Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 2 Court Chaos

The [-]th time is approaching, and the sky has already revealed a ray of light. Taichang is still lying quietly on the dragon bed, his eyes are slightly closed, as if he is asleep.

The two red pills have been taken, can he still live?

The Ming Dynasty is already in turmoil, can he be able to turn the tide?
If he changed to before, he definitely couldn't!

Because he used to have no brains, he only knew how to be at the mercy of others, and when he was about to die, he didn't know that someone was hurting him.

It's different now. After nearly an hour of fusion, Zhu Taichang's memory has been deeply engraved in his mind, and they are no longer separated from each other. At this moment, he seems to be enlightened, and his whole brain becomes extremely flexible. , his thinking has also become extremely meticulous, and his will is many times stronger than before.

More importantly, he has grasped the trend of historical development, and has a certain understanding of many people and events in the Ming Dynasty. With these, he can easily figure out many things and solve many problems.

such as:

Why is the Benimaru case so bizarre?
Why do so many people want to kill him?

If it was before, he might not understand it without breaking his head, but now, he understands it after a little thought.

The reason why this Hongwan case is so bizarre and why so many people want to harm him is actually very simple, because he was trapped by the Donglin Party!

As soon as he ascended the throne, the Donglin Party proposed to remove the mining tax and the tax, withdraw the eunuch tax envoy, punish corrupt officials, and reuse honest officials. At that time, he adopted them all without thinking.

Thinking about it now, the brain is indeed a good thing, but unfortunately he didn't use it at all.

Removing the mining tax and taxation tax, withdrawing the eunuch tax envoy, punishing corrupt officials, and reusing honest officials, these sound like no problems at all.

Because the eunuchs were too greedy, they arbitrarily raised the mining tax and the tax, and they charged [-]% and [-]%. They were greedy for more than [-]% of the money, causing all industries to be depressed and complaining.

Those corrupt officials are even more abhorrent. They levied all kinds of extortionate taxes and taxes in the name of the imperial court, making the people miserable, starving and dying, and the common people will rebel.

On the surface, these proposals of the Donglin Party are for the sake of the country and the people, and are selfless.

However, the so-called eunuch tax envoys are all the cronies of the powerful eunuchs in the palace, and the so-called corrupt officials are the Qi, Chu and Zhejiang parties in power in the court!

The Donglin Party is using him as a spearman, using him to exclude dissidents and seize control of the court!

He was used in such a confused way, and fully supported the Donglin Party to clean up the eunuchs in power in the palace and the Qi Chuzhe Party in power in the court. The results can be imagined.

Alas, the party is fighting over the country!
It can be said that the demise of Daming was due to party struggle and infighting. Otherwise, how could Jiannu, with a population of less than one million, turn over the Daming with a population of hundreds of millions and replace it.

Now, as the emperor, he is also caught in the party conflict and almost became a victim of the party conflict. What should I do?

He just thought about it for a while, and his thoughts became clear in an instant.

In fact, the biggest problem at the moment is not in the court, but in the palace.

The reason why he was treated to the brink of death and almost died was because he did not fully control the entire palace. If he controlled the entire palace, it would not be so easy for him to be murdered by the Qi Chu Zhe Party or the Donglin Party.

The late emperor Wanli is a very obvious example. You must know that after the battle for the state capital, Wanli turned his face against the ministers, and he didn't even go to the early court. There were constant party disputes in the court, but there was nothing wrong with them, because the court It's all under the control of others, and the ministers can't do anything about them.

It's good for him. After he ascended the throne, he only wanted to get rid of the maladministration and reinvigorate the government. He didn't even think about the affairs of the court. He didn't even know that the harem was in the hands of others. Not looking for death!

It's definitely not going to go on like this. You must first firmly control the entire palace in your own hands, or else you won't be able to save your own life, how can you save Daming.

Thinking of this, he opened his eyes slightly, and said decisively, "Let's pass Wang An."

Hearing this, Wei Chao hurried to the door and whispered to the little eunuch on duty.

After a while, Wang An hurriedly walked in, laying on the ground and respectfully said, "The servants meet the emperor."

