The Most Powerful Man in the World

Among the several internal attendants, there were naturally those who had practiced the Sunflower Collection. Seeing Shao Yuanjie taking Zhu Houzhao away, he stood out and pursued him with light work.

In the garden, the women did not dare to move the queen without authorization, so Concubine Xian, Concubine De and the others ordered people to take a quilt and let the queen lean on the quilt.

Just by looking at the pale face of the queen and the faint beads of sweat on her forehead, you can see that the queen is really suffering from unbearable abdominal pain.

While wiping the sweat on the queen's forehead, Mrs Wu said anxiously, "The imperial physician, why hasn't the imperial physician arrived yet!"

At this moment, Shao Yuanjie arrived with Zhu Houzhao. The girls were stunned when they saw Zhu Houzhao, and then quickly knelt down on the ground.

"Chen, concubine, etc., see Your Majesty, Your Majesty is safe!"

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, strode forward, walked to the Queen's side, grabbed the Queen's hand with one hand and said solemnly: "Queen, how are you, does it matter..."

The pale queen raised her head and smiled at Zhu Houzhao, and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, the pain in my concubine's belly is unbearable, isn't it... a child in my concubine's belly, isn't it..."

Zhu Houzhao shouted: "Queen, don't worry, I assure you that nothing will happen to my child!"

Seemingly thinking of something, Zhu Houzhao immediately said to Shao Yuanjie: "Shao Zhenren, you are proficient in medical theory, please help the queen diagnose."

Shao Yuanjie took a deep breath, took a step forward, bowed to the queen, and said, "Niangniang, the old way is rude!"

The queen nodded towards Shao Yuan, frowned and said, "I also ask the real person to keep the child in the womb of the concubine!"

Shao Yuanjie put a solemn expression on the queen's wrist, and gradually the expression on Shao Yuanjie's face softened a little. When Shao Yuanjie released the queen's wrist, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but ask Shao Yuanjie, "Really, how is the queen?"

Shao Yuanjie nodded at Zhu Houzhao and said, "Don't panic, Your Majesty, the Empress did have fetal qi, but fortunately God blesses her, and I will wait for Lao Dao to use a silver needle to relieve her qi and help the Empress to have a baby!"

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but sighed in relief when he heard the words, and said to Shao Yuanjie: "So there is a real person in labor."

Seeing that Shao Yuanjie took out the silver needle from his bosom, pierced several acupoints of the queen, put one hand on the queen's wrist, and an extremely pure Taoist inner breath slowly penetrated into the queen's body.

It was only a dozen breathing efforts, and the expression on the face of the empress who was in unbearable pain could not help softening a bit. Noticing the change in the empress's expression, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but glance at Shao Yuanjie gratefully.

Almost after the tea time, Gu Dayong hurried over with a few imperial doctors and was about to step forward to help the queen diagnose, but was stopped by Zhu Houzhao.

After a while, Shao Yuanjie let go of his hand, stretched out his hand, and the silver needles disappeared. Then he got up and bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, the empress's fetus has been soothed, and it only takes a long time to recuperate and you will be safe and sound. "

At this moment, the empress, who was in pain and unsupportable, also slowly got up with the help of the maid, and bowed to Shao Yuanjie: "Thank you, Zhenren, concubine."

Wei Wei turned sideways to avoid the Queen's salute, and Shao Yuanjie bowed his head and said, "Your majesty is polite!"

Zhu Houzhao stepped forward and patted the queen's hand, and greeted Gu Dayong: "Gu, please take care to send the queen back to Kunning Palace to rest, and several imperial doctors will also go to diagnose the empress."

Watching the queen leave, Zhu Houzhao's eyes turned cold, and he swept over the concubines and maids of the concubine Wu, the concubine Xian, and the concubines.

A maid put down a chair, and Zhu Houzhao sat on the chair, looking coldly at the women who were kneeling on the ground, each with a terrified look, before speaking after a while, "Concubine De, Concubine Xian, please give it to me. Tell me, why did the queen fall, so that the fetal gas moved, and the child in the womb was not safe?"

A careless act is the big crime of murdering the royal heirs, but few people dare to carry such a big crime, and the concubine De and Concubine Xian are all fascinated.

Then I heard Concubine De tremblingly say: "Your Majesty Mingcha, how dare the concubines and others dare to harm the Queen's niece, it's the palace maid, it's the palace maid who bumped into the Queen's niece..."

Concubine Xian even sobbed: "The queen treats us like sisters, my sister is pregnant with a dragon child, although I am envious, I am also happy for Your Majesty and my sister, I must never have any thoughts of harm! Please, Your Majesty, check..."

With a cold snort, Zhu Houzhao naturally knew that the harem could never be so clean, so he would not fully believe the words of Concubine Xian and Concubine De, and of course he would not think that Concubine Xian and Concubine De must be the ones who harmed the queen.

