"Where is your majesty in the palace now? I have important matters to see your majesty." Xie Qian said anxiously to a chamberlain.
He had just come out of the cabinet and saw four or five people kneeling down outside the Meridian Gate. His Majesty wanted to punish them. It was enough. Why did it have to cause such a fuss? What kind of decency was it? After thinking about it again and again, he felt that His Majesty should punish these people. , but I have to advise again. After all, they are only performing their duties. It is not the responsibility of the censor to report things based on rumors. As for those Qingliu, they are just following what others say. Small punishments and big warnings are enough.
The chamberlain saw Mr. Xie Ge and did not dare to be negligent. He bowed and cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Please plead? I'd better advise Mr. Xie to obey the emperor. These people are too lawless. Today is the Meridian Gate. Tomorrow, we have to go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple. This is all I have to say. Mr. Xie, please think about it yourself. ! As for meeting the emperor, I have a humble status. Since the emperor has a decree, I should obey it. I also ask Mr. Xie not to embarrass my servant."
He really didn't know where the emperor had gone. He only knew that the emperor was with Eunuch Liu when he left. He didn't know anything else. How could he, a chamberlain, dare to find out where the emperor was? What was he trying to do? Xie Qian really didn't embarrass him again.
Moreover, he also looked at this little eunuch in a different light. Even he could understand things. What was wrong with him, that's all. They had brought it upon themselves, and there was nothing I could do about it.
The people outside the Meridian Gate, led by Wang Qiong, were already on the verge of collapse, their bodies were sore and limp, and their knees had no feeling. They fainted, and were woken up by the guards with a bucket of water. They continued to kneel. Two hours had passed, and the palace ban was about to be opened. , it seems that this time the emperor is determined not to let them go.
Gao Lan sat under the palace gate with a cool back. He brought a set of tables and chairs with fruits and tea on them. He drank tea and ate fruits. It was so comfortable. It was so damn comfortable. Back then, these ministers, All of them have their eyes high above their heads, pointing out their mistakes and scolding them at every turn. Now that the situation has changed, the emperor will not accept your tricks. Let me see how you show your integrity as a scholar. Kneel down comfortably. It’s only been three days. Enjoy it. .
They just watched Gao Lan comfortably enjoying the melon and fruit tea, and secretly felt discouraged. What the hell is this? I listened to your nonsense, Wang Qiong, and now I'm fine. I don't know if I can survive it. Even if I can survive it, I don't know. After this has passed, the emperor will not let us go!
Deep regret turned into resentment towards Wang Qiong.
Wang Qiong didn't care about this at all. He firmly believed that he was not wrong. He was just asking for orders for the people of the seven cities of Nanjing. The emperor acted arbitrarily, causing the people to live in dire straits. A disaster was just around the corner. He was a censor and a supervisor. It is his duty to give advice and advice to the people, so why did he do anything wrong?
What happened outside the Meridian Gate has spread all over the capital, and the voices of discussion are endless. The good deeds do not go out, but the bad deeds spread thousands of miles. After some scholars were expelled, they were not willing to accept defeat. They gathered in a restaurant and lashed out. With the help of alcohol, On the brain, they really dare to say anything, even if they say it in a vague way, they use poems and songs to express their dissatisfaction with the emperor.
Zhu Houzhao would not know how he would feel if he knew that he was described by them as a king who did not accept loyal advice, ignored political affairs, lost his ambition in playing with things, and was lustful and extravagant.
But now, he may be in trouble soon. The servants of Jingzhao Mansion and the Secretary of the Ministry of Rites arrived and rushed into the Qiong Tower without saying anything.
"Hey, gentlemen, what's going on? It's such a big battle. This Qionglou of mine is pure and clean. It has been registered with the government and is operating legally. It's not good for you to break in like this. If I scare my guests, I will ask you not to do business." The madam stepped forward to greet him and blocked the way in the court.
"Where is Zhu Shou?" A police officer stood up and looked at her and asked.
The old bustard was shocked. She came to see Mr. Zhu. She looked at the servants of Jingzhao Mansion and the few people led by the Minister of Rites. She understood in her heart that someone was looking for bad luck. Zhu Shou gave up on his own. The number one scholar at the top of the list has not appeared for a long time. At a small level, it means that you are despising the imperial court and its reputation. At a large level, it is true that you are despising the imperial power. If you are caught here, you will be punished at the least. It would be troublesome to remove the title.
"What Zhu Shou? Who is Zhu Shou? Did Mr. Cha make a mistake?" The old madam quietly signaled the servant to go to the inner courtyard to warn him, but he said deliberately.
