What happened almost at the same time as Lu Wan and others were imprisoned was that the emperor summoned the princes, marquises, uncles, princes-in-law, ministers of ministries, ministers, officials, etc. who were in Beijing to Tongzhou.
He said that he wanted to discuss Prince Ning's crime.
Yang Tinghe was very cautious about this, and requested that only officials from the Ministry of Punishment and the Metropolitan Procuratorate be allowed to go with him. As for him, he would never go to Tongzhou to risk his own life. There was no guarantee that this was not a false edict issued by Jiang Bin on behalf of the emperor.
There has been no news from the emperor for many days, and no one knows the progress of Zhu Houzhao's condition. Yang Tinghe is very worried that Jiang Bin will follow Zhao Gao's example and be forced to become Li Si after going to Tongzhou.
But then Zhu Houzhao showed up in Tongzhou.
What he did... made the ministers of the DPRK dumbfounded.
He actually raped a civilian girl again.
It seems that Zhu Houzhao's condition is not serious, and he is even jumping more joyfully than before.
End of November.
The emperors, princes, and ministers agreed that Prince Ning would be found guilty of treason and that he would die. Ling Chi would report it to Zhu Houzhao.
Zhu Houzhao believed that the punishment was too severe, so he gave him a lighter sentence and sentenced him to death. He probably wanted to leave Zhu Chenhao's body intact.
On the sixth day of December, Zhu Chenhao, an untimely careerist, committed suicide in Tongzhou. His body was then set on fire. As for whether he died first and then burned, or was burned alive directly, no one knew
You know, maybe some people were afraid that Prince Ning would bite someone before he died. This fire was very bizarre, and the final result was that Zhu Chenhao was directly burned to ashes.
A generation of traitorous kings passed away.
It was two days after the news reached the capital. When Zhu Hao told Lou Suzhen the news, Lou Suzhen had no expression on her face and did not even shed tears. Perhaps she had already guessed such a result.
Lou Suzhen has never supported her husband's rebellion, and there have been many disputes over this. Zhu Hao doesn't know what the relationship between the couple was like before King Ning raised his troops, but it seems that Lou Suzhen has accepted her fate now. After all, from the perspective of an outsider, she is now a dead person.
If you can't protect yourself, why do you have the right to feel sorry for others?
"People from the Lou family..."
Lou Suzhen was silent for a long time, her eyes a little more eager.
It was inevitable that Prince Ning's family would be exterminated, but the Lou family and Prince Ning were only related by marriage, and Lou Suzhen hoped that her natal family would be safe and sound.
Zhu Hao said: "For the time being, this matter has not implicated the Lou family, but there is no guarantee that the case will not be expanded in the coming year... Madam, please rest assured, His Majesty's condition is getting worse, and I'm afraid there is not much time left."
Only Zhu Houzhao cared so much about tracing the details of Prince Ning's rebellion, or rather the people around the emperor, and Jiang Bin wanted to make a big fuss out of this matter.
When the emperor dies and a branch of the royal family ascends to the throne, the case of Prince Ning's rebellion will become a minor matter and nothing.
"But I heard that Your Majesty is fine in Tongzhou and still goes to and from the market..." Lou Suzhen said.
Zhu Hao smiled and shook his head: "Even a person like Madam who lives in a residential area can get the news from the public. How credible is it? If His Majesty is fine now, why would this kind of news spread like wildfire?"
Lou Suzhen asked doubtfully: "Master, are you saying that someone deliberately spread the news to make the world think that His Majesty is in good health?"
"Um."
Zhu Hao nodded.
The people who are most afraid that something will happen to the emperor, or that others think something will happen to the emperor, are Jiang Bin, Zhang Zhong and other sycophants around the emperor. They relied on the emperor's favor to achieve their current status and wealth. If the emperor disappears,
Their end will also come.
There had been rumors before that something might happen to the emperor during his southern tour, so they came up with "self-proof" and asked the "emperor" to go to the people to rob people's girls, and deliberately spread the news.
In their opinion, the reputation of the emperor is not important. Anyway, the current emperor of righteousness is already notorious. He may also use some unsavory things to make the world think that this is the emperor who is fooling around. Who dares to think that someone is actually pretending to be this emperor?
In the name of the emperor, how about going out to cause trouble and throw dirty water on the emperor?
"My condolences, madam. If you need some sacrificial items, just tell the people around you and they will help you prepare them." Zhu Hao said.
"No need!"
Lou Suzhen shook her head calmly.
Although she pretended to be calm, it was obvious that she still cared about Prince Ning, especially his children. When the two said goodbye, Zhu Hao could clearly see that the corners of her eyes were red and her eyes were filled with tears, but she deliberately concealed the sadness in her heart.
From Zhu Hao's point of view, Prince Ning has passed away, and you, Lou Suzhen, are lucky to be able to survive. What else can you do?
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Forbidden City, Renshou Palace.
From the end of winter to the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, Empress Dowager Zhang summoned Yang Tinghe three times in succession to inquire about her son's return to Beijing.
On the matter of letting the emperor return to the capital for rest, the position of the Empress Dowager Zhang was almost the same as that of the civil servants. She was afraid that Zhu Houzhao's illness would be used by the ministers around him who controlled the military to cause chaos in the country. The Empress Dowager Zhang hoped to go up and down through Yang Tinghe to persuade the emperor to return to the capital.
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Obviously Yang Tinghe didn't need Empress Dowager Zhang's reminder. He had already done so. The method he used was to ask the imperial doctor to prescribe strong medicine. It was really "strong medicine". Emperor, don't you feel your body is better? Let's use other means to prescribe medicine.
Let your body look bad, and then scare you to let you know that you have to rest in order to fully recover. Of course, our purpose is not to poison you, but to make you quit.
