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Chapter 81: Eunuchs Like Dogs


The days are so salty and not light, but the wheel of history is still rolling forward, the August of the apocalypse is still long overdue, the terminally ill Apocalypse has finally come to the end of his life, and the succession to the throne of the Ming Dynasty is concerned by the people of the whole Ming Dynasty.

However, Lu Hanqiang did not actively participate in the action of seizing the emperor like other traversers, after all, it was a natural historical process, and Lu Hanqiang did not need to participate at all.

Especially Lu Hanqiang's deep fear, that is, he is afraid of his own messing around with this traverser, under the wings of a small butterfly, the historical process that was not bad will be worse, after all, the result of raising pigs in the three hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, I really can't see that there is any descendant with better ability and sense of responsibility than this Zhu Youzhen.

Since that's the case, then let him be, anyway, I'm a visitor, there's no need to worry about these things, if you have that kung fu, you still have to worry about your own storytelling, newspapers, your own mother, younger brothers and sisters, by the way, and the girl in the green shirt opposite.

But the emperor died, and all entertainment activities must be banned, which of course includes Lu Hanqiang's commentary, even fans dare not make any more noise.

So, Lu Hanqiang was idle, like a floating spectator, holding his hands, indifferently watching the flowers bloom and fall, watching the world be hot and cold, watching the change of emperors, and watching the changes in the wind and clouds.

Zhu Youzhen still entered the Forbidden City that night, according to the custom, the heir to the throne should not enter the palace immediately, he should slow down a little, and wait for the main ministers of the court to come and persuade him to enter, that is, he pretended to ask the heir to inherit the throne for the sake of the common people in the world.

The heir should also say several times that he has no talent and no virtue, and it is difficult to take on this important responsibility, and he has shirked several times to show great modesty to all the people of the world.

After a few persuasions, he calmly entered the palace.

Of course, this is all a hypocrisy, but it is required by both etiquette and morality.

That night, when a group of courtiers led by the British Duke Zhang Weixian and cabinet scholars Huang Liji and Shi Fenglai came to the Xinwang Mansion with a letter of persuasion, and were mentally prepared to fight a protracted battle of persuasion, the people in the palace told them that the new emperor who was about to ascend the throne had been sent by Wei Zhongxian to take him to the palace.

This kind of rhythm of playing cards out of common sense, at that time made the three of them feel uncomfortable, full of persuasion words are useless, frustrated, this from the dragon persuasion of the great work of this cooked duck, so in the hands of a few of their own people fly.

At the same time of frustration and annoyance, I was very worried, the future emperor was picked up by Wei Zhongxian, will this make Wei Zhongxian win the first prize again, then, Wei Zhongxian, with such a merit, is it possible to achieve this seventeen-year-old emperor again, who has not been treated by the ministers, and has not received the slightest bit of saint education, once again completely fell to the eunuch party Of course, this is a big thing, the most important thing is that he will wait for Donglin's turnaround will be completely desperate But in fact, this is still secondary, the most important thing is, And the above three people who have not persuaded the dragon to enter the dragon are the biggest loss.

It is said that Zhu Youzhen, who had not yet obtained the official status of emperor that night, had to live in the Wenhua Hall on the southeast side of the Forbidden City that night.

The Wenhua Hall is a courtyard that is quite empty all around, and the lonely one is even more bleak and lonely.

Zhu Youzhen was afraid of the unexpected, so he didn't dare to sleep, so he had to sit by the bookcase and survive the eternal night with the candle flame.

In the late autumn weather, bursts of murderous aura continued to enter the halls of the deep palace, and in the dark night, although from time to time there were patrol and vigil officials hurrying past the palace gate, no one glanced at the future emperor and said a word to him, which made him feel a treacherous horror even more.

Probably unable to endure the terrible silence, he had a eunuch with a sword on his night patrol called in the middle of the night, and put the sword on his case, as a sign of courage for himself.

Seeing that his action did not cause any adverse reactions, his courage was really stronger, and he asked the people around him: If you want to reward those who patrol the night with wine and rice, which department should you find to tell him that you should find Guanglu Temple.

So he issued his first decree in the name of the emperor, ordering Guanglu Temple to prepare wine and meals for those patrolling in Ouchili as a token of consolation.

He found that his decree was quite effective, and it was not long before someone prepared the food and drink and announced to the night watchmen that it was a gift from the new emperor.

Immediately, the rewarded night watchmen cheered and shouted long live thanksgiving to the Forbidden City.

This can be regarded as Zhu Youzhen's first edict.

It is said that in the second half of the night, his heart was much calmer.

