Yang Tinghe stood up after swearing the oath, his face gloomy and pale. When he saw Zhang Yanling grinning at him, he became increasingly angry. He was almost certain that Zhang Yanling must have concluded that Zhu Houzhao was killed by himself.
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This person is so smart that nothing can be hidden from his eyes. He seems to be teasing himself. Does he really have evidence in hand? We cannot let him continue to mess around. We must deal with this person as soon as possible to avoid future troubles.
"King Jinghai, I have sworn a poisonous oath, so I have nothing to say. Now it is time for you to fulfill your promise. What do you say about the new emperor's enthronement? Do you agree or disagree?" Yang Tinghe said coldly.
Zhang Yanling smiled and gave Yang Tinghe a thumbs up, praising: "Yang Shoufu is indeed a ruthless person, he is really ruthless to himself. You dare to make such a vicious oath, aren't you afraid that the oath will come true?"
Yang Tinghe shouted in a deep voice: "Zhang Yanling, don't delay. I am upright, honest, and have no evil intentions in my heart. Naturally, I am not afraid of swearing. The Queen Mother is here, and all the civil and military officials are testifying. It is time for you to express your stance. The new emperor has ascended the throne.
What should I say? Do you agree or not?"
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Why are you so anxious? I didn't say no."
Fei Hong was furious and shouted: "Zhang Yanling, have you made enough trouble? All the civil and military officials are here, in front of the Queen Mother, and in front of the emperor's spiritual throne. You have already made a promise. Even if you have made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty, you have to
The emperor's favor,
You have been granted a royal title and have a high status, but you cannot act arbitrarily or go back on your word. There are so many people here waiting for your answer. If you break your promise and get fat, you have ulterior motives and are undoubtedly a thief of the Ming Dynasty. If you are a thief of the country, you will not be tolerated.
"
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Master Fei, look how anxious you are. Could it be that the emperor's death has something to do with you? You haven't sworn an oath yet. There are also Cao Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and all the lords in the outer court. You all have to be in the emperor's spirit."
You have to swear in front of me. Don't expect to get away with it. I won't agree to anyone who doesn't swear."
All the officials in the palace were in an uproar and rebuked them one after another. It was not right to swear such a poisonous oath in the first place, but now it is completely nonsense to ask everyone to pass the test. Zhang Yanling's attitude angered everyone even more. This man is arrogant and domineering to the extreme. He alone
People here stir up trouble and make people angry.
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask the Empress Dowager to come out and say something. Today at the court meeting, King Jinghai is making such nonsense, disrupting the court, and making important matters difficult to decide. I can't tolerate it anymore. I would like to ask the Queen Mother to issue an edict and give an explanation.
I'm big
The Ming Dynasty is at a critical moment of life and death, and today is the day to put things right. No one can be allowed to disrupt the government. If this continues, the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed. The Queen Mother, I sincerely ask you to put the overall situation first and save the Ming Dynasty."
Several ministers with gray hair and beards came forward one after another, knelt and kowtowed to the Empress Dowager Zhang inside the screen, and shouted in a trembling voice.
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As soon as these people took the lead, dozens of officials immediately came forward to kneel and kowtow, shouting one after another: "I second my opinion, I second my opinion."
Even a blind person can see that this was arranged in advance. Just then Fei Hong winked, and several senior ministers who had been arranged before came forward to request the order, and all the civil servants in the outer court followed suit. The atmosphere was so intense that Zhang Yanling was extremely dissatisfied with it.
At this time, this instigation successfully stimulated many people who were originally neutral, and they also stepped forward to second the proposal.
Inside the screen, Queen Mother Zhang stood up slowly. After a brief silence, she spoke: "Please stand up, sirs. The Ai family will not sit idly by. Today, the Ai family has made up its mind and will never allow others to undermine the Ming Dynasty or hinder me."
The great Ming Dynasty is about to do great things. No matter who he is, even if he is the biological brother of the Ai family, the Ai family will never condone him."
This was said to the point and could not be more clear. The ministers all shouted: "The Queen Mother is wise, the Queen Mother is wise!"
Empress Dowager Zhang's voice slowly sounded: "Zhang Yanling, I am speaking to you as the Empress Dowager of the Ming Dynasty. Although you are a meritorious minister of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor also entrusted you with important responsibilities when he was alive. However, your behavior is no longer worthy of the emperor's treatment of you.
Trust and favor. Aijia advises you to wake up as soon as possible, stop messing around, and stop disturbing big things. Aijia gives you the final warning.
Warning. If you persist in your stubbornness, the Aijia will issue an edict in the name of the Empress Dowager Cishou of the Ming Dynasty and deprive you of your title and official position. The honor and favor given to you by the emperor is not for you to enjoy forever. The Aijia can take it back on behalf of the emperor. If you are interested in Aijia
If you still have any respect at all, don’t let the Aijia do this. The Aijia... the Aijia don’t want things to come to that point."
There was silence in the main hall, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Zhang Yanling. Empress Dowager Zhang's favor for the Zhang brothers was undisguised. Everyone knew that when the late emperor Zhu Youtang was in power, Empress Zhang did everything for her two brothers.
The brother's unfaithful behavior in the palace once stood up and had a fierce confrontation with Li Dongyang, Liu Jian and others in the outer court. In order to destroy the evidence, he even personally ordered the eunuch He Ding to be hammered to death.
Empress Zhang once said that anyone who dared to attack her biological brothers would be her enemy. This went beyond the words and deeds of a queen.
Zhu Youtang protected his wife. Although he was an emperor who respected etiquette, he turned a blind eye to this matter and did not restrain Empress Zhang's behavior at all.
From this we can see how protective Empress Zhang was of the Zhang brothers, even going so far as to kill people, silence them and destroy evidence. She did not hesitate to confront important ministers of the foreign court. This was already known to everyone in the family.
