"Madam, please stop nagging me, my head is blown by your noise!"
Lin Cong was very irritated. After submitting his resignation, he left Beijing privately without approval, which was a serious crime. However, he did not return to his hometown, but went to Zhuangzi outside the city to live for a few days, taking advantage of legal loopholes.
"Master, after so many years, you finally entered the cabinet, and you just gave up? You don't want your future, and your eldest son's future too? What are you afraid of? How about I risk my old face and ask for help? Please help me, my eldest brother, to make peace with you?"
"What does a woman know? Stop nagging!"
"What problems can't be solved by me, the prime minister, and the assistants? How can your eldest brother, a humble official, solve the problem? Who else will buy the thin noodles left by my father-in-law after so many years of use?"
"Okay, okay, if I continue to shamelessly stay in the cabinet, it won't be the future of father and son that will be lost, but the heads of you and my nine tribes!"
Lin Cong opened the carriage door and urged the coachman to hurry up.
He quickly left the city with his family and money.
Mrs. Lin's face looked horrified and she was about to cry: "I told you not to let you and Chen Xun play against each other. If you don't listen, you will cause trouble this time!"
"Enough! Trouble comes from mouth! Do you want to kill our family? Shut up!" Lin Cong was tired.
But at this moment, the sound of rapid horse hooves came from behind the car.
"Preach the Holy Order!" the knight on horseback shouted.
Lin Cong's body softened and he fell into his wife's arms, as if he were mourning for an heir: "It's over, it's over!"
When Lin Cong was brought to the Qinzheng Hall and saw the door, his knees softened and he almost knelt on the ground.
After all, there is still no way to escape!
This Qinzheng Palace is poisonous.
"Is Mr. Lin Ge here?" Zhu Qiyu's voice sounded.
"His Majesty!"
Lin Cong crawled over crying and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, please have mercy!"
"Mr. Ge is joking, it's time for me to ask Mr. Ge to show mercy!" Zhu Qiyu said with a strange tone.
As soon as he heard this tone, Lin Cong knew that it was over, and this was definitely his destiny.
"What a good trick, Mr. Ge, to force me to kill the supervisors and annihilate myself from the world!"
The Emperor's Sword was unsheathed, Zhu Qiyu wiped the sword, and said coldly: "Compared with you, I am really too young. I was played by the elder in the palm of my hand. My skills are not as good as others, and I feel ashamed to be inferior. I am convinced."
"Do you know what I'm thinking?"
"I think this sword is too sharp. This sword blow is so painful. A dull knife is better." Zhu Qiyu's eyes were dark.
Lin Cong's body was limp and tears were streaming down his face: "Your Majesty, this was not my intention. I was also plotted against! It was all Chen Xun who harmed me and your majesty!"
With the sword on his neck, he chose to live.
Zhu Qiyu's eyes lit up, Lin Cong was trying to behave like a dog for him.
"Mr. Lin Ge, do you know what is the crime of biting the chief minister?"
"What is your crime if you leave Beijing without permission?"
"Are you going to let me spare you from the death penalty with just a few words?"
"Mr. Lin Ge!"
Zhu Qiyu is giving him a chance to choose life or death.
"I'm not leaving the capital, but I'm feeling unwell. I'm going to live in Zhuangzi outside the city for a few days. I'm definitely not leaving the capital without permission! It's not even trying to bite the chief minister. What I'm telling you is the truth. What I did is all Chen's fault. Xun is the mastermind behind the scenes!"
After Lin Cong said this and saw that the emperor was unmoved, he understood what the emperor wanted.
He didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore. He could still remember how Luo Tong died. He could only nod his head and said, "I am willing to sacrifice my life for your majesty. I beg your majesty to accept it!"
"Um?"
Lin Cong gritted his teeth: "I am willing to be your Majesty's dog!"
"Huh? Are you kidding me, Lin Ge? Are you qualified to be my dog?" Zhu Qiyu sneered.
Lin Cong burst into tears and completely gave up his dignity as a scholar: "I am single-minded and tireless, and I just want to work hard to become His Majesty's dog!"
"Anyone who wants to be my dog is like a crucian carp crossing a river. Doesn't Lin Ge always overestimate himself?" Zhu Qiyu refused to accept it.
My character has collapsed. Can you fix it by just treating me like a dog?
"I'm useful. I can help your majesty to bite Chen Xun. I know the details of Chen Xun. I can be of help to your majesty..."
Lin Cong said a lot, but Zhu Qiyu remained unmoved.
"Woof woof woof!" Lin Cong actually imitated the barking of a dog.
Zhu Qiyu raised his eyes and realized that Mr. Lin Ge was also very good at kneeling and licking!
That's right, when Emperor Xuanzong was on the throne, you were not so noble, and the entire civil service group was not so noble, but they were just spoiled.
"Woof woof woof woof..."
Lin Cong lay on the ground and barked like a dog.
