I'm really not the carpenter emperor

Zhang Guoji has been hesitating for a long while, but he still can't bear it. Seeing his son suffering in prison, he punched the table and said:

"I'm going into the palace now, to find the queen!"

……

Regarding the killing of Donglin Academy and Ye Xianggao's entire family, the emperor took his own relatives to the sword and sent Jin Yiwei to the Zhang Gongchen's mansion to arrest Zhang Gongchen forcibly.

The origin of this Gongchen is really not small.

The courtiers were divided into two factions. The Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Rituals observed the holy will and felt that this was just a formality. Their basis was naturally the old practice.

Foreign relatives commit crimes in all dynasties.

Emperor Jiajing and Emperor Wanli were furious at first, threatening to take their own relatives to rectify the law, but in the end they were all under pressure from courtiers and the harem, with loud thunder and little rain.

Even if he entered the Imperial Prison, Jin Yiwei did not dare to treat him poorly, and he was released after a few days of detention.

As for the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the head of the Six Sections of the Spokesperson claimed to be the master of the people, and his relative Zhang Gongchen must die this time, otherwise the law of the country will be in place?

It's such a big deal, the harem will know sooner or later.Zhu Youxiao didn't want to hide it at all, because you can hide it for a while, but you can't hide it forever.

What's more, the current harem is not the harem of the Wanli Dynasty.

Firstly, Concubine Liu, who holds the seal of the Empress Dowager, is pure-hearted and ascetic, and rarely expresses her opinion on these matters; secondly, it is the current queen Zhang Yan, who is not so powerful yet.

For Zhu Youxiao, there is almost no need to worry about the attitude of the harem.

The only thing that needs to be considered is how to use the "Beijing News" to create public opinion and put himself on the side of justice after killing his brother-in-law this time.

Let the people all over the world know the fact that this time, it is him, the emperor, who decides for the people, rejects all opinions, and kills relatives righteously!

The trick of the Donglin party members is to control the public opinion. As long as the public opinion is in their own hands, they will not be able to jump up.

Chapter 157 Ask Xu Xianchun to figure it out!

There was trouble in the Guozhang's mansion, and people were killed. The wind soon floated into the palace and reached Zhang Yan's ears.

Xu Shi, the female official in charge of Kunning Palace, hid outside the door, looked at the dim lights inside, and said:

"Recently there have been criticisms in the inner court, saying that the empress wants to protect her relatives, so be careful, people in Kunning Palace, don't make trouble for the empress."

A palace lady disdainfully said: "Master Zhang is the mother's brother, so it's only natural to treat him well..."

"That's right, I think, these people are eager to see the emperor abolished, and then called Concubine Yu, Concubine Chun, so high!"

"Nonsense—" Xu didn't say anything, and slapped her across the face, scolding:

"Can you say this casually? Who doesn't know the love between the emperor and the empress, how can it be so easy...that..."

Gong'e, who was beaten, covered her face, shed tears of grievance, and the rest did not dare to mention it.

Inside the Kunning Palace, the candles were dimly lit.

After Zhang Yan took a bath, she pushed open the door of the inner room, saw her father was still waiting on the table, sighed heavily, and walked slowly.

"Father's good daughter, the good empress of the Ming Dynasty! You are finally here—"

At this time, Zhang Guoji also knew that he was in the palace. When he saw Zhang Yan, he understood some etiquette. Although he was anxious, he did not lose his composure.

"You also know that I am the queen now..." Zhang Yan sat on the opposite side of him, resting her chin on her hands, looking out the window, and said:

"If you really think about me, you shouldn't be in this muddy water."

"He's your own younger brother, how can you say such a thing?" Zhang Guoji looked up and down in astonishment, and said:

"You are the queen now, it's different, the food and clothing are all given by the emperor, I look down on poor people like you."

"Father, why do you talk like this? When did I look down on you?"

Zhang Yan was speechless and helpless. After hesitating for a while, she raised her voice to give Xu some instructions, closed the doors and windows tightly, and then began to confide in her thoughts:

"Father, don't irritate me with these words. It's not that you don't know how your daughter treats you after becoming a queen."

"Zhang Gongchen forced the people to death and plundered the people's daughters, so he deserves his life for his life!"

