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After resting in Tongzhou for a day, at the end of the next morning, the Southern Patrol fleet finally set sail again and headed for the capital.

Different from the previous itinerary in a hurry, hurrying and hurrying, after leaving Tongzhou, the speed of the Southern Patrol fleet quietly became much slower, and the momentum was much more stable and solemn, showing a leisurely attitude, showing the calm and confident travel of the emperor, as if the reason why Emperor Deqing returned to Beijing was only because the tour was exhausted.

How to put it, there are some things that everyone knows, but they must pretend not to know, and there are other things, even if they have become open secrets, they must also be pretended and ********, which may be the so-called "politics".

However, Tongzhou is only about thirty miles away from the capital, so although the speed of the Southern Patrol fleet is much slower, it still came to the capital before the time of the hour!

At this point, after more than four months, Emperor Deqing finally ended his southern tour and returned to the center of the capital.

In order to welcome Emperor Deqing back to Beijing, from the crown prince Zhu Heyu and the elder Huang Yourong down, all the court officials who stayed in the capital went out of the city to greet each other, and the scene was quite grand.

However, just when the hundred officials greeted Emperor Deqing, an intriguing scene suddenly appeared on the field!

However, he said that after Emperor Deqing stepped off the dragon boat, in the face of the hundreds of officials of the imperial court, he first briefly summarized his experience and gains during the southern tour, and then suddenly turned his eyes to the crown prince Zhu Heyu, and asked: "Prince, during my southern tour, you stayed in the capital with several elders. Together, I am in control of the situation in the center, and I have arranged this so that you can familiarize yourself with government affairs and take the opportunity to learn from the experience of several elders...... Now, a few months have passed. Do you have something to gain? ”

Emperor Deqing's words seemed careless. But in fact, it is full of deep meaning.

You must know that during Emperor Deqing's southern tour, the crown prince Zhu and Yu were the supervisors who stayed in the capital, and the elder Huang Yourong was the auxiliary government who stayed in the capital.

However, because of these words of Emperor Deqing. The situation has quietly changed, and it has become that the crown prince and several cabinet elders "control the central situation together", and the main tasks of the crown prince Zhu and Yu during their stay in Beijing to supervise the country have also become "familiar with government affairs" and "learning experience"!

In this way, the chaotic situation caused by the rectification of commercial taxes naturally does not need the crown prince Zhu and Yu to be responsible!

Emperor Deqing's deep meaning, many smart people heard it, and their expressions changed slightly.

Huang Yourong, who was standing next to the crown prince Zhu Heyu, turned a lot paler because of Emperor Deqing's words.

On the other side, after hearing Emperor Deqing's inquiry. The crown prince Zhu Heyu's expression moved slightly, and after a little hesitation, he finally replied: "Back to my father's words, the sons have been following several cabinet elders to learn government affairs during this time. I learned a lot and benefited a lot. ”

After hearing the answer of the crown prince Zhu and Yu, Emperor Deqing nodded with satisfaction. Wen Yan comforted: "That's good, several cabinet elders are all experienced and old people who seek the country. You really need to learn a lot from them...... Of course, I know you've always been diligent. But you can't overdo it, you have to pay attention to your body, and you don't have to work too hard in the future. ”

Between the words, Emperor Deqing's concern and love for the crown prince Zhu Heyu can be described as overflowing.

The crown prince Zhu Heyu bowed his head and said: "Thank you for your father's care, my sons and daughters know." ”

After Emperor Deqing nodded, he asked the crown prince Zhu Heyu again: "During my southern tour, can the country be peaceful?" What natural and man-made disasters can be in various places? ”

The crown prince Zhu Heyu replied: "During my father's southern tour, there were no natural or man-made disasters in various places, and the world was peaceful. ”

Emperor Deqing still nodded his head in satisfaction, and then asked, "Is there any accumulated government affairs in the center of the imperial court that have not been handled?" ”

The crown prince Zhu Heyu replied: "For several months, there has been no government affairs in the court that need special attention, and the ministers and several cabinet elders have been handled in accordance with the practice of the imperial court, and there is no accumulation of government affairs. ”

It stands to reason that at this time, Emperor Deqing should ask again "whether the situation between the government and the opposition is stable" and "whether the imperial decrees are unimpeded".

However, Emperor Deqing seemed to have forgotten about this, and he didn't ask anymore, but after a few words of comfort, he turned around and rode in Luan, intending to return to the palace!

However, after Emperor Deqing boarded the Luan car, he seemed to have thought of something temporarily, and turned to the crown prince Zhu Heyu and said: "Prince, you and I should travel in the same car, I still want to ask you a few more words about the situation in the temple recently." ”

After hearing Emperor Deqing's orders, the crown prince Zhu Heyu naturally did not dare to disobey, and quickly boarded the royal car of Emperor Deqing and traveled in the same car with Emperor Deqing.

Although Zhu Heyu is the prince of the dynasty, it is also an extraordinary honor to be able to travel in the same car with Emperor Deqing.

However, since Emperor Deqing stepped off the dragon boat, he never paid attention to the old man Huang Yourong beside the crown prince Zhu and Yu, and did not even look at him, but blindly paid attention to the crown prince Zhu Heyu, showing an obvious intention of protection.

The attitude is intimate and sparse, which can be described as clear at a glance!

Through these statements, Emperor Deqing's hint is very obvious, that is, the matter of commercial tax rectification, the performance of the crown prince Zhu Heyu is certainly a little reckless, causing turmoil in the situation between the government and the opposition, but I have protected him! As for the scapegoats for this...... Huang Yourong, as the elder of the auxiliary political cabinet during the Southern Tour, isn't it the best choice?

Emperor Deqing's deep meaning is naturally seen by many discerning people.

Therefore, when Emperor Deqing left in Luan, many officials looked at Huang Yourong's eyes, all of which were meaningful, full of sympathy, or schadenfreude.

As for Huang Yourong at this time, his face was already pale, his body trembled slightly, and he could no longer see his usual smiling tiger appearance.

Many "Yellow Party" officials also had different thoughts at this time, either panicking and overwhelmed, or they had different thoughts and planned to change their courts.

However, even if the situation of Huang Yourong's loss of power and fall is now clear at a glance, and the "Yellow Party" is about to fall apart and disappear, after all, Huang Yourong is a powerful minister who has been running the government and the opposition for many years, and there are still many "Yellow Party" officials who will not abandon him.

As Emperor Deqing's Luan drove away slowly, the young master Zhang Cheng, the household department Shangshu Lin Wei, the university scholar Huo Zhengyuan, the Ministry of Industry Chen Dongxiang and others all walked quickly to Huang Yourong's body and gathered around Huang Yourong to maintain Huang Yourong's last dignity.

Among them, Zhang Cheng, Lin Wei and others wanted to discuss ideas with Huang Yourong, and planned to fight hard to reverse the situation, but as for Huo Zhengyuan, Chen Dongxiang and others, they had ulterior motives.

At the same time, Shen Changmao, who is now the first assistant to the cabinet and is still an ally of Huang Yourong on the surface, also came to Huang Yourong, but he invited Huang Yourong to go with him!

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PS: Well, today's first update!

If nothing else, there will be four to five watches today!

…… (To be continued.) )