Jingming

Chapter 75 Test the emperor with this? (I wish you all a Happy New Year)
At night, the Qianqing Palace is brightly lit.

The burnt remains of the Rijing Sect were still there, and the missing corner made the atmosphere in the emperor's bedroom particularly tense tonight.

None of the eunuchs who were on guard at night dared to ignore him any more.

They are people who are considered credible by Zhang Zuo, Mai Fu and others after the "big investigation" in the palace today, but they also feel the most empathy for the "bloody storm" in the palace today.

Zhu Houcong knew how many people in the palace would experience a "tragic" day after he said a word.

But sitting in this position, these are inevitable.

That fire also cooled Zhu Houcong's heart.

Zhu Houcong, who has already made up his mind to listen to the government and listen to advice, is not in a hurry, so how could he abandon the kingly way and use the deceitful method of raising fire by himself to achieve his goal?
Now that the Japanese Jingmen is on fire, Zhu Houcong feels the danger surrounding the throne for the first time.

For the sake of power and life, the emperor wants to restrain his suspicion, which is really a test of human nature.Zhu Houcong, who is mature in mind, found that Zhang Yong was still able to command him like an arm, so he was able to calm down first.

But the fate of many eunuchs and court ladies will turn around after today, Zhu Houcong can't care about it anymore.

"Your Majesty, forgive me." In the middle of the night, Wei Bin and the others finally came back to report, "After interrogation, among the eunuchs and maids who can serve in the palace, there are a total of 230 seven whose origins are unknown, and 43 of them have relations with certain foreign ministers. .In addition, Yuan Jinsheng confessed a list. Under the order of Renshou Palace, he has pre-selected 54 ladies in the two capitals and other provinces, in order to prepare for the selection of women to enter the palace next year..."

Zhu Houcong looked at the two lists.

Empress Dowager Zhang wants to control the list of future candidates who will be selected into the palace through the pre-selection, and have the opportunity to become a concubine or even a queen. This is just a trivial matter for Zhu Houcong.

In addition, this list is even more critical.

Most of the list of 230 seven people is further investigation, but for the 43 people listed at the top, each of them has recorded their indirect relationship with foreign ministers.

"It's all confessions? Is there any evidence?"

Wei Bin knelt there: "No letters were found, but there are some artifacts to honor. The servants are incompetent, so we can only get the confession for the time being."

Zhu Houcong nodded: "It's normal. Among these people, how many are there who have been wronged after being tortured?"

Zhang Yong lowered his head: "I can't guarantee that there will be no grievances, but I will never torture them all to extract confessions. Your Majesty can send someone to see the situation of these people."

In his opinion, did the emperor soften his heart?Do you still care so much at this moment?

It is impossible for this case to be cross-examined from both inside and outside with great fanfare.

In the palace, having doubts about one's identity and behavior is already a crime in itself.

Zhu Houcong was silent.

Now these two lists are waiting for him to dispose of.

Not only this matter, Yangxin Palace, Rijingmen, Qingning Palace... When these projects started, the preparation of the required materials and the exhaustion of the craftsmen did not know how many people would die because of it.

He was not softening his heart, but realized what the throne meant.

Around the throne, because of the emperor, every dispute, every decision, falls on a specific person is a mountain.

It is inappropriate to build a palace right after ascending the throne, and there must be people who have been wronged in this big investigation.

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 safety.

The wind and rain of the empire has never stopped.

It's just that because of Zhu Houcong's original identity as the new king, the wind and rain are more intense at this moment.

His expression became more and more calm, and Zhu Houcong ordered lightly: "These 230 seven people, just let them go out of the palace. As long as I know about the foreign ministers involved, just keep your mouth shut. That's it, you stop here."

"The servants lead the order."

Just let them stop here and investigate foreign ministers, it can no longer be because of this matter, and they will not investigate.

"As for the people in Renshou Palace." Zhu Houcong smiled, "I was originally a filial piety, and I am still presiding over the funeral of the emperor's brother. Yuan Jinsheng and others in Renshou Palace have started to pre-select ladies for me. The number is a nuisance to the people and ruins my reputation. Zhang Zuo, after the banquet tomorrow, you go to the cabinet to talk about this matter, and give this list to the cabinet ministers, and let them check to see if it is true."

