The so-called Zhang Da housekeeper is not the housekeeper in Zhang Luan's mansion, but the housekeeper of another Zhang mansion.

Originally, Zhang Luan's Zhang family could be the latecomer, but Zhang Yujiao not only failed to sit in the position of queen, but now the identity of the concubine has also turned into dust.

The current Zhang Luan has even lost the identity of the Taichang Temple Siqing, Zhang Yanling is just a son-in-law who can't support the wall, so the Zhang family is destined to become a very ordinary existence in the capital.

On the other hand, Zhang Bangxiang's Zhang family, his grandfather Zhang Di was the governor of the prefecture, his grandfather was the governor of Jiaocheng, his father was the governor of Liaodong, and his father-in-law was Xu Pu, the former servant of the ministry.

Zhang Bangxiang has been smart and clever since he was a child, although he was not able to achieve good results in the imperial examination, but he entered the office as a prisoner, and now he is the sixth grade Shangbao Sicheng.

Although this Si Cheng belongs to an authentic idle position, he is an official after all, and he is also eating the court's money, which is already much stronger than many second-generation officials.

It is precisely like this, although Zhang Bangxiang's Zhang family has fallen due to Zhang Luan's death, but the essence is stronger than the current Zhang Luan's Zhang family.

It's just that no one thought that in the case of poisoning Concubine Shu, Zhang Bangxiang was implicated.

"Wronged! Treat unjustly! This official didn't do this kind of thing at all, it must be that house slave who is making claims! When Zhang Bangxiang was arrested, he shouted loudly.

Song Cheng naturally couldn't stop the investigation because of Zhang Bangxiang's cry of injustice, but with a wave of his hand, Zhao Dayan took the Shangbao Si Cheng back to the Shuntian Mansion with a quick catch.

In just one day, the clouds over Beijing seemed to dissipate a lot.

"Isn't it all rumored that the murderer is Chang Feng this afternoon?"

"The pastries are made by the chef, and she is the biggest suspect!"

"I heard that the chef's affair with Zhang Luan was used to blackmail, so I threw poison!"

"This is also strange, Steward Zhang has no motive to murder Concubine Shu, right?"

"Who knows what grievances the two of them have, I heard that Zhang Qi's death was strange back then!"

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The people in the capital learned that Concubine Shu's case had taken a major turn, which became their latest conversation after dinner, and they also expressed their respective opinions.

It's just that the so-called facts of the people often come from imagination, and they are destined to be far from the truth, especially the eyes of many people can't see through the court battles at all.

As night fell, the Forbidden City was lit up, and the Imperial City's Jin Wuwei was patrolling the city walls.

Qianqing Palace, East Warm Pavilion.

Zhu Youzhu found that the autumn mood was getting stronger, and he felt very comfortable just when he entered here.

He originally read through the information from abroad and overseas as before, especially when there was a little dispute in the Tokai Governor's Mansion over the Iwami silver mine, but he chose to summon Qin Conggui.

After experiencing ups and downs, Qin Conggui is very mature and steady, and has transformed into a qualified supervisor of the East Factory.

After he escorted Xiao Zi to the Caution Division today, he used some means to torture Xiao Zi, and finally got some key information from Xiao Zi's mouth.

Now in the face of Zhu Youji's inquiry, he reported all the information he obtained, and Xiaozi was indeed involved in the case of poisoning Concubine Shu.

Zhu Youji's impression of that beautiful palace maid is not bad, even if the crown princess ate herself to death back then, this palace maid did not appear to exceed half a point.

It's just that now that I think about it, it's not necessarily that this palace woman has a good personality or is loyal to herself, but that she is more shrewd than Zhang Yujiao, and she also understands that she is the real master of the palace in the future.

Zhu Youzhu heard Xiaozi claim that she didn't know that the pastry was arsenic on it, and saw Qin Conggui look angry: "Maybe she really doesn't know!" ”

Judging from the entire case, although the palace maids, guards and cooks are all involved, the most important thing is actually the one behind the scenes. Because arsenic is difficult to detect, the three actual executors may not know the whole truth.

"Your Majesty, could it be that she refuses to speak? Does the slave want her to try other tortures? Qin Conggui was now completely loyal to Zhu Youji, so he asked cautiously.

Zhu Youzhu picked up the steaming teacup and said with a smile: "Do you think you can get what you want by using a few more criminal laws?" ”

"The most powerful means of the slave are used, and now I am not sure if Xiao Zi really has something to hide!" Qin Conggui once forced Xiao Zi to the brink of death, and he didn't have much confidence in using torture again.

