I'm really not the carpenter emperor

How dare the maids provoke the celebrity in front of the emperor, the current steward of the Qianqing Palace, quickly bowed and said:

"The servants know, let's go back now."

Looking at the backs of these maids, Wang Chaofu also walked away slowly with his hands behind his back, shaking his head and muttering:

"I'm so full, I'm actually gossiping outside Qianqing Palace..."

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In Xinuang Pavilion, the evening sunlight shines in through the window eaves, reflecting on the wall behind Zhu Youxiao with withered ginseng and swords hanging on it.

Wei Zhongxian and Xu Xianchun stood on one left and one on the right, both pondering in their hearts.

As for the two of them, the emperor would never let them into the palace unless something happened. I'm afraid this time it was really because of the 20 taels of trouble in Suzhou City?

Thinking of this, Xu Xianchun turned his head slightly, and looked provocatively at Wei Zhongxian who was frowning.

This old eunuch, don't look at his face, but he is probably like an ant on a hot pot in his heart?

"Dongchang has been chasing stolen goods for a month and a half... How much has been recovered now?" Zhu Youxiao said suddenly.

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhongxian didn't dare to take it lightly, even though the emperor didn't ask him about the worries in his heart, and hurriedly said:

"Master, more than 540 million taels of his family's stolen goods have been recovered."

"In addition to this, the Kang family, the Zhao family and the remaining thirteen families recovered a steady stream of stolen silver from various places, estimated to exceed 4000 million taels of silver."

"So many?" Zhu Youxiao felt a little surprised, and then his eyes sank again, unable to see the fluctuations, and said lightly:

"Pursuing stolen goods has always been the practice of this court. I am very relieved that Dongchang has liquidated so much stolen money and collected it into internal funds."

"When Wanli liquidated Zhang Juzheng, how long did it take to recover the stolen goods?"

In the first sentence, Zhu Youxiao reassured Wei Zhongxian, but in the second half, he made him guess what he meant.

As soon as Wei Zhongxian heard the emperor's mention of the old matter of liquidating Zhang Juzheng in the Wanli Dynasty, he knew it had other sacred intentions.

He turned around quickly in his heart three or two times, and he had already figured out a general idea, and said:

"The days are long and the days are far away, and the old slave can't remember clearly. Think about it, it should be three months? Why do you ask this?"

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said:

"This is the first time that this dynasty has made such a big move to liquidate the thief party, so everything will follow the ancestor's practice."

Xu Xianchun didn't understand until now, His Majesty's heart is still softening!

But having said that, only Dongchang can do the 20 taels in Suzhou. Wei Zhongxian, Wei Zhongxian, you can control yourself, but you can't control the people below.

As soon as the emperor's words came out, Wei Zhongxian immediately understood that it was for him to stop when enough was enough, and it was almost enough.

Anyway, he was making money for the emperor, of course Wei Zhongxian had nothing to say, bowed his head and said with a smile:

"My lord is right. The first recovery of stolen goods in this court is to follow the established law of Grandpa Wanli, and this old slave will give orders."

Zhu Youxiao gave a "hmm", then turned his head and said:

"Not long ago, the Fusi of Beizhen went to war and raided the Luo family. Luo Sigong's grandfather Jiajing and Wanli had made great contributions to the state. I hope you can give an explanation."

Xu Xianchun has been collecting evidence of the Luo family's crimes recently, and even though he is not fully prepared to this day, he can tell why.

He bowed and said:

"Returning to Your Majesty, I will go to the Zhangjiakou Supervision Department to rectify the personnel involved in the case. It is Luo Yangxing from the Luo family who assisted the Fan family in the death."

"Is there any evidence?" Zhu Youxiao asked sideways.

Xu Xianchun hastily presented a memorial, saying: "This is the criminal evidence found by the Fusi of Beizhen, please read it, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Youxiao picked it up to look through it, and Xu Xianchun continued to say respectfully:

"I have found out that the Luo family also participated in the Donglin Imperial Examination Case in Tianqi's third year and leaked the exam questions... Luo Chengjing, who was selected for the examination back then, was Luo Sigong's fourth son and Luo Yangxing's younger brother."

"Continue to talk." Zhu Youxiao continued to read the memorial, his expression softened a little, but his tone was still dignified.