The doctor from the Department of Etiquette stood up and said, "The law of the Ming Dynasty stipulates that any person who has a good reputation and has a son who enters a brothel, works as a prostitute, or stays in prostitution will be cancelled, and will be deprived of the right to be exempted from taxes. The staff will be eighty. Today, I, the official After receiving a report from someone, I came here to check and find out whoever blocked it, and I will take him down for obstructing the government from doing business."
Among the subordinates who followed, there was also an inspector censor from the Inspectorate, and the princes and the others were really impeccable in their work. They even thought of this, but this was not what they thought of. This "credit" was of course Zhang Cai was hiding in a sedan on the street at the moment, observing the movements of Qionglou.
The old bustard's face stiffened when he heard this, but he couldn't help but murmur in his heart: "That Mr. Zhu is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Look, trouble is coming, and it will hurt my daughter. I don't know if Mr. Zhu can survive this." close."
The officer from Jingzhao Prefecture took a serious step forward, holding a simple knife, and shouted: "The prefect ordered the arrest of the suspect. Anyone who dares to stop him will be captured directly and searched for me."
The madam turned her body and stopped blocking her. Now, she could no longer block it. If she revealed her identity, she could block it later. After all, she was a member of the same family of Jinyiwei Qianhu. Now Jinyiwei was at the top of the court and was very popular among the emperor. Xin Zhong, offending Jin Yiwei will not end well.
But she didn't dare to reveal her identity. What is the secret guard? It's the Jin Yiwei in the dark. If she reveals her identity, she is no longer a secret guard. The system of the Jin Yiwei is very strict. Even if it endangers her own life, she cannot reveal it. As for your own identity, unless the commander needs you to do so, even if the emperor is merciful, it will not work. You will still be executed afterwards.
It's not that the Jin Yiwei are so arrogant and domineering that they can be more effective than the emperor Chrysostom, but the rules passed down from the Yongle Emperor's time. The commander of the Jin Yiwei at that time, Ji Gang, was so frightening that he could stop a child from crying, to the point where he would turn pale when talking about Ji Gang. , a large part of the reason is the benefits brought by this strict system.
Emperor Yongle relied on Ji Gang to rectify the imperial court in the early stage. Jin Yiwei was really famous in that period. If Ji Gang hadn't sought death on his own and threatened Emperor Yongle's power, he probably wouldn't have ended well.
When Zhu Houzhao used Mou Bin, he said that Jinyiwei had been suppressed by Dongchang for too long. If he wanted to restore his former power and glory, he had to rely on himself. This is what Mou Bin does now, but he is more loyal and knows how to show off. He was in his position and knew the usefulness of his knife, so he was deeply appreciated and valued by Zhu Houzhao.
The Madam is the secret guard of Jin Yiwei. As the saying goes, what goes up and what follows leads to imitation. What kind of boss there is, there is what kind of younger brother there is. So she consciously did not dare to disobey. Now she has done what she can do. If Zhu Shou is caught here , there was nothing she could do, the most she could do was comfort her poor goddaughter.
"Don't worry about them, let them search." The madam stopped his men.
This is a place set up by Jin Yiwei, responsible for inquiring about people from all walks of life in the Ming Dynasty. How can we let people do whatever they want? The old bustard secretly ordered a subordinate to report what happened here. She deeply remembered Mou Bin's look of awe and respect for her. He warned: "Don't be negligent, be careful, report anything immediately, don't be too preoccupied, if Mr. Zhu has something to do, you can report it to me, and do whatever he orders you to do."
In her ears, she couldn't help but think of the servant of Mr. Zhu, who coldly ordered her that from today on, Qionglou is not allowed to ask Miss Yurong to receive guests. If anyone dares to neglect or bully Miss Yurong, there will be consequences.
The identity of the young master is not something you can inquire about. Take good care of the beautiful girl. If there is any slip-up or neglect, take care of it, take care of it, take care of it...
The madam just remembered the good deeds she had done. Ten thousand taels of silver made her dizzy. The more she thought about it, the more something was wrong. Fortunately, she remembered Mou Bin's instructions and sent someone to inform the commander.
In the inner courtyard, in Hua Niang’s small courtyard.
Zhu Houzhao was listening to the beauty playing the piano happily. Yurong's piano sound was excellent. It was much better than the so-called masters of musical instruments in his previous life. He remembered that in his previous life, he read, Liezi Tang Wen, there was such a sentence, And the lingering sound lingered for three days without stopping, and no one left or left could go away.
Like Bai Juyi's pipa, the three or two plucks of the strings on the rotating shaft convey feelings before the tune is formed. Listening to Hua Niang's zither makes him gradually feel emotional, and he suddenly starts to care and pity.
Before the song ended, she was suddenly interrupted by a noisy voice, and Hua Niang looked at the boy outside the courtyard gate.
