Obtain the divine power at the beginning

Chapter 491: The Storm in the Court

The wind was roaring and the snowflakes were flying.

Early spring in the capital is still as cold as winter.

Under the persuasion and urging of the wise Empress Zhang, Zhu Youxiao had to attend the morning court that morning to listen to the suggestions and advice of civil and military ministers and to take charge of court affairs in order to deal with the critical situation in Liaodong.

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Zhu Youxiao has not appeared in public in the court for several months. He always wanted to emulate his grandfather, the Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun, who did not attend the morning court for decades but was able to keep the court firmly in his own hands.

However, Zhu Youxiao's learning was incomprehensible, and the Wei Yan group fought with the Donglin people every day, making the Ming Dynasty even more chaotic. Since he ascended the throne, there have been internal and external troubles.

If there is still a piece of pure land in the Ming Dynasty, it is probably only the small area of ​​Fucheng under the jurisdiction of Shi Tianyu.

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At this time, in the Golden Palace, Zhu Youxiao walked out from behind the screen and sat on the dragon throne. All the civil and military officials of the court knelt down and shouted "Long live the emperor" three times.

All the civil and military officials felt very strange when they saw that Zhu Youxiao looked unhealthy and haggard. They all thought to themselves: His Majesty takes a vacation every day, ignores state affairs, and happily does carpentry work every day, but his body is still very weak. How come His Majesty can't recover no matter how hard he rests?

Those upright civil and military officials in the court were all secretly worried about Zhu Youxiao's health. Now, Crown Prince Zhu Junkai was only four years old. If Zhu Youxiao died, would Zhu Junkai ascend the throne to become emperor?
At present, the Ming Dynasty is already in turmoil. Will the Ming Dynasty change again because of the struggle between Prince Xin Zhu Youjian and Crown Prince Zhu Junkai for the throne? The foundation is already unstable and crises are everywhere!

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After the three shouts of "Long live the emperor", Yang Lian stepped out of the line, knelt down and asked Zhu Youxiao to issue an order to stop the trend of building a shrine to Wei Zhongxian. He said in a loud and bold voice: "Your Majesty, since the corrupt official Pan Ruzhen built the first shrine to Wei Zhongxian in Jiangnan, Fucheng prefect Shi Tianyu has successively built three shrines to the thousand-year-old emperor, which has consumed huge financial resources and caused resentment from the heavens and the people.

At present, the court's treasury is empty. The court should focus on supporting the Liaodong soldiers to fight against the Jin soldiers, and should not spend money on building a shrine for a eunuch. Your Majesty, you should immediately stop the construction of the Thousand-Year-Old Shrine, which is a waste of money and labor. The Liaodong soldiers are still freezing and starving! Now, Liaodong has lost large tracts of territory. Your Majesty, please help me!"

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Zhu Youxiao was stunned. He didn't expect that an upright official in the court would also report Shi Tianyu. As for the Liaodong matter, Zhu Youxiao just wanted to defend Shanhaiguan. He was really unable to take care of the territory of Liaodong. He had no money!

Wei Zhongxian behind him glared at Yang Lian fiercely, wishing he could tear Yang Lian into pieces, peel off Yang Lian's skin, drink Yang Lian's blood, and throw Yang Lian out to feed the dogs.

Now, in all parts of the Ming Dynasty, the construction of Wei Zhongxian's ancestral temples was promoted, and Wei Zhongxian was most proud of enjoying incense and worship while he was still alive. How could he let such a good thing be ruined by Yang Lian?

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Yin Youzhao, the Minister of Rites, stepped out of the group, knelt on the ground, and said, "Your Majesty, building a shrine for a eunuch is not only a waste of money and manpower, but also a joke for all eunuchs. Please issue an order to prohibit the construction of shrines in all places.

I have heard that in order to collect money to build a shrine for the eunuchs, Fucheng prefect Shi Tianyu used despicable means to attack his subordinates and seized the property of his colleagues in the name of property confiscation to pay for the construction of the shrine. Please order Shi Tianyu to be imprisoned and sent to the Dali Temple for trial. "

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Zhu Youxiao's eyes widened in horror, his mouth opened wide, and he was shocked: Yin Youzhao would also severely criticize Shi Tianyu?
Wasn’t Yin Youzhao the one who loved Shi Tianyu the most in the past?
What?! What's going on here? Is Yin Youzhao sick because of his old age? Is he crazy?

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Feng Wu, who was demoted to the position of assistant minister of the Ministry of War, stepped out and knelt on the ground, saying, "Your Majesty, I have received a report that Shi Tianyu, the prefect of Fucheng, has taken bribes in the name of promoting subordinates. I request your order to arrest Shi Tianyu and bring him to justice to rectify the government.

