Chapter 100 I’m here to draw the sword! (5.6K request for moon
If you look at Zhu Houzhao's sixteen-year career as emperor from the height of history, it is neither short nor long.
He had only done this once.
That was before the southern tour, one hundred and forty-six ministers knelt outside the Meridian Gate to remonstrate. Zhu Houzhao, who had always been tolerant to his ministers, finally couldn't suppress the anger in his heart and decreed that all ministers who knelt outside the Meridian Gate would be punished.
Thirty sticks.
Eleven of them were in poor health and were killed on the spot.
Except for this time, although Zhu Houzhao had always fought with civil servants and often acted irrationally, his methods had always been gentle, he would never kill indiscriminately, and he even punished his ministers very rarely.
For example, if he wanted to leave the border, but the guard refused to let him go, he obviously only needed a decree to kill the guard.
After all, this guard has already rebelled and disrespected the imperial decree, and should be punished for his crime. Even the king of heaven and I will have to admit this logic.
But Zhu Houzhao did not do this. Instead, he chose to make a big detour and faced the officials who were chasing after him. He did not punish him or even scold him. He just complained after a few words and ignored them.
To sum up Zhu Houzhao's life, he wanted to do things, so he had to fight with ministers, so he created the Eight Tigers to check and balance the civil servant group, but he was not ruthless enough.
And from deep down, Zhu Houzhao is different from the Jiajing Immortal. He values love and justice, has a straightforward personality, and does not like to fight with ministers.
Therefore, many of Zhu Houzhao's strange practices will look ridiculous from later generations, and they are completely unlike the actions of an emperor.
Because he hopes to use his own skills to get back his own power, in a relatively gentle way.
This is completely different from his cousin Zhu Houcong.
The Jiajing Immortal was keen on power struggles, with his devilish spirit, super-intelligent brain, and his cautious and sinister character that no one believed in. Before Yan Song, an old man, came on the scene, he used the power of ministers to check and balance each other, plus
He is so ruthless that he can trick the ministers of the dynasty around him.
If we compare it solely from the point of view of the emperor, Zhu Houcong could throw Zhu Houzhao away for more than a dozen streets, and even a will-o'-the-wisp could not catch up.
"Sage, I have a question."
The flames in his heart crackled for a few seconds, and Zhu Houzhao frowned.
"I don't have a knife now."
This was the embarrassing situation Zhu Houzhao faced.
According to the system of the Ming Dynasty, if a healthy emperor wants to kill someone, no matter it is a traitor or the chief minister of the cabinet, he can do it just by talking.
However, there is a prerequisite, and that is having a knife in your hand.
This knife is Jin Yiwei and Dongchang.
The institution that was once used to supervise officials has gradually evolved into a sharp blade for guarding imperial power.
This is why in the last years of Chongzhen's reign, the Donglin Party was in control of both the government and the opposition, but Chongzhen still abolished whoever he wanted and beheaded whoever he wanted.
Because I have a knife in my hand and you don't, I have no objection to cutting you.
But now the Jinyiwei and Dongchang admirals, as well as the capital regimental camp admirals, are all the mighty deputy general Jiang Bin. In other words, Jiang Bin is actually Zhu Houzhao's sword.
Obviously the cabinet had long been wary of this, so the first thing he did after Zhu Houzhao fell ill was to transfer Jiang Bin to Tongzhou.
At the same time, the nine gates of the capital were closely monitored to eliminate the possibility of Jiang Bin sneaking into the capital secretly.
As long as Jiang Bin cannot see the emperor, the Jinyiwei and Dongchang in his hands, as well as the elite soldiers of the regiment, will be just decorations. An ownerless sword can only be used as a decoration.
Because Jiang Bin is only an admiral and does not have the right to command. If Jiang Bin dares to use the three knives in his hand to cause chaos without the emperor's order, it will be tantamount to treason, and the cabinet will kill you without any discussion.
The civil servants in the temple were eager for Jiang Bin to cause trouble.
Jiang Bin himself knew this very well, so after being transferred to Tongzhou, Jiang Bin did not dare to make any move until the death of Emperor Zhengde.
