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

Chapter 212 Yu Shen, do you want to rebel?
After the young eunuch from the Imperial Household Department reported to Zhou tremblingly, he bent over, lowered his head, and shrunk his neck, waiting for Zhou's orders.

"Liu Jian and Li Dongyang?"

Zhou suppressed the anger on her face and her eyes became focused.

It was so late, and the two ministers rushed into the palace urgently. Could something big have happened in the capital?
"Let them in."

"Yes, madam!"

The next moment, Liu Jian and Li Dongyang walked into the Cining Palace together.

After the two men paid their respects to Zhou, Liu Jian couldn't wait to report the situation in the capital to Zhou.

"Your Majesty, the Minister of War, Yu Shen, has suddenly dispatched more than 40,000 grain transport troops and soldiers to guard against the Japanese invaders to the capital."

"Yu Shen has now forcibly taken over all defense of the capital!"

"what?!"

Zhou was horrified and showed a rare expression of shock.

The last time she was so shocked was when Zhu Youtang seized power.

"Yu Shenfeizhao privately dispatched so many troops. What on earth did he want to do?!"

At this moment, Zhou's fear of Shen reached its peak.

She could never have imagined that Yu Shen, the Minister of War, had done such a big thing without making any noise.

Now the command of the troops transferred from various places is in Yu Shen's hands, and Yu Shen is also in charge of all the defense of the capital.

There are no other troops around the capital at the moment, and the military power is in the hands of Yu Shen. Is this a dead end?
"What should I do? What should I do?"

Zhou murmured to himself, lost in confusion.

In such a short time, she really couldn't think of any way to break the deadlock.

Fortunately, the two elders of the cabinet are still on Zhou's side.

Li Dongyang then offered some advice to Zhou: "Your Majesty, please don't panic. The situation may seem dangerous, but there is still a ray of hope."

"Although Yu Shen controls the capital, this palace is the Empress's territory."

"Yu Shen dare not use his army to attack the palace, otherwise he would be treason!"

"Your Majesty's most urgent task is to immediately decide on a candidate for the regent, and then, in the name of the regent, remove Yu Shen from his position as assistant minister of the Ministry of War and replace him with a trusted confidant to take over the defense of the capital."

"In this way, the crisis can be eliminated."

Zhou thought it made sense, but when he thought of something, he couldn't help feeling angry and desperate.

"Although this plan is feasible, but...but Prince Chong just sent a reply letter, he is unwilling to enter the capital to supervise the country!"

King Chong is the smart one who really makes the decision.

He knew too well what kind of person his mother was.

Summon him to the capital to supervise the country, and if anything happens to Your Majesty, he can directly ascend the throne and become emperor.

To put it nicely, they wanted to support him as emperor.

To put it bluntly, they want to find a puppet emperor.

Zhu Jianze is already 35 years old this year, unlike Zhu Youlu who is still a child and can be fooled at will.

Zhu Jianze knew how miserable the fate of a puppet emperor was. He knew what the situation of the puppet emperor Zhu Qiyu was like and what kind of fate he had.

Isn't he comfortable being the prince in Runing?
Why bother to wade into this muddy water in the capital?
Therefore, Zhu Jianze rejected Zhou's proposal to summon him to Beijing to serve as regent without hesitation.

His refusal put Zhou into a passive position again.

At this moment, Zhou has no better candidate.

She only had these two sons, and among her grandsons, all the other princes of Zhu Jianshen had their biological mothers still alive.

Moreover, the relationship between mother and son is very close.

Even if Zhou supported these princes to ascend the throne and become emperors, their biological mother was still alive, and she would not be able to control the government through these princes.

Just when Zhou was feeling extremely troubled, Li Dongyang came up with a brilliant idea.

"In that case, why don't you make your majesty's unborn child the crown prince?"

As soon as Li Dongyang said this, the entire Cining Palace fell silent.

Everyone looked at Li Dongyang in amazement, as if they had seen a ghost.

But the next moment, Zhou suddenly clapped her hands and said in surprise: "Yes, why didn't I think of it before!"

"Fu Dahai!"

"The slave is here."

Fu Dahai, who was bowing beside him, quickly stepped forward and bowed to listen to the order.

"Immediately go to the Imperial Household Department to draft an edict to promote Concubine Shu to Concubine Shu."

"Appoint the prince in Concubine Shu's belly as the Crown Prince, and immediately let the Crown Prince govern the country!"

"what?!"

Fu Dahai never expected that Zhou would actually adopt Li Dongyang's ridiculous suggestion.

"Grand Empress Dowager, His Majesty's heir has not yet been born!"

"We don't even know if he's a prince or a princess, how can he be named the crown prince?!"

"This is against the rules and etiquette!"

It is too absurd to name an unborn child as the crown prince!
"It doesn't matter. The baby will be born anyway."

"Even if she is a princess, it will take several months to find out."

"By that time, the chaos in the capital had already been settled."

"When the time comes, I will kidnap Prince Chong and bring him to the capital to be the emperor."

"The important thing is that we must not allow Yu Shen to gather his troops and seize power!"

Liu Jian frowned and stared at Fu Dahai seriously: "Eunuch Fu, as the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, why are you so pedantic?!"

"What etiquette? What rules?"

"I've said it before, as long as our cabinet firmly supports the Empress, these won't be a problem!"

