[Ming Dynasty] I seem to know too much

Jin Yiwei is filled with various forces.

In the beginning, Ming Taizu established Jinyiwei just to construct a tool for himself to control the overall situation, until he found out that this force was out of control, he decisively disbanded.Later, Ming Chengzu discovered the benefits of Jinyiwei, and after re-establishing it, he gave Jinyiwei more powerful powers, allowing him to have the power to arrest while supervising all officials.

Gradually, the interior of Jinyiwei is no longer pure. Except for the first carefully selected candidates with clean family backgrounds, it began to be frequently awarded to external personnel, including royal relatives, including the children of meritorious officials. Even later, the inheritance system has begun to be implemented. Inheritance.At this time, the internal structure of Jin Yiwei slowly began to become complicated.

In the following dynasties, Jinyiwei played different roles according to the different hobbies of each emperor, but in any case, they were an indispensable part of the emperor.As the dynasties gradually passed on, the number of Jinyiwei gradually increased, and the number even exceeded [-] across the country.

In such a huge organization, corruption has already become an unexplainable reality.

It's not that there is no emperor to clear up the internal redundancy, but these can only be implemented in the early stage, and the more difficult it is to implement in the later stage, so repeated, it will be more difficult to deal with in the end.If it hadn't been for such an incident that broke out in the palace this time, Zhu Houzhao would not have planned to make a big move immediately. This is not only related to the stability of the government, but also linked to the stability of the country.

It was a warm afternoon when Liu Jian and others were called into the Wenhua Palace by Zhu Houzhao. It was supposed to be the Wu Dynasty at this time, but now the emperor has completely stopped the Wu Dynasty, and even the discussion of the Wenhua Palace has gradually been cancelled.Except for occasionally calling a few cabinet elders to discuss politics, he seldom comes here himself.

Liu Jian was still guessing that the emperor wanted to discuss with them the issue of Shangshu Liu Jin and other servants two days ago, but he didn't expect such a turbulent situation when he opened his mouth.

"Several loves, I want to get rid of the clutter in Jinyiwei, what do you think?" Zhu Houzhao put his hands on his chin, looked at several cabinet scholars sitting nearby and said calmly.

After being shocked for a short time, Liu Jian first said: "Your Majesty, this matter is very good, but it is of great importance. Please ask the Emperor to open a court meeting." This means that it will be discussed in the court.

Li Dongyang did not agree with him. He pondered for a moment and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, can the Commander of the Jinyiwei be involved? He may be more aware of the situation of the Jinyiwei than we are." It would be easy if he acted casually It caused huge fluctuations, and even a few of them couldn't tell what some people were thinking. In this case, the court meeting was not very suitable.

Liu Jian thought carefully about the meaning of Li Dongyang's words, and couldn't help nodding his head, stroked his beard and said, "Master Zhang is right, the old minister's words just now are a bit too biased."

Xie Qian said after the conversation between the two of them ended: "Does the emperor have a plan in this regard? If so, can I ask the emperor to borrow it from us?" saw something in it.

Zhu Houzhao nodded with a smile, turned his head and gestured to Lehua, who quickly handed a booklet to Mr. Liu Ge from the table.Liu Jian read it several times carefully, and endless thoughts flooded his mind. The handwriting on it was written by Mou Bin, but where did this familiar feeling come from?

He couldn't figure it out, but he didn't forget to pass the booklet in his hand to Li Dongyang who was sitting next to him, and then pass it on to Xie Qian and others after he read it.When Liu Jian was watching it just now, he had already discovered that if he followed the above, although it would indeed cause turmoil at the beginning, the subsequent appeasement methods could quickly calm down the turmoil. Repeatedly, at least three points could be eradicated within two years. One of the redundant officials!

What Liu Jian can think of, the other bachelors can also think of.For a moment, several people showed a faint appreciation on their faces. Of course, some people held different opinions, thinking that this method was too radical, and it would easily lead to resistance from the people inside Jinyiwei.And what they are most worried about is that this is just a whim of the emperor, if this is the case, it is better not to act in the first place.

