"In the list that Lin Xiaojiu gave, there is a person named Yuan Bishou!" Shu Liang said.
It turns out he is from Zhu Qizhen, no wonder!
Cao Jixiang confirmed that Lin Xiaojiu was a Jinyiwei spy developed by Liu Jing and was lurking in Guanglu Temple.
"Drag her down for trial! I want to know all her secrets!" Zhu Qiyu pointed at Xiao Tao.
Before Xiaotao could cry, Dongchang Fanzi dragged her down.
"How many people did Lin Xiaojiu tell you?" Zhu Qiyu's eyes were cold.
Zhu Qizhen's ability to control the outside in Nangong relies on these tentacles. All of these tentacles must be cut off!
"There are four craftsmen from Daxing County, including Qian Min and Zhang Jian, seven craftsmen from Wanping County, including Zhu Xiang and Yuan Bishou, and many from the capital. He has seen twenty or thirty people. The slaves have already sent We went to arrest him, but not many escaped. This Yuan Bishou is on his way back!"
"Okay! Catch them all!"
Zhu Qiyu sat down and said, "Especially this Yuan Bishou, who was interrogated with Xiao Tao after he was captured, and that Wen En. Shu Liang, leave it to you, you have to dig out all the secrets in their stomachs!"
"My servant obeys the order." Shu Liang accepted the order.
"Is Wang Wen here?"
"Should be on the way here." Shu Liang replied.
"I'm tired. Tell him to go back and come back tomorrow morning."
Concubine Tang must have prepared the bath water. It's time to take a break. She hasn't stopped since she opened her eyes. It's time to relax.
"What about Zheng and Ji Fu?"
"Let them stand outside the palace gate. One is a mother and son, and the other is a guard in royal robes. They are all people who care about the Supreme Emperor. If they stand all night, no one will die."
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and told him to step back: "You should have a rest. All the treasures recovered by Liku will be placed with you. All that can be pawned will be pawned. They will be used to rectify the East Factory. If there are not enough people, we will recruit people. They will not be used. Just give some rewards and send them out. Remember, you need to cultivate your confidants a lot, and your confidants can’t be fully trusted. You have to supervise each other and don’t be deceived by them. Do you understand?”
"I thank you for your teachings. I understand." Shu Liang knelt on the ground.
"Okay, step back."
Zhu Qiyu stood up, stretched his waist, and took a shower.
The corner room was full of water vapor. Concubine Tang held a flower basket and carefully sprinkled roses into the water. The light floral fragrance and pleasant fragrance came from the water vapor.
Zhu Qiyu hissed, tiptoed behind Tang Guifei, and gave her a gentle hug.
"Huh?" Tang Guifei was startled and the flower basket fell into the water.
Looking back, he saw the emperor, his face flushed with shame, and he said softly: "Your Majesty, did you scare me? Let me go quickly. Are the daughters of the palace watching? How can you behave like this?"
"Haha, I'm hugging my beloved concubine, what's so inappropriate about it?"
Zhu Qiyu hugged her generously and rubbed her belly: "Tell me, have I behaved inappropriately?"
"The servants dare not say anything to His Majesty!" The maids were very sensible and left with blushing faces.
"Oh Your Majesty, where can I put my face?" Tang Guifei was so charming, her steamy face made her even more charming.
He tried to push Zhu Qiyu away several times, but he hugged her tightly and could not break free. He blushed and said, "Your Majesty, let me pick up the flower basket."
"I like this fragrance." Zhu Qiyu made a pun.
Take a puff.
Concubine Tang felt itchy all over, she shrank her shoulders and her body shook unnaturally.
He said angrily: "If your Majesty doesn't let me go, I will never be able to see anyone again!"
"Hahaha, my dear, don't be angry. My dear, please wait for me to undress." Zhu Qiyu rubbed his soft belly vigorously before reluctantly letting go.
Tang Guifei's whole face is as red as an apple. Although they have been married for many years, they treat each other with respect as guests. This is why Zhu Qiyu prefers Li Xier.
"Your Majesty, you'd better ask your palace daughter and eunuch to undress you." Tang Guifei was about to run away.
But Zhu Qiyu held her back: "The palace daughter is clumsy, how can my beloved concubine be so careful? I promise not to do anything, promise!"
He raised his hands.
Concubine Tang was even more embarrassed and complained as she took off her clothes: "Your Majesty's hands, why are you so restless?"
"The main thing is that my beloved concubine is like silk. Don't be upset, my beloved concubine. I am praising you."
"Ah!" Tang Guifei snorted: "Don't, don't...ah!"
"I didn't!" Zhu Qiyu looked innocent.
Concubine Tang moved quickly and pushed him away: "Your Majesty, please wash it quickly."
"My beloved, please rub my back."
With a serious look on his face, Zhu Qiyu got into the bathtub and breathed a long sigh of relief. His tone was dull: "It's so comfortable. I've been tired for a few days. I haven't slept since I grabbed the door. I'm so tired."
Concubine Tang Guifei walked to the door, her heart softened, and she came back with a blushing face and said: "Then your Majesty, please be calm!"