Lü Yuan first recommended Shi Tianyu to concurrently serve as the prefect of Fucheng, and then instructed Shi Tianyu to build three ancestral temples. He is not only guilty of negligence in employing people, but also suspected of fawning on the powerful and forming alliances for personal gain and corruption. Lü Yuan should also be arrested and brought back to the court to await trial."

Without giving Zhu Youxiao a chance to catch his breath, he immediately launched an attack and handed the materials reporting on Shi Tianyu by Ma Zhifu, Gao Yingqiang, Dai Kun, Xiang Laixiang, Bai Youlong, Lu Baochuan, Fang Shizhong and others to a nearby guard with a sword, who then stepped forward and bowed and handed them to Zhu Youxiao.

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Zhu Youxiao took the materials, but turned sideways and handed them to Wei Zhongxian.

Feng Wu was so angry when he saw this that he almost vomited blood. He saw stars and fell to the ground, unable to get up.

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Seeing this, Wei Guangwei, the chief minister of the cabinet and the minister of the Ministry of Revenue, cursed in his heart: How dare you, these old men, stop the construction of the 9,000-year-old ancestral temple? I will kill you. Humph!

Although he did not say anything, he hated Yin Youzhao and others to the core. He wished he could take an axe and kill Feng Wu, Yin Youzhao, Yang Lian and others immediately, and cut them into pieces.

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Wei Zhongxian's mood suddenly turned dark again, and he admired in his heart: Shi Tianyu, Shi Tianyu, this time so many court officials have reported you, you will only have half your life left if you don't die, your only way out is to surrender to me, the Thousand Year Old Master. Hehe!
After a moment's thought, he winked at Wei Guangwei.

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Wei Guangwei immediately stepped out of the line, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I suggest that you send Jinyiwei Left Commander Tian Ergeng to Sichuan to investigate the case." If this suggestion is really approved, Tian Ergeng can be sent to Sichuan to lead people to protect Lu Yuan and Shi Tianyu, or to kill them, depending on the situation. No matter what the situation is, the key is to keep the case in the hands of their own group.

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Cui Chengxiu was unwilling to be left behind, so he followed him out of the line. He had the same idea as Wei Guangwei and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, there is no time to lose. Please issue an order to send the Embroidered Uniform Guard to Sichuan to investigate this case thoroughly." He spoke in the same manner as Wei Guangwei, and everything he said was ambiguous. It could be said that he was sending people to capture Lu Yuan and Shi Tianyu, or he could say that he was sending people to protect Shi Tianyu. He just had to wait for Tian Ergeng to lead people to Sichuan. Everything would depend on the situation.

Think about it, Wei Zhongxian, Keshi and Empress Zhang could all keep Shi Tianyu alive, while Empress Zhang relied on Yang Lian, Yin Youzhao, Feng Wu, Zuo Guangdou, Gao Panlong and others.

This time, it was Yang Lian who first proposed to capture Shi Tianyu. Empress Zhang would not slap herself in the face, and certainly would not protect Shi Tianyu anymore.

Then, the only ones who could save Shi Tianyu were Wei Zhongxian and Keshi. At that time, Shi Tianyu could only obediently join Wei Zhongxian's school. Because although Shi Tianyu built three ancestral temples for Wei Zhongxian, he never changed his words and never called Wei Zhongxian "real father". And Shi Tianyu was so strong, so iron-fisted, so popular, and so good at raising grain and funds, it would take an outstanding talent like Shi Tianyu to change his words and call Wei Zhongxian "real father".

Next, ask my father to make use of Shi Tianyu and get the military power for our group.

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Yang Lian had to consider Zhu Youxiao's face, and he certainly didn't trust Tian Ergeng. He thought that his own people were more reliable, so he said, "Your Majesty, I think Lü Yuan is the governor-general appointed by Your Majesty just now. He is a frontier official. It concerns Your Majesty's dignity. You can ask Jinyiwei Liu Qiao and Yushi Huang Zunsu to bring Lü Yuan and Shi Tianyu to the capital to meet the emperor. Bring them back to Kyoto, ask them about the case, and then arrest them."

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Zhu Youxiao had just been delighted to learn from Empress Zhang that Shi Tianyu loved the people like his own children and was dedicated to serving the people. However, he did not expect to hear so many upright officials criticize Shi Tianyu and Lu Yuan in the morning court. He felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on his heart.

He was not that kind of powerful emperor. He did not want to refute the face of Yang Lian and others who supported him to be emperor, nor did he want to embarrass Wei Zhongxian, who had grown up with him and had been with him through more than ten years of hard life.

Also, because Cui Chengxiu, Wei Guangwei and others spoke ambiguously, no one knew how to deal with Shi Tianyu, who had attracted a lot of criticism but had made remarkable political achievements?
However, Zhu Youxiao also had a trick, which was also his best trick. He said, "Approve what the ministers have requested. Dismiss the court!"

He became dim, left after saying something ambiguous.

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"Your Majesty, this? This?!"