For the sake of his old life, he completely gave up his dignity as a civil servant and everything he owned. As he said, he was working tirelessly to dream of becoming the emperor's dog!
While shouting, he also shook his butt!
The picture is unsightly.
Clang!
The sword was sheathed, and Zhu Qiyu sighed: "Why are you doing this, Mr. Ge?"
Still don't forgive me?
Lin Cong barked and crawled like a dog.
"Hahaha, why is Mr. Ge like this?"
Zhu Qiyu burst out laughing: "Line like a dog to bark, imitate a dog to crawl, do you still have to imitate a dog to wear my shoes?"
Lin Cong trembled all over and choked with tears.
But he slowly crawled over and stuck out his tongue to tease the emperor's shoes!
"I'm just joking, Mr. Ge, please don't take it seriously."
Zhu Qiyu took off his shoes in disgust: "Get up, Mr. Ge, you and I are monarchs and ministers, not masters and servants. If you want to be my dog, you still have a long way to go! You are so old, you can't run fast anymore, take your time. Bar."
"Yes, yes, I thank Your Majesty for your kindness! I will definitely work hard and become His Majesty's dog!" Lin Cong burst into tears.
Half a lifetime of fame has turned into dust and dirt, and now he can only cling to the emperor's lap and become the emperor's lackeys. He has become the group of people he hated most when he was a boy. The dragon slayer has become the evil dragon's lackeys.
"Take your career certificate back, I won't allow you to become an official."
After the emperor's words, Lin Cong finally breathed a sigh of relief and survived!
He survived, kept his official position, and kept the nine clans!
But I just want to cry, and the tears can't stop flowing out.
"Don't feel wronged in your heart. I am the co-owner of the world, and you are all my slaves!"
"When Emperor Xuanzong was here, how did you serve me? Just serve me like that."
"What happened today will not be reported to the court, Mr. Ge, please rest assured."
"Being my dog is an extremely honorable thing. From now on, you will know how wise your decision today is!"
Zhu Qiyu said calmly: "Let your youngest son come to the palace to accompany you. I will train you."
"I obey the decree!"
Seeing Lin Cong's obedient behavior, Zhu Qiyu was very satisfied: "Tell me, how will Chen Xun deal with me?"
"Old minister, I dare not say anything." Lin Cong knelt on the ground again.
"I forgive you for your sin. Get up and give me a seat."
Lin Cong wiped the tears from his face and sat down tremblingly. When he looked at the emperor, he finally realized that no matter how hard Chen Xun blurred the corner that the emperor had torn open, he couldn't seal it.
"There are many veterans who don't know, but they know that Chen Xun is connected with the prince!" Lin Cong said this, which meant that he had completely surrendered to the emperor.
really!
"What's the plan?" Zhu Qiyu really couldn't figure it out. Why did Chen Xun ascend the throne when he supported the prince?
"I really don't know that the relationship between Chen Xun and me is not good..."
Lin Cong saw the emperor's sharp eyes and immediately said: "I can help your majesty break the prison guard's situation and make the prison guard be used by your majesty!"
"Let's talk about it." Zhu Qiyu became interested.
"Your Majesty, the supervisor's cry to remonstrate is nothing more than an invitation to be named. It is not against His Majesty. He just wants to be remembered by Your Majesty and praised by Your Majesty, just like Li Dongyang." Lin Cong hit the nail on the head.
But Zhu Qiyu killed someone.
"Your Majesty, the supervisor can cry and remonstrate at Xihua Gate, and he can also curse at the gate of the mansion!"
Lin Cong smiled evilly and said: "As long as your Majesty makes the best use of the situation, the prison students will naturally be used by your Majesty."
This means that Song Ying is asked to take the supervisor to the door of Chen Xun's house to curse, and drag Chen Xun into the cesspit. If he wants to stink, he will stink with him.
To deal with civil servants, you have to rely on civil servants.
Zhu Qiyu nodded with satisfaction: "Don't beat around the bush when you speak from now on. I don't like guessing."
Plop!
Lin Cong knelt on the ground and apologized: "Old minister, I know my mistake. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"Just remember, get up." Zhu Qiyu's expression was calm.
But this method still couldn't clear the emperor's reputation as a tyrant.
"Your Majesty, since ancient times, there have been sycophants and then there have been cowardly kings. Your Majesty has been in charge for eight years and has worked diligently and made no mistakes. He is a virtuous king. Now he is angry and murders people. I think it is the sycophants in the court who are in charge, and they have ruined your majesty!" Lin Cong said.
yes!
Without Qin Hui, how could Song Gaozong be so bad?
Wouldn't everything be fine if Chen Xun was turned into Qin Hui?
"Lin Cong, I think you have the talent to be the first assistant." Zhu Qiyu was very satisfied.
Lin Cong lay on the ground: "No matter what official position I hold, I am always your Majesty's loyal dog!"
Look, you can talk so much!
"Is your eldest son Lin Heng assigned to the Sixth Division? He should be transferred to the General Affairs Department. I will promote him after he has made outstanding achievements."
