Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 418
Once the seeds of doubt are planted, they take root very quickly.

After the Empress Dowager Sun visited the second prince, she wanted to have an in-depth exchange of views on the current situation with Zhu Qizhen.

But Zhu Qizhen was obviously very impatient.

Empress Dowager Sun knew that she was wronged, so she couldn't force her to do so, but in the end she bit the bullet and asked a relatively easy question: "My son, I heard that all the officials have submitted two memorials, requesting to choose a concubine for the emperor.

Empress Li is not only a major event for the imperial court, but also a major event for our royal family. What do you think? "

Zhu Qizhen shook his head indifferently: "I don't think much of it, it's up to my younger brother to decide whether to stand up or not, and it doesn't count if I say so."

The Empress Dowager Sun persisted: "That's not the case. The emperor had already decreed that he should rest for a month. Major matters in the court will be discussed by the six ministers and the cabinet scholars. Those who cannot be resolved will be decided by my son.

Now that all the officials have written to request the establishment, the emperor cannot make a decision, nor can the cabinet and the six ministries. My son should stand up and express his opinion at this time. "

Zhu Qizhen nodded: "Mother, I'm tired. I will properly consider this matter."

Seeing that the Queen Mother was not speculative, she had to leave angrily.

Seeing that Empress Dowager Sun had finally left, Zhu Qizhen rested early.

The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and Zhu Qizhen lived in the newly built palace, and he became more and more groggy, and felt a tingling in his head from time to time.

In addition, the imperial physician ordered to rest and rest, and not to summon concubines.So Zhu Qizhen's recent rest is very regular.

Silent all night.

On the second day, after the civil and military officials discussed it, they began to submit the letter for the third time.

This is how people bully the weak and fear the strong. The emperor did not respond to the letter twice, let alone fight back, and all the officials became more courageous.

The content of the third letter has increased. In addition to drafting, setting up a queen, and accepting a concubine, the emperor will live in the Forbidden City, participate in regular sutra banquets, and have normal court meetings according to the old rules.

There are a lot of them, and each playbook quotes scriptures and classics, with a look of worry for the emperor and the country.

Moreover, the officials who were hesitant before were also mobilized this time and signed up one after another.

Therefore, the momentum of this petition is much stronger than the previous two.

In the afternoon, however, everything remained the same.These memorials went around in the western suburbs, and returned to the cabinet exactly as they were.

Now Baiguan completely quit.

First of all, Zou Gan led the officials from the six departments to block the door of the cabinet, asking for an explanation.

The censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, as well as the Hanlin of the Imperial Academy, were on standby, ready to support the officials of the Sixth Division at any time.

Other officials, as well as Guozijiansheng, are in the third echelon, waiting to add fuel to the flames.

The reason why the civil and military officials are so enthusiastic is that they have long complained about the emperor's hiding in the western suburbs and not seeing all the officials.There is no emperor in the Forbidden City, which means that the political center has actually been transferred.

The second is that this time all the officials are in charge. In the past dynasties, there is no such thing as a serious emperor who does not have a queen.Everyone is well-known and upright.

The third is to test and test the emperor's condition so that everyone can stand in line in time.If the emperor is really dying, then returning the throne to the respectful emperor is very acceptable to most people.

Chen Xun and others were blocked in the cabinet, but they all had their own concerns, drinking tea leisurely, and waited for the time to go home after work.

However, not long after, a small batch of melodies was transferred back from the western suburbs.

After reviewing this batch of memorials, Chen Xun and others fell into deep thought.These are the playbooks of normal speech, and they seem to be trivial things.

But from the emperor's reply, all the old foxes noticed something unusual.

What is even more unusual is that Wang Wen, Huang Pu, Xu Youzhen and other cronies of the emperor who were present at the scene were uncharacteristically urged to finish processing these memorials, and then forwarded them to the official seal.

In the evening, while eating, Zhu Qizhen listened to Chen Xiang's report on the government affairs of the court.

Zhu Qiyu specially gave his elder brother Gong Rang the emperor the opportunity to participate in political affairs.Xing'an, Chen Xiang, and Cao Jixiang were all eunuchs who supervised ceremonies and held pens.

The three of them now took turns to go to the Supervisor of Rituals to be on duty every day, and then came back to report to Zhu Qizhen at night.

Chen Xiang first told the story of the third letter from civil and military officials, and Zhu Qizhen waved his hand: "In the future, you don't need to tell me about this kind of thing, I'm tired of listening to it over and over again.

I even wonder if my younger brother deliberately incited all the officials to submit a letter so that he could live in the Forbidden City, and then he would become a queen, have a son, and completely secure the throne.

The next step is to abolish the prince. "

Chen Xiang didn't agree with it in his heart. It's only been a month since his emperor returned to the capital, so he doesn't understand the situation.The reason why the emperor moved to the western suburbs was because he really liked the mountains and rivers and countryside, and it was not a political show, pretending to retreat.

