Empress Chu

Zhu Yong thanked En and got up, looked at the woman on the dragon chair, and said loudly: "I will definitely live up to the emperor's kindness."

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"This Zhu—"

Dali Siqing was a little fat, and while walking quickly to keep up with Deng Yi, he was a little out of breath when talking, and he forgot what this person's name was when he said it - he didn't pay much attention to this kind of official in the past.

If you want a family background, you have no family background, and if you want a future, you have no future.

"Zhu Yong." The servant of the household department next to him reminded him with his hands in his hands.

"Don't care about the dogs." Dali Temple said angrily, "Is he crazy? If he is crazy, drive him out immediately."

After saying this, turn around and look for it.

"Where's Bachelor Li? What are you waiting for?"

Hanlin bachelors are not qualified to follow Deng Yi here——

"Go get someone to find him, no, let him get out too."

Deng Yi, who was walking silently in front of him, said: "Don't worry about it, he just has nowhere to go, so he can only turn to the queen."

That's true, so what if this case is cleared up, you Zhu Yong is servile to the queen, this court will definitely not be able to stay any longer.

For the future, Zhu Yong can only rely on the queen, hoping that the queen can keep him.

"Even if the queen keeps him and lets him continue to be an official, what's the use? A small editor." The servant of the official department smiled softly behind him.

The queen can make Longyiwei run amok, but the queen has no right to appoint an official.

"Does she still expect this little editor, Xiu Ye, to run amok all over the street, catch people and fight?"

Everyone laughed when they heard this sentence.

"That's better." Dali Temple Minister said coldly, "He has never met the late emperor, and he can't bear the name of following the late emperor's will. If he dares to do anything wrong, he can just kill the five city soldiers and horses in the street."

The officials laughed again.

Deng Yi said again: "Don't worry about these trivial matters, it's important to appease the hearts of the people first, the Queen's chaos this time has disturbed the hearts of the people."

The servant of the criminal department sneered and added: "You may not know how the queen judged the case. Jingzhou Zhongzheng was directly broken by Long Yiwei."

Officials were in an uproar.

"What kind of investigation is this? This is extorting a confession by torture."

"I heard that Jiang Jijiu was locked in a secret cell, not to mention visits, and he didn't know if he was alive or dead."

"What qualifications do they have for patrolling and arresting? It's really a mess!"

Deng Yi stopped the noise from the officials, and said: "So let the officials and people of Jingzhou know, let the world know that this matter has nothing to do with the court, it's not that the Great Xia court has lost its rules."

The key to this matter is not whether the case is an unjust case, but that even if it is an unjust case, it cannot be investigated in this way.

The key to this matter is that the queen has no rules, ignores the court, acts with power, and acts recklessly.

This kind of unruly queen is also common in history books. Those who end well are deposed, and those who end badly are given death.

All the officials understood, and they all responded yes.

Deng Yi raised his feet and stepped into the main hall, looking at the food delivered by the imperial dining room on the food table inside, he was silent for a moment.

It's not necessary to give her death, and it's not necessary to be deposed, just let her go back to the harem to stay.

He should not have been in charge of government.

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The officials in the Taifu Hall were scattered, some were writing, some were meditating and making suggestions.

The minister of Dali Temple looked through a few documents, and a small official came to deliver tea. He took it, and thought of why the small official should call Hanlin Li Xueshi. editing?"

The Minister of Dali Temple looked at the hall full of people, but no matter how big the Taifu Hall was, it could not compare with the court hall, and no matter how many people there were, not all the officials of the Manchu Dynasty were in it, and there were still many officials in the entire court hall who were not here——

He whispered: "I don't care about that little editor, I'm worried that other people will learn from that little editor."

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials laughed: "Really? I want to see who it is. Is the person on Xie's side unable to pretend anymore?"

Ever since the queen started to intervene in politics, Xie Yanfang and her party members have been silent, as if they have nothing to do with them.

"It's strange that they have nothing to do with them." The Minister of the Ministry of Officials sneered, "They are the queen's followers."

Not talking is, talking is even more, waiting for them to jump out.

