The Forbidden City at sunset is dazzling, and this is the place that countless people yearn for.

"Who, stop!"

When Zhu Ji saw someone coming in a hurry, he immediately shouted.

Although Zhu Youzhu likes the lakes and mountains of Xiyuan, he also likes the imperial place of the Qianqing Palace, so most of the time he chooses to return to the Forbidden City for the night.

Although it is possible to take a detour to the Xuanwu Gate in the north to return to the Forbidden City from the north of Xiyuan, there is Xihua Gate opposite the Xiyuan Gate, so Zhu Youzhi has been taking this convenient path.

Every time you have to go from the opposite Xihua Gate, martial law will be imposed on the south side.

After Zhu Ji was snubbed by Zhu Youji, he has now become very attentive, and often personally takes the Jinyi guard here to impose martial law, and he naturally wants to stop drinking in the face of Song Cheng who came in a hurry.

Zhu Youzhu was sitting on the dragon chariot, and after hearing the movement in the south, he turned his head to look at Song Cheng, who was panting, but he didn't expect the case to progress so quickly.

It's just that Song Cheng is not a person who is in a hurry to ask for credit, and now it is impossible to solve the case in such a hurry, and maybe he will have to give himself a problem, so he gave Liu Jin a look.

If this case is to fall on Wu Xun's head, it will be a good gain.

It was the end of March, and the temperature in the capital had risen significantly.

Zhu Youzhu entered the outer dynasty area from the Xihua Gate, and usually went back to the Qianqing Palace from the Outer East City, which naturally had to pass through the Renshou Palace.

It was said that the Queen Mother should accompany her to the Spring Festival, but she still excused herself on the grounds of physical discomfort.

Zhu Youzhu knew that it might be that he happened to be unwell, but I am afraid that the main reason is that the Queen Mother and Zhu Jianshen really have no husband and wife friendship, after all, Zhu Jianshen didn't even touch it.

It's just that I'm in this era, and I'm already a trendsetter in the times. He naturally knew that it was not because the Queen Mother was ugly, but because her appearance was above that of Concubine Shao, and she was more likely to be a victim of political struggle.

If Zhu Jianshen is as cowardly as Zhu Youzhu in history, the queen mother may even be the emperor in history who created the monogamous system, but she just met an emperor who wanted to get rid of the control of civil officials.

"Your Majesty, how did you feel about this trip?" Although the Queen Mother is not a national beauty, she is also a great beauty, and now her charm has not diminished back then, and she looks very elegant and quiet.

Zhu Youzhu hadn't been here for a long time, so he said sincerely: "The scenery of Wanshou Mountain is really good, I think you can go together next time, and it's also great to go outside for a walk!" ”

"Is the land of the Emperor's Tomb a place of distraction? Your Majesty should pay attention to what he says, if it spreads, I am afraid that some courtiers will directly admonish you! The queen mother found that the emperor in front of her occasionally didn't know what was going on, so she smiled lightly.

Zhu Youzhu knew that it was still difficult for him to become a conformist emperor, so he said bluntly: "It's okay!" A hailstorm in Wanshou Mountain a while ago, there were dozens of sparse songs, but I let Liu Jin burn them all! This time I went to Wanshou Mountain, except for being tired during the sacrifice, the scenery was indeed good! ”

"It's very good to hear about the mourning family, if Your Majesty doesn't like the mourning family to delay the trip, let's go with you next time!" When the Queen Mother saw that Zhu Youzhu was sincerely invited, she nodded lightly.

Zhu Youzhu realized that the Queen Mother might not travel because she was afraid of causing trouble for herself, so she decided to correct the truth: "So I said okay, I will invite you next time!" ”

After chatting a few words, the Queen Mother saw that Zhu Youzhu was leaving, and she was going to pretend to be sick after all, so she instructed the palace maids beside her: "Qingyue, send Your Majesty for the mourning family!" ”

A young palace maid named Qingyue was thin and plump, very charming, dressed in green clothes that complemented each other, especially those eyes like Qiu Yue, Ying Ying said with a salute: "Yes!" ”

Zhu Youzhi had a feeling of freshness and refinement at the first glance of this palace maid, and couldn't help but look at this seventeen or eighteen-year-old palace maid curiously.

