The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 274 Rumors spread
Tang Hao brought a woman home.

However, Zhang Jingshu behaved very generously, showing the magnanimity and majesty of the matron of the Zhongshan Hou Mansion.

To be honest, Zhang Jingshu had already been mentally prepared for this kind of thing.

In fact, when she entered the palace before her wedding, Queen Xia had warned her not to waste time and energy on men going out to have sex.

After being married for a long time, men will feel bored and will inevitably go out to look for flowers.

As for their men, one is the current emperor and the other is the newly rich Marquis of Zhongshan. They are powerful and wealthy. Whether at home or outside, there are many coquettish bitches and sluts staring at them, eager to take the initiative to throw themselves into their arms. Send a hug to climb a high branch, and the black-bone chicken turns into a phoenix!

But they were unable to do anything about it, or even helpless. Instead, they had to try their best to help Tang Hao and Zhu Houzhao flourish.

Who told you to be old and unattractive?

Therefore, the first lesson Zhang Jingshu learned as a new woman was to find ways to stabilize her position as the head of the house. Whether it was giving birth to a son or cooperating with her husband, she was striving to do her best.

At least, you can't act like a shrew and provoke your husband's dissatisfaction and anger for nothing.

"If I really arrange this for you, the Queen Mother will resent me if I don't tell you, and the Queen Mother will have to skin me!"

"Of course, His Majesty also knows about this, so he appointed him as Minister of Guanglu Temple!"

Zhang Jingshu hung on Tang Hao like a kitten, and then took the initiative to give him a passionate kiss.

Well, Zhu Houzhao knew that Tang Hao went to the banquet to meet Prince Ning, because Tang Hao had no intention of hiding it from His Majesty the Emperor. Even the horseman driving the carriage was disguised as Jin Yiwei.

"Yes."

"Your Majesty, do I think I am sacrificing my appearance for national affairs?"

Even Zhang Jingshu couldn't help but feel frightened.

"Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao must rebel!"

"Go away, you got an advantage and acted like a good boy!"

Seeing this scene, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but joked: "Hey, isn't this our mighty and powerful Zhongshan Marquis? Why can't this be enough after only one night?"

After listening to these words, Zhang Jingshu finally understood why her husband went to the banquet!
It turned out that all this was a plan by him and His Majesty the Emperor!

He sat on the bed with his wife in his arms and recounted what happened in Prince Ning's Mansion in a calm tone.

Tang Hao also noticed Zhang Jingshu's grievance, so after settling the Hu Ji, he immediately started coaxing his wife.

This is a rebellion!
It’s a major crime of beheading to punish the nine tribes!

"Husband, do you mean that Zhu Chenhao wants to win over you and then plot to rebel?"

Hearing this and looking at the beauty in his arms, Tang Hao also knew that he had to comfort his wife, otherwise there would be a fire in the backyard.

Zhang Jingshu was startled when she heard this and froze on the spot quietly.

The emperor had no heirs, which had always been a pain in Zhu Houzhao's heart.

"Shut up!" Zhu Houzhao roared angrily.

"If Madam, you are dissatisfied, I will send this Hu Ji away tomorrow and give her a stable rest of her life!"

Zhu Houzhao said sourly: "I haven't experienced the exotic customs yet. You damn savage, arrange one for me as soon as possible!"

"At that time, in order to dispel Zhu Chenhao's vigilance, I deliberately acted greedy and lustful, and took advantage of the opportunity to accept this stunning Hu Ji."

In addition, in Prince Ning's Mansion, there are countless servants and maids who are the spies and spoilers of the factory guards!
Therefore, the news of Zhongshan Hou's feat in Prince Ning's Mansion yesterday quickly reached Zhu Houzhao's desk.

She seemed to feel like her throat was being grasped tightly by a hand, and her heart felt like it had been hammered hard.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Houzhao walked up to Tang Hao and joked narrowly: "What? Is that stunning Hu Ji really so powerful? Is she really squeezed out by you?"

He didn't want to offend the entire harem and trigger revenge from Queen Mother Zhang and Queen Xia!
"Your Majesty, if you have this free time, you should spend more time with the Queen. I haven't seen you for so long..."

Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao has entered the game without knowing it!

The sadness in Zhang Jingshu's heart gradually disappeared, replaced by shock and uneasiness.

