Chapter 1 The two dragons do not meet
In the twenty-eighth year of Jiajing, the prince was getting older and it was time for him to go out to study.
So all the ministers went to Jiajing to ask the crown prince to leave the court to study, stabilize the country, and consolidate the foundation of the ancestors.
However, Emperor Jiajing, who had practiced Xuan Da Dao for decades, had a lofty and unfathomable mind.
Although Emperor Jiajing cared about the prince, he was hesitant in his heart.
The alchemist Tao Zhongwen once spoke of Jiajing: "The emperor is a real dragon. The prince is a hidden dragon. When two dragons meet, one of them will be injured."
This is the so-called prophecy of "two dragons will not meet each other".
Tao Zhongwen and Shao Yuanjie were friends. When he was young, he was a county clerk and loved magical magic. During the Jiajing period, a Huangmei County official was appointed as the Liaodong Treasury Ambassador. After reaching the capital, he lived in Shao Yuanjie's residence. Recommended by Shao Yuanjie to enter the court.
In the eighteenth year of Jiajing, the emperor visited the south. Shao Yuanjie fell ill and was replaced by Tao Zhongwen. When he arrived at Weihui, there was a whirlwind around him. The emperor asked: "How auspicious is this?"
Tao Zhongwen replied: "The main fire."
That evening, a fire broke out in the palace, and many people died in the palace.
The emperor benefited from his differences and awarded Shenxiao an eminent scholar to protect the country and preach, and he sought the title of Shenxiao to protect the country and preach with great vigour, promote the Dharma, become true, loyal, filial and uphold a real person.
At this point, Tao Zhongwen won the special favor of Emperor Jiajing. Later, Tao Zhongwen's son Tao Shitong was appointed as Taichang Cheng, his son-in-law Wu Jun, and his grandson Tao Liangfu were appointed as doctors of Taichang.
The next year, the nineteenth year of Jiajing, the emperor became ill and became ill.
Tao Zhongwen's meritorious service in praying for Jiajing's illness made the emperor very happy, and he was granted the title of Shaobao, Minister of Rites, a first-class salary, and his wife was granted the title of First-class Madam. Later, he was promoted to Shaofu and still served as Shaobao.
At this point, Tao Zhongwen, as an alchemist, climbed to the top of the temple. The officials were vying for flattery and favor, and the gods and gods were praying for him day by day.
However, Emperor Jiajing did not take it seriously, because the emperor also believed in his way and named himself "Lingxiao Shangqing Tong Lei Yuanyang Miaoyifei Xuanzhenjun"!
So Emperor Jiajing believed Tao Zhongwen’s words quite firmly.
This time the prince came out of the cabinet at the invitation of the ministers. In fact, in the heart of Emperor Jiajing, who believed deeply in Xuan Dao, there was still a knot that was difficult to get rid of.
Emperor Jiajing was afraid that some unforeseen accident would occur, so Jiajing issued an edict to crown the crown prince as a crown prince.
After receiving Jiajing's edict, the ministers immediately prepared for the crowning ceremony of the crown prince.
March 15th is auspicious.
Crown Prince Zhu Zaihen performed the coronation ceremony.
Cui Yuan holds the festival palm crown, Yan Song praises the crown, and Xu Jie proclaims the edict.
On the 16th, as the crown prince was crowned, hundreds of officials bowed five times and kowtowed three times outside Fengtian Gate.
This is why he respects the position of the crown prince.
When Emperor Jiajing saw that the Crown Prince's coronation ceremony was completed, he felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.
In the eyes of Emperor Jiajing, the crown prince who has completed the crowning ceremony has finally reached adulthood. There should be no need to worry about the prophecy that "two dragons will never meet".
But just when Emperor Jiajing thought that everything was fine, he could safely let the crown prince go out to study, supervise the country's governance, and practice mystical knowledge to achieve the goal of heaven.
In the early morning of the 17th, there was an urgent report: The crown prince is ill!
Jiajing immediately sent an imperial doctor to diagnose the disease, but he could not be cured. The crown prince Zhu Zaihen suddenly bowed to the north and said, "My son is gone." He was sitting and dying. He was ten or fourteen years old.
When Emperor Jiajing heard about it, he was so sad that he couldn't help himself. I regret that I could not follow Tao Zhongwen's words carefully, which led to the sudden death of the crown prince!
This was also the second prince of Emperor Jiajing to die. Therefore, after Zhu Zaihen passed away, Emperor Jiajing became more cautious and indifferent, and even ignored his children. He disappeared in order to save his own life and that of his children.
In Wenyuan Pavilion, all the auxiliary ministers of the cabinet were also panicking at this moment. No one expected that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would suddenly die just after the crown ceremony.
Such bad news is like a dream. It doesn't give people any sense of reality.
The day before yesterday, the first assistant of the cabinet, Yan Song, and the second assistant, Xu Jie, held festivals with Cui Yuan, the consort of Princess Yongkang, the daughter of the consort Xianzong, praised the crown, and crowned the crown prince with the edict. The next day, Yan Song returned He took all the officials to the outside of Fengtian Gate to perform five bows and three kowtows to show respect to the crown prince.
But today, when I had just sat down in the cabinet, and before I started to busy drafting the court affairs today, I suddenly heard that the crown prince was seriously ill, and then I heard that the crown prince died suddenly.
No one can accept such an impact.
Especially the cabinet ministers who are auxiliary ministers, they are even more panicked and don't know what to do.
When the crown prince went out to study, they were the ones who took the lead in requesting orders from the emperor.
Now that the crown prince has just completed the coronation ceremony and has not yet officially left the court to study, he suddenly fell ill and died. What if the emperor became angry and blamed them for the crown prince's sudden death? The disaster of heaven and earth collapsing!
Yan Song sat at the head of the cabinet, looking very old, like a kind old man who was harmless to humans and animals. But his cloudy eyes hid a light that was difficult for ordinary people to grasp.
"Dad, take a sip of tea first."
Xiaoge Lao Yan Shifan looked at Yan Song with concern and handed him a cup of tea.
Yan Song's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he scolded Yan Shifan: "There is no your father here! This is the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty, and I am the chief minister of the cabinet!"
Yan Song's scolding not only scared Yan Shifan, but also Xu Jie and other ministers in the cabinet were also shocked.
How could Mr. Chief Assistant, who was usually tepid, burst into such anger today?
Xu Jie looked at the deflated Yan Shifan and immediately showed a look of concern on his face. Xu Jie bowed slightly to Yan Song and said, "Mr. Ge, Donglou also has good intentions. I feel sorry for you. Old body. Please don’t blame Donglou.” However, Xu Jie was a good man and was very respectful to his Yan family. He even married his little granddaughter to his son as a concubine.
Therefore, Yan Shifan's attitude towards Xu Jie is more than disdainful, but he will still save some face for Xu Jie.
What's more, now Xu Jie has stood up to speak to him, which makes Yan Shifan feel that Xu Jie is not bad.
But Yan Song sees clearly. Although he is old and his energy is not as good as before, when it comes to seeing people and things, Yan Song is still better than his son, who is somewhat smart and arrogant. , it is much more transparent to see.
Yan Song said in a hoarse voice: "The Crown Prince has passed away, how can I still think about drinking tea? The Holy One doesn't know how grieved he is at this moment? As ministers, we should also worry about the king and father. , How can you only care about yourself?"
Yan Song's words made the ministers present lower their heads in embarrassment, not daring to show any other expressions.
Seeing this situation, Yan Song also sighed. What Yan Song is really worried about now is Emperor Jiajing's attitude.
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