"Of course, between you and me, I will never lie to my beloved concubine." Zhu Qiyu said with a smile.
"snort!"
Tang Guifei snorted, sat behind him, and said quietly: "Your Majesty, do you know that when you were about to depose me just now, my heart was broken. Although I knew it was an act, the thought of never meeting your Majesty again , my concubine’s heart..."
As she spoke, tears flowed out of her eyes.
"I understand."
Zhu Qiyu sighed: "Unless we dig out the spies lurking in Qianqing Palace, I will have trouble sleeping and eating."
"I never expected that Xiao Tao was actually a spy... Ah! Your Majesty, your hands!" Tang Guifei stood up suddenly, her pretty face filled with anger.
"My dear concubine, I really...can't help myself, I can't help myself."
"Put your hands in the water! Don't move!" Tang Guifei's face turned red with embarrassment. She had never experienced this before.
"I listen to my beloved concubine. Please wipe your back quickly."
Concubine Tang didn't know what to say. She was talking nicely, but the emperor died, which made her upset.
"My beloved, this bathtub is very spacious. How about you come too?" Zhu Qiyu turned to look at her.
"Concubine, I don't want it!" Tang Guifei quickly refused.
This kind of service is something that only concubines do. Although she is not from a famous family, she is still a serious lady and will not do such a thing.
If it was Li Xi'er, she would have definitely gotten in long ago. No wonder the original owner likes her.
However, what’s the point of building goods in Yaoyan? It’s fun to train a good family to become a coquettish one!
"Your Majesty, I am talking to you, please be more serious!" Tang Guifei said angrily.
"I am very serious."
"Then your hand... oh, take it away quickly!"
Concubine Tang stood up again, feigning anger and said: "If your majesty continues to disobey, I will stop serving you!"
“No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, my concubine, my back is the most comfortable, far beyond what others can do. How about you, my concubine, try my technique?"
Tang Guifei exclaimed.
"Hahaha, my beloved concubine, please stay and sleep with me."
"Female doctor Tan said that your majesty should focus on recuperation now." Tang Guifei did not dare to go into details.
"Don't worry, I'm just sleeping with my concubine in my arms. It's cold in the middle of the night and I'm too lazy to sleep alone. Bai Juyi knows how lonely it is at night, let alone me? Please stay with me, my concubine." Zhu Qiyu looked back at her.
"Then, your Majesty promises to put the dragon body first?" Tang Guifei felt a little distressed.
"Of course, I have always cherished my body the most."
When Zhu Qiyu saw her promise, he smiled and said, "My dear concubine, come in quickly and I'll wipe your back!"
Tang Guifei smiled coquettishly and pushed him away, grabbing the door and leaving.
Zhu Qiyu called for people to come in and wait on him. After finishing dressing, he walked into the bedroom.
The hibiscus tent is warm, and the beauty is like jade.
"My dear concubine, I like your clothes."
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty." Tang Guifei smiled sweetly.
"Eh? It seems to be broken here? Let me show you, it's really broken here!" Zhu Qiyu pointed to the back of his collar.
"Huh?" Tang Guifei lifted her long hair and turned to look.
"My dear concubine, you can't see it. I'll help you take a look and recruit a palace maid to come in and make up for it for you."
Tang Guifei did not doubt that he was there: "No need? I will make up for it myself when I get up tomorrow morning."
"I like this dress. It would be a pity if it breaks. Come, I will help you..."
"ah!"
Concubine Tang exclaimed: "Your Majesty, how could you?"
"What's wrong with me? Look, is this dress torn? I didn't lie to you, did I? Leave it here for now, and you can mend it by yourself tomorrow morning. I like this dress."
Saw it! Big!
"Your Majesty, please turn around, concubine. Concubine, please go and change one." Tang Guifei's pretty face turned red with embarrassment.
"There's no need to change, the lights are out, and I can't see anything. My beloved, you and I are an old married couple, and I'm not an impatient person! When you sleep, my dragon body is important."
Concubine Tang was slightly relieved.
But a hand seemed to come from nowhere...
"Your Majesty, you, you, you..."
Concubine Tang was about to cry: "Your Majesty's dragon body is important. Wait, when your Majesty's dragon body is well, I will naturally not reject you. Please let me go!"
"Yes." Zhu Qiyu agreed.
"Your Majesty, I am in a hurry!" Concubine Tang gritted her teeth.
"Let the palace maid bring in a pail? How about I serve you personally?" Zhu Qiyu looked at her with a wicked smile.
Concubine Tang simply retracted her head into the quilt and refused to get out no matter what Zhu Qiyu said.
As for that bad hand, I'll bite you to death!
"Ah!" Zhu Qiyu screamed: "Murder your husband!"
…
In the morning, Tang Guifei served Zhu Qiyu to put on court clothes.
"Why is my concubine's complexion so bad?" Zhu Qiyu felt refreshed and slept comfortably.
Concubine Tang rolled her eyes, isn't it all your fault?
"Haha, I'm going to the morning court, so you can rest and have breakfast together when I come back." Zhu Qiyu walked out of Xinuan Pavilion.
