Zhu Qiyu had a leisurely lunch and then went to sleep with his beloved concubines in his arms.
Lin Xiangyu asked curiously: "Husband, you won't go out to manage politics today?"
Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "I'm not going out anymore. I'll rest for three days. We'll continue to meet the new Jinshi the day after tomorrow. Let's go fishing this afternoon."
"The emperor, the crown prince, the second prince, and the third prince are all seriously ill. I'm afraid the city has already exploded. Doesn't my husband really need to control the court situation?"
Zhu Qiyu smiled nonchalantly and said: "Do you need to go out to see this? I can tell even lying in bed that all the civil and military officials have already scolded me. The memorial that accused me has already floated into Feng Pavilion like snowflakes. Just waiting to give me a kick."
"What should we do?"
"Lang Ning, it's going to rain, my mother wants to get married, let them go, I don't care. If it doesn't work, a large number of new scholars will be taken advantage of and get involved.
We played at home for three days, which was enough for this incident to fully ferment.
The authorities are confused, but bystanders know clearly. Let’s just watch it slowly as a bystander. "
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While Zhu Qiyu was sitting firmly on Diaoyutai, the city of Beijing was already exploding.
As the saying goes, good things don’t go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.
With the help of caring people, the news that Emperor Gongrang's family was seriously ill spread like wildfire throughout the streets and alleys of Beijing.
Dongchang, Jinyiwei, Shuntianfu, and Wucheng Military and Horse Division all stood still and did not interfere with the rumors.
All civil and military officials were inspired and moved, displaying their literary talents to the fullest, and wrote memorials that cited classics, criticized mulberry trees and locust trees.
Most officials may not have much love for the emperor, but it's just the "literary character" that causes trouble.
If you speak the truth without blaming the public, you don’t have to bear the consequences anyway.
The emperor dared to beat everyone in the inner court to death with a cane, but hundreds of civil and military officials wrote letters, so the emperor still dared to beat everyone to death?
The palace people are slaves, but the ministers are not.
Among the ministers who submitted letters, those from the Ministry of Rites were the most numerous, followed by those from the Six Subjects, and then the Hanlin Academy.
Because of Wang Wen's strength, the number of people writing letters to the Metropolitan Procuratorate was the fewest.
Zou Qian, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, was the leader of this collective petition movement.
Zou Qian was a doctor in the Ministry of War before, and he was highly regarded by Yu Qian, the Minister of the Ministry of War.
However, the good times did not last long. Yu Qian was transferred to Nanjing, while Zou Qian was promoted secretly and became a minister in the Ministry of Rites.
For a long time, Hu Hui was the Minister of Rites. During this period, the Ministry of Rites angered the emperor many times on issues such as the establishment of the Queen and the transfer of palaces. The emperor's dislike of the Ministry of Rites was almost undisguised.
So now everyone has finally caught the emperor's "real clue", and everyone in the Ministry of Rites is the most excited.
Among the new Jinshi, six people have already written letters to satirize the emperor today.
Lin Kongzi, Ouyang Xi, Yu Qin, Zheng Hong, Yang Xianjia, and Hu Lian were the six new scholars who submitted letters the next day after the prince became seriously ill.
As time goes by, the number of people is likely to continue to increase.
The ministers of the outer dynasty just submitted the memorial and made sarcastic remarks.
The struggle in the inner court was much more intense.
First, it was Jin Ying, Xing'an, Chen Xiang and others who started shaking again.
Ruan Lang, Chen Mian and other great eunuchs also moved closer to Jin Ying and Xing'an.
At the time of Wang Zhengang's death, Jin Ying was the number one eunuch in the inner court, and Xing'an was the second number one eunuch in the inner court.
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and many of the great eunuchs in the inner court were dissatisfied with the four young eunuchs Wang Cheng, Shu Liang, Wang Qin, and Zhang Yong.
Now that I have the opportunity, I must test the emperor's bottom line.
Anyway, it was impossible for the emperor to kill several eunuchs collectively.
Women's demands are even greater.
Queen Qian hopes that she can regain control of the harem, and Concubine Wan Chen supports Queen Qian to regain control of the harem.
