Zhu Huiyan really didn't lie to him, and a few days later, Sun Yueling received an edict summoned by the Son of Heaven. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info He didn't dare to be sloppy, and after putting on the official uniform of the Ming Dynasty, he followed the eunuchs who came to summon him into the imperial city.

This is the first time he has worn the standard official uniform of the Ming Dynasty, and he feels very awkward, especially for a petty official like him, who is not in the stream, wearing a green wide official uniform, a cyan black horn belt around his waist, and an embroidered quail on his chest.

Sun Yueling remained silent all the way and did not ask the eunuch Xuanzhao. His grade is too low, in this imperial city, those who walk casually are above the seventh grade, he is a nine-grade petty official, and in the yamen of the Beijing Division, it is really low to be negligible.

Sun Yueling knew his identity, so he didn't dare to raise his eyes, and he didn't disdain those officials who were self-righteous and looked left and right as soon as they entered the imperial city, as if they couldn't show the honor of being summoned by the Son of Heaven.

Low-key, low-key is king.

Following the summoning of the eunuchs, after being inspected by the guards outside the noon gate as usual, they entered through the side gate of the Huangji Gate, all the way through the three halls of the Huangji, Zhongji, and Jianji, and finally came to the Qianqing Palace where the Son of Heaven lived.

Sun Yueling looked at the bronze turtle and bronze crane on the terrace outside the hall, and sighed in his heart, he really entered the decision-making center of the Ming Dynasty - the Forbidden City.

At this moment, he was very nervous, he didn't know what the Emperor of the Apocalypse was going to say to him next, and he didn't know what state to respond to the Son of Heaven.

The Imperial City is indeed a place of fierce fighting, and every bridge, every door, and every hall is guarded by armed guards, and from time to time there are patrolling guards interspersed. The dozen or so guards in front of the Qianqing Palace were even more tiger-backed and spirited, and at a glance they knew that they were good at martial arts.

After a while, he finally got the summons of the eunuch, and in the imperial study of the East Warm Pavilion in the Qianqing Palace, he met the current Emperor of the Apocalypse.

"Xiaguan Sun Yueling, knock to see my emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live long live!" As soon as he entered the imperial study, Sun Yueling knelt down and shouted long live according to the eunuch's teachings.

"Sun Qing is flat!" The voice of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, who was sitting behind the dragon book case, came into his ears, although it was Saint Weiran, but it still had a young and intelligent accent.

"Your Majesty." After Sun Yueling got up, he still didn't look up, after all, the first time he met the Son of Heaven, he was also very nervous in his heart, and he didn't dare to mess with the rules, for fear of leaving people with the impression of "disrespecting the rules and disciplines".

The Emperor of the Apocalypse put down the fold in his hand and said to him: "Sun Qing once slapped the demon of the Smelling Fragrance Society for me, Yu Zhen is gracious, and raise his head, let me take a good look at you." ”

Sun Yueling raised his head when he heard this, his face was calm, and he said: "It is the duty of a subordinate official to serve His Majesty!" ”

Tianqi smiled and said, "Sun Qing is loyal and brave, and I am very relieved. However, I don't want you to die for me, you have to live a good life for me and serve my Ming. ”

There was also a sigh in his heart, and sure enough, as the queen said, Sun Yueling was a handsome and extraordinary young talent. Although he had seen Sun Yueling from afar on the Ziguang Pavilion that day, after all, he was too far away to see it really, and now Sun Yueling was standing in front of him, and when he arrived, he felt that this person was a talent, and the jade tree was in the wind.

Sun Yueling was also looking at the Apocalypse, the Emperor of the Apocalypse in front of him was not very old, he seemed to be around seventeen years old, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, with a thin figure, clear eyebrows, and a soft and smooth brilliance in his eyes.

He knew that the Emperor of the Apocalypse in history was said by later generations to be a mediocre and fun-hungry **** carpenter emperor, who only knew how to favor the traitorous party, and did not treat the upright ministers in the court, disregarding life and death. However, Sun Yueling once privately believed that if a person was obsessed with something, it was impossible to be stupid.

Because he wants to become an art craftsman on a cliff, he is the first to disbelieve that he is evil-hearted, stupid and mediocre. On the contrary, he stubbornly believed that the Emperor of the Apocalypse was an extremely intelligent and ingenious emperor, and it was precisely because he was smart and thoughtful that he could be unique in the field of craftsmen and lead the way.

-- In the books that Sun Yueling read in later generations, it is recorded that the carpenter's handicrafts made by the Emperor of the Apocalypse were sold in the market at that time, and they could be sold at a high price. Even though there are exaggerated elements of eunuchs and historians in this, it is an indisputable fact that the craftsmanship of the apocalypse is excellent.

How could such a smart and intelligent person be deceived by the words of the eunuch party and let them turn a blind eye to the killing of the Donglin party?

Therefore, it is very likely that Tianqi deliberately indulged these eunuchs to attack and frame the Donglin Party to achieve the goal of controlling the government, or even that he had long doubts about the governance program of the Donglin Party and was very dissatisfied with the Donglin Party, so he used the hands of the eunuchs to get rid of these Donglin gentlemen who only knew how to talk and did not do practical things.

