A month later, Zhu Houzhao returned to the capital. They spent more than four months in total, and it was almost time for the new year.
"Welcome back to the palace, Emperor!"
Zhu Houzhao was discovered as soon as he entered Beijing. When he reached the entrance of the Imperial Palace, Eunuch Sun was already waiting outside with his men.
"Get up!" Zhu Houzhao said to Eunuch Sun.
"Thank you, Emperor!"
After Eunuch Sun stood up, Zhu Houzhao raised his head and looked at the little eunuch behind her,"You can also rise."”
"Thank you, Emperor!"
They only dared to stand up after Zhu Houzhao spoke.
"Let's go back to the palace!"
Zhu Houzhao walked at the front, followed by Yagyu Yuki and Yagyu Piao Xu. This caused Eunuch Sun and all the eunuchs to feel a chill in their hearts and reveal surprised expressions.
The eunuchs who could mingle in the Imperial Palace were all shrewd people. None of them were fools. Since the Emperor was so intimate with these two girls, their relationship was definitely not ordinary.
Many of them were already secretly calculating in their hearts how they should serve these two new masters.
But now that the Emperor was beside them, no one dared to make any other moves.
"Eunuch Sun, first send someone to bring the two beloved concubines to Chuxiu Palace.”Zhu Houzhao said in a dignified manner.
"Yes!"
After Eunuch Sun received the decree, he immediately ordered people to bring Yagyu Snow Girl and Yagyu Piaoxu to Chuxiu Palace. Chuxiu Palace was one of the Six Western Palaces, where the Imperial Noble Consort lived.
In other words, if nothing went wrong, Yagyu Yuki and Yagyu Piao Xu were imperial noble consorts. Thus, the young eunuchs did not dare to make things difficult for him.
"Eunuch Sun, during this period of time when Zhen wasn't around, did any of the officials make any movements? Did Cao Zhengchun and Ironguts move?”
After Yagyu Piaoxu and Yagyu Snow Charmer left, Zhu Houzhao asked Eunuch Sun about the filth in the imperial court in front of Yagyu Tenma Mamoru.
"This…"
Eunuch Sun glanced at Yagyu Tenma Mamoru with a troubled expression.
"This is our country's husband, there is no need to hide anything.”Zhu Houzhao said magnanimously.
In fact, Zhu Houzhao did not really trust Yagyu Torama Mamoru that much, but he believed in Yagyu Torama Mamoru's ambition. As long as Yagyu Tanuma Mamoru was ambitious, he would not betray him.
Moreover, by doing so, he could express his trust in Yagyu Tenma Mamoru. Although gratitude was rare for people like Yagyu and Ma Shou, at least Zhu Houzhao expressed his attitude.
"Many thanks for the emperor's trust. This official will not let the emperor down.”As expected, Yagyu Tenma Mamoru immediately knelt down to express his loyalty.
"Country Father, I naturally do not doubt your loyalty. Eunuch Sun, report the truth." Zhu Houzhao smiled and said softly.
"Yes!"
"During this period of time, the battle between Ironguts and Cao Zhengchun has been very intense. The officials were divided into four factions: those loyal to the Emperor, those who sided with Cao Zhengchun, those who sided with Iron-guts Divine Marquis, and those who were neutral.”
"Among them, only 20% are loyal to the emperor, and 40% are neutral. Cao Zhengchun and God Marquis Ironguts each had 20 percent.”Eunuch Sun roughly explained the current situation.
"These are all my good subjects. All of them talk about benevolence, righteousness, and morality. In fact, it was all for his own power, official position, and benefits. This group of people were all vampires who had sucked the marrow out of the Empire.”Zhu Houzhao snorted coldly.
"Continue!"
"Yes, sir!"
"During this period of time, Iron-guts Divine Marquis and Cao Zhengchun have been fighting fiercely. Many officials have been dismissed because of their struggles. Among them were Cao Zhengchun and Iron-guts Divine Marquis 'men, and a small number of people loyal to the Emperor.”
After Eunuch Sun finished speaking, Zhu Houzhao used his hand to support his chin and didn't speak for a long time. Eunuch Sun didn't dare to say anything, and Liu Sheng and Ma Shou didn't dare to say anything.
"Eunuch Sun, draw up a list of neutral officials who have sided with Cao Zhengchun and Zhu Bujue. In addition, next year was the first year of Zhengde, and the imperial examination would be held. Go to the cabinet and announce that in the name of the new emperor's ascension, the imperial examinations will be expanded by three times.”Zhu Houzhao narrowed his eyes and said coldly.
"Yes!"
"Wait!"
Eunuch Sun was about to leave when Zhu Houzhao suddenly called out to him.
"In addition, secretly send a secret edict to summon the nine sides, the three battalions, the twelve guards, the east and west factories, and the four guards of the Imperial Horse Bureau to be on standby at any time.”
Zhu Houzhao's words caused Eunuch Sun's heart to tremble. Because he knew that Zhu Houzhao was preparing for his next move.
The so-called nine borders were the nine armies that guarded the nine borders. The three battalions were the capital's army and were under the direct command of the emperor. The Twelve Guards and the Four Guards of the Imperial Horse Bureau were the Emperor's personal guards. They were all loyal to the Emperor.
This time, the emperor ordered them to all be on standby. One could imagine that the emperor was going to do something big.
"Emperor, do you want to order the five armies to be on standby?”Eunuch Sun suggested.
The Five Armies Governor's Office was the nominal commander of all the armies in the Ming Dynasty, except for the personal guards. This included He He Guards, the nine border armies, and the three camps.
However, they only had the right to command the troops, not to mobilize them. If they wanted to mobilize the troops, they would need to go through the Ministry of War or the emperor's decree!
"This matter must not be known to the five armies 'Governor's Office!”Zhu Houzhao said sternly.
The Ming Dynasty's army was not limited to what Zhu Houzhao had said. There was also the He Xi Guard. The reason why Zhu Houzhao didn't summon the guards and secretly passed down the decree was to hide it from the five military governors.
Because he knew that Zhu Bujue and Cao Zhengchun were watching the ten generals of the five armies. Giving them a decree would easily be noticed by Cao Zhengchun and Zhu Bujue.
In addition, none of the ten generals were clean. Although he had not been caught yet, Zhu Houzhao did not dare to take the risk.
Moreover, because of the corruption of these ten generals, they ate empty salaries and drank the blood of soldiers, occupying the land of the garrison, causing the soldiers of the various guard stations to escape seriously. Currently, the various guard stations didn't have much fighting strength. Therefore, it didn't matter if they were there or not.
Therefore, Zhu Houzhao did not consider them at all. When necessary, Zhu Houzhao would capture all ten generals in one fell swoop.
Zhu Houzhao was not afraid of them rebelling. Even if they wanted to rebel, they did not have the strength to do so. The fighting power of the guards was not necessarily much stronger than the bandits, and Zhu Houzhao was confident that he could easily suppress them.
"There is one last thing. Zhen wants you to lead the Embroidered Uniform Guards to investigate all the officials 'crimes. Also, I order you to secretly gather elites from all walks of life, such as workers, merchants, and craftsmen. I will use them in the future!”
Zhu Houzhao's words stunned Eunuch Sun. He could understand leading the Brocade Guard to investigate the evidence of officials, but what was the use of elites from all walks of life?
" Your Majesty, all these industries…" Eunuch Sun asked in confusion.
"You don't need to know. Just follow my orders!”Zhu Houzhao said without a doubt.
"Yes!"
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