eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 364 Begins
Now that the order is accepted, each of them will go to do their own work, and the emperor will not keep everyone in the Qianqing Palace for too long.

And when these people left, the attendant room suddenly handed over a note saying that Princess Yongkang asked to see her.

Zhu Houzhao was a little surprised, but it's good to see his aunt, it just so happened that he was nervous and excited, so he can take a rest now.

Zhu Houzhao, the princess of Yongkang, was 13 years old. In modern times, it can be said that she has not yet reached her thirties, but she is obviously not young at this time.

So there is quite a sense of grace between the postures.

Zhu Houzhao smiled and told her to get up, "Auntie, you don't need to be polite. They are all from my family."

"Rites cannot be discarded, the emperor is now the son of heaven."

Zhu Houzhao is her junior and also her reliance.The courtiers certainly felt that the emperor was old, but Zhu Houzhao's appearance was still immature...so there was a look of love in Princess Yongkang's eyes.

"My aunt is entering the palace at this time, but what's the matter?"

Princess Yongkang is here to complain. She wants to tell the emperor the truth about Xu Qi, the Marquis of Yongkang, coming to her home.

So as soon as I was asked, I immediately started talking.

At the end, he said: "It is reasonable to say that my aunt should not talk too much about the affairs of the court. But if the things that Yongkang Hou said to the mansion are not reported to the Holy One, I will feel really uncomfortable."

"My family is still different after all." Zhu Houzhao felt relaxed for a while, and a smile appeared on his face, "I am very touched that my aunt can have such a heart. But you don't have to worry about this matter, I will handle it properly."

After hearing this, Princess Yongkang finally let go of her heart.

"That's good."

As she said that, she didn't delay the emperor's time any longer, and got up to leave.

Zhu Houzhao stopped her, "It's not easy for my aunt to enter the palace. If there is nothing else, I will accompany me to Yongshou Palace."

Princess Yongkang didn't expect it, but she didn't say much nonsense, just obey the order.

On the way, she was walking beside the emperor.

"...Some time ago, a nobleman of mine had a miscarriage, and her health has improved a bit. But she is depressed all day long, and the life in the palace is extremely depressing. If my aunt is free, she can also comfort her for me. "

Princess Yongkang also vaguely knows something about this,
But how to put it, such things are not easy to talk about after all.

"Okay. By the way, Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about it. Your Majesty is in the prime of his youth, and he will definitely have more children and grandchildren in the future."

"I'm fine."

Princess Yongkang thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, when it comes to comforting people, I am not very good at it. But if Your Majesty allows, I can tell you about the Buddha and the elders. There are gods above your head, as long as you do things with sincerity, It’s not difficult to get pregnant again.”

Engaging in feudal superstition and begging gods?
Zhu Houzhao didn't do these things himself, so he really ignored them.

After being reminded by Princess Yongkang, she actually felt that it was not impossible.This kind of thing pays attention to a spiritual sustenance, and it is actually not bad to have one when you are depressed.

Anyway, Buddhism and Taoism are things that persuade people to be good.

Believe it or not, even in the 21st century is religious freedom.

So he felt that if it could help improve his mood, there would be nothing wrong with it. It was better than being in the harem every day. If this continues, even healthy people will get sick.

"Auntie sincerely helps, what is there not to allow? If you can, you can take her to worship Songzi Guanyin and other gods every now and then."

Princess Yongkang couldn't help but chuckle, what does it mean that all gods from all walks of life should pay homage, what the emperor said is really funny.

"The minister then went to Yongshou Palace to make an auspicious date with the two nobles."

"Two?"

"Naturally, there are two of them. Both of them will give birth to dragon sons for His Majesty. Is it only for one person?"

Hi.

Zhu Houzhao didn't bother so much, "That's all right."

Princess Yongkang rolled her eyes wide. Empress Dowager Zhang must be happy to see something like this happen, so it shouldn't be a problem.

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the other side.

The first thing Hanwen did after receiving the order was to go to Xiyuan.

Since the Marquis of Yongkang had already confessed to Zou Cheng, there was no problem at all in arresting him.

But Zou Cheng is still crazy in the mansion, his clothes are not well worn, his hair is messy, and the most important thing is that his body exudes a rotten and smelly smell, which makes people unable to get close to him.

Both Han Wen and Min Gui were there, but fortunately the two old men were well-informed, at most they frowned,
Han Wen asked the servant kneeling next to him, "Did you find a doctor to treat your master?"

"If you go back to the old man, bring it with you, but most doctors don't want to see my old man like this, and even if they are willing, they will call the old man away."

Both Han Wen and Min Gui knew in their hearts that this was just an act.

"Bring a chair and help your master sit down."

"Yes, little one, let's go."

Zou Cheng's acting was indeed real, his eyes were glazed over, sometimes he giggled, or drooled, and even pulled Min Gui's beard with his hands.

The unsmiling old man was very angry.

After Zou Cheng sat down, Han Wen also sat down, leaning on the table with his elbow, "Your Majesty doesn't believe you are crazy."

