As more and more information was sent, the process, causes, and results of the coup d'état in Beijing, as well as the course of action of all parties, gradually became clear. This fork in the road of history came so suddenly, so stunned, but it was so inevitable. In real history, the reason why there was no fork in the road was, of course, because there was no Xu Xingxia. His arrival seriously interfered with the normal development of history. With his Xu Xingxia's butterfly wings, he actually sent King Fu to the emperor's throne.

It is safe to say that this coup d'état was definitely premeditated. To say that King Fu doesn't want to be an emperor is absolutely nonsense. To say that Emperor Wanli doesn't want his most beloved son to be the emperor is absolutely nonsense. These two factors together are already very dangerous, not to mention that there is a Zheng Guifei next to them. It's just because there was no suitable opportunity to break out before that others didn't feel the danger.

If there was no turmoil in Xu Xingxia, if there was no prince going to Nanjing to supervise the country, perhaps King Fu would not have a chance to ascend the throne. He will, according to the real history, obediently enjoy the wealth and glory in the Fuwang Mansion in Luoyang, but he will never be able to touch the supreme power. Until Li Zicheng's army came to kill him, mixing his flesh and elk together to make a blessing feast.

However, these two things came together. In the case that the crown prince is far away from Yanjing, the previous two factors are combined with each other, and the opportunity for King Fu comes. King Fu's biggest obstacle is actually the crown prince. As long as the prince is not around, everything is easy. I don't know if the top brass of the Donglin Party is aware of this. Maybe they're aware of it, but they don't have the power to stop it. After all, the fact that the crown prince is not in the capital is a very fatal flaw in itself.

At the beginning, when the crown prince Zhu Changluo officially set off to Nanjing to supervise the country, many backbones of the Donglin Party secretly celebrated in private, feeling that they had won. They only need to survive until the death of Emperor Wanli and the official accession of the crown prince to the throne, and they will usher in the glorious moment of the so-called same. All those who oppose them will be driven out. The most hateful of them will be put to death. At that time, the imperial court will be completely the world of the Donglin Party.

It is estimated that no one expected that the prince had only been in Nanjing for less than three months, and the political situation of the imperial court had undergone such earth-shaking changes. Moreover, this change is quite unfavorable to the crown prince. When they calm down, they should soon find that the Nanming they support has some obvious advantages in addition to tax revenue. In other respects, compared to the north, it is simply not worth mentioning at all.

"My lord, this is an intelligence ...... about the three major battalions of the Beijing Division."

This time, the capital was about to make trouble, and King Fu took the "edict" of Emperor Wanli as the standard, announced his ascension to the throne as emperor, and abolished the status of the crown prince of Nanjing. The three battalions of the Beijing Division, which were responsible for guarding the security of the capital, actually remained silent. This is absolutely abnormal. Obviously, they are definitely inclined to Fu Wang. Even if he didn't actively support King Fu, at least he didn't mean to oppose it.

The Donglin Party members who originally stayed in the imperial court, including [***] Xing, Ye Xianggao, Gao Panlong and others, were obviously caught off guard by this coup. In desperation, they had no choice but to immediately escape from the capital and rush back to Nanjing. The Donglin Party and King Fu can be described as deep as the sea. If the Fuwang Party is in power, how can they have a good life? It's strange not to be hanged right away. Concubine Zheng Guifei, who had been holding back the fire for a long time, couldn't wait to eat their meat raw.

Fortunately, the usurpation process of the Fuwang Party was also relatively hasty, and it was not interlocking and meticulous in every link. The situation in the capital at that time can only be described in four words, that is: chaos. In order to reduce the resistance to King Fu's accession to the throne, the Party of King Fu acquiesced to those who opposed King Fu leaving the capital.

I have to say that this time, Zheng Guifei finally did the right thing. In the past, in everyone's impression, Zheng Guifei has always been a typical example of stupidity. The murder is a reflection of her stupidity. It's just stupid. It is estimated that even Wanli Emperor Yanjing thinks that his favorite concubine really has no brains. The people of the Donglin Party have never taken her seriously. However, this time, Zheng Guifei made the right choice wisely.

If she resolutely does not allow the opposition to leave the capital, the opposition will definitely struggle to the death in order to protect itself. There is no doubt that once people encounter an existential crisis, they must definitely fight hard. This is known as a dog jumping off the wall. If every opposition party fights with the Fuwang Party, it is estimated that the Fuwang Party itself will suffer a lot of losses. In the end, even if King Fu can successfully ascend the throne, inside and outside the capital, I am afraid that it will be a mess.

"This Zheng Guifei, has she always been pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger before?"