"Besides, did he just do this thing? What else did he do? I have lived in the deep palace for a long time and don't know. You, the head of the country, don't know."

"You really don't know how much land you've stolen in Gyeonggi?"

"It's really making trouble, the emperor is serious, our Zhang family will be destroyed!"

"It's useless for you to find me!" Zhang Yan said, suddenly realized something, and added:

"It's useless for you to look for anyone, the emperor's decree, even he himself will not change it."

"You, how do you know?" Zhang Guoji stood up in fright, looked around, and was sure that no one heard him, so he said in a trembling voice:

"You already know, will the emperor also..."

"The emperor knows, I don't necessarily know, but I know, the emperor must know." Zhang Yan sighed and said earnestly:

"Since the first year, Wei Zhongxian of Dongchang, Xu Xianchun of Jinyiwei, and Wang Tigan of the Dujian Mansion, which one of them didn't pick people up and ask questions for the emperor?"

"When I came back to Kunning Palace, the emperor said that he was trying to scare me by setting up another mansion. He is a ghost!"

"Go back and tell everyone in our family not to make trouble anymore."

"This matter has already happened, you, the head of the country, should show your attitude, instead of coming here to talk about it, you have brought me in as well."

"But, this is my own son..."

Zhang Guoji understood this truth, but he still couldn't get over this hurdle, and sat back dejectedly.

Until today, he didn't know how much he had to pay attention to every step and every sentence in this deep palace compound.

Zhang Yan pulled her old father to sit on the bed.

"When I enter the palace, the emperor will tell me a story every time he comes to Kunning Palace."

"Once he told me that during the Hongwu Dynasty, when the national system was first established, Taizu once said to the ministers: Han has no power over foreign relatives, and Tang has no scourge of suppressing barbarians and di. How can the country be destroyed?"

"It's not a disaster because of the appearance, the ban of the palace is strict, and the disaster of the relatives, why should I sit?"

Zhang Guoji was born as a small man, so he naturally didn't understand and was speechless, but his face became paler and paler.

"He also said that since the Hongwu Dynasty, concubines have been selected from good families to strictly prevent foreign relatives from interfering in politics. After nearly 300 years, no foreign relatives have made trouble."

"It's just that once the common people become the emperor's relatives, and they ascend the clouds and follow the dragon, it is inevitable for some people to make troubles, embezzle and pretend to be kings, and live side by side."

Speaking of this, Zhang Yan handed him a bowl of Jiangnan tribute tea.

Zhang Guoji took the bowl and sipped it. During the period, Zhang Yan also looked at him with a smile. The father and daughter looked at each other, feeling terrible in their hearts.

Although this emperor is young, it seems that everything has been predicted.

Zhang Yan raised her head again, with determination in her phoenix eyes.

"In the past few months, the imperial court has set up large prisons, with blood stains everywhere. I have lived in peace for a while now, but I never thought that it was my younger brother who caused trouble, embarrassing the emperor and embarrassing the court."

"Father, go back and persuade the clansmen, don't spread rumors and make troubles, it's best to suppress it like this, if it really becomes a big mess, I can't protect myself..."

"Daughter, it was dad who killed you."

The tea bowl in Zhang Guoji's hand fell to the ground with a clang, and the jade on the wall fell to pieces. He shook his hands and couldn't speak anymore. He struggled to get up, and said:

"I'll go back and tell them."

Zhang Yan watched her father leave Kunning Palace, her eyes sparkled.

In the middle of the night, Zhang Yan didn't know how long she had been in a deep sleep, and the past pastoral paradise suddenly appeared in front of her eyes, with mountains, rivers, jungles, and thousands of emerald greens.

The scene in the dream dissipated, and Zhang Gongchen lay weakly in front of her, bloody and bloody, like a nightmare, accusing her bitterly, why didn't he save himself.

The next moment, Zhang Yan woke up suddenly, realizing that it was just a nightmare.

There were sparkles in her eyes, and she curled up helplessly in a corner. If her brother really died because of this, it would probably become a lingering nightmare in her life.

……

On the second day, the sun poured down on Xinuang Pavilion.

