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Chapter 886: The Holy Lord's Southern Tour to Punish the Traitors, the Virtuous Queen Settles the Trouble

In fact, there were many cultural aristocrats in the Ming Dynasty, not only the 622 families headed by Lin Qing. However, these aristocrats did not completely think that the actions of Lin Qing and others were right. Many people from families who were knowledgeable, educated, and musicians jumped off the train and were later labeled as surrenderers by the rebels.

Yin Zhengmao's Qilin Yin family ranked ninth.

The ones listed in front are Wang Chonggu, the five chief merchants of the Maritime Customs, Zhang Juzheng, and Qi Jiguang.

"In my opinion, it would be more appropriate to call this list of families who surrendered their loyalty to the emperor a list of heroes honored during the Wanli Restoration." Yin Zongxin had a different opinion on this list of families who surrendered their loyalty to the emperor. These were not families who surrendered their loyalty to the emperor at all, they were clearly heroes honored during the Wanli Restoration!
But Yin Zongxin was also very clear that once this group of rebels won, it would be time to liquidate the list. It all depended on the emperor's control over the court. It depended on the emperor, not Zhang Juzheng.

Your Majesty is now in charge, and Zhang Juzheng no longer acts on his own and abuses his power.

At present, Yin Zongxin did not see any possibility of losing control. On the contrary, in many places, because the emperor wanted to give Zhang Juzheng some face, he did not act overly violently.

"What Zongxin said makes sense." Zhu Yijun smiled, as if it was indeed the case. Of course, this ranking had some problems. After all, Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang could only rank seventh or eighth, which was really unacceptable. The ranking was really too low.

Why is Wang Chonggu number one?

Yin Zongxin and Princess Yingjia Zhu Xuanchang will accompany His Majesty south, stay in Ming Dynasty for about three months, and then go to Southeast Asia to garrison at Chijunshan Port. The gold and red copper will continue to go north and be escorted to Beijing.

Zhu Yijun returned to the Slender West Lake Palace. Regarding the decision to demote Shen Shixing and Wang Jiaping by three levels, the court in the Northern Yamen also made a clear response. The censors headed by Lu Guangzu, the chief censor of the Censorate, praised the decision as wise.

Regent Zhu Changzhi asked a very heart-wrenching question: Why is Shen Shixing always a fifth-rank official?

This impeachment of Shen Shixing and Wang Jiaping was completely different from previous impeachments of ministers. It was because the emperor was not in the capital, the actual crown prince was still young, and Prince De Zhu Zaiyu did not like to be in charge of affairs. This was an impeachment to prevent ministers from losing control of power and to seek stability in the court.

Rather than the impeachment in the past for the purpose of "surrendering ministers".

Even if they were not demoted by three levels, the emperor issued an edict of reprimand, asking Shen Shixing and Wang Jiaping to be more cautious, and the censors' goal had been achieved.

Hai Rui's sixteen-year transformation of the Censorate eventually brought about some changes in the Censorate.

Zhu Yijun gave an interesting answer to Zhu Changzhi's question, because the Grand Secretary is a fifth-rank official, and if the rank is lower, one cannot enter the cabinet.

"Use another batch." Zhu Yijun circled forty-three families from the list of rebels, and still executed them entirely. He said that a whole family is a whole family, and there would be absolutely no discounts.

The common problem of these forty-three families was not that they colluded with the Japanese, but that they supported pirates, that is, smugglers who made a living by smuggling.

According to the definition of the Ming Dynasty Code, smugglers who do not pay taxes are also a type of pirates.

Smugglers these days are not the kind of people who "go to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou when they have money, and go to Fangchenggang when they are in trouble" and deal in smuggled goods.

The forty-three families whose entire clans were executed made their main living by smuggling Ming people.

Whether selling women to work as coolies on plantations or selling them to Southeast Asia as slaves, maids or concubines, these were extremely violent occupations, and these forty-three families jokingly called this behavior "selling piglets."

