Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 470
The restoration of the Xiaochaohui has both advantages and disadvantages for the cabinet ministers.

The advantage is that the emperor can no longer do whatever he wants, and issue orders directly without consulting the cabinet and the six ministries.

The bad thing is that once the emperor shows up, a series of big reforms will start.

The other courtiers were drinking tea on the first floor of Qingyun Pavilion, while Chen Xun was called to the Guanxin Pavilion on the mountainside.

During the construction of the wall of Ganquan Palace, the entire Qingshan area was also refurbished.

Since it is called Ganquan Palace, there is also Ganquan in the Natural Palace.Go up more than ten steps from Guanxin Pavilion, and you will see Ganquan.

Qianxue ordered people to lead the sweet spring down, and built a pool next to Guanxin Pavilion, named Guanxin Pool.The water in the pool is extremely clear, and various lotus flowers are planted in it, and all kinds of fish are raised.

After Chen Xun sat in Guanxin Pavilion for a while, Zhu Qiyu came over with the two little princesses.

"Million dead!"

Chen Xun knelt down and kowtowed, weeping and apologizing.

Zhu Qiyu personally helped Chen Xun up, and the four of them sat down.

Looking at the lotus flowers covering the ground in Kunming Lake in the distance, Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "Yang Wanli has a poem saying: After all, the scenery of the West Lake in June is not the same as that of the four seasons. The lotus leaves are boundless in the sky, and the lotus flowers are different in the sun. red.

Although my Kunming Lake is not comparable to the West Lake in Hangzhou, it is really fun to sit in the Guanxin Pavilion every day, or lean out the window in Lianyueju, and enjoy the contrast of mountains and rivers.

If it is not involuntary, I really want to be a free and leisure king, roaming the mountains and rivers with my concubine every day, but this life is not in vain. "

Although the words were so euphemistic, Chen Xun understood in an instant: "What the Holy Majesty said is very true. In the past, the old ministers worked hard every day, but they were tired of fame and fortune, and they had lost their original intentions.

The sage is in power in the world, but he has a natural disposition, elegance and elegance, and the old ministers feel and admire him.

I also invite the old ministers to take office, and the veterans also return to their hometowns, learn from the saints to get close to the mountains and rivers, cultivate their sentiments, and spend the rest of their lives. "

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "The widow will not force Aiqing to stay. I will give it to everyone who is decent. Aiqing doesn't have to worry. It's just that I need Aiqing to stay for another month. First, I will handle the aftermath of the mutiny for the widow. Then It’s not too late to go back home.”

When Chen Xun heard the words, he quickly took orders to thank him.

The monarch and his subjects reached a consensus, and they came to Qingyun Pavilion together just now.

After everyone saw the ceremony, Zhu Qiyu was still leaning on the soft couch to watch the scenery.Qianxue and Suxi arranged the food boxes in their hands, and smiled to everyone:

"Grand Scholars got up early today. Thinking about it, I didn't have a good breakfast. We made some snacks with our own hands. Let's try it."

Everyone hurriedly thanked again, and it was also an honor to taste the princess's craftsmanship.What's more, this snack is indeed delicious in color, fragrance, and everyone praises the princess's ingenuity again and again.

It's just that Qianxue and Suxi didn't intend to leave, but sat on the couch to the left and right of Zhu Qiyu.

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile to the crowd: "The widow has been feeling weak all over recently. It's summer, but I always feel a little cold. So I need the princess to serve me all the time. Please take care of me."

There are some things that everyone knows, but no one says anything about it.

Besides, this is called a small court meeting, but in fact it is not a serious court meeting at all. It is more like a meeting between the monarch and his ministers in essence. In terms of form, the atmosphere has always been relaxed and the etiquette is careless.

During the court meeting, there were no ministers sitting in front of the emperor, drinking herbal tea and eating snacks.

Zhu Qiyu didn't wait for the crowd to say anything, and asked first: "Mr. Chen Ge wrote, please depose the Empress Dowager, Emperor Gongrang, Empress Qian, and Empress Zhou. What do you love?"

Zhu Qiyu originally wanted to discuss with everyone, but unexpectedly, everyone agreed with it, and no one objected.

Zhu Qiyu was a little confused: if I want to depose Emperor Gongrang, you really dare to agree.

In desperation, Zhu Qiyu continued to ask: "Have you read the memorabilia of Lord Xin Guo, what do all the civil and military officials think?"

Chen Xun replied: "There are still many people who think that the crown prince is innocent and should not be deposed according to the court's laws. Moreover, the crown prince was established by the empress dowager and is the undoubted foundation of the country. Once deposed, it may cause turmoil in the world."

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "What Xin Guogong said in the letter is indeed inappropriate. However, according to the court law, Tang Jie holds the iron coupon bestowed by the Taizu in his hand, which is an undoubted hereditary succession. Life and death will not let Tang Jie attack the prince.

The cabinet drafted an order to formally restore the title of Lord Xin to Tang Jie. "

Everyone heard the words and looked at each other.Hundreds of officials used the court's law to oppose the deposed prince, and the emperor immediately used the court's law to restore Tang Jie to the Duke of Xinguo. A fool can understand the emperor's true attitude.

Besides, whoever became the emperor would not want to pass on the throne to his son. Now the government and the public all know that the emperor will change the crown prince sooner or later, and after this mutiny, there is no way to stop it.

