Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 584: King Yi was horrified and proclaimed himself a minister and kowtowed, the end of the orthodox emperor’s politics
Zhu Qizhen is really not too afraid of Zhu Qiyu, because this younger brother has too many scruples when doing things. He always has to take care of his dignity and behaves within the rules at least on the surface.

But Huang Qi was different. He had no father, no mother, no relatives since he was a child.

Once such a person is respected and cared for by his master, if he is heroic and loyal by nature, he is really likely to work hard for his master.

If you take the canal from Beijing to Nanjing, it will be the story of Xiao Ming Wang all over again.

"At the beginning, Han Lin'er was in Chuzhou, and Taizu sent Yongzhong to welcome him back to the sky. When Guabu capsized his boat and died, the emperor blamed Yongzhong."

Anyone who is a scholar knows this story.

Because Zhu Qizhen was not afraid, halfway through the canal, the boat sank late at night, and Huang Qi died with him.

Who will I go to then?Cut Huang Qiqian into pieces?He had sunk into the canal to feed the fish, and his body could not be found. Why was he cut to pieces by a thousand cuts?

Exterminate the nine tribes?There are no Nine Clans at all, so who are you going to punish?

Wouldn't that mean one life for one?Zhu Qizhen was not crazy enough to play a life-for-life game with a eunuch.

After checking his eyes, Zhu Qizhen realized that Huang Qi was going to be serious, and he was completely scared.

It is better to be King Yi with a superior life than to be a dead Emperor Gongrang with integrity.

If Zhu Qizhen was really so upright, he would have committed suicide and martyred his country in Tumubao, and he would not have been captured by Wala and become the emperor of the clan.

The wicked must be tortured by the wicked.

Zhu Qiyu returned to the platform outside the Ancestral Temple first, chatting with Empress Dowager Wu while waiting for the results of Ruan Xi and Huang Qi's admonishment to their eldest brother.

Lin Xiangyu took out a small jade bottle from her pocket and handed it over: "After wasting so much time, husband, please drink some water to quench your thirst."

Zhu Qiyu was really thirsty. He took the jade bottle, unscrewed the cap, and drank several large gulps for himself.

It's not that easy for others to poison the water.Zhu Qiyu only drank the spring water from the spring that Old Man Shiquan determined was the best in the world.Don't touch any other water.

The ministers who were still inclined to respect the emperor were speechless when they saw this.

Lingyu Palace, where the emperor lived, was entirely surrounded by city walls.Note, it is not a palace wall, but a city wall.

The city wall tightly surrounds the entire Yuquan Mountain, leaving only two city gates.

If you want to enter Lingyu Palace, go up to Yuquan Mountain, and poison the world's best spring, you need to break through the city wall that the Yingzhou Guards are guarding.

There are usually hundreds of guards on defense, but once attacked, thousands of guards will quickly arrive to support.

If you can break through the defense of thousands of personal guards, why bother poisoning? You can just kill the emperor.What's more, the area surrounding Prince Qi's Mansion outside is also a city wall, and it is taller and stronger.

Zhu Qiyu felt distressed when he thought about it. Just building these city walls cost me so much gold and silver. I almost emptied my family fortune at that time.

After drinking half of it, Zhu Qiyu handed the jade bottle back to Lin Xiangyu's hand.Even the water container was only carried by the beloved concubine and never passed through the hands of others.

Taking this opportunity, Zhu Qiyu also secretly touched the beauty's gentle and jade-like hand.Lin Xiangyu glared at the incense thief with a harmless look.

Just as the two were flirting with each other, they started talking again. When they turned around, they saw that it was Zhu Qizhen who had changed his clothes and returned.

Everyone was talking because the former orthodox emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who had been in power for fourteen years, had changed into princely attire.A small number of loyal ministers have begun to cry in distress.

Unexpectedly, when Zhu Qizhen returned to the stage, he knelt down and knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times to Zhu Qiyu honestly.

