Rule over Ming Dynasty

Time has quietly come to December, and people are shivering with cold in the early winter.

In previous years, everyone was worried about surviving the winter, and some poor people wearing thin clothing often had to suffer in this cold winter, but now people have realized the benefits brought by economic development.

Heating has always been a very important thing. Many smart businessmen have already discovered business opportunities and built charcoal kilns overseas to transport high-quality charcoal back to China.

Energy has always been an important resource. In the prosperous Jiangnan, even a fallen leaf cannot be picked up at will. However, 70% of the world is now unclaimed land, and overseas timber resources are simply paradise.

Because high-quality and cheap charcoal from overseas is transported to Jiangnan, many people can buy more high-quality charcoal, and this early winter is obviously going to be warmer.

Just when the people of Hangzhou were buying charcoal to prepare for the coming cold winter, they suddenly learned of the rebellion of King Ning.

"Rebellion, what's going on?"

"What else can happen? Prince Ning is so ambitious!"

"Back then, Emperor Taizong said he wanted to share the world with Prince Ning, but they were not convinced after all!"

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After the officials in Hangzhou experienced a brief shock, many people gradually calmed down and began to seriously analyze the reasons for Prince Ning's sudden rebellion.

Combined with the grievances between King Ning's lineage and Taizong's lineage, although King Ning's rebellion was unexpected, it was also reasonable.

Although the Zhu family royal family deliberately concealed Taizong's practice of breaking his promise and getting rich, the fact that Emperor Taizong promised to share the world in order to obtain Prince Ning's military power had actually spread among the people.

Prince Ning suddenly raised the flag of rebellion. It was clear that they refused to accept the prince's treatment, but wanted to personally take back half of the country that "belonged to their Prince Ning family".

After learning this explosive news, the price of rice in Hangzhou City rose accordingly, and some people began to worry that the war would quickly reach Hangzhou City.

"Taizong was just a stopgap measure back then, how could he take the Prince Ning family seriously?"

"If we really share the world, that would be our China's misfortune!"

"There is a sage in the world, but Prince Ning turned out to be so ambitious and deserves to be punished!"

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Faced with the sudden explosive news, people in restaurants, teahouses and restaurants in Hangzhou were talking a lot.

Although there were sufficient reasons for King Ning's rebellion, the people now supported the Hongzhi Dynasty, so they began to denounce King Ning who was half-foot in the coffin.

"Prince Ning's rebellion this time, I heard, is to follow the Queen Mother's decree!"

"The late Emperor intended to abolish the elders and establish younger ones. I heard that the late Emperor left a secret decree to the Empress Dowager!"

"It's really a joke. Is the succession to the throne a child's play? Which dynasty first succeeded to the throne if it was inappropriate and then changed it?"

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Following the news of King Ning's rebellion, as well as the banner of King Ning's rebellion, King Ning claimed that he was following the Queen Mother's decree to abolish the elders and establish the younger ones.

But many people didn't buy it, and began to question the authenticity of this banner.

Although the matter was stated clearly, how could Emperor Chenghua leave such a secret edict, and China did not have a tradition of first succeeding to the throne and then deposing the emperor.

"Our Ming Dynasty finally got Mingjun, but these people did this!"

"Today, everyone thinks about us people, so we touch other people's cakes!"

"After all, interests come first. They don't care about the Ming Dynasty. They clearly want to defend their interests!"

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After all, the people are not fools. Now that they are trying to bring down the emperor by throwing dirty water, everyone knows that this is actually a poor excuse.

The moonlight is like water, the stars are bright, and the lights in the Nuan Pavilion are as bright as day.

In an exquisite thermal pavilion, on the dance floor, several red figures danced in gauze, and the fragrant wind blew, as if they were in a fairyland.

Since his southern tour, Zhu Youtang has moved less often at night for his own safety, and usually stays at his residence drinking and having fun.

Zhu Youtang was bothered by things coming from the capital or other places during the day, but now he seemed relaxed after taking a bath. He also summoned the courtesan Erxiang to perform for him.

Erxiang was wearing an elegant red dress, like a fairy descending from the mortal world.

Her face is beautiful and refined, with an aura of elegance between her eyebrows. The red paper-cut on it adds a bit of charm. She is sitting in front of the piano and stroking the strings.

If Erxiang were born in later generations, she would definitely be a popular singer, or even a musical talent born in a century. But now, every day, I try to find ways to please the emperor in front of me, playing just for the emperor alone.

