Vermilion Oak Is Noble Consort Zhou's Bottom Line!
Zhu Yuanzhang had decreed that Zhu Li and Xu Miaojin should be betrothed, and the news naturally reached the ears of Noble Consort Zhou very quickly.
When Noble Consort Zhou learned that Zhu Yuanzhang had personally decreed the marriage, she could not help but heave a sigh of relief.
She had been worried that Zhu Li had killed the Jinyiwei. Although Zhu Yuanzhang did not pursue the matter for the sake of Zhu Biao, no one could guarantee whether there would be any aftereffects.
She was afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would impose all kinds of restrictions on Zhu Li and even weaken his power.
This was also the most important reason why Noble Consort Zhou was able to pull down her face and marry into the Xu family.
For the sake of his son, his face was naturally not worth mentioning.
As long as he was married to the Xu family, Zhu Li would be related to both Xu Zuhui and Zhu Di.
Needless to say, Xu Zuhui was the princess consort of the King of Yan, Zhu Di. Xu Miaoyun was also Xu Miaojin's elder sister.
Noble Consort Zhou wanted to increase her son's connections and resources as much as possible.
They were both vassal kings, and their wives were sisters, so the relationship between Zhu Li and Zhu Di would become subtle.
At least, when the vassal kings united to target Zhu Li, the most powerful Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, would have scruples.
He had to be wary of Princess Xu Miaoyun's opinion, right?
Zhu Li was not only Zhu Di's younger brother, but also Xu Miaoyun's brother-in-law.
If Zhu Di was removed, the threat of the other vassal kings to Zhu Li would be minimized.
To be able to think so much, Noble Consort Zhou could be said to have put in a lot of effort.
Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang had personally decreed a marriage for Zhu Li, and it was to the third daughter of the Xu family. It meant that the previous matter had been completely turned over.
This was definitely good news and naturally made Noble Consort Zhou heave a sigh of relief.
However, before Noble Consort Zhou could rejoice, her cousin Zhou Yu and a few brothers suddenly entered the palace to look for him.
Before the battle at Poyang Lake, although Noble Consort Zhou's family had been harmed by Chen Youliang, there were still many relatives who had survived.
After Noble Consort Zhou entered the palace, these original relatives also entered the court as officials one after another, or entered the Ming army, and their status also rose along with it.
It could be said that Noble Consort Zhou was not alone in the Imperial Court.
Zhou Yu is a civil servant, the official worship for the Ministry of War left assistant minister.
The reason why Noble Consort Zhou was able to wrestle with Huaixi's nobility was mainly because of her cousin's position in the Ministry of War, which was why she was able to control the Huaixi nobility.
In addition, Zhou Yu had a total of five brothers.
Boss died protecting Zhu Yuanzhang in the Poyang Lake water battle.
He was ranked second.
The third son, Zhou Xian, and the fourth son, Zhou Li, later became generals of the imperial court army. They later entered the Five Armies Governor's Office and served as deputy generals and generals under Duke Cao.
As for the fifth brother, Zhou Mao, he was now the head of the Ministry of Revenue and was only a sixth-grade official.
However, Zhou Mao was the youngest, only 28 years old.
Zhu Li's uncle was only a few years older than him. As long as he did not make any mistakes in the future, his future would be limitless as long as he relied on the relationship between Noble Consort Zhou and his brothers.
The four brothers went to the palace to meet Noble Consort Zhou at the same time for the reason of visiting relatives, which also surprised Noble Consort Zhou.
"Second brother, why are you all here?”
"Did something happen?”
Noble Consort Zhou suddenly saw the four brothers enter the palace together, and she suddenly had a bad premonition.
One had to know that although they were relatives, they did not have many opportunities to enter the palace every year. Most of the time, they exchanged letters.
Even if they wanted to meet, they would only meet one or two people in private. It was really rare to see so many people together!
"Don't you know?"
"The news has already spread among the Huaixi dignitaries that His Majesty intends to send our nephew to the north of Wala!”
The third brother, Zhou Xian, immediately told Noble Consort Zhou about the news he had heard.
"Not only Huaixi dignitaries, but even the civil officials are discussing this matter.”
"It is said that because of this matter, His Highness the Crown Prince and His Majesty even had a serious disagreement. The two of them even had a big fight in the imperial garden!”
Zhou Yu added.
Upon hearing this, Noble Consort Zhou's expression instantly changed!
Let Zhu Li go to the northern expedition to Wala?
What did Zhu Yuanzhang mean?
In Da Ming's current situation, could he still withstand the consumption of war?
One had to know that Lan Yu had just returned from the northern expedition not long ago!
The imperial court had yet to recover, and Zhu Yuanzhang wanted Zhu Li to attack Wala. Was this not a joke?
"Don't worry too much."
"Fortunately, His Highness the Crown Prince does not approve of letting the King of Han go north at this time. His Majesty must have expected His Highness 'opinion, so he did not mention the northern expedition in the court these two days.”
Zhou Yu looked at Noble Consort Zhou's ugly expression and hurriedly reminded her.
"That's right, Your Highness the Crown Prince is for the country and the people. He knows how to share the happiness of the people and to bestow grace upon the world.”
"Regarding the northern expedition, the Crown Prince will definitely not be able to pass!”
"Since His Majesty cares so much about the Crown Prince, he will definitely take into account his thoughts.”
Zhou Xian also persuaded.
When Noble Consort Zhou heard this, her expression eased up quite a bit.
As long as Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't put this matter on the table and hadn't made up his mind to go north, then there was still a chance.
As a mother, she naturally did not want her son to be in any danger.
No matter how capable Zhu Li was, even if he had the ability to destroy Wala, it was not a reason for him to take the risk.
She could risk her life to sacrifice for the common people and the Ming Dynasty, but when it came to Zhu Li, that was her bottom line.
There was no mother who didn't feel sorry for her son.
She didn't know what Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking. Was Zhu Li not enough to deter the Tartars by guarding the Northwest?
Why did they have to mobilize so many troops to go north?
Zhou Yu and the others entered the palace this time because they wanted to discuss with Noble Consort Zhou to see how they could help Zhu Li.
Although their uncles did not have much contact with Zhu Li on normal days, and Zhu Li did not have any contact with him after he became a vassal, it was all because of the relationship between Noble Consort Zhou and Zhu Li that they were able to obtain official positions in the court and get to where they were today.
Of course, the main reason was Zhu Li's relationship.
A vassal king was far more important than an imperial concubine!
Therefore, Zhu Li represented the future hope of the Zhou family!
Only when Zhu Li was well could the Zhou family follow the rise of the boat and expand their family.
Thus, when Zhou Yu and the others heard that Zhu Yuanzhang was going to send Zhu Li to the Northern Expedition, they entered the palace together and quickly found Noble Consort Zhou.
Actually, they weren't the only ones who couldn't figure it out. Even Huaixi Xun Gui was confused.
At this moment, in the Lan Manor, a group of Huaixi generals led by Lan Yu and Chang Sheng were still discussing the reason!
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