After reading the letter, Queen Mother Sun frowned tightly, never dreaming that her son would write such a letter.
Zhu Qizhen was afraid that the letter would be inspected by Xinjun's people, so he wrote it very cryptically. But mother and son are connected, and Queen Mother Sun understood it immediately.
Zhu Qizhen made three demands in his letter. First, the people of his group should be completely in ambush and wait for the opportunity. Whatever the new king wants to do, just let him do it. Don't raise any objections, let alone do any obstruction.
This is called taking away something but giving it first. If Xinjun is willing to do nothing and only play with women at home, no one can do anything about Xinjun.
But as long as the new king wants to make a difference and carry out reforms of a certain depth, flaws will inevitably be exposed, and then he can find the right opportunity to defeat him in one fell swoop.
The second requirement is to place Xing'an and others as undercover agents next to the new emperor, and it is best to bribe some people who serve the emperor personally.
The third request was even more unexpected. Zhu Qizhen suggested that the harem should be given up for the new emperor's concubines to live in. It would be best to give up both Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace. Especially Queen Qian and Concubine Wan Chen, it would be best for them to move the second and third princes to a palace close to Cining Palace.
Queen Qian, please stop meddling and retreat for the time being. With Queen Qian's ability, if she clings on to her position as the master of the harem, it will be in vain and she will only bring humiliation to herself.
After reading it, Queen Mother Sun handed the letter to Queen Qian and motioned to everyone present to circulate it one by one.
So Queen Qian, Concubine Wan Chen, Jin Ying, and Xing'an all read the letter carefully.
Xing'an had already gone to Wala Camp to meet the Supreme Emperor before, so Xing'an understood the deep meaning of this letter the fastest.
After Jin Ying thought for a moment, he basically understood the Emperor's intention.
Only Queen Qian and Concubine Wan Chen were still reluctant. Especially Queen Qian, who was originally the proud master of the harem, but now she is asked to step aside completely, it would be strange if she could think clearly.
Seeing this, Empress Dowager Sun hated the iron in her heart and asked with a wry smile: "Queen, the Supreme Emperor is asking you to give in to protect you. Otherwise, tell me, one Queen Zhou and the other Princess Qi, even if they don't If we stick together and take out one of us alone, who can beat us?"
When Queen Qian heard this, she had nothing to say.
Seeing that Queen Qian was still self-aware, Sun Taihuang said to Xing'an: "Xing'an, you go to Prince Qi's Mansion to do this errand. Just say that it was the intention of the Supreme Emperor and I to free up Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace for the emperor to take with him. The concubines lived in it.
Otherwise, it would not be a problem for the emperor and his concubine to always live in the palace. If envoys from foreign vassals see it, our Ming royal family will become a joke in the eyes of the vassal states.
Even to maintain the image of the country, the emperor and his family had to move in. You tell the emperor, if you don't move, I will go and invite him personally. "
Xing'an said in embarrassment: "Queen Mother, the emperor doesn't trust us. Even if we tell him, it won't help. Besides, the emperor is not stupid. Once his family enters the palace, they will be at our mercy."
Look at what the emperor has done in the past three months. Does he seem to be able to let others manipulate him? "
If Xing'an hadn't followed the Supreme Emperor from the beginning and was really loyal, Xing'an himself would have wanted to join the new emperor.
Empress Dowager Sun complained: "Can't you think of a way? Aren't you usually the best at pleasing the master? Now you and Jin Ying are already the top two eunuchs in the palace. How come you can't even do this? Can’t even handle small things?”
Xing'an smiled bitterly and said: "Forget it, what is the first and the second? Queen Mother, our ceremonial supervisor has been completely ignored now. It seems that one of us is the ceremonial supervisor and the eunuch holding the seal, and the other is the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi Jiandong. Factory supervisor and eunuch.
But now the memorial is first drafted by the cabinet, then reviewed by the emperor's secretariat, and finally approved by the ceremonial supervisor.
There is a floor of Zhongshu Sheren in the middle, so we can only criticize the memorials that are sent to us. We can neither ask nor make comments. We have simply become a tool for making ticks and drawing circles, without any personal will at all.
In addition, Cheng Jing, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, and Wang Cheng, the Director of Ceremonies, were always watching, waiting to find out our mistakes.
So now our life is not as good as the Royal Supervisor's Palm Seal. "
Upon hearing this, Queen Mother Sun replied with disapproval: "Then you are still serving as the admiral of Dongchang, and Dongchang has also been sidelined?"
"Don't mention Dongchang. Queen Mother, you also know that all the eunuchs in the inner court must be dependent on the emperor to survive. Now all the civil and military ministers of the dynasty know that we are despised by the new emperor. In this case, who else will take Dongchang? Take it seriously.
Even Jinyiwei has ignored Dongchang since he was taken over by Uncle Guo. "
After saying that, Xing'an sighed hard. What a subordinate fears most is not the beating and scolding of the leader, but the complete disregard of the leader.
Xing'an and Jin Ying faced such a situation: Zhu Qiyu completely ignored the two of them, without any expectations or instructions. He didn't even have the idea of summoning them. He didn't want to see them, let alone say a word.
So Xing'an added to Queen Mother Sun: "Unless you come up with something that can impress the new monarch, it is absolutely impossible to gain the new monarch's trust."
The more Empress Dowager Sun listened, the angrier she became: "What is there that the emperor can't get now? What else can I do to impress him? Forget it, you can go to the palace tomorrow to find out more about it. I'll think about it more carefully. What can be used to impress Zhu Qiyu?"
Empress Dowager Sun reluctantly dismissed everyone and went back to her room to sulk alone.
There was nothing to say all night, and in the morning of the next day, Zhu Qiyu first met with his three uncles and two aunts.
It didn't take long for Zhu Qiyu to make his few relatives smile. These relatives have a very good advantage: they keep a low profile and don't cause trouble. On weekdays, I don't do anything wrong, nor do I take bribes or bend the law. I just live my life peacefully at home.
Therefore, Zhu Qiyu promised his eldest uncle a marquis, his second and third uncles a count, and his two aunts the first rank. These five families were very satisfied.
After chatting for a long time, Guo Cong, the second roommate of Wudinghou's family, came to ask for a meeting. Ever since he heard about the second prince of Yimen yesterday, Guo Cong was anxious to confirm it. Only when he heard the new prince's promise with his own ears could he rest assured.
Zhu Qiyu did not give in. In front of Guo Cong, he personally promised that as soon as the war was over, he would make Guo Cong Wenxinhou, the same hereditary as Wudinghou. My only request is that the eldest brother and the second brother get back together, so that from now on the brothers can help each other and live in harmony.
How could Guo Cong refuse to agree? Now that there is no title dispute, there is no need for the eldest and second eldest families to continue fighting. Without the struggle for interests, who would still fight against each other and let outsiders laugh at them?
On this day, there were groups of people. After lunch, everyone was dismissed. Just when Zhu Qiyu was about to catch up on his nap, Jin Ying and Xing'an came to see him again.
(End of chapter)