In the 18th year of Hongzhi, the Minister of Rites requested the dismissal of 48 people including General Dahan as required. After Zhu Houzhao agreed, General Dahan protested by not entering the palace. Several ministers.

Now that the emperor suddenly told them that he wanted to get rid of the cumbersomeness of Jinyiwei, they naturally didn't dare to believe it all.

Zhu Houzhao's memory is quite good. Looking at the dubious looks of the ministers in the hall, he said in a awkward manner, "It was true that I was a little reckless before, but I am not playing around. Lehua, the results of the previous investigation Send it to some elders." Lehua ran again diligently.

It was Liu Jian who read it first, and before he finished it, he flew into a rage. He suppressed a glance up and down, and slapped his handbook on the table heavily: "Your Majesty, this is really lawless! It should be severely punished! Otherwise, if someone else behaves like this Follow the example, and it will be even more difficult to deal with by then!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded, and said lightly: "If it wasn't for this, I wouldn't be able to make up my mind."

The memorial that Zhu Houzhao showed to several important ministers was naturally about the investigation of Zhang Qiaoniang's attack. However, the victim above cleverly changed from Zhang Qiaoniang to Zhu Houzhao, and exaggerated the scene at that time.In this way, even if the courtiers were skeptical, they secretly agreed with the emperor's decision.

If the imperial palace becomes a place where others can come and go at will, how can the emperor, who is surrounded by brocade guards even walk and lie on his couch, ensure safety!You must know that Jinyiwei is almost an inseparable part of the royal family now.

Xie Qian stared at the message above, and said to Zhu Houzhao after a while: "Your Majesty, who submitted this document? Such a detailed plan, you must be a great talent! If you are the emperor's staff, you can go to Dali Temple or Jinyiwei This is how I don’t let this talent go to waste.” He spoke so much just now from the perspective of loving talent.

In this memorial about the reform of Jinyiwei, it first explained the problems of each level in detail in a few hundred words, and then explained each part in very clear and concise words, and attached a solution.Among them, there are as many as eight remedial measures for this plan, taking almost all situations into consideration, which is not exhaustive.

Of course, Xie Qian knew that this was Mu Bin's handwriting, but he knew that Mu Bin was indeed a good candidate for implementation, but he alone could not sort out such a detailed and reasonable context, and there was at least one or more people among them. help.If it's a member of Jinyiwei, they should be promoted more.People who are not in the officialdom can also become officials in the court, so I didn't waste this talent just now.

This is a temptation, but it is also a definite kindness.

Zhu Houzhao laughed lightly, as if he had heard something very funny, he sighed and said, "If Mou Bin heard your words like this, I'm afraid I'll have a fight with you. This was originally presented by Mu Bin Yes, it should be written by him. The reward for him is still to come, so don’t worry about Xie Aiqing.”

Xie Qian blinked, nodded thoughtfully, and said with a smile, "So that's it, I'm talking too much."

"Do you have any other opinions?" This is the final answer to ask them.

Several cabinet scholars looked at each other, and finally Liu Jian cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is a good thing for the court and society. The ministers have no reason to refuse. Please let the Emperor express it." If Zhu Houzhao has no important matters for them to deal with , will not convene this political meeting.

This is the difference between Zhu Houzhao and Emperor Hongzhi.Although Emperor Hongzhi didn't like the cabinet's restrictions very much, the existence of the cabinet can sometimes see things that he can't see, so he often discusses the important affairs of the court with these few, and sometimes most of the decisions are like this It was brought up by several people.However, Zhu Houzhao was not like this. If he had nothing to do with them, he wished he could never see them.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Houzhao shook his head, raised his hand to ask someone to bring some snacks to the bachelors, and said sincerely: "I was a little too anxious when I called you over, the lovers haven't eaten yet, why don't you eat something to pad your belly?" ?”

Liu Jian and the others were so horrified that their eyes almost popped out of their sockets, and they almost asked the emperor if he was dazed!