Lin Cong's eyes lit up. This was the benefit of joining the emperor. Official positions were easy to come by.
"I still have another plan, and I still need Mr. Lin Ge to serve as my adviser." Zhu Qiyu said the idea of letting the sons of civil and military officials enter the Imperial Academy.
"Yin prison?" Lin Cong didn't quite understand.
"It is compulsory to enter the prison. It can be a probation prison or a tribute prison. There are no restrictions."
There are six sources of students in Guozijian: Jujian, Gongjian, Yinjian, Regular prison, Yijian and Junxiu students.
Lin Cong chewed it repeatedly and said after careful consideration: "Your Majesty, this plan will probably require a lot of money."
"The Imperial College only has two prisons, the north and the south. Although the north prison was rebuilt in the ninth year of Zhengtong, it cannot accommodate too many prison students."
"Your Majesty, I am afraid that I will need to build prison cells in each province, hire famous teachers, order wine sacrifices and other official positions. The administrative cost alone will be extremely high."
"Furthermore, the prison students of our court are given food and clothes. Although in the first year of Jingtai, we implemented the donation system, once your Majesty implements this policy, the system of donating money to prison will be abolished."
If the Imperial College is established in each province, it is equivalent to establishing provincial universities, which is not a bad idea.
"How much do you estimate it will cost?"
Seeing that the emperor was determined to do it, Lin Cong smiled bitterly and said: "The initial construction requires more than five million taels of silver. In the future, I am afraid that two million taels of silver will be invested every year."
Zhu Qiyu took a breath of air.
The Ministry of Accounts definitely has no money, and the internal funds also don’t have any money.
However, you can print the article on the treasure note.
"Your Majesty, nowadays treasure banknotes are overflowing. I said a disrespectful word. Except for official use, the people have regarded treasure banknotes as waste paper."
Lin Cong lay on the ground: "I believe that the continued issuance of treasure banknotes will not only fail to solve the problem of the Imperial College, but will also increase the burden on the people. I ask your Majesty to find another way."
Zhu Qiyu blushed. He really didn't have any way to get money.
"Get up, I can talk to you and your ministers freely without any scruples." Zhu Qiyu was thinking about how to make money.
"Your Majesty wants to use the Imperial Academy to control the minds of the courtiers. I understand."
Lin Cong considered it and said: "I believe that your Majesty can proceed step by step. When the Ministry of Household Affairs is more comfortable, start construction, and then slowly recruit teachers. In twenty years, we will build prisons in various provinces across the country and recruit students to prisons."
After twenty years, the cucumbers and vegetables will be cold.
"Can five million taels be enough to handle this matter?" Zhu Qiyu looked at him questioningly.
"The old minister thinks that it is okay to set up Imperial College in each province to merge the government schools. There will not be much shortage of teaching and learning, but we can promote a group of people from the Imperial Academy to supplement them. Although there is a shortage of famous teachers, there is still enough for teaching."
"The construction of prison buildings and other matters are left to the Ministry of Works. If you have money, there will be no problem. And with the Holy Spirit's decree, we can recruit students into the prison, so of course there will be no problem."
Lin Cong thought carefully and said: "Your Majesty, if you have money, you can let the sons of hundreds of officials enter the Imperial College to study within one year!"
"Okay! Then I'll leave this to you!"
Zhu Qiyu said excitedly: "I will figure out a solution for the money matter. You don't have to worry about resistance. I will stop it for you. As long as you can get this done, I will let you be the first assistant!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
"The two capitals in the north and south are the Imperial College, and those established in each province are called Taixue. For example, Zhejiang Taixue is named after this!"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were deep and he said: "Not only do I want the sons of the civil and military officials across the country to be of school age, I also want to allow all the people in the world to go to school, and in the future, all the children of common people will be allowed to go to school."
"Not only do we need to run Imperial College, but we also need to run elementary schools and middle schools, all of them!"
"Lin Cong, if you do this well, it is a great plan that will benefit the country and benefit the future. A hundred years from now, future generations may not remember me, but they will definitely remember you, Lin Cong!"
"I dare not take credit!"
Lin Cong wondered, where could the emperor get so much money?
Don't forget, the emperor is still scratching his bald head because of money. How can he have spare money to spend time studying?
Moreover, the emperor wanted to seize the future of the children of civil and military officials in the DPRK, but the resistance he encountered was by no means ordinary. Even if he had the money, it would probably be difficult to implement it.
But he didn't dare to say anything unlucky, his head was more important.
…
Song Ying and her supervisor appeared at the door of Chen Xun's house.
"Heaven punishes the traitor!"
"Your Majesty, please kill Chen Xun and bring justice to the world!"
“Chen Xun’s crimes are too numerous to write down!”
Chen Xun, who was sitting at home writing furiously, was stunned when he heard the news.
He had just written a memorial to admonish the emperor, hoping that the emperor would listen to the supervisor's advice and abolish the factory guards to set the record straight.
