The Most Powerful Man in the World

Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly, took a step forward with a kind smile on his face, and said, "Several Qing family members quickly get up and talk."

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For Jiao Fang, Wang Shouren and other elders, the emperor still attaches great importance to them. After all, these people are the core figures of the Ming Dynasty, and they are also his right hands in ruling the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Houzhao can be said to have delegated most of the power to the cabinet. Zhu Houzhao naturally attached great importance to Jiao Fang and Wang Shouren who came to the palace to ask for an interview with the Sili Jian.

Jiao Fang was very old, and after Jiao Fang and the others got up, Zhu Houzhao motioned the servants beside him to move to the seats. After everyone took their seats, Zhu Houzhao's eyes fell on Jiao Fang and the others and said, "Several Qing families have come to see me. , wouldn't it be for the affairs above the court today?"

On the court, Gu Dayong refuted the suggestion of Jiao Fang and the others. Zhu Houzhao did not stand up to support Jiao Fang and the others at that time, so Zhu Houzhao thought that Jiao Fang and others were here because of what happened in the court not long ago. .

Zhu Houzhao is not a fool either, Jiao Fang and others' proposal Zhu Houzhao can be seen to be beneficial to the country, but Gu Dayong's rebuttal is not unreasonable.

Everything has its two sides, and Gu Dayong's rebuttal is not an unreasonable rebuttal, otherwise, the emperor alone will not be able to pass.

Jiao Fang shook his head slightly and said, "What did your majesty say? The court battle is all about convincing people with reason. Today's rebuttal by Director Gu is not unreasonable, and it mentions many issues that we hadn't considered before..."

Zhu Houzhao originally believed that Jiao Fang and the others were here for something in the courtroom not long ago, but now they were confused by Jiao Fang's words.

He didn't come for the affairs of the court, but he couldn't guess what was the purpose of Jiao Fang and his group.

Wang Shouren and Jiao Fang looked at Zhu Houzhao's puzzled look, and couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. Zhu Houzhao was indeed a qualified monarch. At least in their opinion, Zhu Houzhao was not violent and diligent in governing affairs, and could listen to their advice. , which is already very good.

The most important thing is that Zhu Houzhao is very affectionate, and this alone makes these important officials not have to worry that one day they will be inexplicably sent to prison by the emperor and have their heads taken away.

It is said that accompanying the monarch is like accompanying a tiger, but as ministers under Zhu Houzhao, at least Jiao Fang and the others did not feel that way.

Of course, those officials who were apprehensive and frightened by Chu Yi would not think like Jiao Fang and the others. In their eyes, whether it is the emperor or Chu Yi, they are all representatives of the faint-hearted ruler and the minister, but they can't fight against Chu. Yi, had to succumb to Chu Yi and Zhu Houzhao, a pair of monarchs and ministers.

Thinking of their purpose here, Jiao Fang, as the cabinet's chief assistant, took a deep breath, slowly stood up and bowed to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, this minister is arrogant, and impeach one person to Your Majesty!"

With a move in his heart, Zhu Houzhao looked calm, looked at Jiao Fang and said, "Oh, I don't know who Aiqing wants to impeach?"

Jiao Fang said solemnly: "This minister impeaches the director of the Secretary of Literacy, Gu Dayong, for gathering party members, corruption and bribery, raising dead men, and conspiracy..."

From Jiao Fang's mouth, there were more than a dozen gigantic crimes, and Zhu Houzhao was fidgeting, with a look of disbelief on his face.

As the emperor, Zhu Houzhao is not stupid, and he can naturally see that since Gu Dayong took the seat of the chief executive officer of Li, he has gathered a group of officials in the court as his minions, and even targeted Jiao Fang and others on certain matters. .

Although he saw it in his eyes, Zhu Houzhao didn't pay attention to it. Just like what Chu Yi taught him at the beginning, there must be no monolithic phenomenon in the courtroom. Otherwise, as the emperor, he will be monolithic. Civil and military officials gave the overhead.

Above the court, the relationship between the important officials in the court is discordant, and there are fights with each other. This is what the emperor wants to see.

Although it is said that the fight between officials may cause great internal friction, this situation is the most beneficial to the imperial power. It is true that one day, if the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty are monolithic, that will be the biggest crisis for the emperor. Woolen cloth.

Gu Dayong's arrogance may not be without Zhu Houzhao's connivance, otherwise, if Zhu Houzhao beats Gu Dayong, Gu Dayong absolutely cannot gather his huge force in the court in such a short period of time. Come, and even be able to compete with Jiao Fang and the others.