Take the imperial chariot to Fengtian Palace.
At the entrance of Qianqing Palace, a shivering couple stood there all night. The emperor had no time to pay attention to them.
Because Wala was knocking on the edge and the expedition was about to begin, the morning court was held.
In fact, the morning dynasty has ceased to exist in name only. Only the emperor is the one who tosses back and forth, and fewer and fewer ministers come to participate. There is even a joke among the people: "When the morning bell rings, more than ten thousand crows take flight."
After the officials saw the ceremony, they went straight to the topic.
The Ministry of War and the cabinet discussed the date of the expedition. Ye Sheng, the Minister of Household Affairs, had not yet arrived in the capital, and Zhang Feng was still acting as his agent.
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Household Affairs is short of money and food. The troops are sent out too quickly, and the Ministry of Household Affairs may not be able to spend enough. I would like to borrow part of it from the internal funds, and then return it to the internal funds after taxes from various places are collected this autumn." Zhang Feng reported.
coming!
The consequences of money being stolen are here!
When the army was at the border, the capital camp was on an expedition, and the treasury was short of money and food. It made perfect sense to borrow part of it from the internal funds, and the emperor had no reason to refuse.
"How many real numbers are missing?" Zhu Qiyu said calmly.
Zhang Feng presented a memorial and said loudly: "We are still short of 440,000 taels of money, and we are short of grain..."
The internal transportation warehouse only has 440,000 taels of silver!
This is the amount quoted based on the internal shipping inventory!
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were cold: "This money..."
"Your Majesty, the Beijing camp is about to go on an expedition, and money and food are urgently needed. I know that Your Majesty is in trouble, but the war is knocking on the edge, the town is in emergency, and the military situation is like a fire!"
Chen Xun was the first to kneel down: "Your Majesty, please put state affairs first! Just as Zhang Shangshu said, when the taxes are collected after the autumn harvest, the internal funds will be returned. If Your Majesty is still unwilling, you can also count the interest!"
Can I conjure money for you?
Zhu Qiyu remained silent.
"His Majesty!"
Lin Cong walked a little awkwardly and slowly knelt down: "I know that the inner transport warehouse has been stolen, and I also know that your Majesty is in trouble. But what the chief assistant said is true. No matter how difficult it is for the court, it is not as difficult as the border. When the soldiers of the Beijing camp go out to fight, it will always be Can’t we leave on an empty stomach?”
"I have an idea, please accept it."
Lin Cong has changed his gender? Actually helped him figure it out?
Zhu Qiyu asked him to speak.
"I thought we could hold a fundraiser. His Majesty took the lead and asked the ministers to donate a sum of money to collect enough military resources." Lin Cong said calmly.
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in Fengtian Palace.
Dissatisfaction grew louder.
"Your Majesty, what Mr. Lin Ge said is true. The national crisis is at hand. I am willing to fight with your Majesty in the national crisis! I will take the lead and donate one month's salary!" Chen Xun took the lead.
With the chief minister taking the lead, all cabinet ministers donated one month's salary.
Many officials donated money one after another, but the amount donated was disgusting to the beggars.
According to this donation method, all the officials in the capital could collect less than one thousand taels of silver! What's the point?
Indeed, the salary in the Ming Dynasty was the lowest in history!
But there’s no such way to donate, right?
Haha, Lin Cong is not offering advice, but burying me!
You just have to point your nose at me and call me a poor guy!
"I am deeply comforted by the patriotism of my chief minister."
Zhu Qiyu gritted his teeth and said, "I have seen your patriotism."
"But fundraising is not the same thing. I thought I might as well put all my titles up for sale to raise a lot of money!"
"No, Your Majesty! Don't give officials or titles lightly. This is the ancestral teaching of Taizu! Your Majesty, please take back the order and don't think too much!" Chen Xun immediately advised him.
All civil and military officials knelt down to admonish.
Even if he really sells his official position, can he do it?
Look, I said casually, and the officials knelt down to admonish me, as if I was a foolish king. Without them, the world would have perished long ago!
I need a knife! A sword that can kill everyone in the world!
He glanced at Yu Qian. Yu Qian seemed to be in a trance and didn't care about the disputes in the court.
Now he can no longer let his son Yu Mian accompany him. He must wait until he returns victorious and then use Yu Mian as a sword to hack to death these damn civil and military officials!
"My lords, get up. I was just in a hurry and just said nonsense. Sirs, don't blame me. I am also worried about money."
Zhu Qiyu apologized.
I bowed to the officials for the second time!
"Your Majesty speaks of the Tianxian. He is the real Dragon Emperor. Don't talk nonsense. Money matters can be discussed in the long term, but you can't believe the nonsense." Chen Xun stood up and slowly advised, as if an elder was comforting his descendants.
"What the Chief Minister said is very true, I was wrong."
Zhu Qiyu sighed: "I will figure out a solution for the money."
"I have ordered Tang Xing and Hang Yu to raise 50,000 taels each, making a total of 100,000 taels, and give them all to Zhang Shangshu."
"Concubine Tang's dowry and some of my personal belongings should also be pawned. Let's put it together."
