Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 326 Zhu Qizhen is so cool!

The imperial doctor diagnosed and treated the Japanese king and said that he was in poor health and did not dare to continue to donate secret medicine.

However, the Japanese king threatened Taiyin Hospital with self-mutilation and sent King Zhu Jianlin to Taiyuan Hospital to ask for the secret medicine. Taiyuan County did not dare not give it and could only continue to provide Nangong with the secret medicine.

The emperor who was far away in Nanjing reprimanded and ordered Zhu Qizhen to take care of himself. He allowed you to be rich and powerful, and also transferred all the power of the clan to Zhu Qizhen.

Now the kings of the clan not only offered beauties but also elixirs, risking their lives to please Zhu Qizhen.

The King of Han flattered Zhu Qizhen and offered him fish-stimulating pills. He also offered several Taoist priests to enter the palace of the Japanese prince to refine elixirs for the Japanese prince.

The King of Shu presented him with several immortal medicines to make him tireless.

All the kings took out the hard-earned goods to please Zhu Qizhen. Of course, they also received huge benefits from the clan's mansion, such as factories, mines, etc. in various places in the clan.

By the winter months, Zhu Qizhen's body was getting worse and worse.

The Yingying Yanyan in the palace, in order to compete for favor, never left Zhu Qizhen's side every day, causing his body to plummet.

It's useless to persuade anyone.

Zhu Qizhen seemed to be suffering from some kind of addiction and couldn't live without his wife day and night.

After stepping into the threshold of the main hall, lying on the bed, there was a man with a withered figure and a face ashen as death. It was impossible to recognize him. This man was Zhu Qizhen.

His face was covered with wrinkles, like an old man in his dying years. His face was dotted with sores, and there was a stench, and his body was even thinner.

"Is this, is this still the king of Japan?" Yao Kui was startled.

The ministers looked at each other. They were all veterans of the Zhengtong Dynasty. They had all met the Japanese king. How could the Japanese king Feng Shenjunya be so corrupted?

"Why doesn't Prince Japan care about his own body so much?"

Geng Jiuchou burst into tears: "You drive Hexi to the west, how can I explain to your majesty?"

Bai Gui looked back with cold eyes: "It's all these bitches who caused the Japanese prince to contract the disease of flowers and willows and brought shame to the royal family! They not only restrained themselves, but also charmed the king, causing the Japanese prince to die young!"

"Put him to death!"

Yao Kui said sharply.

The sound of crying and howling came from outside the door, and everyone knew that disaster was coming.

"It was the King of Zhou who asked me to seduce the Japanese king!" A young actor knew that he was in danger, so he bit the kings of the clan.

"Come on, drag it down!"

Bai Gui shouted: "Bitch, you killed the king of Japan, do you want to kill the king of Zhou?"

"There's no need to drag him on, he'll be killed on the spot!" Yao Kui shouted sharply.

The sudden sudden death of the Japanese king cast a shadow over the 12th year of Jingtai. The emperor might even return early, and the world's general trend has taken another path.

Competition in the court is already fierce, with cliques forming and fighting.

The Nangong Rebellion put an end to the party struggle and forced the court to unite with the outside world. This also gave Li Xian the opportunity to integrate the court.

Yao Kui had never competed with Li Xian, but although he was the third assistant, he was still one of the top in the cabinet. After Li Xian consolidated the court, his power would be greatly reduced.

So angry.

The woman who was talking nonsense was killed with a cane.

The reason why Yao Kui dared to kill the women of the Japanese king was mainly because there was no title. There were too many women of the Japanese king and he could not be sealed.

Not even a concubine, he is the prime minister of the cabinet, but he can't kill him?

Wang Fu glanced at Yao Kui and knew that Yao Kui was killing the chicken to scare the monkey.

He glanced at the tragic death of the Japanese prince again and couldn't help but sigh.

The seventh day of November in the eleventh year of Jingtai.

The king of a Japanese county fainted in the middle of the night after visiting seven beauties.

This incident made the Emperor of Nanjing furious. The Empress Dowager issued an edict and ordered the seven beauties to be killed with a stick, along with their entire family members.

The princes who presented their daughters were each whipped ten times.

The empress dowager was furious, but the Japanese prince calmed down a bit.

The empress dowager asked the emperor to kill the girls of Nangong with his staff and close Nangong to prevent the Japanese prince from causing any more mischief.

However, this matter was impeached by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which believed that the emperor and the Japanese prince were brothers and sisters, and the reconciliation between the royal brothers was a model for the world. They could not close Nangong anymore and let the brotherly relationship deteriorate.

When arguing with each other.

On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, as the New Year was approaching, Zhu Qizhen fainted again.

Fortunately, there was a Taoist priest in the Prince of Zhou's palace who used elixir to renew Zhu Qizhen's life, and Zhu Qizhen survived the disaster.

Years ago, Zhu Qizhen could no longer walk on the ground.

The disease also worsens.

On New Year's Eve, the emperor gave a banquet to Nangong. The Japanese prince said that he could walk normally thanks to the elixir of Zhengyi Taoist.

The emperor greatly rewarded Zhengyi, and Zhengyi became prosperous again.

That night, Zhu Qi suppressed the eight girls in the palace, causing a landslide.

The Imperial Hospital examined and treated him all night, saying that the Japanese king's sutra door was wide open and could not be closed with medicine. A little provocation would induce and stimulate society.

However, the Japanese king's kidney qi was not consolidated, his body was extremely corrupted, and his body was extremely weak, unable to consolidate his menstruation and unable to control it.

Once it is opened, it will drain out to the last drop before it is closed. By then, the Japanese king will be dead.

