Chapter 411: Victory and Defeat
In the tense and suffocating atmosphere, the door of the Qingning Palace's dormitory was pushed open with a bang, and Wang An hurriedly walked in, immediately attracting the attention of everyone in the room. Ethereal 2.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Qiqi, someone came to the palace gate just now, saying that Li Hanlin and the auxiliary ministers came to protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on the edict of Emperor Daxing."
Wang An came to Zhu Changluo under the gaze of everyone, bowed to Zhu Changluo and reported excitedly, "His Royal Highness the Prince, the servants went up to the wall to look, and outside the palace gate were indeed Li Hanlin and a group of auxiliary ministers. ”
"Father, since they have the edict of the emperor's grandfather, then let's go and welcome the edict." As soon as Wang An's words fell, Zhu Youxiao stood up from his chair and said to Zhu Changluo excitedly, it seems that Li Hongyu really did not disappoint him.
Zhu Changluo was stunned when he heard this, and it took a while to come back to his senses and realize that the person who entered the palace was not a rebel, but an auxiliary minister appointed by Emperor Wanli.
Therefore, Zhu Changluo stabilized his nervous state of mind, got up and led Zhu Youxiao to meet Li Hongyu and others.
"I've seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Grand Sun." Waiting for the palace gate of Qingning Palace to open, Li Hongyu and others, who were standing in line outside the palace gate, bowed to Zhu Changluo and Zhu Youxiao who came out.
"Ladies and gentlemen, excuse me." Looking at Li Hongyu and the others in front of him, Zhu Changluo's face finally showed a smile, and he stretched out his hand to signal everyone to get up.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, this is the holy decree handed over by Emperor Daxing to a close military attache to take him out of the capital, and the new army will enter the city with this holy decree, please take a look at the prince."
After Li Hongyu finished his salute, he stepped forward and handed the holy decree he was holding in his hand to Zhu Changluo, and said in a deep voice with a serious expression, "I just don't know where the copy of this holy decree is in the palace?" ”
The reason why there is a copy of each of the emperor's holy decrees in the palace is to avoid someone from overbearing, and when encountering critical moments, the holy decrees must be mutually corroborated with the copies left in the palace before they can take effect.
"King Yufu, the imperial grandfather handed over a copy of this holy decree to his son, and he always carried it with him." At this moment, Zhu Youxiao, who was standing behind Zhu Changluo, suddenly stepped forward and bowed to Zhu Changluo and said loudly.
"Your imperial grandfather gave you a copy of the holy decree?" Zhu Changluo was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect Zhu Youxiao to have such a big secret.
"Back to my father, because of the importance of the matter, the emperor's grandfather didn't let his sons tell anyone, and the sons didn't want his father to worry, so he didn't tell King Fu, and hoped that his father would forgive his sins."
Zhu Youxiao bowed down and opened his mouth to ask Zhu Changluo for his guilt, if he told Zhu Changluo about this matter, it would be difficult to keep it secret with Zhu Changluo's temperament, and once this matter was leaked, Emperor Wanli's plan would be over.
"Since your imperial grandfather has a royal order, how can this palace blame you?"
Zhu Changluo naturally wouldn't bother with Zhu Youxiao, and after hearing this, he slightly frowned and asked, "Where is the copy?" ”
"Back to my father, it has always been on the son's body."
Zhu Youxiao bowed to Zhu Changluo again when he heard this, grabbed the corner of the robe on his body with both hands and tore it hard, tore the inner and outer layers of the robe with a snort, took out a yellow silk silk from the mezzanine of the robe, opened it and handed it to Zhu Changluo, the silk was covered with a bright red and eye-catching jade seal.
"Sure enough, it was an edict left by Emperor Daxing." With the help of the chamberlain, Zhu Changluo carefully checked the holy decree submitted by Li Hongyu and the contents on the silk silk taken out by Zhu Youzhen, and couldn't help but chin slightly after reading it, and then instructed the chamberlain to show it to Fang Congzhe and Zhang Weixian and others.
