On the first day of Zhu Cihong's supervision, he killed Guang Shiheng and three civil censors, and also beat the commander of the Jinyi Guards Luo Yangxing to death.

Emperor Chongzhen and Empress Zhou thought that her son was already at the peak of the history of the crown prince supervising the country and killing ministers.

Unexpectedly, half a month later, Chen Yan, the head of the Hanlin Academy, and the deputy censor of the capital, as well as senior officials of the household department, were killed again.

"Bang..."

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen took the tea cup from Queen Zhou, he accidentally dropped it to the ground. He looked at his seven-year-old son in disbelief. This child was simply a murderer!

Treating civil servants kindly, suppressing the anger in his heart and accepting the advice of the imperial censor, Emperor Chongzhen was motivated to maintain the image of the emperor.

At least he himself thought he was a good emperor and tried not to give historians a chance to criticize him.

Who would have thought that the crown prince, who had been in charge of the country for half a month, would completely ruin his image as a good emperor who had worked hard to create a good emperor.

Officials who break the law should be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for handling, so why do they do it themselves to get a bad name?

Emperor Chongzhen pointed at Zhu Cixiang tremblingly for a long time before uttering a few words:

"You...you...this traitor..."

Empress Zhou, on the other hand, was even more worried about her son's safety. Although all corrupt officials deserved to be killed, she believed that the young prince should not be the one to take action.

You must know that at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the world was dominated by civil servants, and Emperor Chongzhen did not dare to kill those people easily.

Zhu Cixiang goes on a killing spree, can he still persist until the day he takes power?

Having completely offended the civil servants and nobles, they would definitely not let Zhu Cihong go, or at least not let him continue to be the crown prince.

Empress Zhou knew how difficult it was for the emperor in the late Ming Dynasty. The first two emperors wanted to do something practical, but accidents occurred because they harmed interest groups, and the prince was young.

Empress Zhou held Zhu Cixiang with tears streaming down her face:

"Your Majesty! Didn't the Queen Mother tell you to calm down when things happen? You are killing so much at such a young age. If the civil service group refuses to dissuade you, the Queen Mother is worried that even your father and emperor will not be able to save you. What should you do..."

At this moment, Erxi came in and reported:

"Your Majesty, Queen Yi'an has arrived!"

Chongzhen was about to scold Zhu Cixiang, but when he heard the arrival of the emperor's wife, he couldn't turn him away and waved to Erxi:

"please"

Under normal circumstances, Emperor Chongzhen would call for summons, but the exception was made for Queen Yi'an. Currently, Queen Yi'an Zhang Yan is the most respected person by Chongzhen in the entire Ming Dynasty. Without her, there might not be Emperor Chongzhen today.

Also, before Emperor Tianqi died of illness, he entrusted Empress Zhang to Chongzhen and asked him to treat his wife well. How could Chongzhen forget it?

Emperor Chongzhen fell ill, and Queen Yi'an Zhang Yan was worried that he would follow Emperor Tianqi's footsteps, so she would come to visit him every two days. Zhu Cixiang happened to be here today.

Seeing Chongzhen, Zhang Yan bowed slightly and said:

"How is your Majesty's dragon body?"

Chongzhen stood up quickly and motioned for Zhang Yan to take a seat.

"I'm fine, please sit down, Sister-in-Law!"

Empress Zhou forced a smile on her face, stepped forward to greet Zhang Yan, and then pulled her to sit aside.

"See the Imperial Aunt!"

Seeing the arrival of the beautiful imperial aunt, Zhu Cixiang hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and Zhang Yan touched Zhu Cixiang's little head lovingly:

"The prince is exempt from the courtesy. You have worked hard to supervise the country. Let Auntie Huang take a look!"

Hearing Zhang Yan say that it was hard work for the prince to supervise the country, Chongzhen suddenly had a black line in his head and thought to himself:

"It's hard work for a traitor to kill people!"

Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly and nuzzled at Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan immediately looked at Emperor Chongzhen and Empress Zhou, and saw the two frowning. She didn't understand what happened and asked hurriedly:

"It's a good thing that Your Majesty's dragon body has recovered. Sister, why are you looking so gloomy?"

"Sister-in-law, it's all the good deeds done by this treacherous son..."

Chongzhen let out a long sigh and recounted Zhu Cihong's murder of ministers since he took charge of the country. He thought Zhang Yan would turn pale with fright, but Queen Yi'an clapped her hands:

"Bah bang... well done. This group of corrupt officials who deceived their superiors and concealed their treason should be killed..."

Chongzhen and Queen Zhou felt that their three levels had been overturned again. Is the person in front of them still the gentle and kind Queen Yi'an?

