"Every time we think about there being so many traitorous officials in the court, we scratch our heads and heart!" Lao Zhu said. He stubbornly believed that if he was so angry and set off such a big case in the future, the people he killed must all deserve their punishment.
Not to mention the Hu Weiyong case, historical records show that this man turned against him after he became prime minister and gained power. Lao Zhu believed that he might also want to abolish Zhongshu Province, so he deliberately promoted Hu Weiyong, a greedy money wolf. Ascend. There is no need to explain the Lan Yu case, it is paving the way for the succession of the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen.
As for the Guo Huan case and the Kongyin case, after several analyzes, Lao Zhu believed that he must have been using the topic as an excuse to launch a thorough investigation of officials across the country and purge the court atmosphere. Since he would be so angry in the future and set off such a major case, he must have discovered that the roots of the imperial court were rotten in his eyes.
In this case, it is better to take precautions and pull out all the rotten leaves in the court now, so as to save the trouble of finding reasons to raise major cases again and again later.
Zhu Su understood that Lao Zhu wanted to use Zhu Su's courage to strengthen Hu Weiyong, so that Prince Zhu Su could become Hu Weiyong's nominal protective umbrella.
In this way, Lao Hu can use Zhu Su's name to recruit corrupt officials everywhere to increase his own strength. The Crown Prince Zhu Biao and his cabinet ministers are selfless, and those corrupt officials will probably gather under Zhu Su's banner because they need a stable protective umbrella like Zhu Su.
After all, even Wei Guogong has become the father-in-law of His Highness King Wu, maybe he can really have a fight with His Highness the Crown Prince?
At that time, Lao Zhu just happened to come forward and take down these guys together with Hu Weiyong's Zhongshu Province, directly taking away the political achievements that had taken three major cases in history to be achieved at once.
Zhu Su felt speechless. How can I protect the reputation of my Fifth Highness? Being used as a raft for these treacherous ministers, will they not be regarded as a scourge by the government and the public in the future?
It will definitely be notorious and stinky when written into the history books!
"What do you want with such a good reputation?" After protesting to Lao Zhu, Lao Zhu raised his thick eyebrows. "With our protection and God's protection, you can be your prince with peace of mind."
"Besides, you are full of weird knowledge. We have already made your name known in the court meeting. Why don't you worry about becoming the grand master of a sect if you want to gain some momentum?"
"When the time comes, not only will we have a bright face, but we will also have a reputation that will last forever. Are you afraid that you won't be able to leave your name in history?"
"How about you just transfer me to Qiongzhou..." Zhu Su smiled bitterly. I'm not afraid of anything else. I'm just afraid of being tricked by someone and suddenly being dissolved in water...
Never mind that there were no such scandals in the early days, wouldn't Zhu Xiang's death be unknown in history? Inexplicably, several domestic slaves suddenly took the courage to kill the prince. No one would believe it without any twists and turns behind it.
"You have no ambition!" Old Zhu angrily wanted to take off the dragon belt around his waist, but he finally resisted the urge. "If you have this ability, God will arrange things for you. If you fail to do so, you will suffer disaster from God. How can you have the heart to retreat just because of this little thing?"
With that said, he gave Zhu Su an ultimatum to win the heart of the eldest daughter of the Xu family no matter what. He had promised Xu Da that if Xu Miaoyun did not agree, he would never force the marriage. If he could not marry Xu Da, Zhu Su would not be strong enough, and those monsters would not take the risk to show up and join him.
He also ordered Zhu Su to agree to Hu Weiyong's promise, and to join Hu Weiyong's faction in making false promises, and not to frighten him and ruin his plan. With that said, Zhu Su was driven away from Jinshen Hall.
"Could this be the legendary... pick up girls on orders?" Zhu Su at the door of Jinshen Hall could only look at the sky speechlessly. But when I think of Xu Miaoyun, I feel that I am a bit hypocritical.
"Forget it... let nature take its course..." Zhu Su shook his head. Anyway, I couldn't disobey Lao Zhu, so I could only close my eyes and enjoy the journey.
…
Not long after Zhu Sufang left, Erhu stepped into the Jinshen Hall. "Your Majesty, Mao Xiang, commander of the Jinyi Guards, would like to see you."
"Xuan." Lao Zhu put down the ink pen in his hand, and a moment later Mao Xiang, wearing a Feiyu suit, walked in. "See Your Majesty."
"No need to deal with these false etiquette, how about the matter that I asked you to check?"
"Your Majesty, it has been found out. After Prime Minister Hu left the Imperial Mansion that day, the Marquis of Ji'an, the Marquis of Yan'an, the Marquis of Yongjia and other military nobles all gathered in the Marquis of Ji'an's mansion for a secret meeting, and they indeed colluded with Prime Minister Hu."
"Your Majesty has seen thousands of miles! I admire you so much!"
Mao Xiang fell to the ground. Now, he treats Lao Zhu like a god. Before His Majesty the Emperor received the news from Jinyiwei, he told him with clear eyes that these princes might be colluding with each other to plot evil. Sure enough, Jin Yiwei did find out the clues after a little investigation.
You know, these people were completely intact before, without the slightest movement!
"...Placing Jin Yiwei's cronies among the marquis' troops, and reporting any changes immediately." Lao Zhu continued to review the memorial without raising his head. Mao Xiang said respectfully and then retreated. After approving this memorial, Lao Zhu rubbed his swollen eyes and looked at the booklet on the desk.
"The Marquis of Ji'an, Lu Zhongheng, and his slave Feng Tiemu in the 23rd year of Hongwu reported that Lu Zhongheng, together with the three marquises of Tang Shengzong, Fei Ju, and Zhao Xiong, had colluded with Hu Weiyong to commit misdeeds. He was punished by his family."
"Tang Shengzong, the Marquis of Yan'an, was executed by Hu Weiyong's party in the 23rd year of Hongwu's reign, and his title was removed."
"Yongjia Marquis Zhu Liangzu..."
Scroll down, and there are names of the founding heroes that Zhu Su knew, as well as their final endings in the original history.
"These old brothers...we really killed a lot of them."
Lao Zhu flipped through them one by one, sometimes with unbearable eyes and sometimes with killing intent.
"At least for now, the only people we want to kill are corrupt officials, but we really don't want to involve you old guys."
"I hope you can cherish and respect yourself, cherish and respect yourself..."
In Jinshen Hall, Lao Zhu's soliloquy echoed in the hall and quickly disappeared into the air. No one can hear...
…
But it was said that Zhu Su did not leave the palace immediately after leaving Jinshen Hall. An old nun next to Queen Ma stopped him and said, "Your Highness, please move to Kunning Palace. Your Majesty invites you."
He should have gone to pay his respects to Queen Ma, so Zhu Su followed the nanny to Kunning Palace without saying a word. When I arrived, I saw Queen Ma holding two bamboo needles and intertwining them up and down to study how to knit a sweater. The wool outside the Great Wall has not yet arrived, but the wool was collected from a sheep-raising family in the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Su tried to process it first. Although the thread is still very rough, it is enough for knitting sweaters.
"Su'er, you're here." When Empress Ma saw her fifth son, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, the smile on her face was extremely warm. He asked Zhu Su to sit next to him, look him up and down, and said with a smile: "He is a little stronger, and it makes my mother less worried."
"Mom, you sent someone to look for me specially, but what do you want me to do?" Zhu Su said with a smile.
Unexpectedly, Queen Ma nodded, put down the half-knitted sweater in her hand, and her face became serious.
Zhu Su's heart skipped a beat.
(End of chapter)
