Including Gu Dayong, all the servants retreated out. Everyone did not dare to take a breath. The emperor was furious, and everyone was worried, fearing that they would suffer disaster if they were not careful.
Zhu Houzhao sat there alone and quietly scanned the memorials from Dongchang and Jinyiwei one by one. Unsurprisingly, Jinyiwei's memorial also reported about Chu Yi being surrounded and killed by the army in Jining, and Chu Yi's bloodbath in Jining.
news.
Although the Jinyiwei commander Shi Yiwen has been captured, in addition to the Jinyiwei commander, there are also Jinyiwei Tongzhi and other senior Jinyiwei officials. Unless all the Jinyiwei senior officials are wiped out, the Ming Empire's largest intelligence agency can still
Smooth operation continuously brings together what happens everywhere in the world.
Comparing the reports submitted by Jin Yiwei and Dongchang, Zhu Houzhao already understood the course of Jining's incident.
After a long time, a trace of determination flashed in Zhu Houzhao's eyes and he said: "Here comes someone!"
Gu Dayong, Zhang Yong and other eunuchs who were guarding outside quickly entered the palace, and Zhu Houzhao said to Gu Dayong: "Gu Dayong, prepare the decree!"
After being slightly startled, Gu Dayong quickly stepped forward to grind the ink and pick up a pen to write Zhu Houzhao's decree on the imperial edict. Listening to Zhu Houzhao's edict to Chu Yi, Gu Dayong's heart was filled with endless waves.
The Si Li Jian is in charge of the eunuch and the governor of the East Factory, and also supervises the Yu Ma Jian. He is in charge of the four guard camps in Tengxiang. It can be said that the Si Li Jian and the Yu Ma Jian are all in the hands of Chu Yi. You must know that the Si Li Jian and the Yu Ma Jian have always had equal power.
, one is the internal minister in charge of important affairs of the court, and the other is the court minister in charge of military power. Chu Yi is actually the director of the Royal Horse Supervisor and the Supervisor of Ceremonies. This means that Chu Yi is so powerful that he has surpassed all the internal ministers of the Ming Dynasty.
The pen in his hand couldn't help but pause slightly. Gu Dayong raised his head and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, this... I'm afraid it's against the rules!"
Zhu Houzhao stared at Gu Dayong with a gloomy face and said: "What, Gu Dayong, do I even lose this power of appointment? Or do you have any opinions?"
Gu Dayong kept saying: "I don't dare, I don't dare!"
Waving his sleeves, Zhu Houzhao said: "Draw up the decree according to my will!"
Soon the imperial edict was drawn up. Zhu Houzhao examined it, took out the royal seal and stamped it. His eyes swept over Zhang Yong and Gu Dayong and finally said to Zhang Yong: "Zhang Dayong, please go ahead and light it up."
One of the four guards in Tengxiang went with the imperial edict to welcome Chu Yi back to the court!"
Zhang Yong couldn't help being shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect that Zhu Houzhao valued Chu Yi so much. You must know that the Tengxiang Four Guards are imperial guards, and they are the royal guards. Generally speaking, they don't leave the capital at all. The first guard
There were thousands of people, and now Zhu Houzhao actually ordered him to directly lead one of the guards to welcome Chu Yi back to the capital.
Zhang Yong heard with his own ears that Zhu Houzhao issued an edict to appoint Chu Yi and take charge of the Li Supervisor and the Royal Horse Supervisor, the two most powerful departments in the palace. It was absolutely impossible to say that he did not have envy, jealousy and hatred in his heart.
In order to be able to take the position of Chief Supervisor of Ceremonies, he even colluded with the foreign court to get rid of Liu Jin. He thought he was expected to become the new Chief Supervisor of Ceremonies, but in the end, everything he did was not as good as Chu Yi who caused trouble everywhere.
In Zhang Yong's view, Chu Yi inspected the place and first committed a murder in Songyang Academy, and then went on a killing spree in Jiangnan, not even sparing the literati and nobles, and even bloodbathed Jining's officialdom on his way back to Beijing. This is simply
He's just a madman, a murderer.
The emperor actually valued such a lunatic so much that he even made Chu Yi also in charge of the Rites Supervisor and the Royal Horse Supervisor, the two most powerful departments among the twenty-four supervisors.
Seeing Zhang Yong in a daze, Zhu Houzhao said: "Zhang Daban, are you unwilling?"
Hearing Zhu Houzhao's question, Zhang Yong came to his senses and said quickly: "I am willing. I am just happy for Brother Chu Yi. If he could know that Your Majesty values him so much, he would definitely shed tears of gratitude."
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said: "You go quickly, I am really worried about what accident will happen to Chu Daban along the way!"
In the Leopard Room, Zhu Houzhao unexpectedly decided to hand over the two major departments of the Li Supervisor and the Royal Horse Supervisor to Chu Yi. Once the news came out, the government and the public would be shocked, and even the capital would be in an uproar.