But today, Queen Mother Zhang actually said these words to her most beloved brother Zhang Yanling. This shows how broken the relationship between the Queen Mother and Zhang Yanling has been. Although no one believed that the Queen Mother would really do this, and no one believed that the Queen Mother would actually do this.
People believe that the Queen Mother will severely punish her younger brother. But it is enough for the Queen Mother to say these words in public.
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Zhang Yanling stood there quietly, looking at the figure inside the screen. He didn't know what to say. The second sister had completely fallen into the devil's trap, and she might not even know what she was doing. Zhang Yanling even felt a little
It is suspected that Yang Ting and others gave her ecstasy to control her mind. Otherwise, how could she be so obsessed with it?
By now, Zhang Yanling knew that he could no longer wake her up.
Zhang Yanling bowed and saluted the figure of the Queen Mother Zhang, and slowly said: "Introduction to the Queen Mother. Over the years, I, Zhang Yanling, have been deeply blessed by the emperor's grace. From the Supreme Emperor to the late emperor, for more than ten years, I have bathed in heaven's grace and gained countless benefits. I often
I’m thinking, how can I repay Heaven’s grace and how can I live up to the Emperor’s grace? After much thought, the only way to do this is to practice loyalty, bravery and benevolence.
Only by being righteous can we live up to the divine grace. For more than ten years, I have not dared to slack off. I have traveled east and west, conquered the north and south, quelled rebellions, wiped out rebels, eliminated enemies externally, and punished traitors internally. During the ten years
, I lead the troops outside for more than half of the time. During festivals, when others gather for joy, I mostly lead the troops outside, looking at the moon together with the soldiers to miss my relatives and send my farewells from afar."
The ministers in the palace were silent, or looked thoughtful, or nodded slightly, or looked impatient. But no matter who it was, they had to admit everything Zhang Yanling had done in the past ten years.
"...I'm not being pretentious. I have three sons and one daughter. The eldest son, Zhang Yi, is five years old this year. However, I have only been with him for less than ten years, and he did not recognize me for a time. Recently, when my second son and one daughter were born,
, Chen Shang fought in Hetao. They were born
At that time, I could not stay at home. I am not being hypocritical, but I am indeed unqualified as a husband and father. However, I have no regrets, because I have already sworn that in this life I will repay the emperor's kindness and be loyal to the Ming Dynasty.
, for the sake of the people of the world, not just
I care about the reunion of my own family only for my own selfishness. I am willing to give up the reunion of my wife and children for the sake of the reunion of the people of the world. I am willing to suffer the pain of displacement for the safety of the Ming Dynasty. I am willing to shine the lights of thousands of families in the Ming Dynasty.
And willing to endure the wind, cold, frost and snow
Attack. I am willing to charge into battle, cross mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and kill the enemy in blood for the sake of the peaceful living of the people of our great tomorrow. The emperor's kindness is so great that I may not be able to repay it even if I spend my entire life. I will not complain, will not shrink, and will not be afraid of any difficulties or obstacles. This is
This is my heartfelt wish..."
Among the officials in the palace, some changed their expressions, some pursed their lips and nodded, and some nodded slightly in praise. Zhang Yanling's words ignited something buried in the hearts of many people. Once upon a time, they also had the desire to serve the country. However, as time passed and reality was ruthless, they fell.
Lost, lost faith and persistence.
Zhang Yanling has been insisting on this for the past ten years. Not long ago, he swept through the Hetao and reversed the crisis of the Ming Dynasty. This is an indisputable fact.
"... All this I have done is for the sake of the Ming Dynasty. I can learn from the sun and the moon in my heart. I am only willing to do my best within my ability for our great cause of reviving the Ming Dynasty and for the people of the world to find a safe and prosperous life. However,
, What I can never allow is that I have lived and died for the Ming Dynasty, but a young person is making trouble in the government and destroying the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. I can't tolerate it even more, someone is doing it for their own selfish interests.
They act recklessly due to personal desires. Some people talk about benevolence, justice and morality, but are full of male thieves and female prostitutes. They pretend to be gentlemen, but in fact they are despicable villains. I cannot allow such people to destroy our Ming Dynasty, let alone allow authority to fall to such people.
This kind of person is my mortal enemy, Zhang Yanling. There is no room for compromise with this kind of person. I will fight him to the death."
"... Queen Mother, over the years, you have watched me step by step until today. Have you ever pointed out what I have done over the years that has harmed the country and the people? Is I a minister who has harmed the country and the people? Your Majesty is still alive.
At this time, I have given you great trust and great power. If I have other intentions, why bother today? If you say that I obstructed the new emperor's ascension to the throne, then you will
I have ulterior motives. Don't you know that the person with ulterior motives is not me, but someone else. There is something fishy about the emperor's death. I have said it many times, but you don't want to believe it. I just want to find out the truth.
Before the truth is found out, I suspect everyone, even the new emperor you want to establish. So I must stop it. As long as everything comes to light, I will
Yanling hopes that the Ming Dynasty will return to normal. How can he obstruct it? Some of you have been confused by lies, blinded by desire, and have lost your judgment. If I stop you, I will save you. Think about it, what if
The truth is revealed. The Emperor was indeed killed by a traitor, but you are working with the traitor. At that time, how should you deal with yourself? Queen Mother,
Yanling just wants to ask you, if the emperor is murdered and what you believe is not human, then how should you face yourself? Wake up, you. Most of you have been deceived by traitors.
It’s not too late to wake up now. Otherwise, you will sink deeper and deeper, and your reputation will be ruined. Zhang Yanling has said this, and this is my last advice to you."
The ministers in the main hall were silent, while Queen Mother Zhang stood frowning on the screen, lost in thought.
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