"Your Majesty, no!"
Chen Xun further advised: "The things your Majesty uses are royal objects, how can they be allowed to flow into the people? Now that the country is facing a crisis, your Majesty has set an example, and all civil and military officials should follow suit. I am willing to donate another one hundred taels of silver, and I can collect it when I go home. Try to take out more.”
"First Assistant, you are truly a virtuous minister of the country and my humerus. I wrongly blamed you before. You are really a loyal minister!"
Zhu Qiyu felt sick in his heart. One hundred taels of silver, your family spends more than this on a meal!
Just use a hundred taels of silver to win people's hearts and make your name go down in history. What a plan!
How could all the civil and military officials miss a good opportunity to show off their reputation and sell their integrity? Donations were made as if they were risking their lives, and there were even a few taels.
"I have seen the hearts of all your lords! You are all virtuous ministers! I am very relieved!"
Zhu Qiyu looked excited and stood up: "I don't want your money in vain. In this way, I will transfer the Imperial Manor to you!"
"My imperial estate is one of the best fields in the world. It produces countless silver every year. I will not treat you badly. I will transfer 80% of the market price to you!"
The civil and military officials who had been trying to be honest for the sake of fame suddenly lost their temper.
Huangzhuang is a tricky thing!
The imperial estates developed during the Taizong Dynasty were almost completely turned into a burden in the hands of Zhu Qiyu, and some imperial estates continued to add money to them every year.
The key is yet to be found. Huangzhuang has been a bad debt from the beginning to the end. The more the investigation, the more chaotic it becomes. If we really investigate, we will kill all the eunuchs and still not be able to find out clearly.
It's best to simply get rid of the burden.
There is also a deeper political reason, which is land annexation.
Huangzhuang is a symbol of the emperor taking the lead in land annexation. If the emperor handles Huangzhuang, his butt will be wiped clean.
If one day, the emperor gets mad and wants to investigate the land annexation, it will be difficult for the civil and military officials to explain. Although this situation is one in ten thousand, the possibility is extremely slim.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Mansion is His Majesty's livelihood. Selling it to ministers and others may not be in line with etiquette." Chen Xun was also undecided.
Huangzhuang loses money in the hands of the emperor, but if it is in their hands, it will become a golden coin that lays eggs.
"Chief Assistant, I see the hearts of all the officials. Their salaries are small enough to enable our country to go to war, so I reciprocate the favor and plan to sell half of the imperial manor and half to give it to them in order to appease the ministers."
Zhu Qiyu smiled bitterly: "Now that the inner transport warehouse has been stolen, only nine of the ten warehouses are left, and the inner warehouse is also empty. I suffer from lack of money and have no other choice but to sell my ancestral property."
"How much does Your Majesty ask for?"
As soon as Chen Xung finished asking, the censor Yang Xuan stood up and said loudly: "Master Chen, this is a court meeting, not a vegetable market! Won't it damage the majesty of the country by being so fussy about things like a businessman?"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, your Majesty cares for me, and my heart is warm. I also ask Your Majesty to give priority to the important events of the expedition, and leave the affairs of the imperial village and other merchant affairs to the eunuchs. Such dirty things should not be dirty. His Majesty's hand!"
He spoke so grandly that he actually received a round of applause.
Businessmen were beaten into dust during the reign of Emperor Taizu, and businessmen were at the bottom of society.
However, among these guys standing in the court who talk about benevolence, justice and morality, and talk about businessmen as dogs, who doesn’t have a few businessmen as lackeys behind them? Which industry does not have their tentacles?
Huh, don't let me get involved in business affairs. It's so sweet of you to talk behind my back. I dare to use the methods of my ancestors only for me!
"What Yang Yushi said is true. Let Yang Yushi handle the auction of the Imperial Manor!" Zhu Qiyu said lightly.
Yang Xuan was stunned for a moment, but it felt like he had eaten a fly. He hated merchants the most, so he advised his majesty to stay away from merchants, but your majesty wanted to turn him into a merchant.
"His Majesty……"
Zhu Qiyu interrupted him and said sternly: "Okay! Fengtian Palace is not a place for you to sell your reputation!"
"The morning meeting is the morning meeting to solve the problem!"
"The army is going on an expedition and is in urgent need of military expenses. I won't sell the Imperial Manor, so you can pay for the army!"
"You don't have money, how can you stop Wala Kebian with your words?"
"Brainless thing!"
"Get out and get ten sticks!"
"And you all are procurators! Next time you give me advice, pay attention to the occasion! Keep your priorities straight!"
"Taizu gave you the right to speak, not to talk shit and delay business!"
"If someone jumps out again and says that there is nothing, I will go on a killing spree!"
"Taizu can give you the right to speak!"
"I can take it back too!"
Zhu Qiyu was angry.
"I am guilty! Your Majesty, please forgive me!" Chen Xun took the lead and knelt down to apologize.
Sooner or later, I will take back the power of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to spew shit!
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered: "Get up and continue talking!"
It is best to finalize the matter of Huangzhuang directly.
He got rid of the burden of Huangzhuang and had an excuse to investigate and annex the land in the future.
