Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 4 One emperor falls into hundreds of officials?
For several days in a row, the sky in the capital was gloomy.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

Curls of green smoke rose from the four copper furnaces with dragon patterns, causing the whole room to be filled with a faint scent of sandalwood.

Palace ladies and eunuchs came in and out, imperial physicians and ministers came and went, the place looked very lively, but everyone had a slight sadness on their faces.

With the sound of vomiting, the court lady knelt down in front of the bed with the copper basin, the eunuch Wei Xing patted the dragon's back, and then the imperial doctor Liu Wentai took the copper basin to study the vomit again.

Zhu Jianshen, who was wearing yellow clothes, vomited out all the soup and medicine he had drunk into his stomach, and then lay weakly on the head of the bed, but he knew that his time might be running out.

Fortunately or unfortunately in his life, although he was established as the crown prince at the age of three, his father had already become a captive of Wala at that time, and he was deposed the next year.

In the days that followed, father and uncle set off a battle for the throne, and he suffered a lot from being in the center of the vortex, and finally suffered from a stuttering problem.

After succeeding to Datong, the emperor's father left behind a devastated dynasty.

Due to continuous natural disasters, the Dayengxia Uprising of the Yao Nationality in Guangdong and Guangxi, the Miao Nationality Uprising in Sichuan and Hunan, and the refugee uprising in Jingxiang area have emerged one after another, and the Mongolian Tatars have entered the Hetao area and continuously invaded the Nine Frontiers. Even the weak Jianzhou Jurchen began to breed troubles .

Faced with the internal and external troubles of the Ming Dynasty, he also conscientiously followed the line of strengthening the army, calming down the Quartet and striving to create a peaceful and prosperous age belonging to China.

It's just that the civil official group is just Ye Gong's good dragon, or what they want is the prosperity of the scholar-bureaucrats, and they care about their own interests.

Although the establishment of the West Factory effectively cracked down on the corruption of officials, it at the same time intensified the conflict between him and the civil official group.

I have worked hard for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, and I have also been decadent because of the powerlessness of the civil society. The 23 years flashed by before my eyes like a fleeting shadow, and everything was like a big dream.

Although he failed to create a prosperous age for the Ming Dynasty, he stood up the backbone of China against the foreign enemies of Mongolia, and nearly exterminated the Jianzhou Jurchens, which is worthy of the people of the world.

That's all, that's it!
Zhu Jianshen felt extremely uncomfortable in his body. After all, he was still a mortal body, and losing the love of his life made him a lonely family. Perhaps death is also a kind of relief.

If there is anything she can't let go of, it is probably the world of her own Zhu family. The prince is actually not the ideal heir in her mind.

"Emperor, if you really want to go like this, what should you do with your mother?" The Queen Mother Zhou came to the bed after hearing the news, and said deeply to Zhu Jian who was on the bed.

Empress Dowager Zhou was the noble concubine of Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen. She was from Changping Prefecture, Shuntian Prefecture, North Zhili. After Zhu Jianshen ascended the throne, her mother respected the original Empress Qian along with her son.

Although she is about to be honored as the empress dowager now, she is only 57 years old this year.Well maintained, it looks no more than 50 years old.

She has the physique of a northerner, with a broad forehead, slender eyebrows, and fair skin. Her body is both dignified and a bit of a strong woman.

Although Zhu Jianshen knew that the royal family's affection was weak, he couldn't bear to see his biological mother being so sad, so he comforted him and said: "Mother, I have already arranged everything in the palace. Even if I go, your life will be nothing. Worry, don't be so sad!"

"Emperor, how can you go away after your mother? If you really go, what should the world of Ming Dynasty do if the crown prince is young?" Two lines of hot tears hung on the cheeks of the Empress Dowager Zhou, but she was nervous. Clutching Zhu Jianshen's hand, he complained.

A bitterness flashed across Zhu Jianshen's face. The heir he wanted in his heart was not the indecisive prince, but the oldest Xing Wang had just turned ten years old, so he was not as good as the already full-year prince Zhu Youtang.

As for what the queen mother said about "the prince is young", although Zhu Youtang is indeed still like a child now, there is no doubt that there is a different kind of thought in these words.

Zhu Jianshen knew that there were not many people who could trust him now, so in order to reassure his mother, he made a decision: "Qian Yi, come in!"

"The servant is here!" Qian Yi came in from the outside, knelt down respectfully and said.

Zhu Jianshen sighed softly, and explained to Qian Yi: "If I go this time, you will obey the Queen Mother's order from now on, and respect her as you respect me!"

Seeing this, the eunuch Liang Fang, who was guarding the horse supervisor, knew that His Majesty was explaining the funeral.

For any dynasty, the control of the Beijing army is undoubtedly crucial. Control of the Beijing army can not only control the situation of the dynasty, but also stand on its own as an emperor.

The main forces of the Ming Dynasty's Beijing Army are the Five Army Battalion, the Shenji Battalion and the Three Thousand Battalion, commonly known as the "Three Great Battalions".It is worth mentioning that although the establishment of the "Three Great Battalions" is still retained in this dynasty, the "Three Great Battalions" have already existed in name only.