It was the first time that the emperor treated them so gently, not to mention pastries before, Zhu Houzhao would even forget the tea occasionally, just trying to finish talking early, as if he would suffocate if he stayed with the minister for a while.Zhu Houzhao put this avoidance attitude on the bright side.Although they found it funny, they were also quite embarrassed, which meant that there was still a gap between the emperor and all the civil and military officials, but they had no way to start.

After all, occasionally they are the destroyers of this relationship, even worse than the emperor.

It is more difficult to keep the officials from giving advice than to ask the tiger not to eat meat.

Several cabinet scholars stared closely at Zhu Houzhao with an emperor's maybe fake eyes, but he calmly moved the chopsticks on the food box, picked up a small ball of soft cake and stuffed it into his mouth. He said with a smile: "You're welcome, today's pastries are still specially ordered by me."

Liu Jian and others: It sounds even more afraid to eat.

This may be due to habitual thinking. The courtiers were used to Zhu Houzhao's unfaltering attitude towards them in the past, and suddenly they were too good to be true, which immediately made them cautious and felt that the emperor was setting them up.

Of course, Zhu Houzhao is indeed playing tricks.

The move to Jinyiwei will be completed sooner or later, but in Zhu Houzhao's original vision, it should not be at this time, nor should it be so large.However, the fact that Zhang Qiaoniang was easily attacked, and the note Mou Bin handed over made him change his mind.If it can be carried out, it will be a great thing for the court, and at the same time, it can strengthen the control of Jin Yiwei, why not do it?

It's just that Jiao Shizhi worried him the most.

Even if Mu Bin erased all traces of Jiao Shizhi, there is almost no possibility of finding him.However, he is still the commander of Jin Yiwei, if he is transferred away at this critical moment, Jiao Shizhi will definitely not allow it.Moreover, Zhu Houzhao also intends to hand over all the guards in the palace to him. If there is no outstanding point in Shizhi, it will be difficult to convince the public.

Naturally, Zhu Houzhao doesn't care about the eyes of others, but if he insists on going his own way, it will only put Jiao Shizhi in a disadvantageous situation, so he can only be more cautious.At this time, Jiao Shizhi's suggestion made him think of another layer of cover.

Mou Bin's guarantee is not complete, and it will be complete if a few cabinet scholars are added.To find out whether a person is doing something, you only need to observe whether there is any change in his hands. Even if you don't know what he is doing, you can make a good guess by associating back and forth.

But what if many people are moving at the same time?Belonging to different people, different parties, or even completely unconnected officials, how can they guess the truth from it?

Facing the doubts of several ministers, Zhu Houzhao smiled.

Look how sincere he is.

In September of the first year of Zhengde, a major incident known as "the difficulty of Xiuchun" broke out.

This incident continued mightily for more than half a year, and did not come to an end until the end of March in the second year of Zhengde.Among them, more than [-] Jinyiwei were either demoted, transferred, or eliminated, which shocked the ruling and opposition parties.And in the following years, small-scale adjustments continued to be made, causing huge impacts.

And the beginning was the first joint cooperation between Emperor Zhengde and the cabinet on this inconspicuous afternoon.

After researching historical books, it is believed that this was the first time that the suspicious Emperor Zhengde entrusted his trust and courtiers, and it was also the beginning of breaking the ice in the relationship between the two sides.

As for Jiao Shizhi, who was at the center of the incident, in April of the second year of Zhengde, he was mixed among a group of edicts for rewards, and the guards of the imperial city were officially entrusted to him. The internal adjustments did not attract the attention of others, but Liu Jian felt that something was wrong.

In the warm afternoon, the sun slanted into the room, driving away the chill in the house.The branches in the courtyard are struggling to grow buds, and the small light green leaves are dotted on the bare branches, bringing the breath of early spring.

He slowly paced inside the mansion, he was the only one in the whole study, even the serving servants could only stand outside.This is his habit when thinking, and if someone is around, it will interfere with his thinking.

Liu Jian was thinking, if his judgment and thoughts were correct at the beginning, then he had already found out the reason why the emperor took the initiative to win them over and dragged them into the water.