As a result, he was surrounded by prison guards in front of his house, calling him a traitor!
"What did I do to make me a traitor?"
Chen Xun was so angry that he coughed and sprayed saliva on Gong Gong's memorial. He was so angry that he tore up the memorial.
If according to what he wrote, he advised your majesty to listen to the advice of the supervisor, wouldn't he confirm his identity as a traitor?
"How does this Lin Cong do things? Can't handle such a small thing? Check it out. Why are they not kneeling at Xihua Gate and visiting my chief minister's house?" Chen Xun was furious.
Soon, the housekeeper ran back panting: "Master, some supervisors said that His Majesty forced them to kill Chen Bingzhong, Luo Chongyue and Ma Sheng, and also forced them to come to the house to yell and curse..."
Chen Xun opened his mouth and was stunned. It took a long time before he came back to his senses: "Seize the bamboo shoots!"
"I'm going to ask Mr. Lin Ge's house?" The housekeeper didn't understand the meaning.
"What a silly question, this is Lin Cong's evil plan!"
Chen Xun was furious: "He must have taken refuge with the emperor, that's why the emperor made such a damaging move!"
"The emperor surrendered and killed people, but he forced me to jump into the shit pit as well."
"First there are traitors and then there are cowardly kings. The emperor wants his chief minister and his assistant to be traitors!"
"If I, the chief minister, want to clear himself, he must clear the emperor!"
"You really shot yourself in the foot!"
"Damn Lin Cong, how dare he betray my chief assistant?"
Chen Xun regretted it.
Inexplicably, he thought of the emperor asking him to help hold down the eunuch while he came to kill him in the Qinzheng Palace... That scene appeared in his dreams many times, but the person the emperor wanted to kill was not the eunuch, but him!
"Master, what can we do?" The old housekeeper was his book boy and was loyal to him.
"The Imperial College students are more than these, and they are inciting people to plead grievances for Chen Bingzhong." Chen Xun gritted his teeth.
"Sir, the supervisor said that Chen Bingzhong doesn't seem to be dead yet."
Plop!
Chen Xun fell down on the chair: "The emperor has such a vicious heart! Death is not terrible. What is terrible is that you know you will die but you are still alive... The emperor used Chen Bingzhong to kill the chickens to scare the monkeys, and told the supervisors of the Imperial College not to make trouble again! "
"Old slave, are you going to give it a try?"
"What the heck, who dares to cry and remonstrate? I'm afraid the emperor will still have tricks, and the Imperial College's trick can no longer be used." Chen Xun smiled bitterly.
"Ma Sheng is your disciple. If he dies in vain, I'm afraid your foundation will continue to be shaken!" The old housekeeper was very worried.
"There's nothing we can do if we waver!"
Chen Xun's eyes flashed: "The date has been set. The day after tomorrow when we set off from Beijing, our opportunity will come. Whether we can succeed or not depends on this time!"
"Then outside..."
"Never mind, let them make trouble. I can't take off my traitorous label anyway." Chen Xun broke the jar.
…
After sending Lin Cong away, Zhu Qiyu felt very uneasy.
"Chen Xun turned a deaf ear?" Zhu Qiyu didn't believe it. The most important thing for a civil servant was reputation. Chen Xun even risked his reputation. What on earth was he going to do?
"Back to your lord, there is no movement in Chen Shoufu's house." Feng Xiao replied.
"Weird, so weird."
Zhu Qiyu paced back and forth, his mood just getting up fell down again.
"Is there anything special about the East Palace?" Zhu Qiyu asked again.
"Nothing unusual."
"Is there any guard with a sword approaching the East Palace?"
Feng Xiao shook his head: "As far as I know, there shouldn't be any guards with swords or spies, Your Majesty?"
"It's just suspicion." Zhu Qiyu couldn't tell him that there was something wrong with Liu Ji, Zhao Sheng and others. How did he know? Inexplicable.
"I'll go to Xian'an Palace to see the Queen Mother." Zhu Qiyu sighed.
Inside Xian'an Palace.
Queen Mother Wu already knew the news of Qin Shangfu's disappearance.
She had not thought about food or tea for the past two days, fearing that the emperor would send her on the road in a rage to completely bury the news. She was even more worried that the emperor would laugh at her for living in this world.
When she heard the news of the emperor's arrival, she trembled and murmured: "He is here to send the Ai family off..."
She doesn’t want to die yet!
"My greetings to the Queen Mother!" Zhu Qiyu saluted, not as intimately as before.
Because of the affairs of the Qing Palace, and also because of the secrets revealed by Qin Shangfu.
"Ai family peace, please get up, emperor."
Mother and son are still alienated after all.
"Everyone, get out and exit Xian'an Palace!" Zhu Qiyu said in a deep voice.
Empress Dowager Wu glanced at him and her body was shaking. Was the emperor going to do it himself? Do you hate her so much?
