The previous emperors also turned a blind eye to the castration of prisoners of war.
These prisoners of war entered the palace and became eunuchs, and some were loyal to the Ming Dynasty, such as the famous Zheng He. There are also those who deeply hate the Ming Dynasty and turn against them, such as Xi Ning.
As for the group of young eunuchs sent by Marquis Ningyang, will there be a few more Xining among them? Hard to say.
It would be bad if a new 'Xining' really came out and took advantage of the chaos in the palace to get close to Queen Mother Sun and stab her twice in order to avenge her castration.
But in this way, the cruel method of castrating prisoners of war should be completely eliminated. Then this new 'Xining' can be regarded as doing a good deed for everyone.
Zhu Qiyu discussed some political affairs with everyone, and then went back to sleep. Huang Pu and Lian Gang got on the carriage and hurried back to the capital to go about their respective affairs.
The remaining four, He Yi, Xu Zheng, Huang Jian and Yue Zheng, stayed in the pavilion to deal with the memorial sent from the capital.
Although all yamen have not fully resumed their operations, in the afternoon, a large number of urgent memorials were delivered.
Several members of the Zhongshu House were very helpless after reading the memorial one by one. The ministers sent by the emperor were so efficient that on the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, they had already handed over the memorial requesting the emperor to issue an edict of sin.
Xu Zheng and others all stared at He Yi. He Yi had to decide whether to show the memorial to the emperor now. If the emperor is angry because of this, why should he take the blame? Who told He Yi to be a bachelor of Youchunfang University?
He Yi thought about it for a long time and then replied: "There is no need to show it to His Majesty. Your Majesty is already mentally prepared for the ministers to write letters to force the palace, and I am afraid that the countermeasures are already in mind.
Let us neither ask nor care about the arbitrary decisions of the Sacred Heart.
It's better to follow my orders and draw up an edict to punish oneself.
Brother Ji Fang, you are Tan Hua Lang and you have the best writing skills, so you should be the main writer. A few of us are here to help you. "
When Yue Zheng heard this, he took the job without hesitation.
Yue Zheng also understood why it was appropriate to give himself face. He wrote a letter requesting the restoration of Queen Hu, which was greatly appreciated by the emperor. If this self-incriminating edict was written again, the emperor would definitely be more favorable to him.
So a few people worked until late at night for an inexplicable sinner's edict.
Early the next morning, it was the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, so a few people got together and continued to polish it word by word. At the end of writing, several people looked at each other and laughed.
The emperor who defended the capital, saved the Ming Dynasty, and established unparalleled achievements had to issue an edict to blame himself during the Chinese New Year. This world is too weird.
Zhu Qiyu got up early in the morning and took his beloved concubines to Queen Hu's mausoleum to clean up the ceremony. Then he returned to his room, relaxed and leaned on the soft couch, enjoying the meticulous and thoughtful service of his beloved concubines.
Some read to themselves, some feed themselves, some squeeze their shoulders, and some rub their legs.
Later generations of wealthy emperors and old men gathered together famous springs in the world, carefully weighed and compared them, and finally determined that the spring water of Yuquan Mountain was the best in the world.
Nowadays, the concubines filled the fresh spring water with jade vessels, brewed famous tea, and served it to Zhu Qiyu's mouth with cherry-flavored lips.
Zhu Qiyu felt extremely comfortable in his heart. This is what it means to be an emperor.
With this emperor-like enjoyment and a refreshing and cheerful mood, I can have a sharper and more thorough thinking to better control the complicated and complicated affairs of the court.
After taking a sip of fragrant tea, Lin Xiangyu asked with a smile: "Husband, can we always live in peace and quiet like now?"
Zhu Qiyu replied angrily: "Huh, you guys should be able to live a relatively peaceful life. I'll forget it. On the first day of the new year, the emperor sent me such a big surprise.
Today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, and they don’t want peace. They still have to work hard.
Just wait, let's go to bed later today and see if any bad news comes through. "
Lin Xiangyu continued to ask: "Can't we cut through the mess quickly? We are always so worried, and it won't be a problem after a long time."
When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he became even more angry: "You think I don't want to, but how can you cut through the mess quickly? The vassal kings, old nobles, middle and lower-level civil and military officials are basically all interested in the Supreme Emperor.
There are enemies on all sides, and I don’t know who to kill.
Therefore, we must give up the idea of capturing the thief first and capture the king first, and let the emperor's best friends slowly jump out one by one.
Then we take the opportunity to clean them. "
"Okay, husband, don't get angry with people like them. How about I help you put out the anger?"
"Okay, let's get rid of the fire. Go ahead."
Nothing to say for a day.
In the evening, Empress Dowager Sun and Empress Qian hosted a banquet in Qianqing Palace for the clan members and relatives of the vassal princes in Beijing.
The king of Min, the king of Shu, the king of Soochow, and the brothers of the Guo, Hu, and Wu families all complained of illness and could not come. Those who came to the banquet were all the vassal princes and relatives of the emperor.
Fengtian Hall, Huagai Hall, and Jinshen Hall have all been burned to the ground, so Qianqing Palace has temporarily become a banquet place.
At this time, King Xiang, King Qin and others were still in the capital. Originally, King Xiang wanted to leave Beijing on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, but the emperor sent someone to keep him. Zhu Qiyu asked all vassal kings to celebrate the Lantern Festival before leaving Beijing and returning home.
Poor King Xiang, listening to the roar of the two tigers sent by Zhu Qiyu every day, has not had a good night's sleep in recent days.
This is the advantage of the emperor's righteousness and reputation. He can find a high-sounding reason to torment you and make you unable to tell you about your suffering.
Therefore, King Xiang also strongly supported the Empress Dowager Sun in taking advantage of the disaster in the three palaces and asked the emperor to imitate Taizong's story and issue an edict to reflect on his sins.
The same goes for other kings. A nice Lantern Festival banquet turned into a feast of complaints and bitterness.
The emperor had no other means except to disgust the feudal princes, so the feudal princes did not have too many scruples as they did not want to blame others.
Empress Dowager Sun was much more cautious. At most she smiled and nodded, and did not comment on the kings' words.
Although Wang Cheng, Shu Liang and others were not waiting in the Qianqing Palace, Empress Dowager Sun also knew that the emperor's informants were indispensable in this palace.
As for eunuchs, following people's influence and changing families are the most common operations.
Finally, the dinner was over, and the feudal princes and their relatives left one after another. Some of the feudal princes, who had drunk too much, cursed and vented their dissatisfaction as they left.
It was originally going well, but why in just half a year, the orthodox emperor was suddenly and inexplicably captured, and the Xuanzong lineage that the vassal kings supported fell overnight.
Then the bastard whom everyone hated, Zhu Qiyu, who even got the position of prince through crookedness, suddenly transformed into the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
What made everyone even more angry was that Zhu Qiyu did not become a puppet. Instead, in just a few months, he achieved extraordinary achievements and took control of the capital.
Moreover, Zhu Qiyu gave up personally taking charge of the capital and went to live in the western suburbs for a long time. How stable is his throne to have such confidence?
The more everyone thought about it, the angrier they became, and the more they thought about it, the more unwilling they became.
Just when the vassal kings returned to the Tenth Prince's Mansion, they lay down on the bed and had not yet fallen asleep. Then I heard people outside, noisy and noisy.
(End of chapter)
