Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 114 The Emperor's Mind (please subscribe!)

Imperial Palace Forbidden City.

Under the starry night, a fast horse hurried to the palace!

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Zhu Houzhao was sitting on the dragon chair and flipping through the memorials. A nearby eunuch came in with a bow and trot and said, "Your Majesty Qi Zuo, Shen Lian, the commander of Jinyiwei, is asking to see you!"

Zhu Houzhao said without raising his head: "Well, I see, let him in!"

Soon, Shen Lian came in from outside the hall, bowed respectfully to Zhu Houzhao, cupped his hands and said to Zhu Houzhao, "Your Majesty, I have ordered to investigate the case of price gouging, and now I am here to reply."

Zhu Houzhao stood up and stretched.

He himself took over the career of Emperor Hongzhi, and he immediately felt the pressure. When he was the prince, he knew how to play at a high price all day long. Once he became the emperor himself, he realized that the emperor is not so easy to do.

If you are diligent in political affairs like your own father all day long, you will be exhausted in the end, and you may not be able to make a good one, but if you are a lazy emperor and do not go to court for decades, you will eventually be scolded die.

"Tell me, what did the merchants who were arrested and brought to justice say?" Zhu Houzhao actually already knew it, and he was just talking casually.

"Returning to Your Majesty, those merchants who were beheaded all called themselves wronged. They were ordered to do that, and they said they couldn't help themselves. It is said that the person who instructed them behind the scenes was Shen, the richest man in the world's No. [-] village. Thousands."

"I still have to ask His Majesty, whether Shen Wanqian should be arrested and interrogated together?"

After Zhu Houzhao heard this, he frowned, and his face became gloomy. When Cao Zhengchun reported the matter to him before, he also said the same thing. It seems that Shen Wanqian is indeed a ruthless person.

But Zhu Houzhao felt that the entire Daming country belonged to their Zhu family, how could an outsider mess it up?He is the only one who has the final say in this world, and no one is allowed to appear against him.

Cao Zhengchun had already mentioned to him before that this Shen Wanqian is an expert in business, if he can use his ingenuity to serve the country, it would be a good way.

However, he is obviously already a member of Hulong Villa. After that incident, he will definitely not surrender to the court.

"Well, I know this person, and I will give you a secret order now, you have to find a way to sneak into the Hulong Villa, and keep an eye on this person and God Tiedan, and if there is any trouble, come and report to me immediately , must not be careless."

"I obey the order!" Shen Lian immediately clasped his fists with both hands and thrust his chest forward, as if he had been injected with chicken blood, full of energy.

As soon as Shen Lian withdrew, he saw the eunuch in charge rushing to Zhu Houzhao, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, there is news from the harem that Liu Ruyue, the beautiful girl chosen by your majesty, is still in the harem because she misses the men outside the palace. He wrote a love poem, but was caught by the Queen Mother on the spot and thrown into death row."

"Missing a man? There are other things like this?"

"I will never allow such a thing to happen! Immediately drive to Chuxiu Palace, I will go and have a look."

"According to the order!"

The eunuch in attendance hurried out and yelled at the people below to prepare the sedan chair.

Zhu Houzhao sat on the dragon chair and touched the top of his head with his hands. If he was put on a green hat, it would be an insult to the royal family.

However, Zhu Houzhao thought about it carefully, is this just a bit of a coincidence, how could the queen mother just pass by, and she could come across her reciting love poems?

That night, when Zhu Houzhao met Liu Ruyue, he saw that she was a very smart girl, and her family members had worked as servants in the palace before, so she should be familiar with the rules of the palace before reading it!
She can write love poems, and when the queen mother passed by, she even read it out, and showed the evidence in front of the queen mother, and was held in her hand. Isn't this a bit strange?

The more Zhu Houzhao thought about it, the more outrageous he became.

It seems that this time the Queen Mother is going to kill the chicken for the monkey to see.