After all the people in the palace had retreated, Zhu Qiyu slowly said: "Is it true?"
Empress Dowager Wu burst into tears: "The Ai family said no, do you believe it?"
"I believe it, but the world doesn't believe it!"
Zhu Qiyu looked at the Empress Dowager Wu, licked his lips, and asked in a hoarse voice: "The Empress Dowager, can you tell me whether I am the late emperor's biological son?"
To him, this is the most important thing!
Legitimacy, irreproachable legitimacy, is the foundation of stability in the world.
"yes!"
Empress Dowager Wu burst into tears, unable to hold back her emotions any longer, and said hurriedly: "Yes! Your Majesty, believe mother, you are the late emperor's biological son!"
"You and the late emperor look so similar, how could it not be the case?"
"Ask Hu Hui. He grew up watching the late emperor. Ask him if you and the late emperor are shaped from the same mold?"
"Do you still remember how much the late emperor liked you when you were little? If you weren't, would he love you that much? When he was seriously ill, he was thinking about you. He sent someone to take us into the palace. Come here and let the Queen Mother recognize us as mother and son!"
"Think about it, if you weren't, would the Empress Dowager dote on you so much?"
"Yes, you are the late emperor's biological son!"
Empress Dowager Wu burst into tears and wanted to touch her son's face, but Zhu Qiyu took a step back.
"Then where did this news come from? Why did you lie down to the Queen Mother Sun? Why are you so afraid of her? How many people know this news?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"The Ai family doesn't know either. The news came out not long after the late emperor passed away!"
"Your Majesty, you have always thought that mother is stupid, but she is not. Mother has always known that if she did not lie low and low in front of Mrs. Sun, how could we two survive?"
"You are a man, no matter who is in the harem, the woman has the final say in the harem! My mother is not convinced! So I want to compete with her because I want to be the master of the harem! But my mother is stupid, and I want to be the master of the harem!" Being suppressed by her, I will never be able to hold my head up for the rest of my life!"
"My mother is not afraid of your jokes. She is indeed the concubine of the King of Han. She was favored by the late emperor in Xiaoyao City. She was lucky enough to have you."
"My mother came from a bad background, so she was suppressed everywhere. She doesn't complain. This is her fate. But her son is the emperor, and my son is also the emperor. Why should I be shorter than her?"
"Every time my mother catches her, she threatens her with this rumor. My mother is not afraid of being laughed at by the world, but she is afraid that it will affect you! Your Majesty!"
Empress Dowager Wu's face was full of tears, and she sobbed: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry. When this rumor spread in the palace, the Empress Dowager was furious and cleaned up the palace. After so many years, the old people in the palace have There are not many left, and even fewer know about this rumor.”
"Who is there?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"In this Xian'an Palace, there are only the Qin family and I. The Qin family is dead, and only my mother is left."
Empress Dowager Wu wiped away her tears: "In Yongshou Palace, only that bitch, Xu Bin and Nie know that Xu Bin and Nie are dead. Now, she is the only one in Yongshou Palace who knows."
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered, and all the palace residents who were released from Yongshou Palace were also killed.
"Is there really no one else?"
"There should be no more." Empress Dowager Wu said casually.
"Should?" Zhu Qiyu frowned: "Queen Mother, what do you mean should?"
"Although the Empress Dowager dealt with the rumors when they came out, there is no guarantee that the elders in the palace will not know about it, so, so..." Empress Dowager Wu did not dare to continue.
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were murderous: "The old man in the palace? Who else is alive? Send people out of the palace to kill them all!"
"Ah?" Empress Dowager Wu exclaimed: "No, no! Your Majesty, if you go on a killing spree, wouldn't it prove that there is something evil in your heart?"
"That's right. I'm going to kill one of you. If I can't keep the secret, I'll kill the clan!" Zhu Qiyu was confused.
Empress Dowager Wu was anxious, stood up and grabbed Zhu Qiyu's arm: "Your Majesty, listen to mother, she already has a perfect plan."
Zhu Qiyu looked down upon him. If you had a perfect plan, how could you still sit back and wait for death?
"Mother has the decree of Empress Dowager Zhang in her hands!"
"When my mother entered the palace, the Empress Dowager gave her a forged identity in order to cover up her ugliness."
"There is a marriage certificate as proof!"
"My mother entered the palace in the eighth year of Xuande's reign! That's enough to prove everything!" Empress Dowager Wu was very confident.
"Where is the marriage certificate?" Zhu Qiyu's eyes lit up.
Empress Dowager Wu hesitated and said: "After all, it is a fake and cannot be shown to others."
"Fake? Do you have the imperial seal of the Empress Dowager?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
Seeing that Empress Dowager Wu refused to explain, Zhu Qiyu said urgently: "Speak quickly!"
"The seal is forged!"
"What?"
Zhu Qiyu exclaimed, a little confused: "Didn't I just say that you have the Emperor's decree in your hand? Why is it false again?"
