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Chapter 34 Inner Court Forces

Zhu Ruisheng was not worried that Lu Bin would combine the two positions of Chief Eunuch Bingbi and the Dongchang Factory Supervisor into one, so he became a big shot, which became a difficult situation. The power of the eunuch group came completely from the royal family, and its destiny was naturally in the hands of the emperor, and a word could determine their life and death.

The reason why I took Lu Bin's words was that I had no supporters among all civil and military officials, and there was no eye or ear in the inner court. Lu Bin's approach could solve some problems. The first eunuch Kadong Factory Supervisor can definitely provide information in the palace.

If you deal with Ge Sheng hard, you won’t be able to kick this old guy away. Although Dongchang is notorious, it can sometimes play a role if you make good use of it. If you can’t do the serious business, you can always take the blame, right?

When the sun was about to set, Zhu Ruisheng entered the Forbidden City in a sedan chair and went directly outside Kunning Palace.

Kunning Palace is the queen's bedroom, which is the place where she lives every day. It is collectively known as the Hou San Palace, and is located in the center of the Forbidden City.

Emperor Shenglong's empress surnamed Yang was born in Jinling. Her father was once the head of the Jinling Ministry of Rites. This is also the rule of the Tianming Dynasty. The empress and princess must be small families to avoid the threat of the royal family from being overwhelmed by the relatives.

The eldest son born to Empress Yang has died of illness for many years. Perhaps because of excessive sadness, he looked like he was fifty-eight years old at the age of 48.

But being able to become a queen was once a beautiful woman with a beautiful country. Although her youth was gone, her elegant and luxurious temperament was worthy of the top of the six palaces.

"My son bows to my mother!" Zhu Ruisheng entered the Kunning Palace Hall, hurriedly knelt down on his knees, saluting Queen Yang, who was his adoptive mother.

According to the royal system, all princes who are not given by the queen must also be called the queen mother. Even if they see their mother, they can only be called the queen.

"Get up quickly, why should I be so polite when I get to my mother's place? Hurry up, bring the iced sour plum soup to King Song!" Queen Yang said with great satisfaction.

Zhu Ruisheng didn't leave the palace until he was twelve years old. Apart from his dead son, he was the closest relationship with Queen Yang. Perhaps the queen regarded him as her only sustenance.

"Ruisheng, you were quite naughty when you were young. After leaving the palace, you often made trouble. You have a bad reputation in the capital. A few days ago, you actually committed the act of forcing your wife to force you to be impeached by the Ministry of Justice. Now you have learned from your mistakes and learn from your father that you are willing to contribute to the royal family. I am also happy for you." Queen Yang said.

Although she was old and weak, the emperor's favor for her did not fade. Besides, the forty-nine-year-old Emperor Shenglong had become weaker over the years and had no enthusiasm for men and women. He often came to Kunning Palace to sit and drink tea.

Therefore, Empress Yang knew what Emperor Shenglong thought. In the past, she was very sorry for Zhu Ruisheng and was not strong enough to make a living. But now, she has to look at him differently.

Unfortunately, because of his age and his dislike of civil servants, Zhu Ruisheng had no foundation in the court, otherwise he would be able to compete with King Chu and King Zhao.

"What the queen said is that the son minister was entrusted by his father to take charge of the Jinyiwei organization, and he should work hard to make progress in the future to share his worries for his father." Zhu Ruisheng said.

"You are indeed at the age of wedding. The palace has issued an order to select women of both talent and beauty to register them in various places, and send them to Kunning Palace with the portrait as an alternative. What your father meant is that this thing was dragged in advance, which can be expanded." Queen Yang said with a smile.

The empress and princess of the Tianming Dynasty were said to be selected from the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the dynasty. In fact, most of them were selected from the capital and surrounding provinces. Examples of large-scale selections such as this are much more glorious than the prince.

"Look, my sons really meet with Feng to change their minds. This is very similar to their teachers!" Emperor Sheng Long looked contempt and threw the question book aside.

The Jinyiwei dispatched this afternoon and arrested more than 20 officials from the Department of Science and Technology to the Imperial Prison. Then, in the evening, the Tongzhengsi sent the titles of officials and princes in Beijing.

Looking at the content, it can be called a verbal criticism, and they are all harshly accusing these criminal officials of contempt for royal authority, forcing kings and fathers, and committing great crimes.

Especially King Chu and King Zhao, in addition to their angry accusations, the title book also expressed sincere concern for Emperor Shenglong.

"As a prince, when the king and father are in danger, they cannot stand up and share their worries. It is a crime that deserves death... I beg my father to beg him to be aware of his grace and participate in the court's political discussion..."

After reading the inscription books of the four princes, Sun Anbo also wanted to be in the court, but he was slogans of sharing worries for the king and father. He knew what kind of thoughts he was secretly.

"Long live, all the princes are also filial. With them in the court, you may be able to share some pressure." Sun Anbo said carefully.

According to the ancestral system of the Tianming Dynasty, the prince was not qualified to attend court, but now the ancestral system has been ignored. The King of Chu supervised the Ministry of Rites, the King of Zhao supervised the Ministry of Personnel, the King of Wei supervised the Ministry of Revenue, the King of Han supervised the Ministry of Justice, and the King of Song was in charge of the Jinyiwei. It was not unacceptable to attend court.

"Hmph, I think you are too confused. It's not enough to have these civil servants against me. In addition, do you think they are in the same mind as me? Lu Bin, go to Kunning Palace!" Emperor Sheng Long glanced at Sun Anbai and said lightly.

Sun Anbai hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, his mouth full of bitterness. He had absolutely no other thoughts on his words. He just felt that with the princes in the court, Emperor Sheng Long would not have been as hard as charging into the battle himself.

However, Emperor Shenglong was extremely disgusted with the civil servant group, and he also regarded the four princes who were deeply influenced by civil servants as part of the civil servant group.

Emperor Shenglong arrived at the Qianqing Palace, and Lu Bin, who was serving him, also sent someone to inform the imperial kitchen to serve wine and food immediately.

The queen likes to eat vegetarian food. This time the vegetarian food accounts for half of the quantity, while the rest is still a variety of dishes made of pigs, sheep, chicken, duck, fish and meat.

"It is said that the emperor ate delicacies in the palace, but who would have thought that the emperor ate imperial meals that were not much better than those rich and powerful families! This is a trick created by Shangshenjian. If it were the Guanglu Temple in the past, I would probably have to eat big cakes and pickles every meal!" Emperor Sheng Long said with a smile.

"My son has also heard that our Tianming Dynasty has four unreliable yamen, articles from the Hanlin Academy, swords and guns from the Arsenal Department, tea soup from Guanglu Temple and prescriptions from the Imperial Hospital." Zhu Ruisheng also said with a smile.

As soon as these words were said, Emperor Shenglong and Empress Yang both laughed. I guess they had heard similar statements before.
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