Chapter 6: Temptation

In early autumn, the weather became cool after nightfall, and Zhu Youzhen lay in bed but couldn't sleep.

The four Zaifu that Zhu Youxiao kept for himself seem to be divided into two or three factions.

Huang Liji should be a faction, Shi Fenglai and Zhang Ruitu should be a faction, and Li Guopu seems to be a faction of his own.

No matter how many factions there are, as long as there are factions, there are factions that can contain each other, and only then can they benefit from it.

If these four ministers make a mess of harmony, then there is really nothing to do with themselves.

This was the case in the later period of Zhu Youxiao's reign, Wei Zhongxian was strong, using imperial power to exclude dissidents, and the cabinet ministers had no choice but to fall to the eunuch party, and then thousands of horses were together, and Wei Zhongxian began to engage in a word.

And now that he has ascended the throne, although he has not tried to use his power, but looking at the situation in the past few days, the cabinet ministers have gradually begun to move closer to him.

That's a good sign.

Moreover, Zhu Youzhen reviewed the historical knowledge he had learned, and also found an advantage of the Ming Dynasty system.

The Ming Dynasty did not form an absolute eunuch dictatorship.

Although there were several great eunuchs such as Wang Zhen, Liu Jin, and Wei Zhongxian in the history of the Ming Dynasty, the expansion of power of these people was formed under the direct instruction of the emperor.

The emperor used a little dim sum, and the eunuchs had to stop cooking, even as strong as Zhu Houzhao of Ming Wuzong, who killed Liu Jin with a two-finger-wide strip.

And Wei Zhongxian in history was also demoted to Fengyang Shouling by Zhu Youzhen's edict, and then another edict, nine thousand years old died directly on the road, and then he was hung up on the street lamp.

From this point of view, the power of the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty came from the emperor, and if the emperor wanted to take back the power, the eunuchs had no way at all.

Unless they collaborate to kill the emperor and support a little emperor who doesn't know anything to ascend the throne, it will be a toss in vain.

Of course, Wei Zhongxian also wanted to do this, but Zhu Youzhen had a ship, and ordinary means couldn't kill him at all.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen's heart settled down a little.

As long as he can't die, it will be a matter of minutes to kill Wei Zhongxian.

But whether to slaughter Wei Zhongxian and then purge the eunuchs, Zhu Youzhen hasn't thought about it yet.

Chongzhen in history did this, first slaughtered Wei Zhongxian, and then purged the eunuchs, and then sat on wax after finishing the matter.

The eunuch party is gone, but a group of sanctimonious scholars and doctors are pulling skin in the court, engaging in party disputes, engaging in corruption, and oppressing the peasants, and then the Ming Dynasty is gone.

There are eunuchs, at least these landlord class scholars still have an opponent, check and balance each other, and dare not go too far.

But Wei Zhongxian really can't stay.

This old eunuch, first prevented himself from succeeding to the throne, and then when he saw that he couldn't stop it, he wanted to burn himself, and it was a time bomb to keep it.

Only those who have been thieves for a thousand days, how can there be a reason to prevent thieves every day.

didn't dare to eat or drink, and ran back and forth in the palace on the boat all day, Zhu Youzhen didn't want to live anymore.

The next day, at the routine small court meeting, Zhu Youzhen made a tentative haircut.

concentrated firepower to spray Wei Zhongxian's ineffective control of the palace, causing the dormitory where he lived to catch fire, and almost causing the extremely bad incident of being burned to death the night before the new emperor ascended the throne.

Zhu Youzhen said in a loud voice for a long time, and the last sentence summed it up, that is, my brother was frightened, my brother was unhappy, and Comrade Wei Zhongxian should take leadership responsibility for this matter.

After Zhu Youzhen finished spraying, the scene was silent, and the courtiers were all silent, and the scene seemed to be a little embarrassing.

Wei Zhongxian's residual power is still there.

In fact, the courtiers did not express their position, not all of them were afraid of Wei Zhongxian, and there were other considerations.