"Come on, bring that palace maid up!"

Soon the palace maid, who was taken care of by the concubine Wu, was brought over.

Just looking at it, Zhu Houzhao could see that something was wrong with this palace maid, because this palace maid obviously caused the queen to lose the fetus in her womb. If it were a normal person, she would definitely be scared to death, but the palace maid looked calm and did not panic at all.

With his eyes narrowed, Zhu Houzhao looked at the palace maid and said, "If I remember correctly, your name is Yuzhu, and you have served by the Queen's side for almost three years. Can you tell me why you murdered the dragon child in the Queen's belly?"

Yuzhu chuckled softly: "Mr. Shun, if you have the ability, go and ask the Emperor Yama!"

Standing beside Zhu Houzhao, Shao Yuanjie exclaimed, "Not good!"

The next moment, Shao Yuanjie stepped out and pointed towards the maid Yuzhu, but black blood gradually seeped out of Yuzhu's mouth.

Shao Yuanjie, who was a step behind, was not able to prevent the other party from biting the poison sac and committing suicide by taking the poison.

Seeing this, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help Lei Ting's anger, and suddenly got up and said angrily: "It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous, in my palace, the maid next to the queen is actually someone else's dead man..."

No wonder Zhu Houzhao had such a big reaction, it was Yuzhu's decision to commit suicide by taking poison that deeply stimulated Zhu Houzhao.

Yuzhu's actions are clearly a man with a will to die, which makes Zhu Houzhao have to wonder if he is a dead man placed in the palace by others.

Of course, it is a bit exaggerated to say that he is a dead man, but it is obvious that the person behind Yuzhu must not be simple.What angered Zhu Houzhao the most was that someone had placed someone next to the queen.

Does it mean that in this imperial palace, not only the queen has been placed with people, but even the dignified son of him has been placed with people?

After inspecting Yuzhu's body, Shao Yuanjie stood up and shook his head slightly towards Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, the poison this woman is wearing is extremely poisonous and can be fatal in an instant!"

Taking a deep breath, Zhu Houzhao nodded towards Shao Yuan, and glanced at Concubine De, Concubine Xian and others, who were terrified.

These people are pampered in the palace, never thought that such a terrible thing would happen in front of them, and some people even saw Yuzhu's terrifying appearance with seven orifices bleeding, and his body softened, and he couldn't help fainting.

With a bit of impatience, Zhu Houzhao said solemnly: "Return to your residence one by one, and within a month, no one is allowed to step out of the place where you live!"

Although it was said that they were punished, Concubine De, Concubine Xian and others were like being granted amnesty. After bowing to Zhu Houzhao, they hurriedly left, for fear that if they were slow, they would be regarded by the emperor as the target of assassinating the queen.

Gu Dayong, who sent the queen back to the palace, saw the bleeding corpse lying on the ground just after returning to the palace. He was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said to Zhu Houzhao, "Your Majesty, this..."

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Gu Dayong and said, "My companion, go and find out how this woman entered the palace and what her origins were before entering the palace."

Although he didn't have any hope, after all, since the other party chose Yuzhu to attack the queen, it means that Yuzhu's identity and origin are not afraid of investigation at all, and even if he does, he may not be able to find out anything useful.

Rubbing his forehead, Zhu Houzhao said solemnly: "Pass on my will, transfer the four of the emperor's chief supervisor Chen Du and the emperor's little eunuch to follow me!"

Gu Dayong was stunned for a moment and immediately understood Zhu Houzhao's intention to assign his servants from the emperor's history. Obviously, the fact that the Queen was placed next to him made Zhu Houzhao suspect that the servants beside him were also bought, or that someone else was inserted like the palace maid. man hands.

In addition, Huangshizhen has always been an inconspicuous place in Da Nei, and it can be said that Huangshizhen is Chu Yi's territory. Since Chu Yi, all the eunuchs in Huangshizhen have been dispatched by Chu Yi.

Zhu Houzhao didn't believe in others, but he believed in Chu Yi. When he doubted his servant, the first thing that came to his mind was to bring Chu Yi's hands to himself.

Although Gu Dayong had seen through this, he did not dare to complain at all, and even Gu Dayong was afraid in his own heart. If any of the servants around Zhu Houzhao were really bought, he would do something a little bit. Then he would be to blame for his death.

After changing the servant next to him, Zhu Houzhao walked back and forth, feeling a little uneasy in his heart. The other party dared to attack the queen, but he might not dare to attack him. Thinking that his situation might be in danger, Zhu Houzhao stepped towards Gu Dayong and said: "Gu Dayong You immediately send someone to pass on my will to the great companion of Chu, and order him to return to Beijing quickly. If it is too late, I... I will definitely hit him!"

