usatvline Chapter 590 Feudalism Cannot Establish a Dynasty
Chapter 590 Feudalism Cannot Establish a Dynasty
Qianqing Palace.
"So, you got scolded for not doing your job properly and then came back to me to complain?"
"We! We! We are the emperor..."
After being reprimanded by Zhao Zheng, Emperor Zhu Chongba thought it over and over, and finally sat back down in front of his sister's bed.
Even though his sister kept telling him not to neglect his official duties.
Furthermore, one cannot demand that Crown Prince Zhu Biao oversee the country, yet one must do things in his own awkward way.
He was even more unwilling to delegate tasks to his ministers, and in the end, he only harbored suspicion towards them.
After doing all those things in order, he sat back down.
He knew that Empress Ma couldn't refuse and would have no choice but to accept it.
However, he left in a hurry earlier, and now he is returning in a panic, so how could Empress Ma not guess that something was wrong?
"wrong!"
Empress Ma knew Zhu Yuanzhang too well!
If there were no reason, given Emperor Zhu Chongba's personality, why would he go out of his way to curry favor with Zhao Zheng?
Not to mention that the palace would also be given to Zhao Zheng for vacation.
No one understands Lao Zhu better than her.
Old Zhu could be gentle, could refrain from killing, could go to the fields to farm, and even do things that emperors of previous dynasties would never do.
However, there is one thing that Emperor Zhu Chongba will absolutely not back down on.
That concerns the emperor's authority.
Emperor Zhu Chongba valued imperial authority more than any other emperor, let alone relinquishing it to the Zhao family.
"Your Majesty, is there something you're hiding from me?"
Empress Ma sat up in bed on her own. Emperor Zhu Chongba felt sorry for her and wanted to protect her, but found that his sister was staring intently at him.
He guiltily withdrew his hand.
His gaze began to unconsciously drift to the side.
He dared not make a sound, and could only shake his head.
"Has something happened at the Zhao residence again! Have you... cough cough again!"
Empress Ma became so agitated that she couldn't stop coughing.
Old Zhu panicked again and wanted to get closer to comfort her, but the angry Empress Ma naturally refused and slapped his outstretched hand away.
But Old Zhu was unwilling to give up so easily.
boom!
But then the door was suddenly opened.
Emperor Zhu Chongba turned around angrily. Who would dare to peek through the crack in the door at this moment?!
But it was Zhao Zheng who came in!
Old Zhu immediately stopped and withdrew his hand.
"Your Majesty?" The one who barged in was none other than the former inspector of Sichuan, tutor to the Crown Prince, and now the temporary imperial physician. He paid no attention to the existence of Old Zhu.
After entering the room, Yu'er helped her straight to the bedside.
Zhao Zheng didn't care about any of that; this disguise was old and blind.
I shed blood and sacrificed myself for the dynasty.
Now that I'm old and doing a part-time job, you, the emperor, still come to cause trouble, so why should I be polite?
"Your Majesty, please don't get angry, otherwise your anger will rise to your chest, and this old minister will have no way to help you."
"Let His Majesty do whatever he wants. With Your Majesty here, he won't do anything out of line."
In front of the emperor, listening to Zhao Zheng's blunt criticism, Yu'er could only lower her head further and further to minimize her presence.
"Alright." Empress Ma changed her tone when facing Zhao Zheng and lay back down.
When it came to Emperor Zhu Chongba's turn to get restless, he couldn't sit still any longer.
Previously, Vice Minister Zhao had directly criticized him, and now the Grand Tutor was mocking him. Did he still respect the emperor at all?
"Cough cough!"
Emperor Zhu Chongba immediately coughed twice to prove his presence.
You couldn't see it before, so ignorance is no excuse.
Now that I'm here, you can't possibly disrespect the emperor, can you?
"His Majesty?"
"Please keep quiet to avoid causing any disturbance!"
