Early morning.
Zhu Qiyu was drowsy. He went to bed late last night and got up early.
Jiang Wan and Xu Heng have already led the vanguard on the expedition.
The officials kept arguing.
"Your Majesty." Feng Xiao woke up in a low voice.
Zhu Qiyu opened his eyes and cleared his throat: "Isn't the quarrel over yet?"
"I have a plan to report!" Censor Yang Xuan stood up.
After getting permission, Yang Xuan said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have recently heard about a shocking event. At first, I did not dare to report it to the superior. After many investigations, I dared to report it to the Holy Majesty!"
"I invite your Majesty to read it! The situation recorded above is shocking, and I dare not read it!"
After it was presented, Zhu Qiyu glanced at it and knew it was coming!
This is a memorial about the orphans of those who died in the Tumu Fort war. It is similar to what Lu Zhong said, but it is a memorial jointly signed by the orphans of those who died in the war.
He suddenly remembered the conversation he had with Lu Zhong last night. Even Lu Zhong saw through it. This was a game!
And who is the person who caused the tragic situation of the children of successful ministers?
Eight years! Who is turning a blind eye to everything?
Are they uncovering their scars again today and holding the bloody truth on my face?
Are you still human?
Eating bloody steamed buns, the big change you pulled out is smeared on my face?
You are simply unworthy of human beings!
Zhu Qiyu's chest rose and fell, but so what?
This is a trap concocted by Chen Xun! What a disgusting situation!
Let me check the pension that was lost in the first year of Jingtai! Go to redress the injustice to the families of those who died in the war, and find out the mastermind behind the illegal immigration! Go and thoroughly investigate the Beijing Camp, Jinyi Guards, and Imperial Guards! Go check those with vested interests!
He is ruining my base!
I finally gained the military power of a regiment and camp, the hearts and minds of five imperial guards, and the control of the Imperial Guards!
Chen Xun is making me lose everything. This is destroying me!
Force me to check it out!
Forcing me to fall into the quagmire!
Forcing the court into turmoil!
What a good idea.
I am the king and father of the people in the world, and I am a wise king. If I know about it but don't investigate, wouldn't I be destroying my own future? Can all civil and military officials agree?
This is a conspiracy.
If I am forced into a dilemma, if I investigate, I will fall into a quagmire and destroy my own foundation; if I don't investigate, how can I explain it to the people in the world? How to win over the hearts and minds of the orphans who died in the war?
Killing several birds with one stone, Chen Xun's skills are really good!
However, he really deserves to die!
You are not satisfied after eating blood steamed buns, and you tear open other people's scars, and then eat my blood steamed buns?
Snapped!
Zhu Qiyu pretended to be furious, walked down from the imperial court with the memorial, and slapped Chen Xun in the face: "Chief Assistant! Look! Look! Is this how the son of a hero of the Ming Dynasty was treated badly?"
Chen Xun was immediately stunned.
He had imagined countless scenarios of the emperor's rage, but never thought of this one.
The emperor actually threw the memorial in his face!
Chen Xun suppressed the fire, bent down to pick it up, finished reading it with a dark face, and wanted to turn his head and throw the fire on Lin Cong's head.
He had a bad relationship with Lin Cong. Lin Cong coveted the position of chief minister and often caused obstacles for him, so he wanted to anger Lin Cong.
Lin Cong immediately realized that something was wrong and grabbed the memorial from Chen Xun first.
He was immediately furious: "Your Majesty, please investigate this case thoroughly!"
"What do you mean? What did I ask you to investigate? So far, there's not even a trace! You still have the nerve to investigate this and that! I've handed this case over to you, can you find out? No. Just shut up! Get out!"
Zhu Qiyu sprayed him wildly.
Lin Cong touched the sweat on his forehead and retreated angrily.
Instead, he was laughing secretly in his heart, the emperor was protecting him. The emperor became wise and knew how to distinguish the primary and secondary conflicts, so he secretly recruited him and used him to deal with Chen Xun.
"First Assistant! Give me an explanation!" Zhu Qiyu pointed the finger at Chen Xun.
All civil and military officials could see clearly that the emperor was competing with his chief minister.
Look at Yang Xuan again, is he Chen Xun's person?
"My lord, please investigate this case thoroughly!" Chen Xun gritted his teeth and said.
"Then I'll leave it to you to investigate!"
Zhu Qiyu said sarcastically in his eyes: "Where did the pension go? I want to find out!"
"I also want to investigate the case of the orphan of the war dead who impersonated his nationality and impersonated his family!"
"Also, who is supporting them! I not only want to punish the criminals, but also dig deeper. Who is behind them? I want to find out everything!"
"Chief Assistant, you are responsible for the investigation! I will support you!"
"We must get to the bottom of it!"
"No matter how many people are implicated, we won't hesitate!"
"We must not only investigate, we must investigate! We cannot let a guilty person go, but we must also find out who is behind him! Who is supporting him!"
