Wenhua Hall, located in the southeast of the imperial palace, was the residence of the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and is known as the East Palace among the people.
Ten years ago, Prince Zhu Houzhao of the Ming Dynasty came out of the Wenhua Palace and ascended the throne of the Ming Emperor. Unfortunately, Zhu Houzhao had no son and no one succeeded him. The East Palace of the Wenhua Palace also remained idle for ten years.
He just welcomed his new owner not long ago.
As the sun sets, the unique green glazed tile roof of the East Palace reflects the hazy green light in the autumn sunset. It looks like a prairie growing on the roof.
The setting sun gradually sets, and the shadow of the tall palace gradually blocks the entire Wenhua Palace and its affiliated courtyards. The entire Wenhua Palace looks a little eerie.
Zhu Houcong stood in the shadow of the second-floor terrace on the east side of the Wenhua Hall, looking confusedly at the courtyard and palace swallowed by the shadow. This thirteen-year-old boy had just experienced ups and downs in his life, and now Zhu Houcong seemed a little ignorant.
At a loss.
Originally, Zhu Houcong had absolute confidence in himself. He believed that he had the ability to cope with the situations that his father, King Xing, mentioned. Zhu Houcong believed that with his wisdom, he could cope with everything.
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He even conducted a small test to prove his skills. In Liangxiang, he deliberately caused some trouble to force the court to agree to his request to bring his parents to live in the capital. He wanted to prove that he was smart and could handle Yang Ting and
These people are in control of the applause.
Facts proved that everything was as expected, they compromised and achieved what they wanted. For this, Zhu Houcong was extremely proud.
From the game of this matter, Zhu Houcong believed that he was fully capable of controlling the ministers. He could completely gain the upper hand in the game with them. This is still the case now. After he ascends the throne and his position is stable in the future, they will no longer be his.
rival.
However, at this moment, Zhu Houcong realized how foolish he had been to delay those three days in Liangxiang.
Because of the delay in Liangxiang, the enthronement ceremony was postponed. Because of the delay, Zhang Yanling rushed back to the capital. Because Zhang Yanling rushed back, his enthronement ceremony was abruptly stopped.
This feeling made Zhu Houcong extremely uncomfortable. Everything that happened in the morning was still being recalled in his mind scene by scene. He seemed to be trying hard to climb up the throne, but his butt had already touched the throne, but he was kicked by someone.
I went down. This feeling was helpless and humiliating.
Although he tried his best to be calm when he was in the Temple of Heaven and Earth. But after returning to the Wenhua Hall, he had already hid in the bedroom and cried loudly. He covered himself in the quilt and cursed Zhang Yanling with gritted teeth, vowing to
He cut his body into thousands of pieces. At the same time, he also cursed himself for being too stupid for staying in Liangxiang for three days that day.
At this moment, he finally understood that his self-righteous little cleverness was really ridiculous. It was not the little tricks that controlled the situation, but the real strength. That Zhang Yanling, in front of everyone, so rudely stopped the sacred enthronement.
In the grand ceremony, no one, including Yang Tinghe, can do anything. This is strength.
At noon, the Queen Mother summoned him and said some comforting words. She asked him to calm down and the matter would be resolved. In any case, he was still the emperor's candidate as agreed by the court. So he was asked not to be depressed and to wait for the courtiers and
Zhang Yanling decided after discussion.
This made Zhu Houcong feel a little better. Since the Queen Mother said this, at least he didn't have to go back home yet, and his dream was not completely shattered. After Zhu Houcong came back, he warned himself that at this time, he should stay calm.
Acting fearlessly and nonchalantly doesn't help, but at least you can't be looked down upon.
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Zhu Houcong stood on the platform on the east side of the palace full of melancholy and depression, watching the daylight disappear and the dusk gradually rise, his heart was extremely gloomy.
At this moment, Zhu Houcong saw several figures slowly approaching on the bluestone avenue leading to Wenhua Gate. Zhu Houcong had very good eyesight, and he recognized them as Yang Tinghe, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, and several other officials.
Zhu Houcong's eyes lit up and he quickly turned around and said, "Lü Fang, please change your clothes quickly and order someone to prepare tea."
A middle-aged eunuch beside him agreed repeatedly. This person was Lu Fang, the personal eunuch who came to the capital from Prince Xing's Mansion to serve Zhu Houcong. He was the chief eunuch of Prince Xing's Mansion.
In the east side hall of Wenhua Hall, Yang Ting, Fei Hong, and Cao Yuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, bowed to Zhu Houcong, who was sitting upright with a serious face.
"I will bow to your Majesty. Long live your Majesty." Yang Tinghe and others shouted loudly.
Zhu Houcong felt much more comfortable. After all, Yang Ting and others still recognized him as the emperor who had not ascended the throne. Although it sounded a bit self-deceiving, it finally showed their attitude.
"Yang Shoufu, Grand Scholar Fei, and Cao Shangshu, please get up quickly and excuse yourself. You don't have to do this big ceremony. I haven't ascended the throne yet, and I'm not the emperor yet. It's not good for you to do this." Zhu Houcong shouted.
