Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 4: This Ming Dynasty belongs to me!

The court rod is a special penalty for the emperor to punish the ministers. There is no provision concerning the court rod in the Ming law. However, since the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor Gao, the eunuchs were often used to imprison the eunuchs and the Jinyiwei to execute the punishments in the palace and the Meridian Gate. Give cane to those ministers who offend Tianwei.

The light ones are bloody and bloody, and the severe ones stand under the funeral staff.

'The impact of Yigong disturbance is far from over! '

Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting in the Longhuo, ignored the sound from the Qianqing Gate, and looked at the Qianqing Palace, "Fang Congzhe, the chief minister of the cabinet, before and after the death of the Daxing Emperor Zhu Changluo, all kinds of indecisive performances, can be regarded as letting himself go." Trapped in a passive situation, the Donglin Party frequently seizes the upper hand.

In the face of increasingly complex changes in the court situation, the Qi Chuzhe Party and other factions in the outer court, as well as ministers without party affiliation, mostly adopted a wait-and-see attitude in the face of the rising Donglin Party.

There is no right or wrong in politics. Even though Fang Congzhe, the chief minister of the cabinet, should indeed step down, he must not be so fast!
Nowadays, it is very difficult for those who want to move the Donglin Party without a subjective advantage.

Since this is the situation, let's build up the prestige first, and the infamy will come out. I just want to take the remnants of the Zheng party from the outer dynasty and frighten other factions first! '

Zhu Youxiao knows better than anyone else the special meaning that the court stick represents.

Emperor Yuji of the Ming Dynasty, among the civil servants, there would often be Shangshu poking the lungs of the emperor, begging for the imperial scepter, and it would not work if he didn’t beat him, but he didn’t know that he beat the board at the Meridian Gate. As long as he didn’t die, his reputation would rise. Even if he died, his name would still be handed down in historical materials.

When it comes to the means of raising hope, who can play against the civil servants?
It was the time when the two dynasties of Taichang and Tianqi alternated. In addition to the Donglin Party, Qi Chuzhe Party and other factions in the Outer Dynasty, there were also cliques who used to be attached to Concubine Zheng!

Not only the outer dynasty, even the current inner court, there are many eunuchs and eunuchs attached to Concubine Zheng.

Li Xuanshi was "invited" out of the Qianqing Palace and moved to the Erluan Palace just a few days ago, but something like this happened. Zhu Youxiao would never believe it if there was no conspiracy behind it!
The Wanli Dynasty's national dispute was so fierce. Zheng Guifei, who was deeply loved by Emperor Wanli, wanted her son to be canonized as the prince of the East Palace. Do you really want that idea?

No way!

The Hongwan case that led to the death of the new emperor Zhu Changluo has too many complicated and confusing aspects, involving both the inner court and the outer court. No one can say for sure what the truth is.

The power center of the Ming Dynasty at this stage is a mess, and there is me in you, and you in me. How to untangle this mess without affecting the local order of Ming Dynasty, especially the stability of Liao, is Zhu You Things the school has to consider.

Once the chaos of the party struggle affects the stability of Liao, the consequences will be unimaginable!

"My lord, this old slave has the guts to speak up."

As soon as Long Huo stopped outside Qianqing Palace, Wang An, the eunuch who accompanied him, lowered his head and bowed to Zhu Youxiao, "My lord remembers the emperor's filial piety, but the current situation is unstable. ..."

"You come."

Before Wang An finished speaking, Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand to signal.

Ok?
Wang An's doubts arose, did the emperor listen and persuade him?

After experiencing the thrilling and special period of the Wanli Dynasty, Wang An knew better than anyone else how much impact the emperor's resignation had on the foreign court.

I'm afraid that when the court ends today, there will inevitably be a large number of remonstrances and memorials, which will be submitted to the imperial court by the Secretary of General Administration.

Thinking of this, Wang An, holding a whisk in his hand, approached Long Huo with his head bowed.

Snapped! !

Before Wang An could stand still, a crisp slap sounded.

Wang An was beaten so badly that he was stunned.

The other eunuchs and eunuchs accompanying him were all horrified and fell to their knees on the ground.

"You eunuch, the supervisor of ceremonies, Bingbi, you don't worry about things you should worry about, but you worry about things you shouldn't worry about."

Looking at Wang An who was being beaten, Zhu Youxiao said coldly: "Why did I quit the court, don't you know? What happened to the water in the Luan Palace? You didn't know anything beforehand? The state funeral has not yet ended, and such things happen in the palace, where do you want me to be placed?"

Wang An fell to his knees with a plop.

"What is the relationship between me and Li Xuanshi, the foreign court may not know about it. You used to be by Huang Kao's side before, don't you know?"

Zhu Youxiao continued: "Wang Daban, do you think that you can make the decision for me if you are favored by the imperial examinee? Any decision I make, I have to tell you in advance!!"

"The old slave dare not!!"

Wang An's face changed when he heard the words, and he knelt down and kowtowed: "This old slave has never thought about it like this, the emperor has learned from you, this old slave treats the emperor..."