Just like Zhou's previous plan to have Prince Chong come to Beijing to supervise the country, Zhou now also wanted to control the government through Zhu Youtang's prince.

Moreover, her current order was exactly the same as the order given by Empress Dowager Sun forty years ago to appoint the one-year-old Zhu Jianshen as the crown prince.

The only pity is that although Zhu Jianshen was young at the time, he was born anyway.

At this time, Zhu Youtang's prince was still in Concubine Zhang Wan'er's belly, which was a huge obstacle.

But as Liu Jian said, as long as the cabinet and the Imperial Household Department agree, there will be no problem at all.

"I heard there's no Fu Dahai, why don't you go quickly?"

Zhou looked at Fu Dahai with some dissatisfaction.

Fu Dahai was scolded by Liu Jian twice in a row, and he felt really aggrieved.

It's not that he is pedantic, it's just that these civil servants are too shameless!
Having said this, what else can Fu Dahai say?

"It's your Majesty, I'll go right away."

After saying this, Fu Dahai turned around and left the Cining Palace and returned to the Silijian.

After returning to the Imperial Household Department, Fu Dahai immediately asked the eunuchs of the Imperial Household Department to draft an edict according to Zhou's orders.

Afterwards, Fu Dahai brought the imperial edict to Xianfu Palace where Concubine Shu was.

At this moment, the sound of crying could be heard everywhere in Zhu Youtang's harem.

The news that Zhu Youtang was attacked in Tumu Fort eventually reached the harem.

At this moment, in the entire capital city, those who sincerely hope that Zhu Youtang can return safely are basically in this harem.

These concubines in Zhu Youtang's harem were completely dependent on Zhu Youtang.

When Zhu Youtang was in power, they were still the emperor's concubines.

If anything happened to Zhu Youtang, they would only be concubines dowagers.

Their status, their treatment, and their identity are incomparable.

Their sadness is truly from the heart.

When Fu Dahai brought his people to Xianfu Palace, he heard someone crying inside the palace.

Fu Dahai walked into the Jiangyun Hall of Xianfu Palace and saluted to Concubine Shu.

"Your servant greets Madam Shupin. Congratulations to Madam Shupin. Congratulations to Madam Shupin."

At this time, Zhang Wan'er's pregnant belly was already very obvious.

She was sitting on the couch, her eyes red from crying, staring blankly ahead.

After hearing Fu Dahai's words, Zhang Wan'er was stunned at first, and then quickly walked towards Fu Dahai.

"Eunuch Fu, has His Majesty returned safely?"

"Where is His Majesty? Has he come to the harem?"

Fu Dahai looked at Zhang Wan'er with her pregnant belly and anxious look on her face, and sighed slightly in his heart.

"Your Majesty, there is still no news from His Majesty in the palace."

"But the Empress Dowager has issued an order to promote Concubine Shu to Concubine Shu."

"Appoint the prince in Concubine Shu's belly as the crown prince."

"My lady, please accept my order."

Fu Dahai handed the imperial edict to Zhang Wan'er and complimented her at the right time: "Madam Shufei is so lucky. The baby in your belly has not been born yet but you have been named the crown prince."

"There is no other example of such treatment since ancient times."

"When the crown prince ascends the throne in the future, Your Majesty will be the Holy Mother Empress Dowager, and your status will be even more noble."

Zhang Wan'er held the imperial edict in her hand, not knowing whether to cry or laugh.

There is an undercurrent in the capital city tonight.

Every party in the capital is making plans and moves in advance for their own interests.

After the layout is completed, the real fighting will begin.

The next morning, southern officials such as Yu Shen, Xie Qian and Peng Shao gathered at the Meridian Gate and asked to see Empress Dowager Zhou.

Zhou knew that this confrontation was unavoidable, so she asked the eunuchs of the Imperial Household Department to take Yu Shen, Xie Qian and others to the Fengtian Hall to wait.

At the same time, he sent people to invite Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and other northern officials.

Soon, the three forces met again in the Fengtian Hall to discuss matters.

There were not many participants in this meeting, and they were the same people as before.

Yu Shen, who had already taken control of the military power, was the first to speak out: "Your Majesty, there has been no news from His Majesty, and Prince Chong has not yet entered the capital to supervise the country."

"I beg Your Majesty once again to allow Prince Xing to govern the country!"

"Prince Xing is your Majesty's younger brother. Before your Majesty left, he asked Prince Xing to stay here."

"It is reasonable for Prince Xing to be the regent at this time. Your Majesty, please give the order immediately!"

With military power in his hands, Yu Shen speaks with confidence.

There was no longer any trace of the previous scruples in his tone.

Facing Shen's aggressiveness, Zhou took a deep breath and said calmly, "I have also considered this matter."

"Although Prince Xing and Your Majesty are closely related by blood, he is only Your Majesty's younger brother after all."

"But your majesty has his own flesh and blood."

"I have already named your Majesty's unborn child as the Crown Prince last night. The Crown Prince should be in charge of the state affairs."

"But the Crown Prince is young, so I will take charge of the government for the time being, so King Xing doesn't need to worry about it."

When Zhou said this, her expression suddenly changed and she glared at Yu Shen fiercely.

"It's you, Yu Shen! You are a minister of the Ministry of War. Why did you dispatch so many soldiers to the capital without an imperial edict and supervise the defense of the capital without authorization?"

"Yu Shen, are you planning a rebellion?!"

(End of this chapter)