Zhang Yong was ordered to leave the palace and immediately ordered his confidants to rush to the Yang Mansion. He then went straight to the Tengxiang Four Guards and led one of the battalions out of the capital to welcome Chu Yi back to the court in accordance with the emperor's order.
The few people in Yang Tinghe's house were not in the mood to hold a banquet. At this time, they were discussing how to deal with Chu Yi in the study.
Yang Tinghe is now the chief minister of the cabinet, and he is also a landlord, so he lives in the middle, with authors Mao Ji, Fei Hong, Hu Ming and others beside him.
Only Yang Tinghe could be heard saying: "Everyone, the Emperor has always placed great trust in Chu Yi. This time he urgently summons Chu Yi to return, I am afraid that he intends to make Chu Yi take charge of the Supervisor of Ceremonies."
Hu Ming immediately said: "No, we must not let Chu Yi take charge of the ceremonial department. Otherwise, what we have done before will be wasted. Liu Jin has gone, and a more difficult Chu Yi has come. Then we will
What’s the point of doing it?”
Fei Hong also nodded and said: "I still think Zhang Yong is more suitable to be the Chief Supervisor of Ceremonies."
Mao Ji sighed: "It's a pity that we can't control the emperor's will. Is it possible that we can force the emperor to appoint Zhang Yong as the director of rites?"
Hu Ming gritted his teeth and said, "Then you kill Chu Yi. As long as you kill Chu Yi, nothing will be a problem!"
Pang Wenbin, who had rarely spoken recently, smiled bitterly and said: "The Jiangnan murder case is a bloody lesson. This time Jining even dispatched a large army of guards, but what happened? It was just that so many people were sacrificed in vain."
Hu Ming stared at Pang Wenbin and said, "Then what should we do? Do you want us to welcome Chu Yi back to the capital, then sit back and watch him become the Chief Supervisor of Ceremonies, and then go and curry favor with this castrated dog?"
With a slight cough, Yang Tinghe said to Hu Ming: "Hu Yushi, please calm down. Aren't we discussing a solution to the problem?"
Hu Ming snorted coldly and said: "My opinion is that Chu Yi must not be allowed to return to the capital!"
Fei Hong looked at Yang Tinghe and whispered: "How about we try again..."
Stroking his beard, Yang Tinghe felt uneasy in his heart. At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps, and the housekeeper handed Yang Tinghe the secret letter sent by Zhang Yong.
Yang Tinghe opened the secret letter and stood up suddenly when he saw it. His eyes were full of shock and he couldn't help but said: "Absurd, the emperor is simply ridiculous!"
For Yang Tinghe, who has always been as calm as a mountain, to lose his composure, this shows how shocking the news from Zhang Yong is.
Fei Hong asked doubtfully: "Brother Jiefu, what's going on?"
Exhaling a breath, Yang Tinghe said: "Everyone, just now Zhang Yong received news from the palace that His Majesty has drafted a decree, intending to make Chu Yi take charge of the Chief Ceremony Supervisor and the Royal Horse Supervisor!"
"What?"
"How is this possible!"
"Your Majesty, this is ridiculous! Is this crazy?"
Several important ministers in the court were shocked when they heard this. Just a Chief of Ceremony was enough to compete with them. Now the emperor actually handed over the Royal Horse Supervisor who was able to take charge of military power to Chu Yi. Wouldn't this make Chu Yi?
Has he become the first person under the emperor?
Even when Liu Jin dominated the world, Gu Dayong still had Gu Dayong, and Chu Yi divided his power. But now, it is better. Gu Dayong's power as the Royal Horse Supervisor was taken away, leaving only the post of Governor of the West Factory, but Chu Yi
He is also the Chief Supervisor of Ceremony, the Chief Supervisor of Royal Horses, and the Admiral of the East Factory. This power is simply frightening.
Everyone looked at Yang Tinghe. The matter was very important and they had to make a decision. Otherwise, once Chu Yi returned, a more terrifying opponent than Liu Jin would be on top of them.
Yang Tinghe took a deep breath, and a flash of murderous intent flashed in his eyes: "In that case, let's fight again before the imperial army led by Zhang Yong arrives!"
Hu Ming smiled brightly and said: "Isn't that right? As long as we kill Chu Yi, no matter how much power the emperor gives him, what kind of trouble can a dead man stir up!"
When the army travels, they are especially escorted with tens of millions of taels of silver. Even Chu Yi, Gao Feng and the others are always on the road, but even if they are full, they can only travel sixty or seventy miles in a day. Don't look at it as sixty or seventy miles. You must know that this speed is
Quite fast.
According to the normal marching speed, if it can travel forty or fifty miles a day, it can be considered an army of good quality.
It is nearly a thousand miles from Jining to the capital, which means that even if Chu Yi and the others travel at high speed, it will take about half a month.
A lot of things happened in the fifth year of Zhengde, including Zhu Zhixiu's rebellion, Liu Jin's downfall, and Liu Liu and Liu Qi's uprising, but these were nothing to the entire Ming Empire and could not shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.
