eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 574

Zhu Houzhao's two ears couldn't escape the noise. Fortunately, Li Mengyang was just knocked unconscious, and his life was not in danger, otherwise he wouldn't know what happened.

"I know you are angry, and I am also angry, but Qianqing Palace is not a place to cry."

The emperor pinched his waist and walked back and forth, obviously feeling a little annoyed, but he still had to be patient. Zhao Shen, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, was fine, and Wu Jiao, Secretary of the Dali Temple, was also an old Confucian with white hair, full of rules and regulations.

"Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment is also here, and you will take the lead in this matter. You must find out the truth for me. If there is a result, I will punish myself, so I will give an explanation. Two lovers, what do you think?"

Zhang Mao was upright and did not avoid the sacred power. He cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks it is wrong."

"What's wrong?"

"It's not that I don't believe in Zhao Shangshu, it's just that Zhao Shangshu and Yan Song are masters and apprentices. Everyone in the capital knows about this. If Zhao Shangshu is asked to investigate, the old minister fears that the capital will criticize it."

As soon as Zhao Shen heard what this was called, he immediately argued, "Your Majesty, although I am dull, I also know that the ruler and the minister are righteous, and the master and apprentice are small righteousness. After receiving the holy favor, how can you use selfishness to deceive the public?"

Dali Temple Minister Wu Jiao's face turned pale, "It's not that Zhao Shangshu doesn't believe you. But you must always avoid suspicion when doing things. This in itself is to show His Majesty's justice to the officials!"

This guy wears a high hat.

Zhu Houzhao originally intended to protect Yan Song. To be honest, if the case of beating the court order in the street is really involved, it will be very troublesome, because it is so bad that almost everyone will not tolerate it.

"Wu Qing, then you will be the main one, and Zhao Qing will be the supplementary. Is that okay?"

"Your Majesty is wise! Your Majesty is willing to take this position. After finding out who did it, I beg your Majesty to return justice to the world!"

Zhu Houzhao replied simply, "Hurry up, these bad deeds must not be done by smart people, and there will be many clues left behind, don't delay too long, I am very angry like you, I have to find these villains, Otherwise, the anger of the whole house will come from nowhere, and it will all be directed at me, and I will not be taken advantage of by this."

"I dare not wait."

"Huh." Although Zhu Houzhao used Zhang Mao, he still wanted to point out his bad temper, "How dare Mr. Zhang."

"Your Majesty misunderstood my subject, my subject... Your Majesty, please punish me for being rude for a while."

"Forget it." The emperor waved his hand, "Just remember that I am on the side with you, and it is enough to punish the murderer. Make the movement a little louder, so that everyone knows, the court will not suffer from this hidden loss. "

"Yes."

Zhang Mao and Wu Jiao are already satisfied with receiving such a decree, so what if there are more?It would be unreasonable for the emperor to kill people now.

Even so, the next day, officials from various departments and even some other yamen sent an edict to the emperor, demanding that the murderer be severely punished.

Seeing that the officials were so angry, Zhu Houzhao didn't know whether he should thank Yan Song, but the effect was not bad.

Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment also took action immediately.

This Wu Jiao insisted on overpowering Zhao Shen in this matter, but it was still up to Zhao Shen to go to the scene to investigate the case.

After all, he is an expert.

Li house.

Li Mengyang had already woken up after resting, and the emperor's holy will also appease Li Mengyang's relatives and friends. After all, Zhao Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment has already begun to thoroughly investigate the matter.

"...Where was that day? What time? Do you still remember the appearance of the assailant?"

"In Shengyifang, around the first quarter of the unitary hour, it looks like a group of disciples of three religions and nine streams."

"Is it only beating people? Is there robbery?"

"Yes, a few taels of silver were robbed."

Those few friends of Li Mengyang were also there, and they were all a little shocked, "The local ruffian is so bold that he robbed the court officials?"

"It doesn't make sense." Zhao Shangshu asserted, "If you want money, you can choose a certain place or other people, and you can do it. Tianci is a fourth-rank official of the imperial court. How can ordinary hooligans have such courage?"

Li Mengyang's head was tied with a white cloth, one of which was soaked with dark red blood, "They still talked and scolded the lower officials."

Zhao Shen regained his energy when he heard that, "What did you scold?"

"have a finger in the pie."

"have a finger in the pie?"

These four words are puzzling.

"Anything else?"

"Gone."

Zhao Shen felt that it was a pity that the assailant was stupid enough to leave so many clues, but he didn't seem stupid enough to sign up directly.As for the word meddling...

"... What have you been busy with lately?"

Could it be because of the feudal prince?
……

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Yan House.

study.

"To be honest with Master He, it's really not you?"

Yan Song paused secretly, but he could tell the difference, "It's really not me."

"But everyone outside suspects it's you."

"The student is not stupid. If you really want to compete with Li Mengyang, then the student will fight him in front of the emperor. How can someone sneak attack him? How can the student do such a stupid thing?"

Zhao Shen frowned, there was a trace of struggle in his eyes.

"If it's really those people, this matter will be troublesome..."

"Teacher has a clue?"

