Chapter 267 I don’t agree!

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 267 I don’t agree!

Wealth, violence, voice.

This is not the essence of power, but the basic composition of power. These three things can be extended infinitely, have countless arrangements, and can also derive countless combinations of interests.

These three things are just a general summary, and the reality is far more complicated than this.

Today's Ming Dynasty is poor in nature, but it is the treasury, internal funds, and the emperor who are poor.

The gentry with the right to speak controlled a lot of wealth.

What is a gentry? Scholars, country squires. Of course, this also includes a huge bureaucratic group.

After the Tumubao Incident, the Ming Dynasty lost a large number of military officers and nobles. Yu Qian took charge of the overall situation and commanded the Jingying camp. He was the Minister of War and the governor of the Jingying military affairs. From then on, he created a model for the Ming Dynasty of civilian military command.

In the early Ming Dynasty, military power from top to bottom was under the command of the Five Army Governor's Mansion. The Five Army Governor's Mansion was under the direct jurisdiction of the emperor, and the Ministry of War was just a decoration.

But now, the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion? That's bullshit.

Without a document from the Ministry of War, the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army would be incomparable if he could dispatch just one soldier.

Under such circumstances, the emperor still had decision-making power in state affairs and military matters. This can only be attributed to the improvement of the system. The Ming Dynasty was really a dynasty with a high degree of imperial power.

But the emperor did not really have this so-called decision-making power. Whenever something happened, the emperor had to discuss it with his courtiers.

Without involving the selfish interests of the courtiers, without touching the selfishness of the courtiers, we all worried about the country and the people, and for the sake of the world and all sentient beings, shouting a few words about our emperor's sage.

At this moment, the emperor speaks of the Constitution of Heaven, which is divine and holy. But if selfishness and self-interest are involved, go to hell with the emperor.

Then the emperor and his ministers will start a game, each using their own methods to see who is more clever, either you compromise or I give in.

When it comes to playing tricks on the mind, the Taoist man behind is definitely one of the best.

But Zhu Houzhao was simply short-sighted. He was not even qualified to carry the shoes of his cousin in terms of power. He only knew how to command troops and use military power to suppress others. It would not be too much to be played to death later.

That's it, he still wants fame.

Take a shower and go to sleep.

"If your highness really wants fame, then your highness must make sure that the entire house is yours."

"A house? What house?"

Zhu Houzhao had that stupid expression on his face, and he really looked like a mentally retarded person. Xia Yuan raised his eyebrows and looked at him, vaguely seeing the words flashing above his head, IQ minus ten, IQ minus ten.

After a long time, Zhu Houzhao asked: "Does the house also represent something?"

It's okay, my IQ hasn't dropped below the passing line, so there's still hope.

"What do you think it means?"

"Court?"

Okay, now it’s reduced to below the passing line.

"The imperial court is just a few palaces and a few government offices. The houses are the people and the people's hearts."

In Kunning Palace.

Empress Zhang pursed her lips and remained silent. Emperor Hongzhi sat aside and remained silent. After a while, he finally spoke: "If Shujun feels something is inappropriate, just speak up."

"Since Your Majesty has already considered it, how can I dare to feel inappropriate?"

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After a moment of silence, Zhu Youtang spoke up: "I know Shujun has complaints, but I also consider the overall situation."

"My concubine, who can't be aggrieved for the sake of the overall situation? Besides, she is just an adopted daughter, so she deserves to be aggrieved. Her adoptive father is an emperor, and she thinks about the overall situation all day long."

When talking about the words adopted daughter and adopted father, Empress Zhang bit her tongue very hard, and her eyes were full of dissatisfaction.

After a moment of silence, Zhu Youtang said: "You, a woman, don't understand the affairs of the court."

"I am a country fool. I don't understand anything, but I know how to care for my children."

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After being rebuked several times, Emperor Hongzhi fell silent again, but Empress Zhang kept chattering, "I don't believe it. The ministers below are still clamoring to disagree after the decree is issued. I don't believe it, who is so ignorant?" Darling, you dare to disturb my Zhu family’s affairs!

