Chapter 13 The Initiator, What Does It Follow?

Seeing righteousness is not doing, not being brave, this sentence comes from the Analects.

It is also the feeling in Zhu Qizhen's heart at this moment.

Yes, the education he received in later life did not allow him to sit idly by.

He knew that the new emperor's ascension to the throne was generally a three-year path that did not change from his father, which is also a kind of filial piety, and following the ancestral system is also a kind of filial piety.

Jian Gong said that letting Zhu Qizhen be a filial son is not just as simple as letting Zhu Qizhen flatter in front of the Queen Mother.

Instead, let Zhu Qizhen follow Hong Xuan's politics politically, and if he asked Emperor Xuanzong in advance how to deal with it, and how Emperor Xuanzong disposed of it, he would deal with it.

As long as he does this, the so-called Hong Xuan auxiliary political group in later generations will definitely support him.

At that time, even if the Empress Dowager has any ideas, I am afraid that she will have to see if the government and the opposition support it first.

It's just that now, he has only succeeded to the throne for less than a month, and he is about to change an ancestral system.

It doesn't matter what you change. What matters is the attitude that Zhu Qizhen has shown.

It's just that there are many pros and cons that can be weighed, but with so many lives, Zhu Qizhen can't do it anyway.

"Good. Since you want to do it. The Empress Dowager's voice came faintly and said, "You are also the emperor now, just do whatever you want." ”

"It's getting late, and I won't leave you behind."

The Empress Dowager immediately let the Hu family in and sent Zhu Qizhen out.

When Hu came back, he saw that the Empress Dowager was already kneeling in front of the portrait of Emperor Renzong, with her hands folded, not knowing what she was saying.

Hu said: "Niangniang. His Majesty has returned to the palace. ”

The Empress Dowager said: "Shanxiang, what do you think of the crown prince?" ”

Hu said: "The prince has this benevolence, and he wants to be under the Nine Springs, and he can also turn a blind eye." ”

"Yes," the Empress Dowager said, "and today's peace, as long as Qi Zhen can uphold this heart, this world may not be too good, but the plan will not be too bad, and I can go to see the ancestors and ancestors with peace of mind." ”

Hu said: "In this case, why didn't Niang Niang allow the prince." ”

The Empress Dowager shook her head lightly and said, "Gong Jian is too cautious, he only teaches half of it to the prince, and let him realize the remaining half by himself." My old woman doesn't need any fame, but the prince needs it now. ”

Hu Shi understood some and some didn't, but no matter whether he understood or didn't understand, he didn't ask any more.

The Empress Dowager's intentions, Zhu Qizhen didn't know.

Returning to the side hall of the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Qizhen couldn't figure it out for a while, and the Empress Dowager finally said good things or bad words. It's just that he thinks about it, although he is a little scared.

But since he had already decided, he decided to do it.

Zhu Qizhen asked Wang Zhen and said, "Wang Daban, this matter, you arrange it first and block the matter." ”

"Yes." Wang Zhen said: "Your Majesty, why worry so much, the Empress Dowager has no intention of stopping it, just make an order directly to Your Excellency." ”

In the whole world, Wang Zhen was afraid of the Empress Dowager, and he was not too worried about the civil and military ministers outside.

He was jealous of the Empress Dowager because he suffered a loss on the Empress Dowager's side. The Empress Dowager really wanted to kill him, it was very simple, and he entered the palace during the Yongle period, and saw I don't know how many ministers, in front of the Yongle Emperor, he was like a chicken, and he was thrown into prison at every turn.

For example, Yang Shiqi was imprisoned several times. Even when his mother died, he was in prison.

In a sense, Zhu Qizhen didn't know the power of the emperor's position, at least Wang Zhen knew better than him.

Zhu Qizhen felt that he should be cautious, and said: "I heard that when my father was here, I encountered a problem, and I always looked for Yang Rong? ”

Wang Zhen said: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true, what happened after the abolition was planned by Lord Yang Rong for the first emperor. ”

"Okay." Zhu Qizhen said: "Tomorrow you go to the cabinet and ask Master Yang Rong to come and see me." ”

"Yes." Wang Zhen said.

After dealing with this matter, Zhu Qizhen rested.

Early the next morning, Wang Zhen personally came to Wenyuan Pavilion.

At this time, in the Wenyuan Pavilion, it was already extremely busy.

The pattern in the Wenyuan Pavilion has also changed, and it was a golden chair placed in the middle before, covered with a red cloth. This is the emperor's throne, and it is not used unless the emperor comes.

