The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

Chapter 8 Prince Zhu Youtang

On a night in early autumn, crickets screamed desperately.Like a euphemistic and beautiful ancient song, it penetrated the night sky of the capital.

The seemingly peaceful capital is actually undercurrents.

There is a table in the courtyard of Chang's house.On the table are pork head meat, cabbage in salt water, dried radish, roast chicken, and a pot of Nurhong.

Chang Feng and Fatty Xu were drinking together.Tangtang gnawed on a chicken leg, until his mouth was full of oil.

Today, Huzi ransacked his home and made a contribution.The chicken head, neck, and buttocks were broken off by Chang Feng and given to the tiger to eat.

Fatty Xu drank too much, and began to chatter: "Master Chang, do you know why I like to go to Rouge Street when I'm on a business trip?"

Tangtangren Xiaoguida: "I know, I know! Because the fat brother loves holding hands with pretty sisters!"

Chang Feng scolded Tangtang: "Kids, don't talk nonsense."

Fatty Xu took a sip of his wine and explained: "My sister made a mistake. I went to Rouge Street because I didn't want to go back to Duke Ding's Mansion!"

"My father is very rare to make friends with eunuchs who have nothing to do. He invites all kinds of eunuchs in the palace to drink at night."

"If I go home, I have to accompany him to socialize with those gangsters."

"The ancestor of the Xu family, King Zhongshan, thought that he led hundreds of thousands of soldiers across the Yangtze River, regained the Central Plains, and swept up the grasslands. He helped the great ancestor conquer the vast lands of the Ming Dynasty."

"But my father, as the grandson of the prince of Zhongshan, in order to preserve the Xu family's wealth, he has been calling brothers and sisters with the eunuchs all day long. I feel ashamed for him!"

Fatty Xu vomited bitterness through the wine.Under his cynical appearance, he actually hides his arrogance as a descendant of a famous general.

Chang Feng was also a little drunk: "Who made the imperial court and the emperor forget the hadith of the great grandfather that 'eunuchs can't do politics'? Now, heh, even the chief assistant of the cabinet has to let the three giants a bit."

The more Fatty Xu said, the more he said: "Look at it. That group of eunuchs who have nothing to do, civil servants who have no backbone than eunuchs, will sooner or later destroy our Ming Dynasty!"

Chang Feng reminded his best friend: "Misfortune comes out of your mouth!"

Fatty Xu poured himself another cup of Nurhong: "Let's just say last night. My father invited the steward of the inner palace supervisor named Lin, and I was by the side."

"The eunuch surnamed Lin cried poorly at the banquet, saying that the palace was also short of money. There was only 3 taels of silver left in the internal transport warehouse."

"What about him? The agate ring on his hand is worth 300 taels!"

The inner carrier warehouse is the emperor's own small treasury, managed by eunuchs.It has nothing to do with the Taicang treasury of the Ministry of household affairs.

To put it bluntly, it was the place where the emperor put his private money.

After hearing Fatty Xu's words, Chang Feng seemed to think of something: "Wait, Eunuch Lin said how much money is left in the inner storage?"

Fatty Xu replied: "3 taels."

Chang Feng suddenly realized.Why did Wantong, the chief treasurer of Jinyiwei, issue a strict order for him to copy 3 taels of silver from Cai Zhong's mansion!
He thought to himself: If Cai Zhong is recommended by the crown prince, the greedy silver tops the previous emperor's internal treasury.Then the emperor can't fly into a rage?
Concubine Wan Gui can take the opportunity to blow the pillow wind and make the emperor depose the prince.

All the members of the imperial concubine party can also take advantage of this excuse to ask for another crown prince!

Oh, so it is.

I, Chang Feng, am now a pawn of the imperial concubine party's plan to abolish the prince!
"Plop."Fatty Xu is a good drinker, but he doesn't hold much alcohol.Dead pigs generally fell on the table.

Chang Feng thought in his mind: It seems that this time, for the sake of my future, I can only be a villain once.Put a stone on the already weak prince.

Forbidden City, Jingren Palace.

The 17-year-old prince Zhu Youtang sat lonely in front of the desk, playing with a rattle.

It was the only relic left to him by his biological mother Concubine Ji Shu.

Zhu Youtang is a poor prince.

His mother was just a court lady in charge of keeping accounts in the treasury. Eighteen years ago, Emperor Chenghua raped her after drinking and became pregnant with Zhu Youtang.

At that time, Concubine Wan Gui was the uncrowned master of the harem.The palace people privately called her "the noble concubine who cut off her son and grandson".

Physically cut off children and grandchildren.

Concubine Wan Gui gave birth to a prince herself, who died within a few months.

