Zhu Hou took care of Liu Jie, the secretary of Taichang Temple, then looked at Qu Yang, the young eunuch of the imperial dining room, and then looked at the large group of officials of Taichang Temple and the imperial dining room system behind him, he could see that Liu Jie and Qu Yang should not be involved in this matter, but Zhu Houzhao could not be sure whether these two people were involved in this matter.

For a while, Zhu Houzhao really couldn't determine who did anything in the supply of palace food.

At this time, Wang Hua, the first assistant of the cabinet, stood up: "Your Majesty! The minister dared to ask, what was the reason for the anger of His Majesty Long Yan, and ordered Xichang to escort the eunuchs of Taichang Temple and the imperial dining room. ”

Wang Hua really didn't know about this matter, but he could also see some clues from Zhu Houzhao's angry look, he was not a civil official like Jiao Fang who only wanted to be the emperor's eagle dog, what he hoped was to try not to implicate many innocent people because of something that angered Long Yan, so he asked, so as to think about ways to turn big things into small ones.

Zhu Houzhao naturally understood what Wang Hua meant by asking, he just smiled faintly, and only said: "Since Shoufu is interested, I will let you see for yourself what some gentlemen in the court are doing behind their backs." ”

As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao ordered: "Give this morning's breakfast to each of the officials in the imperial dining room and Taichang Temple present a bowl of porridge." ”

After Zhu Houzhao said, Gu Dayong of the West Factory did so and gave a bowl of porridge to the officials of the imperial dining room and Taichang Temple.

"Eat this bowl of porridge!"

Zhu Houzhao said.

Wang Hua, the first assistant of the cabinet, Zhang Cai, the second assistant of the cabinet, Zhang Cai, a scholar of the cabinet, and Liu Jin, the master of ceremonies, did not understand what Zhu Houzhao meant.

And most of the officials in the imperial dining room and Taichang Temple didn't know what Zhu Houzhao meant, but because it was His Majesty the Emperor who gave the porridge, they all thanked him and ate the porridge busily.

The young eunuchs in the imperial dining room are nothing, after all, they are all people who have no male ability.

And not long after eating the porridge, the civil officials of Taichang Temple turned red one by one, and looked at Zhu Houzhao with fire in their eyes.

"Liu Jie, the secretary of Taichang Temple, the bowl of porridge I gave you just now is a white porridge made in the imperial dining room, and it is made of tribute rice supplied by your Taichang Temple, you can see what the problem is now."

Zhu Houzhao asked, it is these civil officials of Taichang Temple who are suffering from hunger now, not him, the emperor, Zhu Houzhao is naturally not in a hurry, he wants to let the officials present know what some people with ulterior motives in the DPRK are doing.

Liu Jie, the secretary of Taichang Temple, now only wants to go home immediately to find his concubine to have a gift from Duke Zhou, but because of this, he understands why His Majesty the Emperor wants to escort the officials of Taichang Temple and the imperial dining room to the palace.

"The minister never thought that someone would dare to use such a means to His Majesty, and he intended to make His Majesty a faint king, and the minister thought that this matter must be done by the eunuch of the imperial dining room, and His Majesty has made great efforts to govern the country since he ascended the throne, and the north has collected the Hetao, and the south has set the south of the Yangtze River, so that the country is rich and the people are sufficient, but because of this, the ministers have been cut in power, and the celebrant is just a pen! Therefore, the minister thought that His Majesty would order the inner court to be rectified at the moment! ”

Taichang Siqing Liu Jie obviously wanted to throw this pot to the imperial dining room.

And Qu Yang, the young eunuch of the imperial dining room, also stood up at this time, and he didn't understand what the means Liu Jie said were, but when he heard Liu Jie, the secretary of Taichang Temple, throw the pot into his imperial dining room, he was naturally unwilling to admit his guilt, and he was also busy defending:

"Emperor Mingjian! The ministers don't know what the means Liu Taichang said, but the ministers never dare to harm the emperor! If there is something wrong with the meal in the imperial dining room, then the palace maid and the minister next to the emperor should also have something to do, and now, the ministers have not heard of any father-in-law and sister, and the ministers can't think of it, if there is a thief in the imperial dining room, what other means does this thief have to harm His Majesty. ”

"Why should Gonggong Qu pretend to be stupid, although you don't know about men and women, you should also know that some medicines are only effective for men, and they can be drugged in His Majesty's meals, except for your imperial dining room, who can have such a bargain!"

Taichang Siqing Liu Jie breathed rapidly, he wanted to put his hand into his robe now, but he still had to hold back, clenched his fists, and argued with Qu Yang, the young eunuch of the Imperial Horse Prison.

