Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

"Your Majesty, Xu Xianchun would like to see you."

Tian Ergeng walked into Dongnuan Pavilion and bowed to the emperor.

Although he did not witness what happened in Shicai Palace with his own eyes, a group of eunuchs and eunuchs were arrested, which made him aware of what was going on.

The inner court is really going to change.

Don't say anything else.

Just say that the eunuch Wang Chaofu, who was in charge of the Royal Horse Supervisor, had a good relationship with Wei Zhongxian. His appointment to the Royal Horse Supervisor was due to Wei Zhongxian's recommendation.

Now, if you want to catch me, I will catch you.

The signal revealed by this is unusual.

"Xuan!"

Zhu You's speech is concise and concise.

At present, Zhang Weixian and his party are rectifying the personal guards, and Fang Zhenghua and his party are rectifying the inner court, and they have achieved corresponding results. It can be regarded as a multi-faceted flowering.

Does Xu Xianchun, who was investigating in Xiyuan, enter the palace at this time? Does it represent the truth of Xiyuan's drowning case? What did Xu Xianchun and the others find out?

"My minister Xu Xianchun pays my respects..."

"Any clues about the drowning case?"

When Xu Xianchun lowered his capital and entered Dongnuang Pavilion, and was about to bow and salute, Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and asked straight to the point.

Zhu Youxiao's eyes fell on Xu Xianchun. Compared with the two matters of taking charge of the palace guards and cleaning up the inner court, Zhu Youxiao also attached great importance to the case of Xiyuan falling into the water.

The assassination of the dumb eunuch can be ignored for the time being, but Xiyuan's fall into the water must be investigated to see if it was an accident or collusion between inside and outside, otherwise it will be difficult to break the situation.

The emperor has determined this to be an important case.

When Xu Xianchun heard this, he subconsciously looked at Wei Zhongxian and Tian Ergen. His heartbeat inevitably accelerated a lot, and some sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Your Majesty, I was ordered to investigate Xiyuan. Apart from the thieves who were arrested for the assassination, I only found a few suspects."

There was hesitation in Xu Xianchun's words: "It's just... these few suspects are mostly stealing the treasures of Xiyuan privately. However, I have ordered the Jinyi Guards to seal and control Xiyuan, and we are still investigating carefully."

"That means you haven't found anything so far?"

Zhu Youxiao said in a cold tone.

"My lord is guilty!"

Xu Xianchun's heart tightened, and he knelt down on the ground, cold sweat flowing down his face.

"Has the self-thorn boat that sank into Taiye Pond been salvaged?"

Zhu Youxiao looked at Xu Xianchun who was kneeling and asked.

"Everything has been recovered."

Xu Xianchun said hurriedly: "Before I enter the palace, I have arranged for the shipwright to check whether it has been tampered with by thieves. I am brave enough to ask for your Majesty's decree."

"explain."

Zhu You's speech is concise and concise.

"Please share it with the shipbuilding treasure book stored in the bureau of the Secretary of Ceremony and the Internal Affairs Supervisor."

Xu Xianchun said.

"allow."

Zhu Youxiao replied, then looked at Wei Zhongxian and said, "Wei Banban, please immediately send a reliable person to fetch the two shipbuilding treasure books."

"The slaves obey the order."

Wei Zhongxian stepped forward and bowed.

Regarding the truth of the drowning case, Zhu Youxiao must find out. If there is really collusion between inside and outside, this is not a simple assassination, but a deliberate attempt to seize power!

The gun is easy to hide, and the dark arrow is hard to prevent.

Everything else is easy to handle at the moment, but the investigation of the drowning case is difficult. There are too few clues that can be used to investigate.

Even if Zhu Youxiao has suspicions, there are too many things that are difficult to move forward under the layers of fog.

"Tian Ergeng!"

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao looked at Tian Ergeng.

"Chen is here!"

Tian Ergeng hurriedly stepped forward to pay his respects.

"You don't have to stay at Qianqing Palace anymore."

Zhu Youxiao flicked his robe sleeves, leaned forward and said: "With the British masters and the others sitting in charge, I don't think anything can go wrong. From now on, Xu Xianchun will continue to stay in Xiyuan for strict investigation, and all you have to do is lead the people in Beijing." The Jin Yiwei will build momentum for me in various places inside and outside the capital."

Build momentum?

Tian Ergen was stunned when he heard this. He didn't know what the emperor meant.

"I am stupid, please make it clear, Your Majesty."

Unable to figure out what the emperor was thinking, Tian Ergengzhu bowed and bowed.

"Spread the news to me, Jin Yiwei is arresting people all over the capital."

