On this day, no one knew what happened in the Jinshen Palace, but someone arrived. When the people from the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion came out, their faces were sad, worse than a dead mother, and Huang Yushi looked like he was drunk.
Drinking, his face was red, his speech was incoherent, and he said nothing when others asked him.【】
That night, Huang Zhen, who had always just had a few drinks at home, got drunk. After getting drunk, he said to his old wife: "Life is like grass and autumn! No matter how hard it is, it always comes back and forth, but people are alive.
You just have to toss and toss, it’s good and comfortable!”
As a result, that night, Huang Yushang, who had not had any trouble with his old wife for eighteen years, four months and fifteen days, spent the whole night happily. When he opened his eyes the next morning, the old wife was extremely comfortable.
The mouthwash was brought to his pillow, and the gentleness was just like the day when the two of them just became husband and wife...
In the next few days, some news began to spread. Some people said that Japanese pirates were showing off their power in Shandong and Fujian. Everyone knew that the Ming Dynasty was using eastern Zhejiang as the main battlefield to launch an operation to exterminate Japanese pirates. Now Japanese pirates frequently appear in Shandong.
and Fujian, could it be that the Japanese pirates were afraid of the power of the Ming Dynasty, so they avoided the real situation and attacked the weak? As a result, news came out immediately that the battlefield in eastern Zhejiang was in a state of decay.
When others heard about it, some people in the Metropolitan Procuratorate had already obtained more detailed evidence and started impeachment!
Although Chen Ying is the imperial envoy of the Zuodu of the Duchayuan, he is still unable to cover the sky with one hand and control all the hundreds of imperial envoys of the Duchayuan. The imperial envoy of Qiandu is only one level lower than him.
Led by Wu Youdao, another small group formed. This minority did not dare to move easily, but once the time came, they would still jump out and cause trouble.
Maybe the actions of the emissaries were not at the instruction of the eldest prince Zhu Gaochi. After all, that's what they did. However, several bachelors in the cabinet, Zheng Ci, Xia Yuanji and other ministers joined the impeachment team. Zhu Gaochi was obviously behind it.
Zhu Gaochi gritted his teeth in hatred for this, but there was nothing he could do about it. The official group almost unanimously supported Zhu Gaochi, and the number of officials he could win was quite limited.
At this time, Zhu Gaoxu could only hope that Qiu Fu would solve the crisis in eastern Zhejiang as soon as possible. The official group headed by Jie Jin obviously wanted to take advantage of the chaos to expand their results and use this crisis to wipe out all the military forces belonging to Zhu Gaoxu's faction.
If he cannot reverse the situation and win a big victory at this time, the advantages he has gained in the court these days will be lost, and many people from his faction will fall.
During this period, Emperor Yongle was concerned about horse breeding. He promulgated the Horse Herding Law, which required every citizen to raise one stallion for every five people, one person to be the leader of a group of ten horses, one person to be the leader of a group of fifty horses, and half of the horse-breeding family's annual rent.
From the east of Jizhou to the mountains and seas, the land is vast and the water and grass are rich. The soldiers in the garrison can raise a stallion for half the rent. Each stallion is matched with three mares, and one foal is levied for the sergeants every year.
Used without permission.
On the surface, Zhu Di still had time to formulate horse herding laws to solve the Ming Dynasty's dilemma of lack of military horses. He did not seem to be very concerned about the situation in eastern Zhejiang. However, anyone familiar with his character knew that Emperor Yongle's anger was not the most terrifying thing.
The only thing is that he lost his temper and then just put the matter aside like no one else.
Zhu Di was not furious when he was in the Jinshen Palace. After understanding the whole situation, he actually smiled and told Qiu Fu that victory or defeat was a common occurrence in military affairs, and told him to learn a lesson and fight a big victory to save the situation. At this time, Zhu Di was definitely better than
Getting angry is even more terrifying. Yes, victory and defeat are common in military affairs, but defeat and reward are also common. Zhu Laosi is sharpening his sword and waiting for the result. If he cannot give him a satisfactory result, someone will be in bad luck.
Qiu Fu knew that Zhu Di was very frightened. He had given Luo Yu a secret order before, telling Luo Yu that if Luo Yu could not win a big victory in the near future and report it to the court, someone must take the responsibility for the defeat in order to protect everyone.
. At this time, I was still worried, and secretly sent my confidants to eastern Zhejiang to personally take charge of the matter.
Either win a big victory to offset the defeat, and severely defeat the Japanese pirates to atone for their sins. It is basically impossible. At least... even if he immediately adjusts his deployment and re-draws the plan to suppress the Japanese, it will be impossible in the near future. And the emperor's sword has already been
It was going fast, so I had to find someone to take the blame. Except for the group of pirates from Shuangyu Island who had just surrendered to the imperial court, there was no more suitable person to take the blame.
When Qiu Fu approached Zhu Gaoxu to discuss using Shuangyu Guards to take the blame, Zhu Gaoxu was still a little hesitant because he knew very well that behind Shuangyu Guards stood the Duke of Fu, not to mention that Yang Xu had a close relationship with Shuangyu Guards.
As a confidant, even if Yang Xu is willing to abandon the Shuangyu Island chess piece and throw it into his arms, it is impossible, because Shuangyu Guards was recruited by Yang Xu. If Shuangyu Guards takes on such a heavy responsibility, Yang Xu recommends recruiting Shuangyu Guards.
