Chapter 182 Zhu Changluo, Emperor Taichang: You change the two
Taichang time and space, the night is peaceful.
Only the sound of thunder resounded throughout the world.
However, for the time and space of Taichang during the autumn rain, this thunder and gust of wind were all dispersed in the majestic heavy rain and did not attract much attention.
Along with the thunder, Ji Boying appeared in Dongnuan Pavilion.
The person stood half a foot away from the couch, calmly looking at Emperor Taichang who was lying on the imperial couch, breathing no more.
Judging from the appearance and facial features alone, Emperor Taichang is very different from Zhu Changluo, the Crown Prince of Wanli Time and Space. After all, the two are in the same space and time, but their complexions are very different.
The crown prince who supervises the country in Wanli time and space is in the spring breeze, and his complexion is rosy and shiny.
As for the person in Taichang Time and Space, he was half-dead and looked like he might ascend to heaven at any time.
Ji Boying's appearance did not attract Emperor Taichang's attention. After all, this guy was breathing his last breath at this moment. He was just staring at the ceiling in a daze. Looking back on his past thirty-nine years, he was very sad.
At this moment, all the eunuchs in the Nuan Pavilion have also withdrawn. The January Emperor obviously wants to be quiet, but I don’t know if Jingjing is born now.
According to the original historical process.
In a few days, the famous red pill will be officially launched.
‘Who benefits, who is the mastermind.’
Based on this principle of criminal logic.
Ji Boying stared at the half-dead Emperor Taichang, frowning slightly, thinking about the death of Emperor Taichang.
There is a high probability that even if you ask Emperor Taichang himself now, he himself will not know what is going on.
At least judging from the process recorded in history books, Emperor Taichang himself was confused throughout the whole process, and he was simply a tragic political victim.
And if you want to analyze who benefits, you have to start with the analysis of the court situation at the end of Wanli.
The court in the late Wanli period was roughly divided into three forces.
The first group is the five parties headed by the Zhejiang Party (Zhejiang Party, Qi Party, Kun Party, Xuan Party, and Chu Party).
The second group represents the Donglin Party of the Jiangnan gentry.
The third group, Concubine Zheng (Fu Wang’s mother), can also be called the Fu Wang Party.
Among them, the Five Parties are relatively close to the Pok Wang Party, and they are considered a relatively loose political alliance, while the Donglin Party has been suppressed by the other two parties for a long time.
This can be clearly seen from the fact that the chief minister of the cabinet in the late Wanli period was Fang Congzhe, the leader of the Zhejiang Party.
Lao Wanli is not stupid, and his heart is as clear as a mirror.
He knew that most of the list of replacement officials submitted by Fang Congzhe were from the Five Parties. If they were all approved, the white-collar workers' own money would not be taken into consideration, and the Five Parties would dominate the DPRK and China.
The power struggle between the three sects can be traced back to the first of the three major cases in the late Ming Dynasty, which was the case of assault that occurred in the 43rd year of Wanli.
The general story of the assault case is as follows: A "martial arts master" named Zhang Cha, I don't know how this guy managed to break through the tight defense of the palace quietly. Putting aside the force, in terms of this light skill
, at least the level of Thief Saint Bai Zhantang.
Zhang Zhantang held a wooden stick and single-handedly forced his way into Ciqing Palace where the Crown Prince lived. He was invincible and unstoppable. He actually reached the front hall of the Crown Prince and almost had a duel with the Crown Prince.
In the end, he was captured by the prince's chamberlain Han Benyong in the front hall.
Emperor Wanli learned that Lei Lei was furious and ordered the imperial censor and the Ministry of Punishment to interrogate him.
During the interrogation, when Zhang Piosheng confessed that he was ordered by Pang Bao and Liu Cheng, the eunuchs of Concubine Zheng, Emperor Wanli suddenly changed his attitude.
The final result: Zhang Chai was executed, Pang Bao, and Liu Cheng were executed under the secret order of Lao Wanli. After the clues were cut off, the whole case could not be investigated. An assault case ended up being left unsolved.
