Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

As a leader of a faction, the most taboo thing is that whatever you do will be guessed by the people below you. If that is the case, big problems will arise soon.

What is the nature of power?

It's domination!

Everything in the world, including life, will be controlled.

In order to make this nature appear less cruel and ruthless, there are rules. Those who make the rules do not have to follow them, but those who are ruled must abide by them.

This resulted in a clear hierarchy of ruling class and ruled groups.

In this context, as the supreme being of the ruling class, if one wants to ensure that this core is not shaken, one must maintain a sense of mystery.

Mystery represents the unknown.

The unknown is accompanied by awe and even fear!

This is what an emperor should do.

In the past, among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, some things caused this sense of mystery to be reduced, and thus the struggle between imperial power and ministerial power led to some passive things.

What Zhu Youxiao has to do now is to create a sense of mystery.

So when the Yipanshikou incident happened, Zhu Youxiao stayed in his residence and did not summon anyone. Even the troops accompanying him deployed strict defenses in the area.

No one in Shanhaiguan, including Ma Shilong, knew what the emperor was doing.

This is also one of the important reasons for the delicate balance of Shanhaiguan.

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The imperial chariot is stationed there.

"We are the emperor's servants, and we are guarding the frontier of Liao under the order of the emperor. The emperor is currently inspecting Shanhaiguan, and we are here to pay our respects to the emperor as servants. Marquis Hui'an, are you sure you want to stop us?"

"That's right. The emperor has traveled all the way from the capital to Shanhaiguan. As a servant of the emperor, is it not possible for me to show my filial piety to the emperor?"

"Lord Hui'an, why are you trying to stop us? Is there something shameful you are doing that you don't want the world to know?"

Eunuchs dressed in bright red dragon robes gathered where the emperor was staying. Among the crowd was Gao Qiquan, who had just arrived at Shanhaiguan.

Originally, Gao Qiquan wanted to meet some people first, familiarize himself with the situation in Shanhaiguan, and then come to pay a visit to his own emperor, but he had just arrived when he encountered this incident.

The key point is that he was not given the opportunity to refuse. The eunuchs who were clamoring to see the emperor came one by one, carrying Gao Qiqian in, and did not even give him the chance to refuse.

"Are you done yet?!"

Zhang Qingzhen, wearing armor and carrying a sword, stared coldly at the eunuchs in front of him and said in a calm tone: "His Majesty's order is very clear. When it is time to summon you, I will send someone to summon you. If there is nothing else, you can go to the Shanhaiguan official post and wait for the time being."

Zhang Qingzhen didn't pay any attention to the shouting of the eunuchs guarding the garrison.

If it were an ordinary day, Zhang Qingzhen might have given him a better face. After all, the eunuchs in the inner court who could be sent out of the capital to guard various places were not easy to mess with.

After all, the eunuchs in the inner court are the emperor's household slaves, so they are naturally closer to him than the outer officials. If they are really being watched by these guys, who knows what will happen?

But now!

Zhang Qingzhen didn't care at all.

Damn it! The emperor ordered Cao Wenzhao to lead his troops to take over the Yipanshikou area, but what happened? The emperor was still staying at Shanhaiguan, and because of this incident, some people in Shanhaiguan were jumping around.

Is this okay?

Zhang Qingzhen's tough attitude made many of the eunuchs who gathered together feel dissatisfied. It is true that you, Zhang Qingzhen, are a hereditary noble, but don't be so shameless! !

Perhaps it is because they have been on guard duty outside for too long and have heard too much flattery, which has made many people accustomed to this feeling. They cannot accept it if someone suddenly gives them the cold shoulder.

The eunuch group of the Ming Dynasty, especially the eunuchs in power, except for the twelve prisons, four departments and eight bureaus in the inner court, the East Factory and the West Factory, and the imperial farms scattered throughout northern Zhili, there was actually a special group of people. They were ordered by the emperor to leave the capital and be sent to garrison in various places.

There are those who share the taxation.

There are split collar weaving.

Some of them were in charge of military supervision.

Each of these eunuchs who were sent to guard the place was a transcendent presence in the local area. The reason was that there was someone backing them up.

That is the Emperor of Ming Dynasty!

But it was precisely these things that, in a sense, exacerbated the chaos in the Ming Dynasty, both openly and covertly, because most of them were too greedy.

"What a disgrace to all of you!!"

As soon as Zhang Qingzhen finished speaking, many eunuchs on duty were arguing their case when a shout was heard, attracting many people's attention.

Originally, many of the eunuchs on duty were still unhappy in their hearts, but when they saw the robe, they all lowered their heads respectfully.

Zhu Youjian, wearing the dragon robe of the prince group and with a sharp sword on his waist, walked over with a dignified bearing, and his cold eyes swept across the crowd in front of him.

"You are all making so much noise here, do you still have any sense of propriety?"

Zhu Youjian snorted coldly and said in a cold tone: "You dare to disturb my brother's interest, and you will all be skinned alive."

"This slave is waiting for the death penalty!!"

Being scolded by Zhu Youjian, Gao Qiquan and other eunuchs on duty all fell to their knees on the ground. Anyone who has been in the palace knew that the emperor values ​​His Royal Highness Prince Xin very much.

Not only was he conferred the title of prince at an early age, but more importantly, he was kept in the Forbidden City. This honor is rare.

“And I know it’s a capital crime.”

Zhu Youjian stared at the eunuchs with cold eyes, "It has been quite a while since the emperor arrived at Shanhaiguan, and none of you have come until these two days. You still call yourselves the emperor's servants? Is this how servants are supposed to be?!"

The atmosphere here became subtle.

Gao Qiquan and the other group of people who were kneeling all had cold sweats on their backs.

Speaking of which, many of them came here at this time, clamoring to see the emperor, and actually had their own reasons.

"My brother said so."

Zhu Youjian looked at the people in front of him, "It has been a while since the emperor arrived at Shanhaiguan. He wanted to reward the three armies, but he came in a hurry. I thought you could come earlier to help solve the problem, but you took so long to come. What kind of job are you all doing!!"

When they heard this, Gao Qiquan and the others' expressions changed.

This requires them to pay money.

This is going to be difficult.

"From now on, I'll give you three days to prepare everything you need to reward the three armies." Zhu Youjian ignored their changes and continued, "If something goes wrong, don't even think about seeing my brother. You won't be able to return to Beijing in your lifetime. Do you understand?!"

Having said this, Zhu Youjian glanced at Gao Qiquan and the others, then turned and left without looking back, leaving Gao Qiquan and the others dumbfounded.