"Welcome Your Majesty."
Empress Zhou, with a look of sadness on her brows, led everyone in the palace to greet Li Yunze.
"No need to be polite." Li Yunze kindly stepped forward and helped him up. "During this period of time, you will have to do all the things in the palace."
"This is all within our scope."
After some pleasantries, it was the banquet.
Zhang Yan was already waiting in the hall, exchanging pleasantries again.
After the banquet was over and everyone was settled, Li Yunze returned to the imperial study and called Cao Huachun, "Is there anything unusual in the palace during the time I have been down to Jiangnan?"
"Back to the emperor, there are many people arranging manpower in the palace." Cao Huachun's small eyes were full of shrewdness. "Also, there are often courtiers from all walks of life in the Jiading uncle's house, and they have entered the palace many times to ask for an audience with the Queen."
"List."
Cao Huachun hurriedly took out a few pieces of paper from his sleeves and handed them over.
Look at the names above, as well as the records of how to arrange how many people to enter the palace and when to enter the Jiading uncle's house for a banquet.
Li Yunze, who was not surprised at all, put away the list, "Everyone who enters the palace must be watched closely and await orders to deal with them all. As for Jiading Bo..."
He turned around and went to the safe, opened it and took out a box of devices.
"Come here and teach you how to use this thing."
"Give this camera to your Dongchang hidden pile buried in Jiading Bo's Mansion. Find a suitable angle in the banquet hall and bury it properly. It is best to place it on the beam facing the banquet hall. How to use it and correctly align it? I'll teach you about the correct angle..."
"Your Majesty."
Cao Huachun, who looked embarrassed, whispered back, "Dongchang doesn't have a hidden stake in Jiading Bo's mansion, Jinyiwei must have one."
"If there are no hidden stakes, then arrange manpower. Why do you need me to teach you? As for the Jin Yiwei, I can't trust Luo Yangxing."
Li Yunze looked at Cao Huachun with approval, "I trust your Dongchang team more than Jin Yiwei."
Cao Huachun's tears fell when he said this.
Choking with sobs, he saluted, "I am willing to go through fire and water for the Emperor, even if I die!"
As time passed, Li Yunze's experience also increased rapidly, and this level of skill was already within his reach.
"This is a receiver, use it like this..."
After instructing how to install and use it, Li Yunze asked Cao Huachun to handle the matter quickly.
"I wanted to have a stable year."
Li Yunze, who was sitting on the dragon throne, couldn't help complaining, "You really think I don't understand anything."
The senior officials in Beijing are inextricably linked to the local area, and many of them even come from Jiangnan.
Li Yunze caused such a big commotion in Jiangnan, and it was impossible for these senior officials in the capital to fail to deal with it.
Collect business taxes, clear acres of land, and control maritime trade.
Not only did they cut off all kinds of filial piety and routine, they even dug up their roots.
Destroying people's wealth is like killing their parents.
In this case, let alone the emperor, even if the black and white impermanence comes, he will have to suffer a few big slaps first, and then go to the side to play goose for a few hours.
In order to protect their financial resources and property, they can do anything.
The simplest and most effective way is to kill the king.
As long as Li Yunze is killed, everything will return to the environment they are familiar with, and they may even get more.
There are many ways to kill a king, the most direct is to raise an army.
There are many soldiers and horses around the capital.
Not to mention the three major camps, the various guard posts are also the most concentrated areas in the entire Ming Dynasty.
The problem is that others don't know it clearly, but these senior officials know it very well. Among the seemingly 100,000 to 200,000-strong army, at least half of them had empty pay.
The remaining ones are either the guardsmen carrying hoes or the Beijing camp that has long been exhausted.
If we expect these losers to succeed, we might as well expect God to open his eyes and let thunder strike the emperor to death.
Currently, the only ones with real combat effectiveness near the capital are Huben's new army and the Longxiang army brought back by Li Yunze from Jiangnan.
