Ming: I am fake, walking on thin ice

Chapter 74 The Furious Queen Mother: Shameless!

Chapter 74 The Furious Queen Mother: Shameless!
Kunning Palace.

The Queen Mother dismissed everyone and held a letter in her hand. She opened it with trembling hands and read every word very carefully, as if she didn't want to miss a single word.

This is a letter from Xu Bin who went to Mobei. The letter tells about the life of the Zhengtong Emperor in Mobei. After reading it, the empress dowager shed two lines of tears on her beautiful face. However, she also felt relieved.

In the letter, Xu Bin said that the Zhengtong Emperor had become accustomed to life in Mobei and was respected by the people of Mobei, especially Yesen's younger brother Boyan, who respected the Zhengtong Emperor very much.

At least now, the orthodox emperor has no worries about his life.

However, Yesen still asked for an exorbitant price to bring back the orthodox emperor, asking for five million taels. Xu Bin suggested in his letter that we should not rush. Now that the war has broken out in Mobei, Yesen may one day need help from the Ming Dynasty.

"Call the Marquis of Huichang." The Queen Mother ordered in a cold voice.

The maid hurried to pass on the message, and soon, Huichang Marquis Sun Jizhong came to the palace and paid respectful respects. The empress dowager directly handed him the letter in her hand. He glanced at it quickly and breathed a sigh of relief: "Your Majesty is well, it's really great."

"Every failure makes one wiser. I hope he can learn from his mistakes this time." The Queen Mother frowned, "Only when he comes back can he become a qualified emperor."

Marquis Huichang took a few steps closer and asked in a low voice, "Queen Dowager, do you mean to collect money to redeem His Majesty?"

The Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "Your Majesty must be brought back, but there is no rush. We need to take a long-term view. We will bring His Majesty back quietly, then quietly kill this fake His Majesty and replace him with the real one. Then everything will be perfect."

This may sound confusing, but Marquis Huichang fully understood what the Queen Mother meant.

No wonder the Queen Mother sometimes supports Your Majesty now. For example, when she appointed officials this time, many of them were Your Majesty's people. It turns out that the Queen Mother has far-sighted thoughts.

At that time, the real emperor will replace the fake emperor, and all the achievements of the fake emperor will belong to the real emperor.

"Think of a way to support Xu Bin and send them some food and supplies." The Queen Mother whispered, "But it must be done in secret and cannot be discovered."

"Yes, Queen Mother, rest assured." Marquis Huichang said confidently, "I have a channel directly to Mobei."

……

The next day, morning.

The atmosphere in the court has been very tense recently, because the Jinyiwei have been arresting people. The ministers all know that this is done by His Majesty, and the Queen Mother tried to stop it, but His Majesty still insisted.

The quarrel between the Queen Mother and His Majesty had spread throughout the court and the country. His Majesty's words, "It is better for one family to cry than for all to cry, and it is better for all officials to cry than for the people to cry," had spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital.

Of course, the officials were afraid of this statement, but the people praised it greatly.

The reason why the Queen Mother quarreled with the Emperor was to let the officials know that she had tried her best. But what the Queen Mother did not expect was that the quarrel spread to the people and won the hearts of the people for the Emperor.

As for how it was spread to the people, it was of course done by the Jinyiwei "navy". Zhu Qizhen saw through the Queen Mother's intention at the time and said that on purpose.

"Your Majesty, I have a report to make." Yang Shan, the censor of the Censorate, stood up.

"Then tell me quickly, why are you coming out just when the court is about to end?" Zhu Qizhen glared at him.

After Yang Shan bowed, he said, "I want to report to the Minister of Personnel Wang Wen. The Wang family has seized the land of the common people, and Wang Wen is secretly supporting them."

Zhu Qizhen, who was originally a little sleepy, suddenly became alert.

Wang Wen? The Imperial Guards were investigating him recently, and were planning to remove him from his position as Minister of Personnel, but the evidence was not yet in hand. Unexpectedly, the Imperial Censor had already reported him.

"Nonsense." Wang Wen stood up, "Our Wang family has some land, which was passed down from our ancestors."

"Inherited from ancestors?" Yang Shan laughed sarcastically, "Sir Wang, you have many ancestors?" The ministers laughed loudly. Wang Wen was so angry that he jumped up and down: "Yang Shan, you are looking for death!"

Yang Shan bowed to the emperor and said angrily, "Your Majesty, Lord Wang is threatening me in front of you. This shows how outrageous the Wang family is! I have checked and found that the Wang family has seized the people's land as their private property and used the people like slaves. If the people are dissatisfied, they will be whipped at the least and their families will be destroyed or killed at the worst. When people went to the capital to file a complaint, the Wang family actually sent people to intercept and kill them on the road. I don't know how many people died on the road."

Wang Wen's face turned pale when he heard this.

……

Zhu Qizhen's eyes fell on Yang Shan. He had not realized before that this censor was quite sharp and talented. He asked in a deep voice: "Yang Shan, do you have any evidence for what you said? Falsely accusing the current Shangshu is a serious crime."

"I have it!" Yang Shan took out a cloth scroll, his eyes filled with tears. "This is a blood letter from the family of a commoner who was killed by the Wang family. I ask Your Majesty to severely punish the Wang family and give justice to the common people."

Zhu Qizhen winked at Jin Ying, who immediately ordered two young eunuchs to open the roll of cloth.

It was indeed written in blood!
Zhu Qizhen looked at Wang Wen coldly and asked, "Sir Wang, what do you have to say?"

Wang Wen was very calm and bowed: "Your Majesty, I know nothing about this. My family is a bit big, and there may be a few bad people. I ask Your Majesty to investigate it strictly. I will do my best to cooperate and clear my name."

Zhu Qizhen sneered in his heart.

Do you think I'm a three-year-old kid? Without the support of the current Minister of Personnel, how dare your Wang family be so bold?

"Well, there is indeed no evidence to prove that you are related. However, you are a member of the Wang family and the Minister of Personnel. How do you control your family?" Zhu Qizhen snorted, "First, dismiss him from his post, and deal with him after the case is investigated."

Wang Wen felt a chill in his heart and looked behind the curtain.

Zhu Qizhen sneered and looked behind the curtain, saying, "Mother, you chose Wang Wen, so you should deal with him."

After a while, the Queen Mother's cold voice came: "Your Majesty handled it very well, Wang Aiqing, you should go back to the mansion and wait until the case is thoroughly investigated."

The ministers all had different expressions. They all realized that His Majesty wanted to take down the Minister of Personnel.

……

Kunning Palace.

The Queen Mother returned with a gloomy face, and Marquis Huichang followed behind her.

"Humph, I didn't make a move, but he made one first." The Queen Mother snorted coldly, "The Ministry of Revenue is not enough, is he going to take the Ministry of Personnel?"

Marquis Huichang frowned and bowed: "Queen Dowager, this may be a coincidence. That Yang Shan is a low-profile person. I have never heard that he is loyal to Your Majesty."

"Why don't you check it out?" the Queen Mother said angrily, "You have been doing things without any rules recently."

The Marquis of Huichang could only apologize, thinking to himself, "Queen Mother, you have been moody lately. Is it possible that women need nourishment at their age?" The Queen Mother has been a widow for more than ten years, and it must be hard for her.

"Empress Dowager, should I...find...someone to serve you?" Marquis Huichang asked courageously.

"Serve? This palace..." The Queen Mother reacted all of a sudden. Her eyes were blank for a moment, and then they turned pale. "Shameless, get out!"

Marquis Huichang was so frightened that he quickly retreated.

(End of this chapter)

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