Those Things in the Ming Dynasty Part 2 All Nations Come to the Dynasty _ Chapter 21 Prisoner Zhu Qizhen
From then on, the desolate Nangong ushered in new owners - the Supreme Emperor Zhu Qizhen and his wife Queen Qian. It is not appropriate to say that they are the owners, because in fact, they are both prisoners of the current emperor Zhu Qiyu.
Zhu Qiyu was extremely wary and hostile towards his brother who returned unexpectedly. Although Zhu Qizhen had betrayed everyone, lost everything, and just wanted to live a comfortable life for a few days, Zhu Qiyu was unwilling to meet even the most basic requirement of his brother.
In December of the first year of Jingtai (1450), Hu Hui wrote a letter requesting that he lead hundreds of officials to worship the Supreme Emperor Zhu Qizhen at Yan'an Gate on New Year's Day next year, hoping to get Zhu Qiyu's approval.
Zhu Qiyu’s answer is no.
Then he added: "In the future, no pilgrimage is required for all festival celebrations (from now on, no pilgrimage is allowed for Zhengdan festivals)!"
In order to do a good job in life services and security, he also specially selected some eunuchs who were dissatisfied with Zhu Qizhen to serve the emperor, and sent Jin Yiwei to tightly surround the inside and outside of the Nangong. At the same time, Zhu Qiyu also carefully considered the environmental noise issue,
In order to allow his brother to live without being disturbed, he ordered that no one be allowed in to visit Zhu Qizhen, and all his daily necessities were regularly delivered from the outside.
Wang Zhi and Hu Xi once came here to visit Zhu Qizhen, but were blocked by these loyal defenders. Only then did they realize that the so-called Supreme Emperor was actually just a prisoner.
Zhu Qiyu did a great job.
Although he was under pressure and did not kill his brother, he did almost everything he shouldn't have done and sentenced his brother to life imprisonment.
The good brother who was originally kind and friendly has disappeared, replaced by a stranger who does not recognize any of his relatives and has a heart of stone. Although this is a tragedy, it is also an inevitable rule of the game of imperial power.
Zhu Qizhen who lives there is actually very peaceful. For him, surviving is already very satisfying. He lives an honest life as a prisoner arranged by his brother and never makes trouble. The only problem is that Zhu Qiyu cut off
His contact with the outside world and even his daily necessities cannot be guaranteed.
Zhu Qizhen did not make a request to Zhu Qiyu, because he knew that it would be useless even if he asked, but he had no other source of income. In desperation, Queen Qian could only do handicrafts like ordinary women.
Ask someone to take it out and exchange it for some food and clothing items (the money will be exported to the trade in needle and thread later to provide food for the emperor).
As long as it's not a black jail, even if you are a prisoner, eating should not be a problem. You can have extra meals during the holidays, and you can go out to get some fresh air if you have nothing to do. However, Zhu Qizhen doesn't even have this basic treatment. The only thing he can do every day is
What I do best is look up at the sky and talk to my wife.
It is an anecdote for the ages that the so-called Supreme Emperor fell to this level.
But even with such a life, his good brother was not willing to let him live it.
There is no place to cool down in Nangong, so in midsummer, Zhu Qizhen can only rely on the shade of trees to enjoy the coolness. This is his only pitiful luxury.
Not long after, one day, as usual, he was preparing to lean under a tree to escape the heat, but was surprised to find that the big trees around him had disappeared. He asked around and found out that this was the work of his good brother.
He smiled bitterly, sighed deeply, and returned to his sweltering residence without saying anything.
He has lost everything, and now he can't even keep his own shade.
Trees are like this, how can people be embarrassed!
The reason why Zhu Qiyu wanted to cut down those trees was because Minister Gao Ping told him that there were too many trees in Nangong, which could be used to hide spies. This statement was exactly what Zhu Qiyu wanted, and he immediately ordered all the trees in Nangong to be cut down for surveillance. As for the
Mr. Zhu Qizhen's shade was certainly not within his scope of consideration.
Zhu Qizhen finally understood that his good brother was a more terrifying enemy than Yexian. Although Yexian was not well educated and behaved rudely, he was still a relatively loyal person who kept his word. But his good brother
But in order to consolidate the throne, he devoted himself to forcing himself, a man who had lost everything, to death.
Zhu Qiyu, you are going too far!