"Kill them all!"
"Even if the Kong Seal Case happens again and the Blue Jade Case happens again, I will support you! We must investigate thoroughly! No one will be spared!"
"I still don't believe it. Can Lord Gonggun in the court be the backstage of that kind of person?"
"As long as you are innocent, even if I kill all the officials in the world, the Ming Dynasty will not fall!"
"Chief Assistant! Check!"
Zhu Qiyu roared.
Chen Xun's eyes widened!
Did the emperor take the bait just like that?
Leave it to him to investigate, and get to the bottom of it, find out everything!
Doesn't this give him an opportunity to attack the imperial party?
The emperor allowed him to involve himself again, and he could take the opportunity to implicate everyone in the imperial party! Use a case to cut off the emperor's wings! Catch them all!
Isn't this exactly what he imagined?
However, the emperor is not a fool, so why did he jump into the pit?
"Your Majesty, Chen Xun, accepts the decree!"
Chen Xun said in confusion: "I follow the instructions of the Holy One and will definitely get to the bottom of this case! Give justice to the hero and justice to the world!"
He really didn't understand. The emperor wanted to surrender?
"Yang Xuan, if you report the report, you will be rewarded!" Zhu Qiyu sat back on the dragon chair.
"I am the censor, who oversees the world and impeaches hundreds of officials! I dare not take credit!" Yang Xuan said generously.
"Okay! Yang Xuan, I will appoint you as the censor of the capital. You will cooperate with the chief assistant. The censor of the capital procuratorate will be transferred as you wish. I must get to the bottom of this case!"
"Not only do we need to check the pension payment records for meritorious officials in the first year of Jingtai, we also need to check the border records! We also need to check the whole country!"
"We must not only investigate those from the Jingtai period! We must also investigate those from the Zhengtong period! Those from the Xuande period! Those from the Hongxi period! We must also investigate those from the Yongle period!"
"Even if someone retires and returns home, we will never let him go! He will be caught and beheaded!"
"Even if he is dead, I will tear open his coffin and dig out his body to whip him!"
"If you can't relieve your anger even if you whip the corpse, I will use his nine tribes to pay off the debt!"
"Whoever touches the money of the hero, whoever digs up the roots of Ming Dynasty, I will use their family's head to pay off the debt!"
"Check! Check to the end!"
Zhu Qiyu was still angry and kept roaring at Lord Dan.
Chen Xun was a little dumbfounded. Why did the emperor ask him to investigate? Instead, he sent him to die!
According to the emperor's investigation, all the Gonggun princes standing in the court must die! All officials in the world must die! As long as the family has served as an official in the Ming Dynasty, they will all die!
Is the emperor investigating?
This is peaceful mud! Chen Xun was beaten to death with mud!
Believe it or not, as long as Chen Xun comes down and leaves Fengtian Hall, he will die!
The Ming Dynasty is also over. It fell apart in an instant and the chaos returned. The emperor probably won't survive tonight...
The emperor is cruel! Use your own life in exchange for Chen Xun’s!
"His Majesty!"
As soon as Zhu Qiyu finished speaking, Hu Hui and Yu Qian stood up at the same time.
"Your Majesty, please calm down."
Yu Qian let out a long sigh: "Your Majesty, this case is indeed shocking, and I'm all heartbroken when I heard about it. But I'm leaving Beijing soon, and the 150,000 soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp are ready to go. I would like to ask Your Majesty to temporarily suspend the anger of the thunder and let Xiao Xiaogou live for a while." On the following day, I will wait for you to defeat Wala and return to the capital to investigate this case again!"
"Young Master Yu's words are very true. Your Majesty, the world is in turmoil, and the court can no longer be restless."
Hu Xi smiled bitterly, glared at Chen Xun complainingly, and said, "I can understand the anger in Your Majesty's heart, and I feel the same way. But we really can't investigate further for the time being. Xiaoxiao revealed the case at this time because he had ulterior motives. Let the Ming Dynasty be exposed to fire and water!"
"I suspect that these people not only swallowed the money of the heroes and became shady people, but they are most likely spies of the Wala people! They are colluding with the Wala people!"
"So by exposing this matter, it will cause chaos in the court and give Wala an opportunity to take advantage of it!"
"I ask your Majesty to suppress this matter, and then investigate Xiaoxiao after repelling Wala. I guarantee that justice will be given to the hero and the orphan! I will give a satisfactory explanation to the people of the world!"
The two main pillars of the court came out to plead guilty. Yang Xuan was frightened and knelt on the ground in horror.
"Yang Yushi, get up, you are at a loss!"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were cold and cold, he glanced between Yu Qian and Hu Hui, and said sternly: "Young Master, Heavenly Official!"
"When I heard about this, I felt like I had a lump in my throat!"
"The chief assistant advises me to investigate thoroughly!"
"You are urging me to suppress it? Should I investigate or suppress it?"
