Chapter 233 Red Pill Case
Zhu Yuanzhang: This is Zhu Youzhen's father? Or is it a dead woman?
Cao Cao: Yo! I like to listen, Miss Zhang, can Zhu Changluo expand and talk about it.
Liu Bang: Cao Cao, you are really indispensable in this regard, why don't you talk about it? It's not that I like it, it's mainly that I want to satisfy Cao Cao.
Li Longji: How can you not satisfy our Prime Minister Cao Cheng!
Cao Cao: You're really pushing me.
"This Mingguangzong Zhu Changluo Ming is the eldest son of Shenzong Zhu Yijun, the fourteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the year name Taichang, only reigned for only one month and died, at the age of 39, known as the Son of Heaven in January."
Zhu Di: One month!
Xu Da: This is not the shortest reigning emperor!
"When Zhu Changluo of Mingguangzong first ascended the throne, he wanted to be a promising king."
"At the beginning, Shenzong collected a lot of money, and there were a lot of silver taels left in the palace, and Zhu Changluo issued a total of 1.6 million taels of internal money twice in a row between July 22 and August 1, which was used to reward the front-line defense troops in Liaodong and the north."
"At the same time, Zhu Changluo ordered the withdrawal of the mine supervisor and tax supervisor who caused official resentment and public anger in the last years of Wanli, and recalled the ministers who were punished for negligence in the Wanli Dynasty, and filled the vacant official positions."
"If you want to talk about ability, you can't see it in a month, and you can definitely see it in terms of lust, and when it comes to Zhu Changluo's death, you have to talk about one of the three major cases in the Ming Dynasty - the Red Pill case."
"In the first year of Taichang, Mingguangzong was seriously ill, and Li Kezhuo offered red pills and called himself an elixir."
"Mingguangzong died after serving, and some people suspected that it was Zheng Guifei of Mingshenzong who instigated the poisoning, and immediately launched a series of actions to track down the culprit.
Li Shimin: It's related to immortality again, this thing is really harmful!
"Zhu Changluo ascended the throne, and Concubine Zheng Guifei was worried that Zhu Changluo would retaliate against her because of her previous suspicions, so she took two measures."
"The first is to collude with Li Xuanzhi, who is favored by Zhu Changluo, and ask Zhu Changluo to make Li Xuanzhi the queen, and Li Xuanzhi will repay Li by asking Zhu Changluo to crown Zheng Guifei as the queen mother."
"The other is to offer beauties to Zhu Changluo to please Zhu Changluo."
"Zhu Changluo accepted all the beauties sent by Concubine Zheng Guifei."
"The number of beauties sent by Concubine Zheng is 8, (there are 8.4, I don't know what is recorded, they are all recorded in the history of the Ming Dynasty) Zhu Changluo, who loves beauty, is naturally indulgent in the face of beauties."
"The body, which was already weak because of the depression of life, suddenly had to take on so many political affairs, and was greedy for beauty, retreated to the internal banquet, and promised it with female music.
"By the 10th day of the first month of August, my body will not be able to do anything, so I will call the medical officer Chen Xi for consultation."
"On August 12, Zhu Changluo, who wanted to be a good emperor, dragged his sick body to meet the ministers, and the ministers saw that the emperor was haggard and his face was suddenly reduced."
"It's all like this, but he doesn't control himself, and he still fools around with these people."
"One night, in order to seek excitement, Zhu Changluo took a red pill, and as a result, he was manic, laughed wildly, and was extremely excited."
"The next morning, Wu Zan, who was in the bed, hurriedly invited the imperial doctor Cui Wensheng to diagnose and treat, Cui Wensheng didn't know that the emperor was yin deficiency and kidney exhaustion, and thought it was the evil heat inside, so he gave a pair of fierce medicine to relieve fire and laxative."
"As a result, Zhu Changluo had diarrhea more than 30 times a night, and he was in danger.
"The important minister Yang Lian wrote to accuse Cui Wensheng of misusing laxatives, but Cui Wensheng retorted that it was not misuse, but that the emperor used red pills to cause serious illness."
"The Donglin Party immediately emphasized that not only Cui Wensheng used the medicine improperly, but also took the red pill, which ruined the emperor's reputation and Zhu Changluo, who was critically ill, was lying on the sickbed, as if he wanted to take the red pill and wanted to take it."
"Li Kezhuo of Honglu Temple immediately took a red pill, and after Zhu Changluo took it, there was no movement."
"In the evening, Zhu Changluo asked to take another pill, and Li Kezhuo took another red pill."
"As a result, after a while, the emperor covered his heart with his hands, stared at his eyes, struggled a few times, and died with a whimper, Zhu Changluo has only been on the throne for thirty days, and the year name has not yet had time to be formulated!"
"In the end, Han Shangshu, a minister who had just entered the cabinet and had nothing to do with either side, calmed down the public opinion."
"Li Kezhuo was sentenced to exile, Cui Wensheng was demoted to Nanjing, and the Red Pill case was settled, but there are still aftermaths of the Red Pill case."
Li Shimin: Huh! Isn't this red pill an elixir? Is it aphrodisiac?
"This red pill is a special aphrodisiac, which uses the menstrual blood of young girls as a medicine."
"Red pills, also known as red lead pills, are a special aphrodisiac made in the court."
"It is made in a very special way, taking the virgin's first menstrual period and putting it in a vessel of gold or silver, and adding the first drop of dew in the middle of the night and medicine such as black plum, boiling it seven times in a row, and condensing it into a pulp. Add frankincense, myrrh, cinnabar, pine resin, urine powder, etc., mix well, refine with fire, and finally refine honey into pills, and the medicine is formed. ”
During the Jiajing period, in order to prepare the "red pill", a total of 1,080 girls were selected in the palace before and after. ”
"In February of the 26th year of Jiajing, 300 girls from 11 to 14 were selected to enter the palace, 300 were selected in December of the 31st year, 160 people under the age of ten were selected in September of the 34th year, and in November of the same year, 200 folk women from Huguang were selected, and 300 palace maids were selected in the first month of the 43rd year."
Qin Shi Huang: This medicine can appear!
Wu Zetian: Disgusting! It's disgusting, this can be eaten!
Kangxi: This is similar to wanting to live forever, as long as you can live forever, the formula made by this medicine is nothing.
Queen Ma: This Zhu Changluo has used this as a life-saving medicine, which is almost the same as taking an elixir, but I didn't expect that even I, Daming, couldn't escape these four words.
"Although the case was resolved at that time, there was still a storm later."
"During the Apocalypse, the eunuch Wei Zhongxian was in power, and he wanted to overturn the case for the Red Pill case."
"So, Sun Shenxing, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites who denounced Fang Congzhe, was expelled from his official ranks, stripped of all official titles and titles, and condemned him to exile."
"The Donglin Party who criticized Cui Wensheng was also punished, and Gao Panlong threw himself into the pool and died."
"During the Chongzhen period, Wei Zhongxian was punished and the case was turned back."
"After Chongzhen's death, the Southern Ming Dynasty once again used this as the theme to provoke party disputes, until the Ming Dynasty completely perished."
"The party strife caused by this little red pill is simply a disaster for the country and the people, and everyone should take it as a warning."
"This Zhu Changluo has been in power for a month, and there is nothing to talk about, we are putting the topic right and talking about why this Emperor Chongzhen said that he is a Yongjun."
"Zhu Youzhen is indeed diligent, but he is too confident, he only believes in his own judgment and decision, and does not listen to the opinions put forward by the minister, and after this situation is operated, things may backfire."