Because he knew very well that if he moved, he would die.
As for Jiang Bin's rebellion before he fell into the water, judging from the many historical records that followed, it was most likely that the civil servants were talking nonsense. After all, if you want to cut a person alive, you have to name the person who committed the most heinous crime.
Since ancient times, the crime of treason has been tried repeatedly.
Although Jiang Bin has soldiers in his hands, he is not a warlord. They are fundamentally two completely different species. The power structure in his hands is more like that of a eunuch, and every bit of it is derived from Zhu Houzhao.
If Zhu Houzhao is gone, his power will be like a decoration. Whether it is Jinyiwei, Dongchang or Tuanying, they will all be loyal to the new emperor immediately. Who the hell would sacrifice their lives for a young man like Jiang Bin?
Moreover, all the civil servants in the dynasty wanted to chop him alive. His only support was the emperor, the rebel who created the hammer.
Jiang Bin himself should know this very well.
Therefore, not only would he not rebel, he would burn incense and worship Buddha every day, praying devoutly to God for Zhu Houzhao to live a long life, and preferably for another five hundred years.
Facing Zhu Houzhao's words, Ji Boying smiled slightly.
"Knife, I can help you get it."
"What you need is determination."
Politics is complicated, but sometimes politics is also very simple.
For the Zhengde Dynasty, and for Zhu Houzhao, it only took one person to make a comeback.
That is, Jiang Bin.
As long as Jiang Bin appears in the capital, as long as Jiang Bin sees Zhu Houzhao, everything can be solved.
Because only after seeing Zhu Houzhao and getting the imperial edict, Jiang Bin had the courage and his sword to be able to kill people legitimately.
Ji Boying looked at Zhu Houzhao, and he saw hesitation in Zhu Houzhao's eyes.
This is no wonder that Emperor Wuzong, although Zhu Houzhao was playful, had one thing that even the civil service group could not discredit, that is, Zhu Houzhao had a mellow nature and was very kind to his courtiers.
And the inertia that Ming Dynasty has developed over the years.
After Renxuan, especially after the Tumubao Incident and the Battle of Peking, the power of the civil servant group began to expand rapidly, and the emperor treated civil servants with even greater courtesy.
In particular, Zhu Houzhao's father, Emperor Xiaozong, Zhu Youtang, was known for being a courteous and virtuous corporal. He almost didn't even let the civil servants sell him, and he was still helping count the money.
All these deeply affected Zhu Houzhao's thinking inertia.
"I'll take you somewhere."
"What…"
Before Zhu Houzhao could finish asking this question, he had already noticed that the scenery around him had changed.
'What is this place?'
‘Why are there so many people wearing dragon robes?!’
'Have I gone to heaven?'
The moment he focused his eyes to see clearly, this was the first thought in Zhu Houzhao's mind.
Hongwu time and space, Zuixian Tower.
When Ji Boying brought Zhu Houzhao back to the main hall of Zuixian Tower, Lao Zhu was sitting on his Taishi chair and drinking tea leisurely, while Abiao was studying the silver strategy explained by Ji Boying alone, frowning, as if
Enlightenment.
Old Zhu Di and Zhu Laosi, two people from different time and space, and monk Dao Yan, the three of them formed a small circle and were discussing the plan of the great voyage.
Especially Zhu Laosi, he listened to Lao Zhu Di's explanation with a learning attitude and nodded frequently.
After all, in Lao Zhu Di's time, the Three Treasure Eunuchs had already made six voyages to the West, and had established a mature and strongest navy in the world. This was an irreplaceable reference for Zhu Laosi and could avoid many detours.
Jianwen Zhu Gaochi, on the other hand, was lying on the table alone. Looking closer, he could hear snoring.
Fatty Hong Xi and Fatty Yongle got together and the topic they discussed was very simple, that is, how to maintain health.
Emperor Xuande and Emperor Jingtai, the conversation between father and son was very harmonious and loving.
Emperor Jingtai just received a piece of information from Lianxiang, which recorded the content of the previous lessons. Emperor Xuande was explaining it to him one by one.
