Mingyue Qingfeng (28) two in one (Mingyue Qingfeng (28) this year,...)
Bright Moon and Breeze(28)
This year, in Lin Yutong’s eyes, was like performing one absurd drama after another.
On July 21, the forty-eighth year of Wanli, Emperor Wanli passed away in the Hongde Hall where he had spent most of his life.
The ministers of the court, the prince, princes and grandsons were all in the main hall.
Zhu Changluo was in the frontmost position, standing on the edge of the bed. Between the fourth master and Zhu Changluo, there was only Zhu Youxiao. He clearly heard Emperor Wanli say that he would appoint Concubine Zheng as his queen, and then he groaned.
Yes, I can’t hear clearly what I say anymore.
Wang An supported Zhu Changluo and choked with sobs: "The emperor also said... that he would make the eldest grandson the grandson..."
The phlegm is stuck in the throat, and you can hear farts! Fang Congzhe and other ministers nearby immediately knelt down: "I obey the order!"
Chen Ji knelt beside his old master, raised his eyes and glanced at Wang An, and his eyes met with the Fourth Master. The Fourth Master didn't say anything, so Chen Ji shut up: Your Majesty, can you hear me?
Before you can swallow your breath, someone is already falsely spreading the imperial edict.
No one knows whether a person can hear when he is about to die. How about hearing? So what if he can’t hear? How big of a difference does it make to die with the same eyes open?
It was under such circumstances that Emperor Wanli died! When he died, there was nothing left.
This day was very busy.
Zhu Changluo pulled the fourth master aside and said, "The Imperial Guards will take good care of the imperial city and close all the gates. Unless there is a handwriting, entry and exit are strictly prohibited."
The fourth master nodded. He was not stupid. He knew that safety was the most important thing during this transition between the old and the new. He nodded and said, "The imperial city has been under martial law for the past few months."
It means that it started since Emperor Wanli became seriously ill!
Zhu Changluo couldn't help but nodded, as if he was relieved, "That's good! That's good!"
This whole day was spent in the unreal thought of the mountains collapsing! Early the next morning, Concubine Zheng made a fuss to see Zhu Changluo, which gave Zhu Changluo a headache.
Wang An said from the side: "Prince, this queen cannot be recognized! She cannot be canonized!"
I know! I know! But how to deny this fate is a problem.
Wang An whispered: "We are currently attending a funeral, and you have not ascended the throne yet... There is only one word for this matter - procrastination!"
"We can delay it, but the ministers... have all heard it! How can we delay it?"
"The next two roads have dismissed the ministers' orders and told them to go about their business! We will talk about other things after we ascend the throne." Wang An reminded him, "The late emperor did not leave you a decree to tell you..."
Oh! Yes! Yes!
On July 22, Zhu Changluo, as the crown prince, announced that he would reward the soldiers in Liaodong and the border with 1 million in silver.
This money must come from the inner treasury.
As soon as this decree came out, everyone seemed to see Ming Jun.
The date for the enthronement ceremony was decided on July 23rd. After all preparations were made, it would be the first day of August at the earliest.
As soon as the news was announced, Zhu Changluo felt relieved!
Therefore, on July 24, he issued an order to reward the soldiers with another one million in salary. In addition, he ordered to strike off the mining tax and recall the mining tax envoy to replenish the cabinet so that the central government could operate normally.
One decree after another was issued, and the whole place was filled with joy.
Compared with Emperor Wanli who became so comatose in his later years, this emperor is already quite impressive.
From July 25th to August 1st, in just a few days, Zhu Changluo called the fourth master almost every day, asking just one thing: Have you checked the guards of the imperial city? Is it safe? Do you want to redeploy them again? A group of people?
Fourth Master understands this feeling. When you stand alone at a high place, you have to stay steady when in front of others. But when you are alone, there is only one feeling - fear!
Alone and alone, surrounded by wolves, if you are not careful, you will be shattered to pieces.
Every emperor probably has to go through such a stage! Some people's state lasts for a long time, and some people's state lasts for a short time.
Obviously, Zhu Changluo is one of those people who is frightened for a short period of time.
On August 1st, the enthronement ceremony was held. Zhu Changluo ascended the throne of the emperor, and his reign was named Taichang.
Put on the dragon robe and become the emperor! I felt at ease, and then I made a mistake!