Yes, the "difficulty of embroidering spring" is a great thing in the eyes of outsiders and later generations. Mou Bin, Liu Jian and others who advocated this matter are all praised, and they will leave a strong mark in the history books.However, for these few people at the center of the incident, the present is not entirely a good thing.

With such a large amount, it is almost impossible to complete the reduction within half a year. However, under the detailed plan, they carried out step by step step by step, carefully executed, and finally almost successfully completed the scheduled goal.Naturally, many things were sacrificed, but the results achieved are very precious. Under the eloquent praise, most people ignore the small things that are wrong.

If it weren't for today's edict, Liu Jian would not be able to connect the key points.

So that person is No.1.

Liu Jian shook his head while laughing, as if he had thought of something good, he even relaxed his frown, laughing loudly.

Jiao Shizhi's assignment to be in charge of the affairs of the palace is not eye-catching, but it's just that the powers that were scattered at the beginning were gathered back and put in charge of one person.Now that Jin Yiwei's interior has been streamlined a lot, this is a matter of course.It's just that there needs to be some handover between Jiao Shizhi and Xiao Minghua, and some things on hand need to be handed over to him to sort out.

As usual, Jiao Shizhi knocked lightly on the door outside Xiao Minghua's house, and said in a low voice, "Is Ziwei there?" Inside the house, Xiao Minghua hurriedly packed up the things he was holding, and after calming down, he raised his voice and said: " Let it go? Come in."

Jiao Shizhi pushed the door open and was shocked to see Xiao Minghua's sweaty forehead. It's still early spring, is it so hot? "Ziwei, are you not feeling well? Why are you sweating profusely?"

Xiao Minghua said with a sneer: "It's okay, I just received a report, I'm just a little anxious." Jiao Shizhi just nodded when he knew it, and didn't ask any further questions.Xiao Minghua is responsible for different things from him, and he rarely asks about his affairs, so as not to overstep the distance.

"This is something I sorted out before, and it should be helpful for you to take over this part of the content." Jiao Shizhi handed the things in his hand to Xiao Minghua, and Xiao Minghua looked at the materials that were almost as thick as a book, and said with a smile : "Shizhi is still so rigorous. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to get started so quickly."

Jiao Shizhi smiled but said nothing, in fact he still felt a little guilty in his heart, if he hadn't taken over the palace affairs abruptly, he should be sorting out the follow-up matters with Xiao Minghua now, if he got away now, everything would have to be done. It was on Xiao Minghua's body.

Xiao Minghua looked at Jiao Shizhi's serious face, and said helplessly: "You don't have to look like this every time you see me recently, it's not a big deal, and the Commander has ordered other people to help me, so you don't have to worry."

Jiao Shizhi was speechless.

Xiao Minghua had no choice but to say again: "I didn't know that you were not in charge of the affairs of the palace before. In fact, this is the real hard work. In the past, you could still have the title of 26 guards of the pro-army. Now, except for Jin Yiwei, the other guards are all It has been taken over by the Ministry of War and others, and has gradually been excluded from the imperial city, and the important guarding work is all on you. The imperial city is the most important position, so you can't underestimate it."

Jiao Shizhi nodded with a smile, but didn't say that this was what he expected.If there were too many mixed forces in the palace, he would be more worried about the emperor's safety. Now that the Jin Yiwei was cleaned up, the rest of the people knew everything. With such a manpower to defend the imperial city, he could feel at ease.

The two faced each other, both felt guilty towards each other, but had nothing to say, and Jiao Shizhi left soon.

After Jiao Shizhi left, Xiao Minghua took a deep breath, pulled out a letter that had been stuffed under many memorials just now, and read the few words on it several times, with a sad look on his brows, looking Staring at the direction Jiao Shizhi left in a daze.

After Jiao Shizhi handed over the matter at hand, he went directly to the inner court. The guards in the palace had quickly adjusted after the "Xiuchun Change". At that time, the emperor asked Jiao Shizhi about the adjustment scope and adjustment plan. The decision was made later, so he walked around the palace familiarly, and found that all the dead ends had been made up.Compared with the occasional slack servants in the past, the teams of patrolling people now all look solemn and angry, without any relaxation.

