My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  Chapter 518 The Emperor Daxing is here

   Chongwen Hall.

  Prince Zhu Gaochi, looking straight ahead, slowly walked up to the Golden Palace.

  However, he carefully walked around the dragon chair, and then sat on the golden pier beside him.

   After all, he is still the prince at this time, and dare not overstep.

   Next, it is time to read the emperor's will. After Zhu Gaochi accepted this edict, he will be the emperor.

   As for the contents of the will, there have actually been many controversies about it.

   Whether or not to add the content of Zhang Anshi being the King of Song Dynasty, the officials almost didn't fight.

  In the end...the posthumous photo was decided by Prince Zhu Gaochi, and Zhu Gaochi handed it over to the Supervisor of Rites.

  Right now, the answer has not come out, and many people feel uneasy.

  Actually, as Zhang Anshi said to Zhu Gaochi, the fundamental problem with this matter is that the benefits have already appeared, and a group of active people have long been trying their best to gain profits.

   During these days, I don’t know how much gold, silver, jewelry, and calligraphy and paintings have been circulating, and I don’t know how many people have made promises many times, and these promises... are all paid for in real money.

   Once this benefit cannot be realized, there will be too many variables in the future.

  At this moment, Yi Shiha, the **** holding the seal of the supervisor of ceremonies, carefully took out the sealed imperial edict while holding the golden box.

  He uncovered it, and then passed it on to Zhang Jing, the Minister of Rites.

   Zhang Jing was responsible for this matter. Immediately, he took a deep breath, his hands trembling slightly.

  Zhang Jing shouted: "Fengtian Chengyun Daxing Emperor, the edict said!"

  As soon as this remark came out.

  Zhu Gaochi turned around and went down to the hall, all the officials were in awe.

  Just waiting for the prince Zhu Gaochi to take the lead and lead the officials to receive the order.

   Taking advantage of this gap, Zhang Jing, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, quickly glanced at the contents of the will, and his expression changed suddenly.

  Obviously... the content of this edict is very different from what he imagined.

   Therefore, he suddenly started to flash a meaningful expression to the officials in the second class.

  There was someone watching Zhang Jing's face carefully, as if he wanted to rely on this to find out the content of the will.

  Seeing Zhang Jing like this at this time, many people's faces suddenly changed, and some even turned pale, as if their fiery hearts fell into the ice cellar, and they felt cold all over their bodies.

  Zhu Gaochi walked down the hall slowly, and walked into the hall with square steps.

  But at this time, some people have already started to get up and down.

   As long as this will is read out, it will be regarded as a final decision, and it cannot be changed!

  When drafting the imperial edict, it can be disputed, discussed, and even torn apart, but once it is read out, it cannot be changed.

  Zhang Jing's expression became more and more gloomy, and his face was ashen.

  Finally, someone suddenly said: "His Royal Highness."

   It was Deng Hai, the censor, who spoke.

  Zhu Gaochi glanced at him, showing displeasure.

  I saw Deng Hai bowed down calmly and said: "Your Highness, I... have something to play."

  Zhu Gaochi pursed his lips, frowned and said, "I'll talk about it after receiving the order."

   "It's about the foundation of the country, so I dare not neglect it." Deng Hai said.

  Zhu Gaochi was obviously displeased with such rude words, so he said with a sullen face: "You are a minister, you should know...it's not the right time."

  Deng Hai kowtowed, saying that he was guilty of ten thousand deaths.

  At this time, Jin Youzi, a scholar of the Wenyuan Pavilion, said: "Your Highness, since the performance has already started, you might as well listen to the public's discussion first, and there will be no delay."

  Zhu Gaochi glanced at Jin Youzi.

   Obviously, this important minister of the previous dynasty, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, one of the three ministers entrusted by the emperor to draw up the imperial edict, is still very important.

  Zhu Gaochi then said: "What's the matter?"

Deng Haidao: "Your Highness, there have been a lot of criticisms in the court recently, so that all officials and the soldiers and people in the world are uneasy. They all say that... the imperial edict of Emperor Daxing was tampered with. During his lifetime, Emperor Daxing valued the ancestor system the most, and the court also ruled the world with filial piety. Because of this, all the officials looked sideways, the soldiers and the people were uneasy, and the ministers heard...heard some things..."

  Zhu Gaochi looked at Deng Hai coldly.

  Actually, having said this, the meaning is already very clear.

  He still wants to fight again.

  Zhu Gaochi said: "What's the matter?"