On the Long Xiang Army side, with the blood alliance case caused by Cao Bianjiao, no one dared to make any plans.
Here at Huben Army, Zhao Lijiao and Lu Xiangsheng can be said to have received a flood of visitors these days.
Lu Xiangsheng, in particular, was not only an authentic scholar and scholar, but he was even from Donglin.
In the eyes of some people, this is simply a natural person.
But Lu Xiangsheng's attitude was very firm. When these people showed any sign, Lu Xiangsheng simply closed the door and thanked the guests without seeing anyone.
His attitude made many people yell and curse, saying that he got there by relying on the prestige of the Donglin Party, but now he has turned his back on him.
As for Zhao Shujiao, he did not thank the guests behind closed doors. Instead, he wrote to the emperor in the form of a secret report about who came, what gifts he gave, and what he wanted him to do.
Li Yunze's reply was simple: "I'm keeping the gifts, but I'm putting things on hold." '
If there is no way to use weapons, the only way to do it is to bribe the palace.
This is why there are so many people entering the palace and the flow of visitors to Jiadingbo's side is so intense.
"Zhou."
Thinking of Queen Zhou's unconcealable sadness, Li Yunze said in a low voice, "Let's see what you do."
In the next few days, Li Yunze did not go to court. And various memorials flew towards him like snowflakes.
Mainly focusing on impeachment, from Wen Tiren to Cao Bianjiao, from Luo Yangxing to Wang Chengen.
Anyone who followed Li Yunze to Jiangnan would be impeached.
As for directly impeaching the emperor, there is no such thing.
It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I don’t dare.
Li Yunze doesn't care about face at all. If he is impeached, he will really be dragged into prison.
Regarding these, Li Yunze chose to stay in China as if he had not received them all.
This is the counterattack of the civil servants, and this is just the beginning.
A few days later, hundreds of imperial students were mobilized and clamored outside the Meridian Gate to demand an audience with His Majesty.
This is a traditional trick used by civil servants to incite public opinion.
The status of Tai students is very high.
Wang Chengen went out to exhort him and received a letter and sent it to Li Yunze.
The letter was impassioned, accusing the emperor of taking a series of measures that were misleading the country and the people, and emphatically stated that the emperor must correct himself.
In response to this, Li Yunze's response was simple, "Tell them, come to Huangji Palace on the night of the first day of the twelfth lunar month, and I will give everyone an explanation."
The civil servants launched a wave of offensives, and a few days later, the third wave of offensives came again.
Reports came from all over the country. Either the sergeants were short of food and wages, or foreign invaders were constantly in danger. It seemed that the Tartar army was about to break through the border and enter at the next moment.
Li Yunze pretended not to see any of this.
He was not a man to be frightened.
It's not enough to be passive all the time, so Li Yunze also took action.
The earth dragon in the palace was burning vigorously, and the cold wind was howling outside, but it was as warm as spring inside.
Queen Zhou, who returned from rinsing her mouth, nestled in Li Yunze's arms and said, "Long live, the imperial doctor said that the last few days are the best for conceiving a dragon. Don't waste it on..."
Li Yunze, who had just been chatting with each other, frowned and asked, "Zitong, I have something serious to ask you."
"Huh?" Queen Zhou raised her head in confusion.
"Do you know about Chen Renxi, the imperial minister of the Imperial Academy, Xiang Yu, the imperial minister, Zheng Juan, the imperial minister, Zhou Yanru, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, and others?"
Queen Zhou's body trembled obviously.
"Don't lie." Li Yunze's face was as dark as water. "Jinyiwei and Dongchang have investigated the matter clearly. I am looking for you today to give you a chance."
Queen Zhou immediately stood up and cried, "I didn't agree to anything."
If the civil servants want to kill the emperor, they must join forces with the people in the palace.
Throughout the ages, it was common for people in the palace to murder the emperor.
