Li Qing looked at his old face full of ravines and couldn't help but think of the tall and thin man who was promoted to Jinshi in the 19th year of Yongle.
How fast...
"Sir, go ahead," Yu Qian persuaded again, "Don't waste time with me, just... come here."
He knew that he had a lot of time, but he also had a lot to do.
Li Qing was silent for a long time before saying: "Okay."
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After leaving Qiantang, Li Qing went to see Lan Yu, Li Jinglong, and finally Lao Zhu in the name of the emperor...
After finishing these tasks, he returned to Yongqinghou Mansion and continued writing his Ming Dynasty diary.
Time passed quickly, in the blink of an eye it entered the winter moon, and snow fell in Jinling...
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The capital, the imperial palace.
Zhu Jianshen stood in front of the palace door, staring at the heavy snow in the sky, lost in thought. Huaien put a bright yellow cloak on him, bent down, and waited on him. The sound of ten thousand cake sticks came from the inner hall...
"Your Majesty, won't you go in?"
Zhu Jianshen shook his head gently, "Are you ready?"
"yes!"
"Hmm..." Zhu Jianshen suddenly raised his voice: "What? The Qianqing Palace suffered a disaster?"
"Yes, the door suddenly fell down without warning. It seemed like it didn't hit anyone." Wynn also responded loudly, "I went to see it personally, but it's not a quality problem. It's really... strange."
The voice of Wanbingtiao fell silent, and after a while, several old friends, headed by the Empress Dowager Zhou, the empress and concubines came out.
"What happened?" Queen Mother Zhou asked.
Zhu Jianshen said: "Mother, Qianqing Palace suffered... a disaster."
"Why did such a good person suffer a door disaster?" Queen Mother Zhou became more and more superstitious after that time. It was not long before the Chinese New Year, so she felt it was very unlucky to suffer a disaster at this time.
I glanced at Wynn in a blink of an eye, only to find that he was hesitant to speak. He looked like he wanted to speak but didn't dare to speak, and he suddenly lost his face.
He said coldly: "What are the details inside? Why don't you tell the truth? If you dare to deceive the emperor, I will make you look good!"
"I don't dare." Huaien knelt down and begged for mercy. He kept looking at Zhu Jianshen but said nothing.
Seeing this, Queen Mother Zhou understood that her son was hiding something from her. She didn't want to ask openly, so she just looked at him with questioning eyes.
Zhu Jianshen sighed deeply: "Perhaps... God gave me a warning!"
Hearing this, Queen Mother Zhou's expression suddenly changed, and the Queen, Concubine Chen and several other ladies were also interested.
"Why did God send a warning?" Queen Mother Zhou frowned slightly. Since her son said this, it meant that he no longer wanted to hide it. Of course, she wanted to ask clearly.
The empress and others also looked at Zhu Jianshen, their faces nervous but actually curious.
"Your Majesty...just say it." Wynn also added fuel to the fire, "This is a great event for my Ming Dynasty!"
Zhu Jian was deeply troubled for a moment, sighed and nodded: "Queen Mother, I actually...have a son outside the palace, who is now at the end of his six years old."
Hearing this, Queen Mother Zhou was shocked, the Queen looked complicated, and Concubine Chen and the other girls also had mixed emotions.
After a long while, Queen Mother Zhou was the first to react and said: "In that case, let's take him into the palace as soon as possible! Thinking about it, the disaster at Qianqing Palace was a clear warning from God to the emperor. It's not too late to make amends."
The queen calmed down and nodded: "The queen is right."
Concubine Chen touched her lower abdomen, a little worried. This month's sunflower water has been three days late and hasn't come yet. What if she is pregnant?
But the current situation did not allow her to object, so she also agreed.
Zhu Jianshen followed Shan Ruliu and said: "It's easy to get in, but the officials don't know about this, so it's a bit troublesome..."
"It's no trouble, just issue an edict." Empress Dowager Zhou said, "Choose a day and bring them in in front of them..."
After a pause, "Where is the child?"
"In the Anle Hall across the road from the sheep house," Zhu Jianshen said, "If the queen wants to see her, I will take you there."
Queen Mother Zhou nodded: "That's fine!"
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Half an hour later, the dragon chariot and the phoenix chariot were dispatched, all the palace guards came out, the ceremonial supervisor printed the eunuchs, the horse supervisor printed the eunuchs... and they walked out of the palace gate with no plan.
Such a spectacular and abnormal move soon caused a big sensation...
The extremely nervous ministers, fearing that the emperor might do something else, immediately paid close attention and sent their servants to inquire about the situation...
In just one hour, Anletang Hutong, which is flanked by Yangfang, has almost become a place for officials to check in.
However, factory guards on three floors inside and three outside surrounded the entire alley, making it impossible for them to get any closer.
However, under Wynn's arrangement, a gossipy factory guard revealed the inside story.
After the ministers learned about it, they immediately became energetic and they immediately grasped the key points keenly.
Ming Dynasty may want to establish a prince!
Throughout the dynasties, there have been dramas about fighting for the foundation of the country and urging the establishment of the foundation of the country. The reason is that with a prince, ministers can make arrangements in advance to extend their political life.
Therefore, the ministers have always been supportive and eager to support the prince. For them, the sooner they establish a prince, the better it is for them.
Looking at Anletang from a distance, their eyes were burning...
Inside the Anle Hall.
With the arrival of the emperor, the queen mother, and the empress, the rather small courtyard was overcrowded.
Miss Li was happy but also scared, and so was the child. There were so many strange faces and the blazing gazes of countless people that he was at a loss as to what to do.
