Chapter 739: Undercurrents are surging

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The first to bear the brunt was the eunuch party headed by Wei Zhongxian. Wei Zhongxian has long had the intention of usurping, but he himself is just a eunuch, and since ancient times, he has never heard of a eunuch who can be the emperor. So although he was powerful, he didn't dare to move lightly before.

Now it's different, his biggest backer, the source of power, the Emperor of the Apocalypse, is about to die. As soon as the apocalypse died, the new emperor might not be cold to him, and Wei Zhongxian immediately felt a great threat. Previously, his old hospitable family gave him an idea, asking him to find a baby boy, falsely claiming that he was born to the apocalypse and a certain palace maid. As long as Tianqi dies and immediately supports this puppet emperor, then Wei Zhongxian can continue to hold power.

But Wei Zhongxian always felt that this plan was not too enjoyable, and he had to change his surname to Wei. So there was a eunuch minions who suggested that he wait for the apocalypse to die, and immediately launch a palace coup d'état, and call the apocalypse Zen throne, so that he can justifiably be the emperor. Although he, the emperor, has no children and grandchildren, he can still be passed on to his nephew Wei Liangqing, and he can be regarded as a successor.

Wei Zhongxian has been vacillating between these two plans, so his henchmen also made two preparations, not only looking for the newborn baby boy, but also secretly connecting everywhere to encourage the generals of the three major battalions of the Beijing Division, namely the Fifth Army Battalion, the Three Thousand Battalion, and the Shenji Battalion, to obey Wei Zhongxian's orders. These generals were originally able to climb to this position by relying on flattery, and Wei Zhongxian leaned towards the government and the opposition, so the two sides had long been secretly colluding, as long as Wei Zhongxian gave an order, the three battalions of 100,000 officers and soldiers could be at his disposal.

Now that the time has finally come for the poor dagger to appear, Wei Zhongxian has finally made up his mind to adopt a more secure first plan and support a puppet emperor. When all the political power is vested in oneself and the Manchu Dynasty is all eunuch minions, it is not too late to abolish the little emperor.

And in order to make the inheritance of this puppet emperor more legitimate, Wei Zhongxian also planned to have the Hakka family personally come forward to persuade Empress Zhang to let Empress Zhang recognize the baby boy as her son. In this way, this puppet has become the son-in-law of the apocalypse, the rightful successor. Even if there are courtiers who oppose him, they will not oppose Empress Zhang, and Empress Zhang can also become the queen mother with this son, and spend the rest of her life in brocade clothes and jade food, it can be said that both sides take what they need.

Of course, in addition to Wei Zhongxian, there is another force that is also ready to move, that is, the vassal kings who entered Beijing. Because of the Ming Dynasty, there are many precedents for the emperor to be enthroned by a vassal king without an heir. Even if you don't count the "Jingjing" of Chengzu Zhu Di, there are two examples of Yingzong Zhu Qizhen being captured in the "Tumubao Change", and the courtiers supporting his younger brother Zhu Qiyu, and Wuzong Zhu Houzhao died of illness and no heirs, and Xingwang Zhu Houxi entered Beijing from the fiefdom of Chengtianfu (now Zhongxiang, Hubei) to enter Beijing and succeed the Great Unification.

For example, today's crisis is on the verge of enlightenment, and these vassal kings, who have been clothed and fed for half their lives, but have almost never touched power, suddenly find that the throne that was originally out of reach seems to be within reach. How many people can resist the temptation of the emperor's throne?

Of course, these people are not stupid, they know that the power to support the emperor lies in the cabinet, and as long as several cabinet ministers unanimously agree, major matters can be decided. Therefore, several vassal kings have secretly contacted the four cabinet members Huang Liji, Shi Fenglai, Zhang Ruitu, and Li Guopu privately to test their tone and see if there is any opportunity.

But whether it is Wei Zhongxian or the vassal king, whether he wants to usurp the throne or set up a puppet, there is one of the most basic premises, that is, the death of the apocalypse. As long as the emperor has not taken his last breath, any action is tantamount to rebellion, so all the forces involved can only wait patiently.

