Xing'an bravely came to the Ministry of Justice, and Wang Wen and others were very polite.
But when Xing'an finished conveying Emperor Gongrang's decree, Wang Wen had no intention of executing it.
Xing'an immediately darkened his face: "Mr. Wang Ge, are you not going to follow the order?"
Wang Wen quickly replied: "No, no, I am willing to obey the emperor's will, but Jin Ying and others are not in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment."
"Mr. Wang Ge, please don't trick me. If Jin Ying is not in the Penal Department Prison, he is in the Metropolitan Procuratorate Prison. That is still under your control."
Wang Wen shook his head: "Jin Ying is not in the Metropolitan Procuratorate Prison either."
"Where is that?"
"After the case was heard, Jin Ying and others were taken away by Xichang."
"Xichang?"
Xing'an was completely confused. Okay, why did a Western factory pop up again?
Wang Wen nodded with certainty, and then explained: "Hao Yi, the eunuch in charge of the Royal Horse Supervisor, was ordered to supervise the West Factory. The West Factory's responsibility is to protect the safety of the royal family and investigate all important cases involving the safety of the royal family."
Xing'an was angry when he heard this, and asked in a deep voice: "Why doesn't the Chief of Ceremonies know about this?"
Wang Wen was not annoyed and explained patiently: "Only in accordance with the imperial decree and the imperial power, this is the West Factory."
Xing'an was choked and fell back, and now he finally understood: Hezuo West Factory is a newly established Yisi Factory. It relies on the Royal Horse Supervisor and is not under the supervision of the Si Li Supervisor. It only acts according to the emperor's orders and deals with special privileges. All matters involving the safety of the royal family.
However, Xing'an did not dare to go back and resume his life like this, so he continued to ask patiently: "May I ask Mr. Ge, where is the West Factory?
There are no separate prisons in the East Factory and the Inner Factory, so is the West Factory an exception? Where were Jin Ying and others imprisoned by Xichang? Could they also be in Jinyiwei Prison? "
Wang Wen didn't care about Xing'an's attitude, but patiently replied: "Xichang is located to the west of Prince Qi's Mansion, near Xiangshan. The specific location is unknown.
The Xichang used the Fusi Prison in Zhongwei Town, Yingzhou, also near Xiangshan.
I would like to advise you not to waste your efforts. Even the monks from various Buddhist temples around Xiangshan have been moved away. Currently, there are only 5,000 Yingzhou Zhongwei stationed there. Unless you mobilize a large army to attack by force, you will not be able to enter. "
Xing'an was choked and couldn't speak for a long time, so he had to turn around and go back to Nangong.
Zhu Qizhen didn't expect to cut Jin Ying and others into pieces with just one sentence, but he was just venting his anger.
But the news brought back by Xing'an surprised Zhu Qizhen: "What, the West Factory? Aren't there already the East Factory and the Inner Factory? Why was there another West Factory?
Don’t the ministers object? "
Xing'an shook his head: "Mr. Wang Ge and others were cheerful and had no intention of objecting at all."
"Cheerful?"
Zhu Qizhen was angry when he heard this, my second prince just died, and you are still happy?
Zhu Qizhen sentenced Wang Wen to death in his heart, but it couldn't take effect yet and had to wait for the coup to succeed.
As for attacking the western suburbs and killing Jin Ying to silence him, that is completely out of his mind.
Zhu Qizhen's plan was to launch a mutiny and take control of the capital. The empress dowager, jade seals, military symbols, as well as civil and military officials, and vassal kings and nobles were all in the city.
Once you have mastered the center, you can formally restore the throne and issue edicts to the whole country. If the younger brother is not convinced, then he can send troops to besiege the capital.
According to the defensive side of the city, the advantage over the attacking side is unknown. The previous failure in Beijing was the most bloody lesson.
There are 30,000 people guarding the capital. As long as there are enough weapons and food, an army of 100,000 people can't attack it.
Of course, the best case scenario is to lure his brother back to the city first and then launch a mutiny. In this way, if the thief is captured first, the king will be captured first, and the troops outside the city who are loyal to the emperor will naturally defeat themselves.
However, the imagination is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.
Throughout the afternoon, Zhu Qiyu took his two little concubines to play in the water by the stream.
Although summer has arrived, it is still very cool in the mountains.
Zhu Qiyu's treasure, Yuquan Mountain, has three mountain tops and is surrounded by five lakes at the foot of the mountain.
The water levels of the three lakes on the south and west sides drop in a step-like manner, and a clear stream connects the three lakes together.
The river is paved with pebbles, the water is clear and sweet, and fish swim freely in it.
Zhu Qiyu was lying on a large bluestone by the stream, thinking about the court situation while watching the two little concubines playing carefree in the stream.
Zhu Qiyu has always agreed with a certain leader's point of view: as the head of a large military and political group, he should focus on thinking about strategy.
The most ideal state for a leader is that all the general affairs are handled by virtuous women, and he doesn't have to worry about it at all. Government affairs are handled by a group of capable civil servants led by prime ministers with talents in managing the world, and military affairs are handled by famous generals who have experienced hundreds of battles.
As the leader, just make strategic arrangements.
Thinking of this, Zhu Qiyu smiled knowingly. I don't know of any positive examples. Perhaps the most typical ones are the kings of the Qin Dynasty who laid the foundation for unification.