Feng Wu, Yin Youzhao, Yang Lian and other court ministers were very anxious and wanted to chase Zhu Youxiao, shouting and jogging.

However, Zhu Youxiao walked out of the Golden Palace in an instant.

The guards with swords crossed their arms to block the way for Feng Wu, Yin Youzhao, Yang Lian and others. These burly men were like a mountain when standing up and a wall when squatting down. They had a natural pressure. Feng Wu, Yin Youzhao, Yang Lian and others could only sigh and turn away silently.

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Wei Guangwei, Cui Chengxiu, Zhou Yingqiu and other treacherous officials looked at each other in bewilderment: Zhu Youxiao approved the proposal, but who should he send to Sichuan? Should he approve Yang Lian's proposal? Or should he approve Wei Guangwei and others' proposal?
Wei Zhongxian was also stunned this time and forgot to follow Zhu Youxiao.

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Spring in the north is as cold as winter.

The north wind blows strongly and the water turns into ice.

After the morning court session, Wei Zhongxian was in no mood to accompany Zhu Youxiao in carpentry work, and returned to the Jiuqiansui Mansion in a bad mood.

A group of godsons followed closely.

Wei Guangwei shouted "Long live the emperor" three times in front of Zhu Youxiao, then turned his back and started to curse Zhu Youxiao. He bowed to Wei Zhongxian and said, "Dear father, the emperor said that he approved the memorial, but that's bullshit. It must be the same as denying it. Whose memorial did he approve? Isn't that bullshit? How can anyone be an emperor like this? You are such a piece of shit!"

In his heart, Wei Zhongxian was the emperor, and all he had to do was to please Wei Zhongxian.

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When Cui Chengxiu saw that Wei Zhongxian had not expressed his opinion, he quickly bowed and said, "Dear father, why don't you spread what the treacherous officials said during the morning court? Although it doesn't achieve Yang Lian's goal of arresting Lu Yuan and Shi Tianyu and asking us to be their guarantors, we can still scare Lu Yuan and Shi Tianyu to death with our verbal battle.

Especially for Lv Yuan, after all, Lv Yuan is old and can't help being scared. As for Shi Tianyu, that bastard, he is young, good at martial arts, and quite intelligent, so he may not be afraid of being scared, but it is still good to scare him. "

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Wei Zhongxian's frown relaxed, he nodded and said, "Xiu'er is right."

Zhou Yingqiu seemed to have not fully understood the meaning of Cui Chengxiu's words. He hurriedly asked Wei Zhongxian, bowing and saying, "Dear father, then, will you approve the official document on the promotion of officials in the Fucheng government office submitted by Shi Tianyu?"

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Wei Guangwei felt that it would be better to approve Shi Tianyu's recommendation for official promotion, and interrupted, "Approve! Of course it should be approved. First, this issue involves the safety of my father's ancestral temple; second, the little dog named Shi is also very creative. The establishment of the Qiansui Temple Guard Battalion also provides a classic case for the future prefectures and states to build and protect their father's ancestral temples; third, it involves the promotion of the dynasty."

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Tian Ergeng agreed with Wei Guangwei's suggestion and echoed, "Yes! Spreading the content of the morning court can give Lü Yuan and Shi Tianyu a warning and force them to comply. The official document approving Shi Tianyu's recommendation for officials to be promoted is equivalent to implying that the prefectures, counties and cities of the Ming Dynasty can continue to build the ancestral hall of their father.

Besides, His Majesty did not express his position, and did not deny the construction of the Thousand-Year-Old Ancestral Hall for my father, which was equivalent to not allowing us to take action against Lu Yuan and Shi Tianyu. In addition, His Majesty's intention was for us to kill all the Donglin people. Therefore, His Majesty now extremely hates the Donglin people. Therefore, he made an ambiguous statement. "

As expected of someone who has been deeply involved in the Jinyiwei system, he has a unique vision and accurately grasps Zhu Youxiao's psychology.

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Xu Xianchun also agreed with Wei Guangwei's words. After all, Wei Guangwei became the chief minister of the cabinet again. Will he become an eight thousand year old man in the future? It's hard to say! So, he bowed and said, "Dear father, what Lord Wei said is a plan that kills three birds with one stone. It's a good plan! Lord Wei is worthy of being our Zhuge Kongming!"

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Although Wei Zhongxian was illiterate, he had experienced many risks in life and the ups and downs when protecting Zhu Youxiao, so he was experienced in struggle. He also held power tightly in his hands, so he would not easily express his views, but he also looked very interested and asked Xu Xianchun with a smile: "Oh, Chun'er, tell me in detail, Dad wants to hear your analysis."

In this way, he manipulated a group of people who were older than him. He made these court officials who were older than Wei Zhongxian call him father. His scheming and carefulness were beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Cui Chengxiu was immediately disappointed. She felt lost every time she didn't get Wei Zhongxian's favor and praise.

