When the court bell rang for the third time, a chamberlain quickly walked out of the hall, stood at the door of the hall, and loudly announced the decree to the ministers on the steps below and in the square.
"The Queen Mother has decreed that the court meeting will begin today, and all of you will be invited to come to the palace to discuss matters."
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All the officials straightened their clothes, climbed up the steps one after another, and entered the main hall of Fengtian Hall according to their positions.
Around the emperor's throne in the north, eunuchs, chamberlains and Han generals were already crowding around, just like before. However, there was no one on the emperor's throne. The pens, inks and inkstones were all placed on the dragon table as before, but Zhu Houzhao was no longer sitting there.
In that position.
Beside the throne, a row of white gauze screens was erected. Behind the screen, the figure of Queen Mother Zhang sat upright. Today is the morning court convened by the Queen Mother to discuss important matters. Queen Mother Zhang is sitting behind the screen to dominate the court meeting and use her
power.
During tea time, all the civil and military officials entered the palace, led by Yang Tinghe, and knelt down to salute the Queen Mother behind the screen.
"I will bow to the Queen Mother!" Everyone kowtowed in unison.
Empress Dowager Zhang stood up from behind the screen, returned the salute to the ministers, and said in a deep voice: "All of you, your lords, please refrain from saluting."
Everyone thanked them and stood up. Empress Dowager Zhang coughed and said in a deep voice: "My lords, the reason why the Ai family convened this court meeting today is..."
"Hold on, Queen Mother! I have an important proposal. Before we discuss the matter, this matter cannot be done." A voice interrupted Queen Mother Zhang's words.
Queen Mother Zhang could naturally recognize whose voice it was. It was none other than her younger brother Zhang Yanling.
"What's King Jinghai's proposal?" Queen Mother Zhang asked in a deep voice.
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"Today morning, although the emperor is gone, a new emperor has not been established. How can we, the ministers, discuss matters without the emperor's presence? I suggest that the emperor's spirit be placed on the throne, as if the emperor is personally present. At the same time, he also entrusts us with his entrustment.
My condolences to the Emperor! Although the Emperor has passed away, the courtiers still feel that the Emperor is as if he were still in court and miss him infinitely." Zhang Yanling said solemnly.
Queen Mother Zhang was stunned and said after a moment of silence: "This is a very good idea. What do you think?"
Of course, the ministers would not object to such a proposal. Although they did not understand the significance of Zhang Yanling's actions, it was obviously inappropriate to oppose such a proposal. Therefore, they all expressed that they could do so.
So he sent someone to fetch the emperor's memorial tablet and placed it upright on the throne. The civil and military officials stood up and saluted the memorial tablet again, shouting long live, long live, long live. After some tossing, they calmed down.
Empress Dowager Zhang also began to continue speaking to the ministers.
"Today's court meeting, the Ai family summoned all the ministers to come here, mainly for the continuation of the Ming Dynasty and the succession of the throne to the new emperor. Previously, I had issued an edict to inform the world and ordered the crown prince of Prince Xing to succeed to the throne. However,
Something unexpected happened yesterday. King Jinghai returned to the court and based on what the emperor's edict said, he stopped
The Ai family, like everyone else, was shocked as the enthronement ceremony was going on. King Jinghai had not explained it clearly before, and for a while he did not know the specific reason for stopping the ceremony. The Ai family thought that maybe he had his own reasons.
But there is one thing that cannot be delayed, that is, I, the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty, must take action as soon as possible
It has been settled. As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a king for a day. This matter is related to the safety of the country, the stability of the country, and the inheritance of the throne. How can it be delayed? The position of the new emperor is uncertain for one day, and the hearts of the soldiers and civilians in the world will be affected.
Without peace of mind, ambitious thieves will feel that there is an opportunity to take advantage of it. Therefore, Aijia thought about it carefully and decided to
We have convened this great meeting and invited all the civil and military ministers to discuss and decide. There must be an agreed result today, and the new emperor must ascend the throne as soon as possible. This is what the Ai family believes must be done, and it is what you, the Ming Dynasty officials, must do.
I wonder if you adults think what Ai Jia said is right."
The opening of Empress Dowager Zhang's words actually set the tone for today's court meeting. Empress Dowager Zhang's words were obviously dissatisfied with the suspension of the coronation ceremony, so she used the word "shocked". She also made her attitude clear
, that is, no matter what the reason is, it cannot prevent the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty from ascending the throne. This is a major event related to the inheritance of the throne of the country.
