Jiajing Chengming

Chapter 330 warns Guo Xun that the world needs a holy emperor!

After saying this, Huo Tao lay down on the couch and looked at Zheng Shenfeng with coldness and contempt.

then.

Huo Tao waved his hand and said, "Go away."

Zheng Shenfeng then said goodbye and left.

Huo Tao then invited Zhang Tong to come and relayed Zheng Shenfeng's words to Zhang Tong.

Zhang Tong's face fell after hearing this: "These people are really despicable! They are still threatening you, and even threatening you to die for them!"

"They are forced by His Majesty to say this. After all, if we really control Japan this time, their path will be completely cut off."

"In this world, most people cannot become saints, but it is precisely because of this that the Holy Son of Heaven needs to exist and can exist! Villains do not know how to be reverent, and those who do not know how to be reverent are prone to committing stupid acts without knowing it!"

Huo Tao said with a sneer.

Zhang Tong nodded and sneered, "Wait until I tell Zhu San (Lu Bing) about this and see how he lures the snake out of its hole."

Huo Tao nodded and sighed, "Although Your Majesty has placed the cause of the rejuvenation on external gains, which is a method of doing the easy and abandoning the difficult, we have to admit that it is still widely obstructed by the treacherous people in the world!"

"That's the problem. The scholars keep saying that they hope a wise ruler will appear, but they do everything to oppose that ruler."

"I am a warrior, and I don't understand what you scholars think. It just makes people feel hypocritical and hateful."

Zhang Tong replied.

Huo Tao waved his hand and smiled, "General Ti, you don't have to say that. Not all scholars in the world are like this. There aren't many who are extremely treacherous and evil! As long as Your Majesty is close to virtuous officials and stays away from villains, the world will be clean and upright! However, this takes time, because even the ministers in power today are mostly elders from the previous dynasty, and they carry the old customs that have not been completely changed, so it is impossible to correct them so quickly."

"Too!"

"It's only the fifth year of Jiajing."

Zhang Tong nodded and replied.

……

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Capital.

Shortly after Zhang Tong was assassinated outside the city, Zhu Houcong learned about it from Qin Wen, the eunuch of the Imperial Household Department.

Zhu Houcong was not surprised by this.

He knew clearly that Zhang Tong, who was his direct descendant and had broken the rules of officialdom, making the outer court no longer dare to easily trust the emperor's close ministers who took the initiative to approach him, would naturally be regarded as a thorn in his side.

Therefore.

After Zhu Houcong learned that someone had used a fire gun to assassinate Zhang Tong, he ordered: "Let Wu Dinghou, who is in charge of the various camps in the capital, immediately check the status of the fire guns in each Shenji camp! We must find out which camp and which person lost the fire gun, and even the reason for the loss must be found out!"

Qin Wen bowed and agreed.

The muskets of the firearms soldiers of the Shenjiying Camp in the capital have now been replaced with matchlock muskets.

Zhu Houcong had already asked the Beijing Armory Bureau to standardize the production of matchlock muskets, and all matchlock muskets were numbered to ensure that each matchlock musket could be traced back to its source.

In addition, although the Ming Dynasty did not ban swords, guns and arrows, it strictly prohibited civilians from privately manufacturing firearms.

Therefore, as long as we investigate carefully, we can find out which camp the matchlock gun used by the person who assassinated Zhang Tong came from, who was responsible for the matchlock gun, and which craftsmen were responsible for the matchlock gun.

Although Zhu Houcong was not surprised by this, he still said with a gloomy face: "I knew that those who wanted me to be a puppet would like to wipe out all my people!"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being so nosy. I am worried that since this matchlock gun has been leaked out, it means that the person behind it is not that simple. Those who want to harm the people around your majesty may not only be civil officials, but also military officials!"

"And Marquis Wu Ding has always been somewhat greedy, and the civil officials' impeachment against him is not entirely groundless, so I'm afraid he won't investigate seriously."

Qin Wen spoke at this time.

Zhu Houcong nodded.

at that time.

Shi Bao, the Jinyiwei who was in charge of the Northern Pacification Division, came outside the palace and said, "Your Majesty, I am here to deliver today's report."

