Chapter 3 The ministers worship the new king
Zhu Houzhao saw that several officials expressed regret. Except for Ma Wensheng, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Jiao Fang, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Xu Jin, the left minister of the Ministry of War, all shook their heads.
Zhu Houzhao was satisfied, thinking that this meant that not all of these civil servants could not guess the cause of Emperor Hongzhi's death, nor were they all sympathetic to Emperor Hongzhi's death, nor were they all dissatisfied with Mr. Sange.
Now, except for Queen Zhang who was still sobbing, Zhu Houzhao and the officials didn't cry anymore, and the scene was stiff for a while.
"Your Highness, you have also heard His Majesty's last edict. From now on, you must follow the three elders and learn to govern the world!"
Zhang Yu started talking again at this time.
Zhu Houzhao could hear the meaning of Zhang Yu's words. The implication was to remind himself to quickly say something like "The world depends on the three elders", because only in this way can he get the support of the three elders, and these three elders will Kneel down and call yourself "Your Majesty", and then all officials will call themselves "Your Majesty!"
Zhu Houming understood that this was a joint effort by the inner court and the cabinet to force him, the emperor, to surrender and lower his status.
In this way, it will be difficult for him to become an emperor who only adheres to the imperial policy. After all, his momentum will be suppressed. If he is suppressed by the civil servants at this time, he will be completely suppressed in the future.
I want to be the emperor who sticks to my word, how can I let you get what you want!
Zhu Houzhao knew that asking them seriously why they didn't worship him would definitely violate his innocent and ignorant character, so he still hugged Queen Zhang like a child and burst into tears:
"Mother, they don't seem to want me to be the emperor. They want to give away my father's empire to others. Look, they don't even kneel to me! Wow! Queen, are we going to be killed by them?"
It is said that children speak without restraint. Although it is normal for Zhu Houzhao, a fifteen-year-old boy to hysterically say such shocking words when his father passed away, for many officials, they are heart-breaking words.
No matter how much the civil servants and eunuchs dared to harm Zhu Houzhao, they would not dare to do anything to Zhu Houzhao openly!
Therefore, now that Zhu Houzhao said this, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian, the cabinet bachelor who was waiting for Zhu Houzhao to salute him first, turned pale with fright, fearing that they would be reprimanded by other officials and dignitaries present who were sympathetic to the royal family. To usurp power and disrupt government.
Even the director of etiquette, Bingbi Zhang Yu, was so frightened that he didn't know what to say.
After hearing this, Ma Wensheng, the Minister of Civil Affairs, felt even more pity for Zhu Houzhao and Empress Zhang. Seeing that the orphans and widowers were so frightened, he felt that he was ashamed of Emperor Hongzhi, and immediately knelt down:
"I don't dare! I'm going to bow to His Majesty the new emperor! Long live my emperor!"
The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is a heavenly official, who is in charge of officials and has great power. It has always been the only official position that can compete with the cabinet. And Ma Wensheng is a veteran of the four dynasties, and there are many disciples and old disciples in the court. When he knelt down like this, a lot of civil servants screamed. Those who knelt down included Jiao Fang, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Xu Jin, the left minister of the Ministry of War, and others.
"I am here to greet His Majesty the new emperor! Long live my emperor! Long live my emperor!"
Zhu Houzhao was very satisfied when he saw this. He thought that his goal had been achieved. He didn't need to ask you, the three cabinet ministers, to have many civil servants worship him first. Now it's up to you whether you, the cabinet ministers, would like to worship him or not. I just don’t want to establish myself as the crown prince and want to monopolize power and bully the king!
The first assistant of the cabinet, Liu Jian, the second assistant, Li Dongyang, and the third assistant, Xie Qian, all had their nostrils twisted with anger!
But they were not angry with Zhu Houzhao, but with Ma Wensheng.
In their opinion, Zhu Houzhao was just a child talking nonsense. After all, any emperor with a little bit of knowledge knew how could he not make the prince the emperor at this time. Wouldn't that mean the world would be in chaos!