"There were a lot of rumors at that time. Chen Fu gave his mother advice and asked her to ask the Empress Dowager to complete the marriage certificate. But that bitch made trouble, and the Empress Dowager only issued a decree."
"At that time, my mother did not expect that one day you would ascend the throne and become emperor."
"So, in order to avoid worries, Chen Fu forged a marriage certificate...My mother entered the palace in the eighth year of Xuande. The marriage certificate can be used as evidence, and it will surely stop Youyou's mouth."
Empress Dowager Wu looked at Zhu Qiyu anxiously.
"Ah!"
Zhu Qiyu smiled: "I know the Queen Mother's heart."
If Empress Dowager Zhang had made the final decision and forged her identity, she might have been able to fool him.
But it can't be true. How many veterans are there from the Xuande Dynasty to today? How many palace residents are alive?
Your identity as the concubine of the King of Han must be proven by many people!
What left him speechless the most was that very few people knew what he had said before. For this reason, Zhu Qiyu completely destroyed the evidence.
It turned out to be embarrassing, and the whole city was in trouble, so how could we kill someone and silence them?
etc! This rumor is most likely Chen Xun's trump card.
If the prince is held on the dragon chair in Fengtian Palace, this rumor will be enough to seal Zhu Qiyu's coffin and make him unable to stand up again forever.
The emperor with a bad reputation died, and the emperor's own son Zhu Jianshen soon became the heir, and he ascended the throne in an upright manner, and everyone in the world applauded!
As for the Supreme Emperor, let’s continue to be the Supreme Emperor!
But how would Chen Xun kill him?
Zhu Qiyu was puzzled.
"Your Majesty, don't be upset, mother still has a way out!"
Queen Mother Wu didn't want to see her son's disappointed expression, so she grabbed his hand and said, "Mom still has one hand left."
"Back then, the late emperor assigned a total of two maids to my mother. One was the Qin family and the other was the Xiang family."
"Xiang entered the palace in the eighth year of Xuande's reign. In the forged marriage certificate, she was her mother's dowry. She entered the palace with her mother. The time is right..."
Seeing that the emperor looked unhappy, she quickly returned to the topic: "Xiang was young when she entered the palace, and her mother loved her very much. She is grateful."
"Later, that bitch of Mr. Sun tried to win her over, and she reported it to her mother, who then pushed her along and allowed Mr. Xiang to have contact with her."
"Until now, Mrs. Sun thinks that Mrs. Xiang is hers and an undercover agent she placed in Xian'an Palace. In fact, she is loyal to her mother!"
"You send her to the prince, poison the prince, and then poison the Sun family..."
Zhu Qiyu interrupted Empress Dowager Wu with a wave of his hand and rolled his eyes: "You must have come up with this idea, right?"
Queen Mother Wu nodded awkwardly.
Chen Fu has been dead for more than ten years. Lian Zhong only knows about water conservancy but not about political strategy. No one has made any suggestions for her.
That's why I came up with such a stupid idea.
That Xiang is the female official Si Bao in the Shangfu Bureau.
No one wants to die. I am afraid that if Xiang knew that Empress Dowager Wu wanted to send her to die, she would most likely secretly seek refuge with Empress Dowager Sun. She could be a rare person in death, which is what people like.
Besides, this method is not to stabilize the throne, but to force Yu Qian to depose it.
Yu Qian had already warned him, and Hu Hui was also very dissatisfied with his killing spree.
Didn’t you see that he even hesitated to kill a prison student today?
If the prince and the empress dowager die tonight, it will definitely be the emperor sitting in the Fengtian Palace tomorrow morning!
"Forget it, I'll figure it out myself."
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flashed: "By the way, Xiang Sibao is really loyal to you?"
"nature!"
"Then what you said about sending her to die, did you tell her? Or revealed it to others?" Zhu Qiyu asked again.
Empress Dowager Wu shook her head: "Absolutely not. This matter has always been on my mind. How dare I tell anyone about it! Your Majesty, what do you want her to do?"
"Send her to the crown prince's womb to deliver the news to me, telling her that her life is not in danger. If she does a good job, I will reward her heavily."
Zhu Qiyu asked again: "Queen Mother, can she really believe it?"
"You call me mother, and I will tell you." Empress Dowager Wu looked at Zhu Qiyu pitifully.
Zhu Qiyu was speechless and could only call out.
"Why!"
Empress Dowager Wu burst into tears and smiled: "Absolutely, she will never betray the Ai family! She will never betray you! There is a brother in her natal family who adopted a son in her name, and the child is in the hands of the Ai family. , she doesn’t dare to betray.”
Zhu Qiyu nodded. Sometimes you can't completely believe in a person's loyalty, and people's hearts will change.
"Just send her there. After this is done, I will reward her as a minister!"
Zhu Qiyu comforted Empress Dowager Wu again: "Empress Dowager, oh, mother, now that the Shangfu Bureau is vacant, let Mrs. Zhou be the head of the female officials in the Shangfu Bureau."
