Idle courtiers

Chapter 426 Kill Xu

Hearing what his uncle said, Zhu Lun completely understood.

The emperor said that he would not establish a prince for life.

This is the first time in all dynasties. You must know that two things must be confirmed on the first day of an emperor's ascension to the throne: one is to ask the Ministry of Industry to build a mausoleum for him; the other is to establish a reserve.

These two matters, life and death, seem to be just the emperor's private affairs, but they are related to the legal system and ritual system, and there is no sloppy in the slightest.

But rules are meant to be broken. Emperor Jiajing is such a strong monarch. If he doesn't set up a heir, who dares to say more.

The consequences of not establishing a prince are very serious, and even affect the stability of the court.The emperor has two princes, whether it is Lichang or Lixian, everyone can compete for it.

It is not necessarily that the high officials in the court do not have the intention of being a hero of the dragon.

Chen Hong had been very close to King Jing in the past, but last year, King Jing was forced to surrender.

In this way, the dust settles when the two kings contend for the throne, and the position of King Yu is truly established.

As King Jing's capable general, it would be a lie for Chen Hongruo to say that he is not flustered.

He soon voted under the command of King Yu's Mansion.

However, this kind of people who voted from the hostile camp halfway have always been unwelcome.

If Chen Hong wanted to please King Yu and avoid being liquidated in the future, he had to make great contributions.

Today, Xu Jie and Mr. Yu Wang Gao Gong are competing for the position of the first assistant in the cabinet.

If he can win the position of chief assistant for the prince's teacher, Chen Hong's contribution will surpass the rest of the prince's family.

So, how to fight for the position?
It's simple, just knock Xu Jie down.

Doesn't the Kongming case lack a mastermind now? Mr. Xu Ge is just right.

As long as Lao Xu is involved, no matter what the outcome will be in the future, he doesn't have to be the chief assistant anymore.

A trick is a good trick, but also a poisonous trick.

It is easy to make enough evidence to turn the case into an iron case. The key is to need the cooperation of Jin Yiwei.

This is probably the reason for Chen Hong's visit today, right?
Zhu Lun: "Uncle, do you think Mr. Xu Ge is behind the scenes?"

Zhu Xizhong: "You are righteous, what do you think?"

Zhu Lun: "As uncle said just now, Xu Ge didn't have such a motive. My nephew can't figure out how it would benefit him. Chen Hong is really ridiculous. If you make false accusations and turn black and white, you won't be afraid of the world. Is there a lot of people talking about it? I think it is absolutely impossible for uncle to let it go."

"Youyi, you don't talk much, why are you talking so long now." Zhu Xizhong smiled: "I have my own calculations, and many things can't be sure!"

"Could it be that uncle is going to accept Chen Hong?" Zhu Lun's face was flushed, "Uncle is just and strict, and he is the person my nephew admires the most. Don't tell me you, old man, want to regard the Law of the Ming Dynasty as nothing evil?"

"Youyi, are you disappointed and saddened by your uncle?"

Julien gritted his teeth and said nothing.

Zhu Xizhong: "Let me ask you again, what do our Jinyi soldiers do?"

Zhu Lun: "It's still why, to uphold the law and discipline, and to punish evildoers. Don't wrong a gentleman, and don't let a traitor go."

Zhu Xizhong suddenly laughed: "You are talking about the people-friendly officials, the Zhengyin officials of the county and state capitals, the provincial procuratorate, the Ministry of Punishments, but not our Jinyiwei. We are the emperor's pro-army, and in the final analysis we only obey the emperor's orders. As the saying goes Said: "If benevolence does not lead the army, righteousness will not be good. Such things as benevolence and righteousness have nothing to do with our factory guards. We are a knife of the heavenly family. You are still too young to have righteousness. Righteousness is the worm in your heart. You have to do a lot of things." Look at it and think about it, or think about nothing."

