Shaolin Bajue

Chapter 788
The news of Wala's withdrawal from beyond the Great Wall quickly spread throughout the capital. At that time, many officials secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Wala would not dare to commit another crime, and his slack was born. However, Yu Qian pointed out at the court meeting that this was probably also The first trick was to invite Zhu Qiyu, the king of Yi, to recommend a group of talented personnel to guard Dushikou, Juyongguan and Zijingguan.

After Zhu Qiyu was ready to play, Yu Qian suddenly asked Zhu Qiyu to pardon and use Shi Heng who was in the prison. Zhu Qiyu hesitated for a moment, and then agreed to Yu Qian's request.

Fang Jianming attended the court meeting as a "Xiaoyaohou". When he came down from the court meeting, he was dragged by Yu Qian to prison with him to release Shi Heng.

This Shi Heng has said before that in the first battle of Yanghe, he saw Guo Jing's random command and knew that he would be defeated. At that time, he fled alone. He didn't go back to Datong quietly like Guo Jing did, but went directly. capital.After arriving in the capital, he fled back in embarrassment after being defeated and was impeached and sent to prison.However, Shi Heng was quite prestigious in the army. Although he was imprisoned, he basically didn't suffer much.

After Fang Jianming accompanied Yu Qian to the prison, Shi Heng quickly stood up, and said nervously: "Master Yu, you came to see me today, do you have some bad news to tell?"

Fang Jianming took a look at Shi Heng, and saw that he was in his 40s. Although he was in prison, he looked good, and he didn't look like someone who complained about others after he was in prison.

Yu Qian didn't immediately tell him the purpose of his trip, pointing at Fang Jianming, he asked, "Shi Heng, do you know who he is?"

Shi Heng glanced at Fang Jianming, shook his head, and said, "I've never seen him before, so I don't know who he is."

Yu Qian said: "He is the newly appointed Marquis Xiaoyao."

Shi Heng's face changed. Although he lost his personal freedom, his adopted son Shi Biao visited him in the past two days and told him everything that happened in Beijing. Surprised, he hastily bowed and said, "Shi Heng has seen Lord Hou."

Fang Jianming waved his hand and said, "Shi...Master Shi, you don't have to be polite."

Hearing that he called himself "Master Shi", Shi Heng sighed, and said, "Master Hou is joking, Shi Heng is now a criminal, and he doesn't know when he will be ransacked and executed. Today, seeing Lord Hou, it is already a Sansheng is lucky."

Fang Jianming said seriously: "Master Shi, to tell you the truth, you have been pardoned now."

"Ah!", Shi Heng was astonished, and said, "Where did Lord Hou say this?"

Fang Jianming said: "Master Shi, Lord Yu asked King Tan to pardon and appoint you. You should thank Lord Yu soon."

After hearing this, Shi Heng was stunned for a moment, then suddenly bowed down to Yu Qian, and said in a trembling voice: "Shi Heng is already a person waiting to die, but I didn't expect to be able to be a human again. Your lord, Shi Heng will never forget your kindness and virtue." , please be respected by Shi Heng."

Yu Qian stepped forward to help him up, and said: "Lord Shi, the country is employing people. I know that you are skilled in bowing horses and managing the army well. That's why I asked King Yi. From now on, you must serve the country with all your heart."

Shi Heng never thought that he would be appointed, and it would be good to be pardoned. He secretly said: "Without him, I, Shi Heng, would never be able to stand up in this life." I was so excited that I was so moved that I cried.

Seeing that he was really crying bitterly, Fang Jianming thought, "I hope he can assist Sir Yu in defending his family and the country in the future, and be a good official."

Yu Qian said: "Master Shi, you can be released from prison today, and I will send someone to your house tomorrow..."

Shi Heng said with tears: "Master Yu, you don't need to send someone tomorrow, Shi Heng will report to the Ministry of War on time."

The next day, Shi Heng arrived at the Ministry of War early and met Yu Qian. Yu Qian had invited Zhu Qiyu to make Shi Heng the commander-in-chief of the five armies.Since then, Shi Heng has devoted himself to governing the army, vowing to avenge Xueyang and the shame of defeat.

Time passed quickly, and it was August 29th in a blink of an eye.On this day, Fang Jianming was called by Yu Qian. When he arrived at Yu Qian's mansion, he saw Wang Zhi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Hu Yun, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Chen Xun, a cabinet scholar, Shang Ren and other important officials present.

Fang Jianming was surprised inwardly, and after he sat down, he asked: "My lords gathered at your lord's mansion, they must be discussing the country's plans, I'm young and have little knowledge, how can I help you?"

