Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

The bright sun gradually sets in the west.

A wisp of breeze came, and Zhu Youjian, who came out of Dongnuan Pavilion, felt the coolness, but his hanging heart finally fell.

My royal brother is in good health, which is a blessing among misfortunes.

In the Ming Dynasty, under the rule of autocratic imperial power, the emperor could affect the fate of many people with just his mouth. This is the power of life and death in one body!

Born and raised in this deep palace, even though Zhu Youjian has not yet reached the crown, he knows one thing that rumors in the palace can kill people!

Fortunately, the Emperor fell into the water in Xiyuan and was even assassinated. The occurrence of such shocking things will inevitably cause waves of turmoil.

If the emperor really had an accident, then he would be the most suspicious.

Why?

The emperor still has no heir. The princes he gave birth to earlier either died young or passed away. According to the patriarchal etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, the person who succeeds the emperor must first establish a direct descendant. If there is no direct descendant, Elder, let’s talk about other things, and if there are no heirs, it must be judged according to the closeness of blood, and the final brother and younger brother are also taken into consideration.

When Emperor Wuzong died without heirs, he continued this set of rules.

Who could be so bold as to dare to murder the emperor's brother in Xiyuan?

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian's eyes scanned the people in front of him. Queen Zhang Yan, Mrs. Liu and other people came into Zhu Youjian's eyes.

When he saw the Hakka family, a flash of disgust flashed between Zhu Youjian's brows.

"King Xin, is your Majesty okay?"

At this time, a concerned voice sounded, which brought Zhu Youjian back to his senses. After seeing who the person was, Zhu Youjian hurriedly raised his hands and bowed.

"Sister-in-law, your brother is fine."

Zhu Youjian abided by the etiquette and made a bow.

"That's fine, that's fine."

When Queen Zhang Yan heard this, she looked at Dong Nuan Pavilion with her phoenix eyes and said, but between Zhang Yan's brows, a trace of unnoticeable panic flashed.

squeak~

The closed door of the palace was pushed open, and Wei Zhongxian and Liu Ruoyu walked out of the palace with their heads lowered. Everyone who saw this scene focused their eyes at this moment.

"Queen, your Majesty invites you to enter the palace."

Facing everyone's gaze, Liu Ruoyu, the eunuch of Qianqing Palace, walked towards Zhang Yan with his head lowered and bowed respectfully. Wei Zhongxian, on the other hand, stood there with his eyes, nose and heart in mind.

Why him?

When Zhang Yan saw this scene, she couldn't help but frown slightly, and doubts arose in her heart. She must know that Wei Zhongxian came in person to know what news was spread before, but now there was an unfamiliar eunuch in front of the emperor.

"Ah."

Zhang Yan responded and walked towards Dongnuan Pavilion. The female officer serving beside her followed Zhang Yan, wanting to go in with the queen.

"Your Majesty said that only the Queen will be allowed in."

When approaching the palace gate, Wei Zhongxian reached out to stop the female officer and bowed his head slightly.

This move made the female officer look at her queen, with a slightly worried look on her eyebrows.

Zhang Yan'e frowned slightly, glanced at Wei Zhongxian, and said indifferently: "Since His Majesty said so, just wait outside the palace."

After saying that, he raised his feet and walked towards Dongnuan Pavilion.

After Zhang Yan walked in, Wei Zhongxian hurriedly lowered his head and closed the door.

"His Majesty ordered everyone to stay a hundred steps away from Dong Nuan Pavilion!"

Liu Ruoyu, who heard the movement, said in a loud voice.

What happened?

When everyone gathered here saw the scene in front of them and heard Liu Ruoyu shouting, they all looked surprised. No one knew what was going on.

Compared to the noise outside the hall, the Dongnuan Pavilion seemed very quiet at that time.

Really good looking.

Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the throne, looked at Zhang Yan who walked in. The Zhang Yan in front of him was wearing a double phoenix-feather dragon crown and a Yanju crown suit. Zhu Ying, with a nose like hanging gallbladder, exudes a noble temperament when walking.

"I, my concubine, pay my respects to the Emperor."

Under Zhu Youxiao's gaze, Zhang Yan first performed the Wanfu salute, then maintained her posture and asked with concern: "Is the emperor's dragon body okay? My concubine..."

"No need to be polite."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said: "I am in good health. The Queen is worried about you."

It became quiet in Dongnuan Pavilion.

Zhu Youxiao sat on the throne.

Zhang Yan stood where she was.

Time passes minute by minute.

"The queen seems a little different from usual."

Zhu Youxiao lifted up his robe and stood up, saying something to break the calm. When he walked towards Zhang Yan, Zhu Youxiao said with a calm expression: "I had such a big incident as falling into the water in Xiyuan, and I was assassinated by a traitor. If it were normal times, In addition to caring about me, the queen seems to also advise me not to trust Wei Zhongxian gullibly, right?"

