Proposing to Jingtai to "imprison Nangong" is the masterpiece of Xu Zheng and Huang Jian.
In the sixth year of Jingtai, Emperor Jing's crown prince had long since died. At this time, Xu Zheng also met secretly and proposed that "the emperor and the late crown prince should be moved to Yizhou to be granted the title of King Yi now."
Such a loyal minister of Jingtai is hard to find even with a lantern.
It's a pity that Jingtai in history not only refused to listen, but also sold Xu Zheng.
As a result, Zhu Qizhen was restored to power, and Xu Zheng was ordered to stay in the city for three days.
Jingtai in history was really upright. Therefore, it is said that Jingtai did not kill Zhu Qizhen because he had no real power and was ignored by Yu Qian and other civil servants. It is really unlikely. The main reason is that Jingtai himself doesn't want to do anything at all.
The current Zhu Qiyu is still very different from the benevolent Jingtai in history.
Zhu Qiyu's current attitude is very simple: You respectfully allow the emperor and his family to live happily in the palace in Fengyang, the central capital, so that they can enjoy endless glory and wealth.
But if you insist on staying in Beijing to raise the issue, then I'm sorry. I also have a large family of young, old, women and children, and they also need to survive.
If you refuse to leave, my beloved concubines and these children will be killed sooner or later.
It was not until the afternoon, when it was getting dark, that Zhu Qiyu told He Yi: "To do justice, I will issue an order to An Guogong and Wu Dinghou to lift the martial law in the capital."
He Yi asked: "Your Majesty, will the imperial palace also lift martial law?"
Zhu Qiyu nodded.
In fact, martial law has no practical significance to Zhu Qiyu. It is used to heighten the atmosphere and show off force.
The common people in the capital may not all care about the political situation. These internal conflicts within the royal family are at best a topic of conversation after dinner, and quite a few people don't care.
But after such a martial law, most people in the capital will take the initiative to understand the reasons for the martial law.
In this way, within three days, the story of the eunuch poisoning the prince and framing the emperor would be spread to everyone's ears.
After a little guidance of public opinion, the spearhead will be directed at the Queen Mother Sun and the Sun family.
As for the purpose of showing off force, it is even simpler: to let everyone inside and outside the capital, the government and the public know that the emperor can control the army and can protect it. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will only be brutally suppressed.
When it was time to have dinner, news came from the capital. The two princes were in critical condition, especially the third prince, who was younger and more fragile and could no longer hold up.
Zhu Qiyu was helpless after hearing this. Things have reached this point. To be honest, Zhu Qiyu himself doesn't understand what the eunuchs in Nangong are doing.
Strictly speaking, only two or three of the sixteen concubines dedicated to Zhu Qizhen can be regarded as people arranged by Zhu Qiyu, but they cannot participate in such a major event.
The other women in Nangong are all from Zhu Qizhen.
Young eunuchs like Zhang Min are far from being considered confidants. They can only be said to have some influence on them.
As for the remaining people, Xing'an, Chen Xiang, Ruan Lang, Cao Jixiang and others are all Zhu Qizhen's true confidants.
In other words, the influence Zhu Qiyu can exert on Nangong is actually very limited.
So Zhu Qiyu had a bold idea: he had made a mistake in his judgment, and the eunuchs or concubines of Nangong were really fighting among themselves.
Even Nangong's eunuchs and concubines joined together to stir up trouble secretly, adding fuel to the fire to the entire poisoning incident.
I always thought that under huge external pressure, Nangong would temporarily become monolithic. It seems that I still underestimated human nature.
Xing'an and Ruan Lang are Zhu Qizhen's die-hard confidants proven by history. The problem may lie with Chen Xiang and Cao Jixiang.
Well, yes, although all the palace residents of Shangshan Supervisor have been taken into custody, someone still has to cook for the masters of the palace.
So Zhu Qiyu issued another decree, ordering Chen Xiang to concurrently serve as the chief seal of the Shangshan Supervisor, and he had the power to temporarily recruit personnel and materials from Guanglu Temple.
To the south of Shangshan Prison, next to Guanglu Temple.
Although the chefs of Guanglu Temple may not be as good as the imperial chefs of Shangshan Supervisor, it is still better than starving Emperor Gongrang and his family.
The messenger rushed quickly and conveyed the decree to Nangong within an hour.
Chen Xiang successfully took back Shangshanjian again. He couldn't help but be overjoyed and immediately went to Shangshanjian to arrange meals.