Yu Qian said: "Master Hou, we have already discussed it, and we just wait for your statement."

Fang Jianming asked in surprise, "Master Yu, what is it?"

Yu Qian said with a serious face: "Although Ye Xian withdrew from outside the Great Wall, it was only temporary. As far as I know, the whole territory of Oala claims to be 80 iron cavalry. It should not be under 20. In the first battle of civil engineering, only tens of thousands of iron cavalry were used to defeat hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses from Daming. It can be seen that the Oala iron cavalry is extremely powerful. The emperor fell into the hands of Ye Xian, so he must be determined first. He will make a comeback, and at that time, I am afraid that he will increase his troops, and if the emperor is used as a threat again, the world will be in danger. Therefore, I want to resign from the queen mother and make King Yi the emperor."

Fang Jianming was slightly startled, and said, "Isn't there a crown prince?"

Shang Ren smiled wryly and said: "Master Hou, the crown prince is young, how can he be in charge?" This Shang Ren is a man of great learning, and he is the first in the provincial examination, general examination, and palace examination, and is quite prestigious in the court.

In fact, Fang Jianming also knew about this problem, but because he had seen Zhu Qiyu collude with the Fusang people, he felt a little uncomfortable. Hearing that Yu Qian and others wanted to promote Zhu Qiyu as the emperor, he would naturally have some resistance.However, he is a smart person, knowing that the most important thing at present is stability and unity. After thinking about it, he said: "As long as King Yi can serve the country and the people, and make him emperor, I will never object."

After hearing this, Yu Qian and the others were overjoyed, took out a list and asked Fang Jianming to sign it too.

The next day, at the court meeting, all the officials wrote a letter, resigning from the Empress Dowager Sun and making King Yi the emperor. When the Empress Dowager Sun learned about it in the harem, she remained silent.

Although Zhu Qiyu wanted to be the emperor, but he was not the Queen Mother Sun's own child, so he dared not show it on his face, and pretended to refuse, but Yu Qian and others had already discussed it and pushed him hard.

When Zhu Qiyu saw it, he said: "With the crown prince here, how dare all the lovers mess with the law?" He brought out the patriarchal clan system, which shocked all the officials. , not for selfishness."

Zhu Qiyu pondered and said: "This king thinks over and over again, and always feels that this matter is not appropriate."

Yu Qian said loudly: "Your Highness, the country is the most important thing, I beg you on my knees!" After saying that, he knelt down, and other courtiers saw him and knelt down one after another.

Fang Jianming bowed at the right time and said, "Your Highness, please don't say goodbye."

Only then did Zhu Qiyu sigh: "For the sake of the country, this king will listen to the love of Qing, but only with the consent of the Queen Mother."

After the dynasty was over, Yu Qian, Wang Zhi, and Fang Jianming were summoned by the Empress Dowager Sun. After the Empress Dowager Sun gave her a seat, she frowned and asked, "Can Yu'er really take on this important task?"

Yu Qian said: "Queen Dowager, the ministers feel that His Royal Highness King Yi is competent."

Empress Dowager Sun said: "The Ai family wants to make King Xiang the emperor, but I don't know what you want?" The King Xiang she said was King Xiangxian, who was quite famous, and he was a brother of Zhu Qiyu's father, Emperor Xuanzong. Because Zhu Qiyu was not his own son, Empress Dowager Sun was afraid that Zhu Qiyu would be difficult to control after he gained power, so she took the throne into consideration for King Xiangxian.

However, Yu Qian had already made up his mind, and said: "King Xiang is far away in Xiangyang, and there will be changes if it is too late. I still ask the Queen Mother to make His Royal Highness King Yi the emperor, so as to reassure the people."

At this time, Jin Ying, who was standing aside, asked, "My lord, if His Royal Highness King Yi is established as the emperor, and if the emperor returns to the country, what should we do?"

Yu Qian said sternly: "Since His Royal Highness King Yi is established as the emperor, the emperor will become the Supreme Emperor. If the Emperor returns to the country, he will naturally still be the Supreme Emperor."

After hearing this, the Empress Dowager Sun looked thoughtful, and suddenly a young eunuch came to report that Princess Heroine had arrived in the capital and wanted to see the Empress Dowager Sun.Empress Dowager Sun was overjoyed and summoned her immediately.Yu Qian, Wang Zhi, and Fang Jianming hurriedly resigned.

Soon, Zhu Qiyan arrived, and Jin Ying left tactfully. After seeing Zhu Qiyan, the Empress Dowager Sun burst into tears, hugged her in her arms, and cried: "Yan'er, you have played outside enough, now thinking of your mother, finally Come to see the queen mother, do you know that your brother has been captured by the Oirats."

