The weather is very cold, and people's hearts are even colder than the weather.
So it was only after noon, and Zhu Qiyu was already lying in bed.
Fortunately, most of the emperor's cronies have the good quality to leave things alone and just work on their own.
In the Fengtian Palace, Chen Xun, Wang Wen and other cabinet ministers had followed the emperor's instructions and summoned all the princes, princes and princes in Beijing, and conveyed the emperor's oral instructions.
After hearing this, all the royal family members looked at each other. This is the first time I heard that the emperor's relatives were gathered in Fengtian Hall to discuss changing the emperor.
In the "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions" formulated by Taizu, there is a provision that if a vassal king makes a serious mistake, the emperor can summon the clan members to discuss how to deal with it.
But this is only limited to dealing with the vassal king, and cannot be used to deal with the emperor.
Although the current emperor has been holding on to his identity as King of Qi and refused to let go, the clan members present did not dare to treat the emperor as a vassal king.
Besides, not only did the emperor make no mistakes, but he had just made an unparalleled contribution. Then what are you talking about? If we really discuss changing the emperor, wouldn't it be like gathering a crowd to rebel?
So the vassal kings were all whispering to each other and looking at each other, but no one stood up to express their opinions.
Seeing this, Wang Wen had no choice but to name him: "Your Highness, King Xiang, Your Majesty has personally given two plans. One is for the crown prince to succeed to the throne and you to supervise the country. The other is for you to directly ascend the throne as emperor and take charge of the country's affairs. I don't know what your Highness wants. How about the next one?"
King Xiang must have hoped that the crown prince would succeed him, but he did not dare to say so, so he could only reply: "The supreme position is beyond the discretion of the ministers. Your Majesty, please discuss it with the Empress Dowager Shangsheng.
The few people only act according to the imperial edict and have no other ideas. "
Wang Wen saw that King Xiang's speech was very rude, but he couldn't find anything wrong with him, so he turned to ask King Min again.
Although King Min is the same as King Yin, just by looking at the king's title, you can tell that he is a very dishonorable prince. However, King Min was the only living son of Taizu, so he was now quite respected by the court. His right to speak in this court meeting was ranked ahead of the kings of Qin and Jin.
The answer given by King Min was concise and clear: "The throne has been decided, how can it be changed again. The throne is not a plaything, how can it be given back and forth endlessly."
After King Min finished speaking, King Shu immediately echoed.
But that's all, the other princes and princes didn't speak at all. If pressed, everyone would say the same thing as King Xiang: We just obey the orders, whether it is the emperor's decree or the empress dowager's decree, both are acceptable, and we obey both orders.
As a result, the court discussion was at a standstill. Except for King Min and King Shu, the remaining vassal kings refused to publicly acknowledge that the throne had been decided, but no one really discussed changing the emperor.
Anyway, the law does not punish everyone, so everyone either doesn't speak or talks about others.
Wang Wen had a thorough understanding of the emperor's thoughts and was not in a hurry.
The group of people spent a whole afternoon discussing it, but they couldn't come up with any clues, so they had to disperse.
After a night of silence, Zhu Qiyu got up early the next morning and rushed to Prince Tan's Mansion again.
As soon as Zhu Qiyu sat down in the main hall, Menda presented his confession.
After reading it carefully, Zhu Qiyu himself felt a little dizzy.
Poisoning the prince is not something that one or two eunuchs and maids can do on a whim.
So Zhu Qiyu handed the confession back and told Menda: "Keep the confession away and keep an eye on the palace officials involved. During the first dynasty, I will discuss this matter with all the civil and military officials in the Fengtian Palace."
Menda asked cautiously: "What about Princess Tao?"
Zhu Qiyu thought seriously for a long time and then replied: "She should be placed under house arrest. She will be locked up in her own room and guarded by Jin Yiwei."
The matter was let go, and Zhu Qiyu returned home, thanked guests behind closed doors, and waited quietly for the start of the Zhengdan Dynasty.
In the capital city, there is a turbulent undercurrent. People inside and outside the court were in panic.
Two more days passed, in the afternoon of December 27th, Zhu Qiyu had eaten and was about to take a nap. The personal guards then sent news that King Tan had passed away.
Zhu Qiyu quickly picked up the concubine and rushed to Prince Xin's Mansion. As soon as he entered the inner room, he heard Mrs. Hang crying heartbreakingly.
The two comforted her for a long time, but Hang still fainted from crying.
With a gloomy face, the concubine went out to the outer hall and ordered her bodyguards to kill all the maids and eunuchs in Prince Xin's palace.
Liu Chang accepted the order and really had to carry it out. Zhu Qiyu quickly came out to stop them and advised the concubine: "Concubine, please calm down. Most of them are innocent. Give them some money and send them home."
The concubine snorted coldly and turned back to the inner room.
Zhu Qiyu ordered the ministers who arrived: "Convene a court meeting immediately, and all princes, princes, nobles, and civil and military officials of fifth rank and above in Beijing will participate."
Chen Xun and others quickly took the order and left.
The emperor was really angry, and it only took an hour for all the officials to gather in Fengtian Hall.
When Zhu Qiyu entered the Fengtian Hall, he did not sit on the dragon throne, but said coldly to everyone: "I asked you to nominate a new king before, but I don't know if there has been any result.
Anyway, I was ordered to take over the throne temporarily due to the critical situation. Ask yourself that although you don’t have much credit, your hard work does make a difference.
When resisting Oara and defending the capital, he was conscientious and never slackened off.
Now Oara has been hit hard and the siege of Beijing has been lifted. There is no use for me to stay in the capital, but if you want me to abdicate, you can write a letter and say so.
Why do I have to go to this point? I don’t know what crime I have committed, so that you insist on my family dying? "
Upon hearing this, all the officials knelt down and apologized.
Zhu Qiyu continued: "Okay, that's it. I officially announce my abdication. You guys can have fun. From now on, you can do whatever you like. It's none of my business."
After saying that, Zhu Qiyu waved his sleeves and was about to leave.
When the ministers saw that something was wrong, they knelt down and tried to persuade him.
But most of the feudal lords still knelt on the ground indifferently, just kneeling and pretending.
Seeing that the feudal king refused to express his position, the ministers also completely gave up the idea of persuading the feudal king.
Chen Xun and Wang Wen stood up and expressed their position on behalf of the ministers: "The throne of heaven has been determined, and all the people from all over the world are devoted to His Majesty, and will never accept anyone else to rule the world.
Please do not resign, Your Majesty. As for those who harm the prince, they should be punished by the nine tribes as a warning to others. "
Zhu Qiyu didn't say anything, shook his sleeves and went home.
Unexpectedly, early the next morning, even more sensational news spread throughout the capital.
After experiencing the pain of losing her son, Hang Shi, the concubine of Prince Ni, chose to commit suicide in order to find relief.
The upright and stubborn Princess Tao couldn't bear the humiliation. In order to avoid the suspicion of the government and the public, she burned herself in the palace. Unfortunately, the two princesses were affected by the fire due to strong winds that night and died.
This stone instantly caused a thousand waves.
There was a lot of discussion in the government and the public.
In just a few days, the emperor suffered several blows and lost many relatives.
I'm not in the mood today, I'll update it tomorrow. I have to write faster and strive for a million as soon as possible
(End of chapter)
