November 10th.

Near noon.

Zhu Yijun ended the sutra banquet and returned to Xiyuan.

Walk around Xiyuan aimlessly.

He had not seen this familiar yet unfamiliar Xiyuan for a long time.

Unfortunately, today's landscape is very different from that of later generations.

Zhu Yijun casually twisted a leaf, unconsciously tore it into pieces in his hands, and let his mind wander.

The court was definitely not at peace now. After all, a major case involving the three clans had just occurred. Various censors interceded and explained the pros and cons of the matter.

But after Zhu Yijun left all government affairs to the cabinet and moved to Xiyuan, these voices were no longer heard.

He strolled in Xiyuan for about half an hour, and it was almost time for lunch.

When the time came, it was natural to go back for a meal, so the group returned to Wanshou Palace.

Halfway through, he bumped into Li Jin who was catching up.

Zhu Yijun knew at a glance that Empress Dowager Li was looking for him - since the fire in Ciqing Palace, Zhu Yijun had left Zhang Hong with Empress Dowager Chen, and Li Jin sent to Empress Dowager Li and ordered them to send the people around the two empress dowagers.

, after cleaning them all, return to Wanshou Palace.

Li Jin came closer and said, "Your Majesty, the abbot has come to Xiyuan. The Queen Mother invites you to come and have a meal with us."

When Zhu Yijun heard this, he waved his hands indifferently, indicating that he understood.

With Uncle Wu Qing's rank, it didn't take much for him to deal with it, so he just thought of it as a rest.

He asked about business: "How is the dismissal of the palace maids and eunuchs?"

Li Jin followed respectfully.

Hearing this, he replied: "Your Majesty, most of the female officials in the Sixth Palace, the Food Bureau and the Sleeping Bureau have been dismissed from the palace, leaving only their confidants."

"In the remaining four bureaus, all those who want to leave the palace, whose origins are not clear enough, and those who have received favors from foreign governments, will be sent away."

Zhu Yijun nodded.

The Shang Shi Bureau and Shang Sleep Bureau are related to wealth and life, so be cautious, and the other four Bureaus will be checked one by one, which is reasonable.

Of course, this is only the first round, and you will have to screen it several times in the future.

Zhu Yijun hummed and waited for him to continue.

Li Jin talked about eunuchs again: "Your Majesty, eunuchs are not like palace maids. They can be sent out of the palace after being given some money."

"Currently, those with bad backgrounds are sent to guard mausoleums, and those who have received favors from foreign dynasties are sent to Nanzhili for retirement."

"The majority of the others are placed in non-critical places such as the Shrine Prison and are not allowed to set foot in Xiyuan."

Zhu Yijun added: "Take this opportunity to check the number of people in each prison and bureau again, and all the free money will be refunded."

"Within ten years, five eunuchs will retire and only three will come in."

There are too many positions in the inner court. In the tenth year of Jiajing, just the inspection of craftsmen in the inner court revealed the old, weak and disabled. There were 15,167 people who were named and unemployed, and 12,255 were actually left.

Having more positions means not being paid enough, but it also means there are loopholes to take advantage of.

These famous people are an excellent way for people with ulterior motives to insert people.

Although the Forbidden City is an imperial city, it is actually a sieve that leaks air everywhere.

Fortunately, I took this opportunity to check everything. If I didn't check, I wouldn't know. If I checked, I would be shocked. Now, if outsiders want to enter the Forbidden City, there are many ways.

The eunuchs are blatantly selling tickets!

Fortunately, the fire in Ciqing Palace gave him the opportunity to move to Xiyuan. Otherwise, if something happened in the future, it would be too late to regret it.

Li Jin bowed in response.

Zhu Yijun looked at Li Jin and said abruptly: "After the personnel are dismissed, the salary of the post can be reserved for you for another half year."

"But if you don't cooperate in this matter, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Li Jin's eyelids twitched and he quickly said: "Slave..."

Zhu Yijun interrupted him: "That's it, I will let Zhang Hong and Jiang Keqian do this together. I promise you half a year's salary and share it with the people below to do this well."

After being in the red for so long, it’s not less than half a year.

On the contrary, it is justifiable to let them go out for another half year and give these eunuchs a share - after all, they have just experienced the turmoil in the Qing Palace, and they must be appeased.

