Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

Zhu Youxiao leaned on the cushions and stared quietly at the jade box on the imperial desk. A wisp of sandalwood incense curled up, and the Dongnuan Pavilion was so quiet that it made people panic.

Concubine Liu, who was sitting on the brocade stool, saw that the emperor was still silent and kept his posture while sitting quietly. On the contrary, Zhu Youjian, who was sitting behind the screen, and Wei Zhongxian, who was standing, seemed a little distracted at the moment.

No one knew what the emperor wanted to talk about when he summoned Concubine Liu.

"There have been a lot of troubles in the inner court recently. I executed a group of greedy domestic slaves, but I wonder if the concubine was disturbed?"

After an unknown amount of time, Zhu Youxiao lifted up his robe sleeves, looked at Concubine Liu who was looking calm, and said with a faint smile: "If you disturbed Concubine Liu, I will feel sorry for you."

"Your Majesty, please worry about me. I am chanting sutras and worshiping Buddha in Cining Palace. No one disturbed me."

Concubine Liu leaned slightly and replied to Zhu Youxiao: "Your Majesty, can you tell the imperial doctor to diagnose your pulse recently? Your Majesty has a body of ten thousand gold and is the emperor of our Ming Dynasty. If anything happens to your majesty's dragon body, it will be absolutely terrible for our country, the Ming Dynasty." It’s not a good thing.”

"I'm still young."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "Although I was lucky enough to fall into the water when I was in Xiyuan, it has been so long and the coldness in my body has long gone, which makes the concubine miss it."

"You still have to pay more attention."

Concubine Liu looked concerned and said: "There is not much I can do. If such a big thing happens, I can only chant sutras and pray for His Majesty in Cining Palace."

"I know all this."

Zhu Youxiao replied: "The people below told me that since I returned to Qianqing Palace, the concubine has been fasting and chanting sutras. I was very moved when I heard that."

Could it be that what the emperor wanted to see was not Mrs. Liu?

Could it be that the incident of Xiyuan falling into the water had nothing to do with Mrs. Liu?

At this moment, Zhu Youjian, who was sitting behind the screen, and Wei Zhongxian, who was standing, all had doubts in their hearts after hearing this conversation.

The more they listened, the more confused they became.

But what they heard next surprised them both! !

"...Does the concubine know that after I fell into the water, there was a mute eunuch who carried a murderous weapon and tried to assassinate me in public?"

Zhu Youxiao leaned forward, stared at Mrs. Liu in front of him, and said calmly: "This mute eunuch was sent by the queen, but he died not long ago."

Concubine Liu was shocked when she heard this, and there was a hint of surprise in her brows. She never thought that the queen, as the master of the harem, would actually punish someone for assassinating the emperor!

Compared with Mrs. Liu's performance, Zhu Youjian and Wei Zhongxian behind the screen were filled with panic deep in their hearts. This news was so shocking!

If what the emperor said is true, then all the blame for the case of Xiyuan falling into the water will be pointed at the queen! !

But if this news gets out, it will definitely become the biggest scandal in the royal family! !

It is unheard of for a queen to assassinate an emperor!

"Your Majesty, is there any misunderstanding?"

Concubine Liu stood up at this moment, suppressing the shock and doubt in her heart, and looked at Zhu Youxiao, who had an unchanging expression, "The queen has both moral integrity and talent, and is dignified and elegant. She will never do such a treacherous thing. I..."

"Of course I know that the Queen will not do this."

Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly and interrupted what Concubine Liu said, "The Queen condemned the mute eunuch for trying to assassinate in Xiyuan. In fact, it was not me who wanted to assassinate, but Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family. As for why I did this, I won't say more, Concubine It should be clear, right?”

Prince Huaichong! !

Whether it was Mrs. Liu standing in front of the emperor, or Zhu Youjian sitting behind the screen, they all thought of someone in their hearts at this moment. This was the eldest son born to the queen, but unfortunately he was stillborn.

At this moment, Zhu Youjian stared at Wei Zhongxian, who was trembling with coldness, with a questioning look!

Wei Zhongxian's hands were trembling slightly. Although he wanted to rush out of the screen and tell the emperor that this matter had nothing to do with him, the only reason he had left reminded Wei Zhongxian of what the emperor told him when he went to summon King Xin. talk.

"Wei Banban, when I arrange the emperor's brother to sit on the screen, whether you or the emperor's brother, if anyone dares to make a sound, then the emperor will no longer need your service."

Those words made Wei Zhongxian feel fear.

When he and Zhu Youjian came to this screen, Wei Zhongxian was still praying secretly in his heart that no matter what he heard later, His Highness King Xin would not speak.

But in the end, it didn't happen to His Highness King Xin, but he, Wei Zhongxian, could hardly bear it.

"The death of Prince Huaichong not only has a great impact on the queen, but also on me."

Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at Mrs. Liu and continued: "I don't know what happened from the time when the queen was pregnant with a dragon to the time when she gave birth to a stillborn fetus. At that time, I wanted to work hard to bring order to the messy Ming Dynasty. , to stabilize the messy court, so that when I couldn't see it, some misunderstandings and provocations quietly happened in this harem."

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

Concubine Liu had not yet come out of her shock and doubts. After hearing what the emperor said, she asked with doubts between her brows.

"It doesn't matter if the concubine didn't understand."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and waved his hands and said: "I will continue to say, just listen to the concubine. Knowing that I fell into the water in Xiyuan and was assassinated before returning to Qianqing Palace, why did you summon the emperor's brother and the queen alone?"