He definitely couldn't live in Hongde Hall anymore, so he moved Li Xuanshi to Qianqing Palace. Didn't all the concubines of Emperor Wanli have to be moved to a more remote place to make room for his concubines? Ciqing Palace became Zhu Youxiao territory.
The fourth master and Tongtong could no longer live in the small courtyard. Zhu Changluo seemed to have forgotten that there were still funerals in the palace, so it would be very inconvenient for him and the fourth master.
If it's inconvenient, then it's not convenient. At worst, I'll just come in every morning and come back at night. How much trouble can it be?
After all, most of the eunuchs in this palace actually come in and out every day. They come into the palace when they are on official duties, and most of them stay outside when they are not on official duties.
The number of eunuchs during this period was a bit scary. There were close to 100,000 eunuchs gathered in the capital city alone. There were many used in the palace, and there were nearly 9,000 maids in the palace. How could there be room for so many people?
Therefore, most eunuchs live outside the palace, and several alleys serve as their "collective dormitories." Doesn't this mean that they have to go in and out of the palace?
Every day when he entered the palace, Lin Yutong watched how Zhu Changluo tried to commit suicide.
The new emperor has ascended the throne, but Concubine Zheng is still thinking about the Queen Mother! But she has no choice but to see the emperor. What should she do? She presented eight beauties to the emperor.
There are history books about this matter. When I was reading the history books, Lin Yutong felt that it was very fantasy. He thought that he was a screenwriter of another level. Isn’t this stuff too rough and substandard? But it is such a substandard thing, people really happened.
Concubine Zheng donated eight beauties to Zhu Changluo. Could this be some kind of kindness? Have you forgotten how your mother was bullied to death by Concubine Zheng? Have you forgotten that you didn’t even dare to do so when your mother was dying? You are talking to your own mother just because Concubine Zheng is watching. You have forgotten that during the more than ten years of the dispute over the country, the person Wanli had always favored was the King of Fortune who was born by Concubine Zheng. You have forgotten that in the case of the assassination, a How did a useless man come to the East Palace with a stick to beat him? It would be strange that Concubine Zheng’s hands and feet were not involved in that case!
Such an old enemy, at this time, she dedicates her beauty to you, can she have good intentions?
Even if you don't mention the past, you think that since you ascended the throne, times have changed, and it is impossible for Concubine Zheng to take action. This move is just to make her the Queen Mother, and then to curry favor with you.
But don’t you also have to think about it, your biological mother, the Queen, died in April, and now it will take a hundred days to pass away. And your biological father only died in ten days.
What does she want to do when she gives you a beautiful woman? It will give you a bad reputation!
As a result, they accepted it! Not only did they accept it, but... they couldn’t wait to enjoy it!
After that, I didn’t see the emperor very much. The eunuch Bingbi helped Gai Hong select the most important ones for the emperor’s approval.
The fourth master's source of information was only handed over by Chen Ju.
Just after he ascended the throne, on August 2, the imperial censor Tian Jinsheng made a statement, saying that various tribute fabrics woven from Jiangnan could not be transported. It's not that we didn't make them, we did, but we didn't have the freight.
Can it be temporarily suspended?
The idea is to ask for money! But Emperor Taichang said that we should stop the operation! Let’s do that for now.
After that, Li Ruhua, the Minister of Household Affairs, said in a book that half of Shandong's silver should be set aside. The current situation in Shandong must be difficult this winter, so it must be reserved for disaster relief. This book was sent on August 3.
Yes, the result is pretty good and accurate.
On August 4th, Huang Kezhan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Industry, wrote a note saying that two million taels of silver would be needed to build the Imperial Palace.
The message was handed to the fourth master, who handed it to Tongtong. Tongtong didn't quite understand, "What kind of Emperor's Palace is being built now? Two million taels per mouth."
The Huangji Hall was later called the Hall of Supreme Harmony, where the emperor went to court. This thing costs two million per mouth. The fourth master shook his head and said, "If you don't mention this matter, it's Huang Kezhan's fault! He has to mention it! But, it's okay to mention it.
It depends on how it is proposed. The budget he proposed requires a lot of money. He just said two million taels..." It is the same as the sum of the two previous side payments. "He must be thinking that the cost is too high.
The emperor would not allow it. He had no intention of asking the emperor to agree."
Understand! This is waiting for the emperor to reject it. In this way, he has no fault, no need to waste money, and can smoothly pass the blame.
Lin Yutong felt that this person was very good at being an official.
