One and a half months after invading Xi'an, Zhu Cilang finally returned to Beijing successfully.

Chongzhen was obviously very happy and held a grand banquet in Beijing to celebrate.

Not that no one objected, some censors even directly submitted memorials to criticize Chongzhen for being too extravagant, but the big men in the court ignored these memorials in a tacit understanding.

An unknown court boss said this to someone close to him: "The Ming Dynasty needs celebration to improve morale. What has caused the disaster to the Ming Dynasty in the past ten years? What happened to a banquet? If I was five years younger, I had to let the five concubines celebrate with me for one night!"

As for Zhu Cixuan himself, he has no objection to this.

As a censor, the task at the beginning was to curse people, so what happened to let them scold them?

Some people will definitely wonder, isn’t the emperor supreme? Why do you have to keep things like a censor who is arrogant and erect to give the emperor eye drops?

Because censors are equal to a soundtrack for the official class, the impeachment and criticism of the emperor by censors is actually a reflection of the entire official class's view of the emperor.

The emperor can understand the true thoughts of officials through the memorials of the censors, and can judge the degree of acceptance or opposition to the emperor's actions by the intensity of the censors' impeachment and criticism, which will make it easier for the emperor to control the entire official class.

If there is no censor as a melodraft, it will lead to the emperor's extreme actions and officials who have no way to express their opinions will have to overturn the table and rebel.

Someone also asked, can't the officials submit memorials themselves if they have any opinions about the emperor?

Of course not. If you, a minister, directly criticize the emperor for sending memorials, wouldn’t you hurry to ask the emperor to wear small shoes for you? When you meet an emperor with a bad temper, your family will be exposed to you.

It is different for officials to behave, because the power of censors is granted by the emperor. From the capital of the Nine Five-Year-Old Cabinet to the many officials in various counties and counties, as long as the censors are dissatisfied with them, they can scold them. In short, it is "swearing people under the order."

So if Zhu Cilang really wants to kill a censor, the biggest possibility is that the censor kneels in front of Zhu Cilang with tears in his eyes: "Your Highness, I am hereby the orders of your father, grandfather, and ancestors to scold you!"

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Anyway, such a small thing doesn't matter.

After Zhu Cixuan returned to Beijing, he rested for more than two months.

The situation of fighting everywhere before is very rare for any Ming prince.

Studying in the palace every day, occasionally following the father to listen or even try to deal with some political affairs, this is what the prince should do.

The only thing that made Zhu Cilang a little uneasy was something that Empress Zhou often mentioned.

"Yan'er, you are also a sixteen-year-old, so it's time to find a princess." Empress Zhou said to Zhu Cixuan very affectionately.

Zhu Cixuan thought for a while and said, "Mother, you must find someone beautiful for your son."

Queen Zhou laughed and scolded: "The most important thing about the queen is to be upright in character!"

Zhu Cilang said seriously: "But the mother is also like a fairy. The son minister just comes to find his wife according to the mother's standards."

Queen Zhou's wonderful eyes immediately smiled into a crescent moon.

After walking out of Queen Zhou's palace, Zhu Cixuan also sighed a little: "Why is this mother, why are you just talking nonsense every day? I don't know when the princess in this palace will meet."

A voice suddenly came from the side: "I have seen Your Highness by Wang Chengen."

Zhu Ciyang was startled and said, "Eunuch Wang, why are you here?"

Wang Chengen's expression was subtle and said, "I have been waiting for Your Highness here for a while."

Zhu Cilang was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses, knowing that this old guy had probably eavesdropped on what he said just now.

So Zhu Cixuan reminded: "What I just said, Eunuch Wang must inform his father and mother as soon as possible. Do you understand?"

Wang Chengen nodded subconsciously: "Please rest assured, I will definitely keep this secret...ah?"

Wang Chengen looked at Zhu Cixuan in shock.

Zhu Cilang smiled and patted Wang Chengen on the shoulder: "Old Wang, this palace's happiness depends on you!"

Wang Chengen: “…”

Zhu Cixuan said: "By the way, Lao Wang, why are you waiting for this palace here?"

Wang Chengen then came to his senses and said, "Your Highness, Your Majesty is going to hold a combat meeting against Jiannu. Please go over and discuss it."

Zhu Cilang said oh, then suddenly realized: "The father's personality is quite anxious."

A moment later, the Imperial Study Room.

Chongzhen looked at the cabinet ministers in front of him, coughed and said seriously: "My dear friends, I came to you today for one thing."

Everyone, who had already been very quiet, suddenly became solemn, sitting upright.

Chongzhen said: "My dear friends, since the rebels such as Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng have been eliminated, should Jiannu, the rebels who steal from the Ming Dynasty and Liaodong, also send them to the road?"

Chongzhen's words are not wrong. Aisin Gioro Nurhaci was originally a chieftain among the Jianzhou Jurchen tribes who were vain to the Ming Dynasty. Just like Qin Liangyu's grandson, Sima Wannian, chieftain of the Daming Shizhu of the Daming, the "Qing Dynasty" established by the Jianzhou Jurchens is actually no different from Li Zicheng's "Dashun" and Zhang Xianzhong's "Daxi". They are all traitors who betrayed the Ming Dynasty.

However, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong "only" persisted for 16 years, and the Qing Dynasty had been in conflict with the Ming Dynasty for decades since Nurhaci's rebellion, so Chongzhen's intention to eradicate the Qing Dynasty was stronger.

But what Chongzhen didn't expect was that his voice was opposed as soon as he spoke.

The chief assistant of the cabinet, Fan Jingwen, stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the Ming Dynasty has just eliminated Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong and Zhili in the north and south are all in a mess, and they are in urgent need of rest and construction. It is really not advisable to use rash weapons. It should be a few years later, and when all parts of the Ming Dynasty are completely restored, it will be the time when the Ming Dynasty truly uses troops to Jiannu."

After Fan Jingwen finished speaking, Chongzhen's face suddenly turned a little darker.

Not only that, several other cabinet ministers, such as Li Banghua, Shi Bangyao, etc., also expressed opposition in unison, and the reasons for opposition were exactly the same as Fan Jingwen.

The Ming Dynasty really needs rest and recuperation!

Chongzhen's face turned completely dark.

Originally, Chongzhen was holding this meeting excitedly and wanted to strike while the iron was hot, but unexpectedly, he was poured with several basins of cold water on the head. The gap was too big.

Zhu Cilang watched quietly while watching, and couldn't help but shake his head secretly.

My own emperor's father is really not good.

Suddenly, Zhu Cilang's heart moved and his eyes turned to the British Duke who had just stood up.
Chapter completed!