high official

Chapter 872

After reaching a deal with the old eunuch and fulfilling His Royal Highness's entrustment, Wang Xian sorted out his mood and went to the Qianqing Palace to face the saint.

Once inside, besides the emperor, His Royal Highness Taisun is also there.Wang Xian quickly exchanged glances with Zhu Zhanji, and seeing him blinking at him, he couldn't help but make up his mind, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.

Although he has been waiting for him for a long time, Zhu Di did not show any impatience on his face. Instead, he was in the mood to joke with him: "Uncle Zhongyong really sneaks out of his busy schedule, and he still has time to send the beautiful woman away from Beijing."

"Your Majesty, forgive me." Wang Xian had already thought up a countermeasure, and said with a blushing face: "I am asking Baoyin for help, and I will go back to Hetao to arrest the suspect. I have to send him off because of emotion and reason..."

"Okay, I won't punish you this time. Let's get up and talk." Zhu Di was obviously in a good mood: "Jin Yiwei and Dongchang worked together this time, and it only took more than a day to find out the case. It can be seen that it is not completely clear. It’s for dry food, I’m so relieved!”

"Hehe," Zhao Ying hurriedly became humble: "The emperor is absurd, this time I can't wait for a small effort to atone for the great crime, besides, it is mainly the Jinyiwei who charged forward..."

"Where is it?" Wang Xian also sang in a chorus knowingly: "Thanks to Mr. Zhao's old horse who knows the way!"

"Okay, stop flattering each other." Apparently, Zhu Di hoped to see the factory guards get along in harmony. He finally said the words Wang Xian and Zhao Ying had been expecting for a long time: "This time, although you have differences, The crime of investigation, but the thief has been planning and planning for a long time, even a sage will inevitably fall into the trap. Fortunately, the case was solved quickly, and the rumors were cleared up in time.

Although he never felt that he was at fault, but when such a big incident happened, both Wang Xian and Zhao Ying knew that they would be blamed.So until this moment, the big rock in my heart was considered to have fallen to the ground.The two hurriedly kowtowed their heads to thank each other, and the old eunuch wept excitedly.

"Don't think that if you are not punished, this matter will be over." Zhu Di pulled his face and said bitterly: "The culprit who burned my three halls has not been caught yet, and even those who did it have not been caught! Can't let them go!"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, when I chase you to the ends of the earth, I will also bring the Bailian demon to justice to vent the hatred in your Majesty's heart!" The two secret agents hurriedly expressed their opinions in unison.

"It's not just about catching the murderer, it's about arresting the Buddha's mother!" Zhu Di gritted his teeth and said, "I also want to uproot the White Lotus Sect! Didn't the Buddha's mother come from Shandong? Let's start from Shandong!" He glanced at Wang Xian and said, "Uncle Zhongyong , I entrust this task to you, don’t come back to see me if you can’t finish it!”

"Observe the order!" Wang Xian replied in a deep voice, his face calm.In fact, from the moment when the conflict between the emperor and the prince intensified years ago, he had already realized that how could the emperor's most important secret service agency be entrusted to such a spy like himself?I'm afraid this time, if it wasn't a disaster from the sky, and the emperor was just employing people, what was waiting for him would not be such a heavy responsibility and decent transfer... In short, Wang Xian had expected and was very satisfied with this result, so he expressed very calm.

"Hey..." Seeing that he can be flattered or humiliated at such a young age, Zhu Di secretly regretted that if this kid is not from the prince, it would be great... Thinking of this, the emperor waved his hand in a dispirited manner, and asked Wang Xian to come back another day Seeing you, I will discuss the opportunity with him face-to-face at that time, so I ordered the two big spies to withdraw...

When he came out to clean up the door, Zhao Ying was elated. He never expected that the emperor would call Wang Xian out of the capital without warning!Even if he is still allowed to be the governor of Jinyiwei, but he is not on duty, there will be endless troubles!The days when I and Dongchang were overwhelmed by Jin Yiwei are finally coming to an end!
Even so, Zhao Ying had to work hard to put on a sad expression, "reluctantly" said: "I just cooperated with my uncle, but we have to separate, it really hurts me..."

"Hehe," Wang Xian said with a smile, "When did Eunuch Zhao become so hypocritical?"

"Hehe..." Zhao Ying was hit, and smiled embarrassedly: "It's true that I still feel reluctant..."

"Then please eunuch, ask the emperor for favors, and let us stay." Wang Xian said with a smile.

"Well..." Zhao Ying was speechless at the moment, and after a while he said: "Once the emperor's golden mouth comes out, there is absolutely no reason to change it..."

"It's done, I was just teasing you," Wang Xian laughed and said, "Just finish what you promised me! The mountains are high and the rivers are long, you live well, and we will meet again..."

"Don't worry, I'll release him tomorrow." Zhao Ying finally returned to his normal state, with a smirk on his face, watching Wang Xian's back disappearing at the palace gate, he turned and left with a dark face.

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Qianqing Palace, Zhu Zhanji was still immersed in the shock of Wang Xian leaving Beijing, Zhu Di threw another blockbuster!
"Ji'er, call the cabinet on duty here, I want to issue an edict." Zhu Di's expression was many times more dignified than before, and his tone was too heavy.

"Yes." Zhu Zhanji quickly summoned Jin Youzi, who was on duty, without thinking too much.At this time, the eunuch had already spread the yellow satin, and the pen and ink were ready-made.Jin Youzi stood still behind the imperial case, picked up the brush, adjusted his breathing, and quietly waited for the emperor to dictate.

