Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

Zhu Youtang's heart couldn't help but sink, and he silently tasted the tea in his hand.

When Niu Mengmeng saw the female officer walking towards him, he frowned slightly, but did not resist. He glared hard at Marquis Qingyun again, and then followed him out to be punished.

"Where did this slave come from? You are really lawless!" Marquis Qingyun looked at the palace maid like a little tiger and accused him angrily.

Since Emperor Chenghua inherited the throne, they, the Zhou family, have been the first relatives of the country. Since His Majesty's biological mother is no longer known, the Zhou family is still the first national relative.

Who would have thought that this little palace maid who appeared out of nowhere would contradict her like this? She was so lawless that she didn't even know how to write the word "death"!

Huh?

Zhang Yujiao had been paying attention to Zhu Youtang, but found that Zhu Youtang's eyes looked cold.

"Your Majesty, Xiaohou just made a mistake, and his words were a little offensive. Please forgive me! But there are not many people on that piece of land, and those evil people don't pay taxes, so I beg your Majesty to grant that piece of land to Xiaohou!" Zhou Shou realized that his tone just now was inappropriate, so he immediately apologized with a smile and asked again.

Zhu Youtang couldn't help but feel tired. It had been half a month since he ascended the throne, but some people still refused to take the emperor seriously.

It's just that one is his uncle and the other is his imperial grandmother. In this era ruled by Confucianism, filial piety is another insurmountable pitfall.

Zhu Youtang did not intend to slap the table directly. There are not so many angry people in the adult world. The real face is that he is sitting here and no one dares to cough.

Zhou Shou saw that Zhu Youtang ignored him, but he could only cough lightly at his sister.

At this moment, Zhu Youtang was suddenly as cold as a piece of ice, causing the place to feel a few degrees colder, and the atmosphere here seemed very depressing.

Especially the Zhou family, who had just been beaming with joy, realized that Zhou Shou had angered His Majesty. At this moment, they were too embarrassed to breathe, hoping that this matter could be turned over.

The Empress Dowager Zhou didn't think it was a big problem, but she made another request: "Your Majesty, this matter is considered to be begging you by the Imperial Grandmother, so just agree to Marquis Qingyun's request!"

She really knew Zhu Youtang's temperament very well. As long as he speaks nicely, the emperor will definitely not refuse, and he has no reason to refuse himself.

Snapped! Snapped! Snapped!

It was at this time that the sound of slapping someone's mouth came from outside.

Zhu Youtang was about to speak, but when he heard this voice, he couldn't help but shut his mouth.

He originally wanted to maintain the superficial harmony, but since the Empress Dowager protected her family and even ignored her majesty's face, how could he continue to do nothing?

Although he could stand up to protect Niu Mengmeng, and he could also take the opportunity to attack Marquis Qingyun, but apart from relieving his anger, what else could he gain?

After all, what I want to do is to be an emperor who can be intimidating just sitting here, instead of jumping up and crying for my father and mother just by stepping on my tail.

Empress Dowager Zhou thought she could control everything, but when she saw Zhu Youtang's attention turned to the palace maid who was being executed outside, she couldn't help but frown slightly.

She is not a stupid woman. What happened today was indeed her intention to favor her brother. She cut off the knot quickly and punished the palace maid who stood up to defend Zhu Youtang, just to calm things down.

But now things seem to be out of control. Although he has punished the palace maid, he has also affected his reputation.

Once this matter was publicized, his brother would certainly be guilty of disrespect, but what would be his crime if he punished the palace maid in such a biased manner?

After Zhu Youtang silently counted to ten, there was a pause outside. He turned to Huang Pan who was standing next to him and said, "It's already ten! You go out and have a look. After the cane punishment is completed, arrange for someone to send Niu Mengmeng directly to him." Go back to Qianqing Palace!"

"Yes!" Huang Pan knew that His Majesty cared about Niu Mengmeng, so he immediately followed the order and walked out.

The Zhou family present finally knew what the problem was. The Queen Mother Zhou's actions had offended the emperor, but didn't it mean that the Queen Mother Zhou could manipulate the emperor who raised him at will?