There are different opinions about this assault case. Some people say that Concubine Zheng wanted to kill Zhu Changluo to pave the way for her son Zhu Changxun. Others say that it was Zhu Changluo's elaborate plan to protect his position as the prince.
To analyze this assault case, the first thing to determine is, who is the final beneficiary behind this assault case?
Judging from the current results, it is obviously Zhu Changluo and the Donglin Party in the DPRK and China who supported him.
Let’s look at the last case among the three major cases, which is the palace transfer case.
The general process of the palace transfer case is as follows: After the death of Emperor Taichang, Xi Lixuan, who had a good relationship with Concubine Zheng and was favored by Emperor Taichang, teamed up with Wei Zhongxian to seize and tie Zhu Youxiao and wanted to live together in Qianqing Palace.
This controls the government.
The Lin Party in the DPRK was furious, but the five parties headed by Fang Congzhe did not make any move, as if they acquiesced in Xi Li's selection of servants.
Yang Lian, Liu Yishui and other Donglin Party members forcibly broke into the Forbidden City. Carrying the sticks of the eunuchs, they rushed into the Qianqing Palace crying. Under the internal support of the eunuch Wang An, the eunuch Bingbi, they finally killed
Zhu Youxiao robbed the Qianqing Palace and sent him to the Wenhua Palace to ascend the throne.
The final result: Li Xuanshi was forced to leave the Qianqing Palace with the eighth daughter of the emperor, failed to take power, and then the Donglin Party won a complete victory, and continued to be reused. The Donglin Party rose in the early years of the Apocalypse.
Combining the two cases of the assault case and the palace transfer case, let’s look at the most critical Red Pill case sandwiched in the middle.
Before that, let’s make something clear first.
The Donglin Party, which was officially named in the 38th year of Wanli, was the absolute princeling party in the late Wanli period. At that time, it tried to dismiss more than a hundred people from office, but also tried its best to keep Zhu Changluo's position as prince.
After Emperor Taichang ascended the throne, he immediately recalled Ye Xianggao, the leader of the Donglin Party, and promoted a group of cabinet ministers and six ministries to fill the vacancies. Most of them were also members of the Donglin Party, and Fang Congzhe was directly provoked. p>
In addition, the Donglin Party has always adhered to the principle of "people who are not our party will be punished".
As long as the Donglin Party takes power, all other parties in the court will inevitably be destroyed one by one. Suddenly, everyone is in danger, and the Five Parties and the Fuwang Party are suppressed in the court.
At this time, Emperor Taichang died suddenly, and the palace transfer case occurred. The Donglin Party was like ants on a hot pot, while the Five Party and the Fuwang Party sat back and watched Xi Li seize power without doing anything.
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After figuring this out.
Then, let’s finally look at the details of the Red Pill case.
(1) On the day he ascended the throne, he walked as fast as the wind - (2) Concubine Zheng presented eight beauties - (3) Emperor Taichang spent several nights in the dragon palace and was depleted of energy and blood - (4) Concubine Zheng's confidant Cui Wensheng prescribed laxatives
When Emperor Taichang was treating his illness, Emperor Taichang had diarrhea 43 times a day - (5) Li Kezhuo, the Prime Minister of Honglu Temple, presented red pills - one pill glowed red - (6) Two pills met Taizu.
It can be known from (1) that when Emperor Taichang first ascended the throne, he was still in a state of vitality and vigor, with no symptoms at all. This is also clearly remembered in the history books.
Subsequently, it was inferred from (2)(3)(4) that the murder suspicion was obviously directed at Concubine Zheng.
But here comes the problem.
If Emperor Taichang dies, will the Fu Wang Party headed by Concubine Zheng benefit?
No matter which angle you analyze it from, you will get an answer, no.
Because according to the ancestral inheritance system, Emperor Taichang had more than one son, and these sons were all over ten years old.
