Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 30 How to deal with the Supreme Emperor?

After Queen Wang Meilin reprimanded Eunuch Ge, she led the palace people to the Baohe Hall. Originally, she was going to attend the banquet at noon.

Eunuch Ge followed behind, praying all the time in his heart, praying that Lin Cunde would never hold a grudge. If he did, the Queen would not know how to deal with herself.

The empress in front of me is very cruel, but she is also very kind to her own people.

I don't want to ruin my hard-earned future just because of this little thing. '

In the study room of Zhonghe Palace, Zhu Qiyu paced for half an hour before he stopped in front of Lin Cunde. Lin Cunde was getting a little impatient with the wait. It seemed like no one could guess how big the matter was. There were only two people here. What did they say? , who can know?Is such caution necessary?
However, after Lin Cunde thought about it, he was right. Zhu Qiyu was originally a hesitant and indecisive person. Otherwise, he would not have allowed the imprisoned Supreme Emperor to make a comeback a few years later.

Therefore, Lin Cunde was patient and waited with extreme helplessness, this damn feudal dynasty.

"Cunde, I have a concern in my heart. I don't know whether I should tell you or not!" Zhu Qiyu was still asking such questions, leaving Lin Cunde speechless.

Lin Cunde was helpless and didn't want to drag on any more. Mainly because he was standing all the time and still hunched over his waist. He was tired and the muscles in his waist were sore. So he asked cautiously and tentatively: "But what about the Supreme Emperor?"

"Huh?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Lin Cunde in surprise.

Lin Cunde could only hold up his hands again and said: "Your Majesty, all the ministers are very clear about this matter. What do you think? The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, the Empress Dowager Sun, and the Supreme Empress probably all know about this matter, and there is no need to hide it!"

Zhu Qiyu was a little absent-minded. He couldn't believe it and murmured: "You all know?"

Lin Cunde smiled bitterly in his heart. Did Zhu Qiyu really think that no one in the world knew what he was thinking?So he mustered up the courage to make the matter clear, so as not to be confused later, he raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, if the Supreme Emperor wants to return to this position after returning to Beijing, then everything the Queen has done will be useless, and Your Majesty today What is the significance of rebuilding the third camp of the capital?

Your Majesty, the student knows that your Majesty is worried that the Emperor is back and will fight for the throne again. Your Majesty doesn't know how to deal with it, right? "

"Yes, I am worried that when the time comes when the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs supports the Supreme Emperor to return to the throne, I and the Queen will probably die without a burial place!" Zhu Qiyu said fiercely through gritted teeth at this moment.

"Impossible!" Lin Cunde responded categorically at this moment. Zhu Qiyu looked at Lin Cunde in confusion. Lin Cunde continued: "It is impossible for him to continue to return to the throne, unless it is what His Majesty did that disappointed the people of the world and the civil and military ministers. To be honest, they don't see any hope with His Majesty, otherwise, the civil and military ministers would not agree. Of course, some ministers who are now out of power will have such thoughts, but after all, they are a minority.

As for neutral ministers, they will not make choices. The only ones they have to watch are those ministers who have lost power, and the other are military generals.

Moreover, if Your Majesty does as he said before, Your Majesty will be in charge of the capital's three battalions of more than [-] troops, plus the Jinyi Guards.In the palace, the Queen Mother basically took control of the palace. When the Supreme Emperor returned to the capital, the tiger entered the cage.And the Supreme Emperor may not be a tiger! "

"Well, you are right, but I am still worried. I am always worried that when the Emperor comes back, all the civil and military ministers will leave me!" Zhu Qiyu nodded and sat down.

Lin Cunde continued to stand, Zhu Qiyu said nothing, and he could not sit still.

"It's unlikely, but before the Emperor comes back, His Majesty still has a lot of things to do!" Lin Cunde continued to say to Zhu Qiyu with his hands raised.

When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he looked at Lin Cunde and said, "I would like to hear the details!"

Lin Cunde hesitated for a moment and cursed in his heart. He stood here with his waist hunched over, not daring to move. Still want to hear the details?
I don’t know if Zhu Qiyu noticed Lin Cunde standing with difficulty, or if he noticed it because of his conscience, he actually said: "Come, sit down and talk first, have a sip of tea, don't be in a hurry, there is still some time before we leave the banquet!"

Lin Cunde was not polite and quickly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After saying that, he sat down, picked up the tea cup, and drank tea. His mouth felt dry even after talking just now, and he was even more thirsty due to his nervousness.

When Zhu Qiyu saw Lin Cunde like this, he also smiled and said: "It's not mine anymore. In this way, when we two get along alone in the future, you can be more casual. I am also the kind of person who doesn't stick to trivial matters. But now that I am an emperor, there are many With his eyes staring, I have to behave myself!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lin Cunde was happy when he heard this. He took it seriously anyway.

"Well, what else needs to be done, let me tell you!" Zhu Qiyu looked at Lin Cunde eagerly and asked.

"Your Majesty, there are no major problems in the inner palace now. The third battalion of the capital needs to be under control. As for the civil servants, Yu Shaobao is heard to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty. Other ministers probably do not dare to unite and target His Majesty. So what is left? What? Jinyiwei! Can His Majesty Jinyiwei have complete control?" Lin Cunde looked at Zhu Qiyu and asked. "Hmm!" Upon hearing this, Zhu Qiyu also started to think, and after a while, he said: "Now the Jin Yiwei and the others still listen to me!"

