The Most Powerful Man in the World

Chu Yi has been away for so long, and now he is about to return. Even an idiot can see that Zhu Houzhao made such a big move, after all, it was all for Chu Yi.

The relationship between Chu Yi and Zhu Houzhao is clearly seen in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. It is better to find trouble with Chu Yi than directly with Zhu Houzhao.

If Zhu Houzhao is angered, Zhu Houzhao's temperament may open the door and not be held accountable, but if Zhu Houzhao is offended because of Chu Yi's affairs, then Zhu Houzhao will not be so easy to talk about.

After sending someone to escort Chen Ding out of the palace, Zhu Houzhao looked at the officials kneeling there in the imperial study, threw his sleeves suddenly and said to Gu Dayong: "Gu Dayong, let me keep an eye on them and let them take care of themselves. Take a look at the wrathful things that Hong Jie, Fang Yuan, and others they guaranteed have done, and think carefully, whether they deserved what they deserved, or whether I wronged them!"

Zhu Houzhao turned around and left. He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, he would not be able to bear the thunder and anger when he looked at these officials, and he would order these people to be beaten to death by random sticks.

Walking out of the imperial study, Zhu Houzhao let out a breath of turbid air, and the anger in his heart dissipated a little.

Just at this moment, a servant came hurriedly, and when he saw Zhu Houzhao, he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted Zhu Houzhao: "My servant, see Your Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said, "Get up."

Zhu Houzhao has always been generous with his valet, and often does not regard these people as servants, but as friends.

"Your Majesty, news from Jinyiwei, the chief executive has returned and is resting in Tianjin Port now. If there is no accident, he will arrive in Beijing tomorrow!"

Even if he knew for a long time that Chu Yi would be back soon, but when he heard that Chu Yi had arrived at Tianjin Port and could arrive at the capital tomorrow, Zhu Houzhao still couldn't help showing a bit of joy on his face and said: "I My partner Chu is finally back!"

As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao said with a bit of excitement: "I have passed on the decree, and ordered the Ministry of Rites to immediately start preparing for the ceremony to welcome Chu Daban's triumphant return. All expenses should be taken to the imperial internal treasury."

When Zhu Houzhao thought that Chu Yi was coming back soon, he couldn't help laughing loudly, but he forgot his unhappiness just now.

Even Zhu Houzhao's loud laughter spread into the imperial study, but it made Sun Zhong, Han Li and others stunned. They saw Zhu Houzhao leave with an angry face, but this time it was There was Zhu Houzhao's laughter.

What happened to make the emperor's mood change so fast!

An old man knelt there, and when he heard Zhu Houzhao's laughter, he couldn't help but murmured, "Chu Yi is back!"

Although the old man's voice was not loud, who made it so quiet in the imperial study that a needle could be heard when it fell on the ground.

As soon as the old man's words came out, the crowd naturally heard it clearly, and at the same time there was a look of surprise on their faces.

As the old man said, if you think about it, you can have such an influence on Zhu Houzhao. After several times in the world, among the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, except for Chu Yi, you can't think of a second person.

Standing there, Gu Dayong took the emperor's order and supervised several officials. His expression became a little gloomy. He glanced at the officials, and said in a cold voice: "If you have the time to care about others, it is better to care about others. Take care of yourself!"

When Chu Yi returned, there would definitely be a large number of officials who disliked him in the civil and military affairs of the dynasty. After all, among the civil and military officials in the Manchu dynasty, most of the officials themselves disliked him. A lot of officials came up, but there were still officials who didn't like Chu Yi. In this case, it's no wonder that these people would feel better when they heard that Chu Yi had returned.

Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty-Three The old minister who encouraged himself [2 more]

And Gu Dayong is obviously one of them. Who doesn't know that among the servants beside the emperor Zhu Houzhao, Chu Yi is the one most trusted by the emperor. This can only be seen from the fact that Chu Yi is now crowned king by the emperor.

That is the position of the prince. You must know that the emperors of the Ming Dynasty have never been crowned kings since the ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang.

Aside from the different surname king at the time of the founding of the country, Chu Yi's title as king is definitely the only one in the Ming Dynasty for more than a hundred years.

Some people say that Chu Yi's military exploits are unparalleled, and he even has the merit of re-creating the Ming Dynasty, but even if it is a great merit, if it is replaced by other emperors, I am afraid that it is unlikely that he will be crowned king, but Zhu Houzhao is against all opinions. Well done.

What kind of trust is required to make Zhu Houzhao break the rules and make Chu Yi king.

