"One life is two, two is three, three is ......"

"Tai Chi gives birth to two rituals, two rituals give birth to four elephants, and four elephants give birth to gossip ......"

"Man is the law of the earth, the earth is the law of the sky, the heaven is the law of the Tao, and the Tao is the law of nature......"

"There was a god in ancient times, called Pangu ......"

In the past, there were many sages; In the future, it is estimated that there will be quite a few. They pondered the origin of the universe and speculated on the purpose of the Heavenly Dao.

However, they all failed, or rather, none of them could prove that they were right. Because of these sages, they are also people. Since you are human, you will be limited by your skin. For unknown speculation, their skin sacs made of fat and brains made of meat are not very reliable.

That is, they just "thought about it". If I have to say it, it's not much different from mortals. The only thing they feel and believe in is the existence of what they see and feel.

— just like this piece of the world.

When Zhu Shouchun, the prince of Yan, was born, this piece of Qiankun was already like this. Bounded by the Tiange River, the north is the land of the Yan Kingdom, and the south is the jurisdiction of the Zhao Kingdom. The Tiange River flows down from its source, Changkashan, and flows all the way east. Eventually, it merges into the ocean, and it is unmatched. At the beginning, after the founding temple ancestor of the Yan State pacified Jiangbei, he waved his army south to cross the river, but he had no choice but to stop. Under the perseverance of Zhaoguo relying on natural dangers, as a generation of war gods, he did not get an inch of land.

Probably because of the bad luck of many water wars, Yan Gaozu did not live long, and after his son-in-law ascended the throne, he signed a contract with Zhaoguo. This covenant has been repaired many times, but it has continued to this day. Although both countries now have troops stationed on the banks of the Tiange River, I am afraid that it is just a routine matter.

After all, there has been no war in Egami for a long time.

Zhu Shouchun is the eldest son, not the son-in-law. According to the rule of "standing up for a successor but not for a long time", the position of this prince should not have been sat by him. The fourth son of the emperor is the queen's own son, and he should be more noble than him. This East Palace should also be his residence.

As for why Zhu Shouchun became the prince in the end, it was because his voice was too high. When the court was discussing the establishment of the crown prince, the old Confucian ministers, who had been talking about the ancestral etiquette every day, all said in unison that Zhu Shouliang, the fourth son of the emperor, was "difficult to take on a big job". Under pressure, the emperor had no choice but to follow their wishes, after all, he was not very strong, just like his empress.

If you talk about why Zhu Shouliang is difficult to take on a big responsibility, this matter is not complicated. Since he was born, the queen has held Zhu Shouliang in the palm of her hand, and she is afraid that he will melt. Since the lord of the harem is like this, all the people began to get used to him. After all, in the harem, no one wants to choke with the queen. In such an environment, the sister-in-law is naturally used to having a problem. Beating people and taking them by force is a common occurrence for him.

However, the above are the statements of those who oppose the establishment of a son-in-law, and no one knows what the specific situation is. The establishment of historians is outside the imperial court, and there has never been a right to know about this kind of matter, even if they are informed, they probably have no right to speak. As for the folk wild history, there are generally few sentences that can make sense. It's better to take this as a fact, just in case.

In the autumn of the twenty-third year of Hongyi (yi), the emperor led hundreds of officials to hunt, and after returning to the palace, he suddenly became seriously ill. Although the imperial physician took proper care of the disease, the disease was finally cured, but it still became a catastrophe for the emperor, who was already weak.

Since then, the emperor's vitality has been greatly damaged, and his health has deteriorated. In the summer of the twenty-fourth year of Hongyi, he could no longer go to the court normally, and most of the government affairs were handed over to the prince. In the autumn, the emperor could not leave the bed. And in the days that followed, he spent every day in precious decoctions. In order to hang a person's breath, the imperial doctors squandered the treasures and medicines in the royal family.

But in the end, this breath was only hung until the seventeenth day of the first month of the twenty-fifth year of Hongyi.

Since ancient times, the royal family has been cold-blooded, and the princes have never been affectionate. Kneeling in front of his father's corpse, Zhu Shouchun squeezed out a few tears, in order to make his cry more real.

Pretending to cry is a science, and Zhu Shouchun has no teacher. Pretending to cry is not in tears, but in howling. If a person's howl can be heard correctly, and others who howl will also shed tears, this pretending to cry is a great achievement. And Zhu Shouchun is good at this, even if he is not fine, he still arranges childcare.

The role of the nursery is to watch the prince howl to the end, and tell him in the past, "You are now carrying the life of the world, don't hurt your body", so that the prince can symbolically show his filial piety, and then "understand the righteousness" to stop crying and prepare for the enthronement ceremony.

Probably this is already the norm, every generation. Now for Zhu Shouchun, the possibility of his brother having something wrong is relatively small. With the status of the crown prince's regent, he has suppressed Lisuo as much as possible. If they rely on the remnants of their forces to do things now, it will be even more difficult than ascending to the sky. What's more, many of his brothers are dull, and some of them are still young.

On the ninth day of the second month of the twenty-fifth year of Hongyi, Zhu Shouchun officially ascended the throne as Emperor Yan and changed the name of the country to Tianxiao.

His enthronement ceremony was relatively simple, that was because he himself said that he was very sad because of his father's death, if possible, he wanted to keep filial piety for his father, but he had no choice but to be the son of heaven, and he couldn't fulfill his wish, but at least the enthronement ceremony should not be too extravagant and luxurious, too rich.