That's what he said.

Min Gui stared carefully, there was indeed no change on Zou Cheng's face.

"According to Xu Qi, Marquis of Yongkang, you have known him 20 years ago. Over the years, you have cooperated and helped each other, and you are considered old friends. Lianghuai Salt Envoy is the one who helped you take down the fat job. You reciprocate, on the one hand, it will open the door for him to get more salt, and on the other hand, it will also become a bond between him and the salt merchants."

Zou Cheng still didn't respond.

Han Wen was not in a hurry, and continued to say anyway: "Your Majesty is very annoyed at you pretending to be crazy. Your life will not be saved no matter what. If you are really crazy, it will not matter if you kill a lunatic. If you are fake, then kill a lunatic." A lieutenant has nothing to lose. Ambassador Zou, you are a magistrate, and you may not understand today's mental methods, so you made this foolish trick."

"As for this official, besides talking about these gossips, I just want to tell you another thing. Gu Liqing, I'm about to be released."

Zou Cheng's eyes flickered slightly,
He has feelings about it.

At the beginning, he was still complacent in front of others, but he didn't expect to completely reverse it in less than a month.

But that's all.

Han Wen saw that he was focused on pretending, so he lost interest, and said to the left and right, "Catch him, and put him in a prison. After all, he is a dead man, so you can do whatever you want."

Zou Cheng was tangled in his heart, he did this in order to live!

But at this time, it is difficult not to pretend.

Anyway, when Zhu Houzhao heard about this situation for the first time, he didn't want to pay attention to this kind of person. If he beheaded and killed him, there would be one less lunatic in the world.

After that, the two ministers left the West Garden in a carriage.

The people from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple went to the West Garden to put a seal on it, and the imperial court would confiscate this place.

In addition, the Ministry of Household Affairs issued a letter to Yangzhou Prefecture, requesting that Zou Cheng's residence be searched and his property returned to the public, and his family will not have any good results.

All in all, everything has already started.

But Marquis of Yongkang is more complicated. After all, the Xu family is the title of Emperor Taizong Yongle. If there is no sufficient reason, he cannot be convicted at will.
Otherwise, the other honorable ministers will have to speak.

For this reason, Hanwen also invited the British public to try together in the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment.

On the street,

The carriage carrying the two ministers drove to the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment.

Min Gui said: "The Lianghuai Salt Transport Envoy and the Marquis of Yongkang are imprisoned, and the imperial court has issued such an order, and the court will inevitably be shocked. Nowadays, there are some officials in various disciplines who applaud, but there are also those who say that your majesty governs the country too violently." Existence. The old man is not worried about it, but he is worried that someone will use it to frame others, and it will be so harmful."

"That's why you and I have to examine it more carefully. And no matter who it is, it's not easy to fool His Majesty."

"You are also on the cusp."

Han Wen sighed, of course he understood.

But he no longer needed to talk about this issue.

The carriage stopped suddenly halfway, and with the sound of horseshoes, Han Wen heard a familiar voice.

He opened the curtain, "Deputy Envoy Mao, what's the matter?"

"Uncle Nanning was reported. An account book was found in his mansion, which contained the accounts that he ordered his relatives to sell salt at a high price and sold private salt privately. Since the 15th year of Hongzhi until now, every transaction is clear. "

Han Wen and Min Gui were actually quite calm after hearing this,

The number of people involved in the salt class must be indispensable, and it is possible to have more people nowadays.

It's just that such hard evidence can be found in such a short period of time. It seems that Jin Yiwei's penetration of Nanning Bofu has reached an unimaginable level.

It's hard to say, it wasn't because of Mao Yuwen's resentment towards Bo Nanning.

"If that's the case, let's send someone to arrest him first, and wait until the interrogation is clear, and then His Majesty will make a decision."

Mao Yuwen is not in a hurry. If you are too hasty, you will look ugly. Now that the situation has been settled, why is there any rush?

"Yes!"

On the contrary, it should be Nanning Bo who is so anxious.

Within three days in the capital, one hou and one uncle were imprisoned respectively. At this time, people discovered that the emperor really wanted to do something.

At the same time, this matter is really big. In fact, apart from the people in the government, those private salt dealers are also people who resell private salt, right?
The question is how many salt merchants do not touch illegal salt these days?In this way, I don't know how many people will be killed?
If things go on like this, the storm will actually be much bigger than imagined... It's just that money is needed, and many salt merchants can bear it, but it's different when the court sacrifices knives to kill people.

In addition to the transfer of salt envoys in the Huaihe River and Huaihe Rivers in the Ming Dynasty, there were also six transfer salt envoys in Liangzhe and other six cities, and some other small places set up salt department promotion departments.

If the incident happened in Lianghuai, the first thing to investigate is naturally Yangzhou.

Marquis Yongkang and Uncle Nanning have already been imprisoned. These two are not hard bones, so Jin Yiwei will naturally get the list.

So from the capital to the south of the Yangtze River, an arrest campaign to strictly investigate illegal salt trafficking officially began.

(End of this chapter)