Chapter 8: Dog Eats Dog
After the end of the Great Rites Conference, the officials of the Ministry of Rites entered the harem as they wished and began to take over the rituals of the first emperor.
Professional things should be left to professional people to do.
With the Ministry of Rites taking over, the palace that has been in chaos in recent days finally has a charter.
Up to Zhu Youzhen, the new emperor, down to the hundred officials, and the eunuchs in the inner palace also know what to do.
You should cry several times a day, and there is a special person to organize and coordinate where you cry.
Even if he was so busy, the Ministry of Rites still had time to draft an edict for Zhu Youzhen to ascend the throne.
Everything seemed to be on the table in an instant.
The alternation of power in the Ming Dynasty began to proceed in an orderly manner.
But the more this time, the more cautious everyone becomes.
Because every time there is a change of power, it is precisely the most dangerous time, because there are always people who are unwilling and want to cause chaos.
For example, Xu Xianchun.
Originally, Xu Xianchun has been very proud of the spring breeze recently, and he changed his court to the new emperor Zhu Youzhen, and he will be sure to soar in the future.
As a result, when I came home from drinking in the middle of the night, I was just about to go to bed, and I lifted the quilt.
Ho!
A bloody head was placed, and the face that once made Xu Xianchun fascinated was all hideous and terrifying at the moment.
Xu Xianchun almost vomited out all the good wine in his stomach.
Shock is followed by anger!
But in the whole capital, only Wei Zhongxian can bully himself with this ability.
"Old gelding, I don't share the sky with you!"
Holding his head, Xu Xianchun roared hoarsely.
As a result, early the next morning, Xu Xianchun rushed into the palace with an angry face and asked to see Zhu Youzhen.
And now the person in charge of the palace guard is precisely Luo Yangxing, who has just been promoted to the commander of the Jinyi Guard.
The two are now equal.
Seeing Luo's cultivation, the fire in Xu Xianchun's heart was even stronger.
"An immature white-eyed wolf."
When he passed by Luo Yangxing, Xu Xianchun scolded directly, and Luo Yangxing, who was still smiling, suddenly turned cold, looked at Xu Xianchun's back as he gradually moved away, and gritted his teeth.
Zhu Youzhen, who was busy mourning the first emperor, met Xu Xianchun in the Jinshen Palace.
"Minister, knock to see my emperor's holy bow Wan'an."
Xu Xianchun's humble desire to throw himself to the ground is enough to make any emperor relax his vigilance.
"General Xu, please get up quickly." Zhu Youzhen raised his hand to excuse himself and asked: "Now is the period of national funeral, and the general must have something important to enter the palace." ”
Xu Xianchun got straight to the point and made his intentions clear: "I heard that Your Majesty was attacked by assassins in the palace a few days ago. ”
"That's right." Zhu Youzhen responded: "Fortunately, that night, thanks to General Luo Yangxing's timely rescue, I was able to survive the disaster, in order to show his merits, I added General Luo Jinyiwei to command the matter, and ordered him to investigate the assassination with full powers." ”
Xu Xianchun lowered his head and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister has arrested the assassin. ”
"What?" Zhu Youzhen was stunned for a moment, and then asked down in passing, "Where is the assassin?" ”
Xu Xianchun said: "The assassin has died in the edict prison after unbearable torture, but the assassin has confessed before he died, and the person who instructed him is the traitorous party and thief chief Wei Zhongxian!" ”
Zhu Youzhen, who originally thought that Xu Xianchun had solved the case, suddenly came to his senses.
Why is Xu Xianchun suddenly so bold that he wants to fight with Wei Daqiansui.
The inner palace finally calmed down with Wei Zhongxian's temporary departure, why did Xu Xianchun and decently make waves again.
I'm really not afraid that Wei Zhongxian will return to the palace from the mausoleum and pinch you to death.
Zhu Youzhen frowned and thought deeply, and Xu Xianchun below still did not give up.
"In addition, Your Majesty, there was only one assassin that night, but he was able to pass through the four palace bans of Chengtianmen, Duanmen, Wumen, and Qianqingmen, it is difficult not to let the ministers suspect that someone is in harmony with the eunuch Wei traitor."
Zhu Youzhen said: "General Xu is suspicious of Luo's cultivation? ”
"The minister doesn't dare to be suspicious at will, but General Luo is indeed suspicious." Xu Xianchun didn't intend to let go of Luo's cultivation, and bit it to death: "No matter how bad it is, General Luo is also guilty of dereliction of duty, and now His Majesty is burdened by the society, and the ministers are no longer worried about Your Majesty's safety all the time." ”
Zhu Youzhen was moved when he heard this, and said with emotion: "General Xu's loyalty has always been in my eyes and in my heart. There is a way to know the strength of the grass, and the board is loyal to the ministers, and it is true.
