Zhu Jianshen sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the pale Empress Dowager Sun, his heart filled with infinite sorrow. At this moment, Zhang Yan stepped forward.
Zhu Jianshen raised his head, glanced at Zhang Yan, and said softly: "Queen, you are pregnant, so don't be too tired. Go back and rest."
Zhang Yan said softly: "Your Majesty, you must also take care of your dragon body."
Zhu Jianshen nodded and stood up, sending Zhang Yan out of the palace.
Queen Mother Qian and Queen Mother Zhou, who had been sitting in the main hall, stood up one after another when Zhu Jianshen came back, and then asked about the Emperor.
"After the Supreme Emperor returns to the capital, he will also live in the palace."
"No, it's Nangong. If the Queen Mother wants to go, she can enter Nangong to accompany her father." Zhu Jianshen said directly.
After hearing about Nangong, Queen Mother Qian thought silently in her heart, and at this time, Zhu Jianshen had already walked deep into the palace.
Empress Dowager Zhou followed behind and whispered: "Emperor, after your father comes back, you have to be careful. He has been the emperor for so many years, and many old people in this palace are his confidants. You must tell Zhang Bao to take good care of him." Clean up.”
When Zhu Qizhen came back, the person who was most panicked was not Zhu Jianshen, but his mother, Queen Mother Zhou.
After listening to his mother's words, Zhu Jianshen just smiled bitterly, and was a little moved in his heart. These are really brothers in battle, mother and son fighting tigers. He said softly: "Don't worry, mother, everything has been arranged for my son. Zhang Daban has gone to deal with it, father." When the emperor comes back, nothing will change."
However, Zhang Bao, who had been following Zhu Jianshen, was not following Zhu Jianshen at this time.
In the front palace, groups of the emperor's personal guards and the eunuchs from Dongchang gathered some famous and powerful eunuchs in the palace.
There are more than thirty people.
Many of these eunuchs were famous eunuchs from the Orthodox, Jingtai, and Tianshun dynasties in history.
For example, Ruan Lang, the imperial eunuch who was involved in the Nangong Golden Knife case, Gao Ping, the eunuch of Shangyi, the eunuch of the Si Li eunuch of the Tianshun Dynasty, and Niu Yu, the newly appointed eunuch of the Si Li eun, etc.
They are all old people and have served the Supreme Emperor. They still have a certain prestige in the palace.
So many old people were gathered under the Golden Gate Bridge, and they were a little panicked. What happened? Could it be that the Empress Dowager passed away?
After a while, Zhang Bao was seen taking Zhao Huanong and other eunuchs to the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge.
After seeing Zhang Bao, Gao Ping immediately stepped forward and said, "Eunuch Zhang, what's going on?"
Zhang Bao glanced at Gao Ping, and then whispered: "Eunuch Gao, stand back and listen to me."
When Gao Ping saw Zhang Bao's face, he felt a little unhappy, but he didn't dare to say anything more and could only return to the crowd.
"Everyone, I have called you here so late. I have something to tell you. You have worked for His Majesty for many years. His Majesty really couldn't bear the overwork of you, so he thought of letting you go to Nanjing in advance to guard the palace, or to serve as the emperor. Guard the mausoleum.”
After hearing Zhang Bao's words, many elderly eunuchs were surprised. Going to the palace in Nanjing or guarding the tomb of Taizu was the fate of slaves who made mistakes, but they had no fault. ah.
Although he was dissatisfied, Zhang Bao had been in the palace for decades and had a large group of filial sons and grandsons. Most of the deputies in the twenty-four prisons were his cronies, and old people like them had long been ignored. There is no power to resist at all.
They were dissatisfied and unconvinced, but they couldn't say anything to refute, they could only look dull.
"I wonder when Eunuch Zhang wants us to leave," Niu Yu said.
"Let's set off tonight. Outside the palace city, the carriage has been prepared for everyone." Zhang Bao said coldly, his face not wavering at all.
Zhang Bao has been making this preparation for so many years, and these people are also the results of many years of investigation. So when Zhang Bao learned that Zhu Jianshen wanted the Supreme Emperor to stay in the capital, this plan was about to be implemented, and he could not wait for a moment. delay.
After everyone heard this, they were quite helpless, and Niu Yu continued: "Eunuch Zhang, why don't we pack our things and set off tomorrow."
"Don't worry, Mr. Niu. You have been in the palace for such a long time. How can you not have someone to care for you? You go first. They will come to find you in two days. Then let them give your things to you." Take it with you and let’s go quickly.”