There is also an extremely mature industrial chain. In the past thirteen years, forty-three companies have sold more than 70,000 people in total.

"I will not exterminate the three clans, in consideration of the fact that they did not sell their people to the West." Zhu Yijun selected these forty-three families, and the destination of their sale was Southeast Asia, not the West (Indian Ocean) or the West.

There was a general shortage of people in Southeast Asia, and the Luzon Governor's Office even wanted vagrants. There was no moral burden in whipping vagrants, and this huge demand made this business difficult to stop. Zhu Yijun killed this batch, and there was still another batch.

"Your Majesty, how about adding another thirteen families?" Feng Bao pointed to another family and said.

"Okay, add them in." Zhu Yijun took a closer look and confirmed that Feng Bao was respectful. These families were all wealthy families in Jiangxi, such as the Tai'an Yang family, the Yang in Yang Shiqi's name.

What these thirteen families did was equally shameful. They loaded the women onto ships, not to sell them to the West as slaves, maids, concubines or wives, but to sell them as prostitutes.

These women are unable to go ashore all year round and just float outside the port. All their food, clothing and daily necessities are delivered by small boats at the port. When a ship docks outside the port, these women board it in a small sampan and serve.

The money paid by the guests never fell into the hands of these women, but was all taken away by these thirteen families.

The largest number of victims were women from Jiangxi.

Zhu Yijun finished reading the case files of the thirteen families and said solemnly, "Feng Daban, why do I feel that the experiences of these women are very similar to those of Princess Yingjia? Princess Yingjia was not raised in the palace, so she has seen the world's cruelty and has a bad temper. She has to make decisions on her own. If she had grown up in the palace, wouldn't it be exactly the same?"

The more Zhu Yijun looked at her, the more similar she looked, and the more uncomfortable he felt. It was Zhu Xuanchang who was trying to make herself proud and did not trust these eunuchs and maids. Instead, she considered the issue from the perspective of the daughter-in-law of the Yin family and chose to fight back. Otherwise, wouldn't she be bullied by the eunuchs and maids all her life?

Even though she is an adopted daughter, this matter involves the relationship between the Ming Dynasty court and Luzon, so it must be taken seriously.

"I deserve to die!" Feng Bao knew from Princess Yingjia's story that he could not escape His Majesty's accountability no matter what, so he took the initiative to point it out and expose the truth. His Majesty did not call him by his name, but called him "Da Ban", which meant that His Majesty was not angry.

Zhu Yijun said calmly: "Get up, you are in Luzon, how can you reach out to someone 20,000 miles away? Just deal with this matter, and you don't need to report it to me."

"I obey your command." Feng Bao stood up. He told all the eunuchs more than once: Your Majesty is a very reasonable person. Whoever is responsible is responsible. He never vents his anger on others without reason. If your Majesty is so angry that he kills someone, then that person deserves to die.

After all, a person's destiny is in their own hands. Zhu Xuanchang's struggle has allowed her to have the life she has today.

Zhu Xuanchang knew very well that her greatest confidence and background came from the emperor, not Concubine Zhou De in the palace. The emperor had a requirement for Zhu Xuanchang, which was to maintain stability between the Governor's Office and the Ming Dynasty.

The Governor-General's Office of Luzon was the first overseas Governor-General's Office established by the Ming Dynasty. This set a precedent, and all Governor-General's Offices were watching and following suit.

How would Feng Bao deal with it? He would send another group of people, and then in front of this group of people, all the eunuchs from the previous batch would be sunk into the sea. The well in the palace might not be big enough, but the ocean was wide enough.

The emperor told him not to report back, which was a sign of trust but also cruelty.

"Princess Yingjia and Concubine Zhou De request an audience with the emperor." A eunuch hurried in and said with his head bowed.

"Xuan."

After Zhu Xuanchang entered the room and bowed generously, she smiled and said, "Greetings, Father!"

