The Most Powerful Man in the World

Who made Chu Yi offend the interests of so many people? The key point is that the powerful and officials who dared to come out to deal with Chu Yi were almost killed by Chu Yi in several massacres. Duan, but with so many lessons learned, it would be strange if they would take the initiative to jump out.

It is true that many officials were involved in the stabbing of Chu this time, but if these officials have a chief messenger, it is not necessarily. No one was in charge, and they just pushed it when they sensed that there was an undercurrent targeting Chu Yi.

Wang Shouren told Zhu Houzhao his guesses and inferences. Zhu Houzhao sat there after hearing the words, pondered for a while, looked at Jiao Fang and asked, "How about the elders?"

The white-haired Jiao Fang said: "Your Majesty, what Duke Anguo said is not unreasonable, I believe Your Majesty should also know that since those officials have fallen into the hands of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, Yidongchang still has Jinyiwei's ability, want to It is not difficult to pry open the mouths of these people. If there really is such a messenger behind the scenes, even if there are officials who grit their teeth and refuse to confess to the other party, it will not be so many officials who have been imprisoned to be able to keep their mouths shut. So Said the old minister thought that the case may really be as An Guogong said, and there is no behind-the-scenes messenger."

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said, "This is just a possibility. Let Dongchang and Jinyiwei check it out for me."

While speaking, Zhu Houzhao stood up straight, and his face was filled with a bit of joy: "Can the elders receive the news that Chu Dabian will arrive in Beijing tomorrow!"

Jiao Fang and the others were stunned for a moment, with a look of surprise on their faces, only to hear Wang Hua say: "The cabinet has not received any news yet, but since His Majesty said so, it won't be long before there is news coming to Beijing."

Zhu Houzhao has the two intelligence agencies of Dongchang and Jinyiwei as his eyeliners, and the news is naturally very well-informed. If the news of Chu Yi's arrival in Beijing is to go through the court's intelligence system, it will naturally be slower.

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "My companion will arrive in Beijing tomorrow, and I sent someone to the cabinet to deliver a decree not long ago. The Ministry of Rites is extremely prepared, and I will personally go out of the city for ten miles to welcome the triumphant return of my companion!"

Not long ago, Zhu Houzhao had sent his servants to deliver the decree. Obviously, Jiao Fang and the others were already on their way to the palace, but they missed the servant who came to deliver the decree. .

Zhu Houzhao wanted to personally go out of Beijing ten miles to welcome Chu Yi's triumphant return, and several patriarchs objected almost instinctively.

As the Son of Heaven, he was the most important person in the world, how could he leave the Forbidden City without authorization, not to mention that Zhu Houzhao had to personally greet him ten miles away, which made Jiao Fang and several others react subconsciously.

"Think twice, Your Majesty!"

"Also ask Your Majesty to give priority to Jiangshan and Jiji!"

On the contrary, Wang Shouren and Yang Yiqing did not speak, but they agreed very much with Zhu Houzhao, who went out of the city to welcome Chu Yi who returned triumphantly.

To know how Zhu Houzhao is martial, then as the emperor, Zhu Houzhao personally went out of the city ten miles to greet the returning soldiers. This action alone is enough to show Zhu Houzhao's martial attitude.

As for Yang Yiqing and Wang Shouren, they all started out with military exploits. Whether they want to or not, they have the brand of the military on them.

The identities of the two are quite special. For example, Wang Shouren and Yang Yiqing were both serious Confucian disciples, but they have embarked on the road of going out and becoming a minister.

The more Zhu Houzhao values ​​military exploits, the more stable their status will be. After all, they are now the representatives of the new Xungui Group.

Noticing that Yang Yiqing and Wang Shouren had no objection, Zhu Houzhao got up, glanced at Jiao Fang, and finally said to Wang Shouren and Yang Yiqing, "The two Qing families might as well share their opinions!"

Yang Yiqing cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty's Sacred Heart is alone, and the ministers will abide by His Majesty's will!"

Looking at Yang Yiqing with satisfaction, Zhu Houzhao's eyes fell on Wang Shouren, Wang Shouren said slowly: "Your Majesty's move will definitely boost the morale of the triumphant generals, the minister has no objection!"