At this time, the atmosphere in Jingshi was already about to rain, and it was extremely tense and depressing, but Zhu Youzhen seemed to stay out. After waking up, he locked himself in the palace of King Xin, and did not eat water and rice for three days, and did not sleep at night. He didn't dare to close his eyes, because as long as he closed his eyes, Li Zhenyan would occupy his mind full, making him cry blood!

Everyone didn't dare to persuade him, only Zhu Cunqi accompanied him inch by inch, for fear that he wouldn't be able to think about it for a while and do something stupid. Zhu Youzhen didn't eat or drink, and Zhu Cunqi didn't eat or drink either, and the two of them were haggard for a few days.

It wasn't until late at night on the third day that Zhu Youzhen finally couldn't bear the extreme fatigue anymore after a hearty cry, and fell asleep in Zhu Cunqi's arms. In the dream, he and Lee Jung-yeon seem to have returned to Yuyu Island again, back to their two-person world. When he begged Li Zhenyan again, he was gently pushed away by her, and said with a smile: "The prince still has a lot to do, don't just pester others." People are tired for most of the day and want to rest for a while! ”

Zhu Youzhen grabbed it with his hands reluctantly, but Li Zhenyan turned into a phantom and gradually disappeared into the air. Zhu Youzhen exclaimed: "Zhenyan! Immediately woke up, only to find that it was just Nan Ke's dream, sitting on the edge of the bed with him was Zhu Cunqi, and Li Zhenyan could never be hugged by herself again.

Zhu Cunqi saw Zhu Youzhen sitting silently with tears in his eyes, knowing that he must have dreamed of Li Zhenyan, and he didn't know how to persuade him, so he had to accompany him to cry silently.

Suddenly, I heard Zhu Youzhen say softly: "County Lord, you haven't eaten in the past few days, you must be hungry." ”

Zhu Cunqi raised his eyes in surprise and replied: "Cunqi is not hungry, is His Highness hungry?" ”

"I'm not hungry, but I'm going to eat." Zhu Youzhen firmly wiped away the tears in his eyes and said, "Zhenyan gave me a dream, and asked me to continue to do what I had to do, and she would rest for a while." What can you do if you don't fill your stomach? Call everyone to eat together, and after eating, we will go to the street to help the disaster! ”

Everyone in the palace was relieved that Zhu Youzhen had recovered from extreme grief, and only Zhu Youzhen himself knew that this grief would never go away. Together with Lee Jung-yeon, it will stay in the depths of her heart forever until her life comes to an end. At that time, he and Lee Jung-yeon will reunite in the blue sky, so that he can rest well.

After having breakfast in a hurry, Zhu Youzhen immediately led the Qin soldiers to the street to inspect the disaster situation in Beijing. Seeing that after a few days, the government actually had no disaster relief strategy, Zhu Youzhen secretly hated in his heart, but he had no choice but to take out the 100,000 taels of silver he carried on this trip, first purchased a batch of quilts and tents, and resettled as many of the victims who were homeless and froze in the cold days as much as possible, and immediately opened a porridge factory. In just half a day, thousands of victims gathered near King Xin's mansion, and although the conditions were simple, they could survive.

As for those hooligans and ruffians who took advantage of the chaos to rob, Zhu Youzhen was also unceremonious, and sent the red lady and dozens of uninjured special combat personnel to launch a bloody assassination operation. Overnight, hundreds of villains were strewn across the streets, and the government had no clue.

In the middle of the night, Zhu Youzhen just staggered back to the palace from the settlement point on the street, rubbing his temples in great pain and wanting to rest for a while, when he suddenly heard a long neighing of a horse outside the mansion, and then a person broke into the mansion like a gust of wind, and gasped sharply: "Qin... Where is His Royal Highness King Qin? ”

Zhu Youzhen recognized that it was Wang Tiqian, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Wang..."

Before he could say the next word, Wang Tiqian immediately said in an unquestionable tone: "Holy Commandment, Xuan Qin King Zhu Youzhen will meet him immediately!" ”