There is a way that Chongyang has no rain to see thirteen, and thirteen has no rain and one winter. After a lively and lively climb to appreciate the chrysanthemums and eat the Chongyang cake, but it has never rained, the people are inevitably looking forward to September 13. After all, people above the middle level in the capital often have an acre and a third of land near Gyeonggi, so if it doesn't snow in winter, the drought of that winter will be down, and the harvest of the next year will be all lost. While counting on God to open his eyes, there is no shortage of some discussion in the streets and alleys.

Thinking about the last few months of Hongzhi Ye, the capital was so dry that it rained so easily, and the benevolent Hongzhi Emperor gave up again; After the little emperor ascended the throne, God seemed to mourn the deceased son of heaven, and the rain has not stopped, but after the Mid-Autumn Festival, there is no rain. This kind of omen, coupled with some obscure rumors among the people, naturally caused some sighs. Especially when the West Fourth Archway once again hung out the murder sign of the autumn duel, the discussion was even worse.

"This emperor has just gone, isn't it a general amnesty for the world, why do you have to kill people again this autumn?"

"Who made the emperor young...... Being young is inevitably vigorous, but this kills too much and the yang energy is too strong, I'm afraid it won't rain anymore! ”

"Silence, silence, the affairs of the heavenly family are also what you are talking about? Do you know that among the people killed today, one of them entered Dong'anmen without permission before and said that he recognized the royal family in a hurry! ”

With the martial law at the entrance of the West Fourth Archway, among the people who watched the killing, these discussions gradually stopped, and at most they whispered or two. The execution of prisoners in autumn and winter was originally a system that came from ancient times, and the prisoners executed in this case included a giant thief who killed several people in a row, a silver woman who conspired with a husband to kill her husband, and a servant who colluded with the annihilators to murder their masters...... All of them are Jiao Fanglian, the secretary of the Criminal Department, who is fighting with Tu Xun, and they are easy to pick out, and they all have a reason to be killed. Moreover, although the notice board had been released early, today he still instructed the scribe of the Criminal Department to read aloud the reasons for each person's crimes in front of the people, and while listening to it, he squinted at the people sent by the Imperial Shi Daishan, the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the people sent by Dali Temple and Jinyiwei.

After the long accusation was recited, the hour on the sundial was almost up, Jiao Fang looked at the other three people, and saw that they were all speechless, he had long wanted to end the case of Zheng Wang, who had dragged on from last year to this year, and made two successive troubles from pretending to be a prince to bewitching the public, and freed up his hands to contact Li Dongyang, Liu Daxia, and others to plan another major event, so he quickly pulled a final lot from the lottery in front of him. As the red-headed stick landed with a snap, there was already a soap on the side who shouted.

"The hour has come, execution!"

With this sound, the executioners who had already prepared for a long time stepped forward one after another, and the prisoners behind the death row prisoners were drawn out one by one and thrown on the ground. Occasionally, a child coughed and was immediately covered by an adult.

When the seven or eight big knives fell suddenly, with heavy or light screams and shouts, the blood light was particularly dazzling in the sunlight, especially the people standing at the front, and even a few drops of blood were splashed on their bodies. But even so, they were not half frightened, but rushed to move forward. And in the crowd that was quiet just now, there were also the cries of children from time to time.

The prisoner is heavy in yin, but at noon, plus many high-ranking officials of the imperial court are present, the folk are rumored to say that at this time the yang energy is far from suppressing the yin energy, if there is a child who loses his soul and yang deficiency and other diseases, the scene can be improved, coupled with the difficult pastime, so every time he kills, the West Fourth Archway is impassable. At this time, on the second floor of the private seats on the floors facing the street, those rich people who had specially reserved a good position had been killed, and someone had already closed the windows quickly, lest the smell of blood rush up. Only on the second floor of a restaurant near the north end of Fuchengmen Street, on the second floor of the restaurant, the two windows are still open.

"Queen Mother, look, everyone has been killed!"

Zhu Houzhao This is the first time he has seen a real killing, although when the head hits the ground, he can't help but have a heart that jumps a few times, but it passed in an instant, and his heart was very excited, pulling the Empress Dowager Zhang and said with a smile, "Erchen said a long time ago, he will not let go of these things that bewitch the public!" That Jiao Fang is also much more knowledgeable than Min Qi, I let him kill people, he will kill people, clean and neat, and his movements are fast, the Wang Xi who trespassed on Dong'anmen and talked nonsense, as well as the few people who were found out from the West Factory who had something to do with him, all of them were killed this time, I want to see, who dares to arrange that I am not born from my mother! ”

On the day of the Double Ninth Festival, Zhu Houzhao accompanied him to the Long Live Mountain outside the Xuanwu Gate of Miyagi to climb the heights, and then made a scene of entertaining relatives with colorful clothes, and the little depression that Empress Dowager Zhang had accumulated in her heart before was detained by her younger brother and nephew, and she disappeared without a trace. At this moment, seeing that Zhu Houzhao still claimed to be a son-in-law, and then showed a bit of the power of the emperor, she couldn't help but be happy and sentimental, and she was reluctant to put down her son's hand.

