Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 18 The general trend has been set
Eunuch Ge happily walked out of Kunning Palace, followed by a group of father-in-laws and maids. Now he was in great power, but he also knew that his power was given by the Queen, and he needed to do what the Queen told him. That's good.

After Queen Mother Sun returned to the palace, she didn't notice anything different at first, but it was a little strange. The people serving her were all young palace maids.

"Where is Eunuch Li?" Queen Mother Sun asked, looking at the maids.

All the maids knelt down and said tremblingly: "The Queen Mother, Eunuch Li was taken away by the Jinyi Guards. There were more than [-] people who were taken away with him. Now there are only about ten of us left!"

"What did you say?" Queen Mother Sun stood up with a look of disbelief.

"After the Queen Mother went out, the Jin Yiwei rushed in and arrested people. They took all those people away and said they were going to send them away. Now where they have gone, I don't know!" A palace maid kneeling at the front said, said fearfully.

"Them, them!" Queen Mother Sun was so angry that she almost stopped breathing. When the maids saw this, they all got up and went to help Queen Mother Sun.

She really didn't expect that as soon as she left Kangshou Palace, they would take action and capture her confidant.

"What a courage, what a courage!" Queen Mother Sun shouted angrily. At this moment, more than sixty maids and father-in-laws entered the Kangshou Palace. Eunuch Ge was very smart. He refused to go in and asked another eunuch to go in and make an announcement. go.

Empress Dowager Sun learned that more than sixty father-in-laws and maids had been sent to her. She knew that the situation was over, so she could only respond silently.

In a mansion in the capital, a middle-aged man was sitting in the study, and sitting opposite was a military general. These two people were Yu Shaobao, Yu Qian, and Zhenshuo General Shi Heng. At this time, the two of them had not yet broken up. We had developed a friendship a month ago when we guarded the city of Beijing together.

"Yu Shaobao, it's not very nice for Your Majesty to treat the Queen Mother like this!" Shi Heng sat down and drank tea, but his eyes were fixed on Yu Qian.

Yu Qian has also become a lot haggard during this period. After all, after the defense of Beijing, most of the court affairs were handed over to him, and His Majesty also trusted him. Although it was a good thing, it was very tiring.

"Well, didn't the ministers go to Qianqing Palace, and Your Majesty didn't see you? Can you please tell me we'll talk about it tomorrow morning?" Yu Qian also put down his teacup, looked at Shi Heng and said calmly.

"That's what you say, but is Your Majesty a little anxious about treating the Queen Mother like this? And, no matter what, the Queen Mother still has contribution to the country! Now, the Supreme Emperor is still in Mobei, and His Majesty has just been on the throne, so he treats her like this Queen Mother, I'm afraid it will arouse criticism, do you and I want to write a memorial to remind Your Majesty?" Shi Heng looked at Yu Qian and asked, he also knew that His Majesty would listen to Yu Qian.

"No, the two of us can't go up. Besides, this is His Majesty's family matter, so we'd better wait and see!" Yu Qian shook his head and said, disagreeing with the memorial.

"This!" Shi Heng was also very worried when he heard what Yu Qian said, and continued: "If the ministers all mention this matter, His Majesty will be passive. It is better to let His Majesty resolve the house arrest matter as soon as possible!"

"Well, General Shi, have you noticed that something has been wrong with His Majesty recently?" Yu Qian said while staring at Shi Heng and asked.

Shi Heng was a little confused, thinking that there was nothing wrong. He was not as hesitant as before, but he still cupped his hands in front of Yu Qian and said, "Please Yu Shaobao, please elaborate, I really haven't noticed it yet!"

"The last time we hosted a banquet for your distinguished family members, Your Majesty and the Queen personally toasted and apologized. I felt something was wrong. This move was very high. It not only won over your distinguished family members, but also won the hearts and minds of the people. There were rumors that they were going to banquet the minister who sacrificed his life in Tumu Fort. Family members, if this banquet is held, what do the ministers of civil and military affairs think? Yes, in the court, those ministers who were watching before will have a favorable impression. Your Majesty has won over the ministers of civil and military affairs again! Once these two banquets are held, the people of the world will All civil and military officials must return home!
I never thought of doing this, but His Majesty did! "Yu Qian began to explain the doubts in his heart.

After Shi Heng heard this, he couldn't help but frown, it was exactly what Yu Qian said.

"In addition, I also received news that the Queen is reorganizing the harem. The so-called rectification of the harem means fighting for power with the Queen Mother Sun. The power of the harem before was all in the hands of the Queen Mother Sun. The Queen Mother has never really been in power, and Wang After the queen entered the harem, she began to seize power. From the current point of view, Queen Wang seems to have the upper hand!" Yu Qian continued to speak calmly.

"Yeah!" Shi Heng couldn't help but nodded. According to the current news, this is indeed the case.

"So, your Majesty is a man of great wisdom and foolishness?" Yu Qian asked, staring at Shi Heng.

After hearing this, Shi Heng quickly shook his head and said, "It doesn't look like that!"

"That's the queen!" Yu Qian then opened his mouth to express his guess.

Shi Heng also nodded and said: "It's really possible!"

"We have met Queen Wang several times. She doesn't seem to be a very scheming person! After doing this, Your Majesty has won the hearts of the people!" Yu Qian still had doubts in his heart and couldn't believe that these were Queen Wang's ideas.