Zhu Qiyu's tears also fell, and he quickly stepped forward to help him up: "Brother, why do you do this? How can I make my brother feel at ease?"

Zhu Qizhen respectfully replied: "My brother is foolish and has ruined the country. I am ashamed of my ancestors and the people of the world. Today, I have been taught by the Holy Master. I have repented. I am willing to go to Nanjing to guard the mausoleum of Taizu, meditate on my mistakes, and repent." Not before.

I also hope that the Holy One will work diligently and love the people, bring order to chaos, revive the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, and revive the prosperous age of Yongle. "When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he was very surprised and glanced at Ruan Xi and Huang Qi. These two people must be too efficient. In just one meal, Zhu Qizhen actually knew that he called himself his younger brother.

If we already know this, we don’t have to work so hard.

Zhu Qiyu was just surprised. The ministers who tended to defer to the emperor and had always been dissatisfied with the current emperor were completely off guard.

The emperor respectfully accepted the position of prince, knelt down and kowtowed to the emperor three times and called himself his younger brother. So what are you insisting on?

Although the title "Emperor Gongrang" was unpleasant in the past, it was still an imperial title. It made sense for everyone to be loyal to Emperor Gongrang.

Now that he has become King Yi, his rightful reputation has been completely lost.If everyone was loyal to one prince, it would be treason.

Although everyone could still be loyal to the prince, the former empress dowager was deposed as the violent concubine of Xuanmiao, and the former orthodox emperor was deposed as king Yi. Without the support of these two people, the seven-year-old crown prince has also It's shaky.

If the emperor is kind-hearted and saves the life of the crown prince and reduces him to a prince, this is no different from the birth of a living Bodhisattva.

If history is a guide, the crown prince would not live long under normal circumstances.

Faced with a desperate situation of losing, Zhu Qizhen's kneeling made most of his old ministers completely shattered.

Before everyone could adjust their mood, Liu Chang had already commanded his troops and brought in King Yi's original chariot.

Zhu Qizhen took the initiative to speak: "My brother has sinned deeply. I am willing to go to the Xiaoling Mausoleum immediately. From now on, I will shut myself up in front of Taizu's spirit and think about my mistakes. I will never leave the Xiaoling Mausoleum."

Zhu Qiyu replied: "Since my brother has decided to leave, I will personally lead all the civil and military officials to escort my eldest brother out of the city."

So Zhao Xuan led five thousand troops to escort the empress dowager and her two beloved concubines home.

Xu Heng and Liu Chang commanded an army of [-] people, with one sentry every three steps and one post every five steps, escorting the emperor and King Yi, as well as the royal family, nobles, civil servants and generals out of the city.

Today the whole city is under martial law. Except for the people watching outside the Ancestral Temple, no new people have joined in.

The group of people walked slowly outside Xizhimen before stopping.

Zhu Qizhen glanced at the Jingguan built outside Xizhimen. At this time, Ye Xian's head was already hanging high in the most conspicuous position.

In addition to the more than 3 newly chopped heads this time, the number of heads in Jingguan has exceeded [-], forming a hill, which is very spectacular.

It's true that both success and failure are inconsistent.

An emperor was ruined by Wala and was eventually reduced to a prince.

A prince stepped onto the stage of history because of Wala and became the emperor of tomorrow with increasing prestige.

Life is like a dream, both real and illusory.

Zhu Qizhen sighed heavily, and then stepped onto the chariot.

Ruan Xi thoughtfully took a brocade mat and spread it next to the chariot.Zhu Qiyu took advantage of the situation and knelt down, holding on to the wheel, crying and feeling very sad.

The royal family, nobles, civil and military officials all had no choice but to cry and send him off.

The chariot slowly started amidst the cries, first heading north, then turning east, heading towards Tongzhou.

Zhu Qiyu knelt on the ground and looked north, reluctant to leave for a long time.

With the complete end of Zhu Qizhen's political life, the Ming Dynasty opened a new chapter.

(End of this chapter)