In the last row of the main hall, two tables were moved and joined together.
Yongle Zhu Zhanji was dragging little Zhu Si and fighting with crickets on top of him, while Hongxi Zhu Zhanji stood aside and watched with his hands up, shouting several times from time to time.
Lianxiangxiyu, on the other hand, kept going back and forth among the people, serving tea to the emperors and princes, and providing afternoon tea such as cakes.
"Brother is back."
When Lao Zhu saw Ji Boying appearing on the podium, he quickly put down the tea cup in his hand and stood up to greet him with a smile.
"Let you move freely, and this is how you move?!"
Ji Boying's eyes glanced sharply,
As soon as the words came out, everyone else reacted instantly and immediately corrected themselves.
Especially Zhu Zhanji and Xiao Zhusi, who were fighting crickets from Yongle, covered the cricket box and quickly put it away. They stood there with their heads lowered and dared not speak.
It looked like a naughty student who was hiding in the corner of the classroom playing mobile games after class and was caught by the class teacher.
"Master Immortal, who is this?"
Abiao, who had withdrawn his thoughts from the silver strategy, looked at Zhu Houzhao beside Ji Boying and asked subconsciously.
"Zhu Houzhao, the tenth emperor of Ming Dynasty, Zhengde."
Ji Boying said lightly.
Then he briefly introduced the identities of Lao Zhu, Lao Zhu Di and others to Zhu Houzhao.
Zhu Houzhao, who was accustomed to playing tricks and had always been fearless in heaven and earth, trembled when he heard that these people in dragon robes were his ancestors.
I never thought to myself that one day I would be able to see my living ancestor.
Especially old Zhu Di.
When the words 'Emperor Yongle' fell into Zhu Houzhao's ears, the fiery look in Zhu Houzhao's eyes was completely undisguised.
If it is respect for Emperor Taizu, then it is out-and-out fanatical worship for Emperor Taizong. It can be seen from Zhu Houzhao's posthumous name that he was fond of martial arts throughout his life.
The emperor's martial arts is not the fist and kick skills of ordinary people, but the intention of opening up territories and expanding territories.
During the Ming Dynasty, the most accomplished martial artist was none other than Emperor Yongle, who conquered Mongolia in the north, destroyed Annan in the south, traveled to the east and west, and established Hami in the west. Such unparalleled achievements are difficult to find throughout the ages.
Every time Zhu Houzhao read about Zhu Di's past in the book, he was fascinated by it.
Take a deep breath.
"The unworthy descendant Zhu Houzhao pays homage to Emperor Taizu."
Play back to play, make trouble back to trouble, ancestors still have to be worshiped, let alone living ancestors.
"Um."
Lao Zhu didn't say much because he didn't know what Emperor Zhengde had done, and he didn't want to guess. The previous example of Zhu Qizhen had already deeply broken his heart.
"Um?!"
Lao Zhu glared fiercely.
Because, after Zhu Houzhao bowed to him, he knelt down respectfully towards old Zhu Di and kowtowed firmly.
"Meet Emperor Taizong!"
Lao Zhu: ‘????’
Stand and bow to me, kneel and kowtow to me?
Did your kid do it the other way around?
No matter how angry he was in his heart, there was no change on the surface.
After all, if he gets angry about this kind of thing, it will appear that his ancestor is too stingy.
Then Zhu Houzhao stood up again and saluted other Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji. In terms of seniority, even Zhu Zhanji could be regarded as his grandfather.
Only when facing Zhu Qiyu, he was silent for a moment and just bowed.
He really didn't know what to call him.
Chenghua Emperor Zhu Jianshen only restored Zhu Qiyu's imperial title and restored Zhu Qiyu's mausoleum to the specifications of an imperial mausoleum. He did not give Zhu Qiyu an imperial temple title.
Zhu Qiyu's temple name was Daizong. After King Xiaofu of Nanming came to the throne, he wanted to imitate the Jiajing gods and carried his father into the Taimiao. The minister of Nanming told Xini that he should just give it to Yiwen, and Jianwen and Jingtai could also take the temple name together.