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Xu Xianchun then counted on his fingers to elaborate on the goodness of Wei Guangwei's strategy, bowed and said: "First, Yang Lian and others did not defeat Lu Yuan and Shi Tianyu, but forced Lu Yuan to rebel. Lu Yuan will definitely continue to surrender to us.

Second, since Lu Yuan and Shi Tianyu knew that it was Ma Zhifu, Gao Yingqiang, Tian Lufeng and other Donglin dissidents who stabbed them in the back, they would definitely retaliate against Ma Zhifu and other Donglin dissidents, triggering a struggle in the officialdom of central Sichuan.

Third, as Shi Tianyu's power grows, he will be less and less willing to leave the officialdom, and even less willing to become a gangster. Therefore, he will definitely support Lu Yuan's fight with Ma Zhifu and other Donglin outspoken people.

Fourth, we followed our father to eradicate the Donglin dissidents in the court, while Lu Yuan and Shi Tianyu eradicated the Donglin dissidents at the local level.

So, we must support Shi Tianyu.

All official documents submitted by Shi Tianyu regarding the promotion and appointment of officials will be approved. In this way, Shi Tianyu will become more and more daring and will receive more and more criticism from the civil and military officials of the court. Shi Tianyu will have no way out in the officialdom and will eventually have to throw himself into the arms of his biological father.

This person's most outstanding performance is on the battlefield. His military talent cannot be ignored. In the future, my father can use him to gain control of the world's military power. In this way, my father can also wear the imperial robe. "

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Haha!

Wei Zhongxian was just a eunuch, and he had no ambition to be the emperor. He would not think of becoming the emperor, and he knew that the world would not support a eunuch becoming the emperor. However, he wanted to take advantage of Zhu Youxiao's favor and hold all the power in his own hands. After all, power can make the wind and rain.

Kind words are pleasant and comforting.

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Upon hearing this, Wei Zhongxian laughed triumphantly towards the sky. In fact, he had already secretly fallen in love with people like Shi Tianyu, who were iron-fisted, swift and decisive in handling official duties, and powerful enough to accomplish anything.

Then, Wei Zhongxian smiled and praised: "Chun'er said very well, she is very thoughtful and smart. All children should learn from Chun'er." Cui Chengxiu, Wei Guangwei, Zhou Yingqiu, Tian Ergeng and others hurriedly clasped their hands and bowed in response: "Yes!"

Xu Xianchun also quickly knelt down, laid on the ground and said: "Thank you, dear father, for your kindness!" He was very grateful and very tactful.

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Cui Chengxiu hurriedly tried to make up for his mistake and added his opinion, bowing and saying, "Dear father, looking at Shi Tianyu's cruel methods in rectifying the officials in his jurisdiction, Ma Zhifu and others will definitely not be his opponents.

Think about it, Dai Kun and Lu Yuan hated Shi Tianyu to death before, but in less than two months, Lu Yuan and Dai Kun's faces changed completely. One recommended Shi Tianyu to serve as the prefect of Fucheng, and the other asked his beloved son to become sworn brothers with Shi Tianyu. There must be something fishy going on here."

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Wei Zhongxian immediately praised him, "Xiu'er is getting smarter and smarter. Daddy remembers what you said last time about letting your brother Cui Ningxiu serve as the general of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Later, your dear father will go to the emperor and ask him to issue an imperial decree to order your brother Cui Ningxiu to serve as the general of Jiangsu and Zhejiang."

Seeing that Cui Chengxiu had come to his senses, he expressed his appreciation and immediately agreed to appoint Cui Chengxiu's brother Cui Ningxiu as the general of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Wei Zhongxian's rewards to his group of godsons were not ordinary rewards. They were all given positions as local officials and frontier governors. As long as Shi Tianyu was willing to change his words and acknowledge Wei Zhongxian as his "real father", he would definitely be able to become a governor.

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Cui Chengxiu knelt down in a hurry to express his gratitude, with tears in his eyes, and said excitedly: "Thank you, dear father, for your support!" Wei Guangwei saw that Cui Chengxiu had gained benefits, and hurriedly tried to make up for his loss, offering a more vicious plan. He bowed and said: "Dear father, as long as the Ministry of Personnel supports Shi Tianyu, he will definitely be able to overthrow Ma Zhifu and other Donglin people. When the time comes, dear father, please ask His Majesty to issue an imperial decree to promote Shi Tianyu to a higher position and transfer him away from Sichuan, and then send our people to Sichuan to serve. Then, Sichuan, the world's great granary, will belong to my father.

