Chapter 82 I am the emperor! Overwhelm Hu Hui! Behind the catastrophe, Wang Yue was assassinated!
Wan Zhen'er has a graceful figure, kneeling on the ground.
Zhu Jianshen noticed the emperor's eyes, which were the eyes of a man looking at a woman. If he didn't kill anyone, the emperor would definitely leave Wan Zhen'er to sleep with him!
"Give the knife to the prince!" Zhu Qiyu discovered something. When Zhu Jianshen was anxious, his nose stopped running and he said he wasn't pretending?
Three eunuchs, Niu Yu, Zhang Min, and Wang Lun, were lying on the ground shivering.
Everyone has heard that the Qinzheng Palace is the Devil’s Palace.
It really lives up to its name. The Devil's Palace can't live without offering sacrifices for a day, but I didn't expect that it would be their turn today.
The one who was most unjustly accused was Wang Lun. I didn’t betray the prince or offend the emperor. Why should I be killed?
"Your Highness, please spare my life!" Wang Lun kowtowed as if pounding garlic.
Zhu Jianshen really didn't want to do anything wrong, so he looked at the emperor: "Your Majesty, Wang Lun did nothing wrong in serving his son. Can you spare his life?"
"The prince will do whatever he says. Maid Wan Gong will stay and serve me tonight."
Sure enough!
The emperor threatened him with Wan Zhen'er!
"Your Majesty, no!" Zhu Jianshen knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face.
"No more runny nose?" Zhu Qiyu asked strangely.
Tears!
Zhu Jianshen sniffed his nose after realizing it, with a horrified expression.
Zhu Qiyu smiled: "Stop pretending, this is not the first time you have deceived me. I don't blame you, just do it."
"Your Majesty, please spare my life!" Wang Lun cried.
"He is the noisiest, kill him first!" Zhu Qiyu pointed at Wang Lun.
Wang Lun was completely stupid. Is it wrong to beg for mercy?
Squeak!
Feng Xiao pushed open the door of Qinzheng Palace, and the cool breeze poured in. The palace servants who were waiting in Qianqing Palace knelt at the door to watch the prince's heartbreaking.
Zhu Jianshen shook his hand, the emperor wanted to kill people and kill people!
His reputation is definitely ruined!
From now on, I can only hug the emperor's thigh and be a mascot. Otherwise, when the emperor secures his throne, he will be replaced as the prince in the name of violence!
This is the price he paid for hooking up with Chen Xun!
Seeing that Zhu Jianshen was still reluctant to take action, Zhu Qiyu hooked his fingers at Wan Zhen'er and asked her to come over and serve him.
"Ah!"
Zhu Jianshen stabbed the knife in, causing Wang Lun to scream in agony.
Blood splashed all over Zhu Jianshen's face!
The key is that the knife was inserted in the wrong place, on the chest, far away from the heart.
"Your Highness, can you please give this slave a good time!" Wang Lun cried bitterly. He was held down by two eunuchs and could not move.
This knife is not fatal, it just hurts!
In addition, seeing the white knife go in and the red knife out with my own eyes, the feeling of fear is even more frightening.
"Hey, don't talk! I'm afraid too!" Zhu Jianshen's hands were trembling and he didn't want to kill him, but the emperor asked him to choose one between Wan Zhen'er and Wang Lun.
Poof!
Zhu Jianshen thrust the knife in, and blood stained his hand.
His hand was weak and he couldn't prick it. He might have poked a bone.
Feng Xiao was there to guide him. It was time to turn the knife. With a slight stir, the skin could be torn open and the heart could be seen.
"Stop screaming. The more you shout, the more my hands are shaking. Please stop screaming." Zhu Jianshen cried and begged Wang Lun to stop screaming.
Wang Lun is a bitch, you cut my heart open and don’t let me scream? Is there any law of heaven?
"Your Highness, move this way. The palace servants waiting outside can no longer be seen." Feng Xiao reminded Zhu Jianshen not to block the audience's view.
Zhu Jianshen cried even more and stirred the knife tremblingly.
Wang Lun’s scream became even more shrill.
"You can pay." Feng Xiao guided the whole process.
Zhu Jianshen put his hand into the cavity, and it was hot inside.
Wang Lun could no longer scream, he was dying, and he was about to die. Before he died, his eyes shot out with deep hatred, and he opened his mouth to bite Zhu Jianshen's arm!
Zhu Jianshen reacted quickly, took out his heart, and quickly retreated, leaving blood all over the floor.
"Look, I'm just going to say that your slave is unfaithful, right? I will take revenge on you before I die. Prince, please thank me!" Zhu Qiyu said sarcastically from the side.
Zhu Jianshen shed tears, he was worried that the title of Crown Prince would never go away.
"Prince, why don't you thank me?" Feng Xiao said in a low voice.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!" Zhu Jianshen was lying on the ground, holding a heart in his hand, not knowing where to throw it.
"What a pity it would be to throw it away and let Niu Yu eat it!" Zhu Qiyu said lightly.
Niu Yu's eyes widened and she shook her head: "No, no!"
"Humph!"
"Niu Yu, you colluded with the Supreme Emperor and betrayed the Crown Prince. Do you know what your crime is?"
"I only cut your heart, and I am already showing mercy beyond the law!"
Zhu Qiyu stood up and walked to Niu Yu: "The decree of the East Palace has been sent. You are not lonely on the road to Huangquan. Your nine tribes will follow you! In your next life, you will be reincarnated as a dog, not as a human. At least dogs know loyalty!" "Ah?" Niu Yu exclaimed.
"Do it!" Zhu Qiyu's tone was cold.
Now is not a good time to deal with the Supreme Emperor. His top priority is to seize power in the court, so he will only deal with the Crown Prince as soon as possible.
Let alone let Niu Yu come out to bite the Supreme Emperor, as this will put everyone in the Tian family in danger, and the government will be unstable. We cannot cause further chaos for the time being.
"Your Majesty! I can help you deal with the Supreme Emperor! I know a lot about the Supreme Emperor..."
Bang!