Little Lucky King thought about it and felt that this made sense. Being happy alone is not as good as being happy with everyone.
At this point, Zhu Qiyu became Daizong, Zhu Biao became Xingzong, and Zhu Yunwen became Huizong.
The word "Dai" in the temple name is often understood by later generations to mean "replacing", but in fact it is not the case. This posthumous title originally originated from Emperor Daizong of the Tang Dynasty.
The reason why Emperor Daizong of the Tang Dynasty used the word "Dai" was because the word "Shi" in the name "Shizong" was taboo on Li Er's name. From generation to generation, since the word "Shi" was taboo, he simply used the word "Dai".
Essentially speaking, Emperor Daizong of the Tang Dynasty was Shizong of the Tang Dynasty, so Emperor Daizong of the Ming Dynasty was originally meant to be Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty.
The officials in the small court of Nanming were either uneducated, or they collectively pretended to be confused and believed that Jiajing was not worthy of the temple name of Sejong.
I wonder if the Jiajing Immortal will be thundered if he knows this.
"Okay, stop talking nonsense."
"The reason why I brought him here is to let you ancestors give him some confidence."
Ji Boying glanced at all the emperors and princes, and then in a few words, he quickly gave an overview of the situation in the Zhengde Dynasty.
All the emperors and princes who were present were all listening with "?????".
The minister poisoned the emperor?!
"Crack!"
Lao Zhu immediately burst into action.
"What a rebellion! Let's kill his whole family!"
"Zhu Houzhao, don't be afraid. With me, the Great Ancestor, you can feel free to chop and chop hard for me!"
Lao Zhu Di also had an evil look on his face. He treated his ministers much more gently than Lao Zhu, but that was only in relative terms.
"You are so brave that you must kill the ten tribes!"
Zhu Laosi and other emperors and princes also spoke out one after another. Even the three most benevolent Zhu Dapang all agreed with the word "kill".
It's just that the three of them suggested that the execution of the ten tribes would be exempted, and that the tribesmen should be sent into the army and exiled.
Zhu Houzhao looked at the ancestors who were supporting him one by one, and his murderous intention, which was originally slightly wavering, became extremely firm at this moment.
Damn it, I have so many ancestors backing me, so I'm afraid of you, Luanzi!
Taking a deep breath, Zhu Houzhao looked at Ji Boying.
"Master Immortal, I have decided."
The title of Ji Boying has been changed from Immortal to Immortal Master. After all, I just heard A Biao call Ji Boying.
"Um."
Ji Boying nodded.
Although it may seem that bringing Zhu Houzhao on this trip didn't mean much, it is actually very important.
Inner strength, in many cases, is often the core key to determining the outcome of a battle.
His eyes swept over these emperors and princes.
"I talked about how to restrict the eunuch group before, but in fact there is another similar problem."
"I originally wanted to tell you about it next time, but now it seems that I just took advantage of this opportunity."
"Don't hang around here. Before I come back next time, think about the answer to this question. One group will answer one. If the answer is wrong, each group member will do ten push-ups."
Ji Boying raised his hand, Lianxiang had already presented the fighting pen.
Turning over, Ji Boying stood sideways in front of this panel of rice paper and wrote a line of words in a flying and dancing manner.
"How to restrain the civil service group"
The moment the pen fell and was handed over to Lianxiang, the figures of Ji Boying and Zhu Houzhao disappeared on the spot.
In the main hall, everyone's eyes were focused on the question on the panel.
Only three Zhu Gaochi’s faces were ashen: ten push-ups???
……………………
Zhengde time and space.
Tongzhou is located east of the capital.
Tongzhou is known as the east gate of the capital, and it also has a strategic position that "if Tongzhou is safe, the capital will be safe".
At this time, in Tongzhou Prefecture, there was a martial arts performance in the school field.
A martial arts competition has come to an end. I saw a sturdy man on the left, with bare arms and dark skin. He hugged another soldier who was the same size as him and threw him to the ground. The surrounding soldiers were all watching.