Zhu Houzhao glanced back with his brows, frowned, and motioned for Liu Jin to take a look. Then he smiled and said to Hua Niang, "Miss Yurong's piano, I... it's really good, really good." He almost said it smoothly. I told you, luckily I caught it in time.
Bu Jing complained secretly in his heart that he almost exposed his secret.
Yurong didn't hear anything wrong, she was just happy that her music could be liked by her loved ones, which made her happier than anything else.
"If the young master likes it, the slave family will be happy." She said reluctantly.
Liu Jin blocked the door of the courtyard and shouted in a low voice: "Why bother my young master?"
The boy felt that he was innocent, but he did not dare to offend this master. He was also a secret guard, and said, "Sir, something bad has happened. A group of officers came from the front. The Ministry of Rites and the Jingzhao Mansion came. They said they were here. Those who are looking for Mr. Zhu, the Madam asked me to inform you, hurry up and leave through the back door, she is blocking in front, I'm afraid she won't be able to stop him for a long time, and if it's too late, it will be too late."
Hearing this, Liu Jin sneered, thinking it was a big deal, and said, "My young master doesn't like to be disturbed by others. I want to see who is so bold and dares to come here to offend my young master."
The boy had no choice but to see that he didn't seem to be afraid. He looked at the two people sitting in the courtyard and stopped talking.
When Liu Jin left, he said carefully and respectfully to Zhu Houzhao who was sitting in the courtyard: "Master, I will take care of it. Master, please feel at ease."
Zhu Houzhao nodded, without looking at him, waving his hand as if to shoo away flies: "Go, go."
Liu Jin slowly bowed and retreated outside the courtyard, then stood up straight, took a few steps forward, looked gloomy, and spoke to somewhere in the courtyard without looking back, and said in a cold tone: "I'm going to the front yard. , you have to wait and guard this place, anyone who dares to get close will be killed."
His words made the young man feel cold and shiver in his heart. He was also a little confused. There was no one in the courtyard. As soon as Liu Jin finished his words, the young man realized what he was doing. He saw more than a dozen tigers appearing in all directions. Huge men, each armed with a weapon, appeared in front of them by flying over the wall. Looking at their skills, you knew they were not easy to mess with. Each of them had a stern look on his face, making people shudder just by standing there.
Liu Jin said calmly: "What are you still doing? Take me to the front yard."
The boy nodded hurriedly, feeling secretly awe-inspiring in his heart. He guessed that this was Mr. Zhu, who was not afraid of killing people. Who exactly was he? He was so unscrupulous. He couldn't help but think that if he had just barged in rashly and disturbed these people. Man, that's not...
Liu Jin was already impatient. He did not dare to neglect this impressive servant. Even a servant was so impressive. No wonder even the Qianhu adults were cautious.
There was already a lot of noise in the front yard, and the guards were coming here. They were looking for room after room, for fear of missing something. Except for the people from the royal censor Wang Gongzi, the doctor of the Department of Etiquette was arranged by Zhang Cai, and the Jingzhao Mansion I just came here because I received news that someone had raised a child to be a prostitute in Qionglou, and the person who was sleeping in prostitution was Zhu Shou, the former number one. This Zhu Shou caused a lot of trouble in the city. He was so famous that he was loved by almost all scholars. The public enemy still caused the imperial court to lose face. Although His Majesty never held him accountable, as the fifth-grade magistrate who manages the capital for the imperial court, it is his natural duty to educate this ignorant scholar.
So he sent officers to get the person, and he would first beat him up. As for whether he would be punished or not, it would depend on his attitude. The honor would definitely be removed.
The officers didn't find the person they were looking for in the flower hall, so they came back and reported: "Replying to your lord, I didn't find him."
The doctor in the Department of Etiquette suddenly looked ugly, and the inspector's censor also looked bad. Could it be that someone had heard the news and escaped beforehand? This is impossible. Mr. Zhang Cai, the steward of Mr. Zhang's family, has been sending people to keep an eye on him. How could it be possible?
"You have to search carefully. I really didn't see that Zhu Shou." The patrolling censor was unwilling to give in. The prince's son came to find him. He couldn't help but how to explain it now.
"Replying to your lord, we have already searched it."
The inspection censor looked at the old bustard and said sternly, "I can tell you that harboring an imperial prisoner is a serious crime. Where is he? Tell me, maybe we can be more generous. If we find out, you will be in good hands."
Regarding his statement, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites was very unhappy. When did Zhu Shou become an imperial prisoner? Your Majesty never issued an order to arrest Zhu Shou. You can eat whatever you want, but you can't talk nonsense. What a pig. The same teammate, but he didn't refute, so he acquiesced to this statement.
