Chapter VIII: The Poison of Rights
Just when Zhu Youxiao and Empress Zhang Yan were talking about the boudoir talk, there were also two people whispering in another place in the Daming Palace.
In the evening, the leisurely Hakka was like an angry lion at this time, wantonly roaring at Wei Zhongxian who was sitting on the side. A delicate face also became distorted, the white neck became red at this time, and the blood vessels appeared and disappeared from time to time.
"Wei Zhongxian, why did you say that Your Majesty went to Zhang Yan's slut to spend the night, is it that slut who seduced Your Majesty?"
The Hakka family couldn't imagine that in just a short period of one month, the little emperor who grew up eating his own milk didn't obey him as much as before.
If the little emperor does not obey his own rights, won't he give it up. If you want the little emperor to know what he has done, then he will not die without a place to be buried.
At this time, the Hakka family and Wei Zhongxian can be said to be the two most powerful people in the entire Ming Dynasty.
Wei Zhongxian doesn't need to say more, it can be said that he covers the sky with one hand, turns over the clouds and waters, and even the first-class masters need to bow their hands, and they are willing to become minions, reduced to vassals, and claim to be nine thousand years old.
As for the Hakka family, he is a ruthless and bold master.
During Zhu Youxiao's reign as emperor, the Hakka family received a long encounter as a nursing mother was indeed unprecedented. Every birthday, Zhu Youxiao will definitely congratulate him in person. Every time she travels, her pomp is no less than that of the emperor. When you leave the palace and enter the palace, it must be a dusty road, cigarette smoke is swirling, and the cry of "Mrs. Ancestor is a thousand years old" is shocking.
The first step in the Hakka palace is to get rid of Guangzong Zhu Changluo's original confidant eunuch and eunuch Wang An. Wang An was one of the few eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty who was praised by scholars. He is upright and has served Zhu Changluo, Zhu Youxiao and his son since the twentieth year of Wanli. Especially in the matter of moving the palace, he united with Yang Lian, Liu Yijing and other ministers of the outer court to support Zhu Youxiao's accession to the throne, so that Zhu Youxiao got rid of the control of Li Xuanzhi. After Xizong ascended the throne, he was also very grateful to Wang An and accepted everything. Wei Zhongxian also took refuge under his door.
However, Wang An is "upright and sparse", his mind is not careful enough, and he often suffers from illness. As a result, his contact with Xizong gradually decreased, and Wei Zhongxian became closer and closer to Xizong with the help of the Ke clan, and there was a great tendency to replace him. In May of the first year of the Apocalypse, Zhu Youxiao appointed Wang An as the eunuch in charge of the seal.
According to the usual practice, Wang An naturally had to resign. At this time, the role of Hakka is revealed. She persuaded Zhu Youxiao to simply approve Wang An's resignation. Then, Wei Zhongxian sent Huo Weihua to impeach Wang An, and then used the identity of the eunuch to send Wang An to Nanhaizi to be a pure army - eunuch army.
From Wei Zhongxian's point of view, Wang An is kind to him and can't bear to harm him. However, Hakka's words strengthened Wei Zhongxian's determination to get rid of Wang An. Hakka said: "I am better than Xi Li, and I want to leave trouble!" "It means that you and I are compared to Li Xuan, she was forced by Wang An to move to the palace and live in seclusion, why should we leave a legacy? As a woman, the Hakka family has no kindness for a woman, and she is very vicious.
The Hakka family was even more afraid that the emperor's concubine would give birth to the prince, and the mother would be more expensive than the son, so as to get the love of Xizong and make himself fall out of favor.
Therefore, the Hakka clan used all kinds of vicious means to brutalize and suppress the concubines and princes, resulting in Zhu Youxiao giving birth to many princes in the Apocalypse Dynasty, but none of them could grow up.