Therefore, even if Emperor Taichang dies, the throne will never go to King Fu Zhu Changxun no matter what. As long as the throne is still in Zhu Changluo's lineage, it is impossible for King Fu's party to rise in the court.
Looking at (5)(6) again, this is the final process of the red pill case, and the focus is mainly on Li Kezhuo, the person who presented the red pill.
Regarding Li Kezhuo, there are several questions:
1. Why did Fang Congzhe first strongly recommend Li Kezhuo to Emperor Taichang, and then persuade Emperor Taichang not to take the red pill? This action is full of extremely obvious formalism.
2. Li Kezhuo was promoted by Fang Congzhe. Taking advantage of Emperor Taichang's order to replace officials, Li Kezhuo was promoted to the position of Prime Minister of Honglu Temple.
3. After Emperor Taichang died after taking red pills, why did Fang Congzhe reward Li Kezhuo in his will?
4. In the second year of Tianqi, after Emperor Tianqi came to power, Li Kezhuo was exiled by Emperor Tianqi.
5. What exactly is red pill?
Finally, let’s make a what-if.
If Emperor Taichang dies due to Hongwan, and Xi Li succeeds in taking power during the palace transfer case, who will be the beneficiary?
Obviously, if this process continues, the Donglin Party will eventually be wiped out, and the Five Parties will occupy the court.
Ji Boying's mind quickly flashed through the content of these party struggles.
Ming Dynasty died due to party strife, and what he said is true.
Judging from these inferences, it is very likely that the death of Taichang was caused by the five parties uniting with the Fuwang Party and reaching some common political demands. In order to control the court situation and destroy Donglin, Emperor Taichang was sacrificed. p>
Of course.
Here, it’s not about how good the Donglin Party is.
When it was founded, the Donglin Party was quite conscientious, but in the later stages of the Apocalypse and when the Donglin Party became more powerful, these Jiangnan gentry began to act like monsters.
First of all, he blindly engages in regional discrimination in the court. Not to mention, everyone who is not Donglin will be expelled.
Then, he began to make a lot of demands to the emperor.
In the end, it was even worse, and it was also regarded as one of the reasons for Ming's death.
The Donglin Party blatantly cut commercial taxes, and the largest commercial tax base in the Ming Dynasty was Jiangnan.
As a result, Jiangnan was rich and wealthy, and the wealthy gentry were all full of fat, but the court could not even collect a penny of commercial tax.
To put it bluntly, these Donglin Party members do not want to pay taxes to the court, and they are all greedy people.
Although Emperor Tianqi is a carpenter, he is more or less a wise man.
The Donglin Party was reused from the very beginning. After discovering that these Donglin Party members were starting to lose their jobs, Wei Zhongxian was immediately introduced and used Wei Laogou to suppress the Donglin Party. The five parties headed by the Zhejiang Party also invested in Wei Laogou.
Under his command.
Then, under the crazy suppression of the Donglin Party by the "Eunuch Party", they then forcibly levied Jiangnan commercial taxes. Only then did Jiangnan taxes slowly begin to be collected, and the national treasury had some money to store grain.
Can be biased.
On the eve of the dawn of Ming Dynasty.
Emperor Tianqi, is easily soluble in water.
Immediately afterwards, Chongzhen was fooled by the Donglin Party. He really believed it and returned to before liberation overnight.
The Donglin Party has completely risen, Jiangnan's taxes can no longer be collected, and the national treasury is so poor that it can't even afford the pearl, jade and white jade soup.
"Heaven, God, God's will..."
On the imperial couch.
Emperor Taichang looked at the ceiling and murmured feebly to himself.
He could even imagine how many jokes he, the emperor of January, would leave for future generations.
"Want to live?"
A voice sounded in the Nuan Pavilion.
The moment the words fell, Emperor Taichang, who was lying on the royal couch, suddenly looked stunned. He turned his head and looked hard, and saw a figure that he had never seen before came into his eyes.
"You, you...are you?"
Weak and confused.
