Wang Chengen was indeed able to leave the palace because he had Zhu Youzhen's permission. In Zhu Youzhen's words, another wave of leeks will be cut.

At first, he didn't understand what it meant to cut leeks, but he didn't know until Zhu Youzhen explained it. Thinking that leeks can grow another stubble after cutting a stubble, Wang Chengen, who was on the way out of the palace, smiled, long live worthy of being the Son of Heaven, and he can say such an image of the analogy.

"My lord, we're here."

Following the words of the eunuch who interrupted his train of thought, he lifted the curtain and looked, and the palace of the king of Xin had arrived. The excuse for coming out this time was to pick up something from King Xin's mansion, and now I just need to wait here for an hour.

Soon, all parties staring at Wang Chengen got the news. Some asked Xu Yingyuan to recommend, and some came directly to the door.

For a while, the carriages were parked at the gate of King Xin's mansion, sending prayers one by one, waiting for Wang Chenen's call.

Wang Chengen was waiting for the leeks in the side hall, no, it was the arrival of the family.

An hour later, Wang Chenen left the Xinwang Mansion on time and returned to the palace to resume his life.

"How?"

Zhu Youzhen sat behind the imperial case and asked curiously.

The slave and maid saw more than twenty people. A total of more than 900,000 taels of silver tickets were collected, and the slaves and maids were required to be able to turn a blind eye. ”

"Alas... Wang Banban, why are these people so rich? I don't think I can finish cutting this leek. You have ordered someone to summon the chief of the three divisions to meet me. ”

"Yes!"

Two quarters of an hour later, Su Maoxiang, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Cao Sicheng, the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Yao Shishen, the left Shaoqing of Dali Temple, stood in front of him.

"I summoned Qing and the others to come, what is the so-called matter, I must already know, right?"

The three of them, who were already worried in their hearts, trembled when they heard the words. They have more or less something to do with Wei Zhongxian, and they are afraid that they will be involved at this time. Su Maoxiang replied stubbornly:

"I've heard a little about it."

"Heard a little? That's the way you know, right? If I know, I must know what I'm going to do. Don't think that I don't know that you have something to do with Wei Zhongxian, keeping you is to let you atone for your sins. If you don't know the severity, don't blame me for not remembering the friendship between kings and ministers. ”

Halfway through the words, all three of them fell to their knees in fright, trembling like chaff, and shouting in unison.

"Damn it."

"Don't give a damn, go back. Within ten days, I will see the results. ”

"Yes! The ministers retired. ”

After saying that, he got up from the ground and bowed out of the temple. It wasn't until they left the palace that the three dared to speak.

"What should I do?" Cao Sicheng asked.

"What to do? I think Your Majesty is ruthless this time, everyone should be careful. If we pretend to be confused again, Your Majesty's knife will be cut off on our heads! Su Maoxiang said with a serious face.

"Alas... Why did the sky suddenly change! Yao Shishen sighed.

"Since ancient times, he has been a son of heaven and a courtier. His Majesty summoned us to the palace, indicating that he had no intention of touching us, as long as this matter was done well, at least our lives would be worry-free. Think about it. With that, Su Maoxiang ran into his sedan chair and walked home.

In the warm pavilion, Zhu Youzhen was still thinking about this matter. He can't control people's hearts, he can only follow one standard, who works, who is useful. Now that he has money and soldiers in his hands, he can't even handle a few disobedient eunuchs and ministers, so what else can he do?

Thinking of this, he remembered a person.

"Wang Companion, bring Tian Ergeng to me, I want to see him!"

Looking at Tian Ergeng, who was thinly dressed and trembling, Zhu Youzhen asked curiously.

"How old are you?"

"The guilty man is twenty out of forty this year."

"Well, that's okay, it's not too much to call Wei Zhongxian a godfather. Much better than Gu Bingqian! ”

"The sin of the minister deserves death."

Tian Ergeng listened to Zhu Youzhen's mocking words, and trembled even more. I don't know if it's freezing or being scared.