Zhu Qiyu kicked him hard: "How dare you, a dog eunuch, sow discord between the Tian family? I and the Supreme Emperor are blood brothers! How can we kill each other? It's all you bunch of bullshit villains who have harmed me, the Supreme Emperor, and our brothers. Kill each other!"
"Family ties in the Heavenly family are not even close to one in ten! It's all because of you and the traitors!"
"Feed him!"
The court must be stable!
I can’t irritate Hu Xi any more!
Not to mention Yu Qian, who cannot command an army of 270,000, the court needs stability! The Tian family still needs this fig leaf!
The most important thing is that Zhu Qiyu is not ready yet.
This Niu Yu seems to be smart, but in fact he has made a big mistake. The emperor is teaching the prince a lesson, not deposing him.
The reason why the people of Qianqing Palace are allowed to watch is to tell the world that the prince is still the prince! I will punish him, but I will not destroy him!
Zhu Jianshen was also furious. This Niu Yu really couldn't be trusted. He had spared him a few times, and then turned around and defected to the emperor again. He wasted many years of trust on him! Damn it!
He stuffed his heart into Niu Yu’s mouth!
"Don't spit it out!" Zhu Jianshen yelled viciously.
Niu Yu wanted to vomit, so he held Niu Yu's head with one hand and his mouth with the other, asking him to chew and swallow!
What he hates most is betrayal.
Niu Yu has betrayed him for the second time, so he deserves to die!
This time, Zhu Jianshen took out a heart in a clean and neat move.
Then he looked at Zhang Min coldly.
Before, without the emperor's order, Zhu Jianshen did not dare to kill Zhang Min, but now it is different. He can kill Zhang Min for revenge!
He wants to stuff Niu Yu’s heart into Zhang Min’s mouth and force Zhang Min to eat it!
"Wait a minute, leave this heart to Xu Gan." Zhu Qiyu will not take advantage of the emperor, he must teach him a lesson and make him more honest.
After I have put the court in order, it will be time for you and my brother to meet you!
Zhu Jian was suffocated and knelt on the ground: "I obey the order!"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, this slave is yours!" Zhang Min crawled over and cried non-stop.
Zhu Jianshen held him down and killed the emperor's dog!
"You are a dog eunuch, you are unfaithful to me, I will make your death even more painful!" Zhu Jianshen was actually a little addicted, and it was really satisfying to have his heart cut, and he even stopped stumbling when he spoke.
Zhang Min kept screaming, and the whole Qinzheng Palace smelled of blood.
The palace servants kneeling at the door have already vomited.
Zhu Jianshen, on the other hand, had a bit of excitement in his expression, which really looked a lot like the brutal Zhu Qiyu.
At this time, Hu Hui came in slowly with a cane, and the palace attendants automatically moved out of the way. Hu Hui just happened to see Zhu Jian's face full of excitement when he was digging deep into his heart, and his face immediately turned dark!
"Stop!"
Hu Hui roared angrily, how could a dignified prince do such a cruel and violent thing? Do you want to lose your reputation? How can you look exactly the same as the current emperor when you kill people and cut your heart?
Wait, did the emperor force you?
Poof!
Just then, Zhu Jianshen took out his heart, and happened to hear Hu Hui's roar. His hands shook in fright, and Zhang Min's heart fell to the ground.
Zhang Min lowered his gaze and looked at his still beating heart: You just don't take my heart seriously? Are you just throwing it on the ground?
Sigh!
In the next life, our family will definitely not be eunuchs, but your son Zhu Jianshen. I will make you so angry!
Zhang Min stared at Zhu Jianshen resentfully, and then slowly closed his eyes...
Zhu Jianshen knelt on the ground like a quail. His knees happened to squeeze his heart and he cried non-stop.
You can tell at a glance that it must have been forced by His Majesty!
Zhu Qiyu was also stunned: "Why did no one report that the Taifu entered the palace?"
Feng Xiao was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and looked at Wynn angrily.
Huai'en kowtowed, and everyone in the Qianqing Palace was called to watch the prince's heart-cutting. No one was guarding outside the palace.
"The six ministries and the cabinet have discussed disaster relief measures, and the veteran minister has come to deliver a memorial to His Majesty."
Hu Hui was furious: "Humph, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, how could I have seen the scene of a tiger poisoning and eating its seeds? Your Majesty, what is the prince doing? What are you asking him to do!"
Zhu Qiyu glanced at Zhu Jianshen, he was really good at acting.
"Everyone has withdrawn. I and the Grand Tutor have something to say."
Zhu Qiyu asked people to drag the dead man down and give Hu Xi a seat.
But after Hu Hu entered the hall, he insisted on kneeling in the center of the hall and refused to sit down.
He originally wanted to have a good talk with the emperor, hoping to peacefully transition the days after Chen Xun's death and maintain stability in the court.
But I never expected to see such a cruel scene.
Zhu Jianshen cried pitifully, which made Hu Hui feel distressed.
"Old Master, I have a deep love for the prince and his son. I just taught him some self-protection methods." Zhu Qiyu was secretly annoyed, Zhu Jianshen was too good at acting.
"Your Majesty, this is called the deep love between father and son. How old is the prince this year, and you let him kill people? And kill people with all his heart? How will such a prince govern the country in the future?"
Hu Xi's words frightened Zhu Jianshen into tears, and he knelt on the ground in horror: "Master, I know I was wrong!"
"Prince, don't be afraid, the old minister is here." Hu Bi comforted Zhu Jianshen and glared at the emperor.
"Haha, it's just killing people? How old was Taizong when he killed people? Didn't Emperors Renzong and Xuanzong kill people? Didn't I kill people? How old were you when you killed people? Well, the prince is frightened. Let's go back to the East Palace. ”
Zhu Qiyu wanted to make a big deal out of a big deal. He wanted to ease the relationship with Hu Hui, so he bowed his head when it was time to do so. He had no intention of really dealing with the prince anyway.
"My son, please retire!" Zhu Jianshen cried and kowtowed, playing the role of pity to the extreme. Even Zhu Qiyu couldn't bear to see it.