"I don't know who I am."

Concubine Liu seemed to have thought of something, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, but she shook her head and said.

"Because I want to know whether the two people closest to me would do such a treasonous thing."

Zhu Youxiao leaned on the cushions and looked at Concubine Liu and said: "Sudden changes have occurred. Even if I are the emperor, my mind will inevitably be uncertain. I will inevitably doubt everything, but doubts are doubts. I am not stupid enough!"

"Anyone in this world may assassinate or harm me, except the emperor's brother and the queen. Do you know why, concubine?"

Concubine Liu did not speak.

"Because if it was the emperor's younger brother who did it, then the notoriety of murdering his brother would make him extinct from the world!"

The corners of Zhu Youxiao's mouth raised slightly and he said: "Even if Concubine Rong and Ren are pregnant with a dragon species, as long as this news comes out, the civil servants in the outer dynasty will never choose the emperor's younger brother to succeed the throne. This will undoubtedly overturn the Ming Dynasty. The foundation of domination.”

"And Wei Zhongxian will never allow this to happen. It will inevitably drag on until the Ren family gives birth to a dragon. If it is a male, it will be the most beneficial to Wei Zhongxian. If it is a female, it will be a close descendant. , find the youngest one, so that he can also ensure his eunuch status."

"The emperor's brother usually talks less and behaves more maturely, but the Zhu family man is not stupid. I know that he is frightened in the palace, and I also know that his situation is not free, but I am sure that the emperor's brother will not do this. .”

Zhu Youjian, who was sitting behind the screen, had slightly red eyes at the moment. In fact, he could feel the concern for his royal brother, but his experience when he was young, especially when his biological mother was beaten to death by his father, made him feel so self-conscious. The helpless situation as a child made Zhu Youjian's temperament must mature early, but early maturity does not mean true maturity!

Speaking of Zhu Youxiao's experience, it is actually not much better than Zhu Youjian's. His biological mother was beaten to death by Xi Li. The key is that his father favored Xi Li. But the most bizarre thing is that Zhu Youxiao was raised by Xi Li in the end. However, all this was allowed by Emperor Taichang. Zhu Youxiao was young at that time and did not know about these situations. But as he grew older, Zhu Youxiao also heard some rumors. After several great changes, After Mu Ke succeeded to the throne and became the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the truth was known to him, but what could he do if he knew it?

Some people with ulterior motives in the outer court took advantage of this to pour dirty water on Zhu Youxiao, in order to restrict the imperial power.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty is not that easy to be!

But Emperor Tianqi did not bad!

"As for the Queen."

Zhu Youxiao stared at Concubine Liu and said: "Just because she told me that she sent people to Xiyuan to assassinate Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family, I believed what she said because the queen hated the Hakka family and took Wei Zhongxian with her. I hate it too."

"I promoted Wei Zhongxian in the first place to check and balance the wanton Donglin Party. Because the Donglin Party did things that I couldn't do. Some of the dirty work required a person who was both courageous and timid. Wei Zhongxian is the most suitable."

"As for the assassination and my falling into the water in Youtaiye, these are two completely different things. If the latter is not available, the former will happen, and if the former is not available, the latter will also happen. And now what is involved in Xiyuan's falling into the water, I haven’t figured it out yet.”

"So Your Majesty, by talking so much, is he doubting my concubine?"

After hearing what the emperor said, Concubine Liu asked.

"No, how could a concubine who has a kind and honest character, who lives in Cining Palace and is in charge of the empress dowager's seal, do such a treacherous thing?"

The corners of Zhu Youxiao's mouth raised slightly, and he stared at Concubine Liu and said, "If Concubine Liu is really so courageous, then it is not Concubine Zheng that the Imperial Grandfather favors, but you, Concubine Zheng. Am I right?"

Concubine Liu was silent.

Ever since she entered the palace, she had not been favored by Emperor Shenzong Xian, and she had given birth to a boy and a half girl in her life. She had been living an unknown life in this harem that was full of overt and covert fights.

This has nothing to do with her temperament.

"Who would believe that a concubine with a kind and honest character would do things to provoke discord in the harem at certain times?"

Zhu Youxiao clapped his hands and laughed, "If the queen hadn't told me who had been looking for her before, especially after the death of Prince Huaichong, I wouldn't have thought about the concubine. What I want to talk about today is not Xiyuan. In the case of falling into the water, what I want to talk about is the Queen's condemnation of the eunuchs for assassinating Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family."

When talking about this, Zhu Youxiao's eyes became sharp.

What is the truth? In a special situation, it actually doesn't matter. After all, people's hearts are too fickle!

People with good character must be good?

Who stipulated it? !

yes! It is undeniable that in the original timeline, after the Jiashen National Disaster occurred, Concubine Liu’s younger brother Liu Dai led more than a hundred members of his family to set fire to themselves. This was regarded as a loyal martyrdom. This was better than those monsters and monsters like those sellers seeking glory, but it was Liu Dai is Liu Dai, Liu Taifei is Liu Taifei!

Imperial power can cause fathers and sons to kill each other, and brothers to kill each other.

When Zhu Youxiao sat in this position, he realized how tempting it was to be in charge of the power of life and death. He also understood why everything recorded in historical materials happened like that.

Who can be sure that a person with the best character will not do anything to keep the seal of the Empress Dowager? say something?

People's hearts are separated from each other...