Zhou was Empress Dowager Wu's most loyal female official and the most trusted person.
Zhu Qiyu used the Zhou family to appease Empress Dowager Wu.
"Okay, it's just a pity for Mrs. Qin. It would be nice if the emperor rewarded her family generously. She had known this day would come."
After chatting for a few more times about home affairs, we returned to Qinzheng Hall.
After reviewing the memorial for a while, he was very satisfied with Dong Ci.
Dong Ci succinctly extracted the key points and included them in the memorial.
Zhu Qiyu randomly picked out a few books and checked them. They basically conformed to the content of the memorial. He was immediately satisfied and said: "Well done, let's keep up the good work."
"When the Military Aircraft Department is established in the future, what you did will be used as an example, and everyone will follow suit."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your approval!" Dong Ci kowtowed seriously, his eyes filled with joy.
"From now on, writing on yellow paper is called yellowing, and it will become a routine in the future." Zhu Qiyu said lightly. (The yellow labeling system only existed in the Chongzhen Dynasty)
Zhu Qiyu finished the originally lengthy memorial in just one hour.
"Ask the cabinet if there are any more memorials and submit them all."
Zhu Qiyu was in a good mood and asked, "Does the Marquis of Baoding have any memorials to hand over?"
"Back to the emperor, I haven't seen you. I don't think so. The Marquis of Baoding must have overcome all obstacles and won the victory. He has already grasped the morale of the army." Tan Chang was a good boy. He was jealous of Dong Ci's ability to do a dirty job, so he tried to make the emperor happy. , also want to participate.
"Haha, I like to hear flattery."
Zhu Qiyu glanced at Qin Chang: "You also want to join the military aircraft department?"
With a pop, Qin Chang knelt softly on the ground: "I don't dare to have such wishful thinking."
"It's a good thing to have ideas, but it's my grace to let you in." Zhu Qiyu hit him.
"I don't dare, I don't dare." Tan Chang was trembling all over. He had been having such a smooth life recently that he was a little complacent.
"Get up and serve in front of the emperor. Naturally, you are superior to others, but you must also guard against arrogance and impatience."
Zhu Qiyu looked around at all the serving eunuchs: "As long as you serve carefully and be loyal to me, I can give you whatever you want!"
"Qin Chang, you should also join the Military Aircraft Department."
"ah?"
Tan Chang was unexpected and was so excited that he kowtowed repeatedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace!"
"Just work diligently from now on."
Zhu Qiyu looked at Fang Xing, Zhao Shun and others again: "It doesn't matter if you are illiterate. There are many errands. As long as you are loyal to me, you will always have power!"
"The slaves must be loyal to the emperor and loyal to the emperor!" the eunuchs knelt down and shouted.
Zhu Qiyu nodded with satisfaction: "Zhao Shun, go and invite Taishi Hu in person and tell him that I have something to discuss with him! Invite him to come to the palace! Be polite and be sure to invite him to come to the palace!"
After much thought, Zhu Qiyu decided to have a showdown with Hu Hui.
This secret cannot be concealed by killing people alone. In fact, the fake marriage certificate in the hands of Empress Dowager Wu may not be able to become real. As long as one person is willing to stand up and testify, the fake marriage certificate will become real!
It’s Hu Ming!
Before Xing'an died, Zhu Qiyu asked him one last question.
How to handle Hu Hui?
The answer given by Xing'an is his son!
Hu Hui has two sons, the eldest son Hu Changning and the second son Hu Xi. (Hu Xi’s name found in the epitaph)
…
"Why did Your Majesty send Aunt Xiang to serve in the East Palace?" When Zhu Jianshen saw Xiang Sibao, his face fell and he could only continue to stutter and have a runny nose.
Because his nose couldn't come out, the eunuch Zhang Min slapped him twice in the face until his nose was blue, and then his nose started to come out.
"How dare I guess Tianxin?"
Xiang Sibao's expression was cold: "Prince, don't look at me anymore? Just do whatever you have to do."
Zhu Jian sniffled deeply and responded.
"Prince!"
Xiang Sibao suddenly stopped him: "It's not convenient for Mrs. Wan to serve you, so just follow me. I'll train her well and then let her go back to serve the prince."
"Oh." Zhu Jianshen didn't dare to respond.
Because Xiang Sibao is from the palace of Empress Dowager Wu, and Empress Dowager Wu is the emperor's biological mother, she is naturally the emperor's person, how dare he not respond.
As a result, in the evening, the Wan family actually sent news that Xiang Sibao was from the Empress Dowager.
"How can it be?"
Zhu Jianshen was shocked and shook his head: "Absolutely impossible, how could the emperor's grandmother's people be in Xian'an Palace? Niu Daban, what do you think?"
Niu Yu pondered: "It is possible. No one knows how many people in this harem belong to the Empress Dowager. It is useless for us to guess here. Why not find an excuse and go to Yongshou Palace to find out."
