Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 2

Zhu Qiyu was lying alone on a pillow, speechless all night.

Early in the morning of the second day, Zhu Qiyu woke up the maids and eunuchs on duty, urged them to wait for him to change and wash, then waved away the crowd and hurried to the main courtyard.

According to Zhu Qiyu's own expectation, no one should ask to go with him.

But what was unexpected was that the officials of the palace, Cheng Jing, Yu Gang, Yu Shan, four young eunuchs, and twenty guards of the palace had already stood neatly in the courtyard.

As soon as Zhu Qiyu appeared, everyone bowed down and saluted.

Zhu Qiyu asked curiously: "Are you all going to follow me to the south of the Yangtze River?"

Everyone shouted in unison: "I am willing to follow Your Highness."

Zhu Qiyu was taken aback, and he was really surprised, so he stared at everyone carefully.

I saw that the faces of the three people standing in the first row were full of respect, and Cheng Jing standing in the middle was the royal official book of the ninth rank.

Yu Gang standing on the left is the judge of the Wangfu Trial Office, the sixth rank.

Yu Shan, standing on the right, is the companion of the Wangfu, from the ninth rank.

Zhu Qiyu looked at it, and couldn't help laughing bitterly: I'm going to be the emperor soon, but look at these "ministers of the dragon" under him, they can be said to be three or two real big cats and little cats.The ostentation I have right now is somewhat better than that of a seventh-rank county magistrate, and it is obviously incomparable to the magistrate.

Although there are still two official officials of the fifth grade in his own palace: the chief history secretary and the left and right chief history.But obviously, these two 'big officials' who can sit on an equal footing with the magistrate no longer intend to 'conglong'.

Zhu Qiyu took a closer look at the eunuchs and guards behind him, and they were quite respectable.Looking back, there are several carriages, except for one that is obviously for himself, and each of the remaining carriages has a few large boxes tied to them.

Zhu Qiyu then asked Cheng Jing: "Mr. Cheng, is everything ready?"

Cheng Jing hurriedly replied: "My lord, everything is ready, yesterday after I asked the Queen Mother Yizhi, I went to each yamen to complete all the necessary letters of defense.

Gold and silver, dry food and water, daily necessities and other things are all ready, and they are all loaded on the carriage.If there are deficiencies, please show your Highness. "

Zhu Qiyu nodded in satisfaction, and said in his heart: Mr. Cheng is really a talent, not only in a short period of time, he realized that his insistence on leaving Beijing was not crazy, but had other deep meanings.Moreover, when doing things, he is well-organized, shrewd and capable, so he doesn't have to worry about it himself.

So Zhu Qiyu patted Cheng Jing on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Cheng, you did a good job."

After speaking, Zhu Qiyu turned to everyone and said with a smile: "You are all doing very well, I will not treat you badly. Now everyone get on the horse and set off immediately."

Everyone hurriedly responded, surrounded Zhu Qiyu and boarded the carriage, and the group of people performed their duties, the guards and the drivers drove, and they left the palace not long after.

Zhu Qiyu didn't even turn his head to look at the palace, he just left without nostalgia, and from then on he was separated from all the concubines and concubines, and lived in peace with each other.

Since Cheng Jing had led the Guanfang Road to complete yesterday, and the Empress Dowager Yizhi was in hand, Zhu Qiyu and his party left the imperial city very smoothly, and galloped along the post road. Just after noon, they had already run for thirty miles.

Since Zhu Qiyu didn't really intend to run to Hangzhou in one go, he ordered everyone to stop and rest, and wait until they were full of food and drink before going on the road.

Zhu Qiyu is a very optimistic person. After leaving the capital, breathing the free and fresh air in the wild, he immediately feels good.Right now Zhu Qiyu was sitting on a big rock by the side of the road, leisurely looking up at the sky with his arms crossed.

But at this time, the Empress Dowager Sun was not in such a good mood.Yesterday the Ming army was defeated at the Tumu Fort. Today, near noon, the military report had already reached the Ministry of War.

It is said that this military report should be handled by the Minister of the Ministry of War, but at this time the Minister of the Ministry of War is gone.

Yu Qian, the left servant of the Ministry of War, received the military report. After being shocked, he immediately came to the cabinet.

The elders of the court read the military newspaper, and they were all stunned.Not to mention that everyone has not experienced this kind of thing, even if you read all the history books, this kind of thing is unheard of.

After a while, the second assistant Chen Xun came back to his senses, and asked in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, where is Your Majesty?"

Yu Qian shook his head: "I don't know, His Majesty's whereabouts are unknown."

Chen Xun, who has always been mature and prudent, slumped on the chair at this moment, muttering in disbelief: "It's a disaster, it's a disaster..."

Yu Qian had no choice but to remind from the side: "Ge Lao, now is not the time to be flustered and depressed, you should hurry up and summon the important ministers in Beijing, and then go to meet the Queen Mother together."

When Chen Xun heard the words, he just made up his mind and ordered people to summon the important officials in Beijing.

Why is Chen Xun, the second assistant, in charge?Because now the chief assistant is gone.

When Empress Dowager Sun had just finished her meal and was about to take a nap, she saw Jin Ying running in in a panic.

Empress Dowager Sun was very displeased, and scolded with a cold face: "What are you doing in a hurry, Jin Ying, you are also an old man in the palace, why do you still need Aijia to teach you the rules?"

Jin Ying hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, and said in her mouth: "Queen Mother, it's not good. Mr. Chen Gel, the second assistant, brought a dozen important officials of the court, and asked the Queen Mother to summon her in person."

When the Empress Dowager Sun heard this, her heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition welled up in her heart.

After all, after so many years, after experiencing countless ups and downs, Empress Dowager Sun knew very well that if there was no real major event, Chen Xun would not be able to bring a dozen important ministers to seek an audience for no reason.

So Chen Xun and others successfully entered the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and when they saw the Queen Mother, they fell to the ground and burst into tears.

Empress Dowager Sun read the military newspaper and was so frightened that she couldn't regain her senses for a long time.

After a while, Empress Dowager Sun asked in a trembling voice: "What's wrong with the emperor, why did he suffer such a disastrous defeat? How should we deal with it next? You are all important ministers, so hurry up and talk."

All the ministers looked at each other, only Yu Qian replied: "Queen Dowager, the most urgent task is to first appoint King Yi as the supervisor of the country, to lead the state affairs, and then mobilize the army to guard the capital and rescue your majesty."

Empress Dowager Sun was startled when she heard the words, and replied: "Yesterday King Tan entered the palace and asked to take care of him in the south of the Yangtze River. Ai's family has already agreed."

Hu Wei, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, took a step forward and asked curiously: "Your Majesty will personally lead the expedition, and King Tan was ordered to stay in the capital. How could the Queen Mother let King Yan leave?"

In fact, Empress Dowager Sun was also quite wronged, and it was just a name for King Tan to stay in the capital. In fact, King Tan didn't need to do anything, he just needed to stay in the palace.And before the Tumu Fortress Incident, no one would have imagined that the entire army would be wiped out and the whereabouts of the emperor would remain unknown.

When Empress Dowager Sun felt that King Tan was not needed, and King Tan begged hard, she agreed as soon as her heart softened.

Hu Yi wanted to continue complaining, so Yu Qian quietly pulled Hu Yi, and then advised the queen mother: "For the current plan, it is useless to complain to each other, so please ask the queen mother to send someone to call the king into the palace. The king is still in the palace, even if the king has already left the capital, let the Jin Yiwei hurry and chase him back."

(End of this chapter)