But he has no other choice but to continue living like this. After all, one day is what he can live for.
So he endured it silently and still treated the people around him with his sincere and sincere attitude. Slowly, those who were arranged to monitor him were also moved by his sincerity and calmness and became his friends.
One of them is named Ruan Lang.
Ruan Lang was a relatively loyal eunuch. When he entered the palace during the Yongle period, he neither flattered nor speculated. He just lived his life honestly. He stayed in the palace for forty years, but he was just a small eunuch.
That's all, no one looked down upon him. This time he was sent to serve Zhu Qizhen because no one was willing to do this job.
Zhu Qizhen felt like he had found a treasure. He had nothing to do on weekdays, so he could chat with the old eunuch he had known since childhood. Once they had a happy chat, he took a gold embroidered bag and a gold-plated knife that he carried with him (
Note, it is gold-plated) given to Ruan Lang.
At this time, Zhu Qizhen had nothing to offer, and these so-called gifts were already the few valuable things he had. This shows that Zhu Qizhen is indeed a sincere person. But he never expected that it was precisely
This gold embroidered bag and the worthless knife cost Ruan Lang his life.
Ruan Lang was a relatively casual person and had no idea that there was a huge risk involved. He accepted these two items and thought they were of no use, so he gave them to his friend Wang Yao.
This Wang Yao was just a minor official like Ruan Lang, so he accepted it without thinking. If the matter was settled there, there would be no problem. However, this Wang Yao also had a friend named Lu Zhong, and he would often
Take these two things out and show them to Lu Zhong.
Lu Zhong is Wang Yao's friend, but Wang Yao is not Lu Zhong's friend.
Lu Zhong was a Jin Yiwei. When he saw these two things, his spy instinct immediately told him that this was an opportunity that could be exploited.
So he colluded with his colleague Jin Yiwei Li Shan to inform Zhu Qiyu on the charge of conspiracy to restore the country. The basis was the embroidered bag and the gold knife, because in their view, these two items were ironclad evidence that Zhu Qizhen bribed Ruan Lang and Wang Yao.
Zhu Qiyu finally found an excuse and took action immediately.
What happened next was simple. Wang Yao and Ruan Lang were taken to prison, tortured and tortured, just to get one sentence out of their mouths - Zhu Qizhen had an attempt to restore.
Lu Zhong personally participated in the torture and interrogation, and threatened to let them go if they confessed to the so-called conspiracy, because Lu Zhong believed that even if there was no such thing, the two kings and Ruan would confess something in order to protect themselves. But the facts told him that,
Not everyone is as shameless as him.
Although Ruan Lang and Wang Yao were not high-ranking officials, they were very courageous. They were tortured without uttering a word, and they did not frame Zhu Qizhen until they were finally escorted to the execution ground for execution.
Zhu Qiyu's attempt failed, and Lu Zhong's dream of promotion was shattered. Although Ruan Lang and Wang Yao were soft-spoken, their actions were upright and aboveboard.
Zhu Qizhen was pulled back from the edge of the cliff again.
And when he learned that the kind old eunuch had been killed by his younger brother and could no longer chat with him, he already understood that in this game of power, there was no such thing as abstention, only the winner.
Qualification to live!
Zhu Qiyu’s brilliant plan
Zhu Qiyu became more and more uneasy. Ever since his good brother returned unexpectedly, he had been in a state of fear. He was used to being called the emperor and used to being worshiped by civil and military officials. He was afraid that he had already
Everything he gained was lost again, so he imprisoned his brother and looked for any opportunity to kill him.
The occurrence of the Golden Knife Case deepened his fear. Since then, his behavior has become more and more extreme and excessive.
In order to eliminate the root cause and avoid future troubles, Zhu Qiyu had made up his mind that even if he did not kill Zhu Qizhen, he would also depose his son. The then crown prince Zhu Jianshen replaced the future heir of the empire with his own son Zhu Jianji.
Yes, only in this way can I sit down on this dragon chair with peace of mind.
But this matter is not an ordinary difficulty, because long before Zhu Qiyu was temporarily promoted as emperor, the wily Empress Dowager Sun had already made Zhu Jianshen the crown prince and stated that Zhu Jianshen must inherit the throne in the future. Zhu Qiyu himself agreed at that time. Although
Zhu Qiyu himself can turn his back and deny his credit, but there is still a difficulty he must overcome, which is to get the support of the ministers.