"When the assailant beat Li Mengyang, he scolded him for meddling in his own business. Although there were not many words, he could vaguely guess that besides arguing with you about the disaster caused by the vassal, Li Mengyang didn't care about other things recently. No business? It's just... If you only hand it over with such a result, the emperor's face may not look good."

Yan Song's eyeballs rolled.

"Actually, it's not impossible! Only the royal family is so bold. If it were someone else, who would dare? Also, there is one thing that students don't know whether to say or not."

"what's up?"

Yan Song pretended to be wronged for a while, "There are indeed several clans in Beijing, and they have also found students. But in front of you, the students dared to guarantee their lives. Even if those people did it, they were not ordered by the students!"

"What?" Zhao Shen was astonished, "There is such a thing? The clan dared to enter the capital without the will? Wait. If this is true, even if you believe in you as a teacher, others will definitely not believe in you!"

So, no matter how well this case is handled, he will go to Guizhou to settle it this time.

"Also ask the teacher to clean up the grievances for the students!"

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Zhu Houzhao didn’t do much business today, but he did meet many ministers before and after, Yuanzheng Song Heng in the Library Garden, Shaofu Ling Gu Zuo, and Minister of Rites Wang Hua, etc. They may not all be familiar with Li Mengyang, but they are all for Li Mengyang. When things came, it was nothing more than those words. This matter really aroused public outrage.

Even Wei Ningbo entered the palace to intercede for Li Mengyang.

Wenningbo didn't have any other errands recently, and he wanted to ask for some work after he finished speaking.

Because Zhu Houzhao felt that he was not capable, he always ignored him involuntarily.

"What do you want to do?"

"I know that I am stupid. I only have loyalty to His Majesty. Whatever His Majesty says, I will do."

This kind of person is good, if there is one among the eunuchs, then it is good to do some work of serving tea and water, but it is not easy to arrange for a noble.

He has to think about it.

"Walk with me."

"Yes."

Winter is here, and the weather is already a bit cold. Zhu Houzhao wrapped himself in a thick coat and posed like a farmer with his hands.

"Uncle Weining, since I came to the throne, I have punished many nobles who committed crimes. In the past, the British Duke was still in charge of the Beijing camp, and now he is recuperating at home. Do you know what they said in private? No complaints?"

"How dare they! Thunder, rain and dew are all benevolence from the emperor, and according to what they have committed, the emperor has already granted mercy outside the law."

"Sigh." Zhu Houzhao had a look of reminiscence, "I can actually feel that the first emperor treated people generously. The court during the Hongzhi period was more warm than it is now. I guess many people miss the first emperor."

"The late emperor is as good as the first emperor, and the emperor is also as good as the emperor."

"Can you get along with them?"

Wenningbo shook his head hesitantly, "Your Majesty knows...the minister is stupid."

Zhu Houzhao cut it straight, "They are afraid that you will let me know the truth. It is nothing more than those thoughts. What else can you have? But I don't care, Wei Ningbo, and you don't have to care. It's up to you to see who has a better future with you."

"Your Majesty. In fact, they... are also afraid of the holy power, and they all feel that His Majesty doesn't like them."

"Is that how it is said outside?"

Wenningbo nodded.

Zhu Houzhao turned his lips over, "The Forbidden City is such a place. If you fart in the palace, it's like thunder outside. It's okay. However, I've always been thinking recently that the reason why nobles are nobles is because their ancestors were Contributed to my Zhu family's country. From the point of view of being kind or not, I, a descendant of the Zhu family, should take care of the descendants of Gu Xungui."

Wei Ning Bo Wang Xuan was a little moved when he heard this, he was close to his 'ancestor', his title was earned by Wang Yue, and the emperor should be said to be very caring.

"Your Majesty is generous and benevolent, and is a holy king."

"Whether a sage is a sage or not is left to future generations to discuss. But then again, governing a country is not a child's play. I am not as good as Taizu Taizong, and the noble children will not return to the abilities of their ancestors. A strong country will always need talents, so I can only choose a part to use. Once Zhengde reigned, honors and nobles will decline slightly, Wei Ningbo."

"The minister is here."

"Put some thought into it, go back and forth with various families to see if there is anyone with a good mind, recommend it to me, and I will credit you for it."

The emperor is a loner, but he can't really make himself a loner. While showing power, he must show grace.Although he has conferred the titles of Jingrupp and Pinghaibo, it is not enough.

Uncle Wei Ning knelt down, "I thank Your Majesty Long En on behalf of the Xun family!"

Zhu Houzhao shook his head and sighed, "On the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty, there is only one Zhu Feng, the second son of Duke Cheng, which is far from enough. I hope to have more honorable children. I will leave this matter to you. That girl of yours discusses it, she has an idea."

"I understand."

Zhu Houzhao was in a good mood, "Let's go, play a few tricks with me, you are the queen, you can't be powerless. If you can't be a general, you have to be a lieutenant."

Wei Ningbo's favor is flourishing, but it's a pity that he can't make meritorious deeds, otherwise he won't be able to earn a Marquis.

(End of this chapter)