The cook smiled and put the rice cereal into a small cup, closed the lid, and put it on the tray in Chunfu's hand.

Chunfu left with the rice cereal and walked slowly towards Qingwu Hall, the main hall of Fengyi Palace. There were few maids in Fengyi Palace, mostly eunuchs, and no one hanging around. Everyone had their own things to do, and there was no one around.

I noticed the little eunuch carrying the plate. He was only a second-class young eunuch and was not qualified to enter Qingwu Hall. The rice paste was handed over to the eunuch in charge outside the threshold, while Chunfu had to wait outside the hall to wait for the people in the hall.

After the meal, he took away the empty bowl.

These are the rules of Fengyi Palace. Every link is very clear. If anything goes wrong, the person who handles it can be found quickly.

Chunfu stood outside the hall, his head lowered, despair filling his heart.

Ji Zhuo wiped the emperor's grandson's face with a hot cloth and coaxed him to wake up, "Are Rui'er hungry?"

"I'm not hungry." Xiao Qirui yawned. He drooled while sleeping, and when he opened his mouth, he blew a bubble.

Empress Ji smiled, hugged him and sat on the big pillow, "Go and ask the little eunuch to come in."

Chunfu was standing outside the door in a daze, when he suddenly heard the news that he was coming in. He broke out in a cold sweat, followed the eunuch in charge, and knelt in front of the queen's phoenix couch.

Ji Zuo glanced at him, took the small cup of rice cereal, and stirred it with a small spoon. His stern eyes were full of smiles, "Rui'er, I'm here to eat rice cereal. I asked them to add honey to it today. You

My uncle loved to eat this when he was little."

"Uncle..." Xiao Qirui followed, opened his mouth obediently, and took the fragrant and soft glutinous rice paste into his mouth.

Chunfu could no longer think anymore and just stared at this scene blankly. It felt like torture. He knew the consequences next, but he had to watch everything happen slowly with his own eyes.

"You must be lucky. I heard that Chunde entered the palace in the eighth year. There are some things you may not know." Ji Zhuo did not look at him and concentrated on feeding the emperor's grandson. He said slowly, "My life,

There are two kinds of people I hate, one is bullying women and children, the other is killing young children.”

Chunfu was frightened out of his mind. Looking at the queen's posture, it was clear that she knew everything, but why did he still give the rice paste to the emperor's grandson? Could it be that the queen originally wanted the emperor's grandson to die and wanted to push it away?

To Concubine Chen?

"Young child, young child!" Xiao Qirui swallowed a mouthful of rice cereal and continued talking.

Ji Zuo smiled and wiped the corners of his mouth with a cloth, then took another spoonful and said, "During the first year of Chunde, the second prince was poisoned. Do you know how I dealt with those people in the palace?"

The child couldn't eat much, so Xiao Qirui was full soon and curled his lips, refusing to eat any more. The queen put down the spoon and handed the grandson to the wet nurse, "Let's go play in the garden for a while."

Chunfu was already shaking like chaff. Back then, the second prince was poisoned, and all the palace residents who had passed through the snacks were killed.

"I am old and old, and I am young and young," Ji Zui washed his hands in the basin, wiped them with a cloth, sat upright, and quietly looked at the little eunuch kneeling on the ground, "

I gave the second prince’s unfinished plate of snacks to the young children of the palace family, whether they were younger siblings or nephews.”

"Empress, little, little..." Chunfu said paralyzed, he would sacrifice his life for Concubine Chen precisely because in the hands of Concubine Chen, his elder brother had many children and a younger sister to support.

"Queen Qi, the medicine has been tested and it is the color of crane crown." Just as he was saying this, an imperial physician led a young eunuch out and bowed to report. The young eunuch was holding in his hand, it was the medicine that Chunfu had sent.

Cup of rice paste.

"Your home is in Linxian County. I'm afraid that this cup of rice cereal is already cold when I send it over. I have to ask your brother to heat it up before giving it to the children." Ji Zuo raised his hand slightly and asked someone to put the cup of rice cereal on it.

In front of spring blessings.

Since the Left Prime Minister left, the situation in the DPRK and the Central Government has become one-sided, and the Right Prime Minister has been talking at court every morning. Emperor Chunde was very dissatisfied with this.

Many recent events have made Emperor Chunde no longer trust Chen Shichang. What's more, the situation in the DPRK is one-sided, which is definitely not what an emperor who has been an emperor since childhood wants to see. The important thing is that the position of the left prime minister is very important. Without the left prime minister, the emperor will

The number of things to deal with has more than doubled. How could Emperor Chunde, who was addicted to pleasure, endure this?

Therefore, in terms of seniority, Emperor Chunde promoted Yang Youting, the Minister of Civil Affairs, to the position of left prime minister, but he regretted it early the next morning.

"I have a memorial to report!" Yang Youting came out and took out a memorial. "There are rumors in the capital that Ding You, the left prime minister, is actually being forced by others. It is because the third prince covets the number one scholar of the Zhao family."

Suddenly, needles could be heard in the main hall. Yang Youting was now the left prime minister, and ordinary officials could not come out to refute him at will.

"How can we take it seriously if we are chasing after wind and shadow?" Chen Shichang was so angry that his chest hurt and he quickly stepped out of the queue and said.

"Such remarks are related to the royal family's face. How can they be said casually?" Yang Youting refused to give in. He bowed and bowed to Emperor Chunde and said, "Your Majesty, Taizu has made a rule to make the queen's son the prince. That's it.