Zhu Lun finally couldn't help it anymore: "The world has its own righteousness. What my uncle did, my nephew does not agree with it, and I don't understand why your old man would do this. As for the motive, uncle, please give my nephew a motive."

"Motivation, motivation...hehe, I shouldn't have let you enter Jinyi's military yamen back then, but should have sent you to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to be in charge of punishment. It's a pity, we are nobles and cannot be civil servants." After laughing, Zhu Xizhong sighed One voice: "Do you still remember the death of Xu Shen that Chen Hong said just now?"

Zhu Lun: "That doesn't matter." He was full of resentment and didn't want to hear his uncle continue nagging.

Zhu Xizhong said slowly: "Don't tell me that after Xu Shen administered the medicine that day, His Majesty didn't wake up until four hours ago. He died because of excessive fright. Actually, the truth of the matter is not the case. Xu Shen was bestowed to death by His Majesty Yes. All the imperial physicians in the hospital back then were also wiped out by His Majesty, and not a single one was left behind."

Zhu Lun was taken aback: "How could it be?" The imperial doctor Xu had just been named the crown prince's Taibao because of his work in saving him, but why was he given to death on his hind legs, and even the imperial hospital was also sacked collectively. This change is too sudden.

"Because Xu Jie seemed to find out that the imperial hospital had a heart of disobedience. At that time, he was serving as the Imperial College in Beijing to offer sacrifices to the emperor. This old Xu Ge was an official in Yanping Prefecture and an inspector in Jiangxi Province. I don't know how many things he has done. It is easy to investigate the case. Otherwise, why do you think Xu Zisheng has been so successful in the past 20 years, and he has directly entered the cabinet to rule the world?"

"The heart of disobedience?" Zhu Lun's heart trembled, and he was startled: "How is it possible?"

Zhu Xizhong: "Youyi, let me ask you, if you want to kill the king, who is the most convenient?"

Without waiting for his nephew to answer, Zhu Xizhong said: "The Tai Hospital, of course it is the Tai Hospital. People eat whole grains, how can they not get sick, and the emperor is the same. Some of them are the ones who give the emperor a son. If they collude with the foreign court, Who will oversee it. Let me ask you again, what is the longevity of my previous emperors?"

Zhu Lun: "Emperor Taizu Gao died at the age of 71."

Zhu Xizhong: "Start with Emperor Renzong."

Zhu Lun: "Emperor Renzong was 47 years old, Emperor Xuanzong was 38 years old, Emperor Yingzong was 38 years old, Daizong was 41 years old, Emperor Xianzong was 36 years old, Emperor Xiaozong Zhengde was [-] years old."

"Your memory is correct. Regardless of Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Chengzu Wen, it is not surprising that he will win the world immediately and enjoy the rest of his life. But why did the later emperors have a short life? It is our current Emperor Jiajing who is obsessed with women. Taking elixir all day is not a sign of longevity. However, His Majesty has been in power for more than 40 years, and has eradicated the Imperial Hospital three times. Now he is fifty-seven, and he has lived a long life. Youyi, you are a capable person. Don't you think this is very strange?"

"This..." Zhu Lun took a breath.

"But... But, what does the Imperial Hospital have to do with Xu Jie and uncle you? Could it be...ah, uncle..." Zhu Lun seemed to realize something, his vest was covered in cold sweat.

At this time, a cold wind came, and the pond was full of yellow lotus leaves shaking.

He felt as if he had fallen into that pool of icy water.

I lost consciousness from the cold.

Zhu Xizhong nodded slowly: "Back then, the old man and Yang Shen had a good friendship. It's a pity that after the big ceremony was discussed, they stopped seeing each other. Hey, my old friend has been driving west of Hexi for many years now."

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PS: When I encountered something that had nothing to do with code words, my mentality collapsed and I couldn't write a manuscript.The seven o'clock update tomorrow morning is estimated to be delayed until noon.Two updates will be resumed tomorrow, please understand.

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