Fengtian Hall is majestic and majestic. The fire broke out last night and the whole city paid attention.
Even if the weather was dry and conducive to burning, the hall would still have to burn for a day and two nights.
What's more, when the cold wind blew, the fire spread to Huagai Hall and Jinshen Hall.
Zhu Qiyu got up early in the morning, stood in his yard, looked towards the three main halls, and couldn't help but sigh: What a grand event. The three major palaces in history were reduced to ashes three times in total.
Once for Emperor Yongle, once for Emperor Daojun, and once for Emperor Liubu.
And every time there was a fire, the three main halls were burned down together.
Unexpectedly, I didn't expect that as soon as I decided not to go to court, I would immediately join the same team as the two other emperors who had not gone to court for decades.
It's fine now, the three main halls are gone, and there's no need to go to court at all.
Zhu Qiyu would not be like Taizong. When someone slapped him on the left cheek, he would smile and pass the other cheek to him.
Fengtian Hall, Huagai Hall, and Jinshen Hall were all burned down. Not only did Taizong not hold them responsible, but he immediately ran to Fengtian Gate and went to court.
The Ming Emperor's good temper made Zhu Qiyu feel that he was really out of tune with them.
Repaying kindness with kindness and revenge with hatred, this is Zhu Qiyu's character.
How to repay kindness with kindness?
Repay vengeance with straightness and repay kindness with kindness.
The civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty and the vassal princes were called up early in the morning. The emperor's personal guards went door to door to invite him, and their attitude was very firm.
Shi Jing poisoned Princess Shunde, the legitimate daughter of Queen Zhen, and everyone had to watch him being stabbed to death.
You said you won't go? Yes, in order to resist the imperial edict, the house was immediately searched and jailed, and the young woman in the family was sent to the Jiaofang Division on the spot.
As a result, the capital was bustling with activity early in the morning.
Shi Jing's whole family was escorted by personal guards and marched to Caishikou.
The ministers of civil and military affairs and the feudal princes all rushed to watch the execution.
The road the prison car passed was crowded with people on both sides. Rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs were thrown at Shi Jing as if they were free of charge.
Originally, the people of the world sympathized with Queen Hu very much, but you poisoned her eldest daughter to death.
The key is that others want to poison the princess to death, and they can still say they have grudges. You are a consort, but the princess's husband, for the sake of wealth, you are so heartless and shameless, it is really disgusting.
This Lingchi punishment will last for three days. Fortunately, Zhu Qiyu only forced the minister to watch for one day, and he could go or not for the next two days.
In the morning, Zhu Qiyu took Lin Xiangyu back to his parents' home. When he came back in the afternoon, Liu Jing, Menda, Lu Gao, Lu Zhong and other members of the Jinyiwei, as well as the eleven eunuchs of the inner court, were already waiting in the east duty room.
Zhu Qiyu leaned back comfortably on the soft couch in the West Flower Hall before ordering someone to call them in.
As soon as everyone entered the West Flower Hall, they immediately knelt down and kowtowed in apology.
In the sixth year of Zhengtong, the three main halls that were burned down in the Yongle Dynasty were rebuilt. Less than ten years later, it was burned down again.
Zhu Qiyu teased angrily: "Jinyiwei, Jinyiwei, what do you think is the use of raising hundreds of thousands of you wastes?"
Liu Jing and Menda had no choice but to lie down on the ground and said to each other: "I have failed to live up to the divine grace and cannot escape the blame. I am willing to accept the punishment."
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "Okay, I'll give you some dignity, go back and commit suicide."
When Liu Jing, Menda, Lu Gao, and Lu Zhong heard this, they were so frightened that they broke into cold sweats. As everyone knows, the current emperor is vigorous and resolute in his work, and he is not a playful person like the Supreme Emperor.
During the Zhengtong Dynasty, when Zhu Qizhen was still in power, he often threw people into prison and released them after a while.
It was completely different in the Jingtai Dynasty. The emperor either didn't take action, or he was serious about it once he took action. Basically, he would not be like the Supreme Emperor, who only barked but did not bite.
Zhu Qiyu saw that everyone was still and asked curiously: "What are you doing standing still? Why are you still waiting for me to decide the pension for you before you are willing to go back and commit suicide?"
