Ming Dynasty: A mere unruly commoner is rebelling against the heaven?

Chapter 122 The terrifying truth! (Part )

Zhu Youtang's dragon chariot stopped outside Anle Hall.

Wang Zhi accompanied Zhu Youtang and came to Anle Hall.

The four Tengxiang guards on duty at Anle Hall knelt down and saluted immediately after seeing Zhu Youtang.

"Your humble servant greets His Majesty!"

Zhu Youtang was anxious and ignored the guards. He pushed open the door of the room where Huai'en was imprisoned and walked in.

There was no bed in the room, and Wynn was taking a nap in a chair.

At this moment, he suddenly saw Zhu Youtang walk into the room, which startled him so much that he lost all sleepiness and knelt down to greet him quickly.

"This old servant Huai En pays homage to His Majesty."

Zhu Youtang stared at Huai En who was kneeling in front of him, his brows furrowed and his face gloomy.

He took a few deep breaths before asking coldly.

"Huai En, I want to ask you, who hid me secretly here from the sixth year of Chenghua to the eleventh year of Chenghua?"

"what?!"

Huai En was horrified and looked up at Zhu Youtang with an extremely terrified expression.

Seeing Huai En's horrified expression, Zhu Youtang became even angrier and narrowed his eyes dangerously.

Huai En hesitated, his eyes wandering.

"This... This is naturally the result of Empress Dowager Wu, Zhang Min and this old slave working together to secretly raise the emperor..."

"Huai En! You are so bold that you dare to deceive the emperor!"

Zhu Youtang shouted angrily, frightening Huai'en so much that he trembled with fear.

"Old slave... Old slave dare not..."

"What are you afraid of?!"

Zhu Youtang's face was as gloomy as ink: "Empress Dowager Wu had already been deposed at that time. How could a deposed empress and two eunuchs have the ability to hide a prince in the palace for six years?"

"Are the people who hid me Zhou and Wang?!"

"You! Is he Concubine Wan's man, or Zhou's man?!"

Huai En only felt lightning and thunder in his head, as well as muffled thunder blasts. His hair stood on end and he felt an urgent need to urinate.

The deepest secret hidden in his heart was eventually known by Zhu Youtang.

Huai En stared at Zhu Youtang blankly, and suddenly his vision went dark. After swaying twice, his body fell straight back.

Huai En was so scared that he fainted!
Zhu Youtang stared at Huai En coldly, walked to the chair next to him and sat down: "Wang Zhi, wake him up."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Wang Zhi, who was following Zhu Youtang, walked outside, grabbed a handful of snow, and rubbed it on Huai'en's face.

Soon, Huai En was awakened by the cold.

After waking up, Huai En looked around blankly at first, then remembered his current situation, and quickly stood up and kowtowed to Zhu Youtang.

"I am guilty! I did not intend to deceive the emperor!"

"I am not Concubine Wan's, nor am I Zhou's. I will always be the Emperor's!"

"Speak! Tell me exactly what happened in the harem that year!"

"Why are all the princes of the late emperor who are still alive, except me, born after the eleventh year of Chenghua?!"

"Why is it that Concubine Wan, who is favored by all the concubines and has the most power in the harem, can't even protect her own child?!"

"Why did the Zhou and Wang families team up to hide me and the Holy Mother Empress Dowager?!"

"Why would the identity of the Holy Mother Queen be tampered with?!"

"Why was I first sent to Zhaode Palace and then to Cining Palace?!"

"Why was it that I never got to see the Holy Mother Empress Dowager until her death?!"

"Why did the late emperor want to abolish my position as crown prince?!"

"Speak! Tell me everything!"

Zhu Youtang asked seven whys in a row, his tone becoming more and more intense, and his anger growing stronger.

Wang Zhi had left the room quietly and closed the door tightly.

At the same time, the four Tengxiang guards stationed around the room were asked to stand farther away and no one was allowed to approach the room.

After hearing the five questions asked by Zhu Youtang, Huai En felt a dead silence in his heart.

It turns out that Your Majesty already knew some of the secrets of the past. Your Majesty came here this time with answers to ask questions.

Huai En had no other choice. After hesitating for a long time, he finally spoke tremblingly.

"All this has to start from when the late emperor ascended the throne and appointed Wu as the empress."

"In the eighth year of Tianshun, after the late emperor ascended the throne, he appointed Princess Wu, the chosen one by Emperor Yingzong, as the empress."

"When the emperor was enthroned, Niu Yu, the eunuch of the Imperial Household Department at the time, colluded with Wu's uncle, Sun Tong, the Marquis of Huaining, in an attempt to collude with both insiders and outsiders to control the harem."

"Sun Tong is the Left Commander of the Left Army Commandery, in charge of the Three Thousand Battalions, and Niu Yu is the eunuch holding the seal of the Imperial Household Department, in charge of the Imperial Household Department."

"And the two of them are relatives by marriage."

"Wu's father, Wu Jun, was also the commander of the Yulin Vanguard."

"If Wu becomes the queen, then Sun Tong, Niu Yu, and Wu Jun will become royal relatives."

"Collusion between the inside and outside is a taboo for the royal family, so the late emperor found a reason and forcibly abolished Wu's position as queen."

"Niu Yu was demoted to guard the Xiaoling Mausoleum in Nanzhili, Wu Jun was demoted to guard the border in Dengzhou, and Sun Tong was dismissed from office." "After Wu's guard was abolished, the then Empress Dowager Zhou and the then Prime Minister Li Xian discussed and made Wang Zhen, the daughter of the commander of the Jinwu Left Guard, the empress."

