Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 39

Gu Xingzu was sweating profusely when asked.

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Marquis Zhenyuan, relax, don't be so nervous. I'm not interrogating you, what have you experienced, what have you seen, just tell me the truth.

I don't want to do anything to the people involved, but I just want to know the real situation ahead.

It doesn't matter if you don't want to say it, and I won't do anything to you.But I can't control how the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty will treat you, so you can ask for more blessings. "

Gu Xingzu was really anxious when he heard the words, just kidding, now all the civil and military ministers are writing to impeach him, demanding that he, the criminal who fled from the Lord, be executed immediately, and the official punishment will be declared.Now that Zhu Qiyu doesn't care anymore, he can really prepare for the funeral.

So Gu Xingzu had to cry and shout to talk to Zhu Qiyu.The two talked secretly for more than an hour before Zhu Qiyu finally nodded with satisfaction: "Oh, that's it, I'm going back, Zhenyuanhou should rest early."

After all, Zhu Qiyu raised his foot and was about to go home, Gu Xingzu hurriedly pulled Zhu Qiyu back.

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "In the face of the national crisis, you will be spared. The Marquis of Zhenyuan doesn't have to worry about food. I'll just go home and eat."

Gu Xingzu replied with embarrassment: "No, no, I am not going to keep His Highness for dinner."

Zhu Qiyu was also embarrassed when he heard the words: "Ah? Didn't you want to invite me to dinner, that's because I'm being affectionate."

"No, no, I have some small playthings for His Highness."

After finishing speaking, Gu Xingzu clapped his hands, and three women walked in.

Zhu Qiyu raised his eyes and saw all of them were exquisite and beautiful, and couldn't help but praise: "Marquis Zhenyuan is so interesting, is this also raised by your family since childhood?"

Gu Xingzu said with a smile: "I made His Highness laugh, I am a little bit careful, and please be sure to accept it."

Zhu Qiyu smiled helplessly: "It's only been a few days, and I'm so famous for my lust? These girls are beautiful, but Marquis Zhenyuan should keep it for himself, I won't steal others' favors.

I haven't even understood the women in the family yet.Besides, we have to avoid suspicion, otherwise people will say that I took a bribe from you to protect you. "

Zhu Qiyu patted Gu Xingzu on the shoulder: "Okay, I'm leaving, there is no need to send it off."

Zhu Qiyu and his group left the Zhenyuanhou's mansion, and just walked outside the gate of their own house, before they were happy, Xing'an, who was waiting for the rabbit at the gate, rushed to greet them.

Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to cry and asked, "Xing'an, what's the matter?"

Xing'an replied: "Your Highness, the front military newspaper, the Empress Dowager, please go to Benren Hall to discuss matters immediately."

Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to drag his tired body into the palace and came to Benren Hall.

As soon as you entered the hall, you found that the atmosphere was extraordinarily cold.The empress dowager kept a cold face, neither did the cabinet, and the ministers also looked at each other in blank dismay.

Zhu Qiyu went forward to salute the Queen Mother, then asked Chen Xun, "Old Chen Ge, what's the matter?"

Chen Xun replied: "His Royal Highness, Liu An, the commander-in-chief of Datong and the uncle of Guangning, has returned to Beijing."

Zhu Qiyu turned to Yu Qian, pretending to be puzzled and asked: "Who issued the edict to let Uncle Guangning return to Beijing?"

Yu Qian replied: "His Royal Highness, Uncle Guangning returned to Beijing without authorization. He said that he was ordered by His Majesty to report to the enemy, and he also said that His Majesty had promised to make him a Marquis."

When Zhu Qiyu heard the words, he replied: "Since Your Majesty has orders, then let Liu An be enfeoffed as Marquis of Guangning. How is the enemy situation ahead?"

All the ministers were taken aback by Zhu Qiyu's words. No one expected that His Highness would agree to the Marquis so easily, and then they strongly opposed it.

Originally, a group of ministers had nowhere to vent their anger, but Zhu Qiyu's light words of conferring the title of Marquis completely stabbed the hornet's nest.

Zhu Qiyu didn't speak or refute, just sat on the chair in a daze.Zhu Qiyu didn't continue to ask until the ministers were really embarrassed to continue spraying: "Leave the title of Marquis in advance, the state affairs are important, but you talk about what is the front military report that Liu An sent back."

Only then did Yu Qian reply with a bitter face: "A few days ago, Your Majesty was once again held hostage by the captives and brought to the city of Datong. Your Majesty ordered Yuan Bin to enter the city and confiscated the family wealth of Xining Hou Songying, Wu Jinbo Zhu Mian, and internal official Guo Jing. And the python dragon clothes and other things of the three people were taken out and given to Yexian and others.

He also ordered Guo Deng, the guard, to prepare enough wine and meat, and to reward the troops first. "

Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu put his hand on his forehead and felt a headache: nothing else, he was crying and bragging in the Xining Hou Mansion this morning.As a result, you told me in the afternoon that even the property of the Marquis of Xining in Datong was taken away.