"Your Majesty, I have a clear mind. Even if Your Majesty sells the Imperial Manor at a low price, I will not be able to take it over. Why not let the Ministry of Household Affairs contact the merchants and sell the Imperial Manor to them. What do you think, Your Majesty?" Chen Xun thought of a compromise. .
Chen Xun is not an old man, he will do things according to the emperor's wishes.
"What the First Assistant said makes sense, let's leave it to the Ministry of Accounts. Jin Zhong, you come and contact Zhang Shangshu. The higher the price, the better. Once you have the money, send it directly to the Ministry of Accounts."
Zhu Qiyu smiled bitterly: "Gentlemen, is there any way to raise money?"
Seeing the emperor scratching his head, Chen Xun wanted to laugh. This is the emperor who is obedient. The emperor should squat in the cage and wait for others to feed him. Only when he is given food can you eat. If he is not given to you, you will be hungry.
Chen Xun shook his head, but no one offered any advice.
If you don't speak, you are forcing the emperor.
You still have money, take it out and stop pretending.
"That's all. Everything copied by the rebellious ministers, Wala spies and others who participated in the rebellion does not need to be sent to the internal funds, but all is sent to the Ministry of Household Affairs."
Zhu Qiyu sighed: "Chief Assistant, what do you think?"
These bastards are trying to squeeze every last drop of my blood out of me!
They don't allow me to leave a little money and do anything!
Not to mention forming Tiqi, there is not enough money to renovate Jinyiwei and Dongchang this time!
How cruel!
"Your Majesty is indeed a wise king. Long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty!" Chen Xun took the lead in kowtowing, and all the civil and military officials shouted long live.
I am not a wise king! I am the king of a subjugated country!
Zhu Qiyu took a deep breath to calm down his anger. But something suddenly occurred to him. Will they take the opportunity to protect the families of Wang Ao, Jiang Yuan and others?
Are you even trying to stop me from digging out Xu Youzhen?
Kill several birds with one stone.
Originally, he planned to search for Xu Youzhen throughout the city in the name of ransacking his house.
Nowadays, all the furniture obtained from house confiscation is sent to the Ministry of Household Affairs. Doesn’t it have nothing to do with Dongchang? In what other name did Dongchang arrest Xu Youzhen?
What a deep calculation!
I pretended to be mad and killed so many people, but in the end I made wedding clothes for you!
I killed the man, and his official position was occupied by your people; even the belongings obtained by ransacking the house fell into your pockets?
I got nothing!
It has become a knife in your hands!
No wonder they are not worried that Fan Guang has obtained the command of the 50,000-yuan capital camp, because I have no money!
If you don't have money, you can't win over the soldiers in the capital, and the soldiers won't work for Fan Guang. It's like saying that I have caught a lonely person.
A hole that had been opened with so much hard work was finally closed!
I have no money and a headache!
"Get back on your feet." Zhu Qiyu was helpless.
It feels really uncomfortable to be played by someone and have to count their money obediently.
Yang Xuan came in after receiving the imperial staff, with a bit of joy in his expression. As a royal censor, he is a true imperial censor after being beaten with a imperial staff.
After another discussion, the morning court gradually came to an end.
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask you to play!" Censor Wei Han stood up and said loudly.
"speak."
"I am reporting that Wang Lun, the son of the cabinet minister Wang Wen, is arrogant and domineering in his hometown and commits violence and murder!"
Wei Han knelt on the ground and presented a memorial.
Zhu Qiyu looked at Wang Wen suddenly, and Wang Wen was also confused. Why did the censor Wei Han bite him?
In the cabinet, although Gao Gu was one of Wang Wen's candidates, Wang Wen and Gao Gu had a bad relationship, so when the emperor wanted to have Gao Gu dismembered, he made sarcastic remarks.
But he has a very good relationship with Chen Xun, the chief minister. Wei Han is Chen Xun's party member, so why did he come out to bite him?
Bang!
Zhu Qiyu slammed the memorial on the imperial case and shouted: "Wang Wen! Give me an explanation!"
Jin Zhong took down the memorial and showed it to Wang Wen.
Wang Wen's expression changed, and he glanced at Chen Xun subconsciously. Chen Xun remained unmoved, and his heart slowly sank.
This is Chen Xun's revenge for being the emperor's lackey.
But what about the emperor? Was he dissatisfied with his swing between the emperor and the civil servants, so he took the opportunity to beat him?
"Your Majesty, I forgive you, but I was not aware of the accusations above!"
Wang Wen stabilized his mind and said loudly: "The memorial submitted by Wei Yushi said that Wang Lun was jealous during the tea siege and beat Zhao Yuanwai to death."
"Wang Lun is indeed studying in his hometown, but I neglect to discipline him."
"I also ask your Majesty to issue an order to arrest a group of people. There is no need to consider the minister's face. If the minister kills someone, let the minister pay for his life. I will have no complaints. If the minister is wronged, please ask the Holy Spirit to avenge the minister!"
Chen Xun and others frowned. Wang Wen was determined to become the emperor's lackey.