"How can I ask?"
Niu Yu looked at Zhang Min. Zhang Min gritted his teeth and said, "I'll find a way. I will figure it out for the prince."
"Sorry, Zhang Banban." Zhu Jianshen looked at him sadly.
Zhang Min knelt on the ground: "It's not hard for me to be a slave. It's my honor to sacrifice my life for the prince! Prince, please feel at ease. I'm going to find out now."
…
"See Your Majesty!" Hu Hui saluted after entering the hall.
"Hurry up and show the old master your seat."
Hu Hui glanced at the Qinzheng Palace. It was inappropriate to call the Nuan Pavilion the main hall. Moreover, changing the name and layout of the palace required inspection by the Qintian Supervisor, and then the Ministry of Rites went through the process. The process was extremely cumbersome.
He is an expert here. Although the emperor is disrespectful in every aspect, he doesn't hate the emperor that much.
He has experienced too much. When he was in high school when he was young, he was sent by Emperor Taizong to travel all over the country. After getting used to seeing the suffering of the people, what he felt when he returned to the court was coldness and fear. At the end of the Yongle Dynasty, the atmosphere of terror was extremely It cannot be explained clearly in a few words.
He also experienced the Hongxi Dynasty, the Xuande Dynasty, the Zhengtong Dynasty, and the Jingtai Dynasty after Tumubao. Each emperor was different. He served five monarchs. He experienced too much, saw too much, and took everything lightly.
When the court described the Qinzheng Palace as the Devil's Palace, he could smell a trace of blood, but he did not find it scary.
They had never experienced the Yongle Dynasty. If it were the Yongle Emperor, killing a few officials would be a small problem. If he didn't give them melons, it would be because the emperor was merciful.
"Your Majesty, what is the purpose of calling this old minister to come here at this time?" Hu Hu sat down and looked at the emperor calmly.
"Old Master, I didn't want to work for you, but I really have no one to complain to!"
Zhu Qiyu raised his head with a cold gaze: "Everyone exits the Qinzheng Hall. No one is allowed to approach without my order! No eavesdropping is allowed! Anyone who disobeys the order will be punished!"
"Slave, please obey your order!"
The eunuchs all quit.
Hu Xi frowned slightly, vaguely guessing something.
"Old Master, there are rumors in the palace that I am not Emperor Xuanzong's biological son..." Zhu Qiyu explained the cause and effect.
Hu Hui's expression was calm, as if he had expected it.
"Old Master, I have an ominous premonition. The Beijing camp is about to go on an expedition. Chen Xun is threatening me. I suspect that he has treasonous intentions!"
"Originally, I am as stable as a mountain, and I am not worried about any tricks he may have!"
"But after this rumor spread, I panicked."
"I went to ask the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother also admitted it!"
"Although she is absolutely certain that I am the late emperor's biological son, and there is even the decree of Empress Dowager Zhang to prove it."
"But when everyone speaks for themselves, the whole city becomes stormy!"
"Old Master, you are the White Jade Pillar in the imperial court. Your whole life has been dedicated to the Ming Dynasty. You must not want to see the Ming Dynasty fall into trouble again, right?"
Zhu Qiyu stepped down from the couch and squatted next to Hu Hui. Hu Hui stood up and wanted to kneel down, but Zhu Qiyu held him down.
He said emotionally: "Old Master, you watched the late emperor grow up, and you also watched me grow up. You must know whether I am the late emperor's biological son or not!"
"You must know how much I look like the late emperor, right?"
"But people's hearts are unpredictable. Chen Xun is determined to kill me!"
"Just as you advised me in the court, the Ming Dynasty can no longer be in chaos, and the court can no longer be turbulent!"
"I know that my desire to take back the imperial power has touched the interests of many people. They don't want me to take back the imperial power."
"Old lady, I don't want the imperial power. Really, I just ask the old lady to keep the family safe.
Speaking, tears flowed.
Hu Yan said nothing, chewing the emperor's words.
As for tears, the emperor just showed the show, he didn't care at all.
Zhu Qiyu cried even more fierce: "Why do those people have to be dead? I don't want anything, can't I do it? I am willing to be Liu Chan, willing to be Sima Dezong, isn't it?"
"Old lady, only you can save me in this world!"
"You don't look at me, and look at the grace of the emperor of Taizong and Renzong, and see the heavy responsibility of the Emperor's orphans!"
"I have no way to indicate the pro -son of the Emperor, you must know, otherwise, why do you diligently assisted you in the past eight years?"
"Just because I am the son of Emperor Xuanzong! I really can't really do it anymore!"
"Old lady, save me, this rumor spreads out, the wind and rain are fluttering. Even if you don't care about me, you want to border the people. Yubingtian, the cheap is the Watshi people! "
Zhu Qiyu's throat was almost crying, but this veteran didn't say a word. It was really a slippery head. It was cheaper without taking out something. He would not speak anyway! Old slippery man! Old! Waste your tears!
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