Chapter 43 Slapping the eunuch
At dawn on October 27, Emperor Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty officially returned to the palace.
Before the Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao mounted his horse, the first assistant of the cabinet Liu Jian, the second assistant Li Dongyang, and the third assistant Xie Qiansan also appeared one after another. Zhu Houzhao saw that the faces of the three of them were tired, so he couldn't help laughing and said: "Three beloved ministers have been here for a few days." It’s a hard day!”
Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, didn't know that Zhu Houzhao was sarcastic about him, so he just nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Thank you for your majesty's concern, the old minister is scared!"
Second Assistant Li Dongyang only smiled faintly: "Your Majesty, it's hard work too!"
Xie Qian, the third assistant, said nothing.
Zhu Houzhao didn't say much more. Seeing the officials from the Ministry of Rites saying that it was time for him to leave, Liu Jin led the horse towards the Meridian Gate.
At this time, the sky had turned sunny, and the mild winter sunshine penetrated through the thick clouds, leaving behind countless golden lights, which made people feel warm.
The whole world became surprisingly quiet for an instant.
All the civil and military officials have gone home to take a short rest and prepare to take off their official uniforms and put on their auspicious uniforms tomorrow to pay consolation ceremony to Zhu Houzhao.
Therefore, the only people who followed Zhu Houzhao back to the palace at this time were the internal ministers, the imperial guards and the forbidden soldiers.
Zhu Houzhao looked at the sergeants standing upright on both sides and only smiled slightly. He was very quiet on the surface, but in fact he was not calm inside. He held the reins tightly with his hands, and half of the dagger in his sleeves was poking out from time to time. His eyes were as alert as an eagle looking around.
At this time, the watchman Guo Rong who was standing outside the Meridian Gate was also standing aside, watching the appearance of the Ming Emperor Zhu Houzhao with a hint of reverence.
Like most officers and soldiers, Guo Rong did have heartfelt respect and expectations for Zhu Houzhao at this moment, because it was Zhu Houzhao who gave them Lumi that allowed them to bid farewell to hunger and welcome hope.
However, at this moment, a sergeant suddenly took off his cotton armor, holding a wooden stick without a gun tip, and suddenly rushed out towards where Zhu Houzhao was in the middle of the road!
Zhu Houzhao felt even more nervous and excited. He knew that next, he would no longer need to pretend to be innocent and easy to bully.
Zhu Houzhao was waiting for the sergeant to appear and quickly gave Liu Jin a look.
Liu Jin nodded, shouted and rushed towards the sergeant: "There is an assassin, help him!"
The calm and orderly team suddenly became chaotic.
Wang Yue, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, directly asked Zhang Zhao, the eunuch in charge of the horse eunuch: "What happened?"
"Son, let's go have a look." Zhang Zhao, the eunuch in charge of the royal horse supervisor, hurriedly ran over. He was also very panicked because he was responsible for the defense of the palace. If the emperor was assassinated, he would be the first to escape. It doesn’t matter!
At this time, Guo Rong happened to see the sergeant coming towards him, so he slashed at him, cutting off the sergeant with his stick and hands on the spot. For a moment, the sergeant was bleeding from the pain, but he turned around and He smiled at Guo Rong, then took out a pill with his left hand and put it in his mouth. At this time, Liu Jin ran over and strangled the sergeant's neck.
The sergeant had already died, and he seemed to be very weak, and even died peacefully.
When Zhu Houzhao saw this scene, he felt reassured. He also got off his horse and said coldly: "Where is Zhang Zhao, the eunuch in charge of the Royal Horse?"
Zhang Zhao, the eunuch in charge of the royal horse supervisor, also rushed over at this time and asked loudly: "What happened? How did it happen?!"
With that said, the eunuch Zhang Zhao came to Zhu Houzhao and patted Zhu Houzhao's clothes: "Your Majesty, are you okay?"
Zhu Houzhao slapped the eunuch Zhang Zhao with his backhand: "Who gave you the courage to pull my clothes and kneel down!" Zhang Zhao, the eunuch who printed the imperial horse eunuch, was suddenly shocked. He did not expect that His Majesty the Emperor would suddenly get angry. Zhi's anger was completely different from his usual personality. He couldn't help but cover his face, which was burning with pain, and hesitated whether to kneel down or not.