For the sake of the continuation of the emperor’s heir…”

In this way, Yang Youting cited scriptures, starting from Taizu's rules, describing how the previous dynasty was destroyed, and then the right prime minister's faction supporting Chen Guifei's son's ambition, until the early dynasty dispersed, but he still had no idea.

"Hahahaha..." Lou Jing looked at the news in the capital and laughed straight into His Highness the King of Fujian's lap, "How can the Emperor still endure it?"

Xiao Chengjun smiled and reassured him, "Yang Youting used to be a tutor, and he is the father's teacher in theory, so when he speaks, the father can only listen attentively."

When it comes to court arrangements, Xiao Chengjun never puts his money on one person. Even if Zhao Duan leaves and the situation in the court becomes biased for a while, someone else will soon fill the gap. Even if Zhao Duan is not as handy as Zhao Duan,

At least we won't let the Right Prime Minister take advantage of us.

"Your Majesty, those Japanese businessmen have been captured." Liu Zhao came in to report.

"Let's go take a look." Xiao Chengjun patted the guy on his leg and pulled him out.

The group of Japanese pirates who attacked the south last month were wiped out by Xu Che. Xiao Chengjun sent people to keep an eye on those fish that slipped through the net to see who they were contacting. He captured some of the stolen goods and captured the Japanese businessmen who ordered them to burn, kill, and plunder.

He set up a high platform in a lively place in Rongcheng and beat gongs and drums to summon the people in the city.

"You see clearly, these Japanese pirates are invading Nanjun, and these three Japanese businessmen are their employers!" On the stage, three well-dressed Japanese people knelt in front of them, and behind them knelt two rows of Japanese pirates with half their heads bald.

"The King of Fujian is benevolent and only kills Japanese pirates and not merchants, but you are ungrateful and still instruct your men to kill and loot," General Cheng stood on the stage and said angrily, "Respect the order of the King of Fujian and ask for execution at three o'clock in the afternoon!"

The executioner was a muscular man with a strong back and a strong waist. He was wearing a sleeveless coat and holding a big knife tied with red cloth. He stood in the center of the platform with a ferocious look on his face, waiting for the time to come to execute the executioner.

The common people were talking a lot under the platform and pointing at the Japanese pirates.

"The Japanese pirates are actually instigated by these Japanese dogs!"

"I used to think it was a wealthy man from overseas..."

"People act like dogs and do business, but secretly instigate Japanese pirates!"

If there hadn't been a circle of officers and soldiers surrounding the execution ground, the people would have thrown rotten eggs on the stage.

The three businessmen were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they screamed and refused to listen, but no one paid any attention to them.

"Save someone under the sword!" A wealthy businessman in the city stumbled over, "General, these three businessmen only came here in August, and they don't know the decree of His Royal Highness the King of Fujian!"

Those who don’t know are not guilty. The law was promulgated last month, and they were only informed of these wealthy merchants in private. As for the Japanese merchants who came after July, they had no time to inform them, and those people had already started burning and killing them when they brought pirates.

"Hmph, is it possible for Your Highness to go to Japan and tell them one by one? I think you are just pretending not to know!" someone in the crowd snorted coldly.

General Cheng ignored him and just looked at the sun, "It's three quarters to noon, execution!"

The executioner raised the knife and fell with it. The executioner was very experienced and his attack was very neat. After a while, more than a dozen Japanese pirates were killed by the sword, and then it was the turn of the three businessmen in front.

Standing under the stage were not only the people of Rongcheng, but also other Japanese businessmen. They were all trembling with fear. They finally understood that His Highness the King of Fujian was not just talking, but he really meant what he said. In the hands of the King of Min, there is no

Any luck, if you know the rules, just be honest, if you don't know the rules, just wait to be punished.

Xiao Chengjun's decree was passed down by word of mouth among the Japanese pirates, and was soon known to the Japanese island country thousands of miles away. Although there were still Japanese pirates who burned, killed, and looted without mercy, the number dropped sharply, and most of them became honest.

In the blink of an eye, it was the beginning of autumn. In the past few months, Lou Jing had cleaned up the bandits in the four southern counties of Jiangzhou. Lou Jing spent three days fishing and two days drying nets, but Lu, the governor of Jiangzhou, still withheld half of his food and salary.

"I have to go to the four northern counties to argue with that old boy," Lou Jing said dissatisfied. "It just so happens that Zhao Xi has returned to Yuezhou, so I'll drop by to see him."

From Rongcheng to the four northern counties of Jiangzhou, the shortest way is to take Yuezhou.

"I'm taking care of you here. You can go wherever you want." Xu Che rubbed his nephew's head.

"I'll go with you." Xiao Chengjun was looking at a letter in his hand with a serious expression.

"What's wrong?" Lou Jing walked over and asked.

"Something happened in the palace. My father asked me to go to Yuezhou." Xiao Chengjun showed the letter to Lou Jing.

Someone poisoned the emperor's grandson and was caught by the queen. After a rigorous interrogation, the matter was revealed to be related to Concubine Chen. Empress Ji was furious and ordered a thorough investigation. However, Ji Ju's letter only said this and did not say what happened specifically.

, and did not say what Xiao Chengjun was going to do in Yuezhou.

"Is the queen... okay?" Xu Che almost knocked over the cup in his hand and spoke hurriedly, but stopped mid-sentence and asked pretending to be calm.
Chapter completed!