In the residence of the third prince Xuan Le, Concubine Dong Guifei has been running very diligently in the past two days. The secret that Xuan Le and Zhu Tianjiang reached secretly is not known to even his own mother, Concubine Dong Guifei. The news that Zhu Tianjiang was promoted to the post of security envoy
, had already exploded in the harem. Especially the decree issued by the Security Council made the queen and Concubine E a little uneasy. Concubine Dong, for the sake of her son's interests, felt that Xuan Le should talk to Zhu Tianjiang
After all, the two sides are not as tit-for-tat as the eldest prince Xuan Ming and the second prince Xuan Can.
"Le'er, your faction is small. I think you should take the initiative to talk to Zhu Tianjiang and ask him to raise his hands a little higher." Concubine Dong Guifei said worriedly.
The third prince is usually a very quiet person. Even when his mother arrives, he is still immersed in his calligraphy.
"Did you hear me when I was talking to my mother? Don't let me worry about you all the time." Concubine Dong Guifei saw that Xuan Le seemed not to have heard, and she felt angry and anxious.
"Le'er, everyone in the harem is watching this matter now. I heard that Concubine E has been to the Guo Mansion. Her natal family used to have a good relationship with General Guo, so they must have gone through the road. I said you are also interested, Zhu
That boy from Heaven is not easy to mess with. Didn’t you hear that the Queen had a fight with him in the study room, and one of Aunt Gui’s hands was cut off by Wei Zhan. She turned around to complain to the Emperor, but was scolded by the Emperor.
A meal. I used to say that your father was afraid of Zhu Tianjiang, but I think that was all nonsense." Concubine Dong Guifei kept saying beside her like a resentful woman.
Upon hearing this, the third prince Xuan Le put down the pen in his hand and asked, "Aunt E went to the Guo Mansion?"
care.
"Isn't that right? Now when anyone walks around in the palace, I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at her. Anyway, E Niang is here to see her son, and no one can say anything." Concubine Dong Gui said unkindly.
Xuan Le thought for a while and smiled slightly, "Xuan Ming is asking for embarrassment. If he goes to Zhu Tianjiang by himself, he might be able to get the job done. But through the Guo Mansion, it seems to be a bit of pressure. Everyone knows
Zhu Tianjiang is a member of the Guo Mansion. Aunt E's behavior shows that she does not understand Zhu Tianjiang. Zhu Tianjiang is a submissive donkey. The more you suppress him, the stronger he becomes. Mother, you'd better not get involved in these things in the palace.
A bystander is best."
"There are many disputes in the harem, and E Niang knows this. Now the harem is basically divided into two factions. The West Palace faction, headed by Concubine Rong, is so happy. I heard rumors that the emperor wants to point Xiao Qi to Zhu Tianjiang.
So when Zhu Tianjian was promoted, Concubine Rong was so proud, as if Xiao Qi had passed the imperial examination."
After listening to the words of his mother, Concubine Dong Gui, Xuan Le smiled. Women think about things in a very narrow sense and rarely have a long-term vision. His father proposed marriage or promotion, just to win over Zhu Tianjiang.
With such great power from heaven, Xuan Le knew that his father must have some unknown purpose. If he provoked Zhu Tianjiang at this time, wouldn't he be asking for embarrassment?
"Mother, today the Security Procuratorate's decree has reached the deadline. I think Zhu Tianjiang should take some action. You'd better say hello to my uncles in advance. During this period, the Dong Mansion should not participate in anything, including
Even if you play Zhu Tianjiang’s tricks, don’t follow the trend.”
"Why, Zhu Tianjiang still dares to touch the emperor's relatives?" Concubine Dong Guifei asked in disbelief.
Xuan Le put on a straight face and said seriously, "Can the Dong Mansion be as powerful as the Zhou Mansion if it is a relative of the emperor? Didn't Zhu Tianjiang kill Zhou Dazhong and defeat Zhou Yantian's army? As soon as the old empress left, the harem kingdom
My dear, the Queen Feng family is the only family in the world. You should warn my uncles that it is better to be more modest."
Xuan Le looked at his mother coldly. He didn't like it the most that these relatives relied on the power of the harem to dominate. Besides, there were many concubines in the harem, but few were truly favored. Including his mother-in-law, Dong Guifei,
He had already lost the favor of the emperor. If Concubine Dong Guifei had not given birth to him as a prince, I am afraid that he would be a talented man at most.