On Zhu Youxiao's imperial case, there were two secret performances. After reading them one by one, he was also surprised and asked:

"The queen really said that?"

"Exactly." Wang Tiqian said confidently:

"After the father-in-law returned, he summoned the members of the Zhang family, denounced Zhang Gongchen's crimes, and said that he supported the emperor's decision, and asked to move back to his hometown in Henan."

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao's eyes dimmed, and he threw the secret music into the Xuande furnace, saying: "Go to Kunning Palace tonight, if you have anything to do, don't call me."

Wang Tiqian bowed slightly, he naturally understood the emperor's intention, and asked again suddenly:

"That Zhang Gongchen was imprisoned by Jin Yiwei, and he was still blatantly speaking in prison. Xu Xianchun silenced everyone who heard these words, and he didn't spread a single word."

"Do you know these words?"

Zhu Youxiao's question completely made Wang Tigan's hair stand on end, and hurriedly knelt down to testify to himself:

"The servant just heard him say that it happened, how dare he ask what he said! The emperor spares his life, the emperor spares his life..."

"Okay, get up."

Zhu Youxiao chuckled, leaned lazily on the recliner, and lowered his voice a little:

"The matter of Zhang Gongchen, stop at Zhang Gongchen, let Xu Xianchun take care of it!"

"The stolen silver is recovered by Jin Yiwei. The humiliated people remember to provide compensation, find a good family for the looted girl, and ask Zhang Guoji to come forward to protect her as a matchmaker."

"As for Zhang Guoji...the empress knows about this matter generally, and should be called the mother of the world. He is the empress' own father, and he did not commit evil himself. I will forgive him once."

"Please send me back to my original place? This matter is still avoided! It's good for him to stay in the capital, and the queen can talk to someone..."

Chapter 158 Donglin Party School is Smart

Empress Zhang Yan's performance in this matter is impressive. On the bright side, she really understands righteousness and stands firm.

As for Zhu Youxiao, no matter what, he is always right.

The inner court settled the matter lightly. The emperor meant that the impact of the matter should be minimized, but public opinion should do its best to promote it.

Hearing this order, Xu Xianchun and Wang Tigan both had bitter faces, and they got together and sighed one after another.

"Zhong Gong, this time I will hate the two of us even more." Wang Tiqian muttered softly, seeing that Xu Xianchun hadn't said a word, he said:

"What about you, what is Zhang Gongchen going to do with it?"

Xu Xianchun also understood the meaning of the eunuch's words.

Don't look at him usually taking Jin Yiwei out to show off his power, but everyone knows in private that this is a superficial beauty, and many people secretly wish that their whole family would die in their dreams!

This time, the relatives caused trouble, and the emperor focused on punishing them, in order to promote love for the people and benevolent government, and the middle palace also cooperated, showing the demeanor of the mother and the world.

Those two in the palace gained both fame and wealth, but in this way, the villain became himself, the commander of Jinyiwei.

Xu Xianchun regrets it a little now, it was enough to let Cui Yingyuan or Tian Ergeng go at that time, there is actually no need for him to go to the Guozhang's mansion in person.

But the matter has come to this point, it is useless to regret it, it is better to go all the way to the dark, and take this blame.

He said:

"It doesn't matter how to deal with it, since Zhang Gongchen has already been sent to prison, he can be regarded as dead. But what do you plan to do with the Beijing News?"

"The riot at the Metropolitan Procuratorate is the happiest. The emperor just threw Zhang Gongchen into the imperial prison in a muffled voice. If there is no one alive or dead, can they just let it go?"

Wang Tiqian sneered a few times and said:

"According to our family, they will continue to make trouble!"

"What's the trouble? The emperor's edict is very clear, and they can still resist the order?" Xu Xianchun was a little disapproving, and said with a smile:

"Your Majesty, you worry too much."

"Now they are afraid of being killed by the factory officials, and they dare not openly resist the order and insult the emperor, but the little tricks behind the scenes, the world doesn't know, you and I don't know..."

Wang Tiqian got up and paced back and forth in the courtyard, saying:

"What do you think, what are the people from the Donglin Party best at?"

Xu Xianchun had doubts in his heart, and suddenly said:

"Control public opinion?"

"Humph!"