Soon, Xie Zhi and Zhu Houzhao met Emperor Hongzhi in the Qianqing Palace.

At this moment, the charcoal basin of the Qianqing Palace was burning hot, and Emperor Hongzhi's clothes were not tightly buttoned, so they were loosely mounted.

There were also some dancing girls in the room who were noisy and persuaded Emperor Hongzhi to drink.

If such a style is seen by those officials, it will be a faint king.

In the past, the image of Emperor Hongzhi in front of Zhu Houzhao may have been too perfect, looking at Emperor Hongzhi's current appearance, Zhu Houzhao's mouth is big, and he doesn't know what to say for a long time.

Zhu Houzhao didn't know what to say, but Emperor Hongzhi was impatient to wait, raised his head and blamed: "If there is anything, just say it, and go out if you have nothing to say." ”

Zhu Houzhao broke in with great effort just to see what Emperor Hongzhi was doing, and when the Hongzhi Emperor he saw with his own eyes was not quite the same as his thousands of ideas, Zhu Houzhao couldn't say a word, and all that was left was surprise.

After Emperor Hongzhi asked, Zhu Houzhao couldn't say a word for a long time, and Emperor Hongzhi didn't pay attention to him.

After a long time, Zhu Houzhao finally mustered up the courage, knelt down with a puff, and said: "Father, the son has something to say, the father is the father of the world, so he should take the people as his own responsibility, how can he be so wasted, the father handed over such a government affairs to the sons and daughters to indulge in pleasure and indulge in pleasure, are they not afraid that the sons will follow suit?" From today on, those government ministers outside will not care, and whoever likes to take care of it will be in charge. ”

Zhu Houzhao dared to say in front of Emperor Hongzhi that it was not easy to say that such a big bunch.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Hongzhi was even more stubborn, slapped the table and scolded: "Rebel, do you think I have to choose you as the prince, I can also tell you, tomorrow I will make an order, choose a suitable prince from the clan, and live in the Zhan Mansion from now on, if you don't want to be this prince, then you can go wherever you like!" ”

The first time Emperor Hongzhi made such a threat, it was still the words of Tuo Xiao Jingchuan.

After all, Xiao Jing is just a messenger, besides, Xiao Jing also knows Emperor Hongzhi's illness, and fully understands that Emperor Hongzhi said that it was completely out of helplessness, so when he relayed it to Zhu Houzhao, he was completely one step behind in momentum.

At that time, even the paraphrase that was one step short had already threatened Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao himself also knows very well, although he said that he didn't want to be the prince, but since the day he was born, he was destined to do it.

One day, even if he doesn't become the prince, there will be only a dead end waiting for him.

Not to mention that the candidate to succeed him as the crown prince was selected from the children of the clan, or his own brother inherited, he, the former prince, would not end well.

The kind of free and unfettered life he hoped for was simply not possible.

But this time Zhu Houzhao was not threatened by Emperor Hongzhi, after Emperor Hongzhi spoke, Zhu Houzhao was stiff in his neck, and said: "Father, the son of the emperor is a son of man, and he must sacrifice himself when his father is at fault, if the son seeks advantages and avoids harm and dare not tell the truth, that is the biggest unfilial piety, even if the father is about to depose the son, the son can still say it, the father should focus on the ancestors and the society, and strive to govern the world and give the people a stability..."

Emperor Hongzhi didn't give Zhu Houzhao a chance to continue, and said a little angrily: "Come on, pull this rebel out of me." ”

Emperor Hongzhi spoke, and Xiao Jing immediately recalled the manpower.

Just when the guards were about to pull Zhu Houzhao away, Emperor Hongzhi ordered immediately after: "Those guards were derelict in their duties and were almost broken in by this rebel, and there was also a big mistake, they should be punished, and they should be preached, and no one will be blamed for thirty." ”

Xiao Jing reluctantly glanced at Zhu Houzhao, and then secretly glanced at Emperor Hongzhi, and replied loudly: "The slave and maid obey the order, and the slave and maid will do it immediately." ”

Zhu Houzhao was dragged out of the dormitory, Xiao Jing followed those guards out, walked to Zhu Houzhao's side, and persuaded: "Your Highness listens to Your Majesty's words and manages those things in the outer courts, so don't make Your Majesty angry." ”

Xiao Jing settled down like this completely out of consideration for Emperor Hongzhi's body.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao can do this, and Emperor Hongzhi is just angry on the surface, and he is afraid that he will be happy in his heart.

