Chapter Six: The Cricket Emperor
"Slave Gu Dayong joins the emperor."
One of Zhu Houzhao's Eight Tigers, the governor of Xichang, Gu Dayong, paid homage to Zhu Houzhao.
"Tell me, what's going on?"
Zhu Houzhao put the Persian cat aside and placed his palm on the handle of the dragon-embroidered spring knife.
Gu Dayong, who was familiar with his actions, naturally knew that the emperor was angry, and said hurriedly: "I'm telling you, sir, the slave girl next to the Queen Mother has found out that she is... the illegitimate daughter of the guilty minister Zhang Heling.
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"How did you get into the palace?"
Zhu Houzhao's voice gradually turned cold. He didn't care whether Zhang Heling's illegitimate daughter was an illegitimate daughter. He only cared about how she got into the palace.
If anyone can enter and leave the palace, then what is the palace, a leaky sieve? Can the safety of his emperor be guaranteed?
Having been assassinated many times, and once even sneaking around the door of hell, he attaches great importance to the safety of his life.
"It's Mrs. Wang who is beside the Queen Mother. Zhang Heling's illegitimate daughter was able to sneak into the palace by bribing Mrs. Wang. The people below saw that Mrs. Wang was a member of the Queen Mother, so they didn't dare to stop her."
Mrs. Wang, this person Zhu Houzhao has some resemblance. She was the personal maid who followed Empress Dowager Zhang into the palace when she married Emperor Hongzhi. Because she stayed in the palace for a long time and followed the Empress Dowager for many years, she was deeply trusted by the Empress Dowager, so she was trusted by the eunuchs and maids.
Addressed as "Mrs. Wang".
"A little old palace maid can actually bring a person outside the palace in and out of the palace at will. Gu Dayong, it's either you who are incompetent or I'm blind."
"Can you still guarantee the safety of this palace? Can you still do it, Governor of the West Factory?"
Zhu Houzhao's tone was faint and his face was calm, but Gu Dayong was frightened: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, but this servant deserves to die."
Kowtowing was like pounding garlic, and the panic reached the extreme. Gu Dayong's heart and liver were trembling violently. He was afraid that if Zhu Houzhao got angry, he would be asked to go to Liaodong to farm. He would never come back from that hellish place!
He also worked as a supervisor in Liaodong, and he knew how terrible it was there. Not only was it freezing cold, but he also had to work hard to cultivate the land. If he didn’t cultivate the land, he would not be given food. In the past few years, the gentry in Liaodong died of exhaustion and starvation.
There are countless nobles, and he never wants to end up in such a dismal end.
"This is the last time. If you can't handle it well, just go to Liaodong to farm for two years. I believe that the harsh environment in Liaodong will improve your abilities."
Zhu Houzhao didn't want to really do it, so he took over Gu Dayong. Although this guy was not a big deal, he was good at being obedient and easy to use. However, he still had to work hard to avoid this guy thinking about things all day long.
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"Your Majesty, don't worry, I know what to do!"
Gu Da Yong gritted his teeth. Because of an old palace maid and an illegitimate daughter, he was almost sent to farm in that hellish place in Liaodong by Zhu Houzhao. He hated this very much. If he could not make something big happen, he would be sorry for his servant.
The title of one of the Eight Tigers.
He did not dare to resent Zhu Houzhao, because like Liu Jin, he was too aware of Zhu Houzhao's terror, which was so terrifying that he could not feel any dissatisfaction. Even if Zhu Houzhao really asked him to go farming in Liaodong, he would go happily.
Zhu Houzhao rarely kills people, but this does not mean that Zhu Houzhao is really kind-hearted and compassionate, but that his methods are more terrifying than killing people and can make life worse than death.
As powerful as Liu Jian, no matter what Xie Qian did, after two years of farming in Liaodong, he learned to be obedient.
