Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 53 Qian Qianyi's Audience

Qian Qianyi paced anxiously around the room, even though there were already five maids fanning desperately.

But he was still very hot, and his head was sweating even more.

From the moment he knew that His Majesty the Emperor Ming had entered Nanjing City, he knew that his plan had failed.

So now Qian Qianyi is naturally flustered.

At this time, the servant he sent out to inquire about the news ran in, panting while wiping his sweat: "Master, I'm back."

"What's the matter, what's the whereabouts of Wu Weiye, Hou Fangyu, and the Dantu incident? Has His Majesty found anything?"

Qian Qianyi hurriedly held his forehead after asking the servant anxiously.

He was naturally worried about something that could affect the lives of his whole family.

"Back to the lord, the little one can't get out of the city. Suddenly a group of officers and soldiers with northern accents came outside. They surrounded the city of Nanjing, and no one was allowed to enter or leave. They said that His Majesty was going to enter the city, so martial law would be imposed. If it wasn't for the little one to run away Quickly, they almost took the young one down as a slave and spy."

After the servant answered, Qian Qianyi became more nervous.

"How can this be good, how can this be good!"

Just as Qian Qianyi was muttering, Liu Rushi walked over from the inside: "Sir, what's the matter? Your Majesty has successfully entered the city, and the foundation of the Ming Dynasty has not collapsed. Isn't that a good thing? Now that the country is in crisis, it is time for a stern minister to save the crisis , Maybe His Majesty is going to sue you, why don't you ask the gentlemen of the Sixth Department of Nanjing, why are you beating your hands and feet here?"

"You don't need to talk about it anymore, Mr. Liu. This matter is all because Qian Mou was confused for a while, and he was confused for a while!"

Just as Qian Qianyi was talking, a voice came from outside: "There is a decree, Qian Qianyi, the former Zhan Shi and Minister of Rites, is entering the pilgrimage at noon to meet you, with the courtesy of the original official, I honor you!"

Qian Qianyi was so frightened that he hurriedly asked the person who announced the decree to come in, but the person who announced the decree said it was a verbal order, and was eager to return to the palace to return his order, so naturally he did not give Qian Qianyi a chance to inquire about the news.

……

Nanjing city in June is very hot.

Qian Qianyi, who was fat and timid, was shivering from the cold at this moment.

Qian Qianyi didn't know why His Majesty was able to end in Nanjing safely, and he also didn't know whether the secret incident he had planned happened. If it happened, did His Majesty know that he did it.

Although, Qian Qianyi knew that he was the leader of Donglin, and he could be said to have a high status in the entire Jiangnan Shilin.

But in front of His Majesty who represents the supremacy of the world, he is just an ant.

So even if he is killed by Zhu Youjian now, he has no power to resist.

The difference with Qian Qianyi is that.

Other civil and military officials in Nanjing could not stand the scorching sun.

Usually they would sit in their igloo and eat watermelon during this hot summer time, but now at this time, they had no choice but to go to the palace to have an audience.

As everyone knows, Zhu Youjian wanted to take revenge on these civil and military officials in Nanjing who didn't know how to fear imperial power.

In fact, it was Zhu Youjian who wanted to give these Nanjing civil and military officials a blow, and let these officials who were used to being pampered in Nanjing reflect on themselves.

……

So far,

Zhu Youjian's trip to the south can be regarded as the official end.

Compared with the original history, the situation of Chongzhen in the past 17 years has also undergone tremendous changes.

The military threats of the warlords of the four towns in Jiangbei basically do not pose a major threat to the imperial court.

And when Zhu Youjian arrived in Nanjing as Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, he did not waste unnecessary time preparing for the war because of internal fighting such as the national struggle.

The entire empire did not become a mess.

After all, the emperor is still there, so Zhu Youjian can unite the various forces and carry out foreign wars.

Even a warlord like Zuo Liangyu would no longer look down on most senior civil officials, but he dared not openly oppose Zhu Youjian.

