Emperor's Grace

Zhu Yunjing's body became weaker and weaker. After being grounded, he stayed in bed all day long, but because of too much worry, in just a few days, he lost a lot of weight, but his stomach seemed to grow a bit bigger .

Wang Jiu went to the medical center outside again, but the doctor didn't see anyone, so he could only re-prescribe Zhu Yunjing's medicine according to the situation Wang Jiu described. It's not very useful, and it can only barely make him feel better.

The private salt case has caused panic among the court, and there are too many people involved. If it is really dealt with, the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River will almost be uprooted, and the matter involves the prince of the current dynasty. The emperor's attitude is ambiguous. Do you want to punish severely, or do you plan to lightly expose it and let it go.

When all the ministers were watching with a wait-and-see attitude, Zheng Siwen, the censor of the capital, jumped out again in a high-profile manner, and impeached him in court. What is more important is the Yellow River burst more than three years ago.That natural disaster was actually a man-made disaster. It was Xie Chongming, the governor of the river at that time, who lost the money allocated by the imperial court to clean up the river and build the dam, and cut corners and materials, which led to the catastrophe. Displaced and homeless, but the crown prince Zhu Yunjing knew the truth of the matter, but covered it up for it, deceived the superior and concealed it, and was unkind to the king!

The whole court was in an uproar, Emperor Zhaoyang was furious and ordered a strict investigation. The officials with a keen sense of smell smelled the smell that the sky was about to change, and immediately asked Xie Chongming to punish Xie Chongming and secretly attack Zhu Yunjing. It is full of imperial books, and there are many followers.

The Crown Prince's bedroom.

Wang Jiu pushed open the door and came in, whispering to remind Zhu Yunjing who seemed to be asleep on the couch: "Your Highness, Marquis Dingyuan is here."

Zhu Yunjing's eyelashes trembled slightly, but she didn't move, and she didn't even open her eyes.He Huailing stepped forward and looked at Zhu Yunjing with a complicated expression. Wang Jiu wanted to shout again, but He Huailing raised his hand to stop him, and his eyes signaled him to go down first.

Wang Jiu hesitated for a moment, glanced at Zhu Yunjing who was on the couch, and retreated worriedly.

He Huailing hesitated for a moment, bent slightly, stretched out her hand, and carefully touched Zhu Yunjing's side face with her fingertips, her movements were as gentle as treating fragile glass.

Zhu Yunjing suddenly opened his eyes, and his eyes met each other. He Huailing saw undisguised guard and disgust in his black and white eyes. He paused slightly, retracted his hand, and stepped back.

Zhu Yunjing sat up supporting his body, and said coldly: "Didn't the father not let the foreign officials be seen alone? Why is Lord Hou here?"

He Huailing looked at him, and explained in a deep voice: "I was ordered by the emperor to investigate the case of Xie Guogong's shortfall in river channel silver that caused the Yellow River dam to burst three years ago. Some things need to be verified with His Highness face to face. Please forgive me."

Zhu Yunjing sneered: "Father even left this matter to you to investigate? I really didn't expect him to value you so much."

Although he was grounded, he was not ignorant of the outside world. Zheng Siwen also received news about the matter of Shangzuo early in the morning, but he did not expect that the person waiting to come was He Huailing.

"The minister is ordered to do business, which is his duty."

Zhu Yunjing was not interested in hearing He Huailing's high-sounding words, and glanced at him coldly: "Before you ask Gu, can you answer Gu first, did you ask Zheng Yushi to play it again this time?"

"No," He Huailing said with a frown, "I didn't know anything about this matter before. I asked Zheng Yushi, and he said that there had been rumors about this matter before, but there was no evidence. It was just a slight rumor. Until this time Xie Guogong was imprisoned for the private salt case, and the wall fell down and everyone pushed it down, so the matter could not be hidden."

"So that's the case," Zhu Yunjing nodded, with a light tone, "Then he has done it himself."

Paper can't contain fire, Zhu Yunjing actually had a premonition that the events of the year would be revealed together, but he has given up his heart to the Xie family, and he is only indifferent to mentioning it.

After a moment of silence, He Huailing asked him in a low voice: "Duke Xie has already pleaded guilty to the loss. Did you know about it at the time, Your Highness? Did you participate in it?"

Zhu Yunjing said coldly: "I didn't know at the beginning. After the embankment burst, my father ordered the Ministry of Households to check the whereabouts of the money allocated to the river by the imperial court. Xie Guogong came to the palace and told Gu the truth, begging Gu to keep him. Taking care of the affairs of the household department, pressed down the officials of the household department who handled it, helped Xie Guogong suppress the matter, and evened the accounts."

At that time, Zhu Yunjing had only entered the court for two years. In order to let him familiarize himself with government affairs as soon as possible, Emperor Zhaoyang ordered him to go to the six departments and nine temples to study in turn. Who dares to be his master, there are quite a few people rushing to give him their lives to invite him to be favored, so it is not difficult for Zhu Yunjing to do something to hide the truth.

He just regretted his soft heart, Xie Chongming cried and mentioned his mother in front of him, and he compromised.

He Huailing said: "Mr. Xie Guo said that you asked him to fill in the shortfall as soon as possible, but he had no choice but to show him a clear way to get involved in private salt, saying that it is the fastest way to get money."