After walking around, Jiao Shizhi was quite satisfied with the current situation, if not, why would he have to work so hard.

As the sun was setting, he planned to return to Qianqing Palace to ask the emperor to return his orders. From tomorrow onwards, he would need to follow the emperor at all times.Similar to the duties of the commander of the imperial guards in the previous dynasty, and also similar to his previous bodyguards, he has full power to protect the emperor.

Unexpectedly, when Jiao Shizhi went to Qianqing Palace, he was in a hurry. He asked the little servants guarding the palace and found out that as early as half an hour ago, the emperor summoned several cabinet scholars, and now they are discussing court affairs in Wenhua Palace. .

And just when Jiao Shizhi was about to leave, the little servant hurriedly said: "My lord, the people in the emperor ordered the people in the hall to remember that if Lord Jiao returns to Qianqing Palace, please go to Wenhua Hall to find him." Finally, the little servant subconsciously smacked his mouth to see how much the emperor respected Lord Jiao, and even used the word "please".

Jiao Shizhi didn't notice this subtle difference. After hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, he didn't think about it, turned around and walked towards the Wenhua Palace.No one dared to stop him along the way, the flying fish suit Jiao Shizhi was wearing and the embroidered spring knife around his waist were all items that only Jinyiwei commanders could wear, so they naturally didn't dare to offend him.

What's more, Jiao Shizhi has been walking in the palace for so many years, no one will fail to recognize who he is.

Inside the Wenhua Hall, Jiao Shizhi saw Lehua rushing towards him before asking for an audience, trotted up to him and said eagerly: "Your Excellency is finally here, please come in quickly, Your Majesty and the other adults There's a quarrel!"

Jiao Shizhi was surprised, but not very surprised.Although Zhu Houzhao did not reject civil and military officials as much as before, as a casual emperor, most of his actions were illegal in the eyes of officials. I don't care about it all the time, and I will only go back when I am not in a good mood.

He walked into the hall quickly, and before the people standing outside the hall gave a notice, he heard a cracking sound inside the door. Jiao Shizhi frowned, and walked directly into the hall, seeing the angry emperor and The minister stood up, and the hall was full of broken porcelain pieces, which were the tea sets that Zhu Houzhao threw off in his anger just now.

It's rare to see the emperor get so angry, Jiao Shizhi was surprised, but he didn't stop, but the room was full of debris, Jiao Shizhi couldn't find a suitable place to kneel down.

Zhu Houzhao took a deep breath, suppressed the furious breath on his body, nodded to Jiao Shizhi, and reluctantly said gently: "Shizhi, there are too many fragments, so there is no need to be polite, just sit down next to him."

Jiao Shizhi glanced at the ministers standing on both sides, and silently stood to the right. As for sitting, that's fine.

The condensed scene just now was broken by the arrival of Jiao Shizhi, Liu Jian also breathed a sigh of relief, and just now he regained the feeling just now, cupped his hands and said bluntly: "Your Majesty, Liu Jin and others are becoming more and more arrogant and committing heinous crimes. To alleviate the matter, leaving such people in the world for a day will be harmful to the country, please think twice, and let Liu Jin and the other four die!"

As Liu Jian reopened the topic, all the ministers raised their voices one after another, all of them persuading the emperor to grant death to the servants around him, so as not to disturb the government and cause turmoil.

It's not that they want to take the opportunity to kill the power around the emperor, it's because these few people acted too arrogantly and recklessly after taking office, amassing money wantonly, and even caused two life lawsuits, but they didn't report it because of the emperor's relationship come up.Seeing that things are getting worse and worse, Liu Jian, as the first assistant, is duty-bound to advise Zhu Houzhao on this matter many times. This is not the first time that such a scene has happened, but Jiao Shi was busy with Jinyiwei's affairs some time ago, and there is no Just found out.