There are many palace maids in this palace, perhaps because of their own imperial prestige, which makes many palace maids look a little dumbfounded.

When Zhu Youzhu was on the dragon chariot, he couldn't help but ask, "Why have I never seen you in Renshou Palace?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the slave maid has been in the Shangfu Bureau earlier, and the Queen Mother thinks that the slave maid's clothes are well sewn, so she will send the slave and maid to Renshou Palace!" Although Qingyue didn't look at Zhu Youji, she replied generously and decently.

Zhu Youzhi found that this palace maid really gave herself a very comfortable feeling, and noticed that she was holding the silk handkerchief, and couldn't help nodding her head lightly: "There are a pair of skillful hands!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your praise!" Qingyue first clenched her fists nervously, and then thanked her with a smile.

Zhu Youzhu admits that this palace maid is beautiful, especially a rare kind of intelligence, but the palace is not lacking in beautiful palace maids, and he is not enough to see one and love another.

It's just that he is puzzled, the queen mother has been in the palace for more than 20 years, why did she suddenly come to serve a young and beautiful palace maid, and let this palace maid send herself?

Liu Jin had already been waiting outside Renshou Palace, but now when he saw that there was no one around, he immediately followed Long Yuan's side and told the truth about the progress of Song Liangcheng's hurried report.

"Xing'an Bo Mansion?" Zhu Youzhi learned that Tiexiang Mountain was the Xuefeng knife that was thrown away by Xing'anbo's invitation to a banquet, and couldn't help frowning slightly.

Liu Jin observed Zhu Youji's reaction, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, this matter seems to have nothing to do with Xing'anbo!" Tiexiangshan still had a knife with him when he left, but he lost it in an argument with someone on the way back, and the knife happened to be sold to the people of the Annam Mission by a ruffian in the capital! ”

"Even so, then as Song Cheng wants, let Zhu Ji immediately send someone to recover the Annan Mission!" Zhu Youzhu didn't expect that the matter would go back to the Annan Mission, and when he conveyed the instructions.

He felt that things couldn't be as simple as they seemed on the surface, like the loss of the knife in Tiexiang Mountain, which had nothing to do with Xing'anbo, but the cause of everything was Xing'anbo's banquet.

Now that the clues have pointed to the Annan Mission, once it can be confirmed that it was indeed Li Guangdu of the Annan Mission, who purchased the Xuefeng knife and used it to kill the Champa envoy Wen Jin, then it is natural that he will be severely punished.

It's just that things have developed to this point, and there are more and more suspects.

For example, Liu Jian, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, who agreed to release the Annan mission, Xing'anbo who hosted a banquet on Tiexiang Mountain, and even Wan'an, who was the first to propose to send the Annan envoy out of Beijing, are suspicious.

After receiving the order, Zhu Ji immediately arranged for people to leave before the city gate was closed.

Fortunately, due to the delay in the case of Wen Jin, the envoy of Champang, the time for sending the Annan envoy out of Beijing was delayed, and now he can be recovered quickly.

Qianqing Palace, brightly lit.

Zhu Youzhu is the Ming Emperor after all, and what he is facing is not one city and one pool, but to manage two capitals and thirteen provinces. This time I went to Tianshou Mountain, and naturally accumulated a lot of government affairs to deal with.

After bathing, he no longer thought about the case, nor did he have the heart to figure out the queen mother's intentions, so he came to Dongnuan Pavilion to continue to deal with the government affairs of the two capitals and thirteen provinces.

The two Huaidu Transit Envoys have jurisdiction over three sub-divisions of Taizhou, Huai'an and Tongzhou, as well as two inspection institutes in Taizhou and Huai'an.