"Don't die any more, there is only one life. Do you still want it? ”

Tian Ergeng was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then there was a burst of ecstasy, and he cried excitedly.

"Woo ~ the minister wants! Please be gracious, Your Majesty! ”

"Oh? It turns out that you are also afraid of death. I thought you had killed so many people, and you had already put life and death on the line. In that case, I have a question for you. Do you bite? ”

"Yes! Your Majesty asked the ministers to bite whomever the ministers, and the ministers to bite whomever they wanted. ”

"You're smart!" Zhu Youzhen nodded with satisfaction, looking at the quality and cultivation of others. Don't you have to be strong with some people who only talk about state affairs? "How much property do you have?"

"Your Majesty, the ministers and ministers have accumulated some over the years, but some time ago, the factory and Wei Zhongxian said that they wanted to do a project, so they put most of the silver with him, a total of 150,000 taels. There are still some in the family, and most of the others are left by the ancestors. ”

It doesn't sound like a fake.

"Go back, bite well, I will reinstate you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty. ”

Tian Ergeng shouted excitedly. He knew that this level was halfway over, and whether he could survive or not depended on whether he could grasp it.

In the future, I will work in the fields, and the Ming royal team will be in the pang!

At the beginning, Zhu Youzhen didn't plan to kill Tian Ergeng, he just wanted to scare and scare him. If the eunuch party can't use it, can the Donglin party use it? Dog beating is not a ban on dogs, it is to let the dog know the rules. Kill some and keep some of it. Whether it is the East and West Factories or Jinyiwei, they are all attached to themselves. If you really talk about a party, it has to be an imperial party, and if you use it well, it will be a sword hanging over the heads of many foreign ministers! But the premise is that the person who owns this sword must be himself.

The interrogation of the West Factory is in full swing.

His Majesty is in a hurry, and the factory guards must get the evidence in their hands, no matter what way it is used. This is approved by His Majesty.

After they are tried, they will be handed over to the Criminal Department for processing, and then they will be reviewed by Dali Temple, and the Supervision Institute will supervise the whole process. In the end, His Majesty's approval is required.

The twenty-fourth day of the lunar month

The palace began to prepare for the New Year. At this time in previous years, the palace dependents and eunuchs began to put on Daji gourds and python clothes, happily steamed snacks together, set up Aoshan lanterns, set up fireworks, and set off fireworks at night, until the seventeenth day of the first month. But this year is a little different, everything is being done, but the atmosphere is very different from previous years. Female officials and eunuchs were constantly taken away, and the rest of them were also cautious one by one, lest they be involved.

If there is another quiet place, it must be Kunning Palace.

The emperor and the empress were very affectionate and often dined together, which was unprecedented in all dynasties. It's not dinner time yet, and Zhou Yufeng is teaching Li Xiaohua embroidery. But it seems that Li Xiaohua has no talent for this, and she pricked her hand and bled before she stabbed it twice. It made Zhou Yufeng feel distressed for a while. Perhaps because of the better living conditions, Li Xiaohua has grown taller, her skin has become fairer, and with a pair of bright big eyes, she looks very cute.

"Xiaohua, don't learn these delicate jobs if you are clumsy, it makes the queen feel distressed." Listening to the voice, Li Xiaohua knew who it was. Sure enough, looking back, His Majesty didn't know when he was standing behind him, and she and the Queen hurriedly got up and saluted.

"There's no need to be polite, I'll review and read the folds, and if I'm a little tired, I'll walk around." Zhu Youzhen smiled and said.

After dinner, Zhu Youzhen led everyone to the place where the fireworks were set up. The Aoshan lantern had been lit, and the eunuchs who were guarding the side saw the emperor coming and lit the fireworks.

"I heard that when fireworks explode in the sky, you can make a wish to the sky, it's very smart!" Zhu Youzhen said to Zhou Yufeng and Li Xiaohua.

Li Xiaohua, who was watching the fireworks intently, listened to Zhu Youzhen's words, quickly clasped her palms together, and muttered to the sky:

"God, bless my younger brother Li Rujing to grow up healthy and healthy, and bless our sister and brother to have a reunion day."