Without Chu Yi by his side, Zhu Houzhao always lacked a sense of security.Just as he was also lacking in security, he moved out of the Forbidden City and hid in the leopard room to become his own.

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Chapter 1 Where is my majesty! 【[-] more】

Gu Dayong obeyed and immediately sent someone to convey Zhu Houzhao's will, and then said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, these people around you have been carefully selected, if your Majesty is not at ease, you may as well ask Shao Shao during these days. Real people accompany you around.”

Saying that, Gu Dayong bowed to Shao Yuanjie and said: "Shao Zhenren, you are a master of the Tao, and you should not disturb you, but you have also seen that there are still people who dare to deal with the dragon child in the queen's belly, the slave servant. I am really afraid that someone will be unfavorable to Your Majesty. With so many people, what Your Majesty can trust, and after thinking about it, only the real person is the most suitable."

Shao Yuanjie is a master of Taoism, and his cultivation is highly praised by Chu Yi. Zhu Houzhao knows this, but in Zhu Houzhao's heart, he subconsciously forgets that Shao Yuanjie is a strong martial artist.

Now hearing what Gu Dayong said, his eyes suddenly lit up, and his eyes fell on Shao Yuanjie and said, "If there is a real person to accompany me, I can feel at ease."

Shao Yuanjie bowed his head and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty bears the weight of all people, and the old man should do his best to keep His Majesty's safety."

Zhu Houzhao breathed a sigh of relief: "In this way, I would like to thank the real person."

After pondering for a while, Zhu Houzhao glanced at Gu Dayong and said: "Gu Dayong, you go and invite the Chief Supervisor Qin An to go to Kunning Palace to sit in the town, and tell him that if something happens to the queen, I will take his head. "

Gu Dayong's expression showed that Qin An was the first person in the family who practiced the Sunflower Collection to reach the Innate Realm, many years earlier than Chu Yi.

When Lu Wenyang rebelled and Zhu Han entered the palace to assassinate the emperor, he was captured by Qin An, but Qin An was already in his [-]s, and he acted in a low-key manner, so he was only a high-ranking supervisor in the palace. There was no one who dared to disrespect him from all the chiefs in the palace.

Even the Son of Heaven, if it is not necessary, will not disturb the Dinghaishenzhen, who is sitting in the palace.

Zhu Houzhao did not invite Qin An to escort him, but ordered her to protect the queen, which shows that Zhu Houzhao values ​​the queen and the dragon child in her belly.

Even though Zhu Houzhao had ordered that the Queen's attack was not allowed to be spread, there was more than one person who knew about it. Unless Zhu Houzhao was able to kill all those who knew it, then it was inevitable that the news would be spread.

Sure enough, in less than three days, the queen was attacked, and the news that the dragon child in her belly was almost in danger spread, which immediately caused a shock to the government and the public.

For most of the courtiers, it is a fortunate thing that the emperor has an empress, because when the emperor has an empress, this means that the royal inheritance is orderly, and there will be no unpredictable things due to the inheritance of the emperor. trouble.

Just as Zhu Houzhao had no sons and no concubines in the harem before, this is absolutely abnormal for a normal dynasty, that is, Zhu Houzhao is still young, if Zhu Houzhao is over forty and still has no children, then The courtroom is afraid that there will be turmoil.

Now, the news that the queen was attacked and the dragon child in her belly was almost in danger was rumored in the Forbidden City, which naturally caused the officials to boil over.

There is no truth in the saying that the royal family is selfless.

Although it was said that the queen was attacked and had nothing to do with the courtiers, but the matter was related to the heirs of the royal family. These ministers wrote letters all at once. On the other hand, it is a letter to the emperor, begging the emperor to draft a selection to enrich the harem and multiply the royal heirs.

In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Houzhao was sitting there, and at the head of the cabinet, Jiao Fang, the head of the cabinet, sat upright in the seat and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, now all the civil and military officials have written a letter, and I implore Your Majesty to draft talents to enrich the harem... …”

Zhu Houzhao frowned, in the past, with Zhu Houzhao's temperament, there would be no reluctance, but under the influence of Chu Yi, and Shao Yuanjie more than once persuaded him to be temperate, as he got older, there were many reasons for it. Below, Zhu Houzhao is no longer so obsessed with women.

However, Zhu Houzhao also knew in his heart that there were only three or two concubines in his harem. Relatively speaking, it was indeed a little less. It was no wonder that the civil and military officials would submit a letter and beg their draft to enrich the harem.

The lineage of the royal family, descended from the first emperor, has only one son like him. As far as he is concerned, he doesn't even have a brother. It can be said that the people are withering. This is not a good thing for Daming Jiangshan.

