Yang Tinghe and others were stunned for a moment. They had just stood up and knelt down again.
"The throne of heaven cannot be vacant for a long time. The heir has arrived at the palace, and all the civil and military officials inside and outside can send letters to persuade him to come in immediately!"
Yang Tinghe couldn't help asking: "Is it an oral edict? Is there any decree?"
Gu Dayong shook his head, and Yang Tinghe stood up feeling lost.
The minister wanted to persuade me again, but the Queen Mother surrendered first: she didn't even make a show of asking people to send people back to the city to request an order, and she had already issued an oral order last night.
Although it was not explicitly stated that he would only inherit the throne but not heirs, and it was not written in words, so many people in the palace today heard what he just said, and the heir ascended the throne with the attitude of inheriting the throne but not heirs.
This will be a fait accompli. Sijun has spoken so thoroughly today, and he will be entangled in endless discussions about this matter in the future.
Yang Tinghe gritted his teeth and knelt down again: "Old minister, I would like to ask your highness if I am willing to die: the ritual notes can be changed, but your highness should know that there are many hidden dangers in only inheriting the throne but not heirs. I ask your highness to please bear with me and pursue the honor of the king."
Zhu Houcong frowned: "If the name is not correct, the words will not be true. After I succeed to the throne, I will welcome my mother and concubine into the palace as soon as possible. I will also honor my biological father and honor my biological mother as the queen mother as soon as possible. This is the filial piety that a son should fulfill."
Yang Tinghe felt sad and asked in a pleading tone: "The chaos in Chenhao has just subsided. I hope that your highness will be considerate of the people. If you know that your highness will succeed you as a vassal king, what should you do if other vassal kings start to chaos?"
"There will be no chaos!" Zhu Houcong raised his voice a little, "This is a special occasion of the transition of great unifications. Based on the mistakes of King Anhua and King Ning, we ordered the local government to bind the princes in their palaces for a period of twenty-seven months to become the Daxing Emperor. Why not be in mourning? Without the disturbance from the feudal lord, the people will just clap their hands and cheer!"
Yang Tinghe opened his mouth, but he didn't expect him to answer like this.
Doesn’t he want the clan’s support?
"After I ascend the throne, I will naturally reward all the royal palaces. I will give you both kindness and power. How easy is it for the current vassal king to cause chaos?"
How come Jiajing, who had made a fuss about the great ceremony when he took the throne, did not encounter any rebellion from the vassal king?
Zhu Houcong softened his tone and continued: "After listening to what the elders have been working on in Beijing for the past month, I know that you also want to reform the old ways and make new ones. The direction is the same, so don't focus on how I will succeed to the throne. It's a waste of energy. Mr. Yang Ge, you should know very well what the outcome will be if this fight continues. Those who remonstrate with me and those who agree with me, doesn't that become a party fight? Everyone is not interested in national affairs. I don't want that. Understand ?"
Yang Tinghe stopped talking.
It turns out that sticking to the old ways is just about handling this matter?
Is it that he, Yang Tinghe, lacks courage?
No... Yang Tinghe looked up at Sijun and saw in his eyes the kind of meaningful insight that only belongs to adults.
It was truly insightful, as if he knew all the thoughts that had passed through Yang Tinghe's mind.
Understand, but also with a hint of knocking.
Yang Tinghe did not fight for the right to speak because of selfish desires.
The fifteen-year-old king, Yang Tinghe's predecessor, once had a profound lesson. No matter how hard Li Dongyang endured the humiliation, how many years would he be known as the "Prime Minister who accompanies food"?
One disadvantage is that the ministers continue to grow in power and traitors are rampant.
The emperor is young and vigorous, and the probability that he is a wise monarch is too low.
Yang Tinghe now only knows that most of the planning has been lost.
I agreed to change my bet, which was the first round I lost.
Here it was clearly agreed that he would not inherit the throne, which was the second round of defeat.
Next, everyone wants to reform the old policies and make new ones, but how to implement the new policies must be the third round.
With the character of this heir, can he really listen to advice?
This was Yang Tinghe's last insistence.
In a complicated mood, Jiang Mian knelt down again: "Your Highness, I, Jiang Mian, please be very careful when your heir is named Emperor Daxing. Since Your Highness has made up his mind, why bother to bury future troubles?"
Zhu Houcong looked at Jiang Mian meaningfully.
Smart man.
