Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 16: Killing with a Rod
Lin Cunde heard Wang Ying's words and couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Shibo, you can't be so motivated. You can't kill the Queen Mother now. Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty will be in chaos, and other vassal kings will probably take advantage of this to cause trouble. Don't do anything! "

Wang Ying sat there sulking. He actually knew in his heart that he couldn't do anything. He was just worried about his daughter, so he said dullly: "My dear nephew, tell me what to do next. The Queen is waiting for our reply!"

"It's very simple. The empress said in the letter that there is not much time, so we must make good use of these few days. As for the people in Kangshou Palace, don't act in a hurry first, and then act last. Tonight, I will order someone to make an announcement. A list of names, let them leave the palace early tomorrow morning, and send Jin Yiwei or other trustworthy father-in-law to keep an eye on them!

The empress said in the letter that there are a group of young father-in-laws following the empress, which is very good. Let them keep an eye on people and don't let them cause trouble.The list announced tonight is the eunuchs and female officials who have won the trust of Empress Dowager Sun and the Supreme Empress.

Early tomorrow morning, let them gather in one place and search the things they carry. The money will not move. Of course, if the amount is huge, they will definitely be arrested. That is to search for the royal belongings in the palace. If anything is found on them These things were killed on the spot with a stick to serve as a warning to others. At the same time, the chickens were killed to scare the monkeys, so that the people in the palace would know the queen's rules.

Tomorrow afternoon we will announce another batch of people who have bad character and do not come to express their loyalty to the Queen. These people will also be removed. Once these two groups are removed, I dare not say that there are no Queen Mother Sun people in the palace, but there are also Not much, plus, there are so many young father-in-laws in power. As long as the queen gives them a hint, they will keep an eye on those people.

However, for those who have made meritorious services this time, the Queen needs to be heavily rewarded. She can give money and status, so that those followers and those who are preparing to follow can see hope and know that the Queen is not a stingy person! Lin Cunde sat there and said to Wang Ying.

After Wang Ying heard this, she nodded and continued to Lin Cunde: "Speak more. It is not easy for the queen to write a letter, and the matter is explained very clearly, much clearer than what I dictated to you!"

Lin Cunde nodded and continued: "Well, after getting rid of these two groups of people, don't worry about replacing people for now. As for the people in the Queen Mother Sun and the Supreme Queen's Palace, all the people in the Palace of Kangshou Palace can be replaced, especially those in the Kangshou Palace. Servant, this time the poisoning is going to happen, all of them have to be replaced. As long as Eunuch Li is unwilling to come out, he can keep arresting people. After Eunuch Li comes out, he can also use Eunuch Li's words to say that other people are also involved. , we’ll talk about it after we catch it.

Queen Mother Sun will definitely not admit that she gave the order, so I believe that Queen Mother Sun will be angry and dare not speak out about the servants who arrested her, but she must be quick and try to finish these things within two days.

Once these things are done, the palace will be much safer.However, in the past two days, the queen needs to be asked to strengthen the palace guards, especially the guards of Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace, so that those father-in-laws must not cause trouble.After all, this move also cut off the livelihood of many people. If the Queen Mother Sun had a message to spread, it would be possible for them to cause trouble in the palace! "

"Yeah!~" Wang Ying nodded in agreement and said, "It makes sense. This old woman is capable of doing such a thing. She has to be on guard. Is there anything else I need to explain?"

"Not yet. By the way, let the Queen be kind to these new people, especially these two days. In the future, they still need to be dealt with impartially. In these two days, the Queen needs them to do things.

Shibo, my nephew said before that power also needs people to execute it. Look, the Empress Dowager Sun used to have great power in the harem, but now, after being manipulated like this by the Empress Dowager, even if the house arrest is lifted by then, the Empress Dowager Sun's The power will also be greatly reduced!
Of course, there are some institutions outside the palace, especially royal business. They probably still take orders from the Queen Mother, but what's the use?As long as they can't get close to the Queen Mother Sun and listen to the Queen Mother Sun's orders, they are useless!
Therefore, the Queen needs to clean up this time. She would rather kill the wrong ones than let them go. Of course, not really killing them, but letting them leave the palace! Lin Cunde sat there and looked at Wang Ying with a smile.

Wang Ying smiled and nodded: "Well, my nephew is right. If the queen is given complete control over the harem, it will be a great thing for your majesty and the queen!"

Lin Cunde nodded lightly and said after a moment: "At the latest the day after tomorrow in the afternoon, the Queen needs to go to Kangshou Palace to apologize in person and lift the house arrest. However, before the house arrest is lifted, the servants of Kangshou Palace will either be arrested or arrested. If you ask to leave the palace, you can leave some young father-in-law and maids to serve you!"

"Okay! But what else should I pay attention to?" Wang Ying stared at Lin Cunde and said,

Lin Cunde sat there and continued to think. After all, the time was too short, and he was worried that he would not think carefully.

Wang Ying didn't bother Lin Cunde, just sat quietly and waited.

Lin Cunde also added a few words from time to time. Wang Ying was afraid that she would not remember it, so she sat in front of Lin Cunde's writing desk and picked up a brush to record.

After recording it, let Lin Cunde check it to see if there were any omissions. After confirming that there were no omissions, Lin Cunde had nothing to add.

