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The weather is gradually getting colder, and it is estimated that after a while, the Beijing division will be snowing again, and the winter has come exceptionally early in the past few years. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, the Ministry of War is different, even the Ministry of War's Shangshu Liu Daxia has fallen, and these small fish and shrimp are not how to handle them, Xichang has sent someone to turn it upside down, and took away a lot of corrupt officials, in addition, a large number of fans haunted the Xuanfu in Liaodong, and everyone was in danger for a while, and the officials in the entire border town were almost changed, and the number of criminals who were taken off was also increasing, so that there were rumors everywhere that someone was taken and who committed something again.

The cabinet also has a nominal purpose, making a posture of anti-corruption, saying that at the beginning of the law change, it will use the military department and border towns to start the knife to set an example.

So everyone was silent, so that even the imperial envoys who usually make noise were dumbfounded, today is to use the military department, who dares to say that it is to take you to fight.

However, many actions of the imperial court have also deceived many people, after all, people are corrupt, eight out of ten officials in the imperial court are bastards, and most of the remaining two are standing aside, at first many people had doubts about changing the law, but now making such a move can be regarded as a move to win the hearts of the people.

However, at this time, there was finally a news that the king of Chu had arrived in Beitongzhou and could enter Beijing at any time.

At this time, the court was in a sensation, some people were uneasy, some people were happy, Zhu Houzhao personally presided over a court meeting, discussing what kind of etiquette to use to welcome the king of Chu into Beijing.

The king of Chu is a prince, a vassal king, a concubine, and a 'king of Nanyang' recognized by the imperial court. But if you don't recognize him as a vassal king, you can't help but disrespect his status as a country, not to mention that he, the head of a foreign domain, leads the countries of Nanyang, and his status should be a grade higher than that of Annam and Korea.

Etiquette is a major matter, and it is not sloppy at all, and the discussion between the DPRK and China is particularly intense, which can be described as murderous.

It was difficult for Zhu Houzhao to preside over the overall situation, but soon he regretted it, at the beginning the discussion was still about etiquette, but then it became the question of whether the Chu State was a vassal state or a vassal state, and then, someone impeached the Chu State for wantonly expanding the military horses, and a few hours later, the morning court meeting reached the afternoon, and some people began to criticize the large outflow of merchants to the South Seas.

During this period, Zhu Houzhao took a nap, and finally he was furious, slapped the case fiercely, and shouted: "What I want to ask now is ......"

"Your Majesty......" At this time, he entered the palace with a eunuch and said: "The King of Chu has already arrived in Beijing, and he drove directly to the old residence of the King of Chu." ”

"It's ......" Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "It's okay to do this, and it saves the noise, immediately order him to meet with the princess, go quickly, go quickly." ”

The ministers were also dumbfounded, and some people couldn't help muttering: "This is not in accordance with the rules, this gift has not been completed, how can you enter Beijing?" If it is spread out, won't the face of my dignified Heavenly Empire be lost? ”

Zhu Houzhao didn't bother to pay attention to it, and retreated directly, Liu Jin, who was standing on his side, was obviously a little nervous, and he was also demented for a while, and he didn't come back to his senses until Zhu Houzhao left, and hurriedly chased after him.

In the Zhengxin Palace, Zhu Houzhao changed into a loose robe and dismissed the unrelated palace people in the hall, leaving only Liu Jin to serve on the side, Liu Jin stood bent down, and wanted to say a few words with a smile, but the words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat.

Zhu Houzhao was in a particularly good mood: "Later, let the princess go to Kunning Palace first, let Master Liu come to see me first, and then I will accompany Master Liu to see me, hey, although I haven't seen him for a year, I still miss him." ”

Liu Jin smiled reluctantly, and finally squeezed out a sentence, saying, "Presumably, His Royal Highness the King of Chu also misses His Majesty very much." ”

Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows and said, "This is natural, and I don't see what kind of friendship I have with him." ”

Liu Jin rolled his eyes and said, "What's more, the princess will stay in Beijing to give birth, and when the time comes, Your Majesty will definitely like it when he sees the little prince of Chu State." ”

He suddenly said this, Zhu Houzhao first eyebrows fluttered, but then he looked a little depressed.

The father has children, the queen mother has children, and Master Liu also has children, but he Zhu Houzhao has no children, thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao pursed his lips and was silent.

Liu Jin's eyes quietly looked at Zhu Houzhao's face, and then he said with a grin: "The Queen Mother is looking at that child." ”

Zhu Houzhao said unhappily: "You don't need to serve here, you go out to see, why hasn't Master Liu come yet." ”

"Yes." Liu Jin bowed and retreated.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… At noon, Liu Chengfeng entered the palace in a python suit, although it was a tiring journey, but at this time he was still in good spirits, behind him was a car, in which sat Princess Taikang, the emperor had allowed the princess to enter the palace by car, Princess Taikang was in a particularly good mood today, opened the curtain to look east and west, and revisited the residence that had been absent for a long time, which brought her great satisfaction.

