Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 445

Zhu Qizhen didn't want to eat, didn't think about food and drink, and finally stayed until the afternoon, and finally waited for Zou Gan to see him.

However, the news delivered by Zou Gan shocked Zhu Qizhen and the confidant eunuchs around him.

Zhu Qizhen couldn't believe that his mother would instruct someone to poison his grandfather?My own mother would instigate people to poison Queen Hu and Princess Shunde?Will her own mother really take the palace man's son as her own son?
After a long while, Zhu Qizhen asked sharply: "The Marquis of Huichang said that the mother concubine took the son of the palace man as his son, is there any solid evidence?"

Zou Gan shook his head: "There is no real evidence for now. The Marquis of Huichang can only prove that the Empress Dowager really planned it, and Jin Ying confessed that it happened, but he can't produce evidence, and he can't tell who the maid who gave birth to the child was.

The eunuchs and maids involved in the incident confessed by Jin Ying have all died one after another, so it may be difficult to verify. "

Zhu Qizhen fell into silence again, that is to say, this matter sounds like it is true, but there is no conclusive evidence, so it is difficult to have an authoritative conclusion, so it depends on whether everyone chooses to believe it.

Zou Gan persuaded again: "Your Majesty, the emperor asks you to preside over the court meeting on your behalf."

"Preside over the court meeting? Will I go to preside over the court meeting and criticize the crimes of the queen mother together with all the officials?"

Zou Gan bowed his head and waited for orders, and didn't answer any more.

Xing'an tried his best to dissuade him.

Zhu Qizhen gave Xing'an a cold look: "Show me, go to Fengtianmen."

Finally have the opportunity to preside over the court meeting again, why not go.This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If we can communicate face-to-face with all civil and military officials, it will be of great help to launch a coup in the future.

Thinking about it this way, Zhu Qizhen was secretly proud: his younger brother had finally miscalculated once, he wanted to kill people, but he wanted to openly build plank roads and hide things in secret.

By criticizing the queen mother to abandon the car to protect the handsome, by sinning himself in public to win sympathy.

After the vassal king entered Beijing, he took advantage of the situation to launch a coup, turning things around in one fell swoop.

My poor little brother, who is smarter than smarter, lacks experience after all, and will eventually fall into the dust at the most proud time.

The more he thought about it, the happier he became, and Zhu Qizhen even began to wonder whether he should follow the story of Tang Taizong and take over his younger brother's favorite concubines.

If it was a second- or third-rate woman like Wang's and Hang's, Zhu Qizhen would not be interested at all. After all, he picked out what was left over and gave it to his younger brother.

But these favorite concubines chosen by the younger brother himself, especially the pair of twin sisters, are too tempting.

It's also strange that the inner court has always had many rules. When choosing a concubine for the emperor, they care more about the virtuous, and they don't care too much about those who are not. The appearance is almost passable.Before leading Zhu Qizhen to Beishou, he had never enjoyed the best women at all.

This is all gossip, but it is said that Zhu Qizhen came to Fengtianmen surrounded by a group of eunuchs.

All the officials knelt down to greet them, and the crowd was excited. They didn't expect that the Emperor Gongrang would have a day to preside over the court meeting.

Some emotional ministers even wiped their tears: This is the son of Xuanmiao, and this is the real orthodox emperor.His Majesty also conquered Wala for the sake of the country and the country.The world is really impermanent and the way of heaven is unfair.

However, it didn't take long for the officials to sigh, and Sun Zhong's testimony and Jin Ying's confession were scattered and circulated by Wang Wen and others.

Soon, Fengtian Square was full of voices, and order could no longer be maintained.Regardless of etiquette, all officials began to gather together to discuss.

The law does not blame the public, and all ministers are like this, and there is no way to stop and punish them.

Zhu Qizhen didn't bother to care.

Moreover, Sun Zhong also appeared in person to speak out, tearfully complaining about his nightmare experience.

With the empress dowager's own father as a witness, the influence is too great.

After arguing for more than half an hour, the officials had almost finished their discussions, and then they calmed down.

When it was noisy, the gongs and drums were loud, but when it was enough, it was quiet for a moment.

Everyone looked at Emperor Gongrang, waiting for the former emperor to express his opinion.

However, Zhu Qizhen talked about him from left to right, and talked about his hard work from ascending the throne to retiring to Nangong with emotion.

When it comes to bitterness, I burst into tears.

