On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Jia Ke got up early and dressed neatly. Under the service of Li Deshan, he took an imperial chariot to Qianqing Gate.
Jia Ke entered the main hall of Qianqing Gate through the back door of Qianqing Gate. At this time, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were already waiting at Qianqing Gate for a long time.
As soon as these civil and military ministers saw Jia Ke coming in, they all knelt down and said, "See, King Yan is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."
Jia Ke waved his hand to them and said, "Everyone, please rise. No need to be polite."
Then Jia Ke went up the imperial steps and came to the throne in the center to look at it before sitting on the golden chair next to it.
Jia Ke had just sat down when he heard a eunuch shouting: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has arrived."
Then Jia Yuanchun entered the Qianqing Gate from behind with the little emperor in his arms.
When the ministers below saw Jia Yuanchun and the emperor coming, they also knelt down to salute them, but Jia Ke just stood up without much etiquette.
Jia Yuanchun was used to Jia Ke being disrespectful, so she carried little emperor Huang directly to the center of the imperial steps and sat on the throne.
When Jia Ke saw Jia Yuanchun sitting down, he sat on the golden chair again.
When Li Deshan saw that Jia Yuanchun and Jia Ke had already sat down, they immediately came to the middle of the imperial steps and shouted to the important officials below: "If you have the original intention, you will play early, but if you don't have the original intention, you will withdraw from the court."
As soon as Li Deshan finished shouting, Sun Yan, the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department, came out of his shift, knelt down on the ground, and said to the top: "I, the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department, Sun Yan, the Minister of Punishment, has my book."
A smile appeared on Jia Ke's face at that time, but he still said calmly: "Since you have the script, let's play it."
Sun Yan immediately took out a memorial from the sleeves of his robe, then held it above his head with both hands and continued: "Long live my minister Qi, a thousand years live the Queen Mother, the emperor is too young to rule the world, and the fortune of this dynasty has declined, please live forever Abdicate the throne and give way to the wise, and surrender the country to the regent."
Jia Yuanchun had been holding the little emperor during this period, sitting in the middle as a puppet. She thought that the matter would just go away, but she did not expect that Sun Yan would surprise her today.
As soon as Jia Yuanchun heard Sun Yan's words, his face immediately turned pale.
When Jia Ke next to him heard Sun Yan's words, he immediately became angry. He stood up and pointed at Sun Yan and said, "You bastard, do you know that the emperor and his son dare to make such nonsense in the main hall?"
Sun Yan naturally knew that Jia Ke was being pretentious, so Sun Yan also straightened his neck and retorted to Jia Ke: "Since ancient times, the world has been dominated by those who are virtuous and those who are without virtue. The current emperor is not qualified to inherit the throne and rule the country. Billions of people, it is natural that they should abdicate in favor of worthy people."
At this time, Jia Yuanchun couldn't bear it anymore. She directly put the emperor on the throne next to him, stood up, and roared at Sun Yan below: "You are a traitor without a father and a king. I don’t want to serve the emperor, but I dare to make disobedient remarks. Where are the warriors in front of the palace? Take this man out and execute him in Lingchi."
As a result, no matter how Jia Yuanchun roared, the warriors outside remained motionless.
Sun Yan had long expected this situation, and he stopped being polite and said directly to Jia Yuanchun above: "This is not the opinion of me, the humble minister, but the common aspiration of the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty. Please consider the overall situation, the Empress Dowager." , comply with the voice of the people.”
Sun Yan, after you said these words, the ministers below fell to their knees and said to Jia Yuanchun: "Please consider the overall situation and abdicate the throne in favor of others."
When Jia Yuanchun saw this situation, he knew that the people below were all colluding.
So Jia Yuanchun turned around and said to Jia Ke with cold eyes: "King Yan, what do you think of these people?"
When Jia Ke heard Jia Yuanchun's question, he said calmly: "Although these ministers are a little arrogant, they are thinking about the country, the country, and the country. This time, the Queen Mother does not need to pursue them."
When Jia Yuanchun heard Jia Ke excusing the following people, he knew that what happened today might have been planned by Jia Ke for a long time.
So Jia Yuanchun could only lower his posture and beg Jia Ke: "Brother, you have become the regent and live in Qianqing Palace. Please let us mother and son go, and don't force each other too much."
After hearing this, Jia Ke immediately showed a sad look on his face. He stood up and walked to Jia Yuanchun, helped her back on the throne, and then comforted him and said: "Sister, please relax, brother will definitely not let her go." There is no end for you."
Jia Yuanchun breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and sat on the throne nervously again.
After Jia Ke settled Jia Yuanchun, he immediately stood on the imperial steps and shouted to the people kneeling below: "Do you still have the laws of the king and his ministers? How dare you speak nonsense in the court hall? This is incredible, the palace Where is the former samurai?”
Jia Ke shouted, and a large number of warriors rushed in from outside.
When Jia Ke saw the warriors coming in, he immediately ordered: "Get these rebellious ministers and traitors for me and put them in the prison where they will be punished."
After listening to Jia Ke's order, the incoming warriors immediately took down all the ministers who were kneeling on the ground.
