Zhu Houzhao did not make any breakthrough in controlling absolute power, so he made a fuss about eating, drinking and having fun.

Zhu Houzhao is a genius in enjoyment. When he was the prince of the East Palace, he would try every possible way to play whatever he wanted, not to mention that no one is disciplined now?

It is common for leaving the palace to be common. Zhu Houzhao even occasionally stayed outside the palace for two or three days before returning. It was not a day or two, but several consecutive days. Later, it was difficult for those ministers to see the emperor.

Afterwards, Zhu Houzhao felt bored, and Liu Jin came up with a good idea, which was to move delicious and fun things to the palace to save him from being tired of leaving the palace.

Zhu Houzhao entrusted Liu Jin to do this. Liu Jin was good at this, and there were still a bunch of people around him to flatter and flatter him, so soon the palace became chaotic.

When Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and other ministers learned about the situation, they were ready to teach the little emperor a lesson so that he could know the truth that starting a business is more difficult.

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang called Xie Qian, Zhang Mao, Ma Wensheng, Liu Daxia, Zhang Sheng and other ministers to Wenhua Hall. Taking advantage of the day when the saints were not allowed to face the saints that day, they made arrangements to discuss how to make the new emperor "turn to justice."

Li Dongyang, as the host, made his opening remark: "...Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, except for the national mourning, he has rarely been in charge of the court and has become more and more serious recently. He has stopped court for many days and even refused to tell him the reason. It is rumored in the palace that His Majesty has left the palace continuously and has not returned at night."

"You are all ministers who were entrusted by the former emperor on his deathbed. Now that Your Majesty is so chaotic, what do you think?"

Zhang Mao frowned and said, "Binzhi, don't hear from this kind of thing. If such a thing really happens, the cabinet should inform the Queen Mother, how can we discuss it privately?"

Zhang Mao is an old fox. He knew that attending such a gathering was in ban. The emperor was not there, and the important officials contacted him privately to discuss how to teach the emperor. It would be harmful to his reputation if he heard about it. When the emperor knew about it, he would make such a statement. Even if he didn't know for the time being, he would not let him go after the emperor was full of wings.

Li Dongyang said: "Mr. Zhang, this matter has already involved the stability of the Ming Dynasty. Can you and I be subjects? Can you ignore it?"

Zhang Mao waved his hand with a smile, meaning that this kind of thing has nothing to do with me, so you can discuss it yourself.

Li Dongyang looked at Xie Qian and asked, "Shangshu Xie has been recuperating at home these days. I wonder if he heard about the things in the palace?"

Regarding his scheming and sleek behavior, no one in the court came from Xie Qianzhi. He asked curiously: "What's wrong? Binzhi, have your Majesty stopped court these days? I was sick and uncoordinated and had not attended court for many days. I didn't know about this. What do you think of this?"

Xie Qian doesn't want to be involved in this kind of thing.

Whether it is advising the emperor or complaining to Empress Dowager Zhang, it is all a matter of offending people. In the Ming Dynasty, the surname Zhu is the whole country. Even if the emperor makes trouble, he will not do evil and resent. Now the government is firmly controlled by Liu Jian and Li Dongyang. Xie Qian does not think that Zhu Houzhao's out of the palace can bring the Ming Dynasty to annihilate.

Li Dongyang's face was dark and he took the initiative to express his attitude: "We must advise the Empress Dowager and ask the Empress Dowager to advise Your Majesty. If necessary, our ministers should kneel down and advise!"

Zhang Sheng, Minister of Rites, hesitated a little: "Master Li, now His Majesty is leaving the palace is just a rumor. If you kneel down and give advice, is it too much? In fact, as long as Your Majesty returns to the court and listens to the government, it will be fine. After a few days of courting, some things are inconvenient to deal with. If Your Majesty changes his mind, other things... are better to let go of them for the time being!"

No one in the court was stupid. Before, Liang Chu was regarded as the first bird by Liu Jian and Li Dongyang, and he was very embarrassed by the emperor. Now Liu Jian and Li Dongyang obviously wanted to use the ministers present as gun envoys, and let the emperor return to the government by kneeling advice... To put it bluntly, it is to put pressure on the emperor, so that the emperor could not ignore the government and come back honestly as a puppet.

The old ministers who have been with the officialdom for decades are all very clear about the current situation and do not want to be involved in this dispute between the court, because no matter who is in the end, they have no practical benefits, and they should live their lives as well.

Seeing that Zhang Sheng came forward to express his opinion, he was just persuading Zhu Houzhao to return to the court without making any other advice, Liu Jian said, "I heard that Your Majesty has summoned the outsiders of the palace to the palace and lived in Xiefang Hall for a while. These people rest during the day, and at night, they formed a street market in Xiefang Hall, which was extremely noisy... Do you think that Your Majesty is doing this by a wise king?"

The court officials present usually don't handle the work in the palace and are very surprised to hear the news.