As soon as this attitude came out, many ministers suddenly realized. Originally, because of the sister-sister relationship between Queen Mother Zhang and Zhang Yanling, everyone thought that Queen Mother Zhang knew about Zhang Yanling's suspension of the enthronement ceremony and acquiesced. But now it seems that Queen Mother Zhang
Not only do they disapprove and don't know, but they are also very angry. Well, there is a good show today. The Zhang family's two siblings actually have different positions, which is really surprising.
"The Queen Mother is Shengming! The Queen Mother is Shengming. What happened yesterday was too ridiculous and was really unbecoming."
"Yes, I believe that the continuity of the country is a top priority. It is related to the prosperity and decline of our Ming Dynasty. How can we stop it at will? The Queen Mother's decree has been issued, and everyone in the world knows that the new emperor has been appointed. Suddenly, the enthronement ceremony was stopped. This
This incident has brought shame to the entire Ming Dynasty. How could King Jinghai arbitrarily stop such a sacred enthronement ceremony? This is unreasonable!"
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"Isn't that right? Take the emperor's edict as an example. Although the edict may indeed be the emperor's edict, there is not a single word in the edict that allows King Jinghai to have the privilege of obstructing the new emperor's accession to the throne? The emperor's edict does indeed
I have given King Jinghai great praise and trust, but King Jinghai cannot ignore the state and abuse his power because of this, right?"
"Exactly. King Jinghai indiscriminately used the emperor's edict as a reason to stop the new emperor's enthronement ceremony. What do the people of the world think? Doesn't the Queen Mother's decree and the discussions of the ministers not count? King Jinghai is so
It is really against the law and the situation. To put it bluntly, some...some are arrogant and domineering. This...this is not what a loyal minister would do."
"That's right. Even if you have opinions about the new emperor's enthronement, you can't do anything blasphemous while respecting heaven and earth. That is disrespectful to heaven and earth, and it is damage to our Ming Dynasty. If you make God angry, God will not bless our Ming Dynasty.
, who is to blame for causing disaster?"
"..."
In the Fengtian Palace, a group of officials began to talk in a whirlwind manner. As if they had made an agreement, they criticized Zhang Yanling's behavior yesterday. The angles were tricky and there were many tricks. What these officials said was foaming at the mouth and blushing.
Zhang Yanling stood there with a sneer on his face. He did not refute or defend, and did not even look at them. He just let them talk and talk to their heart's content. But the smile on his face became colder and colder, and his face became more and more gloomy.
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"Everyone, don't talk about it. What's the decency of this? Aren't we discussing this matter? King Jinghai came all the way back to attend the funeral, and he was very loyal and sincere. What happened yesterday may be just a misunderstanding. You can't talk like this. King Jinghai, for
How many meritorious achievements has the Ming Dynasty made, how can you slander it?" said an old voice.
Everyone heard the sound and looked around, and it was Liang Chu, the cabinet scholar, who said this. Although he was old, with gray hair and old eyes, Liang Chu still insisted on attending the court meeting today. Because Liang Chu did not want the court to be in chaos and wanted to persuade the two of them to make peace.
When Liang Chu said this, the officials who were talking about it all shut up. Firstly, Liang Chu was highly respected and a bachelor of the cabinet, so he could not be offended. Secondly, since Liang Chu said such words, did he represent the cabinet?
With this attitude, it is not known that the cabinet may not want to confront Zhang Yanling. Therefore, those words may not necessarily be the correct stance, but may be displeasing to the chief minister.
Fei Hong frowned and said: "Master Liang, you can't say that. After you have achieved meritorious service, you can do whatever you want? That's not possible. We have many civil and military ministers in the dynasty who have made meritorious deeds. Can they all do whatever they want?"
Besides, even a saint allows others to criticize him. As the saying goes, if criticism is not allowed, then praise is meaningless. Mr. Liang doesn't even understand this truth."
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As soon as Fei Hong said this, others immediately understood that this was only Liang Chu's personal opinion, not the cabinet's opinion. It was not Yang Tinghe's opinion.
"Master Liang has been a polite gentleman all his life, upholding the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty, but now he defends a person who arbitrarily destroyed the etiquette system of the Ming Dynasty. Oh, really, his reputation has been ruined. After all, he is still old and confused." Someone whispered.
, attracting admiration from people around.
Liang Chu blew his beard angrily. He just didn't want the generals to be at odds with each other and cause chaos in the Ming Dynasty. As a result, he never expected that the confrontation in the court had reached this point. He couldn't even tolerate a fair word.
Liang Chu sighed deeply in his heart. In the past few years when Yang Tinghe was in charge of the cabinet, it was obvious that the hostility in the entire scholar society had become stronger, the arguments became more intense, and the actions became more extreme. He didn't know that he was really old and had no choice but to die.
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