eldest son of Ming dynasty

The emperor wants to remove the honorary title, which is a more serious situation.

The reason why Zhu Houzhao wanted to do this was not limited to the one mentioned earlier.

In addition to that, he also knew that the salt class involved a lot of money, and cleaning up the disadvantages could not be done just by talking about it.So it can't be a little soft,

Because he is soft here, he will put a lot of pressure on the people who are directly executed. They don't know if the person they arrested is right. They will think that maybe the emperor's determination has not been fulfilled, and finally let go.

What will they do then?

These people belonged to this lord or that uncle, and it was not easy to find fault with them. The emperor was very busy, and he couldn't support them every day.

This is the saying: 'You can't do it softly'!
So even if the British made it public, Zhu Houzhao couldn't agree.

Emotionally, he hates these people who sell illegal salt, and rationally, he cannot let them go easily.

It's just that some of these reasons can be uttered, and some cannot be uttered, and his courtiers may not all understand them.

Hundreds of years later, Zhu Houzhao's reputation is not much better.

But for now, he doesn't care about this, anyway, some people say it's good, and some people say it's not.He only cares about whether these people have done things according to his wishes.

The British public is old and of high status, and he also felt uncomfortable when he finally opened his mouth and was rejected by the emperor face to face.

At that time, Emperor Hongzhi was tolerant and benevolent, and he spoke very well most of the time.Now let's just say...everything has changed.

Thinking of this in his heart, he also began to recall the late emperor, and then he couldn't help but feel sore and bitter in his heart, so that he slowly sobbed and shed tears.

An old man wept thus before him,
What happened to Zhu Houzhao is inexplicable.

"My lord, why are you crying?!"

"Return to Your Majesty's words. My minister wants to..."

In the middle of the speech, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, and a cold sweat broke out from behind his back. If he really wanted to say that he missed the late emperor, he would not even think about leaving the Qianqing Palace safely today.

"...Thinking...Thinking of our ancestors, if Xu Zhong, the Marquis of Yongkang, knew that the descendants were so confused, he would definitely be furious and furious."

Zhu Houzhao stood up from the dragon chair, and slowly approached him, "I heard that people always feel nostalgic for the past when they get old. Is the British Duke like this?"

The British Duke suddenly felt very frightened.

He has been up and down in the court for decades, so he naturally understands what the emperor means, which means that he is old!

"Your Majesty, please punish me for your disrespect in front of the old minister!"

"...Punish the crime, and then punish your crime, don't you think I'm even more impersonal."

"Old minister dare not!"

The emperor's imperial prestige is increasing day by day, and it is indeed frightening to say such words.

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, "Let's all go down."

"Yes, the minister will retire!"

After they all took two steps back, Zhu Houzhao thought of something, "British Duke."

"The old minister is here."

"Everyone in the palace knows my character, and I guess you know it too. But to let you understand, I'll say it again. In fact, it's simple. I'm tolerant of small details or occasional mistakes. It's just about the country, You must not be confused about the important matters of the people."

"The old minister understands."

Zhu Houzhao took a memorial, lowered his head to read it, and said the last sentence at the same time,

"Remember. Don't use your status as the Duke of the State to influence the trial of the salt class."

The British centimeters were terrified.

He just said a word of love for Yongkanghou, but he didn't expect to arouse the emperor's secret anger.

However, the British Duke's efforts have not yielded good results, so who can the court rely on?
Jin Yiwei went to Yangzhou to clean up Lianghuai salt, and will definitely clean up Liangzhe, Changlu, and Shandong salt in the future.

How can I run by then?
Two days later, Zhu Houzhao went to Yongshou Palace. When he arrived at the gate of the palace, he smelled a faint smell of smoke. He felt strange, but when he turned in, he found an eunuch wearing a Taoist robe, burning incense with a stove, and casting spells!

The eunuchs and maids around were kneeling devoutly, while Huai Yan and Huai Xiao sat on the left and right, closing their eyes, as if sensing the world.

A eunuch has suddenly turned into a fairy!
Zhu Houzhao was stunned. This incident shocked him so much that he calmed down unexpectedly under his anger.

Perhaps he allowed Princess Yongkang to take them to pray to God and worship Buddha, so others agreed that this is also possible.

After all, Xian Temple and Xiao Temple also called some alchemists into the palace.

Many old people in the palace still have memories of this.

Even when Huaiyan and Huaixiao saw him coming, they were not particularly terrified by what they had done, on the contrary they naturally got up to greet him and said: "The concubine pays homage to Your Majesty."

The father-in-law who did the ritual had a rich face, and the earlobes of his ears were indeed fat, which looked like Maitreya Buddha.

At this time, he also pretended to beg him, "I have seen Your Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao paused in his mind for a while, and finally couldn't help laughing angrily,
This matter is said to be 'blame myself'. How many people are addicted to things like feudal superstition and power?

"I don't know, but the servants in the palace are still hiding the Taoist priest. Who got it?"

Huai Xiao saw that the emperor seemed to be in a bad mood, so he hurriedly reported, "Your Majesty, calm down, the servants of Yongshou Palace saw that the ministers and concubines had recently worshiped gods and begged for a son, so they mentioned that there is a Daoist Wan Canyuan in the palace's inner book hall, who has magic spells. High and profound, able to pass through the gods. So the concubine invited the Taoist priest to come here to cast spells."