To be honest, apart from Chu Yi, even Zhu Houzhao's trust in the cabinet and Gu Dayong is not as good as Chu Yi's.

Zhu Houzhao could trust Chu Yi without any doubt, so when Chu Yi was in power, Zhu Houzhao helped Chu Yi to suppress other voices above the court, at least on the surface, he was a monolithic civil and military.

However, after Chu Yi resigned and Gu Dayong took office, Zhu Houzhao condoned Gu Dayong, in order to make Gu Dayong grow up in the shortest possible time, making the power vacuum above the court due to Chu Yi's resignation. situation was stabilized.

Gu Dayong did not live up to the emperor's expectations. In a short period of time, a force comparable to Jiao Fang and others was raised above the court, which made the situation above the court stabilize again.

Although it has long been known that a conflict will inevitably break out between the two sides, as long as this conflict is limited to a certain limit, Zhu Houzhao will not interfere.

It's just that Zhu Houzhao didn't expect Jiao Fang and Wang Shouren to impeach Gu Dayong as soon as they came up, and they also listed so many crimes.

If it was just a common crime, Zhu Houzhao would not take it to heart, and would not pay attention to it at all. After all, he needed Gu Dayong as a representative to balance the situation in the court.

It's just that Zhu Houzhao's expression is dignified at the moment, and the situation in the courtroom does need to be balanced, but this candidate does not necessarily have to be of great use.

If Gu Dayong's role is more harmful than the harm, Zhu Houzhao will not sit idly by.

Zhu Houzhao did not want to believe the series of evidences listed by Jiao Fang, deep in his heart, because he did not want to believe that Gu Dayong, who had been with him for more than ten years like a family member, would have done so much harm to the country and the people. things to come.

Zhu Houzhao believes that Gu Dayong should understand his intentions. He can give Gu Dayong power, or he can condone Gu Dayong to gather party members in the court to fight with Jiao Fang and the others, but there is a premise for all of this, that is, competition Yes, but there must be a bottom line.

Staring at Jiao Fang, his eyes swept over Wang Shouren and Yang Yiqing. Zhu Houzhao closed his eyes slightly and leaned back slightly. When he opened his eyes, Zhu Houzhao nodded with a soft smile on his face. Said: "I know."

Seeing the reaction on Zhu Houzhao's expression, Jiao Fang and Wang Shouren didn't say anything. They knew very well that with Zhu Houzhao's trust in Gu Dayong, the charges impeached by Jiao Fang would definitely bring extreme consequences to Zhu Houzhao. big impact.

Some words are more effective than chasing after them. If they hold on to this point, I am afraid that Dao will only hate the emperor in the end, but it will not be worth the loss.

Wang Shouren said to Zhu Houzhao with a light cough at the moment: "Your Majesty, this minister is waiting for this, but there is one more thing that still needs your Majesty's holy will to decide."

Zhu Houzhao's mood fluctuated greatly at this moment. After all, Jiao Fang's impeachment against Gu Dayong did have a great impact on Zhu Houzhao.

Subconsciously raised his head and glanced at Wang Shouren, he heard Wang Shouren say: "Your Majesty, at the beginning, Your Majesty handed over the assassination of His Royal Highness King Wu to the minister for investigation. His Highness suddenly resigned from office, and as a result, this case is in a state of no one to handle it, and the minister is waiting for you to come here today, but he wants His Majesty to come up with an idea."

"Partner Chu..."

Sighing slightly, thinking of Chu Yi, and then of the crimes of Gu Dayong that Jiao Fang had listed earlier, Zhu Houzhao was filled with emotion.

Although I can't believe that all the accusations are true, some of them are definitely true, which Zhu Houzhao still believes.

This had to make Zhu Houzhao make a comparison between Gu Dayong and Chu Yi.

If it was Chu Yi, it is absolutely impossible for Gu Dayong to be accused of that series of crimes.

For example, embezzling public funds, accepting bribes from local officials, and even wantonly raising beautiful women in the mansion, these charges are only feared by those who hate Chu Yi to the core of Chu Yi.

It's true that Chu Yi is not greedy for money or lust, which is famous. Who doesn't know that Chu Yi has always been clean and honest in terms of money and money, and he has no interest in beauty.

"His Majesty……"

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was distracted, Yang Yiqing coughed lightly, and Zhu Houzhao, who had come back to his senses, glanced at a few people, and said to Wang Shouren after a moment of indifference: "Guo Ang, if I remember correctly, this case was handled by you, Duke Ang. Come to supervise it."

