"After all, we still can't get around the surname Wang..." Jin Youzi let out a long sigh full of frustration.
"Indeed." Yang Rong smiled bitterly and said, "So we have to think of another way to invite him back from Jinan."
"It's difficult." Jin Youzi shook his head and said, "I think he is a bastard who eats weights. He is determined not to come."
"No, he just wants a good price!" Yang Shiqi sneered: "If he is really determined not to come back, why should people keep an eye on the situation in the capital? He just wants to get it at the right time.
It’s just about the greatest benefit.”
"When? How much benefit?" Jin Youzi asked in a deep voice.
"The moment we are about to die, he will appear as a savior," Yang Shiqi said coldly: "At that time, he will naturally take whatever we ask for."
"The moment when we are going to die?" Jin Youzi took a breath and gritted his teeth: "I don't believe that without him, King Butcher, we can't eat pigs with hair on them! Let him wait!"
"..." Yang Rong's lips moved but he said nothing.
British government.
The nobles gathered at Zhang Fu's home in the name of paying New Year greetings. In contrast to the gloomy mood of Jin Youzi and others, the faces of the nobles were all extremely excited. They were still immersed in the excitement brought by Zhang Fu yesterday.
"My lord, you are really a blockbuster even if you don't make a sound!"
"Haha, when the father-in-law shows off his power, the emperor will only shrink back!"
"Look, they dare to do this again!"
However, Zhang Fu's face showed no trace of complacency, and he said calmly: "I have no choice but to do so. If the emperor hadn't gone so perversely, I would never have said those words."
"That's right, Your Majesty has gone too far! Fortunately, you are here, otherwise we would have nothing to do." However, the nobles were still flattering, and the British Duke frowned when he heard this.
Seeing this, Zhang Min cleared his throat and said loudly: "Don't be happy too early, the emperor has not agreed to anything yet. We must keep up our efforts!"
"That's right." Zhang Fu nodded and said solemnly: "Now that we have taken this step, we have no way of turning back. If we cannot let the emperor give in, we will all suffer."
"What the Lord and the Marquis said is that we have already risked our lives!" The nobles shouted with indignation: "We would rather die standing than live on our knees!"
"Master, please tell me, what should we do? Going up the mountain of swords and the sea of fire, you guys will never frown!"
"Okay, the military spirit is available!" Zhang Fu glanced at the nobles and said in a deep voice: "I will be planning a big event in the near future. All you need to do is cooperate with me fully!"
"We will fight to the death!" the nobles responded loudly.
After the dignitaries dispersed, only brothers Zhang Fu and Zhang Xi were left in the hall. Zhang Fu changed his confident attitude in front of others and said with a worried look: "Have you seen with your own eyes the edict in the hand of the great grandson?
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"The grandson did have a will, but he was very careful and only held it in his hand for me to take a look at." Zhang Mian recalled the scene that day and said slowly: "But I can still conclude that the will is indeed true, and I understand.
It is clearly written that the throne will be passed to the grandson instead of the prince." He looked at his brother strangely and said, "Didn't the eldest brother ask once?"
"I'm totally puzzled. Since the grandson has the imperial edict of succession in his hand, why didn't he take it out earlier?" Zhang Fu frowned into the character "Chuan".
"I also asked His Highness, and what he said at that time was that if he ascended the throne instead of his father, how would the prince deal with himself? Even if he became the emperor, he would still be accused of being unfilial." Zhang Min replied:
"That's why he didn't take it out early. It's only now that he sees the prince completely denying the late emperor as soon as he ascends the throne and completely destroying the foundation of our Ming Dynasty that he deeply regrets it and wants to correct his mistake."
"This statement makes sense." Zhang Fu tapped his fingers on the table and said thoughtfully: "But in your opinion, His Highness Taisun is such a loyal, filial and kind person?"
"To be honest, it's not like..." Zhang Min scratched his head and told the truth. He looked at his brother and asked: "In my opinion, what kind of medicine is he selling in his gourd?"
"I can't figure it out." Zhang Fu shook his head and sighed: "Forget it, it's useless to think about it now."
"Yes, we were forced to the edge of the cliff by the emperor. Even without this edict, we still have to do what we should do!" Zhang Min nodded and said bitterly.
"Well, you have to handle that matter carefully and make sure nothing goes wrong." Zhang Fu nodded and told his brother.
"Brother, don't worry, I will be careful." Zhang Xi agreed.
In the blink of an eye, it was the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, the day when the coffin of Emperor Daxing was moved out of the palace and rested in Changling.
Changling was the auspicious site chosen by Emperor Yongle for himself during his lifetime. After Empress Xu passed away in the fifth year of Yongle, Zhu Di asked people to go to Beijing instead of choosing the site for the mausoleum in Nanjing. Obviously from the beginning, Zhu Di was determined to move the capital to Beijing.
Meeting his father after his death.
Later, the Feng Shui master selected a Feng Shui treasure land in Changping. It is said that there are dragons and tigers in front of the mountain, and the Chaotian Gate in the northwest is the location of the best dragon vein in the country. In the seventh year of Yongle, Zhu Di began to build his own Changling Mausoleum in Longevity Mountain in Changping.