"Go, the prince is frightened. Let Xiang Sibao go over and serve you. We still need to distinguish whether these ten thousand palace maids are loyal or traitors. Let's stay in Qianqing Palace for now. I will watch over you." Zhu Qiyu sneered, "I can't cure you yet." .
Zhu Jianshen trembled all over, the emperor was taking revenge on him!
He knelt on the ground, trembling in his heart.
Hu Mingren, an old man, sighed: "Your Majesty, please help the prince."
"Old Master, are you not angry anymore?" Zhu Qiyu raised his eyes and did not take the opportunity to get angry. He wanted to repair the relationship with Hu Hui.
"I request your Majesty that the prince will never be allowed to do such a violent thing in the future. I helped the prince cover up what happened today. This matter ends here and must not be spread out."
Of course Hu Xi saw through the emperor's strategy. You are so stinky that you want to drag the prince into the shithole too.
Have you asked the courtiers?
We want to assist a wise emperor like Renzong, not a violent king like you!
"Forget it, the prince's reputation is important. I will tell you tomorrow that the three eunuchs in the East Palace hit the blade and died."
Hu Xi rolled his eyes, the emperor wanted to make a deal with him!
"Prince, please return to the palace." Hu Xi said slowly.
"Prince, help the old lady up quickly." Zhu Qiyu's eyes flashed.
Hu Xi took a glance and saw that the prince's hands were full of blood. If he asked him to help him, wouldn't he be covered in blood?
Alas, the emperor’s little thoughts!
Zhu Jianshen had nowhere to put his hands, and he did not dare to disobey the emperor's order, so he could only look at Hu Hui pitifully.
"Prince, please help me." Hu Hu sighed.
"Thank you, Master!" Zhu Jianshen carefully helped Hu Hui up, acting as a doormat to the fullest.
Zhu Jianshen succeeded again!
Zhu Qiyu's eyes darkened, I can't take off my hat as a bad guy.
That’s all, let Xiang Sibao take good care of you!
Send away the prince and Wan Zhen'er.
Zhu Qiyu asked people to close the door and let all the eunuchs exit.
"What's the reason for the old lady entering the palace?" Zhu Qiyu said calmly.
The emperor's narrow-mindedness is really the same as the statue of Emperor Taizong and the statue of Emperor Xuanzong, alas.
Hu Xi glanced at the blood on his body and sighed.
"Your Majesty, the Cabinet has drawn up disaster relief items. Please take a look at them."
Hu Bi presented the memorial.
Zhu Qiyu said that these disaster relief strategies are commonplace, but they are all effective strategies.
"Accurate."
"Your Majesty, it's just that the household department is empty, and there is no money or food for disaster relief." Hu Hu smiled bitterly.
"First adjust the food emergency in Changpingcang, and then the central court will think of a solution."
"We cannot let the victims go hungry. The victims will rebel when they are hungry. We cannot turn Shandong into Huguang."
"Two capitals and thirteen provinces, there are fewer and fewer provinces that can provide taxes to the court. The world is already overwhelmed, Grand Tutor."
Zhu Qiyu sighed.
The number of natural disasters is the highest in history.
The peaceful and prosperous age was nothing more than a whitewash. It was just because there were not enough rebellions and the finances were not completely collapsed that the civil servants promoted a so-called prosperous age. In fact, the people were not hungry and the bones were everywhere.
I didn’t take care of this family well.
"Your Majesty is right to be worried."
Hu Hu hesitated and said: "When I was young, I traveled all over the world. It was still the Yongle Dynasty at that time, and Changpingcang was no longer worthy of its name. As time has passed, it may have become even worse. I am worried that your majesty used Changpingcang to provide disaster relief, and I am afraid that you are forcing the refugees to die."
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As he spoke, he knelt on the ground, worried that the emperor would not hear the truth.
We are also prepared for the emperor to be furious, but if we don’t want war to break out in Shandong, we can’t use Changpingcang to provide relief. That would force the victims to rebel.
"Old Master, please wake up. Why don't I know what the Old Master said? There were floods in Jiangxi two years ago, and I used Changping Granary to provide relief. Countless people died. Even now, Jiangxi is not stable." p>
Zhu Qiyu personally helped Hu Hui up: "The old lady told me such knowing words, and I feel very relieved."
"But there is no surplus food left in Jingcang."
He looked at Hu Hui earnestly: "Does the old master have any good advice for me?"
"If there is no Wa La Ke Bian, we can still adjust grains and provide relief from the central government, but now... I'm afraid there is only one way, which is to buy grains from merchants."
"Is the grain merchant willing to sell grain to me?" Zhu Qiyu didn't believe it.
These grain merchants are eager to suffer famine every day, so why are they willing to sell grain to the central government? They will use the least amount of grain to squeeze out the last copper from the victims. As for whether the people die or not, what does the merchants have to do?
Moreover, there are also local wealthy and powerful people, so they naturally take advantage of the situation and recruit the refugees as tenants.
Every time there is a famine, the court will rack its brains and scratch its head for relief, but these people will hold a gluttonous feast and revel in the carnival.
The local officials are also not clean, and the three parties work together to make the poor people the unlucky ones.
"Your Majesty, if the court buys it directly, it will naturally not be sold, but it can be traded in the name of a merchant. It's just that the price is a bit more expensive, and at least fewer victims will die." Hu Hui said cautiously.
"What if I kill the chicken to get the eggs?" Zhu Qiyu's voice turned cold.
Wouldn’t it be over if these damn grain merchants were confiscated and exterminated?
"Your Majesty must not do it. Now that Xuanzang Town is in emergency and there is a major disaster in Shandong, if Your Majesty uses thunderbolt means to deal with the disaster again, I am afraid that there will be endless disasters!"
Hu Xi didn't say it clearly, but he actually said: If the emperor kills the merchants, the whole Shandong will rebel, and then the situation will be even worse.
"I, the emperor, am still angry with merchants?" Zhu Qiyu's eyes were as bright as a knife.
"Your Majesty, please be patient for now and settle the matter later!" Hu Bi gritted his teeth and said carefully.
"Can it really be settled?" Zhu Qiyu was also testing the relationship between Hu Xi and the merchant. If Hu Xi was standing behind the merchant, he would give up the idea as soon as possible.
