Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 3 Visiting the Palace
Logically speaking, Zhu Qiyu had just woken up. Although his head looked fine, his body was still empty and he should not go out.

But today is different.

After all, Mrs. Wang was the concubine of the palace, and no matter how slow she was, she could see at this moment that Zhu Qiyu wanted to use the Forbidden City to enter the palace.

Thinking of the news just reported by Cheng Jing, Wang Shi's heart trembled.

It seems that a major change must have occurred in the court, and looking at the expression of his own prince, it is likely that it will spread to the palace of the king.

So no more words, and hurriedly went down to prepare the guard of honor.

Now the weather is getting colder, no matter what, the lord's body is still very weak, and the clothes and furs are prepared around the fireplace.

Zhu Qiyu went out temporarily and didn't say too much politeness, but after half a stick of incense, he was ready to stop.

When he was about to go out, he hesitated for a moment, instead of taking Cheng Jing with him, he brought Xing An instead.

In the previous life, both Chengjing and Xing'an were his confidants.

Needless to say, Xing'an has been loyal to him since he was a child.

As for Cheng Jing, Zhu Qiyu was a little unsure.

Because he has always been the capital of the vassal, the establishment of the royal palace has always been incomplete. Except for Yi Ming and Yang Zhu of the long history division, as the palace's attendant, Cheng Jing is regarded as the highest grade among the palace officials.

Since entering the palace, Cheng Jing has been assisting the Wang family in managing the affairs of the palace, and doing things very well.

It is for this reason that in his previous life, he was very trustworthy and respectful.

After he ascended the throne, he was promoted to be the inner official supervisor and the eunuch of India, responsible for the affairs of the harem.

Cheng Jing also lived up to his trust, and kept the harem safe and sound, and never let him worry about it.

Logically, he shouldn't suspect anything.

But whether it's a big dream or a past life rebirth.

Seven years of the emperor's dribs and drabs, he has long since tempered the cowardly and mediocre King Yu into a thoughtful emperor.

Looking back, the thorn buried deep in his heart.

It is nothing more than the restoration of Nangong, which directly led to his death.

After his death, he wandered around the palace in a daze.

Although he accidentally learned about the secrets of the palace, he still didn't see the inside story clearly.

On the one hand, when this matter was planned, he was still in power, and most of the preparations were naturally outside the palace.

In the palace, apart from Cao Jixiang who was directly involved, I am afraid that only the Empress Dowager Sun and the emperor's elder brother himself.

Second, although the restoration of the Nangong Palace was very successful, it was not a glorious thing for the brothers to fight against each other for the throne.

Even if he knew a bit of the inside story, he didn't dare to say a word.

Therefore, even Zhu Qiyu himself still does not know what the ins and outs are.

But then again.

Things in this world, as long as they are done, will leave traces.

After he ascended the throne, everything in the harem was entrusted to Cheng Jing's hands.

Several important places in the palace were also undertaken by those recommended by Cheng Jing.

Among them, one of the main participants in the restoration of Nangong, Cao Jixiang!

In the previous life, Cheng Jing died of illness five years later.

There is no indication that Nangong Fufu has anything to do with him.

But Zhu Qiyu, who had gone through the restoration of Nangong, had to think more.

On the one hand, Cheng Jing did not always serve him, but was chosen from the harem of the Kaifu.

At that time, the first emperor passed away, and today he is young and weak. Naturally, it is the son of the emperor and the mother, the empress dowager Sun, who manages these affairs.

Although the Empress Dowager Sun was not very caring to his concubine, she was still not friendly.

Second, Cheng Jing did not enter the palace cleanly since he was a child, but he was born as a scholar before entering the palace.

This is the reason why Zhu Qiyu values ​​him.

But thinking about it now.

Cheng Jing studied at a young age and was deeply influenced by Confucianism.

But Cao Jixiang did not understand the language and ink, and liked to be flattering the most.

It stands to reason that Cao Jixiang should be the type of person Cheng Jing despises the most.

But at the beginning, it was Cheng Jing who recommended him.

There is something strange about this, if you think about it carefully, it must not be simple.

