I'm really not the carpenter emperor

After the Great Court Meeting was over, the officials who accompanied the driver on the southern tour began to discuss the departure and return to Beijing, where they would pass along the way, who would pick them up, and where they would set up camp for a short stay. These were all things they had to worry about .

As for Zhu Youxiao, he was sitting quietly in the inner hall.

Fu Yingxing stood aside in embarrassment, and said carefully:

"Your Majesty, when Dongchang first arrived in Jinling, there was no news, no better than Jifu..."

Just now when he said this, Zhu Youxiao waved his hand to stop his self-proving remarks, and said lightly:

"It's nothing, what I care about now is another matter."

After Fu Yingxing thanked him, he stood back. Wang Chaofu naturally knew what the emperor was going to say, so he stood aside and said:

"Looking at the meaning of the young master, it is necessary to take the military power of the third noble battalion."

Zhu Youxiao sneered and said:

"I suspect that he conspired with Zhao Zhilong to kill his father and mother. Go and find out for me. I have given him the military power of the Third Noble Battalion today. Let's see his reaction after he goes back!"

"Every expression must be reported to me without fail."

Fu Yingxing immediately realized that this was a good opportunity for him to express himself.

He clasped his fists and said:

"Your Majesty, let the little one handle this trivial matter."

Zhu Youxiao glanced at him, snorted, and said:

"Didn't you say that Dongchang first arrived in Jinling, and the news was blocked?"

Fu Yingxing said awkwardly: "Returning to Your Majesty, in the past half a month, under the care of my uncle, I have developed a group of dead soldiers in Jinling."

"The East Factory was established to share His Majesty's worries!"

Zhu Youxiao didn't want to embarrass him anymore, and said expressionlessly:

"Go do it."

Fu Yingxing felt as if he had received an amnesty, so he hurried out to make arrangements.

After he left, Tian Ergeng said:

"Your Majesty, at this great court meeting, some people said something suspicious to each other after they went out. I have asked the officials of the supervisory department to record one."

"Your Majesty, please read—!"

Zhu Youxiao flipped it over in his hand, and said:

"I'm not surprised that they can say such things."

"For this southern tour, I want to dismantle the former Southern Zhili bureaucratic system, slowly establish a new bureaucracy, and take back military power from the nobles along the way, and punish those who disobey me."

"As for what happened in Duke Wei's mansion, first let Zhao Zhilong be a scapegoat. Before I leave, you have to find out for me whether Xu Wenjue killed his father and mother as Zhao Zhilong said!"

Both of them nodded, and Wang Chaofu said:

"What kind of person has done such a thing, and can still ask His Majesty for military power in the court hall like no one else, if he is not loyal, he must be a big treacherous..."

"Fu Yingxing went to monitor Xu Wenjue, will he startle the snake?"

Zhu Youxiao didn't speak, and said after a while:

"Let him do it. Dongchang has been in Jinling for half a month. If you can't even do this well, you can stay in Jifu from now on."

Wang Chaofu said that he complied with the decree, and knew in his heart that returning to Beijing was imminent, and there was no way to delay the schedule due to major events. His Majesty had been out of Beijing for several months, and if he didn't return, the court would be in chaos.

……

It was night, above Wei Guogong's mansion, the bright moon was hanging high, and the clouds were half covered.

A gorgeously dressed noble woman walked around a square marble screen named Yuanshan Diancui, walked through the backyard, and entered the bedroom through the west door.

On the side of the window eaves next to the bedroom, there were several golden birdcages hanging. Xu Wenjue was motionless, he only sucked his mouth, raised his chin, and teased the parrot in front of him, which was so lively tonight.

This parrot has a green coat, a yellow belly and a red beak. It is very beautiful. After the death of Wei Guogong Xu Hongji, Xu Wenjue, who was left alone, bought it at a high price of 3000 taels of silver.

"Oh, my little father-in-law! You really have a leisurely heart!"

A woman with the appearance of a noble lady walked in hurriedly, and while speaking, she did not forget to ask the standing maid to clean up Parrot's bird feces before going out.

