Zhu Houzhao looked at Shangguan Haitang.
She was one of the most important subordinates of God Marquis Ironguts in the Guarding Dragon Mountain Villa.
Shangguan Haitang picked up a piece of donkey meat with a sesame seed cake and said,""Your Majesty, this is the specialty of Hejian, roasted donkey meat.”
"I know. You may leave."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Shangguan Haitang withdrew from the Palace of Heavenly Purity after receiving the decree.
After Shangguan Haitang left, Zhu Houzhao looked at the Empress Dowager and said,""Mother, when did this woman enter the palace?”
The Empress Dowager smiled." He entered the palace to serve this widow a few days ago. What's wrong?"”
"Does Imperial Mother know who she is?”
"She was recommended by Ironguts to enter the palace. Her name is Shangguan Haitang.”
The Empress Dowager saw Zhu Houzhao frowning and said,""Actually, you don't have to be so afraid of Ironguts Deity Marquis. He is your Imperial Uncle, your father's younger brother. When your father was able to sit on the throne, it was your Imperial Uncle who helped him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been one of the Four Great Ministers.”
Zhu Houzhao continued,""Does Imperial Mother know the background of this Shangguan Hai Tang?”
"Isn't it the Black No.1 of the Guarding Dragon Mountain Villa?" The empress dowager asked after taking a bite of the fire. He was in charge of the number one village in the world, knew physiognomy, medicine, and disguise. He went deep into the desert and killed 326 Tartar tribe leaders. When he was young, he was adopted by Ironguts…"
the empress dowager said casually.
Zhu Houzhao's heart skipped a beat. The Empress Dowager had lived in the palace for a long time and rarely stepped out of the Cining Palace. How could she know so much about the Dragon Guarding Mountain Villa?
The empress dowager ate a roasted donkey meat and wiped her hands with a handkerchief.""Zhao 'er, when your father passed away, he instructed me to listen to the government behind the curtain and help you suppress these ministers and various vassal kings. If anyone blocks your path to the emperor, this widow will get rid of them.”
After Zhu Houzhao heard the Empress Dowager's words, he immediately understood. Perhaps there were some things that he didn't know, but the Empress Dowager knew.
Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang had been plotting for twenty years. Although Emperor Hongzhi was no longer around, Empress Zhang was still around.
The Empress Dowager stood up, and a palace maid supported her arm.
"Emperor, actually, this widow knows everything you do and every imperial edict you give. And the things you didn't do and the imperial edict you didn't give, this widow did it for you and gave it for you.”
"That Shangguan Hai Tang is very handsome, this widow thinks that she will definitely give birth to an heir, so tonight this widow will arrange for her to come to Yang Xin Hall to sleep.”
After the empress dowager said this, her gaze was still gentle.
"Return to the palace."
Zhu Houzhao thought to himself," It seems that I have underestimated the Empress Dowager. I originally thought that the Empress Dowager was just a loving Empress Dowager. But now, it seems that the Empress Dowager's foundation is much deeper than that of the Iron Gut Divine Marquis Zhu Budian. If it is really as it seems, how can the Emperor and Empress Dowager control all the officials in the court?”
The depth of the imperial power was not something that ordinary people could fathom.
And sitting in the harem to the extreme, being the mother of the world, she was definitely not an ordinary woman.
……
East Chamber.
Cao Zhengchun looked at the censor who had embezzled 100,000 taels of silver and said,""Don't make things difficult for me. You won't be able to live anyway. Be honest and tell me the person behind the scenes.”
The censor gritted his teeth, and beads of sweat kept falling down.
"Are you going to resist until the end? Alright, I'll grant you your wish. Men, give him the torture tool. I'll come back tomorrow.”
After Cao Zhengchun left the East Chamber, the barbarians began to torture the censors.
These foreigners did not interrogate the prisoners, they were only responsible for torture.
After a day of torture, they would come back for interrogation. If they did not say that they would continue to be tortured for another day, they would not be interrogated and would only be tortured.
No matter how tough a man was, he couldn't withstand the interrogation of the East Chamber.
"I'll confess, I'll confess."
Just as the East Chamber's Fan Zi tortured the censor, he shouted a confession.
These foreigners ignored the censor. Even if he confessed, the foreigners of the East Chamber would not let him go.
He had to torture her for a day and a night before he could be satisfied.
……
At night.
Shangguan Haitang was indeed sent to the Yangxin Palace by the Empress Dowager.
Zhu Houzhao sized up Shangguan Haitang from head to toe. She often wore men's clothes when she traveled in Jianghu.
Shangguan Haitang was also a little nervous. At noon, she had made some countryside delicacies for the Emperor and the Empress. They were all dishes that the Empress Dowager liked to eat.
However, the Emperor did not eat a single bite. It was obvious that the Emperor had a deep grudge against the Dragon Guarding Mountain Villa.
Zhu Houzhao looked at Shangguan Haitang." Do you know why the Empress Dowager sent you to Yangxin Palace?"”
"To serve His Majesty."
" I can see that the Empress Dowager likes your cooking very much. However, this is not enough for her to push you to Yangxin Palace. She only allowed you to serve me because of the Iron Gut Divine Marquis…"
As soon as Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, Shangguan Haitang was about to take off her shirt…
Zhu Houzhao's face revealed a cold expression.
"Zhen doesn't care what purpose you have for coming to the palace. If Zhen can't conquer a woman, what kind of emperor is Zhen!!”
Zhu Houzhao picked Shangguan Haitang up.
……
After Zhu Houzhao favored Shangguan Haitang, he issued a decree.
"Where are the imperial guards?"
"Yes!"
"Send Shangguan Haitang out of the palace. Unless I summon her, she cannot enter the palace!”
"Yes!"
Shangguan Haitang was escorted out of the Forbidden City by the imperial guards. She stood outside the Meridian Gate, looking up at the towering Forbidden City with a sacred gaze.
However, in her heart, she also felt a little regretful. Although she had used delicious food to win the Empress Dowager's favor, in the end, she was not allowed to stay in the palace.
Although the Emperor doted on her, it seemed that he did not care about her beauty…
Shangguan Haitang thought that she was very beautiful.
However, which woman by the Emperor's side wasn't a national beauty?
Shangguan Haitang's beauty was uncountable in the harem, but she failed to win the Emperor's heart!
……
In Yangxin Palace Hall, Zhu Houzhao warned all the eunuchs not to let anyone near Yangxin Palace Hall.
The eunuchs obeyed the emperor's orders.
Zhu Houzhao went to bed early.
The Ministry of Rites had already calculated the auspicious date for the ceremony, which was four days later…
The next morning.
Zhu Houzhao had just woken up when Cao Zhengchun was already waiting outside the palace gate. After Zhu Houzhao got up, Cao Zhengchun handed over the memorial that he had interrogated.
"Your Majesty, we have already found out everything. It is all in the memorial.”
"Oh, who are the forces that are obstructing the reform? Who was the person who gave the censor money? What a generous gift, giving away 100,000 taels of silver at once. He's very generous. I can't wait to see his true appearance!”
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