On August 22, the 7th year of the Apocalypse, Zhu Youxiao died in the Maode Hall at the age of 23. Zhu Youxiao's edict, the emperor is located in the prince of Xin Zhu Youzhen.

At noon that day, Zhu Youzhen, who was having dinner with the three princesses, heard the bad news, and the chopsticks in his hand involuntarily slipped on the table.

Zhu Youzhen reluctantly made an expression of "I'm fine" to the three women who cared about him, and then said to Wang Dehua, who came to report: "Please wait for the prince in the Yin'an Palace." ”

After Wang Dehua went out, he said to Zhou Yufeng with a heavy face: "Queen, please prepare mourning clothes for me, and then let everyone in the palace mourn for Your Majesty." ”

When the chief eunuch in the palace who came to pay tribute to the funeral, the master of ceremonies and the master of ceremonies, walked into the Yin'an Palace, he happened to see Prince Xin and Queen Zhou, who had changed into mourning clothes, walking in.

After Wang Tiqian saluted Prince Xin and his wife, he said in a choked tone: "Your Highness, Your Majesty has returned to heaven. Empress Zhang and the ministers asked the ministers to welcome the two highnesses into the palace to keep a vigil. ”

Zhu Youzhen showed sorrow on his face but did not answer immediately, he looked left and right and then ordered: "Let Wang Chengen come out first to mourn for Emperor Daxing, and the punishment of confinement will be waiting for the future." Where is Zhang Qianhu, let him go with me. ”

Wang Tiqian did not stop Zhu Youzhen's orders, and Prince Xin's mansion was busy for more than half an hour, and finally everyone in the mansion hung up a white coarse linen belt. A group of dozens of people, under the leadership of Wang Tiqian, marched towards the imperial city.

Enter from the Dong'an Gate of the Imperial City, followed by the Donghua Gate of the Imperial City. However, in front of this gate, Zhu Youzhen and others were blocked. The little eunuch guarding the door refused to open the door and let everyone in on the grounds that he had not received Wei Zhongxian's order.

Wang Tiqian's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "I am Wang Tiqian, the eunuch of the Si Li palm seal, and I was ordered to welcome Prince Xin into the palace to accept the last order of Emperor Daxing. What is your intention to close the palace gate and isolate China and foreign countries? ”

Zhu Youzhen didn't get out of the sedan chair, he just lifted the curtain on one side and looked at what was happening in front of him coldly. Zhang Shijie was quite nervous, and he ordered the British duke's family to block in front of the sedan chair, lest something happen to him.

Wei Zhongxian, who was kneeling in front of the body of Emperor Daxing in the Maode Palace, staring blankly at the remains of the apocalypse on the dragon bed and crying silently, couldn't think of anything at this time.

At the age of 21, he entered the palace, and climbed to the highest position of eunuch in the Ming Dynasty in 38 years.

When he was a teenager, he was riddled with gambling debts and was forced by his creditors to survive in his own palace. Wei Zhongxian's purpose was very clear from the moment he entered the palace, he wanted to be prosperous and wealthy, and he would no longer be called around like a street gangster.

From settling with the Wei Dynasty to hooking up with the Hakka family, Wei Zhongxian gradually changed from a small eunuch with a low status to a big eunuch in the palace. In the past 38 years, there is nothing he has never seen in the warmth of human affection.

Years of experience have long cultivated Wei Zhongxian's iron heart, if there is anyone in the world who can affect his feelings, it is probably the deceased Emperor Daxing on the bed.

In Wei Zhongxian's life, he never asked him for anything, and only gave him His Majesty the Great Xing Emperor. In Wei Zhongxian's memory, Zhu Youxiao will always be the 7-year-old child who greeted him to play a game of horseback riding when he first met.

The Donglin Party members all said that he Wei Zhongxian brought disaster to the country and the people, and brutalized Zhongliang. But who knows, he doesn't want to be the world-famous father-in-law of Wei at all. Without him, this Ming Dynasty with thousands of holes is not something that he can save as an illiterate eunuch from a street gangster.

When the Emperor of the Apocalypse had just ascended the throne, Wei Zhongxian just wanted to continue to serve the emperor, so as to enjoy the glory and wealth of the court. It was because he was respectful and courteous to the Donglin Party members who were ruling in the DPRK at that time.

However, these Donglin Party members have an empty reputation, but they will only form gangs in the DPRK and China, and Zuo Guangdou, the leader of the Donglin Party, even more openly proclaimed: "If you are not the same way, you are an enemy." ”

Since the Donglin Party came to power, they have vigorously cracked down on dissidents in the DPRK and China, and the Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang parties are not at all the opponents of the Donglin Party members who talk about benevolence, righteousness, and morality all day long. Because as long as you do things, there must be a place to be attacked by the Donglin Party, and the Donglin Party people never do things, so there is nothing to be attacked.

Wei Zhongxian just watched the country's situation deteriorate and received some money from the remnants of the Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang parties who had been hit, so he couldn't help but distinguish a few words for them in front of the apocalypse. As a result, the Donglin Party got a eunuch led by him out, and they had to put him to death.

Wei Zhongxian is not a scholar who reads sage books, he was born as a street gangster, since he can't talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, then just do it, and break the net.

The original act of attacking the Donglin Party members for self-preservation really confirmed his charge of eunuchs. However, it is easy to pick up a butcher knife, but it is difficult to put it down. The Donglin Party people are like Xiaoqiang who can't be killed, driving away batch after batch.

In dealing with the internal friction of the Donglin Party, Wei Zhongxian also had to be distracted to deal with the Jurchens and Mongols outside the Guan, coupled with the continuous natural disasters. Wei Zhongxian often felt that the current anxious days were really not as good as when he was hiding outside the palace in Tibet.

Wei Zhongxian sighed in his heart and said to himself: "But this kind of day should also be over, although Emperor Daxing entrusted Prince Xin to himself, but unfortunately Emperor Daxing does not understand the rules of the palace at all. Since ancient times, he has been a son of heaven and a courtier, not to mention eunuchs like himself who rely on the emperor's trust. Although Emperor Daxing is looking forward to it, it is time for him to retreat. Even if he doesn't want to retreat, the cronies and eunuchs around Prince Xin will force him to retreat. ”

While Wei Zhongxian was continuing to think, a eunuch suddenly ran in in a panic, and this disrespectful behavior immediately annoyed Empress Zhang, who was crying bitterly in front of the bed.

Empress Zhang wiped her tears, angrily reprimanded the eunuchs who ran in, and ordered the left and right attendants to pull people out and kill them.

The eunuch's face immediately turned pale, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed like a pound of clothes begging for mercy, and said: "It's not that the minister intends to offend Emperor Daxing, it's really that there is an urgent matter outside that needs to be reported to Gonggong Wei." The eunuch Wang Tiqian Wang Gonggong led a group of people outside the palace gate, claiming that he was ordered to welcome Prince Xin into the palace, but the villains really didn't receive this order? Therefore, the minister did not dare to delay, so he came to ask Father-in-law Wei if it was true. ”

"Ridiculous, this is a matter decided by the queen and the ministers, do you also have to ask Gonggong Wei? Don't hurry up and open the door to welcome Prince Xin and them into the palace, if there are any more moths, be careful of your head. The British duke, who had been silent, suddenly shouted.