The Imperial Bodyguard was the Emperor's personal army. After the Tumu Castle Incident, it was the only military force that could be directly commanded by the Emperors through the eunuchs. It was also the last psychological line of defense for the Ming Emperors. If this line of defense could not be protected, then it would be the end of the Ming Emperor.
The Emperor's uneasiness would quickly erupt like a volcano. There would be no room for moderation, and he would never continue to compromise.
Moreover, the Imperial Bodyguard and the East Faction Guards were the surviving products of the confrontation between the imperial power and the civil official group.
The West Faction Guards and the Inner Faction Guards were abolished under the background of the civil official group's operation and the decline of the imperial power. Two generations of Emperors, Chenghua and Zhengde, who were determined to seize power, were also destroyed. Now, only the Imperial Bodyguard and the East Faction Guards were still under the control of the Emperor.
And now, even the Imperial Bodyguard and the East Faction Guards had been infiltrated and divided by the civil official group. Such an important piece of information was not told to him. If he did not get a direct contact with Xiao Ruxun this time, he would probably be kept in the dark for the rest of his life.
Thinking about it, how many things in the world were there that he did not know? Those bastards did not want him to distribute the mining tax everywhere. Was it because the eunuchs were worried that some things would be grasped by the eunuchs and become their Achilles heel?
Such a problem had actually occurred in the Daming Dynasty. Zhu Yijun did not even know whether this was an individual phenomenon or a group phenomenon. If it was an individual phenomenon, then there was still room for recovery. If it was a group phenomenon, then Zhu Yijun could understand why the Daming Dynasty's finances had been declining day by day after Zhang Juzheng's death.
The Imperial Bodyguard and the East Faction Guards were established to protect the imperial power. They relied on the Emperor to fight against the officials. Therefore, the candidates for the East Faction Guards Supervisors were the emperor's trusted eunuchs. They were absolute confidants. The candidates for the Imperial Bodyguard Commanders were also people who had no ties and could not be threatened.
And now, even these two trusted subordinates of the Son of Heaven had been corrupted?
Zhu Yijun really had the urge to pull the trigger and kill these two people on the spot, but he immediately thought that killing people with a gun would cause too much noise, and he was afraid that it would cause unnecessary speculation. Thinking of how Empress Dowager Li had destroyed his coup plan, Zhu Yijun's trust in the people around him decreased again.
No, I can't kill him like this, at least not here.
Just at this moment, Luo Sigong shouted out in fear, "I have something to say, Your Majesty, please spare my life." Zhu Yijun took the opportunity to shout angrily, "Speak!"
"Your Majesty, perhaps Your Majesty doesn't know, but it's not that I don't want to share Your Majesty's burden. As the Commander of the Imperial Bodyguard, I'm Your Majesty's confidant, Your Majesty's personal army. There's no reason for me to betray Your Majesty. It's just that the Shanxi Merchants are too powerful and have too deep a foundation. A little information from the Imperial Bodyguard won't be enough to touch them.
"What?!"
Zhu Yijun was stunned for a moment, and then turned pale with fright.
"You're the Commander of the Imperial Bodyguard, without my orders! Who dares to touch you?! "
"Your Majesty! Outside the palace, there's a murderous aura everywhere! Not only the Shanxi Merchants, but also the various merchant groups. Even if they want to pull out a carrot, they can pull out a lot of mud. That's not something that I can handle. In the whole world, only Your Majesty can handle it! But now … now … if Your Majesty can't make the officials obedient, I'm afraid you can't do anything to them! "
Luo Sigong knelt on the ground and said in a tearful voice.
In order to survive, Luo Sigong did not care about anything else. He said a lot of things that made Zhang Jing tremble with fear. Zhang Jing was really afraid that Zhu Yijun could not help but kill both of them. Anyway, Zhu Yijun still had the power to kill eunuchs. As for the Commander of the Imperial Bodyguard, that was even more so.