It is precisely because of this that Xie Zhi did not stop Zhu Houzhao from saying those words in the Qianqing Palace.

No matter what Emperor Hongzhi thinks, anyway, in Xie Zhi's opinion, the current Zhu Houzhao is becoming more and more like a Ming Jun.

Xiao Jing said this out of kindness, but Zhu Houzhao treated it as if it was a donkey's liver and lungs, and he didn't appreciate it at all, and said: "You dog, you stay by your father's side all day, what must you have said to your father?" ”

Xiao Jing has not been by Emperor Hongzhi's side for a day or two, and Emperor Hongzhi has suddenly become like this, no matter how you say it, Xiao Jing can't be blamed.

was scolded by Zhu Houzhao, Xiao Jing was full of grievances, and glanced at Xie Zhi helplessly, and said, "The slave maid has never said a word of treachery under Your Majesty. ”

At this time, Xiao Jing could only answer like this, this was the only thing he could say, he couldn't let him admit it directly, right?

If Xiao Jing admits it directly, then is it suspicious?

After Xiao Jing denied it, Zhu Houzhao still had an unyielding attitude, as if he had to get an answer from Xiao Jing.

Xie Zhi and Xiao Jing are in the same boat, no matter what, Xie Zhi always has to defend Xiao Jing.

Xie Zhi stopped Zhu Houzhao and said: "Since Your Highness has no evidence, you can't attribute the fault to Gonggong Xiao alone, if you wronged Gonggong Xiao, wouldn't it be bad, no matter what reason Your Majesty became like that, anyway, Your Majesty will not be able to handle government affairs in a short period of time, Your Highness's top priority is to deal with some things in the court first, to ensure the normal operation of the various yamen of the imperial court, after all, there are still thousands of people in the Ming Dynasty who want to eat." ”

To put it mildly, Zhu Houzhao finally stopped dwelling on this matter and returned to the warm pavilion with Xie Zhi.

Don't look at Zhu Houzhao went to see Emperor Hongzhi, in fact, the crux of his heart was too strong before, and what Emperor Hongzhi said in the Qianqing Palace echoed in his mind over and over again.

He really couldn't understand how his father suddenly became like this.

With these questions in his heart, Zhu Houzhao had to force himself to calm down and deal with these government affairs.

He can't just throw his sleeves and ignore these things, right?

When Zhu Houzhao and Xie Zhi returned to the warm pavilion, Gu Dayong had already copied down the first half of the newspaper that Xie Zhi had written.

When Zhu Houzhao entered the door, he saw that Zhu Houzhao's face was not very good, and he didn't dare to hand the written Di Bao to Zhu Houzhao, but saw the opportunity to send it to Xie Zhi, and said with a smile: "The first half of the Di Bao written by Yun Zhonghou has also been copied and written down by our family, and the rest have to be completed by Yun Zhong Hou to polish the pen." ”

Zhu Houzhao was sullen, Xie Zhi was not angry, and he kindly sent something to Gu Da, Xie Zhi also took it with a smile and responded: "Okay, thank you, let's finish the rest of the part." ”

In any case, the great victory for King Anhua is a fortunate event worthy of encouragement by the whole country.

This matter must also be reported as quickly as possible, so Xie Zhi did not delay at all, and quickly completed the rest of the report.

In fact, there was not much left in the newspaper, and Zhu Houzhao had to drag him to Emperor Hongzhi for a while.

Otherwise, his report would have been sent out long ago.

After the newspaper was written, Xie Zhi arranged for people to send the newspaper to various yamen.

This newspaper was sent out overnight, so that tomorrow morning the morning could be discussed how to reward those who had merit, and what to do with those who participated in the rebellion.

These issues must be discussed one by one.

In fact, some small things were discussed in the early court, but some important big things were handled privately by some important ministers and emperors.

A mature emperor would not be sure of the more controversial matters in the early dynasties.

If there is too much controversy, those who fail to get their wish in private will inevitably come to the emperor in groups.

As an emperor, there are a lot of things to deal with every day, and if you are stumped by these things, then where is there any efficiency.