The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 161 Alternation of Imperial Power
I saw a middle-aged lady in plain clothes entering from Fengtian Gate, it was Empress Zeng.

Her bun was slightly crooked, and dust was still stuck to her body, as if she had just galloped on a horse.In fact, she had been riding a horse for a whole day and seven hours in a row. At this time, her legs were almost numb. If it wasn't for Pang Tianshou to support her, she might stumble and fall after taking a few steps.

Empress Zeng was followed by a chubby nurse, the baby she was holding carefully had already fallen asleep, and she had no idea that she was passing among a group of officials with the most power in Ming Dynasty.

Behind them are Bai Daqi, a maid and a young eunuch.

A group of people went straight from Fengtian Gate to the steps of Fengtian Hall, Huang Mingjun stepped aside and bowed to Empress Zeng.

Zhu Yu'ao had been stunned from the moment he saw Empress Zeng's figure, and just now he said in a daze, "Why did your highness... when did you return to the palace?"

Why go back to the palace?Empress Zeng didn't seem to react when she heard the words, she still walked forward slowly, but she couldn't help thinking of the situation when she received Zheng Guangying's secret report the day before yesterday.

At the beginning, she was just annoyed that Su Guansheng didn't follow Yi's order and revealed the matter of the death of the Holy Majesty - at this time, he was the only one in the entire Tianxing Mansion who knew about it.

But then she always felt that something was wrong, but couldn't figure it out, so she had to call Huang Daozhou to discuss with him.

Huang Daozhou saw the note that Zheng Guangying used for the secret report, and immediately became serious, and only said to her, "Is the king of Tang going to mourn and help the spirit?"

She was shocked when she heard the words, she couldn't understand the deep meaning of it, and immediately ordered the whole team to rush back to Tianxing Mansion as quickly as possible.

After a while, another secret letter from He Kai and Zhu Jizuo to Huang Daozhou arrived.After learning that Tang Wang Jianguo had changed the heads of the six ministries and newly expanded more than a thousand forbidden troops, she didn't dare to delay, so she abandoned the cart and rode on horseback. She only brought Huang Mingjun and [-] cavalry, and rushed back to the palace without the infantry.

Because the prince was too young to ride a galloping horse, she even left the prince in the brigade.At this time, the prince's wet nurse behind her was only holding a baby bought along the way.

But it doesn't matter, as long as she is here, who would dare to come up to see if it is the crown prince? !
"I am worried about the palace, so I rushed back with the prince." Empress Zeng seemed to answer casually, then looked at Zhu Yu'ao who was still standing in front of the dragon chair, stood still and asked: "The supervisor is still in the palace. Lin Dynasty?"

"Oh, this..." Zhu Yu'ao hurriedly walked down the steps in front of Fengtian Gate, and knelt on the side of the imperial path, "I pay my respects to Your Highness the Queen, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

His thoughts turned sharply, didn't it mean that Empress Zeng would not be able to arrive at Tianxing Mansion at least the day after tomorrow, why did she return to the palace now?Could it be that her plan has been discovered by her?

what to do?Zhu Yu'ao quickly thought about it, if he immediately climbed up and called for a coup d'etat, what chance would he have of winning?

He raised his eyes slightly, and saw Huang Mingjun holding the hilt of his sword as steady as Mount Tai, and his heart trembled immediately.Huang Mingjun is here, then the main force of his subordinates must have arrived at Tianxing Mansion, and the other party holds the title of Prince of Righteousness, the soldiers under Su Guansheng's troops may not dare to face each other with swords, how can he be his opponent with only his two hundred royal guards?
Moreover, the army of Jianlu was staring at them. Although King Chen blocked his way, if he and Empress Zeng met with troops, Tianxing Mansion would definitely fall into chaos.At that time, Boluo only needs to send Qingqi to the city, and Tianxing Mansion will be like Beijing in the Chongzhen Dynasty.