"Sister-in-law, you..."

Chongzhen was speechless for a moment, but he couldn't blame the emperor's sister-in-law. Empress Zhou took Zhang Yan's hand and smiled helplessly:

"Sister-in-law of the Emperor! You can't dote on this child too much. He kills ministers at every turn when he is seven years old. When he grows up, he will..."

If it were in the past, Zhang Yan would definitely have advised Zhu Cixiang to be tolerant before he lost real power, but it was different now. She already knew Zhu Cixiang's secret, and expected that no one except Chongzhen could hurt Zhu Cixiang.

She pulled Zhu Cixiang into her arms, gently patted Zhu Cixiang's face with her beautiful hands and said:

"The Ai family has not given birth to a son or a daughter for the late emperor. They have long regarded the prince as their own. If anyone dares to do harm to the prince, the Ai family will kill him..."

After Zhang Yan finished speaking, she stood up and threw away her sleeves.

All the three people present understood what she meant. This was meant for Emperor Chongzhen. If Chongzhen did something bad to the prince under the pressure of the ministers, Queen Yi'an would protect Zhu Cihong to the death.

When Emperor Tianqi died, he asked him to treat his sister-in-law Zhang Yan well. If Zhang Yan was really killed because of Zhu Cixiang's nonsense, how would Emperor Chongzhen explain to his brother Emperor Tianqi?

"Sister-in-law, the emperor's sister-in-law will spoil this rebellious son like this..."

Emperor Chongzhen could no longer sit still and stood up and walked back and forth in the room. Queen Zhou looked at the father and son with helpless expressions.

His body was about to recover. Chongzhen had originally thought about going to court in two days, but he was worried that the prince would make another mistake. Chongzhen decided to go to court in person tomorrow, and stopped in front of Zhu Cixiang, hating that iron could not make steel:

"Son, please stop supervising the country tomorrow and let me stay in Zhongcui Palace to study."

Before Zhu Cihong could speak, Queen Zhou immediately said:

"Yes, the emperor should not be in prison when he is young. Returning to the palace to study hard is also a kind of protection for you. Your Majesty must ensure the safety of the emperor."

Chongzhen glared at Queen Zhou:

"It's not as evil as you say. If anyone dares to harm Nizi, I will destroy all nine of his tribes!"

Seeing that Chongzhen gradually calmed down, Queen Zhou was overjoyed and hurriedly reminded:

"Your Majesty has to guard against Shenzong and Emperor Tianqi..."

Although Queen Zhou only spoke half of her words, Emperor Chongzhen's body trembled obviously:

"Queen, don't mention this matter again in the future. I will send an order to the Jin Yiwei and the Han generals to protect the traitor."

Before Chongzhen finished speaking, Zhu Cixiang suddenly said:

"Thank you for your kindness. Your Majesty is capable of protecting yourself."

He didn't want to supervise the country in the first place. It was Emperor Chongzhen who took the initiative. Thinking that he would not have to face those ugly and loud-mouthed people in the future, Zhu Cixiang suddenly felt relieved.

He took out a few notebooks and put them on the dragon desk:

"Father, 110,000 taels of food were confiscated from Shanxi merchants, 50,000 taels of grain were confiscated, 50,000 taels were given to the refugees, 60,000 taels were entered into the treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and 1.05 million taels of gold, silver, and jewelry were confiscated from their homes. More than 400,000 taels of gold and silver were confiscated from several corrupt officials. Account books

The evidence and evidence are all here, you can watch and deal with it, the emperor resigns!"

After Zhu Cixiang finished speaking, he turned around and left. Emperor Chongzhen and Empress Zhou were shocked by Nizi again, and both looked at Zhu Cixiang's disappearing back with confused expressions.

Empress Zhou was the first to react. She knew how much the emperor needed money. She hurriedly stepped forward to hold the swaying Chongzhen and said with a smile:

"Your Majesty, the emperor has given you money again..."

"More than one million taels of silver? Am I not dreaming? The border army's military expenses are ready..."

After reacting, Chongzhen suddenly gained strength and rushed to the Long Bookcase to grab the account book and check it...

Returning to Zhongcui Palace, Zhu Cixiang immediately said to Hu Bao:

"Tomorrow, I will not be in the prison. Go to Jinyiwei Town Fusi and inform Li Ruolian and Gao Wencai that all the men in the offending official's house must be eliminated tonight.

We have the criminal evidence of Shanxi merchants in hand. No Shanxi merchants and their families were left in Zhao prison. I will never give them a chance to survive..." I like the Ming Dynasty, and the heyday started from the time when the prince supervised the country. Please collect it: (https://www.myxls.net)
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