"Then immediately lead the supervisor of ceremonies to give me a prison sentence at the Meridian Gate."

Zhu Youxiao reprimanded: "In the past two days, whoever wants to take advantage of the incident in the Luan Palace to disrupt the court and damage my name will be arrested at the Meridian Gate. If this matter can't be handled well, Wang Daban, You will stay at the Meridian Gate all the time, and you don't have to go back to Qianqing Palace."

"Old slave obeys!"

Wang An responded immediately.

Zhu Youxiao ignored Wang An, got up and walked towards Dongnuange, leaving alone the terrified Wang An kneeling on the ground.

There are no confidant eunuchs around to drive them around. If you want to gain prestige outside the court, you must use Wang An, and if you want Wang An to obey orders and do things, you must pinpoint his fate.

But Wang An had to die. As a eunuch in charge of rituals in the inner court, he had close personal relationships with members of the Donglin Party in the outer court. If this person was not eliminated, any movement in the inner court would be known to the outer court in the shortest possible time.

The fun has just begun.

Returning to Zhu Youxiao in Dongnuange, he heard footsteps outside the hall, a faint smile appeared on his face, and a cold light flashed in his eyes immediately.

The inner court must be completely cleaned up within seven days!

Zhu Youxiao sat on the dragon chair, thinking about the current situation, it is not difficult to stop the court for a short time, and he can still prevaricate in the name of filial piety, but after a long time, other troubles will easily arise.

At present, the Donglin Party is too powerful, and those who are officials in Beijing are not counted. They have been dismissed or resigned before. Most of them are preparing to enter Beijing, and they are even on their way to Beijing. Once these Donglin Party members enter Beijing , the political offensive around the 'inversion' is bound to be launched!

When the chief minister of the cabinet becomes vacant, the Donglin Party will inevitably make nominations.

To effectively intervene in foreign affairs, the premise is that the inner court must be clean.

None of the team of eunuchs left behind by Emperor Wanli, the team of eunuchs left by Concubine Zheng, and the team of eunuchs left behind by Emperor Taichang can be kept in the inner court, otherwise the inner court that has become a sieve will inevitably be controlled by the civil servants of the outer dynasty, so how can we play?
"School brother~"

After an unknown amount of time, a voice resounded in the empty East Nuan Pavilion.

Contemplative Zhu Youxun looked over at the prestige, but saw a filial woman walking into the hall with timid brows.

If you want to be pretty, be filial.

Zhu Youxiao sighed secretly, and looked at the woman who was coming, "Nurse, did you bring it?"

It was Keshi who came.

"Brought it."

Keshi nodded hurriedly and said: "This servant specially waited for you to clear the door before going to fetch him. He is currently staying in Xinuan Pavilion."

"Let him come right here."

Zhu Youxiao got up and walked towards the Hakka family, "Nurse, take this jade pendant and leave the palace immediately, and find someone to come to the palace to meet me. Remember, don't go out through the Meridian Gate..."

Zhu Youxiao took off the jade pendant and handed it to Ke Shi, and then whispered a few words in his ear.

The nervous Ke Shi nodded frequently, for fear of missing something, but the pair of jade peaks trembled, and the body fragrance surrounded the tip of the nose, making Zhu Youxiao frowned slightly.

No wonder Emperor Tianqi wanted to keep Ke Shi in the palace, and even conferred the title of Holy Lady, who can bear it.

After the situation becomes clear, Ke Shi must leave the palace.

Looking at the back of Ke Shi's departure, Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes slightly, the inner court must be monolithic, and the wives always stay in the palace, which is definitely not a good thing for the inner court.

However, Zhu Youxiao must not mention such ideas at the moment.

It is true that he is a high-ranking son of heaven, but he is also a loner.

There are a large number of people gathered around him, the prince who opened his mouth, and the prince who shut his mouth, all seem to be loyal, but it is intriguing how many people are willing to obey absolutely what he said.

As an emperor, he is like a mascot. As long as he can live well and don't cause any trouble, as for anything else, it's best not to interfere in anything.

Isn’t this the fucking puppet emperor anymore? !
"Sin slave Li Jinzhong...greetings to the emperor."

The terrified voice made Zhu Youxiao restrain his mind, and stared at Li Jinzhong who was kneeling on his knees.

Li Jinzhong, who was wearing a plain suit, was dirty, with blood on his forehead and wrists.

It's just the physical pain, but it can't overcome the inner panic.

Standing with hands behind his back, Zhu Youxiao looked down at Li Jinzhong, with no expression of joy or sorrow, "Did you ever think about this when you were in Qianqing Palace?"

"Your Majesty, this servant has been convicted."

Li Jinzhong's heart trembled, he kowtowed madly and confessed, and shouted at Zhu Youxiao.

"Is that the only sentence?"

Seeing Li Jinzhong like this, Zhu Youxiao was disappointed.