Because of his richness and fair skin, the Taoist priest really has a distinctive temperament, "Your Majesty, you are polite."

Zhu Houzhao thought of what Princess Yongkang said to him, and he felt something was wrong.

So he temporarily suppressed his anger, squinted his eyes and asked: "Master Wan, your magic skills are so advanced, you should know how these two nobles can give birth to a prince for me, right?"

"I know the heavenly palace above, the world from the middle, and the underworld from below. Naturally, I also know about your majesty's problems. The crux of the two nobles giving birth to a prince is actually not with them, but with the emperor."

"how do I say this?"

"Your Majesty wants to continue the incense for my dynasty. This is the feeling of human relations. Tens of thousands of people in the world also want to enjoy human relations to the fullest. God has the virtue of good life. His Majesty has been angry recently. He lightly speaks of severe punishment, but he doesn't know what is the most important thing." Root, be quiet and be a man..."

This old guy spoke like a Taoist priest, and the emperor became more and more annoyed when he heard every word he said, and he couldn't help it anymore when he heard him fooling around with words like "light words and heavy punishment".

Snapped! !

Zhu Houzhao did it himself, he stepped forward and slapped the man hard.

The crisp sound startled everyone in Yongshou Palace,
Also because the hand was too strong, the old Taoist leader couldn't keep his balance and fell to the ground!

With a bang, everyone knelt down.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

"Come here, take off his Taoist robe! He came to the palace pretending to be a ghost!"

Then four or five people rushed up,
Daoist Wan didn't have such a good temperament at this time, and begged for mercy like a shit, "Your Majesty, there are gods in the sky, some things are better to be believed than not to be believed!"

"Liu Jin."

"The servant is here."

"This matter is entrusted to you to do."

"As your majesty commands."

Zhu Houzhao already had an idea, so he asked first, "Huaixiao."

"The minister...the concubine is here." The girl's family had never seen the emperor so angry, so the whole person was already frightened.

"Who told you about this Wanshenyuan for the first time?"

"It's...it's the eunuch in Yong... Yongshou Palace."

Kneeling all around, one person panicked.

"...Wu Qing."

"Forgive Your Majesty, Forgive Your Majesty, Forgive Your Majesty..."

With one hand on his waist, Zhu Houzhao pointed at the two men, "Liu Jin, arrest these two people and investigate them like I did this time! Turn the Forbidden City upside down and find out the people behind it. !"

"I agree with the two nobles to worship the concubine, these servants dare to take advantage of this loophole and bring these things to the palace! What are you doing, do you want to be the second Li Guang?!"

"You go now, I don't need you to serve here! If there is no result in this matter, I want your head!"

Liu Jin didn't dare to say anything, she stood up in a panic, and then ordered her subordinates, "Hurry up, take these two people away!"

Xun Chen advised,

The minister moved these thoughts,
The purpose behind it is actually one, to obstruct the expansion of the salt class case.

All want to live.

But what surprised Zhu Houzhao was that even this method was used.

It seems that the dishonest people in this palace are going to take this opportunity to clean up!With a plan in mind, he first appeases the harem,
In fact, there are many rules in the palace, and you still have to pay attention to some etiquette during the day, but Huai Xiao and Huai Yan were a little scared, and when Zhu Houzhao went to hug them separately, he didn't dodge.

"You two don't need to be afraid, this matter has nothing to do with you. I will go back to Qianqing Palace first, and come back at night."

……

On the way back to Qianqing Palace, he had already had You Zhi called.

At the same time, when passing by the attendant's room, Yan Song was called.

"Prepare a decree, ordering the guarding eunuch Zhang Yong to return to Beijing."

"Yes."

Yan Song didn't know anything else, so he didn't think much about it.

How the courtiers arrange it is not just a word from the emperor.

Not long after, Youzhi also arrived, and he knelt down in front of the emperor.

"I ask you, the eunuch in charge of the Shangshan Supervisor, has he been summoned?"

You Zhi felt a little guilty, if he had achieved something, he would have reported it a long time ago.

"Continue the interrogation! If there is any way to do it, I don't believe that these people are tough!"

By now, Zhu Houzhao was indeed a little upset.In fact, he is just too smart, he can see through many things, if he really wants to be an emperor who swallows jujubes wholeheartedly, why would he be so angry at these absurd things every day.

In fact, sitting in this seat, he realized that Daming must perish.

Because even people like Ying Gong didn't take the common people seriously. Zhu Yuanzhang said that the people are easy to abuse, but the sky is hard to bully. Does anyone remember this sentence?

Ordinary people are still counting on their superiors to implement benevolent government. What a fart, the superiors are thinking about how to get more from you.

……

With a creaking sound, Zhao Prison's dungeon was opened.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't wait to leave the palace and came here.

Gu Zuo was sitting on the withered grass, perhaps because of the lack of light, his face was just pressed against the table, and he was writing something quickly at this time, maybe because he was too focused, he didn't notice the sound of the outside world, and he didn't even know that someone was leaving outside his cell.

"Gu Shilang, the emperor has come to see you."

Mao Yuwen saw that he still didn't move, so he called out louder, "Gu Shilang, the emperor is here to see you!"

click.

Gu Zuo's writing paused, and he was stunned for a while before turning his head slightly.

The four eyes meet, the feeling is strange and familiar.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Zuo got up, and made a formal bow to Zhu Houzhao through the wooden door,

"Sinner Gu Zuo, kowtow to the emperor, long live my emperor!"