Chapter 452 From now on, I have the final say in the court!
Faced with Zhu Gaojie's words, many officials in the palace were silent for a while, and then they began to whisper, and their voices gradually became louder.
From various angles, Zhu Di, as a vassal king, ended up raising troops to rebuild the country and drive away his nephew to seize the country. In the end, he felt a little guilty.
But the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. Who can let Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen fail to live up to his expectations?
He didn't have any objections to the temple name proposed by Zhu Gaojie.
At most, the officials from the Hanlin Academy were a little dissatisfied because Zhu Gaojie decided the matter directly with the cabinet without consulting them.
However, Zhu Gaojie really looked down on these Qingliu who could only talk empty talk. It was just that because the old man was still there, he had to give them some face. Now, his academy is about to start its third term, and the old man has already arrived.
God, I am about to ascend the throne, so there is no need to give face to these people...
Therefore, after the officials below were talking to each other and discussing for a while, Zhu Gaojie coughed lightly and stopped the discussion.
"Do you have any doubts about this, sir?"
Many officials shook their heads one after another, expressing their agreement with the temple name proposed by His Royal Highness. Are you kidding, didn't you see that the Minister of Rites nodded faster than anyone else just now?
In addition, there is also the matter of Ding Guogong poisoning and murdering the late emperor. Who dares to talk about it?
The temple name Taizong is very suitable...
"Since everyone agrees, then the matter has been settled."
Zhu Gaojie smiled slightly and directly talked about the second thing:
"Then let's start discussing the matter of Gu's ascension to the throne."
Seeing what Zhu Gaojie said so straightforwardly, many officials were immediately startled. After a while, Yang Rong saw that no one came out to speak. The scene was a bit cold, so he directly signaled to Yang Shiqi next to him.
As a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, Yang Shiqi was only one step away from the cabinet bachelor. When he saw the signal from his chief minister, he stood up and said loudly:
"Your Highness, it is true that a country cannot live without a king for a day. Now that the late emperor is visiting the sky, the whole court is shaken and uneasy. It is time for you to take over the throne and stabilize the people's hearts."
"In my opinion, there is no need to discuss this matter of enthroning the throne. Today is a good time!"
For the officials of Zhu Gaojie's line, Zhu Gaojia's ascension to the throne as soon as possible is the top priority.
Otherwise, what if a few dead assassins appear again like before?
The Ming Dynasty finally had a virtuous, benevolent, and well-equipped prince, so why not quickly ascend the throne and become emperor to stabilize the world?
I would like to ask which other clan in the world can have the achievements and prestige of His Highness the Crown Prince? Is it the former King of Han who rebelled earlier, was stripped of his title, and died outside?
As soon as Yang Shiqi said this, he seemed to have pressed a switch. Officials from the East Palace series came out to speak one after another, asking Zhu Gaojie to ascend the throne as emperor quickly to stabilize people's hearts.
Neutral officials were also infected by this atmosphere, and stimulated by various news in the past few days, and believed that Zhu Gaojie's succession to the throne was the best way to stabilize the current situation.
As for the officials who opposed Zhu Gaojie's ascension to the throne?
At present, no one dares to jump out. The original leaders of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Minister of Justice have been captured and imprisoned. The guards and soldiers outside the palace are looking around to arrest people with their eyes wide open. Who dares to do so in this situation?
Jump out and do this unwise thing?
In terms of reputation, Zhu Gaojie has outstanding military achievements and his status in the army is unmatched.
In terms of name, Zhu Gaojie was the Crown Prince of the East Palace, the most legitimate and justifiable heir to the throne of the Ming Dynasty.
In terms of strength, the cabinet was firmly controlled by Zhu Gaojie. There were four palaces and two pavilions, six ministries and nine ministers, two academies and one supervisor, and among the five temples and departments, there were also officials from the East Palace and other departments. The power was already quite huge.
Under this situation, the opposition in the court has become a complete minority, and lacks a leader. No one dares to speak out, for fear of following in the footsteps of those ministers and ministers.
As for family interests, under the current situation, we can only take it one step at a time. Anyway, the future is long...
In this way, with the unanimous approval of the cabinet and led by the Minister of Rites, the drafted edict for enthronement was read out. Many officials paid homage to Zhu Gaojie again in accordance with the standards for meeting the emperor.
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
In this way, the identity of king and minister was determined.
Of course, this was just an expedient scene in the court. In the future, when Zhu Gaojie needed to choose someone else, he would wear a royal robe, declare the Ancestral Temple, worship to heaven, and as the emperor, once again accept the congratulations of his ministers and become the true master of the Ming Empire.
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Zhu Gaojie, on the other hand, put on the bright yellow nine-claw dragon robe that he had prepared long ago, sat on the dragon chair, and watched the many officials kowtow below.
Although he had been mentally prepared for this for a long time, Zhu Gaojie still felt emotional:
"From now on, I will be the emperor of the Ming Empire!"
Even with a lot of experience and knowledge from later generations, and with the help of various personalities in the world of his mind, Zhu Gaojie still felt that an extremely heavy burden was placed on his shoulders.
You must know that during the same period of the Ming Dynasty, the Western world had already begun the Age of Discovery, began to march towards the ocean, and began its journey to conquer the world.
And here in the Ming Dynasty, it has just been suppressed by several nomadic forces in the surrounding areas!
There are countless landowners in the country, and aristocratic families control various ways of advancement and wealth, annexing land, hiding the population, and wishing to turn all the people into slaves in their own fields, working as cattle and horses for them for the rest of their lives.
The fiscal revenue of the Ming Dynasty was also affected by it, and it was always beyond its means. Zhu Gaojie's expedition to Mobei almost drained all the savings and income of the entire household department. Xia Yuanji wished he could break even a penny into two.
Half a flower...
"The road is long and long, I will search up and down..."
Zhu Gaojie was thinking a lot, and he had a very clear understanding of the difficulty of the career he was going to undertake next.
Even though today these officials seem to be cheering for longevity and are convinced of themselves as the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty, when they implement various decrees in the future, there will be great things to watch!
Every court official, no matter how big or small the official position is, more or less represents the interests of a wealthy family in today's situation. In other words, these people's butts are not completely sitting on the side of the court!
And what Zhu Gaojie has to do next is to declare loudly to these people, and even to all the wealthy families in the world:
"From now on, I will have the final say in everything under this great tomorrow!"
"Those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish!"