Zhu Yunjing sneered: "Do you really believe what he said? I'm afraid he hooked up with Fang Chengpeng early in the morning. Besides, he is greedy and sees money, so why would he touch private salt? Is Gu short of money?"

"Xie Guogong said that what you want is to use this method to win over the hearts of the officials in the south of the Yangtze River and make them work for you."

"Ridiculous!" Zhu Yunjing closed her eyes, forced down the anger that was about to surge in her heart, and said in a hoarse voice, "If you haven't done it, you haven't done it. If Dingyuan Hou decides that Gu also participated in the private salt case , or even intentionally harm Zhongliang, there is no need to ask any more questions, Gu and Lord Hou have nothing to say."

He Huailing looked deeply at Zhu Yunjing, only to see that his complexion was pale and thin, but the corners of his eyes were slightly red. His Royal Highness is always like this. He is both proud and stubborn, and never knows how to bow his head and give in.

A moment later, He Huailing took a step forward, knelt down on one knee in front of Zhu Yunjing, and gently held his hand.

There was a moment of confusion in Zhu Yunjing's eyes, and he was taken aback for a moment before he thought of pulling back his hand, but He Huailing didn't let go, and exerted a little force to hold his hand even tighter.

"Let go." Zhu Yunjing lowered her voice.

"Does Your Highness know how many people outside are waiting to see you fall?"

"So what?" Zhu Yunjing gritted his teeth, "Aren't you one of them? If Gu is really abolished, it will be Zhu Yunxun's turn, and your He family will be ascended to heaven with chickens and dogs. Shouldn't Gu congratulate Lord Hou in advance? you?"

In fact, there is no need for He Huailing to say that Zhu Yunjing knows that he, the crown prince, is not very popular in the court. The military commander is more inclined to Zhu Yunxun because of the relationship with the He family, and the civil servants look down on the Xie family who has the same spirit as him. He is a distinguished family, and he himself has always been criticized for being arrogant and overbearing. There are far more people who fear his status as the crown prince than those who really respect him, so now, the wall is falling. Xie Chongming one.

"Whether Your Highness believes it or not, I have no such intention," He Huailing looked at Zhu Yunjing with sincerity in his eyes, "I never thought of helping His Highness deal with you."

"But you have already done it," Zhu Yunjing said, "From the day you asked Zheng Yushi to play, you have already done it. From the very beginning, you knew that Gu would be implicated after the incident, so you still did it , Zhu Yunxun must be very proud now, right?"

"Your Highness, Prefect Du and Xu Hanlin are innocent. I cannot do anything against my conscience."

"In the final analysis, you are still for Xu Shixian!" Zhu Yunjing raised her voice suddenly, and shook He Huailing's hand forcefully, "Why do you have to pretend to be a good person in front of Gu after you have done everything? Your acting is even more disgusting. !"

He Huailing's pupils shrank slightly, and his eyes became darker. After a moment of silence, he said: "The impeachment transcripts a few days ago were only aimed at Xie Guogong, but in the past two days, the direction of the wind has been faintly turned, and all the spearheads are directed at you, Your Highness, not just private salt. The case and the deficit case, even the matter of you kicking the former minister of rites to death in the court hall, and using lynching to cut off the tongue of Huai'an Hou Shizi have been revealed, Your Highness, you better be mentally prepared."

"Shouldn't Gu cut off the tongue of the Huai'an Hou Shizi?! He, a prince of the Hou family, dares to offend Gu him?! What do you have?! Gu left your dog's life not to let you fight against Gu! Pointing and talking!"

Zhu Yunjing was obviously angry, and there seemed to be a thin layer of water vapor in his eyes. He Huailing looked at it, his heart trembled slightly, and an inexplicable sour emotion spread in his heart: "I don't have such intentions, Your Highness calm down."

"If you want to appease Gu, shut up! And that old man from the Ministry of Rites, what kind of good do you think he is?! You only heard people say that Gu kicked him to death, and you know why Gu kicked him? Concubine He Gui passed away, and seeing his father’s grief, the funeral ceremony planned to please his father was almost equivalent to that of the queen! Not only that, he also proposed with his father to place the tablet of Concubine He Gui in Fengyi Palace and accept the enshrinement with his orphaned queen mother What kind of place is Fengyi Palace?! Is Concubine He Gui worthy to enter the bedroom of the orphan mother?!"

Fengyi Palace is the dormitory where Zhu Yunjing's mother lived. In order to commemorate his wife, Emperor Zhaoyang made an order to keep the original appearance of Fengyi Palace when the queen died. With a twisted mind, he came up with the idea of ​​Fengyi Palace. The original intention was to please Emperor Zhaoyang, who was deeply saddened by the death of his favorite concubine, but he never thought that he would touch Zhu Yunjing's bottom line. It's wrong.It's just that the cause of this incident is rarely mentioned, and every time it is revealed, it is used to accuse Zhu Yunjing of being domineering, arrogant and lawless, and now it has become one of the evidences for his impeachment.

He Huailing raised her hand and pressed Zhu Yunjing's shoulders, which was too excited: "Your Highness, please stop talking."

Zhu Yunjing stared at him, and after a while, squeezed out a word between his teeth: "Get lost."