Seven days later, the sun was shining.

"Hoof, hoof—"

"Whew-"

Outside the capital, between the mighty teams, there were sounds of horses from time to time.

A white horse is located in the middle of the procession, on which sits a graceful and handsome young man, with a white cloak behind his back and a long sword hanging from his waist, he looks like a beautiful young man.

Around the white horse, there are all black and red horses accompanying them, and the figures on the horse are also extraordinary, and the majestic and evil spirit is intimidating.

Yan Shisan, Ding Xiu and other masters of the West Factory and the major thousands of Taibao of Jinyiwei are among them.

In front of them were the people from the West Factory, and behind them were brocade guards wearing flying fish suits, densely packed, and it seemed that there were at least thousands of people.

This trip was different from the past, and the purpose was to rectify the rivers and lakes, so Yuhuatian did not hide his whereabouts, and even deliberately made the row bigger.

He just wants to let the people on the rivers and lakes know that he is out of the capital, and by the way, see if he can attract some enemies of the people in the rivers and lakes and wipe them out, so as to make an example of the chickens and monkeys, and calm down the chaos on the rivers and lakes as soon as possible.

Seeing such a big battle in the West Factory, the surrounding area was full of dense onlookers watching, but afraid of the prestige of the West Factory, no one dared to approach, and even the whispering voice was very small.

In this era, the people's awe of being an official is engraved in their bones, especially for the eunuchs who control the court today.

If they offend the officials, they may still have a place to redress their grievances, but once they offend the ruthless eunuchs, they don't even have a chance to redress their grievances.

"Stepping on ......"

Under the hateful and fearful eyes of hundreds of people, the team left the capital and gradually headed south.

It wasn't until the team completely disappeared that the voice of discussion gradually became louder:

"What are these geldings going to do with such a big dependence?"

"What good can these eunuchs do, someone must have suffered......

"Look at the banner, it seems to be the people of Xichang, I heard that a few days ago, there was a treasure born in the northwest desert, a lot of people died, and there was a big incident in the capital recently, it is said that even King Xin was arrested, these things seem to be made by Xichang."

"Isn't it, there is no good person in office, but these eunuchs are even more hateful than those who are officials!"

"No matter what they do, it's us ordinary people who will suffer in the end, this fucking era!"

"Alas......"

…

The voices of discussion are endless, all full of hatred and resentment, and even if there is an occasional remark that the West Factory is better than the East Factory, it is quickly drowned out in the discussion.

And as the people and horses of the West Factory left, in the crowd, a series of sneaky figures quietly withdrew from the crowd and disappeared into the streets and alleys.

……

Palace.

After a few days of recuperation, Zhu Youxiao's body has recovered a lot and he can already start handling government affairs.

At this time, Zhu Youxiao was reviewing the recital in the Qianqing Palace, and Cao Zhengchun stood beside him with a respectful face.

The hall was quiet, only the "swish" sound made by the pen touching the paper.

"Stomble—"

At this moment, a little eunuch walked in quickly, not daring to disturb Zhu Youxiao, but approached Cao Zhengchun's side and whispered a few words.

After Cao Zhengchun listened, a different color flashed in his eyes, and then he waved his hand, and the little eunuch did not say a word and respectfully withdrew.

And Cao Zhengchun came to Zhu Youxiao, took advantage of Zhu Youxiao's change of recital, saluted respectfully, and said:

"Your Majesty, Father-in-law Yu of Xichang, has taken people out of the city."

Zhu Youxiao raised his eyebrows, and then continued to flip through the folds, and said while reading:

"Oh? It seems that he has almost cultivated himself. Who did they leave? ”

Cao Zhengchun replied:

"The main force of the West Factory has been taken away, and there are 8,000 households in Jinyi Weibei Town, about 8,000 people."

Zhu Youxiao bowed slightly: "Clean up some disobedient Jianghu forces, this bit of people should be almost enough......"

As he spoke, Zhu Youxiao glanced up at him, groaned slightly, and said:

"I promised Yuhuatian that I would let Dongchang help him, so you can go and cooperate with him."