The five members of the cabinet are all under the throne, with long tables and benches on both sides. This bench is still used in some school canteens, and the long wooden bench painted with red paint has no backrest.

But now there are two chairs, Wang Zhen knows that one is for the emperor and the other is for the empress dowager.

The last time the Empress Dowager came here with the emperor, she sat like this, but she kept this pattern.

Every morning, there are countless notes from the world's two capitals, thirteen provinces, six departments, five armies, the governor's office, and the six departments of the procuratorate submitted here, and then the people of the Zhongshu House classified these notes and presented them to the cabinet for approval.

After the cabinet vote was drafted, the little eunuch was ordered to be sent to the palace, which should have been approved by the emperor, but now it was Wang Zhen who did it on his behalf.

After Wang Zhen criticized the red, he sent the song back to the cabinet.

At this time, the cabinet was based on the red, the edict was drafted, and then sent to Shang Baosi with the seal, the Ming Dynasty has twenty-four jade seals, and different things use different jade seals, so there is no need to talk about it here.

This process is followed by a decree of legal significance. And even the holy decree has been returned by the officials below.

As for the emperor's will that did not go through this process, it was all the middle will.

Of course, when the emperor's authority is heavy, the difference between the holy decree and the middle decree may not be great.

At least in Wang Zhen's heart, he felt that this was the case, so he wanted the emperor to make a decree and order all the cabinets to obey the order.

Although the Son of Heaven is filial piety, and Emperor Xuanzong has not died for twenty-seven days, the affairs of the world will not stop because of the emperor's great behavior.

So the cabinet has long been busy.

When Wang Zhen arrived, Yang Shiqi stopped the pen in his hand, got up and said, "Princess, is not in the palace to serve Your Majesty, why did you come here?" ”

Wang Zhen didn't dare to take it in front of Yang Shiqi, so he immediately saluted and said: "Look at what Yang Ge said, the slave and maid can't come if they are fine, and besides, the emperor has a life, so the slave and maid invite Lord Yang Rong Yang to go to the Qianqing Palace." ”

When Yang Shiqi heard this, his heart moved, and he said, "But the Empress Dowager is also there?" ”

Wang Zhen said: "The Empress Dowager is not here, only the emperor is there." ”

Yang Shiqi listened to his breathing and was slightly confused, then calmed down and looked at Yang Rong. A hint of joy flew over the corners of Yang Rong's eyebrows, and then he retracted, and said to Yang Shiqi: "Dongli Gong, I'll come when I go, it's called Lao Dongli Gong here." ”

Yang Shiqi said: "Mian Ren go, I am here, and I can't miss national events." ”

Yang Shiqi's real name is Yu, the word Shiqi, and the number is Dongli. It's just that Yang Shiqi's words are too loud, but few people know his real name. Yang Rong's character is Mian Ren.

The two seem to have a bland conversation, but there is no undercurrent.

The fact that the three Yangs are together does not mean that the three Yangs are a harmonious atmosphere inside.

On the contrary, the relationship between Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong is very bad, can the relationship between the eldest and the second child be good? Only Yang Pu is still young and willing to be in the position of the third child, and there will not be much conflict between the two of them at that time.

This is the first time that the minister has been summoned privately after the orthodox accession to the throne, and as for before, there was the empress dowager, and Zhu Qizhen was just an accompaniment.

Yang Rong was the first to be summoned, does it mean that the little emperor's sacred heart is located. And Yang Shiqi always knew that Yang Rong wanted to overpower him, but now he had to think a little more.

Yang Rong and Wang Zhen came to the side hall of Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Qizhen was dressed in filial piety clothes, and he was still guarding the spirit of Emperor Xuanzong just now. It was also winter, and with many measures, this saved Emperor Xuanzong's dragon body.

It's just that in the past few days, the spirit will be moved, although the imperial tomb has not been built, but the place where the spirit is temporarily suspended has already been built.

When Emperor Xuanzong's Zigong went out of Beijing, it was the time when Emperor Xuanzong's concubines were martyred, so Zhu Qizhen was very anxious. He saw Yang Rong and said: "I heard that when the first emperor was here, anyone who was undecided would consult with Mr. ”

Yang Rong listened to Zhu Qizhen talk about Emperor Xuanzong, and his heart was slightly gloomy, the literati of the Ming Dynasty all admired Renxuan, because during this period, the emperor and the ministers were the most harmonious, and they had true feelings for each other.

Yang Rong said: "Your Majesty, please speak, the minister knows everything and says everything. ”

"'The one who started it, and what is the aftermath?' What is the meaning? Zhu Qizhen asked.