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

Chapter 213 Today we are going to eliminate the harm to the country and beat you, the treacherous eunuch, to death!

After Zhou's questioning, he regained the initiative and put Yu Shen in a dangerous situation.

Although Yu Shen was committing treason, he was most afraid of people accusing him of treason.

However, Yu Shen was mentally prepared for this and was not that surprised.

What really shocked him was that in order to prevent Prince Xing from acting as regent, Zhou actually named the emperor's unborn child as the crown prince and let him act as regent?

Is there anything more ridiculous than this?

We don't even know whether the baby in Concubine Shu's belly is a prince or a princess, how can she be crowned as the crown prince so frivolously? !
Ridiculous, it's really ridiculous!

Not only Shen felt it was ridiculous, all the officials in the south felt it was extremely ridiculous.

"Grand Empress Dowager, since ancient times, there has never been a case of appointing an unborn heir as the crown prince in every dynasty!"

"What if this is a princess? How can a princess be made the crown prince?!"

"Please think twice, Your Majesty, and appoint another regent!"

Xie Qian, a representative of southern officials, was the first to speak out in rebuttal.

But as soon as Xie Qian finished speaking, Li Dongyang stood up and strongly supported Zhou.

"Hehe, there wasn't one before, but there is one now?!"

"If it's a prince, then it's legitimate!"

"Even if she really is a princess, we can appoint a new crown prince when the time comes!"

When people are extremely speechless, they will really laugh.

Xie Qian was so angry that he laughed: "The Crown Prince is the foundation of the country. How can we treat him as a joke?"

"We absolutely do not agree to make your Majesty's unborn child the crown prince. Even if we want to make your Majesty's heir the crown prince, we must wait until the heir is born and confirm that he is a prince!"

Fu Dahai snorted coldly: "What's the use of you agreeing or not?"

"The imperial edict to appoint your Majesty's unborn child as the crown prince has been prepared, with the cabinet's draft and the imperial edict's approval on it."

"Your Majesty's unborn child has already become the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty. Your objection is invalid!"

Upon hearing this, the officials from the south frowned and became furious, and they all looked at Fu Dahai who was standing at the bottom of the stairs.

In an instant, Yu Shen and the southern officials all had red eyes.

The current conflict between the Zhou family and the southern officials is over which royal descendant will become the regent during this most special period.

Yu Shen and the southern officials supported Prince Xing, while Zhou and the northern officials supported Zhu Youtang's unborn son.

But in reality they are all puppets. Whichever side supports the candidate for regent will be in power.

It seems that the Zhou family is currently in the upper hand.

Zhu Youtang's unborn child became the crown prince and was ordered to regent. This gave the Empress Dowager Zhou a legitimate excuse to exercise the highest power in the country.

"I have already decided on the candidate for regent. There is no need to discuss it further!"

"Yu Shen secretly mobilized troops to enter the capital, which is already a crime of treason!"

"Immediately, I will remove Yu Shen from his position as the Minister of War!"

"Take him to jail and await trial!"

After taking over the nominal administrative power, Zhou immediately wanted to take over the military power.

Only military power is actual administrative power.

A person with military power, even if he is just a ninth-rank official, his words carry weight.

An emperor without military power is just a poor puppet.

But since Yu Shen dared to dispatch troops into Beijing, how could he possibly surrender?

In the Ming Dynasty, the defense of the capital and the imperial palace was the responsibility of two people.

It has been said before that the person in charge of the capital's defense is the imperial concubine Cai Zhen, who has now surrendered to Yu Shen.

The defense of the imperial palace should be the responsibility of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

But at this moment, almost all the Jinyiwei followed Zhu Youtang out in full force; even the commander of the Jinyiwei, Mou Bin, was not in the capital.

Therefore, the defense of the imperial palace at this time was in the charge of Fu Dahai, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department.

Capturing Fu Dahai meant capturing the Imperial Household Department and the Imperial Palace.

"Hey! The traitor Fu Dahai!"

"It must be you who colluded with that treacherous eunuch Wang Zhi and tricked His Majesty into leading the army in person, which led to the Second Tumu Fort Incident!"

"The traitor Wang Zhi deserves to be killed, and you, Wang Zhi's accomplice, deserve to be killed too!"

"Today we are going to rid the country of harm and kill you, the dog eunuch!"

What the court was discussing now was the removal of Yu Shen from his post as Vice Minister of War.

But suddenly, Yu Shen roared inexplicably, and his words were directed at Fu Dahai.

Fu Dahai was confused. When did he and Wang Zhi collude with each other? When did Wang Zhi and he trick Zhu Youtang into leading the army in person?
But Fu Dahai still understood Yu Shen’s last sentence.

Fu Dahai's face changed immediately and he looked at Yu Shen with horror.

Oh no, they are coming for me!

Fu Dahai wanted to run away immediately, but Yu Shen had already rushed up and kicked him.

Yu Shen took action directly in the court, in front of everyone!

The next moment, all the civil servants in the south rushed up to surround Fu Dahai and beat him up.

"It's you, you dog eunuch! You tricked His Majesty into leading the army and did all sorts of evil things. I'll beat you to death, you eunuch!"

"Eunuchs are the culprits of a country's misfortune! It is because of you eunuchs that the Ming Dynasty has become what it is today. Today we are here to rid the people of this evil! We are here to rid the country of this evil!"

"Go to hell, you treacherous eunuchs! You should have been beheaded long ago!"