Chen Ding, Wang Hua, and several elders looked at Yang Yiqing and Wang Shouren with a bit of helplessness. If all elders objected to him going out of the city to welcome him, then even if Zhu Houzhao was the emperor, then he would also One has to think twice before acting, but now that the support of Wang Shouren and Yang Yiqing has given the emperor full confidence, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help laughing when he noticed the helpless expressions of Chen Ding and Wang Hua.

After hearing Zhu Houzhao laugh, he threw his long sleeves and said decisively: "This matter is settled like this, I will personally lead all officials out of the city for ten miles, and greet the great companions and other soldiers who have returned triumphantly!"

Chen Ding sighed, seeing Zhu Houzhao in a good mood and said: "Your Majesty, I don't know about Han Li and Sun Zhong..."

Looking at Chen Ding lightly, Zhu Houzhao said with a bit of displeasure: "Pass my will, let them go back to me and think about it behind closed doors, and think about it, what did they do wrong!"

ps: Sorry for the delay.

Chapter 520 The fifth chapter is famous in the history of the chief executive [1 more]

Seeing the Son of Heaven let go, Chen Ding breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to the Son of Heaven: "Your Majesty Shengming!"

The others, such as Wang Yangming and Yang Yiqing, just glanced at Chen Ding. They didn't come to plead for Han Li and Sun Zhong, but because of Chen Ding's face.

Now that the emperor has made a decision, Yang Yiqing and Wang Yangming are all saying goodbye to the emperor.

In the imperial study room, Han Li, Sun Zhong and others, who were originally left in the study room to reflect on their past because of the anger of the emperor, were still a little apprehensive after encouraging each other, but in everyone's words, I said, Gradually, I became more and more convinced that the Son of Heaven and Chu Yi would not dare to do anything to them.

"Everyone, we are all veterans of several dynasties. Unless Your Majesty doesn't want his own reputation, he will not dare to treat me like that at all."

"Yes, what about Chu Yi, as long as we haven't committed a heinous crime, can it be said that he can still deal with us on trumped-up charges?"

"Tsk tsk, Chu Yi has always advertised that he is convincing with reason. In this case, if he wants to deal with us, he must show our criminal evidence. Why should everyone be afraid!"

"Hahaha……"

The faces of several old officials are all smiles, where is there the kind of panic when the emperor was angry before.

There was a sound of footsteps, and then I saw an inner servant walking into the imperial study. This inner servant was the emperor's henchman and was ordered to come to deliver the decree.

The servant Dong Yuan still knew quite a bit about these elders in the imperial study, and he thought that these elders must be terrified at this moment.

But when Dong Yuan walked into the imperial study, he happened to hear Sun Zhong and Han Li laughing happily, which made Dong Yuan feel a little curious. Could it be that these elders were scared crazy, otherwise, He was left in this imperial study because he had angered the emperor, so why did he still laugh like this?

When Sun Zhong and Han Li raised their heads to see Dong Yuan, they snorted coldly, with disdain in their eyes.

In the eyes of Han Li, Sun Zhong, and the others, all the servants in this great inner circle were traitors who deceived the emperor, and the biggest and the most damnable was Chu Yi.

So for Dong Yuan, Sun Zhong, Han Li and the others didn't have the slightest affection, while Dong Yuan ignored the attitude of these people.

These old ministers are the elders of several dynasties, and they are all seniors above the court. Under normal circumstances, even Zhu Houzhao is not willing to provoke these few.

It's not that there is no way to take them, but that these people are too old, and if they move any of them, they may provoke criticism from hundreds of officials.

As if he didn't see the expressions of a few people, Dong Yuan coughed lightly, "Your Majesty's decree!"

Although Sun Zhong and Han Li said that they had just cheered each other up, they had some confidence in their hearts, but at this moment they couldn't help but look at Dong Yuan. After all, they had no idea what the emperor would do with them.

"My minister, please listen to the decree!"

He heard Dong Yuan say slowly: "Let Sun Zhong, Han Li and others go back to the mansion and think about it behind closed doors!"

After hearing Dong Yuan's decree from the emperor, Sun Zhong and Han Li were stunned for a moment, and then their faces showed joy.