Li Jin was sincerely convinced.

…

Fortunately, Sejong built a lot of palaces and pavilions in Xiyuan, and now there are many palaces and pavilions in Xiyuan - naturally more than enough to accommodate the Queen Mother and several princesses.

Among them, Empress Dowager Chen chose Qianguang Hall to live in, while Empress Dowager Li chose Yuanxi Yannian Hall to live in.

When Zhu Yijun came outside Yuanxi Yannian Hall, he heard the voices of a large number of people inside.

There are children, women, and middle-aged voices.

The emperor and his entourage, a large number of people, seemed to hear the movement outside, and all the sounds suddenly stopped.

Zhu Yijun rubbed his face, showed a gentle expression, and walked in slowly.

"His Majesty."

"Meet my eldest brother, His Majesty the Emperor"

"Your Majesty."

Everyone saluted.

Zhu Yijun took a cursory glance and found that many members of Li Wei's family had come. The eldest son Li Wenquan, the second daughter Li Caiyun who was married to Pingjiang Bo's house, and his grandson Li Chengming.

In addition, there are younger brothers and sisters from the same mother, Princess Zhu Yaoe of Shouyang, Princess Zhu Yaoyuan of Yongning, Princess Zhu Yaoyuan of Ruian, and younger brother Zhu Yili.

He stretched out his hand and asked everyone to stand up: "We are all one family, why should we be so strange?"

Li Caiyun couldn't help but glance at this nephew.

Before she came, her husband's family repeatedly told her that the emperor was ruthless and cruel, and she must not be arrogant and offend the Sacred Heart, otherwise she would be doomed.

But now she looks like she doesn't feel anything.

He is clearly an eleven-year-old child, how cruel and ruthless can he be?

Zhu Yijun took his younger sister Zhu Yao's little hand, walked up to Queen Mother Li, and said with a smile: "When my mother's clan enters the palace, my mother doesn't even know she's a child."

After that, he went to pay his respects to Queen Mother Li.

Empress Dowager Li rolled her eyes at the emperor: "The last time my father came to the palace to see you, you said he was not available."

Zhu Yijun automatically ignored the words of blame and said to Li Wei: "Oh? What did the abbot do when he came to the palace to look for me last time?"

Li Wei met the emperor not once or twice, and he was no longer as reserved as before.

He was a little embarrassed and said: "Your Majesty, last time you talked about shipping, I sent someone to look at it. There are indeed many ways to make money."

Queen Mother Li glanced at the two of them strangely.

Curious: "What shipping? Why don't I know?"

Zhu Yijun took Zhu Yao to Queen Mother Li and explained: "Mother, this is how it is."

"Do you know Hai Rui?"

Queen Mother Li nodded. She still knew Hai Rui's reputation.

The ladies often told her about this person, how he was stubborn and couldn't get along with the ministers.

Zhu Yijun continued: "In June, in order to drive away Gao Gong, I was forced to agree to let Hai Rui return to Beijing."

"But when the boy thought that this man was too cruel and unkind, he was afraid that Bao Zheng's incident would happen again, so he wanted to find a serious way to make money for the father-in-law."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Wei didn't realize anything. His eldest son, Li Wenquan, and his eldest grandson, Li Chengming, looked at each other and felt something was wrong.

Sure enough, Queen Mother Li was able to grasp some of her son's connections.

He looked at the emperor suspiciously: "What's wrong with Bao Zheng? Is it a serious way of making money?"

The implication is that there is some shady way to make money!?

Zhu Yijun nodded, smoothed Zhu Yao's knotted hair, and said inadvertently: "My child once heard that during the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty, there was a relative of the emperor named Zhao Qing."

"This man committed an offense and fell into the hands of Bao Zheng, and was actually punished by Ming Zhengdian."

"I don't know what Song Renzong thinks. Anyway, I don't want my father to follow in his footsteps."

Li Weiwu didn't react yet.

Li Wenquan and Li Chengming immediately bowed down: "I am guilty!"

Seeing that Li Wei could not be held back, the father and son became even more furious.

Zhu Yijun quickly helped the man up and comforted him: "I can't ignore the national law and appease the father-in-law. It's because I'm not capable enough. How can I let the uncle-in-law plead guilty?"
To be continued...