Her ten mutton-fat jade fingers plucked the strings, and a sound like the tinkling of spring water reverberated throughout the Nuan Pavilion, instantly transporting everyone to a paradise.

Zhu Youtang listened quietly, and the wine glass that was about to be brought to his mouth stopped. A flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he quietly admired the familiar yet unfamiliar woman in front of him.

Sometimes, it's really weird. Although he didn't even touch her finger, but seeing her tempting figure, he could already picture her taking off her clothes, and even knew the expression of Cheng Huan on her crotch.

The title of courtesan is rare in Jiangnan for a century, but it is not necessarily an exaggeration.

With such a high attainment, Erxiang naturally loves music deep in her heart and is immersed in it. Her music is as pure and flawless as her soul, making people feel an unprecedented sense of tranquility and beauty. When the surrounding eunuchs and maids heard this fairy sound, they seemed very quiet and were unwilling to do anything else if conditions allowed.

But no matter how good the song is, it must come to an end, and the people may never see each other again.

Another song was finished, and tonight's performance was over. Erxiang stepped forward to greet Yingying, and at the same time she was looking forward to it.

There was obviously less fabric on her chest tonight, and her capital was displayed intentionally or unintentionally. During the salute, the beauty of spring was already presented in front of the emperor.

Judging from the performance of the emperor in front of him during this period, this emperor must be interested in her, and her beauty is enough for him to carry her on the dragon bed and ravage her.

Although she didn't understand why the emperor didn't ravage her for so long, since he was a normal man, he obviously liked her very much. As long as you take a little more initiative, a fire is destined to ignite in the dragon bed.

Although Liu Jin is already an eunuch, he has good appreciation ability. Now seeing Erxiang taking such initiative tonight, and seeing that the other party is a once-in-a-century beauty, she couldn't help but secretly observe the emperor's reaction.

As long as the emperor gave a hint, he would have the woman stripped naked and then sent to the dragon bed to sleep.

Zhu Youtang drank all the wine in the cup and looked up at the beauty in front of him who was exactly the same as Erya: "Do you know why the White Lotus Sect arranged for you to appear in front of me?"

White Lotus Sect?

Liu Jin was about to observe whether Zhu Youtang would arrange for this woman to sleep with him tonight, but suddenly his eyes widened in surprise, thinking that this was a rose with thorns!

"I don't know what your majesty means by this?" Erxiang's eyes narrowed slightly, and then she quickly controlled her facial expression and said.

Zhu Youtang played with the wine glass in his hand playfully, and said word by word: "The White Lotus Sect has always wanted to overthrow the Ming Dynasty's regime, and the Ming Dynasty court has always wanted to completely eradicate these remnants. This is already known to the world! It's just that Until now, the White Lotus Sect has been active in Jiangnan and Northwest China."

"I don't understand why Your Majesty wants to mention the White Lotus Sect?" Erxiang raised her eyes to look at the emperor above, but continued to pretend to be confused.

Zhu Youtang knew that the other party could not be recruited so easily, and he did not need the other party to confess: "The headquarters of the White Lotus Sect is at the Bailian Taoist Temple in Kunshan. Their sect leader is called Mao Changsheng, who claims to be the queen of Mao Ziyuan. The Xiali Village at the foot of the mountain is It is their secret base for training personnel. When you were about five years old, you were sent there with your sister to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. The gentleman who taught you piano skills was named Bai, and the gentleman who taught you calligraphy and painting was named Tang. Originally, your sister was more talented, but for You were able to be selected as a saint, but she deliberately lost to you in the competition!"

"You..." Erxiang planned to deny it to death, but when she heard these core secrets and personal experiences, her beautiful eyes could no longer hide her shock.

You know, not to mention that these are the core secrets of their White Lotus Sect. Only the core personnel within the White Lotus Sect can know it. The personal experiences mixed in it can only be known to her and her sister.

Zhu Youtang put down the wine glass he was playing with in his palm and said straight to the point: "Your sister's name is Erya, but is that so?"

As early as when he was in Suzhou City, the reason why he couldn't help but stop and watch Erxiang's performance was because Erxiang looked so much like her sister Erya that he once suspected that they were the same person.

"The slave family doesn't... don't know who Erya is!" Erxiang's heart ached, but she pretended to be calm.

Seeing that the other party still refused to reveal his identity, Zhu Youtang had no choice but to mention the past: "Your sister was arranged to enter the palace. It was originally hoped that the late emperor would favor your sister because of her beauty, but the situation in the palace is very complicated. A How can it be so easy for a palace maid with no background to meet the late emperor, and Concubine Wan Gui is not allowed to seduce the late emperor by a palace maid who is too beautiful, and your sister does not want to become a concubine. But when she came to me, things took a turn for the better!"

