Li Huan naturally understood the meaning of Zhu Houzhao's words. How could he not know why Xungui was so enthusiastic now? On the one hand, it was because the emperor granted him a marriage, so that Xungui regarded him as one of his own. On the other hand, it was also because he was the admiral of the capital.

Camp, if the noble disciples want to enter the military tent, they must use his connections.

But once Li Huan comes into contact with the interests of these nobles, there is no telling how the nobles who came to hug his thigh today will react.

There may be people with long-term vision who will continue to stand by him and choose to support him, but there must be people with short-term vision who only focus on immediate interests and work against him.

However, Li Huan really didn't care too much about this. He had always fought alone and never thought of relying on external forces.

As long as the emperor continues to trust him, even without any help, he is sure to carve out a world in the Ming Dynasty.

As the saying goes, Li Huan only believes in himself. As long as he is strong enough, there is nothing he can't do. As for the emperor who helped pave the way for him and win over the nobles, if they can be used, Li Huan will naturally not do it.

I don't mind having a few more helpers, but if they can't be used, Li Huan won't accommodate these people just because of so-called affection.

If you have to kill him, kill him. If you have some sense and don't cause trouble for him and don't ruin his affairs, Li Huan is not interested in making trouble for him. But if you don't have sense, then don't blame him for killing him. As for saying

What is the so-called marriage relationship?

This thing is naturally useful when the interests are consistent, but when the interests are conflicting, how many people will treat it as the same thing.

Li Huan glanced at Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, I just have something to report to Your Majesty. Since Your Majesty is here, I don't have to go to the palace to see Your Majesty."

Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help looking at Li Huan curiously and said, "Oh, what's the matter with Li Qing?"

Li Huan's expression became serious, and his eyes swept over the small chamberlains beside the emperor, Qiu Ju, and Gao Feng. They immediately understood what Li Huan meant.

He waved his hands to signal the small chamberlains to leave, and soon only Li Huan, Zhu Houzhao, Gao Feng and Qiu Ju were left.

Li Huan looked at Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, I was ordered to supervise the case of conspiracy. After an interrogation, almost all those who should be arrested were arrested. However, not long ago, someone couldn't help but torture and asked for the reason for plotting to assassinate Your Majesty.

Planned by one person..."

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this, a cold murderous intention flashed in his eyes, and said angrily: "How brave, who is it? I want to kill his nine tribes!"

Zhu Houzhao's reaction was what Li Huan expected. It would be strange if Zhu Houzhao didn't react like this.

Therefore, Li Huan looked at Zhu Houzhao with a rather calm expression and said slowly: "Executive elder, Xie Qian."

"What!"

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but exclaimed when he heard the words. The names of many people flashed in Zhu Houzhao's mind. He even thought about some of the princes in the clan who were far away in the fiefdom. However, he never thought that it would be someone who had been killed by him a few years ago.

Xie Qian, the former cabinet minister who was dismissed from office.

Zhu Houzhao suddenly frowned and said: "How could it be him? He is an important minister of the late emperor Tuogu. How could he want to do harm to me? What is his purpose?"

Although Zhu Houzhao looked puzzled and angry, he had no doubts about Li Huan's words.

It was impossible for Li Huan to lie to him about this matter, but Zhu Houzhao couldn't understand why Xie Qian wanted to be unfavorable to him, the emperor.

Speaking of which, Xie Qian can be regarded as half of his emperor's teacher. When Zhu Houzhao was still the prince, he also listened to Xie Qian's teachings.

Although Zhu Houzhao dismissed Xie Qian in the end, in Zhu Houzhao's view, Xie Qian would not murder him because of this.

Seeing Zhu Houzhao's expression in his eyes, Li Huan sighed softly and said: "Your Majesty misses the old relationship, but Xie Qian may not miss the relationship between the emperor and his subjects."

Zhu Houzhao took a deep breath, and there was a faint murderous intention in his eyes. He looked at Li Huan with some confusion and said: "Li Qing, tell me why Xie Qian wanted to murder me. He is so old. What is his plan?"

What?"

Li Huan could somewhat guess why Xie Qian would be unfavorable to the emperor. Hearing this, he sneered and said, "Your Majesty, don't forget, where is Mr. Xie Ge's hometown?"

