In the second year of Jingrui, on Bingwu in October, Xuande Hall.

Today is a semi-monthly meeting, and all the civil and military officials above the fifth rank in Beijing are present. Zhu Yunxuan attacked suddenly. When the court meeting was over, the emperor personally ordered Zhang Can and Liu Qizhong, the commander-in-chief of the Jingnan camp, and the deputy commander-in-chief Liu Qizhong to come out, and asked about their allocation from the Ministry of Households last year. the place to go for rates.

The two of them were relatively calm. Zhu Yunxuan could answer any question he asked, when the money was allocated, and when did they issue it. They explained each and every one of them in detail, all of which were well-founded.

"Really?" Zhu Yunxuan's voice was so deep that he couldn't see his expression when he sat high on the throne, "Why is the payment that was allocated by the imperial court in September until the next February?"

The commander-in-chief Zhang Shen replied cautiously: "The military pay of the imperial court is issued every six months, because it is necessary to check the details, clear them one by one, and distribute them to each person, it does take some time, and the pay for the army will be delayed for a few months... It's the norm."

The court officials began to discuss in a low voice, but they did not understand why Zhu Yunxuan suddenly asked about this matter, not to mention the camp in the south of the capital. That's not bad. The situation of the troops stationed in those places is probably even worse.

Everyone was inexplicable when they heard the emperor on the throne solemnly say: "Someone told me a few days ago that the two of you have deducted the army salaries allocated by the court to open the gambling house and release the printed money for profit. Gao Xing, the Censor of the left side of the hospital, has checked it out in private, and it is confirmed that there is such a thing, as well as the evidence of the fingerprints held by the relevant witnesses, what else do you two have to say?"

Before the named imperial history, Lang Sheng explained the whole story of what had been investigated. The more Zhang and Liu heard, the paler their faces became, and by the end the sweat on their forehead knelt to the ground.

Zhu Yunxuan asked again, "Do you agree with what the Imperial Censor Gao said?"

Zhang Shen pursed his lips and was speechless for a while. The deputy commander-in-chief named Liu Qizhong suddenly rushed in front of him, and Liang Zhen, who had never made a sound, shouted, "King Zhao saves the last general!"

The hall, which was still a little noisy, became quiet in an instant. At this moment, everyone reacted. The emperor specially chose to attack the two generals of Nanying during the great court meeting. Bingquan's surname Wang.

Zhu Yunxuan's cold eyes slowly moved to Liang Zhen: "What does King Zhao have to say?"

Liang Zhen raised his eyes and looked at the emperor whose face was blurred on the throne.

Zhu Yunxuan... He did it on purpose. Yushi Gao was Zeng Huai's protégé. Although his official position was not high, he was one of the few available people left by Zeng Huai to Zhu Yunxuan. Zhu Yunxuan specially arranged this one today and beat him up. Unprepared.

After a long silence, he said, "I have nothing to say."

Zhu Yunxuan raised his hand and instructed people to escort Zhang Can and Liu Qizhong down until the case was clarified.

The two panicked and shouted Liang Zhen's name in their mouths. Liang Zhen didn't look back, and no one dared to come forward to intercede. The two were dragged down in front of everyone's eyes.

Zhu Yunxuan said no more, and directly announced the dissolution of the dynasty.

Royal study.

Liang Zhen stayed alone, and Zhu Yunxuan ignored him when he dealt with the political affairs at hand, until Liang Zhen took the initiative to ask him: "The minister is not strict, why didn't your majesty deal with the minister together?"

Zhu Yunxuan didn't raise his head, he was still reading the memorial in his hand, and said indifferently: "King Zhao is joking, although King Zhao is in charge of the defense of Gyeonggi, he is not from Nanying after all. I have implicated King Zhao, and besides, King Zhao has always held me, so how dare I deal with you, King Zhao."

Liang Zhen's pupils shrank: "This minister didn't know about this before."

Zhu Yunxuan stopped writing and finally raised his eyes to look at him, with a little bit of sarcasm in his eyes: "Really? King Zhao's hands and eyes are open to the sky, you know who has done what dirty things in private, and you always want to help me. Suppressing the Qing Dynasty, how come it was your own cronies' turn to not know about it?"

"...I haven't been to Nanying for a long time." Liang Zhen didn't explain too much. The more trusted people are, the easier it is to relax their vigilance.

"Then King Zhao thinks, what should I do with these two?"

"Your Majesty already has an opinion in his heart, hasn't it?" Liang Zhen looked at Zhu Yunxuan, "If you find out what they have done, Your Majesty will deal with it according to law."

Zhu Yunxuan whispered: "Will King Zhao not intercede for them?"

"Will Your Majesty be lenient if you plead for mercy?"

Zhu Yunxuan said no more, Liang Zhen stood quietly for a while, sighed in his heart, and retire and leave.

Within ten days, the Ministry of Punishment and the Metropolitan Procuratorate had made a clear investigation of what Zhang and Liu had committed. They only started doing this last year. Delaying military pay is a common practice in the military, and they were also very careful. Although it is an unfunded business of the empty-glove white wolf, after the embezzled money is recovered, it will be distributed according to the amount, and even more will be distributed as rewards in various names. Therefore, no military officer has ever expressed a delay in the payment of wages. Dissatisfied, but also very supportive of the two of them, so that they can always hide from the sky.