As for negative examples, Cao Cao in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and Fu Jian of the former Qin Dynasty in reality.
Cao Cao in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" focuses all his energy on handling government affairs and commanding the army. He is fully capable at the tactical level, and he can do whatever he wants at the strategic level, wherever he thinks.
So after the Battle of Chibi, why did Cao Cao cry? Because Chibi didn't need to think carefully about the strategy before, he just did it casually. Anyway, even if he thought wrong, Guo Jia would stand up and correct it forcibly.
Guo Jia can't be wrong, just believe it without thinking and you'll be done.
Even when he was conquering Yuan Shang and Wuhuan, Cao Cao was extremely convinced that Guo Jia's brain was filled with water, but he still chose to grit his teeth and implement Guo Jia's strategy.
It wasn't until the disastrous defeat in Chibi that Cao Cao finally understood the brilliance of Guo Jia's strategy and started to cry.
Fu Jian was equally miserable. Once Wang Meng died, Fu Jian began to deviate from the strategy set by Wang Meng, and ultimately suffered a complete defeat in the Battle of Feishui.
After the Battle of Chibi and the Battle of Feishui, brothers Cao Cao and Fu Jian lost count of how many idioms they created.
Zhu Qiyu shook his head, I don't want to have a day when the wind and cranes are shaking, and the grass and trees are all at war.
So I choose to control the strategy myself and not leave my destiny to others.
As for the immediate strategy, that is, we must first resolve the dispute between concubines and concubines, completely control the capital, and then completely put Sun and Zhu Qizhen in a cage.
Then, there will be something even more evil: denying the policies formulated by Taizu, especially the selfish vassal system, which must be reformed.
There are also the same selfish and indiscriminate issuance of Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes.
There is also the health system that is about to collapse.
By the late Zhengtong Dynasty, a total of more than one million soldiers from the Imperial Guard had fled. It was terrifying to hear and scratch my head just to think about it.
There is also Taizong's unfinished business: opening up new territories and managing the Western Ocean.
The more he thought about it, the more tired he became. Zhu Qiyu lay on the big bluestone, covering his face helplessly and sighing.
The clear stream is only as shallow as your ankles, and as deep as your knees. Lin Xiangyu and Ningxiang lay in the stream, swimming back and forth. After having enough fun, they returned to the shore and climbed onto the bluestone.
Lin Xiangyu pulled away Zhu Qiyu's hand covering his face: "Husband, are we so ugly that you can't bear to look at us?"
"No, no, hibiscus comes out of the clear water, and the natural carvings are removed. The jade body is spread out, and it is so beautiful. It is such a picture of a beauty playing in the water. I am really feasting my eyes today.
But it's almost time for dinner, let's go back. "
Ningxiang corrected her with a smile: "No, my husband should say now, I want to pay my respects to Lady Guanyin."
Zhu Qiyu asked curiously: "Ah? Where is the Guanyin Empress? Do you need me to stand up and kneel down to worship her?"
Ningxiang replied with a smile: "Far away in the horizon, close in front of you, your heart is sincere and spiritual. There is no need to kneel down and worship. I can just sit up on my own."
Zhu Qiyu smiled sadly and closed his eyes as if resigned to his fate.
There was no words for a moment.
As dusk fell, Zhu Qiyu hugged Ningxiang and chatted and laughed with Lin Xiangyu all the way back to the dormitory.
Entering the inner room, they saw Qianxue and Su Xi sitting opposite each other on the soft couch across the coffee table, talking and laughing, very happy and proud, like two little foxes who had stolen a chicken.
Zhu Qiyu hugged Ningxiang and got on the soft couch.
Qianxue laughed and said: "This girl has no legs. She is so old. She doesn't wear clothes and doesn't walk by herself. She just lets her husband hold her every day."
Ningxiang blushed and retorted: "My husband's legs were softened by my husband and I can't walk. It's not like I had to let my husband hold me on purpose."
"Humph, you are just shameless."
Lin Xiangyu changed the topic and asked curiously: "What are you two writing about, why are you so happy?"
Su Xi smiled and handed over a handwritten edict: "Sister, read it yourself."
Lin Xiangyu took the edict, read it carefully, and couldn't help teasing: "You girl, you have sinister intentions and vicious methods. You and your husband are a perfect match.
From now on, you two will be your husband's official wives. The slave family and Ningxiang are not worthy of each other, so let's just stay peacefully as concubines. "
Zhu Qiyu asked curiously: "What kind of immoral things did Qianxue and Su Xi do again? How come even I have been implicated in this?"
Lin Xiangyu said with a smile: "You will know after I read it to my husband: Concubine Guo of Xuanmiao was a virtuous and well-educated woman who served the emperor diligently. However, she died in the 20th day of her stay in the palace.
He knew that he was going to die, so he wrote the sound of Chu to express his condolences. The poem says: "There are many shortcomings, but they are not enough." Life is like a dream, death is like a dream. I am ashamed to have lost my filial piety by returning home first. If your heart is desolate and you can't help it, then you can mourn. '
Today, two and three princes have passed away one after another. I think of Concubine Guo's words and feel very sad.
Therefore, the Ministry of Rites pardoned her and changed the title of Concubine Guo from concubine to concubine, and the posthumous title from Zhen'ai to Zhenxian. "
(End of chapter)
