[Thereafter, the emperor ordered that all government affairs in Shuntian Mansion must be consulted with you. This means that your rights and status have been greatly improved, and you have truly become a vassal king who is "one level below the emperor", only one level lower than the emperor. If the prince does not supervise the country, his actual power will not be as great as yours. 】
Zhu Di's face moved slightly. Among his three sons, his favorite was the third, King Zhao.
Not only because the third child looks like the late Empress Xu, but also because the third child is smart and wise and knows what to do, how to do it, and how to please his father.
Because the favor Zhu Di bestowed on King Zhao was no less than that of the prince and the king of Han.
But as time went on, the third child began to feel restless.
[Because the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the emperor always loves and indulges me. You gradually lose control and often act recklessly, causing trouble all over the city. 】
[In the seventh year of Yongle, the emperor was furious after learning that you were often guilty of lawlessness. He killed your palace chief, stripped you of your royal crown, and prepared to punish you severely. 】
[At this time, Prince Zhu Gaochi stood up to plead for you, and the emperor then bypassed you. 】
[In the 19th year of Yongle, the emperor moved the capital to Shuntian Mansion. This was not a good thing for you, because your power was reduced as a result. 】
Zhu Di's expression condensed. At this time, there were only three years left before his death.
In the simulation of the prince's status as emperor, it did not explain what happened to Zhu Gaosui later.
In the simulation of the emperor's identity in the King of Han, Zhu Gaojie had a miserable ending and was imprisoned by his second brother until he died.
Zhu Di now wants to see if King Zhao can die a good death.
[In the 21st year of Yongle, the emperor was seriously ill and rarely went to court to govern, and the King of Han had long been sent to his fiefdom. Seeing that the power in the court is gradually gathering into the hands of the prince, you are unwilling to accept it and start to become eager to take action. 】
Zhu Di's heart skipped a beat.
Damn it, the third child is going to cause trouble.
[The trusted eunuchs around the emperor, such as Huang Yan and others, have always been against the prince. At first they were pawns for the emperor to suppress the prince, and later they became tools for the king of Han to attack the prince. Now the emperor is seriously ill, and the king of Han has been driven out of the capital. Huang Yan These eunuchs have secretly taken refuge in you for their future survival. 】
[In order for you to replace Zhu Gaochi and gain support, Huang Yan and other eunuchs first slandered the emperor and then spread rumors in the palace that the emperor intended to replace the prince. 】
[All of this is preparation for seeking power and usurping the throne. 】
[When the time comes, the two forces under your command, one is the palace officials represented by Huang Yan, and the other is the royal family's cronies represented by the escort officer Meng Xian, finally conspired together. 】
[You decided to bribe the attendants around the emperor, take advantage of the emperor's serious illness to poison the medicine, wait until the emperor died of poisoning, send troops to seize the weapons and seals of the inner palace, and then divide your troops to arrest the ministers of the five palaces and six ministries; forgery The edict will be handed over to the adopted son of the eunuch Yang Qing in the palace for safekeeping. When the time comes, the edict will be retrieved from Da Nei with the imperial treasure, and the prince Zhu Gaochi will be deposed and you will be appointed emperor of the Ming Dynasty. 】
[For this reason, because you also colluded with Wang Shecheng, an official of the Qin Tian Jian, and asked him to deceive the world after the incident was completed, making this conspiracy rise to the point where God's will is irresistible. 】
Zhu Di took a deep breath and almost couldn't help but blurt out the quintessence of Chinese culture: "Are you drafting it?"
The third child is not a good thing either!
This guy actually wants to kill his father and commit rebellion!
Treason!
They are all traitors!
As for whether Lao San would succeed in his rebellion, Zhu Di scoffed.
Still too young.
Looking at the coup plot carried out by King Zhao, it is still quite rigorous. Judging from the participants, there were close eunuchs around Zhu Di, escort troops, and Qin Tianjian officials in charge of the celestial phenomena. The organization was quite strict; judging from the timing, Zhu Di was already seriously ill at this time and was almost isolated from the outside world. It was the perfect time for a palace coup.
However, if you deeply understand the court system of the Ming Dynasty and carefully examine the details of the coup, you will find that this coup plot is actually very crude and impossible to succeed.
First: The key part of this conspiracy is to poison Zhu Di. In the Ming Dynasty Palace, when the emperor fell ill, the imperial physician in the imperial hospital and the eunuchs who were proficient in medical ethics were usually responsible for the treatment. From the treatment plan to the prescription, they had to be carefully considered and strictly controlled. More importantly, even the emperor was given the prepared medicine. It also had to be made in triplicate. The imperial doctor who prescribed the medicine and the officials who handled it had to taste the medicine first. After they drank it without any harm, the emperor would take it. If the prescription is wrong, the imperial doctor or eunuch will be executed or even exterminated.
Although the eunuch Huang Yan, one of the masterminds of the coup, was a close confidant of Zhu Di, it was almost impossible for him to control the entire chain of poisoning. In other words, when the entire palace was still in Zhu Di's hands, it was extremely unlikely that the eunuch would poison him.
Second: The weapons of the Ming Dynasty Imperial City are collected and stored in departments such as the Military War Bureau and the Ordnance Bureau. They are important institutions controlled by both the inner government and the imperial court. To receive weapons from them, you must have the emperor's order, and Military important areas such as Bingzhan Bureau have always been heavily guarded.
In their conspiracy plan, this link was to be robbed by sending troops, but the little guard force in the hands of King Zhao was tantamount to hitting an egg against a stone.
Third: Stealing talismans is also an impossible task. The imperial seal of the Ming Dynasty was jointly controlled by Shang Baosi, Shang Baojian and Si Baonu. Among them, Shang Baosi was the court agency responsible for collecting and managing various talismans and the procedures for affixing the seal; Shang Baojian was the eunuch of the inner government. A supervisory bureau responsible for verifying documents and participating in and supervising the formalities of Shangbaosi officials, affixing seals to edicts and keeping records for record; and all the emperor's seals are kept and kept by the Shangbaosi officials in the palace. .
It would be very difficult for Huang Yan and his group to destroy this triple control management system and snatch the seal from the hands of the female official Si Bao.
Fourth: Stealing talismans, that is, obtaining various passes to and from the palace, is also difficult to achieve. The imperial court had very strict management of all kinds of talismans. The imperial court had Shangbaosi, and the inner government had Shangbaojian and Yinshoujian. The three internal and external agencies jointly controlled these talismans. It is even more impossible to cheat, because all kinds of talisman cards have time period, scope and identity restrictions.
King Zhao underestimated Zhu Di and overestimated himself.
Perhaps it was because the emperor was critically ill at the time, and King Zhao was impatient and lost his mind due to the throne.
No one can resist the temptation of the throne.
[Wang Yu, the general guard general in Changshan, was the nephew of Meng Xian, the guard commander of Prince Zhao's palace who participated in the conspiracy. After learning about the incident, Wang Yu's efforts to dissuade him failed, and he immediately complained to the emperor for fear of being implicated. Soon after, Meng Xian was arrested, received a false edict, and executed. Wang Yu was promoted to Liaohai Guard Qianhu. 】
[The conspiracy was exposed, the emperor called you over, and asked with a gloomy face: "Third brother, did you do this?"]
[You were so scared that you couldn’t speak. How dare you admit it. 】
[Fortunately, the prince came forward to defend you at this time: "This is what this servant did, and my brother must not know it."]
[The emperor knew that you did this, but he still chose to believe the prince's words. 】
[Because if he chooses not to believe, you will die. 】
[This is the last tenderness a father leaves for his son before he dies. 】