She doesn't have a prince, so she doesn't allow other women in the palace to give birth to a prince.

Whether it is a harem concubine or a court lady, whoever is pregnant with Emperor Chenghua's child, she will send eunuchs there, either forcibly aborting, or directly killing.

No one in the palace dared to tell Emperor Chenghua about this.

Because everyone in the palace is afraid of the violent and heartless Concubine Wan Gui who has gathered thousands of favors.

Miss Ji is pregnant with a dragon seed, and Concubine Wan Gui will naturally not let her go.

She sent a trusted eunuch to abort Miss Ji.

At the beginning of human nature is good.

The trusted eunuch found out with conscience and let Miss Ji go.Miss Ji gave birth to Zhu Youtang successfully.

Although life is born, the news cannot be announced.Once it reaches Concubine Wan Gui's ears, the only thing waiting for the young Zhu Youtang is death!
Miss Ji's tragic experience and Concubine Wan Gui's usual perverse actions have united the ladies and eunuchs in the entire palace!
Compassion and hatred let the palace people overcome fear.

Together they concealed the news of Zhu Youtang's birth.They placed Zhu Youtang's mother and son in an abandoned woodshed in the palace.

Ever since Zhu Youtang became sensible, his mother told him not to go out of the woodshed.Otherwise, what awaits him will be a devil who cannibalize people without spitting out bones.

At that time, Zhu Youtang could only see the sunlight through the gap in the window.

Things changed when I was five years old.

When Emperor Chenghua asked an eunuch named Zhang Min to comb his hair, he felt that he was old and had no heirs.

Eunuch Zhang saw that the time was ripe.Tell Chenghua Emperor, the existence of the prince Zhu Youtang!

Emperor Chenghua was overjoyed.He took Zhu Youtang to his side, and father and son recognized each other.

Zhu Youtang's biological mother was also named Concubine Ji Shu.

The devil that Concubine Ji Shu talked about eating people and not spitting out bones, also came to the door at this time!

Concubine Wan Gui was furious when she heard about this!Under my nose, there is actually a prince who lived to be five years old!

kill!kill!kill!

Within a month, both Concubine Ji Shu and Eunuch Zhang died for no apparent reason.

Fortunately, Zhu Youtang's grandmother, the Queen Mother Zhou, acted in time and took him to her side to raise him.

Usually, Zhu Youtang had to drink a sip of water, and the Empress Dowager Zhou had to take a silver needle to test the poison.I was afraid that Concubine Wan Gui would be poisoned.

In this way, Zhu Youtang grew up with great care and caution, and was granted the crown prince.

Because Emperor Chenghua already had his first prince.Concubine Wan Gui had no choice but to stop the act of cutting off her children and grandchildren.

Then, eleven princes were born crackling in the palace!
The Empress Dowager Zhou watched closely, and the assassination was not easy to succeed.

Concubine Wan Gui understands that if the young man with whom she has a vendetta against killing her mother becomes the Son of Heaven in the future, she will definitely die!
Therefore, in recent years, Concubine Wan Gui has turned to encourage Emperor Chenghua to abolish the reserve and set up another one.

A fat and bloated eunuch walked in front of Prince Zhu Youtang.

The prince put away the rattle.

The name of the fat eunuch is Huai En, and he is the supervisor of etiquette, Bingbi, one of the three giants in the inner palace.

To make a digression, only three virtuous eunuchs are recorded in "Ming History Biography of Eunuchs".

One is Li Fang from the Jiajing Dynasty, and the other is Chen Ju from the Wanli Dynasty.

There is another one, in front of the prince Zhu Youtang, Huai En who is as fat as a mountain of meat.

Zhu Youtang asked: "What's the news about Cai Zhong?"

Wynn said in a low voice: "Return to Your Highness. There should be news from Jin Yiwei's inner circle. Several officials from the imperial concubine's party are ready to attend your memorial."

"The memorial said that Cai Zhong, who was recommended by you, had embezzled more silver than the internal carrier's inventory. The prince's employment is improper and should be abolished."

Zhu Youtang was taken aback: "They want to put me to death."

Wynn said: "Your Highness, don't worry. Jin Yiwei's internal response will resolve this matter for you."

Zhu Youtang asked: "Who is the internal response of Jin Yiwei you mentioned?"

Wynn cupped his hands and said meaningfully: "Your Highness, if you don't keep secrets, you will lose your ministers. If you don't keep secrets, you will lose your body. If you don't keep secrets, you will lose your body. If you don't keep secrets, you will suffer."

Zhu Youtang said "Oh".No longer ask who Nei Ying is.

(End of this chapter)