Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 601

Seeing that his third younger brother Zhu Cihuan had disappeared without a trace, Zhu Cihong could only continue to cry and shout: "Father, Father, please listen to my son's explanation, it was the third brother who did it, and the son just wanted to stop the third brother."

"Father!" At this time, Ding Wang Zhu Cijiong had just come over to pay his respects to Queen Zhou. When he saw this scene, he also guessed in his heart, and hurriedly came over and said: "I can testify, the third brother greeted Queen Mother early in the morning. Just leave the palace."

"Second brother, you, you are talking nonsense!" Zhu Cihong roared angrily.

Zhu Youjian slapped immediately: "Shut up!"

Zhu Cihong had no choice but to shut up.

And Zhu Youjian didn't ask Zhu Cijiong to say anything more. In a moment of anger, he broke off a branch and whipped Zhu Cihong: "You still don't admit it, you still argue, you still bite your third brother, Zhu Cihong, I feel ashamed for you !"

"Son!"

Empress Zhou ran over at some point, and seeing her son Zhu Cihong kneeling on the ground disheveled and beaten to pieces by Zhu Youjian, she couldn't help but hugged Zhu Cihong and cried:
"Your Majesty, what crime did the crown prince commit that deserves your anger? Killing the emperor is a small matter, but destroying the country is a big matter!"

"Ask him what crime he committed, and see for yourself what he has done. An innocent girl entered the palace, but he, Zhu Cihong, did something worse than a beast and even killed her! Can entrust the country and the country to such a person!"

As Zhu Youjian said that, he continued to whip Zhu Cihong again. He naturally knew about Zhu Cihong's scheme against Xu Zhaohua in the Supervisor of Rites, so he hid his anger a long time ago, and now he just vented it out together, and he also took advantage of the situation to abolish it. This is Zhu Cihong's crown prince!
"Don't fight anymore, don't fight anymore, Your Majesty, you are just a mere court lady, why do you want to kill the emperor like this, why are you so cruel! If you really want to kill him, you must kill me first! "

Zhou Hou hugged Zhu Youjian's feet and cried.

"You bastard!"

Zhu Youjian kicked Zhou Hou away: "You said I was cruel, think about what you said just now, who is cruel, Rue Xiang is your personal maid who has served you for more than a year, and now she is your favorite prince If you are killed, you feel sorry for your emperor's son, and you also regard a maid as worthless!"

"Anyway, he, he is also my emperor's son, she is just a court lady, so I just need to pay more money."

When Zhou Hou said this, Zhu Youjian became even more angry, and continued to whip Zhu Cihong.

"Don't fight, don't fight!"

Seeing this, Zhou Hou immediately fainted in a hurry, and Zhu Youjian had no choice but to give up when he saw this, and ordered the prince Zhu Cihong to be escorted back to the mansion first, waiting for his release, and Zhou Hou was carried back by Zhu Youjian's order, and asked the imperial physician After reading it, he decreed that the queen should be banned for three months.

Zhu Cihong was also in a daze. He never thought that he would encounter such a situation. The severe pain on his body made him hate Zhu Youjian very much. He didn't expect that his father would do such a cruel thing for a court lady:

"Even if this king really raped her and killed her, so what. This king is the crown prince of Ming Dynasty. What kind of dog is she? Why is the father so cruel!"

"Brother, have you forgotten that the Ministry of Criminal Justice promulgated the anti-slavery law not long ago, and now the tragic death of a court lady, Rue Xiang, just happened to happen to you, do you think the emperor can forgive me lightly?"

Yongwang Zhu Cihuan still came to Zhu Cihuang's place, and excused that he was dragged away by Princess Changping, so he didn't know that Zhu Cihuang was discovered by Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian. He also naturally claimed that he didn't know why Yunxiang died suddenly. He even asked Zhu Cihong instead.

When Zhu Cihong thought that he had dumped the blame on his third brother in a hurry, he felt a little guilty for a while, and naturally he didn't suspect that it was his third brother who did the trick. Even now, hearing what Yong Wang Zhu Cihuan said, he became a little nervous: " What should I do, Father, he won't really kill me, will he?"

"Your Highness, just now came the news from the inner court that His Majesty has sent people to Nanjing to order the clan vassals to enter the capital. The vassals who are already in the capital, several state princes and officials from the Ministry of Rites have also entered the palace. It is expected to discuss the matter of abolishing the establishment. , Xiong Wenju, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites and the head of the Hanlin Academy, has been killed at the Huangji Gate!"

At this time, someone came to report the latest news.

When Zhu Cihong heard this, his face paled in fright, and he quickly held Zhu Cihuan's hand: "Father wants to abolish me, does father want to abolish me, third brother, please help me find a way, find a way!"

"Brother, don't worry, let me think about it."

Yongwang Zhu Cihuan put on a thoughtful look, and immediately said: "Now there is only one way!"

As he said that, Zhu Cihuan wrote the word "anti" on Zhu Cihong's palm.

"Rue Xiang's death was most likely framed by members of the second brother's party. Although there is no evidence for this matter, it is beyond doubt, but it is too late to clarify to the father. With the father's temperament and love for the common people more than his sons and daughters, we can only I am afraid that even if you are his own son, you will not escape death, but fortunately, you are still the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, as long as the father and emperor have passed away, you can still inherit my Daming country in a legitimate way!"

"This, this, this won't work, the entire capital is still the emperor's people, I have no right to rebel at all," Zhu Cihong quickly waved his hands.

"Could it be that big brother is just waiting to die like this, just waiting for the people from the Ministry of Punishment to arrest you! We are not really rebelling, but just let the father leave this world early. Didn't you secretly accept the daughter of Jin Yiwei Shao Baihu as a slave?" Tongfang girl, you can let him secretly bring a group of people into the palace with you, and I will let people open the palace door to meet you, as long as we end up with the father, you will be the emperor immediately!"

When Zhu Cihuan said this, Zhu Cihong was also moved, and finally made up his mind resolutely, and asked Xu Zhaohua to find a way to tell him the whereabouts of Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian at any time.

Sure enough, Zhu Cihong secretly went to Shao Baihu overnight.

On the day when Zhu Cihong was about to launch an attack, Zhu Cihuan also applied to enter the palace on the grounds of responding to him, but after entering the palace, Zhu Cihuan did not find anyone to meet the prince Zhu Cihong, but went straight to Qianqing Palace:

"Father, it's not good, it's not good! Big brother, big brother wants to rebel, big brother wants to rebel!"

Yongwang Zhu Cihuan's voice was so loud that it alarmed the entire guard camp, and everyone in the palace came out and asked, "Who, who wants to plot rebellion!"

Zhu Cihong didn't know that his third younger brother had sold himself again, and now he was gritting his teeth and leading Shao Baihu's group to Huangji Gate, and even told Shao Baihu:

"Don't worry, my third younger brother has already entered the palace to meet me. Later, you will rush in with me. This king will take you to the Qianqing Palace and kill that old man! As long as this king becomes the emperor, each of you can be the emperor!" Prince!"

(End of this chapter)