We don't know what happened to the emperor who was chased by Queen Zhang Yan, but judging from the miserable screams and Liu Ruoyu's unbearable expression, it was obviously not good.

After making various promises, Zhu Youxiao finally escaped from the clutches of the three men. Afterwards, he hid in the Palace of Qianqing and continued to deal with various government affairs with Xu Guangqi.

The first is to issue an imperial edict to transfer the ranks of governors, magistrates, and county magistrates back to the same level as the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Minister of Dali Temple in various places. In this way, they cannot interfere through their official status. The judicial system.

Fortunately, the system has only been implemented for a short period of time, so there is no need to worry about any trouble. It is just a change of powers and responsibilities. After all, there are not many local officials who are smart enough to intervene in judicial affairs with the advantage of their rank as before.

Subsequently, there was a large-scale transfer order. Countless official documents were stamped with the cabinet seal and sent out through the Ministry of Personnel. Dozens or hundreds of official positions were changed, and they were all transferred back to Hebei Province to serve as county magistrates and prefects. Of course, through this adjustment, Xu Guangqi also quietly strengthened the assessment and punishment powers of the Ministry of Personnel. All officials who could not be dealt with by the Procuratorate, both covertly and covertly, were given administrative penalties and transferred to remote places. Those places also needed officials anyway. .

These punishments were relatively light, and even many administrative officials who followed these officials were directly dismissed from the establishment and would not be admitted for life. This kind of punishment, which was like a bolt from the blue, immediately shocked the Hebei officialdom. This time it was the civil servants, and next time it was the civil servants. You can be an official. This time you will be expelled and not hired for life. Next time you may be expelled and you will not be allowed to take the imperial examination for three generations.

This kind of punishment was almost life-threatening for the Ming Dynasty, which had serious official-oriented thinking. Subsequently, this case slowly spread throughout the Ming Dynasty's officialdom as reports were received, making the Ministry of Civil Affairs once again ranked first among all departments. Of course, these are subsequent slow changes and have nothing to do with this moment.

Zhu Youxiao stayed in the Qianqing Palace for nearly half a month to handle government affairs. This kind of peaceful behavior made everyone secretly relieved. They felt that the emperor might have noticed the difficulties of land reform and gave up on strong measures.

But, is this really the case?

At Daming Gate, Zhu Youxiao was wearing a scholar's shirt, followed by three charming women and a few servants. Under the surprised expressions of the guards guarding the gate, he swayed out, and then a group of people walked out in such a grand manner. He blended into the ranks of the common people.

Others didn't notice that the emperor was in such close contact with them. They just looked at them with envy and jealousy, shopping with three beautiful women. It was so hateful.

However, there were no one who came up to tease them. Firstly, it was because of the severe crackdown by the Beijing Police Department, which improved the security of the capital. Secondly, it was because even a blind person could see that the silks and satins they were wearing were not ordinary goods. , such people dare not go up even if they borrow a few burdens from those rogue idle men.

"Sir, would you like to go to the place where you were yesterday and watch the shadow puppet show?" Yidie'er said coquettishly, shaking one of Zhu Youxiao's arms.

"No, no, sir, why don't you go see the sugar blower?" Fan Zhenzhen refused, ran over and grabbed the other arm, shouting equally charmingly.

The two words of coquettishness made Zhu Youxiao's bones weigh several kilograms, and he almost agreed. Fortunately, he felt the murderous aura coming from the back of his head, so he controlled his intention, coughed, and said rather seriously, " Emperor...Baozhu, it's up to you to decide where to go."

"Let's go to the teahouse and listen to a book." Zhang Yan replied without raising her eyes, with a style that easily showed her status as a doctor.

"Okay, let's go to the teahouse." Zhu Youxiao shouted, without looking at the faces of the two noble concubines, he boarded the four-wheeled carriage parked on the side of the road.

Yi Die'er and Fan Zhenzhen could only look at each other with disappointed expressions, and reluctantly boarded the carriage. Liu Ruoyu, who followed behind, naturally sat in the driver's seat and started driving with a whip.

As they left, many strong men quietly appeared and spread out, decorating the carriage in front, protecting them secretly. The people were unaware of it, only Liu Ruoyu, who was driving slowly, took a private look.

On the carriage, the three women chattered and watched, discussing where to go shopping after listening to the teahouse and what to buy. Zhu Youxiao was on the side, interjecting from time to time, amusing the three women.

Ear your lips.

And this is the reason why Zhu Youxiao didn't show up forcefully and let the world listen to me. He was stumbling over Wenrouxiang, but he had no choice. These were the promises he made that day in order to escape the devil's capture, and he had to complete them.

Of course, the three queens knew that this was wrong, but they could not resist the attraction of the bustling world outside. Therefore, every time Zhu Youxiao asked Zhang Yan where she was going, she always answered without hesitation that she went to a teahouse to listen to books.