Fortunately, Tai Hospital provided timely rescue and saved the life of the Japanese king.

The cabinet thought this was a major matter, but no one dared to interfere with the affairs of the Japanese princes, so they could only go to the emperor and ask for an order.

Sure enough, on the third day of the first lunar month, the emperor issued a stern decree to kill all the wives who had seduced the Japanese princes.

He also ordered the clan not to offer any more daughters to the Japanese prince.

Finally, he ordered the palace doors to be closed and no one was allowed to enter or exit.

Even with the help of officials, it could not stop the emperor's anger.

In order to frighten the Japanese king, the emperor ordered the eunuchs to be executed in front of the Japanese king. He also warned all the women in Nangong not to approach the palace, and those of the Yi tribe who disobeyed the order.

He also ordered the clan to be punished. Anyone who presented a daughter to the Japanese prince would be taken out and given twenty lashes.

At the same time, the gates of the princes' palaces were closed, and the Japanese princes were not allowed to enter or leave, nor were they allowed to step into the Nangong.

The emperor issued three imperial edicts in succession, each of which was very strict.

This matter caused heated discussion in Beijing.

The illness of the Japanese prince's menstrual slippage became a joke in the capital.

The cabinet also wanted to stop the rumors from fermenting, but no one spoke lightly. The rumors quickly spread throughout the country, and the royal family was completely disgraced.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, the empress dowager's decree came, and eleven women from Nangong were killed with a stick. She also strictly ordered Nangong not to use women to serve the Japanese prince.

The empress dowager's decrees continued to come, with sharp words and many women were killed.

Fortunately, on the eighth day of the first lunar month, good news came from Tai Hospital, saying that the king of Japan was getting better.

The imperial edict from Nanjing was a little gentler in tone, warning the Japanese prince to rest and not to get close to his daughter-in-law again. He also promised to attack the Japanese country and entrust the Japanese country to him.

However, Zhu Qizhen was already dying.

When I heard the imperial edict, I burst into tears and felt grateful.

The people praised the emperor for forgiving his brother and believed that the emperor was a benevolent king in the world.

In the next few days, good news came from Nangong every day, saying that Zhu Qizhen was in good health, and the ministers in the cabinet gradually became relieved.

On the day of the Lantern Festival, the emperor gave Nangong another banquet and advised the Japanese prince to rest and recuperate, saying that he would be brought to Nanjing next year to recuperate.

The Zhengdao Taoist priest of Prince Zhou's Mansion also presented elixir to Zhu Qizhen.

But Nangong didn't open the door.

The king of Zhou contacted the kings of Shu, Han, Tang, Qin and other kings to go to the cabinet and asked the cabinet to agree to donate elixirs to Zhu Qizhen.

It was rejected by the cabinet, which believed that the Japanese king's health was improving and it was not appropriate to cause trouble.

However, on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, bad news came from Nangong again.

The Japanese prince fainted again.

The important ministers of the cabinet were woken up at night, and they learned that the Japanese king had visited a woman again, causing her to slip out and threaten to drain her.

The imperial hospital was also at a loss as to what to do. The school gate refused to obey orders and was worried that the king of Japan would be killed.

Wang Fu clearly remembered that he was the one who made the decision at that time to ask the Taoist priests from Zhengdao to donate elixirs to the Japanese prince.

The first elixir went in, and it did have an effect. The Japanese prince really saved his last bit of vitality, and his life was hanging on.

It was a false alarm.

This incident made the emperor furious, and an imperial edict came from Nanjing to kill a group of people, put all the women in Nangong under guard, and not allow anyone to approach the Japanese prince.

After Zhu Qizhen woke up, he wanted to cry, but he couldn't. His tears were all gone.

After staying in the palace for a few days, his health improved slightly. Knowing that the elixir was holding him back, he asked Zheng Yiyi to enter the elixir again. He wanted to take the elixir.

The news reached the cabinet, which asked Zheng to enter the elixir again.

But the Taoist priest said that the elixir was so powerful that it would take an ordinary person a month to consume it, but someone as weak as the Japanese prince would have to wait at least three months before using it.

The Ministry of Cabinet asked Taiyuan Hospital to prescribe prescriptions to regulate the body of the Japanese prince.

Zhu Qizhen was noisy and refused to take the medicine, so he asked for the elixir to kill him.

However, the cabinet department strictly ordered not to offer pills to the Japanese prince.

But Zhu Qizhen was afraid of death. He didn't believe that the ministers in the court would be so kind to him. He had to survive quickly, so he sent people to climb over the wall and go to the King of Zhou's Mansion, forcing the King of Zhou to donate elixirs to him.

The king of Zhou was afraid and did not dare to offer anything to Zhu Qizhen.

The emperor sent someone to whip him, and it still hurts.

All the kings of the clan were warned that if anything happened to Zhu Qizhen, they would not even think about it.

But Zhu Qizhen told him that if he asked the emperor for help and said that his illness was caused by the King of Zhou, the emperor would definitely kill the King of Zhou to vent his anger.

King Zhou was afraid, so he secretly gave him another elixir.

After Zhu Qizhen took it, his health improved greatly.

As soon as my body recovered, my mind became inexplicably active. I couldn't see any beautiful women, but I even felt itchy when I saw a few old women.

The eunuchs and aunts of Nangong were all old and ugly, mainly to prevent Zhu Qizhen from attacking the young eunuchs.

Zhu Qizhen wanted to get well soon.

He also urged the king of Zhou to enter the elixir.

The King of Zhou was afraid and did not dare to confess to the ministers in the cabinet, so he could only destroy the elixir and replace it with tonics. Thinking that everything would be fine this time, he directly donated three elixirs to Zhu Qizhen in one go, so that Zhu Qizhen could no longer Stop looking for him.

Zhu Qizhen's body was extremely weak, so the Taiyuan Hospital used the most precious medicinal materials in the world to kill him.

He was already weak and could not be replenished. After using the elixir, he had to wait for his body to completely digest the potency before taking another pill. During this period, he also needed medical herbs to help him dissolve the potency and allow his body to slowly absorb it.

But Zhu Qizhen was anxious, and King Zhou replaced the elixir with a tonic out of fear.

The hospital prescribed tonics, but I took three pills of tonics in a row, overdoing it.

The dragon raised its head and saw that Zhu Qizhen's blood flow continued that night, and the last drop was drained out, covering the whole house.

Then he started to cough up blood and vomited for a long time. The vomited blood flowed out and kept running out. It was so fierce that I scared myself to death.

By the time the imperial doctor came, the man was already dead.

On the second day of February, the king of Japan died in Nangong.

"Sir, I have a prince in my belly, you can't kill me, you can't kill me!" A woman saw that the woman was exhausted, and she was worried that she would be taken away to be buried, so she stood up and said.

Wang Fu was exhausted mentally and physically and looked at Bai Gui.

Bai Gui didn't want to deal with such a bad thing: "Find the palace archives. When did the Japanese prince come to see her? Let the eunuch of the cleaning room check it out."

The king of Japan died, leaving a mess in the palace.

In this year, there have been thirteen pregnancy letters. Considering how harsh the emperor is to the clan, he still doesn’t know how to deal with them.

Now another one appears.

I wonder how many of these women there are!

Who knows whether he is the descendant of the Japanese prince!

But the clan doesn't know how to knead the sand and will definitely find out. This is another heavy burden.

Zhou's face covered with sores showed a strange smile: "Shang Shu Bai, the child she is carrying in her belly is not the prince's child!"

Concubine Wan, who was kneeling aside, changed her expression sharply and wanted to stop Zhou's mouth.

But she pointed at King De: "It's this little beast! How can a person who is lucky enough to be his father's concubine and deceive his mother inherit the throne of the county king?"

She has two sons, the eldest son is the prince, and the second son is Chongwang Zhu Jianze, and she is the princess, so she hopes that her son will inherit Zhu Qizhen's family business.

Don't forget, the emperor did not promise a grass-headed king.

But the emperor of Japan!

Regardless of whether the Japanese country is big or not, being an emperor is definitely much better than sitting in the capital and being a shit sect king. She and Mrs. Wan are competitors, and she must not be allowed to succeed.

Logically speaking, the legitimate son should inherit, but her son was too young, and King De was older, and she, the princess, was still granted the title by the emperor, so she felt uneasy.

"Sir, my son is very polite and would never dare to bully my concubine!" Mrs. Wan became anxious.

Zhu Qizhen was dead, so of course she had to seek the throne of the Japanese king for her son.

In the past year, the relationship between brothers Zhu Qizhen and Zhu Qiyu has eased, and the emperor always has rewards. Both the explicit and secret decrees have stated that the Japanese country should be captured and enfeoffed to his brother.

Everyone in the world knows about this matter. No matter how cheating Zhu Qiyu is, he will not let it go.

What's more, once Zhu Qizhen died, no one could threaten Zhu Qiyu's throne. Could it be that the emperor was reluctant to give up a small Japanese country to his biological brothers?

"Polite? If you don't believe me, you will torture me severely and see how many of these wealthy women have an affair with King De!"

Mrs. Zhou is not afraid anyway. Her son is very young and it is impossible for such a thing to happen.

Maybe, by taking advantage of the situation, we can also trick the little King Xiu into the trap. King Xiu is already ten years old and is familiar with the affairs of men and women. If he attacks his concubine, his reputation will be ruined.

Anyway, if you can't find out this kind of thing, you can just frame it up.

Mrs. Gao's expression changed sharply, she was worried that this poisonous woman would burn her son.

Immediately help Mrs. Wan: "Sir, this matter is just a rumor. These despicable women have no sense of etiquette, justice and shame. Even if they are pregnant, they don't know which wild man they are. How can they be regarded as royal blood?"

She is even more ruthless, the family fortune is only so small, every extra person will get a share, she has to plan for her son.

Just beat all the unborn children to death and save the money to divide the family property.

However, Bai Gui was too lazy to take care of these nonsense: "Princess, ladies, this matter is a family matter of the Tian family. Let's ask the clan family to make the decision."

Zhu Qizhen is dead, and the top priority is how to dispel the rumors among the people.

There is also what happens after death and what etiquette is used for burial.

After all, Zhu Qizhen had been the emperor and was the emperor's biological brother. The feelings between the brothers were complicated, and officials did not dare to say much about how to deal with them.

"Obviously she is the one who slandered King De. King De, Huai Jin and Yu, is bright and magnanimous. He is also the eldest son of the county prince. How can he endure being accused of bullying his mother?" Mrs. Wan refused to let go.

Bai Gui had a headache.

Even if the emperor manipulates the Japanese princes casually, it is because they are brothers.

If he, a minister, dares to be disrespectful to Madam Wan, will the Emperor scold him to see if the Metropolitan Procuratorate can kill him?

Simply, Bai Gui didn't say anything.

Forbidden City.

At dawn on the third day of the second lunar month, the palace gate opened.

The ministers gathered at Fengtian Hall.

