Chapter 148:

Life, death, honor and disgrace are only on the front line.

Hao Fenglou was confident that he could escape this disaster. If King of Han and Ji Gang were not lucky, he might not have a good life. No matter what, Hao Fenglou pulled them into the water. Once they were finished, even if Hao Fenglou could survive, how many good days would he live, one year? Or three or five years?

Hao Fenglou knew that he could no longer have any snakes and rats. Today he could only express his position and survive this crisis safely.

Facing Zhu Di's roar, Hao Fenglou took a deep breath and said seriously: "Your Majesty, I still want to say that although Hanlin editor Kong Wenxiang was ordered, I dare to ask, whose order was Kong Wenxiang?"

Zhu Di's eyebrows: "I have issued an order, and he is the order of the Hanlin Academy..."

Hao Fenglou said bluntly: "Who is the Hanlin Academy responsible for his order?"

Zhu Di became angry and looked at him coldly: "What do you want to say? Hao Fenglou, I know that you have always been incompatible with the prince, but you must understand that he is the crown prince and you are not qualified to speak to him."

Hao Fenglou smiled and said, "Your Majesty calmed down. I just wanted to say that he was not obedient. Since it was not admonishing, he dared to be domineering and making trouble in the Jinyiwei. I am the personal army of the emperor. The reason why I quarreled with him was because I suffered a loss. Why did I suffer? It was because the Jinyiwei served Your Majesty. Although there was no great contribution and had worked hard, some people would have to take away everyone's jobs with one thought. A Hanlin editor could be domineering in the Jinyiwei and be arrogant. Although the person who started the revolution today was not a humble minister, I wanted to ask, if the humble minister didn't come out and said something.

Words. If the personal army is sacked and removed from the head of the Wei minister in the future, who will speak for the Wei minister? Your Majesty, other yamen have laid off redundant personnel, and the Wei minister dare not assert that good or bad, but the Jinyiwei is the heart of your Majesty. Once someone starts a revolution, it will inevitably make people feel depressed. The Wei minister even heard a private army whispering, saying that from then on, the personal army of the Emperor should be the personal army of the Prince. The person who said these words is certainly bold, but the Wei minister jumped out today not because the Wei minister wanted to fight for power and profit, but just wanted to tell Kong Wenxiang that the Jinyiwei was the personal army of the Emperor in the past, today and even in the future."

Zhu Di's face eased a little. Obviously, he was willing to accept this statement. When talking about the four words "The Prince's Elderly" teacher, Zhu Di's eyes became more cold.

Hao Fenglou continued: "What is the crime of Lord Ji Gang Ji? Your Majesty listed by him is just a commander who is catching the wind and shadow. I just opened the skylight today and said something. If Your Majesty felt that what I said was inappropriate, I was willing to accept the punishment. The reason why Lord Ji safeguarded his personal army was not to fight for power and profit, but to maintain the dignity of his personal army. Your Majesty's thoughts are certain that he cherished the prince, but there is no two days, no one is the master, whether he is the master Ji or the humble. What do you know if you have to do with Ji Gang or the humble? If Your Majesty punishes Lord Ji today, then people in the guards will be panic. From then on, everyone knows that you must not offend Hanlin, let alone the master behind Hanlin. From then on, will the Jinyiwei become Hanlin Guard?"

Zhu Di's face became more and more gloomy. He narrowed his eyes and hesitated a little.

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Outside the hall, Xie Jin and several Hanlin officials were waiting for the appointment. As the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, Xie Jin knew that the matter had come to a perfect end, but he was still a little cautious, for fear of something happening suddenly.

But in this palace, he was quite cautious and did not whisper to his colleagues around him. He just stood on one side and waited for the final result.

"Is it the Empress?"

Suddenly, Yang Rong murmured in a low voice.

Xie Jin quickly looked up and saw Empress Xu coming in walking, Xie Jin felt a little sad, but he didn't dare to neglect and hurriedly took everyone to greet him.

"No need to be polite, can Your Majesty be in the palace?"

Empress Xu's attitude was cold, she ignored them and went straight into the hall.

"His Majesty……"

Empress Xu interrupted the comments in the hall. She glanced at Hao Fenglou and Ji Gang, and knew it in her heart. Empress Xu smiled and said, "I thought Your Majesty and Duke of Wei are still arguing. I didn't expect that I was doing serious things. I came here presumptuously and asked Your Majesty to surrender my crime."

Empress Xu's sudden arrival made Zhu Di, who was a little confused, feel a little confused and said, "Why did the Queen come?"

Empress Xu said lightly: "I am here because I have something to discuss with Your Majesty."

Ji Gang and Hao Fenglou looked at each other and hurriedly said, "Weichen said he would leave."

Empress Xu's face was cold and frost said, "You don't have to leave, it's okay to listen." She looked at Zhu Di and said word by word: "Your Majesty, there are many rumors in the world recently, don't you know if Your Majesty knows?"

