Beijing, elegant room.
"Someone has already traced Zhao Buwang." The man in gray robe looked at Zhu Zhankun, who was in plainclothes opposite, and said, "Most of the things you did have been known to others."
Zhu Zhankun looked gloomy, "I know it without you having to tell me."
Han Sumi, the leader of Lijingmen, had long suspected that the death of the late emperor was not that simple, and now he was even linked to Yu Yanyi, a rebellious official and traitor.
Once this matter becomes known to others, the legitimacy of Zhu Zhankun's throne will be completely shaken.
Because although Zhu Zhankun was seizing the throne, he did not openly tell others like the former Emperor Taizong Wen of the Tang Dynasty that he had won this position.
On the surface, Zhu Zhankun's throne came from the succession of the previous emperor, which is where his legal tradition lies.
If people knew that he had killed his father, the civil servants in Hanyuan Palace would be the first to rebel against him.
Although this civil servant often fights with parties and is sometimes short-sighted, in this matter, anyone with a bit of bone will stand up and oppose him.
Although King Chu is dead now, King Wei is still there.
If he is deposed as emperor, King Wei can still ascend the throne as the new king.
Moreover, at this time, Zhu Zhankun's family was not alone. The Queen Mother of Zhou Dynasty still reigned, and she was the biological mother of King Chu and King Wei.
The Great Zhou Dynasty governed the country with loyalty and filial piety. Even the emperor had to fulfill his filial piety in front of the queen mother.
If Yu Yanyi and the Queen Mother join forces, it will be enough to shake his throne.
"What are you going to do?!" The man in gray robe looked at Zhu Zhankun with a playful smile on his face.
In fact, it makes no difference to him who is the emperor.
The reason why he supports Zhu Zhankun is that Zhu Zhankun can give him what he wants, and he can also give Zhu Zhankun a certain amount of support in terms of force.
So now he has an attitude of watching a show. After all, this is the Zhu family's own business.
Zhu Zhankun didn't speak, he just stood up and left. After leaving, he said something coldly.
"I will certainly do what I promised you. There are fifty more women in the Jiaofang Department and they will be sent to the place you designate."
"Hahaha, thank you Your Majesty!"
Although he called him "Your Majesty," Zhu Zhankun didn't hear any respect from him.
Although Zhu Zhankun took the risk and ascended to the throne, the situation was not good for him.
Because it was not a normal inheritance, Zhu Zhankun did not have the power to take over the Zhou royal family in the shortest possible time.
The most typical representative is the Lijingmen. This organization was established by Taizu to protect the imperial city. It has begun to doubt the legitimacy of his throne!
He must stabilize his throne before Yang Qingyuan returns to the capital.
Otherwise, Yang Qingyuan's military prestige in the three battles in the northern border, Jinyang, and Houjin would be matched with Yanyi's prestige in the court.
Zhu Zhankun was not sure how to deal with these two people joining forces.
Moreover, he and Yang Qingyuan had a personal enmity. When Zhou Ming was pregnant, he not only sent his confidants from the Changlin Army to surround and kill Yang Qingyuan. After getting married, he also asked An Yunshan, who had taken refuge in him, to plan to continue to ambush Yang Qingyuan.
Although Yang Qingyuan won in the end, he was able to break into the cave as a blessing in disguise.
But the gap between the two sides has been forged.
Moreover, Yang Qingyuan and Yu Yanyi are the same kind of people. The people are the most important, the country is the second, and the king is the least.
This kind of political thought will definitely displease those in power. An emperor like Taizu who came from a humble background will naturally not find this problem problematic.
An emperor like the former Emperor Taizongwen, who was taught by Taizu and was familiar with the people, would not find these words harsh.
But for Zhu Zhankun, this is just a sentence in an ancient book. The emperor is the most powerful person in the world and enjoys the world. How can it be that "the emperor is insignificant"? !
There are personal vendettas and different ideals.
Yang Qingyuan is destined to have a hostile relationship with the prince, and Zhu Zhankun must completely control the situation in the capital before he returns to the capital.
"Yu Yanyi? Yu Yanyi!..."
The prince murmured to himself, repeating the name repeatedly.
If you want to completely stabilize the situation, Yu Yanyi is the key!
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That night.
Zhu Zhankun's thoughts were confused and he did not even go to accompany Queen Zhou Mingyu. Instead, he kept hesitating in the royal study.
Due to Yanyi's fame and achievements, even though he was the emperor, he did not dare to act rashly.
Zhu Zhankun rubbed his brows irritably and looked at Yu Huatian, who was standing beside him.
This person is his biggest helper on the road to seizing the throne, and his martial arts and intelligence are top-notch.
If this person was not a eunuch, Zhu Zhankun would worry about whether he could control his ambition.
The internal manager and the director of the West Factory cannot satisfy Yuhuatian. He wants to be an unprecedented eunuch.
If an eunuch cannot be crowned emperor, then I will make him king.
If you can't be long live, then be nine thousand nine hundred years old!