At this time, Wang Yue, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, also caught up. He was also surprised why the assassination happened suddenly. Looking at the corpse blocking the road, he was very puzzled for a moment, but when he heard Zhu Houzhao ordering Zhang Zhao to kneel down , also knew that the emperor was the emperor at this time, and some majesty could not be challenged, so he also scolded Zhang Zhao: "If the emperor wants you to kneel down, then kneel down!"
Snap!
Zhu Houzhao slapped Wang Yue with his backhand: "You really think you are an ancestor! I want him to kneel down, but he won't kneel down. Do you have to ask him to kneel down before he can kneel down!"
Wang Yue was suddenly shocked!
What's going on?
Your Majesty, why is today so different from usual!
Why are you so angry and don't care about anything!
But the situation is stronger than the people. Zhu Houzhao is still the emperor after all, not to mention that the ministers in the cabinet are not here at this time. Therefore, Wang Yue, the eunuch of the Chief of Ceremonies, is also helpless at this time, and he does not dare to challenge the majesty of Emperor Zhu Houzhao alone, so he has to kneel down. Come down:
"I don't dare! I don't dare call myself my ancestor! I hope the emperor will calm down!"
Zhu Houzhao felt very happy when he saw that Wang Yue, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, was beaten by him, leaving five finger marks on his face and kneeling on the ground. He thought that he had just experienced the majesty of the emperor.
However, Zhu Houzhao did not show any pride on the surface, nor did he let Wang Yue get up. He only looked at Zhang Zhao coldly: "Why, why don't you kneel down, do you insist that I kill you?!"
Zhang Zhao, the eunuch in charge of the Royal Horse Guards, came to his senses at this time. He endured the pain on his face and the sudden anger, and knelt down in a pretense of panic: "I don't dare!"
“Just don’t dare!”
Zhu Houzhao said to Liu Jin: "Ask him for me, how did he become the royal horse supervisor's palm seal, so that assassins appeared in the palace!"
Liu Jin then hurriedly asked Zhang Zhaolai: "Your Majesty, I want to ask you, how did you become the royal horse supervisor's palm seal, so that assassins appeared in the palace!"
"Minister, minister!"
Zhang Zhao, the eunuch in charge of the Royal Horse Supervisor, didn't know what to say for a moment, but he immediately said: "Please give me a chance, and I will definitely investigate and find out!"
"Useless stuff!"
Zhu Houzhao kicked the eunuch Zhang Zhao directly, and said:
"Where is Mou Bin, the commander of the Jinyi Guards Command?"
Standing next to him, the eunuch Bingbi and the admiral of Dongchang Luhe, the eunuch and governor of Dongchang, was surprised. He thought, why did the emperor directly go to Mou Bin, the commander of Jinyiweidu, and why didn't he go to himself, the admiral of Dongchang? Could it be that he was also dissatisfied with me? ?
However, before the ceremonial eunuch Bingbi and the admiral Dongchang Luhe had time to react, Mou Bin, the commander of the Jinyiweidu, had to appear at Zhu Houzhao's place: "I am here!"
"Take off Zhang Zhao's crown and throw him into prison! Interrogate him severely!"
Zhu Houzhao shouted coldly.
Mou Bin, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, did not expect that the emperor would ask him to send Zhang Zhao, the eunuch in charge of the Royal Horse Prison, into the imperial prison. He was also very frightened, but at this moment, he could only shout that he obeyed the order.
Zhang Zhao, the eunuch in charge of the Royal Horse Supervisor, did not beg for mercy, but was shocked in his heart. He increasingly felt that all this was planned by the emperor.
When Wang Yue, the eunuch of the Chief of Ceremony, saw this scene, he already understood in his heart that this was an assassination. It was clear that the emperor wanted to control the situation deliberately set up by the inner court. At the same time, he was secretly surprised that the emperor turned out to be an assassin. The emperor who has a city is not really simple and can be bullied.
Wang Yue, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, felt a little scared, but he also knew that now that he had reached this point, he would definitely become a thorn in Zhu Houzhao's side. Begging for mercy was no longer an option. The only thing he could do was to find an opportunity to tell the cabinet and join forces with foreign ministers to suppress it. Live Zhu Houzhao, or even get rid of him!
(End of chapter)