"Dong~"
At Mao hour, the simple and solemn bells on the Meridian Gate Tower rang throughout the Forbidden City, one after another, awakening the earth, ushering in a new day and the new Ming Dynasty.
The cold wind blew across the Jinshui Bridge, and under the sparkling water, the officials tightly wrapped their official robes. Although they were summoned to rest, they did not feel any boredom.
Because they all know that a big event happened in the Forbidden City last night!
There was a smell of blood in the air, and the ministers could faintly see the remaining blood stains in front of the Donghua Gate, as well as the soldiers around them...with solemn expressions on their faces!
All the ministers looked at each other.
"What happened last night? Could it be that Yu Shaobao led the troops to quell the chaos?"
"It seems that the Empress Dowager Sun and the Supreme Emperor want to take advantage of His Majesty's serious illness to launch a surprise attack... But who wins? Should we go to see His Majesty or to welcome the new king? Is the new king King Yi or the Crown Prince Xiang? "
"Hmph, no matter what, these thieves Qiu Ba are going to take power again! How can we, the scholars, be allowed to be ridden by these mud-legged people and yell at each other? The world is really turned upside down and the direction is turned upside down!"
"..."
The whispers of the ministers sounded in front of the Taihe Gate. According to common sense, whispering is not allowed in the morning. The censor will record it and then report it to the emperor.
But today's situation is obviously different: after all, even the censor is curious about what happened, so naturally he also whispers and expresses his own opinions on the current situation.
Cabinet bachelor Wang Wen stood calmly at the front of the team. He was naturally aware of the turmoil last night. As a direct descendant of Emperor Jingtai, Wang Wen had already arrived outside the palace to wait before dawn, and happened to see Zhu Qizhen. He was dragged by Jin Yiwei toward the direction of Renshou Palace.
Seeing this scene, Wang Wen was already confident and confident.
While other ministers were still discussing, the news was obviously not as well-informed as Wang Wen.
"Your Majesty is here!"
As a sharp voice sounded, the surrounding ministers bowed their heads one after another. After shouting three long lives, they shouted loudly: "I will pay homage to Your Majesty and wish His Majesty peace!"
"I am safe!"
Suddenly, a sonorous and powerful voice sounded in their ears. This voice was very familiar, but also a little strange, making the courtiers stunned.
"His Majesty Taizong..."
Hu Ying, the Minister of Rites, was even more excited and murmured to himself. Under the old and dim eyes, his thoughts seemed to be drifting far away.
He thought of the murderous new king he saw under that bright sunshine many years ago!
He was a Jinshi in the second year of Jianwen. He was ordered by Emperor Taizong to go to various places to trace the whereabouts of Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen. He was a minister whom Zhu Di trusted greatly. Later, before Xuanzong's death, he was also the Tuogu minister alongside Sanyang.
It's just that he was young and vigorous back then, but now he is old!
If Emperor Taizong was here, how could there be any changes in Tumu Fort? !
In the past few years, he had often thought this way angrily, but what he never expected was that he would see Emperor Taizong here again today!
Wang Ao was also shocked.
He was a Jinshi of the Yongle Dynasty, so he naturally knew who the owner of this voice was!
Emperor Taizong!
This this……
There were actually many veterans of the Five Dynasties like Hu Hui and Wang Ao in the Jingtai Dynasty.
Who made the two emperors Renzong and Xuanzong have short lifespans, while the emperor studied abroad during the Zhengtong period and Jingtai only lived for eight years?
After hearing Zhu Di's voice, they were all shocked and felt an indescribable sense of excitement. Some of them were even terrified and uneasy.
Those who are in constant panic are the officials who, although they did not participate in Operation Shi Heng, provided some help.
"Everyone, get up."
Another steady voice sounded. This voice was a little pale and feeble, but it could be heard that it was the voice of Zhu Qiyu, the Emperor of Jingtai of this dynasty.
The ministers raised their heads one after another, and they were surprised to see that at the height of the temple, there were three emperors wearing dragon robes sitting on three dragon chairs.
The one in the middle is, of course, Emperor Taizong Zhu Di, the one on the left is Emperor Jingtai of this dynasty, and the one on the right... is wearing a Taoist robe, but surprisingly has an imperial demeanor, and he has a feeling that he is not easy to mess with.
"This is Emperor Taizong, you should recognize him. This is Emperor Jiajing, the future emperor of our Ming Dynasty. God bless our Ming Dynasty. After learning about the common people Zhu Qizhen and the deposed empress Sun, the rebellious Shi Heng, and Xu Youzhen , Yang Shan and others attempted to usurp the throne, the ancestors appeared and descendants came to the rescue, and the rebellion was put down overnight, so that there was no chaos in our court."