Zhu Houzhao was stunned and said subconsciously: "If I remember correctly, Xie Qian's hometown should be in Yuyao County, Shaoxing Prefecture, Zhejiang Province."

Li Huan nodded and said: "It is the land of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The land of Jiangsu and Zhejiang is a land of plenty. The handicraft industry is even more developed and the wealth is extremely rich."

Zhu Houzhao nodded, even so, he still didn't quite understand.

And Li Huan sneered and said: "According to what I know, the Xiege clan covers an area of ​​more than 100,000 acres in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, with numerous mountains, forests, mines, and dozens of shops. It just so happened that Eunuch Liu implemented the New Deal and deliberately targeted the Xiege clan.

A family..."

With a bang, Zhu Houzhao slapped his hand on the table, his eyes full of surprise.

"That's it, that's it. I understand that feelings are caused by the fact that I, the emperor, have touched Xie Qian's interests."

Zhu Houzhao understood in an instant why Xie Qian planned to target him, the emperor, because it was so easy for him, the emperor, to implement the New Deal with the help of Liu Jin.

Others may not be able to see what Liu Jin's New Deal is all about, but for someone like Xie Qian, who has been in high and low officialdom for so many years, how can they not see that Liu Jin's implementation of the New Deal was entirely driven by him, the emperor, behind it.

It can be said that Liu Jin's New Deal was basically the emperor's own policies implemented with the help of Liu Jin.

Li Huan said calmly: "As for Mr. Xie Ge, your Majesty has harmed Mr. Xie Ge's interests. In addition, your Majesty favored his trusted ministers and Eunuch Liu and deposed him. Under the new and old hatreds, Xie Qian was born with the intention to murder your Majesty.

Isn’t my thinking perfectly normal?”

Having said that, in fact, both Li Huan and Zhu Houzhao knew clearly that the fundamental reason why Xie Qian chose to kill the emperor was the new policy implemented by the emperor with the help of Liu Jin.

It was precisely the New Deal that touched the interests of a large number of people, so Xie Qian privately easily won over Fei Hong, Mao Ji, Liang Chu, Liu Zhong and other important officials in the court.

With the implementation of the New Deal, those whose interests were most severely damaged were those families who owned countless fields and industries in the local area. Under the implementation of the New Deal, the countless fertile fields these families had plundered were inspected, and many mines were forcibly collected by tax collectors.

Even shops are charged commercial tax.

That's just the other minor gentry. The key ones are Fei Hong, Xie Qian, Mao Ji, Liang Chu and other important ministers in the court who have no dealings with Liu Jin.

Liu Jin couldn't do anything about these people in the court, but Liu Jin's methods were not simple. Using the banner of the New Deal, he directly ordered people to deal with Fei Hong, Xie Qie, and the property and land of each family to be liquidated frantically.

In this case, being targeted by Liu Jin, the losses of each family will naturally be great. Naturally, when someone secretly connects with each other, a loose alliance will appear against the emperor and Liu Jin.

Zhu Houzhao had a cold look on his face. He never imagined that Xie Qian, a veteran of the court and a former minister with whom he had half a friendship, would actually have murderous intentions towards him, the emperor.

"Xie Qian, I will kill all nine of his clans."

Zhu Houzhao could only be heard gnashing his teeth, words filled with endless disappointment and murderous intent, spitting out word after word from the emperor's mouth.

The most terrifying thing is when an honest person gets angry. Zhu Houzhao has a mellow temper and is the most affectionate. Xie Qian is not only a veteran minister of several dynasties, but also an important minister of the late Emperor Hongzhi. Even though Xie Qian took the lead in opposing him as the emperor, he only dismissed him.

, and ordered him to return to his hometown.

While speaking, Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Huan and said with anger: "Who else is there? I don't believe that Xie Qian alone dares to do such a bold thing. There must be someone else who colludes with him, and this person

It is very possible that he is from the royal family..."

When he said this, Zhu Houzhao looked cold. After walking before the gate of hell, Zhu Houzhao had matured a lot and was completely a qualified emperor.

So when he learned that Xie Qian secretly took the lead in murdering him, Zhu Houzhao had already realized that there must be someone behind Xie Qian.

He, the emperor, has no brothers or heirs. If he suddenly dies, all the officials in the court will inevitably support a new emperor from within the clan.

