If not abolished

When a group of people arrived at Donghua Gate, the soldiers guarding the gate stepped forward to stop them, "Who are you? How dare you break into the palace so late at night?" The soldiers looked at so many people and hadn't heard of any accidents. What were they going to do in the middle of the night?

"Get out of the way." said Shi Heng and his group.

The soldiers guarding the gate saw them doing this and thought they were up to something bad. "You're going to rebel by entering the palace in the middle of the night."

The people on both sides were in a stalemate, and at this moment, Zhu Qizhen walked out of the crowd.

"I am the emperor emeritus. Who dares to stop me?" Zhu Qizhen shouted.

The soldiers guarding the city hurriedly paid their respects to the retired emperor, and the group entered the palace without bloodshed, heading towards the Fengtian Gate where His Majesty would hold court.

When they arrived, it was still dark. Zhu Qizhen was helped to sit on the throne in the Fengtian Hall, a position he had not been to for many years. At first, it seemed a little unreal to him, but he gradually got used to it.

"Who are you?" The guards patrolling inside the palace came over and saw Xu Youzhen and his group. They waved their weapons and were about to start fighting.

Zhu Qizhen stopped him: "Stop!"

The guards were also surprised to see that it was Zhu Qizhen. Xu Youzhen and others kowtowed together, "Long live the emperor."

After a while, it was daybreak. Because Zhu Qiyu had said the day before that he would attend court today, ministers had been waiting at the Meridian Gate one after another, ready to pay homage. After hearing the bells and drums, everyone walked into the Fengtian Hall in order.

But everything they saw left them dumbfounded and speechless with surprise. The emperor sitting on the throne was no longer Zhu Qiyu, but the retired emperor Zhu Qizhen who was imprisoned in the Nan Palace. This confused all the officials.

The ministers looked at each other, not understanding what was going on.

Xu Youzhen stood up and shouted: "The emperor has been restored!"

Zhu Qizhen took advantage of the situation and announced to all the officials: "Zhu Qiyu is seriously ill, so they have come to welcome me back to the throne. You don't have to worry. You will all still hold your original positions. Nothing will change. It's just that the person sitting in this position has returned." Zhu Qizhen said, patting the golden throne.

Seeing that things had come to this point, the court officials had no choice but to kneel down and pay homage.

At this time, Zhu Qiyu, despite his illness, went to the western warm room of the Qianqing Palace to wash and prepare to attend court, when he suddenly heard the sound of bells and drums.

He immediately asked the eunuchs around him: "Could it be that Yu Qian rebelled?"

The eunuchs on the left and right were also shocked. How could His Majesty think that Lord Yu was plotting a rebellion and usurping the throne? They looked at each other, not knowing how to respond.

After a while, the eunuch Xing'an reported back, "Your Majesty, the retired emperor of Nangong has been restored to the throne and is attending court in the Fengtian Hall."

When Zhu Qiyu heard that it was his biological brother, he paused and did not speak for a long time.

After a while, he walked back to the bed and said, "Okay, okay, okay." Then he took a few breaths, went back to bed, and fell asleep facing the wall.

The people around him were also puzzled. Just when everyone thought he was asleep, he suddenly spoke: "Sure enough, I am afraid when something that is not mine is taken away. He has not lived well in the past eight years, so how can I feel at ease? I am always afraid of being driven out. Look, aren't all the officials going to see the new emperor? This is how they pushed me up in the first place. Neither he nor I are suitable for this position. Ahem... "

When Zhu Zhanji heard this, he thought: You still have some self-awareness at the end, but you are still more reliable than that kid Zhu Qizhen, but that's all.

The palace was in chaos for a while. Zhu Qiyu was still there, and Zhu Qizhen did not depose him after the delay. Zhu Qizhen had already restored his throne and was preparing to change the reign title. However, he now had something more important to do than deposing Zhu Qiyu, which was:

As soon as the court was dismissed, Zhu Qizhen ordered the arrest of Minister of War Yu Qian and Grand Secretary Wang Wen.

At this time, Yu Qian was sitting at home.

"Sir, you are in charge of the Ministry of War, and you have spies in the palace. Did you really not notice the tricks of Shi Heng and his villains?"

"How could I not know?" Yu Qian said calmly.

"Then why didn't you stop it, sir? With your power, it would be easy to stop this from happening, right?"

"I can indeed stop it, but once I do, I will inevitably be in opposition to the retired emperor. Then the retired emperor will not be restoring the throne, but will be committing treason. No, his descendants cannot be charged with such a crime. It will be unjust then." Yu Qian shook his head.

"But sir, you didn't take action, and now the other party is about to take action. Don't you think about yourself?" The person on the side was choked with sobs.

"What does the life of a minister like me mean? As long as this incident does not cause war, it doesn't matter who becomes the emperor to most people, let alone to the common people."

"Then why can't Your Majesty understand? Why can't you understand your considerations?"

"Even if Your Majesty knew, it's useless now. People with ulterior motives are using me as an excuse to restore Your Majesty to the throne. If Your Majesty doesn't kill me, then His Majesty has no legitimate reason to do so."

"That group of villains just took advantage of you not to take action. Otherwise, Your Majesty is too confused. How come after all these years, he still can't judge people well and doesn't understand you at all."

"How could your majesty understand me? The person who truly understood me was gone many years ago. Now that he is gone, I have defended the Ming Dynasty for him, which can be regarded as a repayment for his kindness." Yu Qian looked at the same place and thought about his first meeting with Emperor Xuande. At that time, Zhu Zhanji led the army in person and the enemy was instantly intimidated. He scolded Zhu Gaoxu, but he didn't expect that he scolded so well that Zhu Zhanji took a fancy to him and began to cultivate him. He thought he could accompany Zhu Zhanji for a long time, but he didn't expect...

"Yu Qian, I..." Zhu Zhanji was so moved seeing Yu Qian like this. He actually sacrificed himself in order to prevent his descendants from being charged with treason. Zhu Zhanji couldn't stop crying.

"My Lord, are you just going to wait for someone to..."

"Maybe this is my destiny. Go away, or you will be implicated."

Five days later, Zhu Qizhen executed Yu Qian and Grand Secretary Wang Wen for treason and confiscated their families. Those who had connections with Yu Qian did not escape the persecution either.

Yu Qian walked slowly up to the guillotine, and the people came to ask questions, their pain unbearable.

Zhu Zhanji also followed step by step. Yu Qian suddenly looked up and the two looked at each other.

Zhu Zhanji cried so hard that he wanted to strangle this bastard Zhu Qizhen to death on the spot. He was too lazy to do his job every day, and the century-old foundation of the Ming Dynasty was destroyed in the hands of this kid.

Suddenly Zhu Zhanji was pulled away by a force.

"Your Highness is awake, Your Highness is awake, go and tell His Majesty."

Zhu Zhanji suddenly opened his eyes and woke up. The people who had been guarding him were surprised and immediately went to call for help.

Before Zhu Zhanji could react, he suddenly felt a sweet taste in his mouth, spat out a mouthful of blood, and fainted again, scaring the people around him into a mess again.