Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

It's November, it's getting dark faster, and it's getting colder.

Three rivers.

Different from the past, this inconspicuous city in Gyeonggi Province seems to be a little more solemn. There are many more burly armored warriors on the main roads in the city and the four gates entering and exiting the city.

The sun sets in the west.

A ray of golden light shone down from the sky, and the cold wind howled, blowing the flags placed all over the command yamen. However, the warriors on duty there stood tall and straight like sculptures.

“Comfortable!!”

Zhu Youxiao, who had had a good sleep, stretched out his hands to rub his sore and swollen lower back. He rushed from Tongzhou to Sanhe. The driver did not stop along the way and kept moving forward at a fast pace, even at night, until Around dawn the next day, we successfully arrived in Sanhe.

If there is no such thing as an assassination, the patrol patrol will stop in the Niwapu area and wait for a night's rest before setting off to Sanhe.

The emperor left the capital for a tour, which was the top priority under the autocratic rule of the imperial power. During this period, there should be no mistakes in any aspect. If anyone dared to make mistakes and then disturbed the emperor, he would be dismissed from office and removed from office, or his family and clan would be confiscated and exterminated!

Just when he started to patrol the border from Beijing, he encountered a shocking incident such as an assassination, which caused many clear arrangements to be broken.

"I'm stationed in Sanhe, is there no trouble?" Zhu Youxiao walked out of the main hall and looked up at the setting sun. Knowing that he had slept for a long time, he asked Lu Jiude who was serving beside him.

"Your Majesty, Sanhe is very safe."

Lu Jiude lowered his head and reported: "Uncle Hui'an is responsible for patrolling the Imperial Guards in front of the emperor, Uncle Xuancheng is responsible for patrolling Sanhe city defense, and Uncle Zhangwu is responsible for the camp and school outside the city..."

Listening to Lu Jiude's obvious situation, Zhu Youxiao's mouth showed a faint smile.

It seems that being assassinated while patrolling the border is not necessarily a bad thing.

The occurrence of such a shocking incident made the civil and military personnel accompanying them nervous. This was good. At least the serving nobles responsible for commanding the troops could all perform their duties with all their heart.

Among the nobles in Beijing, all those who were still loyal to the Ming Dynasty were transferred to the Royal Imperial Guards Office by Zhu Youxiao. However, these days, loyalty alone is not enough. At the very least, they must have ability, not to mention too much. It’s amazing, at least it has to reach the passing mark.

Therefore, when Zhu Youxiao left Beijing to patrol the border this time, he wanted to sharpen the idea of ​​​​hardening the nobles Zhang Qingzhen and Wei Shitai, asking them to do one thing in every detail, forcing them to change and take responsibility, so Under pressure, as long as there are no big mistakes, changes will happen quietly.

Absolute loyalty cannot be gained through temptation.

But ability does! !

"He's just kneeling here all the time?"

While Zhu Youxiao was thinking, his eyes stopped when he passed by a place. When he saw Wei Liangqing, who was in a daze but insisted on kneeling, he frowned and said to Lu Jiude.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Lu Jiude followed his gaze. After looking at Wei Liangqing, he lowered his head slightly and said, "Wei Liangqing kept kneeling when the emperor was stationed there to rest, and Uncle Hui An went to persuade him, but..."

"Call him over."

Zhu Youxiao said calmly.

"Your Majesty~"

Lu Jiude said worriedly.

"What I said was not clear enough?"

Zhu Youxiao glanced at Lu Jiude and said coldly.

"Slave, go now."

Lu Jiude was startled and hurriedly bowed and bowed. Then, under Zhu Youxiao's gaze, he hurried towards where Wei Liangqing was kneeling.

Things like assassination occurred, and the biggest suspect turned out to be Wei Zhongxian. Let alone what would happen in the capital, some things were quietly changing on the patrol side.

Wei Liangqing was isolated.

Even many people were wary of Wei Liangqing.

I don’t blame everyone for this reaction. When it comes to the emperor’s safety, nothing is a trivial matter. It’s better to kill by mistake than let go. This is the basic principle! !

Therefore, when the imperial patrol on the border rushed to Sanhe, Wei Liangqing was excluded from the core of the imperial army, and even some of the imperial guards who accompanied him were on guard, covertly or overtly.

"Your Majesty... Wei Liangqing, pay homage to Your Majesty!"

Wei Liangqing, who was limping, followed Lu Jiude. He endured the pain in his knees and knelt down respectfully when he walked to the imperial court.

