Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

An envoy from the capital urgently sent a message to the regent, and the old and new emperors jointly ordered the regent to come to the capital urgently. Something serious had happened in the capital.

It is said that after being tortured with money to extract a confession, the eunuch who delivered the decree hesitated and revealed vaguely: For some unknown reason, Chongzhen's old habit relapsed, and he wanted to kill the ministers, and even the King of Xie Zheng Yong would not let him go. If he fails, he will be demoted to a commoner and imprisoned forever.

The generous ruler firmly disagreed with the old emperor's perverse behavior and resolutely stopped him. The father and son argued endlessly over this matter. For this reason, Chongzhen was furious and even reprimanded Zhu Cixi, the governor, on the spot, and said that if the governor stopped him again, he would give up his power to govern and let him go to Nanyuan to think about his mistakes behind closed doors.

The news ended here, and the eunuch who passed the order jumped over the wall to escape.

Lu Mou was dumbfounded. What? What do you, Chongzhen, want to do? Do you want to rebel? At this critical moment, if we don’t put the overall situation first, are we going to have a palace coup?

This is a big deal. He can no longer wander around. He must return to Beijing and smash Chongzhen's restoration actions. For this reason, he did not hesitate to launch a military revolt.

With such a mood, Lu Mou hurried back to Beijing.

Returning to the capital again, this time there were no hundreds of officials waiting ten miles out of town, and no crowds of people in the streets.

Also, Lu Mou has been in and out of Beijing too frequently in the past few years, and everyone is tired of being greeted with rituals like that. So Lu Mou gave understanding.

A large group of officials are waiting for you ten miles away. I forgive you for your hard work, but you have to find an official at the city gate anyway.

Standing at the gate of the city, Lu Mou couldn't help but look into the capital, hoping that an important official would greet him.

It's not a ritual to save face, but to first understand the cause and effect of the matter and why it has reached this point. You might as well make a decision yourself.

No, not even an official as big as a mung bean.

What made Lu Mou even more confused was that none of the Dongchang fanzi he had and the captain of the Jinyiwei came to report what was going on.

It seems that the upper echelons of Jinyiwei stationed in Beijing did not want to get involved in this matter, and chose to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

The eunuch Dongchang, a servant of the royal family, felt that this was a matter between the old and young generations of the master, and they could not and did not dare to mix it up.

But that's not right. My younger brother, Assistant King Yong, should come out and let me know some gossip in advance. Why didn't he come? Could it be that he was really demoted to a commoner and arrested? You, Chongzhen, want to make a coup, but you don’t want to be in power, and you don’t want me as the regent. What can you do if you want to make the fourth son and not use the idle king? Everything is weird.

Could it be that the matter is really serious and no one dares to interrupt? Could it be that Chongzhen's restoration was successful? Otherwise, why is the market so peaceful and the officials are not angry?

Whether it is now or in the future, Chongzhen cannot be restored, otherwise his work will be in vain.

Then he must implement military remonstrance, but look at the cats and dogs behind him. His soldiers are all on the front line. Where did he get the soldiers?

And with these three hundred guards entering Beijing, if Chongzhen's restoration was successful, he would never be able to escape. If you go in like this, if Chongzhen directly captures you, then you won't even have a chance to make a comeback. What will you do?

Do you want to enter this capital or not?

"Hey, the regent is back. Why don't you go into the city? Doesn't the regent think there is no welcoming ceremony?"

Those who dare to speak like this to the current actual executioner emperor, under the leadership of their bad friend Li Yan, are really many in the Ming Dynasty, there are five or six people.

Taking a closer look, I saw that it was so poor and old.

Lu Mou grabbed him and said, "Tell me, why does the emperor suddenly want to kill officials? Has the ruler been placed under house arrest in Nanyuan? Has the emperor really been restored?"

Chen Que looked at Lu Mou in surprise: "Prince Regent, first of all, let me make it clear that the emperor has not announced his abdication at all. According to normal legal principles, it is natural for the emperor to return to power."

"Return to power? If the emperor returns to justice, then what's the point?" "If the emperor does not return to power, but decrees that he will be in power and avoid his position, how will he deal with those damn officials?"

"What do you mean? Listen, why is it a kick to the head and a kick to the ground?"

"It's not your precious brother's fault."

"Why does this have to do with my precious brother?"

"Your precious brother is rebelling."

Lu Mou sat down on the ground: "What, my brother rebelled? Who did he rebel against? My father or my brother?"

Chen Que pulled up Lu Mou and said, "It's the humble minister who speaks without restraint. I'm saying that your brother is acting like a monster, which is tantamount to rebellion."

If they are the same, then it's almost nothing.

"Then where is my brother now?"

"In the Forbidden City."

"Where's my dad?"

"On Wanshou Mountain."

"What about my brother?"

"I knew I was in trouble, but I didn't know where to hide."

Everything was as usual, and he breathed a sigh of relief: "What on earth is going on?"

Chen Que had a strange look on his face: "Well, you'd better go to the palace and ask the governor. It's time for Wei Chen to teach, and Wei Chen has resigned. Oh, by the way, the cause of this matter is also related to you, the regent."

What are you talking about? From your home to the Imperial College, you just jump over the wall. But you went from your home to Deshengmen and then to the Imperial College, and you said it was related to me. You obviously came here to tip off the news. But you are such a tipster, but you are so unclear. Is there anyone like you who is a tipper?

But fortunately, in this short period of time, Lu Mou also got something crucial and useful. That is, Chongzhen was not restored and was still in Wanshou Mountain. My brother was not removed from power and was still in power in the Forbidden City. On the other hand, his precious brother did not know what kind of trick he had created for his ruling brother. He needed Chongzhen to come forward and kill a group of officials to take the blame for the ruling son, so as to maintain the good reputation of the ruling brother as a generous and benevolent man.

Now he is a cheap daddy, and he is at odds with his elder brother and younger brother. No wonder no one dares to get involved. This is a family matter that cannot be settled by an upright official. The relationship is waiting for the fourth person, the executive emperor, to come back and deal with the relationship between father and son.

But fortunately, the ruling brother resisted, and Chongzhen hadn't killed the officials yet. The officials also believed that with the ruling brother on his side, and me as the regent coming back to regulate, nothing serious would happen to those officials who didn't know how to die. So all the officials feel at ease.

Because this matter only involved the officialdom and the imperial court, the market remained peaceful.

Walk into the imperial city with confidence. The office area of ​​the Six Departments in the Imperial City was a busy scene. Officials from various ministries did not slack off because of this matter. They hurriedly ran between the various yamen with their briefcases under their arms. The quarrels in the yamen could be heard at any time.

The only difference from the past is that officials who met him would chase after him and ask for approval on some official documents. As a result, when these officials saw him today, they would either turn around and avoid him, or even bump into him head-on. After coming forward to greet him, they would immediately say: "I have official business to do, so I won't disturb the regent." Then, before he could ask any questions, he ran away in a hurry, running faster than a rabbit, as if he was avoiding the god of plague.

What the hell is going on? The three of them, father and son, are fighting each other and waiting for me to come back and straighten things out. But why are you officials so afraid of hiding from me?

What a hell. (End of chapter)