In the third year of the Apocalypse, Zhang Yan was pregnant, that is, Zhu Ciran, the prince of Huaichong. Zhang Yan suddenly had low back pain when she was pregnant, and found a palace maid who could massage or someone outside the palace to massage, Ke came up with an idea, which was used by Wei Zhongxian, and the masseur caused Empress Zhang to have a stillborn birth, and Queen Zhang did not give birth again.
The second son, Zhu Ciyan, was born to Concubine Hui Fan, and died before the age of 1. The third son, Cijiong, was born to Concubine Rong Ren, and died before the age of 1, although there is no historical record of this, but most historical experts in later generations believe that it may be the poison of Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family.
What's more, Concubine Yu of Zhu Youxiao at that time was already pregnant, but she was starved to death in the palace.
"Ming Ji Beiluo" records that before Zhu Youxiao's death, the Hakka family arranged for a pregnant palace maid to enter the harem to pretend to be the heir of Xizong, but Zhang Yan disagreed, and after a long stalemate, Zhang Yan persuaded Zhu Youxiao to pass on the throne to his younger brother.
It can be said that the viciousness and audacity of the Hakka family make people unbelievable, at that time, not to mention the murder of the prince and grandson, starving to death, and pretending to be the royal heir, these things were all done by one person, and just one thing could make his head different.
If Wei Zhongxian knew that the Hakka family at this time not only wanted power, but also wanted to become a woman like Wu Cao (Wu Zetian's name before the Republic of China), I don't know how to feel.
Wei Zhongxian, who was sitting on the side, glanced lightly at the Hakka who was going crazy with his eyes, and he really couldn't imagine how he could have formed a pair with her in the first place.
"What's the panic, Your Majesty just went to the queen's place for the night, and the emperor went to the queen's bedroom for the night, this is just very normal. The whole world belongs to His Majesty, and His Majesty can go wherever he wants", Wei Zhongxian reprimanded the Hakka family mercilessly.
"And you don't want to bewitch Your Majesty lately." After Wei Zhongxian thought about it, he said to the Hakka family with a serious face.
"Your Majesty is no longer the little emperor you were at the beginning."
When Wei Zhongxian thought of the conversation with Zhu Youxiao during the day, he was also shocked into a cold sweat, and his tone was slightly melancholy.
The Hakka family looked at Wei Zhongxian, who had a melancholy face, and calmed down, and asked Wei Zhongxian with some doubts.
"You have been following Your Majesty today, could it be that Your Majesty said something to you?"
Wei Zhongxian sighed softly when he heard Hak's inquiry about himself, and told all the things about today.
After hearing Wei Zhongxian and telling all about today's events, the Hakka sat on the stool with a panicked expression, and his whole body seemed to be drained.
"Is it possible, is it possible that Your Majesty really does not allow me and wants to execute me."
Speaking of this, the Hakka family grabbed Wei Zhongxian's hand and begged Wei Zhongxian for help.
"Zhongxian, we are a couple, you must save me."
Wei Zhongxian shook off Hak's hand and said viciously.
"Okay, you don't weigh your own weight, you are just a small shrimp in that lake, if Your Majesty really wants to execute you, it is just a matter of words."
"Okay, as Your Majesty's nurse, Your Majesty will not harm you, not to mention that now Your Majesty wants to revitalize the Ming Dynasty, you must have a showdown with the Donglin Party in the court, and I am Your Majesty's strong assistant. If Your Majesty wants to reuse me, he will not put you to death, but must take my feelings into account."
After hearing Wei Zhongxian's words, the Hakka clan calmed down a little, but soon became worried again.
"If Your Majesty really kills the Donglin Party, what will happen to us."
"Then cooperate with Your Majesty, so that Your Majesty may remember the old feelings and replace us, otherwise we still want to seek the dynasty and usurp the throne."
Wei Zhongxian, the old god, said leisurely.
It's just that no one knew that Wei Zhongxian suddenly had this idea in his heart.
"It is impossible to seek a dynasty and usurp the throne, but it is still possible to support the new monarch."