eldest son of Ming dynasty

Gu Zuo confiscated more than 160 million taels of silver from Zhejiang, not counting the shops waiting to be sold. The southwest corner of the imperial city of the capital was beating and beating all day long.

After the emperor reprimanded some censors, the memorials still kept coming in.

Zhu Houzhao reviewed three articles of impeachment against Gu Zuo one after another, and when he continued to read, he actually frowned.

what's wrong...

He put down the ink pen and rubbed his head.

"Your Majesty, why don't you take a break and review it later?"

Zhu Houzhao didn't hold back either. He obviously felt that there was a problem, but he couldn't think of it for a while, and his intuition told him that it was a big problem. He felt anxious and became more anxious.

"Accompany me, go out and relax."

"Your servant will arrange it now. Do you want to...play Cuju again?"

According to general habits, the emperor would choose to let go when he was not in a good mood, so Liu Jin asked this question.

If you want to confirm, you can only go one step further.

"Okay. The servant girl will do it now."

He also almost figured out some things.

Things in the officialdom are especially difficult to tell and distinguish. From Zhu Houzhao's point of view, why does he believe that Gu Zuo must be honest and self-reliant?Starting from emotions, blindly trusting a person is actually politically naive.

"Yes."

But he always thought it was fun, and it was understandable for the common people to talk about it.However, a lecherous person is abstinent, this is an independent story, anyway, Uncle Huaiyuan likes little girls in the first place.

Do not,
Zhu Houzhao felt that strange feeling again.

...how many times have I said,
On the high ground of morality, whoever fights will die.If anyone dared to ask him to come down, he would die without a place to die.

Speaking of Gu Zuo... Xiaoqian should not be able to, but the incident in Zhejiang involved millions of taels of silver, so there is no guarantee that no one will be greedy for such a large amount of wealth.

Mei Huaigu stood by the emperor's side when he heard this question in a low voice.He nodded, "It's been more than ten days since we left."

The emperor beckoned to Liu Jin, "I heard from Zhou Shangwen that this time a particularly brave Mongol was captured, and I have a decree to bring him here to compare with my warriors."

"Uncle Huaiyuan is an honorable man of the imperial court, and the Mei Mansion is also in a detached position in Beijing, far away from ordinary people. If you say that he has a crush on your two sisters, even fewer people know about it. Since they don't know, I have issued a decree Uncle Huaiyuan is abstinent in the mansion, how can ordinary people think that he has something to do with the Mei manor? He is usually lustful, why didn’t he think of protecting the Zhang and Liu mansions, but the Mei manor?"

Zhu Houzhao touched his chin, or was it his illusion?

"I dare not say it." Mei Huaigu knelt down.

This is not a big problem.But in fact, isn't this a denial of Shaofu to a certain extent? !
Now he, the emperor, and Shaofu Ling Gu Zuo encountered a 'crisis' at about the same time, could it be a coincidence?
Thinking about it carefully, this rumor came too strange, and Gu Zuo's memorial also came too strange.

"No need to explain." Zhu Houzhao wanted to relax. He didn't want to listen to nonsense, even sensational ones. It would be too much of a psychological burden. "I know the ins and outs of that matter. But I was too busy later, so I forgot to ask. Is nothing wrong?"

Could it be that the courtiers couldn't stop the emperor from using imperial power to set up new institutions...Zhu Houzhao rubbed his fingers...so they focused on Gu Zuo, the Minister of the Emperor's spokesperson?
In fact, the logic also makes sense. The family in Zhejiang was ruined, and all the money and shops were robbed to the north. Wars were launched and large-scale construction projects... At first glance, it seems that the emperor did not do it properly.

Southern Zhili, Zhejiang, and Fujian have recently submitted memorabilia, saying that Gu Zuo was involved in Zhejiang, greedy for ink, and even replaced all the famous paintings and antiques confiscated with ordinary ones before sending them to the palace, keeping the good ones for his own collection .

"Nostalgia."

Rockery, streams, gardens, peach blossoms, no matter how good things are, has the emperor ever seen them?He didn't dare to say this himself, the emperor didn't have it, but you did, what do you mean?
So it can really be said that the Meifu has something but the Imperial Palace doesn't, in fact... it's people.

Do you know how many people are related to Huaiyuanbo and Meifu?
Mei Huaigu was a little dazed when he heard it, is there anything wrong with it?

"Find some time."

It's the Empress Dowager Zhang who knows how to play. Every day in the harem, some court ladies are called to play small cards, changing tricks, which is a great joy.

"The rumors are all nonsense, but I can't find where they started."

"Well, I might as well stay a little longer today and have a good look." Zhu Hou took care of Mei Huaigu's radiant face, and then thought about the previous incident in Mei's residence, "Huaigu, did Uncle Huaiyuan go to force a marriage again?"

This is his reverse scale.

Zhu Houzhao felt a little playful in his heart, "This Mei Kejia gave birth to two daughters who are so beautiful, why? This time, which nobleman in the court has taken a fancy to them?"

Zhu Houzhao opened his mouth, he was a little shocked, "...Who is spreading this rumor?"

Or ask Mao Yuwen to check it out.

When Gu Zuo went to Zhejiang, Zhang Mao, the deputy capital of the Imperial Procuratorate, went with him. He is a Hai Rui-like character, so maybe he should be called over to ask...

