The Qianqing Palace is brightly lit at night.

The remains of the burned Rijing Gate are still there, and the missing corner makes the atmosphere in the Tianzi's dormitory especially tense tonight.

None of the eunuchs who kept vigil dared to ignore it again.

They are the people who are considered credible by Zhang Zuo, Mai Fu and other Da Jue after the "big investigation" in the palace today, but they are also the most empathetic to the "bloody rain" in the palace today.

Zhu Houxi knew that after he said a word, how many people in the palace would experience a "miserable" day today.

But sitting in this position, these are inevitable.

That fire also cooled Zhu Houxi's heart.

Zhu Houxi, who has already made up his mind to listen to politics and listen to persuasion, is not in a hurry, how could he abandon the royal road and use the trick of raising fire by himself to achieve his goal?

Now that there is a fire in the Rijing Gate, Zhu Houxi feels the danger surrounding the throne for the first time.

For the sake of power and life, the Son of Heaven wants to restrain his suspicions, which is indeed a test of human nature. Zhu Houxi, who was mature in his mind, found that Zhang Yong could still command like an arm, so he could come down rationally first.

But the fate of many eunuchs and palace maids will turn around after today, and Zhu Houxi can't care about it.

"Your Majesty forgives you." In the middle of the night, Wei Bin and the others finally came back to their lives, "Under interrogation, among the eunuchs and palace maids who can enter the palace on errands, there are a total of 237 people of unknown origin, and 43 of them have something to do with some foreign ministers. In addition, Yuan Jinsheng confessed a list, and he had pre-selected 54 ladies in Liangjing and various provinces on the order of Renshou Palace, so as to prepare for next year's draft girls to enter the palace......"

Zhu Houxi looked at the two lists.

Empress Dowager Zhang wants to control the list of future candidates for the palace and the opportunity to become concubines or even queens through pre-selection of ladies, which is just a trivial matter for Zhu Houxi.

The other list is even more crucial.

Most of the list of 237 people is to be further investigated, but the forty-three people listed at the front, each of whom has a record of their relationship with the foreign minister.

"All confessions? Is there any evidence? ”

Wei Bin knelt there: "I didn't find out the letters, but there were some artifacts for filial piety." The slaves and maids are incompetent, and can only get confessions for the time being. ”

Zhu Houxi nodded: "It's normal." Among these people, how many of them may have been wronged? ”

Zhang Yong lowered his head: "The slave and maid dare not guarantee that there will be no grievances, but they will never be tortured to extract confessions, Your Majesty can send someone to see the situation of these people." ”

In his opinion, is the emperor soft-hearted? Is there so much to care about at the moment?

It is impossible for this case to be cross-examined with great fanfare.

In the palace, having a suspicious identity and behaving is already a sin in itself.

Zhu Houxi was silent.

Now these two lists are waiting for him to dispose of.

It's not just this matter, the Heart Cultivation Palace, the Rijing Gate, and the Qingning Palace...... At the beginning of these projects, the preparation of the materials required and the fatigue of the craftsmen did not know how many people would die as a result.

He was not soft-hearted, but he understood what the throne meant.

Around the throne, because of the emperor, every dispute, every decision, falling on a specific person is a mountain.

It is inappropriate to build a palace just after ascending the throne, and there must be people who have been wronged in this investigation.

But one is related to Zhu Houxi's reform of the top-level power structure in the future and more money, and the other is related to the safety of his life.

The storm of the empire, in fact, has never stopped.

It's just that because of the original identity of Zhu Houxi, the new monarch, the wind and rain are more intense at the moment.

His expression became more and more calm, and Zhu Houxi lightly ordered: "These two hundred and thirty-seven people, deal with them according to the palace rules." As for the foreign ministers involved, I just need to know here. After confessing, keep your mouth shut. That's all you have to do with this. ”

"Slave and maid command."

Just let them stop here, investigate the foreign ministers, and it will no longer be because of this matter, and they will not be investigated.

"As for the people in Renshou Palace." Zhu Houxi smiled, "I was originally filial piety, and now I am still presiding over the funeral of the imperial brother, and Yuan Jinsheng and others of Renshou Palace have begun to harass the people and ruin my name in the name of pre-selecting a lady for me. Zhang Zuo, tomorrow after the feast, you go to the cabinet to talk about this matter, give this list to the cabinet ministers, and ask them to check whether it is true. ”

"Yes." Zhang Zuo cautiously took the list.