Zhu Qiyan said sadly: "Yan'er already knows about the matter of the emperor, and I am here this time just for the matter of the emperor."

Empress Dowager Sun said: "Do you have any news about your imperial brother?"

Zhu Qiyan nodded and said: "I not only have news about the emperor, but also his oral instructions."

"What?" Empress Dowager Sun said in surprise, "How is your brother? What orders does he have?"

Zhu Qiyan said: "Emperor brother will be fine at the moment. Queen Mother, listen to Yan'er. Wala's retreat is a trick. The shortest is half a month, and the longest is a month. First, he will definitely raise his troops to attack."

Empress Dowager Sun nodded and said, "The empress mother is not too old to be confused."

Zhu Qiyan said: "The emperor's oral order is to let the mother make the second brother the emperor."

Empress Dowager Sun was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Really?"

Zhu Qiyan turned her head away and said in a trembling voice, "Mother's queen."

Empress Dowager Sun said seriously: "Yan'er, although you are not born of your mother, your mother loves you very much, and your emperor brother is also obedient to you. If you lie to your mother, your mother will be very sad."

Zhu Qiyan heard this, and cried: "Mother, Yan'er didn't mean it, but...but..."

Empress Dowager Sun sighed, and said: "My mother can't see what you think. State affairs are the most important, and family affairs are second. Don't you understand that your mother is the empress dowager? Your second brother was recommended by all the ministers, and he has his merits. It's just that you should also think about your mother and Jian Jun."

Zhu Qiyan wiped away her tears and said: "Don't worry about it, the queen mother, this matter is easy to handle. The queen mother immediately summoned the second brother to come, we first ask him to swear some oaths in front of us."

Empress Dowager Sun nodded, and ordered to call King Yi into the palace to meet him.

After Zhu Qiyu arrived, seeing Zhu Qiyan was there, he was both surprised and happy, and said: "Little sister, so you have arrived in the capital."

Zhu Qiyan said: "Second brother, the queen mother has something to tell you, you have to listen carefully."

Zhu Qiyu said: "The queen mother lectures, and the son listens attentively."

Empress Dowager Sun said: "The Ai family can make you emperor, but Jian Jun is already the crown prince. If you have children in the future, you must not abolish Jian Jun as the crown prince."

Zhu Qiyu said: "I will let my mother arrange everything."

Empress Dowager Sun said seriously: "You have to swear in front of Aijia and Yan'er."

Zhu Qiyu was stunned for a moment, and said: "My son swears here, if it violates what the queen mother said just now, I will call my son... my son..."

Empress Dowager Sun sternly said, "The Queen."

Zhu Qiyu and Zhu Qiyan were taken aback, Zhu Qiyu said: "Mother, this..."

"Don't you dare?"

Zhu Qiyu thought for a while, and said: "I swear here that if you violate what your mother said just now, I will call you no successor."

Empress Dowager Sun breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Yu'er, don't blame the empress mother, the empress mother did it as a last resort."

Zhu Qiyu said: "I dare not."

Zhu Qiyan said: "Second brother, the queen mother is for Jian Jun, and I am for the emperor's brother."

Zhu Qiyu said: "Little sister, do you want second brother to swear on the spot?"

Zhu Qiyan said: "Little sister dare not, if the emperor returns to the country, I hope that the second brother will treat the emperor well."

Zhu Qiyu gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, little sister, second brother promises you."

With the support of Empress Dowager Sun, if there is no accident, it will only be sooner or later that Zhu Qiyu will sit on the throne of the emperor.

That night, the officials of Qin Tianjian (the official signature of observing the sky, calculating the solar terms, and making the calendar) watched the sky at night, and concluded that the sixth day of September was an auspicious day for the zodiac, so they set Zhu Qiyu's enthronement ceremony on that day.

However, on the fourth day of September, something big happened, which almost destroyed Zhu Qiyu's plan to ascend the throne of the emperor.Liu An, the commander-in-chief of Datong who was captured first, was also released back to Datong first, claiming that he would marry Daming first.Guo Deng asked him to go to the capital to play the report in person. Liu An said that Guo Deng didn't know what was good and what was bad, and then he went to the capital triumphantly.

Liu An said that Guo Deng didn't know good and bad, but in fact, he really didn't know good and bad. In the main hall, in front of all the officials, he reported to Zhu Qiyu about the situation of Wala, saying that he was willing to marry his sister to the emperor first. , married the Ming Dynasty, and said that the emperor had made him Lord Marquis.He didn't seem to see that Zhu Qiyu's face was getting darker and darker. After he finished speaking in one breath, he felt very comfortable. If he could welcome the emperor back, he, Liu An, would be the greatest hero. Cooked duck - can't fly.

