As soon as Chen Xiang reminded him, Zhu Qizhen suddenly understood: If he walked out of Yinghua Hall today, it would be extremely difficult for him to see his mother again in the future.
So Zhu Qizhen asked Hao Yi: "What should the emperor do with the Queen Mother?"
Hao Yi replied: "The emperor has issued a clear edict. In this mutiny, any relatives of the emperor will be convicted by a meeting of relatives. The emperor will not act exclusively.
The servants will definitely take good care of the Queen Mother and will never let the Queen Mother make any mistakes. "
"What about the person who assassinated the Queen Mother?"
Hao Yi shook his head: "Your Majesty, it was too chaotic at the time and it was really difficult to verify. I will mobilize the East Factory later to investigate with all our strength."
Zhu Qizhen snorted coldly in his heart, it's not that he can't find out, it's that you don't want to find out. The guards outside may have seen the murderer, but you didn't even ask and they were all executed on the spot. Then there's no way to investigate him in the future.
Zhu Qizhen returned to Sun, who was still in a coma, and stared at him for a long time. Then he turned around and followed Chen Xiang, Hao Yi, Ruan Xi, and Xing'an out of the Yinghua Palace.
As soon as they arrived outside the palace, Tiance guards rushed up and captured Xing'an.
Zhu Qizhen sighed and stopped looking at Xing'an. When they walked into the courtyard, all the guards in royal robes were lying on the ground in a pool of blood.
Although he saw many killing scenes yesterday, Zhu Qizhen still felt chills in his heart.
After sending Zhu Qizhen to Nangong, Hao Yi and Ruan Xi resigned and went to do their own business.
Hao Yi is responsible for examining every palace official one by one. Anyone involved with Zhu Qizhen, Sun family, Qian family, Zhou family, Wan family, Xing'an, Ruan Lang and others will either be executed, driven out of the palace, or sent to Anletang elderly care.
There are also a large number of relatively innocent palace officials who are temporarily detained in Xiyuan, waiting for the emperor to give them to the vassal kings.
The great eunuchs passed down from the Yongle Ren Xuan Dynasty, Wang Zhen, Fan Hong, Jin Ying, Xing'an, Liu Yongcheng, Wang Jin, Ruan An, Cao Jixiang, a large number of once famous and popular figures, turned out to be Wang Jin's family Laughed to the end quietly.
The principle formulated by Zhu Qiyu is to keep nothing if it is not necessary.
Reduce the number of people in the palace to the limit, and then recruit some new people to fill the vacancies.
In this way, the palace expenses can be greatly reduced.
Zhu Qiyu didn't want to raise a large group of palace servants who didn't know how to serve him.
But when Zhu Qizhen returned to Chonghua Palace, he saw that the palace was full of people, but there were not many people.
Zhu Qizhen rushed back to Chonghua Palace and ordered Chen Xiang to summon all the concubines. After seeing that his favorite Ling'er and Xiu'er were safe and sound, Zhu Qizhen breathed a sigh of relief.
Not long after, Queen Qian, Queen Zhou, and Concubine Wan Chen also came over to pay their respects in tears.
Seeing Queen Zhou, Zhu Qizhen was angry in his heart. I have so many women who hanged themselves to death?
Now that everything is fine, Zhu Jianshen is the only son left. As for the concubines, they were almost solved by Zhou.
Judging from this stance, the Zhou family will dominate the Nangong family from now on.
Before Zhu Qizhen had time to attack, Mrs. Zhou reported in tears: "Your Majesty, Mrs. Fu Sheng and Mrs. Zuo Sheng are gone."
"Huh? What do you mean it's gone?"
Zhou replied: "Yesterday, a small group of rebels set fire to the Zhongfu Grassland and Lao Qi Prince's Mansion, and then killed everywhere. The ceremonial room was also burned. The two ladies and three hundred beautiful ladies were all killed."
Zhu Qizhen's body softened and he fell on the chair.
In such a short day, I lost too much.
Before launching the mutiny, Zhu Qizhen was too optimistic. He did not expect that organizing the mutiny would be a thousand times more difficult than he imagined.
After the mutiny started, everyone had their own interests and aspirations. The result is that many people do strange things.
For example, those people from the Cao family rushed and killed their own people inexplicably;
For example, a small group of rebels went to the ceremonial room and killed the show girl without knowing what was going on;
For example, Zhou went crazy and engaged in extreme palace fighting when surrounded by foreign enemies;
For example, two young eunuchs would be so bold as to wait for an opportunity to assassinate the Queen Mother in the chaotic crowd.
