Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 972 The Truth

  The dawn of the morning dawns.

   Someone came from the palace.

   To be precise, this person is Xiao Jing.

  Xiao Jing stayed with His Majesty and stayed up all night.

   On his head, there is a huge blood bubble.

   He might not even believe it when he said it, but he smashed the blood bubble himself.

  He was only in the carriage, took a nap for a while, and then saw His Highness the Crown Prince.

   Two eyes, one nose, one mouth, two hands, and two thighs are all there!

   Xiao Jing let out a long sigh of relief, everything was neat and tidy, so he felt relieved.

  His eyes were red, and he looked aggrieved. He slapped and fell to his knees: "My servant has seen Your Highness."

  Zhu Houzhao has his hands behind his back, his eyes are higher than the top, and the corner of his eyes is too lazy to sweep Xiao Jing: "Ah, oh, Xiao Jing, it's early in the morning, what are you doing here?"

   "The servant was ordered by His Majesty to come to visit His Highness. He heard that there was a thief who killed a thousand swords, but he dared to assassinate His Highness. The servant... Seeing that His Highness is safe, it is... really... This is... This is the virtue of the ancestors..."

  Zhu Houzhao said: "The ancestors are virtuous, but that is not your ancestors. Why are you so happy?"

   "..." Xiao Jing has been trying to communicate well with His Highness the Crown Prince.

   But these countless efforts made him fail.

  He can't believe this evil, but...

  For a long time, Xiao Jing was choked and speechless.

Fang Jifan was on the side, but he scolded: "Your Highness, what did you say? Eunuch Xiao is also kind. Doesn't His Highness chill his heart by saying this? Why didn't Eunuch Xiao's ancestors accumulate virtue? If he didn't accumulate virtue, he could enter the palace." To serve His Majesty?"

   "..."

   Xiao Jing wanted to kill someone.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao said with a sullen face: "You go back immediately and tell your father, just say... In the Arsenal case, all the real culprits have been found. Please call your father immediately to call all the officials and ministers to start the court meeting. At that time, Ben Gong and Fang Duwei will find out all the people involved in this case."

   "Ah..." Xiao Jing was taken aback, with an unbelievable look on his face.

"roll!"

   "Oh." Xiao Jing didn't dare to wait too long, since he couldn't communicate, he should stay away from him: "Your servant will leave."

  …

  Emperor Hongzhi didn't sleep all night, so sad.

too frightening.

   A group of people, corrupted to this extent, must not be one or two involved.

   90% of it was lost directly, and this is just an arsenal. Thinking about it, it is really scary. If at this time, the country has foreign troubles, what will it look like?

  The more I think about it, the more chilling I become.

  Emperor Hongzhi couldn't sleep all night. At this time, he was anxious to get angry and wanted to kill someone.

   Corruption is fine, but he still wants to kill someone to silence him.

  Even the crown prince dared to move, how frantic these people are.

   Fortunately, the prince is safe, otherwise, the sky will really fall.

  Emperor Hongzhi didn't bother to read the memorials on the case at all. He got up anxiously and paced back and forth.

  Thinking in his heart, if the matter will reach Renshou Palace, if the Empress Dowager finds out, she doesn't know what it will be like.

  Empress Zhang's place... It seems that there is no way to explain.

  My ninth-five-year-old, who was ordered by the heavens, has never been so embarrassed.

  His eyes were red, and he couldn't help thinking, I want to punish the ten clans of these thieves!

  It's just...how to deal with this case, how to find out?

   This is definitely a case, and the person involved will never be just one. God knows how many people are there.

   It is even very possible that there are some people who are high-ranking and powerful. Some people, maybe even not long ago, were my humerus and confidants. Their energy is definitely not small.

  To check.

  How difficult it is!

  Emperor Hongzhi closed his eyes.

   This revenge, I'm afraid I won't be able to report it for a year or so, maybe even in this life.

  There is no one available around me.

  The crown prince can’t let him continue the investigation, and there is Fang Jifan, but don’t try to assassinate him again. If this is the case, in all likelihood, it is possible that Empress Zhang will take her grandson back to her natal home.

He knows Empress Zhang's temperament very well, she is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, she is easy to say anything, gentle and elegant, but once she is in a hurry, even in front of all the officials, she would dare to scratch her face and make her head bleed flow.

   With this in mind.

  Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but sighed.

  British public…

  In his mind, a person came to mind.

  Has the Duke of England returned from Xiaoling? He has an upright personality, doesn’t have much involvement with officials, and has a great reputation in the army...

   "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

   At this time, Xiao Jing came back out of breath.

  As soon as he saw Xiao Jing coming back, Emperor Hongzhi immediately worried: "How is it, how is the crown prince?"

   "Good, very good." Xiao Jing bowed down.

  Emperor Hongzhi heaved a sigh of relief, let Xiao Jing see is believing, so that he can rest assured.

  He stared at Xiao Jing: "How?"

   "His Royal Highness, Your Majesty, please convene a court meeting immediately. His Highness told Captain Fang that the real culprit has been found."

   "..."

  Emperor Hongzhi was taken aback.

found it.