Fang Jianming's expression changed slightly after hearing this, and he asked, "Liu Zongbing, what's the name of Yexian's younger sister?"

Liu Andao: "There are several younger sisters first, and the one who is going to marry the emperor is the most skilled one, named Ulun Zhurige."

He was immersed in his vision of the future, when he suddenly heard a loud shout, Yu Qian came out and said, "Liu An, you don't know the truth from the false, and listened to the enemy's deceit, do you know the crime?"

Liu An was frightened by Yu Qian's yelling, his whole body trembled, and said, "Yu...Master Yu, what do you mean by that?"

Yu Qian said: "As the commander-in-chief of Datong, you left the city without authorization. You listened to Yexian's lies and nonsense. If this is not a crime, what is it?"

Liu An was dumbfounded by Yu Qian's words, and remained silent for a long time.

Zhu Qiyu wanted to drive this ignorant guy out a long time ago, so he ordered that Liu An be removed from the post of commander-in-chief and put in prison.Liu An never dreamed that he would come here happily, but ended up being resigned and sent to prison.In the prison, he didn't understand what he thought.

It's really embarrassing for him. If he had known that Zhu Qiyu was about to ascend the throne, he wouldn't have said those words.It was also because he didn't know the situation in Beijing that he was released, and Zhu Qiyu was prevented from ascending the throne through his mouth.As for whether Yexian really wants to marry his younger sister to Zhu Qizhen, it's hard to say, because although Yexian has probed Zhu Qizhen's tone, Zhu Qizhen gave him sloppy eyes, neither agreeing nor objecting.This matter, finally let it go.

Liu An's imprisonment served as a deterrent to the border guards to a certain extent. In order to keep his official position, no one dared to contact Wala again.

However, this turned into despair for one person, and this person was Zhu Qizhen's wife, Empress Qian.Empress Qian loved Zhu Qizhen deeply, because she couldn't redeem Zhu Qizhen, she had already lost one eye from crying, and after this blow, she had a nightmare, fell off the bed, and lost a leg.Someone wanted to treat her, but she would rather die than agree.This kind of love can move hundreds of officials and the world, but being moved is moved. In this situation where I don't know when I will call, no one dares to mention the matter of welcoming Zhu Qizhen back.

On the sixth day of September, the day when Zhu Qiyu ascended the throne finally arrived.

Outside the Fengtian Hall (commonly known as the Jinluan Hall, which is now the Hall of Supreme Harmony), there are countless banners and hundreds of officials waiting for them. A grand ceremony like the emperor's enthronement can only be described as grand.

However, Zhu Qiyu's enthronement ceremony was not as elaborate as the previous emperors, because the battle of Tumu Fortress had caused too much trauma to Ming Dynasty, and the three major battalions in the capital (namely, the Five Army Camp, the Shenji Camp, and the Three Thousand Battalion) were almost wiped out , The three major battalions formed now cannot be compared with the previous ones at all, and the Imperial Guards responsible for the security of the Forbidden City are much smaller than before.

Outside the Meridian Gate, the security is heavily guarded, but in the eyes of some people, this is nothing.Zhu Qiyu's enthronement ceremony had just been held a third of the way, when he was interrupted.

The person who came was not one person, but a group of people, a large group of people, a group of people who were enough to make the Forbidden City tremble at this time.

Walking in front were three men in black with their masks all over their bodies. All three of them had their hands behind their backs, and they didn't have the air of a master in their bodies. Five feet away from the three of them, the one walking in front was a man with a smile on his face. A young man and a very beautiful woman. The young man had a sword hanging from his waist, holding the woman's hand, as if he was shopping.After this pair of men and women, there is a group of masters, who have almost everything.After that, there is a large group of men dressed in strong clothes.

Seeing that someone dared to approach the Meridian Gate at this time, a group of imperial guards came forward with spears in their hands. At this moment, the three masked men suddenly emitted terrifying power. As if hitting a wall of air, it was bounced up, and a large piece fell.

What was even more shocking was that the strength of the three masked men was extremely accurate. After the group of imperial guards landed, although they were in pain, they did not suffer any injuries.Obviously, the three masked men didn't want to kill people.

Suddenly, a figure flew from the Meridian Gate, and when it landed, it shouted loudly: "King Yan has an order, let them in." This person is none other than Fang Jianming.

Seeing that it was Xiaoyaohou, the imperial guards automatically dispersed to both sides.

Fang Jianming took a deep look at the three masked men, only to feel that the three were unpredictable and unable to ascertain their strength, his heart froze, he opened his mouth and said a word, "Please!"

(End of this chapter)