Xu Wenjue turned his face away, and then went back to tease the parrot worth 3000 taels of silver, and it took a long time for him to say something.

"What happened, such a fuss."

This lady is Xu Wenjue's first wife, Mrs. Qian.

She sat on the chair beside the Eight Immortals table, raised her legs, kicked off her shoes, revealing her little feet like white jade, and sighed:

"What's more, your third younger brother heard that the emperor held a grand meeting today, so he clamored to go to the Xungui Camp. The housekeeper is leading people to persuade him. I'm afraid he won't be able to persuade him."

"Is he leaving tonight?"

Xu Wenjue seemed a little surprised. Seeing Qian's nodding, he turned around and sat down beside her, picked up her pair of little feet, stroked her from bottom to top and said:

"Let him go!"

"Zhao Ping'an, the old guy was highly valued before he died. If I hadn't been the eldest son, I'm afraid he would be the one who would be the first to inherit the title."

As he said that, he suddenly remembered something, and showed off:

"The emperor handed over the military power of the Third Honorable Battalion to me. As long as the emperor leaves, your master and I will become emperors in Nanjing."

"Really!"

Mrs. Qian was also overjoyed, staring at Xu Wenjue closely, and secretly flirting.

"The old man often said that the young man is a dandy, ignorant and incompetent. Now that the young man has won the military power that the previous princes did not have, I am afraid that the old man will be speechless even under the nine springs."

Xu Wenjue sneered, and suddenly asked:

"So that housekeeper Chen has dealt with it, don't let him find out again."

Qian was stunned, and then laughed like a shrew.

"Unless Di Renjie is alive!"

"The man surnamed Chen has always been the old guy's confidant. If he hadn't captured his daughter this time, I'm afraid he wouldn't have obediently cooperated with us."

"I asked someone to wrap him in a sack and throw it into the pond in the garden in the outskirts. Now I'm afraid it will sink to the bottom, so you can rest assured."

"No accidents can happen...send someone to look again. Now that the news has passed, Zhao Zhilong has become a scapegoat. I didn't even think of this."

Xu Wenjue also thought it was funny when he mentioned this.

Zhao Zhilong is holding the lifeline of many people, doing business everywhere for his family to be able to rise to the top and take power, he deserves this kind of retribution, who says he is not a good person.

Qian made a "harmful" sound and said:

"Really! The emperor wants to give military power to the nobles. It's a beautiful thing. The old guy doesn't know what offense he committed. He wants to give up the military power he got, and asks Mrs. Zhang to hand over the booklet..."

"What's this called? This is called a smart life, just be confused for a while!"

"I'm going to go to him to persuade him with emotion and reason! Feelings are in vain... Only if the young master ends up with this old immortal, it will be over!"

Xu Wenjue was complacent, and he had already regarded himself as the most glorious one among the Dukes of Wei since Xu Da.

And Zhang Shize, I am afraid that he will never be able to compare with himself in his whole life.

Qian Shi also laughed:

"The old guy wants to give up this military power to Zhang Shize, and let the nobles of the capital to beat us up. Let alone you, little prince, even other people can't stand it!"

Speaking of this, the new butler walked in from the door and said:

"Little lord, the third son brought a bag of soft goods to the Xungui Camp to report, and he said that the position of the Duke of this country is not rare at all. A man is alive, he must stand upright, be loyal to the king and serve the country..."

"Hahaha, I'm afraid the forehead was pinched by the door?"

Xu Wenjue laughed loudly, pointed at the butler and said:

"Go to the camp to persuade him again, report back what kind of living conditions he has, what kind of food he eats, and let me know. Tell him that I am the admiral of the third noble camp now."

"As an elder brother, he will take care of his younger brother and let him serve the country loyally."

Outside the door, two people were listening to these words in shock.

One of them is Fu Yingxing, Wei Zhongxian's nephew.

He sneered a few times and said:

"Your Majesty is really wise. This Xu Wenjue killed his father and mother, and he can still talk and laugh like this. He is really a villain in the world!"

The other person was about to speak when he heard movement in the house, so he quickly hid under the bushes.

