Daming: Apocalypse of Longevity

Chapter 154: Poison at the Palace Gate
It's not surprising that Qian Qianyi didn't know about this.

If according to the normal historical process, Zhu Youxiao died of illness and Zhu Youjian succeeded to the throne, the inside story would naturally be made public. After all, this is related to the "succession legitimacy" of his successor Zhu Youjian.

But now because Zhu Tianqi traveled through time, Zhu Youxiao did not die of illness, and miraculously recovered from the illness, so naturally he summoned Xin Wang Zhu Youjian when he was seriously ill, and what he said to Zhu Youjian It won't be counted, and this matter will become a secret that is not told.

Except for a few important officials in the court who were secretly contacted by the then Queen Zhang Yan in order to prevent Wei Zhongxian from blocking King Xin Zhu Youjian from succeeding to the throne, and who were preparing to welcome King Xin into the palace after Zhu Youxiao's death, everyone who knew about it There were very few people.

Qian Longxi was one of the few insiders because he was a leader of the Donglin Party and held an important position in the court. His rank was not low.

Although Qian Qianyi had a high status in the Donglin Party, he was impeached by the Eunuch Party in the fourth year of Tianqi and was dismissed from his post and returned to his hometown. He had limited knowledge of the affairs in the DPRK and could only pass through Donglin in the DPRK. Party members reported to him.

But before Qian Longxi could send the news back to Qian Qianyi that King Xin was about to succeed to the throne, the emperor suddenly became "immortal" and recovered from his illness overnight. Therefore, Qian Longxi naturally did not dare to return to the throne. I wrote to Qian Qianyi about what happened before.

Because if this letter falls into the hands of outsiders, gets it in front of the emperor, and spreads rumors that he has established the "King of Letters", then he will not be able to defend himself, so this matter is not far away from treason!

Qian Longxi saw that Qian Qianyi was stunned and silent, and he didn't know what he was thinking, so he said: "But this matter has passed, it's better not to mention it again. I think even if the emperor really wants to conquer it in person , and we may not follow in the footsteps of Tumu Fortress, so let’s take one step at a time!”

After Zhu Tianqi returned to the palace, he could no longer sleep. So far, his plan had gone smoothly. Sun Chengzong had indeed lived up to his expectations. He had already written a "fake" military report according to the secret letter he wrote to him. , and mobilized the troops from Liaodong to return to defend the capital.

Next, he must implement the personal expedition as soon as possible and leave the capital as soon as possible. Only after he personally conducts the expedition can he truly hold the command of all the troops in his own hands. If he stays in the capital, everything will happen. He has to discuss it with the cabinet and the Ministry of War, and I'm afraid his subsequent plans will not go smoothly!

In fact, Zhu Tianqi didn't care much about the obstruction of the officials. After all, the matter had reached this point, and Zhu Tianqi no longer cared about breaking up with them. Anyway, when he wiped out the Jiannu, he would definitely become famous in one battle and be powerful in the world. , then who else in the DPRK would dare to play against me?
What Zhu Tianqi really cares about now is Zhang Yan. Counting the days, Zhang Yan is due to give birth in the next few days. He should wait until she gives birth to the child before leaving. There is also the safety of their mother and son after he leaves Beijing. The problem also needs to be carefully considered.

Just as he was wondering about it, he saw Wang Yuanbao walking into the palace in a panic. He saluted and said: "Your Majesty, something serious has happened. All the officials in the court are kneeling outside the Qianqing Gate!"

When Zhu Tianqi heard this, he was unmoved. Instead, he asked Wang Yuanbao, "They can kneel down if they want. What's there to be alarmed about?"

Wang Yuanbao was at a loss for words. He had no education and limited language expression ability, so he held back for a long time before he could say one sentence: "I'm worried that your Majesty will ruin your reputation by allowing them to do whatever they want!" Zhu Tianqi After hearing this, he couldn't help laughing loudly. He had long thought that the civil servants in the court would play this trick of "crying, making trouble, and hanging himself" with him, so he was not surprised by this, and he I don't think that ignoring these ministers will ruin my reputation.

If I return from this personal expedition with a great defeat, the world and the history books will inevitably scold me for not listening to dissuasion and insisting on going my own way. I will also praise the ministers who tried to dissuade me with a few words of "loyalty to the emperor and patriotism". How can I meet a foolish emperor? .

But he will not lose. He will win this battle. Then when the time comes for him to win and return to the court, he will naturally be praised by everyone and leave his name in history. And those who block him will inevitably be scolded as being incompetent in military affairs and blocking them recklessly. , almost delaying the opportunity to fight!
Zhu Tianqi then told Wang Yuanbao: "Don't they like to kneel? Wait until noon. When they are all kneeling and hungry, you can lead someone to set up a barbecue in front of them and grill a few whole sheep. It's delicious, but you can only let them smell it, not eat it, do you understand?"

"Your Majesty, this..." Wang Yuanbao naturally understood, but he felt that this move was a little too damaging, so he hesitated: "I'm afraid this is not good."

Zhu Tianqi thought for a while and then said: "When you were setting up the barbecue, you said that the Queen was about to give birth and had no appetite. She suddenly wanted to eat roast mutton, so I ordered you to grill it specially for the Queen. As for why you had to do it If you want to bake outside Qingmen, just say this is the door of my house, I can bake wherever I want, but why do they have to kneel outside my palace gate?"

"Slave made it down!" Although Wang Yuanbao felt that this matter was too dishonest, but after thinking about it, these civil servants deserved it, so he took orders to do it.

The weather in October is not hot, but rather slightly chilly. This is quite comfortable for the ministers kneeling outside Qianqing Gate. They all went home and put on more clothes. They are not afraid of the cold, but are afraid of the scorching sun above their heads. Exposure to the sun for a long time will make you feel thirsty and unbearable!

However, even though you don't have to endure the pain of being exposed to the scorching sun, it's hard enough not to eat or drink. But in order to achieve your loyal reputation, you can still endure this little pain.

As we all know, the feeling of hunger is often the most difficult to endure in the first period of time. When the hunger is over, it will be nothing. But it happened that the officials just felt unbearably hungry, and their stomachs growled. While he was fighting against hunger with his will, Wang Yuanbao walked out of Qianqing Gate.

When the ministers saw Wang Yuanbao coming out, they instinctively thought that the emperor must not be able to hold on anymore and was going to surrender. They all looked forward to it and smiled proudly in victory.

But then, not only did they not see the emperor, but they saw a group of young eunuchs carrying charcoal for the grill and three slaughtered sheep.

Wang Yuanbao met the surprised gazes of the ministers, bowed his hands, and said: "The Queen has no appetite when she is about to give birth, and just wants to eat roasted lamb. Therefore, the emperor sent his slaves to roast a few. If you, your lords, dislike the fishy smell, Son, you can move to another place, if you don't dislike it, you can stay here!"

(End of this chapter)