Chapter 3: Building a Team (Asking for Recommendation Votes and Collections)

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was very happy with his younger brother's response, and then admonished: "Zhongxian...... , be faithful and loyal, and count big things. ”

At this time, Zhu Youzhen still knew a little about the history of the Ming Dynasty, so he hesitated a little, but he still nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

Emperor Tianqi was not very satisfied, but he also understood the truth of a son of heaven and a courtier.

After his death, his younger brother may not let Wei Zhongxian die well, but he can't care about it so much.

Just as Zhu Youzhen was in tears and half-truthfully grief-stricken, he suddenly felt a hand touching his head.

Raising his head slightly, he saw Emperor Tianqi smiling in his teary eyes, as if the Apocalypse had suddenly regained his vitality and pulled King Xin: "Come ——, my brother should be Yao Shun."

Hearing this, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but have a memory in his mind, when the Emperor of the Apocalypse first ascended the throne, Zhu Youzhen was still in his infancy.

Looking at his brother who was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, he suddenly asked with envy: "Can I do this official?"

When Emperor Tianqi heard this rebellious remark, instead of being angry, he touched Zhu Youzhen's little head with a doting face, and said with a smile: "When I do it for a few years, I should do it with you." ”

Unexpectedly, at this time, it turned into a prophecy, it was really a creation and a trick.

Zhu Youzhen fell to the ground and cried tears: "The minister is guilty of capital crimes." ”

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After returning to King Xin's mansion and appeasing Princess Xin, Concubine Tian, and Concubine Yuan, who were worried about his entry into the palace, Zhu Youzhen went directly to the bedroom, waved left and right, and sat alone on the bed, with mixed feelings.

Zhu Youzhen knew that since the Emperor of the Apocalypse failed to break through in Xiyuan two years ago, his body had been declining day by day, even if he was only twenty-two years old, his body had already reached the point where it was difficult to return and difficult to treat.

Today, the words of Emperor Tianqi are not only the apocalypse's deathbed entrustment to him, but also the first signal to the imperial court that he will pass on to his younger brother after his death.

Historically, after the Emperor of the Apocalypse said to Zhu Youzhen, "My brother should be Yao Shun".

It is convenient to return to the west on the 21st of the month, and Zhu Youzhen ascended to Dabao on the 24th, and called the emperor the emperor.

The principle of succession in the Ming Empire is very simple:

The father dies and the son succeeds, there is a grandson, there is no grandson, the emperor has no heirs, and the brother dies and the younger brother.

In the case that Emperor Tianqi has no heirs, according to legal reasoning, Zhu Youzhen, as the only brother of Emperor Tianqi, is the inevitable choice of the Ming Empire.

Zhu Youzhen only needs to calm down, then the throne will inevitably fall into his hands.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen's surging mood gradually calmed down.

He already understood that with the Emperor of the Apocalypse about to die in ten days, getting the throne smoothly and smoothly was his first priority at present.

In addition, Lin Hanyu also has to establish a set of his own team, and he deeply understands:

But whoever accomplishes great things must have a mature, efficient, stable, and loyal team around him, as well as a loyal and powerful army, to fight for him and level the world.

If he wants to establish a team, Zhu Youzhen, who came from later generations, will naturally not repeat the mistakes of the past, blindly trusting the invincible civil officials.

The civil officials of this era were not the civil officials in the history of the Ming Dynasty, and they were inclined to pass on the scriptures and interpret the texts, explaining the exercises and the cultivation of spiritual power.

To put it bluntly, it is also to rule and appease the people of the Ming Dynasty, and it is of course useful when they are not selfish and good with the Ming Dynasty, but now, hehe!

However, some of the well-known loyal ministers in the late Ming Dynasty can be used well, such as Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengtao, etc., these can be reused.

Not only that, compared with the civil officials and scholars who talked about the country, the eunuchs who had bad deeds in the history books were also worthy of trust, when Li Chuang entered the city of Beijing.

The civil officials who won Chongzhen's trust rushed to welcome the king, but the eunuchs who had always been despised were the most killed in battle, how ironic.

Especially the eunuch Wang Chengen, who accompanied Zhu Youzhen to hang the coal mountain, he was ordered to supervise the inner and outer capitals at that time.

When Li Chuang's army set up a flying ladder to attack the three gates of Xizhi, Pingze, and Desheng in Beijing, Wang Chengen personally launched an artillery attack and killed several people in a row, which shocked both the enemy and me.

"It seems that my first team came out of my own subterfuge first. Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen no longer hesitated, and shouted loudly outside the door: "Wang Chengen, come in and see Lonely!"

Within a quarter of an hour, Wang Chengen walked in, Zhu Youzhen didn't make any moves, and went straight to the point: "Wang Companion, you are the closest person to Lone, I can't hide it, today the emperor summoned Lone, and he really intended to entrust his ancestors to Lone." ”

Wang Chengen was immediately shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and advised: "Lord Wang, please be cautious, such rebellious words must not be said to anyone." ”

Zhu Youzhen dared to say such bold remarks to Wang Chengen, naturally he was confident, knowing that Wang Chengen was loyal to him.

If even Wang Chengen, an honest man who was willing to hang himself with Chongzhen, wanted to betray him, then Zhu Youzhen would have climbed the coal mountain early to find the old tree with a crooked neck and hang himself.

Zhu Youzhen also woke up when he heard Wang Chengen's advice, what he said just now was indeed a little frivolous and reckless, but he simply made a mistake in exchange for Wang Chengen's more loyalty to him.

Zhu Youzhen said sincerely: "The companion is the only person who is trustworthy, and these words are only said to you alone, and will never let the third person know." ”

Wang Chengen was really moved, and he couldn't wait to take out a red heart and show it to Zhu Youzhen, he cried bitterly and said: "How can the villain be so virtuous, he actually makes the prince believe in it so much, even if the villain is broken, it is difficult to repay the prince's kindness." ”

Zhu Youzhen waved his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, your loyalty is naturally visible, and you don't need to prove it with broken bones." Now it is lonely, but it is lonely.

Only you, the old people of the palace, can be entrusted, and Lone wants to select a group of loyal and capable talents from among you to come out and assist Lone in achieving great things. ”

When Wang Chengen heard this, he bowed again, and said gratefully: "The little ones are all physically disabled people, and they are pickled in the eyes of the world. ”

Zhu Youzhen said with satisfaction: "Wang Companion, as the head of the palace, you must know the talents in the palace well. Tell me, who are the useful people in the palace?"

Wang Chengen thought for a while and said: "Back to the prince, among the servants in the palace, Wang Dehua is smart and clever, Gao Qi is good at calculation, Lu Jiude is honest and reliable, Xu Yingyuan is sociable, these people may be useful." ”

When Zhu Youzhen heard these names, he felt a little familiar, it seems that these people have left names in history, but they are not all good reputations.

For example, Wang Dehua, who usually prides himself on being loyal and righteous, is known as the "second king" together with Wang Chengen, but when Li Chuang attacked the capital, he opened the door and surrendered to meet the king, so that Chongzhen was caught off guard and had no way to escape, and finally ended up hanging on the southeast branch.