From the promulgation and execution of the first decree, he experienced for the first time the majesty and boundless power of being an emperor.

He also began to have a little confidence: relying on the blessings of God and his ancestors, relying on the status of the Son of Heaven and the power in his hands, he must eliminate the traitorous party in the court and revitalize the dynasty.

It is said that after the first night of trembling, the weather was sunny and bright, and Zhu Youzhen gradually entered the state of dominating the world psychologically.

The cabinet scholars and other important civil and military ministers went to the palace the next day to make up for the lesson of persuasion, and the emperor, who had already made up his mind, resigned three times in succession, and finally reluctantly accepted.

The Ministry of Rites immediately drew up four era names for the new emperor, which were "Qiansheng", "Xingfu", "Xianjia" and "Chongzhen", Zhu Youzhen claimed that he did not dare to be the saint of the sky, nor did he dare to take Zhongxing as his own responsibility, and the word "Xian" carried a "Ge", the main sword soldier, unlucky, so he circled the last one, and changed the word "Zhen" to "Zhen".

This may reflect a certain vision of the future, and the era of his reign will be auspicious and full of happiness.

It is still said that Emperor Chongzhen, who has just stepped onto the political stage, does not know anything about how to use conspiracy power, and can only deal with the powerful Wei Zhongxian carefully, waiting for the natural changes in the political situation.

And Wei Zhongxian had the illusion that he could continue to be favored under the new emperor, and tried his best to get the favor of Emperor Chongzhen.

Both men were cautiously probing, and for two full months, everyone seemed to be fine.

And then it is still said that in the early days, Wei Zhongxian and his minions in the palace tried their best to gather around the new emperor and not leave him, ostensibly close to care, but in fact, there was no lack of surveillance and trying to exert influence.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't dare to underestimate this huge power group, so he had to act like he was indispensable.

But the inclination in the new emperor's heart was still revealed intentionally or unintentionally.

In such a disclosure, Wei Zhongxian's group retreated step by step and agreed, so that Chongzhen's courage was even greater.

Then it is still said that on the first day of September, Wei Zhongxian submitted a request to the new emperor to resign from his post in Dongchang and go home to recuperate.

This is an old practice in the palace, after a new emperor ascends the throne, the great eunuchs who previously held important positions should resign.

But Wei Zhongxian's move was obviously also an attempt to find out Emperor Chongzhen's attitude towards him, and if the emperor eagerly retained it, he could probably put his mind at ease for the time being; If Emperor Chongzhen approves the resignation, he will also have the opportunity to make other arrangements.

But Emperor Chongzhen, who couldn't make up his mind for a while, reacted exactly between the two, neither agreeing to let him go home to recuperate, nor praising him as much as he had done before, "Wen Zhi comforted".

This lukewarm attitude made Wei Zhongxian still confused, so he had to continue to grope forward.

But on another issue, Emperor Chongzhen's attitude is much clearer.

While rejecting Wei Zhongxian's resignation, he politely sent the Hakka out of the palace.

Then, someone got a hint of the above, and someone jumped out to embarrass the 9,000-year-old.

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The first to cause trouble was Yang Weiyuan, who belonged to the type of grumbling faction in the eunuch party who contributed a lot to Wei Zhongxian, but did not get much benefit.

On October 14, he went to Cui Chengxiu, the number one confidant who specialized in Wei Zhongxian, but he talked about innocuous matters, such as "fighting for power and profit with Feng Quan, a former cabinet scholar", and "still supervising the construction of the palace during the mourning period".

Cui Chengxiu was the first to take refuge in Wei Zhongxian, he was greedy and shameless, but he was quite capable, so he won Wei Zhongxian's trust the most. is the head of the five dogs, everyone knows that Wei Zhongxian can manipulate the power of the country, mainly because of the full support of this Cui Chengxiu.

Yang Weiyuan's attack on Cui Chengxiu but praising Wei Zhongxian was probably another strategy, a probe balloon sent to Emperor Chongzhen.

But Yang Weiyuan's impeachment of Choi Chengxiu still marked the beginning of a great split within the eunuch party.

Within a few days, there was a wave of attacks on Cui Chengxiu, and the participants included several influential figures in the eunuch party, and several ministers-level ministers used very fierce words.

At this time, Choi Chengxiu could only automatically request the recall according to the usual practice.

Of course, Chongzhen was embarrassed to allow it.

The disposition of Cui Chengxiu was a key step in the struggle between Emperor Chongzhen and Wei Zhongxian's clique, and the first shot was fired to eliminate the eunuchs. t1706231537: