Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 394
Up to now, more than 40 Xinke Jinshi have written letters to remonstrate with the emperor.

Zhang Ye and others originally thought that the law does not blame the public, and the emperor can't let so many new scholars stand aside.

I didn't think about it, I didn't think about it, the emperor's methods were really cruel.

Regret, the emperor compromised before, transferred Shang Lu and Peng Shi to return to Beijing; he also lifted the empress dowager's foot restraint and rebuilt the Renshou Palace for her, which gave the new scholars the wrong impression that the emperor was weak and deceitful.

Those old treacherous courtiers, having seen the emperor's methods, chose to wait and see for the time being.However, the young, energetic and proud Xinke Scholars became pawns for others to provoke and use because of a moment of carelessness.

The future of more than 40 people was over in an instant.

The ministers of Xinxiang Zhu Qizhen were happy. Twenty percent of the young talents selected by the emperor had gone in just a few days.

The two adults had no choice in the future, but to draw closer to Emperor Gongrang.

One back and one back, one ebb and flow, the emperor still suffered a big loss after all.

In the cabinet, Zhang Ye and others refused to leave, and insisted on waiting for the arrival of several teachers.

Wang Wen, Huang Pu, and He Wenyuan, the chief examiners of the general examination and palace examination, did not come at all.

The two sides are on the bar.

……

But in the Nangong, Zhu Qizhen woke up slowly.

Although there was still a faint tingling pain in his abdomen, and his mind was still dizzy, but after taking the tonic medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor, and after several days of recuperation, Zhu Qizhen finally survived.

The several imperial doctors on duty took turns to check the pulse, and just now they played to Empress Qian and Empress Zhou who were waiting by the side: "I would like to report to you two ladies, Your Majesty's health is fine, you just need to rest in peace, and you will recover. "

Empress Qian hurriedly asked, "How long will it take to recuperate before you can completely recover?"

The leading imperial doctor replied: "Illness comes like a mountain, and sickness goes like silk. If you want to recover, it will take more than a month at least, and it will take three months at most. During this period, please eat lightly and stay away from women, otherwise you will suffer from illness." May repeat."

Empress Qian nodded, and ordered the imperial doctors to go out to prescribe prescriptions.

Under the service of Empress Qian, Zhu Qizhen sat up and drank a bowl of porridge. He managed to pull himself together and asked, "Where are my sixteen concubines, where is the empress?"

Empress Qian replied: "The concubines temporarily placed them in Yuzhi Palace, but the emperor has agreed to move all of His Majesty's concubines into Nangong. So these concubines have to make room for the concubines.

Where to place it, please show your Majesty. "

Zhu Qizhen nodded: "Let them move into my Chonghua Palace, live in the side hall, and serve nearby. I wrote a letter in my own handwriting before, asking my brother to give these concubines a title. Did you reply?"

Empress Qian replied with a smile: "The emperor decreed yesterday that all affairs of the Nangong Palace and the Harem Palace will be decided by His Majesty.

What position do you want to assign to these concubines, just order Xing'an to send the order to the Supervisor of Rituals. "

Zhu Qizhen was very surprised when he heard the words: "You mean, the entire Nangong and the harem are all up to me?"

Empress Qian nodded affirmatively, and Empress Zhou also nodded.

Zhu Qizhen smiled and said: "Then make all 16 of them noble concubines."

When Empress Qian heard this, she gasped, the eight nobles who had been sent to Wala to serve the Supreme Emperor had already been promoted to concubines.Now that sixteen concubines are sealed in one go, this is good, it means that my husband has been captured once, and there are only 24 more concubines left.

After being stunned for a while, Queen Qian carefully reminded: "Your Majesty, now you have two queens, one noble concubine, seventeen concubines, and twenty-four concubines.

A total of 44 people, isn't it too ostentatious?
In addition, the emperor has been streamlining the population of the inner court to save royal expenses.Now that so many concubines are confiscated, I am afraid that the emperor will not be very happy. "

"What nonsense are you talking about? The wealth in the internal money belongs to us, why can't I spend it. Order Xing'an to go to the Minister of Rites to deliver the decree, and go now."

