As night comes, the wind gradually becomes cold.

Zhang Yan shivered and closed the window. The female official Xu walked in with her hands warmer and said in a voice:

"Empress, be careful of the wind."

"I know that the Empress wants to wait for Your Majesty, but the triumphant style has just finished. I should have something to do, it should be..."

Before he could finish his words, there was a sound of footsteps coming from outside.

Zhang Yan's expression that had just faded was instantly delighted and she greeted her and said:

"Is Your Majesty back?"

Sure enough, it was Zhu Youxiao who entered the door.

"Your Majesty, how about the triumphal style?" Zhang Yan sat down for serving Zhu Youxiao, took off the big hair and dismantled the armor.

Zhu Youxiao said without hesitation, and said:

"It's hard to remove my armor, so let Xu come."

After hearing this, the female official Xu was about to move forward.

Zhang Yan said, "I have taken off this armor several times and am familiar with it. As long as your Majesty is in Kunning Palace, I will serve Your Majesty."

Zhu Youxiao had no choice but to nod in agreement with a smile.

After seeing this, Zhang Yan seemed very happy. While carefully disassembling the armor buckle, she asked again:

"Your Majesty, how about the triumphal sensation?"

Zhu Youxiao said: "It's better than what I thought. The Ministry of War and the Cabinet handle this matter well and should be rewarded."

"That's good, I'll be relieved." Zhang Yan smiled and said, "I have ordered all palaces and bureaus to reduce expenses to save your Majesty."

Zhu Youxiao leaned against the couch and looked sideways:

“It really doesn’t have to.”

"Although the military expenditure is nearly 10 million, I can still afford this amount of money. Besides, I already have the idea of ​​filling this deficit in my mind."

Hearing this, the female official Xu smiled with relief and consciously retreated.

"Oh?" Zhang Yan said when Xu's entirely walked out:

"What do you think of your Majesty?"

Zhu Youxiao didn't think much about it and said directly:

"Shan Shang."

These two words are enough to illustrate the importance of this matter.

Zhang Yan was startled and her hands were stunned, and she said in disbelief: "What Your Majesty said is, are those Shanxi merchants who are rich enough to rival the country?"

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said calmly: "It's them."

"During the Battle of Hetao, the imperial court's military expenditure was short of money, but these Shanxi merchants were in a mess and raised the price of grain, which made a big profit."

"I dealt with the Fan family in Zhangjiakou in the second year of Tianqi, just to warn them and let them take it as a warning."

"I don't want to do this, after only three years, my scars have healed and forgotten the pain."

Zhang Yan thought about it and said seriously:

"These Shanxi merchants are quite large. It is said that there are several of them, and they also have old friends with many ministers in the court. Your Majesty must be careful!"

Zhu Youxiao nodded subconsciously, then looked at Zhang Yan in surprise, but couldn't help but ask:

"How do you know this?"

Zhang Yan was stunned for a moment and smiled:

"Unless there is nothing to do in the inner palace during the New Year, I think I am idle, so I might as well try my best to share my worries for Your Majesty Duoduo."

"So it's always good to know more about all parties."

Zhu Youxiao nodded again and suddenly asked:

"You know everything, then I want to hear what you think."

Zhang Yan thought for a while and said, "Although the Shanxi merchants are large in size, they are not all very harmonious. Everyone has their own ideas."

"Your Majesty should be able to defeat one by one, just like dealing with Xilu and Jiannu, you can get it right."

"Of course, your Majesty may choose the second one."

Zhu Youxiao became interested and looked at her and said:

"What?"

Zhang Yan felt her straight gaze, her face turned red, and she said with a squeak:

"Your Majesty holds military power, and the court officials dare not oppose Your Majesty. They ask Wei Zhongxian to set up a name and send troops to suppress them directly."

What did Old Wei keep it for? She even knows this...

Zhu Youxiao was secretly surprised, but he didn't expect that Zhang Yan would learn from her so quickly during the period in the harem.

The Queen Yi'an, who was originally influenced by Confucian culture in history, disappeared, and replaced it with Zhang Yan, who is now full of scheming and talented.

However, no matter how surprised Zhang Yan was, Zhu Youxiao was very happy for her.

It seems that my initial arrangement has already been effective.

Zhu Youxiao was excited when he remembered the triumphal movement during the day. He held Zhang Yan in his arms and kissed him without warning.

Zhang Yan's cheeks were extremely red, but she also wrapped her arms around Zhu Youxiao's head and neck, closed her eyes, and kissed her affectionately.

......

Kunning Palace is full of spring scenery, the lights in the capital are deserted, and the streets and alleys are cold.

The falling snow in the open night was shining with the new sunlight, shining with a flash in colorful light, and then melted into a drop of morning dew on the eaves of the windows of the King of Xin's Mansion.

Zhu Youjian, sixteen years old this year, got up and entered the inner hall. He saw the two maids given to him by Emperor Tianqi, who had been waiting for a long time.

Then, the corner of his mouth moved and walked in as if nothing had happened.

One maid held the hot soup, the other maid held a silver plate, with three white veils on it and one osmanthus soap for daily washing.

"Your Highness, you are awake."

Zhu Youjian yawned while walking, and said, "I'm awake. You can wait for me to wash up first. I'll talk about anything later."

The two maids frowned and approached each other, bowed to Zhu Youjian, placed the silver plates and waited for washing.

But he didn't expect that Zhu Youjian sat on the table and said nothing, and his eyelashes flashed and said:

"My throat hurts."

"How come your throat hurts?" A maid said, "Did your highness read a book in the dark again at night?"

Zhu Youjian sighed helplessly, stood up and kicked his boots, and said:

"Okay OK, you're here again!"

"I will not read books at night in the future. Is this what my emperor brother wants you to tell me?"

The two maids were amused by his appearance and suddenly they could see that they were pretending.

"Why don't your throat hurt?"

"Yes, I'm talking very carefully!"

The two maids couldn't help laughing and said as they waited for Zhu Youjian to start washing up.

One person pulled Zhu Youjian and sat on the stool. The other person picked up the silver plate to clean his face, comb his hair, and said while combing:

"It's great to be young and look straightforward!"

"Your Highness's hair is so shiny that it will be covered in a while. Just like Your Majesty, he will be a man."

"I was." Let the two women fiddled with him, and Zhu Youjian lowered his head bored and played with his fingernails.

"Yes, according to Your Majesty's wishes, Your Highness will be married to the Zhou family in Daxing County, Shuntian Prefecture next month."

The maid said, and began to deliberately pay attention to Zhu Youjian's expression.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, you will never leave your Majesty."

Zhu Youjian muttered, looked at the maid who spoke, and hurriedly got up. He took two steps, but stopped.

I saw someone coming to his eyes and came in a hurry.

When the man saw Zhu Youjian, he first looked at the two maids in the room. After getting Zhu Youjian's eyes, he replied panting:

"Your Highness, Wei... the factory sent someone!"
Chapter completed!