Concubine Zhou De's face turned black. She had reminded the emperor several times in the villa to shout "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor!", but in the end, there were only four simple words: "Greetings to the Emperor, Father."

Zhu Yijun didn't care about the so-called impoliteness. He frowned and asked, "There is something. Zong Xin said: You have agreed to garrison Chishan Military Port together? This Chishan Military Port is a bit hard, several times harder than Manila in Luzon. Why is that?"

He wanted to confirm the truth and cause of the matter.

Zhu Xuanchang said carefully: "Father, I just feel that I can't see my husband for a few times a year, so I kept complaining to him. My husband was so stubborn that he refused to agree. He couldn't stand my nagging, so he reluctantly agreed. He said that he would ask your majesty for his opinion after returning to Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "I agree. It's good. I will follow my husband to fight."

"Guoxing Zhengmao sent Zongxin to fight everywhere just to make him qualified to be the governor of Luzon, instead of relying entirely on Shien. Similarly, Luzon is overseas. This time, if you follow your husband to Zhenchijunshan Port, you will be able to sit firmly on the position of mistress."

Zhu Xuanchang broke out in a cold sweat and said quickly, "My daughter just wants to be with her husband forever, nothing else."

His Majesty the Emperor, who has long been at the center of the vortex of political struggle, although of the same age as Zhu Xuanchang, has a completely different way of thinking and is full of decadence.

"Haha, I am obsessed with him. It's good. We can get along well. Zongxin is a reliable person." Zhu Yijun was stunned when he heard this, then he replied with a smile.

During this audience with the emperor, Zhu Xuanchang spoke more while Zhou Dingzhi spoke very little. Zhou Dingzhi was cautious and prudent on the side, while Zhu Xuanchang was very generous and generous. After being the mistress for several years, she was much more generous in doing things than her mother.

"I have disturbed Your Majesty from handling state affairs for a long time. I will take my leave now." Seeing that they had been chatting for quite some time, Zhou Dingzhi took her daughter and left.

"Very good, Mr. Feng, please take a look at the rewards." Zhu Yijun nodded. It was not easy for him to come back once, and he didn't know when they would meet next time. The frugal emperor gave him rewards, a pair of gold bracelets and a pair of hairpins.

"Wait a minute." Zhu Yijun suddenly called the mother and daughter when they were about to leave. He pulled out a piece of Goryeo tribute paper from the side, wrote a few big words on it, took out the big seal, and stamped it on it.

Zhu Yijun handed the written secret decree to Feng Bao, and said to Zhu Xuanchang: "I give this secret decree to you. If anyone bullies you, take the secret decree to the coastal defense inspector. When the coastal defense inspector sees the imperial decree, he will naturally send you back to Ming Dynasty."

"Remember, don't use it lightly. Use it only when you feel that life is difficult or there is a great danger. You can choose to wear the three-inch round dragon flag sticker on the coastal defense inspection."

Zhu Yijun was afraid that Zhu Xuanchang didn't know the seriousness of the matter and would abuse her grievances, so telling her the secret decree was her last resort.

"Thank you, father!" Zhu Xuanchang saw the content of the imperial edict, which contained only one sentence: See the secret order to send the princess back to Beijing.

Zhu Xuanchang carefully put away the secret decree and left happily. Zhu Yijun looked at Zhu Xuanchang's cheerful back and sighed.

"Compared to the princess's cheerfulness, I live like an old man." Zhu Yijun shook his head. A couple just wants to stay together forever and does not have so many political intentions.

Feng Bao knew the reason, of course, and said helplessly: "Your Majesty shoulders the sun and the moon, and your body is tied to the country."

"During the Han Dynasty, Wang Zhaojun went out of the frontier to marry a foreign prince. When Huhanye Chanyu died, Wang Zhaojun wrote to the Han court and asked to return home. Emperor Cheng of Han said that the Hu people had the system of levirate marriage, so Wang Zhaojun had to marry the Chanyu's son. I gave Princess Yingjia a secret decree, and if she felt that her life was unbearable, she could come back directly." Zhu Yijun explained why he gave the secret decree.