"Houzhao, you've really grown up!"

"Of course, how can you take over the task given to your son by your father and protect your mother if you don't grow up?" Zhu Houzhao straightened his chest, and when he saw that Empress Dowager Zhang's eyes were red, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then hurriedly found a handkerchief on his body. It was easy to hand over the crumpled piece of things, and he couldn't help but be a little sneering, "Queen Mother, it's all the sons and daughters who are not good, and it makes you sad again." ”

"It's okay, it's my eyes!"

Empress Dowager Zhang put down her handkerchief, pulled Zhu Houzhao to sit down beside her, and then said abruptly, "After so many years, I remember that when your father was still the crown prince, he once took me quietly out of the palace to play." At that time, although everyone hid it for us, after all, the news reached the ears of the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother, and your father and the emperor were all harmed because of a good training because of me. For so many years, whenever something happens, he is responsible, even the affairs of your two uncles, he has carried it on his shoulders, and now that I think about it, I am really sorry for him......"

Seeing that the Empress Dowager Zhang was sad as she spoke, although Zhu Houzhao also felt that the two uncles were not enough to succeed and more than to lose, and they had nothing to do to cause trouble for his father and himself, but he had to coax the Empress Dowager Zhang to death: "What's the matter, you and your father are husband and wife, and husband and wife should treat each other, and my father will definitely feel that he can help you deal with the affairs of your mother's family, and it is his husband's responsibility, to say that he can't wait for the Zhang family to have something happen all day long, so that the queen mother can see his ability......"

Hengzhu's father is here, and he will never deny this, not to mention that his father is not here now, Zhu Houzhao naturally deliberately exaggerated, and in the end, he was crooked. If it were to be placed in normal times, Empress Dowager Zhang would have to sink her face and teach her son a few words, but at this time, she only showed a thin face. After all, she was only over thirty-five, and this smile and disgust expression came out all the way, although she was wearing that plain white dress, she still showed quite charm, Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, and then smiled.

"Queen Mother, you laugh so beautifully!"

"It's time to fight! You kid, you even made fun of me! ”

The mother and son joked with each other in the box, and Xu Xun, who insisted on staying outside the door at the beginning, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard this movement, secretly thinking that things had developed to the current situation, and it was finally done. Just as he was thinking about finally pulling Shouninghou Zhang Heling to his side, and then he should take advantage of the situation to solve the little girl's matter, he suddenly felt the door behind him open, and hurriedly flashed sideways, just avoiding the hand that slapped his shoulder.

Zhu Houzhao slapped the air, and then couldn't help but look at Xu Xun twice, and then coughed dryly: "It's good to let you stay in the house to watch the killing, you actually have to stay outside...... The Queen Mother wants to talk to you, come in! ”

The Queen Mother and the Emperor came out today to follow the light car, except for the Jinyi Guard and the sentry agents secretly set up in the West Factory, there were less than twenty people from the inner guards to the guards, and it was not only Xu Xun who had just been avoided, but also Liu Jin and Zhang Yong. At this moment, Liu Jin threw an envious look at Xu Xun, and when he saw that people had followed the little emperor in, he changed to a slightly more comfortable standing posture.

Gu Dayong is his best friend, Qiu Ju has a good relationship with him, and the two factories are equivalent to his mastery. The only regret is that Jinyiwei can't intervene for the time being...... Of course, Xu Xun didn't know that Liu Jin was looking forward to the scenery mastered by the factory guards, and after Zhu Houzhao entered the house, he was about to salute, but it can be seen that the Empress Dowager Zhang waved her hand to stop, and he only bowed. However, as soon as Empress Dowager Zhang opened her mouth, she was stunned.

"You helped the Shouning Marquis Mansion solve the dilemma this time, I originally wanted to find you a lady who was the right person, but you refused so many people who proposed marriage to you before, but you still thought about the Shen family back then, and it was indeed a great love and righteousness. It's not as good as this, Hou Zhao asked Gao Feng to pick eight of the palace maids who should be selected this time to serve me, and I don't need so much. They are all daughters of good families, and they are in the prime of their youth, so I will give them to you. You have made great achievements in Pingbeibo, there is no woman around you, and spreading it not only causes gossip, but also makes people laugh, even your father. One surnamed Suo is for you, and the other is for your father. ”

At this time, not to mention that Xu Xun was dumbfounded all of a sudden, even Zhu Houzhao was stunned. The next moment, the little emperor immediately jumped up: "Then how can it be done!" That's what I asked Gao Feng to carefully select and send to serve his mother, how could the queen mother give it to others! ”

"Why not? The people around me are almost one hundred and eighty, how can I use so much, not to mention that you have always trusted Xu Xun, and I have never given it to him, who knows what the character of the surname is? Speaking of this, Empress Dowager Zhang said in a deep voice, "It's not just Xu Xun, it's you, if you get married next year, now you have to be taught and guided, and I will pick all the candidates for you!" ”

Hearing this, Xu Xun couldn't help but look at the little emperor, and saw that Zhu Houzhao was also looking at him, his eyes were full of resentment like a difficult brother, and he couldn't help but feel numb in his scalp.

(To be continued)