My father is Chongzhen? Then I have no choice but to rebel.

Chapter 88 Okay! Chongzhen is indeed still alive!

According to the old rules, after the civil and military officials paid their respects, they would wait for Wang Chengen to shout out "If you have something to report, please stand up; if not, please leave the court!"

However, at this moment, Zhu Cilang suddenly said:

"My dear ministers, my father has been seriously ill and has not been at court for the past few days."

"But my father's condition improved slightly yesterday, so I decided to come to the court in person today."

As soon as he finished speaking, a sedan chair was slowly carried into the palace gate.

All the civil and military officials were immediately shocked, especially when they saw the person in the sedan chair, their eyes widened.

Because the person lying there was Chongzhen!

At this moment, Zhou Yanru was even more stunned.

He had originally planned to meet Chongzhen today no matter what, and even led all the civil and military officials to kneel at the palace gate. However, he did not expect that he had already met Chongzhen before he took any action.

However, this situation was completely different from what he had imagined. Chongzhen looked quite strange at the moment, and he seemed to have no strength at all.

Just when Zhou Yanru was full of doubts, several Jinyiwei had already carried Chongzhen to the imperial steps.

Because Chongzhen was ill and unable to sit or stand, he could only lie in the sedan chair.

Although this would undermine the emperor's dignity, everyone couldn't say anything more at this moment, and immediately bowed respectfully:
"See Your Majesty."

At this moment, the effect of the medicine on Chongzhen had not yet worn off, and he could not even speak, so Zhu Cilang beside him had to respond on his behalf.

"My dear ministers, please stand up. My father is unwell and unable to speak, so I will do the job for him."

After hearing this, all the officials raised their heads, but the next second, they saw Chongzhen's angry eyes!

At this moment, Chongzhen's heart was truly filled with anger!
He was angry that he, as the emperor, was treated like this, and he was even more angry that these ministers in front of him had been playing with him like a monkey.

If he could move and speak now, he would definitely scold all these guys mercilessly.

Unfortunately, he could do nothing at the moment.

And all this is because of the rebellious son beside him!

In any case, when the ministers present met Chongzhen's angry eyes, they felt a chill in their hearts.

After all, the current Chongzhen is no longer the Chongzhen of the past. The current Chongzhen has the Jinyiwei, the East Factory and the West Factory, and he is ruthless when killing people.

They are really scared!

At this moment, Zhou Yanru suddenly asked:
"Your Highness, what exactly is the cause of His Majesty's illness? What did the imperial physician say?"

Zhu Cilang replied:
"I'm not very clear on this matter, so I'd better ask the Royal Envoy to explain it to everyone personally."

The director of the Imperial Medical Bureau is named Wang Yu, and he is the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau!
In fact, he is the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau!
He was Chongzhen's personal physician.

As the saying goes, play the whole game. As early as when he decided to rebel, Zhu Cilang had already controlled Wang Yu and threatened him with his nine clans not to speak nonsense.

Wang Yuanshi was a smart man and naturally knew how to deal with the current situation.

Not long after, the Royal Envoy finally walked in from the palace gate. He first saluted Chongzhen and Zhu Cilang, then looked at the ministers and said:

"My Lords, Your Majesty's illness is indeed quite rare. I only found the relevant record in an ancient book."

"Ultimately, it's because of the surging Qi and blood caused by rage, which blocked the meridians."

"Your Majesty's illness does not allow for anger or any major emotional fluctuations."

"As long as His Majesty remains calm, his body will gradually return to normal. However, if His Majesty becomes angry, his body will become weak and he won't even be able to stand up, just like he is now."

Um.
It can be seen that this Wang Yuanshi is indeed good at speaking.

However, at this moment, all the officials were speechless again.

It's fine if you're not angry, but you'll be paralyzed if you're angry. So why are you still angry?

Of course, there are also many smart people who have roughly guessed something.

In their opinion, the most likely thing was the previous rebellion by the nobles.

However, it is also possible that Chongzhen discovered that there were spies planted in the palace and then ordered the factory guards to carry out a purge.

Later, I got so angry about this that it turned out like this!

I just don’t know if Chongzhen found out about them?

I think should not be?
If they had, they would have been dead by now.

However, this is not certain, because the way Chongzhen looks at them is really scary.
Although they are full of doubts and fears, the ministers still have to show their concern in this situation, right?
So, Xue Guoguan was the first to stand up and ask:
"Royal Envoy, when will His Majesty recover from this illness?"

The Royal Envoy shook his head and said:

"I can't really say for sure. It might only take a few months, or it might take three to five years."

so serious?

When they heard this, everyone frowned.

Three to five months is not a big deal, it will pass in the blink of an eye.

But what if it takes three to five years?

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty cannot always be like this, right?
Are they really going to let the crown prince ascend the throne early? But then again, Chongzhen now relies heavily on eunuchs and factory guards, and has a tendency to become a tyrant. On the contrary, the crown prince seems much more moderate, and sometimes he even pleads for them with Chongzhen.