Wang Zhaojun was a commoner woman who was chosen as a princess to marry a foreign prince. Zhu Xuanchang was also a commoner woman who was married as a princess to the Governor-General's Office of Luzon.

It is true that the Yin family is a cultured aristocracy, not the Huns and barbarians, and they do not practice levirate marriage. But judging from the contact between Zhu Yijun and Yin Zongxin, Yin Zongxin's family has strict rules. If Zhu Xuanchang really can't stand these rules, then she can just come back.

More importantly, can Luzon and Ming Dynasty really live in peace forever? In the violent political turmoil, Zhu Xuanchang may become one of the costs of the political turmoil.

"Your Majesty, I think that Yin Zongxin is a real man. Your Highness the Princess has condescended to follow her husband to the Chijunshan Port. As a real man, Yin Zongxin will never let his wife suffer any grievances." Feng Bao felt that his majesty was indeed thinking too much.

"I hope so, but it's hard to say what's going on in this world." Zhu Yijun said with a smile, "Since I have acknowledged my daughter, I can't give her too much. I just gave her a life-saving talisman."

"Your Majesty is wise." Feng Bao did not refute. The situation would change. The biggest difference between the Duke of Qian's Mansion and the Marquis of Sishui's Mansion in Luzon was that one was on land and the other was on the sea.

The huge body of water blocked the intervention of Ming's ground forces. For a traditional land power, the Ming emperor was worried that the Luzon Governor's Office might get out of control, and it was reasonable that Zhu Xuanchang became one of the prices.

The emperor always tends to be lenient with his enemies and assume the worst in everything.

Zhu Yijun dealt with some important memorials sent from the capital, a total of seven, and it only took him a quarter of an hour to handle them.

It is true that during the southern tour, many problems and conflicts need to be resolved, but it is also a rare rest time for Zhu Yijun. He only needs to deal with urgent documents for a quarter of an hour a day, which is already very relaxing. "Let's talk about this old Li. Without Hou Yu Zhao to tie him up, has he started to act recklessly? He is so old." Zhu Yijun looked at the memorial and was helpless.

Li Chengliang took 300 private soldiers and raided Luntai from Hami City for three days. He captured it in one fell swoop and established Luntai City. After handing Luntai over to the Governor of Shaanxi, he began to hunt everywhere.

The Governor of Shaanxi tried to persuade Li Chengliang, but not only did he fail to persuade him, he was also scolded. Li Chengliang was a rough man, and his scolding was really harsh. He used words like "coward" and so on. The Governor of Shaanxi was very depressed and didn't know how Hou Yuzhao managed to get through it.

Li Chengliang is a little too difficult to please.

Zhu Yijun actually wanted to say that Li Chengliang never scolded Hou Yuzhao at all, and even when Hou Yuzhao got into trouble, Li Chengliang was willing to lead his troops south to kill everyone and avenge Hou Yuzhao. This was a friendship of fighting against the enemy.

Feng Bao said with a smile: "Marquis Ningyuan has such a bad temper, we can only let him go. As Li Rusong said, the capital is a cage for Marquis Ningyuan."

"Shaanxi Governor Shi Xingyan should look into his own problems. Why is he being scolded so harshly?"

Feng Bao put a lot of pressure on the new governor of Shaanxi. Ning Yuanhou called him a coward, and it was because he really was a coward.

Shen Yiquan was determined to reopen the Western Regions and took over Hami. However, Shi Xingyan felt that the Western Regions were too barren and not worth it, so it was natural for Ningyuan Hou to scold him.

"Let Ningyuan Hou go." Zhu Yijun let Li Chengliang play freely.

After Zhu Yijun put his seal on the ground, he spoke up and said, "How is the task I asked you to do going?"