The Taizhou Branch has ten supervision divisions, namely: Fu'an Field, Anfeng Field, Heduo Field, Liangduo Field, Dongtaichang, Zhangcha Field, Jiaoxichang Field, Dingxi Field, Caoyan Field, and Xiaohai Field.

There are 11 inspection divisions under the jurisdiction of the Lianghuai Transit Envoy Division: Baitahe Inspection Division, Andong Dam Inspection Division, Xichang Inspection Division, Xixi Inspection Division, Anfeng Inspection Division, Haian Inspection Division, Digang Inspection Division, Shigang Inspection Division, Miaowan Inspection Division, Changle Inspection Division, and Linxing Inspection Division.

"Liu Ming, the director of the Taizhou branch and the judge of the transfer division of the two Huaidu!"

"Baita River Inspection Division inspects Li Shi!"

"Anton Dam Inspection Division inspects Chen Sheng!"

"The West Field Inspection Division inspects Zhang Changchun!"

……

"Lin Zhu, the ambassador of the Fu'an field!"

"Anfeng Field Ambassador Sun Peng!"

"He Duochang Ambassador Zhao Beidou!"

……

"Fu'an Yancang Ambassador Tiesanjin!"

"Anfeng Yancang Ambassador Yang Donglai is here!"

"He Duo Yancang, Ambassador Li Yongshou!"

……

Zhu Youzhi saw that Wang Yue had just presented a note listing many official positions, with many people's names and numbers, and he didn't understand Wang Yue's intentions until he saw the end.

It's the end of March, and today the weather has warmed up, but it seems to have suddenly returned to the cold winter wax moon.

Among the three salt farms under the jurisdiction of Lianghuai, Taizhou can be said to be the truest portrayal of salt evil.

There will always be many interesting things in history, and some officials who are obviously doing things seriously will often be frantically smeared as long as they are "not of their kind".

Yan Maoqing was most criticized during the period of his prime minister's salt administration, and the local imperial history pointed out that his personality was extravagant, with Wenjin quilt bed, platinum ornaments, etc., and twelve women to carry bridges.

It's just that many people don't know that Yan Maoqing may be a person who indulges in luxury, but it is the thorn in their eyes that everyone scolds and beats, but it pierces a layer of window paper.

While history is easy to obscure, data doesn't lie.

After Premier Yan Maoqing's salt administration, Taizhou's salt production ushered in a substantial increase, exceeding half in one fell swoop, becoming the well-deserved boss of the three Huaiyan divisions.

In the Yongzheng period, Gao County under the jurisdiction of Taizhou was assigned to Tongzhou, and Dongtai County under its jurisdiction was directly under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou Prefecture, and the corresponding salt works were naturally taken away.

Despite this, by the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the production here had doubled, accounting for 58% of Huai salt, but this was the amount after the salt works were cut!

In addition to the collusion between officials and businessmen, the crux of the Ming salt policy was that some people deliberately concealed the true production of salt, and these salt productions not only did not benefit the imperial court, but disrupted the salt market through their smuggling channels.

Zhu Youzhi repeatedly looked at the charges of these officials listed by Wang Yue, and looked at them carefully for a long time, and then he could see the words from the cracks, and there were two words written on the whole fold that they were cannibalism.

There are many officials in Yangzhou, and there are also many officials in Taizhou.

Zhu Youzhi didn't know these officials, but he knew that they were probably people who liked the "blessing of the peace of the common government."

He could think of the excitement of these people when they were greedy for money, it was probably arrogant to burn Gou Huowang's house, even if he knew that Gou Huowang's old lady was rampant in the house, but since they were all a bunch of people who should be killed, why should he bother his mother-in-law?

Zhu Youzhu felt that he was crazy tonight, and on the list of one hundred presented by Wang Yue, he twisted his sleeves and wrote a word: "Quasi!" ”。

Some people died, but not completely......