Domineering Daming

Thinking of Princess Xin, Zhu Youjian's gloomy face eased a little, he was silent for a while, and said, "I'm not going back to the mansion, but to Wenzhao Pavilion."

Wang Chengen responded, but turned his head still with worry on his face.

The Donglin Party seems to have done this matter silently, but the movement is too big, more intense than ever.The emperor of Jingyang Palace hadn't just ascended the throne, his foundation was unstable, and when he was cautious, this incident made him think of "killing the king first", which shows that Wenzhao Pavilion is not in a predicament of powerlessness, but has reached the gate of hell up.

Wang Chengen didn't know that Zhu Youjian was not clear, so he could only accompany him in silence.

Inside the imperial study.

Both Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong were there, their expressions softened, and there was a smile on their lips.

Not long after Zhu Youjian returned to Wenzhao Pavilion, the officials of the Donglin Party who asked for leave began to sell their leave one after another, and started to deal with backlogged affairs.

When Zhu Xu got the news, he stood up from the table, smiled at the two of them, and said, "The Donglin Party has suffered such a big loss, the two teachers should go and comfort them, and I'm going to receive education."

At the same time that Cao Huachun received the news from outside the palace, Concubine Liu of Renshou Palace also sent someone to invite Zhu Xu.

Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong naturally knew what Zhu Xu meant, raised their hands at the same time, and said with a smile: "It's the emperor."

Zhu Xu smiled and heaved a sigh of relief, and left the imperial study room through the side door.

Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong looked at each other, and Bi Ziyan said smoothly, "Master Sun please."

Sun Chengzong also liked this colleague very much. He was capable and upright, and at the same time he said "please". Immediately, the two of them walked out of Jingyang Palace side by side with a smile, and walked towards the Supervisor of Rites. They wanted to go to Wenzhao with their will Court.

With his hands behind his back, Zhu Xu raised his face, and with a smile on his lips, he walked slowly towards the Hall of Renshou.

Now that the king is convinced, the elimination of the Donglin Party is just around the corner. This battle is considered a big victory, and the next step is to appease.

A big stick in one hand and sweet dates in the other is the only magic weapon to control courtiers.

Now Zhu Xu is getting better at playing this game, so much so that he is used to it.

"See the emperor!"

Just as Zhu Xu entered the Hall of Renshou, a group of court ladies and eunuchs saluted one after another.

Zhu Xu waved his hands, rubbed his face, and wanted to enter with a calm expression, but before he could let go of his hands, there was the sound of weeping.

Zhu Xu was startled, and stepped in to have a look, only to have a headache.

I saw Concubine Xin holding the child in her arms, kneeling in front of Concubine Liu, adults and children crying one by one.

It's okay for adults to cry, but for such a small child, it's unbearable.

Concubine Liu bent down with difficulty, supported her two arms, and said anxiously: "Don't cry, don't cry, with me here, nothing will happen, get up first, hurry up, let me see my great-grandson..."

Concubine Xin cried more and more heartbroken, she couldn't get up on her knees, and she was miserable: "Ancestor, the emperor's will has been drawn up to kill our lord, ancestor, our lord has always done our duty and never violated the rules. To save his life... As long as you are willing to save him, I will definitely ask the prince to resign from the prime minister and stay in the mansion when I go back. I beg you to save him..."

Empress Dowager Zhang stood on the side, wanting to pull her too. Xiao Yongning held Empress Dowager Zhang's trousers with one hand, and Princess Xin with the other hand, and said in a childish voice, "Aunt Wang doesn't cry..."

Zhu Xu originally thought that he would "rebuke" Concubine Liu, and it would be over in the palace, but now that Concubine Xin is crying and complaining, I'm afraid he will suffer several times more crimes.

He looked up at the top, blinked, covered his mouth with his hands and coughed, strode inside, and said in a deep voice, "Who made the rumor, who said that I'm going to kill Brother Xin Wang?"

When Concubine Liu saw Zhu Xu, she immediately put on a sullen face and said, "Your Majesty, you came just in time. Tell me, what happened to King Xin?"

Empress Dowager Zhang also frowned and put on a serious face. In her life, the royal family should be harmonious. How could a younger brother want to kill his elder brother for no reason? This is worse than a street hooligan!

Zhu Xu put his hands behind his back, posing the majesty of the emperor, looked around, looked at Princess Xin who was kneeling on the ground, and said coldly: "Princess Xin, tell me, who made the rumor, and the royal family dares to arrange it, it is really bold , you tell me, I will punish his nine clans!"

