Xu Shi.
It's late at night and everything is silent.
The lights in Qinzheng Hall are brightly lit.
Emperor Tianshun was sleepy, yawned, and accepted the soothing tea handed to him by his chamberlain.
Lu Wei, the commander of the Zhenfu Division, knelt on the ground and reported the changes in the court: "Your Majesty, Mr. Tangge intends to hand over power, and most of the officials from the six departments have joined his command."
"A few officials claim to be of high rank and are determined not to be in the same league as the chamberlains. Among them, Xu Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and Zhong Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and others are the most opposed. Should they be eradicated?"
Since the palace coup, Dongchang's power has expanded rapidly, and Xichang Town Fusi has been declining day by day. After finally waiting for His Majesty's dispatch, Lu Wei needs to take credit for his death.
The East Factory is good at burying dragon robes, but our West Factory can carve jade seals!
"It doesn't matter, let them do it."
Emperor Tianshun's heart was like a mirror, and there must be different voices in the court, not only to seize power through Jiuchang Shi, but also to prevent eunuchs from monopolizing the regency.
"What is Xie Aiqing doing these days?"
"Back to Your Majesty, Marshal Xie is recuperating at home."
Lu Wei knew that this was not what His Majesty wanted to hear, so he continued: "Secret agents from the Zhenfu Division were watching day and night. Marshal Xie never left his house, and he did not see anyone from the court or Dongchang."
"Only Zeng Cifu came to congratulate him. They are both from Jiajing Mansion. Most of their conversations were about missing their homeland. There is nothing wrong with that. It's just that Marshal Xie..."
Emperor Tianshun asked: "What did Xie Aiqing say?"
Lu Wei said: "General Xie was granted the title of Pingjin Bo for his ancestors, but was later demoted to a commoner due to dynasty disputes. He has repeatedly lamented that he could not restore the glory of his ancestors!"
"Hahaha."
Emperor Tianshun smiled happily when he heard this and said: "What a mere earl? Go and tell Xie Aiqing to reorganize the capital camp and go north to patrol the border. When you come back, I will make him a marquis!"
Lu Wei was shocked, His Majesty was going to take action against King Zhenbei.
Since the imperial army gradually assembled artillery and bombs, Northern Xinjiang has become much more docile. They often write letters to express their loyalty and are no longer as arrogant as before.
The reason why it was a border patrol, not a northern expedition, was because legally the northern border still belonged to Daqing.
Eunuch Jing, who was waiting at the side, reminded him in a low voice: "Your Majesty, our family heard that the Governor once had a close relationship with Marshal Xie."
Emperor Tianshun frowned slightly, looked at Lu Wei and asked, "Is there still such a thing?"
"Reporting to your majesty, that is an old thing from the time of the late emperor."
Lu Wei secretly scolded the old eunuch for having bad intentions, and explained: "Commander Xie once traveled to the rivers and lakes with Zhou Du's male horse. In order to prevent Dongchang from gaining military power, the late emperor transferred Marshal Xie to guard southern Xinjiang."
"The two of them have never met again. If Marshal Xie hadn't destroyed the Southern Barbarians, I'm afraid he would have led troops in Southern Xinjiang until he grew old."
"I see."
Emperor Tianshun said confidently: "A little kindness is nothing. I can give you more. Is there anyone in this world who doesn't want to be an official or hold power?"
Eunuch Jing said respectfully: "This servant is not as broad-minded as your Majesty. I only want to guard against Duke Zhou. After all, Dongchang is too big to be defeated."
Emperor Tianshun nodded in approval and said, "You are right."
After taking back the power of the Six Ministries from Tang Mingyuan, the next goal is to clean up the East Factory. Zhou Yi has been the governor for too long, and it is time to make room for young people to have opportunities.
The outer court and the inner court were cleaned up, and then troops were sent to inspect northern Xinjiang.
Emperor Tianshun planned accurately step by step, claiming that after everything was completed, he would become an emperor on par with Taizu.
Lu Wei asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, do you want to send a message to Marshal Xie?"
"Let's give it some time."
Emperor Tianshun acted cautiously and did not want to cause trouble at a critical moment. He asked again: "When will Concubine Shu give birth?"
Eunuch Sun replied: "Mr. Liu took his pulse today and said it will be within the next three to five days. The exact time is not sure."
Emperor Tianshun nodded slightly. This heir was very important to him. Without the prince, the country was unstable and he did not dare to easily seize the power of the Tang and Zhou people.