But the eunuchs of the Department of Bells and Drums were extremely anxious. As Zhu Qizhen, he was supposed to ring the bell ten thousand times, and the whole country was in mourning.

However, he is no longer the emperor, but the county king.

If the bell is rung, will the city of Beijing think that the emperor has died?

So the eunuch from the Department of Bells and Drums went to the Supervisor of Ceremonies, but there was no one on duty at night, not even a backbone.

After finally staying up until dawn, the palace doors opened and officials filed in, such as Fengtian Palace to discuss matters. Unless there was something important and the emperor was not in the capital, they would not enter Fengtian Palace to discuss matters.

"What kind of bell are you ringing! The Japanese prince is just a prince, how can he ring the bell?"

Li Xian scolded the eunuch.

Wouldn't it be crazy to ring the bell?

Do you still regard Zhu Qizhen as the Supreme Emperor?

The eunuch was scolded by his chief assistant and had no choice but to go to Zhang Yong to make the decision.

Zhang Yong was implicated in the Thousand Horse Case. Although he still held the seal of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, this seal made him feel frightened and on pins and needles.

He was a good drinker. On such a festive day last night, he drank a few cups and got drunk. After getting drunk, he whipped his concubine before he could sleep comfortably.

Although Zhang Yong was a eunuch, he owned a mansion in the inner city and had hundreds of wives and concubines.

He did the same job as Da Ju, but he did far less well than Xing'an.

Although Xing'an was greedy, he was not as blatantly greedy as he was. A eunuch married more wives than the emperor and lived a more luxurious life than any noble.

As the thin horse case broke out, Zhang Yong became stupid, but it did not prevent him from living in a dream.

At this time, he hadn't woken up yet, and he didn't know that the Japanese king had passed away.

Fengtian Temple.

Li Xian's face showed bitterness. When he first became the chief assistant, he failed to make three fires, but was burned by two. He seemed to be taking the blame.

The death of the Japanese prince was definitely a heavy blow to the Ming Dynasty.

It is a huge test for the newly appointed first assistant. If he does not handle it well, he will have to take the blame and resign. If he handles it well, he will get little credit.

After all, the emperor's own brother died, and rumors spread about his death. It was strange that the emperor could be happy.

The problem is, the emperor is in Nanjing.

I'm afraid that because of the death of the Japanese prince, he will have to return to Luan early and return to Beijing to preside over important events.

The New Deal reforms may enter a period of stagnation.

"Everyone must have known that the king of Japan passed away last night. Mr. Yao Ge, Mr. Wang Ge and others had already gone to Nangong to visit him."

Li Xian didn't think about how to deal with it.

The death of the Japanese prince is a big deal.

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shi came out: "The death of the Japanese prince has caused many doubts."

"According to the archives of the Taiyuan Hospital, after the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, the Japanese king's health had recovered. His Majesty even imposed strict regulations on the Japanese king's sleeping quarters, and no women were allowed to see him. Why did the Japanese king suddenly appear in good health? Just died?"

"This is doubtful point one."

"Doubt 2: After the Japanese king fell ill, more than 300 imperial doctors from the imperial hospital took care of him day and night. Why were the imperial doctors so slow on the night of the second day of February? Didn't the imperial doctors live in Nangong? When the Japanese king died of illness, where did the imperial doctors go? Yes? Why didn't you immediately treat the Japanese prince?"

"If these two doubtful points are not clarified, the case will be divided and the reputation of the royal family will be slandered."

Li Xian did not want to investigate the case at the court. After all, there were too many things in the world. Once the case was investigated, the center would be temporarily shut down.

Dare to abolish public service for private reasons? If the emperor knows about it, everyone will have to take advantage of it.

"Censor of Zuodu, it is not appropriate to discuss this case in the Fengtian Palace. The case will be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for investigation. The minister of Dali Temple is still in Jiangsu, so we can only trouble Yu Shangshu." Li Xian glanced at Yu Shiyue.

Yu Shiyue wanted to die.

it's me again?

Kick me out again for thunder?

In this case, there are not many doubts, but too many. Is it possible to investigate? Dare you check it? What should we do if we find out the emperor? Are you responsible?

"I'll start investigating now," Yu Shiyue said in a dull voice.

He couldn't escape.

Why click on him? Because he is useless.

Li Xian wanted to admit him into the house, but Yu Shiyue was timid and did not dare to enter Li Xian's house, so Li Xian retaliated against him and asked him to go out to resist the thunder.

He would not be able to get into Li Xian's family anyway. No matter how he looked at Li Xian, the first assistant, it was like a rabbit's tail couldn't grow.

Li Shi turned back angrily.

Such an understatement of investigation might lead to nothing being found, especially in the case of Yu Shiyue. Nothing was found in the Hanzong case, and it also muddied the waters.

This person seems to be the emperor's man.

Li Shi was a little confused about the situation in the DPRK. Anyway, there were four strange cases in Ming Dynasty. Adding this case, it was the fifth case.

The emperor is not in the capital, so there are so many troubles?

"Things have already happened. The most urgent task is how to bury the Japanese prince with etiquette and what posthumous title he should be given."

Li Xian did not dare to say the temple name. Temple names can only be given by the emperor.

This is the biggest headache.

Should we use the emperor's etiquette or the prince's etiquette?

The king's rites are definitely not good. The emperor and the Japanese prince were brothers and they would not be buried in the prince's rites. At worst, it must be higher than the prince's rites. After all, the relationship between brothers has been reconciled.

But no one answered.

Obviously, no one wants to talk to Li Xian.

Li Xian was also depressed. He had just returned to the center, and his previous foundations had been cut off by the emperor. It would take time to stand up again in the center.