Zhu Qiyu pointed his finger at Chen Xun.
Chen Xun swallowed and shot himself in the foot!
Only then did he realize that the emperor expanded the case and broke the situation by breaking the law.
This trick is not clever, it can only delay time at most.
In fact, this is giving time to those with ulterior motives.
Either the case is not investigated, or the mess is cut quickly.
Does the emperor really think that his throne is as secure as Mount Tai?
"I apologize!"
Chen Xun knelt on the ground and glanced at the emperor. He couldn't figure out what the emperor was going to do.
"Chief Assistant, do you think we should investigate further?" Zhu Qiyu gritted his teeth.
"I think it should be investigated, but it cannot be investigated in depth!"
Chen Xun was also cunning: "What the Heavenly Official and the Young Master said is absolutely true. This matter must be caused by the spies of Wala who caused turmoil in the court, so we should investigate."
"Now that this matter has been revealed in court, if we don't investigate, those with ulterior motives will definitely destroy the evidence, and it will be difficult to investigate again."
"But we can't investigate deeply. The capital camp has left the capital and the world is in chaos. I think we should order the Third Division to investigate secretly, and the court will pay another pension to temporarily appease the orphans of those who died in the war. It is very cold to the hearts of the people."
Following Chen's words, many people nodded.
But where does the money come from?
What a Chen Xun, you are forcing me with money again!
"Give it the pension the chief minister said! I will use my internal funds!"
If you want to form Tiqi, you will naturally have to win over people's hearts, and money will have to be spent.
Shu Liang sent someone to report last night that Dongchang collected tens of thousands of taels of silver every day.
The corners of Chen Xun's mouth turned up inexplicably.
"Leave this matter to Tiqi to investigate!" Zhu Qiyu revealed his true purpose. The money cannot be lost in vain!
He wanted Tiqi to be exposed. After all, the investigation of the money in the internal transportation treasury could only be investigated secretly, but the pension case could be investigated openly. Tiqi can also be recruited from the orphans of those who died in the war. From the center of the capital to the border, Tiqi will slowly grow stronger.
Chen Xun's face changed slightly and he was about to give advice.
"I obey the order!" Hu Hui took the lead and said that he would not allow Chen Xun to mess around anymore. The Ming Dynasty was already in turmoil and there could be no more chaos!
Zhu Qiyu suddenly realized that he did not seem to be alone when dealing with Chen Xun.
Moreover, there were two big mountains sitting on Chen Xun's head.
Zhu Qiyu found a way to deal with Chen Xun!
"My lords, this incident has made all my internal organs burn to pieces!"
Zhu Qiyu said in a deep voice: "I plan to restore the old ways of my ancestors and restart the General Affairs Department! From now on, the Xinuang Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace will be changed to the Qinzheng Palace. I will review the memorials in the Qinzheng Palace, and then build a hall next to the Qianqing Palace, called The Hall of Cultivation of the Heart! It is the place where I manage my affairs! When the internal funds are sufficient, we will start building it!"
His words immediately caused an uproar.
Although these civil servants advised the emperor to be diligent and caring for the people every day, when the emperor was really diligent, they were the ones who were troubled.
Didn't Yu Qian take away the appointment of Eunuch Bingbi, the Supervisor of Ceremonies?
Zhu Qiyu restarted the General Affairs Department and began to review memorials, taking back the power of the Secretary of Rites and Supervisors.
Wang Zhi came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, the matter of the General Affairs Department needs long-term consideration..."
"Wang Aiqing, this matter has been settled, there is no need to argue!"
Zhu Qiyu said calmly: "Yesterday morning, I told you that you want the officials in the world to simplify the memorials. The chief assistant said that governing a big country is like cooking small fresh food. He advised me to take it slow, and I followed the chief assistant's wishes."
"The cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies will each send one person to simplify the memorial and send it to me. Well, we will set up a room next to the Qinzheng Hall and call it the Military Aircraft Department to help me review the memorial!"
All civil and military officials were very uncomfortable with the emperor's sudden dominance.
It's not a big deal to build a main hall or change the name of the hall.
But it is already a very dangerous sign to re-establish the General Affairs Department, set up the Military Aircraft Department, and return the power of reviewing memorials to the emperor.
But the emperor's timing was too good.
He has a knife in his hand. He can use this opportunity to investigate the pension case!
But he obeyed the authority of Hu Hui and Yu Qian, raised it high and put it down gently. Why didn't the courtiers leave some dignity to the emperor?
"Tianguan, what do you think?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Hu Hui.
That's right, if you want to deal with Chen Xun, you have to win over Hu Hui and Yu Qian. If these two mountains are on your side, Chen Xun will not be able to make trouble.
And to win over these two people, you have to make things big, and it would be great if you make a big fuss!
Hu Hui chewed on the meaning of the emperor's changes. He actually hated changes, and it was better to be still than to move. This was also the experience he had summed up in such a long life.
