Chapter 247: The Capture of the Soldiers in the Deep Palace (Part II)
Liu Jin is worthy of being an old man who has served Zhu Houzhao for many years, and one sentence touched the most sensitive nerve in the heart of the ignorant Zhu Houzhao. {}
Zhu Houzhao is very young and simple, but being young and simple does not mean that he is a fool, born in the Ming royal family, Emperor Hongzhi may not have taught him too much about how to behave in the world, but the most basic political common sense has been taught a lot.
For example, military power is the most sensitive thorn in the emperor's heart, and those who are as simple as Zhu Houzhao are no exception.
On the bed in the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Houzhao was wearing a snow-white undershirt, his expression was twisted angrily, and Liu Jin and the other eight people cried and kept kowtowing in front of him, knocking the smooth floor with a bang.
"Your Majesty, Wang Yue has indeed transferred troops into the palace, and now the sergeants of the warrior battalion are still waiting at the bell and drum division, what do you say to help the palace put out the fire, but it is just a small fire, there are more than 10,000 eunuchs and palace female warriors in the palace, and the warrior battalion is needed to come in to help? Besides, they wear armor, hold weapons in their hands, and look murderous, is this a fire-fighting situation? It's clearly a human life, and the fire ...... of the Bell and Drum Division"
Zhu Houzhao's tone was a little calm, and he asked coldly, "How about the fire?" ”
Liu Jin paused, his voice was quieter, and said: "As soon as the fire was burned, the warrior battalion was put on the palace, as if someone would pinch his fingers and tell the hexagram, as if he was sure that the bell and drum division would catch fire tonight, the old slave felt that this fire was burning quite strangely." ”
Zhu Houzhao's face was pale, and his teeth were gritted loudly: "Wang Yue, this old horseman!" There are also the old ...... of the cabinet Old Bachelor! I, I ......"
Liu Jin took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, the old slave said something from the bottom of his heart, since the death of the first emperor, the cabinet and the old courtiers of the ceremonial supervisor have become less and less concerned about His Majesty, Your Majesty, think about it, when the first emperor was in power, they were honest under the holy authority of the first emperor, what did the first emperor say about them, but now?" They are against you in everything, and your Majesty will do whatever you say and do. There are countless words and officials in the imperial history who blame you, and this is not right, and that is not right......"
Liu Jin said with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty was happy when you were the prince, a happy smile hung on your face all day long, and the old slave was also happy, but after you became the emperor, you smiled less, Your Majesty, you are the monarch of the Ming Dynasty and the co-lord of the country." You have the final say in the whole world, you are already the most noble person in the world, but why is Your Majesty more and more unhappy? The old slave said a disrespectful word to death, this emperor deserves it, but it is not as good as a seven-grade imperial history, the old slave wipes your tears every day and explores your heart ......"
Zhu Houzhao's expression gradually changed, his angry face unconsciously floated with endless grievances, Liu Jin's words really scratched his heart, and he was silent for a moment with his mouth closed. Zhu Houzhao finally couldn't help crying.
"I said that I don't want to be the emperor, who taught me that I can only be the emperor in this life, and no one listens to me when I become the emperor. Every day, I only know how to blame me, urge me, and ask me to be a benevolent monarch, a holy monarch, I am me, I am Zhu Houzhao, those so-called benevolent monarchs and holy monarchs seem to be carved out of the mold, what do they have to do with me? Why did the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty have to force me, why did they have to put me in that hypocritical mold? It is said to be very noble. But it's impossible to even live the life you want to live, what's the meaning of this emperor? ”
Liu Jin and the other eight people saw Zhu Houzhao crying, and everyone hurriedly kowtowed to ask for guilt, and there was a cry in the hall, which was particularly sad.
Liu Jin kowtowed a few times and then straightened up. He sobbed and said: "The reason why His Majesty was bullied by the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty is precisely because His Majesty has no one around him, the outer court is in the hands of the three elders of the cabinet, and the inner court is in the hands of Wang Yue. They bully His Majesty's young and hinder His Majesty everywhere, and the only people who really have the same heart for you are the old slaves......"
After a pause, Liu Jin added with some reluctance: "...... and Qin Kan. ”…,