If it is really King Xingxian who becomes the crown prince and King Xingxian becomes the emperor in the future, then she, the Empress Dowager, will be so embarrassed!
The Queen Mother looked unhappy, but at this moment Jiang Mian and others didn't care what the Queen Mother thought.
Jiang Mian cupped his hands and said: "I would also like to ask the queen mother to put the country first. If your majesty knows about it, I think your majesty will definitely agree to my proposal with great joy..."
"Well said, Jiang Aiqing is indeed my best friend. She wholeheartedly considers my Ming Dynasty. She can even guess my thoughts. I am very happy, very happy!"
At this time, a loud voice came from the door of Fengtian Temple. It can be said that all the civil and military officials in the hall felt as if they were struck by lightning when they heard the voice, and looked towards the door in horror.
past.
The officials headed by Jiang Mian stiffened at this moment, as if someone had pressed their acupuncture points, and the expressions on their faces changed so quickly that it was simply unbelievable.
Jiang Mian and others turned around with difficulty and looked at the visitor.
Zhu Houzhao, who was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, was seen striding forward with a rosy complexion and a majestic expression. Next to him, a figure also caught the eyes of many officials.
Wearing a python suit with a jade belt around his waist, he has an elegant temperament and a faint smile on his face. Who is he but Chu Yi?
I don't know how many people took a deep breath in their hearts when they saw the monarch and his ministers walking into the hall one after another, and cold sweat broke out on their backs.
Damn it, this is really a sinkhole!
Just looking at Zhu Houzhao's refreshing and energetic appearance, only a fool would believe that such a lively person would be unconscious and about to die.
Looking at Chu Yi accompanying Zhu Houzhao again, anyone with a little bit of brains can react now and realize that this incident is most likely a big hole dug by Zhu Houzhao, Chu Yi and his ministers.
Of course, no one would doubt that the fire was directed towards Zhu Houzhao. It was just that everyone subconsciously believed that the emperor had really suffered a misfortune, but they never thought that the emperor would use such a fire to help everyone dig things out.
Such a big pit.
Many officials subconsciously looked at Jiang Mian and others. It can be said that while they were extremely lucky not to be involved in the matter of supporting the crown prince, they also sympathized with Jiang Mian and others.
Since ancient times, dragon power has not been so good. A little negligence will cost one's life.
Jiang Mian and others had previously forced the Queen Mother to choose a prince. To put it nicely, they were just following the dragon under the banner of righteousness.
But all fools know that after the emperor dies, it is the merit of following the dragon, but while the emperor is still alive, it is a crime of treason.
When Zhao Yushi, Ma Li and others saw Zhu Houzhao and Chu Yi striding towards them, their hearts suddenly sank, and their faces suddenly turned extremely pale.
Among the crowd, several officials were seen swaying, their eyes flashed, and they fainted with fright.
As for the other officials, in fact, they were not much better. Except for a few people who fainted, there were also people who just sat on the ground, crying and laughing like crazy: "Fake, it's all fake, the emperor has passed away."
Yes, the emperor has passed away..."
Jiang Mian and others looked at Zhu Houzhao walking over with despair, then watched Zhu Houzhao walk past them, then climbed up the imperial steps and sat on the dragon chair.
At this time, Jiang Mian and others finally understood why the Queen Mother did not sit directly on the dragon chair, but added another chair to the side. It turned out that the Queen Mother had already known that Zhu Houzhao was fine.
Jiang Mian even thought more. He couldn't help but think that not long ago, they had forced the Queen Mother to agree to their visit to the Emperor.
It seems that the emperor they saw at that time had actually woken up.
Everyone is smart. Jiang Mian can think of it, and Zhao Yushi and others can naturally think of it.
Only Zhao Yushi could be heard smiling bitterly and murmuring: "No wonder, no wonder Doctor Hu and the others said that Your Majesty is in good health and full of vitality, and there are no symptoms at all..."
"Your Majesty, you have tricked me to death!"
Jiang Mian subconsciously looked at Jiao Fang opposite. Jiao Fang glanced at him calmly. Jiang Mian suddenly had the urge to rush up and strangle Jiao Fang to death.
Just seeing how calm Jiao Fang was, Jiang Mian had realized that even if Jiao Fang didn't know about it at first, he might have recently learned the news that His Majesty was fine. Otherwise, how could Jiao Fang be so calm.
Just as Zhu Houzhao sat down, all the officials bowed to the emperor and said respectfully: "I respectfully welcome your majesty, long live your majesty!"
Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly and said: "All the ministers will be exempted from the courtesy!"
The officials stood up slowly. They all looked at Zhu Houzhao, and then at the pale-faced Jiang Mian and others.
Just when everyone was speculating on how the emperor would punish Jiang Mian and others, they heard Zhu Houzhao say: "Mr. Jiang Ge, I am not dead yet, and you are so eager to force the Queen Mother to choose a prince. You
I am really pleased with this loyalty..."
