Zhu Youjian was lying on the bed in a daze, meditating. Sun Liang's arrival today and the things he said really shocked him.
Is the imperial brother really a tyrant similar to King Zhou and Emperor Yang of Sui?
Although he couldn't believe it, judging from the current situation, it was indeed what Sun Liang said.
Favoring treacherous ministers and eunuchs, allowing them to do whatever they want and control the government.
The loyal and virtuous minister was framed and could not make any changes.
There is a powerful enemy like Jiannu outside the Pass, and the court cannot pacify it. Isn't this a sign that the country is on the verge of subjugation?
In order to confirm what Sun Liang said and to clear up the doubts in his heart, he asked his wife.
Zhou comes from the folk and is an ordinary citizen. She must know more and more truthfully.
"Your Highness, Sun Zhengzheng's statement is indeed true. The people are extremely poor and cannot afford food and clothing. The court's taxes are extremely heavy and the people cannot bear them at all."
"But what he said is not entirely correct. The imperial court did not ignore it. Many places have allocated funds for disaster relief."
"As for the capital court, I don't know what's going on."
Hearing this, Zhu Youjian breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the situation was not as serious as he thought.
"Princess, I have something that I can't decide on. Can you help me analyze it?"
Zhou smiled slightly and said:
"Of course it's okay. I and Your Highness are husband and wife, and everything can be discussed."
Zhu Youjian did not say it immediately, but thought for a while, obviously struggling in his heart.
After a long while, Zhu Youjian said:
"Today, President Sun said that he wants me to think of a way to stay in the capital for a longer period of time, find a good opportunity, and advise the emperor to stop favoring those treacherous ministers and factory guards. Do you think it is feasible?"
"Your Highness is worried about national affairs and thinks about the common people in the world. It is naturally a good thing, but I cannot agree with Your Highness to do this."
"Why?"
Zhu Youxiao asked in confusion.
"Didn't His Highness tell me last time that the vassal clan should not discuss and participate in state affairs?"
"If Your Highness goes, wouldn't it violate the ancestral system?"
"And His Majesty will be even more disgusted with His Highness. Has His Highness forgotten that he was grounded before?"
Zhu Youjian didn't know this, but he was unwilling and wanted to do something, so this was also the reason for his struggle.
Finally, under Zhou's persuasion, Zhu Youjian could only give up Sun Liang's suggestion and stop thinking about it.
Little did he know that what the two of them said tonight was clearly heard by the guards outside the door.
The two guards were not fools. Although they didn't know what Sun Liang and Prince Guang said in the garden today, it was definitely not a good thing.
Therefore, the two of them put their minds together and decided to eavesdrop tonight to see what they could discover, and they got an unexpected harvest.
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"Are you telling the truth? If you are lying here just to claim credit, I will deal with you first without Your Majesty's order."
Ma Xianglin couldn't believe it when he heard the two men's reports.
After all, this is too crazy. The officials actually started to hook up with the feudal king and were still plotting something. It was really shocking.
"Don't worry, general. We both risk our lives, but even if you tell a lie, you will die."
Seeing that the two of them had taken a poisonous oath, Ma Xianglin quickly accepted this outrageous fact.
Although it was already late at night, he felt that such an important matter must be known to His Majesty as early as possible, so he quickly came to the gate of the palace and asked for an audience.
It happened that Zhu Youxiao was still awake at this time, and he was correcting the new examination papers submitted by Song Yingxing and Xu Guangqi.
It has to be said that a big cow is a big cow. He just briefly described the subject type and they can understand what he meant.
Looking at these new questions, Zhu Youxiao felt that they were reasonable and in line with his own ideas, so he decided to use them.
"Long live Lord, Ma Xianglin is here. He said that he has something important to report to Long live Lord."
Zhu Youxiao didn't think much at all and waved his hand to indicate approval.
Ma Xianglin was also a straight-tempered person. After performing the worship ceremony, he immediately told the situation reported to him by the guards.
There was no scruple at all, and there was no hesitation because Prince Guang was His Majesty's younger brother.
Zhu Youxiao was very surprised when he heard this. How crazy are these people?
Zhu Chunchen hooked up with them, and he knew it.
But I didn't expect that these civil servants' plans were getting bigger and bigger. They were no longer satisfied with winning over the nobles, but also wanted to win over the vassals to join their camp.
And he actually dared to meet the court officials secretly behind his back?
Although he was very incomprehensible and dissatisfied with the behavior of his cheap brother, Zhu Youxiao still held back his anger.
"I understand. The person who told you, take good care of my brother. As long as he does not cross the line, leave him alone."
"Once he crosses the line, stop him immediately. After a few days, he leaves the capital and goes to Guangzhou, and that's it."
"I am stupid and don't know what crossing the line is."
Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and said:
"As long as he doesn't get involved in state affairs and meets some people he shouldn't meet, it doesn't count as crossing the line."
After receiving the clear order, Ma Xianglin quickly withdrew.
Zhu Youxiao's face looked a little ugly.
Don’t you still understand what he means?
I don't know if this Zhu Youjian is pretending to be stupid or really stupid, but he actually wants to stay in the capital.
And it was still under the advice of those civil servants?
He could guess what the civil servants wanted to do without investigating.
But this stupid young man really doesn't know what he wants to do.
"What's happened to Zhu Chunchen and the others recently? Is there anything new?"
The civil servants were planning a big event and preparing to play a big game of chess, and Zhu Youxiao was not idle either.
He is also setting up a big net, preparing to catch all those who disobey him and have bad intentions.
This time we will definitely clean up the capital.
"There are no new discoveries. Neither Jinyiwei nor Dongchang reported anything new. My spies also said that he has not been out for several days."
Zhu Youxiao felt a little strange, but he couldn't explain it.
After all, there are already three secret service agencies monitoring him, which is more than enough to deal with the loser Zhu Chunchen.
The only thing that worried him was the civil officials who wanted to talk about the conspiracy and conspiracy among themselves.
I have to admit that they have reached a state where they can't even see their taillights.
But it is obviously impossible to fall into the water. I wonder what other tricks they have up their sleeves.
If he didn't have his own army, he wouldn't have the confidence to break up with them.
Although he had attached great importance to it, he still underestimated the determination and true strength of the civil servants and gentry.