Domineering Daming

When Cao Wenzhao heard it, he immediately understood, and said, "I'll send someone to notify you."

The fact that the emperor became an ostrich does not mean that the ministers will give up. The six ministries and nine ministers, and the elders of the cabinet are all involved in this matter. Without the court, they can still quarrel upside down.

Beizhen Fusi Prison.

"Get out of the way, let's see Mr. Zhou, why don't you let us see!" This is a small official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. It is a manifestation of ability to dare to shout and make trouble now, but they are ten thousand when they come to town and prison. Never go too far.

"Don't stop us, we want to see Mr. Zhou, you Dongchang gangsters, don't let us give up!" This is a scholar who came to Beijing with a good reputation, with an angry expression on his face, trying to break into the prison.

"Get out of the way, the miscellaneous family is ordered to interrogate, why don't you let in, you can't resist the order!" Liu Chao led a group of torture masters in Dongchang, who was stopped at this moment, and suddenly said darkly.

"Go away, get out of here if you don't want to die!" This was the reply from the gatekeeper Jinyiwei Baihu to the small official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, with a shining blade.

"It's okay to get in, but it's not so easy to get out!" This is said to scholars with fame.

"It's a joke, the prisoner is in our town, and the emperor didn't order Dongchang to come to the trial. That is to let us Jinyiwei come to the trial. If the lawsuit comes to the emperor, we Jinyiwei will also accompany him!" This was said to Liu Chao.Jin Yiwei has not dealt with Dongchang since it appeared. If it can set up a stumbling block for Dongchang, it will set up a stumbling block, and if it can't create, it can!

The little official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is not pitiful, and he left in a hurry.

Scholars are even more afraid, they want to become famous in one fell swoop, but if they can't get out after entering, that's another matter.

Dongchang's popularity trembled all over, but there was nothing he could do.They really didn't care about this matter, firstly, the emperor might not want them to interrogate, and secondly, it would be very inconvenient for them to interrogate in Jinyiwei.

As a result, more than [-] courtiers including Zhou Jianzong were imprisoned in the Zhenfu Prison, and no one knew the specific situation inside.

Chapter 16 Meeting Menghou in the Brothel

For three days in a row, the emperor hid and disappeared, Jin Yiwei couldn't get in, a group of Qingliu seemed crazy, and the records of the censors and chief officials from all over the place poured into the capital like snowflakes.

The emperor was always upset, the empress was always tired, Zhu Xu had no place to wander, and would slip out of the palace every now and then.

Cuifang Building.

Zhu Xu was sitting in a box on the second floor, and Cao Huachun was standing next to him. Zhu Xu had a fair face and gorgeous clothes, and he looked like a wealthy "noble" person.On the opposite side, six girls with heavy make-up and gorgeous makeup winked at Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu looked at the girls, and from his point of view they were simply horrible, neither their figure nor their faces met his aesthetic definition of "beautiful".

However, he was still full of curiosity about the brothel at this time, and asked with great interest: "Are there any more beautiful ones?"

Those girls suddenly became angry, and their frowns and smiles were even more seductive.

"Oh, young master, this is the most beautiful girl in our Cuifang building."

The old bustard stood in front of Zhu Xu twisting her bucket waist and said in a tired voice, in her mind, it was nothing more than the young man of your family sneaking out to hunt for novelties, and there was nothing she could do anyway, the key was to extract the money from his belt.

Zhu Xu couldn't see the attitude of the old bustard, so he threw out a certain amount of money and said, "Forget it, let's get some delicious food, let's go out."

The girls snorted one after another, turned around and went out angrily, but the bustard took the money happily and said with a smile: "The young master, wait a moment, he will come right away." After speaking, he twisted his bucket and left.

Zhu Xu opened the window of the box and looked into the lobby. At the edge, he saw a middle-aged man wearing a black cap and a white gown. Pour him wine and whisper something in his ear.

The corners of Zhu Xu's eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth curled up involuntarily. He suddenly turned his head to look at Cao Huachun and said, "Did you find the yard in the suburbs?"

Cao Huachun hurried over and said in a sharp voice: "Go back to Your Highness, I found it, outside the city, halfway up the mountain, there is no one for miles around, you can do whatever you want."

Zhu Xu nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Send someone to my uncle and tell him that I'll be there at night."

Cao Huachun didn't know what Zhu Xu was going to do, but he was very obedient and said, "I'll send someone to inform Master Fu." He walked outside the door, whispered to the two guards who followed them out of the palace, and one guard left in a hurry go.