In the first year of Jingtai, Yu Qian, Minister of the Ministry of War, reformed the establishment of the Beijing battalion, selected [-] elites from the "three major battalions", set up ten regiment battalions, and each battalion had a commander-in-chief.

Since then, the "Three Great Battalions" that have been stripped of all their youth have been reduced to empty shells, which is now the "hometown" in the mouth of the Beijing Army.

Soon after Zhu Jianshen ascended the throne, the "Ten Regiment Battalion" was dismissed first, and then the "Twelve Regiment Battalion" was established.Due to the gradual deterioration of the relationship with the civil official group, he no longer handed over the [-]th Regiment Battalion to the Minister of the Ministry of War or the Admiral of Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but the eunuch of the inner palace to be the admiral.

The first admiral eunuch of the [-]th Regiment Battalion was Wang Zhi. After Wang Zhi was attacked by the civil official group and demoted to Nanjing, he was replaced by Qian Yi, the eunuch of Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies.

Now that Zhu Jianshen asked Qian Yi to obey the Queen Mother Zhou's orders in the future, it was actually tantamount to handing over the military power of the Beijing camp to the Queen Mother Zhou, who would later ensure the smooth handover of the new and old dynasties.

The Empress Dowager Zhou couldn't help but secretly rejoiced. Although this was the result she wanted this time, she still kept a very sad expression on her face.

"Obey!" Qian Yi raised his head and glanced at the Queen Mother Zhou, and immediately expressed his opinion.

He originally thought that His Majesty would let him obey the Crown Prince's orders, but he didn't want to ask himself to obey the Queen Mother Zhou who brought up the Crown Prince single-handedly, but this should no longer be something he considered.

In the evening, a sedan chair came back from the direction of the Forbidden City. After passing through the long West Chang'an Street, it turned around and came to Huaishu Alley.

Wearing a first-grade official uniform, Liu Ji sat in the sedan chair with his eyes closed. Although he was over [-] years old, his skin was well maintained and he had a beautiful long beard. He looked energetic.

Since Liu Jue was squeezed out by him and Wan'an in the 18th year of Chenghua, there were only him and Wan'an left in the cabinet, and he resolutely became the superior cabinet minister.

Unlike many officials who were young and unsuccessful, he was only 21 years old and became a second-class Jinshi in high school. He first entered the Imperial Academy as a Shujishi to study, and then he was an editor of the Imperial Academy.

Relying on this teacher-student relationship, he was like a duck to water in Emperor Chenghua. In the 14th year of Chenghua, he became the Prince Shaobao and a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion.

In nine full years, he has become the most outstanding politician in the entire Ming Dynasty from the ignorant prime minister who entered the cabinet at the beginning.

It's just that the imperial physician has revealed just now that His Majesty will not survive for three days. This is both an opportunity and a challenge. This court, which is like a pool of stagnant water, will usher in a violent storm.

"Welcome Master back home!"

The sedan chair landed lightly in the front yard, and when the butler lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, the whole family greeted them from outside.

Liu Ji is not a womanizer, and now he is only one wife and two concubines, who gave birth to four sons and five daughters, and nodded slightly to his wife and children who would be here every day to welcome him back.

The main room, Mrs. Ji, came forward and reported respectfully: "Master, a distinguished guest has just arrived at home, and my concubine has arranged to wait for you in the backyard!"

"Okay!" Liu Ji was secretly delighted, and immediately walked towards the backyard.

Since it is already evening, the lotus pond in the backyard is shrouded in a faint twilight, but the lotus in full bloom looks more holy.

In that exquisite lake pavilion, a tall man in his fifties was drinking tea at a stone table, and beside him was Liu Ji's son Liu Weixiang.

Seeing the tall man from a distance, Liu Ji immediately said like a spring breeze: "Commander Zhu's visit to the humble house is really luxuriant!"

"I've met Mr. Liu Ge!" Zhu Ji saw Liu Ji approaching, and he also stood up and bowed his hands respectfully.

Zhu Ji is the commander of Jinyiwei, and his father is an ordinary Jinyiwei Qianhu. Fortunately, Wu Ning, the former head of the Ministry of War, married the daughter of Yu Qian, the former minister of the Ministry of War.

Although he was punished and relegated because his father-in-law Yu Qian was killed, Emperor Chenghua was pardoned and reinstated when he came to the throne, and then climbed step by step to the position of commander of Jinyiwei.

Liu Ji gave his son Liu Wei a wink, and Liu Wei walked towards his family's treasure house knowingly.

The housekeeper brought the teacup, Liu Ji raised his hand to the standing Liu Ji and said, "Commander Zhu, you and I are from the same village, so you don't need to be so cautious, please sit down!"

"Mr. Liu Ge, please take a seat first!" Zhu Ji did not take his seat, but sorted out the priorities.

Liu Ji was very satisfied with Zhu Ji's attitude, so he sat down and said straight to the point: "Commander Zhu, to be honest, I invited you to my humble house today because I want you to investigate someone for me!"

"Who is it?" Zhu Ji didn't expect the other party to be so straightforward, but he still asked seriously.

Liu Ji dipped his finger in some tea and wrote a name on the table.

With Zhu Jianshen critically ill, and the current crown prince Zhu Youtang is a very easy-to-handle person, a big storm is already brewing in this court.

(End of this chapter)