The minister of Dali Temple touched his nose, intending to say that Xiao Xiuxiu is not a member of the Xie Clan, but because he is not, he has nowhere to go. There are not many other people in the DPRK. Suicide.

He signaled the little official to go down, so there was no need to call Xueshi Li.

Chapter 36 What is

Before leaving for Jingzhou, Zhu Yong first went to see Zheng Xia.

Although no one paid any attention to Long Weijun's description of the investigation in the court, but when Long Weijun moved a box of case files to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, the Ministry of Criminal Justice took over.

Because the case has not been finally closed, Zheng Xia has not left the cell.

"The environment here is better than all the prison cells I have lived in." Zheng Xia lay on the wooden bed and said with a smile to his old friend, "If it weren't for these chains and the guards outside the door, I would have thought I was back in prison. The place where we studied."

Zhu Yong looked at the piles of books on the bedside, a little funny, but sad when he laughed: "You still want to study."

Zheng Xia sat up with one hand supporting her body: "I haven't read a book since I was locked up in the cell. It's been so long, they asked me what I need most, and I just opened my mouth and asked for a book."

Zhu Yong hurriedly supported him and looked at Zheng Xia. Zheng Xia was already so thin that Zhu Yong wouldn't recognize him if he met outside.

Zhu Yong's eyes fell on Zheng Xia's left hand, which was dry and stiff, and two fingers were missing.

"It was fine last time I saw you." His voice was hoarse and sore.

"What's the matter, it's all broken. When I came here, Captain Ding said that if you want to save your arm, you have to cut off the broken finger." Zheng Xia said, looking at her left hand, "Cut it off." Cut it off, this hand is actually useless."

Speaking of which, look at Zhu Yong.

"Stop talking about this, what's going on? Why was I suddenly re-trialed?"

Although the case is surrounding him, he is isolated in the cell and knows nothing.

When Zhu Yong told the story, Zheng Xia was shocked and his expression changed——

"So this time, yes, luck—" he murmured under his breath.

I want to say that I am lucky, but I feel that it is not necessarily good luck.

This is clearly involved in the power struggle between the queen and the courtiers.

"Actually, people like me will die when they die." He said, looking up at Zhu Yong, his eyes were full of self-blame and worry, "You have also been dragged down."

Zhu Yong smiled: "It's my own choice. Also, I have already asked the queen to grant me permission to go to Jingzhou as an imperial envoy to finish the case."

Zheng Xia sat up straight again in amazement: "Why do you do this? Although you are dragged down, if you resign and leave the capital, those big shots will not chase you down. Why did you jump in instead?"

Zhu Yongdao: "No matter what the empress intends to do, but this time she is indeed the one who overturned the unjust case. I know what those people will do next. It is nothing more than a bad reputation for the empress, so I will personally explain to the people of Jingzhou, let everyone I know that the queen is meddling in politics, but not disorderly."

Zheng Xia is silent, this still has to be involved.

Zhu Yong stood up and said, "Also, I'm doing what you did."

Zheng Xia was stunned, what did he do?

"You are full of knowledge, and you are willing to be a dirty official in Jingzhou for more than ten years, in order to prevent students from being delayed by corruption." Zhu Yong said, looking at Zheng Xia with a smile, "Now it's time for me to do it. "

If Zheng Xia is willing to do nothing, then Zhu Yong is willing to be notorious.

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Zhu Yong set off for Jingzhou, and the officials of the Ministry of Punishment also went to Jingzhou, but the hustle and bustle of the capital didn't seem to stop because of this.

There are various discussions surrounding this matter.

"It's wrong for the queen to do this, how can she do this?"

"Why can't the queen do this? Because it's a woman?"

"Could it be that a woman can only save His Highness with her life, go to the border county to kill the enemy, and force the king of Zhongshan to retreat, but she can't say a word in the court?"

The men who just opened their mouths in the restaurants and teahouses were immediately refuted by the women—not all the noble ladies who had nothing to do all day, eating, drinking and having fun, but the big girls and daughters-in-law who peddled baskets along the street, the sellers of restaurants and teahouses. Wine woman.

There is no way, this woman, Empress Chu, has done too many things that a woman shouldn't have done.

"It's not about whether it's possible, it's about what she did wrong."