It's a pity that Zhu Qiyu in his previous life, because he was not in the right position, devoted his energy to the state affairs, hoping to gain the approval of the people in the court and the public.

I don't care much about these trivial things.

Now that I think about it, if he had paid more attention at the time, he wouldn't have ended up like this.

In contrast, although Xing'an is a little reckless because of his youth, he is more loyal and reliable.

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When entering the palace this time, it was nominally to visit Concubine Wu Xian.

Concubine Wu Xian is Zhu Qiyu's biological mother, who originally lived in Yongshou Palace.

After the death of the previous emperor, except for the deposed queen Hu, who had two princesses, and the noble concubine Sun, who each had a prince, and the virtuous concubine Wu, all other concubines and concubines were buried.

After ascending the throne today, the Sun family was honored as the empress dowager and lived in the Cining Palace. The Wu family was still a virtuous concubine, but moved to the relatively remote Jingyang Palace.

Jingyang Palace is located in the northeast corner of the palace city, far away from Cining Palace in the southeast.

Come to think of it, it was the Empress Dowager Sun who was too lazy to deal with the Wu family.

There are four gates in Miyagi for entry and exit, namely Meridian Gate, Donghua Gate, Xuanwu Gate and Xihua Gate.

Of course, these four gates are not freely accessible.

Meridian Gate, also known as Wufeng Tower, is located in the south of the palace. It is the main gate of the palace. There are two small gates on both sides, called Zuo Shun Gate and Right Shun Gate.

The Xuanwu Gate is located in the north and connects the harem one after another. It is used for the nobles in the palace to summon the women and the noblewomen to enter the palace. It is also used as an internal prisoner, craftsmen and others to enter and exit.

The remaining two gates are for ministers to enter and exit.

Generally speaking, if the emperor or the prince summoned ministers on a daily basis, they would also enter and exit through the Donghua Gate or the Xihua Gate.

Although Zhu Qiyu was visiting Concubine Xian, he was a foreign minister and had to enter through Donghua Gate.

Prince Yu's Mansion was not very far from the palace city, and the carriage took about half a stick of incense before arriving at Donghuamen.

He was riding in a carriage, and now he opened the curtain to look out, but saw that the guards were indeed much stricter.

At the palace gate, from inside to outside, there are at least thirteen or four guards on duty.

Outside the palace wall, there is almost a post at five steps and a post at ten steps.

Zhu Qiyu glanced at it and saw a few Jinyiwei primary schools with embroidered spring knives inside.

Horses were not allowed in the palace, but as the emperor's only younger brother, Zhu Qiyu was given a shoulder yoke, and he only needed to transfer outside the palace city.

He was still empty, so he didn't get out of the car, only sent Xing'an down to hand over the sign, and passed Jianyu over.

But after waiting for a while, Jianyu did not come, but an acquaintance came.

"Xiaguan has seen Wang Ye, please be safe."

The visitor was dressed in a flying fish suit, with an embroidered spring knife on his waist. He was tall and had a face with Chinese characters. His face was slightly gloomy. He cupped his hands with a fake smile, which was considered a salute.

Jinyiwei commander, Ma Shun!
Zhu Qiyu's eyes froze, and he said, "With the commander of Lao Ma, this king will recover from his serious illness and can't stand the wind, so he won't return the salute."

"Cough cough, a few days ago, this king was recovering in the palace due to typhoid fever, and the concubine in the palace was very worried, but now it's just a little bit better, so I handed over the sign, and I want to enter the palace to see the concubine, and tell the old man to feel at ease, don't want to. The horse commander was alarmed."

The sky is now bright and the rain has almost stopped.

Zhu Qiyu opened the curtain and just said a few words, when the cold wind blew, he could not help coughing.

No matter if it was a big dream, or a past life or a present life, there are some things that can't go wrong.

Today, he favors Wang Zhen, and allows him to form a party in the DPRK and entangle his party members.

Wang Zhen himself, in the capacity of Sili Jian and the Indian eunuch, supervises Dongchang and controls the two key points of Silijian and Dongchang.

As the commander of Jin Yiwei, who was the emperor's pro-army, he was naturally also his cronie.

