Chapter 117: Let someone who dares to investigate come to supervise Dongchang!
After Wynn finished speaking tremblingly, Zhu Youtang's frowned brows finally relaxed a little.
Praise the superstitious ancients, praise the superstitious emperors and ministers.
The emperors of the Ming Dynasty believed in various religions, including Zhu Yuanzhang who believed in Buddhism, Zhu Houcong who believed in Taoism, Zhu Houzhao who believed in Islam, and even Zhu Youlang, the Emperor of Nanming who believed in Christianity.
And Zhu Houzhao not only believed in Islam, he also believed in Tibetan Buddhism.
Zhu Jianshen also believed in Taoism and was also involved in some Buddhism. He really believed what the scholars in the cabinet said.
In this way, this matter makes sense.
Zhu Youtang's expression was gloomy and uncertain. Seeing the blood flowing from Wynn's forehead, thinking that Wynn had been running for him, most of the anger in his heart disappeared.
Zhu Youtang took out a handkerchief from his arms and threw it into Wynn's face.
"Wipe the blood."
Holding the handkerchief given by Zhu Youtang, the tight nerves in Wynn's head relaxed slightly. He was filled with emotion and tears instantly flowed down.
He knew that after Zhu Youtang rewarded the handkerchief, he would not kill him again.
"Old slave, thank you for your concern!"
Huaien cried very sadly, not knowing whether it was because of the grievance of being wrongly blamed by Zhu Youtang, or because of the fear of the rest of his life.
However, Zhu Youtang's next words made Wynn break out in a cold sweat.
"Then why, so far, among the news reported by Dongchang about the murder of the late emperor, none of it is about the harem?"
"Wynn, don't say that you haven't found out the news. An excuse to deal with me."
When Wynn met Zhu Youtang's cold gaze, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
"This...this is because...because..."
Wynn lowered his head, his eyes averted, and his words became hesitant.
Wynn's clothes were wet with cold sweat, and he was biting by the cold wind outside the door.
But what made Wynn feel colder was Zhu Youtang's gradually cold eyes.
Huaien gritted his teeth and kowtowed to Zhu Youtang again.
"The old slave is guilty, the old slave is guilty, the old slave really dare not check the harem!"
"The old slave is guilty, please punish me!"
Of course Dongchang found out about the harem, and even found out about the harem very early, but he was soon ordered to stop the investigation by Wynn.
The harem is the emperor's family affairs. If you check inside the harem, no matter how you check, it will be wrong.
Whether you check it clearly or not, it is not the best choice.
The best option is not to check at all!
So Wynn would rather commit the crime of not investigating than go through this muddy water.
"Humph, I don't dare to check."
Zhu Youtang stood up and looked down at Wynn condescendingly.
"Since you don't dare to investigate, then find someone who dares to investigate and come to supervise the East Factory."
"Don't take the position of Supervisor of the East Factory, and don't hand it over. Give it to your godson Li Guang."
"Ask Liu Jin to be the eunuch Bingbi of the Supervisor of Ceremonies and supervise the Dongchang, so that I can get to the bottom of it."
Zhu Youtang walked out of the room, followed closely by Wang Zhi.
When Zhu Youtang walked to the door, he stopped again and looked ahead, but his words were addressed to Wynn behind him.
"Don't come out, you will stay here until the matter is completely clear."
"Yes, I obey the order!"
"Old slave Thank you for your grace, thank you for your grace!”
Wynn knelt on the ground, kowtowing to Zhu Youtang's departing back.
Zhu Youtang already believed 80% of what Huai En said.
But these are only Huai En's words after all, and Zhu Youtang still has to check and verify them himself.
Now, Wynn has been imprisoned by him, and Dongchang is handed over to Admiral Liu Jin.
For a lunatic like Liu Jin, let him supervise Dongchang to investigate the harem.
This matter will definitely be investigated to the end, and there will be no fear of in-depth investigation.
Zhu Youtang returned to Hongde Hall, and Wang Zhi also walked in.
After thinking about it again and again, Zhu Youtang gave Wang Zhi instructions.
"Wang Zhi, Xichang will not be involved in the poisoning and murder case of the late emperor. Xichang will focus on investigating what happened between the sixth and eleventh years of Chenghua."
" Especially what happened in the palace after I came out of Anle Hall around the eleventh year of Chenghua.”
"I always feel that things were not that simple back then."
In Zhu Youtang's memory, he only had some vague impressions of what happened in Chenghua eleven years ago.
After all, I was still young at that time and couldn’t remember things at all.
Eleven years after Chenghua, Zhu Youtang has been living in Cining Palace, and the person he has the most daily contact with is the Empress Dowager Zhou.
I don’t know much about Zhu Jianshen, his biological father.
Zhu Youtang also had no impression of Concubine Wan Gui beside him.
Just from the words of Empress Dowager Zhou, I knew that Concubine Wan Gui was a jealous and poisonous woman.
Relying on Zhu Jianshen's favor for her, he brought chaos to the harem and persecuted all the princes who were not her biological children.
In history books, Concubine Wan Gui is described as a temptress.
But now that I think about it, there are too many doubts, and it is completely different from my own personal experience.
At least, Concubine Wan Gui didn't do anything to him when he lived in Zhaode Palace.
If it is true as what is said in the history books or in the mouth of the Empress Dowager Zhou, Concubine Wan Guifei wants to get rid of him quickly. So why didn't Concubine Wan Gui take action against him when he lived in Zhaode Palace?
Any accident may kill young Zhu Youtang.