However, despite Zhu Qiyu's good intentions, Emperor Gongrang and his family almost didn't have dinner.
Everyone was afraid, fearing that a bite of the dish would not be eaten well, so they followed.
There was no word for a night, but by the next day, the news spread in the capital.
But civil and military officials were surprisingly quiet.
Even Ke Dao Yan Guan had nothing to say for a while.
This sudden incident is something that no one can handle.
And the ministers had no way to report. Before the Jingtai Dynasty, there had always been a tacit understanding between the royal family and ministers: they did not admit the possibility of the royal family being assassinated.
After the emperor ascended the throne, he publicly admitted that the prince-in-law Shi Jing had conspired to murder Princess Shunde, and he was sentenced to Lingchi.
But after all, when Princess Shunde was killed, she had already married out of the palace, so it was not considered a disaster that happened in the palace, and the Ming Dynasty never paid much attention to princesses.
But now that the prince was poisoned in Nangong, once he is publicly convicted, it will completely break the rules and admit that the royal family may have been assassinated.
Therefore, the ministers were unwilling to discuss the matter in a memorial, nor were they willing to make the matter public, let alone point it at the Empress Dowager.
Zhu Qiyu didn't care about this, the people in the capital would discuss it. You used public opinion to fight me before, now it's my turn to retaliate in the same way.
Public opinion will coerce you into reporting.
The parties faced each other in silence for several days.
The wind direction in the entire capital was extremely strange: the people were talking a lot, and the court was as calm as water.
On April 24, the calm was finally broken.
An obituary spread throughout the capital: The third prince was seriously ill and passed away late at night on April 23.
Concubine Wan Chen was so distraught that she cried unconsciously four or five times in a row. Emperor Gongrang was furious and demanded a thorough investigation of Shangshan Supervisor.
Zhu Qiyu got up early in the morning. He had just freshened up and was waiting for the important officials in the court.
It just so happened that Zhu Qiyu stayed up all night these days.
When I came to Qingyun Pavilion today, all the ministers saw it: the emperor's eyes were red and bloodshot, and his face was full of depression and helplessness.
Seeing this situation, the ministers could only express sympathy and comfort to the emperor.
Zhu Qiyu sighed heavily and waved weakly: "You all can tell me."
When everyone heard this, they all looked at Wang Wen.
Wang Wen stood up and replied helplessly: "Your Majesty, the humble minister is incompetent. The Metropolitan Procuratorate, together with the Ministry of Punishment and the Dali Temple, interrogated the palace officials involved for many days, but they still failed to make them confess their crimes and confess their mastermind."
Xiao Weizhen, the minister of Dali Temple, then stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the Sanfa Division has done its best. Please ask your Majesty to order the Jin Yiwei to take over."
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Order the Jinyi Guards to command Menda and Lugao to take over. He is still detained in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Menda and Lugao are ordered to go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate for interrogation."
Everyone agrees on this point. If someone is imprisoned in Jinyiwei Prison, there is a risk of being killed and silenced. Relatively speaking, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is much safer.
Zhu Qiyu added: "I will send pro-military troops to temporarily protect the Metropolitan Procuratorate until the case is concluded."
Everyone was speechless after hearing this. The emperor's 'pro-army' here definitely did not refer to Jin Yiwei.
During the Jingtai Dynasty, Dongchang and Jinyiwei were not trusted and valued by the emperor, and their presence was extremely low, which was a good thing.
Next, Chen Xun asked for instructions on the funeral arrangements of the third prince.
Zhu Qiyu thought for a moment and then replied: "Let's make him the King of England and bury him as a prince."
Everyone had no objections, and Chen Xun replied: "Your Majesty, the Emperor respectfully requested that the Queen of Zhou and the Crown Prince should also be moved to Nangong to live, and his attitude was extremely resolute. Without His Majesty's will, the ministers did not dare to obey the order.
I would like to ask the Holy Spirit to tell you how to reply to the emperor. "
This was something Zhu Qiyu himself had not thought of. According to Zhu Qiyu's speculation, the reason why Zhu Qizhen made such a request was that he was suspicious of Queen Zhou and wanted to summon her to his side and supervise her nearby.
Secondly, he wanted to ensure the safety of the crown prince. After all, Queen Zhou and the Crown Prince live in Kunning Palace, making it easier for traitors to do something. After moving to Nangong, others were somewhat wary of being around Zhu Qizhen.
And if you are in a hurry, you can close the gate of Nangong and stop being complacent.
(End of chapter)
