Chapter 5 The Emperor's Letter
Resisting and disobeying the decree.
Under the system design of the Ming Dynasty, the result of disobedience to the imperial edict was the abandonment of both humans and gods. The emperor could use non-punishment methods to accuse him of treason. No one in the court dared to do anything for resisting the edict. Zhu Xixiao, the handsome man, begged for mercy.
And Zhang Hong's letter plate is indeed the letter plate of Ming Emperor Zhu Yijun. Even if Emperor Ming Dynasty does not worship Tishuai as his teacher, Tishuai Zhu Xixiao must mobilize his troops.
"I must go together." Zhu Xixiao immediately decided to mobilize his troops without thinking for more than five breaths, but he had to follow.
"Our family doesn't dare to lead Tiqi to do things by ourselves. Isn't that asking for death? Xie Ti Shuai Chengquan." Zhang Hong's face, which was still angry just now, immediately turned into a smile. He looked like he was asking questions just now. It's like it's never been the same.
Even if Zhu Xixiao didn't say that he wanted to go with him, Zhang Hong would have asked Ti to go with him. The eunuch was in charge of the army and he would have to die in a certain well the next day. It was a taboo that could not be touched. .
How many disasters did eunuchs cause when they took over military power in the middle and late Tang Dynasty?
As the chief minister of Qianqing Palace, Zhang Hong is a very measured person. He must know what can and cannot be done.
Eunuchs fall out faster than they can read a book. Zhu Xixiao has seen many of them. Zhang Hong and Feng Bao fall out at the same speed.
What kind of monsters are there in this Ming Palace!
Zhang Hong took his two adopted sons and Fifty Horsemen and began to clean up the Qianqing Palace. There were bursts of ghosts crying and wolves howling.
After such a big thing happened, Queen Mother Li did not sleep. She and Queen Mother Chen were discussing the matter of assassinating the king and killing the king. When she heard ghosts crying and howling outside the palace, Queen Mother Li asked the maid what was going on, and No order was given to stop it.
She just gave the order to let Zhang Hong go to Qianqing Palace. She wanted Zhang Hong to completely offend Feng Bao. There is a big man in the palace who threatens Feng Bao's status, which is a spur to Feng Bao. .
Zhang Hong was originally worried that the Queen Mother would stop her. She was still holding a lamp, but no one came to stop her for a long time. Zhang Hong became bold and asked all the maids and eunuchs serving His Majesty, including Feng Bao’s people. , they were all cleared out by him.
This Qing Palace, not to mention the caisson, was just sent to Langxia's house.
The Queen Mother's people, Zhang Hong, did not move because His Majesty had already defined the scope of the Qing Palace.
The Queen Mother Li lived in Cining Palace. She was the courtiers who asked the Empress Dowager to take care of the little emperor. , His Majesty the Emperor will never intercede for him.
Zhang Hong is a measured person. After all, he is the eunuch of the Langxia family. Although he is also the head of the palace, the number of adopted sons and daughters in this palace is limited. The "big tail" who serves His Majesty, from nearly a hundred people , dropped sharply to six people.
Three eunuchs and three maids.
"Zhang Hong!" Feng Bao heard the news and came with a crowd. He looked at Zhang Hong with a sinister expression, gritted his teeth, pointed and asked: "How are you doing?"
"Hey ." With this shout, the injuries on Feng Bao's face made him throb in pain.
Zhu Xixiao’s brows were twisted into knots. Don’t get into any conflict, otherwise it will be very difficult for Zhu Xixiao and the Tiqi people who came after the order.
Zhang Hong flicked his broad sleeves, showed the emperor's letter card, and asked sternly: "How are you doing? In front of His Majesty's letter card, are you going to disobey the emperor's order! Even in front of the Queen Mother, you can't say no Come on!"
"If the job is done badly, it is done badly! Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, did not sink you into the well because of her old feelings. Do you really think that your life is too long? ! ”
Zhang Hong is a little timid. Feng Bao has deep roots in the palace. Feng Bao’s people are everywhere, but when Zhang Hong faces Feng Bao, he still stands firm and holds on. He asked sharply.
The person standing behind him is the emperor. The emperor sent him to do this, and the Queen Mother acquiesced!
What he holds is His Majesty’s letter plate.
He should be confident!
But, Zhang Hong looked at Feng Bao, could the letter in his hand really control the ancestors in this palace?