Zhang Yan's delicate body trembled slightly, and she instinctively took a few steps back. Her heartbeat couldn't help but speed up a lot, but when she thought about where she was now, she knew there were some things she couldn't talk about.

"What does the emperor mean by saying this?"

Facing Zhu Youxiao's gaze, Zhang Yan raised her head. When she saw those eyes, Zhang Yan's nose became sore for no reason, "Is the emperor suspicious of my concubine?"

"I didn't say that."

Zhu Youxiao stepped forward and reached out to caress Zhang Yan's cheek. This move made Zhang Yan's cheeks slightly red, and Zhang Yan lowered her head subconsciously.

Since participating in the draft and entering the palace, the emperor has never behaved so intimately.

"Do you feel sorry for me about the imperial heir?"

Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Yan and said softly.

When Zhang Yan heard this, her delicate body trembled slightly, and her eyes couldn't help but turn red.

"That mute eunuch was arranged by the queen, right?"

Seeing Zhang Yan like this, Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes and said, "My original intention was to assassinate Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family, but I didn't expect that I would accidentally fall into the water when I was lucky enough to be in Xiyuan."

"!!"

Zhang Yan's charming face changed slightly, she suddenly raised her head and looked at Zhu Youxiao in disbelief.

"It seems true."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and shook his head. Originally, he was just guessing, but Zhang Yan's reaction confirmed what he was thinking. The only reason for Zhang Yan to do this was that Zhang Yan was pregnant with something that happened in the third year of Tianqi. The dragon seed became a stillborn child, which was related to the prince Zhu Ciran of Huaichong.

It was also from that year that Zhang Yan's personality changed.

Zhu Youxiao was well aware of the tense relationship between Queen Zhang Yan and Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family. Many things happened before and after, and the most evil one was the rumor about Zhang Yan's origin. One was the daughter of a bandit, and the other was from Yangzhou. Slender horse, all kinds of conjectures and speculations emerge one after another.

However, the draft system of the Ming Dynasty was extremely strict, and there were many thresholds set up. It would undoubtedly be as difficult as climbing to heaven for someone with unknown origins to go through layers of selection and eventually be canonized as a queen.

Because if there is a flaw in any link, and if they are really held accountable afterwards, no matter who is involved, they will not be able to escape the fate of death!

As for Zhu Youxiao's attitude towards Zhang Guoji, it was purely Zhang Guoji's own doing. Especially in the sixth year of Tianqi, Zhu Youxiao's only heir was frightened to death by the explosion in Wang Gongchang. Zhang Guoji actually didn't care about this and came here. The emperor asked the emperor for a title, but no one in his right mind would do such a thing, but Zhang Guoji did it, so he was not ordered to return home? Who was ordered to return home?

"This is the first and last time."

Zhu Youxiao calmed down, stared at Zhang Yan and said: "I have kicked out the official who was living in front of the emperor. I know what the queen is thinking, otherwise the queen would not have said anything to me when she was in Xiyuan. Those words.”

Yes.

When I visited Xiyuan today, Queen Zhang Yan also went there, but Zhang Yan didn't stay long before she left Xiyuan because of some words.

"How will the emperor punish my concubine?"

Zhang Yan tried her best to control her emotions and prevent herself from crying. She looked at Zhu Youxiao with red eyes, "I have to say that I have never thought about assassinating Your Majesty. Your Majesty..."

"It doesn't depend on me whether you believe it or not, but on how the Queen behaves."

Zhu Youxiao said, "I have my own considerations and plans for re-appointing Wei Zhongxian. But do you know why the Queen's words in the past annoyed me?"

"The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics."

Zhang Yan said to herself.

"If the queen knows, then why does she do that?"

Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand and pinched Zhang Yan's chin, "I tolerated you in the past because I felt that you had not gotten over the pain of losing your son, so no matter how angry I was, I didn't say much else, but why did the Queen do this so often? What about general?"

"Concubine~"

Zhang Yan, who had never had her chin pinched before, didn't know what to say at this moment.

"Tell me, who is talking to you?"

Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Prince Huaichong was born stillborn. No one is more sad than me. He is my eldest son!!"

"...It's Mrs. Liu."

Facing Zhu Youxiao's strong aura, Zhang Yan choked up and said: "I have always been reluctant to believe that Brother Ran has passed away, but Your Majesty..."

Is it her?

Zhu Youxiao's eyebrows were raised. He figured out some things that he had not figured out. The Concubine Liu mentioned by Zhang Yan was standing outside the Dongnuan Pavilion. She was Concubine Liu Zhao, the concubine of the Wanli Emperor. She was revered as Concubine Xuanyi and lived in Cining. Palace, in charge of the Queen Mother's seal.

And because of Concubine Liu, Zhu Youxiao thought of two people. Maybe there was really a conspiracy behind the drowning case, and these things could not be made public.

Otherwise, when such a major event occurs, why are the historical records so confusing? Maybe there really is some secret hidden by people with ulterior motives?