Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 231 Taking the Opportunity to Clean Up and Place the Eleven Eunuchs in Power in the Inner Court
The square used for execution has the Qianqing Gate to the north and the Jianji Hall to the south.

To the west is the Longzong Gate, and in the northwest corner is the famous Military Aircraft Department in later generations.

To the east is Jingyun Gate, and walking three hundred steps straight south from Jingyun Gate is the area of ​​Wenyuan Pavilion and Wenhua Palace.

There is no access control barrier between them, and the important ministers of the cabinet can walk to Jingyun Gate unimpeded.

In fact, Chen Xun, Wang Wen and others really came after hearing the news. They gathered on the steps outside the Jingyun Gate and looked in through the crack of the door.

However, the ministers were limited to watching secretly. The emperor was dealing with the servants of the inner court.

In the Ming Dynasty, strictly speaking, the eunuchs and court ladies in the inner court were all the emperor's personal slaves, and life and death were all decided by the emperor.

According to the jurisprudence of Confucianism, in the whole world, there is no king's land; on the shore of the land, there is no king's minister.The king ordered the minister to die, and the minister had to die.

So in theory, the emperor can also kill the ministers of the foreign court at will.It's just that no emperor would really do that.

In a word, no matter what the emperor does to the eunuchs and maids, the ministers have nothing to do with it, and no one wants to do it.

What the ministers are concerned about now is why the emperor got angry?
According to the observations of the ministers these days, the emperor is a mild-tempered person who is both reasonable and emotional.

Even for the ministers he hated, the emperor just satirized him.The most, the most, is to kick the unsightly minister out of the capital to serve as the military counselor.

Chen Xun and Wang Wen squeezed in the front, listening to the mournful cry and looking at the bloody scene, they both felt a little cold.

Chen Xun tugged at Wang Wen's sleeve: "Qianzhi, what do you think?"

Wang Wen replied absent-mindedly: "Your Majesty is full of natural energy, lifts weights lightly, and has the image of a holy master."

When everyone heard this, they all looked at each other, a little confused.

Wang Wen is the most authoritative person among the courtiers in terms of popularity.

Wang Wen himself is a profound man with a stern face and extraordinary temperament, which the censors fear like gods.

In the Ming Dynasty, those who could subdue all the censors were already qualified to be called great gods.

It is a very mysterious thing to nourish and hope for qi, but Wang Wen has already grasped the essence of it.

So while the ministers were still watching the situation in the court, Wang Wen had already followed the new king wholeheartedly.

However, the original intention of Chen Xun's question was to let Wang Wen analyze and analyze what happened.What everyone wants to hear is also the secrets of the palace.

Everyone didn't expect Wang Wenhui to say that your majesty is full of energy, lifts weights lightly, and has the image of a holy master.

There was no way for everyone to deny this sentence, they could only echo it repeatedly.Chen Xun's question was thus fooled by Wang Wen.

Not long after, all the people in the first palace were killed by the emperor's personal guards, and the whole square became silent again.

Zhu Qiyu just sat there quietly and coldly without speaking, and was completely silent for a meal.

Zhu Qiyu didn't ask until everyone's hearts were pounding, "Where are Chen Mian, Ruan An, Wang Jin, Ruan Lang, Ruan Rang, Ruan Xi, and Hao Yi?"

When the seven eunuchs heard this, four of them immediately felt their heart beat faster and their backs feel cold, thinking that the emperor was going to continue to attack.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Qiyu's words changed: "The seven of you made great contributions to the defense of the capital during the battle to defend the capital. Chen Mian was resigned from his original position and changed to be the eunuch of Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies, and the general manager of the Qianqing Palace.

Ruan An was changed to the eunuch Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies, and succeeded Jin Ying, and concurrently served as the director of the Palace of Compassion and Ning.

Wang Jin, who was promoted to the eunuch of Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies, is still in charge of the imperial seal, and also in charge of the inner book hall.

Ruan Lang, who was promoted to be the eunuch in charge of the supervisor of the department, took charge of the seal of Shangban on behalf of Chen Xiang who was out to supervise the army.

Ruan Rang is in charge of Shangbaojian and Shangyijianyin.

Ruan Xi, who was promoted to be the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor, knew the seal of the supervisor.

Hao Yi was promoted to be the eunuch in charge of the imperial horse supervisor and seal seal, and also in charge of the military battle bureau seal. "

The seven eunuchs thanked you, and Zhu Qiyu continued: "Wang Cheng, the eunuch who is the supervisor of ceremonies and who holds the pen, is in charge of the internal official's seal.

Shu Liang, who served as the eunuch of the Rites and Bingbi, held the seals of the Shoujian, the Wine and Vinegar Noodle Bureau, and the Huanyi Bureau.