Zhu Qiyu was slightly satisfied with what he said: "Then according to Wang Qing's words, Wang Lun and others will be captured and handed over to the Criminal Department for trial."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!" Wang Wen was confused.
He only had one son, and he worked very hard for his son's career. During the provincial examination, he ignored the examiner and opened a back door for his son.
He was impeached by the court for this, but the emperor finally suppressed him.
Now Chen Xun brought up the old matter again and slapped him seven inches.
Wang Wen gritted his teeth and remained silent.
Zhu Qiyu's face didn't look good either. Chen Xun's revenge was too violent.
All the officials who took refuge in him met with a bad end!
First, Fan Guang's family was disturbed, and then Wang Wen's son, Wang Lun, was accused of murder...
As if to warn everyone, those who surrender to the emperor will not end well!
If this problem cannot be solved, he will become a polished commander again!
How to break the situation?
"I asked the chief assistant to introduce merchants, and Jin Zhong went to contact them. He sold all the imperial houses and sent all the proceeds to the Ministry of Household Affairs. All the proceeds from the house confiscation were also sent to the Ministry of Household Affairs. I then asked Tang Xing and Hangzhou to Yu also sent the money, the valuable objects in my palace and the dowry of Concubine Tang to the Ministry of Household Affairs to be used as military supplies."
Zhu Qiyu is really aggrieved.
He said he was borrowing the money, but in the autumn, the Ministry of Household Affairs refused because of insufficient taxes. What could he do?
In fact, it is a gift!
Chen Xungang was about to kneel down and shout long live, but Li Xian shouted: "How can the things used by the emperor flow into the people?"
"First Assistant, do you dare to use the things that are used by the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine?"
"Your Majesty, if anyone dares to use imperial objects, I ask your Majesty to kill the nine tribes!"
Li Xianyi's serious words.
Chen Xun's expression changed. He didn't expect that the emperor had secretly dug a hole.
The emperor was really insidious, digging a hole for him to jump into. Fortunately, Li Xian was smart, otherwise he would have fallen into it.
"Your Majesty's royal objects must never be given to others. Your Majesty is the true Dragon Emperor. I don't dare to accept it because of my poor life! If people among the people touch the dragon objects, they will be punished by heaven and die! Please have mercy on the common people. Please be patient. Don't let the things used by the emperor flow into the people!" Chen Xun kowtowed.
Damn Li Xian!
If you didn't remind me, Chen Xun would have fallen into a trap. Look how I'll cut him open!
"The chief assistant is serious, that's all. If the chief assistant doesn't agree, then he won't be used as military personnel."
Zhu Qiyu sighed: "By the way, the Imperial College has started compiling the records of traitorous ministers. I will inform the chief minister."
Chen Xun's pupils shrank: "Your Majesty, when will the cultivation start?"
"It started yesterday, majoring in the Imperial Academy, and assisting in the Imperial Academy. Okay, let's retire from the court." Zhu Qiyu glanced at him, and sooner or later you will be on the list!
It would be a good idea to change the name of "Treacherous Ministers Record" to "Treacherous Ministers List", and put all of you on the list!
Go and be infamy for eternity!
Chen Xun looked worried and glanced at Lin Cong.
Lin Cong gritted his teeth and stood up: "Your Majesty, wait a moment, listen to what I have to say!"
"I'm tired, let's talk tomorrow." Zhu Qiyu left directly. Are you going to refute me? The list of traitorous ministers must be finalized. You will be on the list sooner or later, so don’t worry!
After boarding the royal chariot, Zhu Qiyu was full of anger.
He asked Wang Wenxuan to come over again, but there was still something he didn't want to ask clearly.
After returning to Qianqing Palace and having breakfast with Concubine Tang, the cabinet sent over a mountain of memorials.
"A penny can't help a heroic man!" Zhu Qiyu let out a long sigh as he put down his bowls and chopsticks.
"Your Majesty, are you worried about money?" Concubine Tang also put down her bowl and chopsticks and asked.
"Yes, the previous government drained the last copper from my hand and blocked all the ways to get money. This is trying to trap me to death!"
Zhu Qiyu grabbed Tang Guifei's hand: "My dear concubine, I can only suffer for Tang Xing for a while. I will borrow the fifty thousand taels from him, and I will return it to him when I have the money. How about that?"
Tang Guifei lowered her head and said nothing, struggling with her expression, and whispered: "I listen to your majesty."
"I really don't have much money, so I can't bear to touch your dowry. I'm a man. I won't touch your dowry unless it's absolutely necessary." Zhu Qiyu took her hand and wanted her to sit on his lap, but Tang Guifei Coy and unwilling.
"Your Majesty, please don't say that. Those who are concubines belong to your Majesty."
"Yeah?"
Zhu Qiyu looked at her with a smile.
Concubine Tang's face turned red with embarrassment and she slapped him: "I'm talking to you about business!"
"What I said is business. When I have a daughter with you, your dowry will be sent out of the palace as a dowry for her."
Zhu Qiyu pulled up Tang Guifei and said, "The weather is nice today, just right for giving birth to a daughter!"
"Your Majesty, don't talk nonsense! How can you do it in the daytime..."