In order to avoid being unable to know the new developments every day, Zhu Houcong would ask the officials of the Northern Pacification Office to deliver daily reports directly to him to verify whether the Eastern Factory was hiding anything from him.

Therefore, the stone treasure was delivered today as usual.

After hearing this, Zhu Houcong looked at him and asked, "Any new discoveries?"

"Have!"

"When Zhang Tishuai was assassinated, two plainclothes censors from the Censorate appeared nearby. When they returned to the city, they said some suspicious words. It seemed that they wished Zhang Tishuai would be killed, and they seemed to know about this matter." Shi Bao replied.

Zhu Houcong knew that Shi Bao had reported this matter, and naturally he was indignant on behalf of his brother Zhang Tong, so he brought up this matter specifically, and he wished that the emperor would allow him to directly send the two censors to the imperial prison for strict trial.

Zhu Houcong asked Qin Wen to bring the report.

After reading the report, Zhu Houcong realized that it was the Jinyiwei spies who discovered some conversations between Liang Shibiao, the censor of the Censorate, and Chen Zhen.

However, it is not clear from the content of these conversations whether these two people are participants, masterminds, or insiders, but their attitudes can be seen from their conversation.

Whether or not to use this opportunity to arrest these two people and then put them to a strict trial naturally depends on whether Zhu Houcong himself is willful and disregards the justice of the judicial process.

Zhu Houcong thought about it and handed the report to Qin Wen: "Send this report to Marquis Wuding first."

Qin Wen was very confused after hearing this, but he didn't ask any more questions, so he just said yes and left.

Shi Bao was also very surprised, but he didn't dare to ask more questions. He just looked a little disappointed.

Zhu Houcong said to Shi Bao: "Keep an eye on these two first, don't rush to touch them, and see if there are any bigger fish behind them."

Shi Bao instantly became excited and hurriedly agreed and left.

Guo Xun had just received the emperor's order to investigate the loss of the matchlock musket, and he was about to summon the military commander of the Five Armies to see him.

But at this time, Duke Dingguo Xu Guangzuo suddenly invited him over.

Guo Xun had no choice but to come to Xu Guangzuo first and asked with a smile: "Old Master, if you have anything to tell me, just send someone to tell me. Why do you have to see me in person?"

"Some things cannot be spread by others."

Xu Guangzuo said this while lying on the couch.

Guo Xun nodded: "That's right."

then.

Xu Guangzuo sat up from the couch and asked Guo Xun: "I heard that someone at Chaoyang Gate fired a gun to murder an old member of your Majesty's palace?"

Guo Xun nodded and said with a smile: "My old master is old but not deaf."

"It is true. My nephew has just received an imperial decree to check each camp to see who has lost their muskets or sold them privately."

Guo Xun then replied.

Xu Guangzuo suddenly held Guo Xun's hand and said, "Xun'er, my uncle is old and has never asked you for anything. Now I ask you once. Don't investigate this matter seriously. Just say that someone below is missing. As for the scapegoat, I will find it for you. In addition, there are 30,000 silver dollars, which were originally given to me by the gun seller below. I will give them all to you."

"How can this be possible?"

Guo Xun replied in surprise.

Xu Guangzuo continued: "If you don't agree, I will kneel down for you!"

talking.

Xu Guangzuo was about to stand up and kneel down.

Guo Xun hurriedly supported him: "Don't! Don't!"

then.

Guo Xun said, "I agree."

Only then did Xu Guangzuo smile a little.

Guo Xun asked, "Just where is His Majesty?"

"Zhang Tong is not dead!"

Xu Guangzuo said, "Besides, His Majesty can't do without you, and he is currently fighting fiercely with the selfish scholars in the outer court, so he will naturally not do anything to you."

Guo Xun nodded.

Not long after that, Guo Xun returned to his home.

But when Guo Xun returned, he was greeted by his son Guo Shouqian: "Father, His Majesty secretly sent someone to deliver a report from the Pacification Office, and asked you to read it immediately."

"Why would you show me the report from the Pacification Office? I'm not the Grand Guardian, let alone the governor of the East Factory."

Guo Xun said this with great surprise, and then took the report from his son.

After reading the report, Guo Xun frowned.

(End of this chapter)