Princess Xin stopped crying, and Lihua turned her head to look at Zhu Xu with rain, her eyes wide open, speechless for a moment.

This decree without a seal was "leaked" from the supervisor of ceremonies, and it was not issued at all, and it could not be said on the table. Zhu Xu's question made Princess Xin stop.

She just received a message from King Xin, asking her to cry, but she didn't know the reason.

Concubine Liu is old and refined, even though she doesn't know the twists and turns inside, she understands very well that Zhu Xu will not be easily caught by others, so she bent down and pulled Princess Xin, saying: "You heard that, the emperor is in front of you. As I said, the old woman will guarantee you, if the emperor wants to kill you unreasonably, my old woman will die with you!"

Concubine Xin was taken aback by what Zhu Xu and Concubine Liu said, but still looked at Zhu Xu with tears all over her face, and said, "Your Majesty, you really didn't intend to kill our prince?"

Zhu Xu's face became more and more cold, and he said in a reprimanded tone: "Bastard! I believe that Brother Huang is my elder brother, and no matter how serious the crime is, I will not kill him. How can such rumors be believed? You are Brother Huang. Concubine, you must be cautious in what you say and do! If this is the case, how can you say it so easily!"

Chapter 398 Expanding the Power of the King Xin

Zhu Xu took the emperor's airs to teach him a lesson, and Princess Xin was also in doubt.

Empress Dowager Zhang had never seen Zhu Xu so "dominant" in front of her, she pulled Princess Xin up vigorously, and said, "Don't worry, I will guarantee that Princess Xin will be fine."

Concubine Xin's tears were less, and she turned around to kowtow to Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu looked impatient, waved his hands, and said, "Okay, the child is crying so much, let's go."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Thank you, Concubine!"

"Thank you Queen Mother!"

After Princess Xin thanked each other, she wiped her tears and left the Hall of Renshou.

After Concubine Xin left, Concubine Liu sat there, looked at Zhu Xu and said angrily, "Okay, tell us."

Zhu Xu just smiled, glanced at Empress Dowager Zhang, sat next to Concubine Liu, and said succinctly: "I want to merge the Metropolitan Procuratorate into the Governor's Yuan, but the Donglin Party members refused to agree, and there was a commotion among officials." 'Dismiss the government', brother Xin Wang hid aside and fanned the flames, and the supervisor of ceremonies drew up a decree of 'all officials dismissed from power, first punish the king of Xin'. Before I knew it, I accidentally leaked it out, and was believed Brother Wang knows...that's probably the way it is."

Concubine Liu and Empress Dowager Zhang were stunned for a while, and finally Concubine Liu pointed at Zhu Xu and said with an angry smile, "Has the Donglin Party already agreed?"

Zhu Xu also knew that he couldn't hide it from the old concubine, so he said with a smile: "Brother Xin Wang understands the righteousness, and personally went to persuade the members of the Donglin Party."

Empress Dowager Zhang has also straightened things out now, she doesn't know about other things, with Zhu Xu's behavior style, how could the decree of the chief of ceremonies "accidentally" be leaked out, it's still such a decree!

She picked up Xiao Yongning, glared at Zhu Xu, and said to Concubine Liu: "Concubine Liu, I will go back first, this harem is becoming more and more uneasy."

What Queen Mother Zhang said, Zhu Xu could only make excuses. Since he ascended the throne, every time something happened, the harem would feel uneasy.

Xiao Yongning waved his little hands, and shouted in a childish voice: "Uncle Huang, Uncle Huang..." The little face was full of reluctance.

Concubine Liu watched Empress Dowager Zhang go out, then pointed to Zhu Xu, and said with a smile, "Okay, King Xin has suffered such a great grievance, won't the Emperor want to punish him?"

Zhu Xu took a piece of dessert from the plate next to it, stuffed it into his mouth, and said vaguely: "That's impossible, I have already asked Master Sun and Master Bi to go to Wenzhao Pavilion together."

"You monkey..." Concubine Liu took Zhu Xu's hand and patted it vigorously.

Zhu Xu bared his teeth, and Concubine Liu's hands became stronger each time.

Sun Chengzong and Bi Ziyan came out of the Supervisor of Rites and entered Wenzhao Pavilion with the imperial decree they had prepared long ago.

Although Zhu Youjian was angry in his heart, his face was already calm, and he looked at the two people who walked in expressionlessly.