Zhu Di's mood was heavier than before, and he paced back and forth a dozen times before the imperial case, before he said with difficulty: "I bow to the destiny of heaven, and I only present the grand plan, imitate the ancient system, and build two capitals, it is Yongle 16 On the [-]th day of the first month of the year, Fengtian waited for the three palace disasters, and I was terrified, and I didn't know what to do..."

"Ah..." After hearing Zhu Di's words, Zhu Zhanji, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but let out a low cry.Jin Youzi's hand holding the pen couldn't help trembling slightly. He raised his head and looked at the emperor with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty..."

"Don't talk, continue." Zhu Di shook his head slightly, and continued to pace for a while, his emotions became more and more excited: "Who cares about the rituals of respecting heaven and gods?! Or the patriarch is violent and the government is obedient?! Or The villain is in power and the sage hides away and does not distinguish between good and evil?!"

The more the emperor spoke, the more excited he became, and his voice became more and more high-pitched. Except for Jin Youzi who wrote the book, everyone in the hall, including the grandson, knelt on the ground!The angry voice of the emperor still hovered in the palace:
"Prisons and prisons are injustice and the innocent are indistinguishable?! Or slander and flattery, and then loyal words are not accepted?! Or levies and exploitations that affect the fields?! Or rewards and punishments are inappropriate and money is wasted and the state is used excessively.欤?!"

The emperor's eyes were already red, and his voice became hoarse. He even had to support the imperial case to stand still, as if all his strength was taken away by each question?
Zhu Zhanji was already in tears, and finally couldn't help but choked up and said: "Grandfather, don't talk about it, this is just a man-made disaster, not a natural disaster!"

But Zhu Di ignored it, and still tried his best to squeeze out word by word: "Or the tax is too heavy and the corvee is uneven and the people's livelihood is not satisfactory?! Or the army is not paid well and the food and salary are empty?! Or overwork? Is it necessary to be numerous and the power of the people is withered?! Or is it because the traitors are in control of the crowd and the officials are playing tricks, and the officials are soft, greedy, cruel and unrestrained?!" After speaking, the emperor wiped the tears from his eyes, looked up to the sky and sighed: "You are more severe than the people. , Going against the sky, I am ignorant, and I have not investigated the reason... Er Wenwu and the military officials were appointed by me, and we are the same. If the results of my actions are inappropriate, it is appropriate to make a statement and change them, so as to return to God's will. Qin. this!"

The last few words exhausted the emperor's last strength.After finishing speaking, Zhu Di's eyes darkened, as if he was about to faint, which made Zhu Zhanji and others get up quickly, wanting to step forward to help.But the emperor waved his hand, and the other hand that was supporting the imperial case had bruised veins, and he supported his torso with all his strength!
The emperor stood there straight and said in a deep voice, "Let's issue an edict!"

"Yes..." Jin Youzi knelt down and kowtowed, his face was already full of tears!
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The news that the emperor issued an imperial edict was like a thunderbolt, and everyone was shocked and stunned!

"What?!" Wang Xian was at the Jinyiwei yamen, explaining the arrangements after leaving Beijing with his subordinates. When he heard the news, he was shocked and inexplicably said: "I'm guilty?!" He thought that the emperor was just posturing the day before yesterday, but unexpectedly Today, I issued an edict of guilt!It is conceivable that this is a difficult decision for Zhu Di, who is headstrong and self-proclaimed as the emperor through the ages!It is conceivable that the burning of the three halls was a heavy blow to the emperor!

After a while, Wang Xian got the full text of the Edict of Guilt, and after skimming through it, he understood that this edict must be issued as long as it doesn't matter.In any case, no matter what the reason is, the burning of the three halls that symbolize the supreme imperial power will be regarded by the people of the world as a symbol of the emperor's moral failure and destiny!This is an unavoidable ruling crisis for the entire empire and His Majesty the Emperor!Zhu Di must solve and resolve the crisis head-on, so that his empire can continue to operate normally, otherwise, like a machine stuck in gears, the empire will come to a standstill, and the crises that were covered up in the past will emerge one after another!
Zhu Di's handling is very clever.The premise of issuing an edict of guilt is that it has been proven that the theory of sky fire is pure nonsense, and it was just arson by the White Lotus Sect.The more sincere the emperor's attitude of admitting his mistakes at this time, the more he will be regarded as a noble character and brave to take responsibility!Even on behalf of the subjects!If the case of arson had not been found out, the emperor would never have issued such an edict of guilt. That would prove to be "the anger of the sky and the people's grievances", and the emperor would lose his virtue!

Now that the case has been clarified, the imperial edict of guilt has been issued, and the criticism of the emperor by the subjects has gone away... But anyone with a discerning eye can see at a glance that the emperor asked more than ten questions in succession about the reasons for the fire in the three halls, and asked his subjects to help him Looking for the answer, but there is no mention of the move of the capital!It can be seen that Zhu Di will never allow anyone to criticize the move of the capital!

However, there was a person who didn't have a good eye, who had just been released by Dongchang, and saw that the emperor issued an imperial edict to sin against himself, and asked his courtiers to criticize him casually!I thought the emperor was under pressure and was ready to give in!Xiao Yi, the head of the Ministry of Rites, wrote a letter on the same day, bluntly saying that the fire in the three halls was due to the relocation of the capital!

(End of this chapter)