Near noon, Zhu Yijun, a fifty-three-year-old member of the Mingshenzong sect, hated and threw a large stack of music on the ground, although he had not been to the court for more than 20 years, but all important matters were still sent by the cabinet minister on duty to the Qianqing Palace to show him.

The name of Wanli has been used for forty-four years, and it is about to break the record of Zhu Houxuan of Ming Shizong, Zhu Houzhang is the Jiajing Emperor, and the name of Jiajing is the pride of the Ming Dynasty, which is full of forty-six spring and autumn periods.

Zhu Yijun, whose face was slightly pale, frowned, gritted his teeth and paced in the hall, Zhu Yijun was extremely smart when he was young, he was able to read at the age of four, and he was very good at acting, and he was deeply loved by his father Ming Muzong Zhu Zaigao, once Ming Muzong rode a horse in the palace, Zhu Yijun stopped the horse and said to Ming Muzong: "My father is the co-master of the world, in case of a mistake, how to explain it to the world?" When Ming Muzong heard this, he quickly dismounted, picked up Zhu Yijun and walked into the palace.

In the first 10 years of his reign, Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant to the cabinet, presided over government affairs and implemented a series of reform measures, resulting in great social and economic development, the restoration of national strength, and the improvement of the people's living standards. After Zhu Yijun became pro-government, he worked hard, lived frugally, and had the demeanor of a diligent and wise man.

In June of the tenth year of Wanli, Zhang Juzheng, a generation of famous ministers, died of illness, and no one could bind him from then on.

Since the end of the fourteenth year of Wanli, Zhu Yijun has begun to indulge in wine, his body is weak, and his condition has deteriorated, and he has basically not gone to court much. But he didn't go to court, it wasn't that he didn't care about things, he didn't care about small things, such as the famous Wanli Three Great Expeditions, he had read and approved all the battle results, and these were passed on through the cabinet and the harem's cronies, so that many new ministers at that time didn't know what the emperor looked like.

Under Zhu Yijun's stubbornness, Zhu Yijun was forced to retire a total of four cabinet chiefs and assistants, Shen Shixing, Wang Jiaping, Zhao Zhigao, and Wang Xijue, more than 10 ministerial-level officials, and more than 300 central and local officials, of whom more than 100 were dismissed, dismissed, and assigned to the army.

Although Zhu Yijun lost in the end, it finally stopped for a while, allowing him to live a comfortable life quietly, but soon there was this sensational attack case that shook the whole country, and there was basically nothing else to do in the daily recital, although they did not dare to say it explicitly, but the spearheads in the secret were all insinuating Zheng Guifei and Fu Wang Zhu Changxun, some urged Fu Wang to go to Luoyang to become a vassal, and some criticized Zhu Yijun for favoritism, and the performance of the Criminal Department was powerful, and directly said that the murderer Zhang Cha of the Gong Attack was brought in by Zheng Guifei's cronies and eunuchs Pang Bao and Liu Cheng.

Zhu Yijun instructed the eunuch Wang An to invite Emperor Zheng Guifei to the Qianqing Palace, Zheng Guifei looked at Zhu Yijun with an iron face, and felt uneasy.

Concubine Zheng asked for peace and said, "I don't know what the Holy Lord has ordered when he summoned his concubines." ”

Zhu Yijun didn't answer, leaned over and picked up the piece urging King Fu to join the feudal domain and the criminal department from the ground and handed it to Wang Andao: "Read." ”

When the recital of the criminal department was only halfway through, Zheng Guifei fell to her knees and cried out in tears: "Holy Lord, this matter is definitely not the instruction of the slave family, if there is such a thing, the whole slave family will die." ”

Zhu Yijun said hatefully: "This is a major event in my family, who is rare about the lives of your family." ”

Zheng Guifei crawled over, hugged Zhu Yijun's leg with her hand, and said with a handful of snot and tears: "Ask the saint to be the master of the slave family, the slave family has accompanied the saint since the age of sixteen, although I prefer Chang Xun too much, but the heinous mistake of assassinating the prince is something that the slave family does not dare to make, this must be a frame-up, ask the saint to learn from it." ”

Zhu Yijun looked at Concubine Zheng for a long time, his heart gradually softened, and he sighed and said: "Now that the ministers are angry, I can't help you in this matter, you have to come forward, and you can tell him yourself later." ”

immediately instructed Wang An to invite the crown prince Zhu Changluo.