"...Since you know about Uncle Huaiyuan and Meifu, it means that the person who spread the message is not an ordinary person. Since he is not an ordinary person, he should know that I have never met your sister. There are people who want to provoke trouble."

Speaking of this matter, Mei Huaigu still has thorns in his heart. He is afraid that the emperor will mention it, but he also expects the emperor to mention it...

Zhu Houzhao touched the white marble railings and looked at the undulating, red and yellow Forbidden City. He wanted to change his mood. Anyway, he didn’t want to understand one thing. Let’s put it down for now and think about it when his mind is not so blocked.

But Zhu Houzhao is not sure whether the rumor that Mei Huaigu said was aimed at him, or maybe the story itself spread in this way to form this rumor, after all, it is difficult to define.

In the arena, two strong men with their shirts off beat each other. This was in front of the emperor. Winning or losing was more important, so they all exerted all their strength.

"...Wei Zhonghai went to Gansu?"

Zhu Houzhao leaned over again, "Send someone to Gufu."

None of this is difficult.

To say that the sky in the Forbidden City is really boring, there is indeed nothing interesting, even the harem is empty.

Mei Huaigu said in a daze, "People in Beijing are talking about it, and some of my friends are also talking about it."

Mei Huaigu said sternly: "We are people who want to earn face for His Majesty, so we must have some ambition."

But Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, "I feel that I can't use my strength, so let's go. Call Huaigu and the others to come over and practice some wrestling for me to see."

If Uncle Huaiyuan is a fool, that would be really a bad thing.

"The matter between Meifu and Uncle Huaiyuan was provoked because you didn't dare to speak out. You almost got Liu Jin involved. Huaigu, you have nothing to do, go talk to Youzhi, that guy is not very courageous, but what should I say? He will dare to speak up. I am the emperor, as long as you are loyal, do things for me, and consider for me, what can't you say?"

Such full details made Zhu Houzhao a little dazed, which is why he was in a bad mood.As the saying goes, people's hearts are separated from their belly, and he was also thinking what if Gu Zuo was a corrupt official?
Just like Emperor Jiaqing, in the face of official corruption in Qianlong's later years, he also vigorously rectified it, setting up several models of clean government, and the last investigation was also a corrupt official.Qianlong himself trusted Wang Danwang very much, and as a result, he came up with the "Gansu Counterfeit Relief Case" that is a joke in history books.

"Your Majesty, this matter... the minister is about to explain..."

"Sister Puliu's beauty, how dare she say that the country is all over the city. It's just that the matter of Uncle Huaiyuan... There are many rumors in Beijing, and His Majesty put him in the mansion of abstinence. Become a talking point for ordinary people in the market."

And this step, he still has to advance, because if someone is behind the scenes to fuel the flames, it means that there is some power behind the scenes that is targeting him, the emperor, and wants to make a move to get rid of the fire.

But if you really check it like this, it’s okay if you can’t find the problem. What if you find the problem?
Deal with Gu Zuo?

"Hey. Then it's hard for your younger sister to marry. Ordinary people, who would like to come to this troubled water? This kind of accidental loss of head is better to be believed than not to be believed. But in terms of this matter It's strange, I haven't been to the Mei Mansion, and I've clearly never met your sister. Where did this rumor come from?"

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, and he went away.

"The shabby room where I live, if I can get His Majesty's Holy Body to visit... definitely, definitely... the garden will be full of blessings." Mei Huaigu was agitated, and his words were a little awkward.

Fortunately, Mei Huaigu shook his head, "With His Majesty's decree, everything is peaceful now. But..."

Trust Yang Shangyi just like him, but the commander-in-chief of the Ming cavalry can no longer let him be.

When everyone heard it, the emperor was playing for fun.

There are some things that Mei Huaigu dare not say later.But I can also guess that the emperor has taken a fancy to his two younger sisters.

"Wei Chen is here."

"I don't dare to comment like this, but the people in Beijing do talk a lot, and Uncle Huaiyuan is an honorable man in the court, who can stop him except the emperor? In this case, everyone will know that it is His Majesty who protected She. Sister. The bad thing is that your Majesty is about the same age as your sister, so there are rumors... Your Majesty, I will be punished by death!"

"I heard that the Mei Mansion is rich and honorable, and the mansion is magnificently built. There are rockery, streams, gardens, peach blossoms... everything in the courtyard. I actually want to go and see it."

"Yes, I'm confused, and I've held back in my heart for such a long time. It's really my two younger sisters, with low status, and I really dare not bother Your Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao was helpless, "It's just wrestling, don't be nervous."

The emperor's eyes froze.

Mei Huaigu blinked his eyes. Hearing these words, they had a lot of meaning.

Zhu Houzhao found a stone bench and sat down, crossed his legs, "You mean to say that this method is vulgar, immoral, and dramatic. Ordinary people like to talk about it, right?"

Mei Huaigu's dantian exerted force and shouted: "Your Majesty called the Mongols. If you lose, it will not only embarrass yourself, but also embarrass Daming. Please be more careful!"

"But what?"

Mei Huaigu blinked, "Young Situ's mansion?"

The emperor has stopped answering, as for the answer, it should not be difficult to know.

He trusts Gu Zuo, this is a match between the monarch and his ministers, but the next matter is unknown, and the power of the Shaofu will be too great in the future, so sending someone there first is a means.

There is no such thing as despicable or despicable, and there is no moral pressure or inner entanglement at all. What he wants to be is a good emperor, not a good person.

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