At noon, Queen Mother Sun visited Zhu Qizhen in Nangong. Unexpectedly, in the evening, such shocking news came.
That was the destruction of the three tribes, and the emperor actually said it like this. The most frightening thing is that of the five respected ministers, one is neutral and four agree.
The emperor, King Min, the prince of Dongwu County, Duke Wei, and the oldest and most prestigious among the civil servants, Wei Ji, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Nanjing, these five people worked together to set the rule for Sanyang to "collude with the inner court and conspire to dethrone the queen." crime.
Most of the bachelors in the cabinet and most of the six ministers were the emperor's cronies.
Then who can stop it?
Queen Mother Sun looked at Jin Ying for advice.
Jin Ying looked around and signaled the Queen Mother to get rid of everyone.
At this time, Jin Ying was no longer the general manager of the Queen Mother's Palace, and now the upstart in the inner court, Gao Ping, was in charge.
When there was a fire in Cining Palace, Gao Ping was instrumental in rescuing him, and Empress Dowager Sun intended to promote him and put him in a more important position. The emperor made a compromise the day before yesterday and promoted Gao Ping to the position of eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch of the ceremony, in charge of Renshou Palace and Yinghua Palace.
Empress Dowager Sun had a lot of trust in Gao Ping, but she didn't trust him enough to involve him in discussing top secrets.
Gao Ping observed the situation and got a hint from the Queen Mother, so he took the initiative to dismiss the palace maids and eunuchs, and personally guarded the entrance of the hall.
Empress Dowager Sun and Jin Ying were the only ones left in the palace.
At this time, Empress Dowager Sun asked eagerly: "Jin Ying, what else can you do? Tell me quickly."
Jin Ying replied: "To inform the Queen Mother, the emperor, the prince, the second prince, and the third prince were seriously ill. There was a lot of rumors inside and outside the capital, and everyone in the government and the public was sympathetic.
The emperor was forced by the pressure of public opinion and had to give in step by step.
Nowadays, passive defense can only mean being controlled by others. If you want to change the situation, you have to take the initiative. "
Queen Mother Sun thought for a moment and then raised her head in surprise: "You mean to continue to make an issue of Qi Zhenhe Jian Shen's serious illness?"
Jin Ying quickly bowed and replied: "I don't dare to speak nonsense about the affairs of the Tian family. It's just that the second and third princes are young and suddenly sick, so they still need close care."
"Ah? Are you saying that the second and third princes are in danger of dying suddenly?"
When Queen Mother Sun heard this, she was extremely surprised.
Mrs. Sun understood what Jin Ying said: the four people had been seriously ill before, which had already caused uproar in the city. If the prince's disease worsens and dies suddenly, you can imagine how much pressure the emperor will bear.
It's just that a tiger's poison cannot eat its seeds. If we discuss it with Zhu Qizhen, Zhu Qizhen may not agree.
The Sun family also fell into repeated trade-offs. On the one hand, it was her own identity, status, reputation, and the lives of all her family members; on the other hand, her grandson, the second prince, and the third prince. Even when push came to shove, the prince had to consider it.
After a moment, Mrs. Sun shook her head, the prince would never consider it. If Zhu Jianshen died now, it would be impossible for the civil and military officials to agree to make the second prince the crown prince.
Then the next prince can only be Zhu Qiyu's son, and the throne will really be impossible to get back.
No, no, absolutely not.
So I can only choose one from the second prince or the third prince.
After a while, Queen Mother Sun shook her head again. That's not okay. It's normal for a one or two-year-old child to die young if it can't be fed.
Assuming that the Emperor Gongrang, the Crown Prince, and the Second Prince were all fine, and only the Third Prince died in infancy, it would not be very convincing if you forcefully put the responsibility on the Emperor.
Civil and military officials are not fools. Even if the emperor plots secretly, he should target Emperor Gongrang and the crown prince. Is there any point in plotting against a third prince?
Only if the second prince and the third prince died suddenly at the same time, people would not think that the prince died normally.
Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Sun continued to shake her head. Zhu Qizhen now had three sons in total, and the death of two at once was too high a price. If Prince Zhu Jianshen really gets sick and dies soon, the fun will be great. After working hard for a long time, it was equivalent to making Zhu Qiyu's wedding dress directly.
Jin Ying stood there and watched Queen Mother Sun shaking her head.
Gao Ping also paid attention to everything happening in the palace.
Gao Ping not only knows how to look at faces, but he can also 'listen' to lip language.
The most important thing is that Gao Ping has long since surrendered to the emperor, together with his friend Jin Yiwei commander Lu Zhong.
Empress Dowager Sun did not realize this, and Jin Ying did not realize this either. Both of them felt that there were only two masters and slaves in the palace, speaking softly and perfectly.
Every time a disruptive new technology appears, it will cause a fatal blow to the old technology.
Gao Ping's lip reading skills are a 'new thing' that has never been used in palace battles.
Many people who favor boys over girls like to say that "women are extroverts" and "married girls are spoiled girls."
