At the end of October of the seventh year of Tianshun, Jingshi, Prince Donggong.

Since Hongwu Emperor Zhu established the Ming Dynasty, for the stability and development of the dynasty, the eldest son Zhu Biao was canonized as the crown prince in the first year of Hongwu, and a series of institutions for raising the prince were established.

At that time, after analyzing the gains and losses of the East Palace bureaucracy in the Tang and Song dynasties, Emperor Hongwu combined with the actual situation of the Ming Dynasty to set up a set of Ming Dynasty East Palace Bureaucratic System.

The bureaucratic system of the East Palace of the Ming Dynasty is composed of the six princes of the prince, the prince Zhan Shifu, and the officials of the Fang Bureau. The six princes have had them since ancient times, and they are mainly fictitious titles in the Ming Dynasty, which are all used to give meritorious ministers or powerful ministers official gifts. The Zhan Mansion was in charge of the main bookkeeper and the bureau officials, and was responsible for the prince's daily life and the study of economic history. The virtual organization of the East Palace is the general trend of the officials of the East Palace of the Ming Dynasty, first of all, it is led by the courtiers, and secondly, it is connected with the official affairs of the Hanlin Dynasty. The officials of the East Palace of the Ming Dynasty generally choose knowledgeable and respected Confucian scholars, and they are selected through the recommendation, imperial examination, official gifts, favors, and ministers, and when they arrive in Tianshun, the power of the officials of the East Palace has been blurred a lot.

However, once these subordinate officials are selected into the East Palace, their personal careers are different, and most of the East Palace officials during the prince's cultivation of virtue have soared after the prince practiced Zuo; However, there were also many East Palace officials who were imprisoned due to disagreements with the emperor. In short, the main responsibility of the Eastern Palace official is to cultivate the crown prince and reconcile between the emperor and the prince to buffer the contradiction between the two.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, a large main hall was set up to store ancient and modern books, and the famous Confucians from all directions were summoned to teach the prince and the prince. After the prince lived in Wenhuatang, the Confucian attendants, selected talented people to accompany the reading, except for the Yongle time Yao Guangxiao full-time prince and young master to stay with the prince, the end of the Ming Dynasty are both officials, plus officials and gift officials of the fictitious title.

At this time, in the Tianshun period, the officials of the East Palace led the political affairs of the palace, the fang, and the bureau to guide the prince in Zhan Shi, and the Zhan Shifu was mostly in charge of other officials. After arriving in Chenghua, most of the scholars and waiters of the Ministry of Rites were concurrently served by those from Hanlin, which is a later story.

When Ning Beibo, the governor of Shanxi, and the dragon and tiger general Liu Juntao led more than 100,000 Tiance soldiers to successfully march north, and the news of the annihilation of the Tatar Department in World War I came back, not only the entire capital was boiling, but even the prince Zhu Jianshen, who had been living in the East Palace, was a little unable to sit still.

At this time, the prince's east palace was Qingning Palace, and in the late Ming Dynasty, the prince's east palace was renamed Ciqing Palace, and it was changed to Ruiben Palace in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen.

There are three doors in front of Qingning Palace, the front is the Huiyin door, the door is the Lintoe door, the third door is called the Ciqing Gate, and the inside is the Ciqing Palace.

On weekdays, the crown prince Zhu Jianshen has always been diligent and hardworking, and he only listens to and does not say anything about the affairs of the court, so as not to tell the truth, the reason why Zhu Jianshen is so cautious is also because of what he has experienced for so many years.

At the time of the defeat of Tumubao, Zhu Jianshen, who was not yet two years old, was made the crown prince, and at that time, the Wara army invaded the south, and the orthodox emperor ignored the opposition of his ministers and insisted on conscription, and was finally defeated and captured.

Then the situation took a turn for the worse, Emperor Jingtai ascended the throne, Zhu Jianshen was deposed, and then Zhu Jianshen's position as the crown prince was regained because of the loss of the door, and he was involved in the battle for the throne when he was a child, and he was on the verge of life and death after several turnovers, which made Zhu Jianshen's mental pressure very great, so he fell into a stuttering problem, and he has always been cautious on weekdays, never swaggering in front of people.

However, when the news of Mobei's victory came, the crown prince Zhu Jianshen still rarely showed ecstasy. Zhu Jianshen not only drank and celebrated with the staff of the East Palace, but also wrote a congratulatory table and presented it to Emperor Tianshun.

Emperor Tianshun was also very happy to receive the congratulatory watch from the crown prince Zhu Jianshen, and his heart was also calmed down a little by the controversy between the cabinet and the military department. On the same day, Emperor Tianshun also specially sent some snacks to the prince to show his condolences.

But on the second day, above the early dynasty, there were more than a dozen imperial envoys and doctors who impeached the prince Zhu Jianshen in the court, and everyone said: "It is a bad omen for the border general to make meritorious contributions and the prince to celebrate." ”

There are even people who say directly: "Ningbei Bogong is the master of the earthquake and the prince is celebrating him, with ill intentions!" Now the palace gate is still there, and Your Majesty must not ignore it! ”

As soon as these words came out, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were sweating and swaying, which was a heart-wrenching word!

Emperor Tianshun was even more furious when he heard this, and immediately threw all the folds and inkstones in front of the bookcase to the ground, pointing at those imperial historians and roaring loudly, and the sound shook the four fields.

But the dozen or so imperial historians were not afraid, in their opinion, if their impeachment can anger the emperor, it means that they are to the point, and it means that the prince must have a problem!

