In the palace, Zhu Youzhen has actually woken up, but he doesn't know how to face the current situation.

The Nine-Fold Imperial City couldn't block the news, and the anecdotes of the Yingfu Army were spread all over the city. The eunuchs and palace ladies also have their own ideas, and only their own queens are still loyal to their side.

Zhu Yousong's feelings for Zhu Youzhen are very complicated, first of all, this person is worthy of respect. He was diligent, thrifty, and virtuous, jealous and hateful, and idealistic. But due to his background, before he ascended the throne at the age of seventeen, Zhu Youzhen was raised as a vassal king.

The vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, where does he need the ability to govern the country and level the world, and where does he need the emperor's mental skills. Therefore, his ability and insight are even inferior to that of his imperial brother Apocalypse. That's right, he just can't compare to the carpenter emperor, not only the carpenter, but also the governance of the country. An incompetent person, the more diligent he is, the greater the harm.

Zhu Yousong didn't intend to kill this seventeen-year-old cousin, even if it was for his actions of hanging himself, it was worth living. So Shen Muhong took Zhu Yousong's order and chose someone to enter the palace, and this person was none other than Cao Huachun.

Cao Huachun is an old man of the Xinwang Mansion, an unscrupulous screenwriter in later generations, and he seems to have some grudges against the group of eunuchs. As long as he is a eunuch, there is no one who is not hacked into a demon and treacherous, but in fact, this Cao Huachun is really a good eunuch. He entered the palace at the age of twelve or thirteen, and his poems, calligraphy and paintings, all of which were excellent, were deeply appreciated by Wang An, the eunuch of ceremonies. Later, he entered the palace of King Xin to accompany the five emperors, Sun Zhu Youzhen, and was very favored. After Zhu Youzhen succeeded to the throne, Cao Huachun was responsible for handling the unjust case of Wei Zhongxian and rehabilitating Zhaoxue more than 2,000 cases.

As soon as the Emperor of the Apocalypse succeeded to the throne, Wei Zhongxian was the first to expelle him from Beijing when he excluded dissidents. However, these literati who were rehabilitated by him were not the masters of the gratitude, they did their best to frame them, a loyal and honest eunuch, but they were slandered and slandered, and became a powerful eunuch who did all kinds of evil.

Now that the Fu army has entered Beijing, Cao Huachun is in his own house, because there is no resistance, and his freedom is not restricted. Hearing the call of the Fu army, Cao Huachun did not dare not go, and came to Shen Muhong's temporary residence, King Fu's capital annex.

When King Fu raised his army, no one in the capital dared to approach this courtyard, and the people in the palace who stayed behind almost starved to death. Nowadays, it is not what it used to be, and it has become the most lively place in the capital.

Soldiers in armor defended this courtyard layer by layer, and every few steps, a few soldiers guarded with guns, and the precautions were very strict.

Shen Muhong is not at ease after all, although there are countless people who have descended along the way, it is difficult to keep the extreme royalists and come to make trouble. When King Yan entered Jinling, he was assassinated.

Cao Huachun entered the courtyard gate, and someone notified Shen Muhong. Shen Muhong knew that this matter was a big matter, so he personally greeted him.

"Father-in-law Cao, I invited my father-in-law to come today, because there is a big event, and I want my father-in-law to help me."

Cao Huachun thought about it for a while, and decided that this confidant of King Fu wanted to use his own hand to murder His Majesty. Although he was afraid of death, he also had feelings for Zhu Youzhen, and lowered his head and said: "Those who are captured, you dare to speak." Our family is deeply favored by His Majesty, although we don't have the courage to fight for the country with death, but we are never willing to do anything to be sorry for Your Majesty. Don't mention this matter again, you should find another candidate. ”

Shen Muhong didn't expect this eunuch to misunderstand what he meant, but he admired his loyalty. He smiled and said: "The public has misunderstood, the little prince has never thought about killing the king, but I hope that His Majesty can recognize the facts and just take the Zen position." ”

Cao Huachun couldn't believe his ears, how could anyone take the country and allow the orthodox emperor to live. Don't say that it was him, even if it was Shen Muhong, he didn't expect Zhu Yousong to have this measure and courage. That is, he, if the first person to enter Beijing was Zhou Shuye, he would have helped Zhu Yousong deal with it a long time ago. It's just an accident, and when the new dynasty is stable, who will pursue this kind of palace secret.

Being able to keep Zhu Youzhen, Cao Huachun was of course happy and said, "Since this is the case, our family is willing to give it a try." ”

The imperial city was sealed, and Zhu Youzhen saw his henchmen for the first time, and he didn't care about pretending to be sick, so he got up and cried with his head and servant.

"Cao Daban, are you here to send me to the end?"

Cao Huachun wiped away his tears and cried: "Your Majesty, King Fu does not want to take Your Majesty's life, as long as Your Majesty agrees to the Zen position."

"Wishful thinking! I want the world to know that he has always been a rebel and a thief. ”

Cao Huachun didn't expect the emperor to be so backbone, he was stunned for a moment, thinking of the old love and couldn't bear to see him die, but he still persuaded: "If Your Majesty doesn't obey, I'm afraid that Fu Rebellion will plot to kill Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Youzhen just didn't want to cheapen his anti-king cousin, but he didn't want to die. He was only a seventeen-year-old boy, and after all his enthusiasm, he still had the instinct to survive. A trace of fear flashed in his eyes unconsciously, and he was seen by Cao Huachun.

He knew that the emperor was not bent on death, and a few glimmers of hope rose in his heart. continued to persuade: "Even if Your Majesty does not agree, this traitor sent a few dead soldiers into the palace, murdered His Majesty, and then set it on fire." When Taizong succeeded to the throne, where did anyone ask about the life and death of Emperor Jianwen? ”

Zhu Youzhen's heart was shaken, but he still refused to Zen, and only said: "If King Xiaofu really has a good heart, I would like to hide in the market and be a common people. ”

Cao Huachun persuaded for a long time, but Zhu Youzhen insisted on this bottom line and refused to Zen.

Cao Huachun dragged his tired body to the Fuwang Courtyard and repeated Zhu Youzhen's words. Shen Muhong frowned, didn't dare to make his own opinion, and sent someone to Luoyang to ask Zhu Yousong.

Luoyang, Wenchang Building.

Zhu Yousong looked at the letter in his hand, smiled, and said: "Our Majesty, although he spares his life, his bones are very hard, and he is the seed of Hong Wuye." In that case, take a look. After speaking, he handed the letter in his hand to everyone in the hall, Ma Shiying, Zhao Hong and others got together, and after reading it, they all said: "You can't leave such a hidden danger." ”

Zhu Yousong disagreed, and said: "He sits on the world and dominates the four seas, and he is not my opponent." As a people, I have nothing to fear. If he can regain his own throne like me, it means that I am already angry and mediocre, and it is good that he will do it at that time. ”

Although Zhu Yousong said that his prestige was very high, this was not a trivial matter after all, and the people who were qualified to sit in Wenchang Building were all his henchmen, and they were not afraid of disobeying him, so they spoke out against him.

In the end, Zhu Yousong, who couldn't resist everyone, had to retreat and agreed that he would be a public servant who did not eat Fulu, but he would be sent to Taiwan Island.

Even so, there are still people who are afraid that cutting the grass will not be eradicated, and the harm will be endless. Zhu Yousong waved his hand, made a decision, and said: "Don't say anything, let him take the queen's concubines and confidant eunuchs to Taiwan Island and be a rich man." ”