"As the queen who dominates the six palaces and the mother of the world, you should know what it means to be proportionate!"

Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu said this sentence word by word, and the anger in his tone had been suppressed to the extreme.

In the past three years, Empress Wang has been opposing Yi Chu, secretly helping Empress Taishangqian and Zhu Jianshen and Zhu Jianqing, the two imperial nephews, these Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu have chosen to let it go.

The reason is that aside from the identity of the emperor, Zhu Qiyu is not a cold-blooded and ruthless person, and now the biggest threat to the imperial brother is dead, and the imperial sister-in-law and imperial nephew have no idea of killing them all.

You must know that the struggle for imperial power is destined to be life and death, not to mention that Zhu Jianshen still has the status of the crown prince, even if he is not, as long as he is the son of Zhu Qizhen of Ming Yingzong, there will always be a threat to Zhu Qiyu's family.

Far from the changes in Xuanwumen, Li Shimin did not treat his brothers and nephews softly. Recently, Zhu Di was in trouble, in addition to trying his best to hunt down Zhu Yunwen, in fact, he also cleaned up all the descendants of his eldest brother Zhu Biao, and his bloodline was almost cut off.

Zhu Qiyu let the imperial sister-in-law and the imperial nephew stay in the Forbidden City well, and there were no accidents such as "death from illness", "violent death", "madness" and so on. So much so that after Zhu Jianshen ascended the throne in history, he did not take advantage of the situation to smear and criticize his imperial uncle, but gave Emperor Jingtai a relatively fair conclusion.

The description of "always eight years, protecting the two palaces" in "Xianzong Record" may be a summary of the complex emotions of Zhu Jianshen and Zhu Qiyu, the uncle and nephew. No matter whether there is family affection or not, no matter how many twists and turns have occurred, at least in the past eight years, Emperor Jingtai has been able to protect the two palaces thoroughly.

"The concubine is the queen of the world, and she should set an example for the world's etiquette and Taoism. His Majesty once promised in front of his mother and hundreds of civil and military officials that he would only act as an agent for the government, and he would still be the crown prince a hundred years later. ”

"Now that the prince is not guilty, why is he deposed?"

Empress Wang spoke righteously, and she was not afraid of Zhu Qiyu's anger, but as a woman, she was like a civil official, sticking to the etiquette and law in her heart.

But having said that, although Queen Wang's attitude has a certain foundation in etiquette, but in her identity she is so resolutely opposed to Yi Chu, it is a bit untenable to be true and reasonable.

Yu Qing, she is the Yuan match of Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu, and the husband and wife should stand on the same front. If you follow the logic of Empress Wang, then it is an improper position from the beginning of Zhu Dijing's difficulty, and Empress Xu, the daughter of Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan Jing at that time, should report her husband's rebellion as soon as possible.

At least compared to Zhu Diming's difficulty in seizing the throne, Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu had the appointment of his mother-in-law in the enthronement procedure, the edict of the imperial brother's Zen throne, and the three resignations and three concessions in front of hundreds of officials.

Now it is nothing more than a matter of "breaking the contract", and he intends to ignore the promise made when he ascended the throne and establish Zhu Jianshen as the crown prince to inherit the unification.

Yu Li, ancient women paid attention to three obedience and four virtues, and after marriage, they became their husbands. Empress Wang went against her husband who was the emperor, not only the righteousness of the monarch and the ministers, but also violated the ethics of the Gangchang, which also had a big problem.

In the end, even from a selfish point of view, Zhu Jianshen ascended the throne as the emperor in the future, and she, an aunt who was not related by blood, was just an outsider after all. On the contrary, Yi Chu succeeded Zhu Jianji ascending the throne as the emperor, whether he was born under the rules of ancient etiquette and law does not matter at all, the status of his mother is much higher than that of his biological mother, she is the queen mother of the main palace.

It can only be said that Queen Wang has an extreme personality, completely follows the ideas in her heart, and doesn't even care too much about interests and the overall situation. Historically, he worked against Yingzong after the restoration, and did not allow his two daughters to marry, etc., which can be inferred from his character flaws.

Looking at the resoluteness on Queen Wang's face, Zhu Qiyu was already worried about the condition of the prince Zhu Jianji, and now he was even more angry, and his face flushed in an instant.

I saw him tremblingly raise his arm and point to Queen Wang about to say something, but when Zhu Qiyu opened his mouth, a touch of bright red blood spurted out, splashing on the gorgeous phoenix robe and looking extremely dazzling.

At this moment, Queen Wang looked at her husband and was stunned, the reason why she said these words was due to personality factors on the one hand, she thought that she had followed the etiquette and law and upheld justice. On the other hand, it is to vent his dissatisfaction with Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu, who has been addicted to pills and recruited folk prostitutes in recent times.

It's just that Queen Wang never thought that her husband would spit blood in his mouth under the emotional impact of anger, and his body was so bad!

