Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 37: Food for the King, Loyalty to the King

Zhu Houzhao saw Cao Zhengchun's attitude was so firm, so he did not let him out. After all, this time I came to ask Bai Xue a few questions, and there was no other ulterior purpose.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I...I..."

Bai Xue raised her head and glanced at Zhu Houzhao, then lowered her head quickly.

There is a feeling called Fangxin Anxu, which gradually arises in the heart of a girl...

On the other hand, there is a feeling called shelter that arises spontaneously.

Bai Xue was helpless in the palace. It was the warmth that this young emperor brought her, and she often heard people say that the emperor was generous and benevolent, and never killed innocent people indiscriminately...

But the emperor was majestic, brave and decisive. Beheaded Liu Jin in the waist and sent troops to the northwest to quell the rebellion.

And although she only has the status of a lady, she has no real concubine. In the harem, only those who can give birth to the dragon seed for the emperor can gain a foothold in the palace.

However, no one said these things for Bai Xue when she came out. She was just a little palace maid, not a talented person, and she did not come to be a concubine when she entered the palace.

For a long time, Bai Xue brought a cup of tea from the side.

"Your Majesty... please, please use tea!"

Bai Xue blushed, and before Zhu Houzhao took the teacup, Cao Zhengchun took the teacup first, took out a silver needle from his arms, and carefully began to test the poison.

After confirming that the tea bowl was non-toxic, he carefully handed the tea bowl to Emperor Zhengde.

"Has anyone asked you something implicitly lately?"

"Subtle question?" Bai Xue looked at Zhu Houzhao suspiciously, wondering when His Majesty asked?

"Has anyone in the palace asked you what you want to eat?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Queen Mother asked the concubine, and the concubine said that she likes to eat the mutton buns from Beizhili."

As soon as Bai Xue's voice fell, Cao Zhengchun's brows were immediately furrowed.

He suddenly realized something was wrong, and said, "Please be careful!"

Cao Zhengchun remembered very clearly that Qibu Broken Heart Toxin came from the mutton steamed buns in Beizhili. According to Bai Xue's statement, could this matter be pushed back to the Queen Mother?

She may have said it unintentionally, but if this word reaches the Queen Mother, it will be a big deal.

Bai Xue's face was full of doubts. She didn't know what she said wrong. Is it wrong that she likes to eat mutton steamed buns from Beizhili?

Recently, there has been a lot of rumors about the poisoning and death of a little **** in the imperial kitchen, but no one knows the specific inside story, and everyone is just talking about it in private.

Of course Bai Xue was poisoned in the imperial kitchen, but what she didn't know was that the seven-step heartbroken poison turned out to be a mutton steamed bun from Beizhili.

The meal was originally brought to Chuxiu Palace...

Cao Zhengchun reminded Bai Xue carefully. Cao Zhengchun knew that it was impossible for the queen mother to poison Bai Xue. If the queen mother wanted to kill anyone in the harem, she didn't need to make such a big show.

Of course, if Bai Xue left a son and a half daughter for His Majesty and had a position in the harem, then the Queen Mother would not be able to bestow the death of the concubines unless the emperor personally decreed.

"Apart from the queen mother?"

After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, he looked at Bai Xue and saw her shaking her head.

"Where are the eunuchs and palace maids by your side?"

"None of them asked."

Zhu Houzhao took a sip of tea from the tea bowl and said, "Come to my bedroom at night!"

Snow White woke up.

He hurriedly replied: "Well, my concubine... as ordered!"

When Zhu Houzhao turned and walked out of Chuxiu Palace, he turned to Cao Zhengchun and said, "Strictly investigate the eunuchs and palace maids of Chuxiu Palace."

"According to the order!"

Zhu Houzhao flicked his sleeves, left Chuxiu Palace, and went to Yangxin Hall.

After Zhu Houzhao left, Cao Zhengchun immediately dispatched people from the West Factory into the Chuxiu Palace to conduct a strict investigation of all the maids and eunuchs.