As a result, major crimes occurred frequently, and his position as chief minister was on the verge of collapse.

And when you think about it more deeply, it becomes even more interesting.

The deaths of Wu Xue and the Japanese princes all occurred when Yu Qian was deposed as the chief assistant and Li Xian's foothold was not stable.

At this time, Yu Qian, Fang Ying and other dignitaries in Beijing came in a hurry.

The information may be a little late, or it may be late on purpose. After all, he is a nobleman. If the information is better than the civil servants, what would the emperor think?

A hint of sadness flashed in Yu Qian's eyes.

If he were in the position of chief minister, the government mechanism would not operate so slowly.

He can use his party members to quickly investigate various cases.

Perhaps, precisely because of his ability, the emperor couldn't wait to replace him.

"I believe that we should first go to Nanjing to report the funeral, and then let the Ministry of Justice investigate the suspicious case of the death of the Japanese king. As for the posthumous title, we have to wait for your Majesty to decide." Yu Qian suggested.

Yes, it depends on the burial specifications. What if the emperor's conscience finds out and he is buried with the emperor's rites?

Fang Ying looked sarcastic, what do you want to eat?

The emperor put orthodoxy in his mouth, how could he enshrine Zhu Qizhen in the Ancestral Temple and place his spiritual throne in front of him? Doesn't that make it clear that Zhu Qiyu's throne was not determined by the late emperor, but happened to him by chance?

And the most important point is, if Zhu Qizhen is the emperor, then his son also has the right to inherit the throne?

Is Zhu Qiyu a fool? Leave your son such a mess? At most, he will be buried with royal rites, and the posthumous title may not be a good one.

With the emperor's narrow-mindedness, he would definitely use a posthumous title, with green leaves and red flowers. Without Zhu Qizhen's combination, how could he show the greatness of Emperor Jingtai?

There are many people in the government who see this clearly, but no one dares to speak out.

After all, the death of the Japanese prince was not surprising.

From the moment he suddenly changed his gender and visited beauties in such a big way, we knew that he was not far from death. How could anyone harm him like this?

Despite the fact that the emperor issued several edicts to reprimand him, he showed great concern for the Japanese prince.

But those who are interested will find that without the emperor's permission, which king would dare to offer beauties to the Japanese prince like this? Moreover, those who contributed were all actors!

How could a good woman be obsessed with a man like that? They don't know how to knock on bones and suck out marrow. Only those despicable women can knock on bones and suck out marrow, and are extremely charming to men.

Of course, it’s also to blame that the Japanese prince couldn’t control himself, so he just used what he donated? Don't you think about your own body?

Just use it, one a night, not eight every night? Iron Man has to be scrapped too.

Eviscerated yourself alive.

Zhu Qizhen is only thirty-five years old this year! Just exhausted myself to death.

There are many doubts about this case, and many aspects cannot withstand scrutiny.

Yao Kui and others came back with livid faces: "A dozen of the Nangong girls are pregnant, and they were just found out."

"What do you mean? Thirteen people did get pregnant in Nangong last year, and one of them had already given birth to a son, but had not yet received a title." Li Xian didn't understand.

"We found a dozen more," Yao Kui said.

Wang Fu added: "Sixteen."

"How is it possible? Over the past ten months, the body of the Japanese prince has deteriorated to the extreme. How can he conceive a woman?"

Li Xian's expression changed sharply. This was a palace matter. To tarnish the royal bloodline was a serious crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan!

Moreover, this matter is related to the royal family's face, and I am afraid it will make the emperor extremely angry.

Are those women crazy if they dare to mix sand into the royal bloodline? If you are truly of royal blood, anyone can come in?

"I am too embarrassed to speak!"

Wang Fu smiled bitterly: "The Japanese Princess, Mrs. Wan, Mrs. Gao and others all pointed out each other. Some said that King De bullied his mother, some said King Xiu bullied his mother, and some said those women came in pregnant, and some said that King Xiu bullied his mother. They say that the prince born last year is not of royal blood!”

The courtiers were stunned.

Zhu Qizhen just died, so dog bites dog?

"Yu Shangshu, I leave this matter to your investigation!" Li Xian did not dare to discuss it any further. No matter how he said this, it was wrong.

He was exhausted mentally and physically, and he was very tired from taking charge of the government.

But he got into this mess again.

If you find out about the palace affairs, you will die, if you don't find out, you will find a scapegoat.

Yu Shiyue smiled bitterly and kicked me out again?

Why is Zhou Xuan so lucky? He is not in the center. After the reform, the Ministry of Punishment no longer cares about these bad things, and they were all handed over to Dali Temple.

Who made it possible for most of the Dali Temple officials to be away from the capital, and this matter was so big that no one else but Yu Shiyue could handle this thunder.

"Nangong will be sealed for the time being and no one will be allowed in or out. Then we will send someone to watch over the mourning of the Japanese prince and write a memorial. Please make the decision, Your Majesty."

Li Xian also sat on the wax.

Yu Qian's eyes flickered and he thought more than anyone else. He could see clearly even though he was on the outside, and finally sighed quietly.

The cabinet issued three memorials in succession and sent them to Nanjing, asking the emperor to make an independent decision.

When he received the first memorial, Zhu Qiyu shook his hands and was stunned for a long time: "Go and invite the Empress Dowager and Changde."

"Your Majesty?"

Zhu Qiyu glanced at him: "Don't ask."

He couldn't express his emotions and anger. This matter was too big. It took a full year and a half of preparation before it was finally settled.

When the news reached Renshou Palace, Queen Mother Sun realized that something was wrong.