Originally, Zhu Houzhao was talking nonsense, saying that he, the civil servants, did not want to appoint him. They, the Sange elders, wanted to explain it carefully and asked Zhu Houzhao to make a promise to abide by the laws of his ancestors before kneeling down and worshiping him. However, the Sange elders did not expect that. Ma Wensheng and other officials directly deprived them of their power to represent the civil service group and knelt down before Zhu Houzhao.
Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, glanced at the second assistant Li Dongyang and the third assistant Xie Qian, then sighed helplessly, and then knelt down: "Kowtow to His Majesty the new emperor, long live my emperor!"
Li Dongyang and Xie Qian also knelt down and shouted long live Zhu Houzhao Mountain.
There is no way, Ma Wensheng, a heavyweight official, has knelt down. They have to kneel down. If they don't kneel down, they will really be said to be a rebellion of the Ming Dynasty! But what makes them angry is that Ma Wensheng took the first credit for supporting the new king!
The elders of the three pavilions knelt down, and the ministers and other officials who followed the elders of the three pavilions also knelt down.
The eunuch Zhang Yu, the eunuch who was responsible for the ceremony, Bingbi, also knelt down. As an internal official, he was still an internal minister on the surface, and the external ministers all knelt down. It would be shameful for him not to kneel down.
In this way, Zhu Houzhao won the support of all officials.
Zhu Houzhao continued to wipe his eyes with tears, pretending to be stupid and refused to say a word to invite his beloved friends, but he was naturally happy in his heart. Now he successfully made these old foxes worship him, and he did not make any compromises. Not telling is the first step to success.
Liu Jian played with his concubine for a long time last night, and his waist and knees were sore and weak. Now he can't stand it while kneeling on the ground all the time, so he has to say with a hint of pleading:
"Your Majesty, the Daxing Emperor is newly mourned, and the world has no master. I hope that your Majesty will restrain his sorrow and ascend to the throne as soon as possible, and choose a day to ascend the throne!"
"I'm so sad! Father, father! When I think of my father, I can't stop crying. I don't know why, but I want to cry enough!" Zhu Houzhao burst into tears and shouted.
Zhu Houzhao was so sad that Ma Wensheng and other ministers loyal to Emperor Hongzhi were very moved when they heard this. However, Li Dongyang and others had to look even more painful and could only kneel down honestly. I can't help but make people cry, and I also have to cry with them.
Li Dongyang couldn't bear the pain of kneeling. The weather was already hot, and they were wearing thick clothes. Emperor Hongzhi was so frugal that he didn't even use ice. Kneeling on the ground was like kneeling in a steamer, so he couldn't help but rush to help. Zhu Houzhao kowtowed:
"Your Majesty, the world is praying for good governance. I beg your Majesty to express your condolences and accept the throne as soon as possible. It is time for the Ministry of Rites to confirm the date of enthronement!"
Xie Qian also hurriedly said: "This is how it should be. Please don't hurt the dragon's body and be considerate of me!"
Zhu Houzhao felt proud, seeing that these people had almost knelt down, and the elders of the three pavilions had also surrendered and expressed their intention to establish the date of his accession to the throne, so he hurriedly sobbed and said: "My dear friends, please get up, I don't know what to do. You just have to figure it out.”
Liu Jian and other cabinet ministers were satisfied. They had already suspected that Zhu Houzhao might deliberately play tricks on them and other cabinet ministers, but when they saw that he spoke in a childlike manner and called himself "I", they still thought that Zhu Houzhao was an ignorant person. Children who are reasonable will naturally be easier to control in the future.
Seeing this, Ma Wensheng hurriedly reminded: "Your Majesty, it's time for you to call yourself me! You are the emperor now, not the prince."
Zhu Houzhao nodded hurriedly: "What Ma Aiqing said is, I, I will leave the matter to you. It is getting late today, and I have to go back to my room to rest."
Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian, the three pavilion elders, saw that Ma Wensheng had stolen the limelight again and couldn't help but look cold, and looked at Ma Wensheng unkindly.
Zhu Houzhao smiled secretly when he saw this, it is best to let Ma Wensheng fight with you, so that I can benefit from it and control the government.
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