Zhu Qiyu led a group of internal servants back to Zuoshun Gate, stood in front of Empress Dowager Sun, bowed and said.
"Seeing the Queen Mother, I wonder if the measures I just took while away from home are appropriate, do you think the Queen Mother is appropriate?"
After such a long pause, Empress Dowager Sun's face finally regained some color. When she heard this, her heart suddenly burst into flames.
She was just behind the Zuoshun Gate and saw Zhu Qiyu's every word and action.
When Zhu Qiyu sternly reprimanded the officials who were fighting, Empress Dowager Sun felt very happy for a while.
After all, after these days, after the emperor was captured, she, a woman from deep within the palace, was forced to step in to maintain the situation. She encountered a lot of soft nails with civil servants overtly and covertly. Just from the news sent back by Jin Ying, there were many imperial concubines.
Shi bluntly said that she, the Queen Mother, interfered too much in government affairs and controlled the military.
Had she not taken into account the current situation and still needed this group of civil servants to maintain, she would not have given in so much. But who would have expected that they would be so arrogant as to kill people in public at the court meeting, simply not taking her as the Queen Mother seriously.
There was one sentence that Zhu Qiyu just said outside that made Empress Dowager Sun feel the same way.
This group of courtiers dared to be so lawless because the emperor was not in the capital. There was only King Yin in the palace, a royal prince, and she, a woman in the palace with a two-year-old baby, was easy to bully as an orphan and a widowed mother.
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But whenever the emperor is here, even if the three of them have the courage, they would not dare to be so presumptuous!
That's why Zhu Qiyu reprimanded the group of courtiers vigorously, and in the end he even forced the group of ministers to hand over the leader for punishment. This really made Empress Dowager Sun feel very angry.
But before she was happy for a while, she felt something was wrong...
Different from civil and military officials, the Empress Dowager Sun viewed everything from the emperor's perspective from beginning to end.
In addition, although she was watching from behind Zuoshunmen, due to her status, she could not participate in the court meeting in person, so she was a relatively calm third party.
During the previous court meeting, she was so angry at the betrayal of her relatives that she couldn't react. Now that she thought about it carefully, she clearly felt that the reason why the courtiers were making such a fuss was that from the beginning,
Because Zhu Qiyu is fanning the flames!
The biggest culprit in the civil engineering incident must be Wang Zhen. There is no doubt about this from top to bottom.
Even if the emperor comes back in the future, this is an unchangeable fact.
After all, if Wang Zhen was not at fault, then it could only be the emperor who indulged Wang Zhen.
Empress Dowager Sun still understands her son. He is arrogant and arrogant, loves great achievements and loves love and justice, but he is not stupid and confused.
To take a step back, even if the emperor insists on protecting Wang Zhen after he returns, Empress Dowager Sun will not condone his misbehavior.
Hence, the fall of Wang Zhenyi's party is a certainty, and it is just a matter of whether it is dealt with sooner or later.
The reason why the ministers were so fierce in their remonstrances was not only because they were resentful, but also because most of them had long been convinced of this point.
But unfortunately, I got stuck at Zhu Qiyu's place...
In the eyes of the ministers in the outer dynasty, King Tan may have been cowardly and incompetent, and was afraid of being reckoned with by the Queen of Autumn, but from the perspective of Queen Mother Sun, she always thought of the worst side of things.
Taking stock of everything that happened at the court meeting in detail, Empress Dowager Sun discovered that things started when Zhu Qiyu refused to allow the ministers to deal with Wang Zhen's party, and then got out of hand.
What did he say at that time?
“…The civil engineering matter involves a lot. After welcoming the emperor’s brother back, he will make the decision. You should concentrate on the matter and there is no need to give any advice…”
If you listen carefully to these words, you can see that they are clearly implying that the civil affairs were not only caused by Wang Zhen, but also caused by the emperor's indulgence.
Otherwise, why would the emperor have to make a decision?
Furthermore, in the past few days, the impeachment memorials submitted by the ministers were heard by the Queen Mother even in the harem, but King Tan ignored them all, which was obviously a deliberate attempt to inflame the dissatisfaction of the courtiers.
Under such excitement, if Ma Shun stood up again, he would not be like boiling water splashed into a frying pan, and he would explode at a moment's notice!
According to this idea, looking at what Zhu Qiyu did after that, Empress Dowager Sun felt more and more suspicious.
When Jin Ying left the scene, the scene was relatively calm and the officials did not notice it, but Queen Mother Sun could see clearly from behind the screen.
If he hadn't predicted it in advance and given instructions to Jin Ying, Jin Yiwei and the people from Dongchang, how could they have arrived so quickly?
Not only is it fast, but it comes at the right time!
Just after the ministers had beaten Ma Shun, Mao Gui and Wang Changsui to death, they arrived immediately.
Had it been a moment earlier, the ministers would not have lost control and beaten people to death; if it had been a moment later, then under the coercion of the irrational ministers, Zhu Qiyu would have had to continue to make concessions and forgive those ministers who fought violently.