In the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, Zhang Shen and Liu Qizhong knelt in front of Liang Zhen and begged him tearfully: "My lord, only you can save us, for the sake of my loyalty and loyalty to you, please save us... …”

Liang Zhen's eyes dimmed: "This king cannot save you. Your Majesty should sentence you to exile. When you are on your way, this king will send someone to send you more money. Go outside and you should reform your life."

Zhang Can excitedly said: "My lord, I am waiting for you!"

Liang Zhen reminded him coldly: "This king never asked you to do this kind of thing for the king. It was you who saw the money and violated the laws of the country. Your Majesty wants to punish you for your sins. How can this king save you?"

"The last general refused to accept! At the beginning... If it wasn't for the prince, you ordered me to mobilize troops and press the forces of all parties in the center of the capital, how could His Majesty get the throne smoothly?! Kill the donkey! Not only does he have to deal with me, but he also has to deal with you, lord! Why do you have to protect him everywhere!"

Liu Qizhong threw himself in front of Liang Zhen, his fists clenched, his eyes split open: "Why do you want to let it go, my lord?! That position should be yours! As long as you give an order! I will chase whoever you are, and you will turn against the ungrateful one. What about the emperor?!"

"Shut up!" Liang Zhen shouted sharply, his expression even colder, "This king is here today because of the friendship with you and the two of you in the past, I hope you can repent, if there is a chance in the future, you may still If you can come back again, if you continue to say such diabolical words and go to the exiled land in the future, whether it is good or bad, this king can’t help you any more.”

Zhang and Liu's faces were ashen, and no matter how much injustice they were unwilling to do, it would be of no avail, Zhang Canna said: "Your Majesty, you clearly know that His Majesty is targeting you, and he just wanted to cut off your power when he dealt with us. Are you going to sit still like this?"

There was a bit of bitterness in the dark eyes, and Liang Zhen said solemnly: "This is a matter between me and him, and there is no need for others to question."

In half a month, after Zhang Shen and Liu Qizhong were exiled resolutely, Zhu Yunxuan ordered the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel to bring up the new Nanying Chief Soldier candidate. Jiang Sheng, another deputy commander of Nanying, Zhu Yunxuan did not agree immediately, but summoned Liang Zhen and asked him, "What does King Zhao think of Jiang Sheng?"

"Courageous, resourceful, and upright, although the qualifications are still shallow, they can be of great use," Liang Zhen looked back at him calmly, "If Your Majesty can trust him, you can use him."

Zhu Yunxuan said indifferently: "The two capital camps are in your hands, even if Zhang Can and Liu Qizhong are gone, this deputy general Jiang is also a cronie whom you trained and trained by King Zhao. What's the point?"

"If that's the case, why should Your Majesty ask the minister?"

"This nomination has already passed your eyes, King Zhao, right?"

Liang Zhen did not deny it, and Zhu Yunxuan narrowed his eyes lightly: "You are making up your mind not to hand over the military power of the two capital camps, right?"

Liang Zhen didn't say anything, looked at him deeply, and suddenly smiled after a while: "Your Majesty, I have already said that if you want military power, you will find a way to get it, but I will never give it to me, or I will give it to you today. The military power is given to you, and tomorrow will be the second Zhang to participate in Liu Qizhong."

Zhu Yunxuan reminded him calmly: "Zhang participated in Liu Qizhong at least one life. If King Zhao is willing to let go now, it would be good to be the second Zhang Can and Liu Qizhong."

Liang Zhen smiled and shook his head: "Does Your Majesty want to drive the minister away? But the minister is really reluctant to bear you, Your Majesty."

Zhu Yunxuan lowered his gaze: "Since King Zhao insists on doing this, I have nothing to say with you."

"...The candidate for the Nanying Commander?"

Zhu Yunxuan drew a red circle on the nominated memorial, and then smashed it hard at Liang Zhen: "You better tell this Jiang Sheng not to make mistakes for the rest of his life, and don't ask me to catch him!"

Liang Zhen bent down and picked up the notebook, put it back on the imperial case, and reminded him softly: "The doctor Fang said, Your Majesty, you can't be angry, the fetus in your womb..."

Zhu Yunxuan got up and walked away.

Liang Zhen didn't follow, looking at Zhu Yunxuan's retreating back, the smile on the corner of his mouth gradually faded, he closed his eyes lightly, and turned to leave.

Back in the inner hall, Zhu Yunxuan's hand that had been clenched into a fist gradually loosened, his palms were sweaty, but his face couldn't stop laughing, and his eyes were red until the end.

Gao An helped him sit down, handed the letter to him, and whispered, "Your Majesty, the letter from the grandfather of the country."

Zhu Yunxuan tore open the envelope. It was Zhu Yunjing's reply. In more than a month, he would come to Beijing. He Huailing had not returned to the capital for so many years.

"Just in time..."

Zhu Yunxuan murmured in a low voice that after waiting for so long, he finally saw hope.