In order to complete what the prince told him, he even told the imperial convicts. He was really "fulfilling his duty".
"Sir, something was discovered in the backyard."
The old bustard's expression changed after hearing this, and the patrolling censor looked at her, smiled proudly, pointed to where and said, "Where is that place? Where is the imperial convict Zhu Shou?"
His words really shocked the old bustard. Zhu Shou was actually called a prisoner. Could it be that he had guessed something wrong. He was not a prince at all, but a prisoner of the imperial court? However, I remembered the commander's reminder and hesitated again, with an unnatural expression on my face.
She thought, forget it, wait for the commander to come and deal with it in person. She has already reported it. The Jinyiwei station is not far from here, and she must be arriving soon.
"Go over and search and capture the imperial prisoner Zhu Shou." The patrol censor, on behalf of the Jingzhao Mansion, ordered the officers to go and capture the prisoner.
The officers looked at the catcher, and they didn't go until the catcher nodded. You, the patrol censor, can't take care of us, unless your left and right supervisors, the great masters, are pretty good.
The patrol censor felt that he was very shameless. He didn't expect that even a small Jingzhao Mansion officer would dare not take him seriously. He was not as prestigious as a small head catcher.
"Bold." Liu Jin's angry voice sounded from outside the flower hall.
"Bold." Mou Bin's angry voice sounded in the Qiong Tower.
Two people appeared here at the same time, one in the hall and one outside the courtyard, but their voices were both filled with a chilling chill.
At the same time, a large number of Jin Yiwei arrived, and at least one person from the Hundred Household Office surrounded Qionglou. Mou Bin, dressed in a python robe, was entertaining Mr. Kong in the prison. One of them ran in to report that something had happened to Qionglou. , someone wants to arrest Zhu Shou.
When Mou Bin heard this, he almost screamed in horror. He picked it up and put it away, shouting: "What did you say? Someone wants to arrest Zhu Shou?"
"Yes, sir, the Jingzhao Mansion and the Ministry of Rites, as well as an inspection censor, have surrounded the Qiong Tower with their manpower. The adults from hundreds of families have ordered the villain to come to summon the message. Please command the lord to deal with it." The visitor was frightened. He jumped and was frightened by the conduct of the commander.
He didn't know that the commander was more frightened than he was, and found it even more unbelievable that someone dared to bring trouble on the emperor. His courage was commendable, but now was not the time to delay. If the emperor was imprisoned for this, something big would really happen. La.
"Dispose of it? What a crap deal." Mou Bin pushed him away.
He shouted urgently to the outside: "Come here, bring me a hundred men and horses, and control everyone in Qionglou immediately. Go quickly, go quickly."
As a result, a large number of Jin Yiwei were dispatched, and the sound of hooves could be heard on the streets of the capital.
In the scene just now, after Mou Bin arrived in a hurry, he happened to hear someone saying that Zhu Shou was an imperial prisoner. He was really afraid of what could happen. Imperial prisoner, I have seen people seeking death, but I have never seen someone so willing to seek death. Ling Chi's three thousand six hundred swords are enough.
Liu Jin looked at Mou Bin, who looked at him with wide eyes. Liu Jin walked straight over and whispered in his ear, "I'll leave it to you. Your Majesty doesn't want to be disturbed."
Since Mou Bin is here, there is no need for him to deal with it. Our family has to go back to serve the emperor. For this small matter, it is up to you, the commander, to handle it.
The doctor of the Ministry of Rites and the inspection censor did not know Liu Jin, but he knew Mou Bin. When he saw a middle-aged servant, he casually walked over and whispered something into Mou Bin's ear, just like the attitude of a superior facing his subordinates. , which made them very puzzled and a little scared. What is going on?
Even more puzzling than them was the Madam. She was worried before, but now it seems that she has guessed wrong. Not only is she not an ordinary person, but even a servant can speak to the commander with this attitude. It is conceivable that Zhu Shou's The identity is definitely not simple anymore. I am afraid that if he is not a relative of the emperor, he is also a prince or grandson. She would not dare to think about today's emperor even if she thinks hard.
"Gao Yan, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites, has met Commander Mou."
"The Inspector General inspected the imperial censor Li Xiangchen and met Commander Mou."
"Li Dang, the arresting leader of Jingzhao Prefecture Prison, please see the Commander."
Mou Bin looked at them and the other officers coldly, thinking, if I come a little later, you will be punished, you are a bunch of bastards.
"Which of you just said that Zhu Shou was an imperial prisoner? How dare you to accuse the imperial prisoner at will? Who gave you the right to say that Zhu Shou was an imperial prisoner? Who is it?" Mou Bin asked in a cold voice.
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