Chapter 227 The truth behind the Tumubao Incident (Part 1)
"In February of the second year of Hongzhi, I inspected the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs and suspected that Yang Tong, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, was smuggling arms without authorization!"
"I sent Dongchang to investigate the Xuanfu. The general of the Xuanfu lied about the invasion of Wala, so I went on a personal expedition and inspected the nine borders."
Zhu Youtang Nian and Li Dongyang Ji completely recorded what happened during this period.
Zhu Youtang not only revised the history books, but also made up for the antecedents that were not originally recorded in the history books.
"I was stationed in Tumubao and was attacked by 20,000 Xuanfu troops. I completely wiped out the rebels in Tumubao."
"..."
Zhu Youtang told everything he had experienced outside.
Li Dongyang recorded it completely, but when describing it, he changed the "I" in Zhu Youtang's mouth to "Shang".
Zhu Youtang continued talking until he entered Beijing, then stopped.
Because Dongchang and Jinyiwei have not yet finished investigating what happened in the capital, Zhu Youtang only knows a little bit about it and does not know the ins and outs of the coup in the capital.
After writing it down, Zhu Youtang rubbed his temples tiredly.
"Okay, let's do this for now."
"Your Majesty, please take a look."
Li Dongyang respectfully presented the written paper to Zhu Youtang.
Zhu Youtang took a look and found that Li Dongyang not only recorded the content consistent with his own, but even modified some wording to make it look smoother and more written.
As expected of an old man who has worked in the Hanlin Academy for thirty years, his paperwork is impeccable.
"Not bad."
Zhu Youtang put down the paper and waved to the people in Fengtian Hall.
"You all go down and investigate what happened in the capital as soon as possible."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After receiving Zhu Youtang's order, Mou Bin and Liu Jin ordered that all the civil and military officials at Fengtianmen who had been arrested by the factory guards be escorted back to prison.
All of a sudden, there was another burst of ghost crying and wolf howling.
"Your Majesty, I was wronged! Please let me go, Your Majesty!"
"I am loyal to Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, please spare your life! Your Majesty, please spare your life!"
"..."
When all the officials were taken down by the factory guards for review, Zhu Youtang noticed that there was a disheveled, disheveled Zhu Youtang next to him who was shivering with fear.
"Mo Bin, take him back to Prince Xing's Mansion. He is not allowed to see anyone without my order."
"And the more than 37 million taels of silver should be put into the internal funds."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After Mu Bin accepted the order, he immediately arranged for people to bring Zhu Youqi back to Prince Xing's Mansion.
At this moment, Fengtianmen Square finally became deserted.
But Zhu Youtang knew in his heart that the liquidation of officials in the capital was far from over, it had just begun.
Now, the affairs of the previous dynasty have come to an end for the time being.
The next thing to deal with is the harem.
"Fu Dahai..."
Zhu Youtang shouted out of habit, and only then did he react when he heard no response.
Fu Dahai, the eunuch and eunuch in charge of rituals who he had just appointed, had been beaten to death by those southern officials and Yu Shen in the Fengtian Palace during the previous coup in the capital.
This was also the second high-ranking official to be beaten to death in public after Ma Shun, the commander of Emperor Yingzong's Imperial Guard.
In this coup, Zhu Youtang's biggest loss was the death of Fu Dahai, who stayed behind in the palace.
Zhu Youtang sighed and waved to the little eunuch next to him: "Let's go to the harem."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
……
Zhu Youtang came to the harem in a dragon chariot.
In the harem, security is still tight.
The trapped camp took over the defense of the harem, while Xichang Fanzi was investigating the four Tengxiang guards under the control of the Royal Horse Supervisor.
In the harem, there is a post every five steps and a sentry every ten steps, filled with densely packed soldiers who have fallen into the camp.
There are countless fans from Xichang, constantly shuttling in and out.
On both sides of the road, the maids and eunuchs knelt down in horror, weeping in fear.
After seeing Zhu Youtang, he kept kowtowing and saluting: "I pay homage to your majesty and welcome your majesty back to the palace!"
Zhu Youtang didn't squint, looking ahead expressionlessly.
Wang Zhi led more than a dozen Xichang fans to visit Zhu Youtang.
At this time, Wang Zhi had a clear grasp of what happened in the harem during this period, and immediately rushed to report the situation to Zhu Youtang.
"Your Majesty, the Zhou family was taken out of Qingning Palace by Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Fu Dahai and others, and returned to Cining Palace."
"Concubine Chen, Shao, is currently living in Ciqing Palace."
"Concubine Shu, Concubine Ning and others were all forcibly moved to Nangong by King Xing..."
"..."
Wang Zhi reported to Zhu Youtang in detail what happened in the harem during this period.
Including that the Zhou family once wanted to send King Chong Zhu Jianze to the capital to supervise the country, but King Chong refused.
In desperation, the Zhou family promoted Zhang Waner, a concubine, to concubine Shu.
He also established Zhu Youtang's unborn heir as the crown prince.
But it still failed to prevent Yu Shen from seizing power, so he was forced to establish King Xing as the new emperor.
At the same time, Zhu Youtang's concubines were also forcibly moved to Nangong by Zhu Youtang.
After hearing this, Zhu Youtang frowned slightly.
He did not expect that Fu Dahai would stand together with the two pavilion elders, Liu Jian and Li Dongyang. Unexpectedly, Zhou finally named her unborn child the crown prince.
If the Zhou family succeeds, then the emperor's branch will still belong to Zhu Youtang's lineage.
No matter what Zhou's actual purpose is, at least Zhou's efforts are to protect Zhu Youtang's interests.
