Cining Palace.
After the Empress Dowager learned of the Emperor's decision, she heaved a sigh of relief.
At that time, the Empress Dowager was afraid that Zhu Houzhao would really execute all the officials.
At that time, the foundation of the entire Great Ming Dynasty would definitely be unstable.
However! Zhu Houzhao's actions not only intimidated the corrupt officials, but also gained the sage's favor, killing two birds with one stone.
It was because of Zhu Houzhao's actions that the Empress Dowager made up her mind to tell the Emperor a shocking secret!
From time to time, the sound of footsteps could be heard outside the hall.
"Your Majesty has arrived!"
Following the sound of the bugle call, Zhu Houzhao appeared in Cining Palace.
"Your son greets mother, may I know why mother suddenly called your son over?”
The Empress Dowager pulled Zhu Houzhao's hand and sat on a chair. She said earnestly,""Emperor, I asked you to come over today because I want to have a chat with you.”
Zhu Houzhao's expression froze, and he nodded slightly.""Mother, please speak."
"Emperor, you have grown up. You are no longer a baby in swaddling clothes. You are already the ruler of a country and have your own ideas.”
"After this matter, mother can see that you have great talent and great strategy. In time, Great Ming will definitely have a prosperous era in your hands!”
"Mother, you praise me too much." Zhu Houzhao said humbly.
The Empress Dowager shook her head and slowly stood up.""Emperor need not be humble. Since mother said so, she naturally has a basis!”
"You did a good job in dealing with the powerful officials and corrupt officials!”
"Not only did we resolve the crisis of Great Ming using silver, but we also dealt with the corrupt officials of Great Ming without causing any turmoil in the court!”
"Just this alone is enough to be called a wise ruler of a generation!”
"Now that you have grasped the essence of the emperor's power, the time is ripe.”
"Today, Mother has asked you to come over to tell you a shocking secret!”
" A shocking secret!?"
Zhu Houzhao was shocked and stared at the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager nodded slightly and waved her hand to dismiss the eunuchs and palace maids.
From time to time, only Zhu Houzhao and the Empress Dowager were left in the huge palace.
The empress dowager slowly walked to the front of the phoenix bed and took out an antique wooden box from under the wooden board.
"Zhao 'er, receive the decree!"
"Your son accepts the decree."
Zhu Houzhao took the imperial edict from Emperor Hongzhi and slowly unfolded it.
The yellowish imperial edict was filled with an old aura, and every sentence was written very straightforwardly.
However, Zhu Houzhao could still feel Emperor Hongzhi's reluctance and love.
"Zhao 'er, when you see this imperial edict, you will definitely be a wise ruler of a generation. Father will feel gratified for you.”
" It's just, it's a pity…Father won't be able to see you rule the world with his own eyes, and the Ming Dynasty will prosper…"
"Actually, Imperial Father really wants to leave some brothers and sisters behind for you. That way, you can have someone to talk to and have a heart-to-heart with.”
"But! Imperial Father was afraid, afraid that his love for you would be divided, and also worried that the Zhu brothers would kill each other again. In the end, Imperial Father dispelled the thoughts in his heart.”
"In the end, it was you who took on everything.”
"Zhao 'er, the emperor has always been lonely. Even if the world doesn't understand you and doesn't understand your heart, you can never back down. Because the moment you ascend to the throne, you no longer have any protection.”
"If you cower, the Zhu Clan will definitely fall into danger.”
"Although father didn't leave behind any brothers or sisters for you, father left behind a team for you.”
"These are the people that Imperial Father specially selected for you back then. You can trust them.”
" You can ask Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, and the others about governing the world. In the inner palace, Father left Cao Zhengchun, Yu Huatian…"
"Zhao 'er, you have to know how to use the power of the emperor. Let the cabinet and the east and west factories check and balance each other.”
"Actually, Father has long known about the corruption and secret cultivation of forces in the East and West Factories, but Father is not in a hurry to deal with them.”
"Because only in this way can the Cabinet and the East and West Plants keep each other in check and balance, allowing them to resist each other while giving you time to grow.”
"But Imperial Father is also afraid! He was afraid that one of them would become so powerful that he would not have the strength to fight against any of them.”
"For this, Imperial Father has left you three trump cards.”
"The first trump card is the Guarding Dragon Mountain Villa established by your Imperial Uncle. The Guarding Dragon Mountain Villa includes all the forces in the world. Even if you are no match for them one day, you can at least protect you and your mother under the protection of the Guarding Dragon Mountain Villa.”
"Ironguts Divine Marquis has been obsessed with martial arts all his life. He has no interest in power struggles.”
Seeing this, Zhu Houzhao secretly admired Emperor Hongzhi's plan.
He did not expect Emperor Hongzhi to have already calculated this step.
He had even thought of a way out for himself and the Empress Dowager.
"The second trump card is a royal secret passage. It was secretly built for the descendants of Emperor Yongle when he was still in power.”
"When Emperor Yongle conquered Nanjing, Emperor Jianwen relied on the secret passage built by Emperor Hongwu to escape. Later, the black-clothed monk told Emperor Yongle that the descendants of the Zhu family would never escape the fate of killing each other.”
"After the capital was moved, four secret passages were built in the Forbidden City. Only the current emperor knew about them.”
"However, my father was worried that this secret passage would be discovered and used by other villains, so he sealed three of the secret passages, leaving only one secret passage under the seventh white stone on the right of the throne in the Xuanzheng Hall of the Palace of Heavenly Purity.”
"If you are in danger, you can open it and dig 18 feet deep.”
Zhu Houzhao was shocked when he saw this.
He had been in court for so long, but he had never discovered this secret passage!
"The third trump card is in the Nine Border Fortress.”
"They are all descendants of the loyal officials of the Ming Dynasty. They are the good officials and famous generals that Imperial Father carefully selected back then to be responsible for guarding the border.”
"If there are any outsiders harassing you, or if a vassal king bullies you and your son, you can use a decree to mobilize 800,000 troops to help the king and purge the side of the king!”
When Zhu Houzhao saw this last trump card, he could not help but gasp.
The imperial edict recorded in detail the location of each general and the deployment of troops.
Nine Border Town, Ten Great Generals!
Other than that, there were also some Japanese soldiers that the officials didn't know about. They were all secretly training and preparing.
If his power was taken away by the cabinet or eunuchs, this hidden chess piece would be activated.
With 800,000 troops marching into the capital, neither the cabinet nor the eunuchs could withstand their might!
No matter how dangerous the situation was, once the posthumous edict was issued, the world would be pacified and the court would be stabilized!
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