"..."The southern officials beat and cursed Fu Dahai, and soon knocked him to the ground.

Fu Dahai fell to the ground and continued to struggle, screaming in agony.

Zhou sat on the phoenix chair, staring at the scene in amazement. She was so frightened that her face turned pale and her whole body trembled.

"Rebellion! Rebellion! You all rebelled! You all rebelled!"

Northern officials such as Liu Jian and Li Dongyang did not expect that this group of civil servants from the south would have the courage to take action in the court.

They really don't take Zhou seriously!

"Stop fighting! Stop fighting!"

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang were so angry that their faces turned blue, and they wanted to stop this group of crazy southern officials.

But there are far more officials in the South than in the North.

Their obstruction was of no use at all.

Not long after, Fu Dahai was beaten to death in the court by officials from the south!
High-end power struggles often use very simple means.

The deal Yu Shen had previously made with southern officials.

It was just like the southern officials forty years ago who beat to death Ma Shun, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard of Emperor Yingzong, and Fu Dahai, who was in charge of the defense of the imperial palace, in court.

The officials in the north had never expected that the scene that happened forty years ago would be recreated in the Fengtian Hall.

Looking at Fu Dahai's body lying on the ground and vomiting blood, Liu Jian and Li Dongyang looked at each other, at a loss as to what to do.

At this time, Yu Shen had already come to Zhou: "The treacherous eunuch Fu Dahai tricked Your Majesty into leading the army, and we have eliminated this evil for the country!"

"Your Majesty made such an absurd order to make your Majesty's unborn child the crown prince. I'm sure you believed the slander of eunuchs like Fu Dahai."

"The most suitable candidate for the current regent is still His Royal Highness Prince Xing. Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

Yu Shen looked straight at Zhou, his eyes full of threats.

"you you you……"

Zhou said the word "you" several times in a row. She was angry and afraid, and was shocked by Shen's cruel method.

But Zhou still gritted her teeth and refused to give in easily.

Yu Shen was not in a hurry. After Fu Dahai's death, he, Yu Shen, would have the final say in the palace.

He first asked officials from the south to block the Fengtian Hall and not allow anyone to enter or leave.

Afterwards, he sent people to Prince Xing's palace and invited Prince Xing Zhu Youju into the palace.

When Zhu Youqiu came to the palace again, he was still dizzy.

Yu Shen then began to issue orders in the name of Zhu Youlang.

Let the 40,000 troops that Yu Shen transferred from other places enter the palace to take over the defense of the imperial palace.

When Yu Shen completely controlled the defense of the imperial palace, Zhou and the officials in the north were helpless.

That night, Zhou issued an imperial decree, ordering Prince Xing Zhu Youjun to be regent!

Zhu Youtang's unborn child was stripped of the title of crown prince after only one day.

That night, the Forbidden City was brightly lit.

Yu Shen and Zhu Youlang discussed matters in a side hall all night.

Officials from the south and the north were all waiting in the Fengtian Hall.

Martial law was imposed in the imperial palace, and the entire Silijian was placed under strict surveillance, with no eunuchs from the Silijian allowed to enter or leave.

The Imperial Household Department was originally a tight ring imposed by Emperor Xuanzong on the Cabinet to restrict the power of the Cabinet.

Now even the eunuch who holds the seal of the Imperial Household Department has been beaten to death by them.

The Imperial Household Department, which was above the Cabinet, had completely become a mere decoration.

The power of civil servants is unprecedentedly strong!

Early the next morning, Zhu Youlang, who had just taken over as regent, ordered a series of very complicated personnel transfers.

Yu Shen, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, was promoted to the Minister of War and given the title of Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince.

Xie Qian, the Grand Secretary of the Dongge, was promoted to the Grand Secretary of the Huagai Palace, and became the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet. He also served as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and was given the title of Prince Taibao.

Peng Shao, the Minister of Punishments, was changed to the Minister of Rites and was given the title of Prince Taifu.

Liu Jian, formerly the Grand Secretary of Wuying Palace and concurrently the Minister of Rites, was demoted to the Left Councillor of the Ministry of Public Administration.

Li Dongyang, the former Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, was demoted to an editor in the Hanlin Academy.

Jia Jun, the former Minister of Works, was demoted to the Director of the Imperial College.

……

There were hundreds of similar personnel transfers, and officials in the south began to truly unite as one and fight against dissidents!
Some people rise to high positions overnight and have become officials to such a high level that there is no point in ascending any higher.

Some people, on the other hand, were demoted from a first-rank official in the court to a minor official of the eighth or ninth rank.

And this was all the result of their mercy. They didn't put them in jail because of their long-term friendship as colleagues.

In the following days, after Yu Shen had firmly taken control of the capital and the imperial palace, the 78,000-man army composed of various prefectures had also arrived in the capital.

At this moment, Yu Shen had already gathered more than 120,000 troops near the capital.

When Yu Shen completely controlled the situation, the first order he issued was to blockade the capital.

No one was allowed to enter or leave the capital without Yu Shen's order.

Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed immediately!

Only after making sure that the capital was firmly in his hands did Yu Shen send troops to inquire about Zhu Youtang's news.

Regardless of whether Zhu Youtang is dead or alive, any news about Zhu Youtang must be delivered to Yu Shen as soon as possible!
It would be best if Zhu Youtang passed away. If not, Yu Shen must ensure that Zhu Youtang will never return to the capital!
(End of this chapter)