Zhu Youtang immediately ordered: "After sending the Shao family back to Prince Xing's Mansion, seal Prince Xing's Mansion, dismiss all servants, and no one is allowed to enter or exit."
"Cholos chose his attendants and moved into the Chunhui Hall of Yanxi Palace."
"Follow me to the Cining Palace."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The dragon chariot set off again, heading towards Cining Palace.
After Wang Zhi arranged Zhu Youtang's orders, he quickly followed him, accompanying him by his side.
The fans of Xichang escorted Concubine Chen back to Prince Xing's Mansion and welcomed Mona into the Chunhui Hall of Yanxi Palace.
When Xichang Fanzi was taking action, Zhu Youtang's dragon chariot had already stopped outside Cining Palace.
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When Zhu Youtang walked into the Cining Palace, the eunuchs and maids in the palace were frightened and quickly knelt down and saluted: "I pay my respects to your majesty."
Zhu Youtang said indifferently: "Everyone get out."
"Here."
The maids and eunuchs in the palace quickly left the Cining Palace as if they had been released.
Zhu Youtang looked at the closed door of the main hall of Cining Palace, his chest rising and falling slightly.
After returning to Beijing, Zhu Youtang found that what he experienced felt strangely familiar.
It was like the Tumubao incident forty years ago had happened again to him.
But what he experienced was different from what was shown in those TV series.
The confusion in Zhu Youtang's heart disappeared after he read the actual records of this dynasty compiled by the Hanlin Academy.
Because he has determined that these civil servants of the Ming Dynasty began to tamper with historical records in the authentic records recorded in the 14th year of Zhengtong!
Now, he needs the truth.
There were not many people who knew the inside story of the Tumubao Incident, and the Zhou family currently in Cining Palace was one of them.
She is the concubine of Emperor Yingzong and a party to the Tumubao Incident. She must know all the inside information!
Zhu Youtang took a deep breath, stepped forward, opened the closed door, and stepped inside.
In the hall, Mrs. Zhou was sitting on a chair, facing Zhu Youtang with her eyes closed and taking a nap.
Next to Zhou, stood Nanny Liu.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Ms. Zhou opened her eyes and was not surprised at all when she saw Zhu Youtang at the door.
Just said calmly: "The emperor is back."
After speaking, she glanced at Nanny Liu beside her.
Aunt Liu looked at Mrs. Zhou worriedly, bowed, and quickly exited the main hall.
The entire space in the palace was reserved for the grandmother and grandson.
Outside the palace, Wang Zhi stood guard at the entrance of the palace, keeping people away and not allowed to approach.
In the hall, Zhu Youtang slowly approached Mrs. Zhou: "You don't seem to be surprised at all to see me?"
Mrs. Zhou smiled self-deprecatingly: "The Ai family will not be surprised if anything happens to you."
Zhu Youtang was noncommittal: "Then you should know the purpose of my coming here, right?"
"Tell me, what is the truth about the Tumubao Incident forty years ago?"
"Don't you already know it now?"
After Zhou finished speaking, he showed a faint smile.
Zhu Youtang's heart sank, and he thought so.
He suppressed his anger and asked: "Why?! Why on earth did Yu Qian and Yang Hong do this!"
Zhou closed her eyes and said nothing, not intending to explain Zhu Youtang's doubts.
At this time, it seemed that nothing could threaten her except life.
But Zhu Youtang sneered in her heart. She knew what kind of longing lay beneath Zhou's seemingly desireless appearance.
"I know that you have always wanted to be buried with Emperor Yingzong."
"If you tell me completely about the changes in Tumu Fort."
"I can consider this matter."
Sure enough, after Zhu Youtang finished speaking, Mrs. Zhou immediately opened her eyes.
His face was pretending to be calm, but his eyes were full of eagerness and excitement.
Zhu Youtang did not finish speaking, but just sat in front of Mrs. Zhou and looked at her quietly.
Zhou showed a tangled look on his face, and after a moment, he sighed softly.
"This has happened in the past forty years, why are you still mentioning this..."
"The direct cause of the Tumubao incident can be traced back to the eighth year of Zhengtong, when Emperor Yingzong ordered Jiao Hong, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, to be the chief promotion officer of the Eight Prefectures and supervise the construction of 120 ships for the Western Ocean in Minzhou. ”
"From the ninth year of Zhengtong, Ye Zongliu of Ganzhou and Deng Maoqi of Minzhou began to raise troops and cause trouble, disturbing the peace along the entire southeastern coast."
"Although these people are a peasant uprising, they do not attack the landlords and tyrants, but only the officers and soldiers, and their weapons are all standard weapons of the Ming Dynasty."
"These people are actually the nobles in the southeast who funded and prevented Yingzong from building ships and sailing to the West."
"And when one hundred and twenty sea-going ships were built in the thirteenth year of Orthodoxy, the entire southeast coast was in chaos."
"The sea route is impassable, the land route is cut off, and ships cannot go to sea at all."
"So in November of the 13th year of Zhengtong, Yingzong appointed Chen Mao, Marquis of Ningyang, as the chief military officer. He wore the seal of General Zheng Yi and commanded 100,000 troops to quell the rebellion in Minzhou."
"And among these 100,000 troops, there are also 20,000 elites that Yingzong personally transferred from the three major camps in the capital."
"In less than three months, the riots in Minzhou were put down."
"But in May of the 14th year of Zhengtong, Emperor Yingzong began to order Ma Shun, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, to investigate the cause of the Minzhou rebellion."
"On July 11, military reports came from Xuanfu, Datong and Liaodong, which had been calm for twenty-five years."
"Wala Kou Bian!"
(End of chapter)