The other civil officials also blushed violently one by one, some even trembled directly and couldn't help gritting their teeth and moving their bodies forward once or twice, some couldn't help but put their hands in front of their robes and poked them a few times, and some couldn't help jumping up and sweating on their foreheads, at this moment, all of them realized the problem here, but now they didn't know what to do, they only scolded in their hearts:

"Who is so lacking in virtue to use this means to murder Your Majesty!"

Qu Yang now almost understood what the means of Liu Jie, the secretary of Taichang Temple, were talking about, and he defended himself again for a while: "Emperor! The ministers were wronged, and the ministers swore that the ministers would never make the emperor have the heart to be a faint king, and if the ministers had this heart, they would hit five thunders in the sky! It's hard to die! Emperor! ”

Wang Hua, the first assistant of the cabinet, now also sees the trickiness in this, and also understands why His Majesty brought the officials of the imperial dining room and Taichang Temple here, and let these officials eat the porridge given by the emperor.

However, Wang Hua also does not know how to determine this matter now.

Wang Hua first had to admit that there were indeed such shameless people in the court, and he did not hesitate to use this means to make His Majesty a debaucherous and unscrupulous monarch.

Thinking of the current discussion between the government and the opposition about His Majesty's lustful and often absent court, Wang Hua can't help but secretly think that there may also be these uneasy and kind-hearted traitors and thieves behind the scenes.

Wang Hua couldn't help but glance at Zhu Houzhao who was sitting on it, he began to feel a little sorry for this emperor, he had to admit that it was impossible for the court to be calm all along, even if His Majesty had taken many extreme measures before that he had to admit that he was too cruel.

Sometimes, Wang Hua also didn't understand why as an official in the court would use this method to make His Majesty a faint monarch.

"You, where are you putting the people of the world, and where are you putting the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty! Your Majesty is not conducive to the world, Your Majesty is good for the world, and your Majesty wants Your Majesty to be a faint monarch, why should you use such dirty means, and why should you sigh in front of people Your Majesty is lustful! ”

Wang Hua, the first assistant of the cabinet, loudly rebuked the officials in front of him, although he could not determine whether the matter was committed by eunuchs or civil officials, or whether eunuchs and civil officials colluded with each other.

But he was most indignant that the courtiers would use such means to murder His Majesty, and that they hypocritically sighed every day for His Majesty's debaucherous behavior.

Liu Jin secretly smiled coldly, he had to admit that now this first assistant Wang Hua is indeed simpler, and he is still so excited to see such behavior.

However, Liu Jin didn't say much, he knew that the only thing he could do now if he wanted not to be implicated in this matter was to be silent, and he was glad that Qu Yang, the young eunuch in the imperial dining room, was Luo Xiang's person, not his own person, so that whether Qu Yang was punished or not, it would not have much to do with him.

Of course, Liu Jin felt that he didn't need to help Qu Yang offend the civil officials, and there was no need to help the civil officials offend Luo Xiang, the chief eunuch behind Qu Yang, who was now a big celebrity around the queen.

And Zhang Cai, the secretary of the ministry and the deputy assistant of the cabinet, also remained silent like Liu Jin at this time, and was not as excited as Wang Hua, he had been watching the court for so many years, he could see that although from the perspective of Confucian ethics from the perspective of the Ming Dynasty, the family needs to have a strict father and the court needs to have a Ming monarch, but in fact, as a son, nephew and courtier, they all hope that their father will indulge their king to be a little dull, so that they can make themselves more free and better benefit themselves.

Nowadays, the court is diligent and diligent, and the new policies such as the Qingzhang Tianmu and the opening of the sea are regularly carried out by the Fajia, so that most of the officials and gentry have a lot of interests, and even in the past, they can rely on the emperor's mercy and can ask for salt to ask for the benefits of the emperor's official land, so naturally many people want to change the emperor.

Especially after the queen gave birth to the prince, most of the official gentry had the idea of letting a generation of young masters rule the world in the Ming Dynasty, after all, that would inevitably cause the imperial power to move downward, and everyone could be an idle, relaxed and wealthy official with peace of mind.

But Zhang Cai knew that the majesty in front of him didn't understand this truth, but that his majesty really wanted to do something, so he didn't make any extra effort to remind his majesty Zhu Houzhao.

Zhang Cai only knows that if His Majesty is a wise monarch who knows how to make good use of people, then he will be a minister of the country, and if His Majesty is a dumb and incompetent king, then he will be a huge greed of the country.

