Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 137
In Yang Tinghe's view, it was impossible for Zhu Houzhao to leak the test questions to Cao Zhengchun and then join forces to punish him.

Even if Cao Zhengchun's Majesty's favorite minister, His Majesty is the king of a country, there is no need to do this, which shows that His Majesty never told anyone about the test questions.

He didn't dare to question Zhu Houzhao at all.

Cao Zhengchun sneered coldly, and stood aside gloatingly, letting Zhu Houzhao criticize Yang Tinghe like a storm.

In his mind, people like him are hardly complete people, so many people look down on him.

Standing beside Zhu Houzhao, he cupped his hands and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, Lord Yang is loyal and courageous, and he has dedicated himself to the court. I think that this matter must not be done by Lord Yang."

Yang Tinghe didn't expect that the eunuch he looked down upon at all would still beg for mercy on his behalf, and he would be so noble as he said.

Immediately, Yang Tinghe felt a little more relaxed, but facing His Majesty's censure, how should he answer next?

"Yang Tinghe?"

"Chen is here!"

"I limit you to five days, and Cao Zhengchun will check it out for me at this time. If you can't find out, you, the Minister of Rites, don't do it. I'd better choose someone else!"

Yang Tinghe immediately shook his head, cupped his hands and said to Zhu Houzhao, "I will definitely investigate this matter with Mr. Cao within five days!"

"If you can't find out, don't come to see me."

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, signaling Yang Tinghe to back down.

Yang Tinghe got up from the ground, wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and slowly exited the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Cao Zhengchun followed Yang Tinghe out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"Eunuch Cao, how did you know about this exam question?"

"I don't know what the exam questions are. That's what the shopkeeper at Zhuangyuan Building said. As for how he knows, don't you find out by asking yourself?"

"Oh, I see!"

Yang Tinghe nodded quickly. He was so frightened by Zhu Houzhao that his consciousness was a little blurry.

Yang Tinghe is not a person who is afraid of imperial power, but the leakage of the exam questions is his negligence, and too many people are involved, so he cannot bear that responsibility.

If he can't find out about this matter, it will ruin his reputation and ruin his reputation throughout his life.

It is not easy for a person to accumulate a good reputation in a lifetime, but once it is destroyed, it is a matter of minutes.

"I'd like to see what kind of store and Taoist priests they are? How can they know the exam questions?" Yang Tinghe was very angry in his heart. He dared to say this to his conscience, and he didn't reveal a word.

Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Jin Yiwei guard Shen Lian returned.

Zhu Houzhao patted Shen Lian's shoulder gently: "Yes, you are worthy of being my minister! I did not misjudge the person!"

Shen Lian arched his hands and said: "I will serve His Majesty in a humble position, and I will never give up!"

"I have already arrested all the disciples, guests, and eyeliners in the No. 3000 Villa in the World. This time, [-] million taels of silver were seized. These do not include the properties under Shen Wanqian's name."

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up after hearing this, Shen Wanqian is really rich!
Although he is now going to the customs to earn money for me, but his property was confiscated, and he got so much wealth all of a sudden, I have to make people happy.

Zhu Houzhao pondered for a while, and said to Shen Lian: "Unseal all the merchants and shops under Shen Wanqian's name, but take them all back to the state. This person is considered a talent. I have sent him to the customs. As for his wife, children, and children Just give them subsidies as usual and let them live a normal life!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, and Shen Lian withdrew from the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Afterwards, Zhu Houzhao walked out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation and went directly to Chuxiu Palace. Now that Bai Xue is still pregnant, he sometimes needs to deal with more things in the palace.

When Zhu Houzhao's Luan Jia passed by Kunning Palace, he saw a woman with her back to Luan Jia, her eyes focused on Kunning Palace.

This Kunning Palace is the main hall where the queen lives. Because he has not established a queen yet, no one lives here for the time being.

The queen has the power of life and death over the maids and concubines in the harem. The emperor generally does not ask about the affairs of the harem, and the big and small matters in the harem are generally handled by the queen of the harem.

Therefore, the queen's rights are relatively large. In the entire Ming Dynasty, the queen's rights were second only to the queen mother, and it can be said that she was the third in command of the entire harem.

If the emperor dies and the prince is young, the queen can listen to the government behind the curtain and supervise the civil and military officials, and the more powerful queen can mobilize soldiers and horses.

For example, Empress Lu, Wu Zetian, Empress Xiao, and Empress Ma of this dynasty are all key representatives who control the government.

Zhu Houzhao looked familiar with the girl's back, but couldn't remember it for a while, so he asked Luan to stop the car.
Zhu Houzhao looked at the girl carefully, and suddenly found that she had some influence on the girl.

Her name was Xia Wan'er, and she was a female official like Ouyang Jing. When the White Lotus Sect was causing trouble, she would sacrifice her life to take an arrow in Zhu Houzhao's crotch.

In this harem, Xia Wan'er left a deep impression on Zhu Houzhao. This woman not only has a beautiful face, but also has an ambitious ambition.

When she blocked the arrow for Zhu Houzhao, she showed her scheming. Unexpectedly, for more than a year, she actually planned to be the queen.

From her blocking arrows to applying to be a female official, to sending Zhu Houzhao longan and lotus seed soup every now and then to further seduce him, all this shows that this woman has her own ideas.

Xia Wan'er stared intently at the Kunning Palace, but did not notice anyone behind her.This used to be the residence of Empress Dowager Zhang. When Emperor Hongzhi was alive, it was very lively here, but now it is much quieter.

"Being suppressed by these women makes me very uncomfortable. Before they become the emperor's concubine, I must step on their shoulders and strive to be the master of Kunning Palace."

"I won't give up so easily. From the beginning to the present, I have done it flawlessly. Fortunately, I bought a eunuch to bribe a eunuch in the last poisoning incident, so I said it was done by an outsider and casually pointed it out to Shou Ninghou who was passing by. Things have completely settled down.”

"God has continued to bless me. This harem seat was originally bought by me with my life, and I should have been sitting there."

"I swear, I will definitely sit in the highest position here in the future and be the master of the harem."

As Xia Wan'er thought about it, another poison came to her mind.She pursed her lips confidently, turned around, and saw Zhu Houzhao standing behind her.

"See Your Majesty, I didn't know that Your Majesty was coming, so I missed you from afar!"

Not only was Xia Wan'er not afraid when she saw Zhu Houzhao, she also showed a calm look.

"What are you doing here alone?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, this servant just feels that the sanitation here needs to be done seriously, and wants to arrange for a few servants to come over and make a suit of clothes for His Majesty, to see if His Majesty fits well?"

After Zhu Houzhao listened, he nodded slightly. He felt that the image of this woman was much better now than before.

Although she had blocked Zhu Houzhao's arrow once, and she was pretty, but in Zhu Houzhao's mind, this woman could never enter his heart.

"Do you want to go in and live in it?"

As soon as Zhu Houzhao's words fell, Xia Wan'er's body trembled slightly, and a surprised smile appeared on her face instantly.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Xia Wan'er. He remembered that when he first saw her, she was also so charming, but knowing people and faces but not heart!Who knew that she was born with a heart of snakes and scorpions.

(End of this chapter)