Concubine Tang couldn't say anything, but her pretty face suddenly turned red, like a red cloth: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, your hands..."
"What happened to my hand?" Zhu Qiyu looked innocent.
If you feel angry in the court, you will feel better if you squeeze it when you come back.
"I have returned to the palace!" Concubine Tang carefully looked at the eunuchs and maids serving her, and found that everyone had their heads lowered, and no one dared to look.
No one would see it, because Zhu Qiyu was blocking it with his body.
But that sense of shame has always been lingering in my heart and can't go away.
"My concubine is too thin-skinned." Zhu Qiyu sighed, money, money, where can I get money.
"Your Majesty, Mr. and Mrs. Zheng are still standing outside." Feng Xiao said while waiting for him to take medicine.
"Forgot about them!"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes lit up. Didn't someone send money? He smiled and said, "Xuan come in."
Soon, a couple walked in. They limped and stood all night. The weather was cold and their legs were almost useless. They reluctantly knelt down and saluted, their voices trembling.
"Ji Fu, do you know Lin Xiaojiu?" Zhu Qiyu said with a straight face.
"Return to your majesty, let's get to know each other."
Zhu Qiyu was stunned, and actually admitted it?
"How did we meet?"
"Lin Xiaojiu is the cook of Guanglu Temple and he likes gambling... I opened a gambling shop outside. Lin Xiaojiu is a frequent visitor to the family. He lost a lot of money. He paid off his wife and children, so I know him. .”
Ji Fu trembled and said: "I am guilty. I should not open a gambling house. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
You should push it clean.
"Ms. Zheng, are you the mother-son of the Supreme Emperor?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Mrs. Zheng.
Mrs. Zheng was obviously taken aback. The mother and son were using curse words from rude people. How could the emperor say such vulgar words?
"Yes." She admitted obediently.
"You and your wife worked together to steal Liku. Let's drag them out and chop them up." After hearing Ji Fu's explanation, Zhu Qiyu knew that there was no way to break through them, so he simply killed them.
"Your Majesty is wronged!"
Zheng took two steps on her knees and shouted: "I am indeed the Emperor's wet nurse, but there is no record of her entering the palace after the first year of Jingtai. You said that I and my wife stole the treasury, but I and my wife have never entered the palace." How can I steal Liku when I'm in the palace?"
"Are you questioning me?" Zhu Qiyu stared at her.
"I don't dare, but there must be a word 'reason' in the world. You are the co-owner of the world, and you should be the most reasonable person in the world. If you have evidence, you can kill our couple. We have nothing to say to each other, but If there is no evidence, I and my wife will be unjustly killed. I am not convinced! I am not convinced!"
I really didn't expect that Mrs. Zheng was actually a sharp-tongued person, otherwise she wouldn't have been chosen as Zhu Qizhen's wet nurse.
"Do you have to provide evidence?" Zhu Qiyu looked at him with a half-smile.
"Yes!" Ms. Zheng thought she was invulnerable.
Ji Fu has already explained Lin Xiaojiu. Even if Lin Xiaojiu is brought to confront him, I am afraid that as Ji Fu said, Lin Xiaojiu is a gambler who lost his wife and children.
"You don't cry when you see the coffin?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Ji Fu.
"I will not surrender!"
Ji Fu was a member of the Jinyiwei Bai household, so he became a minister.
"Pull Cao Jixiang over here!"
Strangely, Zheng's expression did not change at all.
Cao Jixiang knelt down when he came in. He recognized Zheng at a glance and immediately said, "Your Majesty, she is from Nangong!"
"Fart! What kind of person is Nangong? I am the mother and son of the Supreme Emperor! Everyone in the world knows it! You damn eunuch, dare to bite me at will? No one can put a shit basin on my head for something I haven't done! "Ms. Zheng just acted recklessly.
Cao Jixiang became angry and stopped talking. He really had no evidence.
Zhu Qiyu frowned. Lin Xiaojiu was definitely not wrong. Ji Fu must have been the one who sent the oil paper into the palace, but who was there to meet him at the palace gate?
If Zheng and his wife are released this time, it will be difficult to capture them again.
Zhu Qiyu hesitated.
"Slave, please see your Majesty!"
But at this moment, Shu Liang Feng Huohuo came to visit him. He glanced at Mrs. Zheng and said, "I interrogated the imperial doctor from the imperial hospital and made a new discovery!"
Suddenly, Zheng's face turned pale.
Ji Fu's body was shaking uncontrollably.
"In the early morning of the 16th day of the first lunar month, one of the imperial doctors responsible for treating the injuries of the ministers was named Xu Xun, who served as the warder of the imperial hospital."
Shu Liang said: "This person confessed!"
Plop!
Ji Fu fell softly to the ground, exposed! All exposed!
"Xu Xun? Xu Biao's son?" Zhu Qiyu frowned.
There were so many loopholes that day that Xu Biao's son was actually allowed to enter and exit Fengtian Hall. Fortunately, he was protected by Fan Guang at the time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
"Your Majesty has a good memory, so Xu Biao's son, Xu Xun, serves as the head of the imperial hospital!"