Fang Congzhe, Zhang Weixian and other auxiliary ministers nodded after seeing it, with this silk provided by Zhu Youxiao, then the holy decree of mobilizing the new army into Beijing to escort Zhu Changluo's accession to the throne is true.
Now it seems that the authenticity of this holy decree is irrelevant, after all, the crown prince has returned to control the situation in Beijing, but it is very important for Li Hongyu and the new army, whether or not they are ordered to enter Beijing is related to their reputation and future exhibition.
If the new army was ordered to enter Beijing, then Zhu Changluo and Zhu Youxiao would regard the new army as a reliable military force to protect the imperial power.
But once the new army entered Beijing, although the new army played a vital role in Zhu Changluo and Zhu Youxiao's accession to the throne, it would make the two of them jealous of them, thinking that they could not be reused if they disregarded Shengming.
Now, this holy decree of transferring troops has been proved to be true by Zhu Youxiao, so Li Hongyu and the new army will have no worries, and the new army will be regarded by the emperor as a favorable defender of imperial power in the future, which will reduce a lot of trouble.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, tomorrow is the day of your palace with the Imperial Concubine, tonight's chaos must have disturbed the Imperial Concubine, I have always been based on filial piety, and now that the situation has calmed down, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should ask the Imperial Concubine Niangniang."
After checking the authenticity of the holy decree from Congzhe and Zhang Weixian, Li Hongyu bowed to Zhu Changluo and said quietly.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, the lower officials also think so." Hearing this, Fang Congzhe was the first to react, and followed Li Hongyu to report to Zhu Changluo.
He naturally knew that Li Hongyu's move was to let Zhu Changluo appease Concubine Zheng, after all, Zhu Changluo had already won this battle for the heir, and now was the time to show his strength and pacify the situation in the harem.
"The lower officials and others seconded the proposal." Seeing this, the rest of the auxiliary ministers seconded the proposal, believing that what Zhu Changluo wanted at present was to ease the relationship with Concubine Zheng.
Zhu Changluo's face suddenly showed a look of anger, of course he was dissatisfied with Zheng Guifei, Zheng Guifei almost let King Fu take his place as the crown prince.
"Okay, this palace will go now, and all the adults, you can also follow the palace to greet the imperial concubine Niangniang." But then again, now that he has an overwhelming advantage, there is no need to lose a reputation for unfilial piety, so he said to Li Hongyu and the others after a deep sigh.
Although Zhu Changluo went to see Zheng Guifei, he was absolutely unwilling to face Zheng Guifei alone, since he was a child, he was afraid of this favorite concubine who was deeply favored by Emperor Wanli, and if he encountered any trouble, Li Hongyu and others would relieve him.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, King Fu is waiting outside the palace, and the minister feels that if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can let King Fu go to Kunning Palace together, then the imperial concubine Niangniang will definitely be able to settle down." Li Hongyu smiled slightly when he heard this, and then said, King Fu has now been taken to the noon gate to wait, waiting for Zhu Changluo's decision.
"That's it." Zhu Changluo frowned slightly when he heard this, and then nodded to Li Hongyu, with King Fu, Concubine Zheng would definitely not take an indifferent attitude towards him.
Kunning Palace.
"Emperor Qiqi Concubine Niangniang, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince led King Fu and Li Hanlin and others to come to greet him, is this door open or not?"
Cui Wensheng, the chief eunuch of Kunning Palace, walked into Zheng Guifei's bedroom quickly, and cautiously bowed down to ask Zheng Guifei, whose face was extremely ugly, he knew very well that the current situation was very unfavorable to Zheng Guifei.
"King Fu is here? How is he? Are there any injuries? Concubine Zheng was stunned at first when she heard this, and then asked urgently, what she was most worried about now was the safety of King Fu, for fear that King Fu would lose his life in the chaos.
Princess Shouning on the side also showed a concerned look on her face, no matter how she said that King Fu was also the brother of her mother, she didn't want King Fu to have an accident.
