Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 248 The Kings of the Counties Gathered in the Fengtian Hall and the Jinyi Guards Thoroughly Inspected the Mansion of the Prince of Yan
When Wala's [-] troops approached the city, the emperor didn't even frown.

But now, the emperor cried out of anger.Seeing this, the ministers were all terrified and knelt down together to plead guilty.

Zhu Qiyu waved his hands angrily: "You are not guilty, but the widow is the sinner who has brought disaster to the country and the people. Go, hurry up and summon the Prince of Zaijing, the Prince of the County, and the Captain-in-law to the Fengtian Hall for a court meeting.

Whether it is the crown prince succeeding to the throne and King Xiang supervising the country; or the king of Lai, supporting King Xiang to ascend the throne; or whether everyone has any better ideas, discuss it together, and then return to the Holy Empress Dowager, and ask the Empress Dowager to issue a decree to set it up. new king.

In the future, the widow will take the whole family back to the state of Qi and go to the feudal clan. In just a few days, you will be able to support a new king and take the throne, and it will be convenient to use the new year name. "

When the ministers heard the words, they were so excited that tears came down. While kowtowing heavily, they resolutely advised the emperor to withdraw his order.

Among the ministers present, there were only three exceptions. He Yi pulled Huang Pu, then stood up and walked out.Huang Pu was stunned for a moment, then quickly got up to follow.

Wang Wen also stood up and motioned for Chen Xun to follow.

Chen Xun was confused, it's fine if you don't speak up to persuade the emperor, but why are you running away, do you really want to call the royal family to discuss the matter of setting up a new king?
Seeing that Chen Xun hadn't figured it out for a while, Wang Wen had no choice but to drag Chen Xun out of the palace.

The other ministers saw that both the first and second assistants had run away, so they could only follow behind, and they all went back to arrange the convening of the court meeting.

Not long after, servants came out to invite the prince in Beijing, the king of the county, and the captain's son-in-law.

After seeing off the ministers, Zhu Qiyu instructed Liu Chang again: "Is the Jin Yiwei here? Let them in."

Liu Chang hurriedly went out and called people in. The people standing in the front row were the emperor's father-in-law and uncles of the Guo family, Hu family, and Wu family.

Zhu Qiyu shook his head, the role of these people was to watch over Jin Yiwei for him, but when it came time to question and interrogate, professional people had to come.

So Zhu Qiyu asked the people in the back row: "Which of you is good at interrogation?"

Menda stood up and replied: "Your Majesty, the last general of Jinyiwei, Qianhu Menda, is full-time in charge of the trial of the Zhenfu Division's prison."

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Go, let's go to the interrogation one by one. I will give you one day, and I will come again at this time tomorrow.

I hope that when the time comes, who poisoned, how, and what kind of poison was poisoned, and everything that needs to be investigated, you can investigate clearly for me.

I don't know how you handle cases, and I don't want to know how you handle cases.In short, I don't ask about the process, only the result.

I figured it out, you are promoted to Commander of Jinyiwei, and your subordinates are also promoted to a higher level.If you don't understand, you and your subordinates will all go home to pick up the children. "

Menda was a professional in torture, and he could pry open even the most stubborn mouth. He wasn't too worried about the time limit set by the emperor, but because of the relationship between Prince Tan's mansion and the emperor, he didn't dare to let go, so he looked rather embarrassing.

Seeing this, Zhu Qiyu asked: "Why, what difficulties do you have? Feel free to tell. If you are afraid that you are not capable enough, you can also speak up as soon as possible. I will ask someone else to investigate."

Menda hurriedly replied: "The errands entrusted by your majesty will be completed even if you die. It's just that who can and who can't be interrogated in Prince Yi's mansion, and what kind of torture methods can be used, please let your majesty express. "

Zhu Qiyu replied resolutely: "Everyone in Prince Yan's mansion, including the princess and concubine, will be investigated, and you can use any means. I just want to know the truth about King Yan being poisoned."