The fourth master nodded, "Mark your name! This person has always been neutral in the court. To be able to hold such an official position and still maintain non-partisanship is not something that ordinary people can have."
Huang Kezhan! Lin Yutong put this name on the reserve list.
The minister really put a lot of thought into it. In order to save money, he really went all out with the emperor! As a result, after the paper was handed over, Emperor Taichang did not reject it, but approved it!
Two million dollars was spent to build the palace! It’s really worth it.
Fourth Master frowned, "I'm going out tonight."
Are you going to Huang Kezhan's house?
Hmm! You have to find a way to get the two million taels of silver down first, don't move in a hurry.
It was already midnight when I came back at night, so I was a little late talking to the two ministers. I got up a little late in the morning, so I hurried into the palace. But as soon as I entered the palace, I was called aside by Chen Ju: "Your Majesty, hurry up.
There is one person among the people left by the emperor who said he wanted to be simple, and now he has made the emperor very unhappy..."
The Fourth Master was in a hurry, and it turned out that one of the officials, Zhou Chaorui, had given him some advice, admonishing the emperor. He said that the emperor should 'trust people to be benevolent and shun traitors and sycophants'.
What does this mean? It means that the emperor is still kissing the villain, the distant and wise minister.
Can Zhu Changluo accept your words? No, he was hit by a gun.
Lin Yutong listened to the general idea on the side and smiled inwardly, a little understanding of Fourth Master's unhurried intention: so many people still have high hopes for the current emperor and the current eldest son of the emperor, and they are striving for this effect.
The effect is far better than watching them go from hope to despair.
It is easy for the fourth master to ascend to the throne, but after he ascends to the throne, he will have time to argue with the courtiers and scholars all over the world.
It takes great chaos to achieve great governance.
So, she quietly watched the play in the palace to see how this absurd drama would unfold.
No, on the tenth day of August, Emperor Taichang fell ill.
On the day he ascended the throne on August 1, he was in good spirits. Although he was not walking like a dragon or a tiger, his steps were steady and his face was rosy, without any hint of illness.
On August 10th, only ten days later, he couldn't get up. Originally, August 11th was his birthday, the Wanshou Festival! But because he couldn't get up, even the Wanshou Festival was temporarily cancelled.
How ridiculous is it that eight women, in ten days, can go from one healthy person to being unable to get out of bed?!
Tongtong also asked Fourth Master: "Is there any possibility of being DU?"
The fourth master rolled his eyes at her, "Wang An is not stupid! The waiters are watching, how could it be possible that Concubine Zheng really gave her a DU?" It has been suppressed for thirty-nine years, and most of his life has passed. Finally, there is no such thing.
It's a big mountain, it's just indulgence. Eight beauties, all at once. I feel weak. Isn't there some elixir that I can take? Taking the elixir as medicine is depleting the foundation. Who else will get sick if he doesn't fall ill?
fall?
That is to say, Concubine Zheng may not be sincere in this matter! This woman is not a smart person! Her son is in the vassal territory. Zhu Changluo also has three sons. Even Zhu Changluo and his son are dead, so there are still others in the capital.
As for King Hui, King Gui, and King Rui, it was not King Fu's turn to ascend the throne. King Fu could not fly to the capital even if he had wings.
Or is King Fu planning to rebel? Concubine Zheng is clearing the way ahead of time? But in fact, King Fu has never rebelled.
The Fourth Master specifically asked Chen Ju about this, and Chen Ju was very sure: "Prince Fu is guarding the palace and living a peaceful and comfortable life. The slaves dare not mention these things to the prince. In recent years, Prince Fu has taken money very seriously.
The exploitation is so severe. It is impossible to rely on Prince Fu for what the emperor is looking forward to! Prince Fu saves money and food just because he enjoys saving money and food. He does not raise soldiers or generals... he has no other thoughts."
Look! Without King Fu's cooperation, Concubine Zheng's move should not have any deeper meaning.
Moreover, Concubine Zheng did not get any substantial benefits from killing Zhu Changluo, so she really did not mean to harm anyone.
But now, whose fault is Zhu Changluo's illness? The fault of the eight beauties? The fault of Concubine Zheng from Beauty?
But if Zhu Changluo hadn't indulged him, what could these women do to him?
None of the courtiers blamed Zhu Changluo for his lack of self-respect, nor did they criticize whether the emperor had filial piety. Everyone said that Concubine Zheng had ulterior motives and offered the beauty to harm the emperor.
