Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 558: Witchcraft Case, Clothes and Edicts Revealed, Destroying Buddha and Deposing Emperor, Killing Two Birds with One Stone

Even though the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty did not like Zhu Qiyu very much, the six nobles from Annan treated Zhu Qiyu like a god. The main reason was that Annan lost so miserably.

The fear of power and lack of morality is vividly reflected in these people.

Zhu Qiyu said nothing. Although he had previously appointed Li Jun as Prince Jing and Li Yimin as Prince Liang, Zhu Qiyu had no intention of recognizing their status as princes of the Ming Dynasty in front of all the civil and military officials.

Zhu Qizhen chatted with them for a few words, and then they danced first, and Li Jun composed poems to please the Ming Dynasty monarchs and ministers.

Liao Zhuang, the Minister of Rites, handed over the poem written by Li Jun and asked Zhu Qiyu to comment on it.

Zhu Qiyu took the poem and read it silently, then stood up, paced, high-fived and praised, and was about to show off to the civil and military officials.

Suddenly, Zhu Qiyu covered his head with his hands and shouted: "Ah, my head hurts so much."

After shouting, his body tilted and he fell down.

Lin Xiangyu, Qianxue, Su Xi, and Wuding Marquis Guo Chang quickly stepped forward to support him.Ping'enhou Huan and the governor Tongzhi Guzhong quickly commanded the Yingzhou guards to surround the emperor.

The entire Fengtian Square suddenly became chaotic.

Li Jun of Annan and others were dumbfounded. How could they write a poem and write about the Emperor of Heaven and fainted.In a short period of time, Li Jun and others wavered in their stance. The Ming Emperor was in such poor health that he might as well join Emperor Gongrang's side.

The civil and military officials had different thoughts. Most of the civil officials were extremely happy in their hearts, but their faces were stiff and they did not dare to laugh.

Zhang Yi, a physician from Tai Hospital, was urgently called forward to diagnose and treat the emperor.

Soon, Zhang Yi came to Emperor Gongrang and the civil and military ministers, and cautiously gave the preliminary diagnosis results: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, your Majesty's symptoms are very strange, and it is not clear what kind of disease it is, but he suddenly fell into coma.

I'm afraid there's something wrong with my mind. "

When everyone heard this, they realized something: before the Tumu Fort incident, when the emperor was still King Xie, he had been in a coma for several days due to headaches.

It is believable to say that the emperor has a mental problem.

Moreover, the sudden deaths of Renmiao and Xuanmiao were officially confirmed by Taiyuan Hospital to be due to mental illness.

This mental illness is probably passed down from generation to generation.

Ruan Xi and others brought the soft sedan, and Wu Dinghou and Ping Enhou personally carried the emperor into the chariot.The Yingzhou guards protected the emperor and the princess and hurried back to the western suburbs.

Now Emperor Gongrang's Longevity Festival was disrupted again, but Emperor Gongrang was still very happy and ordered the civil and military officials to disperse.

An Guogong, Wei Guogong, Wu Dinghou, Ping Enhou, together with Wang Cheng, Shu Liang, Ruan Xi, Fu'an and others commanded the implementation of martial law throughout the city.

This time, Xu Heng, Duke of Anguo, once again played the role of the magic needle to calm the sea.

The army in the capital was still firmly under the emperor's control.

Princess Qi is the daughter of Marquis Wu Ding, and the Crown Prince of Qi has been officially engaged to the granddaughter of Duke An Guo, so he is still firmly on the side of the emperor in the capital.

As for the nobles who disobeyed the emperor, they had all died in the last mutiny.

The reason why Zhu Qiyu dared to play was that from the capital camp, to the personal guards, to the five-city military and horse department, the inner court, Dongchang, and Jinyiwei, all the capital's military and horse forces were firmly under control.

Xu Heng, the highly respected Duke of Anguo, led a group of nobles loyal to the emperor and led troops to impose martial law on the capital, making it difficult for the emperor to stir up any trouble.

Moreover, Zhu Qizhen didn't want to engage in any mutiny this time. Wouldn't it be better to just wait for the emperor to die of illness?

This is back to the Tumubao dilemma: the adult emperor is gone, and a two or three-year-old prince cannot ascend the throne. In the end, the emperor's brother will have to take power.

Three days later, martial law was lifted and the capital returned to normal.

Lian Gangming's men copied thousands of copies of that day's newspaper, each costing one or two cents. They were sold out as soon as they were released.

The entire story of Emperor Gongrang's Longevity Festival was written in the newspaper, with all the details down to the last detail.