Yang Tinghe and others thanked him and stood up. Yang Tinghe said with a smile: "Why is the emperor doing this? The queen mother should have summoned the emperor and expressed her attitude. Why should the emperor say such words in anger? What happened today was not what the queen mother and ministers wanted to see.
Yes, the emperor should understand this. Don’t say such angry words in front of us."
Zhu Houcong sighed and said, "I'm not targeting you, I'm just feeling depressed. The three adults are here together. They probably have something important to say, so please make it clear."
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Yang Tinghe nodded and said: "The emperor is right. The three of us have come to see the emperor and we do have something important to report. The first thing is that we have received the decree from the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother announced that at 10:00 tomorrow morning, we will be at Fengtian Hall
Hold a special court meeting to jointly decide on important matters such as the emperor's enthronement."
Zhu Houcong was startled and blurted out: "Then...will Zhang Yanling participate?"
Yang Tinghe smiled and said: "Of course he has to participate. This meeting is to coordinate with him on the emperor's enthronement. Of course he has to participate. Otherwise, what is the point of holding this meeting?"
Zhu Houcong breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Then...will he agree to my ascending the throne?"
Yang Tinghe chuckled and said in a deep voice: "That's a good question. Will he agree? Hahaha."
Zhu Houcong frowned and looked at Yang Tinghe and said, "Why is Yang Shoufu laughing? Is my question ridiculous?"
Fei Hong said in a deep voice: "The emperor's question is not only ridiculous, but also extremely childish. Is there any need to ask? If he agreed to the emperor's enthronement, why bother to stop the enthronement ceremony today? But the emperor came to ask him if he was willing.
?”
Zhu Houcong's face turned red and he secretly cursed himself for being confused. Yes, if Zhang Yanling agreed to his ascension to the throne, how could he obstruct the ceremony today?
"If that's the case, what's the point of convening this court meeting? Isn't it going to end on bad terms?" Zhu Houcong said in a deep voice.
Yang Tinghe chuckled and said: "Yes. There is indeed no need to hold this meeting. But it is like this with many things. You know you don't have to do it, but you still have to do it in the end, even if it is in vain. Because it is very simple, if you don't do it,
It's against the rules. You did it and it's in line with the rules. Next
One step and you can move forward openly. Sometimes, rules are very important. Without rules, there will be no square and circle. Without rules, there will be chaos. It’s like if we don’t hold this court meeting, we can’t take further forceful measures.
To control the situation. Does the Emperor understand this?"
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Zhu Houcong didn't understand Yang Tinghe's seemingly long-winded words, and frowned in a daze.
Yang Tinghe said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask. If Zhang Yanling firmly disagrees with your succession to the throne, what should your Majesty do?"
Zhu Houcong was unprepared for the sudden torture and interrogation. He stammered and said with a red face: "If he doesn't agree... I... I will go back to Anlu and Prince Xing's Mansion. I am not the one who wants to be the emperor."
I don't care... I don't care about it."
Yang Tinghe and the three of them smiled. Yang Tinghe sighed: "If the emperor really thinks so, the ministers and the other three should not come today. The emperor himself is so indifferent, why are the ministers still entangled? It is better to be with Zhang Yanling.
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Now, by recommending another person to the throne, we can avoid hurting the harmony. Isn’t that Zhang Yanling an ordinary person? It will do us no good to fall out with him. The emperor really has an indifferent attitude, and I have lost my temper. I
I’ll leave now.”
Zhu Houcong shouted: "I...what can I do? If Zhang Yanling doesn't agree, you can't do anything, and I can't do anything. If I don't go back to Anlu, can I still stay here? How can you blame me? Do you want to
Can I kneel down and beg him?"
Yang Tinghe said coldly: "The emperor is the most powerful person in the world, how can he beg Zhang Yanling? What the emperor has to do is not to beg. What you beg for does not belong to you after all, and will be controlled by others in the future. You are the emperor and a subject of the world.
Everyone listens to your orders. If someone wants to do something treasonous and unethical, what the emperor should do is to issue an order to eliminate the rebellious ministers and eradicate the treacherous ministers and traitors."
Cao Yuan, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, said in a deep voice: "Exactly, what the emperor wants to do is to issue a decree, and the ministers can follow the decree and turn over the rebels and traitors. This is the reason why we came to see the emperor today."
Fei Hong also said: "Yes, I and three other people came to see the emperor today to ask for an order to suppress thieves. Although the emperor has not yet ascended the throne, he is already regarded as the lord of the Ming Dynasty. There are thieves in the court, and the emperor issued an order.
Only by suppressing them can there be peace. Your Majesty should immediately issue an order to give us the power to suppress the thieves. Tomorrow, if Zhang Yanling continues to be arrogant and domineering, I will be ordered to suppress the thieves. Does your Majesty understand?"
Zhu Houcong was in a daze, his mind was confused, and he was speechless for a moment.
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