At this time, it doesn't matter what you originally thought, what matters is that the consequences have been caused.
Don’t those ministers know that Concubine Zheng was wronged? Yes! But why do they insist on saying Concubine Zheng’s fault? Because they don’t want to canonize Concubine Zheng as the Queen Mother! They don’t want Prince Fu to become a variable.
So, if it’s not her, it’s also her!
Concubine Zheng knew that she was not going to be the Queen Mother! Not only did she know it, but the people who served around her also knew it. In the palace, Concubine Zheng had always underestimated and promoted others, and Concubine Zheng had obviously lost her power. At this time, the eunuchs around her,
A man named Cui Wensheng wants to find another way out, what should he do?
There is no one with a higher status than Concubine Zheng except the Emperor! Then please flatter the Emperor!
But how to flatter him? He heard that a tonic medicine was good, so he tried his best to get it, smoothed the relationship, and donated the medicine.
Zhu Changluo fell ill on August 10th and couldn't get up, and he became seriously ill on the 14th. Of course, the fourth master had to guard the palace of Qianqing, with courtiers coming in and out, and giving medicine to the emperor. When it came to this, it was not about asking questions. Whether you sons can give the emperor medicine is a matter for the emperor and his ministers to decide.
The person who donated the medicine, Cui Wensheng, not only served Concubine Zheng, but also had an identity. He also served as the errand boy of the Royal Pharmacy. He said that this medicine was good and that many people with similar symptoms were cured by taking this medicine. How about? Your Majesty, give it a try?
The Fourth Master remembered that when Emperor Ama was ill, he took Western medicine, and someone had to test the medicine first. I am afraid that this is also a lesson learned from this. For example, Suo Etu, he tried the medicine on Emperor Ama. After eating it, nothing happened, so the ministers dared to ask the emperor to take it.
But the officials of the Ming Dynasty were so generous! This one came with the medicine and said it could cure diseases. Then the minister said, "How about giving it a try?"
Fourth Master reminded: "Those people have been cured. Have the pulse records been shown to the imperial physician? Are they similar? Otherwise, call the imperial physician to see if the medicine is suitable for the symptoms?"
He really doesn't understand that shouldn't it be the job of the imperial doctor to give medicine when he's sick? He just puts everything in his mouth! Zhu Changluo is so weak that he needs to be replenished! Just do it slowly! And, understand Anyone who practices traditional Chinese medicine knows that for some diseases, after taking medicine, they seem to be more sick than before without taking medicine. Zhu Changluo should be at this stage. He seems to be seriously ill, but after three to five days, seven or eight days, he will recover. It will get better gradually.
But all of them are impatient, and have completely forgotten the saying that the illness is gone like a thread! They just think that the condition becomes worse after the imperial doctor's treatment, that means the imperial doctor is useless! It's useless, try other medicines, it seems to be better That's right.
Zhu Changluo frowned, a little annoyed that his second son had interrupted! Who among the people staying here is a fool? He is a child who is not more experienced than him, but he is afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind! Therefore, he stretched out his hand: " Give me the medicine... Some pills are beneficial after taking them..." Fourth Master shut up!
Fang Congzhe, the chief assistant, glanced at the fourth master and said: "Then... everything will be obeyed by the emperor."
Several other ministers nodded: Yes! They all listen to the emperor.
Zhu Youxiao pulled the fourth master and said, "Listen to father! You will be fine after eating a little."
Fourth Master: "..." Eat! Eat! No one can stop the damn ghost.
It turned out that the main ingredient of that tonic medicine was rhubarb, which is a laxative! He was already very weak, but he had diarrhea again. That night, Zhu Changluo had diarrhea thirty or forty times.
Not to mention someone who is so sick, he is just a tall man with a strong body. He tried thirty or forty times a night. It would be strange if his legs were weak. He would have collapsed a long time ago.
Zhu Changluo was in this situation, and it could be fatal.
Only then did I realize that something was wrong, Cui Wensheng was unreliable!
Minister Yang Lian wrote a letter to punish Cui Wensheng. He said that this person did not make a mistake in taking the medicine, but deliberately used the medicine to harm the emperor!
But if Cui Wensheng wanted to harm the emperor, it would have happened under Fang Congzhe's nose. If Cui Wensheng did it on purpose, did you, Fang Congzhe, deliberately not stop him?
Of course, Fang Congzhe was unwilling to bear this charge, and he refused to acknowledge the opinions of Yang Lian and other ministers, and spared Cui Wensheng.
