"Mother, the Imperial Doctor said that you can't get angry anymore, please take care of the Holy Body!"

Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu knelt beside the couch, looking heartbroken, and tears could be seen vaguely in his eyes.

In a sense, Zhu Qiyu's nervous and worried expression was not completely fake.

As King of the Yellow Emperor, Empress Dowager Sun treated Zhu Qiyu very well, and even delayed the matter of leaving Beijing to take advantage of the vassal. Even when discussing the new king's ascension to the throne, it was Empress Dowager Sun's final decision to compromise, which led to the subsequent scene of ascending the throne of the Nine Five Supremes.

It can only be said that once the throne and imperial power are controlled, no one is willing to give up, even if the father and son are no exception, let alone the brother's legitimate mother?

The former family care, accompanied by the current imperial power struggle, has begun to gradually disappear.

"Take care of the holy body?"

"Emperor, why is the Ai family angry and anxious? Do you not know the reason in your heart?"

"Now the Ai family just wants to ask you one thing, what kind of benefits does Chen Yichen have promised that he is willing to disobey the offensive at the dynasty meeting and prevent the Supreme Emperor from returning to the capital?"

The logical thinking of normal people would not believe that Chen Yichen was trying his best to prevent Zhu Qizhen from coming back just for the dignity of the Ming Dynasty. Mu Yong suspected that the only thing that could drive him to do this was greater interests or that there was a bigger person behind him.

With Chen Yichen's current status and power, the envoy behind him is almost about to emerge. Except for Emperor Zhu Qiyu, there is no other candidate!

At the court meeting, Empress Dowager Sun was reluctant to ask this question. Now she lives in Cining Palace, and only "mother and son" with Zhu Qiyu, so she simply opened the skylight and said something brightly.

Faced with the question that Queen Mother Sun could be seen, Zhu Qiyu's forehead was covered with dense beads of sweat.

He did ask Chen Yichen to discuss it, wanting him to lead the opposition at the court meeting and prevent the emperor from returning to Beijing to seize power. But the problem is that at the last moment, Zhu Qiyu could not give up his brotherly ties and chose to give up.

Who would have thought that Chen Yichen was still so tough at the court meeting, even if he contradicted the empress dowager, he would not stand up and oppose it.

Now Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu couldn't say anything about his suffering. He was obviously not instructed by him, but he had no way to defend himself.

Looking at Zhu Qiyu silently, Empress Dowager Sun even more determined that it was him who instructed Chen Yichen to prevent the Supreme Emperor from returning to the capital.

So he red eyes, wiped his tears and said, "Emperor, even if you don't recognize me as your legitimate mother, the Supreme Emperor is your brother and brother no matter what, the only blood in the world is connected. Do you really have the heart to watch him suffer from the cold in Mobei?"

"No, I have never thought so."

Zhu Qiyu murmured and said, his expression full of pain.

He had never received imperial education, nor had the iron-hearted emperor he had trained since childhood. It was like a rich family suddenly ascended the throne, and many things were completely beyond Zhu Qiyu's control.

Seeing that Zhu Qiyu was a little moved, Empress Dowager Sun pulled his arm and continued to persuade him with tears in her eyes: "Emperor, the Ai family understands your difficulties. Even if the Supreme Emperor returns, he will not covet the throne."

"Just treat it as the Ai family begging you to give your royal brother a way out."

Hearing Empress Dowager Sun's words, Zhu Qiyu could no longer hold back and could only crawl on the ground and cry and replied: "Mother, my son has no intention of hurting the emperor's brother. He also plans to pass on the throne to the crown prince Zhu Jianshen in a hundred years. This is the world of heaven and earth."

"My son promises you that I will hold peace with the Tartars and welcome the emperor's brother back to Beijing!"

As for this, Zhu Qiyu has no choice. If he does not agree, he will confirm his identity as unfaithful and unfilial, and the crisis of the throne may be more serious than the release of Zhu Qizhen from Mobei.

"Okay, I can see that your brothers are in harmony, and even if the Ai family dies, they can rest in peace."

"My mother, don't say this, you will be healthy and live forever."

