Ming: I am fake, walking on thin ice

Chapter 63: Sharpening the Knife to the Queen Mother

Three days later, Qianqing Palace.

Today is the day when the King of Zheng and the King of Jing are sentenced to death. Zhu Qizhen sent Zhu Qiyu to see them off. At this moment, he sat on the throne, rubbing his brows.

Even though he was a fake emperor, he still felt bad for ordering his uncle to be executed. He asked himself, am I too immersed in the role? Do I think of myself as a member of the Zhu family?

"Your Majesty, the new top scholar Yang Guifang requests to see you." The eunuch chief Jin Ying came to report.

"Announce!" Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and sat up straight.

After a while, the handsome and elegant Yang Guifang came in and bowed respectfully: "Your Majesty, I, Yang Guifang, pay my respects to you. I am here under the order of the Grand Guard to report to you about the rotation of the three camps."

Zhu Qizhen glanced at the eunuchs and palace maids and said, "All of you go down. I want to talk to the champion alone."

Jin Ying led the eunuchs and palace maids down. Zhu Qizhen stood up and raised his hand towards Yang Guifang: "Stand up and talk. Why doesn't Yu Shaobao come himself?"

"He has been quite busy lately, receiving intelligence reports from various places every day about the movements of the princes in various places." Yang Guifang reported, "Everything is fine at the moment. The princes have reacted strongly, but no concrete actions have been taken. There are also several princes who have communicated privately, and they are all under the surveillance of the Shao Bao."

Zhu Qizhen sighed softly: "With Yu Shaobao here, I feel much more at ease."

Yang Guifang was bolder and stared at the emperor and asked, "Your Majesty, you don't look very well. Is it because of the death penalty for the two princes?"

Zhu Qizhen smiled bitterly and nodded: "Yes, after all, they are all my uncles. Haha, in the future, history books will definitely call me ruthless. I don't know how to face my ancestors in the underworld."

"Your Majesty, if you want to be the ruler of the restoration, you have to get used to it." Yang Guifang said seriously, "I am not the ruler of the city, so why do you need a minister who praises you? Your Majesty, you may face opposition from the whole court in the future, but that will not stop you from making decisions on your own."

Zhu Qizhen's eyes lit up: "Well said!"

……

Yang Guifang's eyes were dim, as if she was reminiscing. She smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I have been practicing Buddhism since I was young. My master said that I am quite intelligent. But they don't know that I am practicing the Shura Way. To save the people from suffering, you must practice the Shura Way. When the Shura King comes to the world, all living beings will have no fear of life and death. If there is no fear of death, there will be no pain in the heart. If there is no pain, there will be no tears and no sorrow. In this way, the world will be at peace."

"What is the Shura method?" Zhu Qizhen asked with a frown.

"When the Asura King comes, the living cannot be happy because of it, and the dead cannot be afraid because of it. The living do not covet life, because life is not real life; the dead do not fear death, because death is not real death. Only in this way can all things stop fighting, and the suffering of reincarnation will finally end." There was a flash of fanaticism in Yang Guifang's eyes.

Zhu Qizhen felt that this guy's idea was a little scary, and asked with a smile: "Then would you like to be the Shura King?"

Yang Guifang bowed respectfully and said: "May all the sins of the world be attributed to me."

Zhu Qizhen had a smile on his face.

Yang Guifang, on the one hand, is using this so-called Shura Road to remind me, and on the other hand, he is expressing his own ambitions. This guy has a future!
"I've gained something!" He spread his hands.

As the two were chatting, Jin Ying came in and reported, "Your Majesty, the King of Qing wants to see you. He has completed his mission and has come to report to you."

"Please come in!" Zhu Qizhen sat back on the throne.

"Your Majesty, I will take my leave now." Yang Guifang bowed.

"It's okay, you just listen over here." Zhu Qizhen waved his hand.