Lin Yutong looked at Emperor Wanli's memorial tablet in the mourning hall: Your son is so stupid that there is really no need to save him. It's not that I don't save him, it's because he died that Ming Dynasty can save him.
The information she and Fourth Master exchanged every day was how Zhu Changluo committed suicide!
Yes! He really seemed to be possessed by a ghost. Some of his ideas simply broke through the logical scope of normal people.
The sick body was lethargic, and the imperial doctor worked closely on it. For more than ten days, there seemed to be no improvement. But if there is no improvement, isn't it worse? Even if you catch a cold, doesn't it take ten and a half months to get over? What's more, the illness is serious. That’s it. Your cultivation is over!
No way! I feel like I’m so sick that I can’t survive!
On August 28th, less than half a month after taking that medicine, the more I thought about it, the more I was afraid that it might not work. I called the fourth master, Zhu Youxiao, Zhu Youjian, and then Fang Congzhe, the British public servant. These ministers, a total of thirteen of them, were all called to the Qianqing Palace. First they took Zhu Youxiao's hand, tears streaming down his face, and looked at the ministers: "...I have entrusted him to you...to assist him...in his work." A wise king like Yao and Shun..."
The ministers wept and sobbed.
After that, he called the Fourth Master again and took the Fourth Master's hand, "If the world becomes unjust, King Jian will become a vassal..."
The ministers stopped crying! What does this mean?
The fourth master knew that Zhu Changluo was afraid that he would betray him! But he certainly did not dare to say that. Sure enough, Zhu Changluo started to cry, "...The prince needs help, and Prince Jian and the prince share the same mother-in-law... Prince Jian is also the late emperor." It means..." After that, he asked Zhu Youxiao, "Be kind to your brother... Remember! Remember!"
Zhu Youxiao couldn't hold back his sobs. He lay on Zhu Changluo and cried so hard that he almost passed away.
The fourth master took Zhu Changluo's hand with his backhand. In fact, he was so sick that he would definitely not die for the time being.
But people are still impatient, and they haven’t learned the lesson of taking the wrong medicine once. I don’t know what is going on in my head, but another medicine is given next time. This time it’s a man named Li Kezhuo, who is the Prime Minister of Honglu Temple. I also came to donate medicine.
It is said that this stuff is a fairy recipe, someone has used it.
This time everyone was more cautious and asked, has anyone used it and what happened after using it?
This person was quite honest and said that two people had used this medicine. One person took it and got better immediately! The other person took it and died immediately.
The Fourth Master stood on the side, almost laughing at the Ming Dynasty's monarchs and ministers. Really! Weijun almost died after taking the wrong medicine, but he still refused to repent, and dared to continue taking the medicine. As for Weijun, , he really dared to go in. Moreover, he knew that only two people had eaten, one had eaten well, and the other had eaten to death.
What's even weirder is that everyone seems to have acquiesced that the emperor's life is not long, so let's treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor! If one of them dies and the other eats well, isn't there still a half chance that he can be cured?
Otherwise? Try it!
I was brave enough to take it! I took one of the red pills at noon on August 29th. Well! I felt good! So that night, Zhu Changluo thought I could still take one pill. The imperial doctor said no. , this medicine is too strong. Zhu Changluo felt very good after taking it and insisted on taking one pill. Li Kezhuo, who donated the medicine, immediately offered it: Yes! You can take another pill.
After taking another pill, the emperor fell asleep soundly and did not get up the next day! Is this good? The people serving day and night were tired, so Wang An arranged for everyone to rest when they should! Wait for the emperor to wake up Okay, it’s time!
Didn’t I say that? One will be cured immediately, and the other will die immediately! If you eat the one that is not dead, isn’t that what it means?
But who knew there would be a third possibility after taking this medicine, that is, you might feel better first, but then die.
Just like Emperor Taichang, he never woke up after sleeping!
At five o'clock on September 1st, there was still no movement from the emperor. The attendant came forward and touched it. He was dead?
Yes! Dead!
When exactly did you die? I don’t know! Maybe it was August 30th? Maybe it was midnight on September 1st?
Who knows! Just pretend it’s midnight!
Therefore, Emperor Taichang, who ascended the throne on August 1st and was found dead at the 5th watch on September 1st, bid farewell to the stage of history in the form of absurdity, suspense, and drama after a full month of reign!
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