It was a chorus of applause.
"The deputy general is mighty!"
After the competition ended, the confidant quickly stepped forward and handed Jiang Bin a silk sweat towel.
After following Emperor Wuzong for several years, Jiang Bin had many official titles on his head, including a count, but he liked to be called deputy general the most, an official position that was not recognized by the civil service group.
Because the mighty general is Zhu Houzhao, and he is the mighty deputy general.
This is equivalent to telling others that the emperor is the boss and I am the second boss.
Not convinced? Hold it in!
"Any news from the capital recently?"
Jiang Bin frowned. The reason why he came to the school to practice martial arts early in the morning was not because he liked fitness.
The main reason was that I was depressed and couldn't sleep. It was no use staying up all night with three concubines at once.
A few months ago, the emperor had just finished his tour to the south and went to the capital. The cabinet transferred him to Tongzhou to garrison on the grounds that Tongzhou needed labor troops.
Before leaving the capital, Jiang Bin repeatedly asked to see Zhu Houzhao, but was turned back without exception, and almost broke into the palace.
"When I got back to the deputy general, there was no news at all. The entire imperial city was sealed off, and even the nine gates of the capital were under strict surveillance day and night."
Hearing this, Jiang Bin gritted his teeth.
"Yang Tinghe, this old man! He is going to rebel and kill the king!"
Jiang Bin asked himself that he was not a good person. He was greedy, plundered, and robbed. It could be said that he did all kinds of evil. It was not an exaggeration to go to hell after death, but he looked down on those sanctimonious people in the temple.
At least it is obvious that he is greedy, but these old men at the top of the temple, every one of them is greedy and still has to say that he is incorruptible. Thousands of people will suffer with a casual hook, and millions of people will suffer with a random decree to form a party for personal gain.
There is a very famous house in later generations, located in Guihu Park, Xindu, Chengdu, Sichuan. This is the renovated house of Yang Tinghe's hometown.
It is better said to be a city than a home, with three characteristics.
The first is that it is big. It is so big that I dug an artificial lake at home and fishing at home is no longer a dream. The lake is completely enclosed by a wall at my home. There are countless pavilions and pavilions in the center of the lake. The 87 edition of Dream of Red Mansions Grand View Garden was filmed here.
The second one is Hao. The building's eaves and beams are exquisite. The surrounding walls are actually city walls, and there are towers, military roads, and crenels on them. There are only two buildings in the country that can turn the house walls into city walls. One is Guihu Park.
, and the other one is the Forbidden City.
The last point is the large number of people. Based on the size of this house, it is conservatively estimated that there will be hundreds of aunties cleaning Yang Tinghe's house. Add in the servants and the like, there will be thousands of people at least.
Question from the soul: Is all this money Mr. Yang’s salary?
"Deputy General, if this continues, Your Majesty may be in danger."
The confidant beside him said with a worried look.
"I want you to tell me."
Jiang Bin irritably shook the sweat towel in his hand and walked straight to the attic next to the martial arts arena.
This attic was specially built for Jiang Bin as a resting place after practicing martial arts.
As soon as you enter the attic, you will be refreshed by sandalwood, and then go up the stairs to the second floor.
Jiang Bin subconsciously looked at his throne and found that there was a butt on it.
Instantly furious!
"Be bold!"
Drink it out loudly.
"Arrogant!"
A sound came out immediately.
'What a familiar voice!'
Jiang Bin's heart suddenly pounded, and he subconsciously looked towards the side of his throne, where the sound came from, and saw His Majesty the Emperor, whom he missed day and night, standing next to him, staring at him.
Dazed for a moment, Jiang Bin knelt down almost subconsciously.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, why are you here?!"
In fact, what he wanted to ask more was, the Forbidden City was closed, how did you get out, did you escape from the earth?
Zhu Houzhao stared at Jiang Bin and the knife he had raised.
The murderous look in his eyes made Jiang Bin's heart tremble violently.
He had only seen such strong murderous intent in Zhu Houzhao's eyes during the Battle of Yingzhou a few years ago.