   "I heard that all the envoys, envoys, and even the commanding envoys in the world are discussing this matter, thinking that there must be treacherous officials in the court, who have influenced His Highness, and even tampered with Emperor Daxing's edict..."

  Although Zhu Gaochi feels more gentle most of the time, he was born in the imperial family, so he is obviously not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he immediately heard the implication from Deng Hai's words.

  He stared fixedly at Deng Hai, and said slowly: "There are such criticisms and gossip, and what does it have to do with the various political envoys, inspectors, and commanders?"

  Deng Haidao: "Minister..."

  Zhu Gaochi interrupted him coldly: "Could it be that the chief envoys, the inspectors, and the commanders of the world dare to threaten the court with this?"

  Deng Hai immediately said with trepidation: "Your Highness, I didn't say that. What I mean is... Your Highness is about to ascend the throne, and the officials, soldiers and civilians have doubts. Your Highness should follow the will of heaven and the people, so as to reassure the hearts of the world."

  His face is sincere, his words are sincere, and he seems to be thinking about Zhu Gaochi in everything.

   But in fact, it was a painful statement of interests to Zhu Gaochi.

  When the new king ascends the throne, if there are troubles in various places, all the officials will also have their own ghosts, which is not a good thing for the world.

  Your Highness doesn't want any troubles in the world, does he?

  Zhu Gaochi looked at Deng Hai with a smile that was not a smile. In his opinion, the more submissive Deng Hai was, the more hateful he appeared.

  Calm down, Zhu Gaochi suppressed the anger in his heart, and said: "Then what should the Qing family do if they want me?"

  Deng Haidao: "I have already said..."

  Zhu Gaochi said with a gloomy face: "Drive Zhang Anshi to Xinzhou?"

Deng Hai hurriedly said: "It's not about rushing away, it's about going to the vassal. According to the Ming Dynasty's ancestral system, the vassal kings are not allowed to stay in the capital when they come of age. They must go to the vassal. Your Highness, Emperor Taizu Gao has his own reasons for doing this. And His Highness Following the Datong, what you inherit is the foundation of your ancestors, and only by honoring the Taizu and the Daxing Emperor can you make the world return to you."

   That's all for now.

  Zhu Gaochi twitched the corner of his mouth, but smiled.

  His hands behind his back, he said slowly: "Is that so?"

  Deng Hai seemed distressed and said: "Exactly."

  Zhu Gaochi calmly said: "What if I don't allow it?"

   "Your Highness..." Xia Yuanji suddenly stood up: "Your Highness... now there are rumors everywhere, Your Highness can no longer be willful."

  The word self-willed will change the color of many people at once.

  This is what the teachers said to teach their children, but Zhu Gaochi is the prince.

   Words like this are too dazzling.

  Zhu Gaochi looked at Xia Yuanji, Minister of the Ministry of Finance, sharply.

  He never thought that Xia Yuanji would be so strict today.

   Many ministers seemed to be inspired by Xia Yuanji at this time.

   Suddenly, many people are eager to try.

   "Let's just speak bluntly." It was Chen Ji, the doctor of the Ministry of War, who spoke at this time.

Chen Jilang said in a loud voice: "Your Highness, I just got a report. These days, thieves are everywhere in the world, but the state capitals in various places have no intention of suppressing thieves. Why? This is because... the current situation in the court is worrying They are worried that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not be able to follow the example of Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Daxing, but only have his own private thoughts, and even forget about Emperor Daxing's last wish."

After a pause, it was obvious that he hadn't finished speaking, and then said: "If this goes on like this, will His Highness still insist on going his own way? When a country declines, there must be evildoers. I'm not saying that His Highness Song has made such great contributions to the court. What's wrong? It is because, in the past, when the emperor ruled the world, he had to regard the subjects of the world as his own sons, and all sons needed a bowl of water. They should not be partial, let alone favoritism. Only in this way can the world be stable. But if you pamper one person too much, you will not only miss the King of Wuhu, but also the country."

Feeling relieved, he came out with square steps, and continued: "Isn't that the case with Wei Qing during Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty? He also made some contributions to receiving such great love from Emperor Wu, but because Emperor Wu was too fond of him, he only firmly believed in Wei Qing as the leader. People, therefore, have blindly raised troops for decades, making the country impoverished and the people struggling to survive. There is no one who has contributed more to the world than Wei Qing, and no one who can cause trouble to the world is Wei Qing. Now the subjects are all afraid of this, especially His Highness for His Highness King Song, To actually tamper with the Emperor Daxing's edict, what kind of harm will it cause?"

