The Ten Thousand Flower Pavilion in the capital had been massacred by the East Chamber. The Ten Thousand Flower Pavilion was a famous brothel in the capital, and many rich and powerful scholars gathered here to recite poems.
This time, the Ten Thousand Flower Pavilion had been completely annihilated by Cao Zhengchun, and more than ten officials had been implicated. Among them, the eldest son of the governor of Zhili Province of Baoding Prefecture, a third-grade official, was actually a frequent visitor of the Ten Thousand Flower Pavilion.
The Ten Thousand Flower Pavilion was the headquarters of the White Lotus Society, and the top courtesan of the Ten Thousand Flower Pavilion was the Saintess of the White Lotus Society.
The sons of these officials were all close friends of the Holy Maiden of the White Lotus Society.
"No wonder I couldn't find your hiding place. It turns out that you're actually living in the residences of the officials in the court!”
"This time, I want to see how you explain this to His Majesty!”
In the East Chamber, Cao Zhengchun covered his nose as he walked out of the interrogation cell.
The interrogation prison of the East Chamber was like a hell on earth. There were all kinds of torture tools.
This time, they had raided the White Lotus Society's headquarters and found many officials of the imperial court.
These officials were inextricably linked to the White Lotus Society, and the place where they contacted the White Lotus Society was the brothel.
Miserable screams rang out in the interrogation prison. When had the sons of the officials ever been tortured like this?
In the beginning, she used her father's or grandfather's name to intimidate others.
But Cao Zhengchun didn't fall for it.
Cao Zhengchun said to them,"Forget about me capturing you. Even if I kill you, who would dare to retract your confession? How could the loyal Lord Li raise such a useless young master…"
It had been half a month since the rebellion of the White Lotus Society.
In the past half a month, the capital had been locked down. Not to mention letting a person go, even a bird or a beast had not left the capital!
In the past half a month, the Ministry of Justice and the East Chamber had arrested the remaining members of the White Lotus Society. In half a month, they had implicated 80,000 people.
The Emperor ordered that one person join the White Lotus Society and exterminate the three clans.
The case of the White Lotus Society involved a wide range of people, and the scale of the case was very large. It was rare in the world.
……
Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Zhu Houzhao was selecting the candidate to train the navy.
In the entire Great Ming, there were many strong people and many capable people. Among them, there was no lack of powerful vassal kings like Iron Gut God Marquis Zhu Bujue.
The navy of the Ming Dynasty must be strong, and a strong navy governor was a must.
In the Imperial Court, there were very few candidates who could become the Navy Governor of the Ming Dynasty.
Yu Huatian's martial arts were strong and loyal. He could be the governor of the navy.
Wang Shouren was good at military strategy and could also be a naval governor.
The Commander of the Brocade Guards, Qi Jingtong, could barely command the navy.
However, Zhu Houzhao's favorite candidate was the Iron Gut God Marquis, Zhu Buxiao.
Zhu Bujue had many experts under his command, and Iron-guts secretly controlled many forces. The extremely wealthy Wan3, 000, was one of Zhu Bujue's men.
If Iron Gut Divine Marquis was allowed to build the Great Ming Navy, Zhu Houzhao wouldn't even need to take the silver from the national treasury…
Should he let Iron Gut Deity Marquis Zhu Bujue build the Ming Navy?
During the Battle of Da Tong Prefecture, Zhu Budian had established the image of the God of War in the hearts of the people. After all, the feat of killing the King of Tartar alone had become a legend.
When people mentioned Zhu Budian, they all praised Ironguts Deity Marquis for his loyalty!
However, Zhu Houzhao knew that God Marquis Ironguts of the Guarding Dragon Mountain Villa was ambitious!
Just as Zhu Houzhao was considering the candidate for the commander of the Ming Navy, a eunuch entered the palace and reported,""Your Majesty, the East Chamber's Governor Cao Zhengchun has issued an edict.”
"Summon him in."
"Yes!"