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! ”

For a while, the shouts in the house shook the sky, and the palace maids and eunuchs frantically summoned the imperial doctors to come and treat the emperor, if the emperor and the emperor's eldest son fell ill at the same time, then I am afraid that the world will be in turmoil!

What happened in the harem, Shen Yichen naturally didn't know, and after finishing a day in the cabinet, he returned to the mansion as usual, enjoying a rare quiet time before the Wangshuo Dynasty meeting.

But it didn't take long for Zhu Yi to come over, and Shen Yichen walked outside the courtyard with understanding, and asked, "Eldest son, is there anything wrong?" ”

"The Governor's Office of the Five Armies has informed Yu Shaobao of the military department today, and then transferred the soldiers and horses of the Liaodong Metropolitan Division to the Beijing Division to change the defense according to the rotation system of the squad army. I specifically told the herald messenger to tell Li Da and the others to go to Beijing as soon as possible, and the large army could arrive later. ”

"On the first day of the second month, they will definitely rush to the capital before you go to Shukekou Sect."

Hearing Zhu Yi's inform, Shen Yichen thanked him and said, "The eldest prince is acting thunderily, so I thank you here." ”

Originally, Shen Yichen was just a polite remark, but he didn't expect Zhu Yi to shake his head and say: "The reason why I'm so anxious is not that I'm worried about what will happen to you, but that the atmosphere in the palace today is unusual, and Your Majesty or the eldest son of the emperor is different." ”

"What happened?"

Shen Yichen hurriedly asked, no one in this world knows better than him, the final fate of Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu and the emperor's eldest son Zhu Jianji, he is very worried that the butterfly effect of history will change greatly.

"I don't know, in the past few years, His Majesty has reused the eunuch Dongchang, and it has been difficult for foreign officials in the palace to inquire about it. I am telling you this just to prepare you for the first time. ”

Hearing Zhu Yi's words, Shen Yichen's face was much more solemn, and he nodded and said, "I understand." ”

The conversation between the two came to an abrupt end here, and there was no idea or interest in the two sides except for the exchange of important things. As if to confirm Zhu Yi's conjecture, in the next few days, the palace suspended the holding of the court meeting on the grounds that His Majesty was resting.

In other words, in the early part of the orthodox period, the emperor was absent from the early dynasty for several days, so he would inevitably be reprimanded by the Empress Dowager Zhang and admonished by the "Three Yangs". In the later period of the Orthodox Dynasty, the absence of the emperor from the beginning of the early dynasty often occurred, and the civil and military officials were also happy to see it.

In the early days of Emperor Jingtai's accession to the throne, Zhu Qiyu worked hard almost every day, but in the last year, due to alchemy and prostitutes outside the palace, he began to be absent from the early dynasty from time to time, and the officials gradually got used to the emperor's style, and did not take the news from the palace seriously.

But Shen Yichen had been reminded by Zhu Yi, so a few days later, he couldn't help but apply for a face on the grounds of discussing government affairs. As a result, it was not surprising that he was blocked by the eunuch Xing'an, the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, on the grounds that the emperor worked hard day and night to deal with the chapter, and he did not see the ministers for the time being.

At this point, Shen Yichen's ominous premonition became stronger and stronger, and at the same time, he couldn't believe that things could be so coincidental. After finishing his duty in the cabinet that day, he found Zhao Hongjie as soon as possible, and wanted to start with Jinyiwei and inquire about what happened in the palace.

In a box in the Jingshi Teahouse, the two met quietly here, Shen Yichen didn't say too much to greet, and asked straight to the point: "Hongjie, has something happened in the palace recently, is there any news from Jinyiwei?" ”

"You mean Your Majesty hasn't been in court for a long time?"

"Hmm."

Shen Yichen nodded, he has not yet reached the point where the power leans towards the government and the opposition, and the reforms initiated by the ministers in history, such as Wang Anshi's reform and Zhang Juzheng's reform, have achieved absolute control.

Before this, Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu could not have any accidents, even if the other party had many checks and balances, but he was still a king who dared to delegate power and was worthy of loyalty!

"After the last time we met, Wang Cheng, the eunuch in charge of the internal official and the eunuch, summoned a large number of Dongchang fans into the palace, and I heard that it was to investigate the harem incident. Originally, this kind of palace matter, it is difficult to judge whether it is big or small, but didn't you tell me to stare at the eunuch Cao Jixiang of the palm seal of the imperial horse supervisor to the north? ”

"Only one day later, he sent additional soldiers and horses of Teng Xiang and four guards at the major palace gates, which is extraordinary, and I speculate that something big happened in the palace."

"To the point, what did you find?"

Shen Yichen became a little anxious, after all, he knew more things from the perspective of a historical god, and his worries were heavier.

"I found out two things, one is that the eldest son of the emperor fell ill in bed, I heard that it was related to playing in the imperial garden, His Majesty felt that there was a hidden story behind this matter, so he ordered Wang Cheng's Dongchang Fanzi to investigate."