If there was someone in the clan who coveted the throne, everything could be explained by hooking up with Xie Qian, an old minister with disciples and former officials all over the government and the public, and taking a risk.

Li Huan shook his head and said: "Back to Your Majesty, Mao Ji just explained that it was Xie Qian who sent someone to contact him. As for more, Mao Ji doesn't know."

Zhu Houzhao was not surprised by this. If the man in the dark could be found so easily, he would have been discovered long ago.

Zhu Houzhao sneered and said, "If Mao Ji doesn't know, then let me arrest Xie Qian. Xie Qian must know who is coveting the throne."

After listening to Zhu Houzhao's words, Qiu Ju, Gao Feng and others stood with their heads down, looking down at the ground, not daring to speak.

This has already involved conspiracy, and some people are even eyeing the throne under the emperor's butt. If an ordinary person is even a little bit involved in such a heinous disaster, the nine tribes will be destroyed.

After walking back and forth for a few steps, Zhu Houzhao, whose brows were full of murderous intent, suddenly looked at Li Huan and said solemnly: "Li Qing, the only one I can trust is Li Qing. From now on, you are the only one I can trust."

The matter is of great importance, and I can rest assured only if you, Li Qing, go to Yuyao, Shaoxing, Zhejiang in person."

Even important officials like Xie Qian had murderous intentions towards the emperor. Zhu Houzhao felt that when he looked at the court, except for Li Huan, there seemed to be no one he could trust completely.

Li Huan stood up immediately after hearing this and said in a solemn voice: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely take Xie Qian and find out who is colluding with Xie Qian."

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, a smile finally appeared on his originally tense face.

Reaching out and patting Li Huan's shoulder, Zhu Houzhao nodded slowly and said, "I knew Li Qing would not let me down."

Zhu Houzhao said in a calm tone: "I grant you, Li Qing, the right to kill first and report later. I will go to Shaoxing Mansion to capture Xie Qian. Anyone who dares to obstruct him will be killed without mercy."

For some reason, Zhu Houzhao felt that Li Huan's attempt to capture Xie Qian would not go smoothly.

Li Huan smiled and said: "I will take the people to set out overnight. There is the Grand Canal. With day and night travel, we can reach Shaoxing Prefecture in Zhejiang Province in at least a few days. Your Majesty is in the middle of the capital, waiting for the good news from me."

Zhu Houzhao smiled and nodded: "It's just that Li Qing has to work hard again."

Li Huan shook his head and said: "It is my duty to share your Majesty's worries."

As he spoke, Li Huan's heart moved. He took out a secret letter from the Jin Yiwei and presented it to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, this is the news from Du Guang, a member of the Jin Yiwei family who was sent to Qianshan County to capture the Fei clan in Qianshan."

Zhu Houzhao looked at the details of the confiscated Qianshan Fei family in the secret letter, and his face gradually became ugly, especially when he finally saw that the confiscated cash amount alone was more than two million taels.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but said angrily: "Okay, okay, this is my loyal and upright minister of the Ming Dynasty. I would like to ask him, Fei Hong, where his Fei family's so much wealth comes from!"

Li Huan coughed slightly and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. It's not worth getting angry for people like this who are causing harm to the country and the people. What I want to say is the confiscated money. Du Guang has personally led the Jinyi Guards to escort them to the capital."

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and Li Huan looked at Zhu Houzhao and said: "The Fei family in Qianshan confiscated such a large sum of money, which must be hidden from all the officials in the court. By then, all officials will definitely keep an eye on this."

A pen of money..."

Before Li Huan could finish his words, Zhu Houzhao immediately shouted: "None of them want to get rid of this sum of money. I plan to leave this sum of money to Li Qing for you to reorganize the capital camp."

Zhu Houzhao said with a sneer: "If it really goes into the national treasury, I am really worried about how much money will be left after it passes through their hands."

What Li Huan was worried about was that Zhu Houzhao was deceived by officials, and the confiscated money was transferred to the treasury. Now when he heard what Zhu Houzhao said, Li Huan smiled and said: "Your Majesty said this, I feel relieved."

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then he realized what he was saying, looked at Li Huan and said, "So Li Qing, you are afraid that I will listen to the words of the officials and add money to the treasury."
To be continued...