The most important thing is that Zhu Houzhao was stunned to hand over all the military and horse power to Chu Yi, which means that Zhu Houzhao will hand over everything to Chu Yi, but if Chu Yi is so different, I am afraid that Zhu Houzhao's seat may not be able to sit firmly. .

Everyone is a servant, if it is said that they are evenly matched, then that's fine, but Chu Yi is a top performer, leaving them without a trace.

The other servants have long since given up their desire to compete with Chu Yi. Who doesn't know how deep the relationship between Chu Yi and Zhu Houzhao is. If they want to compete with Chu Yi, it is simply useless work. If you have that skill, it is better to hug Chu. Yi's thighs.

But the same water raises hundreds of people, and the other servants never thought of competing with Chu Yi, but as one of Zhu Houzhao's servants, Gu Dayong was very dissatisfied with Chu Yi being the only one favored by the emperor.

Back then, Gu Dayong, Liu Jin, Chu Yi and others were chosen to be placed in the East Palace of Zhu Houzhao, who was still the crown prince. Since then, they have been serving Zhu Houzhao.

Over the years, Gu Dayong asked himself to be loyal to Zhu Houzhao, and devoted all his thoughts to serving Zhu Houzhao, but he was not even one-tenth of Chu Yi's.

When Chu Yi was in Beijing, Zhu Houzhao talked about Chu Yi almost all the time, which really made Gu Da's heart jealous.

It was hard to wait until Chu Yi led the army to go on an expedition. You must know that when Gu Dayong heard the news that Chu Yi had asked to lead the army on an expedition to Dongying, Gu Dayong couldn't help drinking and drinking, it was an excitement.

Even Gu Da used privately to burn incense and worship Buddha, the only hope is that Chu Yi had better die in the land of Dongying and never come back.

It can be seen that Gu Dayong's face is quite ugly at this moment, so these officials naturally became Gu Dayong's punching bag, and sneered at these officials.

Sun Zhong, Han Li and several old officials were not even afraid of the emperor, and even dared to come to ask the emperor to give them an explanation.

It’s okay to be scolded and reprimanded by the emperor, but now that the emperor has left, Gu Dayong is just a servant.

Sun Zhong glanced at Gu Dayong and said sneeringly at Gu Dayong: "Gu Dayong, you are also the head of the big house, but compared to Chu Yi, the so-called head of the big house is really inferior to anything. , I just don't know whether after Chu Yi's return, this big house will be dominated by you, or will it be dominated by him?"

During this year, Chu Yi was not there. In the inner palace, Gu Dayong was naturally the main one. Except for Chu Yi, other people could not compare to Gu Dayong's senior qualifications. In this palace, Gu Dayong It can be said that his words are the most useful except for the Son of Heaven.

For nearly a year, Gu Dayong has almost forgotten the existence of Chu Yi, but this will make Sun Zhong's words stick to Gu Dayong's heart like a thorn.

Gu Da squinted his eyes, his face changed slightly, stared at Sun Zhong and the others, and said with a smile: "You don't have to spend your time trying to sow discord, our family won't be fooled. It's better to spend your time trying to figure out our family. Think about your own situation, and after Chu Yi returns, you must be very interested in a few of them."

For Chu Yi, the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, some people respect, some people fear, but in general, everyone is more afraid of Chu Yi.

Who made Chu Yi kill and destroy his family at every turn. It can be said that Chu Yi's rise was built on the corpses of countless dignitaries and gentry.

In normal years, it would be quite a sensation to lose a powerful family, but when Chu Yi was in power, he created a record of looting dozens of powerful families in one day, which was really terrifying. Hearing it trembled.

If they were not afraid of being killed by Chu Yi, even if they were them, they would have jumped out and targeted Chu Yi long ago, but when Chu Yi was there, no one in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty dared to stand up against Chu Yi.

That is to say, Chu Yi is not here, it seems that the emperor is easy to bully, so relying on the identity of the elders of several dynasties, he came to force the palace, but he never thought that the emperor would react so violently.

At this moment, Gu Dayong reminded him, and they reacted one by one, and Chu Yi was coming back.

Sun Zhong swayed slightly, and his face became pale. That was Chu Yi, the god of killing. Once their actions today were heard in Chu Yi's ears, the ghost would know if Chu Yi would attack them.

As for excuses, to be honest, they have been officials for decades, and there is no problem with their ass. If they really go to investigate, let's not say anything else. It's just their hometown and the tens of thousands of fertile fields under the family name. Can't explain it at all.