Wang Shouren nodded and said, "Yes, the minister supervised the case at His Majesty's will, and later handed it over to Director Chu."

Nodding slightly, Zhu Houzhao said: "In this case, the case is still under the responsibility of Anguogong. As for how to deal with it, Anguogong will deal with it severely and strictly in accordance with the law."

Although it is said that Wang Shouren should be dealt with in accordance with the law, but in the end Zhu Houzhao's words "serious and serious" are Zhu Houzhao's attitude.

Wang Shouren respectfully said: "I respectfully obey His Majesty's decree!"

Watching Jiao Fang, Wang Shouren and others leave, Zhu Houzhao, who had been suppressing his emotions, suddenly got up, swept the teacup beside him to the ground, and said angrily, "I'm really angry, give me this. I called Gu Dayong this slave to come..."

The several servants serving next to them lowered their heads one by one, fearing that they would suffer the calamity of the pond fish, one of the servants heard a sound, turned around and trotted away.

But at this moment, the angry Zhu Houzhao flashed a bright light in his eyes and said, "Come back!"

The servant was stunned for a moment, then stopped, looked at Zhu Houzhao with a bit of confusion, and heard Zhu Houzhao thoughtfully say, "Call me the director of the West Factory, Yu Huatian, to enter the palace!"

Chapter 2 The opportunity of the West Factory has come [[-] more]

As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao flashed a cold light in his eyes, and his eyes swept over the body of the servants: "I know that you are very close to Gu Datong on weekdays, but the recent events will not be in your ears. However, if someone spreads it out, no matter who it is, I will execute you together!"

puff, puff

Immediately, I saw the several servants kneeling on the ground with their faces pale and frightened, and said to Zhu Houzhao with a trembling voice: "The servants and other servants must be tight-lipped, and I don't dare to talk to a third person."

Flicking his sleeves, Zhu Houzhao snorted coldly, "I don't want to kill people, but that doesn't mean I won't kill people!"

Speaking of which, Zhu Houzhao said to the servant, "Let's go soon!"

The servant hurriedly trotted away.

In the imperial garden, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help rubbing his forehead. Obviously, the words of Jiao Fang and the others still caused a great impact in Zhu Houzhao's heart.

There is a saying that love is deep, and responsibility is severe. There is a precedent for Chu Yi. He is also one of the most trusted servants around him. Although Zhu Houzhao never thought that there is another person in this world who can be like Chu Yi. , he did not require Gu Dayong to be like Chu Yi, but at least he should be able to match Chu Yi's a few percent.

However, instead of waiting for Gu Dayong to make any achievements, what he waited for was a pile of guilt about Gu Dayong.

Emotionally, Zhu Houzhao is naturally unwilling to accept the guilt of Gu Dayong, but from the rationality of being the emperor, Zhu Houzhao is clear that he must pay attention to Jiao Fang's impeachment of Gu Dayong.

Qian Ning, the commander of Jinyiwei, is exquisite in all aspects. When Chu Yi was in power, he naturally catered to the will of the emperor. For Chu Yi, he was obedient to every word, even more like Chu Yi's die-hard loyal than many eunuchs.

But after Chu Yi resigned, Qian Ning immediately opened the distance between Chu Yi's confidants like Jiao Fang and Wang Shouren, and made it clear that he only obeyed the emperor, and even attracted Gu Dayong, Qian Ning is a vain and arrogant snake, sticks to his duty, and does not have any closeness to Gu Dayong at all.

The East Factory made it clear that it was Chu Yi's private plot. Even after Chu Yi resigned, the East Factory still stood by Jiao Fang, the former Chu Yi's henchmen.

Zhu Houzhao wanted to check the details of Gu Dayong. As an emperor, Zhu Houzhao first thought of the West Factory, not the East Factory and Jinyiwei.

The West Factory was originally under the command of Gu Dayong, but Yuhuatian was later valued by the emperor. In addition, Gu Dayong had no intention of controlling the West Factory, so the West Factory was completely under the control of Yuhuatian.

From Zhu Houzhao's point of view, both Dongchang and Jinyiwei may be biased in the use of Ancha Valley, but only the West Factory is different.

After all, Xichang used to be Gu Dayong's subordinate, so Zhu Houzhao chose Xichang, but he wanted to see what the results of Xichang's investigation were.

