eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 919 The Art of the Emperor

Chapter 919 The Art of the Emperor

"Why is the Second Young Master returning home at this time?"

It was still the hour of Si in the morning, and the servants in the palace knew at a glance that they had to travel overnight.

Wang Chaoxu walked quickly without looking at anyone, trotting down the steps at the door and asked the person following him, "Where's Dad?"

"The master is in the study."

In the early years of Zhengde, the emperor punished officials for their bad habit of not being on duty on time, which is called absenteeism in modern terms.

However, this kind of thing can easily recur. Zhu Houzhao rarely called for early morning court, but only summoned people to the palace from time to time. For these officials, as long as they did not delay the emperor's summons, basically no one would bother them.

This is also the reason why Wang Qiong is at home today.

In the study, he knew his intention as soon as he raised his eyelids, and asked, "Have the Jinyiwei taken action?"

Wang Chaoxu didn't even have time to say a few words of greeting before he was stunned by this sentence, "Dad, you already know?"

"known long time ago."

Wang Qiong was practicing calligraphy, and was paying attention to how he used his strength.

known long time ago?

This is very unsatisfactory.

"It seems that father doesn't love his son anymore."

"What a joke, what do you know, you bastard?" Wang Qiong's hair turned white, his eye bags were heavy, and even his body was not as agile as before, but his brain was still rusty. "The emperor said that the Jinyiwei had found something in Yangzhou, and I turned around and told you. Who do you think the emperor is? Can you fool around so easily? It was because you didn't know that you rushed to the capital, and that's why we were saved. If you had been prepared and taken every step carefully, the emperor would have seen it at a glance with his intelligence."

"Dad, you seem so calm, do you have any ideas?" Wang Chaoxu knew that things were turning around and his face started smiling again.

"There is a way, but I don't know if you dare to use it."

"I will definitely listen to Dad's advice."

"Okay. Then write a letter of apology and explain clearly the relationship between you and your so-called friends. Don't hide anything. Then, I, your old man, will save my face..."

At this point, Wang Qiong also sighed, "The worst that can happen is that I cry for a while and ask the emperor to spare your death penalty."

"Dad!" Wang Chaoxu didn't expect this method, and he became anxious for a moment, "You are pushing your son into the fire pit!"

Wang Qiong didn't say anything, but lowered her head and finished the half-written word.

The word he wrote is 'heart'.

"So what's your solution?" After he finished writing, he looked up and asked, "If you have a way to avoid jumping into the fire pit, tell me, I will go through mountains of swords and seas of fire for you."

"I don't dare. When I saw the Royal Guards arresting people, I was already confused. I haven't thought of any good ideas in the past two days on the road. But I always think that the emperor can't really be merciless, right?"

Wang Qiong smiled, "Although the emperor is impartial, he is sometimes protective of his own shortcomings. He takes great care of the dogs in front of his palace. Isn't that how he got his special salary back then? In the final analysis, it was to exempt his trusted ministers from the crime of corruption. As for those who are not his own people, he naturally shows no mercy.

The question now is, do you have to be one of the emperor's own people? You have been an official for several years, have you ever considered what the emperor really cares about? The currency reform is right in front of you, what do you think? Have you ever asked about currency reform since you entered this department? No! You are thinking about how to use your father's relationship to settle the crime you committed! You don't care about the emperor's affairs, but you want the emperor to forgive your sins. In which dynasty is it easy to be an official? ! "

The last sentence carries the implication of a stern lesson.

"The child is confused!"

An old house where a treasure.

In this critical moment, Wang Chaoxu was no longer proud and accepted any insults he received.

"Are you still confused now?"

"Now I understand. I will submit a petition to apologize and then return to Yangzhou to push for currency reform and beg the emperor for mercy!"

Wang Qiong said: "Don't think that everything will be safe and sound. It's hard to move in the court. Whether you can survive depends on luck. The currency reform will definitely involve some local people, who have close ties with the government. The emperor understands this. So... I'm afraid..."