Cao Zhengchun bowed slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, the rivers and lakes have not been peaceful recently, especially in the past few days when the West Factory has been investigating the emperor's overboard, the slave maid heard that there was a big war in the south of the city, and thousands of people died. ”

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand slightly:

"I've also heard that these thieves have been very rampant lately, so I made up my mind to set rules for them, lest they be lawless."

"Go ahead, this time you just obey Yuhuatian's orders and cooperate with him."

Cao Zhengchun's heart sank, he knew that last time Yuhuatian successfully brought back the treasure and made the emperor happy, but he didn't expect that unconsciously, Yuhuatian's status was so important in the emperor's heart.

You must know that the East Factory and the West Factory are at the same level, and they are only at the disposal of the emperor.

But this time, the emperor actually asked him to obey Yuhuatian's order, which shows that in the emperor's heart, the West Factory is more important than the East Factory.

It's not good for him to go on like this.

"But Your Majesty, your safety is also very important......"

Cao Zhengchun hesitated and continued to speak, he still wanted to fight for it.

If he was asked to do it alone, he wouldn't be able to ask for it.

But if he really obeyed Yuhuatian's order this time, I was afraid that it would be difficult for him to raise his head in front of Yuhuatian in the future.

"Huh?"

When Zhu Youxiao heard this, his brows furrowed, he looked at Cao Zhengchun, and after a little thought, he understood his thoughts, and his eyes suddenly narrowed slightly:

"I'm not happy that I let you cooperate with the West Factory's action?"

Cao Zhengchun's face changed slightly, and he quickly knelt down, and said with a panicked face:

"The old slave doesn't dare, the old slave is just worried about the emperor's safety, after all, the emperor is the master of my Ming Dynasty, the respect of the Ninth Five, extremely noble, although it is important to rectify the rivers and lakes, but in the heart of the old slave, the emperor's safety is more important!"

"Heh......"

Zhu Youxiao sneered and said, "Don't be sloppy with me, I know very well what you think." ”

"Cao Zhengchun, I tell you, I haven't given you the opportunity, in my heart, whether it is the East Factory or the West Factory, the weight is the same, whoever can do good things for me, I will use whom. It's useless to stay by my side every day! ”

"As for my safety...... Do you think that without your protection, there would be no one around me to use?! ”

Wow –

As soon as Zhu Youxiao's voice fell, a huge qi instantly enveloped Cao Zhengchun.

Cao Zhengchun's body trembled, his pupils shrank suddenly, and cold sweat came out in an instant, he didn't find out where this momentum came from.

And it's far more powerful than he imagined!

This means that in addition to him, there is also a strange strong man who has been guarding the emperor's side.

And this person's strength is so strong that even he can't find out!

When his mind turned, Cao Zhengchun didn't even have the courage to look up, his forehead was close to the ground, and he said in a trembling voice:

"The slave knows her mistake, please forgive the emperor."

Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly, the terrifying aura dissipated instantly, Cao Zhengchun's body loosened, and the whole person almost collapsed on the ground.

Looking at his frightened appearance for the rest of his life, Zhu Youxiao did not continue to embarrass him, but he did not give him a good look, waved his hand, and snorted coldly: "Go, cooperate with Yuhuatian well, handle things well, it's best not to disappoint me!" ”

"Yes, the old slave is retired."

Cao Zhengchun didn't dare to say any more extra words, got up and saluted, and cautiously withdrew from the hall.

After leaving the main hall, Cao Zhengchun found that he was soaked in cold sweat.

A hundred meters away, he looked back at the direction of Qianqing Palace, his eyes full of fear and surprise.

He has lived in the deep palace for decades, and he has never found out that there are such terrifying strong people in the palace to protect him, no wonder in the past few hundred years, no matter how chaotic the rivers and lakes are, this palace has always been regarded as a forbidden place by the people of the rivers and lakes, and he does not dare to step into half a step at all......

"Fortunately, our family has never had any crooked thoughts about the emperor, otherwise, I don't know how to die if I am afraid of death......"

Cao Zhengchun suddenly felt a little happy in his heart, and he was originally a little contemptuous of the palace, but he also disappeared without a trace at this moment.

No matter what era, the imperial power is always the supreme existence!

It is not unreasonable to be able to control a country......