A large number of officials also cried.

In the end, Zhu Qizhen severely criticized Sanyang, which was regarded as his own statement on this incident.

However, Zhu Qizhen chose to ignore the various accusations involving Queen Mother Sun for the time being.

The court meeting finally ended with respectfully making the emperor cry until he couldn't help himself, and walked away.

The officials dispersed in a ignorant manner. Apart from the announcement of a bunch of testimonies and confessions, there was no real decision for such an important court meeting.

There is no way to say how to deal with the relevant people.

Of course, there are substantive decisions, but they have not been announced yet.

In the inner court, Ruan Xi led the Jing army and blocked the Yinghua Palace. This time, the Empress Dowager Sun lost her freedom completely and was imprisoned.

Ruan Xi didn't enter the Hall of Yinghua until after all the officials dispersed, and told Queen Mother Sun everything that happened today.

After listening to the Queen Mother Sun, she was so shocked that she couldn't speak: Why was the Sun family caught up in such a secret matter, and returned the stolen goods and got it?

Is it a coincidence?Or did his concubines and nieces know about his plan in advance?A traitor appeared in his own palace?

Ruan Xi continued to report: "Empress Dowager, according to the order of the sage, the slaves have replaced all the eunuchs and maids in your palace. From now on, all palace people are not allowed to step out of the gate, otherwise they will be killed."

"Are you going to put me under house arrest?"

"This is the Holy Majesty's will. The servants are only acting according to the order. Please forgive me, the Empress Dowager."

"Then can you tell me who betrayed me?"

Ruan Xi shook his head: "No one betrayed you. Your niece's niece and daughter-in-law were so flustered that your niece noticed the abnormality. If you insist on talking about betrayal, I will dare to say that it is the Marquis Huichang who betrayed you."

When Queen Mother Sun heard the words, she was so angry that she slammed the teacup at Ruan Xi: "Get out, get out of my palace, get out..."

Without saying a word, Ruan Xi bowed and withdrew.

Then a group of eunuchs and maids entered the hall, waiting for the Queen Mother's orders at any time.

This day is very long and difficult.

Silent all night.

Early the next morning, when the officials went to court, they found that the entire imperial city was still under martial law.

Martial law for two consecutive days was very rare in the Jingtai Dynasty.

On the third day, however, martial law continued.

However, the three-day martial law was limited to the imperial city.Other places in the capital are free to move around.

Good things don't go out, bad things pass thousands of miles.

The cause and effect of the whole incident was spread out, causing a sensation in the entire capital.

In the streets and alleys, everyone is talking about it.

At noon, Zhu Qizhen had just had lunch, and was about to listen to Chen Xiang's report on the situation of the court in the past two days, but Xing'an rushed in, knelt on the ground and cried:

"My lord, it's not good, the second prince, the second prince..."

Zhu Qizhen stood up abruptly, and hurriedly led Xing'an and Chen Xiang towards Concubine Wanchen's bedroom.

As soon as he entered the bedroom, he heard Concubine Wan Chen's heart-piercing cries.

Empress Qian, Empress Zhou, and other concubines all knelt on the ground to welcome Zhu Qizhen.

Queen Qian wept softly, and replied: "My condolences to Your Majesty, the Second Prince is dead."

Zhu Qizhen felt dizzy when he heard the words, the third prince is gone, and now the second prince is gone, his two sons were poisoned to death by Jin Ying?

The queen mother ordered, and she really could do it.

Zhu Qizhen has already believed eight or nine percent of the fact that the Empress Dowager took the son of the palace and considered her own son.Only in this way can we reasonably explain why the Empress Dowager put the life of her grandson above her personal honor and disgrace.

"Go, go to the Ministry of Punishment to pass an order, ordering Jin Ying to be quartered by five horses, and all the palace officials who participated in the poisoning of the prince will be quartered by five horses."

Xing'an and Chen Xiang heard the words, you look at me, I look at you, no one wants to take this job.

Zhu Qizhen scolded angrily: "Xing'an, do you want to resist the edict?"

Xing'an felt a chill in his heart, it turned out that this unlucky job fell on his most trusted companion.

But there was no other way, Xing'an had no choice but to bite the bullet and reply: "The servant obeys the order."

As for Zhu Qizhen, he had to be patient to appease Concubine Wan Chen.After being entangled for half an hour, Zhu Qizhen had to escape and return to his bedroom.

(End of this chapter)