Liu Daxia asked: "Hao Fu Liu personally asked for verification of this matter?"

Liu Jian said: "It is necessary to prove this? You left Wenhua Hall and walked a few steps to Xiefang Hall. You will know after seeing it... I just want to advise the Empress Dowager now. Please advise Your Majesty. If we don't have to kneel down and advise Your Majesty on your way, your colleagues will not have any opinions, right?"

The ministers couldn't help but look at each other.

The emperor opened the street market to the palace, which sounded ridiculous. No one stood up to oppose Liu Jian, so he made an appointment to see the situation in Xiefang Palace and then make a decision.

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On that day, Kunning Palace.

All the ministers came to Kunning Palace to ask for the meeting of Queen Mother Zhang, and proposed all kinds of absurd behaviors such as the new emperor's suspension of court, leaving the palace, opening markets in the palace, and asking Queen Mother Zhang to persuade the new emperor to act properly.

Empress Dowager Zhang had no opinion and looked at Xiao Jing who was standing beside her with help. Xiao Jing's face was full of embarrassment.

At this moment, Xiao Jingzheng secretly fought with Zhu Hou for Zhu Ci Daquan in his hand, and had no confidence to give advice to Empress Dowager Zhang.

Liu Jian made a statement: "The Empress Dowager is here, and Your Majesty has stopped court for many days. There are countless memorials in the court. The central and local government affairs are not properly handled. The emperor does not hear about the affairs of the people, and the emperor cannot submit the orders. In the long run, the country will not be in power. Please ask the Empress Dowager to take the national fortune first and advise Your Majesty to return to the court as soon as possible... and withdraw the Xiefang Palace Market from the palace gate!"

Empress Dowager Zhang was very embarrassed: "Young Master Liu, I am a wife. Regarding your Majesty, you should go to your Majesty to express your concern in person. Why do you come to this palace? The emperor arranged for you to serve as the minister of the responsible orders, hoping that you would like to give your Majesty a good idea. Now he is acting absurdly, and you must fulfill your responsibilities as a teacher!"

Empress Dowager Zhang actually knew about her son’s nonsense, but she did not stop her, and even deliberately indulged her, making Zhu Houzhao’s playfulness bigger.

Liu Jian and others came to find Empress Dowager Zhang, but they obviously found the wrong person.

Empress Dowager Zhang didn't want to persuade her son at all because she felt that her son had changed the messy place from outside the palace to inside the palace. No matter how hard she tried, she would never leave the palace. She was more secure. She always thought that Liu Jin had a good idea, but now Liu Jian said that he wanted to withdraw the palace market, which meant that his son would go out of the palace to play in the future, and she was even more worried.

Liu Jian said: "The Emperor's death entrusted him to me. I hope that His Majesty will be diligent and studious, know people and use them well, and be a wise ruler in the prosperous era. But now His Majesty not only stops court, but also has been in a long time in the morning and evening classes, and there is no more lectures on the imperial lectures every day... My ministers have not met the saint for many days, so I cannot express my thoughts to heaven. Please give the Queen Mother a clear guide..."

Empress Dowager Zhang nodded: "I know that you are working hard for you, so let's do this. When the emperor comes to pay my respects to me, I will tell him not to make trouble again. From tomorrow onwards, he will not be absent from the court meeting. As for the specific situation, you will mention it to him when you meet him at the court meeting. How about it?"

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang looked at each other... Finally, they understood that Empress Dowager Zhang didn't care about anything at all. As a mother, Empress Dowager Zhang was interested in his son in such matters. No matter how much they said, it would be futile.

Knowing that Zhu Houzhao will attend court tomorrow, Liu Jian no longer insisted. He knew that so many court officials were not a good thing to force the widow of the late emperor.

Liu Jian knelt down and thanked: "I respect the Queen Mother's decree!"

None of the other ministers took the initiative to speak, and after seeing Empress Dowager Zhang, they all dispersed with their own thoughts.

After Xie Qian was about to go back, he continued to say that he would not go out of illness and would not return to the court for a short period of time. Liu Daxia was a little bored and followed Xie Qian a few steps and asked:

"Yu Qiao, have your health improved recently? I have never seen it after submitting a few visits. Today, Yu Qiao's body seems to be fine, and healing is expected!"

Xie Qian glanced at Liu Daxia with a slant: "Thank you, Liu Shangshu, for your concern. My illness has basically been cured before, but... cough cough, but for some reason I suffered from coughing again, and it never ended when I coughed..."

Liu Daxia looked at Xie Qian's poor acting skills and frowned. He looked back at Ma Wensheng, but Ma Wensheng walked slowly and had no intention of coming to play with Xie Qian. He sighed softly: "Then I wish you a good health recovery as soon as possible... It's not too early, I'll go to the Ministry of War to handle official duties!" After that, he left straight.

Xie Qian looked at Liu Daxia's back, sighed, and slowly headed towards the palace gate.
Chapter completed!