Feng Bao shuddered and said quickly, "Concubine Ran is crying in the other garden now."

The emperor asked the eunuch to tell Concubine Zhou De and Concubine Ran Shu that Princess Yingjia had returned to the court. He also specifically mentioned the inspection of gold and red copper to remind Concubine Ran Shu not to have any thoughts that should not be considered.

Zhu Xuanchang went to the villa to see her mother and asked Concubine Ran Shu to accompany her, which was also done on purpose by the emperor.

The eunuchs serving in front of the emperor are all very cautious. They will not say anything if they can avoid it. Being cautious in words and actions is a compulsory course for them. Just ask Feng Bao how much bullying he suffered in the past. Being cautious in words and actions is the instinct of eunuchs.

Since the eunuch said it in person, it must have been the emperor's instruction.

Ran Huiniang is neither stupid nor dumb. Even if she were, she should have come to her senses by now.

Zhu Yijun didn't understand women's hearts, he didn't know how to coax women, but he understood the ambition of climbing up the social ladder very well, he had seen too many of them.

Zhu Yijun only suspected that something was wrong with Ran Huiniang at the beginning of his southern tour, but during these days of southern tour, he had completely understood. Was she trying to climb to the throne of empress by deliberately trying to please Empress Dowager Li?

Empress Dowager Chen had no children, not even a daughter. Even so, Empress Dowager Li herself did not become the empress, but was directly named Empress Dowager Li.

"If she still feels wronged, she should go back to Beijing." Zhu Yijun thought for a moment and said, "It will be too late to regret if things get to the point of witchcraft."

The Witchcraft and Poisoning Incident was a political case that threatened the Han Dynasty in the later years of Emperor Wu of Han. The whole case fermented rapidly. Wei Qing's eldest son Wei Kang was convicted and executed first. Jiang Chong, a minister who was ordered to investigate the case, used torture to implicate Crown Prince Liu Ju.

Liu Ju had no choice but to take the risk and kill Jiang Chong. Emperor Wu of Han thought that the prince was plotting a rebellion and sent troops to suppress it. In the end, Empress Wei Zifu and Prince Liu Ju committed suicide.

Emperor Wu of Han's general Wei Qing was the younger brother of Empress Wei Zifu, while the Grand Marshal and General of the Cavalry Huo Qubing was Wei Zifu's nephew. These were the two most important generals in Emperor Wu of Han's life. The conquest of the Huns was one of Emperor Wu of Han's most important achievements.

The witchcraft incident got completely out of control and all the achievements of Emperor Wu of Han throughout his life were negated by this disaster.

Emperor Wu of Han built a uterus and a platform for looking back, but it was too late to regret.

It is very normal for people to have ambitions, but Ran Huiniang's ambition should not be so big. She could have trained her children to become talented people. With the Ming Dynasty's opening up of the seas, she could have appointed princes to guard overseas territories. This was also a law established by ancestors during the Hongwu period. Naturally, princes would be sent to guard the newly opened overseas territories.

Because huge bodies of water hinder the deployment and advancement of ground forces, the Second Prince and the Fifth Prince may have the possibility of ascending the throne overseas in the future. However, Ran Huiniang has set her sights on the position of Queen, so Zhu Yijun can only warn her.

"Send the two lines of poetry I gave to the Queen to the villa, and let the imperial guards escort Concubine Shu back to the Northern Yamen." Zhu Yijun thought about it and decided to let her return to Beijing, and there was no need for her to accompany him on the southern tour.

"I obey your command." Feng Bao sighed. Since His Majesty had given the order, he could only take the imperial edict to the villa and arrange for Concubine Ran Shu to return to Beijing.

It was said that they were returning to the capital, but Concubine Ran Shu was going to commit suicide to apologize on the way, so Feng Bao had to make more thorough arrangements.