Concubine Zheng stood up, and the palace maid next to her handed over a wet towel, wiped it, and stood aggrievedly aggrieved.

After a stick of incense, Wang An led the prince to the Qianqing Palace, and Zhu Changluo knelt on the ground: "The son asks for peace for his father and the emperor, and for the imperial concubine." ”

Zhu Yijun said: "Flat, sit." ”

Zhu Changluo said: "Thank you, father." ”

After sitting down, Zhu Changluo asked, "I don't know what my father and emperor ordered when he summoned his sons and ministers." ”

Zhu Yijun said: "A few days ago, you were broken into and murdered, fortunately you were safe and sound, after being interrogated by the Criminal Department, this person is a madman, what do you think?" ”

Zhu Changluo glanced at Zhu Yijun, who was expressionless, and said categorically: "There must be another mastermind and internal response to this matter, otherwise how can a madman rush through the heavy guards and reach the gate of Erchen's palace to murder and hurt people?" ”

When Emperor Wanli heard this, his face changed, from sunny to cloudy, and there was a thunderstorm, Zheng Guifei walked quickly to Zhu Changluo and knelt down, and said with tears streaming down her face: "His Royal Highness the Prince, it is rumored outside that this matter was instructed by the slave family, and there is no such thing, there must be someone who planted the blame, and asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to avenge the slave family." ”

Zhu Changluo also hurriedly knelt down in front of Concubine Zheng: "The imperial concubine is serious, this must be someone who provokes the relationship between us and others, and his heart can be punished, if anyone dares to spread such rumors again, the sons will never be spared, the sons absolutely believe that the imperial concubines have nothing to do with this matter, and they will not be provoked by rumors. ”

Emperor Wanli's face suddenly turned from gloomy to clear, nodded and smiled: "Well, it's still the crown prince who sees things far-reaching, and what he said is very right, let's get up." ”

Zhu Changluo hurriedly picked up Concubine Zheng, and after Zhu Changluo sat down, Emperor Wanli said: "According to the prince's opinion, how should this matter be handled?" ”

Zhu Changluo said: "Father, the son-in-law thinks that this matter should be dealt with as soon as possible, and it should not be delayed, otherwise public opinion will be wider, but as long as Zhang Cha is responsible for closing the case, I am afraid that the criminal department will not do it, but Zhang Cha's crime is very evil and can be executed immediately. ”

Emperor Wanli said: "There is no need to look for it, according to the confession of Zhang Cha of the Criminal Department, he was brought in by Pang Bao and Liu Cheng, do you have any holiday with them?" ”

Zhu Changluo glanced at Wanli and said slowly: "Father Qi, Pang Bao and Liu Cheng were drunk late at night some time ago, and they were met by their sons and complained loudly. ”

Emperor Wanli smiled and nodded: "Well, since the matter is clear, let's close the case, but Pang Bao and Liu Cheng are people in the palace, so they don't have to be handed over to the Criminal Department to deal with, Wang An." ”

Wang An bowed down and said, "The slave is here." ”

Emperor Wanli instructed: "You take people to take down Pang Bao and Liu Cheng quickly, and enforce the family law." ”

Wang An said: "The slave leads the order." With that, he retired with a few eunuchs.

Concubine Zheng Guifei got up and stopped talking, glanced at Wanli, and quickly sat down, although Pang Bao and Liu Cheng were her cronies, but compared to her own safety, these two lives were still insignificant.