Mother is more important than son. As Xuan Le grew up, Concubine Dong Gui had less and less power to speak in front of her son. She was really looking forward to her son sitting on the throne, so that her mother's family would become the number one in Dafeng's harem.
relatives.
The mother and son were talking when a guard walked in outside and said, "Report to the master, the Security Procuratorate is taking action."
"Oh?" Xuan Le stood up immediately after hearing this, "Tell me, who moved first?"
"According to reports from our informants, the Security Procuratorate sent people to three places respectively. The first place was the residence of Mr. Wang Shangqing, the head of the tax treasury, the second place was the official office of Sun Binglu, the young minister of Honglu Temple, and the third group of people went
It’s the garrison office in the suburbs of Beijing.”
Xuan Le couldn't help but smile when he heard that. Wang Shangqing and Sun Binglu were both direct descendants of the eldest prince. As for Gu Zhitong, the garrison in the suburbs of Beijing, he was also a confidant of the eldest prince. The garrison office in the suburbs of Beijing was equivalent to the logistics base of the camp in the suburbs of Beijing. The former garrison
It was Chu Yun's person who was kicked away by the eldest prince and was just replaced by his confidant Gu Zhitong.
Concubine Dong Gui also heard some clues and couldn't help but feel happy. For her, she wanted to let Xuan Ming and Zhu Tianjiang fight to the death.
"Go down and continue to monitor. I want to see how big Zhu Tianjiang's first fire can burn!" Xuan Le ordered, and the guard retreated.
Ever since Zhu Tianjiang was promoted, not even the fourth prince had visited him in order to avoid suspicion. However, the third and fourth princes knew in their hearts that Zhu Tianjiang would definitely not take action against their people. The third prince could not help but admire Zhu Tianjiang's courage and courage.
This may seem a bit like revenge, but it actually contains a hidden secret.
The eldest prince holds military power, and according to the ancestral system, he has lost the qualification to establish a prince. Zhu Tianjiang did not take action against the other three princes, which is equivalent to leaving room for the three princes. Don't look at the eldest prince holding a heavy army.
, but compared with the crown prince, he is indeed the least among the princes. Invisibly, ###Xuan Can has gained a lot.
The vigorous and resolute actions of the Security Procuratorate have already alarmed all the officials in the capital. As soon as the decree came to an end, everyone was anxiously staring at the Security Procuratorate to see what happened. Of course, many officials were extremely happy.
Those people were all officials who had taken refuge with the fourth prince Xuanzhu. It was an open secret that Zhu Tianjiang of the Dafeng Dynasty supported the fourth prince, so Zhu Tianjiang was granted the title of security envoy. The fourth prince and his faction were happiest.
Even though not many people are optimistic about the fourth prince, with Zhu Tianjiang's support, there are still many people who follow him.
Zhu Tianjiang was sitting in the high hall of the Security Procuratorate. The old master Wang Bingkun had this face and was holding a bamboo pole. He was also sitting next to the honored guests. Today, Zhu Tianjiang ordered arrests but he didn't catch up. He heard about this after returning from the morning meeting.
, the old lady sitting here can help Zhu Tianjiang establish his prestige. After all, in the Dafeng Dynasty, the old lady's prestige was still very high.
"Master Zhu, you arrest people at will, but do you have evidence of corruption in your hands?" Taifu Wang couldn't help but ask.
Old Taifu Wang Bingkun is very strict in his work. He used to call Zhu Tianjiang directly, but now Zhu Tianjiang has become the security envoy. Wang Taifu always calls him according to his official salary, which shows that he is not relying on his elders.
"Sir, we don't need evidence, we can definitely arrest him." Zhu Tianjiang said nonchalantly.
Wang Taifu trembled when he heard that the three people arrested had high official positions. Good guys, they were arrested without even providing evidence. What if they are innocent?
"Master Zhu, I don't agree with you handling the case this way. Arresting ministers without evidence is a crime of deceiving the emperor." Taifu Wang stood up.
"Master Taifu, you can rest assured. If these three guys are innocent, I will sacrifice my head to the emperor immediately. That will be fine." Zhu Tianjiang said with his heart that this old guy was stubborn and could do nothing but coax him.