He and Shuangyu share weal and woe, and must protect Shuangyu's guards. Therefore, if they take the blame, the opportunity to recruit Yang Xu will be completely lost.
However, the eldest prince Zhu Gaochi's faction was aggressive, and his father was sharpening his sword. Zhu Gaojiu had no choice, so when Qiu Fu's confidants rushed to eastern Zhejiang, the auxiliary Duke Yang Xu also became his abandoned son.
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Without doing anything, Zhu Gaoxu immediately ordered Ji Gang to start collecting materials to punish Xia Xun.
Now that we have turned against each other, there is no room for compatibility.
Either don’t do it or never do it!
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Empress Xu could no longer care about the overt and covert fighting between her two sons. They were both her sons, and the palms and backs of her hands were full of flesh. Although she favored the eldest son more, she did not regard the second son as a enemy. Both sons were emperors.
Her biological son, Tiger Poison would not eat his children. No matter how hard the sons fought, the only thing that would be decided was whose family would be crowned emperor. It was not easy for her to get involved at such a sensitive moment.
On the contrary, it was her younger sister's marriage that tormented the Empress to the point where her migraines, which had not occurred for a long time after treatment, recurred.
The third candidate for the county horse was once again defeated gloriously.
Gan Yu went to prostitutes and became seriously ill. He also gambled and owed a lot of debt. He had people block the door of his house to collect debts.
After returning from giving lectures in Suzhou, Old Master Gan returned to the door of his home. What he saw was a group of gamblers who were clamoring to burn down his house. When he returned to the house angrily, what he saw was his son who was suffering from all kinds of internal diseases. What happened to Old Master Gan
Like five thunders striking the top.
The old gentleman was really an upright gentleman. He ran to the palace in person, kowtowed to the Queen with tears and apologized, and declined the marriage. Then he returned home, asked for monkhood, beat his son until he was dying, and drove him out of the house.
From then on, father and son no longer recognized each other!
Queen Xu was so frightened after hearing the news. If she really ruined her girl's life, she would have to feel guilty for the rest of her life. If the first two candidates were just fathers who were greedy for money, then the so-called man with both good character and academic skills was flawless.
The young gentleman is really unacceptable. Empress Xu no longer has the face to choose a husband for her sister.
The empress has given up. In fact, even if she doesn't give up, no one will dare to marry the empress anymore. This little princess is just trying to catch and kill everyone, and she is tireless in destroying people! Her destiny is too heavy, no one dares to do so.
Promise that you can suppress her. Marrying the Queen is the icing on the cake, but the risk is so high, is it worth it?
The little princess's anger level is now full.
If the first so-called county horse election incident was just a coincidence, the second time was really suspicious, and the third time...is it still a coincidence?
The little princess was so angry and bitter. Speaking of which, when she asked her sister to choose a county horse for her, it was just the little girl's angry words. After all, she was only a sixteen-year-old girl, could she have the calm temper of a fifty-year-old woman?
Afterwards, she immediately regretted it. But it was one thing for her to regret and refuse the marriage, but the nature of Yang Xu's intervention was completely different.
"What does that stinky guy want to do? You treat me like a donkey even though I'm sincere to you. Now my sister is helping me choose a husband, and you want to get involved. Who are you to me? I want you to take care of me.
Noisy business! Especially the matter of rectifying Young Master Gan’s family, it’s really embarrassing for me!”
The little princess couldn't bear it any longer, and impulsively, she went straight to the Duke Fuguo's mansion and launched an army to investigate the crime.
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In the Duke's Mansion, Xia Xun's study was full of people.
These people present were his confidants when he led Feilong to fight for Yan King Zhu Di through life and death on the invisible battlefield and displayed his power. Now they have become the backbone members of Qianlong.
The whole story of the cover-up is too involved. Once someone is interested, it will be difficult to conceal it, and it is not difficult to find out.
What Xia Xun needs to do now is to collect as many conclusive witnesses and physical evidence as possible. The person he wants to deal with has no less energy and power than he does. Even when two sons are fighting for the right to be the heir and hundreds of officials are supporting him, the other party can use his help.
is more powerful than him. If he does not have sufficient and strong evidence, it will be difficult to bring down the other party.
He knew very well that Zhu Gaoxu was standing behind Qiu Fu. Once he interfered with this nosy matter, he would completely stand on the opposite side of the second prince. At that time, it was impossible not to make a choice between the eldest prince and the second prince.
The only choice was the eldest prince's faction. He knew better that after Zhu Gaoxu's mediation, the conflict between him and Qiu Fu had been eased. He could have ignored this matter. Once he did, what was originally just a conflict would become a conflict from now on.
Enemies.
However, he can't ignore it. He feeds on the people's fat and anointed people and occupies a high position in the temple. He can't take care of himself alone. If his body is safe, his heart will be uneasy.
"Are you clear about everything I told you?"
"The humble position is clear!"
Several confidants said in unison. They have been following Xia Xun until today. They know very well that their big boss is soft on the outside but strong on the inside. He is decisive and reverent from the bottom of his heart. They dare not do anything in front of him.
slack off.
"Very good, you guys..."
"Princess, the Duke is conducting official business! Please go to the living room to drink tea and wait for a moment."
Xia Xun had just finished speaking when he suddenly heard a loud voice coming from outside the door. It was the voice of one of his servants. The voice was deliberately raised, apparently to inform him.
"Princess?"
Xia Xun suffocated slightly and immediately ordered: "Okay, if you understand, let's do the work!" Then he raised his voice outside the study and said: "Princess Princess, please come in!"