Zhu Qizhen nodded: "This is easy to handle. Those fourteen concubines will all be demoted to ordinary palace ladies. They will be responsible for cleaning the Chonghua Palace in the future. Now the civil and military officials can't say anything more."
If they still hold on to a dozen ordinary palace maids, then they will almost survive. "
Hearing this, Xing'an felt a little speechless. His emperor now had no power to kill ministers. Besides, even when his own emperor was still in power, he just repeatedly threw ministers into prison, imprisoned them for a while and then released them, just like a joke.
In the end, the ministers found the pattern and were no longer afraid at all.
At this time, Xing'an only dared to think in his heart, but did not dare to say it out.
Xing'an changed the topic and continued to report: "Your Majesty, when I was investigating old events in the Queen Mother's Palace, I noticed something else."
Hearing what Xing'an said was mysterious, Zhu Qizhen became interested: "What's going on?"
Xing'an whispered back: "Your Majesty, when the emperor was born, he did not live in the palace, but was placed in the eunuch's home by the late emperor."
Zhu Qizhen smiled and said: "I know this. The Queen Mother was jealous and could not tolerate any women around the late emperor. So except for the Queen Mother and Queen Hu, there were no concubines to give birth to children for the late Emperor.
The late Emperor once only had me as his only son. If I had any shortcomings, I wouldn't even have a backup option.
Therefore, the late emperor became anxious and often went out of the palace privately to favor women offered by his trusted eunuchs.
Later, when my younger brother was born, the late Emperor did not dare to bring him into the palace for fear of being assassinated by the Queen Mother, so he was kept in the eunuch's house.
This is nothing new. Why are you telling me this? "
Xing'an replied: "Do you know which eunuch's house the emperor lived in at that time?"
"Which eunuch?"
"Back to the Emperor, it's Wang Jin who is currently the Superintendent of Ceremonies, Bingbi. Chen Xiang and Ruan Xi are both Wang Jin's godsons."
"so what?"
Xing'an urged: "Your Majesty, what if Wang Jin, Chen Xiang, and Ruan Xi all support the emperor?"
Zhu Qizhen smiled and shook his head: "Oh, I had countless spies placed in Prince Yi's Mansion back then, including Princess Yi Wang, they were all our people.
I am aware of every move my brother makes.
He had never had any contact with the eunuch who served beside him when he was a child.
If you look at Wang Jin, he was originally one of the most trusted eunuchs of the late emperor. Before his younger brother ascended the throne, he was the eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch responsible for the ceremony, and was in charge of the imperial seal.
As a result, after his younger brother ascended the throne, Wang Jin lost his job as imperial eunuch. That's a big fat guy. I really can't tell how kind his brother is to him.
As for Chen Xiang and Ruan Xi being Wang Jin's godsons, isn't that normal?
Wang Jin was one of the late emperor's most trusted and trusted confidants, and also one of the most senior and powerful eunuchs in the inner court.
Isn't it normal for him to have a promising godson in his name? It would be strange if he didn't have one. "
Xing'an was still a little dissatisfied: "Your Majesty, Wang Jin's imperial eunuch is his godson Ruan Xi."
Zhu Qizhen waved his hands impatiently: "That's enough, don't talk anymore. Are you finished with this? Then before you became my big companion, whose name and confidant were you?
Do you want me to go through all the eighteen generations of your ancestors?
Please first explain how the two concubines hanged themselves yesterday. Tell me truthfully, who ordered you to do it? "
Xing'an saw that his emperor was speaking harshly to him so rarely, and he quickly knelt down: "Your Majesty, this slave is unjust. It was the Queen Mother who ordered this slave not to keep those two concubines, so as not to stain the emperor's sage.
The Queen Mother sternly warned her slaves to act in secret and not to inform the Emperor.
The servant knew that the Queen Mother was also doing the best for the Emperor, so she made decisions and did all the difficult things for the Emperor. "
Zhu Qizhen waved his hand feebly: "Go down, you can take care of yourself in the future."
Xing'an was helpless and did not dare to say anything more, so he could only retreat uneasily.
A night of silence.
Early the next morning, when Zhu Qiyu opened his eyes, he saw Qianxue and Su Xi sitting on the bed on the left and right, staring at him with smiles.
"What are you two ladies doing? You're so frightened."
Qianxue smiled and said, "My husband has to face a lot today."
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "I will also give you a whole new big job today."
Qianxue asked curiously: "Ah? What's new?"
"Humph, you first draft an edict for me. From now on, all clans in the Ming Dynasty will cancel the privileges of the judicial department. Any clan members who violate the law will be dealt with according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
From now on, the inspectors of each province will also serve as the right censor of the capital inspectorate, and they will report the lawless things of the vassal kings within their jurisdiction.
