You can gain reputation, but you still have to do what you need to do.

As for cutting the expenses in the palace, Zhu Youxiao actually didn't care much about it. His own expenses were not much, and the expenses on the Queen's side were actually not a big deal. The next step for him was to make money.

"Since Baozhu has this idea, I will tell the world." Zhu Youxiao said this and took Empress Zhang's hand and walked towards the bedroom at the back.

The meaning was very clear. He wanted Empress Zhang to stay at his place tonight.

Empress Zhang blushed a little, but still shyly let Zhu Youxiao pull her.

Seeing this scene, Chen Hong quickly waved his hand and asked everyone around him to leave.

The emperor and the queen live in harmony, so naturally no one can disturb them at this time.

After a night of passion, the two had breakfast together and Empress Zhang left the Palace of Heavenly Purity.

Zhu Youxiao began to exercise in the yard and did not stop until he began to sweat slightly.

After walking to Chen Hong's side and washing his face with his help, Zhu Youxiao threw the handkerchief he used to wipe his face into Chen Hong's arms. He then ordered, "I didn't have time to tell you yesterday, but today I'm telling you to send some people to the Queen's family. I want to know who is gossiping there."

"I need to know more about the affairs of the Queen's family, so the people you send must be more capable."

Chen Hong nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty. I will arrange for the staff right away."

For a queen, her family is naturally of utmost importance. Moreover, before her wedding, some people had already gone to her home and told these things to Queen Zhang. It was obvious that these people had bad intentions.

Zhu Youxiao took Empress Zhang out to play for a day yesterday. On the one hand, it was to cultivate the relationship between husband and wife. After all, the two of them would live together for a long time from now on. Besides, the Empress was also very beautiful. As his wife, it would be nice for him to accompany her and play.

On the other hand, Zhu Youxiao wanted to establish a personal image for Empress Zhang - the most virtuous empress of the Ming Dynasty.

If there were any conflicts between him and his ministers in the future, he could use the Queen as a mediator so that there would not be no room for maneuver. That was why he brought the Queen with him to meet Xu Guangqi and the others.

The most important point is that Zhu Youxiao was considering using the queen's family.

If Zhu Youxiao did not have deep feelings for the queen and did not favor her, it would not make sense to use her family's point of view, so he needed to show his affection for the queen.

Although Zhu Youxiao really liked Empress Zhang in his heart, showing off his affection was not something he wanted to do.

But sometimes you have to do it even if you don't want to, just like many couples in later generations who have to pretend to be together after divorce.

However, Zhu Youxiao and Empress Zhang had a good relationship, so showing their affection was killing two birds with one stone. Sending Chen Hong to find out more about Empress Zhang and see who was around her family was also a way to kill two birds with one stone.

"It's almost time, let's go to court." Zhu Youxiao said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Hong agreed and turned around to lead the way.

Chen Hong has been in charge of court affairs recently, and Wang An's presence in the palace has been very low. So Chen Hong works very hard and wants to make further progress.

Zhu Youxiao glanced at Chen Hong, nodded, and then walked forward.

The reason why Zhu Youxiao had not touched Wang An yet was because he felt that this old eunuch might still be useful, so it would be better not to touch him for the time being.

When he was dealing with the Donglin Party before, he often used Wang An to spread information. Sometimes it was more convenient to keep such a person.

Although Chen Hong coveted Wang An's position, Zhu Youxiao had no intention of putting Chen Hong in the position for the time being.

The current balance between Chen Hong and Wei Zhongxian is quite good. If it is broken, it will not be what Zhu Youxiao wants.

This morning court session was the first one after Zhu Youxiao's wedding, so all the ministers were present and seemed to be extremely cautious.

After all, in this era, the wedding means that His Majesty has become an adult, and no one can treat His Majesty as a child anymore.

In fact, even before, no one dared to treat Zhu Youxiao as a child.

Maybe some people have done this before, but the previous lessons were profound enough. Civil and military officials of several departments were killed, exiled, or had their properties confiscated. How many people died or were buried?

Naturally, no one dares to underestimate the current Majesty now.

After all the ministers had paid their respects, Zhu Youxiao raised his hand and said, "My dear ministers, please excuse me."

Zhu Youxiao's eyes swept across the faces of all the ministers, and he felt serious.

As an emperor, you must have your own ministers, no matter whether they are loyal or treacherous, because when you need them to do something, they will do it for you.

The failure of Emperor Chongzhen was due to this. No one worked for him, even if he killed many people. In such a situation, the emperor was just a puppet. When you obeyed, they would follow your will; when you disobeyed, your imperial edict was just a blank piece of paper.

The emperor's most useful people were the East Factory and the Imperial Guard, but managing the country and strengthening it required more than just the East Factory and the Imperial Guard. They could only help stabilize the emperor's power; the emperor had no hope of relying on them to govern the country.

Therefore, the emperor must have his own ministers in the court who are loyal to him, or at least he cannot let all his ministers stick together.

The emperor must maintain a good balance in the court.

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