"Oh, that Lu Zhong is truly loyal to His Majesty?" Lin Cunde looked at Zhu Qiyu in surprise and asked.

Zhu Qiyu didn't understand what Lin Cunde meant, so he asked, "What do you mean by this?"

Lin Cunde didn't want to hide it, so since he said it, let's talk it out, so he said: "Lu Zhong, who can also serve as a commanding officer when Wang Zhen is in charge, and will not be dragged into the water by Wang Zhen's matter, it can be seen that he is naturally a A smooth person, otherwise, Wang Zhen would definitely not let him go!

But now, both Wang Zhen and the former commander were killed, and Lu Zhong took over as the commander of the Jinyiwei. This person is so smooth, so naturally he will not violate His Majesty's intentions. However, if the Supreme Emperor comes back, can this person still be loyal to His Majesty as always?Even if he doesn't betray His Majesty, this person probably won't be able to hold a big position! "

After Zhu Qiyu heard this, he sat there and thought. Lin Cunde didn't care what he thought and continued: "There is no need to change Lu Zhong now. It is better to control the Jin Yiwei according to the harem method and promote a few trustworthy Qianhu to serve as town guards." In order to appease the envoys, or to command and sign matters, at the same time, several deputies of Qianhu, Baihu, and Qianhu should also be promoted. Regardless of what happened to Lu Zhong, Your Majesty will first control the Jin Yiwei from below.

One is to control, and the other is that if Lu Zhong is unreliable, His Majesty has also trained a group of people who can take his place at any time! "

"That makes sense!" Zhu Qiyu nodded in agreement and said.

"Finally, Your Majesty is going to win over people's hearts. This thing in people's hearts cannot be seen or touched. If you say it is useless, it will definitely not work. If you say it is of great use, it is not necessarily true. It's just that this kind of situation and form can Forcing people, if His Majesty is popular among the people, then the civil servants and military generals will not dare to betray His Majesty easily, and they will also be worried about being infamy!

As for the civil servants and generals, our Ming Dynasty has a large territory and many officials, so we can completely replace them slowly. Officials in Dao, state, and government can be promoted to the capital, and some disloyal civil servants and generals in the capital can be sent to the local areas.

By communicating with officials in this way, students believe that within a year, the capital and the imperial city will be firmly in the hands of His Majesty. What is the use of the Emperor's return? Lin Cunde then looked at Zhu Qiyu and suggested
Zhu Qiyu nodded quickly and felt much more relaxed, so he smiled at Lin Cunde and said, "I found you right today. I had no clue when I faced these things before. Now I'm listening to you." Well, I know how to do it."

"Your Majesty is so complimentary. When I was a student, I had a lot of free time and thought a lot. But Your Majesty is so busy, how can I have time to think about it carefully?" Lin Cunde said humbly.

"How can we conquer the people's hearts?" Zhu Qiyu continued to ask.

"This, this!" After hearing this, Lin Cunde also looked at Zhu Qiyu in surprise. How did he know?Those ministers who talk about benevolent government every day, wouldn't it be better to ask them?
"Do you have any good suggestions?" Zhu Qiyu asked again when he saw Lin Cunde acting like this.

"This student doesn't. After all, students know nothing about court affairs and dare not give advice. However, there is one thing that the student would like to say!" Lin Cunde immediately answered with his hands in hand.

"Tell me, your majesty, if the emperor comes back, what should your majesty do to him?" Lin Cunde first gave up, looked at Zhu Qiyu and asked.

"How to treat him?" Zhu Qiyu was stunned when he heard this. He really hadn't thought about this.

"Even if the Supreme Emperor no longer fights for the throne, what should Your Majesty do to him? Should he be imprisoned in the capital, or should he be kept under surveillance?" Lin Cunde continued to ask.

Zhu Qiyu also looked at Lin Cunde and asked, "What do you think?"

"Of course it would be better to be in the capital, or even better in the palace, completely under His Majesty's supervision. Wouldn't it be more reassuring? Besides, this also gives some hope to those who want to support the Supreme Emperor! This will make it easier for His Majesty to investigate Come on, who is the Emperor's man?" Lin Cunde quickly replied.

"You're right, His Majesty is in the capital, and must be in the palace, but it's not appropriate, right?" Zhu Qiyu said, feeling something was wrong.

"Why is it inappropriate?" Lin Cunde asked in confusion.

"One palace, two emperors? Moreover, the Supreme Emperor and I are both in the palace. Wouldn't it be a joke? It would be okay if we were father and son, but we are brothers, and we are almost the same age!" Zhu Qiyu hesitated and looked at Lin Cunde said.

"Yes, so we need to monitor it even more. The palace is so big. Isn't there a place for the Supreme Emperor to live? When the time comes, there will be guards in royal robes surrounding the outside. The father-in-law and maids serving inside are also the queen's people. Every move of the Supreme Emperor is under the control of His Majesty. Under surveillance, can you still feel uneasy?
Moreover, if the ministers outside want to discuss matters with the Supreme Emperor, they must first find a way to enter the palace. If the Supreme Emperor wants to convey any news, they also need to leave the palace. The palace is a natural barrier that can shield the Supreme Emperor and the ministers. connect! "Lin Cunde continued to analyze Zhu Qiyu.

Zhu Qiyu nodded in agreement and said sarcastically: "If it were not in the palace, I guess the Queen Mother would not agree!"

(End of this chapter)