Cao Zhengchun felt that there was a powerful force of the Five Elements in the palace filled with all this.

This powerful force is like a poisonous snake lurking in the dark, waiting for an opportunity.

It's just that he doesn't know who the leader of this force is.

Zhu Houzhao returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation and summoned Yuhuatian.

With the effort of a stick of incense, Yu Huatian was waiting outside the hall.

"Announce him in!"

"According to the order!"

Not long after the **** left, Yu Huatian walked into the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"Chen Yu Huatian, meet your majesty, long live my emperor, long live!"

"Be flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After Yu Huatian got up, Zhu Houzhao said, "I heard that people in the capital have been unstable recently, so calm down, don't make people panic, chickens and dogs jump!"

Hearing this, Yu Huatian hurriedly knelt down on the ground and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, this minister is just arresting some of the Dongchang's fans and some eunuchs involved in this case, but did not arrest the people of the capital."

"I've heard it for a long time. You'd better do it yourself. I just asked you to investigate the matter of the White Lotus Sect. You shouldn't kill innocent people indiscriminately, but you pick up the plane to eradicate dissidents..."

"I listened to His Majesty's teachings, I know I'm wrong!"

This time, Yu Huatian was indeed mixed with some selfishness. He arrested the remnants of the White Lotus Sect, and took the opportunity to arrest the Dongchang Fanzi. In fact, he picked up the plane and suppressed the Dongchang.

It's just that His Majesty is so observant that Yu Huatian is afraid.

"You have to know that I can let you dominate the government and the opposition, and I can also make you irretrievable, so I advise you, it's better to do it yourself, you step back!"

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, but Yu Huatian broke out in a cold sweat.

What the emperor said couldn't be clearer. If he was used by the emperor, he would be able to use his power over the court and the opposition. If he didn't use it, he would be plunged into doom, and he would die without a burial in the end!

Although the Son of Heaven did not say it clearly, he had already made it clear, and a wise man would understand it as soon as he heard it.

Yu Huatian hurried to the West Factory all the way, and his back was already wet. This young emperor, although a young man, is the king of a country.

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If His Majesty investigates this matter, the West Factory has too many handles in His Majesty's hands. If he wants to abolish the West Factory, he only needs an imperial decree to do it.

After Yuhuatian left the palace, he visited Zhong Hong, the minister of punishment, and took the initiative to tell the minister of punishment and Liu Sengmen the information about the West Factory investigation.

Zhong Hong saw that the West Factory lived alone in Yuhuatian and came to visit in person. He felt that the sun was coming out from the west. When did the West Factory do things and let the Ministry of Punishment take care of it?

You know, Yuhuatian's words: the things that the East Factory does not dare to manage, I will take care of the West Factory, and the people that the East Factory does not dare to kill, I will kill the West Factory!

This is a rule that everyone in the palace knows in their hearts.

The Minister of Punishment Zhong Hong looked at Yu Huatian, who was modest and polite, and asked, "Master, why are you being so polite today?"

"In order to maintain the stability of the people in the capital, we are all serving His Majesty, eating the king's salary, and being loyal to the king!"

Zhong Hong, Minister of Punishment, looked at Yu Huatian's expression and became even more puzzled. Yuhuatian Is this still the mighty Yuhuatian?

In particular, he once held the Emperor Sword, the only person in the two dynasties who held this sword, and his popularity rose sharply after that.

But today, this rainy field is actually just a promise,

Isn't your West Factory the most feared by the common people?

This Yuhuatian is weird!

Seeing that Zhong Hong didn't believe his words, Yu Huatian handed over his hands and said, "Before the minister left the palace, His Majesty just explained to me that innocent people must not be involved..."

boom!

The Minister of Punishment Zhong Hong suddenly realized.

No wonder this arrogant villain on weekdays is actually obedient today. It turned out that he was reprimanded by the emperor.

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