Autumn, 14th year of Zhengtong.
Wala repeatedly invaded the border.
Zhu Qizhen, the emperor of Ming Dynasty, led hundreds of thousands of troops to personally lead the army.
According to the reports, the situation at the front line was unfavorable.
Prince Hun's mansion.
Zhu Qiyu stood in the warm pavilion and looked at the scenery outside the window with a complicated expression.
"I watched the sunrise on Mount Tai, but I actually transmigrated?”
Yes, Zhu Yu became the Zhu Qiyu of the Ming Dynasty's King.
This made him nostalgic for his previous life.
At the same time, he was also worried about this life.
He knew a little about the history of the Ming Dynasty, so he was very clear about the fate of this unlucky person.
In his words,"I was originally a rich prince and did not want to be the emperor. It was you who pushed me to the throne."”
This unlucky fellow knew that the throne had not come from an orthodox source.
After ascending the throne, he turned the tide, made great efforts to govern, appointed talents, and promoted benefits and eliminated disadvantages.
Although he had only been in power for a few years, he could be called a wise ruler.
However, it was this person.
His ending was extremely tragic.
Now, Zhu Yu had become this unlucky person.
Of course, he was Zhu Qiyu now.
Great Ming's King of Supervision who had no real power.
Due to this serious illness, he had not attended court for half a month.
Of course, with him or without him, it was the same.
No one cared about an idle prince who only had the title of "Country Supervisor".
At this moment, a humble and kind-looking middle-aged eunuch walked over.
"Wangye, the autumn wind is too cold. You have just recovered from a serious illness.”
After saying that, the chief eunuch Cheng Jing gently put a coat over Zhu Qiyu.
Cheng Jing.
A eunuch as unlucky as Zhu Qiyu.
He was originally a erudite second-year scholar.
He was appointed by the Imperial Court as a subordinate official of the Prince of Jin. Unfortunately, he had just taken office when the Prince of Jin participated in a rebellion.
He was also implicated and eventually castrated.
He had been serving King Hun and teaching eunuchs and serving girls in Prince Hun's mansion for more than ten years.
It could be said that he was the person Zhu Qiyu trusted the most.
"Chengbanban, isn't today the Mid-Autumn Festival? In the past, the capital was very lively all night long. Why was it so quiet today? Was there a curfew?”
Cheng Jing bowed and replied,"Yes, Your Highness." From the afternoon onwards, the troops of the five military governors entered the capital, saying that they were guarding the palace.”
Cheng Jing wasn't like the other eunuchs who liked to speculate on their master's thoughts.
He always said whatever he wanted.
If it was any other eunuch, he would definitely tell the rumors on the street in detail to please his master.
For example, the favored eunuch Wang Cheng directly spoke up.
"Something big must have happened, Your Highness. The Jinyiwei guards our residence and forbids anyone from entering or leaving.”
At this point, the young eunuch's tone was filled with anger and helplessness.
Hearing the young eunuch Wang Cheng's words, Zhu Qiyu's face revealed a complicated expression.
Today, the Commander of the Brocade Guards, Ma Shun, was the godson of the powerful eunuch Wang Zhen.
Unfortunately, this Ma Shun was like a grasshopper after autumn, jumping around for a few more days.
During the mutiny at the Tumu Fortress, his arrogant brother had been captured.
The news should have already reached the capital.
This was also why the capital was under martial law on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Zhu Qiyu also knew that someone would come to invite him very soon.
In the Imperial Palace.
Today was supposed to be a day of happy reunion.
The cabinet members, ministers, assistant ministers, as well as the meritorious officials and generals in the capital had gathered in Taihe Palace late at night.
All of them looked terrified and sorrowful, as if the sky had fallen.
The sky had really collapsed.
The 200,000 strong army was completely annihilated.
The emperor was captured, and nearly a hundred officials died on the battlefield.
Wasn't this the sky falling?
Empress Dowager Sun sat behind the curtain, holding her two-year-old grandson, Zhu Jianshen.
"My dear ministers, come up with an idea now. What should we do?”
"When His Majesty was around, he treated you well.”
The officials started to think of countermeasures after the panic.
Some suggested sending people to ask for peace with Wala.
Some suggested that the two-year-old Prince Zhu Jianshen should immediately succeed the throne and the Empress Dowager should listen to the government.
Of course, there were also people who refuted the two suggestions.
In short, they were arguing endlessly.
Even until midnight, the officials had yet to come to a conclusion.
The next day, at the fourth watch.
Empress Dowager Sun issued an edict to summon King Zhu Qiyu to the palace to discuss matters.
Zhu Qiyu really didn't have a good impression of this Empress Dowager Sun.
According to the memories of his predecessor.
During these few months of supervising the country, he was just a decoration.
Every day, he would listen to the civil and military officials bicker, but no one had asked for his opinion.
There was once when he could not help but express his views on the government.
However, just as he left the court, he was stopped by the head eunuch Cao Jixiang, saying that the Empress Dowager had invited him.
When he arrived at Ci Ning Palace, Empress Dowager Sun scolded him.
They said that he did not know etiquette and discussed politics indiscriminately, causing the ministers to be dissatisfied and come to complain.
In the end, as her stepmother, she punished her predecessor to kneel in the ancestral temple for a day and a night.
Under the cold and hunger, shame and anger, his predecessor fell ill.
Until he transmigrated.
Now, he was inviting him to the palace for a meeting?
Should he go or not?
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard a system notification.
Congratulations to the host for choosing the System Awakening.
In the face of the Empress Dowager's imperial edict to summon you into the palace, may the host make the following choice?
One, respectfully accept the imperial decree and immediately go to the Imperial Palace to be a puppet for discussion as usual. Reward: Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy and a horse.
Second, prepare the gifts and go to the palace to discuss matters and make friends with the important officials. Reward: 20 bushels of precious jade, prestige 800.
Third, continue to pretend to be seriously ill and ignore Empress Dowager Sun's decree. Reward: Lifespan 5, Strength 5.
The arrival of the cheat made Zhu Qiyu overjoyed.
After looking through the three options, he had already made a decision in his heart.
Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy, a thousand-li horse, do I lack these?
Although prestige was good, it was too little, and he did not care about it.
The third option was the most delicious.
Although this choice made him very passive.
However, when he thought of Empress Dowager Sun's hateful face, he immediately expelled the last bit of emotion in his heart.
This king won't go.
You are the ones begging me now, not me.
Thinking of this, Zhu Qiyu sneered.
"Cheng Jing, go and tell that Cao Jixiang that this king is seriously ill and unconscious, unable to enter the palace to discuss matters.”
The Chief Eunuch Cheng Jing didn't ask any more questions. He complied and left.
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