Zhu Qiyu quickly comforted her, if it weren't for this battle for the throne, there would be some mother-son relationship between the two.

"Emperor, in addition to the affairs of the Supreme Emperor, the Ai family also has a reluctant request."

"My mother says it."

"Chen Yichen is a thief in the country. He must not trust him. He must take this opportunity to remove his foundation, otherwise he will become a disaster for our Ming Dynasty in the future!"

Suddenly, when he heard Empress Dowager Sun point his finger at Chen Yichen, and the words were so serious, Zhu Qiyu looked a little shocked.

"My mother, Chen Yichen serves the country and the people. This siege of the capital and the Liaodong crisis can be regarded as a powerful achievement in turning the tide. How could he become a thief in the country?"

Listening to Zhu Qiyu's defense, Sun simply sneered and replied: "Emperor, Duke Zhou is afraid of rumors, and Wang Mang has not usurped the time."

"Chen Yichen did not summon troops to lead the army to Beijing, and now he has stopped the Supreme Emperor from returning to Beijing in public. Do you think this person is really loyal to the emperor?"

"He can betray the Supreme Emperor today, but he may not be able to betray you in the future. People born with rebellious bones cannot be trusted!"

Empress Dowager Sun's words happened to express the grudges in Zhu Qiyu's heart, and even Chen Yichen himself had expected such a day to happen early. For the emperor, if a minister has a history of betrayal, then loyalty will inevitably be a big question mark.

Who really dares to completely trust a "traitor"?

But Zhu Qiyu had one thing better than most emperors. Even though he was suspicious and fearful of Chen Yichen, he was unwilling to charge his ministers for betrayal with "false" guesses.

"Mother, Chen Qing is not what you think. There must be some misunderstandings. My son believes that he will become a capable minister who governs the world."

"Do you believe him? Then the Ai family will tell you another thing!"

After saying that, Empress Dowager Sun drank the palace maid and eunuch who served in the house, leaving only a few confidants.

Then he spoke, "Emperor, do you still remember the death of King Lu?"

"My son remember."

The King of Lu committed suicide on his way to Beijing for fear of crime, but it caused an uproar in the royal family. No matter how Zhu Qizuo did not ask about the government affairs during his tenure as King of Huang, he could not have known about this matter.

"When Wang Zhen was alive, he once told the Ai family that the death of King Lu had something to do with Chen Yichen. At that time, the Ai family did not believe it. Now it seems that this son really has the courage!"

What?

Hearing Empress Dowager Sun say this, Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu stayed there directly, completely unable to believe it.

After all, Chen Yichen's behavior is a bit beyond the rules and his personality is a bit arrogant, and they are all within the scope of tolerance of young people. If it were other families of honor and Qiqi, achieving Chen Yichen's achievements would probably be even more arrogant than him.

However, it was a bit horrifying to murder the Prince of Ming Dynasty. Zhu Qiyu couldn't believe that Chen Yichen would have the courage no matter what.

"My mother, Wang Zhen and Chen Yichen are not in harmony with each other, and the two forced out of town are related to him. This matter should not be believed easily."

"But King Lu also wrote a letter to plead with Yu Ai's family. How could he commit suicide on his way to Beijing fearing his crime?"

"As an emperor, I would rather trust many things than trust them without them. Since this son has a bad intention, he will definitely be punished severely."

"Even if this matter is a false accusation, it can still be deterred and warned Chen Yichen, so that he can dispel some dangerous ideas. Being kind and power is the king's way of destruction!"

That's right, many times, even if a king favors a certain minister, he cannot rely on it and indulge it. He must beat him from time to time to let the other party understand who is the master of the world.

After all, Empress Dowager Sun grew up watching Zhu Qiyu, and knew that he was kind and lacked majesty. She simply used Chen Yichen's affairs to let him know what to do to be a qualified emperor.

Zhu Qiyu looked embarrassed, and he didn't understand the truth, but he couldn't do anything wrong.

"Since the emperor could not bear to take action, he would throw Chen Yichen into the imperial prison for interrogation in the name of the Ai family."

"If there is, ask for guilt; if there is no, encourage it!"