"In addition, Cao Jixiang's actions were only found to be related to the disagreement with the emperor and queen."

After listening to Zhao Hongjie's words, Shen Yichen felt a little surprised, he was most worried about Zhu Qiyu's physical problems, followed by whether the emperor's eldest son, Zhu Jianji, would die early.

Historically, Zhu Jianji died not long after he was made the crown prince after the success of Yi Chu. As for how he died, there is no detailed record in the history books, and it is generally considered to have died of illness.

After all, with the medical conditions of ancient times, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty themselves died young, and it was normal for young children to die early. However, the timing is a bit too coincidental, and there have been unclear deaths of several emperors in the history of the Ming Dynasty, so this incident has aroused a lot of suspicion and has become a suspense that cannot obtain the truth.

If the change in the palace has nothing to do with Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu, then how could Cao Jixiang mobilize Tengxiang Siwei, the operation of transferring troops is not trivial, if it is only the emperor and queen who are not in harmony, is it necessary to come to this point?

Shen Yichen always felt that something was illogical, but he couldn't tell Zhao Hongjie any speculation about Emperor Shouyuan, so he could only ask: "Why is the emperor and queen disagree?" ”

"It has something to do with the recent rumors of the boiling Yi Chu, the queen has always opposed the abolition of the crown prince, and it has touched His Majesty's backlash for a long time."

"I heard from the grapevine that His Majesty may be abolished, and you said that Cao Jixiang transferred troops to strictly guard in advance, could it have anything to do with this?"

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After the abolition?

After Shen Yichen heard this, the expression on his face was a little crying and laughing, Yi Chu has not done it yet, and as a result, there is another waste queen?

Regarding the abolition of Emperor Jingtai in history, Shen Yichen is still relatively clear, because Queen Wang has long opposed Yi Chu's husband and wife, and she has not given birth to a son-in-law, only two daughters.

So at the same time that Zhu Qiyu announced Yi Chu, an edict abolished Empress Wang, and the biological mother of Zhu Jianji, the eldest son of the emperor, was the queen. Since then, the eldest son has become the eldest son, and he has more advantages over Ming Yingzong's son Zhu Jianshen in the legal system.

If Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu wanted to abolish the queen at this time, Shen Yichen thought about it carefully, then it was indeed possible to order Cao Jixiang to transfer the four guards to stabilize the situation in the palace.

The reason is that Empress Wang's background is different from that of the previous queens of the Ming Dynasty.

In order to prevent his relatives from interfering in politics, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, tried his best to choose women from small families in the selection of queens, rather than the existing families. For example, Zhang Qi, the father of the Empress Dowager Zhang, was only a Jingwei Zhenfu from Wupin, relying on his daughter to finally become the commander of Jingwei, and only after his death did he posthumously crown Peng Chengbo.

The Empress Dowager Sun of Ming Xuanzong, whose father was Uncle Sun Zhong, was originally just the chief bookkeeper of Yongcheng County, and he could be called a petty official.

Ming Yingzong's Yuan with Queen Qian, the background is relatively higher, the family is a family of Jingnan heroes, and his father Qian Gui inherited the ancestral martial arts, relying on the military merits of the official to command the affairs.

However, Empress Qian's father and two brothers were all martyred with Zhu Qizhen in the Battle of Tumubao, and the entire family was equivalent to annihilation. Not to mention what kind of relatives interfere in politics, even the relatives themselves are gone.

There is only one exception for Queen Wang, who is also from a famous family, her grandfather is Wang Quanshi, the commander of Jinwu, and her father Wang Ying is the commander of the Zhongcheng Soldiers and Horses. Don't look at these official positions, they are not as high as the positions in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, but they are all important positions in the Forbidden City and the Beijing Division!

At the beginning of the change of seizing the door, Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu was almost taken by the palace guards, and with the lessons of the previous car to avoid any accidents after the abolition, the four guards of Tengxiang controlled by the imperial horse supervisor were mobilized to strengthen the defense, which is also reasonable.

It's just that Shen Yichen always felt that something was wrong, such a big gesture was really just to prevent the abolition of the queen and bring turmoil to the government and the opposition?

"Hongjie, Li Da and they should be in Beijing tomorrow, as a civil official, it is not good to openly have too much to do with the border generals, you can meet them on my behalf when the time comes."

"In addition, repeat the worries I said at the beginning to Li Da as they are, so that they can prepare for accidents in advance."

Seeing that Shen Yichen still looked solemn, Zhao Hongjie didn't dare to take it lightly, and nodded: "Don't worry, I will do it." ”

"Well, fortunately, the Fujian guards and other soldiers and horses have not left Beijing, and if there is really any change, it will be enough to deal with it."

As the saying goes, power comes out of the barrel of a gun, and when it comes to a critical moment, it depends on who has more soldiers in hand!