Zhu Youde felt extremely proud when he saw Lu Shengzhi, especially the wry smile on Lu Shengzhi's face, which made Zhu Youde feel happy.
We can't let the ministers below feel too happy. If the ministers feel happy, then the emperor will feel unhappy.
After thinking for a moment, Zhu Youde rewarded Lu Shengzhi with gold and silk.
Lu Shengzhi said quickly: "I am extremely frightened!"
"Hey, do you don't want it or you don't dare to have it?"
Lu Shengzhi didn't want to do either of them! He didn't want to talk either. He was too tired.
Emperor, that's enough. I'll admit it if you have a dark heart and cheated on me.
If you still want to reward me now, are you really forcing me to die?
After collecting the calligraphy frame, it can be said that I exchange calligraphy with the emperor. I can always find a reason to deal with those southeastern nobles.
After all, writing is very popular among literati.
But if he accepts Zhu Youde's reward again, he will be completely convinced that he is Zhu Youde's person.
If you take advantage of Zhu Youde, you have to speak to Zhu Youde and do things.
"I don't dare!"
Lu Shengzhi knelt down again, lowered his head and said nothing.
Zhu Youde sighed and looked at Lu Shengzhi, his eyes a little unhappy.
This is a scholar!
He kept saying that he would serve the country and sacrifice his life for the king, but when he really wanted to take action, it didn't happen.
Still afraid of death!
Zhu Youde knew very well what he wanted to do. Southeast must be completely controlled. Now he was very unhappy with the situation that he couldn't control Southeast.
But he didn't embarrass Lu Shengzhi either!
"That's all, please go back, sir!"
"I thank your Majesty!"
As soon as they left, Zhu Youde's face darkened. Wang Zhonghou looked at Zhu Youde carefully and said, "Your Majesty, why don't I go find Lu Gong later!"
"Haha, what are you going to do?" Zhu Youde smiled and said: "It's not that I can't understand. Lu Shengzhi has been hanging around in the south of the Yangtze River all his life and has received the care of the wealthy families in the southeast. It's understandable that he doesn't want to completely surrender to me!"
"Then why is Your Majesty unhappy?"
"What I want is Lu Shengzhi's signature, but I'm a little disappointed with this man's character. After all, he is also a traditional scholar." Zhu Youde said with a smile.
In fact, he really didn't care. Lu Shengzhi was actually much better than other scholars.
Nowadays, what scholars think about is to become an official through the imperial examination and glorify their ancestors. For those wealthy families, the imperial examination is just a tool to glorify their ancestors.
If there is a scholar in the family and becomes an official, it means that the family has face. In this era, the family is bigger than the court, and an official who cannot bring honor to the family will not get help from the family!
Just like people in Daliang think that Daliang is the emperor's property.
Zhu Youde used a modern perspective to view the relationship between the Liang court and local wealthy families as that between the boss and the workers.
Why do workers care about the life and death of their boss? Just do it if you can do it, and leave if you can’t!
Thinking of this, Zhu Youde thought about it.
He turned around and said, "Who saw Lu Shengzhi tonight?"
Wang Zhonghou immediately took out the list: "Yang Zhi, a doctor in the official department, Wang Zhanyuan, a doctor in the criminal department, Zhang He, the head of the household department, and several others, all of whom are from the southeastern gentry. These people are headed by Wang Zhanyuan, who is from Jingshui.
Yang Zhi told Mr. Lu about the matter!"
Zhu Youde nodded, very satisfied with Wang Zhonghou for getting the list so quickly.
But they have no plans to arrest anyone now!
"Let the people below watch and see who these people are in contact with!" Zhu Youde said calmly.
"Old slave respects the decree!" Wang Zhonghou thought for a moment: "Should Gong Lu continue to keep an eye on me? I'm afraid that Gong Lu won't be able to think about it, in case he takes refuge with those nobles!"
Zhu Youde turned around and glanced at the old man, with a clear mind: "Are you afraid that he won't be able to think about it? You want to kill him?"