Although Wei Zhongxian leaned towards the government and the opposition, he was essentially an inner servant in the court and belonged to the sequence of the slaves of the Son of Heaven.

Disposing of domestic slaves is logically a private matter of the Heavenly Family.

And Zhu Youzhen has just come to power, no one can figure out his character likes and dislikes, who knows if you really want to get Grandpa Wei, or just talk about things on a whim.

The courtiers didn't dare to rashly ignore this matter for a while, for fear that they would accidentally become someone else's gun head and then cannon fodder.

At this time, the people who can stand in the Qianqing Palace are all human spirits among the human spirits, and in terms of intelligence alone, Zhu Youzhen is probably not their opponent.

The ancients were uninformed, but they were not stupid at all.

The tiger is not dead, and this tiger is not dead, he is still holding the seal with his pen in the palm of his hand, and his henchmen are still standing in the court.

For example, Cui Chengxiu, the secretary of the military department.

"Cui Qingjia, what do you think about this matter?"

Zhu Youzhen asked suddenly, which shocked Cui Chengxiu, who was hiding in the crowd with his neck and pretending to be transparent.

When he was in the last dynasty, he was rashly named by the emperor, just like being suddenly asked by the teacher when he was in class.

But Cui Chengxiu is not a scumbag, and the ups and downs of the sea for many years quickly helped him prepare the wording.

Playing Tai Chi, my old Cui is a master.

"Your Majesty, this matter should be carefully investigated."

"Hahaha!"

Zhu Youzhen laughed twice, and said in his heart that this Cui Shangshu is a bit interesting.

Check, how to check, who will check, the officials in the court and the Yamen are definitely not suitable, this is an internal matter of the palace, and it can only be checked by the eunuchs in the palace.

But the eunuchs in the key departments of the palace are all Wei Gonggong's people, so it's a bird.

Zhu Youzhen silently drew a villain for Cui Chengxiu in his heart, and then prepared to turn the matter over.

Anyway, my brother has already expressed his position, so let's see the reaction of the courtiers, I don't believe that the courtiers above the court are monolithic.

There will always be a few people who are dissatisfied with Gonggong Wei or the eunuchs, and they will jump out with righteousness and awe, and then take the opportunity to take a bite.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen was in a much happier mood, and then sat back and waited to watch the play.

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to do!"

Li Guopu came out of the class to play.

Zhu Youzhen was a little surprised, this Scholar Li was going to shoot the first shot?

"Your Majesty has been in the palace for a long time, Her Royal Highness the Queen is still living in the hidden mansion, the yin and yang of the heavenly family are difficult to reconcile, which is not conducive to the Heavenly Dao, please welcome Her Royal Highness the Queen into the palace."

Say, this is what happened.

Zhu Youzhen almost squirted out a sip of tea, and the important ministers of the court with a righteous face rushed to let themselves live as husband and wife, how to think about this matter and feel a little discordant.

But then I thought about it, this invitation was not simple, the queen came, and the eunuchs and palace maids in her own palace had to come, so she had the palace power that she could control, and the people of Gonggong Wei had to stand aside.

This Li Guopu is really talented, and if he wants to sleep, he will hand him a pillow, which is really good.

"The ministers and others welcome Her Royal Highness the Queen into the palace and reconcile yin and yang."

Of course, Zhu Youzhen is not the only one who can think of the joints here, and the other three Zaifu are all bowing and playing.

The rest of the courtiers also stepped forward to echo it, and even Lao Cui and other eunuch fans reluctantly agreed.

The emperor wants to live a married life, this is a normal and reasonable demand, and whoever opposes it is not a human being.

Okay, the situation has changed a bit.

If you have your own confidants, you can do things.

Zhu Youzhen sat on top of the dragon chariot, happily agreed with this matter, and then replied with two words "quasi-music" quite pretendedly.

At the same time, I have some small expectations for this upcoming queen.

came up to the throne, and then sent the queen, except for almost being burned to death, this start is very good so far.

Then the courtiers began to play.