In the Forbidden City, Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu had retreated from the Cining Palace. Facing the bitter north wind at night, he could no longer see the sadness and pain he had before. On the contrary, he had a kind of fortitude and determination.

"Your Majesty, do you really have to obey the Queen Mother's orders and punish Chen Zhongtang and issue an edict to prison?"

Cheng Jing stood beside Zhu Qiyu and asked in a low voice. He was also in Cining Palace just now, and the conversation between the royal mother and son could be heard clearly.

"I really don't know how loyal Chen Yichen is."

"But there is one thing I know very well that he will never be loyal to the Supreme Emperor again."

"Ask him as a crime is like destroying the Great Wall!"

Zhu Qiyu said this sentence indifferently, and many times people will grow up.

Just like when Chen Yichen and Yu Qian supported him ascended the throne, Zhu Qiyu was nervous and trembling all over. He didn't want to inherit the title of King of Saving Time, and had no ambition or expectation for the throne.

However, in the battle of the capital guards, facing the Mongolian army about to break through the Nine Gates of the Capital, Zhu Qiyu could no longer see the tension, fear and weakness when he ascended the throne. He resolutely transferred the palace guards to the Nine Gates to support him, and prepared for the king to die in the country.

Just in terms of this courage, Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen was not as good as his seemingly weak brother!

After chasing the past night, I remembered Chen and met the saint in the palace. Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu was unwilling to be ruthless to his brothers and brothers. He wanted to agree to the conditions for peace talks between the Grand Master Wasat and welcome the emperor Zhu Qizhen back to Beijing.

However, today's court meeting allowed Zhu Qiyu to see through many things, such as the contempt of the ministers, the coercion of the queen mother, the remaining power of the emperor's brother, etc.

As an emperor, you may often not need extra emotions.

"Your Majesty, you have grown up."

Hearing this passage from Zhu Qiyu's mouth, Cheng Jing's face showed a gratified smile.

He used to do some power-making methods on behalf of Zhu Qiyu, but the new king obviously did not get rid of the shadow of King Zhu. After experiencing ups and downs, he finally looks like an emperor.

"Now there are many students taking the exam in the capital, right?"

"Yes, the Wuchen Certificate was postponed in the 13th year of Zhengtong. Many students were trapped in the capital. They were still waiting for His Majesty to open a grand ceremony as soon as possible."

According to the imperial examination time, the 13th year of Zhengtong was originally a year of competition. At the end of last year and the beginning of this year, countless candidates rushed to the capital by boat, preparing to welcome their own carp to jump over the dragon gate.

As a result, the battle of Tumu Fort disrupted all imperial examination plans. The Mongols all arrived at the capital, and even the emperor and officials almost ran away south. How could they still have the intention to arrange the examination for the examination?

In addition, the journey was inconvenient in ancient times. Since the candidates had arrived in the capital, it was impossible to return to their hometown during the war. The only thing they could do was to be in the capital and wait quietly, waiting for the new king to set the imperial examination time as soon as possible.

In a sense, Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu also wished he could open the imperial examination early. Those who won the Jinshi in this way would become their own disciples of the emperor and the fundamental forces in the court in the future.

"Okay, send someone to release news from the scholars and inform the Queen Mother to issue an imperial edict to punish the meritorious ministers."

"In addition, let Chen Yichen know this news. Whether he can seize the opportunity to fight a turnaround depends on himself."

If Cheng Jing received feedback before was just a relief, then when Zhu Qiyu used this method, his inner emotions were simply delighted!

In ancient times, the empress dowager Sun ruled the world with filial piety, and as her legitimate mother, she was almost a blameless existence. Unless she was so stupid that she wanted to usurp the throne and wanted to learn from Wu Zetian to establish her mother's family as emperor.

Having said that, even if Empress Dowager Sun wants to learn from Wu Zetian, she will still be out of the matter in the end.

Just like after Emperor Ruizong of Tang Dynasty, Li Dan, finally ascended the throne for the second time, facing this legitimate mother who overturned the Li dynasty and almost killed herself, she still had to be respected honestly and dared not take any revenge. This is the power of the Dharma system and filial piety.

Invisible and intangible, it is the cornerstone of ancient Confucian rule, and even surpasses the imperial power in some aspects.

Under normal circumstances, Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to face the interference of Empress Dowager Sun, or at least for a short period of time, he had no strong team. He could only be an existence similar to a "puppet" emperor, living under the threat of his mother and brother at all times.