The most direct evidence is that the construction of the Xinqi Prince's Mansion is beautiful and incomparable, and it cost at least 300 million taels in total.

Who would use 300 million taels of silver to put on a show to deceive people?

But Chen Xiang only disagreed with it in his heart, but echoed it repeatedly: "The emperor Shengming, those civil and military officials are stupid, and they are played around by the emperor. I still think it's pretty beautiful."

Now only Xing'an, Chen Xiang, and Cao Jixiang are serving in the palace, they don't shy away from anything, they dare to say anything.

Zhu Qizhen sneered, and continued to ask: "Is there anything new and interesting in today's memorial?"

"This one……"

Chen Xiang showed embarrassment.

Zhu Qizhen asked curiously: "I'm asking you, just tell me quickly, don't you want to whet my appetite?"

Chen Xiang asked for instructions hesitantly: "It's all trivial matters. I don't know if I should talk about it or not?"

"Even though you speak, I forgive you for your innocence."

Only then did Chen Xiang reply: "There are several unusual things. First, the emperor decreed that King Qin Minlie's posthumous title was changed to 'Xuan', and Princess Qin Minlie's posthumous title was changed to 'Xuanci'.

And once again reprimanded Qin Yinwang's act of arbitrarily recognizing his biological mother Qin Minwang's second concubine Deng as the "Minlie Concubine".

The emperor's original words were: Concubine and concubine are different, and they are determined separately.If you kill your wife with a concubine, you will be blamed sooner or later.

At the same time, the emperor once again emphasized in his decree that no one from the emperor to the common people in the Ming Dynasty should be buried.Any violation will be severely punished. "

When Zhu Qizhen heard the words, he immediately threw the chopsticks on the table.

Isn't this blatant accusation?
Qin Min Wang Zhu Xi, the second son of the Taizu, the head of the suzerain vassal.

Qin Minwang Zhengfei Wangshi, younger sister of Great Yuan general Wang Baobao.

Deng Shi, the second concubine of King Qin Min, is the daughter of Deng Yu, King of Ninghe.

After the death of King Qin Min, the concubine Wang was childless and was forced to be buried by Taizu.

The second concubine, Deng Shi, was domineering and used concubines to kill his wives, bewitching King Qin Min to imprison the main concubine, Wang Shi, in the palace.

Because there is no owner in the palace, no one is watching the diet and daily life of King Qin Min, so he indulges and illegally punishes the palace people.

In the end, King Qin Min was poisoned by the palace servants and died unexpectedly.

The second concubine Deng was reprimanded several times by Taizu and hanged herself to death.

No matter how dull Zhu Qizhen is, he can still understand the implication of his brother's words: Isn't this just an allusion to the mother and the first emperor:
The first emperor only favored his mother, but hated the Hu family.In the end, the Hu family was abolished and imprisoned in a nunnery.The mother's queen is to kill her wife with a concubine.

Hu's experience is exactly the same as that of Qin Wang's first concubine, Wang's, while the mother's queen is similar to Qin's second concubine, Deng.

This swearing is too straightforward, I can see it myself, maybe the ministers who came from Jinshi in the foreign court can't see it?

The point is, there is no way to refute it.My younger brother scolded the mulberry tree, and we who are the locust tree jumped out to refute, wouldn't it be self-inflicted and voluntarily admitting that our family and the mulberry tree are the same?

Zhu Qizhen took a deep breath, and continued to ask with a cold face: "What about the second thing?"

Chen Xiang hurriedly replied: "Princess Yilun wrote a letter saying that she was old, and asked Yousi to pre-build a burial place. The emperor approved that the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Rites will pre-build a burial place for Princess Yilun under the system of a princess."

Hearing this, Zhu Qizhen frowned even deeper: in the 14th year of orthodoxy, Princess Yilun had already written a request, but at that time he rejected it on the grounds that it was not the old system of the imperial court.

Now Princess Yilun wrote the letter again, and the younger brother not only agreed, but also upgraded the burial place to the standard of a princess.

Zhu Qizhen glanced at Chen Xiang appreciatively, his confidant eunuch's political sense is really keen.This may seem like a small matter, but it has deep meaning and conveys an intriguing political signal.

My own younger brother, always and everywhere, never leaves the dispute between the son and the concubine.

This princess of Yilun is no ordinary princess, she is the second daughter of Prince Yiwen.

After Emperor Jianwen came to the throne, he pursued Prince Yiwen as Emperor Xiaokang, and his temple name was Xingzong.

After the battle of Jingnan, Emperor Taizong succeeded to the throne and was changed back to Prince Yiwen.

So now my younger brother allows Princess Yilun to pre-build a burial site in the style of a princess. Could it be that he is inclined to restore Prince Yiwen as Emperor Xiaokang?

Zhu Qizhen shook his head, normal people can't do this kind of thing, but his absurd younger brother can't.

(End of this chapter)