Sun Yueling was full of worries in his heart, but he said: "Weichen will obey Your Majesty's will, and will do his best to share your Majesty's worries and solve problems." ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse nodded with satisfaction, and said lightly: "You killed my Jinwuwei Dusi on the school field, but you made me lose a favorite general!" ”

It's really a pot that doesn't open and mention which pot, Sun Yueling was frightened in his heart, what he was most afraid of was this matter, and he hurriedly leaned down and knelt down, knocked on the ground with his head, and said: "Weichen also has to miss for a while, if it weren't for this, I'm afraid Weichen has already been killed by Pei Dusi on the spot, Weichen is really too heavy for self-preservation, and I hope Your Majesty will see it!" ”

Although Sun Yueling knew that there was the old Wenchen and the queen behind him to support him, but at this moment he was facing His Majesty the Son of Heaven, and the imperial power was above.

Seeing Sun Yueling knocking like pounding garlic, Tianqi was very satisfied, what he wanted was this effect, although Sun Yueling had the elder and the queen to intercede, but after all, he was not domineering in front of him, but so obedient and tame, which made him feel relieved, and said at the moment: "Sun Qing rest assured, I know that you missed for a while to protect yourself, and you had to kill Pei Dusi, I won't blame you, I forgive you for your innocence." ”

When Sun Yueling heard him say this, he was relieved to feel a big stone in his heart, and kowtowed again: "Thank you for Your Majesty's kindness, thank Your Majesty for your grace not to kill." ”

Apocalypse waved his hand and said, "You get up and speak." ”

Sun Yueling said: "Yes." Standing up, he felt that his back was already cold, and a cold sweat broke out.

Tianqi said: "The elder and the queen strongly recommend you to me, saying that you are loyal and brave, but you can be a great responsibility, and I want to reward you well." After a pause, he said, "Even my queen has recommended you like this, which shows that Sun Qing must have extraordinary ability." ”

Sun Yueling hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Weichen is panicked. Your Majesty doesn't kill me, I am already grateful, how dare I brazenly ask for a reward. ”

Tianqi laughed and said, "Sun Qing doesn't have to be too self-pity, I said that I forgave you for your innocence, you can rest assured." I don't just want to reward you, I want you to do something for me, are you willing? ”

In fact, in his heart, he didn't care about the life or death of a mere pro-guard Dusi, and deliberately mentioned this matter, which was also to alert Sun Yueling and let him know who was the master of this imperial city, and how could he not know that Pei Donglai was making trouble in the harem and killing nobles without authorization, but he kept pretending to be deaf and dumb, and was unwilling to punish Wei Zhongxian.

Sun Yueling said: "Your Majesty, but please give instructions, Weichen dares not to die." ”

Tianqi nodded, and suddenly asked, "Where are you now, and what is your official residence?" ”

Sun Yueling replied: "Weichen serves in the Guozijian and is a scholar of the nine products. ”

Tianqi pondered for a moment and said, "Since this is the case, then I will inform the cabinet and the Ministry of Officials, and give you a promotion of three levels in a row, and go to the Criminal Department to do everything, so that you can serve me." ”

Sun Yueling exclaimed: "Your Majesty, Weichen is not from the imperial examination, so he is so famous, I am afraid that it will provoke criticism from the court, and Weichen will not dare to accept the order if he dies!" ”

Apocalypse frowned and said, "This ...... In this way, I will give you the same Jinshi background, and then reward you with silver and jade pendants, so that you can serve with peace of mind. ”

Seeing that Sun Yueling still wanted to argue, Tianqi said unhappily: "I have a golden mouth, can I change what I say?" The matter was settled. You went to the Criminal Department to do something for me, do you think they sent you to have fun? ”

Sun Yueling was helpless, so he had to kneel down and kowtow again, and said: "Thank you for Your Majesty's gift, Weichen will receive the order." ”

Only then did the apocalypse turn his anger into joy, and said: "Listen, you go to the Criminal Department this time, you have an important errand for you to do, and you must do it properly for me, otherwise, I will deprive you of your fame and send you to prison for punishment." ”

Sun Yueling was apprehensive for a while, and the Son of Heaven personally instructed him, not knowing what difficult tasks he had to do.

Can he do what the Son of Heaven has personally handed over?

Out of the imperial city, Sun Yueling's nervous mood was relaxed, thinking that the emperor was really not a vegetarian, it was intimidation and coercion, and the carrots and sticks made him sweat like pulp in the palace, and the surprise was incomprehensible.

In this way, he firmly established that the Apocalypse was not a foolish monarch as recorded in the history books of later generations, but was clearly a wise and foolish emperor. How can such an emperor tolerate the gentlemen of Donglin holding the government and making friends with each other?

It seems that the later fall of Donglin was not to a large extent due to the suppression of the eunuchs, but that the Emperor of the Apocalypse really couldn't tolerate the increasingly domineering Donglin people, so he used the hands of the eunuchs to get rid of Donglin.

It's just that he should choose between the Donglin forces and the imperial power?

Sun Yueling couldn't figure out what would happen a few years later at this time, what he was most worried about at the moment was the errand given to him by the Emperor of the Apocalypse, which was a very difficult thing to do.

Apocalypse means that although the power of the Wenxiang Society in Beijing has been destroyed, the leader of the meeting, Xu Hongru, is still at large, and has not yet been awarded.

Therefore, the task given to him is to use all means to find Xu Hongru, arrest him, and punish him.