"The minister waits for the order!"

While speaking, Sun Zhong and Han Li stood up staggeringly one by one. Because they had been kneeling for a long time, they swayed when they got up and almost fell to the ground.

Dong Yuan subconsciously stepped forward to support an old minister, but the old minister looked disgusted and threw his sleeves abruptly: "Let go!"

Dong Yuan frowned, and immediately let go, but the old minister softened, knelt on the ground with a thud, and just knelt down in front of Dong Yuan.

Seeing such a situation, Dong Yuan, who was very happy in his heart, smiled and said: "Aiya, what does Master Lu mean? Our family can't afford such a big gift from Master Lu!"

With the help of Sun Zhong and Han Li, Lu Zhi stood up, gave Dong Yuan a vicious look, and threw his sleeves abruptly: "Everyone, let's go!"

Looking at the figures of Lu Zhi, Sun Zhong, and Han Li, Dong Yuan smiled from behind: "Several elders, go all the way, watch your feet!"

Just now, Lu Zhi, who was so ugly, swayed with his feet and almost fell to the ground, involuntarily speeding up a bit.

At the entrance of the palace, the faces of Sun Zhong, Han Li, and Lu Zhi who had left the Forbidden City were filled with joy. In their opinion, the emperor was submissive to them. After all, their previous actions had committed the following crimes and forced the palace Suspicious, otherwise, the emperor would not be so angry.

But the emperor finally asked them to go back and think about it behind closed doors. In the eyes of Lu Zhi and Sun Zhong, this was simply a manifestation of their overpowering the emperor.

The emperor has nothing to do with them, he can only vent in this way.

As for whether the emperor is aggrieved or not, Lu Zhi and the others don't care. After all, when they want to come, this is a kind of victory they have achieved when facing the emperor.

The emperor can't do anything about them, so next, they have to chase after victory. It is impossible to close the door behind closed doors.

Those colleagues and students who were taken away by Dongchang and Jinyiwei are still waiting for them to rescue them, even if these people are involved in the assassination case, how can a mere Chu Yi be able to work with dozens of Korean and Chinese people? compared to military officials.

In any case, they must let the emperor understand that it is wrong to favor eunuchs, and only their courtiers are worthy of trust.

"Everyone, go back and rest for a while. When Chu Yi comes back tomorrow, I should ask the thief in the best spirits, what virtue can he have and how can he be worthy of me and other civil and military officials to welcome him in person!"

Just at the entrance of the palace, Han Li, Sun Zhong, and Lu Zhi, several old officials, held their heads high, as if they had won the battle, and swaggered back to their respective residences.

In the imperial garden, Zhu Houzhao, who was teasing the little prince, seemed to be in a good mood because of Chu Yi's upcoming return, or because of the little prince.

Looking up, I saw Dong Yuan approaching slowly, and said with a slight smile, "Dong Yuan, Han Li and Sun Zhong, have they ever left the palace?"

Dong Yuan bowed and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, the minister sent someone to take them out of the palace in person. I think they have already resorted to the Forbidden City by now."

Nodding slightly, Zhu Houzhao said, "It doesn't matter if we leave, if it wasn't for their identities, plus the fact that Elder Chen invited a few elders to intercede, I would never forgive them!"

It could be seen that Zhu Houzhao was quite dissatisfied with Sun Zhong and Han Li.

Opening his mouth, Dong Yuan seemed to want to say something, but he swallowed the words when they reached his lips. He was no different than Chu Yi and Gu Da, who accompanied Zhu Houzhao to the new year. When facing Zhu Houzhao, it was impossible. Can say anything.

Noticing the change in Dong Yuan's expression, Zhu Houzhao said, "Dong Yuan, what do you have to say?"

Dong Yuan looked around and lowered his voice slightly: "This servant is bold, but it's about the affairs of Han Li and a few adults, I don't know if I should talk about it or not!"

Zhu Houzhao asked curiously, "Oh, about the number of Han officials? Let's hear it!"

With a straight face, Dong Yuan said: "The slave servant was ordered by His Majesty to pass the decree, but I heard a few adults laughing loudly in the imperial study, but the slave servant didn't know why, but after the adults left, The slaves asked several servants who were in the imperial study at the time, but they said..."