   Found it?

  It’s only been a few days for such a big case?

impossible!

  Emperor Hongzhi was not stupid.

  Although he sometimes turned a blind eye to him, he knew this civil and military official somewhat.

  A case of this magnitude, with its wide involvement and high levels, can be wiped out in a day or two.

   Besides, without certified physical evidence, how could it be possible to find out all the real culprits at once.

  This... is really appalling.

   "These two guys, what are you trying to do?" Emperor Hongzhi gritted his teeth: "Are you still thinking about messing around at this time?"

   "Your Majesty..." Xiao Jing didn't know what to say, so if he didn't answer, His Majesty had to say one more thing, what do you eat in Dongchang, you can answer, what should you say? Everything is wrong.

  Emperor Hongzhi paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, looking extremely anxious. He suddenly stopped and said, "It is not a trivial matter to hold a court meeting... Besides, I am afraid that many people already know about the assassination of the crown prince last night."

"yes."

  Emperor Hongzhi closed his eyes: "These two brats, let's call them. I want to see how they find out the real culprit. Just take this opportunity to shake the mountain and shake the tiger."

   "I hope..." Emperor Hongzhi sighed: "I really found the real culprit."

  Xiao Jingdao: "Your Majesty is wise."

  Emperor Hongzhi said: "I take this opportunity to take a short rest, I have a terrible headache."

  He really has a headache.

  For Queen Zhang, I still don’t know how to explain, how to coax.

  He couldn't help but want to say that only villains and women are difficult to raise.

   But these words were not spoken, after all... walls have ears.

  Simply, the person sat on the imperial chair, leaned slightly, and fell asleep.

  …

  Countless ministers filed into the Meridian Gate.

  Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan were the first to come.

  The two looked energetic, talking and laughing happily, and ignored the others.

  As for the officials, they each have their own concerns.

   Zhu Houzhao looked a little nervous with his hands behind his back.

  Fang Jifan is very relaxed, he is a person who has escaped from vulgar interests, he is pessimistic about life and death, and he likes to do whatever he wants.

  Several disciples stood obediently not far from Fang Jifan. After hearing that their mentor was assassinated, they almost went crazy.

   Now that I see my mentor in good health, I feel happy all of a sudden.

  Fang Jifan could see the concern in their eyes, and his heart immediately warmed up.

  These disciples still have a conscience.

  Others only care about the prince, and they are the only ones who always worry about the life and death of the teacher.

   It can be seen that my education was not in vain.

  Everyone entered Fengtian Hall and saluted.

  Emperor Hongzhi had dark bags under his eyes, his eyes were bloodshot, and he only took a nap for a while. Finally...it was time to get down to business.

  He looked around, saw the prince, and took a deep look at Zhu Houzhao.

   There is a bit of emotion in my heart.

   After all, he is my child.

   I don’t know if I was frightened last night.

   It's a blessing.

   All the ministers shouted long live three times.

  Emperor Hongzhi only said indifferently: "There is no need to be too polite."

  Everyone looked anxiously at Emperor Hongzhi.

   It is said that the real murderer caught it.

   This made many people curious.

  His Royal Highness, this is too unreliable.

   It’s only been a few days.

  However, such a big court discussion suddenly, is it just a child's play...

  Of course, it is necessary, and some people feel uneasy.

  Zhu Houzhao said loudly at this time: "Father, my son has something to play!"

  Emperor Hongzhi took a deep look at Zhu Houzhao: "But it doesn't matter!"

  Zhu Houzhao said: "Father, my son was ordered by my father to thoroughly investigate the case of arsenal corruption. Now, there are some clues, and I am here to invite my father."

  Emperor Hongzhi's teeth were sour.

  He was afraid that next time, Zhu Houzhao would say, Erchen watched the sky at night, or, Erchen had a dream last night and other nonsense.

  In two days, less than twenty-four hours, the real culprit was caught. Do you, Zhu Houzhao, think you are Bao Zheng?

  Emperor Hongzhi asked the case, but he had to pretend to be patient, showing a look of relief: "Really, if you have any clues, tell me as soon as possible."

Zhu Houzhao said: "Father, first of all, Erchen and Fang Duwei have already found out the dens where the stolen goods were sold. These weapons that were corrupted, even if they were brought out secretly, will definitely need a place for temporary storage. After all, There are quite a few weapons involved here, and if they are sold directly, it would be a big move, so they will find a place near the arsenal to re-train their weapons!"

  Reselling weapons is almost the same as rebellion.

  Obviously, people are just asking for money, and they won't be so frantic.

  So, they must have a place to sell stolen goods.

  Even if the weapon is returned to the furnace... the benefits are huge.

In this era, iron is different from the later generations, and is very valuable. Sometimes, the imperial court directly uses iron to make money. This is hard currency, and in the arsenal, there are countless iron weapons. Even if it is 10%, the profit is huge. "

what…

  Suddenly, everyone started whispering, and after a while, unexpectedly... found a den for selling stolen goods?

  His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Fang Duwei, can it be counted if they can pinch each other?

  (end of this chapter)