Zhu Yunwen was deeply affected that day and remained silent after returning to the Eastern Palace.
Meanwhile, Lady Lü, who was happily waiting for his return in the Eastern Palace, immediately had a bad feeling when she saw this scene.
She cautiously and tentatively asked:
"Yunwen, you're back so late from the morning court session. How did things go? Have you managed to completely suppress Zhu Yunwen?"
However, Zhu Yunwen simply shook his head expressionlessly, then looked at Lady Lü and said:
"Mother, I'm afraid I won't have a chance with my grandfather."
Upon hearing this, Lady Lü trembled violently. She looked at Zhu Yunwen and said:
"How could this be? Wasn't your plan with the Minister of Revenue flawless? How could it have turned out like this?"
Zhu Yunwen looked up to the sky and sighed, then said to Lady Lü:
"Minister of Revenue Zhao Mian was just beaten to death by the Emperor..."
Lu's body jolted, and a look of fear appeared in her eyes.
His voice trembled slightly as he said:
"This...how could this be? How could this happen? He was the Minister of Revenue, a veteran official. How could the Emperor kill him?"
Zhu Yunwen walked into the hall in a daze and then sat heavily on a chair.
Then he slowly began to speak, recounting the entire incident to Madam Lü in detail.
After hearing this, Lady Lü was completely stunned.
"How could this be? How could this happen? How did it escalate to this point? What methods did Zhu Yunwen use?"
Zhu Yunwen rubbed his cheeks hard, trying his best to put on some expression.
But the expression that finally appeared was one of fear.
At this moment, he was afraid of Zhu Yunwen.
Because he never expected that the scheme he and the Minister of Revenue had devised for so long would have been dismantled by Zhu Yunwen from the very beginning.
This situation was unacceptable to him, but he had no choice but to accept it.
“This Zhu Yunwen has suddenly become so terrifying since that night; this is definitely not normal.”
Madam Lü nodded and said, "Yes...it's not normal, it's extremely abnormal. He should have died that day, but not only did he not die, he's suddenly become like a completely different person."
There's definitely something wrong here, Yunwen. You need to investigate this thoroughly and see if he has some kind of expert guiding him, or if there was something wrong with the medicine the imperial physician gave him that night.
This is very important; we must find out the result as soon as possible, otherwise we may really have no chance to turn things around.
Zhu Yunwen naturally understood this principle. A renewed glint of desire for power flashed in his eyes, and he nodded, saying:
"Okay, I'll get on it right away. If we can make a breakthrough from this and gain something, that would be great. If we can't gain anything useful, then I'll only have one path to take."
Upon hearing Zhu Yunwen's words, Lady Lü looked at him nervously.
Zhu Yunwen looked at his mother, then slowly began to speak:
"If it really comes to that, I'll have no choice but to secretly plot with the civil officials in the court. After my grandfather passes away, I'll seize that position..."
A look of fear appeared on Madam Lü's face as she said:
"A rebellion?"
Zhu Yunwen remained silent, which clearly conveyed his meaning.
Although Lady Lü was somewhat afraid, the thought that her son would not become emperor made her even more afraid.
So he gritted his teeth and nodded, saying, "Mother will do everything she can to help you. When your maternal grandfather was alive, he had a good relationship with many civil officials. They should give me some face."
Furthermore, your becoming emperor would undoubtedly bring enormous benefits to the civil officials. The empire has been conquered; now it is up to the civil officials to devise strategies and implement political governance. Therefore, the civil officials are of utmost importance at this moment.
If we can win over the civil officials in the court, we can then find a way to seize that position. We will then give the civil officials as much power as possible to suppress the military officials.
Furthermore, you must frequently reveal this idea to the civil officials, so that they realize that once you become emperor, their status will rise accordingly.
At that time, they will not only have rendered meritorious service in supporting the emperor, but they will also elevate the status of civil officials to an unprecedented level.
Zhu Yunwen nodded solemnly. In fact, according to the course of history, after Zhu Yunwen became emperor, he did indeed do just that, vigorously suppressing the status of military officers.
The status of civil officials was elevated to a very high level.
This gradually led to a situation in the Ming Dynasty where military power was suppressed and civil administration was promoted. As a result, in the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty, the status of civil officials reached an unimaginable level.
However, it is difficult to find any capable military generals.
Every dynasty needs to achieve a balance between civil and military affairs.
Moreover, internally, there needs to be civil officials capable of governing the country and managing the world; externally, there needs to be military generals capable of defending the country and expanding its territory.
Only in this way can a country achieve strength and prosperity.
Whether it's allowing civil officials to dominate or letting military generals control the court, neither is a good thing.
Clearly, Zhu Yunwen did not understand this point, so not only did he not realize that there was anything wrong with his ideas, he also insisted on going down this path to the bitter end.
Meanwhile, Zhu Yunwen was also planning a rebellion.
Although the blow to Zhu Yunwen has been devastating, he still wants to rely on his own abilities to make a name for himself.
What you gain yourself is the most secure.
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