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After the crown prince left Beijing, he went from Beijing to Nanjing, and along the way strictly investigated the "fraud case in the preparation of the southern tour", which now lasted nearly two months, and finally returned to Beijing.

Such a major event naturally attracted the attention of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and Emperor Deqing did not delay, and immediately announced the prince's audience.

Next, whether it was Emperor Deqing or hundreds of officials in the court, during the period of waiting for the prince to enter the palace, there were some thoughts that did not belong, and they secretly considered the changes in the political situation after the prince returned to Beijing.

So, for a while, the atmosphere in the hall was a little dull, and Emperor Deqing and the ministers were gossiping.

However, Zhao Junchen had already made full preparations for the prince's return to Beijing, and he didn't think too much about it at this time, but just took advantage of this time to summarize the previous palace exam rankings.

Aside from Li Chunchen's unexpected ranking of the seventeenth in the second grade, the rankings of other candidates were not much different from Zhao Junchen's expectations.

Zhou Suwen, the champion of this palace examination, although his strength is extraordinary, but in terms of real academic talent, he should still be inferior to Zhao Shancai, and the reason why Emperor Deqing will appoint him as the champion is probably still on Zhou Shangjing's face - in fact, when Emperor Deqing appointed Zhou Shangjing as the minister of reading the papers, it was a transaction, and now the special care of Zhou Suwen is also a tacit understanding in this transaction - but the officials under Zhou Shangjing's door saw Zhou Suwen win the champion, and thought that Zhou Shangjing had a successor, The next step is bound to be a morale boost and more unity, so it will be more difficult to deal with.

Zhao Shancai's knowledge and talent were originally well-deserved leaders among the candidates of this year. It was only because there was no one in the court to help him that he fell to second place - if Zhao Shan took refuge in Zhao Junchen. Zhao Junchen naturally fought hard for Zhao Shancai, but Zhao Shancai defected to the prince's party. And the princes' party is the most advertised as "fair", so naturally they will not help Zhao Shancai in private, but under today's court shape, the "fairness" of the princelings is not the biggest unfairness to Zhao Shancai? At least, what should have been his champion became Zhou Suwen's bag.

As for Zeng Wei, who is not weak, he is not weak, and he has received Zhao Junchen's secret help, and now he has won the third place on the list, which is also expected. In addition, Zeng Wei's vision, knowledge, and means are all extraordinary, so Zhao Junchen has secretly decided that he will do his best to cultivate and support him in the future, and with Zhao Junchen's full support, Zeng Wei must soon become one of the core personnel in the Zhao Party.

However, Liu Zimin was able to win the seventh place in the second class, and among the candidates who took refuge in Zhao Junchen, his ranking was second only to Zeng Wei, which can be described as an unexpected joy. Although this person's knowledge, means, and city government are far inferior to Zeng Wei, and his personal morality is also despicable, his advantages are that he is attentive and quick to see opportunities, and his deceased father, who was the leader of the Qingliu, is quite prestigious. So Zhao Junchen decided to support Liu Zimin in the future.

In addition, among the 21 candidates who took refuge in Zhao Junchen, 11 entered the second grade. The other ten are among the top three, for Zhao Junchen. This year's palace examination can be described as a bumper harvest, and Zhao Junchen will also be based on their rankings, abilities, minds, personalities and so on in the future. Different programs are given to promote and support.

"My henchmen, all of them are roosters, dogs, thieves, crooked melons and cracked dates, although the momentum is getting louder and the number is quite large, but there are few of them who can be reused, and now it is time to inject some fresh blood...... With my help, these candidates have won the imperial examination, and their bodies have already been branded with the 'Zhao Party', and they will rise step by step with my help in the future, loyalty is not a problem, the most important thing is that they have just entered the officialdom, and they have not been changed by the big dye vat of officialdom, but some like to be opportunistic, and the plasticity is strong, if they are cultivated, maybe it is the beginning of my real rise in the temple......"

And just when Zhao Junchen was planning the future development route of the Zhao Party in his heart, someone in the hall suddenly raised his voice and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived~!" ”

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When the crown prince Zhu and Yu strode into the Taihe Palace, Zhao Junchen turned his head to look at it secretly, but there was a look of surprise in his eyes.

Without him, just after not seeing each other for a while, there has been a great change in the temperament of Prince Zhu and Yu.

Perhaps because the prince Zhu and Yu have been interrogating corrupt officials in various places for a few days, and have the power of life and death in their hands, at this time, the prince Zhu and Yu always give people a sense of domineering between raising their hands and feet, looking forward to it, this kind of domineering combined with his original perseverance and uprightness, it will give people a great sense of oppression, many corrupt officials with ghosts in their hearts, at this time, seeing the appearance of Prince Zhu and Yu, they will involuntarily be timid and panicked.

Zhu Heyu's domineering and prestige are so obvious that all the officials in the Taihe Palace are aware of it, and the Qingliu people are naturally happy, only to feel that the prince has really grown a lot after leaving Beijing to handle the case, and the prince has such domineering and mighty, in the future, he will naturally be able to sweep away the ghosts in the court, the evil spirits and retreat, and return the Lang Lang!

However, Zhao Junchen shook his head secretly.

In Zhao Junchen's view, the crown prince Zhu Heyu may have really grown a lot when he left Beijing to handle the case this time, but the direction of growth is wrong!

As the so-called rigidity is easy to break, the prince is already very upright, if you learn some tactfulness and flexibility, from then on the combination of rigidity and softness, in the future will not be able to achieve a great cause, but the prince Zhu and Yu in the trial of the "Southern Tour Preparation Fraud Case", in the hands of the power of life and death, and there are factory guards to help, the corrupt officials along the way trembling in front of the prince, did not dare to disobey, but let the prince Zhu and Yu mistakenly think that the corrupt officials in this world are weak and incompetent, not only did not learn to be tactful and flexible, but became tougher.

