Daming: The Sims, Lao Zhu’s mentality collapsed

Chapter 44 Zhou Wang Zhu Youyu rebelled!

[After the leader of Wala, who was canonized as a county king, was first defeated by the Ming Dynasty, he was like a dog with a broken back, and no longer had the high-spiritedness of the previous grassland overlord. 】

[He wanted to return the Supreme Emperor Zhu Qizhen to the Ming Dynasty to show his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, but you righteously refused. 】

【What a joke! 】

[Return Zhu Qizhen? You are willing to give it, but I am not willing to take it! 】

[You are now assisting Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu well. Seeing that the Ming Dynasty is getting better and better, it seems to be prospering. Now you have brought back this idiot Zhu Qizhen. What are you doing? 】

[Emperor Zhu Qiyu of Jingtai is indifferent to whether Wala will bring the Supreme Emperor back. Now he has not only become the emperor himself, but his son Zhu Jianji has also become the crown prince. With you as a national scholar to assist him, he will definitely get the title of "Zhongxing Mingjun" in the future. The Supreme Emperor will not pose any threat to him. If he is taken back, he may also get a good advice for future generations who value family ties. 】

[Emperor Jingtai only listens to you. If you say you will bring the Supreme Emperor back, then you will. 】

[The Empress Dowager Sun spent the whole day in tears in the palace after losing power. Now that her biological son is expected to come back, she quickly found you and begged her sincerely, hoping that you would be accommodating and agree to Wala's request. 】

[You are dismissive of this and don’t take the Queen Mother seriously at all. 】

[Emperor Jingtai held an imperial meeting the next day, and the vast majority of people in the court supported bringing Zhu Qizhen back. But it wasn't because they liked the Supreme Emperor very much, they just felt it was embarrassing for the Ming Emperor to be thrown around outside. 】

[Originally, you didn’t take this matter seriously, but you didn’t expect that your close disciple Yu Qian would take the lead in supporting the return of the Supreme Emperor. 】

[Today Yu Qian is different from what he was in the past. He is now the Minister of the Ministry of War and concurrently a bachelor of the Wenhua Palace. He has become a powerful official second only to you and has high hopes from everyone. 】

[In your opinion, this closed disciple is good at everything, his only flaw is his stubbornness. 】

[Yu Qian has a kind and upright character. This is his advantage, but it is also his shortcoming. He never looks at favors when doing things, only looks at right and wrong. Xuanzong valued him when he was still there. When the Xuande Dynasty was about to add the right minister of various ministries as the governor directly stationed in the province, Xuanzong personally wrote Yu Qian's name and handed it to the Ministry of Personnel. He was promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of War to patrol Henan and Shanxi. 】

[Later Zhu Qizhen succeeded to the throne, and you were able to protect yourself as a student when you were regent. But when you retired, Yu Qian's stubborn character made Zhu Qizhen unhappy, and it wasn't long before you were sent to the sky prison. , and was almost sentenced to death. 】

[Even after experiencing the ups and downs and the ups and downs of the officialdom, Yu Qian is still stubborn today. 】

[He felt that the Supreme Emperor was being embarrassed outside, so he wanted to bring Zhu Qizhen back. Even if it means disobeying your mentor, Yu Qian will accept it. 】

[You are a little helpless. Anyway, Yu Qian will be in charge in the future. If you don’t take over now, you will definitely take over when Yu Qian takes over his team in the future. You were a little bored and gave the order first, agreeing with Wala to send the Supreme Emperor back. 】

[When Zhu Qizhen returned to the capital, he was put under house arrest in Nangong before he could say anything. There was not even a decent welcome etiquette. 】

[Welcome etiquette? Is Zhu Qizhen also worthy? Emperor Jianwen, the most coward among the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty, was not as disgraceful as Zhu Qizhen! 】

[You are disgusted with this person to the extreme. Even on the Emperor's birthday and New Year's Day, you have explicitly prohibited ministers from going to Nangong to congratulate him. 】

Zhu Yuanzhang clapped his hands and applauded.