The eunuch left the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Not long after, Cao Zhengchun ran in from outside the hall, sweating profusely."Your Majesty, congratulations. The remaining members of the White Lotus Society have been exterminated. The bandit leader of the White Lotus Society has been detained in the East Chamber's death prison.”
After Cao Zhengchun reported the truth, he submitted the memorial.
Zhu Houzhao opened the memorial.
Cao Zhengchun's memorial described the process of capturing the White Lotus Society's Saintess at the Ten Thousand Flower Pavilion. At the same time, he also wrote the names of more than ten high officials in the court.
When they were investigating and arresting the remnants of the White Lotus Society, Cao Zhengchun discovered that these officials had dealings with the White Lotus Society.
Baoding Prefecture, Zhili Governor's Office?
Zhu Houzhao saw a third-grade court official. A third-grade high official was a major official of the border no matter where he was!
Other than the Governor of Zhili, there were seven other high-ranking officials.
Zhu Houzhao closed the memorial and said,""Have you investigated the officials who are related to the White Lotus Society?”
"Your Majesty, it hasn't been examined yet."
Zhu Houzhao put the memorial aside and said softly,""Catch."
"Yes!"
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and Cao Zhengchun left the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Zhu Houzhao had already killed eighty thousand remnants of the White Lotus Society, so he did not mind killing a few more officials.
Although Zhu Houzhao had only casually said the word 'capture', it was enough to cause a huge commotion in the government!
The word 'grab' represented the power of the imperial power!
In this world, no one or any force could resist the suppression of the imperial power!
After the assassination incident, Zhu Houzhao felt that he had been too lenient to the officials and treated the people of Ming Dynasty too well.
If they didn't kill one of them, they wouldn't know who was the master of the Ming Empire!
After Cao Zhengchun left the Forbidden City, he immediately led the East Chamber to capture the high-ranking officials related to the White Lotus Society overnight.
Cao Zhengchun naturally had no more worries after receiving the imperial edict.
An earthquake in the officialdom erupted in the dark night!
……
After Zhu Houzhao finished reading all the memorials, he felt refreshed. The mastermind behind the scenes had finally been found.
Zhu Houzhao was going to reorganize the court tomorrow!
Zhu Houzhao returned to Yangxin Palace Hall and gazed at the moonlight. The night was long and the Emperor was lonely.
Zhu Houzhao suddenly thought of that female official, Xiahou Wan 'er.
Compared to those young women who had just entered the palace, Zhu Houzhao admired women like Xiahou Wan 'er more. She was fierce and scheming. More importantly, she knew how to serve the Emperor better.
However, Xiahou Wan 'er was a young lady from eight years ago. She was a young lady chosen by Emperor Hongzhi to enter the palace.
Zhu Houzhao still had some concerns in his heart. Although any woman in the palace could be his wife, in the eyes of the secular world, Xiahou Wan 'er was already twenty-two years old, while Zhu Houzhao was only fifteen…
More importantly, Xiahou Wan 'er was a female official, not a beauty!
She climbed onto the dragon bed as a female official, and it was inevitable that she would bear the infamy of confusing the king…
"Your Majesty, the imperial kitchen has sent lotus seed soup…"
The eunuch's voice rang out.
"Bring it up."
Zhu Houzhao said casually. He was ready to rest.
However, when Zhu Houzhao raised his head, he was shocked to find that the person holding the lotus seed soup was actually Xiahou Wan 'er.
Wasn't this too much of a coincidence?
At the foot of the city, Merlin could see her with a glance.
Now, she had brought the lotus seed soup as if everything had been planned in advance.
"Your Majesty, I will serve you." Xiahou Wan 'er squatted beside Zhu Houzhao and gently placed the lotus seed soup in front of her. She scooped up a spoonful of lotus seed soup and fed it to Zhu Houzhao.
The muslin dress on Xiahou Wan 'er's shoulders had fallen off, revealing her shoulders…
Xiahou Wan 'er's tender eyes…
Zhu Houzhao immediately understood.
Everything Xiahou Wan 'er did had a strong sense of utility.
She…wanted to climb onto the dragon bed!
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