I saw that the more than a dozen imperial historians quoted scriptures one after another, and fought with Emperor Tianshun on the top of the main hall, without flinching for half an hour, how could Emperor Tianshun resist the roars of more than a dozen imperial envoys alone?

"Someone!"

Several Han generals walked into the hall quickly, and Emperor Tianshun pointed to the loudest officials of the imperial historian and shouted: "Drag these people down, and the rod will be punished fifty!" ”

The surrounding ministers all turned pale when they saw this, and these fifty sticks were beaten down, not to mention these weak imperial historians, even the strong men in the army were also destined to die.

However, everyone did not dare to dissuade him, and now Emperor Tianshun is angry, once dissuaded, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be implicated by Emperor Tianshun's anger.

"Haha! Today, we will leave a name in history! ”

"He went to the palace gate, and we will chant poetry under the Jiuquan Springs!"

After a while, there was a muffled sound of wooden planks hitting flesh outside the main hall, and a hysterical scream.

But after a short time, the screams of those imperial historians disappeared, and a Han general walked up to the main hall and said, "Your Majesty, those imperial historians are weak and no longer good!" ”

Emperor Tianshun waved his hand violently, repulsed the Han general, and then waited angrily for the remaining few imperial historians, and before he could speak, he heard those few people shouting: "Your Majesty killed the minister without permission, this is the photo of the death of the country!" ”

"The loyal minister has died, and I will not retreat!"

The surrounding ministers all gasped when they heard this, and they couldn't understand what happened to these imperial historians today, and they actually died collectively in the early dynasty?

Emperor Tianshun laughed angrily and said, "Good! What a vow not to retreat! What a photo of the dead country! Today, I have fulfilled you! ”

"Your Majesty, never!"

At this time, Huang Yuande, the secretary of the Ministry of War, hurriedly came out to dissuade him, and said: "Your Majesty, several imperial historians are also dedicated to the country, although the words are inappropriate, but the crime is not to death!" ”

Emperor Tianshun didn't think about killing them all, how did the few imperial historians who died just now end, Emperor Tianshun didn't know where to continue to kill, and now seeing Huang Yuande coming out, he snorted coldly and roared: "Blast these people out, and all of them will be demoted to three levels and retained!" ”

After the imperial historians were blasted out by the Han generals, Huang Yuande said: "Your Majesty, the prince naturally has no fault in today's matter, after all, the dynasty won, and it is reasonable for the prince to celebrate." However, the bad thing about this matter is that Ning Beibo's credit is too great, so that the courtiers are suspicious, and the prince has also suffered a disaster! ”

Hearing this, Emperor Tianshun was suddenly horrified, and his eyes when he looked at Huang Yuande also narrowed slightly.

Suddenly, Emperor Tianshun found that several ministers of the six ministries and cabinet elders around Huang Yuande either nodded slightly or looked approving, and his heart suddenly became frightened.

At this time, Emperor Tianshun discovered that the civil power in the court had swelled to such a situation, and in order to achieve political goals, he could disregard human life and threaten himself with the lives of his colleagues.

And those imperial historians who acted as cannon fodder all regarded death as home, which made Emperor Tianshun feel even more chilled.

"In Aiqing's opinion, what should I do?"

Huang Yuande said: "The promotion rewards of Ning Beibo and other soldiers should be reduced and replaced with silver coins!" ”

"Humph!"

Emperor Tianshun stood up suddenly, pointed at Huang Yuande and shouted, "This is the reward plan you presented to me!" ”

Huang Yuande bowed his head slightly when he heard this, and he didn't say a word, and the ministers around him were also silent.

That night, when the crown prince Zhu Jianshen heard what happened in the morning, he was also shocked in his heart, and he didn't know if those ministers were targeting him, or if he was targeting Ning Beibo through himself.

So for the next few days, the crown prince Zhu Jianshen was closed in the East Palace, and he refused to communicate with any courtiers to avoid suspicion.

Emperor Tianshun knew that the crown prince Zhu Jianshen acted like this, and his heart was also slightly painful, as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, his son was forced to avoid suspicion so much, and he was helpless for a while, it was really ridiculous!

Moreover, Emperor Tianshun also realized one thing, Huang Yuande, the secretary of the Ministry of War, had dealings with some of Emperor Jingtai's old party, and it was difficult to guarantee that there would be no old party of Emperor Jingtai in the court, and this incident was also that they were making waves behind the scenes!

What worries Emperor Tianshun the most is that although he is seriously ill at this time, he can still stand up to the early court every once in a while, and he can still hold the court. But when it's really time for him to return to heaven, what should the prince Zhu Jianshen do? Can the crown prince intimidate the ministers of the court?

At this time, Emperor Tianshun's mind appeared in the picture of many unfortunate pictures of the prince, which made Emperor Tianshun suddenly surge in blood and dizziness, and felt that his body was a little crumbling!

After finally relieving for a while, Emperor Tianshun looked at the figure of the guards who were swaying by the candle outside the door of the dormitory, and the peace of mind in the past was gone, replaced by deep fear.

At this moment, Emperor Tianshun came up with the idea of looking for protection for the crown prince Zhu Jianshen? The idea of the umbrella is to find a loyal minister who can protect the life of the crown prince Zhu Jianshen and assist the prince Zhu Jianshen to stabilize the court situation!

At this time, the name of Liu Juntao, the uncle of Ningbei, appeared in the mind of Emperor Tianshun.

"In that case, I must do something!"

Emperor Tianshun gasped, sat on the dragon bed and frowned, and his face became more and more gloomy, making people shudder.