It was precisely because he was stuck at this ingenious time that Zhu Qiyu was able to successfully control the situation with the help of Jin Yiwei and Dongchang, and was able to establish his authority with his fierce words.
If that's all...
The scene where Zhu Qiyu angrily rebuked the ministers just now made Empress Dowager Sun feel bad, but when she came back to her senses, Empress Dowager Sun felt even more uncomfortable.
Listen to what he said when he criticized the courtiers?
First he said that they bullied him, a royal prince, and then he accused the courtiers who forced him to remonstrate without kings and fathers!
Who is the king and who is the father?
The king, father and emperor of the Ming Dynasty are in the Wala camp!
Zhu Qiyu is just a prince who oversees the country, but he dares to openly regard himself as the king and father in this great court meeting. What does he want to do?
Don’t forget, he is just acting on behalf of the emperor!
What’s even more frightening is that among the many ministers in the court, no one thinks there is anything wrong with what he said.
Did you not notice it?
Or after such a big court meeting, the courtiers already felt that in the current situation, only King Tan could save the overall situation?
After thinking about this, and looking at Zhu Qiyu's face of a humble gentleman, Empress Dowager Sun felt a chill coming straight from her back.
She thought that she was sufficiently wary of this King Tao, but she did not expect that this man was so deep-minded.
Thinking again of her arrogant and arrogant emperor's son who insisted on going to war and was captured as a result, Empress Dowager Sun couldn't help but feel complicated. All kinds of thoughts came to her mind. For a while, she didn't even pay attention to Zhu Qiyu's words.
Seeing that the Empress Dowager Sun was stunned, Zhu Qiyu was not in a hurry and continued: "Holy Mother, civil engineering matters are very closely related. What the ministers did today shows that the matter in the court is boiling. It can no longer be delayed. The wishes of the ministers must be fulfilled."
At the request of the ministers, Wang Zhen and his party were put on trial in the judicial department and sentenced to a canon. What does the Queen Mother think?"
Empress Dowager Sun was in a state of confusion at the moment, and she had already felt that it didn't matter whether Wang Zhen's party was dealt with, so she nodded and said without thinking much.
“Since you are responsible for supervising the country’s major political affairs, you can decide on your own!”
Zhu Qiyu nodded, walked to Jin Ying, and said.
“Eunuch Jin, could you please take someone out, just say...”
Zhu Qiyu spoke slowly, telling Jin Ying word by word, ordering him to do what he told him.
Empress Dowager Sun was listening on the sidelines, her brows involuntarily knitted up again.
She knew that if she wasn't careful, she would be tricked by this King of Tao again!
Just deal with Wang Zhen's party. Why do you need to emphasize that he, the king, asked the empress dowager for instructions? Isn't it obvious that he was afraid that the emperor would come back to settle accounts and did not dare to deal with it?
As a result, I am afraid that the emperor's image in the hearts of his ministers will fall to another level.
This King Tao is indeed unkind!
Empress Dowager Sun managed to calm down and secretly clenched her jade hands under her sleeves. Fortunately, she was not completely unprepared...
At the other end, Jin Ying also heard the hidden meaning of Zhu Qiyu's words. He glanced at Empress Dowager Sun in embarrassment and did not leave immediately.
Seeing this situation, Empress Dowager Sun felt a little calmer. It seemed that at least Jin Ying was on her side. However, today's matter was full of doubts. After the matter was settled, she would have to call him back to Cining Palace to question her carefully.
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However, Empress Dowager Sun remained calm on her face and shouted softly: "What are you doing standing around, why don't you go quickly? King Tao is indeed a good man. I entrust you with this state affairs. The Ai family really did not choose the wrong person!"
The tone was heavy, with a bit of uncontrollable anger.
Zhu Qiyu knew that the Empress Dowager Sun must have noticed something at this moment, but since she did not reveal it, he did not understand the sarcasm of these words, and said lightly: "Thank you for the compliment, Empress Dowager. This country is the result of the hard work of our ancestors."
As a result, Qi Yu, as a descendant of the Zhu family, should do his best."
After receiving the order, Jin Ying no longer hesitated to take his people out to deliver the order. Empress Dowager Sun also waved her hand and said: "The court meeting has ended, and the Ai family will not stay any longer. However, King Xi, the Ai family would like to advise you, don't do it."
You get carried away and have thoughts that you shouldn't have. This Ming Dynasty is the emperor's Ming Dynasty, and no one else can change it!"
With a cold snort, Empress Dowager Sun turned her head and said.
“Li Yongchang, please drive back to Cining Palace!”
It's just that no one can see that at this moment, Queen Mother Sun, although there is helpless anger on her face, her hands in her sleeves are soaked with sweat, for fear that Zhu Qiyu will see something.
But I’m just afraid of what will happen...
As soon as Empress Dowager Sun got up and got on the carriage, she saw a figure in front of her.
It is none other than Zhu Qiyu!
He cupped his hands and said with a smile on his face.
"Why should the Queen Mother be anxious? Today's affairs are not over yet. I would like to ask the Queen Mother to accompany her to the Jiyi Hall to discuss important matters!"