A night of silence.
Early the next morning, Zhu Qiyu woke up from a sweet dream and was not in a hurry to get up. He just played with the beauty's jade body and thought about his thoughts.
Suddenly, Zhu Qiyu slapped himself on the forehead and smiled at the beauty in his arms: "Oh, I'm sorry, little princess, I remembered two more things that I need you to do for me. I always felt like I had missed something last night , it wasn’t until now that I finally remembered.”
Lin Xiangyu smiled and said: "Husband, there is no need to apologize. As slaves, it is natural for us to work for our masters. If you have anything to do, just ask."
"Okay, you're welcome then. Taiyuan came up with an unscrupulous idea before, to apply various poisons on arrows to use against Wala.
I asked them to send a sample of each poison they purchased.
After you receive it, take someone with you to study it carefully and make a detailed record of the type, formula, and usage of the poison.
We can take this opportunity to have a preliminary understanding of Tai Hospital's poisoning techniques, so that we can know ourselves and our enemies. You can also pay attention to any miracle doctors with good reputations among the people. It is best to be from outside the capital and from a clean family background. We will spend a lot of money to hire some of them.
If they refuse to come, then throw gold at them as hard as you can until they come. It's about the life of our family, don't worry about money on it. "
Lin Xiangyu nodded: "I understand, husband, what about the other thing?"
"Call Wang Qin and Zhang Yong. They used to be on duty in the middle study room. Now that I have initially taken control of the cabinet, I don't have to keep all my cronies in the middle study room.
Later, Wang Qin was asked to be the chief seal of the Bell and Drum Department, and Zhang Yong was asked to be the chief seal of the Xixin Department. "
After thinking about it, Zhu Qiyu added: "Call Wang Cheng and Shu Liang here, comfort them, and tell them not to worry. When the war is over, I will arrange for Wang Cheng to be the imperial eunuch and Shu Liang to be the eunuch. Be the eunuch in charge of setting up the supervisory department.
Let the four of them work hard. From now on, they will all have a share in the position of Supervisor of Ceremonies Bingbi. "
Recently, Zhu Qiyu came to understand that although his four little eunuchs might have been placed in Prince Yin's Mansion by the superiors, in history, as soon as Zhu Qizhen was restored, he had to behead these four eunuchs. Therefore, the possibility of them rebelling is really low, so it should be used.
Lin Xiangyu asked: "I know, do you still have a husband?"
"Yes, and I haven't finished the second thing yet. Wang Zhen has two close confidants whom he relies on very much, one is Mao Gui and the other is Wang Changsui.
As the supervisor of the country, during my first court meeting at Fengtianmen, the ministers beat Ma Shun to death, and then wanted to beat Mao Gui and Wang Changsui to death. The two of them had already stepped into the gate of hell. It was I who killed them. Pulled back.
Although they saved their lives, they could avoid the death penalty but could not escape the living penalty. They were later demoted to the firewood department in the Xixi Department to burn firewood.
After you asked Zhang Yong to be the palm of the Xinxi Department, you should take care of them secretly, but don't make it public. I will be of great use to these two people in the future. You must warn Zhang Yong very solemnly about this matter, and you must not ruin my important event. "
Lin Xiangyu heard this and asked weakly: "Can I ask what the big deal is?"
Zhu Qiyu kissed his little princess and replied with a smile: "Of course, we are husband and wife, we share weal and woe, there is nothing I can tell you.
After the Supreme Emperor comes back, I will induce a eunuch named Cao Jixiang to lead a rebellion. In this process, I need Mao Gui and Wang Changsui to help me repay my life-saving grace. "
When Lin Xiangyu heard this, she immediately stretched out her slender hand from the quilt and pressed it directly on Zhu Qiyu's forehead.
Zhu Qiyu hurriedly held the beautiful woman's catkins and stuffed her back into the bed, while scolding: "What are you doing? It's okay. I'm not crazy and I don't have a fever."
Lin Xiangyu looked at her husband with pity and teased: "The eunuch led the troops to rebel? It's really hard for my husband to think of it. Even if the slave family is a little girl, she knows that if the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty rebelled, they would definitely die. Those who were executed by the nine tribes. Even if the eunuch becomes a crazy eunuch, he will not lead an army to rebel."
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Do you dare to make a bet, Princess?"
"Okay, husband, what's the bet?"
Facing a must-win situation, Zhu Qiyu whispered his request into the little princess's ear.
When Lin Xiangyu heard this, her face turned red with embarrassment, but she still replied unconvinced: "Okay, I'll follow my husband. If I lose, I'll ride on my slave's horse in front of my sisters."
"make a deal."
So the couple high-fived each other as an oath, and then Lin Xiangyu asked curiously: "Even if the eunuch wants to rebel, how do you know that it must be the eunuch named Cao Jixiang?"
Zhu Qiyu explained with a smile: "Among the Supreme Emperor's close associates, the eunuchs who are in the second echelon of the inner court and can control the troops are Liu Yongcheng, Cao Jixiang, and Guo Jing.