As a result, the officials who prepared for the ceremony had no choice but to reduce their expenses to make the ceremony more "filial piety and respect for heaven".

Zhu Shouchun, who has been Hongyi for twenty-five years, is twenty-eight years old, which is the time to be full of ambition. In general, although his temperament is tyrannical, he also knows how to control himself; Although the work is urgent, it will be a little more stable when facing major events. If you have to say it, he is a person with "Zhongxing talent".

Yan State passed to his generation, the imperial power has shrunk sharply, on the surface it seems that the monarch and the minister are harmonious, but it is difficult to issue the emperor's edict, and it is difficult to see the Pepsi of the Quartet. However, Zhu Shouchun was already planning to solve this problem at a very early stage.

Zhu Shouchun's political ability is certainly very high, but relying on political co-optation and exclusion alone is far from being able to shake his fundamentals. Although the struggle between the various parties in the court was fierce, it was no more dangerous than a strong king who had grown up. It is usually not enough to crush their power by political means alone, and even if it is enough, it is too long for Zhu Shouchun to wait. And if they are too hasty in politics, they will bite.

And at this point, it is necessary to use other means. Zhu Shouchun has always had a secret weapon, although it was no secret when he used it. After the ministers finally realized the horror of the newly enthroned Zhu Shouchun, he used this weapon to show off his sharpest fangs.

This weapon, called Zang Pang, is hereditary Zhennangong.

The Zang family is the family of Zang Guangbo, the founder of the founding period, although the name sounds very Confucian, but it is an out-and-out member of the Tiger General. He followed the founding emperor to the east and west, although the credit is not the most, but he is one of the few generals who survived when he cooked the dogs. The founding emperor named him Zhennanbo and guarded the north bank of the Tiange River. After Yan Zhao made the contract, he was transferred back to the capital to assist in the management of the forbidden army and seal the town of Nangong.

And Zang Pang's generation, it should not have been his turn to inherit the title, but because his eldest son Zang Yi was sent to the prison because of "rebellion", and the evidence is conclusive. At this time, Zang Pang had the opportunity to poke his head out and finally inherited the Duke's Palace. One is to count the transaction, and the other is to calculate the favor, even if Zhu Shouchun unknowingly mastered the forbidden army in the minister.

While a group of literati, old and young, were trying to win over the commander of the forbidden army to suppress the newly rising emperor, a group of soldiers in armor and armor walked through the door and lifted them away from the table. It was only when they were detained that the bright-minded civil officials realized the strangeness of Zang Yi's rebellion.

It's a pity it's too late. When a group of Xiucai who met the soldiers were escorted away, it was not up to them to decide whether the crime was "gathering a crowd to gamble" or "rebelling".

Above the court, everyone is acting. Zang Pang looked sincere, righteous and accused them of "rebellion", and at the end he expressed his loyalty to the country with great pride. Above ninety-five, the twenty-nine-year-old man was listening with a moving face.

It's a pity that the acting doesn't look like it at all, probably deliberately.

The final result was, of course, a bloody case in the court, where hundreds of officials were killed back and forth, which was also quite miserable. It is said that Zang Pang called the soldiers in that year to use the cup as a signal, so the history books often call this case "the cup case of the cup drop". Through this case, Zhu Shouchun probably settled the party dispute. Although it is impossible to kill all the officials in the various factions, they are all in a state of panic, let alone what kind of climate it will become.

One afternoon in May of the first year of Tianxiao, according to the definition of the history books, the impact of the cup smashing case had not yet passed. Zhu Shouchun announced Zang Pang to a side hall.

It's a sunny day, and it probably doesn't look like it's going to rain these days. Zang Pang made such a conclusion in the process of walking towards the side hall.

He didn't want to know what he was called this time, and he knew he couldn't guess. "The most unpredictable emperor's heart", Zang Pang is not arrogant enough to use his reckless brain to speculate on the emperor's thoughts, and it may not make sense to speculate. He carefully reviewed what had happened recently, and there were many things, but none of them could damage the emperor's importance to him. Even if this reuse is only temporary, the end of the honeymoon will never be today.

Thinking of this, he was relieved. Although every time I face Zhu Shouchun, I will feel that he is unfathomable, with a kind of tyranny between his eyebrows and eyes, but unless he is a fool, no one will do things harmful to him for no reason. If his departure can damage Emperor Yan to a great extent, and Emperor Yan cannot get the necessary benefits in his departure, then he is absolutely safe.

The carriage stopped outside the palace. For the rest of the way, you need to get off the bus and walk, and there is no entourage. In front of Zang Pang on the left is a eunuch with a cat's waist, which is to guide him. Although Zang Pang has not been here, this is not only a courtesy, but also a kind of defense and surveillance.

The yellow glazed tiles shine like gold in the afternoon sun. In the midst of this brilliance, Zang Pang followed the eunuch into a golden green. Although it is a partial hall, the posture is also magnificent. The eunuch shouted loudly and informed Zang Pang of his arrival, only to hear a voice from the hall:

"Xuanzhen Nangong enters the hall!"

The eunuch's aftertone dragged on for a long time. However, as soon as Zang Pang arrived, he was announced to enter the palace, probably the emperor was already waiting inside. Thinking of this, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly stepped into the side hall in two steps. The suddenly darkened vision in the hall made Zang Pang a little unable to see things, and he couldn't see whether there was anyone in the huge side hall. But he didn't dare to hesitate, took three steps forward, and fell to his knees:

"Ministers Zang Pang knocks to see Your Majesty"