When it comes to Renshou Palace, this is to let the foreign minister be this villain.

No matter what, Empress Dowager Zhang's side can no longer be close to Yuan Jinsheng.

The Son of Heaven, who was first on the throne and was still in mourning, began to ponder about the matter of draft girls, how absurd and unreasonable?

How could the emperor's reputation be so ruined?

After the disposal, Mai Fu and Huang Jin stayed in the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Qingping hesitated for a moment, and said before Zhu Houxi was about to rest: "Your Majesty, it is up to you to choose the queen and concubine in the next year's draft." Since Renshou Palace has done this, I am afraid that all the pre-selected ladies are the best choices, so that they can be sure in the future. Empress Dowager Zhang has lost her minions, and these fifty-four ladies have been connected to His Majesty......"

Zhu Houxi turned to look at her.

Zhu Qingping knelt down: "Slave and maid speak falsely, Your Majesty forgives you." ”

"Get up." Zhu Houxi remembered last night's fire, sighed and said, "The Forbidden Palace is dangerous, and not everyone is willing to come in. But I remember that even if I was not selected in the palace, the ladies after the gift returned to their hometown were all sought after. Now these fifty-four families, two capitals and thirteen provinces are worried that they will not be sent to the palace if they have problems in the coming year, how can they be cleared and understood? ”

Zhu Qingping thought about the wording for a while, and then said: "After all, it was pre-selected in advance, and it was ordered by the Queen Mother to do it." If they want to find a lover again, whether it is a scholar, or a noble family, which one will not consider Your Majesty's views in the future? ”

Zhu Houxi pondered for a while and understood.

The woman who was selected by the Queen Mother to try to surround the new monarch, the woman who was jealous of the emperor and had a secret "agreement" with the Queen Mother, the woman who was almost impossible to be owned by ordinary people with her own appearance conditions, and now a scholar or dignitary family with a great future, will she still touch these women?

What kind of beautiful girl can't you find in such a person?

Zhu Qingping didn't know whether it was out of pity, or whether she felt that Empress Dowager Zhang couldn't do any more harm, or that after all, she was selected one of the thousands of miles first, which was not a bad thing for the emperor.

Zhu Houxi smiled dumbly: "I'm only fifteen years old." Qingping, did the queen mother arrange a task for you, and prepared a lot of ways to make my heirs prosperous? ”

Zhu Qingping's face suddenly turned red: "...... No...... It's the slave who talks a lot, and your majesty will judge this matter......"

Zhu Houxi looked at her cramped expression, because the gloom caused by the fire last night dissipated a lot.

I heard that whether it is the emperor or the concubine, there are people who carry out enlightenment education, and Zhu Qingping may have been arranged by the Jiang family to have such a "heavy task".

They just don't know, the Son of Heaven knows a lot.

In the distant future, every young person will really be a famous teacher all over the world, and everyone will specialize in this way.

Zhu Houxi waited to see that one day Zhu Qingping took out a small comic book and cited the scene of the secret treasure teaching this and that with a red face.

"Wait for the foreign minister to visit these fifty-four houses and see if this is true. If there is no collusion, it doesn't hurt to still be elected to the palace. Anyway, it's all my choice, no hurry, no hurry. Zhu Houxi left his back and walked into the room.

Empress Dowager Zhang can have no brains at all, but Zhu Houxi has long decided to endure at least until Zhu Houzhao's funeral is completely over and the twenty-seven months of filial piety for Zhu Youqi are also completely over.

As for the fifty-four people who were selected by the Empress Dowager Zhang, who were selected by the Empress Dowager and were sure that the emperor would definitely select the queen and favorite concubines from them, the palace was so big, it could all be accommodated.

Zhu Houxi is a little curious now, what kind of beauties did Yuan Jinsheng and them choose to test His Majesty the Emperor.

The problem is here: they are all raw melons about 28 years old, and they are not ripe.

After covering the thin quilt, Zhu Houxi felt that Zhu Qingping's sister was more charming.