Even because of Zhu Youjian's appearance, many officials have increased their confidence in revitalizing Daming.

Although some civil and military officials in Nanjing who met at court at this time had feared people like Qian Qianyi, there were also many officials who showed excitement. They began to look forward to turning the tide with the Ming emperor in Nanjing and revitalizing the Ming Dynasty.

……

At this time, the inner court has not yet been built.

Many systems that are closely related to the royal family, such as the Internal Officials Supervisor, Shangyi Supervisor, and even the Imperial Dining Room and Imperial Pharmacy, have not yet been established again.

Therefore, the eunuch Han Shoujing, who was newly promoted to be the supervisor of ceremonies and Bingbi, could only be the chief executive for a while, and started to find eunuchs to form the Daming 24 Yamen together with Queen Zhou.

Zhu Youjian only controlled the appointment of the two powerful inner court departments, Si Li Jian and Yu Ma Jian, and then let the Queen Zhou and Han Shoujing go to work.

The defense of the palace city, the imperial city, and the outer city were naturally rearranged by the Imperial Horse Supervisor He Xin and officials from the Ministry of War.

And he himself, Zhu Youjian, is now sitting in the igloo in Fengxian Palace, eating simple pasta made by the imperial cook.

Bao Guogong Zhu Guobi, Chengyi Bo Liu Kongzhao, Nanjing Rites Minister Wang Duo, Nanjing Officials Minister Gao Hongtu, Nanjing Household Minister Zhang Shenyan, Qian Qianyi, Zheng Sanjun, Xu Shilin and other officials wearing court uniforms have all entered one after another.

Seeing that His Majesty Zhu Youjian hadn't appeared yet, these officials started to talk a lot, wondering what His Majesty would do next, whether to reward, re-appoint officials, and punish those who only welcomed the prince but not His Majesty official.

"Do you know that the city of Nanjing is still under martial law, and Eunuch He of the Yumajian has sent people to secretly monitor the various government offices and the mansions of our officials. It seems that His Majesty was murdered on the way. That’s why it’s so stressful.”

"Really, who is so courageous to murder the emperor, Daming has already lost the capital, but he can no longer lose the emperor, who is so hateful, if you let me know, he will be skinned!"

Qian Qianyi could not help but shiver when he heard this, and smiled awkwardly.

Zhu Youjian came out at this time, seeing these officials all in purple pythons and red robes covered with sweat, he felt relieved a lot:
"How is the sun outside, can you suffer from it?"

All the civil and military officials were silent at this moment, they didn't know how to answer, so as to be in line with His Majesty's wishes, so they all waited for the brave ones to speak out, so as to find out what His Majesty the Emperor of Ming was going to do.

"Your Majesty, in such a hot summer, all the officials are disciples of the Son of Heaven, and most of them are virtuous and capable people. Your Majesty, you should not insult the soldiers of the country like this." He stood up and made a blunt remonstrance out of habit.

"Drag it down, cut it off!"

Zhu Youjian only said this.

Gu Lianggong couldn't help but be amazed!

He just wanted to use this to make a name for his outspokenness and courage in the court, but he didn't expect that His Majesty would kill him without saying a word.

"Your Majesty, what I mean by this humble official is, Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

Before Gu Lianggong could finish his sentence, he was dragged out by the personal guards of the Second Guards Army, and he cut the matter with a knife.

All the officials were dumbfounded for a moment, and they didn't expect His Majesty to kill him suddenly, so now no one dares to complain about being exposed to the sun just now.

"Whether you are virtuous or not is not up to you, it is up to me. If you are all virtuous, why did my people arrive in Nanjing more than ten days ago, and you didn't go out of the city to Zhenjiang to meet you? And my lord father?"

After Zhu Youjian said this, he asked again: "Qian Qianyi, just tell me about you, do you have a gentleman like me in your eyes?"

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