Although bringing Zhu Qizhen back made him feel disgusted, seeing how Zhu Youyu treated this "king of the clan" made Lao Zhu feel much more comfortable.

Zhu Qizhen, you deserve this!

[In the fourth year of Jingtai, the crown prince Zhu Jianji passed away. 】

[For Emperor Jingtai, this is bad news. He was just such a son, and now he died unexpectedly, to whom will he pass the throne to in the future? 】

[Because of this incident, Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu was unable to recover. You comforted your great-nephew and said: "Your Majesty, the prince has passed away and there is no resurrection. But you are still young and you can always have another son. Then your son will still be the prince." ]     【What you are saying is telling Zhu Qiyu that with you as the regent backing him, what is he afraid of? Zhu Qiyu is very young and can always have another son. If you could help Zhu Jianji become a prince, you can also help another one! 】

[Zhu Qiyu received comfort and promise, and his complexion improved slightly, but his body was still full of decadence. 】

[You let out a long sigh and said nothing more. 】

[Just like back then, you can't stay with Emperor Jingtai forever, this child will always grow up. 】

[In the first month of the 10th year of Jingtai, the Ming Dynasty finally improved. Although it was far from the Yongle era, the country was still stable, the economy was stable, and there were no foreign invasions or droughts or floods. 】

[Jingtai’s ten years have been prosperous. 】

[In February, you asked for your resignation from Emperor Jingtai. This is what you have agreed upon. You will be regent for ten years and then return power to the emperor. 】

[Zhu Qiyu reluctantly holds your hand and begs you to stay. Even if you don't hold any position, it's okay to stay with him in the palace. He really can't do without you. 】

[You stretched out your hand to wipe away the tears of His Majesty the Emperor, and said with a smile: "Yu'er has grown up, you are His Majesty the Emperor now, and you can't cry anymore."]

[You still chose to leave. 】

[You are already sixty-two years old this year. Your fifty years of political career have exhausted your efforts. You have dedicated everything you have to Ming Dynasty. Now you just want to take advantage of the little time you have left to return to Nanjing and take another look at the apple tree that your father planted by Xuanwu Lake. 】

[You looked back at the city of Beijing again. Unlike the last time you left Beijing, walking alone in the snow, this time, Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu walked three hundred miles with hundreds of officials. 】

【You are very pleased. 】

[Do you think today’s Ming Dynasty can develop well even without you? 】

【But you are wrong. 】

[Before you arrived in Nanjing, just when you arrived at the border of South Zhili, you received bad news. 】

[——The Supreme Emperor has been restored. 】

[While you were leaving office, Zhu Qizhen teamed up with Wu Qinghou Shi Heng, Governor Zhang Gui, Zuo Du Yushi Yang Shan, eunuch Cao Jixiang and others to jointly seize the military power of the imperial city and ascend to the throne the next day. He was congratulated and succeeded to the throne as emperor. 】

[The next day, Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu was deposed as King Yin and placed under house arrest in Xi Nei. He died soon after. Yu Qian was accused of plotting to establish the crown prince of Prince Xiang, was thrown into prison, and was executed soon after. 】

[In March, Zhu Qizhen officially announced to the world that the year was changed to the first year of Tianshun. He stated in the edict that the regent had wronged him, but he said that as long as you are willing to return to Beijing and continue to assist him, he is willing to ignore the past grudges. 】

[You are so angry that you spit out a mouthful of blood mist, and sadness wells up in your heart. 】

[No, Jingtai Zhongxing, which you put so much effort into rebuilding, is now destroyed by Zhu Qizhen's restoration. 】

[The guards and attendants beside you quickly came over to help you, but you pushed them away. 】

[You look up to the sky and roar: "Zhu Youyu, the son of Emperor Chengzu and King of Zhou, has rebelled!"]

(End of this chapter)