Unscrupulous like the Jiangnan gentry, rampant and arrogant like the Linhai family, lawless like Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao, no matter what, the land reclamation in Liaodong has broken their backbones, let you pass down poems and books to the family, have a wealth of wealth, and a noble status, in the hunger and cold
In front of everyone, everyone must bow their heads and submit.
What Zhu Houzhao is best at is killing people and killing people.
"I entrust the safety of the palace to you, not to make you a living. Don't let me down again."
Zhu Houzhao warned Gu Dayong again, and then ordered: "Check carefully. If there are no problems, send them to Liaodong. Aren't they going to deal with Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling? Then just go to Liaodong to accompany those two bastards."
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When Zhu Houzhao mentioned the Zhang brothers, he couldn't help but get angry. The only time in his life that he almost stepped into the gate of hell was because of these two "good uncles".
"This slave obeys your order."
Gu Dayong responded that he would have done that even without Zhu Houzhao's instructions. After following Zhu Houzhao for so many years, he had not learned anything else, but he had learned a decent amount of Zhu Houzhao's torture skills.
Killing people is just a moment of wailing, which is really meaningless. Watching people die of exhaustion and starvation in the hopeless ice and snow has become a special hobby for a notorious eunuch like him.
Not only Gu Dayong, but also Liu Jin, Zhang Yong, Ma Yongcheng, Gao Feng, Luo Xiang, Wei Bin, Qiu Ju and other members of the Eight Tigers in the Secret Service. They followed Zhu Houzhao and their favorite thing was to throw people to Liaodong to starve to death.
So exhausted.
"Back off!"
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and asked Liu Jin and Gu Dayong to step back. He was going to chat with some of his ancestors!
Liu Jin, who followed Zhu Houzhao day and night, felt that Zhu Houzhao was a little strange today, but didn't think much about it. He and Gu Dayong slowly exited the leopard room, not forgetting to take away the elegant Persian cat before leaving. He knew that Zhu Houzhao was thinking about the problem.
Sometimes, I don’t like to be disturbed.
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Entering the mysterious space again, Hongwu, Jianwen, Yongle, and the first three emperors of the Ming Dynasty have all arrived. Lao Zhu's face turned dark, and Zhu Di, Zhu Yunwen, uncle and nephew looked at each other with disgust.
"Master Hongwu and Master Yongle are here!"
Zhu Houzhao greeted Lao Zhu and Zhu Di naturally and casually, and his tone completely put him on the same level as the two great emperors Hongwu and Yongle.
As the same emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he didn't feel that he was much inferior to Hongwu Yongle.
Zhu Yuanzhang expelled the barbarians and restored China. He directly destroyed Beiyuan. Today's grasslands are developing in the direction of singing and dancing.
Zhu Di attacked Mobei five times and made seven voyages to the west. He also sent troops to destroy Fusang, seize Shijian Yinshan, and fill the Ming Dynasty's treasury. The remnants of Fusang are still working hard in Liaodong to cultivate land and open up wasteland, trying to win the forgiveness of the Holy Emperor of the Celestial Dynasty!
Calculating it a little bit, he is really not inferior to Hongwu Yongle, who was famous for his martial arts and martial arts.
"No matter how big or small!"
Lao Zhu snorted coldly, but he didn't care about Zhu Houzhao. As the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he would not be angry with his descendants.
Of course, except for Zhu Di and Zhu Yunwen, the pair of rebellious sons and grandsons.
"How could I, Zhu Di, have a descendant like you!"
Zhu Di expressed his dissatisfaction that his descendants had no respect for him at all, which was outrageous. However, his good saint-grandson was still in line with his wishes. He was not only talented in literature and military skills, but also extremely filial to him.
When the holy grandson arrived, a long and far-reaching mechanical sound spread in the mysterious space.
"Welcome Zhu Zhanji, Emperor Xuande of the Ming Dynasty, to join the group chat."
One of the strange emperors of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di's great sage grandson, Cricket Emperor Zhu Zhanji appears.
Chapter completed!