On the day when the Battle of the Imperial Palace broke out, Emperor Tianzhi was not in Shenjing City and went on an inspection trip.
On that day, the imperial court sent people to notify Emperor Tianzhi at high speed.
When Emperor Tianzhi learned about it, his first reaction was to be stunned for a moment, unable to believe that such a thing could happen. Then he became furious, and then he immediately sped back to Shenjing City.
On the evening of the second day of the Battle of the Palace, Emperor Tianzhi rushed back to Shenjing City. When he came back, most of the reasons for the Battle of the Palace had been investigated, and Emperor Tianzhi immediately took over the investigation.
On the third day of the palace battle, the reasons were almost all investigated.
What is going on?
Why did the White Lotus Sect suddenly become bold enough to attack the palace?
And why can more than 300 rebels be gathered in Shenjing City?
Why were so few rebels able to break into the palace and even reach outside the Yangxin Hall in the inner court?
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The White Lotus Sect appeared in the Southern Song Dynasty. By the Ming Dynasty, it had become very strong. There were dozens of sects, and they believed in different gods, including the Unborn Mother, Maitreya Buddha, the Jade Emperor of Heaven, and the King of Hell...
In both the Yuan and Ming dynasties, the White Lotus Sect frequently rebelled and were suppressed.
By the Qing Dynasty, the White Lotus Sect had more branches, its doctrines became more complicated, and it still frequently rebelled.
The one who attacked the palace this time was one of the tribes called the Tianmeng Sect.
The Tianmeng Sect was developed by the union of some believers from several tribes, and its leader is Du Qingshan.
This palace battle was planned by Du Qingshan.
Last year, the Tianmeng Sect held a meeting and decided to do a major event in the coming year. This major event was divided into two, one was to launch rebellions in many places, and the other was to attack the palace.
Not long ago, the Tianmeng Sect launched so-called rebellions in many places, which were quickly suppressed by the Qing Dynasty army.
However, because Du Qingshan was staying near Shenjing City and planning to attack the imperial palace, he was unaware of the suppression of rebellions in many places and was focused on attacking the imperial palace.
Du Qingshan knew that Emperor Tianzhi was not in the palace that day, but he still wanted to attack the palace as planned. If he could not kill Emperor Tianzhi, he could also kill the emperor, empress dowager, empress and other noble people in the palace. And in his opinion,
The emperor took away many of the palace guards, making it easier to attack the palace.
Therefore, more than 300 Tianmeng sect rebels disguised themselves as traders and sneaked into Shenjing City the day before they attacked the palace.
On the day of the attack on the palace, these rebels, with the support of several eunuchs in the palace, divided into two groups and attacked from Xihua Gate and Donghua Gate respectively. As a result, the rebels who attacked the palace from Xihua Gate
, they actually broke into the palace, and even reached outside the Yangxin Hall in the inner court...
That day, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager who were in the palace were frightened. The Queen and the concubines were also frightened. There were several princes in the palace at that time. As a result, the fourth prince Xia Yi dared to stand up and lead the guards to resist.
The reason why the Tianmeng Sect was able to gather more than 300 rebels in Shenjing City and invade the palace was mainly due to six reasons:
First, there were several eunuchs in the palace to assist him.
Second, Emperor Tianzhi inspected other places and took away many palace guards, almost all of whom were elite.
Third, before the incident, some officers and soldiers discovered the abnormality and reported it to Gao Shiqiang, the admiral of the Nine Gates. However, Gao Shiqiang did not take it seriously and angrily said that such a thing could not happen.
Fourth, the defense of the Nine Gates was lax, allowing more than 300 rebels disguised as traders to sneak into the inner city.
Fifth, the defense of the palace was lax. The most ridiculous thing is that the military attaché guarding the Meridian Gate that day actually led his team and escaped after learning that the rebels had invaded the palace through Xihua Gate.
Sixth, the phenomenon of the palace guards pretending to be palace guards is serious. Many of them are children of clans, nobles, and high-ranking officials who are not worthy of being palace guards. On that day, many palace guards escaped from the battle.
Regarding this palace battle, Emperor Tianzhi really felt ridiculous and aggrieved.
He has only been on the throne for more than a year.
Gao Shiqiang, the nine-door admiral, was a member of Emperor Kangxing.
The defense of the nine gates was lax, the defense of the palace was lax, and the palace guards used their weapons to show off their skills. These problems were also left behind by the Supreme Emperor Kangxing.
In fact, the White Lotus Sect has now become the most serious problem in the Qing Dynasty, and it was also left behind by Emperor Kangxing.