This incident inevitably alarmed Queen Wang. After Wang Yaozhuo heard the news, she was horrified. She first went to the villa to inquire about the situation, and then hurried to the imperial study in Slender West Lake to request an audience with the emperor.

Wang Yaozhuo said anxiously, "Your Majesty, why don't you just order Sister Ran to be executed? How is this different from forcing her to die? She has her own thoughts. I know that every woman in the harem has her own thoughts, and everyone is eyeing the position of the queen! Just give her a warning, why send her back to the Northern Yamen?"

If Ran Huiniang was really sent back to Beiya, she would die of fright on the way. This was the only way for Ran Huiniang to keep her two sons alive.

"You treat her as your sister, but does she treat you as her sister? She actually asked about matters in the outer court. You haven't even asked about them. What is she asking about?" Zhu Yijun replied immediately.

The eunuch reported back that this was what made Zhu Yijun angry and why he wanted to send her back to the Northern Yamen. Concubine Ran Shu actually asked why the tour of Slender West Lake was cancelled and what happened in the outer court.

Wang Yaozhuo strictly abides by his ancestors' teachings and will not interfere in government affairs, but Ran Huiniang does not seem to think so and wants to know the truth about the affairs of the outer court.

"Your Majesty, the harem is not like the outer court, and the Ming Dynasty is not like the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty." Wang Yaozhuo softened when he saw the emperor's gloomy face. If they continued to quarrel at this time, Ran Huiniang would surely die.

It can be seen that Wang Yaozhuo really wanted to save Ran Huiniang, and he directly quarreled with the emperor. Ran Huiniang is now on the road.

"Since the Queen is not satisfied with my handling of the matter, what do you think should be done?" Zhu Yijun did not refute directly, but asked Wang Yaozhuo for her opinion, as she was the master of the six palaces.

"Your Majesty, she just had some thoughts, but she didn't do anything." Wang Yaozhuo said helplessly.

Zhu Yijun said very patiently: "When she really does something, I will deal with her. When she strangles her own daughter to death and frames you, I will kill her. How will you deal with the moral failure of the mother of the country, my lady?"

Zhu Yijun was referring to Princess Anding, the eldest daughter of Wu Zetian and Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Li Zhi. Tang Huiyao records: the daughter born to Wu Zhaoyi died suddenly, and it was reported to Queen Wang that she had been killed, so the emperor wanted to depose her.

The ready-made example of Wu Zetian is here. If things really get out of hand and rumors spread that Zhu Yijun killed Ran Huiniang, how can Wang Yaozhuo be the mother of the country?
"My husband, you think too much. If Sister Ran is such a vicious person, how could her little thoughts be seen through by me, mother, Sister Zhou, Feng Bao, His Majesty, and even by the eunuch? She just had a little bit of little thoughts, but they were immediately seen through." Wang Yaozhuo looked at her husband, walked forward, and said in a low voice.

Wang Yaozhuo’s meaning was very clear. Ran Huiniang was not her opponent. If Ran Huiniang really threatened her, would it be the emperor’s turn to take action?
There can't be two different kinds of people sleeping in the same bed. Wang Yaozhuo didn't learn anything else from the emperor, but he learned ruthlessness and cruelty very well.

The harem is peaceful, not because Wang Yaozhuo is a kind person.

Zhu Yijun thought about it for a moment, frowned and said, "Wait, why do I feel like I've been tricked by my wife? My wife had been planning to use me to punish Concubine Shu since this morning, but she didn't expect me to be so ruthless. Why did she come to the rescue now?"

Zhu Yijun carefully sorted out the whole matter and discovered the truth: he had been used.

Wang Yaozhuo sat next to Zhu Yijun and said, "Sister Zhou advised her several times, but she didn't listen. I just wanted to occupy my husband for half a day to let her know how much my husband loves me. Then she will understand."

"My husband, the harem is not the outer court. There is no need to shout and kill at every turn."

