Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

Since the summary list of people leaving the palace was given to Zhu Gaochi, Zhang Xin just let it go.

This time, the Jinyiwei was not in her hands like in her previous life.

She figured out some clues and handed it over to her father-in-law and Zhu Gaochi to deal with, which was great.

For the next whole year.

Everyone in the family has a clear division of labor and performs his or her duties.

In the words of Zhu Gaochi, there is one person for each job.

Zhu Di——

In the previous dynasty, the main focus was on being unreasonable.

He was autocratic and dictatorial in everything. Once he made a decision on something, no one could say anything about it; it had to be done that way at that moment.

When he was in power, he would often throw anyone who opposed him into jail.

Just drag it on and solve all the nonsense he doesn't want to deal with.

Zhu Gaochi——

Zhu Di did this voluntarily and consciously, but Zhu Gaochi did the opposite.

He was busy all day long trying to appease the court officials who were scolded by Zhu Di.

For those who were imprisoned, Zhu Gaochi would wait and see whether there was any interference or impact on the operation of his department when this person was not at his post.

If not, then he would say nothing, pretend that he could not persuade the person, and let him continue to stay in prison.

If this person went in, everyone below him would be like headless flies, then Zhu Gaochi would criticize him in the court after locking him up for a few days, and Zhu Di would reluctantly release him and restore him to his original position.

Xu

Xu also has her own work to do - mainly to appease the officials' families.

The man in charge of the family was imprisoned, but the crime was not to confiscate the property and exterminate the clan, so Zhu Di usually did not affect his family members.

These officials' wives who had imperial decrees took turns to go to the palace to ask Xu to help plead for mercy.

Xu has always held high the banner of the harem not interfering in government affairs.

Therefore, no matter who asks for mercy, the man will definitely not let go.

However, since this is prison, the Queen can still take care of him a little.

They were allowed to send clothes, quilts and food.

The main focus is on physical health care and family comfort.

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui——

The two of them were either on a ship going out to sea, on their way to go out to sea, or sent by Zhu Di to the capital to supervise the construction of the imperial city. They were rarely seen by court officials. They were also rarely seen by people who wanted to flirt with their brother.

As for the Second Prince's Consort——

This person never leaves the palace, and no one else has any reason to go into the palace to see her.

The Third Prince's Consort——

She had just married into the royal family not long ago. Yes, she was the Guo family who was originally favored by Zhu Gaochi. She was born into a military family and occasionally left the palace to go to the horse farm outside the city to race horses, and she didn't care about anything.

Finally, there are the prince's wife and two princesses who have not yet married——

These three people are quite active in the capital, and can be considered royal family members that both ordinary people and officials' families can occasionally meet.

But these three people all made excuses, either asking people to find Xu or Zhu Gaochi.

The main focus is on the court's affairs and it doesn't get involved at all.

In name, the two princesses are in charge of a series of royal shops, while the eldest prince's wife Zhang Xin is only in charge of palace affairs and the affairs of the royal family.

The emperor and empress, together with the small family, delivered a powerful and successful combination of punches.

Before the court officials had time to react, many measures that would have been strongly opposed smoothly became the new policies of the Yongle Dynasty.

What Zhang Xin had started doing in the capital was then implemented one by one in the capital. The capital was changing with each passing day, and the entire country was developing at an unstoppable pace.

Those who were smart gradually felt that something was wrong.

~~~~~

Ming Dynasty, the second year of Yongle, October.

In the capital, on a street, in a tavern, in a private room.

A dozen or so plainly dressed, seemingly ordinary men of various ages sat in a circle, all with serious expressions.

"We are almost done clearing out the palace now. Has anyone told us what kind of person Zhang is?"

An old man who looked the oldest raised his hand to suppress the buzzing discussions and asked.

"She married the eldest prince in the 28th year of Hongwu, gave birth to the eldest grandson in June of the 30th year of Hongwu, and just gave birth to her second son this year. There are only two elderly people in the eldest prince's backyard. They don't go there very often."

"She was chosen by the late emperor. She is the daughter of a minor official in Yongcheng, Henan. She never left her house before."

"It is said that she is virtuous, beautiful and intelligent."

"Kind, generous, loves to laugh, and has a good relationship with the eldest prince."

"Jealousy, there is no new person in the eldest prince's backyard yet."

"The Emperor and the Empress both like the eldest prince's consort very much, but the second and third prince's consorts receive almost no favor."

"Soon after the eldest grandson was born, he was sent to be raised by the emperor and the empress."

"It is said that the emperor's eldest grandson is precocious."

"The Xiangyun Treasure Notes were arranged by the Zhang family. Initially, they were only used to reward the army, but later, the treasure notes in the capital were stabilized."

"The Emperor's private residence, Prince Yan's Mansion, hid so many people, and no news leaked out. It is said that Zhang was in charge of internal affairs at that time."

"When there was a flood in Zhangqiu River in Shandong, it was Zhang's eldest brother who was in Zhangqiu River, so all the victims of Zhangqiu River fled to the capital. Later, there was a drought in the whole of Shandong, and those who were close to Yan moved their families to the capital. In those two years, 300,000 acres of land were reclaimed in Yan. Therefore, when the emperor started the rebellion, there was no shortage of food at all."

"Prince Ning went to sea secretly during the Hongwu reign. Zhang's wet nurse organized a caravan, and the second prince led the team. That time, the goods on those ships were at least one million taels. When the emperor started a rebellion, he didn't even have to worry about money.

"Last year, Zhang herself organized a merchant caravan to sail to Japan, led by Li Jinglong and her eldest brother. Later, it seemed that the second and third princes also led the caravan to Annan and Srivijaya. This fleet was not from the court anyway, and the people in the palace were sent to the capital. There is no definite news."

"So, as the eldest sister-in-law, she has a good relationship with her younger brother-in-law? She is also friends with Li Jinglong?"

"It's not wrong to say that. The eldest prince's wife is not content with staying at home."

"No, this woman should work or not. Last year, there was a debate. Now, families with some money are willing to marry their sons to educated women who can manage the household. Haven't you seen that there are many more female managers in the capital? If you say so, all the women in the capital who manage their own dowries to subsidize the government can't give in."

"Too smart to be a demon?"

"Thank you, sir, if you dare to file a petition that the Crown Prince's wife is a monster, I will respect you as a man!"

"These women in the emperor's family are all very powerful!"

"It's all because of the husband's lack of power. Judging from your tone, do you think you want the women in your family to be more powerful?"

"If my man can make as much money as these people in my family, what's wrong with me worshipping him as my ancestor?"

"It's worthless!"

"If you can't do it, don't be sour. I cannot stand for slandering a woman's innocence. Goodbye!"

A man who looked no more than 30 years old didn't say anything at first, but after listening for a long time, his expression became more and more ugly, and he just stood up and left.