   "Your Highness..."

   "Your Highness..."

   One sound after another was mixed together, and a smell of gunpowder suddenly appeared in the hall.

  In fact, it has always been the norm in Ming Dynasty for a new emperor to ascend the throne, and it is normal for a person to be dismounted. Almost every emperor, in the first one or two years, often had to make some compromises with the ministers.

So... In the history books, the so-called emperor ascended the throne, how diligent he was in his early years, how he vindicated the unjust cases of some great emperors, promoted ministers who had been deposed before, or punished some former emperors. The close ministers of the court said so.

   This is the result of mutual checks and balances between the new monarch and the ministers. For the sake of the stability of the world, the former made some gestures in exchange for more support when his prestige was insufficient.

   It's just the atmosphere today, but it's especially different.

  Hu Guang opened his eyes slightly, already furious, and was about to stand up angrily, but was held back by Yang Rong.

  Yang Rong silently shook his head at him.

  At this time, I saw Zhu Gaochi saying: "Zhu Qing said so, it seems... If my palace doesn't listen to Zhu Qing's words, this world will perish."

   At this moment, another person stepped forward, but it was Liu Zhengwen, the censor of the capital.

Liu Zhengwen said sternly: "Your Highness, the rise and fall depends on the lord. Throughout history, if the lord is wise, the world will surely prosper. The way to be wise is to open up the way of speaking, listen to the advice of loyal people, and be able to restrain one's selfish desires. Your Highness Known as a virtuous person, don’t you know this truth?”

Chen Ji, the former Lang Zhong of the Ministry of War, also continued: "I also have a memorial here, which is an excerpt of the rebellion of the people in various prefectures and counties, as well as in various prefectures and counties. Ten thousand people were gathered in it. Those who have more than a thousand people have sixteen rooms. At this time, the imperial court needs to rely on the three local divisions to attack the thieves, and at this time to chill their hearts, how can the thieves in this world be wiped out? ?”

  Zhu Gaochi sneered and said: "How can Qing and others insist that the title of king of the Song Dynasty... is a vassal, which is a will. This is a rumor, but Qing and others regard the rumor as a will, isn't it ridiculous?"

Zhang Jing, the servant of the Ministry of Rites who was holding the decree in his hand, couldn't help saying: "Your Highness, everyone in the world believes that this is an absolutely true decree! What's more, it was heard by Jin Gong, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, and Jin Gong's character and knowledge , are well-known all over the world, doesn’t your Highness even believe in Duke Jin?”

   Everyone's eyes fell on Jin Youzi.

  Jin Youzi had a calm expression and didn't say a word.

  Zhu Gaochi said angrily with a cold face: "This is bullying!"

"If the name is not correct, the words will not go well..." Someone stood up again, showing an extremely firm attitude: "Ministers, how dare you bully the prince, it is really the case of the will, the law of the ancestors. What the minister has to do is to maintain discipline and prevent His Highness from being abused by others." Being deceived and making the country restless is what a loyal minister should do. If he obeys and flatters everything, wouldn’t he be like Qin Hui? Your Highness should take the world into consideration and implement the will to make the people feel at ease. If not, the world will only be feared Dissatisfied."

"Don't accept, what do you mean?" Zhu Gaochi was very impressed with this person. This person can be regarded as a veteran of the three dynasties. When Zhu Yuanzhang was alive, he was an official. After that, he was appreciated by Jianwen, but later he voted for Zhu Di, and now he has gone to Honglu Temple Qing is in such a high position.

   Those who rank among the nine officials are also very important.

  The Minister of Honglu Temple, Chen Zhendao: "Your Highness is wise, why bother to ask the bottom line."

  Zhu Gaochi said: "It means... If my palace does not respect your will, even if it is the emperor, there will be some people who will not be convinced?"

   "The minister dare not wait, the minister waits for the death penalty!"

  Everyone cheered and bowed down.

   But such gestures are the most disgusting.

   They are the ones who talk about hiding the machine, and they are the ones who express non-cooperation, and they are the ones who lower their stance and say that they will die and dare not.

  It's like brown sugar, sticking to your body, making it uncomfortable for you. If you want to expose it, you will inevitably damage your skin and hair.

  Zhu Gaochi's eyes widened with anger, so he said angrily: "Since that's the case, then... this palace is just the emperor's throne!"

   After finishing speaking, he flicked his sleeves fiercely and was about to leave in a hurry.

   This time, it made people dumbfounded.

  No one thought that Zhu Gaochi was more headstrong than them.