Even though Wei Liangqing was kneeling on the ground, he could vaguely feel the wary looks of many guards in front of him.

Wei Liangqing was not surprised by this, and even felt that there was nothing wrong with it.

If such a thing dared to happen to others, he would have the same attitude. After all, assassinating the emperor was a capital crime that implicated the nine clans! !

"After traveling for so long, why don't you take a rest?"

Zhu Youxiao stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at Wei Liangqing who was kneeling on the ground.

"I'm not tired."

Wei Liangqing said in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, please believe that my uncle will never do such a treasonous and unethical thing."

"Just to tell me this, you keep kneeling?"

Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes slightly.

"I am willing to do so."

Wei Liangqing kowtowed and said, "If your Majesty does not believe me, then I am willing to kneel down all the way to ask for advice."

It can be considered that Wei Zhongxian's love was not in vain.

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao felt a little sad in his heart.

Zhu Youxiao, who was familiar with historical materials, knew what kind of person Wei Liangqing was. He didn't have much ability, and he wasn't very ambitious. If Wei Zhongxian hadn't gained power in the palace, Wei Liangqing would have been a nobody from Suning.

However, just because of Wei Zhongxian's rise to power, Wei Liangqing and the whole Wei family changed their destiny. This is how one person attained the Tao and ascended to heaven.

What Zhu Youxiao remembers the most is that in the original timeline, after Emperor Chongzhen Yuji ascended the throne, he wanted to liquidate the eunuchs to take power. With the death of Wei Zhongxian, Wei Liangqing was also arrested.

"I grew up on a farm, and it was enough for me to work hard. How can I know how to be rich? Today I praise you for my merits, and I will praise my virtues tomorrow. My merits are so great that I should be worshiped. I don't deserve to be called my nephew, so I was added with a robe. This is to praise my merits and praise my virtues." If you use wealth and honor to force me, what's my crime?"

What Wei Liangqing said before his death made Zhu Youxiao know that this man was not bad in nature, but suddenly he became rich and powerful, and there were many people around him who wanted to express their loyalty to Wei Zhongxian through him, so he gradually lost himself. , it is not even difficult to see Wei Liangqing’s deepest inferiority complex...

"You want to make it clear to me that Wei Banban is loyal to me and has no second thoughts towards me. This kind of behavior is undoubtedly the most incompetent." Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao looked down at Wei Liangqing and said.

"If you really want to show me that your uncle has never had these thoughts, then prove it with your own actions instead of kneeling here."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Wei Liangqing immediately kowtowed.

Wei Zhongxian can't die yet, and he can't live without vicious dogs by his side!

This was made clear by Zhu Youxiao from the beginning.

Wei Zhongxian is bad and has done a lot of evil things, but are there fewer people who are worse than Wei Zhongxian and worse than Wei Zhongxian in the current Ming Dynasty?

Quite a few! !

Some things can be done by relying on the heroes, such as suppressing the rebel rebellion, suppressing the chieftain rebellion, promoting reforms, clarifying disaster relief practices... All of the above are without a heart for the country and the people, and they do not have certain abilities. , that is impossible to do.

But where the sun shines, there must also be darkness.

The dirty things that breed in the dark require specialized people to deal with them.

And Wei Zhongxian is undoubtedly an excellent candidate, someone who specializes in doing dirty work. As long as Wei Zhongxian's loyalty has not deteriorated, Zhu Youxiao doesn't mind reusing him.

This world is not black and white, but more gray areas! !

Many things cannot be solved by conventional means.

"Go down and rest."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said: "When the injury is healed, go to the imperial palace and take guard duty with a sword."

A word stirred up a thousand waves.

Lu Jiude standing in front of the emperor, especially the guards with swords, all showed expressions of surprise, which none of them had expected.

"I obey the decree!!"

Wei Liangqing was overjoyed and hurriedly kowtowed to the leader.

The emperor allowed him to stand guard with a sword in front of the emperor. Maybe this was not enough to clear his uncle's suspicion, but at least there was hope for everything.

As long as the truth is found out, the crisis will be resolved! !

Wei Liangqing is not a motivated person. He feels that his life in Beijing is very good, but he also knows that everything he has comes from his uncle.

If Wei Zhongxian loses the emperor's trust, his downfall in the inner court will be fleeting, and once this happens, Wei Liangqing's fate will not be better either.

This man, no matter what he does, is more or less mixed with selfishness. If everyone had no selfishness, then everyone would become a saint. But in this land, how could there be room for so many people? Where is the saint.