Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

As the sun rises, the Forbidden City wakes up in the morning light.

The entire Forbidden City is bathed in golden sunlight, exuding a solemn and sacred atmosphere. The glazed tile roof of Fengtian Hall shines dazzlingly in the morning sun, like a gem set in the earth, exuding a charming and mysterious atmosphere.

The most lively place at this time is Fengtianmen Square. The center of attention at this moment is Fengtianmen, and Fengtianmen is performing a joking scene.

A palace maid with baby fat cheeks hurriedly hugged the baby from the queen. As a result, the baby's urine spurted out, and the urine just fell on the face of the chief minister of the court, who was so exposed.

The baby's urine is very clear, like a waterfall.

Liu Jichu was very angry at first. It was the greatest humiliation to his glorious life that the dignified chief minister of the dynasty was treated with such courtesy.

He has been loved in every way since he was a child, and he is even more admired by the people around him because of his early success. When he enters the officialdom, he is also considered the most noble and clear official.

In such a smooth life, when did he suffer such humiliation?

But when the urine continued to pour down, he suddenly couldn't care less about being angry, and actually fell into a trance for a moment.

"Queen, although Princess Haixiao is the eldest princess, the way she treats her subordinates today, doesn't it chill the hearts of all the wise men in the world?" When Lan Qi saw his teacher being treated in this way, he stood up to defend him. road.

Since ancient times, monarchs have treated virtuous officials with courtesy. The Ming Dynasty even relied on scholar-bureaucrats to govern the world. Even the Ming emperor was required to treat scholars with courtesy.

As for Liu Ji, as the head of a hundred officials and admired by scholars all over the world, the current royal family should respect Liu Ji, a highly respected and virtuous minister.

Huh?

When the officials present saw the military department putting pressure on the matter, they couldn't help but turn their heads to look at the queen, also wanting to know how the queen would respond to the matter.

Xingwang Zhu Youqiu had been watching the changes in the situation quietly with his back straight. Now when he saw the dignified chief minister being publicly humiliated by a baby girl, he knew that he was one step closer to the position of supervising the country.

As long as he successfully obtains the position of supervising the country and has Liu Ji, the chief assistant of the cabinet, to cooperate with him, the dragon chair above will belong to him.

This soaking in urine was a shame for Liu Ji, but it made Liu Ji stand more firmly on his side. He would be the biggest beneficiary of this soaking in urine.

"Princess Haixiao is still awake in Kunning Palace. What does this matter have to do with my daughter?" Chang Youkong took a deep breath and said jokingly.

ah? Princess Haixiao is sleeping in Kunning Palace?

As soon as these words came out, the officials present were stunned, and then they looked at the baby still in Niu Mengmeng's arms in shock, and couldn't help but become confused.

"Isn't that Princess Haixiao?"

"If not Princess Haixiao, who is she?"

"Have you noticed? The urine just now was indeed the urine of a baby boy!"

…

He Cong, the Minister of Revenue, and other officials looked at the baby in shock, with horrified expressions on their faces, and a terrible thought came to their minds.

This is indeed the case, only the baby boy's urethra is like a flying stream.

Now the Queen has personally stated that Princess Haixiao is still sleeping in Kunning Palace, and the one above is indeed a baby boy. So where did this baby boy come from?

Prince? No, absolutely not!

Xing Wang Zhu Youqi looked at the baby boy doubtfully, but shook his head firmly in denial.

"Queen, as far as I know, there is only a baby named Princess Haixiao in the palace, and... there is no prince!" Lan Qi from the Military Department acted as a vanguard in the matter, and was also trying to solve the problem.

Liu Ji had just lost his composure when he saw the baby's genitals. At this time, he had recovered from the shock and looked at the queen in confusion.

Chang Yourong ignored the doubtful glances around her and asked seriously: "There is only one baby in the palace, Princess Haixiao? Are you following Liu Wentai's example and peeking into the palace, are you really not afraid of questioning?"

Not long after Zhu Youtang ascended the throne, he realized that the palace had informants from various forces, so he killed Liu Wentai and others to block the transmission of information inside and outside the palace.

Although it is impossible to completely prevent the leakage of news in the palace, at least foreign ministers are not allowed to peek into the palace.

this……

The Bingke swallowed the trouble and suddenly realized that the queen was not a soft persimmon.

The corners of Xing Wang Zhu Youqian's mouth slightly raised, and he stood up very confidently: "Queen, I am worried about your majesty's heirs, so I also asked my mother and concubine about this matter! According to my mother and concubine, among your majesty's concubines, this year No one is pregnant, and His Majesty has not been blessed with any maids!"

Although it is true that others cannot peek into the palace, Prince Xing's mother-in-law is Concubine Shao, and Concubine Shao has always lived in the Forbidden City.

Now, as the emperor's younger brother, if Prince Xing was concerned about his brother's heirs and asked Concubine Shao, it would not lead to any trouble, and it would be a reasonable and reasonable move.

It turns out he’s not the prince!

Officials such as He Cong, Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, believed that King Xing could not lie about this kind of thing, and they had not heard similar news, and a flash of disappointment flashed in their eyes.

