Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 585 The prince left Beijing to serve King Yi and hundreds of loyal ministers were forced to follow him.
Until Zhu Qizhen's chariot turned eastward and completely disappeared from everyone's sight.

Zhu Qiyu stood up slowly with Ruan Xi's help, and then sighed heavily: It's finally over. From now on, I will be the only one in the world, and I will never have to kneel down to a living man again.

At this time, in the eyes of the civil servants, military generals, and people in the capital, today's emperor is white-clad and jade-crowned, cold and determined, feeling independent from the world, and proud of the world.

At this point, everyone has to face the current situation.

To depose the emperor so decisively means that the emperor is on the verge of an explosion. A small incident or an offensive word may trigger a great purge at any time.

Zhu Qiyu didn't even look back, let alone see the civil servants, generals, and people in the capital. He got into the chariot and returned to the palace along the Qi State Avenue, which was paved with a million taels of money.

As soon as the emperor left and his troops withdrew, everyone was free and began to discuss the matter lively.

There were also some whose enthusiasm was waning, such as the Neo-Confucian masters Wei Ji, Xue Xuan and others, who went home sighing.Zhou Chen and other technocrats also went back to work.

Wang Wen, Jiang Yuan, He Wenyuan and others were in high spirits, and the Jingtai Dynasty finally became the real Jingtai Dynasty.

These days of paradox and ambiguity are finally over.

Ruan Xi and Shu Liang took their men and couldn't wait to go back to clean up.

Soon, Shu Liang arrived at the Jinyiwei Prison and first entered the cell where Liao Zhuang was imprisoned.

When Liao Zhuang saw Shu Liang coming in, he asked eagerly with his eyes.

Shu Liang smiled very kindly and said: "The original Emperor Gongrang has abolished his imperial title and been demoted to King Yi, and he has immediately set off to Nanjing to guard Taizu's mausoleum.

King Yi voluntarily closed his door to reflect on his past mistakes and repented of his past mistakes.From then on, no one could approach King Yi.

However, please rest assured, Shilang Liao, King Yi's food and clothing expenses will be higher than before, and he will not suffer. "

After saying that, Shu Liang clapped his hands, and several young eunuchs walked in carrying food boxes.

Shu Liang smiled and said: "This is all specially ordered by the Emperor, and the chef of Jie Tianlou will cook it for you. Mr. Liao, please enjoy it slowly, don't be in a hurry."

Liao Zhuang sighed: "Can I see my family again?"

Shu Liang shook his head: "Your Majesty has already left you enough dignity, so why bother involving your family anymore. If you say something to your family that you shouldn't say, do you think the Emperor should kill them or not kill them? I think it's better. Don’t make things difficult for the Emperor.”

After saying that, Shu Liang took out three feet of white silk from his sleeve, placed it gently beside the bed, and then slowly withdrew.

Then he came to Ruan Lang and Wang Yao's cells.It was still a meal just prepared by the chef of Jie Tianlou, and a large table was set.

Ruan Lang is from Annan and has no relatives in Beijing, only his adopted son.Wang Yao is from Hejian Mansion and has relatives.

The two of them got a chance to meet their families. The little eunuch gently placed a tray on the bed.

Shu Liang added: "Bai Ling and Jiujiu, you two can choose for yourself. The emperor has agreed that after you commit suicide, the Xu family will collect your bodies and bury them. There will be no more executions. The matter will be over when you are here."

Eat slowly, don't be in a hurry, just cut yourself before the sun rises tomorrow. "

Although they committed suicide, Ruan Lang and Wang Yao still knelt down and sincerely thanked the emperor for his kindness.Today, Tianzi really kept his word. What he promised before, he fulfilled now, without any sloppiness.

After walking out of the imperial prison, Shu Liang told Lu Gao: "Keep an eye on the entire capital. If any of Xuan Miao and King Yi's remnant party makes the slightest move, arrest them immediately.