Wang Zhonghou laughed and said nothing. In Zhu Youde's eyes, Lu Shengzhi might be a talent.
But in Wang Zhonghou's eyes, Lu Shengzhi was an old man who could die at any time.
As long as Lu Shengzhi had the slightest intention to speak for the southeastern nobles, Wang Zhonghou planned to kill him.
You can just find any excuse afterwards. It doesn't matter if you die suddenly or because of illness!
"Since you have received favor from your Majesty, you should die to repay your country!" Wang Zhonghou sneered: "Your Majesty, to put it bluntly, the Southeastern gentry is bullying Your Majesty when he is young and soft-hearted. If a few people die, those people will not dare to make trouble.
I think Lu Shengzhi is suitable. He is well-known, has high prestige, and has many connections with Southeast. If he dies, he can shock Southeast!"
"Shut up!"
Zhu Youde's eyes flickered. He was really moved. If Lu Shengzhi's death could frighten the Southeastern nobles, he could really do it!
But... my conscience can't bear it.
After all, we Lao Zhu are not a heartless emperor!
In fact, he rewarded Lu Shengzhi again and again in the evening, and he had already put him on the fire to roast him.
"Forget what I just said, I am the emperor and I must be upright!" Zhu Youde said, "You, a eunuch in the inner palace, dare to interfere in politics!"
Wang Zhonghou was as if he had no bones, and immediately fell to the ground: "Your Majesty, spare your life, I am wrong!"
Your Majesty, you are the one who talks to me about the affairs of the Southeast, not me who is involved in politics.
Now it's my fault again!
Emperor, you are really difficult to serve!
Wang Zhonghou felt extremely tired.
"Get up!" Zhu Youde said: "Liang Zan will be back tomorrow, you should be ready, are you ready?"
Wang Zhonghou said quickly: "Old slave is ready. Your Majesty, Mr. Liang will come with Tang Boyong tomorrow. Tang Boyong is accompanied by many Jiangnan nobles. They all plan to come in through Desheng Gate and may knock them down!"
Zhu Youde was stunned: "What a coincidence, coming in at the same gate at the same time?"
Wang Zhonghou stood up with a smile: "I think it's too coincidental, as if it was intentional!"
"Then Tang Wenqing, a native of the Southern Tang Dynasty, did it on purpose!" Zhu Youde sneered: "Go tell Liang Zan and let him figure it out..."
Liang Zan has actually arrived outside Jinling City, but Zhu Youde plans to ask Wang Zhonghou to greet him in the suburbs!
Liang Zan received the order and could only wait outside.
Wang Zhonghou immediately sent a eunuch to inform Liang Zan, and Zhu Youde naturally went back to the harem to eat eggs.
But I never expected that when I returned to Zheng Ling'er's palace, the palace people said that Zheng Ling'er had gone to the queen!
Zhu Youde was stunned. Is he that scary? This Ling'er is real.
But the queen!
Zhu Youde's eyes suddenly lit up. With the Queen and Zheng Ling'er, maybe she could do something like that!
It’s great to be an emperor!
"Go to the queen, hurry up!" Zhu Youde couldn't wait any longer. If Zheng Ling'er ran away again, how could he fly?
In the Qingshi Town, a hundred miles outside of Jinling City, a eunuch almost went on a rampage on horseback!
The eunuch arrived at the official post very quickly.
Liang Zan quickly came out to greet him: "Angel, your Majesty has a will!"
The little eunuch laughed quickly. When he came, Wang Zhonghou had told him that Liang Zan was someone valued by His Majesty!
"Master Liang, you're welcome. Your Majesty has something to say, please bring it to me!"
Liang Zan quickly handed over his hands and said: "I will listen to the edict."
The little eunuch blinked but said nothing. Liang Zan immediately reacted!
Speak privately!
Liang Zan quickly asked the eunuch to go to his room.
The little eunuch then said: "Does Master Liang know about Tang Boyong?"