To everyone's surprise, Zhao Zheng frowned and stared at him with a blank, lifeless gaze.
"!!!"
Emperor Zhu Chongba had never suffered such humiliation.
But at this moment, he could only swallow his grievances.
We still need him to take our sister's pulse, he quickly reassured himself.
"Your Majesty, you haven't said yet if something has happened at the Zhao residence again?" But at this moment, Old Zhu really didn't expect that his sister would undermine him again.
Faced with the girl's questioning, Zhao Zheng's eyes were dark and unfocused.
All sorts of memories flooded my mind.
He couldn't let his sister know that something had happened at the Zhao family again, and he especially couldn't let Zhao Zheng know that a lot of his clansmen had died, particularly those who were radicals.
"No, it's nothing."
"It's our Minister Zhao. Minister Zhao has recently developed a great thing that he says will greatly enhance the future development of the dynasty."
"We don't really understand what it's called, broaching. We just thought that research breakthroughs aren't something that can be achieved overnight, so let Zhao Aiqing relax a bit more."
"Who knew that Minister Zhao wouldn't appreciate it, and we ended up being the idle ones."
In front of Empress Ma, Emperor Zhu Chongba seemed to be just an honest farmer.
“Secluded research is not guaranteed to be effective, but going out for a walk is not a sure way to gain inspiration.”
"The patient himself knows best how his body is."
Zhao Zheng knew it was his turn to step in, and that this was Emperor Zhu Chongba in disguise. He took the pulse and discussed the matter.
"..."
"You guys..."
But Empress Ma knew exactly who she was, and she understood both Emperor Zhu and Zhao Zheng perfectly.
So something must have happened outside.
However, she is powerless to do anything now. She can only hold on to this last bit of time and try to make Old Zhu change more and remember more vividly.
......
"My dear!"
"Your Majesty, this old minister has already resigned and is unworthy of such a title."
Outside the Qianqing Palace, Empress Ma needed to rest, so after Zhao Zheng finished his business, Emperor Zhu followed her out.
"..."
"If we say you deserve it, then you deserve it!"
However, he was met with Zhao Zheng's blunt words and the contradiction between the words "old minister" and the underlying meaning of his speech.
Yu'er could only remain silent, while Lao Zhu, after remaining silent, shamelessly continued to post.
The latter, of course, refers to Emperor Zhu Chongba.
"Does Your Majesty have something to ask?" Zhao Zheng subconsciously looked back, only to be met with an indescribable grayness.
He could only move his hand again. Yu'er, being sensible, retreated to a distance, leaving the two of them standing in front of the palace gate.
Emperor Zhu Chongba finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, he also had a worried look on his face.
"My dear minister, how is my sister's health?
In front of the Qianqing Palace, the autumn leaves are withered and yellow, seemingly about to fall but not yet.
At this moment, there is only one doctor and one patient's family member.
"Your Majesty, Her Majesty... is fifty-eight years old."
Outside Empress Ma's palace gates, Zhao Zheng did not lie, but he also did not make it too obvious.
However, Emperor Zhu Chongba was not satisfied with this answer.
"In our dynasty, many women live long lives, so is our sister still considered middle-aged?"
Zhao Zheng didn't want to say any more about this issue.
Hormonal imbalances, osteoporosis, type 2 diabetes, accelerated aging, heart failure, and anxiety.
How could Zhao Zheng possibly explain this to Emperor Zhu and Empress Ma?
The seven children are a testament to the love and devotion between Emperor Zhu and Empress Ma.
If given the chance to know in advance, Zhao Zheng thought that even if Emperor Zhu was willing to give it up, Empress Ma would not.
"Your Majesty, please forgive this old minister's rudeness."
"The plans of my nephew, the Vice Minister, will benefit more than just the nation in a broad sense."
"If I could get up three years earlier, sterile... never mind."
Feudal dynasties were not merely feudal dynasties.
Feudalism cannot establish a dynasty.