After Princess Changping walked far away, Chong Zhen hesitated for a moment before asking,""Your Majesty, I heard from the people in the palace that the raiders in the northwest have been completely wiped out and all the lost land has been recovered?？”
"Yes, the bandit army has been eliminated. Recovering lost territory is much easier than expected! The only remaining raider force was Zhang Xianzhong from Ba Shu!”
" However, the remnants of the bandits in the northwest have retreated to Ba and Shu and have been taken in by Zhang Xianzhong. The bandits in Xian have established a puppet dynasty called Great West a few days ago…"
Zhu Cixuan shook his head helplessly.
Ba and Shu were easy to defend and difficult to attack. Zhang Xianzhong originally had 300,000 troops, and now Li Zijing had brought 100,000 troops to defect to the Xian bandits…
Ba and Shu were a huge threat!
During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei relied on the Ba and Shu regions to form the situation of the Three Kingdoms.
"Your Majesty need not worry. The current situation is much better than when you ascended the throne!”
"Back then, the capital was the only city that the Zhu Clan couldn't completely control…Sigh…"
Emperor Chongzhen patted Zhu Cixuan's shoulder and comforted him,""It's all my fault for being incompetent and leaving you with such a mess!”
"Yes, Emperor! It was you who saved the country of Da Ming! You are a hero of our Zhu family!"
Zhu Ciyan also looked at Zhu Cixuan with admiration.
This younger brother, who was one year younger than him, had already convinced him.
As the former Crown Prince, Zhu Ci Nao had received education in the ways of the Emperor since he was young. Although they had not been able to leave the Great Peace Palace during this period of time, he knew what his younger brother had done during this period of time just from the information he had heard from the palace maids and eunuchs!
Decisive killing! Swift and decisive!
Rectify the court, destroy the bandits, take control of Shanhaiguan, and recover the lost land!
In his opinion, if he were to do all these major things, any sword would take years to do.
It would take at least ten years to complete all of them!
However, this young man in front of him only used a month!
"Second brother…this is the first time I'm calling you that, and it will be the last time! I called you that just to say thank you!”
"Thank you for saving the Ming Dynasty! Thank you for saving our lives!"
Zhu Ci Xin sincerely felt that there was nothing bad about being a prince who just ate and waited for death!
When he had nothing to do, he would play with the horse pendants, read books, and raise flowers in his leisure time. Compared to the Crown Prince who had to learn this and that all day long, he was many times more relaxed!
Moreover, he was prepared to inherit his ancestor's craftsmanship and become a carpenter! (Ridiculous!)
"It would be great if you felt this way for the rest of your life!”
Zhu Cixuan thought to himself. He did not say this out loud and only said lightly," Big Brother, it's good that you don't blame me…"
Chong Zhen looked at his two sons and laughed."My Great Ming is indeed blessed by the heavens! Although I'm useless, my son is amazing!! If I had known this would happen, I would have abdicated early.”
"High Emperor, what are you saying?"
Looking at Chong Zhen's expression, Empress Dowager Zhou couldn't contain her joy.
It seemed that the High Emperor had finally gotten rid of a sore spot.
Ever since Chongzhen had abdicated, he had been accompanying Empress Dowager Zhou day and night in Kun Ning Palace.
The way the couple got along was becoming more and more like an ordinary family.
As a mother, she was happier than anyone else to see the family happy and harmonious.
Empress Dowager Zhou could be considered a righteous person.
She knew that her father's clan had been killed by her son. They had brought this upon themselves.
Between her own son and that unreasonable father, she chose the former.
……
Empress Dowager Zhou looked at Zhu Cixuan and suddenly thought of something,"Your Majesty, it's time for you to choose a concubine."
What was that?
Consort selection?
Zhu Cixuan was shocked by Empress Dowager Zhou's wild thoughts.
Was this the second person who had such thoughts today?
Damn it, isn't this world too unfriendly to single dogs?!
I'm just a child. There are three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines. How can I resist them?
Three to five would do…
Zhu Cixuan was resistant in his heart.
However, in ancient society, the order of parents was the most important!
"Even if I am the emperor, I should not be an exception…"
Yes, this is the order of my parents. I can't disobey!
Empress Dowager Zhou looked at her son's awkward request and couldn't help but laugh,"Although the emperor is decisive, he is still a child. As soon as the wedding is mentioned, he is so happy that he can't speak. And you're still smiling foolishly…"
Sigh! The child had indeed grown up!
No one knew their son better than their mother. Zhu Cixuan's little thoughts were seen through by her mother in name at a glance!
Seeing through but not saying anything, Empress Dowager Zhou persuaded,"Your Majesty! As the old saying goes, there are three ways to be unfilial, and the greatest is to have no descendants. Only by giving birth to the Dragon Son and securing the position of the Eastern Palace will your empire be considered eternal. Your country is stable, this is the blessing of the people. For the sake of the people, the emperor should choose a concubine as soon as possible!”
Empress Dowager Zhou immediately explained the importance of the wedding from a righteous point of view.
This reason was too high-sounding!？
"But I just turned fifteen this year…"
Her body had just started developing at this age?!
"Fifteen is not young anymore! The High Emperor got married at the age of fourteen, and he had Pin 'er in the second year? Moreover, the emperor still needed someone to serve him!”
"Alright, emperor, there's no need to refuse. You are the ruler of the Ming Dynasty. Don't say anything to fool mother if the Eastern Krupp has not been destroyed and has no intention of marrying. This matter will be decided by this widow, I will definitely choose some beautiful girls from noble families to be your concubines! En…this widow thinks that the two daughters of the Sun family are not bad, I heard that they are twins…"
"Then, Mother will make the decision…"
So exciting!
Zhu Cixuan felt that his heart couldn't take it anymore!
Was this the treatment of an emperor's family?
Sigh, I want to be a wise ruler, but…
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