After Zhang Bao finished speaking, he glanced at Zhao Huanong beside him and left with a group of eunuchs.
When these old people saw that Zhang Bao had reached this point, they knew in their hearts that they had only two choices, to leave in a dignified manner, or to be driven away in a disgraceful way. Everyone could only stay in Zhao Huanong's house. After being guarded by a group of Dongchang fans, I walked out of the Forbidden City where I had lived my whole life.
As Zhang Bao said, there are still three stakes on the fence. These people have lived in the palace for such a long time, and they all have more or less close confidants.
What Zhang Bao has to do is to find out all these people in these two days and eradicate all the influence of the Supreme Emperor in the palace.
Zhu Jianshen stayed with the Queen Mother until midnight. During this period, the Queen Mother only woke up once, but her consciousness was not clear. She only called Zhu Jianshen a few times and Zhu Qizhen a few times.
Things in the palace have already spread throughout the court.
Li Xian, who had stayed in Xiangyang for less than half a year to provide disaster relief, had just returned to the capital and had not attended several court meetings when he received an order to suspend the morning court and transfer all major military affairs to the cabinet.
He worked hard until late that night. Just as he fell asleep, he was woken up by his servants. It turned out to be Yu Qian's late night visit.
It was already the second day, and Yu Qian came to see him specifically. It was definitely not a trivial matter. At that moment, Li Xian could only get up with his tired body, and then saw Yu Qian in the lobby.
"Yu Taibao, you are here to visit us so late. Could it be that something happened?"
Yu Qian did not hide it. After Li Xian sat down, Yu Qian said: "Just now Leng Lin's letter was brought into the capital by a guard and got into my hands. The Supreme Emperor was on his way back, and when I came , and saw a dozen carriages leaving the city under the supervision of Dongchang, I think preparations are being made inside the palace."
After listening to Yu Qian's words, Li Xian's sleepiness disappeared immediately.
"Could it be that the Empress Dowager really..."
Li Xian was promoted by the Empress Dowager Sun. He has been at the center for so many years and began to contribute to bringing order to the Ming Dynasty decades earlier than in history. The initiator of all this was the Empress Dowager Sun.
"Even if it doesn't happen, it's not optimistic. When the Emperor returns to Beijing, my heart is not at ease. The son is always at a disadvantage against the father." Yu Qian said.
Li Xian sighed, and then used the lampstand to see the white hair on Yu Qian's head. He sighed and said, "Yu Taibao, we are all outsiders after all. Your Majesty has grown up. We have done enough for this matter." Well, your Majesty still has to do the next thing, so don’t worry, in my opinion, your Majesty can still control the Supreme Emperor, just like he can control you and me."
After listening to Li Xian's words, Yu Qian did not relax completely, but was still a little anxious.
"I'm just afraid that the Emperor's return will cause those officials who are dissatisfied with the New Deal and Xu Youzhen and me to have some inappropriate thoughts. His Majesty said that it must be kept secret, but there is no airtight wall in the world. The Emperor lives in Nangong. It’s only a couple of days, but if you live there for a year or two, how can everyone know about it?”
"Hey, Yu Taibao, let me say one more thing. They are father and son after all. No one dares to risk the lives of the nine clans to test the father-son relationship of His Majesty the Supreme Emperor. What's more, the people in the palace were purged by Eunuch Zhang, and they were no longer serving the Supreme Emperor. From everyone to the people guarding Nangong, they are all close confidants. Even if His Majesty has made some changes, it is impossible for those warriors to place their hopes on the Supreme Emperor, and the Supreme Emperor himself should not have that power at this time. Got an idea..."
After listening to Li Xian's words, Yu Qian finally let go of some of his wariness, and was secretly thinking about how to cheer up next.
Zhu Jianshen is Yu Qian's student. Even in the teaching process, Zhu Jianshen is not a good student, but so many years of experience as an emperor are enough to prove that his student has the opportunity to become a wise monarch of the Ming Dynasty. He is really afraid of something uncontrollable happening. Regarding the matter, when Yu Qian was alone, he even had the rebellious idea of letting the Supreme Emperor die suddenly...
At this time, Zhu Qizhen was sitting on a carriage, galloping all night long.
He didn't know what happened. While he was learning a foreign language with a Korean girl, the eunuchs swarmed into the room, forcibly pulled him out, then undressed, got into the carriage, and finally started a long journey...
Of course, Zhu Qizhen is not a fool. With such an emergency, something big must have happened in the capital. Either his son, the current emperor, or his mother, the current empress dowager...
But whether it is the former or the latter, he will lose his loved ones...
Biquge