"Back to the imperial concubine Niangniang, the slave climbed the ladder and looked out, the clothes on King Fu's body were clean and tidy, and he didn't look like he was injured." Cui Wensheng thought about it carefully, and opened his mouth to comfort Zheng Guifei and said, because of the tense situation just now, he didn't look at the people outside carefully when he was nervous.
"Open the palace door." Concubine Zheng knew that it was too late to say anything, and she would have to face the prince sooner or later, so she gave the order with a resolute expression after pondering for a while.
The palace gate of Kunning Palace was quickly opened, Zhu Changluo took a deep breath when he saw this, and then led King Fu, Li Hongyu, Fang Congzhe and others into the palace gate, and the accompanying soldiers followed closely to enter, and quickly controlled the situation in Kunning Palace.
The only people in the harem palace are the chamberlains and the palace maids, so they can't compete with the heavily armed soldiers at all, and they stay honestly under the guarding of the soldiers.
In the main hall of Kunning Palace, Concubine Zheng pretended to sit calmly on the chair in the main hall, no matter how she was the imperial concubine of the Ming Dynasty, she naturally had the demeanor of the imperial concubine at this time.
"I've seen my mother." Entering the main hall, Zhu Changluo knelt down and saluted Concubine Zheng Guifei in accordance with etiquette, and then said, "There are chaotic soldiers tonight, disturbing the concubine." ”
"I've seen my mother." King Fu knelt behind Zhu Changluo with a pale face, feeling extremely disappointed and frustrated in his heart, originally he was going to ascend the throne and become the emperor tomorrow, and he would reign in the world, but who knew that he would become a prisoner overnight, which really made him feel unbelievable.
Not long ago, King Fu was resting in the Ten Princes' Mansion, when he suddenly broke into a group of pro-army soldiers, and couldn't help but subdue the sergeants of the Ten Princes' Mansion and control several princes, including him.
He was very surprised by this, and it was not until someone told him that he knew what had happened, and he was taken aback by the news that the new army had entered Beijing.
Now, the nobles who supported King Fu were in prison one after another, and the imperial city was controlled by the court officials who supported the crown prince, and he knew that the general situation had gone, and his heart was naturally full of mixed feelings, and it was difficult to believe that what was in front of him was real for a while.
"Imperial Concubine Niangniang." After the crown prince and King Fu knelt, Li Hongyu and the others, who were behind the two, knelt on the ground with their knees bent and saluted Concubine Zheng in unison.
"Prince, the harem is a forbidden place, why are the British dukes here?" Concubine Zheng Guifei suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart when she saw that King Fu was safe and sound, and then looked at the prince coldly and asked.
"Back to my mother, my father once left an edict for the new army, so that they could assist their sons to ascend the throne, so they entered the palace to protect their sons."
In normal words, Zhu Changluo didn't dare to face Zheng Guifei at all, but now it is different, he became the master of the Forbidden City with the support of Li Hongyu and Zhang Weixian and others, so he looked up at Zheng Guifei and replied.
"Edict?" When Concubine Zheng Guifei heard this, her eyebrows immediately frowned, and the corners of her mouth showed a sneer of disdain, "This palace serves by the side of Emperor Daxing day and night, why don't you know that such a holy decree has been issued?" ”
Obviously, Concubine Zheng Guifei thought that the edict in Zhu Changluo's mouth was forged, and its purpose was to find an excuse for the new army to enter Beijing, and she did not believe that Emperor Wanli had such a holy decree at all.
"Mother, please see, this is the holy decree given by my father and the copy left in the palace."
After Zhu Changluo heard this, he waved it to the chamberlain who followed behind him, and asked the chamberlain to take the holy decree and copy of the new army into Beijing to Zheng Guifei for inspection, Zheng Guifei had been by the side of Emperor Wanli for decades, and often helped Emperor Wanli use the seal on the chapter, so he could naturally distinguish the authenticity of the holy decree.
"This ...... How is this possible? ”
Concubine Zheng originally disdained to inspect this kind of fake, but when her eyes swept over the holy decree and the silk silk, a shocked look suddenly appeared on her face, and she couldn't help muttering to herself, showing a look of disbelief, as if she couldn't believe that the scene in front of her was real.