Shaking his head, Cao Zhengchun sighed in a low voice, didn't dare to have any other thoughts, and quickly left the palace and headed for Dongchang.

And what he didn't know was.

As soon as he left the Qianqing Palace on his front feet, a ghostly figure quietly appeared in the main hall.

Zhu Youxiao seemed to be used to this, and there was no surprised expression on his face, but nodded slightly respectfully at this figure: "Old Zheng." ”

The man in black nodded at Zhu Youxiao in return, then looked in the direction where Cao Zhengchun left, frowned slightly, and said:

"This Cao Zhengchun grew up under the watchful eyes of an old slave, and he thought he was a manufacturable material, but he didn't expect that he was not pure-minded, and he dared to be careful in front of the emperor."

Zhu Youxiao said lightly: "It's just human nature, generally speaking, he is still loyal to me, and in other aspects, it's okay to be a little selfish, just knock it once in a while." ”

"It's also ......"

The man in black bowed slightly: "Compared with the Yuhua Field of the West Factory, this Cao Zhengchun is indeed much easier to control." ”

A hint of surprise appeared in Zhu Youxiao's eyes: "What does Elder Zheng mean is that Yuhuatian is more difficult to control than Cao Zhengchun?" ”

The man in black nodded and said, "The old slave has carefully observed this person, although this person is loyal and very low-key in front of the emperor, but this person's ambition is far above this Cao Zhengchun. ”

Zhu Youxiao's brows tightened, he didn't expect that Zheng Lao's evaluation of Yuhuatian would be so high.

Zhu Youxiao looked at the old man: "Then Old Zheng thinks, will he endanger my Daming country in the future?" ”

The old man groaned, shook his head and said: "This person is very good at hiding, and he can't see anything for the time being, but he is a crippled body, and the power in his hands comes from the emperor, he should not endanger the emperor and the Ming Dynasty, and do something to dig his own grave." ”

"What's more, there is an old slave, if he really dares to do something rebellious, the old slave can immediately abolish him, and the emperor doesn't need to worry."

Zhu Youxiao's brows soothed a little, nodded, and said, "It's me who is too worried, with Elder Zheng guarding me, I can naturally sit back and relax." It's just that Zheng Lao has guarded my Ming royal family for hundreds of years, and he has done his best and worked hard for my Ming Dynasty. ”

The old man smiled with relief, and arched his hand: "The old slave has received the holy grace of the ancestors, and it will be difficult to repay it for eternity, and everything he has done is just the matter of the old slave, and the emperor does not need to blame himself......

……

At the same time.

South of the city, Dragon Guardian Villa.

Zhu ignored the information that the spies had just sent, and his eyes flickered slightly.

"Rectify the rivers and lakes?"

"If you are in the capital, this king may still have no way to take you, but when you leave the capital, you can't help it!"

"It's really heaven that there is a way for you not to go......"

Zhu ignored the cold murderous intent flashing in his eyes, looked south, and muttered in a low voice.

In this moonlit night battle on South Street, Yuhuatian used the grandmaster realm to reverse the veteran grandmaster Huo Xiu of Tsing Yi Building, which already made him feel threatened.

Coupled with this investigation of the emperor's falling into the water, he and Yuhuatian are equivalent to openly tearing their faces.

Once Yuhuatian is allowed to grow, it will seriously threaten his position in the court, and may even affect his plans.

Therefore, Zhu Wuzhi has been looking for an opportunity to completely get rid of this big trouble.

And this time, Yuhuatian led the order to go out of Beijing to rectify the rivers and lakes, and in his opinion, it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity......

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Wuzhi turned around and walked to the table, spread out a blank piece of paper, and took up a pen to write.

Hmmm~

After a while, Zhu ignored the stop of writing, folded the written letterhead into a note, then took out a carrier pigeon from the other side, tied the note to the pigeon's leg, and walked to the door to release the carrier pigeon.

"Plop, flutter—"

Looking at the carrier pigeon slowly disappearing into the night sky, Zhu ignored the side and looked deeply at the southern sky, his eyes were cold:

"It's a good thing that you've offended so many forces, otherwise I really don't know who to turn to you."

"This time, this king will see if you will die or not......"

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