But at this time, Tian Ye, who was standing aside without speaking, stood up, knelt on the ground, clasped his fists and raised his hands to Jia Ke, saying: "I would like to report to King Yan, I have a plan to report."
"Since you have the copy, let's present it in court."
"To the King of Yan, who is thousands of years old, these ministers who are meeting here are thinking of the court and have no personal interests. Although they have temporarily forgotten the principles of kings and ministers, for the sake of their public conscience, I still ask the king of Yan to be punished lightly."
Jia Ke had never wanted to deal with these people under his command. Now that he saw Tian Ye coming out to plead for mercy, he followed suit and said, "Since Mr. Tian is begging for mercy, I will let them go this time."
Then Jia Ke waved his hand downwards and asked these warriors to retreat.
Then Jia Ke walked down the imperial steps and came to the middle of these people, "You all go back today and take a look at Mencius and see what the sage taught?"
After Jia Ke said this, he walked away, not caring about Jia Yuanchun who was sitting on the throne and the ministers kneeling below.
Jia Yuanchun, who was sitting on the throne, finally felt relieved when he saw Jia Ke leave in anger. Then he stood up with the little emperor in his arms and glared at Zongzi who was kneeling below. Only then did he look at Dai Quan. After serving, I returned to Cining Palace.
When the ministers kneeling below saw that Jia Ke and the Empress Dowager Jia Yuanchun were gone, they stood up in twos and threes. Then these people walked out of Qianqing Gate and gathered around Jia Yucun to ask for advice.
Jia Yucun was famous for his many ideas, so he understood what Jia Ke meant in a flash of his mind.
If Jia Ke is really angry, why not let the ministers read Confucius' classics, but let them go back and read Mencius.
Mencius said: The people are the most noble, the country is second, and the king is the least. Therefore, the people are the emperor, the emperor is the princes, and the princes are the officials. If the princes threaten the country, they will change their positions.
Jia Yucun explained to everyone there, and everyone suddenly realized that it seemed that they were not angry with their lord, and they wanted to play a trick of trying to persuade him to come in three times.
So these ministers went back to contact each other again, thinking of giving advice to Jia Ke again.
But what happened today spread throughout the capital in a short time.
Everyone is talking about this matter. Some people say that Jia Ke is trying to cover up, while others say that Jia Ke is a loyal minister and good general. However, most people think that Jia Ke should be replaced.
Not talking about the discussions in the court, but talking about the Rongguo Mansion.
Not long after what happened in the court that day, an official who had taken refuge in the Rongguo Mansion reported the whole story to Jia Zheng.
When Jia Zheng heard the news, he was so shocked that he stood up from his seat, followed by a burst of joy. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
After receiving the news, Jia Zheng did not dare to neglect, and immediately came to the back house to see Jia's mother.
When Jia Zheng entered Jia Mu's room, he couldn't wait to ask all the maids and maids in the room to go out and wait.
Seeing Jia Zheng in such a hurry, Jia's mother knew that something big was going on with him, so she didn't say anything about Jia Zheng's experience.
After all these people had retreated, Jia Zheng came to Jia Mu, and then said with a bow: "Old lady, there was news just now from the court that all civil and military officials, headed by Sun Yan, the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department, were together in the court today.
Please Yuanchun abdicate the throne to our eldest brother."
Jia Mu was also excited after hearing this, but he calmed down immediately, glanced at Jia Zheng sideways, and then asked: "What does that girl Yuanchun think?"
After hearing this, Jia Zheng said helplessly: "Yuan Chun is a married girl who threw water after all. How could she agree to this matter and refute the opinions of the ministers in court?"
After hearing this, Mother Jia's eyes flashed with gloom. What a great opportunity this is. As long as Jia Yuanchun agrees in court, the Jia family will fly into the sky immediately.
If that's the case, Mother Jia doesn't care about raising another mother and son, Jia Yuanchun, because at least she can save the lives of these two mothers.
Since this is the case, there is nothing more to say, and their lives will be determined by their destiny from now on.
Jia Mu was silent for a moment, then immediately put aside the family affection, and said harshly to Jia Zheng: "Go back and tell your wife, let me go to the palace to persuade Yuan Chun, don't miss our important event, otherwise when the time comes
I have no family ties left."
Jia Zheng fell silent immediately after hearing what Jia Mu said. He knew what Jia Mu meant, but after all, Jia Yuanchun was his own flesh and blood. If anything bad happened to him, he would be uneasy.
When Jia's mother saw Jia Zheng's indecision, she became very angry.
"You coward, now it is related to the great cause of our Jia family. We can no longer retreat. If you really miss Yuanchun, then you should persuade her to stop going to the bull with the eldest brother."
After hearing this, Jia Zheng hurriedly agreed, then bowed and retreated. Now he thought about it. The Jia family had no way out.
Of the powerful officials from ancient times to the present, if they did not succeed in usurping the throne, several of them ended well.
Let's just talk about Huo Guang, who is considered a famous minister who has left his name throughout the ages. He supported the two emperors, and although he was said to have monopolized power, he showed great respect for the emperor without any disrespect. What happened in the end? He was executed as soon as he died.