Zhu Yijun thought for a moment and said, "Then listen to my wife. You are in charge of all the affairs in the palace. If you think it is okay to forgive him, then forgive him."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." Wang Yaozhuo smiled and went to the villa without staying for long.

Feng Bao saw that the queen had arrived with an imperial decree, so he took his people and left the villa.

"Thank you, Queen, for your great grace." Ran Huiniang was terrified. She knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately, her restless face full of fear.

"Get up." Wang Yaozhuo looked at Ran Huiniang and sighed, "If you feel that I have done you a favor, then you should restrain your thoughts in the future. At the very least, don't let His Majesty see it."

"State affairs are heavy, you have to understand your majesty's difficulties. The Southern Court's tribute selection case is so fierce and so big. If it stirs up trouble at this time, won't it cause trouble for your majesty? Your majesty will inevitably think too much. Could it be that these rebels have extended their hands to these six palaces?"

"Your dissatisfaction is written all over your face, even the eunuch can see it."

Wang Yaozhuo was really not afraid of Ran Huiniang competing for favor, because Ran Huiniang had His Majesty in her heart, but not much, far less than Wang Yaozhuo, whose heart was filled with His Majesty.

The tribute selection case was in full swing, and the emperor's mind was on the outer court. Ran Huiniang's vying for favor on the southern tour was completely a nuisance to the emperor, but Ran Huiniang felt that accompanying the emperor on the southern tour was a good opportunity.

Asking what happened in the outer court? This is a taboo.

People are all made of flesh and blood. If you put yourself in her shoes, you will know that Ran Huiniang's thoughts are not entirely on the emperor. How could the emperor possibly trust her completely?

"I will always remember the great kindness from Your Majesty the Queen. If it weren't for Your Majesty the Queen's plea today, I would have lost all hope of survival." Ran Huiniang was not a fool. She knew the Emperor's attitude could not be clearer.

Ran Huiniang regretted her decision. In fact, after seeing Zhu Xuanchang's performance, she had already figured out her identity. Even if Queen Wang was gone, the position of queen would never fall on her.

"I saved you for the sake of the children. Before you do anything, think more about what will happen to the children in the future. If you die on the way back to the north, how will the second prince and the fifth prince survive?" Wang Yaozhuo stood up, nodded again, and prepared to leave.

"Yes, thank you Queen for your long life." Ran Huiniang didn't get up. Her legs were a little weak. She was really scared. She was not one of those unrepentant and despicable Confucian scholars.

Before Wang Yaozhuo left the villa, he suddenly turned around and said, "Wait a few days, when your husband's anger has subsided, I will arrange for you to sleep with him. You should serve him well."

"Thank you, Queen!" Ran Huiniang was overjoyed when she heard the words. She kowtowed twice and sent Queen Wang away.

Wang Yaozhuo was not only saving Ran Huiniang, but also saving the Second Prince and the Fifth Prince. These were all His Majesty's children. If Ran Huiniang died, these two children would probably not live long.

The palace maids are the best at serving people according to their situation. Even if a person is a prince, once he falls out of favor, he will be bullied.

Zhu Yijun met with the prefect of Yangzhou the next day and prepared to continue south to Nanjing, but the emperor and his ministers had a dispute over the route.

The cabinet headed by Zhang Juzheng firmly requested that His Majesty the Emperor go to Songjiang Prefecture, then go south to Zhejiang to inspect the land return situation, and finally go to the Southern Yamen. The reasons were very simple and sufficient.

By that time, the tribute selection case in the Southern Court had been completed. The emperor would go to the local area and issue an imperial edict to calm people's hearts, and the tribute selection case would be over.

Zhu Yijun did not approve of this evasive approach. He wanted to kill the person, and he could not let Zhang Cheng, Luo Bingliang and Wang Xiyuan take the blame. They were simply not capable of doing so.

After half a day of communication, the emperor's carriage headed towards the Southern Courtyard. In the end, Zhang Juzheng was unable to defeat His Majesty.

(End of this chapter)