And now these remaining problems together have led to the outbreak of the absurd farce of the Battle of the Palace.
As a result, Emperor Tianzhi needed to take the blame for Emperor Kangxing, and he needed to bear the shame for it, and he also needed to write the "Edict of Sin".
well!
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On the third day of the palace battle, the reasons were almost all investigated.
On the morning of the fourth day of the palace battle, Emperor Tianzhi stayed in the Qianqing Palace, with a group of dignitaries standing in front of him. Among them, those who had interacted with Jia Yun were the four princes, Cao Wei, Chu Mingkai, Qin Houxiang, Tang Anping...
Qianqing Palace is a very important palace in the imperial palace!
Its architectural scale ranks first among the palaces in the inner court.
During the Ming Dynasty, it was the residence of fourteen emperors and a place of mourning for the emperors.
However, in today's Qing Dynasty, the emperor's palace has been moved to the Yangxin Hall on the west side of Qianqing Palace.
Although today's Qianqing Palace is no longer used as the emperor's residence, its functions have been strengthened.
The emperor summoned courtiers, reviewed memorials and handled daily government affairs, received ministers from foreign vassal states, received congratulations at the end of the year, held banquets, etc., all in the Qianqing Palace.
The emperor's south study room and the upper study room where the prince studied were both located in the verandas surrounding the Qianqing Palace.
At this time, in the bright room of Qianqing Palace, Emperor Tianzhi, who was sitting on the throne, was issuing orders to a group of dignitaries...
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The fourth prince Xia Yi was granted the title of Prince Zhongyong and received an additional annual salary of 10,000 taels. The shotgun he used to kill three rebels was named "Zhonglie".
Xia Yi therefore became the first prince personally appointed by Emperor Tianzhi after he ascended the throne.
Xia Yi is the prince of Emperor Tianzhi, and Emperor Tianzhi made him a prince just over a year after he ascended the throne. This is definitely a very big reward, and it is enough to show that Emperor Tianzhi strongly appreciates Xia Yi this time.
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Gao Shiqiang dismissed the post of Admiral of the Nine Gates and replaced him with Ren Tianxiao.
Chu Mingkai and Qin Houxiang were unfavorable in guarding the palace, so they were demoted one level, from the first-grade military attache to the second-grade military attaché. Chu Mingkai was transferred to the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards, and Qin Houxiang was transferred from the capital to serve as the chief soldier.
When he issued these two orders, Emperor Tianzhi felt aggrieved!
He originally did not want Ren Tianxiao to take over as the Admiral of the Nine Sects, but there was another candidate.
But Emperor Kangxing didn’t allow it!
It stands to reason that this time Chu Mingkai and Qin Houxiang are definitely responsible for more than just being demoted one level.
There was no way, Emperor Tianzhi now needed to win over high-ranking officials, and even more to gain military power. This time he deliberately wanted Chu Mingkai and Qin Houxiang to be grateful to him.
Originally, Emperor Tianzhi planned to transfer both of them to deputy commanders of the Imperial Guards. With the Imperial Guards having two deputy commanders who were grateful to him, his control over the Imperial Guards was greatly increased.
However, Emperor Kangxing did not allow it!
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Strictly rectify the palace guards, remove those who pretend to be innocent, and punish all the palace guards who escaped on the day of the palace battle.
In this way, let alone more than 300 rebels, even if there are twice as many rebels, they will not be able to attack the inner court.
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Emperor Tianzhi also issued some other orders.
For example, the eunuchs in the palace who responded to the rebels this time will definitely be severely punished.
For example, the military attache who guarded the Meridian Gate on the day of the Battle of the Palace and led his team to escape must be severely punished.
For example, other relevant officials who are responsible must also be punished.
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After these orders were issued, Emperor Tianzhi finally said to Dai Quan, the eunuch in charge of the palace beside him: "Xuan Jiayun, Cao Wu, and Tang Daqian come to see you!"
"Yes!" Dai Quan respectfully accepted the order.
Cao Wei and Tang Anping, who were standing at the scene, were both excited at this time.
Both of them have already known in advance the reward that Emperor Tianzhi will give Jia Yun, Cao Wu, and Tang Daqian this time. This reward is not heavy!
Cao Wei was also happy in his heart. Firstly, he was glad that his son Cao Wu had achieved military exploits, and secondly, he was glad that he had escaped a disaster.
Since he accompanied Emperor Tianzhi on an inspection trip this time, he was not guilty this time.
Otherwise, even if he stays in Shenjing City to guard the palace, the current result will still be that he will be demoted and transferred.