Shu Liang boasted: "He confessed. It was he who received the oil paper from Ji Fu that day and gave it to an eunuch named Jiang Mian!"
"Jiang Mian?" Zhu Qiyu was surprised again.
Jiang Mian was a royal eunuch, and the original owner promoted his younger brother Jiang Cheng to the Imperial Guard, but he didn't expect that Jiang Mian was also from Zhu Qizhen?
It’s so hard to guard against!
"Yes, it's Jiang Mian. I have sent people to capture Jiang Mian, but his brother Jiang Cheng is missing. I have sent people to arrest him," Shu Liang said.
Zheng's vision went dark and she almost fainted.
"Come here, splash her awake!" How could Zhu Qiyu let go of this God-given opportunity?
"Your Majesty, carpets are precious. It's not worth waking up a bitch because she soiled the carpet." Shu Liang was good at this.
Bang bang bang!
Holding the scabbard, he slashed Zheng's head wildly.
Mrs. Zheng screamed repeatedly, her head was covered in big lumps, and her cheeks were bruised and bloody.
"You still dare to scream? Shut up! If the emperor tells you to scream, keep screaming! If the emperor doesn't let you scream, just shut up!"
Shu Liang raised the scabbard high and hit Zheng's head hard.
A stream of blood flowed from his forehead.
Zheng swayed and was about to faint again.
"You dare to faint?" Shu Liang pretended to strike again.
"No, no, I don't dare anymore, I don't dare anymore!"
Mrs. Zheng endured the discomfort with a look of horror on her face.
"Kneel down." Shu Liang shouted coldly.
Mrs. Zheng knelt down properly.
Look, she should have been sorted out like this a long time ago.
"I ask you, do you know Xu Xun?" Zhu Qiyu's eyes were cold.
Just as Zheng was about to quibble, Shu Liang picked up the scabbard.
"Know!" Zheng closed her eyes in despair.
"Tell me, how did you steal Riku?"
"I did not participate..."
Snapped!
Shu Liang hit her hard on the head with the scabbard and snorted coldly: "Are you worthy of being called my concubine? Slave! You cheap maid!"
With another backhand slap, Zheng was knocked to the ground.
She struggled to get up again, crying and calling her a maidservant.
"Who do you think you are? They are the mother and son of the Supreme Emperor, you know? They are the Supreme Emperor!" Shu Liang said fiercely.
"Know!"
Mrs. Zheng shrank her head: "My slave, I didn't participate and I don't know anything."
Seeing Shu Liang, he wanted to beat her again.
She didn't dare to hide it anymore and said everything: "We are responsible for delivering the oil paper to Xu Xun. We don't know what happened next! We really don't know!"
"Who contacted you?" Zhu Qiyu did not go into details.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Zheng admitted all of them.
They had a secret code to contact the Supreme Emperor. In the early morning of the 16th day of the first lunar month, someone used this secret code to contact them, and they followed the plan.
"Who is your upline?"
"It's the Supreme Emperor. Because the Supreme Emperor is in Nangong, we all communicate by code."
Zheng said: "We only recognize codes, not people."
signal?
In other words, Zhu Qizhen in Nangong was in direct contact with the Zheng family.
According to what she said, there haven't been many contacts in the past eight years. They only contacted her twice this year, one was for the house arrest, and the second was this time.
"You also contacted Lin Xiaojiu?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Yes! Lin Xiaojiu is just the cook of Guanglu Temple. He likes gambling and often comes to our gambling house, so we developed him."
"In the early morning of the first month of the first month, we received all the plan content."
"I contacted Xiao Jiu and asked him to prepare oil paper. After Ji Fu took the oil paper, he sent it to the gate of the palace and gave it to Xu Yan.
"We are fully implemented according to the content of the plan. Each of us only knows the content, but we don't know who is executed."
"So we really don't know where the baby in Libu went!"
Zheng's trembling answer.
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered, and Zheng should not lie.
But this matter is too strange.
Why did Zhu Qizhen steal Liku? At the expense of putting all the dark chess on the bright side, did he not know that in this way, would he cover all the dark hands?
Why did he do this?
What's good?
Zhu Qiyu was puzzled. The more Liku was stolen, and the more he checked, the more he felt puzzled, although all the clues were pointing to Zhu Qizhen.
But the more he wondered, the smaller the relationship with Zhu Qizhen.
It is very likely that someone is borrowing Zhu Qizhen's hand to fight Zhu Qiyu.
It is also using Zhu Qiyu's hand to fight Zhu Qizhen.
Provide the battle of the Tianjia brothers.
Who would get the fisherman?
Zhu Qiyu felt more and more wrong.
"Emperor, Lord Wang asked to meet, he was anxious and wanted to see you quickly." Feng Xiao came in a hurry.
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Jiang Mian, Ye Da, Xun Xiaojiu, Yuan Bi Shou, Du Qing, Xu Biao, Xu Yan, Wang Xi, Ji Fu, etc. are real historical figures. people.
I am a bit sick today. I took the medicine code. I plan to be a little more. Sorry, try to write as much as possible tomorrow!
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