It seems he will be a good emperor in the future!
If the crown prince were to succeed to the throne early, it wouldn't be a bad thing.
These poor guys still don’t know that the real mastermind behind the scenes is Zhu Cilang. They are still fantasizing that after Zhu Cilang comes to power, he will treat them the same way as Chongzhen did before!

Just when everyone was thinking about it, Zhu Cilang spoke again:

"Wang Chengen, let's start."

Wang Chengen then shouted:
"When there is something to do, we will start to act, but when there is nothing to do, we will retreat."

And so, today's morning court began again.

What was different from the past was that there was an extra Chongzhen lying in a sedan chair.

It has to be said that today's morning court session made everyone except Zhu Cilang feel very stressed.

First of all, there were the eunuchs who rebelled with Zhu Cilang. They did not dare to get close to Chongzhen or look into his eyes.

After all, whether they were forced by Zhu Cilang or not, they had betrayed Chongzhen.

As for the ministers in the audience, they didn't even dare to look up at Chongzhen.

Because at this moment, the look in Chongzhen's eyes when he looked at them was so terrifying, as if he wanted to kill them.

Sure enough, they were right.

Now Chongzhen has become an out-and-out "tyrant".

But they just couldn't persuade them.

After all, Chongzhen is already like this. What if you try to persuade him and make him angry to death?
Does this count as regicide?

They cannot bear this responsibility.

So, when Wang Chengen announced the adjournment of the court, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, as if the heavy burden on their shoulders had finally been lifted.

Then the ministers dispersed.

Zhu Cilang also brought Chongzhen back to the harem.

It has to be said that after what happened today, the civil and military officials in the court will not be able to make any more trouble in the short term.

After all, Chongzhen was still alive and was indeed very ill.

Moreover, Zhu Cilang estimated that the officials and nobles who had placed spies in the palace would probably blame Chongzhen for the murder of their spies.

After all, Chongzhen is no longer the same as before, and it is not difficult to find out who is the traitor in the palace.

This is fine. Chongzhen was supposed to take the blame for himself anyway, so he might as well take it!
After sending Chongzhen back to Kunning Palace, Zhu Cilang gave Empress Zhou a few more words of advice before leaving Kunning Palace.

After returning to the Eastern Palace, Zhu Cilang first went to find Bi Maokang to study the flintlock rifle, and then came to the side hall where Bi Wenxuan was.

As soon as he stepped into the palace, Zhu Cilang was stunned by the scene before him.

I saw that the table and the floor in the middle of the side hall were filled with various glass products, including mirrors of different sizes.

Yes, you heard it right!

It is exactly the kind of glass mirror used in later generations, but the shape is more exquisite!

Before, Zhu Cilang had only briefly mentioned the principle of the mirror, but unexpectedly, in just two or three days, Bi Wenxuan had actually made the mirror.

Zhu Cilang then picked up a small palm-sized mirror with great joy and examined it carefully. Its transparency and light transmittance were no different from those of mirrors in later generations, and its shape was even more refined.

This is thanks to the superb craftsmanship of the military craftsmen, who are responsible for making the frames, while Bi Wenxuan focuses on glass production.

At this moment, Bi Wenxuan, who was busy at work, also noticed Zhu Cilang's arrival and hurried over, bowing and saying:
"I see His Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhu Cilang smiled and nodded, praising:

"Yes, you did a great job. These things can be sold now. I'm sure they will fetch a good price."

Bi Wenxuan was also excited when he heard this. He remembered Zhu Cilang said that the things he made would be used to help disaster victims after they were sold. This could be considered as him doing his part for the people.

However, Zhu Cilang changed the subject:
"However, if we only sell these things, it seems a bit monotonous."

"I have some other gadgets here that are very practical. If you can make them, you can definitely sell them for more money and help more disaster victims."

Upon hearing this, Bi Wenxuan hurriedly bowed and said:

"Don't worry, Your Highness. As long as there is a way, I can definitely create it."

Zhu Cilang had full faith in Bi Wenxuan's abilities. After all, Glass's success had already impressed him.

Then, Zhu Cilang said no more and walked straight to a table with pens, ink, paper and inkstone, and wrote down the manufacturing methods of soap, high-concentration alcohol, floral water, perfume, toothpaste, toothbrush, etc.

Fortunately, he liked to study these things in his previous life, so he remembered the manufacturing methods clearly.

Some of these things actually existed in ancient times, but they were not as advanced as those in later generations.

After finishing writing, Zhu Cilang handed the rice paper directly to Bi Wenxuan.

Bi Wenxuan took the decree, glanced at it a few times, and felt a surge of emotion in his heart.

Although he couldn't understand some of the things above, given the successful precedent of glass, he naturally trusted Zhu Cilang 100%.

I just don’t know how the prince came up with these weird things?
(End of this chapter)