My son suggested that we should train Shi Tianyu to go to the Central Plains to inspect several provinces and kill the big fat pig, Prince Fu. Prince Fu has hoarded so much money and grain that the people of the Ming Dynasty can live without worries for hundreds of years without doing any work. Therefore, we can say that as long as Prince Fu is killed, then what is Nurhaci outside the Great Wall? He is nothing. "

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Upon hearing this, Wei Zhongxian was even more delighted, and generously rewarded Wei Guangwei, saying, "What Wei said makes sense. Let your brother Wei Guangling be the governor of Yingtian, and he will be appointed immediately after my capable son Pan Ruzhen leaves office. I plan to promote Pan Ruzhen to the position of Minister of Justice. Later, arrest Feng Wu, Yin Youzhao, Yang Lian and other old fools, and let Pan Ruzhen sentence them to death."

Wei Guangwei also quickly knelt down to express his gratitude, tears welling up in his eyes as he choked up and said, "Thank you, dear father, for your kindness!"

He knocked his head even louder than Cui Chengxiu, and it even caused bleeding.

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Wei Zhongxian then waved his hand, asked his godsons to withdraw, and went to find the emperor himself. To get the emperor's approval and to write an imperial review of the memorial submitted by Wei Zhongxian, he had to find a good opportunity, when Zhu Youxiao was having fun with carpentry, to take out the memorial, and asked the eunuch to prepare paper, pen and ink in advance, and let the eunuch kneel on the ground.

By then, Zhu Youxiao would be happy and excited, and under Wei Zhongxian's flattery, he would lie on the little eunuch's back and pick up the pen to write two words: "Approved!" In this way, Wei Zhongxian would be able to accomplish great things.

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The cold wind blew, and the icicles and snowflakes on the branches fell down.

"Your Majesty, are you dismissing the court so soon?" Empress Zhang cheered like a little girl and greeted Zhu Youxiao.

She was very lonely in the palace, and she was fighting with Wei Zhongxian openly and secretly. Most of the imperial concubines and sisters had been secretly executed by Keshi and Wei Zhongxian. Empress Zhang only felt safe when she saw Zhu Youxiao.

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Zhu Youxiao was still a little confused about the morning court, and he no longer had the mood to do carpentry work immediately after the court was dismissed. He asked, "Queen, what do you think about the treatment of Lu Yuan and Shi Tianyu?"

The garden is full of lush and towering green bamboos, and the spring scenery is in full swing.

Flakes of icicles and snow hang on the branches, creating a unique scene in the harem garden.

Just as Empress Zhang was about to answer, she heard people whispering, so she took Zhu Youxiao's hand and disappeared into a bamboo forest.

"Why would His Majesty agree to secretly investigate Lu Yuan and our Shi brothers?"

Feng Tianzhu was wearing a steel knife and was patrolling in front and behind Kunning Palace with Han Chaozhen.

It was they who were whispering.

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Han Chaozhen asked Feng Tianzhu in confusion: "Brother Feng, I just don't understand. Hasn't Shi Tianyu always been at odds with Wei Yan? Why did he build three Wei Yan ancestral temples in Fucheng? Although this was tacitly approved by His Majesty, most of the court officials were against it. Isn't Brother Shi asking for trouble?"

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The cold wind blew, the branches swayed and the leaves moved, making a light and pleasant rustling sound from time to time.

Zhu Youxiao was shocked and hurriedly pulled Empress Zhang behind the strange rock.

Feng Tianzhu sighed and said, "Hey! Who knows? Brother Shi was a weird person when he was studying at the Imperial College. He always made friends with the powerful and wealthy. Even if he didn't get along with them, he wouldn't show it on his face. Maybe he was just trying to protect himself?"

But it also superficially analyzed the reasons why Shi Tianyu built three thousand-year-old temples in a row.
Beneath the ice, the bamboo forest is lush and green.

Han Chaozhen seemed to understand and said, "Brother Shi must have been forced by the situation to build three ancestral temples this time. The last time we visited Fucheng incognito, we saw that Brother Shi was doing good things for the people and the country. The people praised Brother Shi as the only Justice Bao in the world. But what I don't understand is that the Queen didn't protect our Brother Shi in front of His Majesty this time!"

Feng Tianzhu suddenly became cautious and said, "Brother Han, we are almost at Kunning Palace, stop talking nonsense."

Seeing Kunning Palace in front of him, he quickly told Han Chaozhen to shut up.

Han Chaozhen didn't dare to say anything more.

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Zhu Youxiao stopped under a green bamboo, stunned.

The bamboo branches are lush green, the leaves are beautiful, elegant and unique.

Empress Zhang took Zhu Youxiao's hand and walked out from behind the strange stone. She stopped and said, "The reason why I didn't protect Shi Tianyu is because the people who implicated him this time are Yang Lian, an upright official in the court, and Wei Guangwei, a treacherous minister.

I don't understand why the court didn't let Shi Tianyu go this time, both the good and evil factions? If Lord Yang couldn't stand Shi Tianyu's building of a shrine because he was upright, then why didn't Shi Tianyu get the support of Wei Yan's gang when he built a shrine for Wei Yan? "

He hurriedly analyzed the reason for Zhu Youxiao, but he was confused and couldn't explain it clearly.