After all, this is our family matter!

Your Majesty is the emperor who speaks of the Heavenly Constitution. If you say something, who would dare not to obey? Your Majesty says it is your biological daughter, then it is your biological daughter. No one dares to argue with your Majesty, but your Majesty insists on recognizing an adopted daughter."

"They say she is an adopted daughter, but in fact she is just like her biological daughter, she is just given to me."

"How is it the same!" Queen Zhang immediately pushed back, her voice extremely angry, "Your Majesty only has a daughter, and I only have a daughter. How can the status of a biological daughter and an adopted daughter be the same?"

After being rebuffed so many times, Emperor Hongzhi knew that he was in the wrong and lost his temper for a moment. After a while, he said in a deep voice: "Prince."

As soon as the word "prince" came out of her mouth, Queen Zhang's eyes widened and she asked, "Your Majesty, for the sake of the overall situation, you have to aggrieve even Zhao'er?"

"That's not what I meant, but one day, when I leave and the prince ascends the throne, I will definitely not be able to suppress these ministers."

Having said this, Zhu Youtang's face showed a bit of sadness. Today, the prince came to court for the first time to listen to politics, and he was very disappointed.

He has an impetuous nature, and his emotions and anger are all reflected in his appearance. Not only does he have no scheming, but he is also short-sighted and has no air of a human being.

When he ascends to the throne in the future, he will not be allowed to let those ministers play with the applause. I am afraid that he will not even be able to hold power and will have to let others lead him.

"Why can't you suppress it? When Zhao'er becomes emperor, will the ministers be able to rebel?"

Hearing this, Zhu Youtang became even more worried. The queen was obviously careless and didn't understand the affairs of the court at all. After Zhao'er ascended the throne, as the queen, she would not be able to help, so now the mother and son would give in together. People play with applause.

Thinking of this, Emperor Hongzhi felt the urge to create another trumpet and have a second child.

I sighed quietly in my heart, fortunately I still have a son-in-law.

Have a scheming mind, know the advantages and disadvantages, know the gains and losses, and know how to advance and retreat.

Although he was born in the imperial examination and was a civil servant, he jumped out of the entangled Enfu and the barriers of teachers. His relationship with the prince was both teacher and friend, and they were close friends. Today, he stood on the opposite side of those court officials.

The prince was so heartless that he could only let his son-in-law help him in the court.

And if you want to keep your son-in-law in the court, you can only wrong your daughter.

"Zhao'er will need help in the future, otherwise he may not be able to survive alone. Xia Yuan is my son-in-law, and he has a sworn relationship with the prince. With him assisting the prince, I can rest assured, and so can Shujun.

But if the decree of his own daughter is enacted, according to regulations, the consort must be given a title, and then Xia Yuan will have no choice but to withdraw from the court and become an idle consort with no official position."

"When Zhao'er ascends the throne in the future, if there is no one to assist him, he will definitely be constrained. Not to mention Zhao'er, I often compromise with the ministers on state affairs, and sometimes I lose my temper when I return to the palace. This Shujun I also know it.”

Seeing that Queen Zhang seemed a little moved, Zhu Youtang continued: "What's more, although she is adopted as an adopted daughter, her surname is Zhu, which is no different from her biological daughter."

"What about the princess title?"

Emperor Hongzhi was speechless for a while, and finally wriggled his lips a few times and said: "In terms of raising a daughter, I'm afraid it's unreasonable to grant a princess the title, so I would make a princess."

"I don't agree!"

When she heard the word princess, Queen Zhang immediately became furious. She felt aggrieved and uncomfortable, and tears welled up in her eyes. "Why should my daughter be an adopted daughter or princess? I won't agree."

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"Although she is a princess, she can enjoy the gifts of a princess. Besides, Shujun and I both know that Xiurong does not have the name of a princess, but she has the reality of a princess."

"I don't agree." Queen Zhang firmly disagreed, "It's okay to adopt a daughter, but I don't even want to give you the title of princess. Your Majesty is so cruel, but I am not!"
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