Zhu Youxiao frowned and said: "If the falling into the water case is really a collusion between inside and outside, then as long as there is manipulation, there must be clues. No matter how cautious you are, it is impossible to eliminate all traces. If we can't find any clues now, then Let’s build momentum first to make them think.”

It's to lure fish to the bait.

Tian Ergeng's eyes lit up, he knew what the emperor meant.

"I don't need to say more about how to do it specifically, right?"

Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes slightly.

"I know what to do."

Tian Ergen immediately expressed his position: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will handle this matter as soon as possible..."

"Get things done, but don't take this opportunity to have other thoughts."

Zhu Youxiao said coldly: "Select a group of reliable people and let me keep an eye on the internal and external affairs in secret. If there is any news, report it to the emperor in a timely manner."

"I accept the decree."

Tian Ergen responded, but he felt nervous in his heart. He knew that some of his plans just now might have been discovered by the emperor.

As members of the eunuch party, Tian Ergeng and Xu Xianchun surrendered to Wei Zhongxian very early. The Jin Yiwei is no longer the same Jin Yiwei.

However, for Zhu Youxiao, now is not the time to use the Jin Yiwei. He wants to use people like Tian Ergen and Xu Xianchun to achieve his plan.

The drowning case must be investigated thoroughly, but his eyes cannot only be fixed on this case.

How to use this case to gain more power is what Zhu Youxiao needs to consider.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao wants to handle a major case to attract everyone's attention and focus on this major case to achieve his political plans and goals.

Even if no truth is found in the end, Zhu Youxiao will use the falling into the water case to clean up the court, so he must be at the helm of this case! !

"Liu Ruoyu, prepare to draw up a few edicts."

After Fang Zhenghua, Tian Ergeng and Xu Xianchun left, Zhu Youxiao looked at Liu Ruoyu who was serving in front of the emperor.

"The slaves obey the order."

Liu Ruoyu hurriedly bowed.

Wei Zhongxian, who was standing by, heard this and thought secretly in his heart. He didn't know what the emperor wanted to do with his plan.

"Prepare a decree for Yuan Keli."

Zhu Youxiao thought for a moment, stretched out his hand and said to Liu Ruoyu.

After checking the Royal Horse Supervisor through the Founder's Institute of Chemical Engineering and learning about some situations in the Beijing camp, Zhu Youxiao knew that there was something that needed to be done quickly.

That is military power!

For example, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Industry were temporarily absent for some time. Zhu Youxiao did not feel too urgent, but the Ministry of War was different and must be clarified as soon as possible.

Since he wants to gain more power, it will definitely not work without talented people around him. First, gather a group of civil and military personnel around him, and then seize some of the power, and then arrange for them to take over. As long as the money and food are not stuck, Zhu Youxiao doesn't think so. Someone can hold him back!

"Your Majesty~"

Wei Zhongxian stepped forward and bowed: "If you want to replace the Minister of the Ministry of War, it must be recommended by the ministers in Beijing, Jingqing, and the cabinet will preside over it. If..."

"Don't I know this?"

Zhu Youxiao flicked his robe sleeves, sat on the throne, stared at Wei Zhongxian and said coldly: "But I don't want to go through Tingtui this time. Look at what kind of chaos the court is now, Tingtui? According to The moral character of those civil servants is that I don’t know how long it will take to delay and make noise before they can submit the imperial memorial to the emperor!"

The atmosphere in the hall was slightly depressing.

Although there are currently a large number of Donglin Party members in the court who were driven out of Beijing by Wei Zhongxian and the Eunuch Party, there are so many officials in Beijing, and there are probably many who have inextricable connections with the Donglin Party in private. Not to mention the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty, this broad group of representatives is even more numerous.

The long-lasting party strife caused the corruption of the officialdom and the atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty officialdom.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that if Zhongliang is summoned to the capital by imperial edict, he may refuse to enter the capital."

Liu Ruoyu, who was standing by, hesitated for a moment, but still stepped forward and bowed: "After all, the reputation of an official has been criticized by both the government and the public. If..."

"What I say, you write."

Of course, Zhu Youxiao knew about the situation of passing on officials. This was a system specially created during the reign of Emperor Xianzong in order to bypass the staff and even the civil servants, and use the imperial power to control part of the personnel power. However, this system However, he encountered opposition and criticism from a large number of civil servants, and Emperor Xianzong's reputation was very bad.

This is the power of the pen.

Even though he accomplished many political achievements during his tenure, such as the Chenghua Liting Court, which caused heavy casualties to the Jurchens in Jianzhou and demonstrated the majesty of the Ming Dynasty, just a move of the pen and the use of Spring and Autumn brushwork made it seem as if it had never happened and the influence was minimized. , this is so ridiculous.