Zhu Xu turned his head and continued to stare at the middle-aged man in the corner of the lobby.

The middle-aged man seemed to have almost drunk, his face was flushed, but his eyes were angry and depressed.

The woman looked worried, and comforted softly: "Isn't eunuch Wei impeached now? Why are you not happy?"

"Impeachment?" The middle-aged man's face was full of anger, but he still controlled it, but he sneered again and again: "Do you think the emperor will deal with Wei Zhongxian? Even if he does, so what? It's just another one. They are ministers, like me." Foreign minister, forever..." At this point, he suddenly hiccupped and interrupted, as if he was too angry in his heart, he did not stop talking with a sullen face, and took another glass of wine.

The woman struggled slightly on her face, then hesitated and said: "Now you are going to be an official, I, I can also redeem myself, how about us..."

When the middle-aged man heard it, his expression was painful, and he was silent and unable to speak.

The corner of the woman's mouth was bitter, and she comforted softly: "If you can't let it go, then stay in the capital. I don't need to show my face now, just come to me if you have any troubles."

The middle-aged man looked at her and said, "Qingqing, these years..."

"Stop talking about that." Yao Qingqing interrupted him. Now she is nearly 30 years old, but she has a beautiful face and a thousand charms. She smiled lightly and said, "I have lived a much better life than my sisters these years. Tell me about you." What’s on your mind, I want to hear it.”

The middle-aged man raised his head and drank another glass of wine. He looked up at the beams but seemed to see the sky, and sighed leisurely: "I am extremely disappointed in the imperial court, but I dare not forget to worry about the country. I have been studying firearms, and now I have some experience. , Originally, a book could be written in three to five years, but now the situation in the court is so strange that I really dare not get involved in it."

Yao Qingqing smiled slightly, and said: "After resigning from office, you can put more effort into finding a place with beautiful mountains and rivers, write it down and submit it."

The middle-aged man looked distressed, shook his head and said: "You don't understand. Nowadays, in the court, there are intrigues and deceptions. They are only for power. They are rotten. People who really do things are often restrained a lot. It is not easy to carry out."

Yao Qingqing didn't know much about the affairs of the court, but kept comforting her, asking the middle-aged man to talk more and spend more time with her.

The scene of the man drinking and the woman talking softly made Zhu Xu very envious.

"No, we must break them up!" Zhu Xu was jealous, his eyes flickering with a "fierce light".

"Your Highness, I found out." Cao Huachun suddenly whispered beside Zhu Xu.

"What did you find out?" Zhu Xu was taken aback.

Cao Huachun said: "The person sitting with Master Bi is called Yao Qingqing, who used to be the top card of Cuifang Building. A few years ago, he suddenly stopped receiving guests. He only came out from the embroidery building at the back when Master Bi came."

Cao Wenzhao had figured out all this before, but Zhu Xu still nodded approvingly for Cao Huachun's intentions, and pondered a little: "All your people come out of that courtyard on the mountain, give them more money, and send them back to their hometowns. Keep them tight-lipped about the yard."

"It's Your Highness." Cao Huachun didn't know much about Zhu Xu's affairs, but it didn't prevent him from doing things seriously.

Another half an hour later, the middle-aged man downstairs stood up half drunk and half awake, and walked outside.

"Mr. Meng!" Suddenly, Yao Qingqing also stood up.

The middle-aged man turned his head, his face was flushed, his figure was unstable, and he looked at her with drunken eyes.

Yao Qingqing pursed her lips and said softly, "You drank too much, why don't you stay tonight."

The middle-aged man frowned and said, "Not today, another day." After speaking, he staggered away.

Yao Qingqing stood in the same place, her originally gentle expression became a little miserable, and when she saw the middle-aged man going out, she sighed softly, turned around and walked towards the backyard of Cuifang Building, her back was very desolate and lonely.

Zhu Xu was very interested in this Yao Qingqing. Looking at her back, his heart moved, and he said to Cao Huachun, "You go to see this Yao Qingqing. No matter what method you use, I want her to be the maid in charge of Jinghuan Palace."

Cao Huachun also knew that there was a lack of people in Jinghuan Palace, but it was because of this woman's humble status... He hesitated and said, "His Royal Highness, if the empress finds out about letting a prostitute into the palace, I'm afraid..."

Zhu Xu waved his hand, and said indifferently: "I'll come for the emperor's sister-in-law, you can do it."

Seeing that Zhu Xu had made up his mind, Cao Huachun hurriedly said, "It's Your Highness."