Xu Xianchun wiped off his sweat and said more carefully:

"Besides, this time, the mastermind of the Fan family's surrogate death case, Zhangjiakou Supervisor Si Qianhu is Luo Yangxing's cronies."

"Luo Yangxing was under the shadow of his father, and was arranged by the minister to work in the Zhangjiakou Supervision Department for many years. Now the Zhangjiakou Supervision Department's involved captains are mostly his cronies."

"Luo Sigong has been in contact with the opposition Donglin party members for many years. He has written many letters. He even planned to assist Donglin to return to the court. Donglin helped Luo Yangxing succeed the commander of Jinyiwei in return."

"These, I have ironclad evidence in my hands..."

"okay--!"

Zhu Youxiao's expression couldn't be calm anymore, and he threw the memorial in his hand to the next step, which made Wei Zhongxian kneel down in fright.

Xu Xianchun also belatedly knelt down and didn't say any more.

"Grandfather Jiajing and Emperor Wanli both treated the Luo family well. Thanks to his grandfather's merits, Luo Yangxing, who has no achievements and achievements, has become a thousand households, but he never expected..."

When Zhu Youxiao said this, he hesitated to speak, pondered for a long time, and said bitterly: "Is that why the Luo family cherishes the grace bestowed on them by the royal family?"

Xu Xianchun rolled his eyes, knelt on the ground, and cried:

"If the minister has such a kind reward, all he wants to do is to serve His Majesty, and Luo Yangxing doesn't know the blessings. He is really a Zhongshan wolf, and it is extremely hateful!"

"Your servant, please raz the three clans of the Luo clan, so as to make an example to others!"

Zhu Youxiao knew a little about Luo Yangxing.

In history, the commander of the Jinyiwei of the Chongzhen Dynasty, after he took charge of the Jinyiwei Yamen, he was obsessed with the Chongzhen Emperor, but he was inseparable with the Donglin Party.

No matter what the reason is, this kind of person must never stay, let alone he is now committing suicide and engaging in these secret actions.

After hearing Xu Xianchun's words, Zhu Youxiao came back to his senses, and said lightly:

"That's all, considering his grandfather's meritorious service in the Jiajing dynasty, let's spare the three Luo clans for the time being."

"The children of the three clans of the Luo family will never be allowed to enter Jinyiwei again. This should be the last reward I give them."

Xu Xianchun hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty's benevolence——!"

Wei Zhongxian also said aside: "Your Majesty is so benevolent, I think the late emperor will feel at ease if he knows that there is a spirit in heaven!"

At this moment, Wang Chaofu ran back in a panic and said:

"Your Majesty, Concubine Liang has fainted!"

Chapter 617 The Bottom Line

"What did you say?"

Not long ago, Zhu Youxiao went to Yanxi Palace to stay overnight, and he was shot again, and Concubine Liang was also pregnant. At this time, there can be no mistakes at all.

This time Concubine Liang went out of the palace to visit her relatives, one was to let her go out to relax, and the other was to make up for Zhu Youxiao's neglect over the years.

Wang's hometown is in Shuntian Mansion, only a hundred miles away from the capital.

Even so, Zhu Youxiao took great care of her all the way south. Not only was she escorted by Jin Yiwei, but she was also issued a decree. Everywhere she went, the local government must take care of the whole process.

The local government naturally enshrined the Wang family as a giant Buddha, for fear that something might go wrong in their jurisdiction.

The most nervous one is Gao Zixing, the county magistrate of Daxing County.

Originally, Daxing County had a concubine, and he should be happy, but this time, it's not just that.

Mrs. Wang will stay in her hometown for a few days to visit her parents, relatives and friends. During this time, accidents are most likely to happen.

But despite all kinds of protection, something went wrong on the last day before leaving.

Knowing that none of Zhu Youxiao's three sons and three daughters survived in history, Zhu Youxiao has always been very concerned about his children.

It can be said that in the entire Ming Dynasty, the only ones protected around the clock by all kinds of posts and posts around the clock are the emperor Zhu Youxiao, the eldest son Zhu Ciran, the eldest daughter Zhu Shu'e, and the first queen and three concubines.

But even with such precautions, people still took advantage of the loopholes.

Zhu Youxiao got up all of a sudden, his poise just now disappeared, and asked, "What's the matter, you gave me a full report!"