Gu Dayong turned and left, the imperial study was in a mess, but Sun Zhong, Han Li and several old officials with gray temples had to kneel there.

Everyone, look at me, I look at you, with a look of remorse on their faces. If they had known it would end like this, they would never have come to see the Son of Heaven.

An old official frowned and glanced at Sun Zhong and said, "Brother Sun, there is nothing wrong with the Son of Heaven. His Majesty is gracious and kind, even if he is angry, he will not wait for me, but that Chu Yi..."

When it comes to Chu Yi, the eyes of several people are full of fear and fear.That is Chu Yi, the God of Killing. Once Chu Yi is staring at him, is it okay? It’s okay to be clean. The key is that they are not clean at all.

Han Li gritted his teeth and said: "Don't panic, everyone, don't forget, we are all senior officials in the court, elders of several dynasties, disciples and former officials all over the court, no matter how arrogant Chu Yi is, he will not dare to tell us anything. Like it!"

Officialdom is like a big net. As Han Li himself said, they have gone through several dynasties, served as officials for decades, and their disciples and former officials are all over the world. All of them are veterans. There are few people who are willing to provoke them. Otherwise, it is impossible for them to rely on the old and sell the old to meet the emperor.

After all, many of the officials arrested by Jinyiwei and Dongchang were their former disciples and former officials. In addition, Chu Yi was not in the court, so naturally there was a little less reverence. When the old guys came together, they entered the palace. Come face to face.

Hearing Han Li say this, many people's eyes showed a bit of light and said: "Master Han is right, if Chu Yi wants to touch us, then we should also consider the reaction of the officials in the court. We are no better than those powerful and powerful people. , Kong enjoys wealth without the slightest influence, if you say you are taken, you will be taken down.”

A few people talked about it, but they cheered each other up a bit more.

Zhu Houzhao, who had left the imperial study, learned that Chu Yi would be able to arrive at the capital tomorrow, and he was naturally relieved.

At this moment, Zhu Houzhao was watching the little prince playing under the service of several servants and palace maids. He was in a good mood. In addition, the little prince's giggling came, and Zhu Houzhao also showed a bit of a smile on his face.

A servant stepped forward to Zhu Houzhao and whispered, "Your Majesty, Jiao Ge Lao and Wang Hua are asking to see you outside the palace gate!"

Zhu Houzhao's expression changed, his eyes flashed a bit of understanding, he nodded slightly and said: "Please come to see me!"

Zhu Houzhao was not surprised at all when several elders came together at this time. If Jiao Fang and Wang Hua did not come, Zhu Houzhao would be surprised.

Those in the imperial study room are really the elders of several dynasties, and their disciples and former officials are all over the world. Han officials and Sun Zhong are not bragging about this.

Among the hundreds of officials, the two ministers, a number of officials, and ministers all share the friendship of teachers and students with Sun Zhong, and Jiao Fang, Wang Hua, and Chen Ding can be regarded as colleagues for many years. As for Yang Yiqing, Wang Shouren had even heard his lectures from some of them, and he could be regarded as a teacher and student.

Now Chen Ding, Jiao Fang, Wang Hua, and Yang Yiqing came together, not because they were willing to go to the muddy waters, but because they had to come.

Otherwise, once it spreads, I don't know how the Manchu civil and military society will talk about them behind their backs.

As the emperor opened his mouth, he soon saw Yang Yiqing, Jiao Fang, Wang Shouren and several other cabinet elders coming together, seeing Zhu Houzhao sitting there from a distance, and then watching the young prince playing in the distance, Jiao Fang, Yang Yiqing and others They looked at each other, obviously relieved.

When Chen Ding came to see them and hoped that they could enter the palace, they knew from Chen Ding's mouth that Zhu Houzhao was angry, otherwise Chen Ding would not have panicked and asked them to enter the palace to see the emperor.

After all, from Chen Ding's standpoint, Sun Zhong and the others are indeed doing something wrong, but who made Sun Zhong and the others so influential, and if the emperor really sent these people to prison or chopped off their heads, Then Zhu Houzhao's hard-earned reputation for the Ming Jun would be gone, so even for the sake of the emperor's reputation, Chen Ding had to invite Yang Yiqing, Jiao Fang, Wang Shouren and others to enter the palace together.

As they approached, several people bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said, "I will meet your Majesty!"

[The second one is sent, please support me a lot. 】

-------------Chapter Dividing Line---------------

Zhu Houzhao sat there, glanced at the elders indifferently, nodded slightly and said, "How come the elders have time to see me? Could it be that the affairs of the DPRK and China are all done?"

