In April, the imperial court successively issued a report to the palace, saying that the Holy Eucharist was at peace, and then the decree was issued, strictly ordering officials from all over the country not to spread rumors and make trouble.

It is generally believed that Emperor Hongxi's condition has improved, because it has been like this every time for nearly a decade. The safety of the emperor affects the hearts of countless people, because it is related to the fortune of the country and the vital interests of everyone.

It is conceivable that it is really good to summon the officials of the feudal territory to enter Beijing, but before the people can pass through the anger, the court has a will.

"The imperial envoy Liu Guan was corrupt and desecrated the party, and there were many crimes, and the party of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was attached to the people, and corruption became commonplace. Ordered Gu Zuo to take over as the imperial envoy of the capital, and investigate the case with the three divisions, Qin this! ”

For a while, the officialdom was shaken, and they speculated that the emperor wanted to clear the way for his son, or perhaps it was the opinion of the prince himself. Over the years, everyone knows what virtue the Metropolitan Procuratorate has in the hands of Liu Guan, and many imperial historians have used the power in their hands to coerce and lure officials who have committed crimes, and take the opportunity to extort benefits.

And Yu Qianxi, the secretary of Dali Temple, and others jointly wrote a letter to impeach Liu Guan, and Liu Guan asked the Fourteen Imperial Historians to accuse these officials of framing, and the trouble was finally over. And Liu Guan himself is extravagant, and there are hundreds of singers in his family, which is a well-known thing, and it is a matter of public opinion that the government and the opposition despise him.

Soon the gossip spread, saying that the prince summoned Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong, the cabinet scholars, and asked: "When the ancestors were young, the courtiers were honest, but recently they have become greedy, why not?" ”

Yang Shiqi replied: "It has indeed happened in recent years, and it has been even worse in the past two years. ”

The prince asked, "Who is the worst today?" ”

Yang Rong replied: "Liu Guan! ”

The dismissal of Liu Guan of the Imperial History of Zuodu and the investigation of the collective corruption and inaction of the Metropolitan Procuratorate can be described as very happy, because the initiator is the crown prince Zhu Zhanji, and it also makes the subjects have a good impression of the future prince.

The problem is that it is not enough to investigate the holy decree of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the decree that follows instantly shakes the government and the opposition.

"Young Master Xu Hao. The counsellor has been in power for many years, and there is no good governance. I have repeatedly issued edicts and pleaded for words, only prohibiting women from binding their feet and opening new schools and other absurd constructions perfunctory, which are insincere and should have been dealt with strictly. It is difficult to remember that it is difficult to make a great contribution to the country, and there is no major fault, so he will be removed from the prince and young master and temporarily stay in the cabinet. ”

Before the government and the opposition woke up, the will came down again.

"Xu Hao is a relative of the emperor. Born in a noble family, the two generations of emperors regarded it as the humerus, and they were deeply gracious. I treat him as a brother of the opposite sex, I should be dedicated to the country, dedicated to serving the king, Nai Xu Hao is a very human minister, uneasy about the position, befriending foreign officials, and connecting the prince. Misconduct. Reciting his merits, he was exempted from punishment, returned to his hometown with money, and ordered the local government to strictly restrain him! ”

No one expected one after another to be dealt with. are all the number one people around the emperor, who in the world doesn't know Xu Sanye? Don't be shocked!

And without any warning in advance, and without consulting the courtiers, at this time the entire Metropolitan Procuratorate was in chaos. Even the wall fell down and everyone pushed it, and the drum was broken and ten thousand people were not given the opportunity to beat it, and Xu Hao, the head of the heroes of the Jingjing Martyrdom, was beaten into the dust calmly. It's fucking weird.

After all, many people don't want to see Xu Hao's innovative move to support Xinxue and the newspaper's support for women's equal rights, nor do they want to see the collective wealth and nobility of the ministers, and the impeachment of the big guys will be on the same page, so as to expose all kinds of scandalous things about the corruption of the magnates, at least they have to take off the iron coupons of these princes and uncles? Ask yourself, this is definitely good for the community.

In a daze, Xu Hao was demoted to a commoner, but in fact, he was unable to move his bones, and he could still inherit the title of Duke of England in the future. In short, after a thunderstorm exploded, the government and the opposition were surprisingly calm, and no one had a fun play, everyone could see the emperor's deep meaning, and it was true to clear the obstacles for his son, but he didn't want to chill the military generals and officials of Xu Hao's faction.

If the prince really doesn't like Xu Hao and doesn't think about his relatives, then even if he becomes the emperor, he won't dare to act rashly, because Xu Hao is not fighting alone, and he will definitely provoke a battle in the court.

Unless the prince plans to replace all these eyesores, right! It is also human nature to change, so there is an undercurrent surging under the calm surface, and countless officials are staring at any wind and grass in the capital, and privately swear allegiance to the East Palace, in order to be able to occupy a place in the book of meritorious service in the near future.

In the Qianqing Palace, the queen Zhang sat alone in the empty hall, and the unconscious husband next door was so calm on the surface, but her heart was churning, thinking about the big and small things in the palace, especially the emperor's condition has no possibility of improvement, and the trend of day by day is like a day, how can you not be anxious as a married couple.

However, she kept in mind Xu Hao's words when she left, as the queen and the queen mother, the mother of a country, she must refine the temperament of Mount Tai collapsing in front of her and not moving, and she cannot be despised by others, so on the eve of a new power struggle that she is about to face, she pretends to be as casual as possible, and sadness is of no avail.