Liu Yu, a cabinet scholar and secretary of the Ministry of War, also saw the clue in this, he was a shareholder of many royal industries, and he was a new type of capitalist in the Ming Dynasty like Wang Hua, so he was also as instinctively disgusted as Wang Hua to make His Majesty the Emperor faint, but he was not as indignant as Wang Hua, and only looked at these civil officials whose faces were flushed with a playful smile.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao saw that these civil officials of Taichang Temple were all panting one by one, and some even couldn't help but reach into their robes, so they couldn't help but pat the back of the chair and shouted: "Take your hand back to me!" The palace is important, and you are not allowed to do anything indecent! Otherwise, I will kill him for blasphemy against the royal dignity! ”

As soon as Zhu Houzhao drank this order, the civil officials of Taichang Temple present could only hold back again, they could only divert their attention as much as possible to keep themselves from thinking about this matter, but they couldn't help but always have some indecent pictures in their minds.

Taichang Temple Shaoqing Ye Zhen really couldn't stand it, but he knew that he couldn't admit it at this time, because once he admitted it, it would only ruin his reputation for a lifetime, but he couldn't let this situation continue like this, because he had to admit that the means he secretly imposed on Emperor Zhu Houzhao would indeed make people uncomfortable and want to commit suicide if he tried it now.

Therefore, Ye Zhen, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, shouted directly at this time: "Everyone! Who are you to do such a trick to Your Majesty! Please stand up, why don't you dare to admit that it will affect us! ”

"That's it! Eunuchs in the imperial dining room, you can admit it, if this matter is not done by you, how can the officials of our Taichang Temple frame the emperor, and I am afraid that you have already expected that Your Majesty will let us know the secret of this as you do today, and you are eunuchs who will not suffer this crime, but will only let us civil officials suffer! ”

Yang Yuanyi, the Taifu Temple, also chimed in.

Qu Yang, the young eunuch of the imperial dining room, was said to be red-faced, but he couldn't pick himself up like these civil officials, and he could only swear by swearing, refusing to admit that he had done it.

"Spread the decree, the officials who continue to give the banquet to Taichang Temple at noon today are still in charge of the people in the imperial dining room, and they will go back to their homes, and go to the Qianqing Gate at noon to attend the banquet, and they are not allowed to shirk, and the violators will resist the decree and disobey the crime!"

Zhu Houzhao said and asked the people from Xichang to take these officials out, he knew that he was afraid that he would not be able to find out who was behind the scenes, so it was better to continue to play the game first, and let the people behind the scenes stand up by themselves, Zhu Houzhao didn't believe that the people behind the scenes would be willing to play like this every day.

Taichang Temple Shaoqing Ye Zhen walked out of his own horse pen, he really didn't expect that one day he would be so hungry that he would rape his own horse, although there are often dirty and dirty things in the Gongqing's house, but he Ye Zhen himself can't accept doing such a thing with a brute.

Ye Zhen was very afraid that he would do something more ridiculous after going to the palace for a banquet at noon, and he began to regret why he did such a thing in the first place, but he knew that he couldn't do anything now, because as long as he took action, he would definitely be discovered by the people in Xichang.

Therefore, Ye Zhen and the civil officials of Taichang Temple could only go to the palace again for a banquet.

Moreover, in the next few days, these civil officials of Taichang Temple will be given a banquet by the emperor, and even three times a day.

Originally, it was a very honorable thing to be given a banquet by the emperor, but at this moment, these civil officials of Taichang Temple felt that it was more uncomfortable than going to the execution ground.

"Ye Shaoqing, congratulations, your officials of Taichang Temple are really favored by His Majesty, and they are given a banquet by His Majesty, and we are not blessed by the officials of Science and Taoism", Tang Ren said sarcastically after seeing Ye Zhen in the matter, after knowing that there may be officials in the imperial dining room and Taichang Temple who want to make His Majesty a lustful and faint monarch and are frequently given banquets by His Majesty, Tang Ren, who is a science and Taoist official, is also very angry about this, so he is also ruthless when he ridicules the officials of Taichang Temple.

Although Ye Zhen was angry, he couldn't say anything.

Zhu Hou couldn't help laughing after looking at the officials of Taichang Temple who had lost a lot of weight: "You Aiqing are still more modest, I personally watched the people in the imperial dining room cook the food, and I really didn't add anything, so these days you Aiqing should not let you have Wushan addiction anymore, and you Aiqing is still a lot thinner than before, and it really makes me feel wrong!" ”

"I also heard that recently, some of you have directly settled their homes in the Teaching Workshop Division, and they must go to the Teaching Workshop Division once a day after a banquet in the palace, so that many people have the disease of flowers and willows, I really regret this, although the literati have loved romance since ancient times, but they should also pay attention to some of them, how can they only be the devil in the color, do I only know the romance of the officials of the Ming Dynasty? Have you not become a promiscuous? ”

Zhu Houzhao continued to ask.

Ye Zhen endured the pain of willow disease caused by often going to the kiln outside to solve it, and he helplessly supported his forehead and did not answer anything.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao shouted again: "Give a feast!" ”

So, many dishes were served again, Ye Zhen couldn't help it when he saw this, and instinctively shouted: "Zhu Houzhao!" How do you want to! ”