Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

The waiting report did not get the news he wanted to hear. Emperor Hongzhi was disappointed, but he had to cheer up and took out the memorial about the capsizing of the ship. "Xiao Banban, please read this memorial."

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"Yes." Xiao Jing responded, bowed and took the memorial, unfolded it and read it word by word.

The content of the memorial is not long, just over a hundred words. Even if Xiao Jing speaks slowly, he can finish reading it in just a moment.

Emperor Hongzhi kept looking at the faces of everyone present, and then asked: "Did you all hear it?"

"Nowadays, the main affairs of the country are the war against the Japanese and the reform. However, four imperial envoys for the reform who were going to Nanzhili to take up their posts capsized and two of them drowned."

"The memorial said it was an accident. Do you think this is an accident?"

When the question came out, none of the ministers present dared to answer hastily. Since the emperor asked this question, he clearly suspected that it was not an accident.

It's not an accident, it's man-made

Is it really man-made?

It's hard for them to say, and they don't even dare to think about it, but it's not impossible.

To put it bluntly, the political structure of the Ming Dynasty was like a deformed man with two heads. There was a capital city in the north with an administrative team, and a capital city in the south still had an administrative team.

It’s a bit too much to say that the north and the south are at odds, but Yingtian Mansion has always had certain control over the southern provinces, especially the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs there. Once a southern province encounters a war, the Ministry of War in Nanjing will give priority to all kinds of wars.

If you have the right, you can directly deploy troops to suppress it without having to submit a request for an order in advance.

This is especially true for Nanjing's Ministry of Household Affairs. They hold the household registration and land and population of the southern provinces in their hands. The taxes for each summer and autumn are also handled by the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs. Shuntian Prefecture never interferes.

This situation has been going on for a hundred years since Emperor Taizong moved the capital to Shuntianfu and Nanjing became the capital. A hundred years will not change the world, but it will be enough to accumulate a series of shocking things.

One can imagine what the situation must be like in this southern Zhili area, as well as the hidden fields and hidden households in the southern provinces.

It is not impossible to do some crazy things if you are worried about being found out or that the incident will come to light.

Everyone was scratching their heads in their hearts, knowing that it was inevitable that Emperor Hongzhi would have such suspicions.

"Your Majesty, our Ming Dynasty has access to waterways, and water transport ships come and go frequently. Many ships have accidents every day, either due to collisions or due to wind and waves.

It is now the end of autumn, and the west wind is blowing sharply. In my opinion, the strong wind and waves mentioned in this memorial are not false. I think it must be an accident."

Emperor Hongzhi was silent for a while, then looked at the other ministers, "The Liu Qing family thought it was an accident, but what about the other Qing families?"

"I also think it must be an accident."

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Zhu Youtang said nothing and stared at these ministers.

Zhu Houzhao has been away for many days and there has been no news. He was worried and angry at first, but now he seems calm and has an indifferent attitude, but in fact, his nerves have been tense.

The tense nerves will be affected by the slightest disturbance.

He really suspected that this was man-made, and even suspected that such things had something to do with these ministers in the court.

After all, more than half of these ministers are from the south.

However, it seemed that these ministers had no abnormal expressions and did not seem to be involved in this matter.

After watching for a long time, Emperor Hongzhi's expression gradually relaxed. Just as he was about to speak, the sound of the eunuch trotting was heard outside the palace, and at the same time he shouted again: "British public report!"

Another report from the British Duke?

Two letters a day?

Will this letter be

Thinking of this, Emperor Hongzhi stopped thinking about it, for fear of another misunderstanding.

He looked at Xiao Jing and winked, Xiao Jing understood, and hurriedly went down to get the memorial, unfolded it and glanced at it, his face instantly became happy, "Your Majesty, this letter is about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!

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"really?"

Zhu Youtang almost stood up for a moment, but sat back down the next moment. The joy on his face also disappeared, and he said coldly with a sullen face: "Read it, read it to me."

He looks arrogant and inconsistent, like an old man who is in the middle of a cold war between his wife and his wife. But fortunately, he is the emperor, and no one dares to talk about his arrogance.

All the ministers present looked at their noses and mouths with concern, and their ears were twitching, waiting for Xiao Jing to read the memorial at the drake's throat.

Some people are thinking, this is really unusual. It is rare to hear three memorials in a row. This afternoon is not in vain.

"I respectfully send my regards to Your Majesty."

It's the same opening sentence as before, followed by the content, "The prince has been away for many days, and the ministers and others were worried and searched for him day by day. Finally, the hard work paid off."

Just by hearing this beginning, Emperor Hongzhi knew that this was done by Xia Yuan again.

Memorials written by others are not so direct. They usually start with a bunch of non-nutritious things, until people are tired of hearing and reading, and then they start to talk about the main topic. And this memorial,

As soon as he came up, he started talking directly.

Including the previous memorial, the same is true.

If all the officials in the world wrote memorials like this, how much trouble would I be able to save?

His thoughts drifted to the side for some reason, and Emperor Hongzhi quickly pulled them back. He listened carefully to the content of the report and clenched his hands tightly in his sleeves.

The hard work paid off, that is, they found it. They found it in North Korea. The scoundrel actually crossed the sea to Korea. The sea was very rough. How was the scoundrel? Is he alive, dead, or half-dead?

Could it be that it was washed to the shore by the sea?

Inexplicably, he remembered those documents about the voyages to the West, which recorded the horror of the sea and waves.

The more he thought about it, the more Emperor Hongzhi's heart tightened. He wanted to know the result quickly, but he didn't dare to rush it, for fear that something bad would happen from above.

"Finally, the hard work paid off, and His Highness the Crown Prince was found in the Gunsan City at the mouth of the Baijiang River in North Korea. His Highness is safe and sound."

The words "safe and sound" came out of his mouth. Suddenly, Emperor Hongzhi felt as if something fell to the ground in his heart, and his whole body felt relaxed. But then, an uncontrollable anger surged into his heart.

He stood up almost like a spring,

"This beast, this scoundrel, he is still alive. Why didn't he die outside? It doesn't matter if he is not dead or not. Only when he comes back can I kill him with my own hands!"

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After hearing that the prince was safe and sound, all the ministers present were relieved. After all, this was the crown prince and the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The prince had been missing for so many days, and they had been worried in their hearts.

What's more, there has been no news from the Crown Prince, and His Majesty has been so gloomy all day long that no one dares to mention it. Now that there is news, it is really a blessing to the country.

As for His Majesty's threat to beat the prince to death, beating him to death is impossible, but a beating is necessary. The prince is so ridiculous. This is the second time he has run away.

If we don't fight him, if we don't give him a good education, what will happen when such a prince ascends the throne in the future?
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