After entering the harem, if you miss other lovers, this will be the end.There are many court ladies in the Forbidden City who will never see the emperor in their lifetime. The stories in this city are far less exciting than the legends outside.

at the same time.

In the Hulong Villa, Shangguan Haitang was still in a daze. She really couldn't think of a way to persuade everyone in the No. [-] Villa to surrender. She fled among the crowd. The No. [-] Villa in the World disappeared from the rivers and lakes.

And she also knew that the current young hero, the emperor, would not let her continue to manage the No. [-] village in the world, and all her hard work in the past would be in vain.

She also didn't know about Shen Wanqian asking merchants to drive up prices. Although she had grasped all the information before, she felt a little fuzzy after Cao Zhengchun bombarded her.

Along the way, Zhu Houzhao was full of worries.

It's really not easy to be an emperor. You have to deal with the rogues from outside, but also beware of the villains under your command. You have to deal with the civil and military officials in the court, and you have to deal with the chores in the harem. It really makes people feel restless for a moment.

Inside the Cining Palace.

Queen Mother Zhang and Zhang Xuan were talking and laughing.

She still doesn't know the nasty things her own brother did secretly, if she knew, the empress dowager would have been angry for a long time.

In particular, he asked the martial arts people to obtain Miao Jiang's seven-step poison and wanted to poison Bai Xue, so that his daughter Zhang Xuan would be the legitimate empress of the palace from now on.Even if she is not canonized as queen, at least she will have one less competitor.

Zhu Houzhao kept this matter in his heart. He is still young, and if he does not handle many things well, it will lead to unexpected consequences. For example, his uncle is actually a person with ulterior motives, and his emperor uncle is an ambitious person. On the surface, he supported him very much, but secretly did some shady things.

Fortunately, my ancestors created Jinyiwei and Dongxichang back then, otherwise I really don't know how I died.

The matter of poisoning will have to be discussed in the future. Now, no one can do anything to relatives, especially the Zhang family.

At this time, Zhang Xuan and Zhu Xiurong were coaxing the Queen Mother. Only the two of them could make the Queen Mother happy. Otherwise, the Queen Mother's face would be stretched for several days.

After all, the emperor's beautiful daughter misses her lover. This is a matter of insulting the royal family, and it has been seen by many people. You can't put all the eunuchs and maids to death, right?
"Empress Dowager, Li Fang, the deputy head of the palm seal, asks to see you."

"Let him in!"

The queen mother ordered, and Li Fang walked in quickly.Seeing the Empress Dowager sitting there, he saluted the Empress Dowager first, then got up and said: "Your Majesty has a decree that all the beautiful ladies in the palace will be rewarded with silver taels and a hundred pieces of silk and satin."

"Master Zhang Xuan rewards a thousand taels of silver and five hundred pieces of silk and satin."

"Thank you Your Majesty for your grace."

Zhang Xuan was still polite to Li Fang.

"You're welcome, my servant will leave!" After speaking, Li Fang walked out of the Compassionate Ning Palace.

Zhang Xuan was so excited that he almost shed tears.

Ever since Bai Xue and Liu Ruyue were canonized, Zhang Xuan has always been feeling unhappy. Empress Dowager Zhang has already seen it, but it's hard to tell on the surface.

She thought that the candidate for the queen should not be decided yet. In the spring of next year, after Zhu Houzhao finished offering sacrifices to the ancestors, she would put the matter on the table and explain it clearly to Zhu Houzhao, and then find someone to propose marriage.

As everyone knows, in Zhu Houzhao's mind, he has long since lost the slightest affection for Zhang Xuan, especially after her father did the outrageous thing, he felt that it was even more dangerous.

"My cousin still likes me very much!" Zhang Xuan laughed at himself triumphantly in front of Zhu Xiurong, and sat beside the Queen Mother with a slightly satisfied expression.

However, at this time, the queen mother was shocked!
Where did Zhu Houzhao get so much money?

(End of this chapter)