The so-called books refer to newspapers, and listening to books means listening to newspapers. This is the empress's method of compensation. She once heard the emperor say that the best place to grasp public opinion is a teahouse.

In this way, the strategy of allowing the emperor to observe the people's sentiments and having fun himself was rejected. Of course, the other two did not understand the twists and turns, so when Zhu Youxiao asked, they always said

It means that Zhang Yan is the only one who insists on going where she wants to go.

Zhu Youxiao himself was well aware of this, but he did not expose it. Anyway, he really wanted to understand the implementation of various institutions in the private sector recently.

"Butler, go to the south of the city."

"Okay!" Liu Ruoyu shouted and drove the carriage south.

The wheels rolled all the way, strolling through the streets of the capital, heading towards the outer city. Between Daming Gate and Zhengyang Gate, there are several streets, called Qipan Street, with seven vertical and horizontal streets, and the straight streets are like a chessboard. It is very prosperous here.

All the people who come and go are dignitaries.

Zhu Youxiao opened the curtains and looked at the restaurants and teahouses passing by. In the bustling buildings, there was a man in a blue shirt, holding his head high and reading the Imperial Daily. This has become the most popular activity and advertisement in the capital and even in the world.

Comments, insights, national affairs, and even stories, all kinds of content, have become the best way for people from all over the world to understand the world.

Soon, the carriage passed through the Zhengyang Gate of the inner city and arrived at Nancheng. This was the real world for ordinary people, where countless people from the lower classes gathered. After looking around, Liu Ruoyu picked a busy street and stopped.

Come down.

"Sir, would you like to see this place?" Liu Ruoyu asked in a low voice.

"Okay." After looking around, Zhu Youxiao set today's goal.

This is a mule and horse street, with large livestock everywhere and a constant flow of people, making the place look quite prosperous, with many restaurants and restaurants.

Choosing a teahouse that was not suitable for the environment here, Zhu Youxiao stepped in. This was for those businessmen to negotiate business. After all, there are no clocks now, and any agreement cannot be very punctual, so this teahouse was created for them.

Wait and negotiate.

Different from the noise on the street, the teahouse is very quiet. There are a few short potted trees at the entrance. The clever decorations almost isolate the place from the outside into two worlds.

In the quiet environment, there are businessmen discussing business in the lobby and the private rooms on the second floor.

On the first floor, there is a small stage with several singing girls playing the guqin. The tinkling sound is like spring water, which adds a bit of elegance to the place.

"No wonder the business here is so good." Zhu Youxiao looked at the environment and was quite satisfied. Among a group of nouveau riche businessmen, having such an environment embellishment made them feel much more elegant, so the place was almost full, even though

It's expensive, but it's their first choice for doing business.

Zhu Youxiao was lucky. When he came in, there was still a table in the lobby on the first floor, but it was in the corner. Zhu Youxiao didn't care and walked over.

Before any of them could get close, several servants dressed as eunuchs walked over a few steps ahead and began to busily wipe the tables, chairs, benches and tableware with silk cloths. Their posture made the surrounding businessmen look at them sideways and frown.

Wrinkle. However, no one said anything. Young people who behave like this are all from wealthy families. Maybe they are those nobles in their families.

Although all the nobles are now frightened into giving up their titles and lands, their hundreds of years of heritage and connections are still there. They are still among the top families of the Ming Dynasty and cannot be offended by them. Therefore, even if

Three stunning women wearing silk scarves sat down, and not many people stared at them.

As businessmen, they know how to protect themselves wisely and will not fearlessly offend others.

"Ms. sir, it's so boring here!" Yidi'er said dully. She was lively by nature and studied dance. What she disliked the most was this kind of quiet place, especially if she was left to sit still.

"Sister, don't disturb your husband's business." Seeing Zhu Youzheng listening attentively, Zhang Yan couldn't help but scolded her gently.

"Oh, okay." Yi Die'er raised the corners of her mouth cutely.

Zhu Youxiao didn't care about the activities of the three women, but looked around to see if there was anything useful. Originally, he didn't want to take the three women with him. He wanted to listen here and let them go shopping.

But ever since Fan Zhenzhen came secretly to accompany him, the three of them have been inseparable from him.

The same is true for Zhang Yan. It is rare for Long Live Lord to be in the palace once. I don’t know when he will go out again next time. Don’t watch it carefully now. Wait until night, maybe the emperor will go to the other two to favor him. Don’t look at it.

The three concubines looked harmonious on the surface, but secretly they were also competing for favor.

Zhu Youxiao knew all this, but Zhang Yan handled it very well and never showed this kind of conflict in front of him. Her talent and generosity firmly suppressed the two noble concubines, and not only defeated the Imperial City Secretary

The control was very good and took up most of Zhu Youxiao's time.

Perhaps the only thing she lacks now is a son.
Chapter completed!