"Yes!"
Hu Hui is categorical.
He is also considering how to establish a new relationship with the emperor.
Today is different from the past. The emperor is grasping the imperial power. We cannot blindly block it like before. It will never work.
Now we need to treat the emperor as an emperor and establish a correct way of cooperation with the emperor. Give him the imperial power, but we cannot let the emperor enjoy the imperial power exclusively. Half of it must be given to the courtiers.
Hu Hui is not Chen Xun. He is never radical or firm in his actions. He will give in when it is time to give in.
Zhu Qiyu tapped his fingertips, thinking about Hu Hui's words.
In other words, he has nothing to do with merchants, so who are the backers of these merchants in the court?
Zhu Qiyu thought of Zhang Renxiao and would know after Dongchang finished raiding Chen Xun's home.
"It would also be good to have fewer refugees die."
Zhu Qiyu breathed a sigh of relief: "Old Master, even if the court cannot completely provide disaster relief, it must still give hope to the victims. With hope, they will not rebel."
As for being captured by the powerful gentry as a tenant, it is better than dying. At least there is hope for people to live, and the emperor is also helpless.
Hu Ming nodded. The top priority is disaster relief, and everything else must be postponed.
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue doesn't have any money," Hu Hui said again.
"How much do you estimate this disaster relief will cost?"
Zhu Qiyu added another lower limit: "Just stabilize Shandong, Shandong cannot be chaotic!"
"At least 300,000 taels, not counting the cost of repairing the Yellow River dams."
Zhu Qiyu was a little desperate, he couldn't wait for the money.
"Your Majesty, one hundred thousand taels is fine, but I'm afraid Shandong's vitality will be seriously damaged and it won't be able to recover within thirty years." Hu Hui smiled bitterly.
"You can spend your money as you should, I don't want an uninhabited Shandong!"
Shandong is a very evil place. Both Taizu and Taizong hated Shandong. In recent years, Shandong had the heaviest taxes and the heaviest corvee. There was even a second emperor sitting on top of Shandong, the Kong family! They said that the Kong family was the true emperor of Shandong.
No one believes it.
"But this money?" Hu Hui spread his hands with a helpless expression.
"What can the Master do?"
"Veteran thought we could increase taxes appropriately..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Qiyu interrupted directly: "Absolutely not!"
"Old Master, the people of the Ming Dynasty are too poor. They are already having a hard time living. If we add more taxes, I'm afraid war will break out all over the country. I, the emperor, may really have to punish myself!"
"We must not increase taxes, not even a single copper! As an emperor, I cannot reduce taxes for the people, and what I have done is no longer as good as our ancestors."
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Zhu Qiyu looked sad. I am not qualified to be an emperor.
"But it's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice." Hu Hui smiled bitterly.
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flashed sharply: "If I have a way, it depends on whether the old master is willing to cooperate?"
"Your Majesty wants to impose business tax?"
Hu Hui immediately saw through the emperor's thoughts and said helplessly: "Your Majesty wants to levy commercial taxes, which is natural."
"However, there are two biggest problems: First, what are the levies? Is there any supervision on collection?"
"Secondly, the central government's plan is insufficient. The Ministry of Revenue has put down all accounts. The most it can collect is within the scope of Gyeonggi. No more will be enough."
"This has caused many problems: If only the capital is conquered, merchants will inevitably leave the capital, leading to a depression in business in the capital and affecting people's livelihoods."
"Also, most of the planners are people with no virtue or talent who have not read the books of sages. How can we ensure that they are not greedy or possessive?"
Zhu Qiyu frowned, what Hu Hui said was a practical issue.
"The most difficult thing is that even if tax is collected, it will not be accomplished in a day. The disaster in Shandong is right in front of us. We are in urgent need of money and we can't delay it for a moment." Hu Hui looked helpless.
"Master, I just ask you, do you agree?" Zhu Qiyu is going to take the opportunity to cause trouble.
"As long as the money can be collected, the veteran will agree!" Hu Hui was willing to go all out, but he was very pessimistic and believed that the emperor would not be able to collect commercial taxes.
It is not that there were no commercial taxes in the Ming Dynasty, but very few were collected.
Needless to say the reason, it can’t be collected anyway.
"I would like to know how your Majesty collects taxes?" Hu Hu asked.
"This matter still needs to be kept secret. I want to catch the merchants off guard!"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flashed: "Since the old lady supports it, I will hold a public auction and invite all merchants in Beijing to participate. If I don't come forward, let Jin Zhong act as my agent. I plan to auction off the dental shop and the collapsed house. The price will be high."
The higher one gets it, and the money raised will be used for disaster relief."
Hu Hui was shocked and looked at the emperor in surprise.
Yaxing, a collapsed house, is an imperial store, spread all over the country, and is a monopoly industry.
Before, when Emperor Renzong was here, the court repeatedly advised Emperor Renzong not to compete with the people for profit, to give up his imperial shop, and to give up his monopoly.
However, the kind and wise Emperor Renzong firmly opposed it and refused to let it go. Every year, the money from the emperor's shop went into the internal fund.
Compared with Huangzhuang, Huangdian is the main source of internal funds.
Unexpectedly, the current emperor, who was judged by his ministers as a violent king, would actually give up his imperial shop in order to relieve the disaster!
"Old minister, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness to the victims of the Shandong disaster!"
Hu Hui knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily.
"Master, get up, are the victims not my children? After all, money is an external possession, and I cannot bear to let my children suffer."
Zhu Qiyu begged in a tone of voice: "But please also ask the Tutor. I hope that all the courtiers will participate and sell the imperial store for a high price. Whether Shandong will be in chaos depends on how much money it can be sold for!"
"I will personally supervise and never let the imperial store fall into the hands of unscrupulous traders!" Hu Hui kowtowed.
Zhu Qiyu helped him up.
In fact, the Huangdian has long existed in name only. It was squeezed out by private merchants and greedy by the guarding eunuchs, and only received 70,000 to 80,000 taels of silver every year.
It's really not worth the infamy for tens of thousands of taels of silver. It's better to throw it away and get a good reputation.