"This change is not an unexpected gain......

Zhao Junchen thought secretly.

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While Zhao Junchen was thinking about it, the crown prince Zhu Heyu had already come to the imperial stage, and bowed to Emperor Deqing and said: "Father, the son was ordered to try and handle the 'Southern Tour Preparation Fraud Case', and now he has done his best and come to restore his life!" ”

On the other hand, Emperor Deqing saw the change of the crown prince Zhu and Yu, and he also realized that something was wrong, and he couldn't help frowning, but he didn't show it. He just asked quietly, "Oh? Is the 'Southern Tour Preparatory Fraud Case' Completed? The result? Hurry up and report to me. ”

With a resolute face, the crown prince Zhu and Yu raised his head and replied, "Father." Erchen was ordered to investigate the case this time, from the north to the south. It was found that most of the local civil and military officials along the way were involved in the 'Southern Tour Preparation Fraud Case'! After a strict investigation by the sons, there are now 71 officials who have been dismissed and arrested and imprisoned by the sons, including 32 officials below the seventh grade, 29 county commander-level officials above the seventh grade, seven prefect-level officials above the fifth grade, and three provincial and provincial officials above the third grade......

…… Other than that. There are still 23 local officials who are still suspicious, ranging in rank, but because of the rush of time, the sons have not caught the evidence of the crime for a while, but they are only charged, and they are also asked to ask the father and the emperor to order the sons to continue to investigate strictly......

…… In addition, during the trial of the case, Erchen discovered that the 'Southern Tour Preparation Fraud Case' not only involved officials along the way. Among the squires and merchants in various places, there are also many people involved, and now the sons have arrested more than 30 people who committed the most serious crimes and imprisoned, as for how to punish these squires and merchants. I also ask my father to decree ......"

Although Emperor Deqing was deep in the city, when he heard these reports from Zhu Heyu, his face couldn't help but change greatly!

He didn't think about it at all. The prince left Beijing this time to handle the case, and it was in a short period of time. Seventy-one local officials have been convicted! And there are still twenty-three local officials to be tried! A large number of local squires and businessmen were arrested!

So many officials were convicted, then the magistrates from the north to the south were convicted. Isn't it almost swept away by the crown prince Zhu and Yu?!

Once such a situation is known to the world, how much shock will it cause to the government and the opposition? In the eyes of the people, what kind of filth will the court be in today's court? With so many local officials dismounting, how should local governance be carried out? Because of Emperor Deqing's southern tour and involved in such a big fraud case, it can be said that it has never been done since ancient times, how should future generations evaluate Emperor Deqing and the Ming Dynasty?

With so many questions, didn't Zhu and Yu never think about it?

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "the law does not blame the public", is it possible that Zhu Heyu has never heard of it?

In fact, not only Emperor Deqing's face was faintly pale, but as Zhu Heyu's words fell, the civil and military officials in the Taihe Hall were also shocked!

However, before Emperor Deqing and the hundred officials could wake up from the shock, Zhu Heyu dropped another bombshell in the Taihe Palace!

"Father, the sons were ordered to severely punish corrupt officials from all over the country this time, and found that most of these corrupt officials were the protégés of the first assistant Zhou Shangjing, the elder Huang Yourong, and the elder Shen Changmao.

At this time, the crown prince Zhu and Yu had a resolute and righteous face, but the words in their mouths made the Manchu civil and military more and more uproar!

Okay! Zhu Heyu wiped out the local officials between the North Zhili and the South Zhili, and now he has even impeached the three cabinet elders in one go! How much courage and recklessness does it take? And how much shock and chaos will it cause?

For a while, all the officials were discussing, and the scene in the Taihe Hall became more and more chaotic and noisy.

And at this moment, Emperor Deqing, whose face had changed for a long time, finally spoke.

"My body is a little uncomfortable, let's retreat from the court today, discuss all kinds of courts, and talk about it tomorrow!"

Saying that, Emperor Deqing didn't pay attention to the chaos in the Taihe Palace, and just got up and left.

The pace was hurried, and the expression was solemn.

With the departure of Emperor Deqing, the situation in the Taihe Hall was finally out of control, and the officials either gathered in one place to discuss, or looked for their own backers to discuss countermeasures, and the Taihe Hall became chaotic for a while.

As Zhao Junchen expected, with the return of the crown prince Zhu and Yu to Beijing, the temple, which was already gradually calming, became lively again!

In fact, if it weren't for Zhao Junchen's secret help, I'm afraid things wouldn't have developed to this point!

It's just that for this qiē, Zhao Junchen seemed to have nothing to do with him, just glanced at the crown prince Zhu Heyu, who was still standing under the imperial steps, shook his head, and turned around and walked towards the outside of the Taihe Palace.

In fact, because Zhao Junchen's influence is still only limited to the capital, there are not many friends in the local area, and not many of the officials involved in the "Southern Tour Preparation Fraud Case" are Zhao Junchen's henchmen, so the crown prince Zhu Heyu did not impeach Zhao Junchen by name this time, which is the first time in recent years!

Therefore, in a way, this incident really has nothing to do with Zhao Junchen.

Seeing Zhao Junchen's departure, a group of Zhao Party members also hurriedly followed.

They didn't know Zhao Junchen's plan, they only felt that the court was in chaos now, and they wanted to discuss countermeasures with Zhao Junchen to see if they could fish in troubled waters.

It's just that as soon as the Zhao Party and the others left the Taihe Palace, they saw the eunuch Zhang De hurriedly come to Zhao Junchen's side, and said softly: "Lord Zhao, Your Majesty has a decree to ask you to go to the imperial study to meet you." ”

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…… (To be continued......)