But since ancient times, waste
Things like being a prince are not very popular. It is not easy to ask the ministers to support him! He thought hard about the method, but he still couldn't get it. At this time, his confidant eunuch Xing'an came up with a wonderful "good idea" for him.
idea".
One day not long after, Zhu Qiyu convened a meeting of cabinet members. There were six cabinet members at that time, namely the first assistant Chen Xun, the second assistant Gao Gu, the cabinet member Shang Ren, Jiang Yuan, Wang Yining, and Xiao Tan. These six people were the civil servant group at that time.
's leader.
They entered the palace to pay homage to Zhu Qiyu. After the ceremony, they waited to hear what His Majesty the Emperor had ordered. However, after waiting for a long time, the dear man sitting above said nothing.
After a while, His Majesty the Emperor finally spoke hesitantly, but the content of his words was such as "Well done to you, thank you for your hard work."
These six ministers are all experienced figures in the officialdom, all of them are cunning and cunning. As soon as they heard Zhu Qiyu's tone, they understood that the emperor had something important to say. They were smiling and saying, "Don't dare, don't dare."
But my mind was nervously calculating and getting ready to deal with it.
But after Zhu Qiyu said these clichés, he actually announced the adjournment of the meeting, which made them all confused. Could it be that the emperor was caught by the cold, was unconscious, said a few nonsense words, and deliberately made fun of himself?
But not long after, they knew the answer. After the meeting, Xing'an found them separately and gave each of them money. The specific amount was: Chen Xun, the first assistant, and Gaogu, the second assistant, each had one hundred taels of silver, and the remaining four cabinet members each
Fifty taels of silver per person.
As long as you have basic sociological common sense, you should have guessed that the "good idea" the eunuch Xing'an gave to His Majesty the Emperor was bribery.
The emperor bribed his ministers, which was unprecedented, and the amount of the bribe was really ridiculous, it was only one hundred taels!
This is a good idea that Mr. Xing'an tried his best to think of. After all this time, it still makes people wonder and sigh for a long time. It seems that it is really important to study hard when you are young, so that even if you become a eunuch in the future, you can be a cultured and knowledgeable eunuch.
These six gentlemen couldn't laugh or cry with this little money. Although the wages in the Ming Dynasty were low, these important ministers naturally had various unplanned incomes, so how could they take this money seriously. But they understood.
You don't have to accept other money, but you can't give up this money. This is not a time to be honest. If you don't accept it, you won't give the emperor face.
After accepting the money, they learned the emperor's intention: to establish a crown prince instead.
No matter whose money it is, if you accept the money, you must do things for others. This principle is always applicable, not to mention it is the emperor's money. Even if the six ministers try to take advantage of others, they will not dare to take advantage of His Majesty the Emperor, so they all
He agreed and suggested that he should be crown prince immediately.
After Xing'an took care of these six adults, he continued his activities among the ministers, specifically sending money, of course the amount was similar to before. To his surprise, things went very smoothly, and the ministers accepted the money one after another and agreed.
This was naturally not because of the small amount of money received. It was just that everyone knew Zhu Qiyu's purpose and did not dare to offend him.
Not everyone pretended to be confused. Wang Zhi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, showed his true character as a tough guy. He never expected that the emperor would come up with such a trick and blatantly bribe the ministers, so when others gave him his share of the money,
When he came, he slapped the table, beat his chest and shouted: "How can we ministers have the face to see others in the future if such a thing happens!"
It doesn’t matter whether you have the face to show off or not, the thing was finally done anyway. In May of the third year of Jingtai (1452), Zhu Qizhen’s last hope, the crown prince Zhu Jianshen, was deposed, and Zhu Qiyu’s son Zhu Jianji succeeded him as the crown prince. In Zhu Qiyu’s view,
This is the final outcome for eternity.
But what he didn't expect was that even as he was enjoying great success, an undercurrent was secretly moving, and at the core of this undercurrent was a man full of hatred and ambition.
August 18, the fate of another person
Let us go back to four years ago on August 18, the 14th year of Orthodoxy (1449). On that day, Yu Qian stepped forward and took on the important task of saving the empire. He was admired by thousands of people and began his life from then on.
The most glorious journey.
But on that day, another person's fate was completely changed.
