Chapter 75 Use this to test the emperor? (Happy New Year to everyone)
Chapter 75: Use this to test the emperor? (Happy New Year to everyone)
The Qianqing Palace is brightly lit at night.
The burned remains of the Sun Jingmen are still there, and the missing corner makes the atmosphere in the Emperor's Palace particularly tense tonight.
None of the eunuchs who kept watch at night dared to ignore him anymore.
They are the people who Zhang Zuo, Maifu and other Daxuan consider trustworthy after today's "big investigation" in the palace, but they are also the ones who feel the most sympathies with today's "trouble and bloodshed" in the palace.
Zhu Houcong knew that after his words, how many people in the palace would experience a "tragic" day today.
But sitting in this position, these are inevitable.
That fire also chilled Zhu Houcong's heart.
Zhu Houcong, who had already made up his mind to listen to politics and listen to lectures and advice, was not in a hurry, so how could he abandon the royal way and use the trick of raising fire by himself to achieve his goal?
Now that the Sun Jing Sect is on fire, Zhu Houcong feels for the first time the dangers surrounding the throne.
For the sake of power and life, it is indeed a test of human nature for the emperor to restrain his suspicion. The mature Zhu Houcong realized that Zhang Yong was still able to command, so he was able to calm down first.
But Zhu Houcong couldn't care less about the fact that the fate of many eunuchs and maids would change after today.
Now these two lists are waiting for his disposal.
It is inappropriate to build a palace right after he ascends the throne. There must be some wronged people in this large-scale investigation.
The other list is even more critical.
As for the fifty-four people who were selected by Empress Dowager Zhang, and it is certain that the emperor will definitely select the queen and concubine from among them, the palace is so big that they can all accommodate them.
"As for the people in the Renshou Palace." Zhu Houcong smiled, "I was originally a filial piety person, and now I am still presiding over the funeral ceremony of the emperor's brother. Yuan Jinsheng and others in the Renshou Palace actually started to pre-select ladies for me. The name disturbs the people and ruins my reputation. Zhang Zuo, after the banquet tomorrow, you go to the cabinet to talk about this matter, and give the list to the cabinet ministers so that they can check whether it is true."
Zhu Houcong burst into laughter: "I am only fifteen years old. Qingping, did your mother arrange tasks for you and prepare many ways to make my heirs prosperous?"
In the distant future, every young person will have famous teachers all over the world, and all of them will specialize in this field with both virtue and skill.
He is not soft-hearted, but understands what the throne means.
When it comes to Renshou Palace, this is to let foreign ministers be the evildoers.
The empire's storms have actually never stopped.
Zhu Houcong looked at these two lists.
"Yes." Zhang Zuo took the list cautiously.
"Are they all confessions? Is there any evidence?"
They just don't know it yet, but the emperor knows a lot.
Women who were chosen by the Queen Mother to try to surround the new king, women who were feared by the Emperor and who had a secret "agreement" with the Queen Mother, women who would have been almost impossible to be possessed by ordinary people due to their beauty and conditions, and now scholars or dignitaries with great prospects. Will you still touch these women?
What kind of beautiful girl can't be found in such a family?
Zhu Houcong turned and looked at her.
Zhu Houcong was waiting to see the day when Zhu Qingping took out a small comic book and saw the secret treasure teaching this and that with a red face.
Zhu Houcong understood it after thinking about it for a while.
Zhu Qingping thought about the wording, and then said: "After all, it was pre-selected in advance, and it was done by the Queen Mother. If they want to find a husband, whether it is a scholar or a noble family, who will not consider your future?
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Zhu Qingping hesitated for a moment, and before Zhu Houcong was about to take a rest, he said: "Your Majesty, you will be the one to choose the queen and concubine in next year's draft. Since Renshou Palace has done this, I am afraid that all the ladies in the pre-selection will be the best choice.
, Only then can we be sure of the future. Empress Dowager Zhang has lost her claws, and the names of these fifty-four gentlemen have been linked to Your Majesty..."
Zhang Yong lowered his head: "I can't guarantee that I will not be wronged, but I will never torture them to extract confessions. Your Majesty can send people to see the situation of these people."
It is said that whether the emperor or the concubine, there are people who carry out enlightenment education. Zhu Qingping may have been assigned such an "important task" by Chiang.
Around the throne, because of the emperor, every dispute and every decision falls on a specific person, which is like a mountain.