With a pop, Jiang Mian collapsed and knelt on the ground, saying in a trembling voice: "I...I am guilty, I deserve to die, your Majesty, please forgive me..."
Zhu Houzhao, who was originally smiling, suddenly looked cold and slapped the dragon chair with his palm. He stood up suddenly, pointed at Jiang Mian and said angrily: "You also know that you deserve to die, plotting to assassinate the emperor, such treason."
You are really my good minister!"
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao's eyes fell on the trembling and pale-faced officials of Jiang Mian's party and said coldly: "We have formed a clique for selfish purposes and have evil intentions. I am not dead yet. Do you want to rebel?"
Poof, everyone fell to their knees, each one kowtowing and wailing: "I don't dare, I don't dare..."
"Your Majesty, I am very loyal to you..."
"I was wronged. I was deceived by the traitor Jiang Mian..."
Zhao Yushi even screamed: "I'm going to report, I'm going to report Jiang Mian, and Muzhai Gong Xie Qian, it's them, it's them who are plotting evil!"
Seeing these officials all showing their ugly faces, without any trace of the former high-ranking officials or ministers, Zhu Houzhao took a deep breath, sat down slowly, nodded slowly towards Chu Yi, who was standing under the imperial steps, and said: "Big companion,
I will leave these people to you to deal with, and they must be strictly investigated by me. Any officials involved in the case of the Qianqing Palace fire must not be let go!"
Chu Yi nodded and then slowly turned around. A cold look flashed in his eyes, and he heard Chu Yi say in a deep voice: "Where is the Jinwu Guard!"
As Chu Yi finished speaking, there was a shout outside the Fengtian Palace, and groups of Jinwu Guards in armor rushed into the Fengtian Palace.
These Jinwu guards were obviously arranged in advance, so Chu Yi decisively entered the Fengtian Palace after giving the order.
Seeing the Jinwu Guards, who were like wolves and tigers, rushing in, Zhao Yushi and others who were kneeling on the ground couldn't help but despair.
Then Chu Yi waved his hand and said: "Jinwu Guard, take all these people into the Jinyi Guard Prison. No one is allowed to visit without the order of the governor!"
In the blink of an eye, these wolf-like Jinwu guards rushed forward and dragged hundreds of officials out one by one.
Hundreds of Jinwu guards dragged all the prisoners away. How could there be so many Jinwu guards on standby on weekdays? So just looking at these Jinwu guards, you know that the emperor has been fully prepared and dug a deep hole.
, just to see who will take the initiative to jump out.
After Jiang Mian and others were captured, there was a sudden silence in Fengtian Hall.
Among the remaining officials, except for those who had completely surrendered to Chu Yi and were branded as eunuchs, those civil and military officials who remained neutral could not help but feel a little uneasy.
There were hundreds of important ministers in the court, accounting for almost one-third of the civil and military ministers in the court. It can be said that the fire in Qianqing Palace involved so many officials that it was the most extensive since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Even Taizu
At that time, major treason cases involving tens of thousands of people, such as the Hu Weiyong case and the Lan Yu case, were incomparable.
No emperor would ever take the case of rebellion lightly, and would always be strict and severe. They would rather kill by mistake than indulge in in vain. Many officials present were really worried that they would be involved in it.
Zhu Houzhao's eyes swept over the officials, and a somewhat gentle smile appeared on his originally cold face. "I am very pleased that the ministers can stick to their true intentions and not join forces with Jiang Mian and other rebellious officials and traitors!"
The originally anxious officials breathed a sigh of relief, but Zhu Houzhao stared at him and said, "Where is Zhu Ming, the Minister of Rites?"
Zhu Ming suddenly trembled, feeling uneasy as he took a step forward and said tremblingly: "I'm here!"
Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly and said: "The Qing family has always been loyal and upright, so I will appoint you as the Minister of Rites!"
This time Jiang Mian and others were arrested. There were hundreds of them. These were many important officials in the court. Now that they were arrested, it seemed that there was no hope of escaping punishment, so their official positions were naturally empty.
Hanging out.
Zhu Ming was stunned for a moment before reacting. With a look of joy on his face, he quickly stepped forward and bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said, "I accept the order and thank you!"
Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly, then named the remaining officials one by one, selected those with both ability and political integrity, and appointed them one by one.
Many officials may be only seventh-rank officials one moment, but the next moment they become fourth-rank or even third-rank officials in the DPRK.
You must know that if so many officials were not captured at once, even if Zhu Houzhao wanted to recommend so many officials with both talents and virtues for promotion at once, it would be impossible.
The civil and military affairs of the DPRK itself are a big network. Occasionally taking down a few officials or promoting a few officials is nothing, but the court itself is ranked based on seniority. No matter how talented many new officials are, they still have to
Slowly endure it, and if you are lucky, it may take more than ten years before you can reach a high position.
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