"But the late emperor knew that Wang was a member of the cabinet and Zhou family, so he never visited Queen Wang. Queen Wang had no children and it was impossible for her to have children."

"And in the second year of Chenghua, Concubine Wan gave birth to the eldest son. If nothing unexpected happens, this eldest son will be the future emperor."

"But Concubine Wan is the late emperor's person. Zhou and the cabinet cannot tolerate her, let alone her prince."

"So at the end of that year, the eldest prince passed away."

"The second son, Zhu Youji, was born to Concubine Xian Bai, but Bai was not a member of the cabinet or Zhou family, so Zhu Youji died at the age of three..."

"So, my Holy Mother Empress Dowager is someone from Zhou and the cabinet?"

Zhu Youtang frowned and tapped the table with his right fingers, looking restless.

Huai En glanced at Zhu Youtang and shook his head slowly: "The Holy Mother Empress Dowager is neither a member of the Zhou family or the cabinet, nor a member of the late emperor."

"She has no foundation in the palace, but she is pregnant with the heir to the throne. This gives Wang, who has no heir to the throne, and Zhou, who is behind her, hope of winning the throne."

"The Wang family has no heirs. If she wants to keep her position as the future empress dowager, she can only snatch someone else's prince."

"So after the Holy Mother Empress Dowager became pregnant, she was controlled by Wang and Zhou, moved to Anle Hall, and jointly blocked the news of the Holy Mother Empress Dowager's pregnancy."

"Hateful, he deserves to be killed!"

Zhu Youtang slammed the table angrily, murderous intent in his eyes.

"Then why was I raised by Wu since I was born?"

Huai En: "After the Holy Mother Empress Dowager gave birth to Your Majesty, she was moved to another place by Zhou and Wang."

"Letting Wu raise His Majesty is also their compromise. After all, she was chosen by the cabinet and Zhou, and she is also the deposed queen, so she will not attract much attention."

"And if the Empress or the Empress Dowager went to An Le Hall every few days, the late Emperor would soon know of Your Majesty's existence."

Zhu Youtang: "Then what Zhang Min said in front of the late emperor in the eleventh year of Chenghua was also intentional?"

"That's right. At that time, His Majesty had already started to remember things and had developed feelings for Wu. It was time for him to participate in the fight for the throne."

"A fight for succession?"

Zhu Youtang sneered repeatedly: "So since I was born, I have been a pawn used by the harem and the cabinet to seize the throne?"

"Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down!"

When Huai'en saw Zhu Youtang was furious, he kowtowed immediately.

"If the dragon's body is damaged by anger, it is my fault."

Zhu Youtang was so angry that he laughed: "Have you committed few crimes? You have deceived me for seventeen years, and you still care about this little crime?"

"Keep talking to me!"

Huai En kowtowed repeatedly and replied: "Yes, yes, I will continue."

"In the eleventh year of Chenghua, after the late emperor learned of your Majesty's existence, he sent your Majesty to Zhaode Palace and handed him over to Concubine Wan for upbringing."

"At this time, Concubine Wan was already 45 years old. In addition, the Imperial Hospital and Zhou were always keeping an eye on Concubine Wan. Like Wang, it was impossible for her to have children again."

"And your majesty is actually the eldest prince. Whoever can raise your majesty will be able to rule the world."

"And Concubine Wang was the late emperor's confidant, so the late emperor personally helped Concubine Wan win the throne."

Zhu Youtang: "In this case, wouldn't everything that Zhou, Wang, and Wu did before be in vain?"

Wynn: "Yes, so at this time, the cabinet took action."

"The cabinet chief Shang Lu submitted a memorial stating that the Holy Mother Empress Dowager was seriously ill and hoped that Your Majesty could live closer to her so that it would be convenient for you to visit your mother more often."

"Since ancient times, the royal family has ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety. The late emperor cannot go against human ethics and natural principles. He can only ask Your Majesty to move out of Zhaode Palace."

Zhu Youtang clenched his fists: "But I didn't see my mother!"

At this point, Huai En's tone became a little cautious.

"That's because the Virgin Queen Mother passed away just two days later."

"It was Zhang Min, the eunuch of the Imperial Household Department, who took the medicine from the Imperial Hospital and sent it to the Holy Mother Empress Dowager..."

"Because of this incident, Zhang Min's brother was given the title of Jinyiwei Commander, a position of the fourth rank."

"The imperial physician Fang Xian who wrote the prescription was promoted from Director of the Imperial Hospital to Left Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which is also a fourth-rank official position."

"Zhang Min later swallowed gold and committed suicide, not because he was afraid of Concubine Wan's blame for him and concealed the whereabouts of His Majesty."

"It was because he personally poisoned your Majesty's mother, and he was terrified and uneasy, so he committed suicide out of fear of the crime!"

"What?! Zhang Min!!!"

Zhu Youtang looked up and saw Zhang Min’s tablet, and couldn’t help feeling a chill on his back.

"How dare you! You are all so outrageous!!!"

"boom!"

Zhu Youtang walked forward and angrily waved his hand to sweep away Zhang Min's tablet and the incense, candles and fruit plate on the table.

Then he stomped his feet, crushing Zhang Min's tablet on the ground into pieces!

It’s really deceiving!
It’s deceiving!!!
The harem and cabinet are so bold and presumptuous, what else would they not dare to do?
Even the emperor of the Ming Dynasty became a pawn in the struggle for succession between the harem and the cabinet before he was born.

And this calculation continued silently until he obtained the system.

If it weren't for the help of the system, he would probably not know it until he died.

It turns out that from beginning to end, from birth to death, he had always been plotted against by the harem and the cabinet!

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