Chen Xun was very anxious and winked at him repeatedly.
"I would like to ask your Majesty, this military aircraft office is only responsible for helping your majesty review memorials?" Hu Xi was not sure about the existence of this military aircraft office.
"Of course, what else does Tianguan want to do?" Zhu Qiyu raised the corners of his mouth.
"I have no objection."
Hu Xi was beating Chen Xun and telling him not to jump around!
Nowadays, what the court needs is stability. The emperor finally changed his temper, so he just followed his advice and coaxed him to do something. As long as he had the cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies in his hands, wouldn't everything be fine? He is the emperor, not your pet, so he should be given some sweetness. Driving him crazy would do no one any good.
Chen Xun's face fell and he did not dare to speak.
He was also depressed in his heart. The bad guys forced him to be a pawn and restricted him at every turn. This assistant was so frustrated. It would be great if all the obstacles were removed...
"Since you all have no objections, we will set up a military aircraft office. I will put my name on it. The candidates for the cabinet and the director of ceremonies will be drafted by the court." Zhu Qiyu took a step back, dispelling the doubts of Hu Hui and Yu Qian.
Hu Xi nodded, very satisfied with the emperor's concession. The court should be peaceful.
"I obey the order!" Hu Hui was the first to bow down.
"The cabinet rotation is short of manpower, so let's transfer people from the Hanlin Academy. They are all well-educated people, so they can simplify the memorial for me."
Zhu Qiyu reached out again and put Hanlin next to him, so that he could win over him more easily.
Chen Xun wanted to object, but Hu Xi stared at him coldly, and he shut up in anger.
Hu Hui was warning him not to jump again. The emperor had already obeyed. Don't beat him again. Going too far is not enough!
Chen Xun secretly resented it. Do you think the emperor gave in? So naive, there is definitely something going on in this military aircraft department!
He felt aggrieved. He finally had the Supervisor of Ceremonies in his hands. The emperor reopened the General Affairs Department, reviewed memorials in person, and built a military aircraft department. Who knows if he would become the same monster as the cabinet?
Hu Xi glanced at him, you can see it, but I can't?
When the Military Aircraft Department develops, it will at most be separated from the three powers of the Cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies, but so what, it needs to develop. As long as the Cabinet suppresses it, the Military Aircraft Department will never develop. It is just a plaything in the hands of the emperor. Why bother because of it? This little thing made the emperor unhappy?
The monarchs and ministers will always eat from the pot of Ming Dynasty. It's okay to make noises. Why smash the pot? If the pot is broken, what about Conglong Zhichen? Isn’t Yu Qian’s example thought-provoking?
Chen Xun was like this. He was too stubborn, inflexible, selfish, and took things for granted. Hu Hui hated him.
Zhu Qiyu saw it and was happy in his heart.
He is happy to set up a gentle persona and let the civil servants bite the dogs, while he remains indifferent and grows up.
"Now that the border is in turmoil, Li Bing is still in charge of the Xuanfu. He will not return to Beijing for the time being. The cabinet will recommend another civil servant to take over the regiment camp."
Zhu Qiyu took the opportunity to intervene in official affairs.
Hu Hu simply complied with the emperor's wishes and agreed.
This is his wise way to protect himself. He doesn't want to be like Yu Qian, nor does he want to be like Chen Xun.
"Now the Xuanfu is under great pressure. Even if Oara is defeated, the Xuanfu will probably be reduced to ruins. There is no need to return to the capital when you are rich. You can go to Huai to be the governor and help Li Bing rectify the civil affairs of the Xuanfu." Zhu Qiyu said calmly.
"I accept the decree!" Hu Xi agreed again.
Zhu Qiyu was so excited that he felt like an emperor.
He winked at He Wenyuan.
"I have a plan to report!" He Wenyuan stood up.
"speak!"
"Your Majesty, I have received a report. I dare not speak out about this disrespectful thing. Please read it with the Holy Eyes!"
When the memorial was presented, Zhu Qiyu frowned: "Seriously?"
"I dare not deceive Your Majesty!"
Snapped!
Zhu Qiyu stepped down from the throne and threw the memorial in Chen Xun's face: "Chief Assistant! Are my things worn by my subjects? What are you going to do? Are you plotting rebellion!"
"Ah?" Chen Xun's heart sank to the bottom.
When I picked up the memorial and looked at it, my eyesight turned black.
He Wenyuan reported that Chen Xun's son Chen Ying gave his daughter a white jade ring when she was mailing it. It was a royal item. After inspection, it was found that the ring was a personal item of the emperor and was stolen along with Li Ku.
Plop!
Chen Xun fell softly to the ground and wailed: "The one who was wronged! It must be His Majesty who was wronged! I dare not go overboard. He is a person who reads books from sages, how can he be obsessed with the land of fireworks? As far as I know, I still How is it possible to study at home, how is it possible..."
It’s over!
He never expected that the emperor would use the same method he used to deal with Wang Wen to deal with him!