It would be fine if His Majesty really left an heir. If the baby boy in front of him was not a prince, then the first heir to the Ming Dynasty would still be the aggressive Xing Wang Zhu Youqi.

Pretending to be mysterious!

Liu Ji stretched out his hand to wipe the urine from his face, and thought to himself with his hanging heart in his stomach.

Although his eyeliner was once pulled out, he has been secretly peeking into the palace, so naturally he is very concerned about whether the tyrant secretly gave birth to a child.

Judging from all the information the palace obtained with great difficulty, except for the Queen Empress who gave birth to Princess Haixiao, the other concubines showed no signs of pregnancy.

Since his investigation is consistent with Concubine Shao's statement, there will naturally be no major mistakes, and the baby boy in front of him is naturally not a prince.

A terrible thought suddenly flashed through Liu Ji's mind, and he hurriedly asked, "Queen, is it possible that Princess Haixiao is a man?"

Huh?

The eyes of He Cong, the Minister of Revenue, and other officials suddenly lit up, but then they shook their heads firmly.

Chang Yourong took the baby boy from Niu Mengmeng's hands and immediately straightened his face: "Asshole! Princess Haixiao is my and my daughter, and she was canonized by His Majesty. Are you questioning His Majesty?"

"Are you deaf? The queen just said that Princess Haixiao is sleeping in Kunning Palace!" Niu Mengmengyi knew that this was the villain, so he scolded her.

no? So good!

Liu Ji got a negative answer and couldn't help but smile again on his face.

If this baby boy is not a prince, and the emperor's life or death is uncertain, and he recommends the Xingwang Zhu Youqi to supervise the country, this request is really not too much.

If Zhu Youtang really died in Jiangnan, then the throne would fall on Prince Xing, and he would definitely be able to stand at the pinnacle of power.

"Since he was not born to a concubine or a palace maid, and the queen is raising a baby boy, isn't this inappropriate?" Wang Ji, the left minister of the Ministry of War, had already bet on King Xing, and he also stood up to make an accusation.

Although officials such as He Cong, Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, were looking towards the emperor in their hearts, this move seemed really not good.

As for the stepson, they had already clearly opposed it. This kind of handing over the throne to other branches who were not the late emperor was indeed unfilial.

Chang Yourong held the baby boy in her arms and asked with a half-smile, "If this child is not the daughter of a concubine, can't he be raised in the palace?"

"Of course not! No matter whose bloodline he is, please ask the queen to send this baby boy out of the palace today!" Liu Ji didn't want to pretend anymore, and immediately stated his position confidently.

this……

When the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty saw Liu Ji exerting such pressure, they clearly realized that the dignified chief minister of the cabinet had really rebelled. He could not even tolerate the queen raising a baby boy.

Chang Yourong looked at Liu Ji, who still had urine stains on his hair, and his pretty face suddenly turned cold: "Such rebellious words, I didn't expect that they would come from the mouth of the great chief minister!"

"Why are you so treasonous, my dear? This is to prevent chaos in the palace!" Liu Ji was naturally undaunted and responded majestically.

Chang Yourong ignored Liu Ji, turned to face the civil and military officials present and said loudly: "This is your Majesty and my royal son, the eldest son of the Ming Dynasty. I want to see who dares to force me to kill him." Send him out of the palace!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole court was shocked.

After they realized that the queen was holding a baby boy, they also made guesses in the direction of the prince.

However, they did not hear the news that the emperor had a concubine, and they got circumstantial evidence from Princess Shao through the mouth of King Xing. The queen even admitted that she was not born to a concubine, but this unexpectedly ushered in a shocking reversal.

The man in front of him was not only the prince, but also the undisputed eldest son of the emperor, the true first heir to the throne.

"You... didn't you say that Princess Haixiao is in Kunning Palace? Why... why is there another eldest son of the emperor?" Wang Ji, the left minister of the Ministry of War, said incoherently as his brain was buzzing.

In fact, this was not his idea alone, but a common question shared by the officials present.

If the man in front of him is the eldest son of the emperor, then what happened to Princess Haixiao? Then the son who canonized by the emperor himself is even more unlikely to be fake!

Chang Yourong took a loving look at the son in her arms, and revealed the mystery openly and honestly: "Today, I want to make it clear to you! The children born to me are actually twins of a dragon and a phoenix, and my sister is Princess Yunxiao. My younger brother is your eldest son and the future crown prince of the Ming Dynasty!"

Thanks to God's gift, she not only gave birth to a very lovely princess for His Majesty, but also gave birth to the emperor's eldest son to the emperor who was besieged by his heir.

In order to let his son grow up happily and healthily, the emperor only chose to use his sister, Princess Haixiao, as a cover to conceal the birth of the emperor's eldest son.

This baby boy's skin is breakable, he was born very delicate, and his appearance looks more like Chang Yourong's facial features. At this moment, he is greedily breathing in the scent of his mother, and he is having a sweet dream in his warm embrace.