Zhu Youzhi knew that Qin Conggui now had a bit of a straight shadow, so he took a sip of tea and said: "Don't be dissatisfied, it's good to be able to ask her to participate in it this time!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment!" Qin Conggui was most concerned about Zhu Youji's dissatisfaction, and suddenly secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhu Youzhu looked at the tea stalks floating on the tea water, and his eyes suddenly became sharp and said: "It's just that Xiaozi is a seller seeking glory, which is a taboo in the palace!" Now she can't die, I want to know who she is instructed by, who dares to murder my concubine! ”

From ancient times to the present day, there has been no shortage of interest groups in every dynasty.

In the two Han Dynasty, it was Haoqiang, in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it was the gate valve, in the Tang Dynasty, it was the five surnames and seven kings, and in the Ming Dynasty?

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the well-known Donglin Party represented the interests of the Jiangnan merchant and landlord class, and they avoided taxes for the southeast through political means, resulting in the state sucking the blood of the peasants in the northwest and southwest.

Now that the Ming Dynasty is in the middle stage, is there really no interest group?

The Donglin Party has not yet formed a climate, especially the salt profits of China and France have not been stolen by Hui merchants, and what form do interest groups exist today?

Zhu Youzhi never thought that there were no interest groups in the capital at the center of power, especially after so many years of experience, he knew that there was a hidden force in the capital.

This case brought Xiao Zi out, and seeing this chess piece that infiltrated the palace made him understand that this force had existed for longer than he thought.

Xiao Zi's identity seems to be an ordinary palace maid, but her identity is actually extraordinary.

As the personal palace maid of the crown princess, if there is no accident in history, she is the queen's side, and the information obtained is very amazing.

It is precisely like this, Xiao Zi can't be treated as an ordinary palace maid, maybe she is the key to solving the puzzle, and it is also a major opportunity for herself to find maggots.

"Your Majesty, she just confessed that she was instructed by her brother!" Qin Conggui had already tortured Xiao Zi just now, and immediately reported with twelve points of spirit.

Zhu Youzhi found that it was similar to what he had guessed, if these palace personnel were not bewitched by money, then they were using their relatives as bargaining chips.

Xiao Zi's brother can be both an important lobbyist and a bargaining chip, and can be said to be the best person to control Xiao Zi.

Zhu Youzhu didn't want to delve into the bends and corners, so he gave an order: "Immediately find out all the information of Xiaozi's family, and be sure to find out who is behind the scenes!" ”

"Yes!" Qin Conggui originally thought that the key to the case was the cook, but he suddenly realized that Xiao Zi, who he was responsible for, was the key, and immediately solemnly surrendered.

Zhu Youzhu once suspected that Concubine Shu's death was King Xing's dog jumping off the wall in a hurry, but judging from the identity of Xiaozi that has been found out so far, I am afraid that it has little to do with King Xing, and the mastermind behind the scenes is probably just trying to cut off the way behind his birth of an heir.

But I have to admit that there is a relatively big danger to my personal safety.

It's just that this is actually an inevitability, the resources of this era are limited after all, and I am unwilling to exploit the people through tax increases, and only want to encroach on their interests.

Not to mention the earlier crackdown on usury and the rectification of finance, the recent abolition of the silver standard has made a group of powerful people gnash their teeth at themselves.

The current relationship is irreconcilable, it depends on whether they break through the heavy palace walls first and kill themselves, or they pull them all out and click them all away.

Zhu Youzhi sent Qin Conggui away, and then started tonight's work.

After all kinds of turmoil, I finally saw a good news: there is good news from Luzon, and a new batch of gold is about to go north.

Although gold did not promote productivity, it was the cornerstone of the new monetary system of the Ming Dynasty.

Money is a medium used by people to exchange goods and services in economic activities, and once China can take the lead in completing the construction of the monetary system, then it can absorb the nutrients in the development of the surrounding area.

For example, in Korea, once the Ming silver dollar could become the main currency of the imperial court, it would not only deepen the trade between the two countries, but also continue to plunder their social wealth, and even attract their magnates to bring a large amount of wealth into the arms of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youzhu naturally did not allow accidents to occur in this batch of gold, and immediately issued a secret order to keep an eye on the movements of the big families in the south of the Yangtze River, but he did not allow the gold ship to be variable.

Things are so helpless, the most should be wary of outsiders, but in fact, the most dangerous is their own people, especially in the southeast There are so-called "Japanese robbers".

Niu Mengmeng, who was wearing a pale red palace maid's dress, stood in front of the lamp as before, taking care of Zhu Youji's daily life.

Originally, she was more inclined to stand here guarding the lights, but today's little flower cat accident made her feel uneasy, so she diligently polished the ink for Zhu Youji.

