eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 45
For Li Guang's crime, he cannot survive.

This man induced the emperor to wantonly build. What's even more hateful is that because he had no money to build, he didn't know how to use his brains, so he let the [-]th Regiment of the Beijing Army go to work as a construction worker for free, which caused the training of the Beijing Army to stop.

As the saying goes, what is good at the top will be worse at the bottom.As soon as he came up with this idea, Xungui also did the same. This is what Wang Jia said, "Occupation has become a common practice." Soldiers repair houses everywhere every day. Can the combat effectiveness not be greatly reduced?

In the end, the professional army guarding the capital was handed over to a group of foremen.

In addition, Li Guang also wantonly accepted bribes,
A rich local man named Yuan Xiang gave him money, and he tried to marry Princess Deqing (the third daughter of Emperor Xianzong) to this person. This kind of thing happens, and the royal family loses all face. You Said it should be damned or not?
Of course, there are too many unspeakable things such as the imperial decree to pass on to officials, family members selling private salt, and so on.

Compared with him, Liu Jin is much cuter now.

On the second day, Zhu Houzhao had a full sleep until he heard Liu Jin making noise outside.

The person who came was Changqing.

He didn't mean to rush in,
He just knelt at the gate of the temple and howled,

"Your Highness! I beg your Highness to save your godfather, Your Highness!"

In the eaves of the corridor, Liu Jin walked quickly and greeted the eunuch behind him, "You idiots, such a big man can let him sneak in?! Hurry up! Lift this killer and throw it out for me! Your Highness is in the hall Go to bed, wake up His Highness, we all have to lose our heads!"

Then Changqing didn't care about it anymore, and shouted at the top of his voice, "Your Highness! Help! Your Highness!"

In this way, Zhu Houzhao actually heard it vaguely,
And he also heard Liu Jin's voice, "This, this, this... You are dying! Open your dog eyes and see where this is?! Let's see if you don't want your head anymore!"

"Liu Jin."

Suddenly the prince's voice came from the hall.

Liu Jin shook his body, and quickly turned around and knelt down in front of the hall to plead guilty, "Your Highness, this servant deserves to die, for disturbing His Highness's slumber, this servant will order someone to fork him out now!"

After eight or nine hours of sleep, Zhu Houzhao was almost done.

"who is it."

As soon as Changqing heard that His Highness was willing to see him, he struggled to break free, knelt and crawled to the entrance of the hall, "Your Highness, this servant is a servant of the inner officer. The emperor called Eunuch Li to go there today, but he hasn't come back yet. Eunuch Li He said, at this time, he must go to the East Palace, only His Highness can save his life."

squeak

Before he could change his clothes, Zhu Houzhao, who was wearing a cotton coat, with his hair scattered behind, glanced through the crack of the door.

"What happened to Li Guang?"

Changqing kowtowed again and again, "It's the elders of the pavilion...the elders of the pavilion led the performance, and they all knelt in the Qianqing Palace, forcing the emperor to kill Eunuch Li! If His Highness doesn't go, Eunuch Li will really be decapitated." !"

"Is it killed now?"

"Not yet." This was Liu Jin's answer. "The news just came, the emperor is still a little hesitant, so I need to divination."

"Divination?" Zhu Houzhao blinked,
He was a little unclear whether he was really going to kill someone, or he was making an excuse to delay the time.

Chang Qing said with snot and tears: "Your Highness, this servant is bold enough to implore His Highness to go to Qianqing Palace. Eunuch Li said that His Highness has benevolence in his heart and he will definitely be able to save him."

The light from outside all ran into the hall as the door opened, illuminating the prince's figure.

"Bengong...is benevolent, but why did I save him?" Zhu Houzhao turned around and walked in, and at the same time glanced at Liu Jin.

Liu Jin was startled, and immediately understood.

He knelt down and asked Chang Qing casually, "Eunuch Li, please don't worry, first explain clearly to His Highness that His Highness and Eunuch Li were not familiar with each other in the past, so how come?" …Will Eunuch Li ask you to come and beg His Highness to save him?"

Chang Qing, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly felt cold and trembling when he heard this!
His pupils suddenly widened.

About the money, he and Li Guang have discussed it for so many days, it is the money that the crown prince wants!

He promised to save people!

What do you mean by asking? !

What does it mean if he answers truthfully?
Changqing knew that he was somewhat smart, but he never thought about such a possibility...

Could it be that the prince never intended to save people?

If this is the case, then the matter of the crown prince taking the silver must never be known.

So if he answers and tells the reason why Li Guang begged the prince for help,

means he knows,

And the conclusion is, of course...

...he will die.

At this moment, Changqing suddenly became frightened, terribly frightened!
Where is this palace?This is simply hell!

"Your name is Changqing, right? Don't worry, isn't Eunuch Li still doing well? Besides, this question is not difficult to answer, right?" Liu Jin smiled kindly.

Changqing couldn't help trembling a little.

He wiped the snot that was about to fall down, and clenched his fists tightly.

At last it seemed to let out a sigh of relief,

"Because... because Eunuch Li feels that His Highness has the reputation of being lenient, he will definitely... definitely not allow innocent people to die."

Liu Jin glanced at the crown prince.