He is about to get the imperial power now, and what he wants is the stability of the court. After Chen Xun's death, he, the emperor, must personally work as a framer to restore stability to the court, so that he can successfully regain the imperial power.
As for the money, it’s all in Daming’s pot, will it fly?
With the imperial power in hand, will there still be a shortage of money?
The eunuchs guarding Huangzhuang and Huangdian are all greedy. If you kill them, won't the money come back?
If there are any missing ones or those that cannot be accounted for, keep looking until you find them all!
The imperial power is in hand, and the blood will flow like a river. Who dares to say no?
Now, we need to be stable!
He also urgently needs a good reputation in exchange for Hu Hui's support and the stability of the court.
There must be no chaos.
"Taifu, if you can help me figure it out, what else can I sell? Sell it all!"
Hu Xi could see that the emperor had the world in mind.
It’s really gone this time.
Everything that could be sold was sold, and most of the income from internal funds was gone.
"Tai Tuo, Jin Zhong and you will handle the auction of the imperial store. The money will not go through the internal funds or the hands of the Ministry of Accounts, but will be directly escorted to Shandong."
Zhu Qiyu grabbed Hu Hui's arm and said emotionally: "Master, these are life-saving money for the victims. The victims are safe, Shandong is here, and the courtiers must not reach out. Just this time, I beg you, don't be greedy, okay.
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Hu Xi's face turned red and he knelt on the ground: "I promise, Shandong will be as stable as Mount Tai!"
"Okay! I will hand over Shandong to the Tutor!"
"But the ugly rumors are ahead. People from Dongchang, Jinyiwei, and Tiqi will secretly investigate."
"Once I know that someone has tampered with this money, it will cause the victims to rebel and make Shandong unstable!"
"Taifu, when the time comes! I will definitely kill and bleed like a river! When the time comes, you must not stop me! When the time comes, I will kill anyone who stops me!"
"I will also issue an imperial edict to Yu Qian. If anyone touches this money, I will let the Beijing camp directly station in Shandong and kill the Shandong officialdom and bleed into rivers! If it breaks the sky, I will take care of it!" p>
Zhu Qiyu’s eyes are as bright as a knife.
Hu Xi slowly knelt on the ground: "If someone digs up the roots of Ming Dynasty, I will be the first to let him go!"
"Okay!"
Zhu Qiyu opened his hand: "I and Taifu, high-five each other as an oath!"
Hu Bi stood up tremblingly and struck three palms with the emperor as an oath.
But I felt an inexplicable chill in my heart, feeling as if I was being plotted by the emperor.
The affairs of the courtiers should be under the control of the cabinet. As a minister of the Ministry of official affairs, why am I messing around?
But I also understand one thing: the emperor’s first attempt to regain his imperial power will be in Shandong!
Finish talking about the disaster.
"Old Master, my heart never falls to the ground every day." Zhu Qiyu smiled bitterly and sat slumped on the soft couch.
"Your Majesty, please sleep peacefully, no one can shake you!" Hu Xi knew what Zhu Qiyu was talking about.
"Xu Bin said just now that the Emperor is planning a conspiracy. I suspect it is related to this matter." Zhu Qiyu's eyes turned cold.
Hu Hui's expression changed slightly: "Your Majesty, we must not let any extraneous problems arise! Chen Xungang died, and the court is unstable. Your Majesty should focus on stabilizing the imperial court, and we must not let any extraneous troubles arise!"
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"The Tutor is right, I have castrated Xu Bin and sent him to serve the Emperor."
Hu Xi felt a chill down her face inexplicably. From a family of officials to a family of eunuchs, the difference was as big as a word. I would like to offer a stick of incense in silence for Xu Bin.
"I also know the priorities, but the Supreme Emperor is causing trouble for me."
"The five words Chen Xunlin wrote before he died, the more I think about them, the more terrifying they become."
"The Supreme Emperor in Nangong can control assassinations and control the court. Zhang Fu, who has left the capital, can make Chen Xun work for him. It's terrible, Taifu! I really can't sleep, I don't dare to sleep!"
Zhu Qiyu looked at Hu Hui.
Hu Hui understood that the emperor wanted him to support the emperor unequivocally, rather than just follow the wind and waver between the current emperor and the emperor.
"Master, the imperial doctor said that I am in good health and can have children!" Zhu Qiyu gave him a reassurance.
Hu Hui's face changed slightly. The emperor was telling him that he would not die and could still give birth to a son, so as to reassure him!
But is there really a good end to serving a monarch like Taizong?
Slowly, he knelt on the ground: "Old minister, I thank you for your attention. I am willing to go through fire and water for your majesty!"
Hu Bi had no choice. For the sake of the emperor's words, he could either stand with the emperor with a clear-cut stand, or become the emperor's enemy.
"Master, please get up quickly!" Zhu Qiyu laughed and quickly helped Hu Xi up.
"Your Majesty, if you don't kill Chen Xun, the Emperor will have nothing to worry about." Hu Hui sighed.
That's right, Zhang Fu treated Chen Xun like a monkey.
Chen Xun will definitely take revenge, and he will take revenge extremely violently. The one who will suffer at that time will be the Supreme Emperor.
"Old Master, what's the use of telling a dead person?" Zhu Qiyu sneered, if you didn't kill Chen Xun, would you talk to me like this?
Am I not your mascot in a cage?
If I really want to deal with the Supreme Emperor, will I have no means?
Hu Xi is warning me not to kill people casually anymore. Killing courtiers without permission has advantages, but the disadvantages are also huge.
The emperor should be the protector of the rules, not the victim of the rules, because the biggest beneficiary of the Ming Dynasty rules is the emperor.
Therefore, Hu Hu hopes that the emperor will obey the rules honestly in the future.
"Your Majesty, what the court needs now is stability."
"I understand."
Send Hu Xi away.
Zhu Qiyu stretched himself, ate something, and drank some porridge. He was full of greed.
Without the mountain of Chen Xun, the crisis is temporarily lifted.
It’s time to recruit cooks into the palace to prepare a table of delicious food for me and have a good meal.
No, no money!
