Chapter 116 Household Affairs
The whole family loves this sister very much, and even Chongzhen, who has always been strict, has infinite favor for his daughter. Princess Kunxing Zhu Mai is also well-behaved and obedient. It can be said that she is a fairy who is raised in the deep boudoir.
Looking at Zhu Cixuan who rushed in, Empress Zhou became more harsh to her son: "If you don't study your homework all day long, you will know that you are making trouble everywhere. When your father comes back, you will lock you in the Eastern Palace and you will not let you leave the palace again."
Zhu Cilang was shocked: "Mother, that's not OK. Erchen was in the Jinyiwei. Besides, Erchen had to do something big to do when he left the palace."
He was really afraid that his mother would tell his father that it would be impossible for him to leave the palace with Chongzhen's personality. The prince was young and should do what to do if he was a governor. He showed up outside and did something wrong and caused trouble.
Although you have made contributions in Liaodong and even though you have cured your sister's illness, you are young and have a lot of things to learn. Those court officials who are intrigue and deceitful, they are not careful to use them.
When the position of Jinyiwei was mentioned, Empress Zhou even opposed: "Ciyang, this Jinyiwei offended all officials. You have now taken the position of deputy commander, and I don't know how many court officials you will offend in the future. Are you the crown prince, or resign from this position and study with peace of mind."
The Jinyiwei is a double-edged sword that can punish evil in the hands of a wise monarch. In the hands of a fool, it will harm the country and the people. But no matter whether it is in the hands of a wise monarch or a fool, the Jinyiwei is an unpopular position.
If it weren't for his great power, I would have been jealous of many officials. Moreover, in history, there were not many people who had commanded the Jinyiwei to end up with good deeds.
The first commander was not clearly recorded in history, but the first person with the title of the commander of the Jinyiwei was Mao Xiang. Mao Xiang created a major case of involvement after Hu Weiyong's death, and in the end he was beheaded by Zhu Yuanzhang to calm the public's anger.
The second term was Jiang Yan. In history, the evidence of Lan Yu's rebellion was that he secretly reported to Zhu Yuanzhang. After the Lan Yu case, Zhu Yuanzhang was also sentenced to death.
The third term was Ji Gang during the reign of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty. In the 13th year of Yongle, he placed Xie Jin, the president of the Yongle Encyclopedia, to death in the snow. In the 14th year of Yongle, he was killed for supporting the Han King to fight for the throne.
During the reign of Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, after Wang Zhen took office, he promoted his confidant Ma Shun as the commander of the Jinyiwei. After Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty was captured, he was beaten to death in the court as a "remnant" of the royal party.
During the Jingtai period of Ming Dynasty, Lu Zhong became the commander and directed the "golden sword case" of the Jingtai Dynasty. After being confused, Lu Zhong even pretended to be crazy. The bloody case caused by a knife was suppressed by the joint efforts of the cabinet and the Sili Supervisor.
The commander after the "Slaying the Gate" was Lu Gao. He openly solicited bribes and randomly punished him. He was found by Cao Qin, the nephew of Cao Jixiang, who was preparing to rebel, and killed him and devoted himself to his career. The one who took over was Menda, not a good person. After Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty ascended the throne, he was exiled to Guangxi.
During the Zhengde Dynasty, Shi Wenyi, the commander of the Jinyiwei, and Zhang Cai, surrounded Liu Jin, and Liu Jin was also executed after the fall of the stage. The one who took over the commander was Qian Ning, who was "sanshu" by his eunuch's adoptive father since childhood. When he was an imperial guard, he slept with Wuzong. Later, he was brought down by Emperor Wuzong's closeness to Jiang Bin. Jiang Bin succeeded as Commander of the Jinyiwei and Emperor Wuzong also "entered and went to the leopard room and lie up together", and was also in charge of the East Factory. After Emperor Wuzong's death, Jiang Bin was also killed.
Once the emperor and his ministers are there, every emperor must clean up the Jinyiwei when he goes to the stage. Moreover, what the Jinyiwei does is to wipe the emperor's butt, and specifically to offend officials to survive.
Zhu Cilang, the deputy commander of Zhu Cilang, originally meant to let him experience it. But after Zhu Cilang took charge, he came up to defeat the dog official Chen Yan, Wei Zaode and the heart of the eunuch, which invisibly offended many officials.
You are a prince, and you will need the assistance of your ministers in the future. If you offend too many people, you will have many open and secret arrows to harm you. After all, the prince is actually an embarrassing position. It seems that the throne is within reach, but it is actually full of variables.
In history, not many true princes succeeded in the throne. Most of them were either forced to rebel, deposed or even killed.
How could Queen Zhou not worry? She really wanted her son to resign from the position of deputy commander of the Jinyiwei to avoid causing trouble in the future.
Seeing that the mother and son had a dispute, Princess Kunxing frowned: "Mother, you will quarrel when you come back. Brother also wants to share the worries of the father. Let them decide the matters in the court. Mother, the father will not let his brother suffer aggrieved."
After Zhu Ma said this, Empress Zhou no longer said anything. Her daughter's words were not unreasonable. In the current state of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen was in a state of chaos. Looking at the entire court, how many ministers could be trusted?
At the critical moment, her family is still reliable. Queen Zhou sighed: "Ciyang, I am just worried about you. People's hearts are sinister. Don't trust anyone, do you understand?"
Zhu Cilang nodded: "My mother, the child will pay attention to it. It is actually the same principle to govern people and govern the country."
"The Emperor is here!"
As he was talking, Chongzhen came from Qianqing Palace.
Emperor Chongzhen was worried that his daughter was seriously ill. Now, under the influence of Zhu Cilang's magic medicine, his daughter has miraculously recovered. In the past few days, after finishing her government affairs, Chongzhen would sit in Qianning Palace for a while.
When he came, he saw his son Zhu Ciyang also there. Chongzhen was stunned at first, and then asked, "How is your body feeling?"
Zhu Meiyu put down the needle and thread in her hand, stood up and threw herself into Chongzhen's arms with a smile: "It's much better, I'm almost ready for my father. By the way, brother, didn't you say you brought me a gift? What good thing is it?"
Zhu Cilang slapped his forehead: "Forget it, Sun Parcel, Sun Parcel!"
Sun Wangcai came in and knelt down to everyone and saw the gift. He took out the cloth bag in his arms. Inside the cloth bag was the piece of glass.
Zhu Cilang smiled and said, "Sister, I'll give it to you. Do you think it's fun?"
Just a piece of worthless glass, Zhu Mai felt like she was treasured: "Wow, what a big crystal, so beautiful!"
Seeing Zhu Cilang, Chongzhen's face darkened: "Cilang, I happened to have something to ask you. The father-in-law sold his land in the capital. What's going on?"
This matter cannot be hidden from the emperor. I am afraid that Luo Yangxing would tell Chongzhen about it. Chongzhen thought that this rebellious son was going to attack the father-in-law again, and it would be a bit too much to pull the wool from Zhou Kui. I heard that Zhou Kui sold all his belongings, could it be that his son forced him to hand over all his belongings?
With Zhou Kui's personality, he will definitely seek death immediately, immediately.
Moreover, this incident will have a worse impact in the capital. Others may say that the emperor is crazy and forced his father-in-law to death for the sake of the national treasury.
Chapter completed!