Chapter 2 Questions from the Official Minister
"Your Majesty!"
For a moment, Zhu Houzhao was lost in thought when he saw three officials wearing imperial python robes, jade belts and beam crowns kneeling on the ground with a thud, and crawling in like howling wolves.
The one at the front has a narrow and short face, sharp eyebrows and deep-set eye sockets.
An old mouth that seemed to have eaten up everything in the world was trembling with tears. The sound of crying made Zhu Houzhao's ears deafened, but the ground was dry and there was not a single teardrop in sight.
Zhu Houzhao recognized that this person was the chief minister of the cabinet, Liu Jian, the bachelor of Huagaidian!
The person who followed him had a long yellow beard and a pair of triangular eyes that seemed to have a sneer, but his tight old mouth was twitching non-stop, his head banged on the ground, and he shouted: "Your Majesty! Why are you doing this? Go! Woohoo!”
Zhu Houzhao knew that this person must be Li Dongyang, a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion!
Then, the person following behind just covered his face with his sleeves and sobbed, but his old fox-like eyes seemed to be looking at Emperor Hongzhi's coffin, as if he was afraid that Emperor Hongzhi would wake up.
Even though this person was hiding his face, Zhu Houzhao could have guessed that this person should be Xie Qian, the bachelor of Dongge University!
Because these were the three ministers during the Hongzhi period, the civil servants at that time praised Li Gongmou, Liu Gongdan, and Xie Gongyou. The implication is that these three important ministers supported the Ming Dynasty and made great contributions to the resurgence of Hongzhi.
But what Zhu Houzhao has to wonder now is, why did these three pavilion elders cry so miserably?
Zhu Houzhao even couldn't help but said: "Is my father dead, or are you dead?"
However, at this time, while Xie Qian was crying, he suddenly looked at Zhu Houzhao. Zhu Houzhao also saw his eyes and couldn't help but said to himself: "We can't let him find out that I have traveled through time. Since the three of them who have not died are all crying." It’s so tragic that the crown prince, whose real father is now dead, can’t help but cry!”
So Zhu Houzhao also burst into tears in Queen Zhang's arms: "Queen Mother, Queen Mother!"
"Your Majesty!"
Empress Zhang also started crying, but Zhu Houzhao found that his mother had been clenching her fists before. Psychologically speaking, this was a sign of extreme lack of security. He couldn't help but think to himself, even if the emperor died, she would become the queen mother. , what is it that makes her sad but also insecure?
At that time, an old eunuch who was also wearing a python robe and had a face but no beard stood up and walked to Liu Jian and other three cabinet bachelors. He first helped the three cabinet elders and said, "Three cabinet elders, please don't be too sad. The emperor has issued a decree saying that the prince is fifteen years old and he likes to have fun, so he should be an assistant teacher. Now the world has to be supported by the elders! "
Zhu Houzhao recognized that this eunuch was Zhang Yu, eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch and governor of Dongchang, who was also the second most powerful person in the inner court, second only to Wang Yue, eunuch Wang Yue, the eunuch who was the eunuch, but what puzzled him was why Zhang Yu didn't come first. He helped the prince and queen Zhang, but he went to help the elder Sange first.
Are these three pavilion bosses the biggest in the world now, or is he, the crown prince, the biggest? Even if you don't support yourself, you have to support your mother first. After all, filial piety is the most important thing, but why should you support the elders of Sange first?
When did the status of the civil service group become so great that even the second-in-command, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, had to show such respect?
At this time, other civil and military officials appeared one after another, and Liu Jian and other elders also began to receive orders.
"I have received the decree, and my minister Liu Jian (Li Dongyang/Xie Qian) will live up to the trust of Emperor Daxing, do his best to assist the new emperor, and obey the policies of Emperor Daxing, so as to bring peace to thousands of people!"
Zhu Houzhao understood the meaning of these three pavilion elders. Anyway, he will never forget the emperor's boss's instructions, will assist your son, and will follow the system when you were the emperor and will not reform it easily. The implication is that if he becomes the emperor, he will not If they want to reform, they will definitely stop it on the grounds of following the imperial edict.
What a good idea!
At this time, the Chief of Ceremony Bingbi Zhang Yu came over to help Queen Zhang and Zhu Houzhao: "The Queen and Your Highness must not be too sad. They should be careful about the phoenix body and the dragon body."
Zhu Houzhao felt quite unhappy, thinking that Zhang Yu, the eunuch of Dongchang, did not know whether it was because of his low political EQ or because he was deliberately helping the cabinet ministers. Now that Emperor Hongzhi has passed away, he can be regarded as the new emperor, and Zhang The empress will naturally be the new empress dowager, but Zhang Yu is still calling her "Your Highness" and "Empress" one after another.
Zhu Houzhao felt more and more that the eunuch Zhang Yu, the eunuch who was the eunuch Bingbi and the admiral of Dongchang, was colluding with the civil servants, and it was really possible that Emperor Hongzhi was killed by their combination.
But Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but look at the civil and military ministers in the hall, but no one was willing to stand up and question the death of Emperor Hongzhi.
Zhu Houzhao was very upset about this. As far as he knew, Emperor Hongzhi was very lenient towards civil servants. Back then, Li Mengyang chased and beat his brother-in-law in the court without causing any harm to the civil servants. Now, none of these civil servants have done anything. Is it possible to question the death of Emperor Hongzhi out of nostalgia? Can people really be so cruel and heartless?
"Eunuch Zhang!"
Just when Zhu Houzhao was puzzled, a minister with thick eyebrows and white hair came out and suddenly called Zhang Yu, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, Bingbi.
Zhu Houzhao noticed that this person was Ma Wensheng, the Minister of Civil Affairs!
Zhang Yu, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, also turned around: "I wonder what Otsuka Zai has to say?"
"I was summoned by His Majesty just a few days ago. At that time, Your Majesty was in good health and only felt minor ailments. But for some reason, he suddenly fell ill and passed away? May I ask who the imperial physician who consulted Your Majesty today is, and is the medicine he prescribed still there? ”
Ma Wensheng raised his own doubts.
Zhu Houzhao was quite moved, thinking that Ma Wensheng was a veteran of the Four Dynasties and had been favored by Emperor Hongzhi. He actually thought about his kindness and dared to raise doubts at this time.
At the same time, Zhu Houzhao was also sure that if Emperor Hongzhi was framed, Ma Wensheng definitely did not participate in the murder of Emperor Hongzhi.
"What do you mean, Otsuka Zai? Do you mean that His Majesty was still killed? Eunuch Zhang is the Superintendent of Ceremonies and the Admiral of Dongchang. Do you think he will frame His Majesty?"
At this time, Xie Qian came out and questioned Ma Wensheng.
At the same time, Liu Daxia, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, also stood up: "Otsuka Zai is old and comatose. His Majesty has never listened to medical advice and only used Taoist secret red pills as medicine, which is why we have ended up today. We have also advised many Times, but it’s still the case, don’t you still want to start a big case! Now that Emperor Daxing has just passed away and the new emperor has not yet ascended the throne, what exactly do you want to do!”
Zhu Houzhao wanted to laugh in his heart. Why did Liu Daxia, who was praised as a famous minister in later generations, start to confuse right and wrong at this moment? Even in order to cover up some facts, even Emperor Hongzhi casually became discredited. He even said that Emperor Hongzhi did not listen to medical advice and it was because of It was caused by taking pills.
Everyone knows that as soon as Emperor Hongzhi came to the throne, he drove out the Taoist priests who were refining alchemy in the palace during the Chenghua period. Now Liu Daxia casually throws dirty water on Emperor Hongzhi. He is really like a dead man who cannot speak.
Because there were help from the cabinet ministers Xie Qian and the Minister of War Liu Daxia, the ceremonial supervisor Zhang Yu showed no signs of panic. He knelt down in front of Zhu Houzhao and Queen Zhang and cried: "Empress, Your Highness, this old slave has been wronged." Ah! I don’t know how I offended Otsuka Zai, but he was framed by Otsuka Zai. To prove his innocence, I am willing to be buried with him!”
"Okay! Brother Lingtu (Ma Wensheng), this is an important moment, don't make things extra complicated!"
Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, made a speech.
At the same time, Li Dongyang, the second assistant to the cabinet, nodded and said: "The first assistant is absolutely right. The Emperor Daxing has just passed away and the new emperor has not yet ascended the throne. The world cannot live without a king for a day. This matter should be discussed another day. Now we need to stabilize the situation in the court." For yes.”
The first and second assistants of the cabinet have set the tone, and Ma Wensheng, the Minister of Civil Affairs, has no choice but to wave his sleeves: "Can't we find out the cause of His Majesty's death? Are you still His Majesty's loyal ministers?"
Liu Jian, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Li Dongyang, the second assistant of the cabinet, ignored Ma Wensheng. Xie Qian even smiled contemptuously, and Liu Daxia, the Minister of War, even snorted coldly.
Now Zhu Houzhao can naturally see that the inner court chief of rituals and the outer court cabinet must be colluding together, and Ma Wensheng and others are obviously not in the same party with them, but in general, he and his mother Zhang can be regarded as orphans and widowers. , now I can’t shake them at all, I can only cry! Only by crying can he arouse the sympathy of the ministers and successfully ascend the throne as emperor.
"When we become emperor, let's fight harder!"
Zhu Houzhao thought to himself.
(End of chapter)