If it weren't for the general's words, I would have been almost kept in the dark by the thieves, and now that I think about it, I am very frightened. ”
Xu Xianchun was overjoyed.
The emperor is easy to deceive when he is young.
was about to take advantage of the victory to pursue, so he listened to Zhu Youzhen continue.
"But now that it is the period of national mourning, it is unlucky to raise a prison and meet each other in vain, and I am afraid that I will collide with the first emperor, so let's do it, General I will be the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and I will temporarily act in charge of the affairs of the Beizhen Fusi.
After the national mourning is over, the general will do the evil for the traitor. ”
Xu Xianchun was so excited that he immediately kowtowed and thanked him.
After Xu Xianchun left, Zhu Youzhen called Wang Chengen and whispered an explanation to the latter.
"You let Cao Huachun handle this matter, and I have to go to the imperial brother."
"Yes, the slave has written it down."
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Yuyu Ridge, Deling.
This is the mausoleum of Emperor Zhu Youzhen of the Apocalypse, and now it has been completed as a whole, and it will be buried here after the end of the Daxing Emperor's death.
Wei Zhongxian is now staying here all day long, like an ordinary old man guarding the tomb, washing away all the years.
But no one dared to forget him.
Li Yongzhen, who was also the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi, hurried here and met Wei Zhongxian.
"Ancestor, the palace came to report, Xu Xianchun saw King Xin early this morning."
Wei Zhongxian was lying on a recliner basking in the sun, and his eyelids were not raised: "What did you say?" ”
"As the ancestor expected, Xu Xianchun's dog eats inside and out, and framed the person who entered the palace a few days ago to assassinate the king, which was sent by the ancestor." Li Yongzhen scolded bitterly: "The thief shouted to catch the thief, the assassin was obviously arranged by him Xu Xianchun, but he blamed the head of the ancestor, you really deserve to die." ”
Wei Zhongxian still looked unmoved.
"What does King Xin say?"
"King Xin said that now that the national funeral is present, it is unlucky to raise a big prison and use a sword, so he did not answer Xu Xianchun's words, but he added the title of commander of Jinyi Guard to Xu Xianchun, and also asked Xu Xianchun to act as the official of Beizhen Fusi."
Li Yongzhen pondered cautiously: "Old ancestor, the first emperor will be buried in more than ten days, we can't sit still, since Xu Xianchun's dog bit back, it is better for us to kill him first!" ”
"Our family is old and has bad teeth, so we won't eat this dog meat." Wei Zhongxian said leisurely: "King Xin's wisdom far surpasses that of the first emperor, don't act rashly, since King Xin said so, there must have been an arrangement, just wait and see." ”
Li Yongzhen hesitated: "What if..."
"No whatever!" Wei Zhongxian finally opened his eyes, and scared Li Yongzhen into a clever wit: "There will be no case here in our house, and King Xin will not allow anything to happen, we don't have to move in the East Factory, let them go to Jinyi Wei dog bite." ”
Li Yongzhen's eyes lit up: "Did the ancestor say, Tian Ergeng?" ”
"King Xin asked Xu Xianchun to act as the assistant of Beizhen, so what is Tian Ergeng, the governor of Jinyi Wei Zuodu, doing? Let the two of them fight, and when the time comes, King Shin will settle them. ”
Wei Zhongxian closed his eyes again, and his expression returned to relaxation: "King Xin doesn't need our Dongchang to make a knife, he can also get rid of Xu Xianchun, this is to tell our family that he is a capable king, so that you and Wang Tigan can also take Dongchang and Xichang to serve him in a down-to-earth manner."
With the East and West Factories and Jinyiwei in hand, I want to believe that after King Xin ascends the throne, he can also compete with the Donglin Party. I can't say, King Xin can really keep the sons and nephews of our family who are not angry, and the wealth of my Wei family for three generations. ”
Li Yongzhen heard it in his ears, and he trembled vigorously: "Ancestor, you really want to ......"
"The day of the first emperor's burial should also be the time for our family to be buried."
Wei Zhongxian waved his hand: "Let's go down first, let's wait to see a good show." ”
"Yes."
The wind in Deling was very gentle, and after a while, Wei Zhongxian actually heard a slight snoring.
In the distance, hundreds of Dongchang fans are guarding like sculptures.
Everything seems to be so much more harmonious?