Ming: I am fake, walking on thin ice
Chapter 11 The Queen Mother's Test
Chapter 11 The Queen Mother's Test
Down towards the back.
Zhang Fu and Yu Qian walked side by side on the imperial road.
"Duke, why would you encourage His Majesty to go to war?" Yu Qian looked worried. "What if something goes wrong? His Majesty has finally returned."
"Your Majesty wants to avenge his shame, and we have to help him." Zhang Fu sighed, "On the way back, I saw your Majesty's pain. The Battle of Tumu Fort was a complete wake-up call for him. If he can't wash away this shame with his own hands, how can he face his ancestors? To be honest, it's better for your Majesty to die on the battlefield than to live the rest of his life with shame."
Yu Qian finally nodded after hearing this, and said with a complicated expression: "Your Majesty has indeed grown a lot, but the price of this growth is too heavy."
Zhang Fu patted him on the shoulder and asked with a smile: "Yu Qian, why did you take the initiative to defend His Majesty when you were at the city gate yesterday?"
"I am not helping Your Majesty!"
Yu Qian shook his head, his face full of helplessness. "But how could you not know what those people were thinking? They wanted to confirm whether it was His Majesty in the carriage, but they also advocated that His Majesty move south. At this critical moment, we must not lose our composure!"
Zhang Fu laughed loudly and praised: "You are so good, Yu Qian, you still speak so directly! But you did the right thing! If I had the temper I had back then, I would definitely not let those civil servants off."
Yu Qian took a few steps forward, bowed deeply to Zhang Fu, and said seriously: "Duke, to tell you the truth, if you want to win this battle to defend the capital, it must be me, Yu Qian. However, I am still young, and although I have the sword bestowed by your majesty, I am afraid that I will not be able to convince the people. Therefore, I need your cooperation and support."
"Hahaha, that sounds about right!" Zhang Fu waved his hand and laughed, "Don't worry, I'm here, and I won't let anyone who dares to cause trouble off. You order me around first, and I'll be obedient, and I don't think they'll dare to do anything rash."
Yu Qian bowed deeply again and said gratefully, "Thank you, Duke!"
……
Wuying Palace.
After Zhu Qizhen left the court, he returned here.
Shi Biao followed behind him, his face full of admiration: "Your Majesty, you personally killed the treacherous villain in the court today, which really made people happy."
Zhu Qizhen smiled slightly.
Those people are treacherous and are just pawns.
In the Ming Dynasty, no matter how powerful a eunuch was, if the emperor wanted him dead, he could do it with just one word. In other dynasties, eunuchs could even depose and enthrone emperors.
Therefore, Wang Zhenming is not scary.
Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty set up an "Inner Study Hall" in the palace to teach eunuchs to read, hoping that the eunuchs would help him share the heavy burden of government affairs.
Ever since Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime minister and the emperor directly took charge of the six ministries, the emperor naturally had more work to do.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a model worker who worked from dawn to dusk without wasting time.
Zhu Di had a good son, Zhu Gaochi, and he threw all the work to Zhu Gaochi.
When it came to Emperor Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji, he came up with a solution and asked the eunuchs to help him, which led to the rapid increase of the eunuchs' power.
Zhu Gaoxu, the Prince of Han, once commented on Zhu Zhanji: In terms of hypocrisy and cruelty, he was no less than Emperor Yongle; in terms of cunning and hypocrisy, he surpassed Emperor Renzong. Such a person is too scheming, too murderous, and too lucky.
So, Zhu Zhanji, who had seized the secret, would he not know the consequences of employing eunuchs?
Of course he knows!
It’s just that compared to those cunning ministers, eunuchs are easier to control.
Therefore, he wanted to use these eunuchs to restrain those ministers.
"Cheap old man." Zhu Qizhen muttered quietly, "You never expected how weird your descendants would be."
He sat down on the throne and was overwhelmed by the pile of memorials in front of him.
Otherwise, I'd rather be a tyrant.
What kind of piece of writing do you want to see? I want to see the palace maids dancing.
I am just a fake emperor. What do these memorials have to do with me?