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Zhu Youxiao shook his head, not knowing what to say and his mind was a little confused.

The current political situation has actually exceeded Zhu Youxiao's ability to control.

Zhu Youxiao was not his grandfather Zhu Yijun, and could not learn Zhu Yijun's abilities and skills. Although Zhu Yijun had not left the palace for decades, he could still control the government tightly. Most importantly, Zhu Yijun was in good health and once married nine brides in one day. If he farmed twice with each bride, he would farm eighteen times in a day and night.

In the world today, no one can surpass Zhu Yijun's super strong physique. Even Shi Tianyu can't do it. The maximum number of times he can farm every day is only seven or eight times.

Of course, Zhu Yijun took a lot of tonic medicine at that time.

Shi Tianyu did not take any tonic medicine.

However, Zhu Youxiao was in very weak health and had only a few concubines.

Without a good body, a strong physique, and abundant energy, it is not easy to control the government.

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At this time, Empress Zhang sighed again and said, "Alas, I have always valued Shi Tianyu. But why did he build three ancestral temples in succession? Is it because he was bullied by Wei Yan once that he is afraid of Wei Yan? Did Shi Tianyu defect and join Wei Yan's camp after he became the chief official?"

Zhu Youxiao was unable to answer Empress Zhang's question, so he used his unique trick again and said ambiguously: "Let's go and appreciate the bamboo."

Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind. He took Empress Zhang's hand and walked side by side with her into the bamboo forest of the Imperial Garden.

The bamboo forest separates the rockery, small bridge and flowing water.

The winding paths in the Imperial Garden make it even more beautiful and elegant.

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After appreciating the bamboo, Zhu Youxiao felt much more relaxed. He put his hands on Empress Zhang's shoulders and said, "Empress, I am not a tyrant. When judging my subjects, I have to look at the mainstream. Minister Shi launched the 'one correct, two grasp, and three repair' policy in Fucheng, and his achievements are remarkable. I sent Feng Tianzhu and Han Chaozhen to visit Fucheng incognito, and I know this is true."

Empress Zhang asked back, "Your Majesty, then why were you so ambiguous when you expressed your opinion at the morning court?" She also felt that Zhu Youxiao's words made sense, but she was puzzled by his statement at the morning court.

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Zhu Youxiao answered the question irrelevantly, saying, "If I had more iron-fisted prefects like Shi Aiqing who love the people like their own children, then I could really rest easy. Queen, please tell Feng Tianzhu to give Shi Aiqing a message, or have Feng Tianzhu go to Fucheng incognito and ask Shi Aiqing to return the property and assets of the officials confiscated to the Ministry of Revenue, and ask Shi Aiqing to be more cautious in the future.

I will definitely use Mr. Shi. Let Feng Tianzhu tell Mr. Shi that I will never let Shangguan Shu mislead me again. "

After saying that, he let go of Zhang Hou's shoulders and walked away with his hands behind his back.

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Empress Zhang murmured to herself in confusion: "Isn't His Majesty busy doing carpentry work all day? How could he have such profound ideas about governing the Ming Dynasty?" After a moment of stunned silence, her mind was flooded with thoughts and she could not calm down for a long time.

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In the locker No. 06 of the system space.

The courtyard here faces the mountain, so you can get straight to the point.

Although the opposite mountain is rocky, there is a waterfall cascading down, and the waterfall and springs gather wealth.

This waterfall rushes down from the depths of a cliff more than 40 meters high, suddenly forming a thousand-foot-high stream, like a white silk hanging in the air.

Suddenly, it splashes into rain flowers all over the sky, like the graceful dancing of light gauze.

Under the waterfall, the flowing water converges into a pool of clear water, with huge rocks in the middle, like a small island.

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This courtyard faces a green lake. From time to time, a water monster rises up from the waves. It is so huge that it looks like a warship.

However, the waves and mist blocked Shi Tianyu's eyes, so he could not see clearly what its head looked like. However, he could see clearly that its mouth was very huge, very much like a shark, yet not quite. He was not sure what type of water monster it was.

Or maybe it's monsters and demons, after all, this is the system space.

And outside the system space, there are indeed countless monsters and demons flying by from time to time, and there are also many gods flying by.

Therefore, they did not dare to let Hua Qianduo lead the Yunlong Gang disciples to this green lake for training. They had giant warships, but they were afraid of the giant water monster in this green lake.

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It has been several months since Batu Yinping gave birth to her child.

After hard training and practicing the Piercing Intestine Knife Technique and the Broken Heart Sword Technique, his martial arts skills improved and his internal strength became much stronger.

Moreover, Batu Yinping likes this heart-breaking knife which looks like a knife but is not a knife, and like a sword but is not a sword. This knife is only two feet and three inches long, very thin and light. It is very light when worn around the waist, and there is no feeling of it. However, this knife is a world-famous precious sword that can cut iron like mud.

