Wandering the Heavens

"Yu Qing, the Emperor has just ascended the throne, and you are going to abandon the affairs of the court?" The Empress Dowager looked at Yu Xian in front of her with a little melancholy.

"Grand Empress Dowager, I really do not have the ability to handle the major affairs of the court. My presence in the court will only make the ministers uneasy. Although they have their own little thoughts, they handle the affairs of the court with all their heart and soul. Their loyalty to the Ming Dynasty can stand the test, and they are also loyal to the emperor. Grand Empress Dowager can entrust the major affairs to them." Yu Xian kept talking nonsense.

"You are right. But I just can't accept it!"

The Empress Dowager thought about the difficulties she had gone through along the way. Now, before Zhu Qizhen grew up, the Ming Dynasty would have to be supported by an old woman like her.

"Please accept my condolences, Empress Dowager. The Ming Dynasty still depends on you to support it! Although I am not in the court, if you are ordered to do so, I will do my best to help the Empress Dowager solve her problems." Yu Xian really doesn't know how to comfort people.

"I feel relieved with your words, but unfortunately my son is too suspicious and I dare not use you." The Empress Dowager sighed.

"The late emperor was brave and wise. The country was peaceful during his reign, so there was naturally no environment for me to display my abilities. The Empress Dowager need not regret this."

"Go away! If the children in the mansion make any new toys, please send some to the palace to entertain me." The Empress Dowager felt a little tired.

"I will obey your command." Yu Xian bowed and left the hall.

However, Yu Xian had not gone far before he was stopped by a eunuch.

"Lord Xuanwu, where is the knife you carried with you?" Wang Zhen looked up at the beams of the palace and asked sarcastically.

"Eunuch Wang, this doesn't seem to be your business!" Yu Xian really wanted to crush the dead eunuch's larynx with one hand.

"How dare you! I am the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department. I am here under the order of the Emperor to take back your knife. How dare you speak so rudely to me?"

Since Wang Zhen entered the palace, he has been able to get along well with the illiterate palace maids and eunuchs by virtue of his status as an educated person. He had never been confronted like this before, and his defense was completely broken.

Yu Xian also knew why this guy was so eager to find trouble with him, because when the inner court was purged, the eunuchs and palace maids who defected to Wang Zhen were arrested and executed by Yu Xian. Although he was now the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, he did not have a single person under his command that he could trust.

As for the matter of collecting the sword, it was a privilege granted by the Grand Empress Dowager when she summoned Yu Xian to the court to handle the case half a month ago. The sword was the sword Zhu Zhanji used during the war, and it was with this that Yu Xian was able to command the East Factory Jinyiwei, Shuntianfu, and Wucheng Bingmasi during this period. Now that the matter was done, it was natural to hand the sword back to the Grand Empress Dowager.

"Wang Zhen, when I was handling the assassination case for Emperor Taizong, you were probably still learning the Three Character Classic. Instead of playing these tricks in front of me, you'd better save your life. Don't think that you can act in the emperor's name just because you have the emperor's trust." Yu Xian grabbed Wang Zhen by the collar, lifted him up and pressed him heavily against the big red pillar next to him.

"How dare you, a mere earl, hurt me!" Wang Zhen didn't dare to pretend now.

"You'd better be sensible and don't force me to do that to you!" Yu Xian threw Wang Zhen to the ground and left the scene.

"Godfather, are you okay?"

After Yu Xian's figure completely disappeared, the eunuch beside him hurriedly came up and helped Wang Zhen, who was lying on the ground and trembling, up. The dead eunuch felt that Yu Xian wanted to kill him.

"Useless! What use are you!"

The angry Wang Zhen could only punch and kick these eunuchs like a tantrum, and then he was seen by the Empress Dowager's personal maid. She did not say anything but reported the situation to the Empress Dowager.

Only three days after Zhu Qizhen ascended the throne, Yu Xian handed back all the power given by the Empress Dowager and continued to stay at home. The civil and military ministers and nobles could not understand the Earl of Xuanwu even more.