  So someone immediately said: "Your Highness, please respect the will of Emperor Daxing, that is, the throne of emperor!"

  The crowd shouted again: "Your Highness please respect..."

  Many people will respect the four characters of the will, and bite extremely hard.

   "Decree... Where did the decree come from..."

  Suddenly, a voice broke the situation.

  Everyone was amazed, but they felt that the voice was very familiar for a while.

  So, someone subconsciously looked towards the source of the sound.

   I saw Zhang Anshi, wearing a fish suit with a knife on his waist, leading a group of big Han generals to file in.

  Zhang Anshi shouted: "What will?"

   All the ministers were a little confused, and even forgot to respond for a while.

   Well done, everyone is fighting in the temple here. In fact, this kind of thing is quite common in Daming. Sometimes even if the fight is red-faced, it is actually their own business behind closed doors.

   But this guy Zhang Anshi... didn't play his cards according to reason, but at this time, he brought in the big Han general from Jinyiwei.

  But Zhang Anshi was imposing, with a murderous look on his face.

  But all of a sudden, it was as if someone caught something.

  In fact, people who can enter this temple, everyone is really not afraid that someone will dare to put a knife on their necks.

   But Zhang Anshi brought soldiers into the palace, but this is giving people a handle, and it has become a crime for the world.

   "Zhang Anshi, what are you going to do? Are you planning to rebel?"

   "Get out!"

   "Do you know what this place is!"

   "Is Zhang Anshi trying to usurp?"

  Suddenly, the hall boiled.

  Zhang Anshi squinted at them, curling his lips into a sneer.

  Listening to the voices one after another, Zhang Anshi said coldly: "I just ask you, where did you get the last decree, and what is the last decree?"

  Deng Hai, the previous censor, rushed forward first, with a dignified look.

A censor like Deng Hai is a performance artist himself. He glared at Zhang Anshi angrily, and asked loudly: "Zhang Anshi, what do you want to do? If you want to usurp, you can step over me! You...don't let me do it!" This thief succeeded..."

Snapped…

   Zhang Anshi looked at the person who was running towards him, a cold light flashed in his eyes, then he quickly raised his hand, and slapped Deng Hai on the face directly.

  Deng Hai never expected that Zhang Anshi dared to make a move. He only felt that his mind was buzzing when his eyes blurred, and his ears were so buzzing that he couldn't hear anything.

  He was horrified, and was suddenly knocked to the ground. In fact, he only thought that Zhang Anshi was just seeing a commotion inside, so he wanted to show his prestige in the name of saving him.

   No matter how majestic he is, he will never dare to make trouble in this palace. As long as his posture is tougher than Zhang Anshi, Zhang Anshi will definitely get out in despair.

  But who would have guessed...

   "Ah..." Deng Hai wailed in pain.

   But it’s okay if he didn’t yell. When he yelled like this, several big Han generals behind Zhang Anshi immediately stepped forward to hold him down, and some even punched him directly on the mouth.

Snapped…

  The hall was quiet.

  There was only the sound of humming, and upon closer inspection, Deng Hai's mouth was covered with blood, wriggling painfully on the ground.

  Zhang Anshi's face was livid, with murderous intent in his eyes.

   All of a sudden, the real instructors realized that things had exceeded their expectations.

   Before they could react, more big Han generals began to file into the palace, everyone carrying knives, full of murderous intent.

  Zhang Anshi frowned, and looked at them coldly: "Who else... wants to say something?"

   Everyone looked at Zhang Anshi in horror, but remained silent.

   "Since you don't say it, then I will." Zhang Anshi said.

   "I have something to say." At this moment, someone finally couldn't bear it.

  It was Honglu Temple Minister, the veteran of the three dynasties of Honglu Temple Qing, although he felt afraid at this time, he also realized that for this sake, he had to do something.

   "Dare to ask His Royal Highness King Song." Honglu Temple Qing said: "Your Highness led troops into the palace, what is your intention?"

  Facing this malicious question, Zhang Anshi raised his head and said: "Act according to the order!"

  The Minister of Honglu Temple sneered and said: "Whose order?"

  Zhang Anshi said without changing his expression, "Of course it is Your Majesty!"

  The Minister of Honglu Temple pressed on every step of the way: "Your Highness is still enthroned..."

  Zhang Anshi gave him a sneering look, and said, "I'm talking about His Majesty Yongle Emperor!"

   "..."

  Honglu Siqing's complexion changed, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he said: "Da... Emperor Daxing?"

  (end of this chapter)