Guo Jing is in prison now and will definitely not come out alive. Liu Yongcheng was the censor of the Royal Horse. He had always been honest and upright, and he was already a veteran of the Five Dynasties, so he had no need to rebel.
The only one left is Cao Jixiang. He is now supervising the army with Marquis Ningyang and working together to suppress the civil unrest in the southeast. He was the only one who had supervised the army for a long time and secretly recruited a large number of Tatar officials. He had both the motive and the ability to rebel. "
Lin Xiangyu replied with a bitter face: "Oh, husband, you will continue to induce Cao Jixiang and create conditions for him to rebel. If he does, he may actually rebel. Then the slave family will be deceived by him."
"Yes, this is what will happen then: after the Supreme Emperor returns to Beijing, he secretly contacts his confidant eunuch Cao Jixiang with the intention of restoration.
Late one night, Cao Jixiang led an army of high-ranking officials he had won over privately and entered the Forbidden City with the intention of controlling the imperial city, hijacking the empress dowager, and forcing the empress dowager to promulgate an edict to restore the emperor and regain power.
As for what to do next, there are too many options. Basically, we can characterize it however we want.
But no matter what, the Queen Mother and the Supreme Emperor have absolutely no chance of turning around again. "
Lin Xiangyu nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "Okay, the slave family understands what the husband said. Don't worry, the slave family will do the work obediently for the husband."
Zhu Qiyu kissed the beauty's pretty face again: "Princess, you are really a good wife to me. I will reward you later. Now you can sleep a little longer while I go to argue with the ministers."
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After Zhu Qiyu had breakfast, he came to the West Flower Hall and sat down on the soft couch. He first asked Bai Gui to bring the memorial, and then ordered someone to call the ministers in.
So when Chen Xun came in, he saw the emperor turning over the notes. This was a rare and novel thing.
In fact, Zhu Qiyu just looked through it to see if the civil and military officials listened to him and got rid of his habit of rambling in the memorial.
Seeing that all the important ministers had come in and stood up, Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "In the future, in the process of discussing politics, I will talk about my affairs first, and then you will tell your affairs one by one. When everything is finished, we will leave. We won't talk too much nonsense. Don’t waste your time blindly.”
None of the ministers had any objections, so Zhu Qiyu continued: "The first thing is to ask the Ministry of War to inform the generals guarding the defense line from Yanghe, Datong, to Zijingguan. The war is about to begin.
If Wala holds the Supreme Emperor hostage and knocks on the door, he must not open or close the door and leave the city.
I don't blame the garrison generals everywhere without leaving the city to meet the enemy. However, if they opened the door because the Supreme Emperor called the door, they would open and close the door to indulge the enemy, or they would abandon the city and escape, or they would go out of the city to provide information and food and supplies to Wala.
I'm sorry, the offender will be beheaded immediately. His whole family, including the men, young and old, was exiled for three thousand miles, while the women were sent to the Jiaofangsi. "
Yu Qian replied: "I have accepted the order. May I ask Your Majesty? You are just instructing the generals in the direction of Datong and Zijingguan. Don't you need to send a message to the generals in Xuanfu and Huailai?"
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "Let Prince Yang do whatever he wants. He can do whatever he likes. I'm too lazy to talk to him anymore.
The second thing is for the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War to set up a battle report announcement point in every street and square in the capital. Special officials were assigned to take charge, and the latest military reports and battle conditions were announced to the soldiers and civilians, and the people in the capital were told truthfully what was happening on the front line.
And just like my requirements for you to write memorials, the officials responsible for preaching must be concise and clear, and they must speak words that the common people can understand. I will send my own bodyguard to listen in. If anyone is so knowledgeable that the whole situation becomes cloudy, just go home and take care of the child. "
A group of ministers looked at each other in shock after hearing this, and the emperor came up with something ridiculous and strange. Although everyone can understand what the emperor means, it is not a profound thing for officials to set up a point to preach, but has anyone done this before?
Zhu Qiyu’s logic is also very simple:
If I don't publicize it, how will the people know that the Supreme Emperor is calling for help from the front?
If I don't publicize it, how will the people know that the new king is personally visiting the battlefield and commanding the army to fight the enemy bravely?
If I don’t promote it, how can there be comparison and harm?
If I don't promote it, how can I build momentum?
The important ministers present were all extremely shrewd people, and within a short time, they roughly guessed the emperor's thoughts. But no one raised any objection, because everyone had already boarded Xinjun's pirate ship yesterday.
Since the new king wants to build a temple and an altar, everyone has already agreed to such a big move. What's the point of opposing such a small act as announcing the battle situation on the front line?
Anyway, the roof has already been lifted off, and if you are still struggling with whether to open the windows, isn't it just boring?
Seeing that the ministers had all obeyed the imperial edict, Zhu Qiyu made an invitation gesture to indicate that he had finished speaking and that the ministers could proceed.
