For Jiao Fang, Wang Shouren and other elders, the Son of Heaven still attaches great importance to them, after all, these people are the core figures of the Ming Dynasty, and they are also his right-hand man to rule the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houzhao can be said to have delegated most of the power to the cabinet and the celebrant supervisor, so Jiao Fang and Wang Shouren entered the palace to ask for a meeting, and Zhu Houzhao naturally attached great importance to it.

Jiao Fang is very old, Zhu Houzhao motioned to the attendant next to him to move the chair after Jiao Fang and the others got up, and after everyone sat down, Zhu Houzhao's eyes fell on Jiao Fang and the others and said: "A few Qing family members came to see me, it won't be for today's court affairs." ”

Above the court, Gu Dayong refuted the proposal of Jiao Fang and the others, and Zhu Houzhao did not stand up to support Jiao Fang and the others at that time, so Zhu Houzhao thought that Jiao Fang and the others came to do what happened in the court not long ago.

Zhu Houzhao is not a fool, Jiao Fang and others' proposal Zhu Houzhao can naturally see that it is beneficial to the country, but it is not unreasonable for Gu Da to refute it.

Everything has two sides, and Gu Dayong's refutation is not an unreasonable refutation, otherwise, the Son of Heaven alone will not be able to pass this.

Jiao Fang shook his head slightly and said: "What did Your Majesty say, the dispute between the court and the court is to convince people with reason, and Manager Gu's rebuttal today is not unreasonable, mentioning many issues that we didn't consider before......"

Zhu Houzhao was originally sure that Jiao Fang and the others came to the court not long ago, but at this time, they were a little confused by Jiao Fang's words.

It wasn't for the things in the court, but he couldn't guess what Jiao Fang and the others came for.

Wang Shouren and Jiao Fang looked at Zhu Houzhao with a puzzled look, and couldn't help but sigh in their hearts, Zhu Houzhao is indeed a qualified monarch, at least in their opinion, Zhu Houzhao is not violent, diligent in governance, and can listen to their advice, which is already very good.

The most important thing is that Zhu Houzhao is very affectionate, and this alone makes them worry that one day they will be inexplicably put in prison by the Son of Heaven and have their heads taken.

It is said that a companion is like a companion, but under Zhu Houzhao, as a minister, at least Jiao Fang and they don't feel like this.

Of course, those officials who were killed by Chu Yi were worried and frightened would not think like Jiao Fang and them, in their eyes, whether it was the Son of Heaven or Chu Yi, they were all representatives of the faint monarch and ministers, but they couldn't fight Chu Yi, so they had to succumb to the obscenity of Chu Yi and Zhu Houzhao.

Thinking of the purpose of their visit, Jiao Fang, as the head of the cabinet, took a deep breath, slowly got up and saluted Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers have transgressed, impeach one person to Your Majesty!" ”

With a move in his heart, Zhu Houzhao's expression was calm, and he looked at Jiao Fang and said, "Oh, I don't know who Aiqing wants to impeach?" ”

Jiao Fang said solemnly: "The minister impeached Gu Dayong, the chief of ceremonies, gathered party henchmen, embezzled and accepted bribes, kept dead soldiers, and plotted against ......."

From Jiao Fang's mouth, there were more than a dozen huge charges one by one, only to hear Zhu Houzhao fidgeting, with an unbelievable look on his face.

As the Son of Heaven, Zhu Houzhao is not stupid, and he can naturally see that after Gu Dayong sat in the position of chief supervisor of ceremonies, he gathered a group of officials in the court as his minions, and even targeted Jiao Fang and others in some things.

Although it was said that it was in his eyes, Zhu Houzhao didn't pay attention to this, just like Chu Yi taught him at the beginning, there must be no monolith phenomenon in the court, otherwise, as the Son of Heaven, he will be overshadowed by the monolithic civil and military ministers.

Above the court, the relationship between the important ministers of the court and the central government is not harmonious, and there are fights between each other, and the civil and military are not separated, which is what the Son of Heaven wants to see.

Although it is said that the struggle between officials may cause great internal friction, but this situation is the most beneficial to the imperial power, and one day, above the court, if the Manchu Dynasty is ironclad, that is the biggest crisis of the Son of Heaven.

Gu Dayong's arrogance may not be due to Zhu Houzhao's connivance, otherwise, if Zhu Houzhao knocks Gu Dayong, it is absolutely impossible for Gu Dayong to gather a huge force in the court in such a short period of time, and even be able to compete with Jiao Fang and them.

To be honest, in addition to Chu Yi, Zhu Houzhao's trust in the cabinet and Gu Dayong is not as good as Chu Yi.

Zhu Houzhao can trust Chu Yi without any doubt, so when Chu Yi was in power, Zhu Houzhao helped Chu Yi suppress other voices above the court, at least on the surface, he was civil and military.

However, after Chu Yi resigned and Gu Dayong took the position, Zhu Houzhao connived at Gu Dayong, in order to make Gu Dayong grow up in the shortest possible time, so that the power vacuum in the court due to Chu Yi's resignation could be stabilized.

Gu Dayong lived up to the expectations of the Son of Heaven, and in a short period of time, he set up a force comparable to Jiao Fang and others in the court, making the situation above the court stable again.