The ink of this era has a strong fragrance, so under her careful grinding, the inkstone ink pool under the lamplight is like an incense pond with light.

Although Zhu Youzhu smelled the ink fragrance next to him, he didn't care too much about the suddenly attentive Niu Mengmeng.

After so many years of repeated purging, the palace maids and eunuchs around him are now very credible, so they are looking through the relevant information of Hou Tunmi in Xiangcheng.

Although Xiangcheng Hou Li Jin and others have become fish on the board, he always feels that this matter may not be as simple as it seems.

Li Jin, the Marquis of Xiangcheng, and his gang initially tuned rice for profit, but after they showed their determination to stabilize the price of rice and showed their strong imperial warehouse, their practice of continuing to tun rice became intriguing.

He is no longer the bare-pole emperor who has just ascended the throne, but he already holds the military power, and he has the support of many important ministers, but these people insist on a path to the black.

Although his victory was mainly due to the use of Tongzhou granary as a backup, the insistence of Li Jin, the Marquis of Xiangcheng, made him faintly feel that he had gone beyond the scope of profit-seeking.

Especially after he launched the cloth ticket and the new silver dollar, he even dared to frantically smash a large number of silver taels, which was more like preventing himself from launching a new monetary system.

"Your Majesty, Xinyi Money is not popular in the capital now!" Niu Mengmeng didn't know when he had approached here, but he took the initiative to break the silence.

It's just that when Zhu Youzhu cast his eyes, he thought of the trouble he had caused during the day, and suddenly stuck out his tongue weakly, for fear that Zhu Youzhi would punish her with this.

The reason why I was so active just now was that I wanted to perform well, so as to smooth out today's trouble.

Zhu Youzhi knew that Niu Mengmeng's life circle was actually very simple, and he immediately said very confusedly: "Do you know Xinyi Qianxi? ”

"Of course I do! This is the most reputable money village in the capital, in the past, the slave maid gave the family money to this money bank to exchange bills, but after the palace changed to cloth tickets and new silver dollars, the slave maid has been changed to the royal money bank! Niu Meng nodded as a matter of course, and then told the whole story.

Although Zhu Youzhu knew that the financial industry in this era had taken shape, he did not expect that the most famous money bank in the capital was actually the humble Xinyi money store: "Do you know who this money bank is?" ”

"How do slaves know! However, I heard that many powerful people have a part, no matter how much money is put in this bank, they will not worry, didn't the big corrupt officials Li Min and Xie Yikui also exist here? Niu Mengmeng is a small talker, and he also tells everything he knows.

When Zhu Youzhu heard Niu Mengmeng say this, he couldn't help but pat his forehead.

He always felt that this Xinyi money store was very familiar, but he didn't expect that the 13,213 taels of deposit tickets that Xie Yikui thought of back then were from this money bank.

Judging from all kinds of signs, this money bank that provided a lot of money to Xiangcheng Hou Li Jin is indeed not simple.

"Your Majesty, but the slave just said the wrong thing?" Niu Mengmeng saw Zhu Youzhu patting his forehead, and immediately asked worriedly.

Zhu Youzhu signaled Niu Mengmeng not to make a sound, and slowly perfected his new plan, but he was ready to make people doxx this Xinyi money store that appeared frequently.

Faintly, he felt that this Xinyi money shop would solve the mystery in his heart, and even find out all the members of that mysterious organization.

As the night wore on, the lights in the East Warm Pavilion had gone out.

Zhu Youzhu ended a long day of life and returned to the bedroom as before, and immediately a palace maid untied his clothes, and there was always a fragrant beauty lying on the dragon bed.

Although Chang Feng's affair happened, as originally planned, Queen Chang was still arranged to come to bed tonight to accept her thunder or rain and dew.

"Your Majesty, but do you have something on your mind?" Empress Chang is a very considerate woman, but she noticed Zhu Youji's brows tightened.

Zhu Youzhu gently hugged this woman who had the same heart as himself, and said very naturally: "This capital is not peaceful, so I think about how to clean it up!" ”

"The concubine has thanked Your Majesty for your trust in the concubine and the concubine's younger brother!" Empress Chang knew that Zhu Youzhu could handle everything, so she expressed her gratitude.

In Concubine Shu's case, she and Chang Feng were originally involved, and they once became the target of others' frame-ups.

It's just that in less than a day, all the suspicions of himself and his younger brother have been erased, and they have even found out the palace maid Xiaozi and the cook, and even the guard has found out that he was indeed killed in order to frame his younger brother.

Seeing such a steady emperor now, she feels extremely down-to-earth in her heart, and she is also satisfied that she can marry such a wise emperor.