This rumor case is not actually a criminal case, but a political event. Xuanwu Bo Yu Xian could have taken this opportunity to launch a massive attack on various forces to seize power, but he simply returned the power after the matter was settled. What was he trying to achieve by coming out to do all this?

No matter what Yu Xian was planning, the entire court was just beginning to get by, and now with the Empress Dowager putting pressure on everyone, they were still barely united. Wang Zhen surpassed Jin Ying and took the position of the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, and began to develop his power in the court.

San Yang and Zhang Fu were badly hurt by the incident of selling out their teammates and had no mood to stir up trouble, so these years have been both peaceful and boring.

Xuanwu Bo Yuxian would go to the palace once a month to give the Empress Dowager some interesting books or some new toys. Other than that, he would not get involved in the affairs of the court and basically stay as far away from them as possible.

In the sixth year of Zhengtong, the Duke of Xuanwu, who had been pretending to be a grandson at home, came out again. He gave the powerful eunuch Wang Zhen a good beating at the Meridian Gate.

The situation at that time was that the Empress Dowager was in worse health and spent less time in the previous dynasty, Zhu Qizhen was about to get married, Yang Rong of the Three Yangs had already passed away, Yang Shiqi was old and frail, and Yang Pu could not support the whole family alone.

Because of this, Wang Zhen began to become arrogant and he vigorously developed his own clique and conducted obedience tests on some ministers. One of the unspoken rules was that all officials coming to Beijing had to show some respect to the eunuch Wang. If you didn't show some respect, it would seem like you weren't being respectful enough.

Many ministers gave some gifts to show their gratitude, no matter how much it was worth, it was their way of supporting Wang Zhen, the dead eunuch.

There are always people who spoil the fun in this world. Yu Qian is one of them. He once slapped Zhu Di in the face while drunk. So who is Wang Zhen?

In the sixth year of Zhengtong, Yu Qian returned to Beijing after completing his tour of inspection in Shanxi. He had no interest in Eunuch Wang and was arrested by the Embroidered Uniform Guards and thrown into prison right after he had completed his mission.

This stirred up a hornet's nest. Although Yu Qian was arrogant, he had good character. A lot of people spoke up for him, and even the princes got involved. Wang Zhen was unwilling to let this ignorant censor go, so he planned to delay for a few days to let him suffer a little before releasing him.

But he didn't expect that he would be stopped at the Meridian Gate just after he left the Forbidden City and planned to enjoy himself in his own mansion, and he was dragged out of the carriage and thrown to the ground.

It all happened too fast. When Wang Zhen fell to the ground, no one knew what had happened. When the guards came to their senses, they quickly drew their swords and protected Wang Zhen.

"Who dares to assassinate our family?"

I just don't know why Wang Zhen's voice became so shrill and thin. This bastard was obviously castrated and entered the palace only after he reached adulthood and had children.

"Get out of the way. Today I'm only going to deal with that bastard Wang Zhen. If you don't know what's best for you, come up here." Yu Xian clenched his fists.

"Go!" The captain of the guard was still quite loyal.

Yu Xian hadn't taken action for a long time, so he rushed towards the guards with his bare hands. To others, this was no different from seeking death. However, the development of the matter was beyond everyone's expectations. He seemed to be wandering leisurely among the crowd, and even his attacks seemed to be very casual. More than 30 guards were knocked to the ground and wailed while holding their wounds before they could even touch the corner of his clothes.

"Wang Zhen, let's talk!"

After finishing the guards, it was Wang Zhen's turn. Yu Xian held Wang Zhen in his hand and walked slowly away. Where Wang Zhen fell before, there was a pool of yellow water with an indescribable smell. It turned out that the majestic Wang Gonggong was frightened to pee. Looking at the eyes of the civil and military officials and passers-by, Wang Zhen felt weak all over but clenched his fists.

Seven years ago, he was called in and reprimanded by the Empress Dowager every now and then because he failed to ask Yu Xian for the sword of the previous emperor. And now he was humiliated by Yu Xian in public again!