However, interfering in politics in the harem is a taboo in the court. Empress Dowager Sun controls the support of the legal system, but she does not control the regent of the young emperor. The behind-the-scenes rule at the court meeting is just the appeasement and compromise of the ministers in special periods.

After all, it is still a suspense that the two kings will eventually hold the throne. It is easy to get angry if they jump out of the ranks. As long as the Empress Dowager Sun does not touch the bottom line of civil and military affairs in the court, let it go and let it go for a small fight.

However, once many things are touched by the bottom line, there is no room for concession. For example, at the court meeting, Empress Dowager Sun wanted to remember Chen in court, which had a serious conflict with the concept of "no punishment for the doctor", and thus the scene of opposition from all civil and military officials in the court appeared.

Now Empress Dowager Sun is instructing to interfere in politics and uses spy agencies like the Jinyiwei to arrest ministers and ask for crimes. There is no doubt that this way of touching the bottom line is far more serious than being accused of civil servants at the court meeting.

Perhaps, if the prospects of the old ministers in the capital are not clear, they will still be clear about the situation first. However, since ancient times, scholars have been energetic and scholars who have entered Beijing to take the exam, they will never be able to sit still with their passion.

Wait until they ignite the fire, the courtiers will naturally add fuel to the fire!

"Yes, your Majesty!"

Cheng Jing bowed and bowed, with an uncontrollable touch on his face. After today, the young man in front of him was no longer the fearful King of Huang, but the noble King of Ming Dynasty!

After saluting, he turned around and rushed out of the palace. He wanted to inform Chen Yichen of the news before Shi Jinying, the chief supervisor of the Sili, to prepare in advance.

On the other side, Cheng Guogong Mansion, Chen Yichen sat in the study room, with Canghuotou and Wang Neng standing in front of him.

Since the matter has come to a time when the Emperor Yingzong of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qizhen could no longer stop him from returning to the court, he could only take risks.

You should know that Chen Yichen has always been unwilling to kill the monarch before. After all, no one can be ruthless than plants? From the perspective of personal relationships, Zhu Qizhen has no fault in treating him and has reached the limit that an emperor can do.

If possible, Chen Yichen thought about Zhu Qizhen staying on the grassland for a few years, and then assisting Zuo Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu to gain a foothold. In this way, even if he is released back to Beijing one day, it will no longer pose any threat. An Anxin is a senior emperor.

As for the other reason, it is that the consequences of the regicide are unpredictable, and even Chen Yichen cannot guarantee that everything will be foolproof.

Thinking about the fact that King Lu committed suicide for fear of guilt, Han Yong cut himself off from the Ministry of Justice and brought the secret underground. But even so, it still aroused the suspicion of many people in the court. If it weren't for the person who inspected and investigated it, Cheng Jing would have been.

If it were any eunuch of the Wang Zhenyi Party, it would not be so easy for Chen Yichen to escape. He would probably have blood flowed into a river and even lose his life.

When King Lu died, he wanted to suspect Chen Yichen. After all, a mere fifth-rank official had no intersection between the two sides. If anyone had normal thinking logic, he would not think that Chen Yichen would do the job of killing the king.

But regicide is different. According to the current situation and the sidelines, if Zhu Qizhen encounters any accident, it is almost equivalent to telling the world Chen Yichen to do it, and it will almost be written on the word "regicide" on his forehead.

Then, let Chen Yichen explain everything, no one in the world will believe that he did it, including Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu.

At that point, the best result is to resign as the people and save a life.

The worst result is probably to be implicated in the Nine Clans!

Of course, Chen Yichen could also choose to raise troops to rebel. But the problem is that the power of the word "Legal System" is far greater than anyone imagined. The Ming Dynasty was not at the end of its destruction. Zhu Qiyu had just defeated the Tartars and his morale was strong, and his destiny still belonged to Zhu Ming.

At this time, the chance of rebellion is equal to zero. By then, China will be in trouble and hundreds of thousands of soldiers will die for it. What is the difference between Chen Yichen and the treacherous ministers in history books?

So it was not as necessary that Chen Yichen would never want to kill the lord, which would make him lose room for maneuver.

But now there is no choice. The Empress Dowager has obviously reached an agreement with the court officials who are loyal to Zhu Qizhen. Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu's performance at the court meeting today was almost powerless. After all, the new king is still a chess game...

