, long live my emperor!" Zhang Luan finally let go of his hanging heart and bowed his thanks in a formal manner.

Zhang Yujiao took the imperial edict, but the angry look on her face did not change, but she walked towards her room and said: "I will kick everyone out of here!"

Guo Yong found that he was about to be kicked out, but he was too lazy to care about it, so he followed Zhang Luan and made concessions.

Zhu Youtang learned that Zhang Yujiao did not have any more troubles, which was a relief.

He knew that in the original historical trajectory, although Zhang Yujiao caused Zhu Youtang to die, she was ultimately the founder of imperial monogamy that the world longed for, so he did not want to make things too extreme.

The National Day has a five-day holiday and a ten-day holiday for the Lantern Festival.

From the first day of the Lunar New Year to the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, this will be a holiday for the emperor and all officials.

Although he was on vacation, Zhu Youtang did not rest, but had already begun to plan how to change this dynasty, intending to take the opportunity of changing the Yuan Dynasty to start making a fuss about some things.

At the beginning of taking the throne, he had to act timidly and beware of excessive backlash from other forces. But now that he has the military camp in hand, he has torn off the hypocritical mask of the civil service group, but it is time to promote a strong country and enrich the people.

Zhu Youtang's focus was on the military, so the first measure was: "This is the year when I changed the Yuan Dynasty. In order to stabilize the country and continue the temple, I specially added Wu Enke, Kexiang in February, and Huixiang in July. Another special charter Each magistrate and county recommends a person who can carry an eighty-pound sword, and each locality will confirm and verify that he is correct and send it to the capital. Once he passes the examination, the magistrate will give him a first-class rating!"