His son Chen Ying is not a good person either!
In the seventh year of Jingtai, he and Wang Wen worked together to win over the examiner and were impeached for cheating on his son Chen Ying's exam. However, the emperor gave him a hand and settled the matter.
In addition to being poor at reading, Chen Ying was proficient in eating, drinking, and gambling. But he didn't have the guts to use imperial objects. This was the emperor's counterattack!
"Well, what the chief assistant said is true. They say dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes, and a mouse's son can dig holes. How could the chief assistant's son do such a thing?"
Zhu Qiyu sat back on the dragon chair: "Come here, He Wenyuan slandered the chief minister and fabricated evidence. He deserves to be punished! Drag him out and chop him!"
"Ah?" Chen Xun's eyes turned dark.
These words are not meant to kill He Wenyuan, but to kill him!
He looked at Hu Hui as if asking for help. Hu Hui closed his eyes and rested his mind. He asked Yu Qian for help, but Yu Qian had a look of disgust on his face.
"Your Majesty, I do not surrender!"
He Wenyuan looked aggrieved and said loudly: "In the seventh year of Jingtai, Chen Shoufu bribed the provincial examination examiners Liu Yan, Huang Jian and others, and was impeached by Zhang Ning!"
"Your Majesty, Chen Ying has such bad deeds. I don't believe him even if he says he is a good person. I think this matter should be investigated thoroughly!"
"After all, the treasury was stolen, and the royal objects fell into the hands of the people, which damaged the face of the Tian family. I suspect that the treasury was stolen, and it has something to do with Chen Xun! Please investigate thoroughly!"
Everyone said that He Wenyuan was a troublemaker. Look, as soon as he arrived at the Ministry of Household Affairs, he messed up the cabinet.
Zhu Qiyu couldn't feel Hu Hui's pulse and asked quietly: "Tianguan, what do you think?"
Chen Xun's face was filled with longing.
"I think your majesty should follow the example of Yang Wenzhen (Yang Shiqi)." Hu Hui said slowly.
Chen Xun's face darkened. Yang Shiqi became an official because his son killed someone in his hometown.
"I beg for the bones!" Chen Xun gritted his teeth and said.
Aren't you going to help? good! The chief assistant retreats to see who can still suppress the emperor!
Use your brain, release the emperor, will you have a good life? In your hometown, which one is not extremely greedy? Which of you has never eaten blood buns? Regarding what was brought out today, how many people standing in the court are clean?
Just release the emperor and see who of you can do better! What did Taizu and Taizong look like, have they all been forgotten?
Chen Xun used retreat to advance.
Chen Dang asked the emperor to stay.
Zhu Qiyu smiled brightly: "First assistant, don't be anxious. We are just checking Chen Ying. As long as Chen Ying is innocent, he is not afraid of being investigated. As long as Chen Ying is found out, I will restore his innocence!"
"First Assistant, please stop being petty. Now that the world is in turmoil, I can't live without First Assistant."
Zhu Qiyu never thought about defeating Chen Xun at all. He was just testing Hu Hui's attitude. After Yi Qian left Beijing, Hu Hui's attitude became the most important.
Hu Hui also gave him the answer. As long as he behaves well, the throne will be secure and safe.
This is the tacit understanding between monarch and ministers.
Hu Zizai told the emperor that Yang Shiqi was not defeated in one impeachment, but in the end he fell into the murder of his son, so he said that it would be good to deal with Yang Shiqi's old affairs.
If Chen Xun fails again, let him resign and return home.
He, the heavenly official, agreed.
"I sent Dongchang to go personally and bring Chen Ying into the capital. I will personally interrogate him!" Zhu Qiyu almost laughed out loud.
Don’t you, Chen Xun, love your son?
Look at your son falling into my hands, how to deal with him!
Chen Xun trembled all over and cried: "I invite the three departments to review! Give Chen Ying justice!"
He was mainly worried that Chen Ying would fall into the hands of the emperor and be tortured to death by the emperor.
"The first assistant still can't trust me? Has the first assistant forgotten my protective feelings? I don't need to mention the past seven years of Jingtai, right?"
Zhu Qiyu was slapping him in the face!
You are an unfamiliar white-eyed dog. If I hadn't protected you, the grass on your son's grave would have been ten feet high! You actually go against me in every possible way. If I don't violently kill your entire clan, it won't be enough to vent my anger!
Chen Ying is the first! The day he enters the capital will be the day you die!
"Okay, this matter is settled."
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "Chief Assistant, Yu Mian and Yu Kang are both accompanying you. Your son Chen Shan should also enter the palace to accompany you."
Chen Xun's face turned green, and he naturally wanted to refuse.
But Zhu Qiyu refused to listen: "If you have nothing to do, please retreat from the court. I am exhausted."
After the court, Zhu Qiyu had breakfast and then began to review the memorials.
In the afternoon, Song Wei took turns in the palace and recommended several talents to Zhu Qiyu.