Zhang Yong, the eunuch who served as the supervisor of ceremonies and the eunuch of Bingbi, was in charge of the supervisor of the palace, the department of cherishing salary, and the seal of Yinzuo Bureau.

Wang Qin, the eunuch who served as the supervisor of rites and the eunuch of Bingbi, was in charge of the supervisor of the palace, the division of bells and drums, the needlework bureau, and the seal of the inner weaving and dyeing bureau. "

Zhu Qiyu stopped pretending, and promoted all four eunuchs who followed him since childhood to eunuch Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies.

This is a reasonable and legal exercise of the right that belongs to the emperor, but no one dares to say no.

However, Zhu Qiyu was still restrained. Among the eleven eunuchs just appointed, seven of them were his confidantes, and the other four were either from the Supreme Emperor's faction or the neutral faction.

After such a brainstorming appointment, except for Wang Cheng and others who are particularly obvious, it is difficult for the rest of the ordinary people to distinguish which one is the emperor's own cronies.

This is exactly the effect Zhu Qiyu wanted, and then he ordered: "Chen Mian is responsible for re-selecting a group of maids and eunuchs, who will be sent to the Qianqing Palace after I have personally checked them out. If there is another mistake, it will still be the same as today. stick dead.

Ruan Xi was in charge of recruiting a thousand eunuchs to form a clean army to patrol the inner palace day and night and strengthen the guards.

From now on, eleven of you will be the leaders of the inner court eunuchs. I have high hopes for you, and I hope you will not let me down. "

Everyone heard the words and quickly thanked them.

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand, motioning for everyone to disperse.

All the court ladies and eunuchs left the square as if they had been pardoned.

The personal guards didn't care about killing or burying them, they just lined up neatly and loyally defended the emperor.

Zhu Qiyu signaled his guards to wait a moment, then he flashed back to the Qianqing Palace, and still reported to Empress Qian through the screen: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I have killed all these traitors, and I will send a group of loyal ones later. The owner's servants have come to serve the emperor's wife."

Empress Qian was terrified, but she had no choice but to bite the bullet and thank the emperor.

After finishing a few words on the scene, everyone left Empress Qian to rest on the bed, and went out together.

Empress Dowager Sun took the seat at the head, and asked tentatively: "Emperor, you always live in the palace, it's not the same thing.

After all, the Qian family and the Zhou family are only the Supreme Empresses, and now their names and speeches are not right, and they cannot manage the palace people in the inner court.

I think the emperor should move to the palace immediately, and then establish a queen, so that someone can manage the harem in a legitimate way. "

Zhu Qiyu just laughed dryly when he heard the words, and was too lazy to waste any more words.

The concubine was busy smoothing things over: "The empress dowager's kindness, we appreciate it. It's just that the women in our family are all from humble backgrounds and are not used to living in a good place like the palace.

Unlike the Empress Dowager, who entered the palace as a concubine, she was destined to live in this magnificent place.

Please don't mention the matter of living in the palace again in the future. "

When Queen Mother Sun heard this, her face flushed red with anger.Which pot does the concubine not open and which pot is lifted? What is meant by "as soon as she enters the palace, she is a grandson concubine", isn't this insinuating, meaning that the Queen Mother Sun killed her wife with a concubine.

At this point, Empress Dowager Sun could see that the absurd emperor in front of him didn't want to fight for the empress position of his own generation, but instead wanted to get Empress Xuanzong's idea.

It's just that if you understand, you understand, and if you are angry, you are angry, but Queen Mother Sun has no cards in her hand now.Now the entire capital army is in the hands of the emperor, while the Supreme Emperor has gone to the Western Regions.

Now the emperor's faction wants righteousness and reputation, but there is no righteousness; they want military power, and the troops loyal to the emperor either died in the civil fort or were transferred out of Beijing.

Not only that, even the heads of civil servants, generals, nobles, and eunuchs loyal to the emperor have all been driven out of Beijing by the emperor for various reasons.

Now there are still people in the capital who are loyal to the Supreme Emperor, but they are just three or two big cats and small cats, which have long since become a thing of the past.

The only thing that is uncertain now is, to what extent will the emperor care about decency?
If the emperor broke the pot, it would not be difficult to kill the whole family of the Supreme Emperor immediately, at most it would be ugly.

So Empress Dowager Sun chose to grit her teeth and swallowed her grievances.From now on, it will be a long period of patience and showing weakness, dormant and waiting.

When the emperor is negligent and reveals his flaws, give him a fatal blow.

This is called what you want to take, you must give it; if you want to be weak, you must strengthen it.

Zhu Qiyu was afraid that Mrs. Sun would continue to pester her, so she took the concubine and concubine into the carriage and went back to the mansion.

(End of this chapter)