The Ming Dynasty ministers and honors were imprisoned. It was not a strange thing to start from the Zhengtong Dynasty. At least half of them, including the current Minister of Personnel, had the experience of being imprisoned and being punished. During the period when Wang Zhen was in power, he reached the peak in order to beat disobedient civil officials.

Now that Chen Yichen is imprisoned, it is nothing more than following the tradition of the orthodox dynasty.

"Mother, son-in-law..."

Zhu Qiyu wanted to defend himself, but Empress Dowager Sun would not give him a chance at this moment. She directly ordered Yin Jinying, the chief supervisor of the Sili, and ordered the Jinyiwei to arrest and imprison Chen Yichen, thoroughly investigate the affairs of the rebels and see if he had any unscrupulous ambitions."

When Jin Ying heard that Empress Dowager Sun wanted to use criticism, she subconsciously looked at Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu on the side.

During the war in the capital, the Supreme Emperor had not returned to the north and the new king had not ascended the throne yet, so the Queen Mother's imperial decree could naturally be used as an imperial decree.

Now that the emperor is here, it is really unreasonable to issue it in the name of the Empress Dowager. After all, in terms of law, Empress Dowager Sun is not as clear as Empress Dowager Zhang, who was in charge of the imperial power behind the scenes.

Facing Jin Ying's gaze, Zhu Qiyu nodded helplessly. He didn't want to impose a difficult situation on a eunuch.

Empress Dowager Sun was already ill in bed. If she had strong opposition, she would have some flaws in her anger. Not only would Chen Yichen not be able to escape the blame, but even herself, the emperor, could not be protected by herself.

"Yes, the Queen Mother."

Jin Ying bowed to accept the order, then slowly withdrew from Cining Palace and went to the Sili Supervisory Commission to draft an order.

On the other hand, Chen Yichen returned to the Duke's Mansion. Zhu Yong has now lost his identity as the Duke of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, his sons have already been on the right track. The depression brought by Lin and Zhu Ji has gradually faded, just like an ordinary old man, who is holding a kettle and pouring several pots of flowers and plants in the yard.

"Master."

Chen Yichen bowed to Zhu Yong as usual.

"What kind of reward did you get when you meet today's court?"

Zhu Yong asked casually, and according to Chen Yichen's great contributions in the battle of guarding the capital, entering the cabinet should be right in front of him.

"Your Majesty ordered me to join the cabinet to participate in the maintenance, but the position of Minister of War was transferred to a higher title."

"Add a title?"

Hearing Chen Yichen's answer, Zhu Yong put down the kettle in his hand and asked formally: "Why is this happening? Did you say anything at the court meeting?"

You should know that before the dynasty meeting, Chen Yichen had already met Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu. In a sense, the two sides agreed to reward, that is, to join the cabinet as the Minister of War, as the Minister of the Ministry of War.

As the saying goes, Taoist lord has no joke, and the throne of Zhu Qi and Yu Emperor is unstable, it is even more impossible to choose to go back on his word at this time.

Even if it doesn't matter if you offend Chen Yichen, Zhu Yong doesn't believe in Zhu Qiyu and will not consider the Duke Chengguo Mansion and Xunqi Group behind him.

"I objected to the Emperor's return to the capital, so the Empress Dowager was afraid to strip me of the military power."

Chen Yichen told the truth that no matter how little the woman in the deep palace had no knowledge, she could not regard her as an ordinary woman in the market, not to mention that the other party was the Empress Dowager of the Ming Dynasty, who once relied on palace fighting to defeat the ruthless character of the main palace.

In the final analysis, the military authority in his hands threatened the Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen, which also made the group of honorary ministers in the court who wanted to support the restoration. No matter what he said and did at the court meeting, he would definitely find ways to limit the final result. When the other party wanted to take the initiative to find fault, the left foot would first step into the threshold of Fengtian Hall.

"It's okay, the Queen Mother can deprive you of military power alone, but she cannot deprive you of your subordinates of military power, and she cannot deprive you of the military power of the Duke's Mansion!"

Zhu Yong replied calmly, not caring about it.

Now he and Chen Yichen have let go of their grudges, and a lot of information has been communicated, and they no longer hide and guard against each other as before.
To be continued...