Thinking of this, Chen Yichen sighed. In fact, Zhu Qiyu cannot be blamed. In just a few months ascending the throne, there are really not many things to do.

"Canghuotou, if you lead a reliable brother to outside Datong Town, if the Supreme Emperor wants to return to Beijing, he will definitely enter the pass from here. Make preparations for exploration of the terrain outside the pass in advance, and disguise himself as the Tartars soldiers and horses and kill the convoys back to Beijing."

Generally speaking, Chen Yichen issued an order, and Canghuotou would definitely choose to execute without saying a word.

But this time, he looked shocked when he heard it and asked, "Master, you want to..."

"Renkill!"

Chen Yichen replied these two words coldly, causing Cang Huotou and others to take a breath.

Even if you are prepared in your heart, the impact of the ancients on the real monarch is indescribable.

After a long time of rest, Cang Huotou gritted his teeth and replied, "Master, you gave this life to our brother. As long as you give me an order, I will kill him whatever the king of heaven will do. However, with just a few dozen people, it is difficult to get things done if we want to rob and kill the convoy back to Beijing."

After several battles, there were only more than twenty guards left by Chen Yichen’s escort miners. To do things like regicide, you must have the determination to die and be absolutely loyal.

Chen Yichen did not have the habit of raising dead soldiers in captivity. He wanted to rely on more than 20 people to attack Zhu Qizhen's convoy back to Beijing, but he must have been far from enough manpower.

"Owner, why don't you borrow some people from Han Bin?"

Zheng Xiang stood aside and replied, "Many old brothers from Shandong Wei, Chen Yichen also saved them life-saving grace, and belonged to a group of people whom they could trust."

"No, I can't let Han Bin get involved again this time."

Chen Yichen shook his head. Han Yong died for himself, but now the risk of regicide is too great to get Han Bin involved.

After saying this at the same time, Chen Yichen sifted through his mind. In addition to Han Bin, Wu Rui, Fujian Wei, and Shandong Wei, who were originally officials, could not move, and could only find people from the miners and the old team of the rebel army.

"Zheng Xiang, notified Chen Shangong of the Fujian Navy and asked him to draw a group of people out. The number of people should not be too large, so it must be absolutely concealed."

Chen Shangong was a member of the Fujian Uprising Army and was also a close confidant of Ye Zongliu. Later, he was absorbed by Chen Yichen into the Fujian Navy and was promoted step by step to the position of commander.

The men under his command were composed of miners and Lu Ding as the backbone, and belonged to Chen Yichen's loyal faction. In addition, the killing officials had committed rebellion in the court, and there was no instinctive fear of the identity of the emperor like ordinary soldiers, so this kind of thing could only be left to them.

"Owner, I understand the little one."

After receiving the order, Zheng Xiang walked out of the study without saying a word and went to the capital camp to inform Chen Shangong to prepare personnel.

Looking at Zheng Xiang's departure back, Chen Yichen felt an inexplicable uneasy and nervousness in his heart. Disguising himself as a Mongolian soldier is just a mysterious stopgap. I believe that the truth will not be discovered after a long time.

At that time, the finger will still point to yourself, and that is the beginning of the difficulty.

Just after Chen Yichen made arrangements, a servant from the Duke's Mansion came to the door of the study and shouted inside: "Mr. Chen, a father-in-law in the palace has come and asked to see you immediately."

The father-in-law in the palace?

Chen Yichen thought for a moment. He had little contact with the officials in the palace. Wang Zhen was dead and could not find him. Xining surrendered to the enemy and treason was still in the Watshu Camp in Mobei, so only Cheng Jinghui was left to visit him.

But the problem is that it is almost night. Cheng Jing came out of the palace and visited him at this time. Did he say something important?

Thinking of this possibility, Chen Yichen naturally did not dare to neglect it, so he hurriedly got up and walked towards the front hall. Sure enough, what he saw was Cheng Jing.

"Eunuch Cheng visited the door and I am in a position to welcome you. Please forgive me."

Chen Yichen hurriedly bowed and apologized. It is difficult for ordinary officials to take the initiative to meet Cheng Jing now. It is indeed a shame for the other party to take the initiative to come to the door.

"It's okay, our family will not enter the Three Treasures Hall without any trouble."

Cheng Jing had a playful smile on his face, and then bowed and gave a gift.

"Then I don't know what's going on with my father-in-law."

"It's not that there is anything wrong with our family, but that you are in trouble with Chen Zhongtang."
To be continued...