In the private room of the hotel, since there were no outsiders, everyone began to speak freely, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively.
Everyone was very enthusiastic at the dinner table and chatted with each other, especially Zhu Biao and Zhu Gaochi, because the two had many similar political ideas and they got along very well when chatting.
After three rounds of drinking, everyone had a great time eating. Zhu Houzhao, who had a more active personality, also drank a lot of wine at this time and was bragging about how he had battled wits and courage with the civil service group some time ago. In addition, there are many people on the table now. A political master, along with Zhu Houzhao's description, everyone also gave him a lot of useful suggestions.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but feel a little relieved when he saw this scene. Isn't this his original intention of establishing the Ming Alliance? To gather the strength of everyone to develop together, and to support one side in times of difficulty from all sides, so that the advantages of the Ming Dynasty can be maximized.
Zhao Changge listened quietly to the chat at the table. At this time, he interrupted and asked: "By the way, how is Zhu Houcong? Did you send him back?"
Hearing Zhao Changge's words, Zhu Houzhao immediately started to sneer again: "How is that possible? Didn't you say that he was the one who came to the throne after my death? How could I send him back so easily? I specially left him here." I came to the capital, and I was nice to him. But the nicer I was to him, the more frightened he became. You don’t know that this kid came to me in fear every day and cried. His pitiful appearance made me a little unbearable. .”
Zhu Houzhao, a stinky boy, was also a sinister person. He had always been worried about the fact that his throne finally fell into the hands of Zhu Houcong, so he deliberately tortured Zhu Houcong.
"If you do this, you won't be afraid that he will hate you. A dog will jump over the wall when he is anxious. Be careful when he bites you."
Zhu Houzhao waved his hands indifferently: "What do I have to be afraid of? After all, I am just a child and can't make any waves in front of me."
"Kid? Don't underestimate him. If you ask me, you might as well try to win him over. This guy's political level is a little or two higher than yours. If you can get his help, maybe It allows you to collect your rights earlier.”
Zhu Houzhao felt a little unhappy when he heard this.
"Master, are you looking down on me? Is that little guy really as powerful as you say?"
Zhu Yuanzhang also became interested at this time: "What do you mean by this, Zhu Houcong is very good at governing the country?"
"I can't guarantee whether he will be able to govern the country very well, but his method of controlling the court is very powerful, which is commonly known as the art of the emperor. Zhu Houcong has been in power for 45 years, and he has not been in court for more than 20 years, but he still firmly controls the country. Controlling the imperial power, even compared with the Zhengde period, the power was obviously more concentrated when Zhu Houcong was in power."
At this time, everyone's attention was shocked by the fact that Zhu Houcong had not been in court for more than 20 years.
"Wait a minute? He hasn't been in court for more than 20 years. How can such a guy be able to reign safely for more than 40 years?" Zhu Yuanzhang felt it was outrageous. For a diligent emperor like him, he would feel very uncomfortable if he didn't go to court for a month. It’s unreliable, let alone more than 20 years ago.
Zhao Changge nodded: "Zhu Houcong reigned for forty-five years and was the second-longest emperor in the Ming Dynasty. Although he did not go to court for more than twenty years, he did not completely ignore the government affairs as you understand. Instead, he changed his approach and hid behind the scenes, because he felt that all the people in the court were traitors, and it was easier for him to see the court clearly by hiding behind the scenes."
This explanation made Zhu Yuanzhang relax a little: "But we still feel that it is a bit too much to not go to court for so long." Zhu Yuanzhang paused, then looked at Zhao Changge and asked: "Boy Zhao, can you please go and bring Zhu Houcong here?" .”
"You want to meet him?"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Well, we do want to meet Zhu Houcong who has not been in court for more than 20 years. No matter what his reasons are, it is child's play to not be in court for more than 20 years. As Taizu, why should we? Educate him well."
Zhao Changge nodded: "Okay, wait for me for a while." After saying that, Zhao Changge opened the time-travel door and walked in.
In the 21st year of Jiajing, in the palace of Concubine Cao Duan, Jiajing had just fallen asleep due to hard work. Little did he know that at this time, more than a dozen maids headed by Yang Jinying had been plotting for a long time to perish with the tyrant Jiajing.
Yang Jinying and Suchuan Yao suddenly held down the sleeping Zhu Houcong, and then the other palace ladies swarmed up. Some people suppressed Zhu Houcong's hands and feet, and some pinched Zhu Houcong's neck hard.
Zhu Houcong, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly felt that his breathing became difficult. He opened his eyes suddenly, only to find that he could not move at all.
Looking at the palace maid who was strangling his neck, Zhu Houcong's eyes showed panic. The pain of being unable to breathe made Zhu Houcong struggle fiercely.
"Help! Help~" Zhu Houcong called for help with all his strength, but because his neck was strangled, his voice was low and pitiful, and did not alert the guards outside at all.
At this time, Zhu Houcong felt very regretful. He regretted why he was so careless and was plotted by a group of low-status palace maids. If he died like this, wouldn't he be too cowardly.
Zhu Houcong was originally a person who was very afraid of death, otherwise he would not be addicted to alchemy and couldn't extricate himself. He was seeking immortality and immortality. Now facing a life and death crisis, Zhu Houcong's body burst out with a strong desire to survive. He struggled desperately. Although there were more maids in the palace, they were all women after all, and assassinating the emperor made them very scared. So when they saw Zhu Houcong struggling so fiercely, many maids began to panic.
"What are you doing standing still! Don't let go of your neck!" Yang Jinying said in a low voice.
"Hurry, stop his mouth quickly, or we'll alert the guards outside and we'll be finished."
The rest of the people hurriedly blocked Zhu Houcong's mouth with a rag, then took the rope prepared in advance and put it around Zhu Houcong's neck. Because Zhu Houcong struggled too fiercely, the palace maid specially tied the rope with a knot, but it didn't work. Thinking that because he was too panicked, the knot was tied into a dead knot. The more he pulled, the harder it was to strangle Zhu Houcong.
Seeing that Zhu Houcong was not dead, some people in the group became anxious. They pulled out their own hairpins and stabbed Zhu Houcong on his body. Zhu Houcong, who could only struggle, felt the pain on his body and struggled even harder. .
After all, these maids were inexperienced. They pricked them many times but none of them were in fatal places. Seeing that the delay was getting longer and longer, a maid named Zhang Jinlian began to regret it. She ran out directly. Heading towards Queen Fang's palace, she turned herself in and told how they wanted to assassinate the emperor. When Queen Fang found out, she immediately led people towards Concubine Duan's palace to rescue her.