Seeing that Dong Yuan hesitated, Zhu Houzhao frowned and said, "What did they say?"

Dong Yuan gritted his teeth and said, "Han officials and several adults said that Your Majesty should not favor the Chief Executive. This is not what Your Majesty did. If His Majesty punishes them, they will definitely be spurned by the people of the world..."

Zhu Houzhao squinted his eyes and sat there, his expression unchanged, holding a teacup in one hand, playing with the teacup, Zhu Houzhao said with a smile but not a smile: "Do they really dare not do anything to them!"

Speaking of which, Zhu Houzhao looked at the teacup in his hand and said with a smile, "Send my will to Cao Shaoqin and Qian Ning, and ask them to give me a good look at these elders who are loyal to the monarch and serve the country, but I want to take a look. Are they really clean and honest, serving the country and the people!"

The night passed, and a new day began as the first ray of sunshine in the sky shone on the earth.

After a night of silence, the capital became lively.

This day was not a big court meeting, but all the military officials of the court gathered in the Forbidden City one by one, because they had received the will early on, and went out of the city with the frame to welcome Chu Yi, who had returned triumphantly.

No matter what you think in your heart, in the face of the Son of Heaven's will, unless you are against the will and disrespectful, you will definitely have to go through it.

In the Forbidden City, Zhu Houzhao, who slept at Concubine Shu's place at night, got up early in the morning to change his clothes. After having eaten the imperial meal early, the officials of the Ministry of Rites were ready.

Zhu Houzhao first met Baiguan, accepted the adoration of Baiguan, and then boarded the Emperor Luan, followed by Baiguan.

The guards of the upper twelve battalions, such as Yulin guards, Jinyi guards, Longxiang guards, and Tiance guards, lined up early to wait.

Accompanied by the emperor's driving slowly under the escort of the Twelve Guards, the emperor drove out of the Forbidden City, and then went straight to the city gate along the streets that had already been cleared.

On the long street, teams of soldiers were lined up like statues, isolating the people on both sides.

The four guards of Tengxiang were instructed to maintain order in the city in person. Han Kun, as the governor of the four guards of Tengxiang, personally supervised the matter. In order to protect the safety of the emperor, the four guards of Tengxiang dispatched tens of thousands of soldiers to clear the streets in advance. Security is perfect.

The surrounding people watched the emperor drive out, and couldn't help shouting long live, which shows that the emperor's reputation among the people is still quite good.

Several patriarchs were granted permission by the emperor to ride on the carriage, walking in the front of the hundred officials, following the emperor's luan driving, watching the reactions of the people around them, the faces of the patriarchs who were sitting on the same carriage showed a look of relief.

Stroking his beard, Jiao Fang couldn't help sighing: "It is our honor to be able to assist Your Majesty, Your Majesty's wise king will surely be famous in the history of the future, and we will also be famous for the ages with His Majesty... "

As the teacher of the emperor in the past, Wang Hua naturally knew the temperament of the emperor at the beginning. Although Zhu Houzhao was said to be generous by nature, he was not a tyrannical monarch, but to be fair, Zhu Houzhao was too out-of-the-ordinary and uncertain in his temperament, so he was not a qualified monarch.

But now, Zhu Houzhao has changed a lot, and Wang Hua was deeply touched. Hearing Jiao Fang's sigh, he stroked his beard and said, "Lord Shoufu said very much, it is my honor to be able to assist the emperor. "

Chen Ding, who was sitting there, sighed faintly: "But I don't know how he will record the chief executive in the history of his youth!"

Everyone was stunned when they heard the words. Without Chu Yi, there would be no good situation in Daming today. To be able to become a member of the pavilion, both in terms of vision and ability, are the top group of people in Daming, the changes in Daming, they see The clearest and the deepest feeling.

Chu Yi's merits and demerits, how others evaluate them is not clear, but they are clear in their hearts, without Chu Yi, there would be no Da Ming today.Even Chu Yi's killing was too heavy, but the flaws did not hide the flaws, and the merits far outweighed the demerits.

With a light cough, Wang Shouren said with a smile: "Rights and demerits are all commented on by later generations. We just need to be up and down, and be worthy of our hearts!"