Lately, there's always bad news coming.

No matter how hard she tried to persuade Zhu Qizhen, she refused to listen. She issued many decrees and killed hundreds of people, but she still couldn't stop Zhu Qizhen from stealing stars.

She couldn't even figure it out, what happened to Zhu Qizhen? Could it be that Nangong was holding it back?

No, Nangong still has more than a dozen concubines. No matter what, she can't hold back like this. The problem is that her body is so corrupted that she still won't stop.

She initially suspected that it was the emperor's method.

However, the emperor issued more than a hundred imperial edicts and tried all possible methods, but he could not stop Zhu Qizhen.

This is worth pondering.

Is there anyone in this world whom the emperor cannot persuade?

Could it be that Zhu Qizhen is too rebellious? Don't you listen to the emperor?

Empress Dowager Sun came to Qianqing Palace with her tired heart. Changde's face tightened and his heart suddenly sank: "But, but Zhen'er..."

After Zhu Qiyu saluted, he handed the memorial to Empress Dowager Sun.

blah blah blah!

Empress Dowager Sun only saw his death, her fingers trembled, and she couldn't hold the memorial. The memorial fell to the ground, and tears flowed out like a fountain: "How could this happen?"

"I don't know either. On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the Taiyuan Hospital said that the king of Japan is getting better."

Zhu Qiyu's eyes were red: "Why did everyone suddenly disappear?"

However, Queen Mother Sun didn't believe it.

She knew very well what Zhu Qiyu was.

Suddenly, she raised her head: "Emperor, did you kill Zhen'er?"

Chang De's expression changed sharply.

The attendants were so frightened that they knelt on the ground.

"Empress Dowager, why do I want to harm him? I have such a vast territory, can't I still tolerate my brother?"

Zhu Qiyu said: "I had already reconciled with him before I left the capital."

"He also agreed to me. If he doesn't want this country, I will grant the Japanese kingdom to him!"

"You know this!"

"After I left the capital, I relaxed the control of Nangong. Nangong can come and go freely, and I also made him serve as the sect's order to control the kings."

"And this past year, he has been peaceful and has not given me any trouble. I have reciprocated my kindness, so naturally I have been very kind to him."

"I am in peace with him, and the Ming Dynasty is prospering, isn't it good?"

"Why do I have to harm him?"

Zhu Qiyu's face was full of sincerity: "Okay, even if I really want to harm him, then when he faints for the first time, I don't have to give him treatment and just let him die!"

"I don't have it!"

"Each time, the imperial doctor was sent to treat him carefully, and then he was given rewards to make his life more comfortable."

"I remember all the kindness he used to me!"

"I am rich all over the world, how can I still lose my brother's share?"

"Have you ever thought about how I will face my father in a hundred years if that happens?"

"He is my biological brother!"

Zhu Qiyu's tone softened: "How many times has he fainted in the past year? Who rescued him?"

"If I harm him and order the imperial doctor not to diagnose and treat him, why bother making the world laugh at the royal family? Let me also become the laughing stock of the world?"

Zhu Qiyu looked at Empress Dowager Sun: "Empress Dowager, tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Looking at Zhu Qiyu's sincere eyes, for just a moment, Queen Mother Sun was a little shaken. Is it really not him?

"Mother, how could your majesty harm the Japanese prince?"

Changde spoke to Zhu Qiyu: "How can we have any deep hatred among our direct brothers?"

"They have reconciled. Over the past year or so, your Majesty's kindness to the Japanese prince has been noticed by my daughter!"

"Mother, you said that Your Majesty harmed him for what purpose? To gain notoriety?"

Yes.

The Emperor's throne could not be shaken by the Hanzong case, so why should he bear the reputation of killing his brothers?

Besides, the emperor had conquered so many territories, and sooner or later he would have to entrust them to others. Why not entrust them to his own brother?

"Then, why did the king of the sect keep sending him beauties? You, why didn't you care?" Queen Mother Sun was a little confused.

"Don't I care?"

Zhu Qiyu smiled sadly: "Which king in the clan has I not sent someone to whip? Who has I not punished?"

"But do they listen? The Japanese prince doesn't listen either!"

"They offered the gift behind my back, and the Japanese king wanted it. Later, the Japanese king asked for it, and threatened them if they didn't give it."

"In the past year or so, I have issued more than a hundred imperial edicts, ordering him to take care of himself, but does he listen?"

"What else do you want me to do? Do you want me to kill all the clan members?"

"Even without the clan, those bastards in the market will try to please him and find beauties for him in order to bring wealth and wealth. Can I stop him?"

"Empress Dowager, I know you are suspicious of me."

"But do you think it is necessary for me to do this?"

Zhu Qiyu spoke sincerely: "After all, it is the king of the clan who harmed the king of the Japanese county. It is decreed that all the kings of the clan who presented beauties to the king of the Japanese county will be executed!"

The emperor suddenly became furious.

Empress Dowager Sun stared at the emperor, trying to find any flaws.

I don't know whether it was the emperor's acting skills that were too good or the Queen Mother Sun's old eyesight that made her unable to see anything.

She shook her head: "No wonder the clan kings, they just want to please Zhen'er. As you said, if there is no clan king, there will be others."

"Who wouldn't want this incredible wealth?"

"Well, Zhen'er is under the command of the clan and is in charge of them. Of course they have to please."

"Changde should have been given the power to act as the clan leader from the beginning, and he should not have been given the power."

"It was power that killed him!"

Empress Dowager Sun burst into tears and was filled with regret.