Empress Qian couldn't help it, so she had to send someone to inform Xing'an.

Zhu Qizhen continued to ask: "Where is the prince, has your health improved?"

Empress Zhou quickly replied: "Your Majesty, the concubine sent away all the palace servants in Kunning Palace, but I didn't expect to get better when I saw it that night.

Now, Jianshen can already get up and eat, so it can be seen that some palace people have tampered with Jianshen.

Fortunately, the blessings of the ancestors made both His Majesty and the crown prince turn from danger to safety. "

Zhu Qizhen's face turned happy when he heard the words, and he nodded repeatedly.

Empress Qian saw that the situation was not good, and quickly answered: "Your Majesty, but sister Zhou killed most of the palace servants in Kunning Palace without asking for instructions. This is an abuse of lynching. Your Majesty must investigate."

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand angrily: "That's enough, let's kill it, the Zhou family has done a good job, a group of slaves who eat inside and outside, what do you let them do alive.

I and the three princes were seriously ill at the same time, as my first wife, don't you see something wrong?

Do you still want to appease the rape?Could it be that you have also secretly communicated with your brother about the song?
You go back to your room first, reflect on yourself, Mrs. Zhou also went back to take care of the prince, called Xing'an in, I have something to ask him. "

Empress Qian and Empress Zhou looked at each other faintly, and both had to leave.

After more than half an hour, Xing'an just delivered the decree and came to Zhu Qizhen to return his order.

Zhu Qizhen asked curiously: "Has the supervisor of ceremonies received the order? Did you not make things difficult for you?"

Xing'an replied with a smile: "Your Majesty is overthinking, Wang Cheng and others accepted the order without saying anything."

Zhu Qizhen asked again: "What have the two empresses been doing recently?"

When Xing'an saw and asked, he hesitated to speak.

"You are my confidant, just be responsible to me alone. Say what you know, and tell the truth, don't hide it."

Xing'an had no choice but to reply: "Empress Zhou left behind a few cronies in order to eradicate the traitors, and the rest of the Kunning Palace were all executed with sticks.

Empress Qian wanted her servants to report to the emperor about Queen Zhou's abuse of lynching, but her servants dared not agree.

It happened that Ruan Xi, the eunuch who was in charge of the royal supervisor, came to arrange houses for the concubines. Empress Qian took the opportunity to win over Ruan Xi, who drafted the memorabilia, and went to the western suburbs to present it to the emperor in person.

Then the emperor decreed that the rights of Nangong and Harem should be completely handed over to His Majesty.

Empress Qian was overjoyed, took out most of her private house and rewarded Ruan Xi.

That's how it happened. "

"That's strange, how could my younger brother be so generous, leaving Nangong and Harem completely under my control, it's unbelievable.

Could it be that Mrs. Qian is really secretly communicating with his younger brother, planning something ulterior? "

Xing'an lowered his head, not daring to answer.What's going on between the emperor and the empress is not something that slaves should get involved in.

Zhu Qizhen asked again: "Among you, who is on duty at the Supervisor of Ceremonies?"

Xing'an replied: "The slaves are in charge of Nangong, and Jin Ying is in charge of Shangshan Supervisor to ensure the safety of His Majesty and ladies. Chen Xiang and Cao Jixiang are on duty in turn.

His Majesty, the crown prince, and the prince were seriously ill. There was a lot of public opinion inside and outside the court, and most of them were sympathizing with and supporting His Majesty.

Therefore, the wind direction in the inner court has also changed. The four little eunuchs Wang Cheng, Shu Liang, Zhang Yong, and Wang Qin are not popular at all. very heavy. "

After all, Xing'an again satirized the emperor with the recent Xinke Jinshi, and explained in detail the matter of the emperor adding Enke.

Zhu Qizhen thought for a moment, and then ordered: "You go to contact the officials, present the Taoist scriptures, and ask the emperor to summon the vassals to Beijing for a pilgrimage.

At the same time, spread the rumor that the emperor is about to abolish the prince and replace him with his own son. "

(End of this chapter)