The edict of the imperial court came down, and even Zhu Changluo didn't expect it to be so soon!

Strictly speaking, the canonization ceremony is a complete process, and the crown prince's canonization in the Wenhua Hall is only the core of this process, according to the rules, Zhu Changluo will next take the crown princess into the palace to thank the middle palace and the queen mother of the two palaces, and then worship the first hall, and then choose a day to visit the temple to show the ancestors of heaven and earth. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

After such a set of processes, more than half a month has passed.

Zhu Changluo's residence was naturally changed from the palace to Ciqing Palace, and according to the original plan, after the canonization ceremony was over, it should be a prisoner sacrifice ceremony.

Although Zhu Changluo had doubts, such a huge occasion was undoubtedly the best place to show his status as a prince.

It's just that what he didn't expect was that before Xing Jue led the army back to Beijing, another edict came out from the palace.

“…… Ordered the crown prince to patrol Jiangsu and Zhejiang on my behalf, observe the people's feelings, and make decisions in case of trouble, without asking for advice! ”

The one who came to announce the decree was the master of ceremonies, Chen Ju, who was accompanied by Wang Xijue, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Liang Yong, the governor of Dongchang.

"The retainers take the order!"

Zhu Changluo stretched out his hand to take the will of the jade shaft, but sighed in his heart, it seems that something big has indeed happened in Jiangsu and Zhejiang!

"Motosuke, what is this going on?"

After accepting the incense case, everyone sat down, and Zhu Changluo asked.

Obviously, Wang Xijue and Chen Ju came here to inform him of the situation.

It's just that I don't know what kind of big thing it is, so that His Royal Highness the Prince, who has just moved into the East Palace, will go to deal with it in person!

"Your Highness, the situation is very serious!"

As soon as he spoke, Wang Xijue's face was extremely heavy.

With a thick worry in his tone, after a pause, Wang Xijue took a deep breath and said.

"Speaking of this matter, we have to start with that Zheng Qingshan, Zheng Qingshan resells salt, sells illegal salt, there are many officials involved in the salt industry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, His Majesty was angry, and sent Liu Yuanlin, the governor of Zhejiang, to Yongjia to thoroughly investigate the case, but unexpectedly, under the investigation, another big case was found......"

Sighing, Wang Xijue took out a note from his sleeve robe, handed it to Zhu Changluo, and said.

"This is Lord Liu's recital, Your Highness take a look!"

Zhu Changluo frowned, looked at the music on the case, and his intuition told him that this might be a hot potato, but the matter had come to this point, and he had to take it.

I raised my hand to pick up the music, but I saw that there was a layer of sealing paint on it, with the local official's unique secret seal, which was obviously a secret music.

According to Zheng Qingshan's confession, some officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have inflated the price of official salt, resulting in the flood of private salt, and there are various problems such as corruption of military salaries, The minister didn't dare to be arbitrary, so he risked his life to ask His Majesty to decide! ”

Zhu Changluo silently put the music together, but a cold light flashed in his eyes.

He knew that Jiangsu and Zhejiang were rotten, but he didn't expect that it would come to such a point, falsely reporting the yellow book, reselling warehouse grain, embezzling military salaries, which one of them was taken out, but it was a big crime of raiding the family and exterminating the clan!

These people are really dead!

Seeing that Zhu Changluo had finished reading the recital, Wang Xijue hesitated for a moment and said carefully.

"Your Royal Highness, yesterday the cabinet just received an urgent report, the governor of Zhejiang, Lord Liu, was assassinated by thieves at the post station the day after he was stationed in Yangzhou Mansion, and he almost died!"

"Bang!"

There was a loud bang on Huang Huali's desk, and the paperweights on the desk trembled.

Zhu Changluo's face was pale, and he almost gritted his teeth and said word by word.

"It's lawless!"

Who is Liu Yuanlin?

The dignified governor of Zhejiang, the third-grade minister, and the minister who came to the emperor's order with the king's flag!

As a result, as soon as he arrived in Yangzhou Mansion, he was assassinated the next day, which is not unprecedented, if not unprecedented, in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

The minister who was ordered by the emperor to handle the case was assassinated in the post station of Yangzhou Mansion!

For the imperial court, this is simply a great shame!

"Your Highness is angry, the situation in Yangzhou City is complicated, and according to the current situation, Lord Liu seems to have extremely important evidence in his hands, I am afraid this is also the reason why some people dare to take risks!"

Regarding Zhu Changluo's reaction, Wang Xijue seemed to have expected it, and only after Zhu Changluo's mood calmed down a little before he spoke.

"Complicated situation? Motosuke means ......"

Zhu Changluo frowned, but he was a little puzzled.

It is only a small Yangzhou city, and the prefect is only from the third grade, and it is really a bit unexpected for Zhu Changluo to be used by the head of the cabinet to say that the situation is complicated.

"Your Royal Highness doesn't know, in Yangzhou Mansion, I am a commercial place, fish and dragons are mixed, there are many rich people, and behind these people, there are inextricable links with the court, and there are many commercial taxes and salt taxes in our dynasty from Yangzhou Mansion, so the various relationships in Yangzhou are complicated, and they are no less than the land of Beijing! What's more, there are many bold and reckless people, named as raising private slaves and protecting the courtyard, but in fact, they have become semi-private soldiers, and their atmosphere is fierce, I am afraid that the assassination of Governor Liu this time will have nothing to do with these people! ”

Wang Xijue said vaguely, but Zhu Changluo understood it.

The so-called complicated situation actually refers not to the local tyrants and gentry, but to the network behind them, which is inextricably linked with the court, and this sentence points to the fundamentals.

The root of this matter still lies in the court.

Otherwise, how dare those gentry dare to assassinate the dignified ministers!

"Who else knows about this?"

After a little hesitation, Zhu Changluo asked.

There is no doubt that this matter should be top secret, otherwise, I am afraid that the court at this moment would have exploded.

"Governor Liu is directly to His Majesty's secret, this note has not been seen by anyone other than the old minister and Gonggong Chen!"

Wang Xijue's words made Zhu Changluo's heart sink again.

It seems that things are much more serious than he thought.

Chen Ju is the eunuch in charge of the seal, and it is understandable to hear the secret, Wang Xijue is the first assistant of the cabinet, and he should be let know about this matter, but except for them, no one else knows about this matter, and the meaning of the representation is serious.

Could it be that the emperor thinks that this court, including cabinet ministers, may be implicated in this case?