Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 180
  His lips were almost bitten into a purple color. Zhu Youjian tried hard to suppress his body that was shaking with fear or anger. He moved his body on his knees and respectfully stretched out his hands and said: "My Lord, Zhu Youjian, I accept this order to thank you!"

With a snap, Liu Ruoyu loosened his fingers, and the imperial edict fell gently onto Zhu Youjian's hand, making a soft sound.

But when this voice fell on everyone's ears, it was like a stormy wave.
  Many officials looked up directly towards the center of the field.

The horror and helplessness in his eyes were already written on his face.

In the court, the military ministers and eunuchs were monopolizing power, causing the prince to suffer such humiliation?

Has a eunuch become so arrogant?
  In the field, Zhu Youjian, who was the focus of everyone's attention, did not react at this moment. He seemed to be still immersed in fear and had not recovered. He was still kneeling on the ground and subconsciously murmured: "Thank you, Eunuch Liu."

"Oh," Liu Ruoyu raised his brows, and the contempt in his eyes became more intense: "Prince Xin, please get up. We, as slaves, cannot afford this."

As soon as the words fell, the two waiters behind Prince Xin had already stood up in a hurry, and one of them directly lifted Prince Xin up.

Royal nobles must not lose their dignity in front of eunuchs
  As if he had also realized his gaffe, Zhu Youjian's face turned red for a while, and then red again. It was obvious that there were too many emotions in his chest, but he could not vent them, and they were all reflected on his face.

"The imperial edict has been delivered. There is still a banquet here for His Highness, so we won't disturb you." Liu Ruoyu glanced around, as if he had memorized the identities of everyone in the courtyard. The smile on his face was faint, and he looked clearly confident. .

"Come here," Zhu Youjian licked his chapped lips and ordered the servant: "Go and get some hard work money from Eunuch Liu."

"Yes, Your Highness!" The waiter lowered his eyes, obviously hiding his anger.

Royal Prince, do you need to be so polite to an eunuch?
  This arrogant and domineering eunuch, even if he is a banned prince, should just slap him in the face to see if he dares to say anything more? His mouth was torn apart!

But King Xin was obviously frightened by this edict and no longer cared about dignity. He just asked Eunuch Liu to leave as soon as possible.

Not long after, the heavy gold-embroidered bag was handed to Liu Ruoyu's hand.

"Father, this is the reward given to you by the prince."

"Hehe," Liu Ruoyu reached out and weighed the bag, and the smile on his face finally became fuller: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the Emperor only severely punishes those in charge. You are not guilty if you don't know. The saints and the court have concluded, so you can rest assured." You can read and write at home with peace of mind, and don’t pay attention to the rumors outside, hey, what do they know!"

"Thank you, father-in-law. I know it. I know it." Zhu Youjian nodded in panic after hearing this: "Please go back and tell the emperor that I will study and write well in the mansion and copy the records of Taizu. I will definitely not know how to do it." Feel free to participate in political affairs anymore."

"Then I'll say goodbye," Liu Ruoyu nodded, as if it was normal for him to be greeted by King Xin.

The newly promoted inner palace official saluted everyone in the courtyard, and then led the ceremonial guard and left gracefully.

call.
  As soon as the envoy left, there were sounds of gasping, dissatisfaction, and helpless sighs in the courtyard.

Some people are helpless, the world is in ruins, and eunuchs are messing up the government.

Some people are dissatisfied that this is true even for members of the royal family, let alone others?
  Some people are even more afraid that a small eunuch dares to do this. What should those few people who really stand at the top of power in the Ming Dynasty do?
  Da da da.
  Zhu Youjian, who was highly tensed and extremely frightened, finally weakened at this moment. He no longer had the strength to support him and fell back heavily.

"My lord!"

"Send it to the doctor quickly!"

"Hel the prince up." Not long after, everyone hurriedly carried Zhu Youjian back to the palace, and the doctor was quickly brought to the bedside.

At this moment, outside the hospital, Wang Tongru, the censor of Zhejiang Province, Mao Gongjin, the prefect of Huzhou, and Lu Yubin, the head of the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs, were standing together, all with sad expressions on their faces.

"In this way, Donglin has completely lost power this time," Wang Tongru's two gray eyebrows almost knitted together: "The imperial court's decree to Prince Xin is almost obviously a blow to us and the city of Nanjing. Those honorable men."

"In the future, we have to be careful with that person in Beijing." Mao Gongjin, the prefect of Huzhou, shook his head helplessly: "The eunuchs occupy the inner palace, the military ministers occupy the court, Ye Xianggao and Sun Chengzong join forces with the thieves, and everyone is almost upright. It’s all for nothing!”

Lu Yubin, head of the Nanjing Household Department, stroked his beard: "If Mr. Yang and Mr. Zuo knew about this, I'm afraid they would jump right in."

"If Yang Wenru were here, how could he allow that eunuch to be so rampant?" Wang Tongru's eyes flashed with anger: "If I were twenty years younger, I would have stepped forward and scolded that guy. How can an eunuch humiliate a royal relative?"

As people get older, they tend to worry too much. Although the other two colleagues found Wang Tongru's words ridiculous, they could not refute them.

"Master Yang, Master Zuo is here!"

At this time, bursts of shouting suddenly came from outside the hospital.

The three people in the courtyard were stunned. After looking at each other, they straightened their robes at the same time and headed out of the courtyard.

Not long after, as the crowd gradually became noisier, Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou, dressed in plain clothes and hats, arrived hand in hand.

"How is Prince Xin?" Zuo Guangdou spoke first and asked Wang Tongru.

Before Wang Tongru opened his mouth, he heard Yang Lian's extremely angry voice.

As soon as Yang Lianfu saw him, he scolded him: "The imperial court supports ministers like you, how can you watch the prince being humiliated by an eunuch? Why don't you drink him away in court?"

Facing Yang Lian's questions, everyone didn't know how to answer, and they all looked embarrassed.

"Let's go see the prince first," Zuo Guangdou shook his head and headed towards the back hall of the government office first.

After Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou entered the room, everyone else voluntarily exited the room, even the doctor retreated first.

Behind the heavy curtains, King Xin Zhu Youjian was sitting on a soft couch. He had woken up, but his eyes looked a little dull, as if he had not recovered from the fear just now.

Seeing Lord Xin like this, Zuo Guangdou inadvertently showed a trace of regret in his eyes: King Xin is not a human master, and after all, he cannot take on such a big responsibility.

Yang Lian on the side didn't have too many scruples or thoughts. He rushed directly in front of King Xin and said, "Your Highness, why are you so rude?"

Slowly turning his head, Prince Xin focused his eyes and saw the person clearly. In just a moment, the grievance and fear broke out again, and he almost choked and said: "Master Yang, I have let you down."

Seeing this, the anger rising in Yang Lian's eyes was mixed with a hint of determination, and the words of advice and criticism he had originally prepared turned into words of comfort: "Your Highness, Yang Lian came a step too late, otherwise, I am determined not to let that eunuch be so rampant!"

Facing Zhu Youjian, who almost regarded him as a pillar, a crazy thought arose in Yang Lian's heart for the first time: What if the person in power is His Highness King Xin?
  (End of this chapter)