These behaviors are incomprehensible to Zhu Qizhen. In Zhu Qizhen's view, these people are simply unreasonable.
But these ridiculous things actually happened.
Being so disturbed, Zhu Qizhen was too lazy to get angry with Zhou anymore: "Where is the prince? Is the prince okay?"
Queen Qian heard this and interjected: "Your Majesty, the concubines were hanged to death by the Zhou family. The prince was frightened after witnessing the tragic scene, and now he has a high fever.
Ruan Xi has sent people to invite famous folk doctors from outside the palace for diagnosis and treatment. Please don't worry too much. "
"Okay, why did the prince witness the tragic scene of the concubine being hanged to death? Concubine Zhou, are you crazy? You want to do such a thing in front of the prince?"
Zhou was still aggrieved: "The situation was critical at that time, and I dare not let the prince leave for a moment. Otherwise, if the prince makes any mistakes, it will be too late for Your Majesty to regret it."
Zhu Qizhen gave Mr. Zhou a cold look. He was so excited that he couldn't breathe, his eyes darkened and he fainted.
After a day and night of tossing, Zhu Qizhen, who was under tremendous pressure, finally couldn't bear it anymore.
The palace was bleak, but inside the capital and outside the imperial city, it was extremely lively.
The five-city military divisions in the east, west, south, north, and middle are responsible for following the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Dali Temple to copy the families of nobles, relatives, and civil servants.
Tiancewei and Yingzhouwei were responsible for copying the homes of eunuchs, royal guards, and monks.
The entire capital was in chaos, and the first to settle down were the Ten Princes' Palace and the Princes' Palace.
Today's Ming Dynasty has twenty-one princes in addition to King Qi.
King Chu, King Liao, King Ning, King Yi, and King Zheng died in the rebellion.
King Dai and King Jing were seriously injured, stayed up all night, and died in the early morning.
King Xiang, King Jin, and King Han were also seriously injured, but they managed to survive. In addition, the six kings of Qin, Lu, Tang, Zhao, Huai, and Qing were placed under house arrest in the princes' palace.
The three kings of Zhou, Su and Shen who did not participate in the rebellion were placed in the Ten Princes' Mansion. The King of Shu and the King of Min lived in separate palaces of the King of Min.
As for the princes, dozens of them died. For example, King Xiang's two sons all died in the rebellion.
The dead feudal king has no worries anymore. The living people are tremblingly waiting for the emperor's thunderous wrath.
Mutiny is not that easy. Once it fails, the emperor will usher in endless revenge, at least according to historical experience.
No vassal king believed that the absurd Emperor Jingtai would show mercy and repay evil with kindness.
The only good news is this: So far, the emperor hasn't done anything drastic. The vassal kings asked for food and wine, and there were famous doctors to treat injuries and illnesses. Except for refusing to give to women, the emperor was not stingy in other aspects.
In the Marquis of Huichang's Mansion, Sun Zhong, his concubine's grandson, and his concubine's granddaughter had been sent home by Zhu Qiyu's order.
Sun Zhong was devastated. All five of his sons were lost in the mutiny, and so was his legitimate grandson Sun Lian.
His great-grandson Sun Ming is still alive for the time being, but looking at the serious crime his family has committed, Sun Ming may not be able to escape this disaster.
There may be room for maneuver for other crimes, but treason is a major treason.
If the emperor is willing to leave a male child to the Sun family, he is possessed by the Great Merciful and the Great Compassionate Guanshiyin Bodhisattva.
After a brief period of sadness, Sun Zhong began to write a suicide note.
In his suicide note, Sun Zhong admitted all his crimes:
Empress Dowager Sun colluded with San Yang to depose the empress and confessed.
Empress Dowager Sun instigated Jin Ying to poison the prince and frame the emperor's fault.
The imperial concubine Guo Ai had a private meeting with Xuanzong and gave birth to a son.
Empress Dowager Sun secretly took Guo Aizi as her own son and recognized him.
Empress Dowager Sun drugged the concubines of Xuan Temple to the point where they were unable to give birth to children.
Empress Dowager Sun ordered the imperial physician to poison Empress Hu and Princess Shunde to confess.
Empress Dowager Sun colluded with King Yi's deposed concubine Wang, intending to drug him to cut off the emperor's heirs, and confessed.
The Queen Mother Sun colluded with the Sun brothers to launch this mutiny.
Sun Zhong confessed the seven crimes on behalf of his precious daughter. After handing the suicide note to his grandson, Sun Zhong called for food and wine, dismissed everyone, and drank the last meal of his life alone.