Perhaps because of Jiao Shizhi, Zhu Houzhao was not as angry as before, and suppressed his anger and said: "Liu Jin and others are people beside me. You can't wait for me to wipe out all the people around me so that I can replace them one by one." Your manpower? Dreaming!"

Liu Jian's face was flushed, not because of the temperature, but because of the rising anger. He was a stubborn old man, and he refused to back down in the face of this matter. The ministers and the emperor quarreled for half an hour. Knowing that Jiao Shizhi saw that Liu Jian's face was not quite right, he hurried out and said, "Your Majesty, it's getting late at this time, please be considerate of my subordinates, and we can discuss this matter tomorrow."

Candles were already lit in the palace, and Zhu Houzhao saw Jiao Shizhi's face clearly from the steps. Seeing his pleading eyes, but the quarrel was fruitless, he immediately waved his hands irritably and said, "You all get back down later. Let’s talk about it tomorrow, I’m tired.”

Still dissatisfied, Liu Jian took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty—" There was a hint of mournfulness in the voice, Jiao Shi trembled, and immediately stepped forward to support Liu Ge, and immediately found that Liu Jian was already trembling slightly , because of Jiao Shizhi's external help, he suddenly lost the strength to support him and leaned on him.

This scene made the two sides who were fighting each other stupefied for a moment. Zhu Houzhao was the first to react, and shouted sharply: "Lehua, hurry up and find the imperial doctor." If he didn't make it, he hurried to the doctor.

Jiao Shizhi supported Mr. Liu Ge and carefully sat down on the chair next to him, resting his hand on Liu Jian's wrist, feeling the disordered beating with horror. Although he did not understand medical principles, at least he knew that such a beating speed was wrong. .

After the imperial doctor rushed over, he breathed a sigh of relief after some treatment, and said softly, "Mr. Liu Ge is fine, but he was out of breath just now, and he didn't have enough rest during this period, so he was exhausted. Rest in bed for a few days and you'll be fine." The imperial physician's words made everyone heave a sigh of relief, even Zhu Houzhao had a relieved look on his face.If something happened to Liu Jian because of the argument just now, Zhu Houzhao would feel uneasy no matter how loose he was.

Liu Jian lay weakly, and after a long time, he managed to say something, "Your Majesty, this is just a trivial matter, please don't take it to heart."

Zhu Houzhao glared at Liu Jian fiercely, and said angrily: "This is not a trivial matter. If Shi Zhi was not alert just now, something might happen! Mr. Ge should also take care of his health on weekdays, I still need your help I have accomplished my great work."

The emperor seldom said such soft words, Liu Jian heard it for the first time, and it was quite applicable in his heart. After the monarch and his ministers said a few more words, Zhu Houzhao sent someone to escort Liu Jian back to Liu's residence.And after such an unexpected incident just now, the matter that they were still arguing just now was temporarily left behind.

When there were only Jiao Shizhi and Zhu Houzhao left in the hall, Zhu Houzhao suddenly remembered again and cursed in a low voice, but the anger on his face was not as obvious as before.

Standing behind Zhu Houzhao, Jiao Shizhi asked softly, "Your Majesty, you are a bit biased towards Liu Jin and others regarding the dispute between you and Elder Liu Ge just now."

Jiao Shizhi is a bystander, so he can see clearly better than an insider.Although Liu Jian and the others were threatening, was it not the result of Zhu Houzhao's perfunctory efforts?

Zhu Houzhao put his hands behind his back irritably, with deep wrinkles between his brows, "Liu Jin's success is more than failure, I know that they are greedy for money, and I also know that they act arrogantly. If used properly, it will be a sharp sword. Chao The Chinese ministers don't have the kind of desperate energy that they can put to death and survive, and some things can only be done by them."

Zhu Houzhao was explaining the reason to Jiao Shizhi.

Jiao Shizhi pondered for a moment, then said softly: "Why don't your majesty and Mr. Liu Ge take a step back? The majesty should also know that greed is endless. If you continue to indulge, this sword may come back. Punishment is necessary." Yes, but the sin is not unto death.”