In the harem of the Ming Dynasty, are such accidents rare?
The emperor of the Ming Dynasty encountered dozens of accidents in the palace. The accidents that he, the crown prince, encountered were not worth mentioning at all.
Zhu Youtang remembered that in the second year after he was canonized as the crown prince by Zhu Jianshen, Zhu Jianshen was assassinated in the palace.
At that time, the whole city was in turmoil and the impact was very big. Zhu Youtang still has some impressions of it to this day.
At that time, Zhu Jianshen's second son, Zhu Youhang, was born.
This puts Zhu Youtang's originally extremely secure position as crown prince in doubt.
On the seventh day after Zhu Youhang was born, Zhu Jianshen encountered an assassination incident in the palace.
At that time, Zhu Jianshen was attending the morning court at Fengtian Gate. Suddenly, there was a commotion among the four Tengxiang guards in the palace, and shouts of arresting assassins came from all directions.
Zhu Jianshen stood up and wanted to run away, but was held down by Huaien, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, and was unable to escape.
Fortunately, the assassin was soon captured and killed, and Zhu Jianshen was safe.
After investigation, the assassin’s name was Li Zilong, a charlatan.
He bribed the eunuchs in the palace, Qianhu of the Jinyi Guards, and Wei She, an internal official of the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau, and forged imperial seals, allowing him to enter and exit the palace at will.
We even went to the Long Live Mountain behind the palace to look at the palace, familiarize ourselves with the structure of the palace, and look for Zhu Jianshen's whereabouts.
Long Live Mountain is the Jingshan Mountain where Zhu Youjian, the later Emperor Sizong, hanged himself. There is also a crooked-neck tree on the mountain, which is the highest place in the palace.
After finding out the ins and outs, Zhu Jianshen immediately sent people to thoroughly investigate the harem. As a result, Wei She committed suicide in fear of guilt, and the case could not be investigated at all.
A major case of assassinating the emperor in the palace and conspiring to commit treason, ended up with only fourteen people being killed, and the case was hastily concluded.
Known in history as the case of the demon Li Zilong.
The chain reaction caused by this case had a profound impact on the Ming Dynasty.
The next month after Li Zilong was executed, Zhu Jianshen canonized Concubine Wan Guifei as the imperial concubine, and rewarded her with gold seals, gold books, and treasures. Everything was done according to the queen's specifications.
Subsequently, Concubine Wan Gui's younger brothers Wantong, Wanda, and Wanxi were all transferred to the Jinyi Guards and held important positions.
In the first month of the second year, Zhu Jianshen asked the eunuch Wang Zhi, who was less than twenty years old, to form the West Factory!
Since then, Xichang has become a sharp knife in Zhu Jianshen's hand, hitting wherever he points.
But Zhu Jianshen did not use the East Factory, but wanted to set up the West Factory. This is very meaningful.
At that time, Huaien was the eunuch in charge of the ceremonial department and the admiral of the East Factory.
Zhu Jianshen did not use Dongchang, which can only mean one thing. Zhu Jianshen no longer trusted Huai En so much at that time.
At least around the twelfth year of Chenghua, I no longer trusted him.
But Huai'en could stay in the palace until the 21st year of Chenghua, which also shows that Zhu Jianshen did not have enough evidence to prove that Huai'en had disobedient intentions.
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Wang Zhi accepted the order calmly, his face unwavering.
Zhu Youtang asked curiously: "Wang Zhi, you have been serving the late emperor since you entered the palace. What was your impression of the palace at that time?"
Wang Zhi had been in Chenghua for three years. After entering the palace, he was demoted to Nanzhili in the 18th year of Chenghua.
Therefore, Wang Zhi had no knowledge of the Yi Chu incident that occurred in the 21st year of Chenghua.
But Wang Zhi should have some impression of what happened around the eleventh year of Chenghua.
But unfortunately, Wang Zhi just shook his head.
“When Wei Chen entered the palace, he was less than ten years old, and he also served as a royal horse supervisor, so he didn’t know much about the harem.” Impression, even less.”
Zhu Youtang nodded and sighed: "I understand."
"You have made a great contribution to this matter today. I will remember it and reward you again during the Chinese New Year."< br>
“Okay, I have I'm tired, please go down first."
"It's your Majesty, I'm going to leave."
Wang Zhi left Hongde Hall quietly, and Zhu Youtang was half-lying on the soft couch. He went up and rubbed his brows tiredly.
Since becoming emperor, Zhu Youtang found enemies on all sides.
Countless people covet the power in his hands, and countless people want to put money from his pocket into their own pockets.
This Ming court belongs to him. Every penny they take from Ming Dynasty is taking money from his pocket.
Zhu Youtang has to hold on to the power in his hands, keep an eye on his money bag, and deal with the overt and covert arrows shot from all corners.
With the help of the system, he was able to stabilize the situation.
I don’t know how those who have no system and want to seize power can stay in this position for a long time.
"Fu Dahai."
Zhu Youtang called softly, and the eunuch in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs quickly came to Zhu Youtang.
"My servant is here, what are your orders?"
"Call Chen Jieyu here, I want to listen to music."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Fu Dahai looked happy, and after hurriedly saluting, he took the sedan chair of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and went to Jingren Palace where Chen Yuanyuan lived.
At the same time, a decree issued by the Supervisor of Ceremonies was sent to the Dongchang Yamen by a young eunuch.
At this moment, the future Dongchang Factory Supervisor Liu Jin is still in Dongchang Prison, doing his favorite job.
He did not realize at all that the gear of fate had turned to him.
(End of this chapter)