What Luo Sigong said was true. If it were Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Di, or even Zhu Zhanji, it was possible for them to make the Commander of the Imperial Bodyguard work for them. But Zhu Yijun was a symbolic emperor who had lost his power. He really did not have much power to make the people under him have confidence in him and thus work for him.
Even the boss above him could not protect himself, it was no wonder that the subordinates below him had to find another way. This was something that Zhu Yijun was no stranger to. It was just like the fate of Zhang Juzheng's henchmen after Zhang Juzheng's death. It was the same.
It was just that Zhu Yijun never thought that Luo Sigong would actually say it like this. It was such a disgraceful thing to hurt the fragile self-esteem of the emperor.
In a rage, Zhu Yijun kicked Luo Sigong away and shouted, "Bastard! How dare you insult me!! "
Luo Sigong quickly got up and knelt on the ground, begging for mercy in tears.
"I dare not! I dare not! Your Majesty! Your subject is loyal and devoted to you, without any second thoughts! "
Zhu Yijun gasped violently, and the hand holding the gun trembled.
"Zhang Jing, you know all these things, don't you?"
Zhu Yijun suddenly pointed the gun at Zhang Jing. Zhang Jing was so scared that his face turned pale.
"Your Majesty! This old servant is also loyal to you! He's so loyal! "
Zhu Yijun closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and threw the gun in his hand to the ground.
"You are all loyal to me! But you hid such an important thing from me! Is this your so-called loyalty?! "
Zhang Jing and Luo Sigong really wanted to say — Yes, Your Majesty, this is our loyalty.
To tell you something that you can't solve at all, what else can you do except be angry? If the news is leaked, we won't be able to live at all, and then you will be even angrier. Your Majesty, it's rare to be confused!
The two just kowtowed without saying a word. At this moment, it was meaningless to say anything. Life or death, it was all in the hands of the emperor.
After a long time, Zhu Yijun put down the gun in his hand.
He didn't intend to kill anyone. He didn't intend to kill Luo Sigong and Zhang Jing.
Because he didn't have any other helpers.
As the supreme ruler of the world, he didn't even have the confidence to let those around him think that he was willing to die for him. This supreme ruler was really a failure.
So what if he killed Zhang Jing and Luo Sigong? He didn't have enough power, but the people he elected still did things like this.
"Get out! Get out of here, get out of here right now! Don't tell anyone about what happened today. If any of this is leaked, I will make you wish you were dead. "
Zhu Yijun stared at Zhang Jing and Luo Sigong.
Zhang Jing and Luo Sigong were so scared that their legs turned to jelly. When they heard that the emperor didn't intend to kill, they looked up at the emperor in disbelief. When they saw the emperor's eyes, they felt a chill in their hearts and hurriedly crawled out of the palace.
"All of you, retreat. I want to be alone for a while."
Zhu Yijun waved his hand, and Wang De hurriedly called his men to leave quickly. After leaving the palace, Wang De breathed a sigh of relief.
Oh my god, if someone died, what would happen!
Inside the palace, Zhu Yijun, who was alone, suddenly felt a chill all over his body.
As an emperor, even the Imperial Bodyguard Commander and the East Depot Supervisor held back from him, and there was only one person who didn't hold anything back from him.
As an emperor, Zhu Yijun really felt that he was a failure. From the beginning until now, even his own mother could easily suppress him, and he was powerless to resist.
Mother was right. If he couldn't even deal with a lonely old woman, how could he fight against those elites who killed their way out of hundreds of thousands of people? They took away most of the power that originally belonged to the emperor, and as the emperor, what could he do?
He had ambition, but no ability to match it. Zhu Yijun felt that he was really a failure.
And the only consolation was probably …
Zhu Yijun picked up the note.
He didn't have the ability, but he had the ability to read people. He promoted Xiao Ruxun, and Xiao Ruxun rewarded him with unreserved loyalty, multiple victories, and silver …
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