little emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 75 Undercurrent
From Wanli's point of view, Zhu Weijing, Wang Rujian and others, like Li Xianke who was dealt with before, are all cocky and barking people who put their father in a state of no face and place, and only want to make their own reputation. If you don't give them a good look, there will be no kingly law!
Exile and demotion were no longer enough to appease Wanli's anger, and they were sent directly to the army!In the Ming Dynasty, there were no more than a few kinds of endings for officials who offended the emperor. The most honorable one was to resign on their own initiative, followed by demotion, exile, rod punishment, exile, and finally death penalty.The reason why it is said that exile is only one level lower than the death penalty is because in the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, exile is basically the same as the death penalty, but it will only be sooner or later.

As Gu Yuncheng, the head of the Ministry of Rites, Yue Yuansheng, the head of the Ministry of Industry, Wang Xuezeng, the prime minister of Guanglu Temple, and others continued to go to the evacuation, Wanli didn't even bother to talk to each other, and ordered Huang Jin to come forward and scold them one by one.Unexpectedly, the emperor, the anger of all the ministers was directed at one person.

In the past few days, there was a lot of traffic and bustle in front of the palace, and it would only be so lively during the Chinese New Year in the four seasons of the year, but who knows that the hall of the palace is not peaceful, but a confrontation is going on.

Ever since he came back from the Yonghe Palace, Wang Xijue has been in a depressed mood. He has been thinking about the sentence that the eldest son of the emperor said to him. , I also feel that the advantages of doing so will outweigh the disadvantages. Based on his understanding of Wanli, if he lets this step go, the following things may really get out of control.After thinking about it again and again, he decided to go to the palace to have another in-depth talk with the eldest son of the emperor.

The plan didn't change quickly, and he hadn't gone to look for the eldest son of the emperor, but a group of people came to look for him first.The visitors started with Shi Menglin from the Ministry of Rites and Yue Yuansheng, the head of the Ministry of Industry who was scolded by the emperor a few days ago. There were five people in total. After getting the news, Wang Xijue frowned.

Intuition told him that those five guys who came were not kind, and those who were kind would not come.

When he finished packing, he saw Yue, Shi and other five people sitting upright, the teacups on the coffee table in their hands remained motionless, each with iron faces and bronze faces, full of evil spirits.For today's scene, Wang Xijue had expected it the moment he received the decree from Qianqing Palace, but he didn't expect that these people could lose their composure so early.

The division of labor between the five people was clear, and Shi Menglin, as the representative, was the first to fire, "Old Wang Ge, it is absolutely impossible for the three kings to confer together! The Holy Majesty has repeatedly contradicted his promise, and you understand that the trick is in your heart. As a courtier, you must not stand idly by in such a perverse way. As the chief assistant, I must return the imperial decree!"

Return?Who wouldn't?Wang Xijue picked up the tea bowl and took a sip unhurriedly, then raised his eyelids and glanced at him.In the past few days, he has been thinking about whether to return the imperial edict every day, but he does not intend to act rashly without Zhu Changluo's consent.But Wang Xijue didn't want to say these things to someone like Shi Menglin, since it's useless to say it, why bother talking nonsense.

The fact is before his eyes, these people are here to make trouble, looking at their five angry faces, Wang Xijue sneered slightly in his heart, playing this with me?These are all the things he didn't bring after playing back then!I think back then 16 years ago when I was in the prime of my life, I once swaggered into Zhang Juzheng's mansion, and almost forced Zhang Ge to hang himself after a generous speech.

What are the likes of Shi and Yue?A few more would not be in Wang Xijue's eyes.

Wang Xijue's ignorance aroused the anger of these five officials. From their point of view, this matter was caused by Wang Xijue and the emperor's collusion. The purpose of their visit today is very simple, to force Wang Xijue to return the imperial decree!
The seal is still the right of the chief minister of the cabinet. There are unreasonable orders from the emperor. The cabinet can seal it and refuse to obey it. .

"Three kings are proclaimed together. It is not unreasonable for the Holy Majesty to act according to the instructions of the ancestors. As for the conferring and returning of the imperial decree, it is not a trivial matter. You can wait a few more days and watch the changes."

Wang Xijue, who finally expressed his position, had already said this very cryptically, but unfortunately Yue Yuansheng and others were not satisfied with this answer.But Wang Xijue has always said that he is dignified and dignified, how could he be willing to be ruled by such a few small officials? After some noise, Wang Xijue left in a huff, and everyone broke up unhappy.

Since Yue Yuansheng and others came out of the palace, in the next few days, more and more people came to visit the palace one after another. , There were also some who came to quarrel, and some of them rolled up their sleeves and started fighting...

But no matter how righteous these people are or how outspoken they are, Mr. Wang seems to be determined after eating the weight, and he will never let go.

After going back and forth several times, Wang Xijue aroused public anger.For a while, the excerpts criticizing Wang Xijue sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain, flocking to Qianqing Palace one after another.Gu Xiancheng and the others were second only to Shen Shixing in their fear of Wang Xijue. Seeing this situation, they contributed behind the scenes, hoping to take advantage of this opportunity to bring down Wang Xijue in one fell swoop.

There was chaos in the imperial court, and it was as noisy as the vegetable market outside the east gate every day.From Wang Xijue's point of view, these people are all a group of croaking crows, what else can they do besides howling and making noise?So he is ready to be laughed at and scolded by others. Those who are clear will be turbid and those who are turbid will be turbid. Time will prove his humiliation.