Empress Zhou hoped to kill all the eunuchs and maids in Kunning Palace with a cane, and move all the concubines of Emperor Gongrang into the Nangong Palace.
Empress Dowager Sun hopes to lift her ban and regain control of the inner court.
In the palace of Emperor Gongrang, Queen Mother Sun, Queen Qian, Queen Zhou, and Concubine Wan Chen were sitting together, each using their wits.
Empress Zhou was the first to ask for instructions from the Empress Dowager Sun: "Mother, I think it's because there are too few people serving your Majesty, and they are not considerate, that this gives young people an opportunity.
Instead of relying on those eunuchs and maids who have nothing to do with each other, it is better to move all the sisters into the Nangong. Firstly, the sisters know everything and can take care of His Majesty nearby; secondly, the sisters can work together to supervise the maids and eunuchs. "
Queen Mother Sun naturally knew what Queen Zhou An was thinking, so she was unwilling to express her position easily. She just turned to look at Queen Qian and asked for her opinion.
Queen Qian didn't understand this. First of all, she moved all the concubines into Nangong. Queen Qian must be happy. Because in this way, he would be in charge of the entire harem of Emperor Gongrang, and Empress Zhou was far away in Kunning Palace, out of reach from now on.
Secondly, the bad side is that the independence of Queen Zhou and the Crown Prince has been greatly enhanced since then, making it difficult for them to be manipulated by others.
Queen Qian hesitated for a long time, and then replied: "It's up to the mother to make the decision, and the sons and ministers just have to obey orders."
Concubine Wan Chen didn't have the right to speak here, so no one asked her again.
Queen Mother Sun was also a little hesitant, but at this time Queen Zhou added: "Mother, once all the sisters are moved into Nangong, the craftsmen can move in.
The Yinghua Palace where the Queen Mother now lives is too narrow, and only a small part of the original Renshou Palace area was burned down.
The son thought it would be better to build a palace for his mother based on the original Renshou Palace. It is also close to Nangong and the Cabinet, and is much more convenient than Yinghua Palace. "
After hearing this, Queen Mother Sun no longer hesitated. Yinghua Hall is located in the northwest corner of the Forbidden City. It is so narrow and small that only a fool would want to live there.
The Renshou Palace, located to the east of the Qianqing Palace, is really a good place. It will be much more convenient to come to Nangong in the future.
Seeing Empress Dowager Sun nodding in agreement, Empress Zhou continued: "Of course all the palace attendants in Nangong need to be replaced. The palace attendants in Erchen Palace have the heavy responsibility of taking care of the crown prince, and they also need capable people.
Now that the crown prince is seriously ill, it is inseparable from the negligence of these palace officials. The son hopes to replace all these palace servants and select a new batch. "
Hearing this, Empress Dowager Sun nodded repeatedly: "Not only do all the people in Kunning Palace need to be replaced, but those in my palace also need to be cleaned up. Otherwise, we won't know how our family died."
"It's easy for the palace maid to say, just select a new group from outside the palace. But now we need so many eunuchs, where will they come from.
Those who have already entered the palace have probably been bribed and are unreliable.
Recruit them from outside the palace. The emperor has issued a clear decree before, and no more castration and purification are allowed at will. So if we report it, the emperor may not approve it. "
Empress Dowager Sun smiled and said: "When Marquis Ningyang quelled the civil uprising in the southeast, he donated more than a hundred young eunuchs. When Uncle Jingyuan quelled the Miao rebellion, he also donated more than a hundred eunuchs.
The two groups of young eunuchs totaled about three hundred people.
I remember that most of these people were placed in the Xixin Division and the Bell and Drum Division.
Working as an errand in the Xinxing Department and the Bell and Drum Department is considered abuse. These little eunuchs will not be grateful to the emperor.
So we might as well bring them all over, close to three hundred people, which will be enough for us. "
Empress Zhou quickly flattered her and said, "It's still the empress who is a wise mother. Why didn't I think of this? Why should I write a memorial now and submit it to the emperor for approval?"
Empress Dowager Sun smiled and said: "Please tell me, let Jin Ying play it in the name of Bingbi, the Supervisor of Ceremonies."