Zhu Youzhu never doubted Empress Chang from the beginning, looked down at this delicate face and smiled: "How could I doubt you!" ”

"Your Majesty, Concubine Shu has been poisoned, what should I do next?" Empress Chang thought of the vicious intentions of the people behind the scenes, and her eyes were full of worry.

Originally, she was ready to give up the position of queen, and only hoped that Concubine Shu would be able to give birth to an heir for Zhu Youji. It's just that now that Concubine Shugui is dead, even if she is willing to give up the position of queen, it will be useless.

Zhu Youzhu knew that Empress Chang was finally affected by that heavenly sentence, but he deliberately mocked and said: "Empress, you don't really believe the nonsense of the Taoist priests in the rivers and lakes, right?" ”

"Your Majesty, who doesn't know that the Eastern Dao is the Gaoshi Oriental Dao who was sealed by you!" Queen Chang is naturally not a stupid woman, but she is full of resentment to reveal a fact.

Zhu Youji's face is already comparable to the city wall, but it seems to be true and false: "The reason why I named Dongfang Dao as a master is because this person is very smart and can be used by me!" Not to mention, Jiang Yan is the reincarnation of Jinfeng, and he cooperates very well! ”

"It's just that the concubine and a few of them haven't moved their stomachs so far, and the concubine is really worried that the heavenly machine is real!" Empress Chang voiced her worries.

Zhu Youzhu couldn't explain that he had recently completely changed the imperial direction of the Ming Dynasty, so he smiled and borrowed a fable: "The wife of Henan Le Yangzi is the daughter of the He family." When the sheep tasted the way, they got a loaf of gold, and gave it back to their wives. The wife said: 'The concubine does not drink the water of the stolen spring, and the incorruptible do not drink the food that comes from it. 'The sheep are ashamed, but donate money to the wilderness, and seek teachers to learn. After returning a year, his wife knelt down and asked why, and the sheep said: 'I have been thinking for a long time, and there is no difference. The wife is leading the knife and saying: "This weaves a silkworm cocoon, and it is made into a machine." A trace of tiredness, so that inches, tired inches, and then become a horse. If you break the weaving today, the donation will be successful, and the time will be wasted, and the master will accumulate learning, and he will know his death on the same day, so as to be virtuous; If you return in the middle of the road, why break the woven? The gap felt the same thing, and he returned to his final job, so he did not return for seven years. ”

Empress Chang is a smart woman, so she naturally knows the meaning of this fable, and suddenly said with a smile in her eyes: "What does Your Majesty want your concubine to do tonight?" ”

"Let me think about it first!" Zhu Youzhu pressed down the queen's noble head, and he was ready to work hard again tonight.

Although Empress Chang is the queen of the current dynasty, she has already been conquered by Zhu Youji, but she breathes completely according to Zhu Youji's wishes.

It was late at night, and the courtyard of the Qianqing Palace seemed very quiet.

As the weather is getting cooler, the Hua Cat family, who originally liked to play the role of bodyguards, stay in the cage honestly, and only the heated hole is carefully burning charcoal.

Niu Mengmeng was affected by the events of the day, and was always worried that Zhu Youzhu would punish her.

After some tossing and turning, she suddenly felt worried about her little flower cat who had eaten the pastry by mistake, so she got up and checked. When I went to the cattery next door and saw the little flower cat obediently staying in the cage, I was relieved.

The autumn night was already a little cool, and she yawned, got up and went back to her little bedroom, only to be stunned when she walked out of the cattery.

At this moment, the Qianqing Palace, which had been shrouded in the night, was now on fire.

"It's out of the water!"

"It's out of the water!"

Niu Mengmeng couldn't believe his eyes, and he didn't know who dared to set fire to the emperor and empress, so he shouted loudly.

As soon as these words came out, dozens of eunuchs and palace maids woke up and rushed out with wooden basins to help extinguish the fire, while some eunuchs wanted to rush into the fire to rescue Zhu Youji.

Just as everyone fearlessly rushed to the main hall, they looked at each other.

The hall in front of me was full of red light, and the light was steaming, like fire instead of fire.

Zhu Youzhu and Chang Yourong didn't know what was going on behind them, they only felt a little noisy, but it didn't affect his play and pleasure, and finally completed the most critical output.

Everything is quietly changing.

Jiajing's mother was beheaded on the execution table, Zhengde's mother ate arsenic pastries and died, and Zhu Youzhu was still working tirelessly to sow seeds in the spring.

As for who will become the next heir of this emperor, in the low sobs of Empress Chang, it seems that the heavens are ready to give an accurate answer. (End of chapter)