Feng Bao frowned when he saw the letter plate. Of course he knew that letter plate. It was a set of seals and ribbons made by the Seal and Ribbon Supervisor last June after the late emperor's grand visit. Feng Bao went to pick it up personally and presented it to the Queen Mother. Then the Empress Dowager gave it to the Emperor as a token.
"Meet Your Majesty!" Feng Bao saluted respectfully to the letter plate before standing up.
With so many people watching, if Feng Bao was a little disrespectful and it reached the ears of Queen Mother Li, it would be a problem for him to survive, let alone be a big brother.
"Okay, very good!" Feng Bao kept clapping his hands. He looked at Zhang Hong, his face gradually softened, and said with a smile: "We are all on errands for the emperor, you must serve us with all your heart. Your Majesty, whenever something goes wrong, I want you to look good!"
Feng Baolu is timid!
Zhang Hong was keenly aware of Feng Bao's timidity. Firstly, Feng Bao failed in his errand. Secondly, Feng Bao was afraid of this letter sign. Is this a letter sign?
This is imperial power.
This letter sign is a thousand or ten thousand times more useful than Zhang Hong imagined! Without this letter card, Feng Bao would have a conflict with him, and even a hundred Zhang Hong would not be Feng Bao's opponent.
Zhang Hong raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Whatever my ancestor said is just asking for food. If something goes wrong, I will find a well and jump into it myself wherever my ancestors can take action. , so as not to disturb the eyes of the Emperor and the Queen Mother Chitose."
With these words, Feng Bao was teased with a gun and a stick, and he let the gangsters enter the palace and get in front of His Majesty. This is a big deal. Today is God's fault. Feng Bao still did something wrong. If Feng Bao was right, was the talk on his face made by others? The bruise on his head was caused by someone else pressing him down?
Feng Bao was choked by these words and couldn't say a word. Zhang Hong kicked his nose and slapped his face. He naturally hated it, but in his heart he hated that bitch who was eating everything in and out!
Why is it that Your Majesty is so unforgiving? Do you blame the Queen Mother for not remembering old feelings? Blame Zhang Hong for his sharp teeth and sharp mouth? Blame him, Feng Bao, for not doing things well? Only a person who commits a thousand days can be a thief, how can a person who can spend a thousand days guard against thieves?
Your Majesty's letter is here, the imperial power is supreme, and Feng Baoli is in a loss, so he can only let others attack him and keep silent.
Qianqing Palace sent out more than 20 eunuchs and more than 30 maids. Feng Bao came to the gate of Qianqing Palace and brought more than a dozen fans with him, although they all looked at the two in silence. Dajuan was quarrelsome, but in his heart, Xiaojiujiu was not the same as outsiders.
"Ancestor, the Queen Mother sent you to catch the mole. How did you do with the arrest? Come on, if your Majesty asks, I have something to say, right?" Zhang Hong was unforgiving and asked instead. Feng Bao came on an errand.
Who in the palace is the ancestor!
Whoever is closer to His Majesty and whoever is closer to the Queen Mother is the ancestor.
"Caught it, it's Chen Hong and his sons and grandsons!" Feng Bao replied angrily, flicked his sleeves, and didn't want to say more. Now that Zhang Hong has gained the power, he will wait for a while Going down is nothing but humiliation.
"Send it to the ancestors." Zhang Hong accepted it and did not ask any more questions. His Majesty's order was to clear the palace. He had already stepped on Feng Bao with false pretense, and that was enough.
This is because Feng Bao could step on him like this when he did something wrong. If Feng Bao had not made any mistakes, he would not have dared to give Zhang Hong a hundred courages.
The spring day is overcast and the clouds are thinner and deeper.
Most of this spring morning was gloomy, with thin and far-reaching clouds. Zhu Yijun yawned and got up at the fifth watch. Zhang Hong had finished his errands and returned to the outside of the Qianqing Palace. He heard the sound in the room. Hearing the movement, Zhang Hong walked into the Qianqing Palace, opened the door, and motioned to the two maids waiting at the door to go in and help His Majesty change and wash up.
"I will do it myself." Zhu Yijun sat down and asked the palace maid not to come near. Instead, he changed into the Yan Bian crown uniform.
Yan Bian Guanfu, this is Emperor Wanli's grandfather, Emperor Jiajing. During the struggle of the Great Ceremony, he got the emperor's regular uniform, which is the regular uniform that Emperor Jiajing talked about but only four sets.
The front of the crown is decorated with colorful jade clouds, symbolizing the five elements, and the four mountains behind the crown symbolize the four directions.