"Well, it's a good thing for Your Majesty, isn't it? It's just that the Queen Mother is under house arrest, and it really shouldn't be. Yu Shaobao still needs to remind Your Majesty about this matter, so as not to lose it quickly after gaining the support of the people!" Shi Heng didn't want to wonder whose idea it was. He knew now that the Queen Mother was under house arrest.

This matter is so big that all the civil servants and generals in the court will have opinions.

"Let's talk about it tomorrow, drink tea!" Yu Qian actually didn't want to ask about it.Early the next morning, the ministers went to court, and those ministers also started memorials one after another, mentioning the fact that the Queen Mother Sun was under house arrest.

Zhu Qiyu looked shocked, and then shouted angrily at the ministers that this was absolutely impossible. He went to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager Sun early this morning. He was not under house arrest at all. He also asked the ministers where they heard the rumors. .

Those ministers were also confused. Several of the father-in-laws who were kicked out all said this,

However, Yu Qian and some calm ministers also realized that something was wrong, because the father-in-law of the ceremonial supervisor standing next to Zhu Qiyu seemed to have changed.

The affairs of the court have nothing to do with Lin Cunde. These days, Lin Cunde and the others have made more than [-] pieces of soap and soap, and some of them have been dried in the shade. Lin Cunde took one piece back each and gave the soap to Aunt Yu for washing and use. , to see if it is washed cleanly.

Soap is for bathing yourself.

At noon, Lin Cunde had dinner, and Aunt Yu came over with food. Lin Cunde thought about the soap and asked Aunt Yu how it worked.

"Master, this soap of yours is very easy to use. It works better than the ones I bought before and makes the washing cleaner!" Aunt Yu said with a smile.

"Oh, is that true?" Lin Cunde looked at Aunt Yu happily and said.

"Yes, according to the young master's instructions, I will use the soap you brought to wash the clothes today. Not only will they be washed clean, but the fragrance will still remain, it is very useful!" Aunt Yu continued to say with a smile.

"That's good, I'll use this from now on!" Lin Cunde nodded and continued eating.

After dinner, Lin Cunde went to read a book. Lin Cunde didn't need to worry about the soap. He only had to send the key ingredients there every day. The rest of the things didn't need Lin Cunde to worry about, Wang Xin could take care of it.

In the front yard of Kunning Palace, many materials from the ransacked house last night have been piled up in the yard, and Queen Wang is looking through the list of checked materials.

The cash seized was not much, more than 300 taels, but there were more than 500 houses, more than 60 shops in various places, and more than [-] acres of fertile land.

This is a huge amount of wealth. With this money, I can have a good year this year. Moreover, next, I need to select some young father-in-laws and maids to enter the palace, which also requires money.

At noon, Zhu Qiyu came over. He was very happy that all the ceremonial supervisors had been replaced by his own people, and the harem was basically under control. Now he was the minister of the previous dynasty. He wanted to make those ministers completely loyal to him. I'm afraid it's not that easy.

But Zhu Qiyu is not in a hurry, things need to be done slowly.

"Your Majesty, these are the things obtained from those eunuchs' homes. They are really amazing. Some of them are richer than ours at the time. Your Majesty, please take a look!" Wang Meilin came over with the basic accounts and handed them to Zhu Qiyu.

"A lot of copies?" Zhu Qiyu was also surprised, picked up the account book and looked through it.

Just after flipping through the first page, Zhu Qiyu glanced at Wang Meilin in shock, and Wang Meilin asked him to continue reading.

"How brave they are. They are just servants in the palace, a eunuch, but they have made so much money. Those who are slightly less have thousands of acres of fertile land!" Zhu Qiyu gritted his teeth and cursed. This was something he did not expect.

Wang Meilin stood up, went over to rub Zhu Qiyu's shoulders, and said with a chuckle: "It's okay, now the former dynasty and the harem have no money, and these money can just make up for the expenses. Before, I was worried about how to give some money to the families of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives." Materials, now that we have these silver coins, there is no problem!'

However, Your Majesty, please tell me how to deal with the fertile land, houses, and shops now! "

Zhu Qiyu was also worried that with so many houses and fertile land, it would be better if they were sold, but it was not suitable for the royal family to sell them, and it would not be easy to sell so many houses at once, so he sighed: "This matter Let’s discuss it later, it’s better not to sell it during this period, otherwise it will get a bad reputation if word spreads!”

"Yes, I am also worried, but I have a merciless request!" Wang Meilin stood behind Zhu Qiyu and said with a smile.

"Lin'er, tell me!" Zhu Qiyu was happy now, and he was very grateful to Wang Meilin in his heart.

"Your Majesty, I want to reward Lin Cunde with a house, several shops, and some fertile farmland. Without him this time, it is unlikely that I and Your Majesty will have such a good situation, but I don't want anyone to know. He, after all, he keeps his filial piety at home and is still young, plus he has expelled so many father-in-laws. If anyone finds out, it may be detrimental to him! Therefore, I want to give it to him directly!" Wang Meilin stood behind and gave Zhu Qiyu a massage He held his shoulders and spoke his thoughts.

"Well, I agreed. I will reward you with a five-story house, five shops, and [-] acres of fertile land. By the way, I want to entertain the families of those civil servants and military generals in seven days. Then I will ask him to come over early. I want to meet him!" Zhu Qiyu nodded and said, also wanting to meet this brother-in-law.

(End of this chapter)