Zhu Qingping suddenly blushed: "...No... I am talking too much. Your Majesty, you can judge this matter..."
"This slave takes the order."
"Get up." Zhu Houcong remembered the fire last night and sighed. "The Forbidden Palace is dangerous and not everyone is willing to come in. But I remember that even if I am not selected to be sent to the palace, I will give gifts to Shu after she returns home.
People are also sought after by everyone. Now these fifty-four families, two capitals and thirteen provinces are worried that they will have problems in the coming year and they will not be sent to the palace. How can their names be cleared and misunderstood by me?"
Zhu Houcong was silent.
Zhu Houcong nodded: "It's normal. How many of these people are likely to suffer injustice after being beaten?"
Wei Bin knelt there: "No letters were found, but there are some artifacts to pay tribute to. The slaves are incompetent, so we can only get the confession for the time being."
This case cannot be cross-examined by both internal and external parties with great fanfare.
When he first ascended to the throne, the emperor, who was still in mourning period, began to think about drafting girls. How debauched and unethical is that?
Just letting them stop here and investigate the foreign ministers, it can no longer be because of this matter, and they will not investigate.
"Let the foreign ministers check these fifty-four houses to see if there is indeed something wrong. If there is no connection, it is okay to still be selected into the palace. Anyway, it is my choice. There is no rush, no rush." Zhu Houhuan stayed.
He turned his back and walked into the room.
Zhu Qingping didn't know whether it was out of pity, or because she felt that Empress Dowager Zhang could no longer do harm, or because she felt that after all, she was selected thousands of miles away, so it was not a bad thing for the emperor. In addition, maybe they were all selected to be easy to give birth to.
After all, there is still hope for the successor of Emperor Zhengde.
Empress Dowager Zhang wanted to first control the list of ladies who would be selected into the palace through pre-selection and have the opportunity to become concubines or even queens. This was just a small matter for Zhu Houcong.
Zhu Qingping knelt down and said, "Your majesty, please forgive me for telling lies."
It's just that because of Zhu Houcong's original identity as the new king, the storm is stronger now.
Queen Mother Zhang may have no brains at all, but Zhu Houcong had long ago decided to endure it at least until Zhu Houzhao's funeral was completely over, and the twenty-seven months of mourning for Zhu Youqi were also completely over.
"Your Majesty, forgive me." Late at night, Wei Bin and the others finally came back. "After interrogation, there were 237 eunuchs and maids who could work in the palace. Their origins were unknown, and 43 of them were related to someone.
These foreign ministers are related. In addition, Yuan Jinsheng confessed a list. Under the orders of Renshou Palace, he has pre-selected 54 ladies in the two capitals and provinces to prepare for the selection of women to enter the palace next year..."
But one is related to Zhu Houcong's reform of the future top-level power structure and more money, and the other is related to his life and safety.
In the palace, having a suspicious identity or acting suspiciously is already a crime in itself.
Not only this, but also the Yangxin Palace, Sun Jing Gate, Qing Ning Palace... Once these projects started, the preparation of the required materials and the hard work of the craftsmen, there is no telling how many people will die as a result.
His expression became calmer and calmer, and Zhu Houcong calmly ordered: "Let these two hundred and thirty-seven people be released from the palace. I only need to know the foreign ministers involved. If you continue to explain, please keep your mouth shut."
Here you go, this matter is over."
No matter what, it is impossible for Queen Mother Zhang to have caring people like Yuan Jinsheng around her anymore.
In his opinion, is the emperor soft-hearted? Does he still care about so much at this moment?
Zhu Houcong looked at her embarrassed expression, because the gloom caused by being roasted by the fire last night had dissipated a lot.
How can the emperor's reputation be allowed to be ruined like this?
After the disposal was completed, Maifu and Huang Jin stayed in Qianqing Palace.
Most of the list of 237 people are for further investigation, but the forty-three people listed at the front have records of their tortuous relationships with foreign ministers.
Zhu Houcong was now a little curious as to what kind of beauties Yuan Jinsheng and the others had chosen to test His Majesty the Emperor.
Here comes the problem: they are all raw melons that are about 28 years old and not ripe yet.
After covering himself with a thin quilt, Zhu Houcong felt that Zhu Qingping's sister was more charming.
Let’s be more charming next year, and wish everyone a prosperous Rabbit.