The body of the garment is black, with cyan edges on the collar, sleeves, and placket. The front chest is painted with a flat dragon in a round patch, and the back is embroidered with a double dragon in a square patch, one in the front and two in the back, implying the three talents.
The cost of this dress is not cheap at all. The gold thread of the three dragons and the embroidery craftsmanship are things that money cannot buy. It is not troublesome to wear the dress. Zhu Yijun has the hands and feet. He doesn't want people to get too close to him.
The Mianfu thing was too cumbersome. He couldn't put it on himself and had to be served by the palace people.
Zhang Hong knelt on the ground respectfully. Seeing that His Majesty had changed his clothes and finished washing, he raised the letter plate in his hand above his head and said loudly: "I have finished my errand, please take back the letter plate. "
"Yes." Zhu Yijun walked up to Zhang Hong, picked up the letter and hung it on his waist, and then asked: "Get up and talk. You don't have to kneel all the time when you have something to say. Did Feng Bao ever give you trouble?”
Zhang Hong stood up, bowed his head and said: "Feng Dajue knew about the Qing Palace and came to see it once. He didn't say anything. He just told me to serve your majesty well and not to be lazy."
"Oh, I didn't say anything. "Zhu Yijun continued to ask: "How is the arrest going?" Zhang Hong thought for a moment and bowed his head and said: "Feng Dajue arrested Chen Hong and said it was Chen Hong and his remnants."< br>
Chen Hong, the former eunuch of the Si Li Supervisor, has always been cunning, cunning and ruthless, and likes to take some tiger and wolf medicine. Empress Dowager Li was extremely dissatisfied with Chen Hong. After Emperor Longqing's great success, he immediately had him He was dismissed from all positions and sent to live at Langxia's house.
Zhang Hong pretended to kneel again, but His Majesty just said that he would not let him kneel. He said tentatively: "I am guilty, Your Majesty. Although I am the head of the seat, I only have three adopted sons and three adopted sons. "Female, we can only dispatch so many people to serve you."
Zhu Yijun didn't take it seriously and said with a smile: "It's better to be less. I'll take care of you less. Counting you, these seven people will serve you in front of the emperor." , if you don’t make up for it too much, it will be troublesome if you have too much.”
The more bloated the organizational structure, the more rigid it will be, with redundant personnel and all kinds of intrigues. Seven people are really not a small number.
Within three feet, the more people there are, the more trouble there is. The fewer people there are, the cleaner and safer it is.
Three feet away?
Three feet away, the imperial power is invincible.
After breakfast, Queen Mother Li gave some instructions about the banquet.
According to the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, the harem was not allowed to interfere with politics. She could not even go to the Wenhua Palace, nor could she listen to politics behind the curtain, let alone take the title of emperor. Every time the little emperor went to the Wenhua Palace to hold a banquet , Queen Mother Li was particularly worried.
It is said to be a classic banquet, but in fact, there are also court discussions from the Chang Dynasty.
The Wenhua Hall was the place where the Ming Dynasty held meetings. Twenty-seven civil and military ministers participated in it. This was also called the Jiuqing Yuanjian, which decided many government affairs of the Ming Dynasty. The Huangji Hall was the place where the Ming Dynasty met, mainly Responsible for reading court decisions.
The young emperor was young, and Empress Dowager Li was worried that Zhu Yijun would be bullied in the Wenhua Palace.
"Feng Daban was injured on his face. Let Zhang Hong follow the emperor during the banquet today." Empress Dowager Li carefully checked the little emperor's clothes again, and there was nothing inappropriate before announcing made a decision.
Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "Zhang Hong can't do it, let's let Feng Daban follow, otherwise the foreign ministers will have to guess and it will be very troublesome."
Major personnel matters The adjustment should not be so abrupt, otherwise it will cause a lot of trouble.
The Ming Dynasty Palace is like a sieve. The news of yesterday’s assassination of the king and the driving case has already spread outside. Once Feng Bao does not go to the Wenhua Palace, even if Zhang Juzheng is suppressing him, the foreign ministers will make trouble again. .
With Zhang Juzheng losing Feng Bao’s help, it is difficult to say that he will be able to hold the outer court firmly in his hands.
The iron triangle of Zhang Juzheng, Feng Bao, and Empress Dowager Li is interdependent. If any link is missing, the fragile situation of the Ming Dynasty will become weird again.
Ox ghosts, snake gods, and demons dancing wildly.
And Zhu Yijun knew clearly that the power in his hands was too little.