Wang Chaofu lay on the ground, gasped and said:

"Your Majesty, Concubine Liang recently left the palace to return to her hometown to visit relatives. She stayed in Daxing County for five days. Before returning to Beijing, she went to Chenghuang Temple to offer incense. As soon as she arrived at the gate of the temple, she suddenly fainted..."

"'Suddenly' fainted?"

Zhu Youxiao didn't really believe this statement, and then asked: "Where is the Jin Yiwei who accompanied him, did no one find anything?"

Jin Yiwei did not find any clues, otherwise, there would be no news before this.

The reason why Zhu Youxiao was so surprised was that even the hidden stake in the Jiaoshifu's office did not come back this time.

In other words, at least before Wang fainted, the whole thing was done very well by those people.

Xu Xianchun suddenly felt that a great disaster was imminent, and before Wang Chaofu could say anything else, he quickly knelt on the ground and said in extreme panic:

"Your Majesty, calm down, this is Jin Yiwei's dereliction of duty, I will definitely investigate this matter when I go back!"

Wei Zhongxian was also surprised, although the emperor didn't ask Dongchang to be responsible for this matter, but he still arranged it himself.

After all, it was the imperial concubine returning to her hometown, so this kind of thing can't be done carelessly. The most shocking thing is that not only Jin Yiwei didn't find anything, but even his East Factory didn't have any news.

You must know that there are now the most hidden posts in the East Factory all over the country. For such a big event, almost everyone who accompanied them, from ministers to ordinary palace servants, will have a spy from the East Factory next to them. .

Who the hell is it that can be so unremarkable?

At this time, Zhu Youxiao was no longer as angry as before, and sat back on the throne, Wang Chaofu continued to say:

"This is what the servant girl was about to say. The people from Jinyiwei and the people who entered the Temple of the City God all fainted."

"How is this possible?" Xu Xianchun was taken aback, raised his head and said, "Who else fainted with the empress?"

Wang Chaofu glanced at him, and said, "Master Huizhangshi, there are also two Beizhen Fusi Jinyiwei Baihu, a small banner officer, and five palace people."

"It is said that Wang Zixing, the county magistrate of Daxing County, also fainted with his master twenty steps away from the empress."

"Jin Yiwei stayed in Daxing County to conduct a thorough investigation for a few days, but he had no clue..."

"How could this be?" Xu Xianchun still couldn't believe it, his face was serious.

But now he no longer thought it was the reason why the imperial concubine was recently pregnant, which caused her frail body.

You know, the two hundred households who accompanied him in were carefully selected by him in Fusi of Beizhen.

Or, is someone slowly poisoning?

But there is another doubt, did the person who poisoned Wang Zixing, two hundred households, and five palace servants poison together?

This obviously doesn't make sense!

Xu Xianchun racked his brains to think about possible investigation directions, but no matter how he thought about it, every argument was untenable.

For the first time, the Commander of Jinyiwei, who had handled many cases, was in a clueless situation.

Wei Zhongxian was also thinking about it, and couldn't think of a reason for it in a short time.

Zhu Youxiao, on the other hand, had more thoughts in his mind, how could so many people faint at almost the same time?

Moreover, these people belong to different forces, and some of them have nothing to do with this matter at all.

Wang Zixing, the county magistrate of Daxing County, was said to be waiting at the gate of the City God Temple with his master on that day, when he suddenly fainted and became unconscious.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't think of the reason, but no matter what, the instigator behind the scenes must be found out and dealt with.

One day he could make Concubine Liang faint, but tomorrow he might assassinate his own son without anyone noticing.

It's like a chill down the spine!

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao immediately got up and said, "Let's drive to Yanxi Palace, I'm going to visit Concubine Liang!"

After walking a few steps, Zhu Youxiao turned around and said coldly:

"Xu Xianchun, I will give you half a month, even if you dig three feet into the ground, you must find the person who murdered Concubine Liang."

"No matter who it is, I will raz his three clans and let him know what will happen if he offends someone he shouldn't!"

Family is the bottom line that Zhu Youxiao cannot touch.

It is precisely because it is impossible to meet the family members of future generations that Zhu Youxiao now cherishes the family members of this era very much.

It was rare for Xu Xianchun to see the emperor so furious, so he didn't dare to be negligent, so he quickly made a promise and said:

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do my best."

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