"The first person I recommend is the former Yulin Vanguard Commander Ji An."
Zhu Qiyu frowned: "Ji An? Why don't I have any impression?"
"Oh, he used to be called Ji Bo's slave. When he was trying to seize the door, he fought bravely. After careful consideration, I found that this person could be of great use." Song Wei was very excited.
"In addition to this person, there are also the palace guards with swords Liu Ji and Zhao Sheng, the commander of the Yongqing right guard Wang Fu, the commander of the Zhongyi vanguard Zhan Zhong, and the governor Qian Shi Lei Tong!"
After listening to the people recommended by Song Wei, Zhu Qiyu's entire face darkened.
Aren’t these all people from Zhu Qizhen?
"Your Majesty, except for Lei Tong, everyone else is fighting bravely in the battle to defend the palace city. I have also investigated their details and they are all available." Song Wei emphasized again and again.
After hearing this, can you tell Zhu Qiyu anymore? Are they all pretending to be loyal?
"Let them come to the Qinzheng Hall for an audience." Zhu Qiyu wanted to test him.
"I obey the decree!"
Song Wei added: "Your Majesty, please contact Ningbo Li Wen to contact me, and you are willing to take refuge."
Li Wen?
He is also from Zhu Qizhen!
Why are you all turning to me? Want to do another door-to-door change?
"Let Cao Jixiang come over." Zhu Qiyu wanted to ask, what do these people think?
"Your Majesty, Eunuch Shu sent someone over to report something urgent!" Feng Xiao opened the door curtain and came in, lying in Zhu Qiyu's ear and whispering.
"Xuan come in."
Zhu Qiyu told Song Wei a few more words before asking Song Wei to retreat.
The eunuch who came was named Fang Yu, and he was Shu Liang's confidant. After meeting with him, he reported: "Your Majesty, the admiral found out that the family members of Gao Gu, Wang Ao and others in Beijing have disappeared!"
"Huh?" Zhu Qiyu frowned.
Fang Yu took out a memorial and presented it.
Zhu Qiyu was furious after reading it: "Okay, they are all lying to me! They are treating me like a fool!"
"The families of Gao Gu, Wang Ao, and Zhang Mao have disappeared, and even the families of Yang Shan, Gu Xingzu and others have disappeared! Sun Boring, who was about to be arrested, has also disappeared! And Xu Youzhen! They have all disappeared!"
"People in this capital can do tricks. They disappear when they say they will disappear!"
"Let me tell you, why didn't the court urge me for money? It turns out that they are trying to change things and have no time to talk to me!"
"Yeah!"
"If Dongchang hadn't acted as my eyes, how could the world have fooled me!"
Zhu Qiyu was filled with anger: "Come here, call me Zhang Feng and Yu Shiyue! I'll ask them if the military pay for the expedition is enough?"
"Call Chen Xun, Wang Zhi and other cabinet ministers to me again!"
Zhu Qiyu is going to kill someone!
When the news in the palace came out, Chen Xun, Wang Zhi and others almost fainted. The emperor didn't look for the family members of the guilty ministers, but instead announced them into the palace and killed them directly!
He has received the news that Song Wei is on duty in the palace.
Just need a spoonful of stew.
"Hurry, go and invite Master Yu and Tianguan!" Chen Xun made up his mind not to enter the palace.
There was a sinister look in his eyes, he had to move faster!
He has had enough of these days of fear!
…
East Palace.
"Niu Daban, I'm hungry!"
Zhu Jian had a sad face. There were only four people serving the huge East Palace.
But they are all loyal people.
"Your Highness, I found a piece of pastry. You can make do with it." Wan Zhen'er found a piece of pastry with no clue of what it was.
When you put it in your mouth, there is only a musty and rancid smell.
Pooh!
Zhu Jianshen vomited it out and threw it on the ground: "Is this for human consumption?"
"Your Highness, the ancestor of this servant, please eat a little first."
Niu Yu picked it up, held it in both hands and gave it to Zhu Jianshen: "Take a bite of it, Wang Lun, and find a way to cook the uncooked rice so that His Highness can fill his stomach."
He swallowed hard, he was hungry too.
Today is the first day after collecting the cooking utensils, and I am already very hungry. The days ahead will be even more difficult.
"My servant obeys the order." Wang Lun smiled bitterly and stepped back.
Zhu Jian gritted his teeth and took a bite, swallowed it as if taking medicine, quickly drank water to wash it off, and asked: "What's the news outside the palace?"
"Silence!"
Niu Yu looked outside in horror: "Your Highness, things are different now. I heard that Chen Ying, the son of the chief minister, has committed a crime and will be arrested and taken to the capital. This is the emperor's method."
"What happened?"
"It is said that the emperor's ring was given to his foster daughter, and this ring is Riku's missing treasure..."
"ah?"