"I'll go to Kunning Palace to see Concubine Shu."
"Your Majesty, a new batch of beauties have been sent to Yichun Palace."
Eunuch Sun said: "The Imperial Kitchen has also prepared Pei Yuan Geng. An Gongbo's new recipe today is made with a few rare medicinal herbs. It is very effective."
Since the death of the father-in-law, the task of purchasing beauties has fallen into the hands of Eunuch Sun.
Speaking of the cause of Eunuch Yu's death, it is rumored that Eunuch Yu was angry after hearing that Eunuch Wu was awarded the title of Marquis. He ate too much wine and accidentally fell into a well and drowned.
"Well……"
When Emperor Tianshun heard the word beauty, he couldn't help but think about it. He thought that if he went to Kunning Palace, he would not be in a hurry and could favor the beauty first.
Eat the marrow and know the taste, and people's desires are endless.
Originally, Emperor Tianshun did not indulge in beauty, but was more diligent in reading and government affairs. After singing and dancing every night, he felt extremely empty once he stopped.
"Then go to Yichun Palace first!"
…
Zishi.
Kunning Palace.
Side hall.
The pot-bellied woman suddenly suffered from abdominal pain, and Wen Po, who was always on call, stepped forward to check.
"Hurry and report to the Queen, she is going to give birth!"
Concubine Shu, who was sleeping soundly, came over quickly after hearing the news. When she saw the woman bleeding a lot, she asked with concern: "Is the emperor okay?"
Po Wen knelt down and said, "The amniotic water has broken and I am about to give birth. Everything is fine with the prince."
"That's good."
Concubine Shu called her personal maid Lu Yu, whispered a few instructions, turned and left the side hall.
Lu Yu dismissed all the palace maids and servants, leaving only Wen Po: "The Queen has ordered that for the sake of the stability of the country, the prince can only have one mother."
Po Wen understood clearly and said: "A woman has to go through hell after giving birth, and accidents are normal. It's just that your Majesty..."
Lu Yu said: "This woman is a furnace. Your Majesty will ignore her after she favors her. You don't need to worry."
Po Wen bowed and said: "As ordered."
The woman lying on the bed heard the conversation between the two and was so frightened that she was sweating profusely. She wanted to struggle to get up and escape, but she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen.
Shocked and pained, his vision went dark and he fainted.
When Po Wen saw this, she said, "This wretched maid is really out of luck. She just happened to have her belly broken to give birth to a child."
As he spoke, he took out the scissors. There was a sound of knives cutting flesh, and the bloody scene was so frightening that Lu Yu retched and took a few steps back, not daring to see it with her own eyes.
Just at this time.
A strange gust of wind blew open the window and extinguished the lights in the side hall.
"ah!"
Wenpo screamed in fright and threw the scissors behind her, fearing to hurt the prince who had just taken them out.
soon.
The maid on duty outside the palace closed the window and relit the candle. Under the light, the woman's body was cold, with a newborn baby lying between her legs.
Po Wen glanced at the baby's umbilical cord, which had already been cut, and felt suspicious. She was clearly about to cut it just now.
Fortunately, the wrinkled skin is indeed a newborn baby.
Luyu asked: "Is it the prince or the princess?"
Po Wen stepped forward to check it carefully and congratulated: "Prince, it's the prince."
Then the baby was washed in a jade basin, wiped clean and wrapped in a bright yellow blanket. Green Jade held it carefully and congratulated Concubine Shu.
As for the woman who was lying on the bed with her eyes open, the servants would clean her up without leaving even a trace of blood.
main hall.
Concubine Shu took the baby and couldn't help but look happy.
"Look at this little face, he looks exactly like His Majesty. He will definitely inherit the throne in the future!"
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
Green Jade talked about the strange wind that blew out the lamp, and then said: "This slave clearly saw that the umbilical cord was not severed before the lamp was extinguished, but when the candle was lit again, it was severed by itself."
"There is such a thing!"
Concubine Shu stared at the baby for a long time. She was indeed not similar to Emperor Tianshun. However, if it was found that someone secretly replaced the prince, she would also have to die.
"Lvyu, please come closer, I have something to give you."
"Mother, please speak."
Lu Yu had been serving Concubine Shu personally for several years, so she had no doubt that he was there. However, as soon as she got closer, she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen.
Concubine Shu held the baby in her left hand and inserted the highly poisonous dagger into the green jade belly with her right hand.
"I just want to be the queen and queen mother. As for who the prince is, I don't care!"
(End of chapter)
