Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu nodded again and again, looked up at his fair face, and said with a harmless smile: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I'm not doing anything outrageous, and I'm doing it in the name of Brother Huang. It's all right."

"I know you are good to the emperor, but I don't want to do it recently." Empress Zhang laughed, seeing that Zhu Xu's head was sweating, she took a handkerchief, came over and wiped Zhu Xu's head, and said: "Recently Don't go to the Imperial Study Room, stay in Jinghuan Palace, if you get bored, come and talk to me."

"Okay." Zhu Xu agreed, took the bowl and chopsticks handed over by Huan'er, and very diligently filled a bowl for Queen Zhang before serving it to herself.

Empress Zhang looked at Zhu Xu, pursed her lips and smiled, but felt a little sad in her heart.She has been married to the emperor for many years, and she has no heirs so far.Although there is Zhu Xu's entrustment, this is a brother-in-law after all, not a son.

Zhu Xu talked with Empress Zhang again, seeing that she was a bit tired, so she said goodbye and left.

"Your Highness." Wu Rou, who sent Zhu Xu out, saw no one, and whispered next to him: "I've checked, the empress is indeed pregnant."

Zhu Xu was sure, and said as he walked: "You must hide it from everyone, especially that maidservant, and check all the things she sent over."

Wu Rou agreed in a low voice: "Your Highness, don't worry."

Zhu Xu left Kunning Palace, but did not return to his Jinghuan Palace, but went to Jingyang Palace.

A group of court dignitaries, and even second-rank officials, they are not crying or making noise, kneeling outside the Jingyang Palace one after another, as if they will not give up until the emperor appears.

Zhu Xu stroked his chin, and said to himself with a strange look: "Are they really planning to die to the end, or do they know that there are Dongchang fans waiting outside the palace and dare not go out?"

After watching for a while, Zhu Xu found a pavilion and sat down, shaking his head secretly.Don't say that these noble adults can't stand such hard work, but it's not impossible to let the Dongchang fanzi enter the palace directly to get someone from Zhu Youxiao who is angry.

Waiting until the sun was about to set, Zhu Youxiao didn't show up either.

This group of adults seemed to be in order, and the adults who were kneeling neatly began to cry out in pain.Some people began to beat their waists with one hand, some began to kneel and rub their legs, and those who seemed to be concealed still insisted on standing at the gate of Jingyang Palace.

"Hey." Zhu Xu glanced outside, stood up slightly shaking his head and sighing, muttering: "I thought they could do something extraordinary, but they are really useless scholars."

With her hands behind her back, Zhu Xu walked back almost bouncing.

He had expected that the enraged brother would soon let Wei Zhongxian bring someone in to get him.

Without the support of Jin Yiwei, Wei Zhongxian can only pretend to be a tiger, but it can even arouse Qingliu's anger. At that time, with Zhu Youxiao's temperament, facing the strong backlash from Qingliu, especially the Donglin Party, he is likely to shrink back, and then hide Wei Zhongxian a period of time.

Sure enough, Zhu Xu didn't leave for long, when Li Yongzhen rushed towards Zhou Jianzong and others aggressively with hundreds of Dongchang fans.

"I caught them all, don't let any one go!" Li Yongzhen shouted, with a grim look on his face.He was frightened today, if he is kicked out of the palace, he is doomed to die!The more anger, the more killing intent.

"The eunuchs are so daring!" Immediately, a censor stood up and yelled angrily. They are censors, the most noble people in the world, who would dare to insult them with swords.

"Ah..." As soon as he finished speaking, he was kicked to the ground by a fan.

The noble censors were immediately enraged, and Zhou Jianzong's veins twitched even more, and he shouted angrily: "Eunuchs, we will fight with you!"

They were about to rush forward as they spoke, but they could not fight because they could only write, and they were beaten to the ground before they could finish speaking.

"Eunuch, you dare to break into the palace and arrest people, what is the law of the king, what is the law of heaven!"

All the adults were full of grief and indignation, even if they were knocked down to the ground, they still cried out in grief and angrily denounced the traitor.

Li Yongzhen looked at the censor courtiers who were usually extremely noble and dismissive of them, and felt a surge of pleasure in his heart, and then a wave of malice. Looking at them, he sneered and said, "That's okay." , give them a lesson first, and if they disagree, beat them up first!"

The shouts of the adults suddenly became less than half, but Zhou Jianzong kept roaring: "You group of incomplete eunuchs, how dare you do anything to us, even if we are ordered by the emperor, we are still high officials in the court, how can we be humiliated! If we don't get rid of it, the country will be in danger, and we will swear to the death that we will not be at odds with eunuchs!"

The censors, who had been beaten up in a weak manner, swelled up one after another, and shouted angrily.

Li Yongzhen's chest heaved violently in anger, her eyes were gloomy and terrifying, she gritted her teeth and said, "Shut them all into Beizhen Fusi, and interrogate them severely!"

Chapter 15 Paste

There were more than 30 people at once, and there were six divisions in charge of the affairs, including the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Minister of the Six Divisions, Si Shaoqing, the envoy of the General Administration, etc., almost all of the six divisions and nine ministers were involved, and the most expensive and important officials in the court were only one afternoon He became a prisoner.