With Batu Yinping's diverse martial arts skills, holding this sword to fight the enemy can be considered as a step into the realm of high martial arts, because of the help of this sword.

Without this sword, Batu Yinping would still be at a low level of martial arts.

More importantly, after arduous training and exercise, Batu Yinping regained her beautiful figure, with curves in all the right places, a slim waist, plump breasts, long legs and a round face, which were originally the unique features of Batu Yinping's beauty.

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At this time, Shi Tianyu came to visit Batu Yinping, carrying rice cakes, oil fruits, bowl slices and other New Year specialties given to him by the people of Fucheng. He handed the things to Xiaoqing and Ordo, then picked up Shi Haichuan and kissed him a few times.

Shi Haichuan slapped Shi Tianyu with his chubby little hands, meaning that he should stop kissing him, which made his face full of saliva and made him uncomfortable.

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Batu Yinping sheathed her sword, walked over, and said charmingly: "My husband, I want to go back to the Batu tribe. I want to help my brother regain the imperial power. I feel uncomfortable letting an outsider like Hande occupy the power center of our Batu tribe for a long time."

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Shi Tianyu smiled and said, "After the New Year, let's enjoy the Spring Festival here. I estimate that the remnants of the Mahayana Sect, the people in the Northwest Wulin, and the Beggars' Sect will soon start to attack the three thousand-year-old temples I built.

I am a mortal enemy of the Chinese martial arts community. There is no other way. We have to fight at least once a month. Oh, you can taste the New Year specialties of our Fucheng. Each variety has its own characteristics.

On the day of the Spring Festival, I will take you to Fucheng to stroll around the streets and see how our people set off firecrackers, post couplets, burn incense and worship heaven and earth, and then have a family reunion dinner. "

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Batu Yinping saw the specialties, and also saw Xiaoqing and Ordo eating with gusto, but she herself had no appetite. She sighed and said, "But my heart has already arrived home, to Hebi Castle, to my mother's side, as if I have also seen Hande, as if I have seen the duel between Hande and me.

I will eliminate this evil couple, take back the imperial power, then go to war with the Romanov dynasty and show the power of our Batu tribe.

Then, unify the entire Oirat, establish a unified Oirat, and let our people live a good life. "

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Shi Tianyu hugged Shi Haichuan, sat down, and said, "Over at Hebi Castle, it's full of wind and sand, all the lakes are frozen, there's not a single green tree or grass to be seen.

There are only glaciers there, which is not as good as the picturesque landscape here? Besides, if you really go back to Hebi Castle, there will be no TV or movies to watch, and no advanced living facilities. It will be inconvenient for you to take a shower. Why bother?

Marching and fighting, you have fought with me before, it is not easy. It is not what people say, beating this and that, if you really want to fight, you have to pay attention to the mountains and rivers, rivers and lakes, narrow valleys and passes, folk customs, food and supplies, weapons, everything costs a lot of money, and many people will die. "

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Batu Yinping shook her head, refused to listen, and said, "But I like power."

Shi Tianyu was speechless. He put Shi Haichuan into Batu Yinping's arms and said, "Just bear with it for another half a month or so. No matter what, I have to protect the safety of the three thousand-year-old temples. Otherwise, my official career in the Middle Earth will end from now on."

Batu Yinping hugged Shi Haichuan, but asked in confusion: "Don't you like power too?" Shi Tianyu smiled and said: "This is different. I had no choice but to run into the officialdom. I didn't take the initiative, I was forced. In fact, I prefer a free and easy life. As a martial artist, I prefer to travel the world with a sword.

However, because of the fake treasure map on my back, I am not tolerated by the martial arts world. I can only hide in the officialdom and beg for a living. Don't worry, after the martial arts world launches a large-scale attack on me again, I can send you back to Hebi Castle. I will lend you 20,000 soldiers and send you a few high-level martial artists to help you regain the imperial power."

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Batu Yinping nodded, her heart was moved and tears filled her eyes.

However, regaining the imperial power was still the most important thing for her. She didn't want Shi Tianyu to touch her for fear that she would get pregnant and it would be inconvenient for them to fight after she got pregnant.

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Shi Tianyu then turned away in boredom, and went to locker No. 04 to visit Fu Ying and her son, and to check on Fu Ying's belly.

Fu Ying was also unwilling to say, "I am now like a sow, giving birth to babies for you every year." Shi Tianyu reached out and picked up Shi Lin from Fu Ying's arms, and then teased with a smile, "If you don't touch me, you won't get pregnant, right? After you give birth to the baby, let's see how long you can endure it?"

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Fu Yingcan laughed and scolded: "Haha, who is touching who?"

Shi Tianyu said nothing, holding the almost three-year-old Shi Lin who could already walk and talk, and came to the courtyard, facing the mountains and rivers beside, and introduced the rare birds and animals to the little Shi Lin. The beauty of the mountains and rivers in this courtyard is like a fairyland.