With a wave of his hand, Zhu Houzhao glanced at Jiao Fang and said, "Elder Ge's words are very true, I have agreed to this matter, but I have already recruited Chu's companion to return to Beijing. At that time, it will be handed over to the big partner to preside over this matter.”

Jiao Fang was stunned for a moment when she heard the words, her face showed a bit of joy, she stroked her beard and said, "Your Majesty Shengming!"

Speaking of which, Zhu Houzhao pushed forward the stack of memorials on the table and said, "Elder Ge may wish to take a look at these memorials."

The little eunuch who was serving at the side hurried forward and presented the stack of memorials to Jiao Fang. Jiao Fang's eyes fell on the memorials, and he read them one by one, his brows gradually furrowed.

After reading all the memorials, Jiao Fang showed a bitter smile on his face and said, "Your Majesty, the Jianyang Zhu clan is a descendant of Zhu Zi, and has great influence among the people of the world and even among the civil and military officials. The general manager took down the Zhu family on the charge of treason and escorted them to the capital, but hundreds of officials were excited about it, and the crowd was boiling, these memorials are already the result of the old officials pressing down too much."

Zhu Houzhao's expression turned cold, he slapped his palm on the table, and snorted coldly: "It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous, Zhu Zi is respected as a sage by them, I can't control it, but Zhu Zi's descendants, thanks to Zhu Zi's legacy, look Look at what these so-called descendants of sages have done, running rampant in the countryside, arrogating imperial officials, and even assassinating the emperor, is this the descendants taught by sages?"

Speaking of which, Zhu Houzhao knocked on the table and said, "All of my civil and military officials have written to me asking for forgiveness of the Zhu family. This is a serious crime of treason. If I forgive me, then someone will assassinate me, and I have to forgive me. !"

Seeing Zhu Houzhao's angry look, Jiao Fang stepped forward and bowed to the tunnel: "Your Majesty, calm down, this old minister is frightened!"

After venting the anger in his heart, looking at Jiao Fang who was kneeling on the ground, Zhu Houzhao stepped forward, put one hand behind his back, and gently supported the other: "Elder Ge, get up, I am not blaming you, but asking for forgiveness of Zhu Shi for these letters. My servants are disappointed, in their eyes, my safety is not as good as those of the so-called descendants of sages..."

Jiao Fang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please don't say that. In fact, most people still clearly distinguish between right and wrong and support His Majesty and the Chief Executive. Of course, they are the people who wrote the letter, and some of them are also for His Majesty and the Chief Executive. After all, Zhu's influence is too great. , if you really cut it off, it will definitely make the scholars boil."

Zhu Houzhao snorted coldly, waved his long sleeves and said, "My partner has written a letter to me. For these people, my partner advises me not to care too much, and kill me if I should. If I pardon me, what is the face of the royal family, and what is my majesty!"

Jiao Fang sighed softly. With Chu Yi's temperament, naturally, he would not be moved by the pressure of the ministers. Obviously, Chu Yi had long expected this to happen.

If he even thought deeply, Chu Yi sent the people of the Zhu family to the capital to question them, so why not use the Zhu family to knock the mountain and shake the tiger.

Taking a deep breath, Jiao Fang bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said, "Since the Chief Director and His Majesty have made up their minds, the old minister will admonish those who do not know right from wrong."

Zhu Houzhao patted Jiao Fang on the shoulder and said, "I know that this matter has troubled the elders, but for those stubborn and ineffective, the elders don't need to care, I want to see, in the hearts of these people, in the end, Is their sages more important, or my face is more important."

Hearing Zhu Houzhao say this, Jiao Fang sighed in her heart. It seems that the emperor's decision has been made. Even if the old stubborn people in the court are still fighting against the emperor on this matter, I'm afraid the emperor will not give up.

After returning to the table and sitting down, Zhu Houzhao glanced at Jiao Fang and said, "By the way, there is one thing that I forgot, did the news spread that the old companion was not the old general of the Ming Pavilion to increase the business tax and mine tax? How does the minister react to this?"

Jiao Fang couldn't help showing a bit of a wry smile when he heard the words. Could it be that he wanted to tell the emperor that as soon as the news came out, the officials in the DPRK and China were almost boiling over it. If it wasn't for the news that he quietly passed out, neither the emperor nor Chu Yi had said anything yet. , I am afraid that the civil and military officials have long since written directly to remonstrate.

Compared with the extermination of the Zhu clan, the fact that the imperial court wanted to levy taxes such as business tax and mine tax was a major event that really touched the nerves of all officials in the imperial court.

As the saying goes, being an official for thousands of miles is only for wealth. In this dynasty, in Chinese and martial arts, which one is not a family of large and small, and the operators have all kinds of livelihoods, but few of them take the so-called business tax and the like to heart. Nobody pays their taxes obediently.