Since ancient times, building the emperor's mausoleum has been the most laborious and costly task. Given Emperor Yongle's character, it was naturally even more so. The vastness of the Changling mausoleum project and the strictness of the materials used were unprecedented in all dynasties. Manpower and material resources from all over the country were used.
Until Zhu Di's death, only the underground palace was completed, and the above-ground buildings still needed several years to be completed.
However, after Zhu Gaochi came to the throne, he implemented strict savings and reduced state expenditure. This cost a lot of money. The Changling Project, which had a long construction period, naturally bore the brunt. The cost was cut to the extreme, and a large number of craftsmen were laid off. The remaining projects were hastily completed in only half a year, and then they continued without stopping.
Send Emperor Yongle's coffin in for burial.
Naturally, this became one of the emperor's unforgivable sins in the eyes of the nobles.
On the early morning of the 18th, the emperor, dressed in plain clothes, went to the mourning hall of Emperor Daxing to perform a memorial ceremony. After drinking libations and mourning, the eunuchs withdrew for a few banquets. Amidst the sound of mourning music, the emperor watched Emperor Daxing leave the mourning hall from the Zi Palace.
The "big bar" carried by one hundred and twenty-eight guards in royal robes was placed securely on it.
Then, the emperor and the princes went to the gate of Xiyuan, led the ministers, civil and military officials, and knelt down to wait for the coffin of Emperor Daxing. Under the guidance of a full guard of honor, they slowly arrived at the gate of Xiyuan.
There were bursts of mournful music and paper money filled the sky. The emperor and his ministers burst into tears and watched the coffin leave the palace gate. Then the emperor boarded the black cloth sedan, and the prince and ministers held paper money in their hands and followed the coffin on foot, crying and howling.
Throwing paper money.
The funeral procession left the imperial city. Both sides of the street were under martial law by the Imperial Guard. Outside the human wall built by the Imperial Guard soldiers, there was a long line of incense burners. The people of the capital, wearing sackcloth and mourning, knelt down and cried bitterly for the funeral of Emperor Daxing.
Looking at the white flags all over the street in front of him and listening to the deafening cries in his ears, the emperor in the black cloth sedan looked very ugly.
The several bachelors who followed the sedan were scattering paper money and talking in a solemn low voice.
"I didn't expect that so many people would come to see the late Emperor off." Huang Huai exclaimed in amazement.
"Death is a big deal, not to mention the late emperor's status in the hearts of Beijing people has always been very high, otherwise the capital would not have been moved to Beijing." Yang Pu said in a low voice.
After listening to the conversation between the two, Jin Youzi sneered. Huang Huai was unhappy when he saw this and said, "What, isn't that right?"
"You are too naive," Jin Youzi said coldly: "Today's incident, without the secret instigation of those honorable nobles, I wrote the word '金' upside down."
"You mean, the nobles incited the people to take to the streets for funerals?" Huang Huai ignored Jin Youzi's sarcasm and looked at him in shock.
"Of course." Jin Youzi said decisively.
"What do they want to do?" Yang Pu frowned and said, "This has no purpose other than disgusting the emperor."
"This..." Bachelor Jin couldn't answer this question, so he could only look to Yang Shiqi for help.
"There is no more news yet." Yang Shiqi shook his head. The emperor abolished the imperial guards of Dongchang. Although the civil servants were very happy, they also became deaf and blind. It was difficult to understand the actions of the nobles and they were very passive.
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Yang Rong looked back at the nobles who were following Zhu Zhanji closely, and sighed with worry: "I have an ominous premonition that these guys are going to cause trouble today..."
"Well, let's just wait and see what happens." Several bachelors sighed helplessly. This feeling of powerlessness was really frustrating.
The funeral procession successfully left the capital, and the number of people attending the funeral gradually became sparse. The nobles did not cause trouble as Yang Rong feared, which made the emperor and the bachelor heave a sigh of relief.
The capital is seventy miles away from Changling, and a fast horse can run back and forth in one day, but the funeral procession carrying the heavy Zi Palace is not that fast, and it takes two days to reach Wanshou Mountain.
That night, the team spent the night in the palace on the way. The emperor and the bachelor once again had their hearts in their throats, until Liu Sheng reported that the three battalions he led had already defended the palace impregnably. Mo Wen and others also led the two direct guards.
Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were stationed outside the palace to prepare for any eventuality. Only then did Zhu Gaochi and his bachelors remember that they had not eaten for a day, and their stomachs were growling with hunger!
After a simple dinner, the emperor went to bed, and the academicians exited the palace. Looking at the elite soldiers standing outside the palace, they couldn't help but feel a sense of security. They secretly said that with the protection of these troops, they would not dare to make any mistakes unless they were judged.
They really want to rebel.
It's a pity that both Liu Sheng and Mo Wen belong to Wang Xian, so this sense of security is greatly reduced.
"It is better to take the army into our own hands as soon as possible, so that we can feel at ease." Jin Youzi said in a deep voice.
"We will wait until the coffin is buried. After the coffin is buried, the situation will be much better." Yang Shiqi sighed. If Zhu Di is not buried for a day, his aura will hang over everyone. Only by completely burying the emperor,
Everything will be very different.
"Those nobles are surprisingly honest, maybe we are overthinking." Jin Youzi said with an optimistic smile.
"I hope..." Yang Rong sighed: "There is still one day tomorrow. Only when it is over safely can we breathe a sigh of relief."