Zhu Qiyu slapped his forehead and must find a way to make money.
"Your Majesty, Eunuch Zhang is here."
Zhu Qiyu asked Zhang Yong to come in. He was walking in the palace and was a little used to the smell of blood. People were really forced out.
Zhang Yong came in to salute and said with tears in his eyes: "I have made the emperor suffer."
"Why have I suffered? Today I killed Chen Xun and I feel happy. It won't take long before I will be the real emperor!"
Zhu Qiyu asked him to get up: "Isn't it hard to live in the Supervisor of Ceremonies?"
"It's okay."
Zhang Yong, the eunuch of the palm seal, literally means palm seal. Don't talk, he is responsible for sealing.
"Hahaha, look at your bitter face. It won't be long before you, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, have the final say!" Zhu Qiyu laughed.
Zhang Yong complimented a few words and said with some concern: "Your Majesty, this slave has an illusion and doesn't know whether to talk about it or not."
"Tell me, is there anything you can't tell me?"
"During the time when I was the Supervisor of Ceremonies, my servants had the misconception that even if you killed all the eunuchs of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, this Supervisor of Ceremonies would still be a lackey of the cabinet." Zhang Yongdao.
Zhu Qiyu was surprised.
"Your Majesty, this is just the feeling of a slave."
"What do you mean: the Chief of Ceremonies is a vassal of the cabinet?"
Zhang Yong nodded.
"Just continue to observe carefully, Zhang Yong, you must be prepared at any time to completely take over the Supervisor of Ceremonies and hold the power of the Supervisor of Ceremonies in your own hands. Can you do this?" Zhu Qiyu stared at him.
"This slave will live up to the sacred mandate!" Zhang Yong knelt on the ground.
"Get up and tell me, what did I gain by killing Chen Xun?" Zhu Qiyu was testing him.
"Report to the Emperor."
Zhang Yong said slowly: "Your Majesty killed Chen Xun and put his hand into the cabinet. You appointed Lin Cong as the chief minister of the cabinet, changed the distribution of power in the cabinet, and allowed Xue Xuan to join the cabinet and interfere with the staff. This is tantamount to using the cabinet and the
The official position in the Ministry of Civil Affairs will attract courtiers to serve you."
"Chen Xun's power as prime minister and assistant has returned to your hands."
"And you reused the General Affairs Department and established the Military Aircraft Department, holding the imperial power in your hands."
"What you need now is time to cultivate enough party members and put them in. The court will be in your hands, and you will have complete control of the imperial power!"
Zhu Qiyu glanced at Zhang Yong in surprise: "Zhang Yong has made progress!"
"I dare not accept the emperor's praise."
Zhang Yong scratched his hair in embarrassment and hesitated: "Actually, these are not what I thought of. I promoted a young eunuch and he gave me the idea."
"Oh? What's your name? Did you bring it?" Zhu Qiyu became interested.
"Waiting outside, this servant wants the emperor to take control of his eyes." There is no doubt about Zhang Yong's loyalty to Zhu Qiyu.
He did not dare to directly reuse the young eunuch and had to seek the emperor's consent.
"Xuan come in."
Soon, a very young eunuch knelt on the ground: "My slave Liang Fang, please give me the most sincere greetings!"
Liang Fang?
It turned out to be him.
"Did you suggest Zhang Yong?" Zhu Qiyu asked him.
"I don't dare to mention my godfather. I just said a few random words. It was all my godfather's idea!"
Liang Fang didn't dare to take credit, and even called her a more affectionate name, "godfather" instead of "Da Xun".
Zhu Qiyu was delighted: "I know how to curry favor. How old are you, Zhang Yong, to accept your godson?"
"I don't dare to deceive the emperor. When I accept my godson, I accept my godson. If the emperor is not satisfied, I will expel him from the house!" Zhang Yong knelt on the ground and answered honestly.
"Everyone, get up. Just take it." Zhu Qiyu said calmly.
Zhang Yongsuan understood the emperor's temper. The emperor was not afraid of embezzlement by the eunuchs around him, but he had to report anything. He had to tell the emperor everything! This was the emperor's desire for control!
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhang Yong and Liang Fang stood up.
"Liang Fang, tell me, what will be the harm if I kill Chen Xun?" Zhu Qiyu asked again.
"I dare not say that," Liang Fang knelt down tremblingly.
"Say, I will pardon your innocence."
Liang Fangcai said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid you will never win the hearts of civil servants."
"Huh?" Zhu Qiyu was stunned.
Liang Fang was so frightened that she fell to the ground. Zhu Qiyu asked him to continue.
Liang Fang means that Chen Xun is just the leader promoted by civil servants. If Chen Xun is killed, Zhang Xun and Wang Xun will be killed endlessly.
"Then do you have a solution?" Zhu Qiyu became interested. This is a far-sighted eunuch, no wonder he will be notorious for thousands of years.
"How dare I, a slave, overstep the emperor's authority..."
"Just say what you say. If you miss this opportunity, you will never get ahead." Zhu Qiyu didn't want to hear nonsense.
Liang Fang gritted her teeth and said, "I thought I would start with the imperial examination!"
This guy is so cruel!
Digging directly into the roots of scholars!
What he means is that if the current courtiers don't want to be dogs, they should simply kill them all and recruit a new group of people who are willing to be dogs to serve as officials in the central government.
Then reform the imperial examination and use the imperial examination to capture the indifference of civil servants.
The court naturally obeyed the emperor, because those who disobeyed were turned into ashes. Officials who entered the officialdom through the imperial examination also had the consciousness of being like dogs, and naturally they would not be very resistant.
"Is this what you think?" Zhu Qiyu raised his eyelids and looked at the young eunuch seriously.
He looks more handsome, speaks with a male duck voice, and is still childish, but his mouth is full of poisonous tricks, so he is worth cultivating.
Liang Fang kowtowed respectfully: "This is what I thought of you."
"Where did you serve before?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"This servant was born in the inner study hall. Later, because he offended someone, he did rough work in the Royal Horse Prison." Liang Fang's eyes were nervous, and he knew that the emperor was going to reuse him.