According to Chu Yi's suggestion, Zhu Houzhao only needed to pay close attention to military power, financial power, and the right to appoint and remove officials on weekdays, and almost all other government affairs were handed over to the cabinet.

As a result, Zhu Houzhao was relieved a lot at once, and at the same time, Zhu Houzhao's delegating power also made the cabinet elders quite admire.

After all, given Zhu Houzhao's current state of power, it would not be a problem even if Zhu Houzhao wanted to take back all the power of the cabinet.

After all, the emperors of all dynasties, as long as it is possible, which one does not want to hold the power, and can't wait to hold all the power in his own hands.

With Chu Yi as the backing, Zhu Houzhao could have all the power in his hands like Taizu and Chengzu did, but Zhu Houzhao didn't do that. Instead, he delegated more powers to the cabinet. As a matter of fact, it is natural to be extremely happy.

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's question, several elders looked at each other. Jiao Fang, as the chief assistant of the cabinet, had to take the initiative to speak.

He heard Jiao Fang speak to Zhu Houzhao, "Reporting to Your Majesty, the ministers and the others have heard that Sun Zhong and Han Li have entered the palace to face the Holy Spirit, lest they provoke His Majesty if they are unobstructed..."

Zhu Houzhao's expression was calm, and he glanced at a few people when he heard the words: "Oh, the elders of the pavilion will not think that I will do something to Han Li and Sun Zhong!"

With a light cough, Zhu Houzhao's gaze fell on him and stared at Chen Ding, who was a little embarrassed and took a step forward: "Several pavilions are always invited by old ministers, please forgive me, after all, Han Li and Sun Zhong are in the court. With great influence, the old minister is really worried that His Majesty will do something that will hurt His Majesty's reputation under his anger!"

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but shook his head with a smile and said, "You can rest assured that several pavilion bosses, even if I want to deal with them, I will follow the procedure, and I won't do anything to them in this palace!"

Hearing Zhu Houzhao say this, several people groaned in their hearts, and at the same time they held a moment of silence for Han Li and Sun Zhong. They are on the blacklist of the emperor.

Looking at the meaning of the emperor, I am afraid that people from Jinyiwei and Dongchang will soon start to investigate their details. Chen Ding has been an official in the same dynasty for decades, and Chen Ding has heard more or less about the details of Sun Zhong and Han Li. .

The Chinese military officials in the DPRK really want to say clean and honest words, but I'm afraid that a few people can't come out, and who doesn't have any stains on them.

Everyone is like this, and no one will take the initiative to use these stains to attack each other, but if Jin Yiwei and Dongchang really go to investigate, these stains are enough to bring Han Li, Sun Zhong and others into disrepute and go to jail.

However, their trip was not in vain, at least Zhu Houzhao did not send someone to send Han Li and others directly into the prison in the palace without being angry.

The emperor's decree to take people directly and to take people through formal court procedures, although there is no difference in the results, but the impact is very different.

If you take people directly in the palace, once it is spread out, with the reputation of Han officials among the hundreds of officials and people from the world, most people will think that the emperor has wronged Han officials and other senators.

But once a few people are taken down by the formal procedures of the court, the meaning is naturally different. Even the civil and military officials and the scholars in the world can't find any faults, let alone the emperor.

With a light cough, Zhu Houzhao looked at Wang Shouren and Yang Yiqing and said: "Jin Guogong, An Guogong, how is the investigation of the assassination of Chu, have you ever found out the envoy?"

Wang Shouren and Yang Yiqing looked at each other. As the person in charge of this case, Wang Shouren stepped forward and bowed to the emperor: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this minister is incompetent, although he said that a group of officials involved in this case have been identified, but they were not able to Find the Messenger!"

Although Zhu Houzhao said that he has been watching this case all the time, in Zhu Houzhao's mind, there are Jinyiwei, Dongchang and Wang Shouren personally supervised the handling, and it is time to get to the bottom of the investigation.

But listening to Wang Shouren's meaning, it seems that he has not found the main messenger behind the scenes. He thought that he would be able to see Chu Yi tomorrow at most, but he was ready to help Chu Yi vent his anger at that time. , which made him explain to Chu Yi how to go.

Noticing the change in Zhu Houzhao's expression, Wang Shouren smiled bitterly. He also wanted to find out who was behind the scenes, but in the past few days, whether it was Dongchang or Jinyiwei, including himself, there was no result.

Such a result was actually expected by Wang Shouren. Although it is a little strange, if you think about it carefully, there are definitely many Chinese military officials who have opinions on Chu Yi. There is no doubt about this.