To be honest, Xu Xingxia had to deeply doubt whether this Zheng Guifei would deliberately pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger for the sake of her son, so that others would think that she was just a stupid woman, so that others would lower their vigilance against herself, or even not be wary of herself at all. You must know, how could a stupid, brainless woman make Emperor Wanli trust herself so much? Do you think that the other women in the harem are all fuel-efficient lamps? can kill the special favor in the 3,000 harem, and the means are definitely not inferior to the first auxiliary minister!

In fact, Zheng Guifei did it. After the shooting, the courtiers already had a deep understanding of her "stupidity" and basically had little to warn of her. The vast majority of courtiers believed that Concubine Zheng's brain was definitely problematic. This is a woman without a brain. What she did couldn't stand any scrutiny at all. As long as she hadn't made a move through Emperor Wanli, the courtiers wouldn't have paid attention to it at all.

When everyone's eyes were focused on Emperor Wanli, Concubine Zheng naturally became black under the lamp. It is estimated that many of the things she did, the courtiers did not know. Or even if they knew, they didn't take it to heart, let alone take the initiative to deal with it. This time, Zheng Guifei seized the opportunity and made a decisive move, estimating that her opponents were all blindfolded, and there was no chance to react at all. Or maybe there's a reaction that doesn't help.

If Concubine Zheng Guifei is really disguising herself, then it is very likely that Beiming in the future will still take her as the core, and King Fu is most likely just a puppet. She is the soul of the Fuwang Party. Such a woman is probably still a little capable. How can you seize the opportunity and succeed in one blow, without the ability to pass others? How will Beiming go in the future, to a large extent, it is estimated that it also depends on the meaning of Zheng Guifei.

"Could it be that she will become the Empress Dowager Cixi of the Ming Dynasty?"

Xu Xingxia suddenly felt ridiculous. The process here has also changed a little too much. If because of his own crossing, he created a Cixi of the Ming Dynasty, then he is really sorry for the country and the people. Fortunately, no matter how powerful such a woman's methods are, in front of the white-clothed army, they are all scum. As long as the white-clothed army enters the capital, no matter what means she has, she will not be able to play.

"Supervise the armies of all walks of life and speed up the march."

In order to alleviate his guilt, Xu Xingxia issued an order.

…… When Xu Xingxia returned to Zhuanglang City, he received the latest information, but [***] Xing, Ye Xianggao, Gao Panlong and others had fled back to Nanjing and became the backbone Wenchen of Nanming. Ye Xianggao served as the first assistant minister of the Southern Ming Dynasty and concurrently served as the secretary of the ministry. [***] Xing still served as the imperial history of the left capital. Gao Panlong became a scholar of the Jianji Temple and entered the cabinet.

Zhu Changluo ascended the throne as the emperor, and he really did not break his promise, as long as he was a member of the Donglin Party, he got a high-ranking official. The six scholars in the Nanming cabinet are all members of the Donglin Party. Almost all of the senior officials of the six ministries are members of the Donglin Party, or people who are close to the Donglin Party. It can be said that the current Nanming is completely the world of the Donglin Party.

The original officials of the Sixth Department of Nanjing, as well as local officials at all levels in Jiangnan, as long as they did not obey the Donglin Party, were all sent away. Others were sent directly to prison to await their crimes. As a result, it naturally attracted a lot of scolding. Many people who were deprived of their official positions by the Donglin Party have defected to King Fu of the Northern Ming Dynasty. The Donglin Party people are still so domineering and don't give people any affection. The non-Donglin Party officials who were driven away all hated this group of arrogant guys.

As for Beiming's actions, they were superficially perfunctory with the original first auxiliary minister Fang Congzhe and others as high-ranking officials in the cabinet and the six ministries, and secretly held power with Gu Bingqian, Wei Guangwei, Tian Ji, Wu Chunfu, Li Kuilong, Ni Wenhuan and others. These people all secretly hold the power of the six departments. The original Shangshu and Shilang can only be said to be a foil. The same is true of the other powerful lords. Their titles, their treatments, their privileges and graces were all retained, and only their powers were taken away.

In order to elevate the six ministries and the cabinet, the political structure of the Northern Ming Dynasty is a bit like that of the Song Dynasty. Official positions are secondary, and messengers are the most important. Officials had to be given the name of the emperor's messenger in order to have power. For example, the original Hubu Shangshu no longer has power. The one who really has power is the Minister of Household Affairs. This minister has no special rank, and all power comes from the emperor. It can be said that it is higher than any official position.

To be able to get this appointment from King Fu is naturally a close confidant of King Fu. Naturally, they strongly supported King Fu. It's not surprising that if you have milk, you're a mother. You can't expect everyone to be so noble in their thinking and character. The temptation of power is still very fatal to people. Moreover, the officials of the Donglin Party are not very noble in their ideological character, and they may be even dirtier than them. At that time, the officials who were dissatisfied with the Donglin Party also grabbed a lot of them.

(To be continued)