Lifting the roof more often would be very useful.
After thinking for a while, he said: "It's too early to say this. I'm only fifteen years old. Why are you so anxious?"
He can't be the eldest son, let alone the eldest son. Who knew that it happened in the Year of the Monkey and the Moon of the Horse?
Zhu Houcong just expressed his "attitude".
Jiang Mian said these words and stopped talking after achieving his goal.
The others just looked at Jiang Mian and cursed secretly.
Seeing this, Gu Dayong turned around and walked to the door of the palace after bowing and sang loudly: "The Queen Mother orally said: The throne of heaven cannot be empty for a long time. The heir has arrived at the palace, and all the civil and military officials inside and outside can write a letter to persuade him to come in!" You will be promoted to your seat, and all the officials will come to see you!"
…
The heir to the Ming Dynasty and the emperor after today finally appeared in front of all the civil and military officials in the capital and even the senior representatives of the military and civilians. People inside and outside the palace knelt down.
Xu Pengju, who was standing in the front row and vaguely heard the sound in the palace just now, led the important ministers who were qualified to enter the palace. After entering, they first bowed four times to pay homage.
Xu Pengju saw Xu Guangzuo nodding to him, and also saw the trance-like looks in the red eyes of Yang Tinghe and others, as well as the admiring looks of Gu Dayong and the palace officials looking at Sijun.
He took out the first piece of advice carefully prepared by his staff, raised his hands in the air and said loudly: "Your Highness, Duke Xu Pengju of Wei, please ascend the throne as soon as possible."
Three words of advice and three words are unspoken rules.
To show solemnity, the routines are fixed.
Zhu Houcong sat firmly on the throne. Seeing so many people in front of him, they each took out notes of persuasion. The person in charge of etiquette collected them and put them on a plate and presented them in front of him.
Zhu Houcong shook his head, sighed and said his first refusal: "I don't agree to the request."
"Your Majesty, Duke Xu Pengju of the State of Wei, please come to the Supreme Court as early as possible to appease all sentient beings!" He took out the second letter of persuasion.
This time Zhu Houcong took a letter of advice, read it, and replied in a pretentious manner: "Looking at Qi Qi makes me feel more sad. How can I bear to talk about the enthronement? I won't allow it."
"The hearts of the world are yearning for you. Your Majesty, the Duke of Wei, Xu Pengju, looks up to His Highness and obeys the instructions of his ancestors. He obeys the sentiments of the people. He is less restrained and more ambitious. He is eager to ascend to the great throne!"
Another round of letters of encouragement was sent to me. This time I read a few more letters and kept kneeling underneath.
Zhu Houcong knew that he might have handled it better than Jiajing, because he knew more clearly about the direction of the matter and the bottom lines of all parties, because he had discussed it with Zhou Zhao, Yuan Zonggao, Zhang Zuo and others frankly, because he There is indeed an adult mind.
Under the blessing of the aura of imperial power, it seems to be overwhelming.
But he knew that this was just because he was already on the verge of ascending to the throne. Yang Tinghe's personality and his strength determined that he could not be that powerful traitor - before Zhu Houzhao died, there were three other "Eight Tigers" who were hated by Yang Ting and them. Still favored and in power.
The original Jiajing also passed this level, but the subsequent great ceremony still continued for many years.
How much have you changed?
Next, the real struggle for power begins with specific matters.
Thinking of this, Zhu Houcong put down the note of persuasion in his hand and looked at everyone with firm eyes: "Looking at it again and again, I can see your loyalty and love. The clan society has important affairs, so I dare not refuse, and I reluctantly comply with the invitation. Where is the Ministry of Rites?"
Mao Cheng replied with complicated emotions: "My lord, Mao Cheng, Minister of Rites, would like to pay my respects to His Highness."
"Yu Qin came to the capital on the order of the Emperor Daxing, his brother. In accordance with the decree of the Empress Dowager Cishou, the throne should not be empty for a long time, and he was ordered to ascend the throne of the emperor on April 22nd. All civil and military officials, as well as senior military and civilian officials, joined together. The words encourage people to go forward, and the words are sincere and sincere, and they are willing to comply with the invitation. They come to listen with the ceremony."
"I obey the decree!"
The sound of mountains shouting for long live sounded outside the Xuanwu Gate in the capital and on the side of the Heaven, Earth, Mountains and Rivers Altar.
