On the fourth day of October, Zhu Youzhen, the son of heaven, was watching the recital in the Qianqing Palace. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although his eyes stopped on the music, Zhu Youzhen's heart was always thinking about other things.

Since Zhu Youzhen won three important ministers in the court a few days ago, the bigwigs of the Donglin Party have fried the pot. Dongchang's fan reported that these days the members of the Donglin Party are visiting back and forth, gathering in various places to discuss, not knowing what they are planning.

Liu Zongzhou was a great Confucian in the world and the backbone of Donglin, but he was taken down by Zhu Youzhen in cold blood. This time, Zhu Youzhen really hurt the foundation of the Donglin Party.

In the original history, civil officials described Zhu Youzhen as a murderous emperor who was eager for quick success. However, even so, during his seventeen years of reign, Zhu Youzhen only killed one auxiliary minister, four Shangshu, seven governors and eleven governors. After killing these high-ranking officials, the civil officials have already described Zhu Youzhen as a cold-faced and bloody son of heaven.

In fact, every time Zhu Youzhen kills someone, it is when these civil officials make a big mistake and must be held responsible. It can be said that Zhu Youzhen has never challenged the collective will of civil officials.

However, after Li Zhi came to this world, Zhu Youzhen had already killed the contradictions between Li Zhi and civil officials in just two years. In the case of the collection of silver in the Taifu Temple, Zhu Youzhen killed a subordinate minister, two Shangshu, and one of the "Nine Qings". Now that Guan Ningjun is in trouble, he has killed a son, a capital procuratorate, a left capital imperial history, and a book.

In just two years, Zhu Youzhen killed more high-ranking civil officials than Zhu Youzhen, who was "stubborn and self-serving" in history, in 17 years. If you count the governors that Li Zhi killed privately, the number is even more amazing.

And every time, Zhu Youzhen directly stood on Li Zhi's side, killed people according to Li Zhi's recital, and challenged the bottom line of civil officials.

In order to appease Li Zhi, Zhu Youzhen has already stood on the opposite side of the Donglin Party.

How will the civilians fight back?

Zhu Youzhen was thinking there, but saw a eunuch from Yikun Palace running to the gate of Qianqing Palace in a panic.

Zhu Youzhen suddenly sighed in his heart, and secretly said that something was not good, something must have happened to Yikun Palace.

Sure enough, the eunuch ran to Zhu Youzhen and burst into tears. He knelt on the ground with a puff and shouted loudly: "Holy Lord, Yuan Guifei suddenly fell ill and was unconscious!" ”

When Zhu Youzhen heard this, he closed his eyes helplessly.

After a long time, Zhu Youzhen opened his eyes and strode towards Yikun Palace without saying a word. Wang Chengen and the other eunuchs followed the Son of Heaven and walked mightily on the road of the inner palace.

Yuan Guifei is the master of Yikun Palace and Zhu Youzhen's side concubine. She was originally Zhu Youzhen's concubine when she was the king of letters, because of her gentle and frugal personality, she was loved by Zhu Youzhen, and she also got along well with Queen Zhou. Over the years, the Yuan family gave birth to a daughter for Zhu Youzhen, and Zhu Youzhen was also deeply liked.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Yuan Guifei became a victim of this struggle.

I don't know if I can save it.

Zhu Youzhen was anxious, and walked all the way to Yikun Palace, and finally walked to Yikun Palace. Several imperial doctors gathered in the palace, and they stood in front of the hospital bed with sad faces. Wang Dehua, the eunuch of the East Factory, was also guarding there.

Seeing Zhu Youzhen come in, everyone prostrate on the ground and saluted.

Zhu Youzhen walked to the bed and saw that Yuan Guifei was already dying. Her face was pale, her lips were blue, her body was full of fever, and she was already in a coma.

Yuan Guifei's daughter, Princess De'an, who was only five years old, cried like a tearful person, looking at her mother on the hospital bed, grabbing the corner of the bedding and refusing to let go.

Zhu Youzhen touched Princess De'an's head and was silent for a long time.

