Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

"Everyone, we won't say much about the current situation in the palace. You all know it in your heart."

At that time, outside the Qianqing Palace, Fang Zhenghua had a serious expression. He looked at the people standing in front of him and said in a low tone: "Your Majesty, Xiyuan fell into the water and was assassinated. There must be a ghost in the inner court. Xi Jishi Factory Although it has reopened, there are still not enough manpower, so we have to work separately."

"Mr. Fang Chang, what do you want to do next? Everyone is at your disposal!"

Gao Shiming was the first to express his stance.

"Yes."

"Listen to Mr. Fang's orders!"

Li Fengxiang and others followed closely.

Fang Zhenghua's breathing was a little rapid. It was the first time that someone called him factory boss. This feeling made Fang Zhenghua enjoy it very much.

However, Fang Zhenghua also knew very well that it was not the time to relax yet.

If the errands assigned by the emperor are not completed well, then he will not be able to hold his position as the admiral of the West Police Department, and may even lose his head.

The competition and promotion among the eunuchs in the inner court were far more cruel than among the civil servants in the outer court.

If you lose the battle, you will be close to death.

In this palace with high walls and thick walls, countless people died quietly.

"That's what our family thinks."

Fang Zhenghua calmed down, looked at the people in front of him and said, "Let's go back to the Royal Horse Prison first. Eunuch Gao, you go and choose a military official..."

While Fang Zhenghua was talking, he vaguely saw someone coming, which made Fang Zhenghua stop immediately. After seeing clearly, Fang Zhenghua knew what was going on.

"Let's go, get out of here first."

Without any hesitation, Fang Zhenghua raised his feet and walked towards the Qianqing Gate. Seeing this, Gao Shiming and others hurriedly followed behind Fang Zhenghua.

But a few people knew who was coming.

The tense and depressing atmosphere seemed to be stronger than before.

……

"His Majesty."

The closed door of the palace was pushed open. Tian Ergeng, who was on duty outside the palace, lowered his head and walked into the palace and said: "The Queen, Concubine Liu, King Xin and others are here, as well as Madam Fengsheng. They are all waiting outside the palace now." .”

It spreads really fast.

Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the dragon throne, frowned slightly. Apparently, he didn't find it too strange that someone in the palace came to see him and showed concern.

How could the Forbidden City not respond when such a big thing happened?

"Move to Dongnuan Pavilion."

Zhu Youxiao thought of this, looked at the people kneeling in the hall, stood up from the dragon chair, and said to Tian Ergen: "First call the emperor's brother to see me."

"The slaves obey the order."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Several voices sounded in the hall, but Zhu Youxiao didn't pay attention to it. Instead, he walked towards the back of the hall. There were two passages to Dongnuan Pavilion. One was from the main hall. However, he would meet many people in this way. Zhu Youxiao He doesn't plan to appear in the eyes of many people until many doubts are solved.

Taking advantage of the falling into the water and the assassination, the three ministers were dismissed one after another, and the Royal Guards were set up to reshuffle the forces in the inner court. However, the most important thing has not been done yet.

That is, the truth behind the drowning and assassination.

If this is not found out, not only will one's own safety not be guaranteed, the key is that one will not be able to kill people in large numbers.

It’s been five years since the apocalypse.

Time is of the essence.

The Jianlu rebellion in Liaodong, the chieftain rebellion in the southwest, tax evasion in the southeast, and frequent disasters in various places are all difficulties before us. It won't be long before a large-scale uprising breaks out in the northwest. Faced with such a mess, Zhu Youxiao must consider What kind of emperor to be.

Renjun?

Mingjun?

Faint king?

None of the above suits him anymore, and the only thing he can do is become a tyrant!

Only the tyrant can deal with the treacherous and treacherous. In the face of absolute power, any plot or calculation is useless!

Before fighting the outside world, you must first make peace with the inside.

Before the inner court is cleaned up, Zhu Youxiao does not plan to have too much contact with the outer court. Things must be prioritized.

Could it be him?

Zhu Youxiao, who returned to Dongnuan Pavilion, lifted his robe and sat on the throne, thinking in his heart whether the incident of Xiyuan falling into the water was related to Zhu Youjian.

If something really happened to him in Xiyuan, the key point is that there is no emperor heir, so from the perspective of legal system, Zhu Youjian is the most promising to succeed the emperor.

Just as Emperor Wuzong had no heir, after his death, the throne was succeeded by his cousin Zhu Houcong, the Jiajing Emperor. This also led to the emergence of the Great Ceremony Discussion.