The emperor had been in a coma for several days, and he went out to recruit talented people. Anyone who could cure the emperor would be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver. ' is the most important content in this issue of the newspaper.

The emperor was in a coma for several days, which was a huge event.All over the capital, there were those who were gloating about the misfortune, and there were also those who were worried.

For the next three days, the newspaper headlines were still: The emperor is in a coma, the emperor is in a coma, the emperor is in a coma.

It’s nearly noon on November [-]th.

After Zhu Qiyu had eaten, while holding a copy of "Mencius" and studying it, he told Qianxue: "It's time, order Shu Liang to close the net."

In the afternoon, the internal officer Ruan Boshan walked into Dongchang and reported to Shu Liang that the internal emissary Xiao Bao was ordered by Emperor Gongrang to collude with the demon monk and use the technique of Nightmare Town to murder the emperor.

Martial law was not renewed in Beijing, but the Dongchang, Jinyiwei, and Wucheng Military and Horse Divisions were all mobilized to surround Wanning Temple and Guangtong Temple together with the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Punishment, and Dali Temple.

Under the willow tree in the backyard of Wanning Temple, a doll with the birthdays of the emperor and the prince of Qi written on it was found buried by Zhao Caixing.

The story of Zhao Caixing proclaiming himself emperor and rebelling was also discovered.

Zhao Caixing, Zhenhai, Tan Futong and others were thrown into Jinyiwei prison.

Tiancewei's army was dispatched, and all the monks in the capital were detained, barracks were built outside Xizhimen, and they were imprisoned in a centralized manner.

Jinyi guards surrounded Chonghua Palace, and no one was allowed to enter or exit. Anyone who disobeyed would be killed on the spot.

Dongchang entered the Chonghua Palace, captured the emissary Xiao Bao, and dug three feet into the entire Chonghua Palace, searching every inch of the land.Even the residences of Emperor Gongrang, the Queen and his concubines were closely searched.

On November 21st, the news of the day was widely publicized, causing an uproar throughout the capital.

On November 22, newspapers reported the emperor's condition.After digging out the witchcraft doll buried by Zhao Caixing in Wanning Temple and pulling out the silver needle stuck on the doll, the emperor woke up.

At noon, Zhu Qiyu was lying on the couch, reviewing the intelligence coming from all sides.

Qianxue smiled and said: "Husband, I searched Chonghua Palace and found something good. Guess what it is?"

Zhu Qiyu smiled faintly: "Isn't it a belt edict?"

Qianxue opened her eyes wide when she heard this: "My husband is really amazing. Concubine Qian Ling used her job as a female worker and asked the eunuchs to sell it to support the family, so she sewed the letter written by Emperor Gongrang on yellow silk. Among the embroideries, he was taken out of the palace.

Then he was sent to Wang Ji, Chen Mao and others by his cronies outside the palace. "

Zhu Qiyu's face turned cold when he heard this: "Why is this? It's both a witch and a man with a clothing order.

The eldest brother respectfully surrenders to the emperor and cannot be considerate of me. If I return the throne to him, our whole family will have no way to survive.

And if he quits the throne and goes to Fengyang down to earth, he can really live a glorious and dignified life.

He had nothing to do with the troops in the capital, so he went to attack Wang Ji, Chen Mao and others.

This is really troublesome. I should write to Wang Ji as soon as possible, otherwise he will be afraid that I will convict him and he will not be able to think about what he will do if he really rebels. "

Qianxue asked: "Actually, it's not impossible for my husband to take advantage of the situation and force Wang Ji to rebel. Anyway, Hao Yi and Liu Xiang will lead their own soldiers in his army. When Wang Ji rebels a little, they will capture him and escort him Just go to the capital."

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "Forget it, it's not like I framed him. He didn't want to rebel in the first place, so why did he force him to do it?

Besides, once this happens, the rules and limits will be completely lost. There will be no mutual trust between me and those generals, and we will have no choice but to fight to the death.

Let's have a frank talk with Wang Ji, and then ask him what title he wants. Since he is Jing Yuanbo now, how about naming him Duke Jing?
Just write your letter accordingly.Chen Mao is the Marquis of Ningyang. Ask him how Ning Guogong is doing.

Discuss it carefully with them, and I will give them whatever name they want. "

Qianxue nodded and asked: "Shu Liang, please tell me, should this case be concluded quickly or slowly?"

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "Quick review, the results will be available in a day or two. You don't know, the attention span of ordinary people is very short. In a few days, once the enthusiasm is over, not many people will care about the follow-up of this matter. Progress has been made.

Let's strike while the iron is hot and quickly draw a conclusion. "

(End of this chapter)