Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 279 The emperor sent people to disperse the hearts of the king Xiang and entered the palace to test the queen mother
After the new year, the busiest person in the inner court became Wang Cheng, and the busiest person in the outer court became Zhou Chen.

One of the two is in charge of the internal supervisor, and the other is in charge of the Ministry of Industry. They are running day and night to implement Zhu Qiyu's construction plan for the outer city of Beijing.

Wang Gong Factory and Gunpowder Bureau became the first relocation targets, followed by Bingzhan Bureau, Chariot Factory, Armor Factory and craftsmen under Jinyiwei.

The various supervisory bureaus in the imperial city were also largely abolished.

When King Xiang walked into the imperial city again, all he saw was depression and dilapidation, and people were in panic.

There are burned palaces everywhere, and there are eunuchs and palace maids with ashen faces everywhere.

Especially on the way from Longzong Gate to Yinghua Hall, the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and the Palace of Xian'an passed through, which were horrible.

The more King Xiang watched, the more frightened he became. If it hadn't been notified in advance, King Xiang really wanted to turn around and leave the palace, and leave the capital as soon as possible.

But in view of the irreconcilable conflict between King Xiang and the emperor, King Xiang had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow the Emperor's sect to the dark side.

After entering the Yinghua Hall, after paying the salute, King Xiang didn't show too much politeness, and directly asked the doubts in his heart: "Sister-in-law, do you know that there is already an uproar in the capital, why are you so anxious to publicly condemn yourself?" Woolen cloth?"

Empress Dowager Sun replied: "The emperor issued an edict to punish himself first, and the ministers forcefully forced the palace behind. A fire burned me to my wits, and in a daze, I compromised.

But at least the emperor and ministers have agreed to transfer Ningyang Hou's class teacher back to Beijing this year, and then lead the army to welcome back the Supreme Emperor. "

King Xiang frowned when he heard this, the queen dowager in front of him seemed to be in a mess.Even if the emperor really kept his promise, let Ningyang Hou return to Beijing smoothly, and ordered him to meet the Supreme Emperor.

But whether the Supreme Emperor can return to Beijing smoothly is still a matter of uncertainty, after all, there are too many variables in the middle.

King Xiang really wanted to tell the queen mother that without the emperor's sincere welcome, it would be impossible for the emperor to return to the capital.But after thinking about it, King Xiang swallowed the words again. After all, the Empress Dowager Sun is already in a hurry to go to the doctor. If she is stimulated again, her mentality will be completely broken.

Just after two or three rounds of fighting between the Emperor's Faction and the Emperor's Faction, most of the Forbidden City was burned down.If the Empress Dowager Sun was really stimulated and the woman went crazy, she might cause some shocking disaster.

So King Xiang continued to test: "Sister-in-law, you are the empress dowager, the mother in name of the emperor, as long as you don't let go of your death, what can the emperor do to you, why did you agree to commit crimes so easily? "

Empress Dowager Sun replied angrily: "Return the emperor's nominal mother? His nominal mother is now Empress Zhen. From a legal point of view, the emperor is now the legitimate son, and the Supreme Emperor is the concubine.

All the eunuchs and court ladies in the Compassionate Ning Palace were all executed by the emperor's order.All the cronies and confidence around me are gone.

Before, it cost a lot of money to search for gold and silver treasures to redeem the Supreme Emperor. Now the Compassion Palace is on fire, and all the property I have accumulated over the years have been burned. reward.

Now if the emperor wants me to see the first emperor, it is only a matter of one sentence.How do you want me to confront the emperor?

Let's just issue this edict of guilt, at least the emperor accompanied him to issue the edict of guilt.

Next, I can only lie down and wait. It is impossible to challenge the emperor head-on. I can only wait patiently for the emperor to make a mistake. "

When King Xiang heard this, his heart sank a lot.The Supreme Emperor could not return to Beijing, and the Empress Dowager lost her power greatly.As long as the emperor can give birth to a son-in-law and then completely quell the wars in all directions, he will be able to gain a firm foothold.

And then it is slowly grinding, as long as one day people in the world can fully accept the saying that the emperor is the son of Empress Zhen, the position of concubine will be completely reversed.

Thinking of this, King Xiang asked again: "Then is it possible that the emperor's wife has been living in this small Yinghua Palace from now on? What about Empress Qian, is she really placed in a side palace?"

Empress Dowager Sun nodded: "Isn't it already written in the Edict of Guilt? I want to live in seclusion and reflect on myself. If I don't build a prosperous and prosperous world, I won't leave Yinghua Palace for a day.

As for Mrs. Qian, she can only live in the Changchun Palace in the Sixth West Palace in the future.Mrs. Zhou lived in Kunning Palace, as if she had become the empress of the main palace, while Mrs. Qian lived in the Sixth West Palace, making her look like a concubine, and she was really useless. "

"Since the emperor has always said to respect the eldest son, why not use this as an excuse to advocate for Empress Qian?"

Empress Dowager Sun shook her head: "It's useless, Empress Qian has really lost her morality. The Supreme Emperor, I, Qian's family, and even the first emperor are all responsible for the change in the civil castle, and it cannot be shirked.

Besides, Qian's ability is so poor, after being a queen for so many years, he can become lame and blind for no reason.

Wang's ability was so strong that he died without making a sound.You pissed off the emperor, and after a while, the Qian family disappeared without a sound. "

At this point, King Xiang finally understood that the Emperor's faction had completely collapsed. Although there were many people who were devoted to the Emperor, they were all useless.Apart from poisoning the emperor's family, there is no other way to turn things around.

So King Xiang changed his tone, patiently comforted Queen Mother Sun, and then formally bid farewell to Queen Mother Sun, leaving for Changsha tomorrow.

Leaving Yinghua Hall, King Xiang did not return the same way, but left the Forbidden City from Xuanwu Gate, turned west, passed Chengguang Hall, Yuhe Bridge, and entered Xiyuan.

King Xiang really followed what Zhu Qiyu said before, picked some rare birds and animals in Xiyuan, and ordered people to send them to the ten princes' mansion, and bring them back to Changsha tomorrow.

King Xiang kept on doing nothing, because today was the last day in the capital, so he simply wandered around, so he left the Xi'an Gate.

As soon as he left Xi'an Gate and entered Xi'an Gate Street, King Xiang was completely speechless.I saw all kinds of rare birds and animals lined up on both sides of the street, the streets were bustling with people, and there were high-ranking officials and dignitaries in bright clothes everywhere, picking and choosing.

Co-author Zhu Qiyu really wanted to keep none of the rare birds and animals raised in the palace, give away those that can be given away, and move out all the rare animals that can't be given away, and sell them to the dignitaries in Beijing.

The majestic emperor has become a street vendor. In this way, what is the majesty of the royal family, and how decent it is.

King Xiang quickly left Xi'anmen Street, turned north at the intersection, and within half a mile, he came to Mingyufang in Xicheng.

The confidant around him hurriedly said: "Your Highness, not far ahead is a luxurious restaurant in the capital, Jietianlou, would you like to go in and have a look?"

King Xiang nodded: "Yes, I have also heard that this restaurant is the sea of ​​news in the capital, and there are some things that the cabinet may not know yet, so the news can be spread here first.

I happen to be here today, so I want to see and see. "

So a group of people entered Jietian Tower, and King Xiang didn't go to the private room, but just sat in the busiest place on the first floor, listening to the discussions of the diners.

(End of this chapter)