The relationship between Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youjian is closer. They are half brothers.

squeak~

The closed door of the palace was pushed open. Zhu Youxiao followed the sound and saw a young man who looked similar to himself, wearing a yellow brocade robe with four-clawed dragon pattern, walking toward the imperial court with his head slightly lowered.

"My younger brother, Yujian, pays homage to Your Majesty!"

Under Zhu Youxiao's scrutiny, Zhu Youjian, who entered the hall, restrained his emotions and raised his hands to bow to Zhu Youxiao.

"No gifts."

Zhu Youxiao said calmly.

"Your Majesty...Is Brother Huang's body okay?" Zhu Youjian raised his head after paying homage, frowning slightly, and then asked with concern: "Has the imperial doctor been sent for diagnosis and treatment?"

"No problem."

Zhu Youxiao leaned forward, "It's just a trivial matter, but it's the emperor's brother. I wonder why your eyes are red?"

In his memory, Emperor Tianqi was very concerned about his younger brother. In the second year of Tianqi's reign, he was canonized as King Xin, and he also spent huge sums of money to build King Xin's residence for him. From the time when Yuji ascended the throne to now, Zhu Youjian has been living in the palace. He was here, and he was very concerned about his studies. He chose civil servants and great scholars to teach him carefully.

"My younger brother was shocked to hear that the emperor fell into the water in Xiyuan, so..." Zhu Youjian lowered his head and replied, but as he spoke, there was no follow-up.

The falling into the water probably has nothing to do with Zhu Youjian.

Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the silent Zhu Youjian. At his age, he may be premature, but it doesn't matter how deep the city is. If the city is really deep, then in the original timeline, Zhu Youjian After Ke succeeded Datong and proclaimed himself emperor, he would not be in a hurry to capture Wei Zhongxian.

Even if Wei Zhongxian was really too domineering and threatened the consolidation of imperial power, Wei Zhongxian was eliminated before a suitable replacement was found, and even the factory guards were eliminated. Such self-destructive behavior is very stupid. a behavior.

No matter how bad the factory guards are, they are still tools to defend the imperial power!

Abolition of factory guards is undoubtedly an attempt to become blind and deaf.

How to suppress the civil servants in this way?

Zhu Youxiao would not do such stupid things!

Who would that be?

Is it really an accident?

If it was really an accident, how could the eunuch who committed the assassination explain it?

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but frown.

The atmosphere in Dongnuan Pavilion becomes subtle.

Liu Ruoyu, who was serving in front of the emperor, and Wei Zhongxian, who was standing on the side, all felt this subtle change. However, in the current situation, all they could do was keep their mouths shut.

Even though the emperor rarely comes to court on weekdays, there are several taboos in this palace, and one cannot easily make irresponsible remarks in front of the emperor.

One is a queen.

One is King Xin.

In recent years, there have been a lot of rumors between the government and the public, saying that the emperor only likes carpentry work and does not like to govern the court, and there are even rumors that he has a habit of cutting off his sleeves. When Wei Zhongxian knew these, he not only disdained them, but also avoided them. Rumors were spread into the palace so as not to displease the emperor.

After all, no one knows better than him what the emperor is like.

His ability to rise strongly in the inner court and the outer court was inseparable from the favor and trust of the emperor, so some things were not at all like what the outside world said.

Don't say anything else.

Just like the difficult situation he faced at the beginning, he was forced into desperation several times by the Donglin Party members in power, but coincidentally, every time he accompanied the emperor to listen to the opera, and when the emperor told the opera, Wei Zhongxian benefited a lot, and then he got rid of it. The Donglin Party's siege even took advantage of the situation to drive away a large number of Donglin Party members...

It's just that Wei Zhongxian kept these situations deep in his heart, and even the Hakka family didn't dare to mention them.

The emperor loves to play, but that does not mean he is stupid!

Playfulness seems to be the nature of many Zhu family emperors.

"Your Majesty, don't think too much about anything else."

At this moment, Zhu Youxiao said: "I am a little tired. If there is nothing else, the emperor should leave first."

"Here."

Zhu Youjian hesitated for a moment, with concern on his brows. Seeing that his royal brother was tired, he raised his hands and bowed: "Brother, please take care of your dragon body."

"understood."

Zhu Youxiao showed a faint smile and said: "I know my body well. The palace may not be peaceful these days. Emperor brother, please don't think too much."