How will I behave like you in the future, what will the people of Xining Hou Mansion think of me in the future.

Seeing this, Yu Qian continued: "That night, Your Majesty was stationed [-] miles west of the city. Guo Deng sent someone to inform Yuan Bin that he wanted to take advantage of the darkness and send Ye Buxuan to infiltrate the captive camp, and welcome His Majesty to the Stone Buddha Temple on the outskirts of the city. Look for another chance to enter the city.

Yuan Bin relayed the news to His Majesty, but His Majesty said: My fate is in the sky. If this happens today, in case something happens, I will take it myself.

His Majesty was afraid of an accident in the middle, so he rejected Guo Deng's proposal. "

Zhu Qiyu understood it, and Yexian didn't guard the emperor closely, but the emperor didn't dare to try to escape, so he could only follow Yexian to wander between Xuanfu and Datong.

But he also dared not try to attack Datong and Xuanfu, nor did he dare to attack Juyongguan.

Then the Ministry of War also told me that there are also [-] cavalry first, and the soldiers are unstoppable.

Isn't this all inconsistent?

But Zhu Qiyu didn't dare to say, and didn't dare to ask.

Since the Ministry of War dares to say that it will soon capture the capital and destroy Daming, then I dare to believe it.

Whether you believe it or not, I not only believe it first, but I also want to persuade the Queen Mother to believe it quickly.

However, before Zhu Qiyu could open his mouth, Empress Dowager Sun spoke first: "King Qi, just now Chen Xun proposed to the palace that it is difficult for the emperor to welcome back for a while, and the country cannot live without a king. Emperor Taishang, make you another emperor, so as to make the world feel safe. What do you think, King Qi?"

Zhu Qiyu was taken aback when he heard the words: So that's the case, no wonder the atmosphere was so tense when he first entered the hall.

There is no room for thinking about this matter, Zhu Qiyu immediately knelt down, and angrily reprimanded: "This is wrong to the country, even if a new emperor is appointed, the crown prince Zhu Jianshen should be established as the emperor.

The minister is willing to temporarily supervise the country for the crown prince, and when he welcomes the emperor back, the minister will immediately return to the vassal to join the vassal, and ask the empress dowager to learn from him. "

When Chen Xun, Yu Qian, Gao Gu, Wang Wen and others heard the words, they all knelt down and shouted: "The country depends on the king. If the crown prince is established as the emperor, and the ruler is less suspicious, then our Ming Dynasty will be in danger. The ministers insist on making the king of Qi the king." Emperor, please let the Empress Dowager learn from you."

Only a few people including Wang Zhi and Hu Wei stood where they were, noncommittal.

Zhu Qiyu stood up and yelled at the ministers, but the ministers ignored them and only asked Zhu Qiyu to be made emperor.

Empress Dowager Sun was also very entangled. Jin Yiwei Ma Shun had already been beaten to death by the ministers. Now even if he gave Jin Yiwei an order to suppress all officials, would Jin Yiwei still respect Yi's order?

Jin Yiwei is not a fool, when his chief officer was beaten to death by the officials, the Queen Mother didn't even say a word.Now Jin Yiwei is required to go up and fight with the ministers, only a fool rushes up.

Now the only one who dares to confront the ministers is Zhu Qiyu who is being elected by the ministers.

Besides, even if Jin Yiwei was crazy and dared to suppress the ministers, so what, he couldn't kill all the officials, right?If you really dare to kill hundreds of officials, then you don't need to attack first, and the court will just break up the mess by itself.

Seeing that the Empress Dowager Sun was silent, Yu Qian said, "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, all the people in the entire capital are now heading to Nanjing if they can. Delivered in Nanjing.

If the Empress Dowager does not make up her mind to set up a new monarch to calm people's hearts, then the ministers will start to run away soon.At that time, what's the point of you and the prince guarding an empty Beijing city. "

Empress Dowager Sun was terrified by the ministers, and she was quite shaken, so she had to ask Zhu Qiyu: "King Qi, what do you think, is it really serious to this extent?"

Zhu Qiyu replied: "The matter is far from this. There are still [-] soldiers in the capital, and King Qin's army has arrived one after another. After the emperor's eldest son is established as emperor, he will reward the soldiers and accumulate food and grass widely. The capital will be safe and secure.

I invite you to personally lead the main force of the Ming army to fight against the Wala army outside the city.With Yang Hong and other fierce generals around, the ministers will be able to take it first, and present it to the Queen Mother. "

Empress Dowager Sun shook her head when she heard the words, Zhu Qiyu was bragging all over the sky, and now even a deep palace woman like Empress Dowager Sun couldn't believe it.

After another moment of silence, Empress Dowager Sun replied, "I'm exhausted, let's discuss it tomorrow."

After all, Queen Mother Sun got up and left.

Zhu Qiyu hurriedly replied: "The Queen Mother, please stay, I have something to say."

(End of this chapter)