After a while, he was handed over to He Yi and ordered to draw up a formal imperial edict. "
The two little princesses were stunned for a long time, and then asked: "Is your husband crazy?"
"Go, go, I'm not crazy. The time has come, I'm going to attack the enemy."
Su Xi asked: "Emperor Gongrang just issued an order to summon the vassal princes to the capital. Is your husband forcing the vassal princes to join the rebellion together with Emperor Gongrang?"
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Yes, when they enter the capital, each vassal king will bring at least two to three hundred guards. After all, the last time King Xiang returned to Changsha from the capital, he was kidnapped by the Miao people, and his body was injured and he has not recovered yet.
So they brought more guards this time, and no one could say anything.
The vassal reform is the most important thing in my career as emperor.
We can no longer condone the vassal vassal system that preys on the common people. The vassal vassal system established by Taizu is too selfish.
The vassal kings in various places are lawless and no one dares to control them. They really don't regard the people as human beings. "
Zhu Qiyu sighed heavily on behalf of the people of the Ming Dynasty, and continued: "Another edict is to move all the monks in the western suburbs and to abandon all Buddhist temples."
As soon as these words came out, not only Qianxue and Suxi were shocked, but also Lin Xiangyu and Ningxiang, who were lying comfortably in the bed, sat up in shock.
But astonished as he was, no one raised any objections. Suppressing the Buddha was a reform content that Zhu Qiyu had already decided on, but it was just a matter of sooner or later.
Moreover, the concubines all believed in Taoism, and no one sympathized with Buddhism or monks.
So everyone looked at each other in disbelief, and Lin Xiangyu and Ningxiang calmly lay back on the bed and continued to be their full-time sex slaves.
Qianxue smiled and broke the awkward atmosphere: "Husband, there are many memorials to the ministers, and some people say that the emperor should only pamper his concubines and cause trouble in the harem.
A group of people accused their husbands of favoring demon concubines, who demanded excessive demands and even used prescription drugs to damage the dragon's body. They hope to put all the demon concubines to death.
In particular, Li Shimian, the imperial concubine, gritted his teeth and took the other students of the Imperial Academy to write thousands of words, scolding the husband and concubines bloody, and almost came to Qi Prince's Mansion with a knife to attack Lord Qing. "
"Eldest brother Gongrang, does the Emperor have any explanation?"
Qianxue shook her head: "Emperor Gongrang summoned Xing'an last night, and he should have come up with a solution, but we haven't heard the news yet, and I'm afraid we won't get the news until the afternoon at the earliest.
Husband, let’s talk about how our family will deal with it first. "
Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "It's easy to say. I will draw up an edict to promote Liu Xuan, the imperial lecturer, to the bachelor's degree and direct the banquet."
Liu Xuan participated in the compilation of "Records" of the three dynasties of Taizong, Renzong and Xuanzong.
Liu Xuan was ordered to enter the original text and annotations of "Records" of Renzong Dynasty.
It is said that people are thirsty for knowledge, so the sutra banquet should start with the true records of Renzong. "
Qianxue asked curiously: "Does this have anything to do with the ministers' memorials?"
"Yes, to capture the thief first, capture the king. I want to take care of Li Shimian, the imperial wine minister. This man has great influence.
However, I have a righteous name in my hands and the support of the three pro-military guards. It is just like playing to deal with a mere Li Shimian.
These ministers, every bottom is dirty. It's just that I wasn't serious in the past and didn't bother to pay attention to them. "
Qianxue nodded: "Okay, although the slave family can't see the mystery yet, the slave family believes in the husband.
There is also good news. Yesterday, Emperor Gongrang became suspicious of Xing'an and gave Queen Qian a beating.
He ordered Chen Xiang to take away one of Queen Qian's most cherished treasures, the jade carving screen, and place it in a small courtyard in Mingyu Square, saying that it would be used to win over Gao Ping.
So that Gao Ping could secretly pass the news from the Queen Mother's Palace to Emperor Gong Rang. "
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "This is a good thing. Now the palace has begun to be chaotic, and there are intrigues everywhere.
Empress Dowager Sun and Emperor Gongrang can still stay awake now, but in a month or two, the amount of information will be too large, and they will be completely confused. "
Qianxue shook Zhu Qiyu's arm and said coquettishly: "Husband, that jade-carved screen is really nice. It's a landscape and pastoral scroll carved from a whole piece of jade. It can be used as a screen in front of the bed. It just matches our warm jade bed. Think about it. Everyone is happy, Nunu wants it.”
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Okay, okay, whatever my concubine wants, I will get it for you. In two months, when all the vassal princes arrive in the capital, it will be time to start fighting."
(End of chapter)
