The four of them entered the palace gate and saw all the civil and military officials attending the court meeting in groups of three or five.

Zhu ignored the popularity and was very surprised. Every time he took a few steps, he would always meet officials to say hello. He did not act like a god, but greeted them one by one with a smile.

As the prince of the Ming Dynasty, he knew very well that the foundation of the Ming Dynasty was not the military man who commanded the army, not the Dongchang Cao Zhengchun, or even the emperor, but the officials and gentry.

These officials were promoted to heaven by themselves. Even if they were passed by the Juren, they would soon become a small family of gentry. In order to avoid the taxes of the court, some farmers would put all their land into the Juren's name and regard Juren or their relatives as the heads of the family.

It is difficult to go to the countryside for imperial power, and officials and gentry are incompatible. Only by making good friends with them is the only choice. Zhu Wushi did the same.

However, Cao Zhengchun went against the rules and opposed the cabinet faction everywhere, and was always worried about it and wanted to get rid of it.

There is no way to do this. The cabinet and the eunuchs were destined to be mortal enemies in the Ming Dynasty, but it was not absolute. It was still a eunuch like Feng Bao who was very wise and righteous. Of course, that was also inseparable from Zhang Juzheng's strength.

"Haha, the God Hou seems to be in a bad mood today?" An old man greeted Zhu Wushi. The old man was in his fifties and looked energetic. He showed a kind of elegant temperament in his every move.

"Shoufu Yang is so energetic!" Seeing the visitor, Zhu Wushi dared not neglect, so he hurriedly replied.

"Haha, it's not as good as the Shenhou's martial arts skills and is invincible with cold and heat. Although I am good at spirit, I can't withstand fatigue and can't do hard work!" said the old man.

Zhu Wushi was very modest, and he smiled and said, "Shoufu Yang was joking. The heavy burden of the Ming Dynasty was all on you pillars of the country. If you hadn't supported it, the Ming Dynasty would not have been so peaceful and healthy, and the people would have lived and worked in peace and contentment!"

The old man said, "If it weren't for the Divine Marquis, the Divine Marquis, the Ming Dynasty would not have the power to the world and conquer the eight wildernesses!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, and walked towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony together. The three spies just listened to them and did not interrupt a word, but their eyes showed a hint of admiration for the old man.

The old man was Yang Tinghe, the current chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Wushi and Yang Tinghe entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony and walked to the first row of civil and military officials. One of them was the head of the royal family and the other was the head of civil officials, so they should be in the front position.

The three major spies including Duan Tianya fell behind, and their status was not enough to support them to stand in the front row.

After all the officials of Wenwei arrived, Zhu Houzhao's personal eunuch Liu Jin shouted: "Go to court!"

"Long live the welcome!"

As Liu Jin's voice fell, all the civil and military officials bowed to welcome the emperor.

Zhu Houzhao walked out of the backstage like stars holding the moon, sat on the dragon throne, and then said, "All the Lords are flat."

"Thank you, Long Sui, Long You."

All civil and military officials were together, but when they stood up, they felt something was wrong. The eunuch Liu Jin, who should have been on stage with the emperor, did not appear on stage.

According to the usual rules, Liu Jin should go to the stage and shout: "If you have something to report, you will leave the court if you have nothing to do."

Today's emperor was also quite abnormal. He sat on the dragon throne in silence, and except for a word of justice, he stopped talking.

Soon, a burst of rapid footsteps sounded outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Then, Cao Zhengchun, the governor of the East Factory, led hundreds of guards and the East Factory, into the line. He did not stop and walked directly to the Longtai, as if he had taken over Liu Jin's position.

"Cao Zhengchun, are you trying to usurp the throne?"

Yang Tinghe shouted loudly that the Ming Dynasty had a rule that eunuchs were not allowed to participate in court meetings in principle, and even if they were as strong as Cao Zhengchun.

Like the eunuch Liu Jin, the eunuch who serves the emperor, shouts slogans and receives memorials, is an exception.

Most of the other civil and military officials feared Cao Zhengchun's power, but they just watched coldly and did not dare to scold them.

Zhu Wushi saw Fanzi suddenly break into the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and his face looked a little ugly, but he did not accuse Cao Zhengchun, but closed his eyes, as if he was thinking about something.

Cao Zhengchun said: "Don't misunderstand me, I just want to tell you something this time!"

"Hmph, don't you have to go to Longtai to tell everyone, right? Can't you tell me in the audience?" Yang Tinghe, the leader of all officials, was not afraid of hundreds of fans, and still questioned Cao Zhengchun.

Cao Zhengchun smiled and said, "Mr. Yang must have thought too much. This governor is a eunuch. He serves the emperor and is recognized by everyone. Master Yang said that this governor is against the ban, so that the governor is very aggrieved!"

Zhu Houzhao let the two of them fight each other, and he watched like an outsider. Those who didn't know thought he was under house arrest by Cao Zhengchun.

He was acting according to Chen Hao's plan. He had read the letter Lu Hongying gave him. Although he felt that Chen Hao's plan was a bit radical, he still agreed. He had no choice but to disagree. He had no military power in his hands, so he could only let Cao Zhengchun and Zhu ignore it and fight!

After hearing Cao Zhengchun's words, Yang Tinghe sneered: "Do you dare to ask what important matters do you want to tell everyone?"

Cao Zhengchun said: "What I want to tell everyone is very serious. The Empress Dowager was kidnapped!"

"What?"

Cao Zhengchun's words were like a thunder sound on the ground. Because of deliberate concealment, very few of the court officials knew about the empress dowager's captive. How could they not be shocked when they first heard about this?

That is the Queen Mother of the current dynasty, and the real mother of the current emperor, who dares to do such a major event that the nine tribes were destroyed unless someone took the courage of the bear heart and leopard!

Just as the civil and military ministers in the court were about to explode the pot, Cao Zhengchun immediately said: "However, the empress dowager had been rescued by Lu Yan and Lu, the assistant minister of our factory guard, and is now in the palace."

"Puff!" The civil and military officials almost vomited blood, and they cursed Cao Zhengchun in their hearts. Can't you tell them together?

The Empress Dowager was rescued? Yang Tinghe had a smile on his face. He was the one who knew about this and was worried about the safety of the Empress Dowager. Seeing that the Empress Dowager was rescued, he couldn't help but sigh at the high efficiency of the factory guards.

Seeing that the mentality of all the civil and military officials had stabilized, Cao Zhengchun said again: "The empress dowager's captive should not have been widely circulated, but Lu Chenshi discovered a shocking event when he was saving the empress dowager."

"What did you find out about the Governor Cao?" Yang Tinghe asked. He was also curious about what was going on. Cao Zhengchun could tell all the scandals of the palace that the Empress Dowager was abducted, and there was no clear objection to the emperor's appearance.

The civil and military officials in the audience were also curious about what could be more serious than the abducted queen.

Cao Zhengchun said: "The place where we rescued the Empress Dowager was the State Guesthouse, and the Empress Dowager was captured by Karasuma, the special envoy of Izumo Kingdom. Their ultimate goal was to assassinate the emperor..."
Chapter completed!