No wonder that in the original historical track, Wei Zhongxian relied on his relationship with the Hakka clan in the early days of the Tianqi Dynasty. The Donglin Party reconciled, but it was a pity that most of the factions within the Donglin Party were unwilling and insisted on overthrowing Wei Zhongxian, forcing Wei Zhongxian to a corner. Faced with this situation, Wei Zhongxian was forced to make up his mind to use the power of the factory guards to dispatch the clinging eunuchs Members, concocted a series of important cases, arrested Donglin Party members without talking about martial arts, and finally suppressed the rising Donglin Party.

"Your Majesty! The slaves have never had the will to overstep. When they were in Qianqing Palace, the slaves were worried about the emperor's safety. However, Li Xuan was domineering, so the slaves..."

Hearing dissatisfaction, Li Jinzhong became more and more nervous. He knew better than anyone else that if he couldn't calm down the emperor's anger today, he would definitely die!
'It's kind of astute. '

Looking at Li Jinzhong who kept kowtowing, Zhu Youxiao didn't change on the surface, but smiled in his heart.

Knowing to push his previous behavior in Qianqing Palace to Li Xuanshi's body, this can be regarded as gaining some advantages for himself.

"Should I call you Li Jinzhong? Or should I call you Wei Jinzhong?"

Looking at Li Jinzhong who was kneeling on the ground, Zhu Youxiao stepped forward, stepped on Li Jinzhong's palm, and said indifferently.

Li Jinzhong was struck by lightning.

How could the emperor know this secret? !
Even the Wei Dynasty, who was befriending him, didn't know.

At the beginning, I couldn't get along in my hometown in Suning, and I accidentally heard that entering the palace as a eunuch had a future, so I chose to eunuch myself, changed my name, and moved into the palace. It's just life in the palace. Can be a eunuch...

"Why didn't you speak?"

Zhu Youxiao pressed his feet hard, and Li Jinzhong was sweating profusely when he stepped on it, but he didn't dare to make a sound, "You know, at the court today, a group of people were arrested by the imperial court, and the Xiaoluan Palace was flooded."

"!!!"

Li Jinzhong was terrified, fear was born in his heart, Li Xuan's residence was flooded, he didn't know about it, in such a special situation, it's fine, how could such a thing happen in the inner court?
It happened to be Xiaoluan Palace!
"I don't like the name Li Jinzhong."

Seeing that Li Jinzhong remained silent, Zhu Youxiao said coldly: "In the future, change back to your original surname and give it the name Zhongxian. I will not pursue the past for the time being, but there is a sentence that I hope you will engrave in your heart. Here, what I give is yours. If I don’t give it to you, you can’t take it. Since I can give it to you and let you change your life, I can also take it back!
With this list, go to find Li Yongzhen to help you, and let me take control of the Yuma Prison as soon as possible. If you don’t do well or make any mistakes, you will punish yourself and apologize. "

After saying that, Zhu Youxiao took out a list from his cuff and threw it in front of Wei Zhongxian.

Surprised, Wei Zhongxian hurriedly picked up the list, with disbelief written all over his face.

He can live!

He doesn't have to die!
"My slave, please thank God!"

Wei Zhongxian, who became more and more excited as he thought about it, kowtowed and thanked him.

If you want to check and balance the court, you must first control the inner court.

The inner court is unstable, and there is no guarantee for its own safety, so what are you talking about to check and balance the court?
Zhu Youxiao knows better than anyone else that if a new monarch who succeeds the great rule dares to do anything out of the ordinary, especially when the civil servants in the outer dynasty are dominant and there is no period of harem regency, he will be the weakest.

"You take this jade pendant with you, and go to the Imperial Horse Supervisor to take up the post of palm seal eunuch." Zhu Youxiao took off the jade pendant, threw it on Wei Zhongxian, and said coldly.

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Wei Zhongxian stiffened his body, for fear that the jade pendant would fall off, he kowtowed slowly in response.

At the beginning of Daxing Emperor Zhu Changluo Yuji's ascension to the throne, out of the consideration of stabilizing the inner court and appeasing Zheng Guifei's family, except for the placement of confidant eunuchs in the Silijian, the Yumajian and other places have not been adjusted. There are many things at the beginning of Yuji To deal with it, Zhu Changluo never had time to adjust the inner court, so that the subsequent frequent occurrences also caused the current inner court structure, which is actually very chaotic, which also gave Zhu Youxiao a rare opportunity.

Temporarily dismissing Wang An from the front of the imperial court, and letting him lead the group of supervisors in charge of the court staff, this is Zhu Youxiao's opportunity.

If the Royal Horse Supervisor cannot control the situation, then cleaning up the inner court will be empty talk.

Beating Wei Zhongxian was secondary, it made Wei Zhongxian feel awed, and the most important thing was to gather the eunuchs he had chosen as soon as possible, and to control the imperial horse supervisor.

Zhu Youxiao can no longer change the events that happened before Yuji ascended the throne, including the enthronement edict. If he wants to gradually turn passive into active, Zhu Youxiao must use fast to beat slow, so as to give full play to his few advantages To the extreme, Yu Ma Jian is just the beginning!
(End of this chapter)