Zhu Di hesitated for a moment and said, "I wonder what the rumor is?"

Empress Xu said: "Everyone says that the King of Han is not His Majesty's son."

These words immediately made Zhu Di alert, and Zhu Di couldn't help but say angrily: "Who is gossiping?"

Empress Xu said: "This is because Your Majesty favors one and the other. The Crown Prince is about to be appointed as the crown prince. Everyone in the world knows His Majesty's love for the crown prince, but the King of Han has enfeoffed Yunnan. What is Yunnan? Not to mention the bitterness and coldness, there is also miasma everywhere. Emperor Taizu ordered King Qianning to go to Yunnan. It happened that King Qianning was the adopted son of Taizu, so people gave birth to right and wrong. He said that King Han was also the adopted son of Your Majesty? Of course, some things are not dared to interfere, but the King of Han is still the flesh and blood of his concubines. The King of Han is resentful. Your Majesty knows, and I also knows, but in the past we were thinking apart. In the past, Your Majesty and I always thought that the King of Han was resentful because of his plan to fight for power with his brothers.

But now I think about it again, but I find that this is not the case. Although Gao Chi is the elder brother, he will become the crown prince and will rule the world sooner or later. The second prince is also a son. Why did he enfeoff such a place, laughed by the relatives of the royal family and criticized by others? Also, I specially asked someone to check it out. Recently, there have been many imperial envoys who have made trouble and impeached the Han King of all kinds of misconduct. Your Majesty, there is no groundless thing in the world. I think that your Majesty and I are both parents, but this matter should be slowed down. Select a new vassal for the Han King, and then order the Han King of the Han King to be a vassal. As for some Hanlin envoys, it is a bit too much. Your Majesty must also take care of this matter."

Emperor Xu had already made a word before, and suddenly he made the truth.

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment. He always respected Empress Xu. Not only was this person his "junior sister", he also gave birth to three princes for Zhu Di. He also had a tough personality. When he was defending Peking, Empress Xu was just a woman, but she also went to the city tower to supervise the battle. Zhu Di had the same today and was inseparable from Empress Xu.

Therefore, Zhu Di had to think carefully about Empress Xu's words. He narrowed his eyes and couldn't help but say, "Some words are inappropriate to say in private, in front of them."

Empress Xu said seriously: "Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with it. I know that your Majesty has listened to the slander of some people. I am not trying to protect the King of Han. I just want your Majesty to know that for the long-term stability of the world, the Crown Prince should naturally be appointed as the crown prince, but in order to establish the crown prince, I have to let other sons suffer. I do not agree."

She glanced at Hao Fenglou and continued: "Besides, Hao Fenglou and other people are His Majesty's loyal ministers. Their loyalty is the emperor. Now they are criticized by some people, but Your Majesty insists on dealing with them. Doing this is not a good thing. I am a woman and dare not discuss the country's affairs. However, Taizu once launched a prison for the sake of the saint Sun Jianwen. Your Majesty must not repeat the same mistakes. Now the world is settled, and it is time to use people. How can Your Majesty cut off his arm?"

Zhu Di couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Okay, you have said what you should say. Just leave me some face. I will give you a result."

Queen Xu nodded: "This is so great, I am sincere and I am thinking about it twice."

Zhu Di watched Empress Xu's back leave and his eyes narrowed.

He paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back.

Ji Gang and Hao Fenglou were extremely nervous, and they did everything they could. They received the support of the queen and made necessary explanations. What would happen in the end was no longer something they could decide.

While Ji Gang and Hao Fenglou were waiting anxiously, Zhu Di finally sat down, pursed his lips, and said lightly: "Please come in by Mr. Jie and others."

Xie Jin and others entered the hall, and everyone held their breath.

Zhu Di said lightly: "Master Xie, I heard some rumors."

Xie Jin hurriedly said, "Please tell me your Majesty."

Zhu Di said: "I heard that is someone in Nanjing City is dissatisfied with the King of Han?"

Xie Jin hurriedly said: "It's purely a false sense. The person he said is really sinister. Your Majesty doesn't have to believe it..."

Hao Fenglou said beside him: "This is what Empress Xu said. Master Jie, is it because Empress Xu is also sinister in her intentions?"

Xie Jin was stunned for a moment, but saw Zhu Di's face pulling down, and a hint of coldness flashed across his eyes.

Xie Jin was shocked and stopped talking.

Zhu Di sighed and said, "You guys are really disappointed. Don't mention this matter again in the future. The Jinyiwei was first established, and there is no need to lay off redundant personnel. Ji Gang, I will ask someone to send these memorials to your house to your house. You can take a look at it yourself and think about it behind closed doors for three days."

Ji Gang felt as if he had just walked away from the gate of hell. After this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I obey the order."

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Chapter completed!