Feng Bao, or eunuch, was the dog that the emperor kept to bite the outer court.
The injuries on Feng Bao's face are not serious. As long as Feng Bao still appears in the Wenhua Hall in the assassination of the king, the ministers in the outer court can only continue to shrink their heads.
"That's okay." Queen Mother Li was actually very hesitant.
Will Feng Bao go to Wenhua Hall?
If you don't go, the foreign ministers will make a fuss again, but if you go, Queen Mother Li is a little worried, whether Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng are conspiring against the young emperor. She is worried about gains and losses. The more she thinks about it, the more entangled she becomes, which naturally makes it difficult to fall asleep.
She didn't sleep last night, thinking about who the murderer was, but she couldn't even go to the Wenhua Palace, so she could only rely on Feng Bao for everything. As a result, Feng Bao was also a little unreliable, so she Extremely hesitant.
The twenty-seven-year-old Empress Dowager Li, who was not yet in her thirties, actually didn’t have many ideas. Since her son asked Feng Bao to follow him, then let Feng Bao follow him.
When they arrived at the Wenhua Hall, ministers were surrounding them. The emperor felt that Feng Bao would not be bullied by following him, so he just asked Feng Bao to continue following him.
Zhu Yijun did not ride in a sedan chair, but walked towards the Wenhua Hall. Feng Bao followed suit behind him, with the distance of each step being the same, just one step behind His Majesty.
Zhu Yijun suddenly stood up and said: "Feng Daban, you stepped on me to establish your power before. I knew that I was too lazy to pay attention to you, so I stepped on you. There are so many people in the palace, and I have just ascended the throne. , you always have to have some authority to do things."
"You put bad people into the palace to harm me? Is this what you did, my ancestors?"
" Damn it!" After hearing His Majesty's inquiry, Feng Bao immediately knelt on the ground, holding the Treasure of Ten Thousand Calendars, his hands trembling.
Zhu Yijun turned around and said calmly: "Look directly at me."
"Yes." Feng Bao raised his head and looked at the Ming Emperor through the seal and ribbon of the Wanli Treasure. The slightly fat little emperor is taller than the sky at this moment.
With just one word, the ancestor Feng Bao would immediately sink into the Jinshui River.
The power of the eunuch comes entirely from the imperial power, and the person in front of him is the emperor. The treasure in front of him does not belong to the Queen Mother, Zhang Juzheng, or Feng Bao, but to the person in front of him.
Zhu Yijun stared at Feng Bao and said very calmly: "Mother is a womanizer. Don't coax her in the future. Now that Chen Hong has fallen, Gao Gong has also fallen. What is inside and outside is what it is. Don't add fuel to the fire." Provoke your mother to worry too much.”
"Get up."
Zhu Yijun did not ask Feng Bao to do more embarrassing things. He didn't like Feng Bao cheating Queen Mother Li very much.
Empress Dowager Li was just a woman who worried about gains and losses. The Ming Dynasty was in turmoil and was in danger. Emperor Longqing left early again, and Feng Bao talked nonsense again, which made Empress Dowager Li wake up in the middle of the night.
Feng Bao kowtowed respectfully and said solemnly: "Thank you, Your Majesty for your kindness!"
At this time, the political alliance of Feng Bao, Zhang Juzheng, and Empress Dowager Li, the iron triangle, was Zhu Yijun The biggest obstacle to his pro-government is also his biggest protection at a young age.
Feng Bao still needs to use it, but not like before, relying on it for everything.
"Let's go to Changchao!" Zhu Yijun strode forward towards the Wenhua Hall.
"Ascend the throne!" Feng Bao walked a few steps quickly and came to the Wenhua Hall. He shouted loudly and placed the treasure of Wanli on the imperial desk on the Danbi platform.
Four small yellow gates carry the dragon chair and place it behind the imperial court. After the court every day, the dragon chair must be carried down.
"Xuanwen and Wu court officials enter the palace!" Feng Bao flicked the fly whisk again, and Tishuai stood in front of the door, flicked his whip three times, and shouted loudly: "Enter the palace!"
The Han general in front of the door searched the civil and military ministers to see if they had any weapons. The ministers filed in. When they arrived, Zhang Juzheng led the twenty-seven courtiers, who kowtow five times and three times.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."
Zhu Yijun half-raised his hand and said, "Sit down."
Zhu Yijun looked at the foreman in the middle. This person is Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister of the cabinet and a bachelor of Zhongji Palace.
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