Liu Jin couldn't help but lowered his head in fear. At this moment, he secretly glanced at Zhu Youtang with complex eyes, but he was already worried that the emperor would suspect that he was also a member of the White Lotus Sect.

"I believe you are loyal and only recommend her because she is beautiful!" Zhu Youtang said angrily, then looked at Erxiang and continued: "Although your sister is in the palace, she is also She can't escape the control of the White Lotus Sect. Her mission is to cooperate inside and outside to bring trouble to the imperial court. In order to get rid of Wan'an, the chief minister who is loyal to the royal family, she received an order to put a book on Fang Zhongshu in my study. But where she put the book, I have flipped through it a few days ago, so I know that she actually placed the book!"

"So you secretly sent her to death?" Erxiang asked with tears in her eyes as she thought of her sister who loved her so much.

This is... an admission!

After Liu Jin heard Er Xiang's question, he immediately looked at the White Lotus Sect saint with great vigilance. She had other plans for daring to approach the emperor!

Zhu Youtang closed his eyes silently, and said with great melancholy: "If I really killed her, how could I know so many secrets?"

"Then how did you know that I...my sister told you?" Erxiang realized that this was indeed the truth, and seemed to make an uncertain guess.

Zhu Youtang did not answer directly, but handed the things he had just taken from the capital to Erxiang: "This is the suicide note and relics your sister left for you!"

Even the supreme emperor cannot control everything. Erya was the first woman to enter her heart, and she was also the first woman to meet him, but she was already separated forever.

Some truths about that year were now decided to be revealed to her sister.

Erxiang was still suspicious at first, but when she saw that the token on it was a letter left by her sister, she could no longer control her emotions.

Although she is a saint of the White Lotus Sect, she is also her sister's biological sister. Over the years, she has missed her only relative in the world all the time.

Erxiang originally lived with hatred for the emperor, but now she realizes that the truth is not what she thought: "Wow...what on earth is going on?"

"When it was revealed that your sister was ordered to frame Wan'an, I was indeed very angry, but I just wanted to deal with it coldly. It's just that your sister and I had been in love for a long time, so I placed her in the Sixth Palace, and she also decided Break away from the White Lotus Sect. In order not to harm you, she hoped that I would help spread false news and make the people of the White Lotus Sect think that I had secretly executed her! But I was still negligent back then. She had been hit, and she died of illness in the In the palace!" Zhu Youtang's heart ached, and he opened the scars from that year.

Although he had wanted to forget that woman over the years, he simply couldn't do it. The appearance of Erxiang now made her longing for him even more intense.

Erxiang knew that the White Lotus Sect did have some tricks, but she raised her last doubt: "You already know all this, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

If Zhu Youtang had dragged her to the dragon bed before, then she might have found an opportunity to bring this emperor who was liked by her sister

"Earlier, the time had not come. I wanted to finish everything in one go, so I need to tell you all this tonight!" Zhu Youtang no longer concealed it, but said it directly.

Erxiang was shocked and said in disbelief: "You have completed the deployment, and now you can wipe out the White Lotus Sect in one fell swoop?"

"My southern tour this time is actually to lure the snake out of its hole. The White Lotus Sect is indeed about to be destroyed! Although you are the saint of the White Lotus Sect, you are also Erya's sister. I will not deal with you! You can change your name and return to If you live in your hometown of Sichuan, you can also come back to the palace with me. I will give you three days to think about it!" Zhu Youtang's eyes flashed with confidence, and he decided to pull out the hidden sword.

After Zhu Youtang ascended the throne, although he did not set up the West Factory like Emperor Chenghua did, through repeated purges of Jinyiwei and the East Factory, and the establishment of the Night Department hidden in the darkness, a lot of information had been mastered by the emperor.

Some things that many people think are secrets, but they don't know that they have already been brought to the emperor's case.

Jiangnan companies thought they were operating in secret and thought they could mine silver mines by cooperating with the Japanese. Little did they know that their every move had already been controlled by the night department.

The reason why we choose to take comprehensive action now is that some hidden forces need to surface, so that China can be cleansed and then focus on pursuing development.

Erxiang suddenly got so much information, her brain was in chaos at the moment, and she didn't know what to do. But she knew clearly that from now on she would no longer be a saint of the White Lotus Sect. (End of chapter)