"Yes." Zhang Zuo took the list cautiously.

Involving Renshou Palace, this is to let foreign ministers be the villains.

No matter what, it is impossible for Queen Mother Zhang to be surrounded by caring people like Yuan Jinsheng.

How lewd and immoral would it be for the emperor, who had just become a great treasure and was still in mourning period, to start thinking about drafting girls?

How can the emperor's reputation be so corrupted?
After the disposal, Mai Fu and Huang Jin stayed in Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Qingping hesitated for a moment, and before Zhu Houcong was about to take a rest, he said, "Your Majesty, in the next year's draft, it will be up to you to select queens and concubines. Since Renshou Palace is doing this, I'm afraid that all the preliminaries will be the top picks." , so that we can be sure of the future. Empress Dowager Zhang has lost her minions, and these 54 gentlemen have already been connected with His Majesty by name..."

Zhu Houcong turned to look at her.

Zhu Qingping knelt down: "Your Majesty forgives the slave for lying."

"Get up." Thinking of the fire last night, Zhu Houcong sighed and said, "The Forbidden Palace is dangerous, and not everyone is willing to come in. But I remember, even if she was sent to the palace and was not selected, Shu Shu who was sent back to her hometown as a gift People are also sought after by everyone. Now these 54 families, the two capitals and the thirteen provinces will not be sent to the palace in the coming year because they are worried that they have problems, so how can they be misunderstood by me?"

Zhu Qingping thought about the wording for a while, and then said: "After all, it was preselected in advance, and the Queen Mother ordered people to do it. If they want to find a husband again, whether it is a scholar or a noble family, no one will consider Your Majesty's future. view?"

Zhu Houcong understood after pondering for a while.

The woman who was selected by the queen mother to try to surround the new monarch, the woman who was feared by the emperor and had a secret "agreement" with the queen mother, the woman who was almost impossible to be owned by ordinary people due to her beauty, and now a scholar or dignitary with a bright future Home, will you still touch these women?
Such a family, what kind of beautiful girl do you want to find and can't find?

Zhu Qingping didn't know if it was out of pity, or she felt that the Queen Mother Zhang could no longer do harm, or that she was selected from thousands of miles first, so it was not a bad thing for the emperor.In addition, maybe they all picked those who are easy to give birth to, after all, there is still hope for Emperor Zhengde's heir.

Zhu Houcong couldn't help laughing: "I'm only under 15 years old. Qingping, did the queen mother arrange tasks for you, and prepared many ways to make my son prosper?"

Zhu Qingping blushed immediately: "...No... It's because the servants are talking too much, Your Majesty, you can just order this matter..."

Zhu Houcong looked at her embarrassed expression, because the gloom brought about by the fire last night dissipated a lot.

I heard that whether the emperor or the concubine was educated, Zhu Qingping might have been assigned such an "important task" by the Jiang family.

They just don't know, the emperor knows a lot.

In the distant future, every young person will have famous teachers all over the world, and all of them will study this way with both virtue and skill.

Zhu Houcong waited to see the day when Zhu Qingping took out a small comic book, citing the scene of Bibao blushing and teaching this and that.

"Wait for the foreign ministers to visit these 54 houses to see if there is something true. If there is no connection, it's okay to still be elected to the palace. Anyway, I will choose, no hurry, no hurry." Zhu Houcong left behind , walked into the room.

Queen Mother Zhang may have no brains at all, but Zhu Houcong has long decided to endure at least until Zhu Houzhao's funeral is completely over, and the 27 months of mourning for Zhu Youzhao are also completely over.

As for those 54 people who were selected by the Empress Dowager Zhang, who were sure that the emperor would definitely select the empress and favorite concubine from them, the palace is so big, it can accommodate them all.

Zhu Houcong is a little curious now, what kind of beauties did Yuan Jinsheng and the others choose to test His Majesty the Emperor.

Here comes the problem: they are all raw melons around [-] years old, not ripe.

After putting on the thin quilt, Zhu Houcong felt that Zhu Qingping's sister was more charming.

　Let's have a little more flavor next year, and I wish everyone a lot of money.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)