Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 48
Although the queen mother is the emperor's mother, the emperor still has the decision in the Ming Dynasty, and it is not allowed to interfere with the harem.

The emperor's words were not only telling the minister behind her, but also telling her not to use her status to oppress others.

"This is what Wang Helai from Shaozhan Shifu told Aijia."

"Mother, the person who supports the cabinet behind the scenes is me. My mother will convey the message for me, and let Wang He and others prepare a good coffin."

A surging killing intent flashed in Zhu Houzhao's eyes.

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was so determined, the queen mother stopped persuading him.

Although his child is young, he has shown his sharpness and is a talented emperor.

Without successfully persuading Zhu Houzhao, the queen mother could only leave the Hall of Mental Cultivation in despair.She knew that only such an emperor who was not deceived by slanderous ministers was the real good emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

When Zhu Houzhao waited for the queen mother to leave, his face suddenly became more serious, and he said majesticly: "Wang He, how courageous! How dare you provoke the relationship between me and the queen mother!"

In the Palace of Compassion and Ning, Wang He waited quietly for the arrival of the Queen Mother.

The Empress Dowager went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation alone, and it was already a stick of incense, and his heart was obviously relaxed a lot.

This time, the queen mother personally came out, and she would definitely teach the cabinet a heavy lesson, to see if they would dare to be so presumptuous again.

But after the Empress Dowager came to the Palace of Compassion and Ning from the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Wang He bowed to greet her with full expectation: "I respectfully welcome the Empress Dowager!"

The queen mother's face was gloomy, and she hurried past Wang He, as if she hadn't seen him at all.

When Wang He saw this, he was startled suddenly, and his heart became more and more disturbed.

"I wonder if the Queen Mother went to ask Your Majesty what happened? Has the cabinet stopped?"

When Wang He said this, the Queen Mother looked at Wang He indifferently, and said, "Your Majesty asked Aijia to tell you that you should go back and prepare a coffin yourself!"

When Wang He heard this, he felt like the sky was falling!
"Let you go back and prepare the coffin. These are His Majesty's original words. There is nothing Aijia can do."

Outside the Forbidden City.

Wang He of Shaozhan Shifu staggered to Dongchang like a walking dead.

Along the way, he didn't know how he got down. When he appeared in the East Factory, the defense line in his heart completely collapsed.

When the cabinet wanted to kill him, he could ask Yu Cao Zhengchun to come and save him, but if he couldn't, at least he could hide in Dongchang for a while.

But now, the emperor wants him to die, can he not die?
"Godfather, godfather, help me!"

Wang He collapsed on the ground, crying heartbrokenly.

But Cao Zhengchun saw many clues from his every move.

"What's going on here?" Cao Zhengchun asked coldly.

Wang He told Cao Zhengchun what happened in the Forbidden City from beginning to end, with tears streaming down his face as if he had been insulted.

Cao Zhengchun frowned, walking back and forth like ants in a hot pot.

The last time the Bailian Sect incident happened, he had already been locked up once. He knew the new emperor's nature, and in the most critical time in the future, he had to be alone and protect his own family first.

Although the East and West factories are His Majesty's trump card, the water here is very deep and it is difficult for ordinary people to understand.

Even, he actually thought that the cabinet would kill people so recklessly, and he would definitely get His Majesty's support behind it.

Otherwise, in just one day, the cabinet would not have massacred so many people.This matter should have been acquiesced by His Majesty.

"Godfather, godfather, what should we do now?"

Cao Zhengchun's face was solemn, and it seemed that he was not only trying to save them, but more importantly, he wanted to save himself.

The cabinet at this time is a knife in His Majesty's hand. If the knife is broken, it can be replaced, but if corrupt officials are not eliminated, the Ming Dynasty will never have a peaceful day.

And although he is also a knife in His Majesty's hand, if it can even hurt his master, there is no point in keeping it.

In the face of big right and wrong, Cao Zhengchun had to make a wise choice.

In fact, it is a choice between two, power and wealth.

After thinking for a long time, Cao Zhengchun seemed to have finally made up his mind.

"Come here, register all the money, jewelry, and property of our family, and seal them up."

"As ordered!"

At night, inside the Forbidden City.

Cao Zhengchun hurried towards the palace with boxes of goods pulled by carts bought in quantity.

Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Terrified, Cao Zhengchun rushed to the feet of the Son of Heaven, bowed down and said: "Cao Zhengchun, the sinful minister, I hereby apologize to Your Majesty!"

Zhu Houzhao heard the words, fixed his eyes on Cao Zhengchun, and said softly: "Cao Aiqing, what crime have you committed? Why do you want to plead guilty to me?"

Cao Zhengchun prostrated himself on the ground, and said with tears all over his face, "Your Majesty, I have failed your trust and the great trust of the imperial court."

"I am willing to hand over all the money I have accumulated over the years to the imperial court. Please spare my life and punish me!"

After finishing speaking, Cao Zhengchun took out all the accounts that had been sorted out and presented them to the dragon table.

Zhu Houzhao was a little surprised when he heard this.

Zhu Houzhao was naturally aware of Cao Zhengchun's greed for Mo's money.

In fact, he had no intention of attacking Cao Zhengchun at all, he had his own plan, Cao Zhengchun was a master of martial arts, if the god of iron courage rebelled in the future, Cao Zhengchun would be available, this is a later story.

Zhu Houzhao flipped through the accounts submitted by Cao Zhengchun, but said nothing.

What he didn't expect was that Cao Zhengchun would take the initiative to confess his money to the cabinet this time.

But at this moment, Cao Zhengchun was extremely worried. The new emperor was no better than the previous emperor. The so-called one emperor and one courtier, he had no idea what his future was?

Sweat trickled down Cao Zhengchun's cheeks and fell to the ground.

Inside the hall, it seemed more and more quiet, and Cao Zhengchun's mood was extremely tense.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao did not pay attention to the change of Cao Zhengchun's face.

Although Cao Zhengchun apologized on the surface, in fact he was terrified to death in his heart.

The reason why he wants to give silver taels is nothing more than spending money to eliminate disasters, buying himself a life, preserving his life and status, and not worrying about whether the money will go or not return.

Zhu Houzhao knew that the more greedy a person is, the easier it is to control him, not to mention that Cao Zhengchun will be of great use to him in the future.

It can be said that Cao Zhengchun is not a knife in his hand, but a sharp sword, a sharp sword that can play a huge role at any time.

"Get up!"

The voice of the Son of Heaven resounded in the hall, and Cao Zhengchun let out a long sigh of relief as if he had been pardoned.

Don't look at how beautiful Cao Zhengchun is outside, but in front of His Majesty, he would rather not have any dignity.

When he stood up, the sweat on his cheeks was like rain, and his loose gown was soaked.
"Five million taels of silver, um, yes, it's not a small sum."

"However, because you have served the late emperor and me for many years, I will spare you this time, and I will give you a chance to reform."

"If there is another time, I will definitely kill you!"

Cao Zhengchun nodded again and again, and said tremblingly: "I would like to thank Your Majesty for not killing me today. I will definitely remember His Majesty's instruction, and I will never do it again in the future!"

Cao Zhengchun bowed and retreated from the Hall of Mental Cultivation. He didn't let out a long breath until he left the Forbidden City.

Today, he did not hesitate to take out the money he had accumulated at home in exchange for his life. Although he was very sad in his heart, he did not regret it at all.

As for the officials under him, if they can keep them, they will keep them, if they can't, there's nothing he can do.

If you don't have money to honor him, how can you save your life?

(End of this chapter)