Wang Ying took the records and went straight to the palace.

Lin Cunde also sat in the study and smiled bitterly. He originally didn't want to get involved too deeply, but now, it seems that it is impossible not to participate.

But having said that, who should I seek to avenge for killing my father, killing my mother, and killing my brother?
More than [-] soldiers died in Tumubao. Who can I ask for an explanation?
Zhu Qizhen?Of course you have to ask him for an explanation.

But as for Queen Mother Sun, she was also wrong!

As Zhu Qizhen's mother and queen, how can she be right?
If Zhu Qizhen is allowed to return to the Ming Dynasty and continue to be emperor, what will the more than [-] soldiers who sacrificed be?
Lin Cunde didn't want to think too much about what happened next, he just calmed down and read.

That night, in the palace, more than twenty eunuchs were killed with sticks, and more than thirty eunuchs were beaten to death by the young father-in-law. Because they were unconvinced, they yelled and even said they would go to Kunning Palace to find an explanation from the queen. .

At this moment, Wang Meilin, after getting Lin Cunde's idea, was not afraid of anything, which was to deal with the eunuchs and female officials who were loyal to the Queen Mother Sun and the Supreme Queen.It is even said that it is difficult for the Supreme Queen to leave the palace where she lives now, and she is also surrounded by royal guards.

The next morning, the first batch of more than [-] people gathered. These people all needed to be dismissed. These people had distracted eyes and no energy at all.

Before, they were in the palace and did not dare to be arrogant, but they still had some status and had no worries about food and clothing. Now, how difficult is it to be released from the palace and make a living on their own?It's better to have old friends at home. Without old friends, they don't know what to do.

Soon, the Jin Yiwei, the imperial guards and the internal officials began to check the luggage of the father-in-law and the maids who were to be dismissed.

If they only have clothes and silver, they will let it go. If they find royal belongings or palace treasures taken out, they will be dragged out by the royal guards on the spot and killed with a stick directly in front of those people!

The father-in-law and the maids were frightened, and the young father-in-law and maids who were maintaining order in the distance were also frightened. This was also a warning to them.

In the morning, more than a hundred people were searched and brought out of the palace with royal belongings. All of them were killed with a stick.

In the afternoon, the officials of the previous dynasty knew the news, mainly the father-in-law and the maids who were out, and went to find some officials whom Queen Mother Sun relied on.

When those officials learned that Queen Mother Sun was under house arrest, they also left to deliver the memorial and ask for an audience.

However, Zhu Qiyu also stayed at Kunning Palace last night and saw Lin Cunde's idea.

I know that once the officials of the previous dynasty find out, they will definitely issue a memorial to impeach him, and they will even form a group to impeach him.

But he needed to buy more time for the queen, so after going to court in the morning, Zhu Qiyu hid in the palace of Concubine Hang.

Instead of going to Kunning Palace, he and Wang Meilin had agreed to let Zhu Qiyu tell the outside world that he knew nothing about the harem.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's not good for the Queen to do this. It's okay to reduce the number of employees in the palace. However, I heard that the Queen forcibly reduced the number of employees of the Queen Mother and the Supreme Queen. There are rumors in the palace that the Queen Mother Want to monopolize the power of the harem. If this unfilial behavior towards the Queen Mother and the Supreme Queen were spread to the previous dynasty, I am afraid the ministers will embarrass Your Majesty!" Concubine Hang Guifei sat next to Zhu Qiyu, holding Zhu Qiyu's only son Zhu Jianji in her arms.

Concubine Hang had always wanted to replace Queen Wang. After all, she was holding His Majesty's only son in her hands.

In addition, during this period, His Majesty often stayed at Kunning Palace at night and did not come to her own palace. This made her feel a sense of crisis. If the Queen also gave birth to a son for His Majesty, then there would be no hope for her own son.

Therefore, since Zhu Qiyu became emperor, Concubine Hang often spoke ill of Empress Wang. Of course, the bad words were not spoken directly, but in a roundabout way.

"I don't care about the affairs of the harem. I am too busy with the affairs of the previous dynasty. How can I have the time to manage the affairs of the harem? Besides, the harem is originally under the control of the queen!" Zhu Qiyu is also calm. Now he is no better than before. She believed whatever Concubine Hang said before.

Now, the things that Queen Wang has done for her have gained her a lot of support from the previous dynasty, especially the support of the nobles. The civil servants and generals also seem to know that they want to banquet the civil servants and generals' families at the expense of those civil forts, so , in the court, he received a lot of support.

This made Zhu Qiyu very satisfied.

Recently, the queen wants to rectify the harem's father-in-law and eunuchs, which she is also happy to see. Not to mention other things, let's talk about the eunuchs in the ceremonial department. Although these people were not Wang Zhen's people before, they are loyal to Wang Zhen openly and secretly. From Queen Mother Yu Sun.

Many of the things mentioned in the minister's memorial were unknown to me, but the Empress Dowager Sun already knew about them in advance. This was not acceptable.

Therefore, this time I also drew up a list and handed it over to the Queen. In this batch this morning, many of them were eunuchs from the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

However, according to the information he knew, all the eunuchs who were to be released from the ceremony were all killed with sticks today, and the Jin Yiwei had already gone to raid their homes outside the Forbidden City.

(End of this chapter)