For example, Emperor Xiaowu of Jin Dynasty was smothered to death by his concubines with pillows after he fell asleep.
If Queen Zhou were to take action, it would be difficult for Li Yunze to ensure that he would not fall into the trap.
Even if she applied poison and did that, it would be impossible to prevent it.
"I told you before that your father should be more honest. I didn't expect him to dare to jump up and down. This time, he even tried to assassinate the king."
Faced with Li Yunze's threats, Queen Zhou was so frightened that her beauty turned pale, and she quickly knelt down and saluted, "My father didn't agree, I didn't agree."
Feeling that the time was almost up, Li Yunze said slowly, "If he had agreed directly, Jiading Bo's Mansion would have been razed to the ground long ago. But since he helped spread the word, he can't escape if he is implicated as an accomplice."
"Long live for mercy~~"
"Let Uncle Jiading enter the palace tomorrow. I want to see him." Li Yunze stood up and packed up, then walked towards the palace door. "Give him a chance to be a tainted witness. Think carefully!"
The next afternoon, when Jiadingbo returned from the palace, his face was pale and he was staggering when he walked.
After staying in the study for more than half an hour, Jiadingbo called the housekeeper, "Go and send the invitations, and invite all the adults to come to the house for a banquet tonight."
The butler looked embarrassed, "Master, I'm going to post today and invite you today. This is against the rules."
To invite someone to be a guest, you need to send a greeting card in advance and agree on a time to come.
There is no rule that if you call someone today, you will get it today.
"Just say there is news from the palace! They will definitely come."
That night, the sedan chairs of civil servants filled the alley outside Jiading Bo's mansion.
Everyone was sitting in the living room. Chen Renxi, who was famous for successfully instigating the imperial students, asked with a smile, "What good news does the emperor invite me to wait for?"
Uncle Jiading, who looked strange, looked down at the note hidden under the table, coughed and said, "Everyone, there is news about your request for the queen's help in murdering the emperor."
"The emperor is silent." Zhou Yanru, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, frowned and raised his hand as if to stop. "Be careful, walls have ears."
Jiading Bo, who forced a smile on his face, waved his hand, "It doesn't matter, I have ordered my family members to stay away from here, no one will hear me."
Over there, Zheng Yan couldn't wait to ask, "How is it? The Queen has agreed?"
"How could the Queen do such a thing!" Jiadingbo slammed the table angrily.
Chen Renxi frowned, "If you don't agree, then why did you call me to wait?"
Jiading Bo coughed and lowered his head again to glance at the words on the note. "What I mean is that there have been many Jiangnan women in the palace recently. You can start with them. Just give them enough benefits."
"It's natural." Xiang Yu picked up the wine glass with a smile, "As long as it can send His Majesty to heaven, I'll give you whatever you want. I'll give you as much land and silver as you want, a gorgeous house and a beauty...oh, a beauty doesn't need it."
When everyone heard this, they burst into laughter.
Zhou Yanru tapped the table gently, "After the matter is completed, we will naturally not treat the Queen ill. We will find a baby in the clan to inherit the throne, and the Queen will raise and manage the affairs."
"Yes, that's right."
Everyone agreed, "As long as the emperor ascends to heaven, our fields will be back. The filial piety and income that were cut off will also be returned."
"Seniors before have also eliminated many disobedient emperors. We are just Cao following Xiao Gui."
"That's right. The emperor's disobedience has cut off our wealth. How can we tolerate him!"
"Of course, the benefits of the father-in-law are indispensable." Zheng Yan joked, "After we take control of the government, the title of the father-in-law must at least be promoted to the title of the Duke."
Jiadingbo smiled very awkwardly, and in order to hide it, he had to pick up the wine glass and said, "Everyone, have a drink."
Everyone was laughing and feasting, and the atmosphere was very lively.
On the beam facing the living room, a camera was running silently, faithfully recording all the crimes in front of him.
