It wasn't until he saw Wang Zhonghou was sweating and his face turned pale that he slowly spoke.
"Wang Banban has always been loyal to the emperor and the country, what crime is he guilty of?"
"Your Majesty, this old slave is willing to donate 800,000 taels of silver and be loyal to your Majesty to build the Tongque Palace!"
"What's going on? Are you suddenly donating money?"
Wang Zhonghou carefully apologized and said with a smile: "I don't want to go up to the stone monument."
"That's why I built a monument to commemorate all the civil and military saints throughout the dynasty, but you don't want to go up?"
"Your Majesty, although I am stupid, I can understand such sarcastic remarks."
Zhu Youde had a sneer on his lips.
"Yes, you can understand it even if you haven't read the books of sages. Then why are you so stingy when you talk about civil and military officials?"
"Do you think I'm being fooled?"
"Still think I can't do anything to them? Or maybe it's both?"
Wang Zhonghou clearly saw the terrifying murderous intent flashing through the emperor's eyes.
My heart trembled.
He quickly clasped his fists and begged for orders: "Your Majesty, I will go and press this list now and arrest them all into the East Factory!"
"Go away, it will only cause more chaos!"
"The current situation is complicated, and a single move can affect the whole body! There are three kingdoms outside, and there are... inside... I'll explain to you what these are. Just prepare a knife and give me the list."
Zhu Youde took the document from Wang Zhonghou's hand.
Name by name, browse the donations and family records of officials.
Wang Zhonghou knelt on the ground, his knees and legs were numb, and he did not dare to move at all.
"Luoyunshan, forty thousand taels... He Qingfeng, three thousand taels... Qu Han..."
"Wang Banban, do you know the true family backgrounds of these dozen people?"
"Your Majesty, according to the information I know, these people have all paid for their own money. I also brought their resumes, but I can't guarantee their accuracy.
"Okay, although it's not much, it at least proves that I still have loyal ministers!"
"Let's go back to Qianqing Palace."
Before standing up, Zhu Youde seemed to have remembered it inadvertently, and stopped again and asked suddenly.
"I heard that Wang Banban has been very close to Zhang Shoufu?"
Wang Zhonghou just got up.
He was so frightened that his face turned pale and he knelt down!
"Why are you kneeling again?"
"You two are my right-hand men. The Supervisor of Ceremonies cooperates closely with the cabinet. I am happy to hear this!
Your Majesty, please stop speaking sarcastically!
The old slave is really not stupid!
"Your Majesty, this is slander!"
"Zhang Shoufu has always been unhappy with the old slave. He has scolded the old slave in front of him several times. I have always been at odds with him!"
"But I heard Wang Po say that there are eunuchs and Zhang Dang in the court, and they always do not interfere with the rivers?"
"Start committing it now!"
Although I don’t know why the emperor was suddenly dissatisfied with Zhang Shoufu?
But as the emperor's most loyal dog, Wang Zhonghou, who knew that honor and disgrace depended on the emperor, had to bite whoever the emperor wanted him to bite!
Besides, you bastard, are you going to harm me?
Wang Zhonghou looked at Wang Po, who was guarding the shore, and his teeth itched with hatred!
Zhu Youde smiled.
"You're an old guy, you have a lot of heart and you're smart enough!"
"Originally, I was thinking that if you dare to pretend that nothing happened today, I would just change you. Changing a slave does not mean changing an official. I still have this right."
"But now it seems that Wang Banban is very good!"
"Old slave, thank you for your forgiveness!"
"Get up and work hard in the future. Haven't you always wanted to be a palm eunuch? I can consider it after the inner court is cleared."
"Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace!"
"This old slave will be so cruel that he will die for the emperor!"
After beating Wang Zhonghou with the stick and carrot, Zhu Youde returned to Qianqing Palace leisurely.
Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes.
From the inner court to the outer court, you need to do it step by step, there is no need to rush.
I worked so long today!
Too diligent!
You have to relax, chat about life with the little girl from the Zhou family during the day, and then talk to the queen at night...
"Where are people? What's going on!?"
Stepping into the gate of Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youde roared and questioned.
He didn't see the lively and lovely little girl from the Zhou family, nor did he see the familiar flowery face that "stands up at dusk in leisure time, smiling and asking if the porridge is warm."
Instead, I saw a mess!
Various pieces of porcelain were scattered on the ground, and traces of someone's desperate struggle could be seen.
"Your Majesty, go and save the queen sister!"
Zhou Ruqian suddenly emerged from the dog hole under the wall of Qianqing Palace, and knelt in front of Zhu Youde with tears in her eyes.
The little girl sobbed and quickly told what happened.
"While chatting with the queen sister...suddenly many fat aunts came over, dragging the queen sister away, saying that her flattery was causing harm to the country. The queen's personal maid, Cui Ju, went to rescue people, but she was also taken away."
"I cleverly got into the dog hole, and when I heard something, it seemed like someone from the West?"
"Empress Dowager Ci'an of the West Palace!"
Zhu Youde gritted his teeth!
I was just going to clean up the house and purge the inner court. The old woman dared to hit the gun, very good!
"Qianqian, wait here, Wang Banban, let's go!"
I had previously known that there were two queen mothers, and Zhu Youde had complained about the late emperor.
People say that the late emperor was a wise king, but he had two queens in one east and one in the west, making the harem a mess.
Is this also called Mingjun?
Arriving at Ci'an Palace, as soon as Zhu Youde entered the door, he saw the beautiful queen covering her face, kneeling alone in the middle of the courtyard, crying silently.
Zhu Youde's heart was broken when he saw that pitiful look!
There was an old woman sitting on the stone table next to her, chatting incessantly.
But Zhu Youde ignored her and hurriedly walked to the queen, picked her up and looked at her carefully.
"His Majesty?"
Empress Luo was stunned at first, but when she realized what she was doing, she hurriedly begged: "Your Majesty, please save Zi Ju, she has been sent to the Criminal Punishment Department!"
"Wang Banban, call the imperial doctor, and then go to the Criminal Punishment Department yourself to get the person!"
"Wait!"
As soon as Zhu Youde gave the order, Empress Dowager Ci'an, who had been ignored throughout the whole process, was so angry that she burst into flames.
"Emperor! You didn't ask whether she was guilty or not, but you let that wretch out of the Sentence Department. What do you want to do?"
"I asked you to send him in! Does the emperor still have eyes for the Queen Mother of the Aijia when he acts so wantonly?"
Wang Zhonghou had just been beaten by the emperor and did not obey the Queen Mother's orders at all.
Turn around and run.
Zhu Youde ignored the old woman's noise and pulled away the queen's hand covering her face, and saw a clear slap mark!
"Who hit you? I want him dead!"
Zhu Youde was furious!
"Who does the emperor want to kill? She offended the Ai family, and they were beaten by the Ai family!"
Zhu Youde finally looked at Empress Dowager Ci'an.
That majestic look was like thunder, so frightened that Empress Dowager Ci'an couldn't help but take a step back.
"You, damn it!"
Seeing the emperor's bad attitude, the Empress Dowager Ci'an was so angry that her voice rose eight steps higher.
"Emperor! You are so presumptuous!"
"Although the Ai family is not your biological mother, she still had a share in helping you rise to power!"
"You were so respectful to the Ai family in the past, but now you dare to shout and kill the Ai family for the sake of a charming and charming person who deceives the Lord?"
"You, the emperor, don't want to do this anymore!?"