With the explicit authorization from the emperor, Menda felt confident, so he immediately resigned and summoned his subordinates to investigate the case.

Zhu Qiyu gave another stern warning to the imperial physicians present, and then went back to his Prince Qi's mansion angrily.

This time it was Zhao Juan who brought a thousand guards to protect the emperor and returned to Qi Palace.Liu Chang took two thousand personal guards and stayed to deal with the aftermath.

Not long after Zhu Qiyu left, a large number of Jinyiwei entered Prince Tan's mansion to interrogate the maids, eunuchs, and concubines that the emperor had accepted when he was still King Tan.

Even Mrs. Wang was invited to the main hall, and Menda personally led people for interrogation.

When Mrs. Wang was really invited into the main hall, Menda began to feel a little tingling in his scalp: Anyone who finds a little dignified official in the capital will know that Mrs. Wang belongs to the Empress Dowager Sun, these are all obvious things .

Menda himself thinks the most reasonable explanation for the matter is: Wang Taifei Wang and Hang are not in harmony, and she is jealous of her giving birth to the eldest son.Now the Hang family is also canonized by the emperor as the concubine of the king of Tan, and he regards his son Zhu Jianji, the king of Tan, as his son.

I think mother is more expensive than Wang's.The Wang family hated this, so they secretly used poisonous hands to harm Zhu Jianji, the king of Tan.

Menda guessed this way, but he didn't know what kind of result the emperor wanted.

Moreover, a thousand households of Jin Yiwei interrogated a prince and concubine, how should we proceed?
In desperation, Menda had no choice but to pull his confidant Lu Gao out of the main hall, find a secluded place, and asked in a low voice: "Brother, tell me, what should we do? What kind of results should we find out?" What about business trips?"

Lu Gao replied: "Check one by one, whatever is found is what it is, and the princess must be strictly judged."

"Wang Taifei is a member of the Holy Empress Dowager, so don't we offend the Empress Dowager to death?"

Lu Gao spread his hands helplessly: "Anyway, there are three ways in front of you: the first is to offend the empress dowager, the second is to offend the emperor, and the third is to offend no one. Go home obediently and pick up the child. Choose yourself."

After being stunned for a while, Lu Gao had no choice but to sigh helplessly. It is impossible to hold a child in the arms.Based on the current consensus of the ruling and opposition parties, the emperor is unlikely to abdicate, and it is almost impossible for the emperor to be restored, and the empress dowager is bound to lose power.

Therefore, individuals can tell whether they should offend the emperor or the empress dowager.

In the end, Menda's heart was broken, and he ordered Lu Gao to lead people to start the trial from Wang's personal maid and eunuch.All the means are used, and there is no need to have scruples.

But when Zhu Qiyu returned to the mansion, as soon as he stepped into the door, all the favorite concubines surrounded him.

Without waiting for the concubines to ask, Zhu Qiyu smiled and comforted: "Don't be nervous, the matter is already like this, and there is no other way, I can only use forceful means to suppress all parties.

So the city will definitely be full of storms these days, you all stay at home and don't go anywhere. "

Lin Xiangyu asked with concern: "What happened to King Tan?"

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "The imperial doctor said that if you can survive the first month, you will get better."

Lin Xiangyu breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the words: "That's okay, there is still hope."

Zhu Qiyu snorted coldly: "Is there any help? You don't know how stupid these imperial doctors are. What's the meaning of 'survive the first month and you will get better', in human terms: Zhu Jianji can't survive the first month.

It may be half a month, it may be ten days, it may be five or six days, or even tomorrow morning. "

All the favorite concubines changed their faces when they heard this.

Seeing this, Zhu Qiyu comforted: "You don't have to worry too much, it won't affect you. I will use thunderous means to completely solve the problem within three to five days.

On the fourth day of the first lunar month, we set off on time and moved to Yuquan Mountain, away from this ghost place.

Alright, I'm tired, the princess stays with me to talk, you all go away. "

(End of this chapter)