"But today my fate is gone, and I can only avoid disaster by moving south."
This was Xu Jue’s speech that day, and we all already know the response he got:
"Those who suggest moving south should be killed!"
These two sentences decided the fate of Yu Qian and Xu Jue. Yu Qian was unanimously praised and recommended by everyone to become the defender of Beijing City, and he was extremely glorious.
What Xu Jue received was the eunuch Jin Ying's reprimand: "Get out!"
Then, he staggered out of the hall amidst the contempt and ridicule of everyone. He could not imagine that he would be ridiculed by the officials because of these words and be regarded as a villain who was greedy for life and afraid of death.
He knew very well that his political future was over.
In fact, many people wanted to run away. I just said what was in their hearts. Why was it only me who was blamed?
Xu Jue, who was scolded by Yu Qian and treated coldly by everyone, left the palace in despair and walked to his home. Because only there could he get a moment of peace.
But what he didn't expect was that before he got home, another blow was about to hit him.
Because when he walked to Zuoyemen, he met a man named Jiang Yuan.
Jiang Yuan was Xu Jue's friend and colleague. He was a lecturer at the Hanlin Academy at the time. The two usually had a good relationship. When Jiang Yuan saw Xu Jue in such a mess, he asked him with concern what had happened.
Xu Jue was very moved and said with a sad face: "I suggested moving south, but I didn't agree with it, and that's why I ended up in this situation (I think it's not suitable to move south)."
Jiang Yuan comforted Xu Jue nicely and told him to go home and have a good rest. Everything will turn around, and he would also speak for him.
Then, Jiang Yuan walked into the main hall under Xu Jue's grateful eyes. After meeting Zhu Qiyu, he said in a loud and righteous voice: "It is absolutely impossible to move south, the only way is to stick to one road!"
A few months later, Jiang Yuan was appointed as the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice and the Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, and became Zhu Qiyu's important minister.
This is really a wonderful scene.
Xu Jue was desperate, not only for his official career, but also for people's hearts. At that time, countless people were talking about running away, and his theory was also very popular. But when he was reprimanded, no one
People spoke for themselves, and those who were originally greedy for life and fearful of death suddenly became the main militant faction, turning around and scolding themselves for living an ignoble existence and shaking the morale of the military.
This unexpected and dramatic change taught Xu Jue a vivid lesson and made him realize the true meaning of the fickle world.
After that, every day when he went to court, many people would secretly point at him and say sarcastically: "Isn't this the coward who suggested moving south?" And some ministers with a bad temper even said it in front of him.
Embarrass him.
For a scholar who reads poetry and books and values reputation above all else, these insults are more unbearable than death.
But Xu Jue went to work on time every day amidst such cold treatment and insult, because he wanted to survive and his life had to go on. If he didn't go to work, he would have no salary, and he couldn't support his wife and children.
It is better to live cowardly than to die tragically. This is Xu Jue's philosophy of life.
The hardest thing in life is not to endure, but to wait.
Xu Jue persisted because he believed that his abilities and work achievements would eventually be accepted by people, and he would always turn around one day. But the facts once again disappointed him. His work performance was very good, but he always failed.
After being promoted, he had no choice but to seek help from his enemy Yu Qian.
Yu Qian was indeed an upright person. He did not ignore Xu Jue because he suggested moving south. Instead, he took the initiative to recommend this person to Zhu Qiyu. However, when Zhu Qiyu heard Xu Jue's name, he said something harsh: "You said so."
Isn’t he the one Xu Ju who advocated moving south? This person’s character is too bad, so leave him alone.”
Yu Qian had no choice but to give up. But Xu Jue didn't know all this. He mistakenly thought that Yu Qian was causing trouble. From then on, a fire of revenge had been sown in his heart.
Being insulted and ridiculed, and not receiving any reward for his hard work, just because he said the wrong thing at the time, is really unfair to Xu Jue.
He wanted to change his predicament, but he couldn't get anyone's help. After thinking hard, he came up with a brilliant idea - to change his name.
From our perspective today, this seems incomprehensible. Could you please change the horse?
Doesn’t A recognize you?