After a long time, he asked the imperial doctor in a cold voice, "Can you still save it?" ”

The chief physician said in a trembling voice: "Holy Lord, this is a hot poison that enters the blood to block the veins, causing bruising and spots; If the heat hurts, the thirst will be thirsty, and the lungs will be full of phlegm; If you commit a crime, you will have a number of pulse diseases; Disturb the gods and make them unconscious! ”

The imperial doctor was nervous, and as soon as he spoke, he said a lot of words that people couldn't understand, which made Zhu Youzhen even more unhappy.

"I ask you, can Yuan Guifei still be saved?"

The Imperial Physician knelt on the ground with a puff and said in a panic, "Holy Lord! Save... Can't be saved! ”

Zhu Youzhen's body trembled when he heard this, and his face suddenly became snow-white.

"Was it poisoned?"

Several imperial doctors looked at each other for a while, and said prostrately: "The ministers dare not jump to conclusions..."

Zhu Youzhen's face was full of pathos, and he shouted angrily: "Check! Check the food that Yuan Guifei has touched in the past few days! ”

Zhu Youzhen has not been lustful all his life, and there are only a handful of harem concubines. For Yuan Guifei, Zhu Youzhen has always had feelings.

As soon as she confronted the civil officials, Yuan Guifei fell ill inexplicably. Obviously, this is no coincidence. Although the imperial doctor did not dare to draw conclusions, Zhu Youzhen understood that this was a stern warning from the civil officials.

In the Forbidden City at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the clouds and waves were treacherous and the undercurrent was turbulent, and there were many inexplicable truths. The more famous is the 43rd year of Wanli's attack case, when the Wanli Emperor was about to face the opposition of civil officials and set up the second son as the crown prince, a gangster rushed into the East Palace and stabbed the prince with a wooden stick.

In the first year of Taichang, Li Kezhuo offered red pills to Mingguangzong, that is, Zhu Youzhen's father. He died a few days after his suit.

When Wei Zhongxian was still in power, Zhu Youzhen entered the palace and ascended the throne, but he didn't even dare to eat the food in the palace. He even hid in his bosom the wheat bread brought by King Xin's house to satisfy his hunger.

When Zhu Youzhen first entered the palace, he found that the eunuch was holding a strange incense and burning it in the compound wall of his bedroom.

In short, the weirdness and speculation in this deep palace are not something outsiders can think about.

Zhu Youzhen stood at the head of Yuan Guifei's bed for half an hour, and saw that she could not wake up, so he left with Wang Chengen.

As soon as he got out of Yikun Palace, Wang Chengen looked around and saw that there was no one, so he knelt down on the road and said, "Holy Lord, Holy Lord, Holy Lord, can't go on like this." They are warning the Holy Lord not to kill Liu Zongzhou! ”

"Holy Lord, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood, can't be so hostile to civil officials! Think twice! Let Liu Zongzhou go! ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at the majestic palace in the distance and sighed.

After thinking for a long time, Zhu Youzhen said: "Wang Chengen, you said that if I suddenly fell ill like the emperor's brother, what would happen to the world?" ”

Wang Chengen prostrate on the ground: "The slave doesn't dare to say..."

"You say!"

Wang Chengen said in a trembling voice: "If the saint suddenly falls ill, the Beijing camp will definitely be in chaos. The new army is leaderless and will certainly have no combat power. The crown prince is young, and he can't handle state affairs when he ascends the throne in a hurry, and the Donglin Party will definitely control the government. ”

Zhu Youzhen asked, "How is the Jinguo Guild?" ”

Wang Chengen lay on the ground, thought for a while and said: "When the time comes, the people will be panicked, and with the character of the Duke of Jinguo, he will definitely lead his troops into the capital to slaughter Wenchen." ”

When Zhu Youzhen heard this, he laughed a few times.

After laughing a few times, Zhu Youzhen became sad again, and his face was full of helplessness.

"Wang Chengen, you can think of the Donglin Party can also think of it. I don't believe that those Confucian scholars dare to attack me! ”