Zhu Qiyu spoke calmly and said something that made the ministers find it unbelievable, but it was also reasonable.
After all, they have all met Zhu Di.
Zhu Qiyu couldn't find the impostor at all!
Moreover, among the Jinyi guards around them, there are also people they were familiar with back then!
There is even a young man in Jin Yiwei who is in Jin Yiwei and has Xuanzong's temperament.
And Yu Qian was not among the courtiers. Instead, he was mixed with the Jinyiwei. Next to him was his son-in-law, Zhu Ji, a member of the Jinyiwei Qianhu.
"The emperor is so majestic!"
Hu Hui burst into tears. After the historic coup, Hu Hui resigned and returned to his hometown, no longer serving the imperial court.
Some officials looked very ugly, but before they could react, Zhu Houcong on the side opened his mouth and said as if calling a roll call: "Cao Qin, where are Cao Xuan and Cao Duo?"
After hearing Zhu Houcong's roll call, the three generals among the ministers looked very ugly. One of them turned pale and even collapsed on the ground.
Zhu Houcong looked at the Jin Yiwei not far away, but he did not choose Lu Zhong, the commander of the Jin Yiwei. Instead, he opened his mouth and said: "Zhu Ji, since his father is dead, let's kill these three thieves on the spot."
It's a bit ridiculous to say that when Yu Qian was alive, his son-in-law Zhu Ji was only a hereditary Jinyi Guard Qianhu. After Yu Qian was killed and Xianzong succeeded to the throne, Zhu Ji was promoted to the commander of the Jinyi Guards. He was a humble gentleman.
Zhu Houcong wanted to give him a chance to perform.
"I'm here!"
Zhu Ji did not hesitate, stepped out of the queue and cupped his hands and said: "I will do it now!"
With Zhu Ji's approval, several Jinyi guards rushed forward like wolves and tigers, dragging down the three adopted sons of the eunuch Cao Jixiang, and clicked decisively.
The action was so fast that the ministers didn't even react. Many ministers looked livid and felt very embarrassed.
It's an insult to elegance, it's an insult to elegance!
Zhu Di's voice also sounded at this time: "How many people are not here today?"
Yu Qian was on the side and replied sonorously and forcefully for Zhu Di: "Your Majesty Taizong, there should be 574 people, but the actual number is 368, and there are more than 200 and 6 people missing."
He has been the center of the court for seven years and has a very clear memory of everyone in the morning court. Therefore, after a few glances, he can know who will be there.
Zhu Di nodded and said calmly: "Remember the name, then you won't need to come here again."
As soon as they finished speaking, these 206 people were handed down their official positions and prepared to go to their posts.
Yu Qian nodded, and after the officials heard this, their hearts froze, and they felt even more terrified.
Among them, Wang Ji, the leader, was even more uneasy!
Wang Ji, a famous general in the orthodox period, was also a die-hard loyalist of Zhu Qizhen, and one of the participants in the coup!
But it was a pity that the attack on seizing the door was launched in advance. Although Wang Ji knew about this activity, his family lived a bit far away. In order to prevent the situation from changing, Shi Heng and Xu Youzhen launched it immediately, without waiting for Wang Ji, so that after ringing the bell , Wang Ji came to see the new king with great joy, only to find that all his teammates were dead, which made him dumbfounded.
And he still had a sense of luck, thinking that he would be fine if he didn't participate. Unexpectedly, Emperor Taizong and Emperor Jiajing next to him seemed to know everything, which made him, the famous general who pacified the southeast, feel numb.
But just when he was lucky enough to get through, he heard a voice that sounded like the god of death: "Where is Prince Jingyuan, Prince Ji?"
"The old minister is here!"
Wang Ji gritted his teeth, stepped out of the queue and cupped his hands: "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
"Tell me about your conspiracy with Shi Heng and Xu Youzhen."
The pale Zhu Qiyu sneered, holding a history book from the Jiajing Dynasty in his hand, and said coldly: "Your accomplices are all over there!"
Zhu Qiyu pointed casually, and Wang Ji subconsciously looked in the direction pointed by Zhu Qiyu, but saw a scene that made his heart stop.
There were shocking cuts on Shi Heng's body. He was placed in a wooden barrel, and blood even seeped onto the ground.
Xu Youzhen and Xu Bin have been cut into human pigs. The situation is extremely horrific!
As for Zhang Fu, his head was separated and his head was picked up.
The one who suffered the best fate was Yang Shan, who hanged himself and his body lay quietly on the cart.
When their corpses were revealed, the officials were even more frightened!
But Wang Ji's vision went dark and he fainted!