These people have kind smiles, flattering smiles, and respectful smiles... Everyone is nice, and some of the good ones are unreal...
Mother and son are very embarrassed...
"Child, come here." Queen Mother Zhou sat on the main seat and waved.
The child grew up and saw so many people for the first time, and he couldn't help but feel stage fright.
Miss Li gently pushed her son and whispered: "Go quickly, this is Grandma Huang, kowtow."
The child stepped forward, knelt down and kowtowed, "Grandma Huang."
"Hey, good boy." Empress Dowager Zhou smiled broadly and took off a crystal clear jade pendant, "Take it."
"Thank you, Grandma Huang." The child took it and put it in his pocket, still very cautious.
Zhu Jian smiled deeply and asked, "Mother, is this child like me?"
Empress Dowager Zhou smiled and nodded. The six-year-old child was almost full-grown, and his facial features were indeed very similar to those of her son back then.
Of course, she had no doubts about the identity of this unexpected grandson. How could her son identify him randomly, especially to the emperor?
Moreover, the attitude of the slaves, mother and son in the house towards the emperor showed that this had been arranged long ago, and the emperor often came here.
These details cannot deceive anyone, and it is impossible for the emperor to deceive the world.
"Now that we've said it, let's take him back to the palace." Empress Dowager Zhou set the tone. She had a great say in this matter.
She looked at Miss Li and said, "You have done a great service by giving birth to a dragon son for the royal family. The emperor will not treat you badly."
Then, he looked at the child and said, "Will you live in the palace with your mother from now on?"
"Okay." The child agreed decisively.
It was his dream to live with his parents.
Seeing that her son was so... rude, Miss Li quickly pulled him to kneel down to thank her...
Because she is not familiar with it, Miss Li does not know the court etiquette as well as Zhen'er does, and she does not have Zhen'er's experience of following the Sun family since she was a child. She is not good at dealing with this kind of situation.
Although the courtesy was not lost, the atmosphere was a bit awkward.
After lunch, Queen Mother Zhou and the Queen left first.
Zhu Jianshen was not in a hurry to leave, but told Miss Li about entering the palace tomorrow...
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The next day, morning.
Wynn personally served as the standing eunuch and obtained relevant documents to prove the prince's legitimacy and legitimacy.
To put it bluntly, it is to explain when Zhu Jianshen did the "bad things" and so on...
With a straight face, Zhu Jianshen picked up the Yongle Dadian that had been on the imperial desk and had not read it since his enthronement, to cover up his embarrassment.
Can he not be embarrassed to say this in front of hundreds of officials? However, this is very necessary. The origin of the prince must be made clear, especially the prince who wants to establish a prince. gōΠb.ōγg
Wynn explained in great detail, when he did the 'bad thing', when he discovered the pregnancy, when he was transferred outside the palace, when he sent slaves to serve him, when the prince was born...
After all, he was not born in the palace, so the more detailed it is, the better.
The ministers had no doubts about the identity of the prince. It was impossible for the emperor to joke about this matter. After reading the relevant documents, they had no doubts at all.
Immediately, headed by the Sixth Ministry, officials in the court quickly spread the message with a unified voice, "Please ask the emperor to take the prince back to the palace."
The meal must be eaten one bite at a time, and the status of the prince must be restored first before the matter of establishing the prince can be raised.
Although they were anxious, they still had to follow the steps.
After waiting for so many years, it is not less than this moment.
Zhu Jianshen got off the donkey along the slope and expressed his agreement.
Although the ministers knew that the emperor had this intention, they were still overjoyed and shouted: The emperor is wise.
It's been a long time since Fengtian Palace has been so harmonious. It's rare for monarchs and ministers to reach an agreement and everyone is happy.
Today's court meeting was extraordinarily long, and it didn't end until three poles above the sun.
As soon as they left the Fengtian Hall, the ministers saw a gorgeous sedan approaching, accompanied by Wang Zhi, the eunuch and supervisor, with a serious look on his face.
Upon seeing this, the officials immediately realized who was in the sedan and stopped immediately.
At a glance, he saw that the emperor was also following him, and he immediately understood his intention.
This time, no one cared about Wang Zhi, nor did they care about the old grudges. How could there be anything troublesome at this moment? The group of people immediately divided into two rows, waiting for the eldest prince.
The sedan stopped, and Wang Zhi stepped forward and respectfully asked the prince to get off the sedan.
After a while, a fat little hand opened the sedan curtain, held Wang Zhi's hand, and walked down the little eunuch's back.
Wan An screamed, and once again got ahead of the officials: "I am here to see His Highness the First Prince!"
As long as you can... the ministers hurriedly followed suit, "I will see His Highness the Great Prince!"
The child was a little embarrassed, but thinking about his father's explanation yesterday, he was not too frightened. He waved his little chubby hand and said, "No courtesy."
"Thank you, Your Highness." The ministers stood up.
Wang Zhi also got up and held the child's hand again and walked forward.
At this time, Zhu Jianshen also came from the passage left by the ministers, and the ministers bowed again.
After he finished his obeisance, the child also knelt down and said, "My son, I would like to see my father."
He was forced by his mother to practice these things for half a night yesterday. Although he was nervous at this time, he did not make any mistakes.
Zhu Jianshen smiled heartily and said: "Pingshen!"
"Thank you, Father." The child stood up.
He looked at his father with a smile on his face, the respectful officials, the magnificent palace... and there was a strong joy in his heart.
Joy is mixed with inexplicable excitement...