Ma Shun was a Jin Yiwei who was taken over by Wang Zhenbao. He usually relied on Wang Zhen's power, and his arrogance was also very arrogant, which was ignored by ordinary people.

Now that the Holy Chariots personally marched, Ma Shun and his consort Jiao Jing were responsible for the defense of the palace.

Although Zhu Qiyu looked down on him, he still spoke politely.

Although this Ma Shun is usually unremarkable, but because Zhu Qiyu is the younger brother of today, he is still a bit polite.

But today was uncharacteristically, staring at Zhu Qiyu, and said with a smile.

"Your Highness is joking. The hospital has just reported back, saying that Your Highness has only woken up this morning, and his body still needs to be taken care of. Why are you so anxious to enter the palace?"

Zhu Qiyu looked a little embarrassed, hesitated for a while, and said: "Don't hide the horse commander, this king has been so ill these days that he almost couldn't wake up, the mother and concubine are weak, anxious but inconvenient to leave the palace, send someone for a day. As soon as I ask, as the son of a human being, now that he is well, I should see you, so that the mother and concubine can feel at ease."

After a short pause, Zhu Qiyu asked again: "I was in a coma for these days, my mind was unclear, and I didn't know anything about all kinds of matters. When I woke up, I saw that the nine gates of the capital were closed. Come here, but what is going on in the capital? Or is the emperor's brother overwhelmed by Oara, the triumphant class teacher?"

After hearing what he said, Ma Shun gradually felt relieved.

If nothing else, Concubine Wu Xian only had the son of King Yu, and it was indeed her eyes that hurt.

In the past few days, King Yu was in a coma, and Concubine Wu Xian was eating fast food and reciting Buddha, and couldn't sleep well. She almost begged the Queen Mother to go out of the palace to see her son.

King Yu did often go to the palace to greet him. If there was nothing important, he often stayed in Jingyang Palace for a day, and he was very filial.

Ma Shun is in charge of Jin Yiwei, and snooping on news is a good thing. Naturally, this is clear.

What's more, the matter is as Zhu Qiyu said. He has been in a coma for the past few days. He woke up this morning. It is impossible to know any news in advance, otherwise he would not have asked such things.

So, Ma Shun put away that grinning expression, cupped his hands, and said.

"Your Majesty, you hold the waist card given by the emperor. It is reasonable to say that you can enter the palace at any time to see the concubine Xian, but unfortunately, the empress dowager has just issued an decree, and all the people entering and leaving the palace must be strictly enforced. Investigate, if the ministers of the imperial family want to have an audience, they need the empress dowager's decree."

"Xiaguan is doing things according to the order. I also ask for your understanding. You will be at the gate of the palace later. Xiaguan will go to report to the Empress Dowager."

After saying that, he turned around and entered the palace gate, and went to report it.

Not long after, Ma came back with someone, but this time, he was not alone. Alongside him, there was also a gray-haired eunuch in a python robe.

Si Lijian holds a pen, eunuch, Jin Ying!

If Wang Zhen is the most powerful one among the internal officials, then Jin Ying is the most powerful one among the internal officials.

With the exception of Wang Zhen, a eunuch who was extremely favored by the emperor, normally, internal officials were very particular about their seniority.

Jin Ying is one of the outstanding ones. He had entered the palace as early as the Emperor Taizong's reign, and served the three late emperors. When he was the late emperor, he was a pivotal figure among the eunuchs, and was deeply trusted by the late emperor.

Although Wang Zhen is the eunuch of the Si Lijian and the head of the Indian eunuch, he also leads the East Factory. Usually, it is too late to win over party members and eliminate dissidents. He really does not have the patience to deal with all kinds of complicated government affairs.

Therefore, except for the memorial that Wang Zhen felt was useful to him, Jin Yinglai was in charge of most of the other general affairs.

Now Wang Zhen is driving out of Beijing, and Jin Ying is the supervisor of li.

Jin Ying was usually unsmiling, and this time it was the same. He walked to the carriage, saluted, and said.

"Internal minister Jin Ying has seen Prince Yun, and passed the word of the Queen Mother, ordering Prince Yun to enter the Benren Hall to discuss matters!"

(End of this chapter)