Changde also sobbed softly. She also wrote letters to advise Zhu Qizhen, but every letter fell into disgrace and Zhu Qizhen didn't listen at all.

She couldn't figure out why Zhu Qizhen became like this?

"Damn the actresses, they were the ones who killed the Japanese prince!" Changde cursed.

"It's fine for the prince to present beauties from innocent families. Why should he present actors and actresses? Those dirty things caused Zhen'er to get that disease!"

When this matter was mentioned, Queen Mother Sun became furious.

Zhu Qiyu smiled bitterly: "When I learned that, it was like a bolt from the blue. I also ordered the king not to donate those women, but the Japanese prince wanted them."

"If the prince doesn't look for it for him, he will send eunuchs to look for it."

"If my staff kills one group, he will find another group."

"You also issued an edict and killed a group of people with your stick. So what was the result?"

For this kind of thing, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, and one cannot rely on others.

Empress Dowager Sun cried miserably: "Those seductive foxes should all deserve to die! All should deserve to die!"

"They will all be buried!" Zhu Qiyu showed no mercy.

"No, they are not allowed to be buried. They are not worthy of entering the royal mausoleum!" Empress Dowager Sun hated those wealthy women.

"According to the Queen Mother's instructions, you can just issue an edict."

Zhu Qiyu didn't bother to care about this trivial matter.

Queen Mother Sun cried non-stop.

Empress Dowager Wu originally wanted to see a joke, but she was invited back by the eunuchs in the palace and was not allowed to enter the Qianqing Palace.

If she comes in and makes Empress Dowager Sun angry, Zhu Qiyu will take the blame. Zhu Qizhen is dead, but Empress Dowager Sun cannot die at this time.

At this time, the second memorial was sent to Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Qiyu glanced at it and threw it on the ground: "How dare they confuse the royal bloodline?"

Feng Xiao picked it up and handed it to Queen Mother Sun to see.

Queen Mother Sun almost fainted, but fortunately Chang De supported her, and she started crying again: "Why is Zhen'er's life so miserable!"

Changde saw a corner, and the court officials suspected that there was something wrong with the blood of the pregnant women in Nangong.

During the period when Zhu Qizhen was seriously ill, sixteen women became pregnant.

Absolutely impossible.

Is this treating the royal family as a prosperous gate, where anyone can come in and enjoy the wealth?

"Emperor, do you want to watch your brother being insulted?" Queen Mother Sun was furious.

Zhu Qiyu said with a cold face: "Password, these sixteen women, Lingchi, belong to the Yi tribe!"

"Kill all pregnant women in Nangong!"

"The son born last year, the mother and son were killed by the Yi tribe!"

"All the women in Nangong will be executed! Immediately!"

However, doing so could not relieve the Queen Mother Sun's anger: "Emperor, where is the person who donated these women?"

"These women were all found by the Japanese prince himself!"

Zhu Qiyu was angry: "How can he be so interested in Xi Changji when he is a noble man?"

"If I were in Beijing, I would slap him twice to wake him up!"

"deliver an imperial order!"

"The brothels in the world are closed to me!"

"Who dares to open it, the Yi tribe!"

"Another decree is sent to the thirty women who conceived. Find out who donated it and kill them all!"

Feng Xiao was frightened. The last time the emperor was angry was the thin horse case.

Now, I am afraid that the world will be shaken again.

He raised his head slightly and saw the emperor's face full of fierceness: "The kings of the clan are disrespectful to the Japanese prince, each of them will be whipped twenty times!"

"All the princes who donated women to the Japanese princes will be demoted to one level! The payment of royalties will be stopped, and they will all be detained at home until I return to the capital to deal with them!"

"Order the Criminal Department to investigate for me!"

Empress Dowager Sun was also frightened by the emperor's fierce light.

Thinking about it again, the emperor was actually taking the opportunity to reduce the power of the clan, and it seemed that Zhu Qizhen's death was helping him.

She gradually regained her senses.

"Empress Dowager, I will give you a satisfactory explanation."

Zhu Qiyu's chest heaved: "Kill all the palace servants in Nangong's service! The master can't serve you well, so what's the use of keeping them!"

"Those eunuchs who are looking for prostitutes for the Japanese princes are all in trouble!"

"All the women in Nangong, pull them out and kill them with sticks!"

"Those with titles and no heirs will all be sacrificed and buried!"

"Those who have a title but have internal diseases will be ordered to commit suicide and be buried!"

Feng Xiao was speechless. This was probably the first group of people the emperor had killed.

There will definitely be more later.

It seems that the emperor's goal is brothels, goulan tile houses, these places of entertainment.

When the emperor was angry, the third memorial was sent to the palace, and the eunuch did not dare not to send it, so he came in cautiously.

After Zhu Qiyu finished reading the memorial, he threw it on the ground: "A bunch of trash!"

"Why do I feed you? You have to ask me about this matter. What kind of famous officials are you? I think they are just a bunch of losers!"

Feng Xiao picked up the memorial again and sent it to Queen Mother Sun.

When Empress Dowager Sun saw it, she immediately became angry.

The person is dead, and now the debate is about the etiquette for burial. If it is the emperor's ceremony, it is the best.

But, will the emperor agree?

The emperor is furious at this critical moment. Look at these imperial edicts. They are so severe and will cause uproar in the world.

Does she dare to shamelessly request to be buried with imperial rites now?

"Emperor, he was an emperor after all." Empress Dowager Sun gritted her teeth and wanted to do one last thing for her son.

Zhu Qiyu squinted at her, wanting to eat shit!

If Zhu Qizhen is buried with emperor's etiquette, then his son will have the right to inherit as emperor. Will I leave a mess for future generations?