But in those days, this was indeed the case. After all, His Majesty the Emperor had many things to do. Xu Jue did not need to notify him when he changed his name, let alone the whole country, and went to the police station where he was registered to register. He only needed to explain it to the Ministry of Personnel. When it came time to submit for promotion, His Majesty the Emperor
It was just a brief look at the list, and there was absolutely no need to go into details about whether anyone had changed their name. Xu Jui seized this opportunity and changed his name to Xu Youzhen.
After hiding the truth, Xu Youzhen waited for an opportunity and was sent to Shandong as an official. Xu Youzhen is a very capable person and has a strong ability to handle government affairs. He did a good job after being sent abroad for several years, and then relied on his own
Due to his merits, he was promoted to the position of Zuo Fudu Censor.
I once had a question about this, because Zuo Fu Du Shi was the third-ranking figure in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, had the power to go to court, and was also someone the emperor often saw. Then why did Zhu Qiyu not recognize that this so-called Xu Youzhen was
Where is Xu Jue?
I don't know the specific reason. I think His Majesty the Emperor was too busy and had long forgotten Xu Jue's appearance.
In any case, Xu Youzhen's life finally took a turn for the better, but in his heart, he never forgot the insults and ironies he had suffered, and he was waiting quietly.
Waiting for the opportunity for revenge to come.
Crazy Zhu Qiyu
Zhu Qiyu got his wish and appointed his son as the heir to the throne. He finally breathed a sigh of relief. In this struggle for the ownership of the throne, he won.
But this victory did not last long. In November of the next year (the fourth year of Jingtai, 1453 AD), Zhu Qiyu suffered a heavy blow. His son, Zhu Jianji, the future successor of the empire, passed away.
Now the problem is troublesome. It doesn't matter if his son dies. The problem is that Zhu Qiyu only has this son. Where can he find another heir to the throne?
The more troublesome thing was yet to come. Many ministers were already dissatisfied with Zhu Jianshen being abolished, so they took this opportunity to demand his reinstatement. This was a matter of course.
Anyway, you don’t have a son anymore, so why not raise another one?
But Zhu Qiyu didn't think so. He had already broken up with Zhu Qizhen. If he restored his son as the prince, he would counterattack in the future and where would he put himself?
But the problem is that the prince must be established, but he is not up to expectations and cannot give birth to a son. This son is not something that can be born at birth. Even if you are the emperor, you cannot do whatever you want with this kind of thing.
Over time, Zhu Qiyu became impatient. In addition, due to the hard work of state affairs, his health was not as good as before. Thinking of the unpredictable future, his temper became more and more irritable and suspicious.
However, the dilapidated house happened to be raining all night, so I was afraid that something might happen. Soon after, two ministers issued a public petition, which finally set off a serious political storm.
One of these two ministers was Yushi Zhongtong, and the other was Langzhong Zhanglun. These two gentlemen did not hold high positions, but they were very courageous. They each wrote a memorial asking for Zhu Jianshen to be reinstated. In fact, this statement was made very early.
Yes, Zhu Qiyu has also read similar memorials. Even if he doesn't approve it, there shouldn't be any big problems, but the bad thing lies in the two memorials written by these two people.
What's wrong with the memorials of these two gentlemen? The excerpt is as follows:
Let’s first look at Zhong Tong’s words: “The father has the world, and he must pass it on to his son. When the prince passes away, he knows that destiny exists.”
If this sentence is more straightforward in modern terms, it can be explained like this: Lao Tzu's world should be passed on to his son. Now that your son is dead, this is destiny. God is open to his eyes.
Mr. Zhang Lun was even more powerful. Not only did he demand restoration, he also asked Zhu Qiyu to pay his respects to Zhu Qizhen during the holidays. There was also a shocking sentence in the middle: "The emperor has been in the world for fourteen years and is the father of the world. Your Majesty personally
If you are canonized, you are a minister of the emperor."
There is no need to explain the meaning of this sentence, everyone on earth knows it.
You should speak politely, but one of the two memorials mocked the emperor as he deserved the death of his son, and the other reminded the emperor to pay attention to his own identity. Treating the emperor as an outsider was really boring.
The consequences were not surprising. After seeing this, Zhu Qiyu was furious. It was getting late at that time and the court had already got off work. According to the rules, anything should be discussed the next day. However, Zhu Qiyu was so angry that he wrote an arrest warrant overnight.
He handed it out through the crack in the palace door (this method of transmission was only used in emergencies), and asked the Jin Yiwei to arrest the two of them overnight.
