The afterglow of the sunset fell warmly on the wall of the glazed tiled palace. Jiajing walked into the Cining Palace with brisk steps. The palace servant was about to shout "The emperor is here", but Jiajing waved his hand to stop him because he knew his mother's habits and might be taking a nap at this moment.

Sure enough, after entering the house, Jiajing found that his mother was taking a nap with her clothes on the couch, resting her head on her right hand, and her face facing inside.

Jiajing waved his hand and signaled that the palace people who were serving in the house would not have to salute. Then he walked to the couch and looked down. He was shocked and hurriedly reached out and grabbed Empress Dowager Jiang's shoulder and shook it, "Wang Mother, wake up!"

The palace servants who were serving in the house were shocked to see this and hurriedly surrounded him. Empress Dowager Jiang's eyes were closed at this moment, but tears were clearly hanging on the corners of her eyes, and her sleeves were wet.

Suddenly, all the palace servants panicked and knelt around, helping Empress Dowager Jiang up with all her might. While calling anxiously, the latter opened his eyes slowly and said in surprise: "What happened... Oh, the emperor is here!"

Seeing this, Jiajing sighed and said, "I'm scared my son to death, why did my mother cry in her dream?"

"Ah? Ai family..." Empress Dowager Jiang reached out and touched her face, and she felt a wet trace, and her face was slightly embarrassed.

Jiajing took a wet towel from the palace servant to wipe the tears from Empress Dowager Jiang's face, and said uneasy: "My mother dreams of worrying things, so why not tell me it and let my son minister share the worries of the mother."

Empress Dowager Jiang was immediately sad when she heard this and sighed, "Ai family... I just dreamed of the prince."

Jiajing was stunned for a moment, and his face gradually became darker. It turned out that the queen dreamed of her father. The queen and her father had a good relationship. I remember that during the few months when her father left, her mother still cried every day!

"Oh, before I knew it, my father has been away from this world for almost ten years. Father, are you doing well in heaven? My child and my mother miss you very much. I want to see you again, why don't I fall into my child's dream?" Jiajing couldn't help but feel the voice, appearance and smile of his father Zhu Youze. It may have been too long, and the appearance of his father in memory has become blurred.

Jiajing's eyes turned slightly red and he asked in a low voice: "Mother, did your father say to you in his dream?"

It would be fine if Jiajing didn't ask. When this question asked, Empress Dowager Jiang's tears came out again, and she said pale: "The Ai family dreamed that the roof of the royal palace was broken, and it was raining heavily. Your father was covered in heavy rain. He was already in poor health and was trembling with the cold. He kept telling the Ai family that it was so cold that the Ai family wanted to get your father's clothes, but there was no dry clothes in the room!"

Jiajing couldn't help but feel ache. His father's health has always been in poor health. He was breathing even after walking a few steps, but he was kind and pampered to himself. I remember that when he was a child, he fell into a pool. His father was so anxious that he jumped into the water to save him. Afterwards, he became seriously ill.

"Father, are you not doing well there? So I told my mother to tell you about it?" Jiajing felt a little nervous, and forced his face to comfort his mother for a few words, and then turned the topic to the good news.

Sure enough, after hearing the news of Xu Jin's victory in the Western Regions, Empress Dowager Jiang's mood improved slightly, and he put his hands together and said, "Okay, okay, Amitabha Buddha, bless Liezong, Brother Jin is really a blessing general given to the emperor by God. Everything will be done and invincible. With him here, my Ming Dynasty will be stable. The emperor will definitely treat others well in the future, but don't do anything to kill the donkey."

Jiajing Khan said, "How can my son minister do such a thing? My mother is humiliating my son minister."

"Although the emperor values ​​friendship, it is said that high places are hard and cold. Brother Jin works hard and has a great contribution and is at the highest level. He will inevitably be criticized in the future. Open and hidden arrows, and three people become tigers. If the emperor has a weak ear, it is possible to be confused."

"Don't underestimate my son's minister? My son's minister dare not call himself a hero, but he is definitely not a foolish monarch. What's more, I even have my own sister... Cough, are you hungry, mother? It's time to have supper." Jiajing almost said, but fortunately he stopped in time, but the palace servants around him still looked at each other.

Empress Dowager Jiang gave her son a blank look and said to the old eunuch Hu Dahai: "Let's tell me about dinner!"

Next, Jiajing accompanied Empress Dowager Jiang for a dinner before returning to the Ganqing Palace Yangxin Palace.

On the second day, after the cabinet was discussed, an imperial edict was passed on to the Xu Mansion. Because Xu Jin made great contributions in the Western Regions, Xu Xie Xiaowan became the first-rank imperial wife, the Fei sisters were the second-rank imperial wife, and Xue Bingxin also became the third-rank imperial wife from the fifth-rank imperial wife. Xu Jin's children, including the young daughters born after the New Year, were also honored and favored by the whole family, which was shocking.

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Since Jiajing ascended the throne, in order to show the spirit of a wise king, the lectures of the scriptures have been restored. There is a brief lecture every day and a great lecture every ten days. Every festival of the Jiajing will be here. Today is the lectures of the scriptures every ten days. The minister of the lecture was Zhang Cong, and the lecture was actually related to the word "filial piety".