Taichang raised his hand slightly to signal him to be flat, then looked carefully outside the door, and then asked softly, "Are the people outside reliable?"

Wang An was stunned for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, all the people in the Qianqing Palace are brought from the Ciqing Palace. They served the Emperor with slaves and servants when they were young, and there is no problem."

Don't have any problems?
What about Wei Zhongxian?

This guy only eunuched himself into the palace when he was in his 20s!
Tai Chang was somewhat suspicious: "Is there really no problem?"

At this time, I really can't blame him for being suspicious, because there are too many people who want to kill him. If he is not careful, he will die!

Wang An was a little surprised when he heard the words: "Your Majesty, what's the matter?"

What's wrong with you!
Tai Chang asked in a low voice, "Do you know that Cui Wensheng and others want to murder me?"

Ah!
Wang An was stunned when he heard this.

How could he know that someone wanted to murder the emperor, if he had to know, Cui Wensheng and others would not be so easy to succeed.

He was stunned for a moment, then shook his head in fear and said, "The emperor forgives his sins, but the servants don't know."

Alas, this Wang An is loyal enough, but he has no scheming and is easily fooled by others.

Taichang then asked again: "I want to get rid of these scourges, are you sure?"

this!

Wang An was stunned again, he thought about it carefully, and then said shamefully: "Your Majesty, the slaves and servants are incompetent, I'm afraid they won't be able to deal with them."

You must know that there are tens of thousands of eunuchs in the harem, and he can command less than [-] people. Then Cui Wensheng is a close friend of Concubine Zheng Gui, and Concubine Zheng is the master of the harem. The eunuchs and maids in the harem basically dare not go against Concubine Zheng's decree. , clean up people, just kidding.

When Taichang heard the words, he couldn't help but sigh.

Alas, this Wang An, you are the fourth-rank chief eunuch, the biggest eunuch among the 24 prisons in the inner palace!

It looks like this guy can't be counted on.

He thought for a while and then asked, "Who do you think is more reliable, Lu Shou or Luo Sigong?"

Lu Shou was the admiral of the Bingbi East Factory, the supervisor of the li, and Luo Sigong was the commander of the Jinyiwei. Both of them had a lot of troops in their hands. As long as they won one, it would be easy to control the court.

Hearing this, Wang An thought for a while, and then said cautiously, "This servant thinks Luo Sigong is more reliable, because Lu Shou, like Cui Wensheng, is a close person by the concubine's side."

Damn, it turns out that Cui Wensheng and East Factory Admiral Lu Shou were in the same group. No wonder this guy dared to prescribe drugs recklessly.

It seems that only Jin Yiwei can be used.

Tai Chang nodded solemnly, and then said decisively: "Pass on Luo Sigong!"

Hearing this, Wang An hurried to the door.

Tai Chang thought for a while, and then said to Wei Chao who was beside him: "Go to the imperial kitchen and order a bowl of rock sugar lotus seed soup. The lotus seeds should have the core and the rock sugar should be put in more. Remember, you can't say it's what I want, just say it's you. I want to drink."

He is naturally the most aware of his own physical condition. He just collapsed and then ate the red pill that made people excited. Well, if you pull it back a couple of times, it's probably over.

At this moment, he would not be killed. After all, laxatives and red pills are just to raise fire, not poison. The reason why he was easily killed in history is mainly because he was unprepared, and he pulled 20 in a row. A few days later, he ate the red pill with more powerful firepower. As a result, the energy in his body was almost burned out. It can be said that the oil was exhausted. Finally, he took some laxatives to consume all the remaining energy in his body. died.

He didn't take the laxatives today, and the energy in his body is still a little bit. He just needs to go to the fire, replenish some energy at the same time, and then take care of it for a few days and it should be fine.

Lotus seeds are the holy product for eliminating fire. Rock sugar can replenish energy. Eating a bowl of rock sugar lotus seed soup should help him relax a bit.

In short, the medical knowledge in his mind is still relatively rich, and it is not difficult to save his own life. The most important thing now is to solve the hidden dangers of the harem.

(End of this chapter)