Liu Chengfeng is different, in his opinion, although the bricks and stones of the Forbidden City have not changed, but it has changed, this way into Beijing, so that Liu Chengfeng has a feeling that things are wrong, on the way, the news of the change has reached his ears, this kind of change is telling Liu Chengfeng that the new magnates of the Zhengde Dynasty are grabbing more rights through various names and means.

Originally, this had nothing to do with Liu Chengfeng, he is now an outsider after all, and it is better to take care of the affairs of the court, but when someone puts his hand in his pocket, the problem is completely different.

Today, it is said that someone dares to move the Jinyi Guard, dare to seize the Detective Division, and tomorrow someone will move the Jubao Building, not to mention that the Jinyi Guard is very important to Liu Chengfeng, even if this Jinyi Wei is worthless in Liu Chengfeng's hands, Liu Chengfeng must not contribute to this arrogance.

This time, he came to Beijing to visit relatives, and why not clean up the current situation.

Liu Chengfeng and the princess's car drove across the Jinshui Bridge and then parted ways, Liu Chengfeng went straight to the Zhengxin Palace, after the eunuchs reported, they immediately walked into the hall, and Zhu Houzhao in the hall had already stood up, the two looked at each other, smiled, Zhu Houzhao pressed his hand, and said: "Master don't salute, please sit down and talk." ”

If it was Zhu Houzhao in the past, he would have rushed forward excitedly, but at this time, he was still a little reserved, Liu Chengfeng sighed in his letter, although Zhu Houzhao was still playful, but after all, he still grew up.

Zhu Houzhao was full of red light, winked at Liu Chengfeng, and said: "Originally, the Queen Mother asked you to meet with the princess, but I left you first, talked to you, and then went to Kunning Palace later, you went to Lianzhou, I heard that you did a lot of things, the sailors of Chu swept across the South Seas, and all countries were frightened, and they let you take the lead one after another, right?" Zhu Houzhao showed a look of fascination, and said: "I actually want to change with you, I would rather be the king of Chu than the emperor, being the emperor is too boring, everyone has to take care of it, it is very uncomfortable, it has been better recently, Liu Jian and they are even more terrifying when they are still there, hum, I have long seen through these people, they are benevolent and moral, and they are secretly male thieves and prostitutes." ”

Zhu Houzhao couldn't wait to tell his experience this year in one breath, Liu Chengfeng smiled and listened, but his mood was a little lost, if from the perspective of a bystander, Zhu Houzhao is indeed not suitable to be an emperor, compared with the first emperor, Zhu Houzhao is too tender. It's just that these words are only hidden in Liu Chengfeng's heart, although reason tells him that Zhu Houzhao will not be a good emperor, but emotionally Liu Chengfeng is only willing to respect this man as a king.

"Your Majesty, I heard that the court has been changing the law recently?"

When Zhu Houzhao was a little tired, Liu Chengfeng suddenly interjected.

Zhu Hou listened to it, and said with his eyebrows: "Yes, the first emperor is benevolent and has a lot of connivance with hundreds of officials, but I am different, I can't let them go on like this, you see, these big cases found out by the Ministry of War are really appalling, a soldier can collude with the officials in the border town to bend the law for bribes, and a small principal will be greedy for 70,000 or 80,000 taels of silver every year, this time I will be severely punished, I must let them know the rules." ”

Zhu Houzhao said that when he got to the beginning, no matter how Liu Chengfeng's performance in Lianzhou was extremely good, a year's hard work was to subdue all countries, and it is said that what kind of coalition army should be established now to effectively rule the countries of Nanyang, he is a dignified son, and naturally he will also show a little achievement to Master Liu, Zhu Houzhao continued: "The biggest advantage of this change is to restrain officials and prohibit them. Following the example of Emperor Taizu's ancestral system, cracking down on those corrupt officials and officials, and at the same time exempting the poor people from paying taxes and reducing their burdens, this is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people. ”

Liu Chengfeng's eyes narrowed, smiled noncommittally, and then said: "Your Majesty Shengming, you have the heart to treat the people well, so you implemented the change. However, the change is good, just like Wang Jinggong in the Song Dynasty, the original intention of the change is also excellent, and the decree promulgated is also the right medicine, but it makes the crooked-mouthed monk read the wrong scriptures, and in the end it ends in failure. Therefore, Weichen thinks that it is important to change the law, but we still need to be cautious, and we must not be greedy for merit and speed, otherwise it will only cause endless harm. ”

(To be continued)