In the afternoon, Sun Zhong's suicide note was sent to the emperor.
Zhu Qiyu was dumbfounded when he saw this suicide note. He couldn't help but sigh: "Sun Zhong is really decisive. This is a complete betrayal of his own daughter."
Lin Xiangyu asked: "Sun Zhong wants to ruin the Sun family's reputation in exchange for a life for the male members of the Sun family. Will my husband leave an heir for his Sun family?"
Zhu Qiyu shook his head and sighed: "Of course I have to stay. It is only right to take people's money and eliminate disasters with them. I have principles and self-respect."
Although I really want to kill all the Sun family, but if I take advantage of Sun Zhong, I have to do things for others. I can't break the principles of my conduct.
Sun Jizong's three concubines, one concubine, plus his legitimate grandson Sun Ming, in exchange for Sun Zhong's suicide note of confession, I think that's enough. "
Lin Xiangyu nodded and praised: "I like my husband's principle of dealing with things clearly and without deception. Why don't the government and the public and the people of the world cherish such a good man like me? Why should I always think of their respectful emperor?"
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "It's very simple. People who are kind can be bullied."
When Lin Xiangyu heard this, she immediately smiled: "The Nu family is the kindest in the world."
"It's broad daylight, my dear, don't do this."
The feeling of being clung to by a peerless beauty was so good that Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to risk his life to accompany his beloved concubine, and went crazy again during the day.
Ningxiang, Qianxue, and Suxi came in carrying a large pile of memorials.
Put the memorial on the bed.
Zhu Qiyu picked up the top memorial and began to read it.
After reading several letters in a row, Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but praise: "Good guy, is this all a confession?"
Qianxue nodded affirmatively: "Mr. Chen Xun, Chen Ge, other great scholars in the cabinet, the ministers of the Six Ministries, the surviving vassal kings and nobles, and the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate all wrote letters to plead guilty.
However, none of the generals apologized, because the generals Liu Ju and Mao Zhong of the Fifth Army Camp and the Three Thousand Battalion all died in the mutiny. The remaining generals in the capital are all my husband's personal soldiers, so there is no need to apologize. "
Zhu Qiyu asked curiously: "Isn't even one person writing a letter to scold me?"
Qianxue teased angrily: "Why are you scolding me? Everyone has been frightened by your husband's murderous spirit. At this time, I will write a letter to scold you. If you can't be accused of cooperating with the rebellion, the whole family will directly accuse you." On the execution ground."
Zhu Qiyu explained helplessly: "I am not a tyrant, I am really good for the Ming Dynasty and the people.
I am also very kind to the officials. As soon as I ascended the throne, I gave them a salary increase. Did they calculate it?
I canceled the treasure notes and gave them silver and white grain. Do they know how much pressure I was under?
It’s okay if everyone is not grateful. You said that you are all besieging the emperor with open fire and sticks. If I don’t kill people, can I still be called the emperor? "
"What about these memorials?"
Zhu Qiyu replied: "I accept their plea. Those who are dead will die in vain, and those who are not dead will no longer be pursued."
"Is this also the response to the lord's confession?"
"Oh, there is no need to reply to the lord's request. Just leave them alone. I still have to engage in a long psychological war with them.
Also, tell He Yi that you can start drafting a condemnation edict for me. Then he told Lian Gang to write down the entire mutiny process, copy it into a book, and prepare to preach it throughout the capital.
I want to tell the people what happened. Let the people of the world judge whether it is right or wrong. "
After Zhu Qiyu finished speaking, he held Lin Xiangyu's slim waist and prepared to concentrate on galloping. Unexpectedly, Qianxue continued to ask: "Husband, Queen Qian, Queen Zhou, and Concubine Wan Chen have also written letters to apologize. How should I reply?"
"Let them treat Nangong, and how to deal with it will be decided by the relatives' meeting. I will not deal with the woman who is the emperor's eldest brother at will."
Nothing to say for a day.
It was noon the next day, the third day of July.
Zhu Qizhen gathered with the queen and concubines in the Chonghua Palace, and finally waited for the emperor's reply.
Looking at Zhu's approval in the memorial, Zhu Qizhen, the queen, and concubines were all very surprised: it was actually a meeting of relatives who convicted him. The nobles who are qualified to participate in the meeting of relatives all stand on the side of the emperor, but most of the princes, princes, and consorts side on their own side. Is the emperor going to let everyone live?
(End of chapter)
