Chapter Thirty-Five: The New Emperor

  Wang An did not know how to comfort the new emperor in front of him, and this question was really too sharp. Although he was a eunuch who understood things, he had experienced many things over the years, but he really didn't know what to say about such a big thing.

  With a wry smile, the Tianqi Emperor shook his head and said to Wang An: "You go out! Take these people away. Without my permission, no one is allowed to come in." At this time, the Tianqi Emperor felt for the first time what it meant to be isolated and alone.

  "Yes, Your Majesty." Gong Shun bowed and backed out slowly.

  Ming History, Tianqi Emperor's Basic Annals.

  On September 1, 1620, the Taichang Emperor passed away. Li Xuan, who wanted to monopolize power, pushed the 16-year-old Tianqi Emperor to ascend to the throne in the Wenhua Hall. That night, the Tianqi Emperor recounted the mistakes of his predecessor in the Qianqing Palace, weeping and wailing like a madman. Prior to this, the Tianqi Emperor had issued an order to purge the palace, and on his first day as emperor, he demonstrated his authority with slaughter and bloodshed.

  Three days have passed, and the Tianqi Emperor is now sitting on the huge dragon chair in the Qianqing Palace. During these three days, the emperor has been staying in the Cining Palace, accompanying his nominal mother, the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager was naturally overjoyed that she had obtained the position of Empress Dowager, which was already a surprise. Now the Emperor is so filial, making this woman who had experienced the struggles of the imperial court feel deeply comforted.

  In these three days, many things happened. Three people were imprisoned by the heavenly revelation, and countless people were killed. The originally broken Forbidden City was filled with blood at this time, and even at midnight, you could hear the sound of ghosts wailing and wolves howling. This ancient city, which was originally a forbidden city, now looked more like a ghost city.

  The three people who were placed under house arrest by the Tianqi Emperor were Li Xuan, Zheng Guifei and Fu Wang Zhu Changxun. This Fu Wang Zhu Changxun was the son of Zheng Guifei, and his own son would later become the Hongguang Emperor Zhu Youjian of Southern Ming. As for these three people, the Tianqi Emperor knew that no one would care about them, neither the officials nor the eunuchs.

  "How are things going with what I asked you to do?" Tianqi Emperor said calmly, glancing at Wei Chao kneeling on the ground. In fact, he had already learned about it from Wang An and was just going through the motions by asking Wei Chao now.

  Although the tone of Tianqi Emperor's voice was very calm, Wei Chao knew that the master in front of him was not a good servant. He still remembered the emperor's expression when he asked about the bloody taste, and even suspected that the emperor might like to drink human blood. It's no wonder that Wei Chao thought so, after all, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty had various hobbies. There was Jiajing who liked to refine elixirs, Zhengde who liked to watch tigers and leopards eat people, and being lustful was just a small hobby.

  Wei Chao was about to speak when a clear and crisp voice came from outside the grand hall.

  "Imperial brother, what are you doing?" Just as the Tianqi Emperor was deep in thought with his head bowed, a young girl bounced in, skipping and jumping. The girl was not very old, only around ten or so years of age, with a pure and lively appearance. She was dressed in luxurious attire, wearing a jade phoenix hairpin on her head, a yellow long skirt on her body, a cloud-patterned cloak draped over her shoulders, and high-quality soft-soled leather boots on her feet.

  Upon seeing the newcomer, Tianqi Emperor's head ached. This girl was his younger sister, now the Empress Dowager's daughter, Zhu Wenyi, who had just been appointed as the Princess of Hepu. This Princess of Hepu was twelve years old this year, thirteen by Chinese age reckoning, and although she was young, she was a clever and resourceful person.

  In three days, the little princess was extremely fond of being with Emperor Tianqi, who loved to tell stories about Prince Charming and Snow White. The little princess was naturally captivated, but Emperor Tianqi was annoyed, truly regretting his decision. Empress Dowager was delighted to see her daughter's relationship with Emperor Tianqi, and every time she saw Emperor Tianqi's helpless expression, she felt a deep sense of satisfaction in her heart. After all these years, she never thought she would have such a wonderful day, living so vibrantly and meaningfully.

  He gently stroked his own forehead, and the Tianqi Emperor immediately put on a smiling face, seemingly delighted to say: "It's He Pu after all! What brings you to find your brother at this time?"

  "Brother, sister is so bored!" Jing Jie smiled and this princess also did not give the Tianqi Emperor a courtesy, picked up her skirt and ran to the back of the dragon book case, shaking the Tianqi Emperor's shoulders hard.

  The Emperor of Heaven's Revelation in his past life was an orphan, with very few days where he wasn't alone, no matter what he did. He never thought that after coming to this world, he would still have such a lovely little sister, and naturally, he couldn't love her enough!

  "Imperial sister, imperial brother is busy with state affairs, where does he have time to play with you?" He gently held the Hepu Princess in his arms, and despite having a headache, he still smiled and said.

  "I don't care, brother, I'm so bored!" The girl seemed to be enjoying her brother's doting, constantly squirming and acting coquettishly.

  The Tianqi Emperor thought for a moment and then smiled: "How about this? I'll find you a playmate!"

  The girl thought for a moment, then shook her head fiercely and gritted her teeth: "Brother Huang deceived people. In the past, Empress Dowager also said so. Every time she came, it was either a eunuch or a palace maid. It's boring to death."

  "Is that so! The Emperor promised you, this time it's not about the eunuchs and palace maids, is it?" This little girl was quite difficult to deal with, but in the heart of the Tianqi Emperor, there was already a candidate.

  "Who's there?" The girl's attention was drawn over and she hastily jumped up to ask.

  "Our younger brother Zhu Youjian, why don't you let him come and play with you?" This Zhu Youjian was the five-year-old younger brother of the Little Tianqi Emperor, who later became the Chongzhen Emperor. At present, Zhu Youjian is being raised by Li Xuan, a palace maid from the Eastern Palace. Zhu Youjian's mother was a maidservant, and she gave birth to Zhu Youjian after a one-night stand with the Taichang Emperor.

  At that time, the Western Palace's Li Xuan Shi was afraid that this woman would shake her own position, so she designed to let Emperor Taichang beat her to death. At that time, Zhu Youjian was only five years old. (Note: It is the previous Li Xuan Shi, Emperor Taichang had two Li Xuan Shis, namely Western Palace Li Xuan Shi and Eastern Palace Li Xuan Shi. They respectively raised Emperor Taichang's two sons, Western Palace Li Xuan Shi raised Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youjian, and Eastern Palace Li Xuan Shi raised Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian.)

  "You're talking about him! He's so boring, he wouldn't even call me sister." The girl pouted, clearly dissatisfied.

  "His Imperial Highness still has to attend the morning court, so be it! You go and fetch him, after His Imperial Highness finishes with the morning court, accompany you all in play, okay?" The Tianqi Emperor gently stroked the girl's head, saying softly.

  The girl nodded slightly after thinking for a moment, and said seriously: "Alright then! Brother Emperor's words count."

  "Of course, as the Emperor, I am naturally one word nine Tripods." Tianqi Emperor hastily assured.

  Watching the girl skip away, the Emperor of Heaven wiped the sweat from his forehead, but his eyes were filled with relief and sweetness.

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