But these words do not apply to the empress and queen mother of the Ming Dynasty.
If she had to make a choice between the annihilation of the Sun family and the death of the prince, no matter how much she struggled with it, she would ultimately choose to let the prince die.
This is called abandoning the car to save the handsome man.
Just like Wei Ji would choose to sacrifice the Queen Mother to protect the emperor and the crown prince.
After making the decision, Queen Mother Sun asked Jin Ying: "Who is serving the second and third princes, and are they doing things properly?"
Jin Ying shook his head: "The palace servants around the two princes are all personally selected by Concubine Wan Chen. These people only follow Concubine Chen's orders. They will naturally take care of the princes in a foolproof manner."
"How about the food? Does the Superintendent of Shangri-La have any intentions in serving the prince?"
Jin Ying lamented deeply in his heart, why did this dirty work fall on him again.
Suddenly, Jin Ying's heart skipped a beat: Wait, isn't it possible that the emperor's miraculous calculations led to Zhuge Liang's reincarnation? There are so many supervisory bureaus in the inner court, why did the emperor just place me in the position of Shangshan Supervisor?
Could it be that the emperor had already expected such a day? So you're just waiting for me, the eunuch in charge of the Shangshan Supervisor, to take the initiative and throw myself into the trap? Such omnipresent imperial power is really scary.
When Queen Mother Sun saw Jin Ying suddenly turning pale and sweating profusely, she thought he was shrinking from the situation and did not dare to take the responsibility, so she snorted coldly.
Jin Ying finally came to his senses and replied bravely: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was just thinking about how to punish the little eunuchs in Shangshan Prison for cheating and sneaking around, so that they can put aside their stubbornness and take it seriously." Serve the prince's meals well."
"Well, it's better to be stricter. Tomorrow Qi Zhen announces that Wei Ji will enter the Nangong Palace to have an audience? You can run for me and also go to announce that Hui Changhou will enter the palace."
Jin Ying took the order and went in a hurry.
Queen Mother Sun felt extremely tired and lay on the bed tossing and turning.
Gao Ping walked outside the hall and waited for Ruan Xi to go.
Previously, Zhu Qiyu ordered Ruan Xi to select more than a thousand eunuchs to serve as a pure army and patrol the inner court day and night.
So every night, Ruan Xi would patrol the palaces with his army.
The stewards of each palace will accompany Ruan Xi to inspect the palace. After confirming that there are no problems, they will lock the door, turn off the lights and rest.
So Gao Ping naturally had the opportunity to communicate with Ruan Xi. If one eunuch Bingbi, the chief ceremonial officer, and another eunuch Bingbi, the chief ceremonial officer, chatted a few more words while handling official business, no one would be suspicious at all.
Early the next morning, Zhu Qiyu had just woken up, and while he was affectionate with his beloved concubines, confidential information from the inner court was delivered to his bedside.
As Zhu Qiyu moved, he motioned to Qianxue next to him to take a look.
Qianxue, who had been satisfied by Zhu Qiyu for a long time, sat up straight, opened the secret letter with a smile, and read it carefully.
Zhu Qiyu waited and waited, but could not hear Qianxue speaking. He couldn't help but turned his head curiously, only to see Qianxue frowning and her face changed drastically.
"Is the matter serious? Why does my concubine look like this?"
"I can't bear to talk about this kind of thing. Husband, you'd better see for yourself."
Zhu Qiyu took the secret letter and only scanned it once before his eyes widened: Empress Dowager Sun harmed Queen Hu and Princess Shunde. I can understand her motives. But to kill the second and third princes, what kind of operation is this? That is my grandson!
Wait, Zhu Qiyu suddenly sat up: Could it be that the "History of the Ming Dynasty" said that the Queen Mother took the son of a palace man as her own son, is it possible that it is true?
As for the feasibility that has always been questioned, it is not a big problem. It is impossible for the Empress Dowager Sun to handle such a big event as changing the civet cat for the prince.
But what if Empress Dowager Zhang, Empress Dowager Sun, and Xuanzong conspired? That doesn't mean you can do whatever you want. To hide the truth in the inner court, for the three people who worked together, it was considered an extremely small matter.
After being stunned for a long time, Zhu Qiyu came up with a new idea: Regardless of whether Mrs. Sun actually took the palace maid's son as her own, I'll just pretend that she did.
As for the evidence, wouldn’t Mrs. Sun take the initiative to bring it to my door? As long as it is proven that the Sun family ordered Jin Ying to poison the second and third princes, it can be proved that the second and third princes are not Sun's biological grandchildren.
Otherwise, my grandmother would not be so cruel as to poison her grandson. Ordinary people in the capital can understand this truth.
Then, as long as it was proved that the prince was not the Sun family's biological grandson, then Emperor Gongrang would naturally not be the Sun family's biological son.
However, this is only a piece of top-secret information. Whether Sun will actually take action is uncertain, and it is possible to regret it before the battle.
Forget it, regardless of whether Mr. Sun is really determined to take action, whether there are dates or not, let's take a shot first and then talk about it.
(End of chapter)
