coobybook Chapter 1326
Chapter 1326
Qianqing Palace.
After the court session, Zhu Yunwen, as usual, first sat diligently behind his desk to process the day's memorials.
The issues concerning family, people's livelihood, and all other aspects may not seem more prominent or difficult than those of the nobles of Huaixi, but these are all things that need to be dealt with day after day.
Being an emperor cannot be simply summarized as "holding power over the world." The entire Ming Dynasty was inevitably built up from countless trivial matters—tedious, boring, and repetitive, but all of them were the responsibility of Emperor Zhu Yunwen.
Fortunately, we have gained so much experience over such a long period of time.
Zhu Yunwen is now becoming increasingly adept at handling things.
However, today, Zhu Yunwen did not immediately open the numerous memorials piled on his desk. Instead, his gaze fell deeply on the hot tea on the table, watching the wisps of steam rise and fall. Lost in thought, he lightly tapped the table with his fingertips...
It seems... to be waiting for something.
After a while...
Then Ma Sanbao led Zhao Feng directly in from outside.
This was a special permission granted by Zhu Yunwen today, or rather... he was waiting for Zhao Feng, the one who brought back the news.
"Your Majesty, this humble subject pays his respects!" Zhao Feng bowed and clasped his hands in a standard salute.
"How is it?" Zhu Yunwen's gaze turned slightly cold, his voice devoid of joy or sorrow, making it impossible to discern his true emotions.
Zhao Feng's eyes flickered.
He then calmly replied, "Your Majesty, after the court session today, the Duke of Kaiguo, Chang Sheng, the Marquis of Heqing, Zhang Yi, the Marquis of Zhulu, Zhu Shou, and other dukes, marquises, and military officials went directly back to the Duke of Liang's residence."
"During this time, the expressions on the faces of the dukes and marquises were somewhat strange."
"The spies lurking within the Duke of Liang's mansion, despite being extremely cautious and not even bothering to use the servants who were supposed to serve tea and pastries, still managed to vaguely sense that the people in the Duke of Liang's mansion were not at peace."
"Furthermore, I believe... the meticulous and cautious way they conducted their gathering today is itself somewhat like 'protesting too much.'"
Zhao Feng succinctly reported the situation he had gathered to Zhu Yunwen, and after finishing, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, secretly sweating with relief.
How could he not see that, judging from this situation, these arrogant and fierce soldiers would probably get angrier and angrier as they talked, and would feel more and more that their master had become too powerful?
As for how far their conversation would ultimately go, and what kind of reactions and commotion would follow... Zhao Feng dared not even think about it—they were all skilled commanders on the battlefield, and as generals with outstanding achievements, they wielded immense influence in the army. If they were to cause trouble, the consequences would be unimaginable!
Zhao Feng was also on tenterhooks.
Ma Sanbao, who was standing to the side, was also terrified upon hearing this.
Although he had heard his master say many times that there were ways to suppress the nobles of Huaixi, when it came to the actual battle, Ma Sanbao still couldn't help but feel a little scared when he thought of those murderous military officers.
Think of this.
Ma Sanbao and Zhao Feng couldn't help but secretly glance at Zhu Yunwen.
But his master remained calm and composed, even taking a leisurely sip of tea.
Zhu Yunwen narrowed his eyes slightly, remained silent for a moment as if deep in thought, then put down his teacup, raised an eyebrow and said, "Their reaction is still quick. Although they are a group of bandits and robbers, they have been in the court for more than twenty years, so they are not too slow."
"Since they've all noticed something's wrong..."
"Plus, these three cobblers are as good as Zhuge Liang. After a bit of brainstorming, they're probably thinking about how to teach this overconfident little emperor a lesson."
After saying this, Zhu Yunwen showed no anger on his face, as if he had expected this to happen. He was extremely calm and even chuckled lightly.