You can also hear faint rumblings of thunder. On the opposite side, the stream rises rapidly, with steep cliffs thousands of feet high. A curtain of water pours down from a height of more than 30 meters, directly into a round clear pool that looks like a skylight, surrounded by green branches and leaves.

The refracted light in the patio reflected the mist, segments of rainbows, and waterfalls falling into the pool, forming turbulent whirlpools, surging and chilling.

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Tigers jumped over from time to time.

Little Shilin, however, clapped his hands and laughed, pointed at the tiger, clapped his fists, and said that he would beat the tiger to death because it roared like that all day long and was very annoying.

It is estimated that Xiao Shilin has become accustomed to the roar of tigers here, and he also knows that various rare birds and beasts cannot enter, so he is not afraid of the tiger.

Shi Tianyu put little Shilin down, and asked Fu Ying to come over, support little Shilin, then sit cross-legged and implant some internal energy into little Shilin.

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Fu Ying thought, in fact, it was quite good this way. If she didn't see Shi Tianyu, she would miss him. If she saw him, even if she had nothing to say, just facing him quietly and sitting quietly was also a kind of happiness.

I also thought: I will give birth to him, every year, until I grow old, and give birth to more than a dozen children, just like Lady She. In the future, I will be surrounded by a group of children, how happy I will be!

Our family also came to have a wolf, eight tiger, and eight sisters and Yang Paifeng.

~~
So, Fu Ying smiled and said, "When can you let me join the Tianyu Sword Formation?" It took several years from the time Shi Tianyu was angry about having multiple wives and concubines to the time he took the initiative to ask.

Shi Tianyu smiled and said, "Can you blend in with them?"

Fu Ying blushed, but also said: "I'm about to give birth to my second child. Should I never have any contact with Wang Jing and the others? What about the children? Should I let them not recognize their brothers and sisters? Should I let them never have any contact with them?"

Shi Tianyu laughed heartily, then jumped away excitedly and happily.

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The warm spring breeze brings the fresh, elegant and fragrant scent of earth.

After the "one rectification, two grasping and three repairs" and the replacement of officials, the land of Fucheng has been completely renewed.

Fucheng is full of joy after the Lantern Festival.

The official document from the Ministry of Personnel came down, although it was a little late, but it also gave new officials new hope. Although following Shi Tianyu was a little tiring, it was still very promising.

Sunny and cheerful.

The Qiansui Temple in the north of the city faces north and south.

There was a crowded crowd of people standing in front of the "Sichuan Flavor" Inn opposite, and a pile of white human heads was hung high on a bamboo pole.

At this time, Shi Tianyu was instructing the county chiefs and government officials.

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However, after receiving the letter sent by Feng Tianzhu, which contained Zhu Youxiao's words of admonition, Shi Tianyu decided to be more gentle and said, "Some time ago, some beggars came to Fucheng to cause trouble. I imprisoned them and let them calm down in the dungeon to spend the New Year. Now that the New Year has passed, they have also expressed their repentance. Therefore, I will release them today and give them ten taels of silver each. I hope they can use this money to start a new life. Why do you have to beg for food when you are healthy? Why don't you earn your own living? Isn't it shameful?"

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The crowd was immediately in an uproar, and they angrily cursed the Beggars' Sect disciples: "That's right, these beggars are young, have all the necessary limbs, don't grow crops, don't make a living, yet they come here to beg for food and cause trouble, how can they be so disrespectful? Do they have elderly people in their families? How can their elderly people save face? Don't they want to get married? Won't their children follow their example in the future? They are such bastards!"

The gangsters disguised as ordinary people mixed in the crowd, just waiting for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack on Shi Tianyu, but when they heard the common people talking about and scolding the Beggar Gang disciples, they couldn't help but blush and were touched.

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The people from the Snow Mountain Sect also came to Fucheng.

Although there was no news that the martial artists and the remnants of the Mahayana sect would go to the Qiansui Temple in Fucheng to have a bloody battle with Shi Tianyu, the leader Jiang Chaoyuan felt that the martial artists and the remnants of the Mahayana sect would definitely not let Shi Tianyu go, and would definitely take the opportunity to destroy the Qiansui Temple. They would definitely use the opportunity of destroying the Qiansui Temple to get Shi Tianyu out of the officialdom and let Shi Tianyu fall into the underworld again. Therefore, the disciples of the Snow Mountain Sect were ordered to come to Fucheng to see if Shi Tianyu needed any help?

Huang Rucai, Li Tianxiao, and Jiang Meilin were all whispering in the crowd.

At this time, Shi Tianyu said again: "Chen Biao, lead the people to guard. Pan Dong, lead the brothers to take the Beggars' Sect disciples. Jiang Xiao, give each beggar ten taels of silver."

~~(End of this chapter)

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