The reading of the holy decree has been completed, but Zhu Youzhen was speechless for a long time, and cold sweat was pouring down his forehead!

From the tone of the holy decree, he knew that this decree was the Emperor of the Apocalypse himself, and it was definitely not Wei Zhongxian's edict. On the surface, Tianqi still cares about himself, not only rewarding him richly as usual, but also punishing Yang He, who is bent on appeasement and ineffective protection of himself.

But the most critical point of this holy decree is to promote Sun Chuanting from a seven-pin county order to the governor of Yansui. The official rank of the governor is from the second rank, and there is an eighth level in the middle! Such an exceptional promotion is extremely rare in this era. Sun Chuanting is so in the limelight, the so-called Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind, and I am afraid that it will not be long before he becomes the target of public criticism.

But this is not the main thing, the main thing is that Sun Chuanting must leave Jingyang! And he didn't go alone, he had to take Qin Bing away too! This is a group of troops that Zhu Youzhen has just built with great effort, and now that he is leaving, isn't his strength in vain?

And at the end of the holy decree, Tianqi deliberately pointed out that Zhu Youzhen had built two city walls, and asked him to go out less in the future. What does this mean? This shows that the apocalypse has become suspicious of Zhu Youzhen!

This is what scares Zhu Youzhen the most. In the past, the most fundamental reason why he turned evil into good fortune and was auspicious in death was that he was covered by the emperor's brother. Even if he was as powerful and vicious as Wei Zhongxian, because Tianqi favored his fifth brother, he would not dare to openly attack Zhu Youzhen.

But this time it was different, Tianqi quietly disarmed himself, and deliberately asked the eunuch Guan Ning to deliver the decree. This is already a clear signal, which is tantamount to telling Zhu Youzhen, don't play too much, I have been staring at you!

If it is to deal with Wei Zhongxian, Zhu Youzhen has no fear. But if he wants to fight against the imperial power and his brother Emperor Tianqi, he has neither the courage nor the strength. What's more, he was not mentally prepared at all.

Although he made a grand wish to become an emperor and save the people of the world that day, the premise was that he knew the process of history. His elder brother Apocalypse was a short-lived emperor who died in the seventh year of Apocalypse at the age of twenty-three. It is now the fourth year of the Apocalypse, and there are only less than three years before the death of the Apocalypse.

Therefore, Zhu Youzhen is in a hurry no matter what he does, and he hopes to develop and strengthen himself as much as possible before that important historical moment comes, so as not to cause problems and make it impossible for him to ascend the throne smoothly.

But no matter how much he tossed, he never had a crooked mind about the apocalypse. After all, that is his own brother, and he has a deep affection for himself, how could Zhu Youzhen rebel and rob his loved ones! On the contrary, if Tianqi did not believe in Wei Zhongxian and made a mess of the government, Zhu Youzhen really wanted to be only a virtuous king and assist Tianqi well, maybe the Ming Dynasty would not know about it.

But today I doubt myself! If you think about it, it's no wonder that since ancient times, the supreme emperor's throne has been coveted by many careerists. Therefore, the emperor sitting on the throne seems to be extremely beautiful, but in fact, he is worried every day, for fear that someone will PK him.

And in front of the imperial power, any family affection seems insignificant. In order to compete for the throne, I don't know how many times the tragedy of father and son killing and fratricidal killing has happened in history. Don't talk about it from afar, let's just say that at the beginning of this dynasty, didn't Chengzu Zhu Di usurp the throne of his own nephew Emperor Jianwen?

It is precisely in view of this that successive emperors have strictly restricted the power of the vassal kings, basically keeping them in captivity as high-ranking prisoners, for fear that they may usurp the throne again. Apocalypse is no matter how greedy he is, no matter how much he doesn't learn, after all, he is a generation of emperors, and it is impossible for him not to know this kind of thing that concerns his own life. Therefore, after knowing what Zhu Youzhen did, it is entirely possible to have some suspicions.

At this time, how much Zhu Youzhen wanted to fly in front of the apocalypse and reveal his heart to him! But first, this is impossible, and second, even if it is said, the apocalypse may not believe it. The emperor's scheming is so deep, how can he be moved by just a few words!

Zhu Youzhen was still stunned, but Ning Ning, the messenger of the decree, whispered to him with a wicked smile: "Lord Wang, thank you for the decree!" ”

Only then did Zhu Youzhen react, thinking that the holy decree had been issued, no matter whether he was happy or not, he had no choice but to accept it now. Therefore, he had to raise his hands above his head, respectfully accept the holy decree, and respond loudly: "The minister's decree bows to thank the holy grace, long live my emperor!" ”

After receiving the order, Guan Ning hurriedly picked up Zhu Youzhen and wanted to kneel down and salute Zhu Youzhen. Zhu Youzhen looked at this loyal lackey of Wei Zhongxian, and his heart was as disgusting as if he had eaten a fly. But now that he is under the eaves, he has to bow his head, so he has to hold Guan Ning in a humble and humble manner, and say a few polite words affectionately, as if nothing has ever happened between the two.

After the guest and host sat down, Guan Ning said proudly: "Since the farewell of Tongzhou, the slave has not seen the prince for several months, and he really misses it tightly. I wanted to follow the prince to Xi'an and continue to serve the prince and Niangniang, but the factory governor sent many errands to the slaves, and I really couldn't get out.

"A few days ago, I made the slave a Nanjing garrison eunuch, and he had to take up his post within a month. The slave had no choice, so he asked for the errand of the herald, and came to ask the prince for peace by the way. However, the factory supervisor urged very strictly, and the slaves could stay in Xi'an for three days at most, so they didn't go to the palace to see the mother, and hoped that the prince would forgive his sins! ”

Although these words were said in a respectful tone, they were actually showing off, full of the rampant attitude of the villain, which almost made Zhu Youzhen's nose crooked.

You must know that this Nanjing garrison eunuch is extraordinary. Due to historical reasons, the imperial court also retained a set of administrative teams in Nanjing, and the six departments and each yamen should be complete. Although there is no real power, because of its proximity to Jiangnan, many Jiangnan affairs are still handled in Nanjing. Jiangnan is the wealth of the imperial court, so it is not an exaggeration to say that Nanjing holds the economic lifeline of the Ming Dynasty.

The Nanjing garrison eunuch is the master of ceremonies, who is in charge of guarding the capital, and is also the eunuch of the Xiaoling Divine Palace, and is the emperor's relative minister 3,000 miles away. In a nutshell, he is above all officials in Nanjing, especially in his military power, and half of the country south of the Yangtze River is equivalent to his hands.

Prior to this, this position was generally filled by the most senior eunuchs in the Forbidden City. And Guan Ning took advantage of being Wei Zhongxian's godson, and sat in this position at a young age, no wonder he was so empty-eyed that his eyelids turned to the sky!

As the saying goes, "don't speculate for more than half a sentence", Zhu Youzhen really doesn't want to stay with this dog slave for a long time, and just wants to deal with two sentences and leave quickly. But before he could start, he stumbled into a person from the outside and cried loudly: "Your Highness, Father-in-law, please save my father's life!" ”