Cao Zhengchun brought the head eunuch of Cining Palace to the East Chamber for interrogation.
Inside the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
The two Empress Dowager looked at Shangguan Haitang and said,""Hou 'er, let this little guard follow this widow to Cining Palace. This widow has some things to tell this little guard.”
"Hou 'er, don't worry. This widow will only say a few words to her and let her go.”
Zhu Zaihou listened to Empress Dowager Fang's words and turned to Shangguan Haitang.""Follow the Empress Dowager to Cining Palace. Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, you can return to The Best Manor.”
"Yes."
The Ming Dynasty was at war with the Tartar Kingdom.
Zhu Zaihou still needed information on The Best Manor.
Empress Dowager Fang understood what Zhu Zaihou meant. Shangguan Haitang could go to Cining Palace, but she could not stay in the palace.
If that was the case, Shangguan Hai Tang was definitely not the person who had bewitched the Emperor. If Shangguan Hai Tang had bewitched the Emperor, why would the Emperor let her leave the Palace?
Huang Jin, the eunuch of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, stood outside the palace, feeling uneasy.
What happened in the palace was simply shocking.
The Chief Eunuch of Cining Palace had been brought to the East Chamber for interrogation by Cao Zhengchun. If anything were to happen during the interrogation, it was likely that a huge storm would rise in the palace again.
"Mother, consort mother, your son still has memorials to review. Let Shangguan Hai Tang follow mother to Ci Ning Palace.”
Zhu Zaihou continued to read the memorial.
For Zhu Zaihou, the most important thing now was to deal with the war between the Ming Dynasty and the Tartars.
If the Ming Empire was defeated.
Everything was over!
Not to mention enjoying life in the harem, even survival would be a problem.
Empress Dowager Fang and Empress Dowager Du saw that the Emperor continued to read the memorials and did not disturb him anymore. The two Empress Dowager and Shangguan Haitang left the Palace of Heavenly Purity and returned to the Palace of Compassion.
They also felt the country that the emperor was carrying.
The country was Zhu Zaihou's everything!
If the country was lost from Zhu Zaihou's hands, then he would be the ruler of a subjugated country. What would happen to the ruler of a subjugated country?
A happy Duke An Le was already the best outcome.
All the rulers of the fallen countries had become stray dogs and died tragically in the chaotic army!
How miserable was his outcome?
The prince was killed and the princess was humiliated!
After the two Empress Dowager left the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Zhu Zaihou gave an imperial edict to the eunuchs and guards.
Zhu Zaihou would never allow such a thing to happen to him. His country must be impregnable and his country must be prosperous!
Don't blame the Emperor for being heartless!
Because the emperor carried the country on his back!
Because the emperor carried the sun and moon on his shoulders, carrying the world!
Zhu Zaihou bent over the table to read the memorial and no longer cared about other things.
……
After the imperial guards sent the two Empress Dowager back to Cining Palace, Empress Dowager Fang kept Shangguan Haitang by her side and asked about some matters inside and outside the palace.
Shangguan Haitang answered fluently.
However, Empress Fang still instructed Shangguan Haitang.
"Although the Emperor is dignified, the Emperor is only a youth. If you want to climb up to the top and become rich, you must not do so. You must not hurt the Emperor's body!”
Shangguan Haitang listened to Empress Dowager Fang and understood what she meant. She swore,""Reporting to the Empress Dowager, if ChenQie seduced His Majesty, the Empress Dowager will punish her!”
"It's not impossible for you to climb onto the dragon bed, but you have to wait until His Majesty is at least fourteen years old!”
After reprimanding Shangguan Haitang, Empress Fang ordered people to escort her out of the palace.
In the evening, night fell.
In Cining Palace.
Empress Dowager Fang sat on the dragon couch and asked Empress Dowager Du anxiously,""Younger sister, did this widow do something wrong? Did this widow make Hou-er angry?”
Empress Dowager Fang also realized that she had neglected the imperial power by going to the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
In her heart, she had always treated Zhu Zaihou as a child. Therefore, she did not realize that her actions to the Palace of Heavenly Purity might have angered the emperor!
Her action of leading the crowd to the Palace of Heavenly Purity had already violated the imperial family's taboo.
However, the Emperor did not blame her.
Even so, it still made Empress Dowager Fang uneasy.
Empress Dowager Du sat beside Empress Dowager Fang and comforted her softly,"" Don't take it to heart, sister. Hou 'er will know that you've put in so much effort. I'm just afraid that the woman outside the palace will seduce His Majesty..."
"Perhaps it's because the Tartar army is pressing on the border, and Hou 'er is under too much pressure.”
"That woman called Shangguan Hai Tang doesn't seem like someone who can charm the emperor.”
Empress Dowager Du comforted Empress Dowager Fang.
In Empress Dowager Du's eyes, Zhu Zaihou was still her biological son. She did not believe that her son could do anything to his mother.
When Empress Dowager Fang heard Empress Dowager Du's words of comfort, the knot in her heart eased a lot.
"However, we have to quickly select some beautiful women with clean backgrounds to enter the palace and teach them the etiquette of the palace step by step. We can't let women outside the palace monopolize the harem!”
Empress Fang felt that the matter of the draft was imminent.
In Cining Palace, the two empress dowager discussed the matter of the selection of talents and how to prepare for the empress dowager's birthday celebration to gather some silver.
They knew that the Emperor was using troops against the Tartars and needed money. Thus, they couldn't touch the money of the Internal Affairs Office. They didn't want the Emperor to be distracted by the affairs of the harem.
Before the Empress was chosen, the Empress Dowager was in charge of the Emperor's harem. Her every word and action had to be considered for the Emperor.
……
Palace of Heavenly Purity.
After Zhu Zaihou finished reading all the memorials, he returned to Yangxin Hall to rest.
Today, he had already taught the Empress Dowager a lesson. Zhu Zaihou believed that the Empress Dowager should already know where the Emperor's bottom line was.
Zhu Zaihou was already considering the Worship Hall in the second year of Longqing.
In Yangxin Palace Hall, Zhu Zaihou lay on the dragon bed and fell asleep not long after.
The next day!
The sun was shining brightly, and it was a good day in the middle of winter.
All the officials were waiting outside the Meridian Gate for the court session.
Great Ming was currently using troops against the Tartars. In this war, Great Ming had sent five hundred thousand troops, and the Tartars had three hundred thousand troops.
A war of this scale could be said to be a war that could destroy a country.
No matter which side was defeated, they would be greatly injured. It was even possible that they would be defeated and die.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
The morning bell rang.
The Meridian Gate opened wide, and all the civil and military officials entered the Golden Palace!
Pa!
Pa!
Pa!
The sound of a whip rang out.
Emperor Longqing of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zaihou, ascended the Hall of Supreme Harmony and sat on the dragon chair. The civil and military officials knelt three times and kowtowed nine times."Greetings, Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor!”
In the main hall, Zhu Zaihou looked down at all the civil and military officials. He raised his arm and said softly,""Beloved ministers, rise!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
All the civil and military officials stood up, and the civil and military officials lined up in the court.
The Ming Empire began its court session.
When Zhu Zaihou presided over the court meeting, Zeng Xi led 500,000 troops and arrived at Jiayu Pass!
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