So, isn't it a gift to the Eastern captives with the Great Ming Dynasty? !

When he was fighting between heaven and man, he heard Empress Zeng whisper: "Please rise, King Tang." Then he walked in front of him without squinting.

Then the nurse hugged the prince and stood in front of the dragon chair where he had just stood.Empress Zeng stopped by her side, looked around at all the courtiers, took a deep breath, and said in a deep mournful voice: "The Holy Majesty was killed by captives in Tingzhou, and it happened in Bintian last month."

There was dead silence in front of the imperial gate, everyone stared blankly at Empress Zeng, thinking they had heard wrong.

Until the queen asked Bai Daqi to take out the clothes that had been prepared, and ordered the accompanying people to wear mourning clothes, there was a burst of wailing in the court, like mourning for a concubine.

"How could the emperor..."

"The national feud is like the sea, I swear to destroy the captives!"

"You bullied me too much!"

"Holy..."

After a while, when the mood of the ministers stabilized a bit, Empress Zeng wiped away the tears on her face, took several deep breaths, tried to calm herself down, and then said loudly again: "Show the world, the country mourns today."

After saying these few words, she blinded her eyes with tears again, but continued: "On the day of the funeral, the crown prince will carry the coffin and deliver it. However, since the crown prince is young, King Deng will hold the coffin for the crown prince."

After Empress Zeng finished speaking, she couldn't help thinking of what Huang Daozhou said to her on the way back to Tianxing Mansion yesterday, "...Although keeping the funeral secret is good for the stability of the court, if the king of Tang really has the heart to send the funeral for the late emperor, he will take the lead Announcing the news of the late emperor's death, and taking advantage of the situation to mourn, the division of succession and title will be confused.

"Thus, after Her Majesty the Empress arrives at Tianxing Mansion, there will be a national funeral immediately, and the crown prince's succession will be announced. The position will be stable and there will be no one else to wait for!"

A look of determination suddenly appeared in her eyes, and she raised her voice and said: "The country is very difficult, and when foreign enemies surround it, the country cannot be without a king for a day. When the emperor Daxing is buried, the crown prince will ascend the throne immediately, and the successor Daxing will secure the world."

The imperial court suddenly fell silent, and almost no one expected that there would be a major event of changing the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty today.

Zhu Yu'ao took advantage of the power of supervising the country, and has recently placed cronies in the court. At this time, nearly half of the court is his people, and they all secretly look at Su Guansheng and He Wumen at the same time.Su Guansheng and the two looked at Zhu Yu'ao.

At this moment, I saw a person walking slowly from the Fengtian Gate with the support of his servants. He was still far away, so he knelt down and shouted, "I will obey the Queen's order! The Great Ming Society will be passed down from generation to generation, and it will prosper forever!"

All the ministers turned their heads to look, only to see that the person who came was Huang Daozhou, the chief assistant of the current cabinet.

Seeing Huang Daozhou appearing, He Kai, Zhu Jizuo and other members of the original Longwu immediately seemed to have a backbone, and then knelt down and shouted in unison, "I respect the Queen's order!"

One step, only one step away!Zhu Yu'ao's heart was about to bleed, if the queen came back one day later, Wang Yinghua would bring Cao Hongzu's 3000 troops to control Tianxing Mansion, and he would have many means to deal with the current situation.

But before Wang Yinghua arrived, the queen went back to the palace first, and she announced the crown prince's succession in the court hall out of righteousness. What objection could he have?There is only one step away from the throne, so I am not reconciled!He clenched his hands into fists, and sweat dripped from his forehead.

"Ok?"

He suddenly saw the queen looking at him, his heart trembled suddenly, and he understood instantly—righteousness, fame, popular support, and the strength of the troops in Tianxing Mansion, none of which he could overwhelm the queen.

With this in mind, he sighed helplessly, bent his trembling legs, and knelt down at the bottom of the steps.

(End of this chapter)