After the two people were arrested, they were tortured. Jin Yiwei asked them to tell them about their relationship with Nangong and who instigated them. They wanted to use this matter to deal with Zhu Qizhen together, but these two people were very brave and almost beat me to death.
The momentum of not saying anything, not uttering a single word.
The arrest of these two people not only did not eliminate the voices calling for restoration, but instead caused a bigger trend, known in history as the "Resumption of Reserves". For a time, ministers wrote letters one after another, demanding restoration, and people inside and outside the court were vocal.
There was a great excitement, and even some local officials from other places wrote letters to join in the fun.
Zhu Qiyu never expected that things would get worse and worse. He had already lost his son, and now even his throne was threatened. Under the increasing pressure, his emotions were almost crazy.
In order to suppress this trend, he used the imperial staff, a family heirloom left by his ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang.
His principle of using the imperial staff is also very simple. Anyone who mentions Fuchu will not be spared and will be beaten!
Suddenly, in front of the imperial city, the imperial staffs were rising and falling one after another, blood and flesh were flying everywhere, and there were screams and screams. The ministers were all in danger, and this trend was finally over.
At that time, almost all the ministers who returned to the throne were beaten, and the most unlucky among them was an official named Liao Zhuang. His experience was unique.
Liao Zhuang was not a Beijing official. His position was the minister of Dali Temple in Nanjing. In the fifth year of Jingtai (1454), he also joined in the fun and wrote a letter asking for the restoration of the reserve. For some reason, he was later missed when the number of people was traced and spanked.
, since he was not in Beijing either, there was no further pursuit.
A year later, his mother died. According to regulations, he had to go to Beijing to pay homage to the palace, and then take Kanhe home to observe mourning. This dear man was originally going to go to the palace, kowtow, state his name, and then leave immediately.
, Unexpectedly, Zhu Qiyu actually stopped him:
"Are you Liao Zhuang?"
Liao Zhuang felt honored. He never expected that the emperor would still remember such a small person as himself, so he hurriedly replied: "I am Liao Zhuang."
Zhu Qiyu didn't talk nonsense to him, and directly ordered Jin Yiwei:
"Drag him down and give him eighty sticks!"
Liao Zhuang was stunned, and then he remembered that he had joined in the fun a year ago.
Zhu Qiyu not only beat him, but also saved him the cost of traveling home. He directly sent him a new job and appointed him as the post manager of Dingqiang Station in a remote area (similar to the director of an official guest house, but a hard job).
After beating Liao Village, Zhu Qiyu suddenly remembered the two culprits Zhong Tong and Zhang Lun, and asked his men about the whereabouts of these two people. After learning that they were still in prison, Zhu Qiyu refused to do anything and decided to come.
To celebrate an anniversary, these two people fought together.
In order to show their identity as the first criminal, Zhu Qiyu was ingenious. He felt that the Jinyiwei's execution stick was too small and not impressive enough, so he actively used his brains and designed two big sticks (giant sticks). He sent someone to the prison with special instructions.
: "These two sticks are specially used to beat them, make no mistake!"
To be honest, I don’t know how big those two specially designed giant sticks are, but what I know is that after the meal was over, Mr. Zhong Tong went to see the King of Hell, and Zhang Lun was probably in better health.
, managed to survive, but was also maimed.
Zhu Qiyu's almost crazy behavior shocked both the government and the public. From then on, no one dared to mention the matter of restoring Chu.
Zhu Qiyu was not a tyrant at first. Just a few years ago, he was a gentle and elegant young man. He and his brother respected each other and had a harmonious relationship. However, the temptation of imperial power pushed him step by step into darkness. He became selfish, cold, suspicious, and cruel.
. Imprison his brother, depose his nephew, kill ministers who oppose him, and kill anyone who dares to stand in his way.
But these actions of his did not lead to the consolidation of power. There were constant objections to his actions. His only son also died, but no one sympathized with him. Those ministers only cared about who the next master would be, and his body was also
It's getting worse and worse, and he can't last much longer. He knows very well that once he dies, Zhu Jianshen is likely to succeed, and Zhu Qizhen will come out again to liquidate his actions. For the sake of power, he disowned his relatives and made many mistakes.
However, until now, he has no way to save his life and cannot stop. Faced with the hidden dangers and undercurrents, he can only suppress them in a more cruel and violent way.