Zhu Jianshen was so frightened that he threw half of the pastry on the ground, and his mind was spinning: "Is Chen Ying crazy? No, no, no, this is framed, just like what happened to Wang Wen's son."
"Your Highness is smart, that's exactly what it is."
Niu Yu's tone was sarcastic: "The emperor's move has a deeper meaning. He is testing Tianguan's attitude! Guess what, Tianguan supports your majesty. Now Chen Shoufu will have a hard time, forcing Chen Shoufu into a corner."
Zhu Jianshen's eyes lit up, and Niu Yu nodded at him.
"That person..." Zhu Jianshen was about to say something.
Zhang Min, who was waiting on the side, suddenly covered his mouth: "His Royal Highness is silent, the law cannot reach your ears, and you cannot say it out!"
Zhang Min is the eunuch in charge of external communication in the East Palace. He is also an old man from Zhu Qizhen, like Niu Yu and Wang Lun.
"Just be patient for now. The harder His Majesty presses, the harder the Chief Assistant's life will become, and it will get faster and faster." Niu Yu said in a low voice.
Zhu Jianshen's eyes regained their vitality: "Finally, I don't have to pretend anymore!"
At the same time, hatred was overwhelming.
…
Qinzheng Hall.
"I ask you, where are the families of Gao Gu and Wang Ao?" Zhu Qiyu said with a cold face.
Chen Xun, Wang Zhi and others did not come on the pretext of rectifying military affairs.
But they pushed Lin Cong and Li Xian out.
Facing the aggressive emperor, they were also confused, saying that it was a matter of the Ministry of Punishment and had nothing to do with them.
Yu Shiyue, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, said that the matter was under the control of Dali Temple. Xue Xuan, the former minister of Dali Temple, said that the minister of Dali Temple was vacant and he did not know about it.
Anyway, there is blame and denial.
"enough!"
"I ordered you here to hear you deny each other?"
Zhu Qiyu stared at them: "Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, Metropolitan Procuratorate! I will give you one day to find the family of the criminal!"
"If you can't find them, I will draw lots from your family members and select someone to take the blame for them!"
Yu Shiyue was about to defend.
"I don't want to listen to explanations! I just want results!"
"Remember, you only have one day, I don't care what method you use!"
"Even if I turn the capital upside down, I still have to find the guilty party!"
Zhu Qiyu's chest heaved: "If not, I will write down the names of your relatives, and you will draw lots yourself. The one you draw will die on their behalf!"
"Including you, you all have to participate in drawing lots! Whoever is unlucky will die!"
"Don't blame me for being ruthless, I blame you for being useless!"
ah?
The head of the Third Law Department's vision went dark and he almost fainted.
How can there be such a thing?
Yu Shiyue and others wanted to argue, but the emperor didn't listen.
"Where are the proceeds from the confiscation of the house? Confiscated and confiscated by the household department?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Zhang Feng.
"I got it, but I'm still short of 180,000 taels of silver!" Zhang Feng said.
Zhu Qiyu frowned: "What? Are they all honest officials? After confiscating so many houses, you only need this little money? Zhang Feng, have you been bluffed?"
"I never moved a bit!" Yu Shiyue's face turned pale.
This was the emperor's revenge for his disobedience.
Who asked him to be a slave of the third surname?
"You said I don't have it, so I don't have it? Will you give me the 180,000 taels of silver that is missing?" Zhu Qiyu's face turned dark.
This group of corrupt officials, like Gao Gu and Wang Ao, had a huge family income. If they were allowed to copy it, they would be able to form a force of two thousand cavalry. But when the Sanfa Department ransacked his home, how much money did he find? Where did the money go? It's in their pocket! Think I am a fool!
"My family is poor and I don't have so much money!" Yu Shiyue spread his hands and expressed his helplessness.
"Yu Aiqing, you are forcing me to kill someone!"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flashed fiercely: "The Beijing camp is about to go to war. I don't want to see blood, but you are forcing me!"
"Come here! Order Dongchang to investigate! Everyone who participated in the house raid will be investigated strictly!"
"If someone stretches out his hand and takes a copper plate, he will be peeled off and the grass will be removed! No tolerance will be given!"
As soon as this statement came out, the Qinzheng Palace was in an uproar.
Everyone was sweating. If the emperor did this, he would probably be killed again and a river of blood would flow out.
Wait, didn’t the emperor change his character?
Why still kill people?
This Qinzheng Palace is poisonous.
"Yu Aiqing, what do you think?" Zhu Qiyu looked at him with a faint look.
Yu Shiyue swallowed in horror.
He is a soft persimmon, serving as the minister of punishment, ranking last among the six departments, and has no outstanding political achievements. He had previously taken refuge in the emperor, but after being criticized by the ministers, he abandoned the emperor and just followed the wind.
Now the emperor is forcing him to express his stance and force him to join the emperor's camp.
Yu Shiyue said bravely: "Your Majesty, the current situation is turbulent, and the center should focus on stability..."
Bang!
