Fang Xianfu and the other two looked strange, and even Zhu Houyi couldn't understand what they were trying to do.
However, Zhu Houyi had a feeling that Fang Xianfu and the other two were just pawns of some faction. There was an even bigger mastermind behind these three people.
Since Fang Xianfu and the other two didn't want to say who had evaluated Lu Bing, Zhu Houjin didn't continue to question them.
"Fang Xianfu, why have the three of you come to find me?”
"Your Majesty!"
Fang Xianfu and the other two bowed respectfully to Zhu Houjiu and said,""Now that the court is corrupt and the powerful officials are playing with power, the three of us are willing to help the emperor eliminate the treacherous officials and help the country!”
"Hmm?"
Zhu Houjin's heart trembled when he heard Fang Xianfu and the other two's words, but his expression remained calm.
"Lord Fang, I don't quite understand what you're saying. Now that all the officials in the court are united, how can there be treacherous officials? Now, with the efforts of the officials, the Ming Dynasty was stable, so how could the court be corrupted?”
"Ke ke, the emperor does not need to guard against us three. The three of us are sincerely working for the emperor and are not spies of others!”
"Actually, in the court, Yang Tinghe has absolute power while Jiang Bin is arrogant and despotic. These two are the cancer of the Ming Dynasty and must be eliminated!”
"Furthermore, Yang Tinghe colluded with Jiang Bin to cause the death of Emperor Wuzong. This is a crime that will kill all nine generations. The Emperor will definitely not tolerate them continuing to tyrannize the court!”
"Yes!"
Although Zhu Houjin was young, he had long seen the situation in the court clearly.
Yang Tinghe and Jiang Bin were abusing their power, and Zhu Houjin naturally understood this. Zhu Houjin also knew that if he wanted to sit on the throne, he had to get rid of these two people.
This was a life-and-death political struggle. In the future, these two people would also cause trouble and kill Zhu Houjiu, and set up another puppet emperor.
Therefore, in this political struggle, Zhu Houjin could not retreat. Of course, he would not retreat either.
However, although Zhu Houjin had just ascended the throne, his shrewdness was deeper than anyone else. Even though Fang Xianfu and the other two had vowed to help Zhu Houyou deal with Yang Tinghe and Jiang Bin, Zhu Houyou still wouldn't believe them easily.
The three people in front of him looked loyal, but who knew if they weren't spies sent by Yang Tinghe or Jiang Bin?
If Zhu Houyou believed these three people and joined them in a plot to get rid of Yang Tinghe, he might have fallen into Yang Tinghe's trap. This would give Yang Tinghe an excuse to deal with Zhu Houyou.
Although Zhu Houjin was only 15 years old, he was quite clear about these things.
Other than Lu Bing, he would not easily trust anyone else in the palace.
Therefore, after hearing Fang Xianfu and the other two's words, Zhu Houjin only smiled faintly.
"Lord Fang, what are you talking about?”
"Yang Tinghe Daren is the pillar of the court, the chief assistant of the cabinet. He wholeheartedly thinks for my Great Ming, how can he be a treacherous official?”
"Jiang Bin was the adopted son of the late emperor. During the reign of the late emperor, he was the commander of the four armies and made great contributions in resisting the Tartars.”
"Oh!"
Fang Xianfu and the other two hadn't expected Zhu Houjin to be so serious and couldn't help but nod. The three of them thought to themselves that although the little Emperor in front of them was young, his level of political struggle was not low at all.
Zhu Houyao was much calmer than Zhu Houzhao. In Zhu Houyao's lonely and miserable situation, even though some ministers had taken the initiative to submit, Zhu Houyao was still able to keep his cool. This was really rare.
Thinking of this, Fang Xianfu and the other two grew even more confident in Zhu Houjin. At this moment, the three of them believed that even though Zhu Houjiu was young, he had the ability to fight with Yang Tinghe, an old official of the four dynasties, and seize power.
"Emperor, you are young and prudent. However, the three of us are sincerely loyal to the emperor and intend to help the emperor deal with Yang Tinghe, so please believe us!”
"Emperor, the three of us have evidence that Jiang Bin killed Emperor Wu Zong. As long as the emperor is willing, we can take Jiang Bin down at any time!”
"Bang!"
Just as Fang Xianfu and the other two were about to continue speaking, Zhu Houjin's face suddenly darkened. He slammed the table and stood up.
"Humph! The three of you are too much! Lord Yang and Lord Jiang are important officials of the court. How can we let you slander them at will?”
"What? Your Majesty…"
"When Zhen saw the three of you come over today, I thought you had something special to tell Zhen, but it turned out that you wanted to sow discord between Zhen and Lord Yang.”
"The three of you, get lost. I don't want to hear you talk anymore! Hmph, if it wasn't for the fact that I had just ascended the throne and it wasn't appropriate to kill, I would have pulled the three of you out and beheaded you long ago!”
"This…"
Fang Xianfu and the other two were stunned, wondering what was going on with Zhu Houjin. The three of them had helped him deal with Yang Tinghe and seized power, but he had been so stubborn?
If Zhu Houjin had refused to say it because he was steady just now, then Fang Xianfu and the other two had already poured out their hearts and lungs, but Zhu Houjin still did not listen to their advice. Could it be that the three of them had misjudged Zhu Houjin and that he was originally an incompetent Emperor?
"Emperor, please reconsider!"
"Think twice? The three of you, back off! In the future, you are not allowed to speak ill of Lord Yang in court!”
"Oh, this…Yes, Your Majesty, we understand!”
Seeing this, Lu Bing tactfully stepped forward and chased Fang Xianfu and the other two out.
Fang Xianfu and the other two took one last look at Zhu Houyi, and they couldn't help but sigh before leaving.
"Hey!"
Fang Xianfu and the other two had come here full of hope, but when they left, their hearts were filled with disappointment.
In their opinion, they had really chosen the wrong person. They originally thought that although Zhu Houjiu was young, he was wise and decisive enough to fight against Yang Tinghe.
But now, it seemed that this Zhu Houjiu looked smart, but he was actually a fool. He was already bullied by Yang Tinghe, yet he still said that Yang Tinghe was good.
"Sigh! The emperor has really disappointed us!”
"I didn't expect him to be just a fatuous ruler!”
Fang Xianfu and the other two shook their heads as they spoke. Huo Tao and Huang Zongming looked at Fang Xianfu and said,"Brother Fang, what should we do now?”
" This…" Fang Xianfu pondered for a moment and said,""Since the emperor is so useless, then let's go tell teacher first! Let's listen to what the teacher has to say before we decide on our next move!”
"Mm, alright!"
Fang Xianfu and the other two chatted as they walked out of the palace.
Lu Bing remained calm and quietly followed the three of them. After confirming that the three of them had left the palace, he returned to the Hall of Heaven Tribute to find Zhu Houjin.
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