Wang Chaoxu couldn't hear the following words with his level, "What are you afraid of?"

Wang Qiong pursed her lips and said nothing.

He thought about it and felt a little nervous.

But human instinct would drive him not to think in that direction.

"I hope I don't have such bad luck." Wang Qiong stood up with the help of the table. "Okay, I've given you the answer you wanted. Don't stay in the capital anymore. Go back to Yangzhou!"

"Yes!"

Instead, the housekeeper walked to the door and said, "Master, the second young master must have traveled all night. I asked someone to prepare chicken soup. Can you have a sip to replenish your body?"

Wang Qiong drove the two away, "You didn't do a good job. There's plenty of soup in prison, and even better food before execution. This bowl is not enough!"

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Qianqing Palace.

In fact, Han Ziren, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, moved faster than Wang Chao needed.

But entering the palace to see the emperor is not as convenient as going home to see his father.

Han Ziren had to wait until the afternoon before he could meet the emperor.

As for Zhu Houzhao, he had been the emperor for twenty years, so how could he not know this? He realized what Han Ziren said halfway through.

"When I summoned all the ministers to issue the decree a few days ago, I warned them to restrain their relatives and family members so that they would not cry in front of me. I had anticipated this would happen.

So you don't have to worry so much. But you are not in Beijing, so you don't know about this. From your point of view, since the situation is serious, it is right to report to Beijing in time."

Han Ziren thought to himself: It is true.

As always, the emperor gave him the feeling that everything was under his control.

"This Wang Chaoxu, I remember him." The emperor frowned and recalled, "When he was appointed as the prefect of Yangzhou, I praised Wang Qiong, saying that he promoted people regardless of their relationship. It has been more than two years since then, and I have always forgotten how well this guy did in Yangzhou. How is Yangzhou now?"

"With the Holy Emperor in power, Yangzhou will naturally be as prosperous as before."

"Wang Qiong will never make a stupid mistake. Anyone in the court can be confused, but he is the least likely to be confused. Among all my ministers, Wang Qiong is the one who is unscrupulous and adaptable. And he understands me, so he will never give me any problems with currency reform."

Having said that, Zhu Houzhao frowned and thought to himself: But the blame for this matter should be on his bad reputation brought about by his "unscrupulous means".

Because of this, blaming him would be the least objectionable thing in the court.

He is also the Minister of Personnel.

This is the Heavenly Official.

Even the Heavenly Officials were not so generous as to let the Emperor revoke his order, so what else should others say?

In fact, during the Zhengde period, the functions of the six ministries were still very clear, and each minister was not reduced to a pawn of the cabinet ministers. They each had their own workload and were equally relied upon by the emperor, so their status was not light.

As for the Minister of Personnel, he has the highest position except for the Minister of Rites.

Killing the chicken to scare the monkey is just right.

However, these imperial techniques are not suitable to be explained too clearly to Han Ziren.

Han Ziren tried to understand the emperor's meaning, "Your Majesty, are you saying that Minister Wang will definitely make the right decision, so you want to let Wang Chao go?"

Zhu Houzhao stroked his fingers, thought for a moment and shook his head, "No, the case in Yangzhou is the first case after the currency reform, and we must investigate it in depth and detail. I can't let people see that I am concerned about someone, otherwise how can I push forward other places later?

The method Wang Qiong thought of for his own son is absolutely reliable, so you must not only investigate, but also investigate with ironclad evidence, and investigate to the point that the dynasty needs to be outraged by both humans and gods. Only in this way can people see the determination of the court. Is this difficult?"

Han Ziren promised, "It's not difficult. It's not easy for Jinyiwei to find a good person, but it's easy to find a bad person."

Why tell such honest words to the emperor?

Zhu Houzhao blinked his eyes, pretending he hadn't heard it, "Do you have any more questions?"

"Gone."

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