The Heavenly Master Zhang Yanji on the side looked calm at the moment, even if there was a stormy sea in his heart, but as a sect master, at least on the surface, he still has to do it, otherwise, wouldn't he lose his identity .

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Zhang Yanjie, noticed Zhang Yanjie's indifferent appearance, and couldn't help but bow to Zhang Yanjie: "Tianshi, can you hear what Jiao Ge said just now?"

With a thud in his heart, Zhang Yanji kept praying that Zhu Houzhao would not pay attention to him, but he didn't expect that his light-hearted appearance would attract Zhu Houzhao's attention.

As the so-called fear of what comes, he heard it clearly, Jiao Fang made it clear that he was impeaching Gu Dayong in front of the emperor, one was the chief assistant of the cabinet, the other was the chief minister of ceremonies, which can be said to be on the top of the Ming Dynasty hall today. Two giant-level figures.

The infighting between existences of this level, even the Heavenly Master's Palace is not willing to get involved.

But at this moment, the emperor opened his mouth, Zhang Yanji couldn't help sighing inwardly, flicking the dust in his hand, a calm expression on his face turned towards Zhu Houzhao: "Pin Dao is a person outside the party, and it is not easy to intervene in the affairs of the court. !"

As a Tianshi appointed by the Ming Dynasty royal family, the Tianshifu family has always been close to the royal family. However, the Zhang family of Tianshifu has been passed down for thousands of years and has been valued by the royal family of all dynasties. It is precisely because the Zhang family of Tianshifu has its own way of life. way.

The Tianshi Mansion has never been involved in the battles of the court, neither discussing the affairs of the court nor evaluating any officials above the court. In this way, the Tianshi Mansion is harmless to the officials up and down the court, and one more friend. It is better than having one more enemy. Since the Tianshi Mansion is so committed to its duty, then everyone is naturally willing to give Tianshi Mansion a face.

This will make the emperor ask Zhang Yanjie, Zhang Yanjie naturally dare not get involved in the battle between the two bosses above the court, so he directly sacrificed their signboard.

As a person outside the party, I don't care about the things of the world.

Just this excuse is enough to prevent the emperor from continuing to ask questions. After all, as long as he is not a foolish monarch, he will not want to see religion interfering in the government affairs of the court. Whether it is Buddha or Dao, as the emperor, he is unwilling to see these two and the other. The court officials were too involved.

Hearing what Zhang Yanji said, Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, but after reacting, he thought of Zhang Yanji's identity and nodded slightly, but did not press Zhang Yanji any further.

Zhang Yanji, who was secretly relieved, prayed in his heart that Yu Huatian, the director of the West Factory, would come over sooner.

Zhancha Kungfu, I saw a figure walking quickly. The person who came was wearing a gorgeous robe. The same costume was worn on Chu Yi, giving people a sense of grandeur, but wearing it on Yu Huatian gave people a sense of grandeur. A feeling of femininity.

As the director of the West Factory, although Yuhuatian has no influence in the court, as the person in charge of one of the three major intelligence agencies in Daming, few people are willing to offend the director of the West Factory.

"Slave Yuhuatian, meet your majesty!"

Glancing at Yu Huatian, Zhu Houzhao waved his hands slightly and said, "You don't need to be polite, just get up and talk!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Yu Huatian thanked the emperor, got up and bowed his head slightly, and said with a respectful look: "I don't know why your majesty called the slaves to come here."

On the way here, Yu Huatian wanted to get some information from the inner servant who passed the decree. Unfortunately, the inner servant was ordered by the emperor to seal up, and naturally he did not dare to leak any news, so Yu Huatian said In my heart, I don't know why the Son of Heaven suddenly called him here.

You must know that both Dongchang and Jinyiwei have a higher status in the emperor's mind than their western factory. After all, Dongchang is Chu Yi's direct subordinate, and Jinyiwei is directly responsible to the emperor, but it is the relationship between his Xichang and the emperor. It's a little farther away, so if there is something going on, the emperor rarely thinks of their west factory.

However, this time Yu Huatian was surprised to find that he did not see the two competitors, Cao Shaoqin and Qian Ning, which meant that the emperor summoned him alone, and Yu Huatian felt a little excited in his heart. Looking forward.

It has been a long time, and it has been a long time since the West Factory has handled cases and arrested people. If it goes on like this, I may not know when the West Factory will be cancelled.

You must know that the call to ban the West Factory has always existed. If it wasn't for the Emperor and Chu Yi's insistence, the West Factory might have been forced to cancel under the pressure of the Chinese martial arts.