The prince stood there with no expression on his face, and in the end he only uttered four words, "Come on, change clothes."

So a lot of court ladies and eunuchs came in with a clatter,

Clothes and everything are ready, ready to serve at any time.

And Liu Jin glanced at Chang Qing with a complicated expression, and then reached out to help him up.

When he touched it, he found that Chang Qing's arms were trembling slightly, and his forehead was covered with cold sweat.

"Oh, it seems that he is also a person who knows how to be filial. Something happened to Eunuch Li, and you are in a hurry. You have sweated so much in the winter." Liu Jin spoke slowly, and it sounded very meaningful,

"Our family used to be the same as you. We pretended to have things in our hearts, and we were afraid every day. Later, when we said it, His Highness didn't take it seriously. That's why we realized that there are many things that we scare ourselves. Your Highness's benevolence is not forgiveness, but understanding. In this palace, it is difficult for me, it is difficult for you, and it is difficult for Eunuch Li, neither is it easy."

"What Eunuch Liu said, slave...don't understand what it means."

Liu Jin was not annoyed, and said, "It's good if you don't understand. People who understand more will not live long in this palace."

Chang Qing didn't dare to listen to the last three words.

After a while, the crown prince packed up and took the people around him to leave the East Palace.

This Changqing naturally did not follow.

On the way,

Liu Jin asked: "Your Highness, this person has a very close relationship with Li Guang. How about..."

"No need. If you want people to know, you have to do nothing. Let's take precautions. Can we prevent Li Guang from leaving written evidence? Let him live. He almost scared to death. It was Li Guang who sent him at the last moment. Such a person... Didn't you risk your life for him?"

Changqing's answer was obviously frightened, probably because he felt that the prince was murderous, so he didn't dare to say some things and only talked about the scene.That sentence can be said at any one person at any time, and it has nothing to do with him and the situation Li Guang is facing at this time.

In fact, he chose to keep himself alive and watch Li Guang die. This is the case with such a deep friendship.

He, Zhu Houzhao, and Li Guang haven't had that kind of friendship yet.

Although the money is connected to two people, the money is obtained illegally and should be handed over to the country, and he represents the country.

Dry outside the palace,

As soon as Zhu Houzhao arrived, he saw officials in blue robes and red robes kneeling all over the door.
When these people saw the prince, they seemed to be crazy, and they all shouted, "His Royal Highness is coming! It's His Royal Highness!"

"Your Highness! Please punish the country's traitor!"

"Your Highness! Li Guang sells his officials and builds palaces in a big way! Please report to His Majesty one by one, and don't let Your Majesty be deceived by this villain, Your Highness!"

……

If you shout like this outside, you can naturally hear it inside.

After a while, Eunuch Xiao Jingxiao came out in a hurry, "Your Highness, the emperor has an order, please come in."

Zhu Houzhao nodded seriously, frowning.

Once inside, it was even worse, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian... were all there.

The white-haired Li Guang knelt at the feet of Emperor Hongzhi. When he saw the prince coming in, he hurriedly looked for help, but Zhu Houzhao just glanced at him normally.

"Zhao'er, come to my side."

"Father, what's the matter?"

Liu Jian slapped, and said seriously: "Your Highness, Li Guang is a disaster for the court, greedy for ink and silver is useless, Yuxiu Pavilion in the palace was flooded yesterday, this is a warning from heaven, for His Majesty, for Ming Dynasty, like a great thief in this country, It must be killed!"

"The results of the divination also show that Li Guangde's behavior is corrupt and offended the heavens." Li Dongyang added.

Emperor Hongzhi frowned, it was obvious that he couldn't make up his mind.He held Zhu Houzhao's hand, his eyes looked neither here nor there.

"Father, my son thinks that if you don't do divination, but now you don't listen to it after divination, this is really not a blessing."

When Xie Qian heard this, he couldn't help but secretly admire Li Dongyang!
Li Ge's move is really beautiful, and His Royal Highness really helped him at a critical moment!
Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and other courtiers were also excited. For days, everyone knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is virtuous!
Today, major events are in front of us, and at the critical moment, we should look at the key statement. The words of the crown prince are enough to reassure all the people in the court and return to their hearts!
The prince also had a great contribution to killing Li Guang!

The only dumbfounded person was Li Guang,

He was really dumbfounded, not to say that he hadn't thought of this possibility at all, but at that time he had no way out, so he could only keep mentally implying that he believed in the prince, but now that the prince said this, it really broke his heart line of defense.

Li Guang was completely flustered, because he knew that if the crown prince said that, then he would have no life at all, "Your Highness! Your Highness, you can't do this! The servant has already offered you the silver, and you promise the servant yourself that you will not be called a civil servant." Kill me, Your Highness! How could you, Your Highness..."

It stands to reason that Li Guang exposed his shortcomings in front of everyone, and also dragged him into the water.

But Zhu Houzhao was present, and he didn't panic at all. Instead, he looked at Li Guang with a smile on his face.

But the clever Li Dongyang felt like a thick bell ringing in his heart: Li Guang is in danger, great things can be accomplished!
"Your Majesty! Li Guang is so bold and outspoken! How dare you slander the Crown Prince in public!"

(End of this chapter)