"Your Majesty, the Duke of England requests to see you." Eunuch Jin Ying came in to report.
Zhu Qizhen looked at Jin Ying and then at Shi Biao.
Both of them are available!
"Jinying, from today on, you will be in charge of the Imperial Household Department." Zhu Qizhen said.
"Yes, sir!" Jin Ying was overjoyed.
He was not a member of Wang Zhen's party and was once excluded by Wang Zhen, so Zhu Qizhen dared to use him. "Shi Biao, you will serve as the commander of the Jinyiwei." Zhu Qizhen said.
"I obey your order!" Shi Biao knelt down and kowtowed.
A gleam of light flashed in Zhu Qizhen's eyes.
He wants to build up his own power, and this is just the beginning.
……
"Your Majesty, I am Zhang Fu, here to pay my respects." Zhang Fu came in and bowed.
"Please stand up quickly." Zhu Qizhen raised his hand and glanced at the others, "You all step aside. The Duke and I have something important to discuss."
The eunuchs and maids all left, leaving only Zhu Qizhen and Zhang Fu in the hall. Zhu Qizhen stood up, walked to Zhang Fu and bowed, "Greetings, Duke."
Zhang Fu held out his hand to support him and said, "Don't do this in the future! If someone sees us, it will be troublesome."
Zhu Qizhen was of course doing this on purpose. He now had to show that he listened to Zhang Fu. He had no foundation at all and currently had to rely on Zhang Fu, a veteran minister who had served in four dynasties.
"Duke, look, there are so many memorials. What should I do?" Zhu Qizhen pointed at the pile of memorials on the table. "How can I review the memorials? Although my handwriting has imitated your majesty very well."
Zhang Fu was also paralyzed when he saw the pile of memorials. As a military general who had fought in wars, he had no idea how to handle them.
Zhu Qizhen pretended to think, and then said: "How about letting the Minister of Personnel Wang Zhi and the Royal Highness Jiao Jing join the cabinet? They are both important officials, and they can share these state affairs."
"Okay!" Zhang Fu nodded.
A barely perceptible smile flashed across Zhu Qizhen's lips.
Zhang Fu came over to tell him some things, but of course the most important thing was to observe him.
He was worried that Zhu Qizhen would lose control, but he had no better way to control Zhu Qizhen. Fortunately, Zhu Qizhen's ambition was not inflated and he was very clear about his identity.
……
dusk.
The Empress Dowager's maid Shuangxi came to pay her respects and said that the Empress Dowager invited her to dinner.
Zhu Qizhen refused in his heart, but he had no choice, so he followed Shuangxi to Kunning Palace.
"Greetings, Mother." He bowed to the Queen Mother who was sitting on the main seat.
"No need to be so polite in my palace." The Queen Mother pointed to the seat next to her, "Sit down. We haven't had a meal together for a long time."
After Zhu Qizhen sat down, he smacked his lips and said, "Mother, I have long wanted to eat this goose meat."
He picked up the chopsticks and started eating. According to the daily records, this was Emperor Zhengtong's favorite dish.
"When you were a child, you didn't like to eat." The Queen Mother looked up and said.
"When my son was young, he was ignorant and couldn't tell what was delicious." Zhu Qizhen said while eating, "Suddenly one day, he suddenly understood."
The Zhengtong Emperor learned to speak at the age of six, and when he ascended the throne at the age of nine, he could not even speak clearly.
This gave Zhu Qizhen a good reason.
The Queen Mother wanted to test him, but his memories of his childhood were not so clear.
Almost everything that happened after the age of nine is recorded in the daily register.
"Why don't you have good manners when eating?" The Queen Mother frowned, "You were not like this before."
Zhu Qizhen wiped his greasy hands and smiled bitterly: "Mother, do you know how I have been living for more than a month? When I was on the run for my life, it was good to have a stutter."
He ate in a deliberately rough manner, and then talked about the difficulty of his escape.
When the Queen Mother heard this, she felt distressed.
At the beginning of the month, I want a ticket
(End of this chapter)
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