"All ministries of the imperial court perform their own duties. The Queen asked the Longwei Army to investigate the case. What is the Longwei Army? It is the Emperor's Guard."

"They are not official servants, but they break into anyone they want to arrest, set up private prisons, and lynch to extract confessions."

"If Zheng Xia's unjust case was said to be bullying, then wouldn't the Queen be bullying others by doing so?"

Of course, this matter does not just stop at the controversy over the identity of women. After the scribes in Confucian robes and beards questioned, young girls and women who showed their heads did not dare to answer and did not know how to answer.

There were soldiers and guards galloping on the street. When they saw the python pattern on their robes, they didn't need to shout, they hurriedly backed away, their eyes frightened and fearful.

Longyiwei is no longer just Tianziwei in the eyes of the public.

In addition to seeing Longyiwei almost fight with Beijing soldiers with their own eyes, there are also many rumors in private, describing how miserable Jiang Jijiu was after being captured, describing how Longyiwei broke down and destroyed his family in Jingzhou, and even the county guard was kicked by them. Come on, they say whoever is guilty is guilty—

"Someone has already used Longyiwei to scare children, saying that if they are disobedient, they will be arrested by Longyiwei." Qi Leyun tied his arms and held the arrow in his hand in a low voice.

In the Waterside Pavilion of the Imperial Garden, Chu Zhao is holding a pot throwing party.

In addition to listening to the government, Chu Zhao would hold regular banquets and invite wives from aristocratic families, which was what a queen should do.

The queen issued an invitation and ordered the wives to come whether they wanted to or not.

After coming here, those who don't want to please the queen sit still, and the queen doesn't mind. When she goes to have fun, there are people who are willing to accompany her. After all, the queen had many playmates before she became a queen.

The girl's playmates in the boudoir have a bond that is difficult to part with, and it will not disappear because of the change of status.

Zhou Jiang threw the arrow out and put it firmly into the pot.

"This rumor is the most powerful." She said, "Children don't know how scary Longyiwei is, they only know that it's scary to be captured, and then everyone in the streets coaxes children like this, and even if Longyiwei doesn't do anything, it will be like that." He has become a villain who stops children from crying."

Chu Tang turned slightly to the side, and asked Chu Zhao in a low voice, "Should I leave the capital first and move to the academy?"

It's about the court, and there are rumors that the court officials are behind the scenes. It's not like girls like them, and Xiaotu and the others can fight against it by shouting a few words in the folk street.

Chu Zhao smiled and said, "Then you beat me first."

She threw the arrow out and put it firmly into the pot.

Chu Tang was helpless: "I don't know how to archery or martial arts, how can I compare with you, my lady."

Having said that, she took the arrows handed over by the maids and threw the pot with great interest.

Chu Zhao looked at the girls and said, "I know everyone is accusing and slandering Longyiwei now—" She smiled at this point, and now she also calls Longweijun Longyiwei, "Purpose slander me."

She has known these rumors for a long time, knows more, and even knows where some rumors come from.

It's all on the record, but there's no need to break in and arrest everyone.

"Your Majesty." Zhou Jiang suddenly asked, "Why are you doing this? Do you think it's right?"

This is a question, and the girls around are startled.

Anyway, the current Chu Zhao is not the former Chu Zhao, but the queen.

Even Qi Leyun, who thought he was the most straightforward, changed his face. Isn't this question too direct?If you can ask this question, don't you think it's wrong for the queen to do so?

People who like to play chess think and do things differently from others——

Now that Chu Zhao wanted to hit someone, he probably didn't have to do it himself. She had Long Yiwei. Qi Leyun thought about it, and subconsciously looked around.

Chu Zhao's expression didn't change at all, as if he was asking who would throw the pot next.

"Are you talking about the Zheng Xia case?" she said, "It's very simple, because it's an unjust case."

Zhou Jiang was stunned.

"I found out that there is something wrong with this case." Chu Zhao continued, taking the arrow handed by the court lady, "It happens that there are also people calling for injustice, so of course we have to investigate, it's as simple as that."

The other girls were still a little dazed, but Zhou Jiang already showed a dazed expression.