There is no other way.
Hearing Zhu Tianjiang say this, Wang Taifu felt a little relieved. As a senior counselor, he was only responsible for supervising Zhu Tianjiang, and Wang Taifu never asked about specific matters, so he didn't know whether Zhu Tianjiang really knew what he was doing or was arresting people randomly.
Not long after, Zhu Yi took the lead in arresting Wang Shangqing, the manager of the Ruiku Mansion. Seeing Mrs. Wang sitting in the high hall, Wang Shangqing cried loudly as if he had met his relatives.
"My lord, the lower official has been wronged~! Please make the decision for the lower official, Zhu Tianjiang has no right to do so!"
Taifu Wang glanced at Wang Shangqing awkwardly, "Master Wang, this is the Security Procuratorate, not the Imperial College, and I have no right to interfere. However, I believe that Master Zhu will understand everything clearly and will not wrongly accuse any good person."
When Wang Shangqing heard this, he realized that Taifu Wang had no right to speak here, and quickly faced Zhu Tianjiang.
"Master Zhu, I did embezzle 800 taels of silver, but I turned it over. The Security Procuratorate has well-documented evidence. Didn't you say that as long as you hand it over, forget about it? Master Zhu, you can't deceive all the officials in the world.
." Wang Shangqing seemed to have been wronged so much that he burst into tears.
"Master Wang, I want to ask you, how much have you embezzled?" Zhu Tianjiang asked with a smile.
"Eight to eight hundred taels." Wang Shangqing said bravely.
"Come here, drag me down and give me fifty more blows." Zhu Tianjiang grabbed the official ticket and was about to throw it away.
"Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Mr. Zhu, I remembered it, it's one thousand eight hundred taels. I will go back to my house right now and hand over all the money I owe here." Wang Shangqing was so frightened that he was sweating profusely.
, looked at Zhu Tianjiang carefully.
"One thousand eight hundred taels? You think I'm a beggar, drag me to the door and beat him~!" Zhu Tianjiang threw away the official money, and four official servants came up from the left and right sides, picked up Wang Shangqing and left.
Zhu Tianjiang was trying to establish his authority over the officials of the Dafeng Dynasty. Not only did he have to fight, but he also had to be seen at the door.
Just when Wang Shangqing was beaten and howling like ghosts and wolves, Xia Qing led people to escort Sun Binglu back.
The fourth-grade young minister from Honglu Temple was so frightened when he saw Wang Shangqing's miserable appearance at the door. Honglu Temple is responsible for receiving officials from other places, arranging where they live, sleep, and sleep in Beijing, and is responsible for communicating with the emperor and other officials.
Affairs. Some time ago, Emperor Chengwu replaced the officials of all the capitals in the world, and this guy made a lot of money.
Like Wang Shangqing, without saying a few words, Zhu Tianjiang gave an order and was pulled out to hit fifty big boards. Zhu Tianjiang knew that the Security Procuratorate was nearby, and I was afraid that all the prefectures along the line were watching. What he wanted
This is the effect, otherwise subsequent decrees will not be implemented at all.
At this moment, an observer from the Security Procuratorate hurriedly ran in, knelt down on one knee, and said, "Report to the Security Procurator that there are more than 400 people in the garrison in the suburbs of Beijing, and more than 100 Sir Chang Wu have been surrounded.
The two sides are in a confrontation."
Before Zhu Tianjiang felt anything, Mrs. Wang's face changed. They were all regular soldiers in the garrison in the suburbs of Beijing. They belonged to the camp in the suburbs of Beijing. If there was to be a fight, the eldest prince would not be able to bring anyone with him right away.
Come and kill.
Zhu Tianjiang sneered, "Zhu Yi, immediately notify Zhu Si's men. Three hundred of them will go up. Anyone who dares to take action will be beaten to death. I want to see who dares to disobey the order issued by our Security Procuratorate!"
Zhu Tianjiang had already made preparations. He knew that the garrison in the suburbs of Beijing might be a bit difficult to deal with. He specifically asked Zhu Si to summon 500 guards from brothels and other places, and secretly hid them around the garrison. As long as the other party dared to resist, Zhu Tianjiang would be able to use it.
Let the officials take a look. In his eyes, the camp on the outskirts of Beijing is nothing!