After the housekeeper left, Fu Yingxing said:

"We will repay His Majesty and punish him!"

Chapter 336 Tian Ergeng's Opportunity

Seeing that he was about to return, Emperor Tianqi in the palace had a new idea.

Countless Tiqi spread from Nanjing City to all the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, but it was Zhu Youxiao who summoned the face saints one by one.

In the beginning, I had to face the Holy Spirit alone, but later officials from several places simply faced the Holy Spirit together. As for what exactly Zhu Youxiao told them.

After these people came out, they all kept secrets. For a while, there was an upsurge of mutual testing and discussion among the officialdoms in various places in the south of the Yangtze River.

It is said that the people who met Emperor Tianqi this time were involved in everything from political figures in the court, to local civil and military officials with real power, to some powerful landlords and business leaders.

The accompanying ministers of military aircraft, important cabinet ministers, and the six ministries and nine ministers were not spared. The local officials in Nanjing, as well as the military generals who commanded the guards, were also appointed with important tasks.

Zhu Youxiao has seen all the governors, departments, and even the general judges and military equipment of the state capital, who can be called names.

This is not over yet, after the turmoil in the officialdom, Zhu Youxiao continued to order Tiqi to go out and ask people to face him.

This time, it involved officials who were going to the Counselor's Maintenance Academy.

The main officials who went up to the Privy Council, as well as officials such as experience, general judges, and governors, and the inner prison, Xungui, and the leader of the Jinyiwei who went down to the third room were all called in individually for a while.

Immediately afterwards, orders were sent out non-stop in the palace.

But it was Wang Chaofu, the steward of the imperial court, who sent internal eunuchs to coastal provinces such as Fujian and Zhejiang, and brought imperial decrees and silver cloth to reward the governors and generals of the guards everywhere to win people's hearts.

After seeing these bigwigs in the political, military and business circles, and beating and motivating them, Zhu Youxiao turned his attention to those influential scholars, landscape painters, and calligraphers among the people.

Zhu Youxiao called these so-called "big men" to the Anding Hall alone, and discussed with them Cheng Zhu Neo Confucianism, exchanged calligraphy and paintings, and discussed his experience in governing the world.

During this time, everyone discovered Emperor Tianqi's preference for Wang Shouren's way of governing the world with his heart.

After some ups and downs, the folk language started to fall.

Anyone who met Emperor Tianqi alone praised him after returning home, and some famous scholars even created famous pictures and books by citing scriptures and classics.

Even the handsome portraits of Emperor Tianqi were lost among the people, and the people rushed to see them.

Some people spend a lot of money on it, and some people hang it at home, watch it day and night, talk to everyone they meet, talk to everyone they meet, these are all happening.

In the past, the Donglin Party's rumors that Emperor Tianqi was illiterate, and even the reading of the memorials had to be read by the inner eunuchs, and the so-called southern tour was only for sightseeing, all of which were self-defeating.

……

In the Anding Hall of the Xinggong Palace, Zhu Youxiao was lying on the armchair with his eyes closed, his chest heaving and he was holding a secret music tightly in his hand, as if he was holding back his anger.

He originally thought that Xu Wenjue was just a descendant of nobles who were greedy for life and afraid of death, not the slightest difference from Zhao Zhilong's historical nobles.

But he still underestimated this Wei Guogong who could rule the Southern Ming court.

Killing his father and mother, and then talking and laughing freely, if the military power of the Third Honor Battalion is really handed over to him, Nanjing may be in chaos again!

No, I must do him before leaving!

Thinking of this, the corners of Zhu Youxiao's mouth slowly curled up.

Sometimes, being an emperor does not need the help of the Three Law Departments and the so-called formal judicial procedures to achieve his goals.

With the Son of Heaven sword in hand, you will be defeated!

At this time, I represent the undeniable law!

After a while, Zhu Youxiao snorted and said, "Chaofu, let Tian Ergeng's supervisor handle this matter."

Chao Fu was startled, and calmly handed over a cup of tea:

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Governor Tian will handle it very quickly."