Zhu Qiyu kicked him in the heart and knocked him down.
"What do you do for food?"
"Shang Shu of the Ministry of Punishment, take good care of your Ministry of Punishment!"
"Is it your turn to worry about the world's affairs? Is it your turn to worry about everything in the world? You can't even search every house! You can't even arrest anyone! You are the number one trash in the world! Why should I keep you?"
"Where is my Emperor's Sword!"
Zhu Qiyu is going to kill someone.
"ah?"
Yu Shiyue lay on the ground, terrified. He did not expect that the emperor would use such an extreme method to force him to do things for the emperor!
He looked at Lin Cong as if asking for help. Lin Cong was doing well in the court, so naturally he refused to raise his head.
He asked Zhang Feng for help, but Zhang Feng turned a deaf ear.
I don’t even think about it, why did Qinzheng Palace change its name? When it was still called Xinuang Pavilion, how many people died. It was here that all the eunuchs of the Supervisor of Ceremonies were killed by the emperor! It is said that it is full of blood, and the emperor changed his name because he avoided taboos!
Didn’t you see that Chen Xun, Wang Zhi and others were afraid to come?
The evil nature of this place means that the emperor will kill people when he is angry, and he will kill people if he cannot control it!
Who dares to speak for you?
At this time, Feng Xiao came over holding a sword.
Zhu Qiyu held the sword in his hand and struck out directly.
"I can investigate!"
The tip of the sword barely touched his chest, and a hole was poked out of his official robe, but the skin was not broken.
Yu Shiyue collapsed and cried loudly, lying on the ground and kowtow: "I can investigate!"
Zhu Qiyu glanced at him, "Don't you want my face?"
I've given you the opportunity to be my dog, but you have to put a sword on your neck before you give in. What a shame!
"What are you checking?"
"Check the families of the missing criminals! Check the money they deserve! Check the corrupt people!" Yu Shiyue's voice became lower and lower.
"snort!"
Zhu Qiyu snorted coldly: "Don't be submissive! You are the Minister of the Ministry of Justice appointed by me! In the Ministry of Justice, you represent me! Let your hands and feet go free to investigate, I will support you!"
"I will ask Jinyiwei and Dongchang to cooperate with you!"
"Who dares to stop me, I will mobilize the Beijing troops to Beijing! I will support you!"
"Get to the bottom of it! No one will tolerate it!"
Yu Shiyue closed his eyes in despair: "I obey your order!"
"The Minister of Dali Temple is vacant, do you have anyone to choose?" Zhu Qiyu closed his eyes with satisfaction, he was about to intervene in the administration again.
Mainly Hu Hui, who did not refuse his intervention in the morning court.
Naturally, he had to push further and place his own people in the position of Minister of Dali Temple.
Lin Cong and others did not dare to answer. He felt a little unhappy. The emperor had crossed the line, but Hu Xi, the Minister of Staff, actually agreed that the emperor had crossed the line.
If it were Chen Xun, he would have chopped off the emperor's claws long ago.
Although the approach was drastic, it at least preserved the dignity of civil servants.
"If you don't have a candidate, let Geng Jiuchou take over."
Geng Jiuchou's housekeeper came to the palace to testify before. Zhu Qiyu had a good impression of him and thought he was someone he could win over.
"Your Majesty, this..." Lin Cong hesitated.
"I understand what you mean. Don't you just want to say that the administration of officials is not under my control? I am a dog trying to catch a mouse and meddling in other people's business, right?"
Zhu Qiyu's tone was sinister: "Mr. Lin Ge, are you calling me a dog?"
Plop!
Lin Cong knelt on the ground: "I never meant this!"
"You didn't say it clearly, but I heard it!"
Zhu Qiyu asked him: "Mr. Lin Ge, insulting the emperor is a serious crime against the nine tribes! You must think clearly. Can I let Geng Jiuchou be the minister of Dali Temple?"
Lin Cong saw the emperor lift his sword again.
Thinking of the wronged soul of the Chief of Ceremonies, he shuddered: "I dare not have an opinion! It all depends on the Holy One! Long live the Holy One!"
"Hahaha, Lin Aiqing is indeed a talent!"
Zhu Qiyu laughed and said: "Lin Aiqing, please get up quickly. There is no need to be so formal in this Qinzheng Hall. If you come, I will give you a seat."
"I especially like a talented person like Lin Aiqing."
"It took a lot of hard work for you to be in the cabinet!"
"Furthermore, Lin Aiqing did not investigate the matter that I asked Lin Aiqing to investigate, and I turned a blind eye and passed it by. This shows that I am lenient towards you."
"Isn't that right, Lin Aiqing!"
Zhu Qiyu looked at Lin Cong with a smile.
I will also give you a chance to be my dog!
Lin Cong's whole face turned green!
Could he not understand what the emperor was implying?
"Lin Aiqing, didn't you hear what I said?" Zhu Qiyu's tone changed.
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