Among them, Liu Liu and Liu Qi, the rebels who rose up in Bazhou, Hebei Province, swept across one side, but their momentum was not small. They broke into several state cities, and the government and army were unable to do anything about them for a while.
On this day, in the rebel camp, a scribe went straight into the camp to ask for an audience with the leader Liu Liu and Liu Qi.
As the imperial court reacted and dispatched troops from all sides, Liu Liu and Liu Qi had already felt great pressure, and were now struggling with how to solve the current situation.
Although they captured several prefectures and cities, they could not rob much of the food. As for the gold and silver, they did rob a lot. The key is that they could not buy food, grass, ordnance at all.
After all, the Great Ming Dynasty is still there, and it is not the end of the dynasty. There are very few people who dare to collude with the rebels.
As a leader, Liu Liu Liu Qi has a heroic temperament, but now he is frowning and sighing.
"Chief, chief, there is someone asking to see you, saying that he can relieve the chief's worries!"
Liu Liu and Liu Qi looked at each other, and Liu Liu and Liu Chong suddenly stood up and said, "Where is the person? Bring him to us quickly!"
Liu Qi, also known as Liu Chen, said: "Brother, the other party may be a talented person. You and I should go and greet him now."
Hearing this, Liu Chong nodded and said, "What the seventh brother said is true. You and I should welcome you personally."
The two of them stepped forward with great speed. If anyone in the martial arts world saw them, they would definitely be amazed. These two brothers actually have extremely strong kung fu, almost comparable to the top players in the martial arts world.
From a distance, they saw a scholar in green shirt with elegant demeanor and looking at them with extraordinary dignity. The two took a deep breath, Liu Chong bowed his hands to each other and said: "Liu Chong has met Mr., I don't know how to call him."
The green-robed scribe smiled slightly and said: "I am here to relieve the worries of the two leaders. As for the names, it's okay not to tell them, or not to tell them!"
Liu Chong and Liu Chen looked at each other, and they both understood clearly that the other party might have a good status, but the more good the other party's status, the more likely the other party is to solve their current problems.
"Sir please!"
The two men respectfully welcomed the blue-shirted scribe into the camp.
Liu Chong was heard saying to the scholar in blue: "I don't know how you can teach me, sir!"
The green-shirted scribe held his breath and smiled slightly: "I see that the two leaders are currently worried about food and weapons, but I have a way here that can help you trade the food and weapons you need!"
"What, you can actually trade grain, fodder, ordnance!"
As soon as the green-shirted scribe said this, both Liu Chong and Liu Chen looked shocked. They could buy a small-scale grain trade with the gold and silver they had stolen. The key was that they had so many people, so it was not possible at all.
If the problem can be solved by secretly purchasing a small amount of grain, it must be done in large quantities.
Staring at the blue-shirted scribe, Liu Chong said slowly: "As the saying goes, no reward comes without reward. Sir, help our brothers solve this problem. Do you have any instructions?"
The green-shirted scribe looked at the two brothers with admiration and said, "I heard that brothers Liu Liu and Liu Qi of Bazhou are chivalrous and righteous, and they are very smart. When I saw them today, they really lived up to their reputation."
Facing the praise from the blue-shirted scribe, the two brothers looked calm and just stared at each other.
Stroking his beard, the blue-shirted scribe looked straight and said: "You two only need to help get rid of one person. Not only can you buy food and weapons, but you can also get tens of millions of taels of silver."
"What, such a good thing could happen?"
The two brothers couldn't help being shocked and looked at the blue-shirted scribe with disbelief. They broke into several state cities and only looted millions of taels of silver. After all, the state cities they broke into were not prosperous and big cities, and they were avoiding officials.
The army pursued and suppressed them, and they didn't even have time to search carefully. It was already quite amazing to be able to sweep away millions of grains of silver.
Now, luckily, the green-shirted scribe actually told them that as long as they killed one person, they would not only be able to obtain channels to purchase grain, fodder and weapons, but also be able to grab tens of millions of taels of silver. In the eyes of the two brothers, this was simply like...
Like a dream.
The green-shirted scribe said: "This man is Chu Yi, the governor of the East Factory, but you two brothers don't know anything about it. This eunuch went to the south of the Yangtze River and slaughtered the gentry and powerful people like crazy, and plundered tens of millions of taels of silver.
Now we are being escorted to the capital, and will soon enter the territory of Cangzhou. The two leaders must seize this opportunity."
The expressions on the faces of brothers Liu Chong and Liu Chen cost tens of millions of taels of silver. How could anyone not be moved?
Seeing the expressions of the two men in his eyes, the green-shirted scribe showed a smile and said: "At that time, the two of you can carry Chu Yi's head to Cangzhou Pier, and someone will trade grain and ordnance with you. Killing one person will benefit ten thousand people.
Having said that, the two leaders can think about it for a while!"
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