And Zhu Zhankun was the step for him to become king. He did not want to imitate Zhang Rang of the later Han Dynasty. He wanted to imitate Zhao Gao of the pre-Qin Dynasty and Ju Wenzhen of the pre-Tang Dynasty.
Zhao Gao could kill Li Si, support Su and Hu Hai, and even let his subordinates kill Hu Hai.
The same goes for Ju Wenzhen, who worshiped General Youwei, knew how to save troubles in his internal affairs, and took charge of the military power. Later, he abolished Wang Shuwen's reforms and forced the former Emperor Xianzong of the Tang Dynasty to abdicate.
This is the pinnacle of a true eunuch. He holds the power of the world. The emperor is no more than a puppet. He lives, kills and destroys everything in just one thought.
Yuhuatian wants to be such a powerful minister.
If an emperor ascended the throne normally, he would definitely not give Yuhuatian such a chance.
However, Zhu Zhankun committed regicide to seize the throne, and his foundation in the court was unstable.
Who can he rely on to fight those civil servants?
Wu Xun? Those were the previous supporters of the King of Chu and would definitely be purged by him.
A relative? The only relative of Crown Princess Zhou Mingyu, Zhou Mingsheng, has been killed by Yang Qingyuan.
Royal relative? The King of Zhao in Yancheng was ambitious, and Hou Zhu, the brave god, stayed out of the matter.
If he wanted to deal with these civil servants who opposed him, all Zhu Zhankun could rely on was the eunuch group that had not yet grown up.
And Cao Zhengchun did not support Zhu Zhankun at the first time, so his only choice was Yuhuatian, who was the first to support him.
Under the condition of maintaining the stability of the court, purging all the civil servants is a matter that will take at least five years.
Just when Yu Huatian was thinking about how to gain power step by step, Zhu Zhankun suddenly asked, "Huatian! What do you think of Yu Yanyi?!"
Zhu Zhankun called Yuhuatian by his first name to show his closeness and trust.
"Your Majesty, this slave is just an eunuch. How dare you speak arbitrarily about the chief minister of the imperial court?"
Yu Huatian did not answer immediately, but pretended to be flustered and knelt on the ground.
If he wants to fully gain Zhu Zhankun's trust, there must be no overstep at the moment.
Zhu Zhankun was very satisfied with Yuhuatian's attitude.
He could ask Yuhuatian this question, but Yuhuatian couldn't answer it unless he asked Yuhuatian to answer it.
Sure enough, although Yu Huatian is ambitious, he is just a person who knows his limits.
When he saw the satisfaction in Zhu Zhankun's eyes, Yuhuatian knew that his response had worked.
"There are no outsiders here, it's just you and me, the king and my ministers, but there's no harm in talking."
This sentence is equivalent to raising Yuhuatian's trust to a higher level.
After Yuhuatian was silent for ten breaths, he spoke, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking nonsense."
"It doesn't matter, I forgive you."
Yu Huatian immediately said, "Sir Yu is indeed talented and a pillar of the country, but... In his eyes, there is only the world, but not your majesty! He only has Li Shu but no father. He is a loyal minister of Zhou Dynasty, but not your majesty's loyal minister. !”
After finishing speaking, Yuhuatian secretly observed Zhu Zhankun's expression.
Sure enough, Yu Huatian's words made a look of anger flash across Zhu Zhankun's face.
This world was conquered by Emperor Taizu Gao, and it belongs to the Zhu family!
In Yanyi's eyes, neither the late emperor nor himself, nor even the Zhu family, were as important as the country or the people.
"His heart is to be killed!"
After finishing speaking, Zhu Zhankun felt a headache again.
"Huatian! Yu Yanyi is a famous official in the world and has made great contributions to the country! His prestige among the scholars and people is like mountains. Even if I want to touch him, I can't!"
After Yuhuatian saw the troubled look on Zhu Zhankun's face, he said, "Your Majesty, how does Yu's prestige compare with Song Yuewumu's before?!"
Zhu Zhankun was just stunned for a moment, and then he understood what Yuhuatian meant.
King Wumu of the former Song Dynasty had more than 100,000 elite soldiers in his hands. He was invincible in battles and regained the lost territory. He died in the hands of Emperor Gaozong of the former Song Dynasty.
As long as he wants to, Yu Yanyi will naturally have someone to deal with it for him.
However, the price was also heavy. Emperor Gaozong of the former Song Dynasty was forever nailed to the pillar of shame in history.
He is the only person who, as half of the founding emperor, has always been ranked alongside Hu Hai, Yang Guang and other kings who lost their country, and the ignorant master of the Mingbao Sect.
Yu Huatian's words made Zhu Zhankun hesitate. No one wants to bear such a thing as eternal infamy.
Seeing that Zhu Zhankun was still hesitating, Yuhuatian knew that he needed to give him a gentle push to completely separate him from the civil service group.
"Your Majesty, who is better and worse between the former King of Changyi of the Han Dynasty and the former Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty?!"
The king of Changyi in the former Han Dynasty reigned for 27 days. He was deposed as a commoner by the auxiliary minister Huo Guang because of his excessive lewdness and failure to protect the country. He was known as the deposed emperor of the former Han Dynasty in history.