The emperor was asked to make a choice between the imperial physician and Jiang Bin and others.
If you believe the imperial doctor, go back to the capital. If you don't believe me, you can follow Jiang Bin to Xuanfu. Anyway, you have been living there for the past few years. It depends on whether you have the courage to bear all the consequences.
Zhu Houzhao is really afraid of death!
At such a young age, being an emperor was enjoying the pleasure, and he had not had enough fun in his life, so how could he be willing to die? Nothing else could hinder his nonsense, only his physical condition made him fearful. After the death of King Ning
Three days later, on the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Holy Emperor left for Beijing.
The journey from Tongzhou to the capital took nearly three days. On the afternoon of the 11th day of the twelfth lunar month, Shengjia and his entourage arrived in the capital and entered the city with great force that day.
In order to show that his condition was fine and to appease people's hearts, Zhu Houzhao gave up riding a chariot when he entered the city and instead rode a horse. With the flags fluttering, he was wearing a gold helmet and silver armor, majestic. Occasionally he galloped on horseback, attracting a large number of guards to rush to follow.
, with great momentum, gives the impression that he is very healthy and has no trouble.
Many people came to watch that day, but because the roads were blocked, most people could only watch from a distance. Zhu Hao also found a place to watch the grand occasion of the emperor entering the city. This was the first time he saw Zhu Houzhao himself, although it was only from a distance.
At a glance, it is basically certain that it must be the emperor himself.
"It seems that Your Majesty's condition is not serious."
Su Xigui and Zhu Hao went together. The two stood in front of a three-story window and saw Zhu Houzhao walking through the market with great vigor and vigor across the street.
Zhu Hao nodded in agreement with Su Xigui's words.
Judging from the current situation, the emperor's condition has not progressed to the point of death.
If he fell into the water and contracted the disease, he was probably infected with pneumonia. There is a lack of antibiotics these days, and pneumonia is already a very serious condition. There may also be recurring problems, but the root cause is heavy metal poisoning caused by Zhu Houzhao's long-term use of pills...
If Zhu Hao really wanted to help Zhu Houzhao, he would only need to send the plant antibiotics he made to the palace. Zhu Houzhao's pneumonia could be basically cured after about half a month of treatment, but his heavy metal poisoning could not be improved by Zhu Hao.
Zhu Hao had no intention of becoming a minister of the Zhengde Dynasty.
Will the next Jiang Bin be infamy for eternity?
Don't mention any abilities. He is as strong as Wang Qiong. Just because he was in the Zhengde Dynasty, he has been infamous for a long time. Human relations and things that are not in line with the orthodox civil servant values will be mercilessly criticized. Zhu Hao does not want to be tied to the nonsense emperor Zhu Houzhao.
At the same time, I don’t want to be stabbed in the spine after death.
Regardless of whether Zhu Houzhao is strong or not, with his nonsensical character, he is not suitable to be the king of a country, and he is not suitable to govern the country and ensure peace.
It was so noisy that Zhu Hao felt he couldn't contain it.
"My young master, do you still think... His Majesty's side... is not going to die... eh?" Su Xigui asked tentatively when he saw that Zhu Hao was looking at the Holy Driver and his entourage in the distance.
Zhu Hao nodded: "Of course, there will be results in a few months."
"oh."
Su Xigui smiled and said, "I hope everything goes as the young master said."
Now they are very familiar with each other. As long as they don't say something, they hint to each other, and they all know when the current emperor will die.
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The news of the emperor's return to Beijing reached Anlu around the 20th of the twelfth lunar month.
At this time, Tang Yin had returned to Anlu with Zhu Si and his entourage for two months.
Just as Zhu Hao predicted, after Tang Yin returned to Anlu, his power was almost completely emptied. Not only him, but also Zhang Zuo's Chengsi Division was completely suppressed by Yuan Zonggao's Changshi Division.
Now Princess Jiang only consulted Yuan Zonggao on all matters big and small. After Tang Yin returned to Anlu, he only had one chance to see Zhu Si. He did not go to teach him, but just discussed the storage of autumn grain.
"Brother Bohu, a lot of things have happened in the palace recently, why can't you be seen?"
Jiang Lun now receives more respect than Tang Yin.
Although Jiang Lun was not a long-time official, he was Princess Jiang's nominal brother. Now Princess Jiang believed in this brother in everything, but regarded Tang Yin as an outsider.
Tang Yin smiled and said: "I've been busy painting lately, and I don't have time to be distracted a lot of the time."
But I felt miserable in my heart.
In the past, he would have given up the job long ago.
I originally set my heart on the bright moon, but the bright moon in Prince Xing's Mansion would rather shine in the ditch and ignore me. This is a great insult to a celebrity. When did I, Tang Bohu, suffer from such a bird-like attitude?
Gone, gone!
This was his previous mentality.
But this time he remembered Zhu Hao's advice and knew that it was a troubled time now, or that he would encounter major events that would change the day in the coming spring. In addition, Zhu Hao left a bag of tips for him as a back-up, as well as advice from Lou Suzhen.
Encouragement... these things made him feel that even if he was left out in the cold for a year and a half, it was not unacceptable.
Jiang Lun said: "Brother Bohu, I heard that Your Majesty has returned to Beijing. There is secret news that His Majesty is seriously ill. It seems that he fell into the water and contracted the disease on his way back from the south to the north. All the imperial doctors in the palace have been transferred. Your Majesty has been keeping a low profile recently."
...After returning to the capital, there is no news about entering the Leopard Room, will it... really change?"
When Tang Yin heard these words, he couldn't help but feel excited: "Is the news reliable?"
"Of course it is reliable." Jiang Lun said, "I just want to ask you, if the sky really changes, will the real dragon... appear in our Prince Xing's Mansion?"