There are tens of thousands of you who can't even stand the three main palaces, but you still want to receive compensation. You are so embarrassed. "
Hearing this, Menda was about to defend himself, but Lu Gao quickly and quietly stopped him.
Menda instinctively wanted to drag others into the water, such as Wudinghou Guochang, Wenxinhou Guocong, Ping'enhou Huan and others. The emperor's relatives and in-laws are all in charge of Jinyiwei. If they want to commit suicide, everyone should work together.
Lugao was afraid that Menda would bite randomly without any discernment, so he quickly and quietly stopped him.
As Lu Gao expected, when the situation was at a stalemate, Shu Liang, the admiral of Dongchang, took the initiative to claim responsibility and interceded for everyone in Jinyiwei.
Zhu Qiyu scolded him a few more times, and then did not continue to pester him. He just recorded the death penalty for everyone in Jinyiwei. If they committed it again, they would be punished for several crimes. Then things were gently revealed.
After that, several people were reassigned their duties: Menda and Lugao were now in charge of Fusi Prison in Beizhen. Liu Jing was responsible for guarding the government offices from Meridian Gate to Zhengyang Gate, as well as the Nangong Palace.
Lu Zhong was promoted to the commander of the Jinyi Guards, responsible for guarding the three main halls, Wuying Hall, Wenhua Hall, and the Cabinet area. That is to say, except for the harem part of the Forbidden City, the rest was assigned to Lu Zhong's guards.
After dealing with the Jin Yiwei, the next step is to deal with the people in the inner court.
Zhu Qiyu directly ordered: "Anyone who was on duty at Fengtian Palace last night and who set off fireworks to celebrate, regardless of palace maids or eunuchs, will all be killed with sticks. Wang Cheng, Shu Liang, and Hao Yi are responsible for the execution."
In addition, the inner court selected three thousand eunuchs from various supervisory bureaus and gave them to the vassal kings and nobles in Beijing, so that they could take them home and use them. "
Wang Cheng and others were immediately stunned after hearing this. It was normal to kill some of the palace officials involved. But if he eliminated three thousand eunuchs at once, the emperor might have gone crazy.
So Wang Cheng took the courage to ask: "May I ask, Your Majesty, who are going to be eliminated?"
Zhu Qiyu replied: "Like the leopard room, tiger room, elephant room, sheep room, pigeon room, livestock room, and silkworm pond, they will all be abolished. In addition, there are also billiard rooms, treasure money bureaus, Shangshan Waijian, Bingbizhi Fang, Fanjingchang, Zhanzifang, and Beihuafang were all cancelled.
The food supervisor, clothing supervisor, scarf and hat bureau and other departments also need to reduce their manpower.
Those vassal kings and nobles were all eager to have more eunuchs at home. While they were all in the capital, these eunuchs were given to them so that they could take them back and use them.
Save them from secretly castrating innocent boys.
As well as the rare birds and animals raised in the imperial city, all are rewarded to the vassals and let them take them home to raise them.
And they all have money, much richer than me. I don't have the money to support so many idle people. "
Although Wang Cheng and others were surprised, the people in the inner court were all slaves of the emperor after all. The emperor could do whatever he wanted, and no one could say anything.
If he came out to dissuade him, it would really mean that the emperor was not in a hurry and the eunuch was in a hurry.
The logic of Zhu Qiyu's behavior is also very simple: the approximately 15,000 maids and eunuchs in the inner court all serve the orthodox emperor.
No one is responsible for serving me, and they have no loyalty to me at all. They also make trouble all day long. Why do I spend so much money to support you.
Besides, now that the orthodox dynasty has completely become history, having more than 10,000 people to serve the Supreme Emperor's family is really too generous.
If it can reduce some of the burden on the people, let's lighten it a little.
Thinking of this, Zhu Qiyu added: "All the Buddhist temples and Taoist temples in the imperial city have been closed. Several streets have been set aside in the outer city to build Anle Hall for the elderly eunuchs and maids to live and provide for their retirement.
The clothing bureau has been completely liberalized. Old palace maids whose families are still there can go home; those whose families are gone can live in Anle Hall.
There is no need to trap people in the Huanyi Bureau for a lifetime just to prevent the so-called leakage of imperial city secrets. "
(End of chapter)