"I'm from a good background in Nei Shu Tang. I know some literary skills, so I'll serve Zhang Yong. I'll join him as a ceremonial supervisor, handle some documents, and increase his knowledge." Zhu Qiyu said calmly.
"My slave, thank you for your promotion!" Liang Fang was extremely excited.
Become a Supervisor of Ceremonies and reach heaven in one step.
"Okay, step back." Zhu Qiyu also wanted to observe Liang Fang. Who does he belong to? Can he be used?
After sending Liang Fang away, Zhu Qiyu looked at Zhang Yong: "Is he reliable?"
"The slave is still observing, but it should be reliable. When the slave saw him, he was doing rough work in the Royal Horse Prison, and no one wanted to see him." Zhang Yong reported back.
"Open your eyes wide and look slowly, don't let dirty things get in."
Zhu Qiyu glanced at Feng Xiao and others again: "Especially those who come from the Neishu Hall will be scrutinized in detail. Remember?"
Because the eunuchs were preached in the inner study hall and the eunuchs were taught by civil servants, Zhu Qiyu was worried that those eunuchs who studied in the inner study hall would be easily bribed by civil servants.
"My slave obeys the order!" Zhang Yong knelt down and worshiped.
"If there are available eunuchs in the ceremonial department, you can keep them. Choose some trustworthy eunuchs in the palace and fill them in as ceremonial supervisors. Don't be afraid that your subordinates will do wrong things. Loyalty is the most important thing."
Zhu Qiyu reminded Zhang Yong: "Also, recruit more think tanks and don't listen to one person."
"You are loyal and honest, which is your advantage, but you are not ruthless enough and do things in a sloppy manner."
"So, I entrust you with the Chief Ceremony, and if you do one thing, be steady and make no mistakes, it will be a great achievement!"
"I understand!" Zhang Yong kowtows.
"Zhang Yong, help me pay attention to one thing."
"How did Chen Xun control the Shandong disaster?"
"There is nothing simple behind the Shandong disaster. I don't know how many people were involved. I guess it is a shocking case."
"Observe slowly, don't act rashly, and don't reveal my words to anyone. I only believe you!"
"This matter is of great importance and can only be investigated secretly. It must not be made public. Just pretend that nothing has happened. Do you understand?"
Zhu Qiyu didn't dare to investigate at all, or in other words, he didn't dare to investigate blatantly.
In the court, controlling the Shandong disaster cannot be done by one or two people. How many groups must be behind it?
But if I don’t find out, how can I clean up the court?
"My slave obeys the order!" Zhang Yong remembered it in his heart.
After sending Zhang Yong away, Zhu Qiyu let out a breath and asked again: "Is there any news about Shu Liang?"
"Replying to your Majesty, I don't have any at the moment."
Zhu Qiyu breathed a sigh of relief and paced back and forth in the hall.
"Your Majesty, Chengqian Palace sent someone to ask if your Majesty is going to rest?" Qin Chang reported.
"Let the noble concubine come to Qinzheng Palace...forget it, let's go to Chengqian Palace."
Zhu Qiyu exhaled, Qinzheng Palace is too murderous, and the imperial concubine does not like it.
Taking the royal chariot on the way to Chengqian Palace: "Where is Xu Gan?"
"Back to your Majesty, Eunuch Xu has gone to Nangong."
It turns out that I went to give the Supreme Emperor a surprise.
Zhu Qiyu closed his eyes. Zhang Fu, who had left Beijing, was still able to make trouble in Beijing. Where were his gang members hiding?
Why did Chen Xun harbor Wang Ao and other prisoners’ families? Is there any benefit?
Did Li Ku's treasure be stolen by Chen Xun or Zhang Fu?
"Did Lu Zhong send you any memorials?" Zhu Qiyu asked again.
"Replying to your Majesty, I don't have any at the moment."
Zhu Qiyu pondered for a long time, then the royal chariot entered Chengqian Palace and suddenly said: "Tomorrow King Xuan will come back to see you."
He decided to take the initiative, starting with the General Affairs Department.
Entered Chengqian Palace.
Concubine Tang prepared water for the emperor to bathe.
Just as he was about to go to bed, Feng Xiao's voice came from outside the door: "Your Majesty, Wang Yue, the censor of Shandong Road, has arrived outside the palace gate and said that he has something important to report!"
"Wang Yue is back?"
Zhu Qiyu sat up and asked: "Why did you enter the palace in the middle of the night?"
"It is said to be related to the Shandong disaster!"
"Open the palace door and wait for me at the Qinzheng Palace!" Zhu Qiyu was completely sleepless and was worried about Shandong. Someone familiar with Shandong is back!
"Your Majesty, you must take care of the dragon body." Tang Guifei's face was full of worry.
"My beloved concubine Wuyou, I'm paying attention. Wang Yue must know something when he comes back from Shandong, otherwise he wouldn't be knocking on the palace door late at night. He is a measured person, and there must be something big going on."
Zhu Qiyu patted her hand and saw that her face was full of sorrow, so he quickly comforted her: "Okay, give me an hour, half an hour, and I will be back! Just go to bed and never deal with political affairs again, okay?"
"Your Majesty, stop running back and forth. I am going to the Qinzheng Hall to serve your Majesty." Concubine Tang also put on her clothes and changed Zhu Qiyu's clothes.
"My concubine is tired." Zhu Qiyu patted her shoulder.
The royal chariot entered Qianqing Palace and stopped in front of Qinzheng Palace.
Wang Yue knelt on the ground and respectfully greeted the Holy Father.
"I'm safe!"
Zhu Qiyu entered the palace, followed by Wang Yue.
He is not tall, but his face is tight, giving people a very stern feeling, his eyes are extremely sharp, his back is straight and meticulous.
"Wang Yue, what do you want to report?" Zhu Qiyu couldn't wait.
"Your Majesty, please be patient and listen to what I have to say in detail."
Wang Yue started talking about Jingtai’s entry into Shandong in the seventh year.
It ended with his arrival in the capital. The words were concise and concise, but he described to Zhu Qiyu the true scene of Shandong in the past year.
It’s shocking to say.
