My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 756 Criticism

It was getting late, and a chamberlain came to Zhu Zhanji cautiously and whispered: "Your Majesty, dinner is ready..."

"roll roll roll……"

Before the waiter could finish what he said, Zhu Zhanji became furious, slammed the table and cursed.

The chamberlain was so frightened that his whole body trembled, and he immediately ran out of the hall in a crawl. The other people in the hall were also silent, and none of them dared to say a word.

Li Qi of Jiaozhi sent back the surrendered Ming officials. His original intention was to show his goodwill to Ming. After all, he had accepted the canonization of Ming and officially became a vassal of Ming. Naturally, he could no longer imprison Ming officials.

But for Zhu Zhanji, the return of these surrendered officials was a naked reminder of his incompetence, otherwise Jiaozhi would not be lost.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanji became so angry that he even wanted to execute all the officials who surrendered in order to relieve the hatred in his heart.

But Zhu Zhanji also knew that there were too many officials who surrendered, more than [-] people. If they were all killed, it would definitely cause dissatisfaction among some officials. The reason why Emperor Taizu has always been criticized is because of the officials he killed. Too many, Zhu Zhanji does not have the courage and courage of Zhu Yuanzhang.

In addition, Yang Rong and others did not agree with all executions, and only recommended the execution of a few with the highest official positions and the biggest crimes. Therefore, Zhu Zhanji finally had no choice but to go along with the situation and agreed to the request of everyone in the cabinet.

However, he agreed, but the bad breath in Zhu Zhanji's heart could not come out. The defeat of Jiaozhi had been weighing heavily on his heart. After all, he had just ascended the throne and gave away a share of the inheritance won by his grandfather Zhu Di. It was lost, even if others didn't dare to say it, Zhu Zhanji himself felt a little guilty.

In addition, there are some things that happened after the loss of Jiaozhi, such as Chengshan Bo Wangtong, defecting to Dahan with his whole family, which made Zhu Zhanji feel so humiliated that he couldn't find anyone to vent his anger on afterwards.

What annoys Zhu Zhanji the most is that some people in the Ming Dynasty are already talking about him behind his back, saying that Zhu Di misjudged the wrong person and that the so-called good saint grandson did not live up to his name at all. Some people even compared him with Zhu Yunwen.

Although these discussions behind the scenes were not loud, they still reached Zhu Zhanji's ears through Jin Yiwei's mouth. Whenever he heard these discussions, Zhu Zhanhe gritted his teeth angrily and wished that all those who criticized him would be executed.

It was precisely because of these discussions behind his back that Zhu Zhanji did not dare to execute all the officials who surrendered. Even if he executed a few officials with serious crimes, they would probably be discussed behind his back. After all, many people believed that Jiaozhi lost the most. The main reason lies in the emperor Zhu Zhanji, who has little to do with officials.

Thinking of the above, Zhu Zhanji felt his chest becoming more and more uncomfortable, and he couldn't let out the suffocating breath no matter what.

But at this moment, someone outside suddenly heard a loud voice: "The Queen Mother is in charge!"

When he heard his mother, Mrs. Zhang, was coming, Zhu Zhanji had no choice but to stand up and greet her.

Soon she saw the graceful Empress Dowager Zhang walking in. Seeing Zhu Zhanji's depressed expression, she also sighed and asked the others to leave. Then she took her son's hand and sat down on the seat. .

"Zhanji, what's wrong with you? You don't even want to eat dinner. You have to deal with so many government affairs. It's not okay to not take care of your body like this!"

Queen Mother Zhang warned her son softly.

Empress Dowager Zhang had always been very concerned about her son's health, so Zhu Zhanji's refusal to have dinner was quickly informed by the chamberlain. She was worried and came to visit in person.

"Mother is worried, but my son really has no appetite!"

Zhu Zhanji forced a forced smile and replied.

"What's the matter? Is there anything that's bothering you?" Queen Mother Zhang saw that her son was in a very bad mood, so she asked softly.

"I……"

Zhu Zhanji hesitated for a moment, then finally gritted his teeth and poured out all the bitterness in his heart. After all, in this world, only his mother could let him pour out his bitterness without reservation.

Queen Mother Zhang listened quietly to her son's words. She had actually heard some of the criticisms against Zhu Zhanji behind his back, but she did not take them to heart. She did not expect that these criticisms would have such a big impact on Zhu Zhanji.

In the end, Zhu Zhanhe finally poured out all the bitterness in his heart and seemed to feel a little better. Then he smiled bitterly at Empress Zhang again and said, "What a joke to the Queen Mother. I am such an old person, yet I still have to worry about the Queen Mother!"

"Your Majesty, don't say that. You and I are united as mother and son. Only I can understand the grievances in your heart!"

Queen Mother Zhang reached out and held her son's hand and said again.

Feeling his mother's concern, Zhu Zhanji also felt much better, and then he said again: "Actually, I can ignore the criticism behind my back. It's just that things have been going wrong since I ascended the throne. So many things have happened. Things, I am worried that it will have a blow to my prestige, which will have an impact on the country of Ming Dynasty!"

When Zhu Zhanji said it to the end, his face showed worry again.

When Zhu Gaochi died, Zhu Zhanji was not in the capital. He finally came back to inherit the throne, but was killed by Zhu Gaoxu in the capital. The whole family was kidnapped by the enemy. After finally settling the matter with Zhu Gaoxu, Jiaozhi was lost again.

It can be said that the above things have been smashed one by one, which has brought Zhu Zhanji's prestige to the bottom. Those criticisms behind his back are proof, otherwise who would dare to talk about the emperor behind his back?

After listening to her son's words, Queen Mother Zhang showed a solemn look on her face. She knew that Zhu Zhanji's worries were not unreasonable. Even she, a woman who had lived in the palace for a long time, knew that someone was criticizing Zhu Zhanji behind his back, let alone Talk about other people.

Thinking of this, Queen Mother Zhang finally said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty's concerns are not unreasonable. These things have indeed had a great impact on your Majesty's reputation. I think we can find a way to increase your Majesty's reputation!"

"any solution?"

Zhu Zhanji was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then asked immediately.

"As an emperor, if you want to increase your prestige, it is nothing more than martial arts and martial arts. Cultural governance is too slow to take effect. His Majesty has only been on the throne for a few years and cannot show any martial arts at all. In this way, the only way is to find a way through martial arts. !”

"Martial arts? Mother, do you mean to let me imitate the emperor's example and send troops to the north?"

Zhu Zhanji was not stupid, and he immediately guessed the meaning of Queen Mother Zhang's words.

"Yes, Emperor Taizong has great military exploits. Therefore, when he was in power, the officials in the court did not dare to have any objections. Your Majesty is a good saint-grandson selected by Emperor Taizong. In this case, it is best to learn from Emperor Taizong's Northern Expedition and establish military exploits. way!"

Queen Mother Zhang nodded seriously.

"This one……"

Zhu Zhanhe showed a hesitant expression. Although he had been with Zhu Di since he was a child and had accompanied him on the Northern Expedition many times, he had never led an army alone. He was not sure at all if he was asked to go to the Northern Expedition.

(End of this chapter)