Soon, Zhu Qiyu, the Prince of Qin, came to the palace. When he saw Yang Guifang, he was slightly startled. However, he pretended that Yang Guifang did not exist and bowed to Zhu Qizhen: "Your Majesty, the Prince of Zheng and the Prince of Jing have already... have already gone... They said... that in the underworld, they will pay homage to you in front of our ancestors."

"Hmph, our ancestors were all wise men, how could we be deceived by them?" Zhu Qizhen snorted coldly.

"Yes, they are the ones who should be blamed." Zhu Qiyu agreed.

Zhu Qizhen smiled and raised his hand: "Prince Qing, you have done a good job. So, starting today, you will also join the cabinet as the second assistant of the cabinet to help me share the burden."

"Ah? Isn't this inappropriate?" Zhu Qiyu was shocked. "What's inappropriate? At such a critical moment, we brothers need to work together." Zhu Qizhen sighed.

Zhu Qiyu bowed respectfully and said, "I obey your order!"

……

Zhu Qizhen expressed some encouragement to his younger brother, and Zhu Qiyu withdrew with satisfaction.

"Your Majesty, are you going to reuse Prince Qing?" Yang Guifang frowned.

"The princes all say that I am ruthless, so I can only show favor to Prince Qing." Zhu Qizhen smiled, "Besides, Prince Qing is still very useful, and he is also a smart man."

Yang Guifang nodded thoughtfully, and Zhu Qizhen asked him to walk outside the palace. The two of them walked outside the palace and along the corridor, without any eunuchs or palace maids following them.

"Your Majesty, I have the audacity to ask a question," Yang Guifang said, bowing. "After you have sentenced two princes to death, I believe the other princes will voluntarily return the occupied lands. Next, Your Majesty will take action against some princes and ministers, right?"

Zhu Qizhen smiled slightly: "Then who do you think I should chop at with my next blow?"

Yang Guifang hesitated for a moment and said, "Duke Cheng, and Jinyiwei Commander Sun Xianzhong."

Zhu Qizhen liked such smart people who could understand the emperor's will. His next move was to deal with Duke Chengguo and Sun Xianzhong. On the surface, he was targeting them, but his target was actually the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother has been ruling the country from behind the scenes for more than a year. It's time for her to step down.

"These two people are more difficult to deal with than the vassal kings." He smiled helplessly.

"Their influence in the court is actually greater than that of the princes." Yang Guifang nodded. "The princes may look scary, but they actually have no foundation. However, these two have done a lot of bad things over the years. If they are exposed, they will be skinned alive if not killed."

"That depends on what the Queen Mother thinks." Zhu Qizhen spread his hands, "Please help me think about it."

Yang Guifang bowed and said, "I will do my best!"

Zhu Qizhen wanted to transfer Yang Guifang to his side, but then he changed his mind and decided to put her by Yu Qian's side. Yu Qian was in charge of a large army, so he had to have someone by his side.

However, Yang Guifang must be conquered first.

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Prince Qing's Palace.

Zhu Qiyu hurried back and went directly to the study of military advisor Wu Xingdao, and said excitedly: "Mr. Wu, His Majesty has asked me to be the second assistant of the cabinet and participate in confidential matters."

Wu Xingdao nodded slowly, not surprised, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, His Majesty is also using you. Don't think that His Majesty is easy to fool. He is not the Majesty before Tumubao."

"I understand." Zhu Qiyu nodded.

"If I'm right, then your majesty will deal with the queen mother next." Wu Xingdao sneered, "The fight between mother and son is really tragic. But in the royal family, it's common."

After Zhu Qiyu sat down, he asked, "Mr. Wu, will I continue to help Your Majesty?"

"Of course, we must first eliminate some of the Queen Mother's power and prevent her from ruling the country from behind the scenes." Wu Xingdao chuckled, "Then the Queen Mother will look for you. You are adept at handling the relationship between the Queen Mother and His Majesty, so this is your chance."

Zhu Qiyu seemed to be thinking about something.

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