There is no need to rush those people inside. I will come over tomorrow morning to verify their identities and close the case completely. "

After giving the instructions, Shu Liang returned to Dongchang.

In the evening, Zhu Qiyu finally returned home.

As soon as they entered the Qingliang Hall, the five beloved concubines knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: "I respectfully welcome the Emperor of Tomorrow back to the palace." Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Get up, now I have finally become the real Emperor of Tomorrow. ."

Lin Xiangyu stood up, changed Zhu Qiyu's clothes, and said with a smile: "From now on, will the Emperor of Heaven no longer be able to kneel down and lick the slaves?"

Zhu Qiyu caressed the beauty's hair dotingly: "That's not possible. You must never forget your original intention. Besides, no matter whether it is two saints standing side by side or one who is the only one who dominates, no one will lose their original intention due to power.

Ultimately, I would rather be a carefree Lingyu Taoist Lord.

My biggest personal gain with imperial power is to monopolize the entire Yuquan Mountain. "

Hearing this, Qianxue asked for instructions: "The building boat on Kunming Lake has been built. My husband will accompany us to visit the lake and enjoy the lotus flowers sometime."

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Okay, no problem. We will go after all these people in the capital are dealt with.

Let the prince submit a letter tomorrow asking him to go to Nanjing to serve King Yi.

Then I asked the ministers who were willing to be officials of the Crown Prince to sign up themselves.I want to clean up hundreds of ministers and go to Nanjing, so that Beijing will completely lose its opposition. "

Qianxue asked curiously: "There are only a few hundred people who are loyal to Xuanmiao, King Yi, and the prince, right?"

"That's not important. In the past four years, I have remembered all the people who disobeyed me one by one. Send them all away. The next reform is too difficult. I want to establish the supreme authority as the emperor.

Otherwise, if everyone comes to argue with me, how can we reform and change the law?

Also, the Ministry of Rites immediately conveyed the news that Emperor Gongrang was deposed to the vassal king and local officials, and then ordered them to write a letter to express their position.

Forget about those who support it, but kill those who don't, especially the feudal lord. "

By the morning of the next day, when Liu Dingzhi and others arrived at Ciqing Palace, the crown prince's request to go to Nanjing to serve King Yi had already been sent to the cabinet.

The crown prince would not submit such a memorial, and Liu Dingzhi and others would not submit such a memorial to the pope, but the Imperial Concubine Association, and as the caregiver of the crown prince, was very tough and resolute.

By the time Liu Dingzhi and others found out, it was already too late.

It was only after noon that the cabinet received the emperor's approval: "The Crown Prince's filial piety is commendable, and I will grant his permission."

The crown prince can choose any palace as his residence in the Nanjing Palace, and the imperial concubine will be renamed as the royal concubine of Yi Wang. All etiquette treatment will be the same as that of the imperial concubine, and she will be fully responsible for the upbringing of the crown prince.

All the subordinate officials of the East Palace accompanied the crown prince to Nanjing.

Officials in Beijing who wish to follow the crown prince can register themselves at the Ministry of Personnel.The imperial court transferred him to Nanjing. '

The emperor is fine if he doesn't take action. Once he takes action, it will be like a thunderous thunder. Since he has already been torn apart, he must use his troops quickly to avoid future troubles.

Just three days later, on the morning of June 21, Princess Yi left Beijing with the Crown Prince.

This large group of people packed hundreds of carts with just the treasures and toys from Chonghua Palace and Ciqing Palace, plus the gold and silver jewelry sent by Prince Qi's Mansion.

Forty or fifty of the most loyal prince's subordinate officials left the capital together.

In the next few days, more than 300 officials who were 'actively' willing to follow the crown prince were 'sent' out of the capital by their families one after another.

On the first day of July, with the completion of official adjustments, the turmoil finally ended.

Beijing finally became the loyal and loyal Beijing of Emperor Jingtai.

(End of this chapter)