"If you want to live, just listen to me."
Ji Boying stood calmly on the spot, staring at Emperor Taichang on the bed.
We must thoroughly understand this red pill case.
The best way is to let Emperor Taichang continue according to the original historical script.
Then watch the death of Emperor Taichang and see with your own eyes the changes in the situation of the court.
As soon as a person dies, all kinds of monsters and monsters will appear, and Ji Boying's speculation about the Hongwan case can be verified.
Of course, in order to protect Emperor Taichang's life, Emperor Taichang cannot be allowed to risk himself again, and he must find someone to take his place.
"I, why should I believe you?"
Emperor Taichang stared at Ji Boying.
In fact.
He already believed it in his heart.
After all, in the original history, Emperor Taichang finally chose to break the jar and knock down the red pill whenever he caught it.
Swish.
A figure suddenly appeared next to Ji Boying.
Emperor Taichang, who was lying on the royal couch, saw this figure, especially the face, and his pupils shrank sharply.
Obviously, he looks in the mirror often, so he knows what he looks like.
"This, this, this..."
Beside Ji Boying, Zhu Changluo, who was suddenly summoned from Wanli time and space, appeared with a confused look on his face. When he saw 'himself' on the royal couch, his pupils shrank sharply and he took two steps back.
"Master Immortal, this, this..."
The two Zhu Changluo looked at each other, speechless. Neither of them could say a complete sentence for a long time.
"You guys, change it."
Change it?
Hearing this, both of them were stunned. How to change this? Change yourself?
"Your Majesty, Concubine Zheng and Attendant Li Xuan have an audience outside."
At this moment, a eunuch's voice came from outside the door.
Zhu Changluo, who was lying on the imperial couch, immediately showed a look of pain when he heard these two names.
In the days after he fell into a serious illness and became completely ill, he was tortured to death by these two women and could not even get a good night's sleep.
Of these two women, one is the favored concubine of Emperor Wanli and the other is the favored concubine of Emperor Taichang.
After Emperor Taichang ascended the throne, the two women somehow got together and complimented each other.
Concubine Zheng requested that Xi Li be made empress, while Xi Li requested that Concubine Zheng be made empress dowager.
Emperor Taichang was so upset that he finally chose to go to court even though he was ill. He convened the ministers to discuss the canonization. The Ministry of Rites refused to agree to the canonization of the queen, and reluctantly agreed to canonize Xi Li as the imperial concubine. However, Xi Li refused.
, determined to be the queen, actually walked out from behind the curtain and made a lot of noise, making the whole court restless.
Moreover, this Xi Li once did an extremely brave thing, that is, in the forty-seventh year of Wanli, he beat and humiliated Wang Cairen, the biological mother of Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao, to death.
After the incident, Xili did not receive any punishment from Zhu Changluo, but instead obtained custody of Zhu Youxiao.
Thinking with his feet at this moment, Emperor Taichang could guess what these two women were doing.
"Well, change."
Ji Boying said lightly.
Moved by a thought.
Instantly.
Emperor Taichang who was on the sickbed disappeared instantly, and was taken back to Hongwu time and space by Ji Boying for treatment.
"Master Immortal, this, this..."
Wanli Zhu Changluo looked at the empty imperial couch, confused and a little at a loss.
"Wouldn't it be nice to let you experience the emperor's addiction in advance?"
Ji Boying glanced at Wanli Zhu Changluo. Are you not happy that your kid has entered the role ahead of time? Can he be a bit promising?
"Ah?"
"Okay, okay, okay."
Zhu Changluo nodded quickly, and then sat on the imperial couch a little unfamiliar and nervous.
After all, in the past, every time I watched my dad sit on it, I could only kneel next to him.
Well, King Fu is standing.
"Xuan."
Zhu Changluo said it right.
The door of Dongnuan Pavilion was pushed open with a squeaking sound.
Ji Boying stood calmly on one side. He also wanted to see what the two most powerful women in the Wanli and Taichang dynasties were like.