If he got to this point, his reputation would be worse than Song Gaozong!
This sentence completely strengthened Zhu Zhankun's determination, "Yuhuatian, it is said that Li Hongyi, the great scholar of Jianji Palace, entered the palace overnight. In addition, you can go to Changlin Army with your military talisman and have him on standby at any time!"
"promise!"
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Half an hour later, Li Hongyi, the great scholar of Jianji Palace, entered the palace.
"Your Majesty summoned ministers to the palace late at night. I wonder what the order is!?"
Summoning a great scholar into the palace in the middle of the night is definitely not a trivial matter.
Zhu Zhankun said without any nonsense.
"Li Qing, if I were Emperor Gaozong of the former Song Dynasty, would you be willing to be my Qin Huizhi?!"
No foreshadowing, no temptation, just straight to the point.
Anyone who can become a cabinet bachelor is certainly not a fool.
What is the greatest reputation of Song Gaozong and Qin Huizhi? ! It's nothing more than the Yue Temple on the edge of the West Lake.
The emperor is going to take action against Yanyi!
Li Hongyi guessed the emperor's intention, which was a mixed blessing.
Naturally, he was happy that the position of chief minister of the cabinet was about to be vacant, and Zhu Zhankun had promised that this position would belong to him.
Of course, he was worried about the consequences of doing so. Li Hongyi admired Yanyi in his heart. Regardless of ability, character, and courage, Yanyi was the best choice. Li Hongyi thought that his political methods were not inferior to Yanyi, but he could not compare with him in other aspects.
This is an opportunity for him to ascend to the throne, but if he does it, his reputation will be bad, and he will even be spurned by Shilin.
Zhu Zhankun knew that Li Hongyi was hesitating, but now that he was on the ship, he could no longer hesitate.
"Li Aiqing, whether you support me or not, I will do this!"
This was Zhu Zhankun's attitude, and Li Hongyi sighed.
He knew his decision had no impact on anything.
Regardless of whether he was involved in this matter or not, as long as Zhu Zhankun did it, future generations will definitely regard him as an accomplice in this matter.
"I am willing to swear allegiance to Your Majesty to the death! Long live, long live!"
Looking at Li Hongyi kneeling in front of him, Zhu Zhankun knew that the matter was half done.
Li Hongyi is the leader of the Qi people and has his own supporters. It is much better for him to fight against the opposition voices in the DPRK than for Zhu Zhankun to do it himself!
"Hahaha! My dear, please get up quickly. In March, the ground is still cold. If my future chief minister of the cabinet is frozen, it will be bad!"
Li Hongyi is also a determined person. Now that he has made a decision, he will naturally not hesitate or shrink.
"Your Majesty, this matter must be resolved cleanly and resolutely. Yu Yanyi has great prestige both in the government and in the government. The current Yulin Army also has its old troops in Jinyang. Once he jumps over the wall in a hurry and engages in a fight between trapped beasts, it will inevitably lead to chaos in the capital." !”
Li Hongyi immediately assumed his role.
When Zhu Zhankun saw this, he also smiled, and he was one of his own people on board the ship, "I have sent Yu Huatian, the director of the Xichang Factory, to take people to Changlin Military Camp and mobilize a thousand confidants. They will just wait for the imperial edict to come out. We will surround Yanyi's mansion and capture it."
Li Hongyi didn't expect that Zhu Zhankun was already ready to take action, so he summoned him to the palace tonight just to make him express his position.
"Your Majesty, even if we can capture Yu Yanyi tonight, it will only be the beginning of this matter."
"Don't worry, I'm ready! The rest depends on Li Aiqing!"
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Changlin Army, this is a special army.
He belongs to one of the Sixth Army of the Emperor and is a regular member of the Zhou Dynasty. However, compared with the other five armies, he only has 6,000 men.
In name, this is the emperor's army. In fact, the prince is in charge of this army.
The purpose is to let the prince know about military affairs, so that he will not turn a blind eye to military affairs after he succeeds to the throne.
Although six thousand people was a lot, it was not enough compared to the imperial guards stationed in the capital and the imperial guards guarding the imperial city.
Therefore, there is no need to worry about the impact Changlin Army will have on the emperor's authority.
Chang Linjun was destined not to have a peaceful sleep tonight.
In the middle of the night, Xichang Factory Supervisor and Royal Horse Supervisor Zhengyu Huatian came to Changlin Army with the token and military talisman given by the emperor.
The new commander of the Changlin Army warmly received Yuhuatian, but when he asked Yuhuatian why he came here, he did not get an answer from Yuhuatian.
But even so, the commander did not dare to show any dissatisfaction.
This Eunuch Yu was a popular figure in front of the emperor, and he couldn't afford to offend him. Since he came here late at night, he must have come under the emperor's order.
Don't ask questions that shouldn't be asked. Commander Chang Lin still has some common sense in officialdom.
So the two of them sat in the Changlin Army's tent and drank tea in the middle of the night, until an edict was delivered...