Although he has long known that a conflict will inevitably break out between the two sides, as long as this conflict is limited to a certain limit, Zhu Houzhao will not interfere in it.

It's just that Zhu Houzhao didn't expect Jiao Fang and Wang Shouren to impeach Gu Dayong as soon as they came up, and they also listed so many crimes.

If it was just an ordinary crime, Zhu Houzhao wouldn't take it to heart and wouldn't pay attention to it at all, after all, he needed Gu Dayong as a representative to balance the situation in the court.

It's just that Zhu Houzhao's expression is dignified at this moment, and the situation in the court really needs to be balanced, but this candidate does not have to be Gu Dayong.

If Gu Dayong's role is more harmful than the harm, Zhu Houzhao will definitely not sit idly by.

Zhu Houzhao didn't want to believe the series of criminal evidence listed by Jiao Fang, deep down, Zhu Houzhao didn't want to believe it, because he didn't want to believe that Gu Dayong, who had been by his side for more than ten years and was like a relative, would do so many things that brought disaster to the country and the people.

Zhu Houzhao thinks that Gu Dayong should understand his intentions, he can use power for Gu Dayong, or he can connive at Gu Dayong to gather party henchmen above the court to fight with Jiao Fang and them, but all this has a premise, that is, competition is okay, but there must be a bottom line.

Staring at Jiao Fang, his eyes swept over Wang Shouren and Yang Yiqing, Zhu Houzhao's eyes were slightly closed, his body leaned back slightly, and when he opened his eyes, Zhu Houzhao nodded with a soft smile on his face and said, "I know." ”

Seeing Zhu Houzhao's reaction in his eyes, Jiao Fang and Wang Shouren didn't say anything more, they knew very well that with Zhu Houzhao's trust in Gu Dayong, the crimes impeached by Jiao Fang would definitely have a great impact on Zhu Houzhao.

Some words are more effective than chasing after them, if they hold on to this point, they are afraid that the Tao will only evil the Son of Heaven in the end, but the gains outweigh the losses.

Wang Shouren coughed lightly at this time and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, there is another matter that needs to be decided by Your Majesty's holy will. ”

Zhu Houzhao's mood fluctuated greatly at this time, after all, Jiao Fang's impeachment of Gu Dayong had indeed caused a great impact on Zhu Houzhao.

Subconsciously looked up at Wang Shouren, and heard Wang Shouren say: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty had handed over the assassination case of His Royal Highness King Wu to the minister to investigate, and after His Royal Highness King Wu returned to Beijing, the minister transferred it to His Royal Highness, but His Royal Highness King Wu suddenly resigned, and as a result, the case was in a state of no one to handle. ”

"Chu Daban ......"

Sighing slightly, thinking of Chu Yi, and then thinking of the crimes listed by Jiao Fang about Gu Dayong, Zhu Houzhao was full of emotion in his heart.

Although he can't believe that all of the charges are true, some of them are definitely true, and Zhu Houzhao still believes this.

This had to make Zhu Houzhao make a comparison between Gu Dayong and Chu Yi.

If it were Chu Yi instead, it would never be possible for that series of charges to appear on Gu Dayong's body.

For example, embezzling public funds, accepting bribes from local officials, and even raising beauties in the mansion, these charges are afraid that even those who hate Chu Yi to the core dare not press these charges on Chu Yi's head.

It's really Chu Yi who is not greedy for money and not lustful, this is famous, who doesn't know that Chu Yi has always been as honest as water in terms of money, and he has no interest in beauty.

"Your Majesty......"

Seeing Zhu Houzhao distracted, Yang Yiqing coughed lightly, and Zhu Hou, who came back to his senses, glanced at a few people, and said to Wang Shouren with a little deep groan: "An Guogong, if I am not mistaken, this case was supervised by You An Guogong." ”

Wang Shouren nodded and said, "Yes, the minister supervised the case by His Majesty's will, and later transferred it to the Chief Manager of Chu." ”

With a slight bow, Zhu Houzhao said: "In this case, An Guogong is still responsible for this case, and as for how to deal with it, An Guogong will deal with it severely and strictly in accordance with the law." ”

Although it was said that Wang Shouren should be dealt with according to law, in the end, Zhu Houzhao's strict and serious words were Zhu Houzhao's attitude.

Wang Shouren bowed respectfully and said, "The minister respectfully obeys His Majesty's holy decree!" ”

Seeing Jiao Fang, Wang Shouren and others leave, Zhu Houzhao, who had been suppressing his emotions, suddenly got up, swept the teacup beside him to the ground, and said angrily: "It's really angry, call Gu Da to use this slave to come and ......."

Several waiters serving beside him lowered their heads one by one, for fear of being killed by the pond fish, so one of the waiters who listened to him answered, turned around and trotted away to leave.

But at this time, an essence flashed in the eyes of the angry Zhu Houzhao and said, "Come back!" ”

The chamberlain was stunned for a moment, stopped in his footsteps, looked at Zhu Houzhao with a little puzzlement, and heard Zhu Houzhao say thoughtfully: "Summoning Yuhuatian, the superintendent of the West Factory, to the palace!" ”