This incident was unprecedented in Tianqi, and it immediately aroused the criticism of the whole court, and then the memorial flew into the palace like snowflakes, and the news spread that all officials with the right to make a memorial, no matter which side they occupy, even It's even neutral.

Although it is not appropriate for the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, it is not an exaggeration to say that so many officials were arrested and imprisoned in one go. The emperor is loyal, and the book is indispensable!

Zhu Youxiao had no experience in this field. Faced with a tsunami of opposition, he panicked. He couldn't find anyone to discuss with him. Wei Zhongxian and others were involved again. He had no choice but to learn from his ancestors.

Can't afford to provoke, can afford to hide!

So, Zhu Youxiao stopped going to court, and then he didn't see any ministers, and hid in the harem, like an ostrich, pretending that he couldn't hear anything outside.

The emperor couldn't hear it, but Zhu Xu could hear it. The elders of the cabinet, the six ministers, the Dali Temple, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Nine Ministers, and the six departments, all the officials above the sixth rank in the capital gathered one after another, each for their own interests , I can't wait to rush into the palace, pull the emperor out, and make things clear immediately.

"Tsk tsk, it's really pretty." Zhu Xu lay on the rocking chair, swaying creakingly, holding the teacup in his hand, taking a sip from time to time, he was really looking forward to the scene he half-directed.

Cao Wenzhao was sitting beside him, awkwardly making tea with various pastries on the side. He refilled Zhu Xuxin's cup and asked after a little hesitation, "Your Highness, the most difficult thing now is the emperor. The emperor will really follow the courtiers' request, Depose Wei Zhongxian and others and drive them out of the palace?"

Zhu Xu chuckled, and said, "That's because you were thinking too much. Ever since Emperor Xianzong smashed the pillar of 'inner officials are not allowed to interfere in political affairs, those who foresaw it', the importance of inner officials has been fully highlighted. Now the foreign officials want to Killing all the ministers is actually tantamount to dealing with the emperor, and we want the emperor to be a real loner and rule."

Cao Wenzhao's head broke out in a cold sweat, because Zhu Xu's words were straightforward enough, if it were more straightforward, it would be: the foreign ministers are trying to stand in the way, and let the scholar-bureaucrats rule the world!

So which emperor can be compatible, let alone the founding emperor of the Zhu family even abolished the prime minister, just to centralize power!

Cao Wenzhao's mouth was dry, and he quickly drank some tea and said, "That is to say, Master Zhou and the others will definitely lose?"

Zhu Xu nodded, then shook his head again.

According to history, Emperor Tianqi took power with Wei Zhongxian and beat up the Donglin party members in a dismal situation.But this is only relative. The Donglin Party has deep roots. Even though Emperor Chongzhen later eradicated the Eunuch Party, it turned out that the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty were still dominated by the Donglin Party.

Cao Wenzhao was confused by Zhu Xu's nodding and shaking his head, and asked cautiously, "Your Highness, how will the Emperor deal with this matter?"

Zhu Xu sipped his tea, with a contented expression on his face, and said slowly: "Now the initiative is in the hands of the ministers. After all, a group of ministers were arrested by them, but they don't have the right to interrogate them, because they are currently detained in the Zhen Fu Division. Prison, the most important focus is what kind of interrogation results Jinyiwei will come up with."

Jin Yiwei?

Cao Wenzhao's expression is strange, now the Jinyiwei group has no leader, Luo Yangxing has gone to Guangxi on business, Wei Zhongxian's lackeys are either sent to other places or cleared, Zhou Jianzong and others are detained in Jinyiwei, isn't it easy for him to intervene?

Cao Wenzhao hesitated for a while, but still expressed the doubts in his heart: "Your Highness, what if Wei Zhongxian got a confession that is not good for Mr. Zhou?"

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes, basking in the sun, and said with a smile, "You forgot about that old Mr. Luo."

Cao Wenzhao suddenly realized, yes, the new commander of Jinyiwei made Luo Yangxing go to another place, and Wei Zhongxian's people were also wiped out. It seemed that there was no leader, but in fact everything in Jinyiwei was still under Luo Sigong's control!

Thinking of Luo Sigong, a veteran of the three dynasties, Cao Wenzhao finally breathed a sigh of relief. With Luo Sigong's character and temper, he would never allow Wei Zhongxian to use torture to extract a confession in the Zhenfu Prison.

But soon Cao Wenzhao was stunned again, and said, "Your Highness, are they evenly matched?"

Zhu Xu raised his fair face, as if about to fall asleep.

Cao Wenzhao wisely didn't ask any more questions, but he couldn't stop thinking about it, but he always felt that this matter was a mess, and he couldn't figure it out no matter how he reasoned it out.

Zhu Xu's rocking chair was swaying, seemingly drowsy, but actually his heart was clear.

The most critical point of this matter is his emperor brother Na.And the extent to which the matter is handled depends on the pressure of the courtiers outside.

"Old Cao, let Wu Tian watch and report immediately if there is any situation." Zhu Xu suddenly turned to Cao Wenzhao.