According to Jiao Shizhi's character, such a sharp weapon is not worth mentioning, but he is not Zhu Houzhao after all.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao had a deeper reason, but he would never tell Jiao Shizhi about it.No one knows better than the emperor how idle and boring the officials of the court are.No matter what the matter is, from the emperor's important ministers down to the people of Liming, as long as they feel that something is unfair, they will give up reasons to persuade them.

This time the case of Liu Jin was also the same. In the beginning, just because they could not get used to eunuchs being in charge, they asked the emperor to remove a few posts one after another.It's fine if there are reasons and evidence, but this time it was really just the officials who spoke from their hearts, and there was no evidence, so Zhu Houzhao immediately dismissed it.

This immediately caused a backlash from the officials, and they became more and more courageous. They learned a lesson and pulled Liu Jin and others to the bottom. They really found out a lot of criminal evidence.Zhu Houzhao's pressure increased, but he never ordered to reprimand them.

Of course, there is the reason Zhu Houzhao told Jiao Shizhi just now, but the deeper and more secret reason is to protect Jiao Shizhi.

If Liu Jin and others lost the protection in front, the officials who had just refuted the servants around the emperor would only focus all their attention on another group, and Jiao Shizhi would definitely be in the eyes of many people at this time.Now that Liu Jin and others are diverting their attention, most people will only pay attention to the group of eunuchs who have a lot of bad records. Where can they find the trouble of Jiao Shi who has been keeping a low profile?

This kind of heart is not enough for outsiders.

Zhu Houzhao knew well that Jiao Shizhi's character was clear. If he knew that Zhu Houzhao did everything possible to keep Liu Jin and others alive for his sake, he would definitely not allow such a thing to happen.He can do things for Zhu Houzhao against his conscience, but he can't accept that even the slightest reason comes from himself.

Zhu Houzhao loved him deeply, and he didn't want to see him toss and turn, hiding this little secret deeply.

However, Zhu Houzhao took Jiao Shizhi's persuasion just now. Liu Jin and the others are really easy to go to the sky if they beat each other all the time. This is really making yourself guilty.

"Your Majesty, I should remind you about Liu Ge's old affairs today. Liu Ge is very old. If something really happened today, how should I deal with myself? Please think about the words you use in the future, okay? "When it came to the end, it was no longer persuasion, Jiao Shizhi was just complaining.It's not that he made the emperor respect the elderly, it's that the appearance just now is exactly the same as that of the folks he occasionally saw, and at most he didn't do anything.

Zhu Houzhao touched his nose embarrassingly, and said awkwardly: "Isn't it because Liu Ge is so powerful that I really can't remember his age?"

Thinking about the confrontation just now, Jiao Shizhi also took it seriously, the only one who could support the emperor for so long was Old Liu Ge.This further strengthened Jiao Shizhi's desire to keep Elder Liu Ge's heart. Now in the court, only the cabinet can pull back the emperor who occasionally runs away, and the rest of the officials can only persuade him. Remonstrance, but can't do practical things.

Little did they know that this idea also existed in the hearts of several cabinet scholars. If there was anxiety, the possibility of reconciliation between them and the emperor would always be greatly improved, and they were deeply determined to pull Jiao Shizhi into their camp. Determination.

When the two were standing outside, suddenly Jiao Shizhi heard some strange noises, looked in that direction without thinking, and saw Zhu Houzhao retreating awkwardly.Jiao Shizhi narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, you haven't eaten at noon?"

"Hehe, hehe."

Zhu Houzhao just laughed.

"Lehua!" Jiao Shizhi glared at the emperor lightly, and then whispered something to Lehua who trotted over.

He didn't see Zhu Houzhao behind him showing a small smug smile, and his warm and affectionate eyes fixed on Jiao Shizhi for a long time.

Perhaps Zhu Houzhao didn't know that there is such a thing as boiling frogs in warm water in the world, but he used great perseverance, suppressed the frantic thoughts before, and tested Jiao Shizhi's bottom line little by little, occupying every inch of his retreat. Every penny, and wantonly swaying his breath inside.

No, this patience is always useful...