Changde's heart was in his throat. This was a political deal.

Empress Dowager Sun wanted to use her investigative powers in exchange for Zhu Qizhen's courtesy as an emperor, but was Zhu Qiyu afraid of investigation?

Qianqing Palace is inexplicably dull.

After a long while, Zhu Qiyu slowly said: "The Queen Mother."

"If he is buried with imperial rites, what posthumous title should he be given?"

Queen Mother Sun's heart skipped a beat.

Zhu Qiyu then said quietly: "Not thinking about peace and happiness is called thorn; being violent and having no relatives is called thorn; not regretting the past is called cruel; being fond of changing the people is called impetuous; being fond of inner and distant courtesy is called yang; being honest in name and reality is called Miao; showing righteousness and covering up mistakes is called Jian, which one do you think is better?"

Empress Dowager Sun's face changed sharply: "Why are they all evil posthumous titles?"

"How can I give him a posthumous title?" Zhu Qiyu asked her.

Empress Dowager Sun whispered: "It's okay to give me a posthumous title."

"When someone is worried in a country, it is called Min. Is it him who is worried, or am I?"

Zhu Qiyu said: "This is a posthumous title. Do you think it can be used?"

Is it suitable for use?

Obviously, the emperor did not intend to bury Zhu Qizhen with imperial rites.

"After all, he has been the emperor for fourteen years. If he is buried as a prince, I am afraid that the people will laugh at the Tian family for being ruthless." Empress Dowager Sun said calmly.

Changde gave his mother a wink, saying that asking for the emperor's posthumous title would be an enmity with Zhu Qiyu. It would be better to directly ask for the Japanese fiefdom, which would be a real benefit.

It is impossible for the throne to return to Zhu Qizhen's branch.

Besides, Zhu Qizhen is dead, and the closest bloodline to them is Zhu Qiyu, not Zhu Qizhen's sons.

"Princes supervising the country are not unprecedented in the Ming Dynasty."

"Didn't the former Prince Yiwen also supervise the country? My grandfather also supervised the country. Prince Xiang also supervised the country. It is not bad for the Japanese prince to supervise the country for fourteen years. What do you think?"

Empress Dowager Sun is a political animal. She will indeed be sad about Zhu Qizhen's death, but death has become a fact, and of course she must seek more benefits.

For example, now, she has raised the price very high. As long as the emperor is willing to bargain with her, she can seek more benefits.

Doesn’t Zhu Qiyu know?

Of course he knew that now he needed the Empress Dowager Sun to stand up for him and help him clear his name. The Japanese prince was exhausted and had nothing to do with Zhu Qiyu.

Without Empress Dowager Sun, I'm afraid there would be rumors and suspicions about him. After all, Zhu Qizhen died, and it was Zhu Qiyu who benefited the most, not to mention that this was just the first move.

Besides, if you reward me today, I can take it back tomorrow.

"Then the enfeoffment of the Japanese country that Your Majesty promised still counts?" Queen Mother Sun asked.

"My golden words, when have I ever broken my promise?"

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Then he will be buried with the ceremony of a Japanese prince. I will discuss with the cabinet and give him a posthumous title."

"The posthumous title must be the posthumous title!" Empress Dowager Sun agreed to the Japanese king's gift, so she had to seek a posthumous title.

If he is posthumous, how can he be worthy of my red flower?

Don't forget, Zhu Qizhen surrendered before, he was at fault.

"Since he is the king of Japan, he should be buried in Japan." Zhu Qiyu was even more ruthless.

Chang De finally saw that the emperor's acting skills were so good, she couldn't tell whether the emperor just now was really sad or fake, was he really angry or fake?

"Is Your Majesty trying to play tricks on me, a lonely old woman?"

Empress Dowager Sun wants to act up.

Zhu Qiyu said: "Empress Dowager, you are my legitimate mother. Even if the Japanese king is gone, I will serve you with filial piety."

This is a threat!

Queen Mother Sun's face changed slightly, but she snorted coldly: "I am a lonely old woman, what's the difference between living and dead?"

In the past, when Zhu Qizhen was alive, she had scruples.

Now she has no scruples.

Don't forget, her family is not an ordinary family, it is a royal family. The emperor will be impeached by all the officials for the slightest act of unfilial piety.

Once she dies inexplicably, the emperor will bear the reputation of matricide!

This is definitely a situation that the emperor does not want to see.

Sure enough, Zhu Qiyu sighed: "Why do you have to say so absolutely? I am your son. If I am unfilial, how will I face my father in a hundred years?"

"I know that the death of the Japanese king has made both you and me emotionally unbalanced."

"Why don't you go back to the palace to rest first, and let me think about it again. I must give you a proper answer. Please pay attention to your body."

Zhu Qiyu saluted.

Queen Mother Sun cannot die now!

Next year, there will be a red pill to send her on her way!

Queen Mother Sun was very satisfied with this answer. The corners of her mouth raised slightly. She was supported by Chang De and slowly walked out of the palace. Suddenly she looked back: "Emperor, Zhen'er is watching you in the sky."

Zhu Qiyu was slightly shocked.

She was suspicious!

Knowing that I need her to clean myself up now, I am warning me not to force her to take risks.

She is a lonely old woman who will risk everything.

As for Changde, she doesn't care if her married daughter throws water on her.

Regardless of whether Zhu Qizhen's death had anything to do with the emperor or not, as long as she behaved badly, it must have something to do with it.

So, Emperor, you have to do what you want!

Zhu Qiyu's eyes were cold: "I don't like to be threatened."

(End of this chapter)