"What did you say? When you entered Beijing, you were assassinated?" Zhu Qiyu's eyes were as cold as ice.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, yes, I was assassinated not long after I left Shandong, twice in total, the first time in the inn and the second time on the road!"
Wang Yue pointed to his leg: "The second time, I was on a horse, and the thieves shot me with a crossbow. When I was trying to avoid it, I fell off the horse and hit my leg."
But Zhu Qiyu really didn't notice that there was anything abnormal about his legs.
"I'm just pretending." Wang Yue didn't dare to disobey the emperor and didn't dare to hurt the emperor.
"My dear, there is no imperial doctor in the palace, so I can't ask the imperial doctor to treat your injury. Moreover, due to the great disaster in Shandong, I have no money and I really can't come up with a reward, so I will reward you with this jade pendant! This is my personal gift.
My dear, if you are in trouble, you can hold this jade pendant and enter the palace overnight!"
Zhu Qiyu took off the jade pendant he was wearing and handed it to Wang Yue.
"How dare I accept this?" Wang Yue knelt on the ground, surprised and happy.
"My dear, you have an injury on your leg, please don't kneel down."
Zhu Qiyu wants to win over Wang Yue.
He helped Wang Yue and asked him to sit down.
"Your Majesty's love makes me burst into tears of gratitude!" Wang Yue shed tears.
"I plan to sell the imperial store and send all the money and food raised to Shandong. I hope the victims in Shandong can survive this time."
Wang Yue was even more moved. He had already presented the memorials on tooth decay and house collapse more than once.
But he didn't expect that the emperor would take out the imperial store to give to the victims in times of crisis.
"Love you!"
"But I'm worried. I'm worried that someone will try to take advantage of this money. I'm worried that this money won't reach the hands of the victims!"
"You are a pillar of talent and have experienced the place for a long time. You should understand that if the victims of the disaster cannot have food to eat, they will rise up. The victims, refugees, and rebels will all make trouble in Shandong. The trouble will never end. I am afraid it will become another Huguang.
Ah."
"Now there is a war in Xuanzhen and a rebellion in Huguang. The world can no longer bear the torment, and the Ming Dynasty cannot stand the torment either."
Seeing that Wang Yue was about to speak, Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "My dear, you are from Shandong and you know Shandong very well, so I want you to supervise and promote you to be the right deputy governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. For me, for
The court supervises the distribution of disaster relief funds."
"Wang Yue, can I trust you?"
Being stared at by the emperor's scorching eyes, Wang Yue knelt on the ground: "My heart is worthy of heaven and earth! Your Majesty has entrusted me with the heavy responsibility, and I will go through fire and water to repay Your Majesty's kindness!"
"Okay!"
Zhu Qiyu helped him up: "I originally planned to keep you in the capital, but now Shandong is even more chaotic. If Shandong is safe, the world will be safe. I will leave Shandong to you!"
"I know that if you go to Shandong, someone will definitely throw dirty water on you, slander you, and slander your family! But don't be afraid! I will support you!"
"My edict has been issued. Anyone who touches my money will be punished by the nine tribes!"
"The same goes for you. You are the person I sent. I will kill anyone who touches you!"
"Remember, I am behind you!"
"As long as you do good to the victims and stabilize Shandong, I will support you!"
Wang Yue was so grateful that he wanted to bow down again.
He worked tirelessly and was just waiting for this day.
The emperor is different from what the rumors say. The emperor really wants to do things!
He doesn't know much about the struggle in the court, and I'm afraid he doesn't have time to understand it now.
"Your Majesty, I thank you for your kindness!" Wang Yue knelt on the ground.
"No need to thank me yet, I haven't finished speaking yet!"
"The situation you mentioned is indeed shocking. I believe it, but I can't move. Do you understand?"
Zhu Qiyu sighed and burned the memorial handed over by Wang Yue: "The disaster in Shandong is so bad that I don't have time to deal with these trivial matters."
"But it is definitely not indulgence. If these people do anything to deal with the disaster!"
"I will settle the old and new accounts together, double them!"
"Wang Yue, I leave Shandong to you!"
Zhu Qiyu grabbed his hand!
As soon as Wang Yue entered Beijing, he was about to leave.
I am afraid that the only person in the court who is familiar with Shandong and is trustworthy is Wang Yue.
Judging from the memorial submitted by Wang Yue, it can be said that Shandong's officialdom is already rotten, but for the time being, we must endure it and deal with the disaster well before talking about anything else.
"I will definitely live up to your majesty's trust!" Wang Yue knelt on the ground.
"I give you the Emperor's Sword and give you the power of expediency!"
Wang Yue's eyes widened, this is not an imperial envoy!
The emperor gave him the Emperor's Sword and gave him the power of expediency, which meant that he could kill Shandong officials at will!
But he is not the emperor’s man!
Why does the emperor trust him so much?
"Wang Yue, you are not the only one who is patrolling Shandong. I will also send the censor from the capital, the patrol envoy, Dongchang, Jinyiwei and Tiqi people to conduct unannounced inspections."
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were sharp: "I hope you can stick to your heart and never have any thoughts that you shouldn't have!"
"I don't dare!"
Wang Yue breathed a sigh of relief.
If the emperor really gave him such great power, I'm afraid it would be a disaster rather than a blessing.
"Tomorrow you will write another memorial and submit it to the cabinet."
When Zhu Qiyu takes back the imperial power, he must play within the framework of rules. If everything goes beyond the cabinet, his lackeys Lin Cong and Wang Wen will also have second thoughts.
"I accept the decree!"
After Wang Yue thanked him, he knelt down and left Qinzheng Hall.
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were dark, Shandong was really in bad shape, ten times and a hundred times worse than imagined, and the Kong family was no longer the Tu emperor!
Are you still using the Yuan Dynasty era name to mark the year? Haha!
I really miss the previous dynasty. It seems that my Ming Dynasty is not lucky enough to bear this Beikong! You should go to the grassland and kneel down to worship your Yuan Emperor, first?
He died first, so you should follow him!
Living in the world, if you are not loyal to the Ming Dynasty, will you be loyal to the Yuan Dynasty?