There is no father and son, mother and son in front of the right, and the Zhang family is not exempt from vulgarity, the son is still too young, it is impossible to rest assured that the whole world will be handed over to him, and then he will hide in the inner palace and ignore it. She must check and balance her son and ensure that the society is thriving as always, otherwise she is the sinner of the Zhu family through the ages, how can she face the ancestors and ancestors after death?

At this time, the crown prince Zhu Zhanji walked out of the warm pavilion and stood respectfully in front of his mother.

Zhang took his son's hand and said slowly: "Your uncle left for you, so you sue Sù Niang, what are you going to do?" Cabinet ministers and six books, how many do you want to move? ”

Zhu Zhanji was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, the sons have never had such thoughts, several ministers in the cabinet are well-known sages, and several princes are also loyal, how can a child do a stupid thing that destroys his arms?" ”

"Really?" Zhang stared at his son's face.

"Really." Zhu Zhanji said that he really didn't have this idea.

"That's good." Zhang's heart is relieved, he is afraid that his son's newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and as soon as he ascends the throne, he will play the trick of a son of heaven and a courtier, not that the mother does not understand the son, but there are too many such examples in history, when he was a prince, he was a person, and after he became the emperor, he immediately changed into another person.

Through the observation of these days, Zhang can see that in addition to sadness, his son also has a bit of irrepressible joy, and he can ascend the throne as the emperor at the age of less than twenty, become the heir of the Ming Empire, realize the revenge in his chest, and reign over the world, God really loves him too much.

Zhang's sighed faintly, he unfortunately became a widow, but fortunately he was promoted to the queen mother, as for those concubines, just let them live.

In Xiaojia Village, Zhang Fu drank the tea in one gulp and said: "My Majesty woke up last night, I happened to be here, and I asked about the current situation, I didn't dare to hide it, and I told you about it." ”

Xu Hao, who was on the other side, nodded and said, "I have told the saint a few times about the aftermath, and he will not be surprised." ”

"Hmm." Zhang Fu sighed: "I am indeed not surprised, Your Majesty thought about it for a while, and immediately ordered Quan to draw up a decree, and ordered me to come to visit you, saying that you have been wronged." ”

Xu Hao didn't speak, nodded again, and Zhang Fu couldn't help but ask: "You should know these things, now the capital is once again upside down." ”

Xu Hao imagined that the court was caught off guard now, obviously Zhu Gaochi had attacked his own henchmen and old ministers, just like when Zhu Yuanzhang put a group of officials in prison, and Zhu Di put Xie Jinxia Yuanji and others in prison in history, of course, Xie Jin died unexpectedly, while the others were pardoned by the new emperor afterwards and the officials were reinstated.

The same is true of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, remembering that the Kangxi Emperor belittled the capable officials before his death, to avoid these people from falling into party disputes, which is not conducive to the future court situation. And with the right person, it is easy to be arrogant and difficult to control, so the more reluctant people are, the more they have to be imprisoned, and after the new emperor ascends the throne, a letter of pardon, can you not be grateful to Dade? turned into a courtier of the new emperor.

Therefore, Xu Hao also took the initiative to choose to retreat as advance, and there was no way to do it, he was not like his brother-in-law who was silent and kept to himself, Zhu Di died of a musket back then, if Zhu Zhanji was not deeply jealous, then he would have seen the hell! Besides, Zhu Zhanji is not a mediocre person at the mercy of others, and the trick of pleasing sycophants does not work at all.

Now no one can threaten Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Gaoxu is far away, Zhu Gaosui is dead, Zhu Yunwen's sons have been reduced to commoners, confined in high walls, and several princes have no support, and they can't shake the orthodoxy of the prince at all.

So he didn't bother to care, now he has to raise enough energy, and when Zhu Gaochi swallows his breath, he can toss half of his life alive during the national funeral.

Zhang Fu said goodbye and left, these days his spirit has been tense, strictly controlling the defense of the Forbidden City and the movement of the major military camps in Gyeonggi, and he also has to monitor the movements of the military towns in the whole world.

From last year to this year, there have been several rebellions of displaced people, but fortunately there has not been a major uprising on the scale of Tang Sayer.

No one knew that Xu Hao had been paying attention to Shandong, vigorously developing the local economy, building water conservancy facilities, paying attention to granaries, and actively supporting the dredging of canals. Last year's severe drought quickly allocated grain to help the people, and persuaded Zhu Gaochi to reduce taxes on a large scale, so that the historical Tang Sai'er uprising did not occur in one fell swoop.

It is also because of the failure to build Beiping, the previous Northern Expeditions, the transfer of grain from the south to the north, and the excavation of canals, the people of Shandong have enough time to recuperate, on the contrary, Zhu Di hates nothing more than the Shandong people, who not only killed his countless subordinates during the Jing Dynasty, but also almost caused the great cause of fighting for the throne to fail.

Historically, hundreds of thousands of Shandong people were requisitioned, and the burden of forced labor on the rest of the peasants was heavy, giving Tang Sai'er, who was named after the White Lotus Sect, an opportunity. History said that her father was taken away for hard labor, floods and droughts, the common people relied on eating bark and grass roots to sustain their lives, her husband Lin San took the lead in rushing into the government to ask for food, but was killed as a mob, and soon her father died of grief and anger, and her mother died of serious illness. (To be continued......)