"Your Majesty, are you complaining about the emperor's grandmother teaching you?" Empress Dowager Zhou realized that the emperor beside her had indeed become different, and asked tentatively.

"How dare I blame the Imperial Grandmother! Although Marquis Qingyun was disrespectful to me just now, she is considered a loyal protector, but after all, we are in Qingning Palace, and the voice should not be so loud. The Imperial Grandmother must teach her a lesson this time!" Zhu Youtang Holding the tea cup, he calmly and calmly clarified the matter.

Disrespectful? Loyal to protect the Lord? Shouldn't the sound be so loud?

The Zhou family present were dumbfounded when they heard His Majesty's determination.

Niu Mengmeng yelling in Qingning Palace is a sin, but protecting the Lord loyally is a merit! And if Qingyun Hou is disrespectful, this is simply a life-threatening crime.

Bang!

The tea cup in the hands of the Empress Dowager Zhou fell to the ground. She thought she had everything under control, but she never expected that the emperor who raised him would turn his army around. But was this still the good grandson she had trained?

"Your Majesty, Xiao Hou was not disrespectful just now!" Zhou Shou realized the seriousness of the problem and stood up to explain.

Zhu Youtang saw the reaction of Empress Dowager Zhou, but it was not in his own interest to take the opportunity to punish Zhou Shou, so he immediately said seriously: "Emperor Grandma, five hundred hectares is not a small amount, I can agree to give it to Qingyun Hou, please grant my two requests, Queen Mother!"

When the Zhou family members present heard this, they thought this was a deal!

Empress Dowager Zhou found that the Zhu Youtang in front of her was unfamiliar, but she still said calmly: "What request?"

"Qian Yi was entrusted by my father before his death, so he has always been loyal to you! Now that I have ascended to the throne, although Qian Yi follows the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers, he is never dedicated enough. I do not want to abolish him because of his talent, so I asked the imperial grandmother to To make Qian Yi loyal to me, just say this!" Zhu Youtang saw the opportunity to seize military power and immediately demanded it.

Removing the admiral eunuch of the 12th Battalion is naturally a matter of words, but now there is no suitable eunuch on hand, and he does not want to hand over military power to the civil service group, so retaining Qian Yi is the best choice.

It's just that Qian Yi is indeed too loyal. It's not that he is disloyal to himself, but many things seem to be perfunctory. After several contacts, he still can't figure out the real situation of the 12th Regiment Camp.

However, he also prepared for the worst. If Qian Yi had been unwilling to be used by him, then he would naturally not leave Qian Yi as the admiral of the 12th Regiment Battalion.

Empress Dowager Zhou carefully examined Zhu Youtang in front of her, and nodded readily: "Okay, Ai Jia promises you that she will tell him this!"

"I thought of the imperial grandmother's decree to summon Wang Zhi back to Qingning Palace!" Seeing that Empress Dowager Zhou agreed, Zhu Youtang put forward the second condition.

Now I do not intend to adopt the military strategy of sacrificing the border areas in exchange for peace in the interior. Instead, I will continue to invest manpower and material resources in the north, so I need to cultivate military talents like Emperor Chenghua did.

Wang Zhi is undoubtedly a candidate who has proven his military ability. Instead of trying to win the lottery among the eunuchs, it is better to use a ready-made one first.

In view of Wang Yue's lesson, if he directly recalled Wang Zhi, he would undoubtedly be blocked by the civil service group. It would be much easier just to recall the Empress Dowager Zhou.

Empress Dowager Zhou vaguely guessed that Zhu Youtang wanted to re-employ Wang Zhi, but this had nothing to do with her, so she readily agreed: "This is okay!"

"Marquis Qingyun, I will give you that piece of land in one month!" Zhu Youtang turned to Zhou Shou and promised after getting the satisfactory answer.

Zhou Shou laughed wildly in his heart, but he swallowed his saliva and said: "Your Majesty, there are actually thousands of people working on that land. Your Majesty is not allowed to go back on his word!"

Empress Dowager Zhou frowned slightly, but she knew that the land that her brother was interested in could not be a barren and uncultivated land.

"You have no joke!" Zhu Youtang found that there were more people than he expected. This was undoubtedly a problem, but he still chose to agree.