Everyone looked up at the two concubines in unison, wanting to prevent the emperor from changing the crown prince. Now the only way is for the emperor's favored concubines to start an infighting and kill the emperor's sons.

But the gossip circulating in Beijing is that twelve of the emperor's fifteen favorite concubines were pregnant one after another.The three who were not pregnant were purely because they did not want to have children temporarily.

The emperor's woman, not in a hurry to have a baby?This is really a strange thing that has never been heard of throughout the ages.

If this is true, it would be too scary: the two little concubines in front of me control the power of the palace and the inner court, and they are actually queens.

But the two little princesses didn't want to rush to have children, which meant that the two had no intention of competing for favor.

The court and the opposition were so sincere that the emperor's loyal ministers were completely speechless: the emperor's favorite concubines are such a bunch of weirdos, when will they start fighting among themselves?

You must know that the strongest fortresses are often breached from within.

But now the emperor has made his harem airtight and impeccable, which is too annoying.

If the previous emperor was changed, he could also buy the palace servants around him with a lot of money.It's all right now, no palace people are allowed to enter the emperor's Lingyu Palace.

There is no palace man at all, so who should everyone buy?

To buy off the emperor's favorite concubines?Do not be silly!
The day before yesterday, the little princess waved her hand casually and gave Xin Guogong Tang Jie millions of property.So rich and self-willed, what can everyone buy?

There is no way to talk, the ministers can only change the subject.Wei Ji asked Zhu Qiyu, "May I ask you, where will the Empress Dowager, Emperor Gongrang, and Crown Prince live, and how will they arrange their daily lives?"

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "The empress dowager lives in the Yinghua Palace, and no one is allowed to visit her.

Respectfully let the emperor live in the Chonghua Palace to cultivate his body and cultivate his character. All civil and military officials, vassal kings, nobles, and relatives can enter the Chonghua Palace for pilgrimage as long as they are reported.

The crown prince lived in Ciqing Palace, under the care of competent people arranged by the inner court, and he read and practiced calligraphy normally.

The living conditions of the Empress Dowager, the Emperor Gongrang, and the Crown Prince remain unchanged, and they are all given preferential treatment according to the court system. "

Everyone heard the words and had nothing to say.

Zhu Qiyu added: "The Zongren Mansion was changed to the Dazong Zhengyuan, the Min King was appointed as the Dazongzheng, the Eastern Wu County King was appointed as the Zuo Zongzheng, and the Qin King was appointed as the Right Zongzheng.

On the tenth day of the seventh month, a meeting of relatives was held in Fengtianmen.The three Zongzheng presided over the meeting, and the Royal Concubine and Princess Yongjia attended the meeting.

The relatives stipulated by the Taizu participated, civil and military officials, and other honorable relatives could listen outside the Fengtian Gate. "

Today's small court meeting is mainly for Zhu Qiyu to inform the important ministers of his decision. Before the situation is clear, the important ministers are very cautious and do not express their opinions easily.

Zhu Qiyu emphasized the recent decision to everyone again, and then let everyone leave.

After sending everyone away, Zhu Qiyu asked the two little concubines: "I just talked with the important ministers for a long time, and I don't know how Sun Shi and eldest brother are actually doing recently. Did you not neglect them?"

When Qianxue and Suxi heard the words, they all showed sly smiles like little foxes.

Zhu Qiyu felt a chill down his back: "My two mothers-in-law, you, the old man, did not provide Sun and elder brother with food and clothing. If you do something too disrespectful, the officials will be sloppy again."

Qianxue smiled and said: "There is no shortage of food, clothes, and medicines. It's just that the weather in Beijing is getting hotter and hotter, unlike our Lingyu Palace where there are countless clear springs and green lakes, which are refreshing and pleasant everywhere, so it should be given to Sun and Gong. Let the emperor use ice.

It's just that there was a mutiny before, and there were too many dead.Those corpses will all stink after two or three days.So Hao Yi asked the slave family for instructions, and wanted to use the ice stored in the ice cellar of the palace to preserve the corpse.

The slave family thought that it would be too disgraceful for so many vassal kings, nobles, civil servants, and generals to stink, so they agreed to Hao Yi's request on their own initiative.

Then there was no more ice in the ice cellar to supply Sun and Emperor Gongrang.

The slave is guilty, please punish the husband. "

Zhu Qiyu smiled bitterly and said: "You two are really wicked, you must be punished. Go to the window, facing the direction of Kunming Lake, and stand side by side. I will educate you well."

For three days without a word, it was the tenth day of the seventh month in a blink of an eye.

Early this morning, almost all the dignitaries who were still alive in Beijing gathered outside the Fengtian Gate.

But what everyone didn't expect was that outside the Meridian Gate, it had become a temporary execution ground, densely packed with prisoners.The leader among them was Wuqing Marquis Shi Heng.

Those who were familiar with the emperor's behavior immediately reacted: The emperor is going to execute the sentence in public to frighten all officials.As for Shi Heng, Marquis of Wuqing, he was afraid that he would be delayed.

While meeting with relatives inside the Meridian Gate, and at the same time Ling Chi rebels outside the Meridian Gate, the emperor is really ruthless.

(End of this chapter)