I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 566 Disgusting
The "last time" mentioned by Shouning Marquis Zhang Heling and Jianchang Marquis Zhang Yanling was the time in the fifth year of Zhengde, when they both coveted Qin Yuelan's beauty and were severely beaten by Zhu Houxuan. Zhu Houxuan also took this opportunity to escape from the capital.

That experience left a deep impression on them, so they dared not let Empress Dowager Zhang leave. They believed that if they left Empress Dowager Zhang's protection, Zhu Houxuan would really dare to kill them. Although Zhu Houxuan had repeatedly made assurances, they did not dare to risk their lives.
Empress Dowager Zhang looked at her two younger brothers at her feet, swallowed her words, and stopped talking.
Zhu Houxuan looked at them with sad eyes. He didn't want to say anything now. He just felt very sorry for Zhu Houzhao. His relatives around him were like this.
Empress Dowager Zhang was probably a little embarrassed. She looked at Zhu Houxuan and suddenly said, "Prince Wu Houxuan, I have always been optimistic about you, and I admire and like you. I also think that we have always been predestined. I think our relationship can be closer. Why don't I take the late emperor's place to accept you as the eldest son, and you will become Zhao'er's younger brother?"

Zhu Houxuan was shocked by Empress Dowager Zhang's words. He did not expect that Empress Dowager Zhang could say such a thing.
Shouning Marquis Zhang Heling and Jianchang Marquis Zhang Yanling were stunned at first, then they reacted instantly, forced a smile on their faces, and said quickly: "Yes, yes, yes! In this way, you are the prince of the late emperor, and we are a family now."

The idea of ​​Zhang Heling, Marquis of Shouning, and Zhang Yanling, Marquis of Jianchang, was simple: since Zhu Houxuan had become the son of Empress Dowager Zhang, it would be difficult for them to take action against their two uncles. Not only would they not be punished, but their titles would even be raised.
The more they thought about it, the more they felt that this move by Empress Dowager Zhang was a brilliant one.
Zhu Houxuan looked at the three Zhang siblings in astonishment. He knew that Empress Dowager Zhang wanted to make a deal with him, a political deal. He really didn't expect that when he was sincerely talking to Empress Dowager Zhang about family affection, Empress Dowager Zhang would propose a political deal to him at this time.
This made him feel extremely absurd and ridiculous.
This was a political deal that Zhu Houxun needed very much. Zhu Houzhao was now in a coma, and any edict he issued in his name would be considered a forged edict. With Empress Dowager Zhang's endorsement, it would increase the legitimacy of his succession and reduce the resistance to his succession.
It was even in his plan to make this political deal with Queen Mother Zhang, and he was happy to see this deal happen, but the situation was different at this moment. When Queen Mother Zhang proposed this deal to him, he felt extremely disgusted and even physically uncomfortable.
Zhu Houxun suddenly broke into a big smile. He stretched out two fingers and pointed at Empress Dowager Zhang, laughing: "Hahahaha - then I have to call you 'mother' from now on, right?"

"Why call her mother? You should call her queen mother. Only common people call her that," said Zhang Yanling, Marquis of Jianchang, with a smile.

"Yes, call her mother quickly!" Shouning Marquis Zhang Heling also said with a smile.

Even Empress Dowager Zhang adjusted her posture, waiting for Zhu Houxuan to shout.
Zhu Houxuan laughed louder and louder, and his laughter became more and more neurotic, until tears came out of his eyes.
The three Zhang siblings also sensed something was wrong, and the smiles on their faces disappeared a lot.
"Are you worthy?" Zhu Houxuan suddenly stopped laughing and looked straight at Empress Dowager Zhang.

Empress Dowager Zhang looked at Zhu Houxuan in astonishment. She didn't understand why Zhu Houxuan would refuse this deal. There was no reason from any angle.
"You don't deserve it!" Zhu Houxuan said gritting his teeth.

The three Zhang siblings were a little panicked.
"You are not worthy to be my mother! You are even less worthy to be my brother's mother!" Zhu Houxuan said angrily. He was disgusted this time.
He didn't want to stay here any longer. The longer he stayed, the more disgusted he felt.
He fiercely raised his middle finger to Empress Dowager Zhang, then turned and walked away.
Only the three Zhang siblings were left with bewildered expressions.
After he walked out of the palace, the cold wind outside cooled his feverish brain. After playing politics for so long, he should have chosen the option that maximized his own interests instead of acting on impulse. However, Zhu Houxuan could not help it. He just wanted to act on impulse for once.
He does not regret his choice just now, and he will make the same choice if he has the chance again.
"Your Highness, what should we do?" Chen Hong and Jiang Jiangong had been following Zhu Houxuan. They witnessed everything that had just happened and now asked in a low voice.

"Search their properties! Demote Shouning Marquis Zhang Heling and Jianchang Marquis Zhang Yanling to commoners, and raid their homes and confiscate all their properties! Imprison all their family members and have them leave the capital early tomorrow morning and exile them to America and Australia!" Zhu Houxuan said with lingering anger.

"Yes, sir!" Jiang Jiangong immediately took the order.

After doing all this, he felt much better. He felt extremely sorry for Zhu Houzhao. It was unfortunate that he had to have such a mother.
Zhu Houxuan sat in the carriage for a long time before he calmed down his anger.
At this time, Chen Hong came up and said, "Your Highness, I suddenly remembered that Fei Hong mentioned today that we should go to the Ministry of War to look through the account books, saying that there is a surprise in it. His words made me feel a little uneasy, so I asked to go to the Ministry of War to check the account books." Chen Hong kept thinking about Fei Hong's words in his heart.
"No need to go!" Zhu Houxuan suddenly said.

"Why? I feel like there must be some clues in there." Chen Hong said in astonishment.

"I remember all the memorials roughly, and I know what's in them." Zhu Houxuan said lightly.

Zhu Houxuan's powerful memory made him a ruthless government affairs processing machine. He remembered every memorial he had handled, so when Fei Hong said that, he had already realized the problem.
"Then what is the surprise that Fei Hong mentioned?" Chen Hong asked quickly.

Jiang Jiangong also came over
"Go back and tell us!" Zhu Houxuan said.

Their convoy was heading towards Nangong. At this time, the streets of the capital had begun to recover gradually, and some pedestrians dared to go out on the streets.
After arriving at Nangong, Zhu Houxuan took Chen Hong and Jiang Jiangong to the study.
"Just keep this matter in mind for now. Don't spread it to anyone else," Zhu Houxuan said to the two people.

"Yes, sir!" Chen Hong and Jiang Jiangong said hurriedly.

Zhu Houxuan nodded, and then said: "I only dealt with Fei Hong today, and did not deal with the remaining officials who participated in the coup, because I suddenly realized that this coup in the capital was just the beginning."

(End of this chapter)