The sky was gloomy and dark, and a thin figure arrived at the corner gate of Yonghe Palace with ease. Before he could knock on the door, the waiting little Fuzi opened the door quietly, and the black figure entered in a flash.

It was still the same person in that room. When Xiao Yinzi took off his cloak, he found that the eldest son of the emperor under the lamp had grown up a lot this year, his appearance became more and more handsome, and his temperament was as elegant as when he first met. After seeing something, Xiao Yinzi couldn't think of how to describe it for a while, but felt that those eyes were like unsheathed sharp swords, full of sharpness and calmness after flying.

Xiao Yinzi looked away after only one glance, and saluted cleverly.Zhu Changluo put down the scroll in his hand, with a half-smile, "I asked you to check that matter last time, did you get any results?"

"Returning to Your Highness, this servant has always taken this matter to heart. There seems to be a secret room in the empress's palace. The servant has just been appointed as a servant, and now I can't get in. Maybe there is something His Highness wants in there, so I don't know."

The same eloquence, the same straightforward words, Zhu Changluo glanced at this guy appreciatively, regardless of the simplicity of what he said, if you add a secret word, you can know what is confidential without thinking about it. The little eunuch Shi Shi was able to find out such a secret, he really is a powerful person.

"Very good, you did a good job." Zhu Changluo is not stingy with the praise that should be given, "Remember that everything is based on your own safety, and you would rather not take risks than fold yourself in, pay more attention to inquiring and looking at that point. Secret room, please let me know if there is any change."

The gentle comfort made Xiao Yinzi very fond of it, and he kowtowed to the ground, "Don't worry, Your Highness, the matter of the secret room is left to the slave, you can just watch."

"That's it, you go quietly, don't disturb anyone."

Xiao Yinzi got up and was about to take a few steps when he suddenly turned around with hesitation on his face, as if he had something to say.

"Just say what you have to say, don't have to hesitate."

Xiao Yinzi responded, "Your Highness, do you still remember colored paintings?"

tempera?It's been a long time since I heard this name, so Zhu Changluo was stunned for a moment before realizing it. How could he not remember that the poisoning of himself and his concubine was all her fault, but isn't she dead?

"What? Why do you ask that?"

"A few days ago, when I was inspecting the palace, I saw a fire in the corner of the garden. The servant quietly stepped forward to see that it was osmanthus paper burning paper money there. The Lord knew that fire was forbidden at night in the palace. The servant paid attention to it. Didn't stop her, hid aside and listened to her..."

Zhu Changluo's expression changed, "I want to hear what she is talking about?"

"The servant was afraid of frightening her. He listened from afar and seemed to say something about the injustice of Caihua's death. Let her have a debtor and a debtor. Don't go to her..." She cried and said, a servant who is upside down can also do it. Listen to this."

After watching Xiao Yinzi leave, he turned his head and saw Ye He frowning in thought, "The other day I heard Zheng Guotai's secret in Zheng's mansion...could it be the secret room in Chuxiu Palace?"

"Not necessarily, maybe this secret is not the other secret. But anyway, since it can be called a secret room, there must be mystery inside." Putting away his faint smile, he suddenly said seriously: "Big Ye, the time is not right now. , you don’t want to explore the secret room that Xiao Yinzi just mentioned!”

Looking at this guy who was successfully promoted from Zhu Xiaoba to Zhu Xiaojiu after the Chinese New Year, Ye He was quite indignant. In Zhu Changluo's eyes, he was like a bowl of cold water, and he saw it through at a glance.But when I look at Zhu Changluo, I can see a three-pointer even if I die. Why is there such a big gap between two people who grew up under the same roof.

"Why, now that I know there is such a place, I'm going to check it out."

Zhu Changluo looked solemn, "Don't do it! You will go to that place sooner or later, but not now. You must listen to me. You are not worried about your skills. If you alarm Concubine Zheng, it may affect the overall plan in the future. I guess that secret word that you heard Zheng Guotai say after drinking in Zheng's mansion that day must not be a secret room, maybe it's not a secret letter... or a secret decree!"

Zhu Changluo suddenly became excited, staring out the window at the dark night and the stars shining brightly, "The secret that Gu Xiancheng and Ye Xianggao value so much is meaningless if it is revealed too early."

"Don't worry, I'm not a person who doesn't know the importance. If you say you can't do it, you won't do it."

"Ye He, help me keep an eye on someone these days."

"Who?"

"Gui Zhi, the Grand Lady of Chuxiu Palace."

Only by grasping the young ones can the old ones be dragged out. Guizhi is not the point, the point is Zheng Guifei.

"I'm busy every day, so what do you do?" The implication was very unfair.

Zhu Changluo glanced at him, raised his head, and looked up at the sky with his hands behind his back, "I want to read a book!"

Ye He sneered, and Zhu Xiaojiu glared at him.

"Which books are you reading? Hey, Zu Xun, Taizong Shilu, Yingzong Shilu, and your old man's Shizong Shilu. Are you learning how to be an emperor?"

"Cut, use the other way, and return it to the other body. The key to turning over is all in these few books!"

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　Thanks to the hero Jiang Zhong and the book friend Qingmei Zhujiu for their continued support, thank you Dangyu, Zombie, and Ye Tianqi for their recommendations, and thank you Tang Feng and Heng Ge for their rewards and recommendations~~~
　　
　
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