Jiajing was feeling uneasy about Empress Dowager Jiang's dream of his father's affairs yesterday. After listening to this sutra, he felt even more restless, so he must call Zhang Cong and said, "I have been touched by Zhang Qing's words just now. Alas, my parents are still in their own way. When my parents pass, I only have a way to return in my life. My son wants to support his parents but my parents are not waiting for him. I must be filial to me in time!"

Zhang Cong felt aroused in his heart and tentatively said, "Have the Emperor thought of the Great Xing Emperor Xian?"

Emperor Xian was the father of Jiajing, Zhu Youze, Prince Xing. After his death, he was given the posthumous title of "Xian" by Zhu Houzhao, Wuzong of Ming Dynasty. Later, after Jiajing ascended the throne, he passed a dispute over the great ceremony, and finally forced the civil servant group headed by Yang Tinghe to make concessions and won the title of "Xingxian" for his father, but without the word "huang".

Later, Jiajing wanted to put his father's lord into the Taimiao to worship, but was opposed by the ministers. In addition, Xu Jin tactfully advised him, so he gave up this idea. Now Emperor Xingxian's lord tablet is still enshrined in the world temple that was not long ago.

Zhang Cong was the first person to stand up for Jiajing when he was a great ceremony, so Jiajing always thought of his good deeds. Although Zhang Cong was demoted several times, he was finally re-appointed by Jiajing.

And for now, among the civil and military ministers in the court, except for Xu Jin, the most beloved minister of Jiajing was Zhang Cong, and he would discuss many things.

At this time, Jiajing nodded and said sadly: "Yesterday, my mother dreamed of her father's house and said that the roof of the prince's mansion was broken and her father was wet, so I was very worried. Is there any meaning in the father's dream to her mother? Zhang Qing is knowledgeable and talented, can I interpret my dreams?"

Zhang Cong's eyes flashed, he stroked his beard and pondered for a moment before saying, "Meng is a way for the heavenly beings to sense. Well, the roof of the palace is broken and leaking. It is probably because it should be on Xianling. The emperor might as well send someone to Xianling for inspection, or find out the reason."

The tomb of the King of Xianling improvisation King Zhu Youzhi is located in Chunde Mountain in Zhongxiang, Huguang. It was originally named Songlin Mountain. In the third year of Jiajing, the tomb of King Xing was officially changed to Xianling, and later Songlin Mountain was also renamed Chunde Mountain.

Jiajing slapped his forehead and said, "Yes, why didn't I expect this? Could it be that my father's tomb is really leaking? It's outrageous. If this is true, the guy who is responsible for guarding the tomb should be beheaded."

Zhang Cong's eyes rolled and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know whether I should say it?"

"Zhang Qing just said it's okay!" Jiajing said.

Zhang Cong coughed lightly and said, "Forget it, June 17th is the 10th anniversary of Emperor Xian of Daxing. As the saying goes, filial piety is the first of all virtues. Why don't the emperor take this opportunity to personally return to Longxing to worship Emperor Xian of Daxing? If the water leaks in Xianling proves that the Feng Shui here has changed, it would be better to order people to choose a Feng Shui treasure land in Tianshou Mountain and move the coffin of Emperor Xian of Daxing back to Beijing for re-burial."

Jiajing was moved when he heard this. Tianshou Mountain was the tomb of emperors of the Ming Dynasty. Jiajing always had a wish to win the title of emperor for his father and establish the royal orthodoxy of the King's lineage. Although this idea was temporarily dispelled because of Xu Jin's advice, it was not completely dispelled. At this time, when Zhang Cong mentioned it, this idea suddenly grew wildly in his heart like weeds and was out of control.

It is no wonder that the Ming Dynasty is now booming and its territory is much larger than when Taizu founded the country. Jiajing cannot help but be proud. In addition, the eight years of imperial power have ruled all the ministers in the court, so it has become a little more inflated, and the desire to establish the orthodox of the royal family has become stronger and stronger.

Zhang Cong is worthy of being a veteran of political speculation. He obviously figured out Jiajing's thoughts, so he took the opportunity to meet his preferences and immediately stirred up Jiajing!

Sure enough, Jiajing paced back and forth for a while and made up his mind, and made a decision: "Zhang Qing's proposal is very good. As the saying goes, filial piety is the first. June 17th is the 10th anniversary of the father. I should go back to worship, and I just want to comfort my mother's heart. Well, I will leave it to Zhang Qing for my return to my hometown to worship Xianling."

Zhang Cong was overjoyed and said, "I will receive the order!"

Jiajing said again: "It is the end of March now, and there are more than two months left. Time is tight. Zhang Qing should hurry up. I will issue an order for the Ministry of Rites to cooperate with it with all our strength."

The next day, the news that Jiajing was going back to his hometown to worship Xianling was known to everyone in the court, causing a shock.

The emperor is the foundation of the country, leaving Beijing for a tour is not a trivial matter, and the ministers will not agree easily. However, this time Jiajing was going to return to his hometown to worship his biological father, and also chose the special day of the tenth anniversary of Emperor Xingxian's death. Even if the ministers wanted to object, they could not.

As the saying goes, filial piety comes first. Loyalty and filial piety are the two core values ​​of Confucianism. Who dares to stop the emperor from fulfilling his filial piety?

Therefore, the matter of Jiajing leaving Beijing and returning to his hometown to worship Xianling was naturally passed. As the person in charge of the "project", Zhang Cong naturally had to accompany him closely.
Chapter completed!