"Emperor's sister-in-law, you...are you making up a story? If it is really a twin of a dragon and a phoenix, how could I, the Queen Mother, not know about it?" Prince Xing Zhu Youtang was panicked at first, and then questioned.

If this thing is true, then he is no longer the first heir to the throne. Even if Zhu Youtang died in Jiangnan, given the character of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, they would definitely not support him as emperor.

Chang Yourong was naturally not worried about such doubts, and explained the reason with a flash of indignation in his eyes: "When Your Majesty was six years old, the late Emperor issued an edict to the world, so that His Majesty would not die young like the two royal brothers! Your Majesty originally wanted to follow the example of the late emperor, and first secluded the emperor in the palace until he was older, and then made him the prince and announced it to the world! Now you ministers are so lucky, your majesty is still alive, and some people actually want to have him. There’s a new master! If I don’t bring the emperor’s eldest son out today, are you going to seize the throne?”

At the end of the speech, she was also furious and very disappointed with some of the important ministers present.

Today, Chang Feng also led the Jinwu Guards to station troops on the Meridian Gate Tower. At this moment, he was eyeing Fengtianmen Square and only waited for the queen's signal to close the palace gate and arrest people.

"I don't dare! God bless the Ming Dynasty, I will come to see the emperor's eldest son!"

The officials present had some foolish loyalty in their hearts. Now that they learned that Zhu Youtang actually had a queen, they all knelt down to express their position. Some veterans even cried with joy.

If the emperor had no heirs, their stance might waver. It's just that now that the emperor has a wife, and he is the undisputed eldest son of the emperor, he naturally supports the baby boy in front of him.

Chang Yourong saw Liu Ji and the others still standing, so he turned his attention to Liu Ji: "Mr. Liu Ge, are you going to change your identity as master? Do you want to follow the example of Chen Xun and Wang Wen?"

If Jingtai had not learned from the past, there would have been nothing wrong with having his uncle supervise the country because the prince was young, but subsequent plot developments have proven that this approach is a recipe for luring the wolf into the house.

Regardless of whether Emperor Jingtai's reign was good or bad, officials such as Chen Xun and Wang Wen supported Emperor Jingtai, which indeed helped Emperor Jingtai seize the throne of Taizong's lineage.

Liu Ji now insists on letting King Xing supervise the country, which is tantamount to rebellion.

"How can you prove that he is the eldest son of the emperor?" Liu Ji knew that there was no turning back when he fired his bow, but he bit the bullet and asked the last question.

"Bastard, how else do you want to prove it?"

"You're a rebellious minister. Didn't the Queen make it very clear?"

"If it weren't for the aggressiveness of your rebels, how would the queen make the prince's matter known to the public?"

"Your Majesty's original intention was to hide the emperor's eldest son, but he ruined the plan for you. You really deserve to be cut into pieces!"

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The civil and military officials seemed to be completely boiling at this moment, but they all pointed their fingers at the once powerful chief minister, and seemed to be gnashing their teeth.

Chang Yourong also did not expect Liu Ji to shed tears without seeing the coffin, but he did not intend to waste his words: "The identity of the emperor's legitimate son is naturally proved by His Majesty's token! Your Majesty has already named the emperor's eldest son Zhu Houye, but His Majesty's original intention is Hiding in the palace, your lords are not allowed to talk about the emperor's eldest son from now on, and there is no need to ask for the crown prince, everything will be arranged by your majesty."

"I sincerely obey Yi's decree!" Xu Qiong and other officials naturally did not doubt this rhetoric and seemed to be respectful and authentic.

Chang Yourong was worried that his son would catch a cold, and also wanted to end the morning court as soon as possible: "You all get up!"

Xu Qiong and other officials thanked him. Now that they learned that the emperor had a daughter and was the eldest son of the emperor, they found that the morning sun was particularly bright today.

"Empress, although your Majesty has the eldest son of the emperor, but it is only six months old now, I think it is up to Prince Xing to supervise the country!" Liu Ji rolled his eyes and continued to insist in a shocking tone.

As soon as these words came out, more than a thousand officials present turned to look at Liu Ji, but no one expected that the chief assistant could be so shameless.

Although Liu Jiming said that he arranged for Xing Wang to supervise the country, he clearly came with the intention of seizing the throne. This was because he wanted to imitate the way that Emperor Jingtai seized the throne.

Although Xingwang Zhu Youqi was very moved and wanted to seize the throne step by step in the same way as Emperor Jingtai, he felt frightened when he saw the eldest son of the emperor above him.

Not to mention that he has no foundation, and almost all the important officials in the Manchu Dynasty are watching the show today, but they must be the heirs left behind by supporting Zhu Youtang.

"When His Majesty left the capital, he asked me to speak less and read more, but I didn't expect to see that the dignified chief minister was not only a traitor, but also so shameless! In terms of eloquence, I consider myself inferior to you, but in terms of eloquence, I think I am not as good as you. Fists..." Wu Jinghou Zhao Chengqing walked straight towards Liu Ji and raised his sandbag-like fists in Liu Ji's frightened eyes. (End of chapter)