In this era of strict etiquette and strict male superiority, how could she be lucky enough to meet such a husband who respects her and loves her deeply?
For a moment, all the sadness in my heart turned into sweetness.

Not long ago, Zhu Houzhao accidentally saw Queen Xia crying alone. After questioning, he learned that there were some rumors in the harem, such as that Queen Xia was infertile, etc., which made His Majesty the Emperor furious. A dozen gossips were killed with the stick.

Although he is still very young now, only eighteen years old, he has been married for almost three years, but there is still no movement in the queen's belly, so naturally he has attracted a lot of rumors.

"Husband, love me——"

Early the next morning, Zhongshan Hou walked into Qianqing Palace holding his waist.

Yes, the little emperor's curiosity began to attack again.

Only when Tang Hao was full would he arrange an exotic trip for Zhu Houzhao.

One night fish and dragon dance.

The best way to comfort her is, of course, to feed her!

"Stop dreaming."

Tang Hao rolled his eyes at Zhu Houzhao angrily, and then sat down on the chair.

Tang Hao gently stroked the beautiful woman's smooth and tender back.

"To put it bluntly, we want to put this rebel king in the capital, under our noses, to see what kind of waves he can stir up, so that His Majesty and I can clean up the court!"

However, the best way to stop the rumors is undoubtedly that Queen Xia is pregnant.

But God does not grant what people wish for!

Zhu Houzhao also began to regret that he had wasted more than a year on his ridiculous behavior, hanging out with Feng'er, but now the person who suffered was Queen Xia.

The subjects will not question His Majesty the Emperor, let alone speculate whether there is something wrong with His Majesty the Emperor. They can only focus on Queen Xia. If Queen Xia still cannot conceive after a while, it is estimated that the ministers will come to remonstrate with him. He picked a girl.

So Zhu Houzhao was very angry now. When Tang Hao mentioned this matter, he became furious.

Tang Hao also noticed that something was wrong. He was just joking, but why did he make this kid so anxious?

However, the harem is a private matter of the Tian family after all, so Zhu Houzhao didn't have the nerve to say it, and it was naturally difficult for Tang Hao to pursue questions.

The atmosphere became depressing for a while, and the two of them stared at each other without speaking.

Finally, Tang Hao spoke up to break the silence and changed the topic to Zhu Chenhao.

"Perhaps yesterday's banquet was a good opportunity!"

Tang Hao touched his chin and spoke proactively, and Zhu Houzhao also became interested.

"what do you mean……"

"What Zhu Chenhao did cannot be hidden from the eyes of the court ministers."

Tang Hao sneered and said: "In that case, why not let us add fuel to the fire and directly start a war between the clan and the Jin gentry!"

Zhu Houzhao reacted immediately, but still hesitated.

"But in this case, you will definitely suffer a lot of impeachment criticism!"

"Haha." Tang Hao chuckled, "Have I been criticized enough for impeachment?"

This is really a true statement.

Ever since Tang Hao drove Qi Yanming and other rebels to massacre the gentry, there have been constant memorials to impeach him. The gentry and gentry have been looking forward to the day when His Majesty the Emperor becomes disgusted with this cruel official, and then directly beheads him to quell the public's anger!
"Okay, then I'll let the factory guards take action!"

The monarch and his ministers finalized some details and officially started the plan.

Soon rumors spread in the capital, saying that Zhu Chenhao, the minister of Guanglu Temple and Prince Ning, "charioted with a huge amount of platinum and bribed all the nobles in the court." The first person to bear the brunt was Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan.

Even the Marquis of Zhongshan went to Prince Ning's Mansion for a banquet and revealed the details of the banquet with Prince Ning Zhu Chenhao, which caused a huge response in an instant!

After all, these rumors are so true that even Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan, played with the singer at the banquet at Prince Ning's Mansion. They described it vividly and vividly. It seemed like what really happened!
Therefore, the ruling and opposition parties immediately became angry.

The clan king colludes with the military commander, and he is also a military commander with a heavy army. What do you want to do?
The civil servants and gentry had long been dissatisfied with His Majesty the Emperor for bringing the power of the clan into the dynasty. At this moment, they undoubtedly seized the opportunity and prepared to knock these clan kings into dust again in one fell swoop! In the cabinet, Yang Tinghe summoned the nine ministers, big and small.

"You must have heard of the recent rumors in the capital, right?"

Yang Tinghe looked around, and then said in a deep voice: "Zhu Chenhao has been doing evil and eradicating dissidents in the fiefdom. His behavior is enough to prove that he has had a counter-intention for a long time."

"Now that he has entered the imperial court, his chariots are worth tens of thousands of dollars in platinum, and he is bribing the nobles all over the country," and he has even set his sights on Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan!"

When the name Tang Hao was mentioned, the expressions of all the officials present changed.

They knew who Tang Hao was.

The most important thing is that the Marquis of Zhongshan is now in charge of the soldiers of the Beijing Army!

If he really colludes with Zhu Chenhao, the anti-king, then the consequences...are unimaginable!
"It is true that we cannot doubt the loyalty of Marquis Zhongshan to His Majesty, but we cannot bet on his loyalty either!"

"Once Zhongshan Hou Tang Hao really colludes with Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao, then the capital will really... change!"

Yang Tinghe said in a deep voice.

When the rumors first started, Yang Tinghe reacted immediately. It was obvious that someone was deliberately trying to provoke a conflict between the clan kings and the civil servants and gentry.

But, even so, Yang Tinghe still had to choose to enter the urn.

There is no other reason, everything is for Ming Dynasty!
As he said, Yang Tinghe never doubted Tang Hao's loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor, but he did not dare to bet on what Tang Hao wanted to do.

A Marquis of Zhongshan of the Ming Dynasty who holds the Beijing Army's troops, and a feudal clan king who has long been rebelling against each other. If these two people join forces, the Ming Dynasty will really change completely!

So, no matter what, they will never allow this to happen!

Whether it is Tang Hao or Zhu Chenhao, all these dangerous elements that threaten the stability of the court must be eliminated!

The ministers exchanged glances, but none of them had any objections to this.

Zhu Chenhao, a damn rebel king, is no different from Zhu Zhixiu who is rebelling at this moment. They are both ambitious and rebellious people!
Not to mention that after entering Beijing, he beguiled His Majesty the Emperor to become the Minister of Guanglu Temple, and used a large amount of gold and silver to bribe courtiers and cultivate party members. He was even more of a typical rebellious traitor!

Therefore, Zhu Chenhao should be killed!

As for Zhongshan Hou Tang Hao, he also deserves to die!

This hawk-dog cruel official should have been cut to pieces long ago!
From the moment when Zong Yue, the commander of Chang Lu Yun Si Du, was transferred to the Tianjin Guards and peeled off the skin and dried grass, the gentry and Jin gentry wanted to cut him into pieces!
At this moment, the civil servants and gentry were united as never before, targeting Tang Hao and Zhu Chenhao with the same goal.

Immediately, under the leadership of Yang Tinghe, the big and small Jiuqing went to Qianqing Palace to ask for an interview.

It's a pity that they didn't even see His Majesty the Emperor in person. Only a eunuch came out to convey His Majesty the Emperor's reply on this matter.

The Jin Yiwei has gone out with all its strength to trace the source of these rumors and let the ministers calm down.

Immediately before the ministers left, they saw the solemn-looking Prince Ning Zhu Chenhao. He walked past them majestically and entered the palace to see His Majesty the Emperor.

Seeing this scene, the officials were even more furious. However, they did not dare to question His Majesty the Emperor, so they could only point their finger at the damn Zhu Chenhao!

Yang Tinghe looked at Zhu Chenhao's back deeply, then sighed heavily, then turned and left.

Wang Hao, the Minister of Personnel, quickly caught up and said urgently: "Chief Assistant, what should we do now? Should we just let it go?"

"Of course it's impossible to just let it go!"

Yang Tinghe shouted coldly: "This Zhu Chenhao is now highly valued and trusted by His Majesty. Some rumors are not enough to bring him down. The fact that His Majesty did not see us but met Zhu Chenhao just now is the best proof!"

"Some rumors are not enough, then we need actual evidence. I will go see Mr. Zongxian and ask him to send the censor to Nanchang to investigate the evidence of the Ning Fan lineage!"

This is the only way Yang Tinghe can think of to break the situation!

Because he has already figured out that the person behind this deliberately spreading rumors is most likely Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan, or... His Majesty the Emperor!
After Zhu Chenhao entered the hall, he immediately knelt on the ground in fear.

To be honest, Prince Ning was really panicked when he learned that someone had made a fuss about his secret meeting with Tang Hao.

After all, he is the king of the clan, while Tang Hao is the real powerful man in charge of the Beijing army. There is an untouchable red line between the two sides. Once anyone crosses this red line, he will inevitably suffer crazy suppression and revenge from His Majesty the Emperor. .

Zhu Chenhao didn't want to figure out who was responsible for this incident, but the top priority was not to find out the damn culprit, but to immediately go to the palace and stabilize the Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao!
Once Zhu Houzhao becomes jealous and suspicious of him, it will really be all over!

Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhu Chenhao coldly and yelled: "Who gave you the courage to entertain the Marquis of Zhongshan in private?"

"Don't you know that the vassal prince is not allowed to make friends with courtiers? Or is it that you, Zhu Chenhao, have already had objections in your heart?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Chenhao was so frightened that he almost lost his mind and immediately kowtowed madly to explain.

"Your Majesty, forgive me!"

"I am loyal to His Majesty and have absolutely no objections!"

"The reason why I hosted a banquet for the Marquis of Zhongshan was because I bumped into him at the entrance of the palace that day. In addition, the Marquis of Zhongshan was a new noble of the dynasty, so I thought of hosting a banquet for the Marquis of Zhongshan to apologize, so as to better share the worries for His Majesty... …”

Zhu Chenhao could only come up with this excuse. As for whether Zhu Houzhao believed it or not, he really had no confidence.

But this is undoubtedly the most valid reason to dispel His Majesty the Emperor's anger.

"I have been living in the vassal territory for a long time. I was frightened when I first came to the capital. I was even more frightened when I learned that I had collided with the Marquis of Zhongshan. That's why... please forgive me!"

A miserable sale!

play self pity!
This is the strategy proposed by Liu Yangzheng.

After all, Zhu Chenhao was also the king of the Ming dynasty. The Tianhuang nobleman of the old Zhu family was a blood relative of Zhu Houzhao.

You can't really push him, Zhu Chenhao, to death just because of some groundless rumors, right?
"Besides, I am innocent of all ties with the Marquis of Zhongshan, but the people behind the scenes are confusing right and wrong and trying to frame me. However, I have no relatives or enemies in the capital except His Majesty. I really can't figure out who deliberately framed me like this..."

This is Liu Yangzheng's second plan.

If nothing goes as expected, the people who broke the news and spread the rumors must be those civil servants and gentry.

Since they can "throw dirty water", then Zhu Chenhao can naturally throw the dirty water back!
The first step is to commit suicide and show loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor.

The second step is to pour the trouble back, taking advantage of the conflict between His Majesty the Emperor and the civil servants and gentry, and return this basin of dirty water to the civil servants and gentry!
Sure enough, when Zhu Houzhao heard this, his face suddenly darkened.

"What you said is quite right!"

"This indeed seems to be the work of those civil servants and gentry!"

"No wonder they collectively asked for a face-to-face meeting just now. It turns out they took the opportunity to get rid of you!"

Hearing this, Zhu Chenhao broke out in a cold sweat.

He naturally saw those civil servants and gentry just now. If His Majesty the Emperor had just met these people, he might really have Zhu Chenhao crippled in anger!

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"These thieves clearly want to give me and Prince Xing a show of strength!"

"It's obviously a malicious frame-up, and they want to take this opportunity to get rid of us!"

"This is simply unreasonable!" His Majesty the Emperor was furious. "You must learn a lesson from this and stop entertaining courtiers at will. This is a taboo!"

"As for the mastermind behind this, I will naturally send Jin Yiwei to investigate to the end!"

Zhu Chenhao nodded hurriedly to thank him, and then walked out of Qianqing Palace.

When he arrived outside the palace, he realized that he had broken out in a cold sweat!
As the saying goes, accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger, and the young emperor is also the emperor. Not to mention that this righteous emperor has been ruling the world for three years, which is far from what he was when he first ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor!
Zhu Chenhao sighed, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

Civil servants and gentry!

The King of Accounts has remembered this!

Sooner or later we will be cleared up with you!

But what he didn't know was that His Majesty the Emperor, who was "furious" before, was now sitting in his seat with a smile on his face.

"Chen Dajue, pass the oral instructions to the factory guards."

"Watch Zhu Chenhao's every move, but be sure not to alert the enemy!"

"I would like to see how many borers and rice bugs there are in this court!"

(End of this chapter)