Fengtian Hall is one of the three major halls of the Imperial Palace, located in the most prominent position on the central axis of the entire Imperial Palace, and is the core part of the entire Forbidden City.

The whole hall is an all-wooden structure, which is the largest wooden building in the Ming Dynasty and even in modern times. There are three layers of white marble pedestal under it, far away, the magnificent momentum is coming, showing the strong national strength of the Ming Dynasty.

Fengtian Hall was first built in the eighteenth year of Yongle, in the real history, Jiajing was renamed Huangji Hall in the eleventh year, and Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty was renamed Taihe Hall in the second year. Since then, the name Taihe Hall has been used until modern times, and it is the most essential part of the Forbidden City in Beijing.

Fengtian Temple is the political core of the Ming Dynasty, the main function is to hold the early dynasty and major important national ceremonies, such as the emperor's ascension to the throne, the emperor's wedding, the canonization of the empress, the order of the general expedition, in addition to the annual longevity festival, New Year's Day, winter solstice three major festivals, the emperor here to accept the civil and military officials of the court, and to the princes and ministers to give a banquet.

This is also the first time that Sun Dan has entered this legendary building, in his previous life, he has not been to Beijing, nor has he never entered the Forbidden City. But when I entered the Forbidden City, it was very unfortunate, and I happened to encounter the maintenance of the Taihe Palace, and it was not open to tourists, so I could only return disappointed.

This time I finally visited Fengtian Temple up close, which can be regarded as a wish.

In fact, in the film and television works of later generations, the appearance rate of this hall is very high, and Sun Dan is also very familiar with the so-called decorations in it. However, it is one thing to watch it on film and television, but it is another thing to walk up to it and take a closer look.

Even if he was always mentally prepared, he was still dazzled by the golden splendor inside, it was so beautiful, the big pillar in the arms of one person, the Sumeru seat on the front, and the gold bricks on the ground constituted an invisible coercion, which made people a little breathless.

Sun Dan was completely immersed in this atmosphere that was so beautiful that he was dizzying, so much so that the emperor and the ministers in the court had been discussing for a long time, and he still didn't know what the emperor and Yang Ting were talking about.

It wasn't until a loud shout that he woke him up.

When I looked up, it was Mao Cheng who walked out and said loudly to Jiajing: "The matter discussed by the emperor is absurd with caution, and the ministers will never accept the holy decree of the Ministry of Rites!" The voice was very loud and reverberated in the temple.

It turned out that as soon as the ministers entered the hall just now, Jiajing didn't care about 3721, and first asked Huang Jin to issue a holy decree, appointing his father as the Xingxian Emperor and his mother as the Empress Dowager of Xingguo.

He wanted to hit everyone with a surprise attack, so that he didn't have time to discuss the response in private.

But this move also angered Mao Cheng, and this fierce old minister immediately walked out and objected loudly.

Jiajing's face was pale, and he looked at Mao Cheng with a gloomy face and sneered, since he ascended the throne, he has been repeatedly subject to the old ministers of the previous dynasty, and he has never lived a comfortable day. At this moment, he felt that he couldn't bear it anymore: "Mao Cheng, this is my holy decree, if you don't obey the decree, aren't you afraid that I will punish your sins?" ”

You are the honor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and you actually said such unorthodox words in front of the minister, which shows how anxious Jiajing has become.

The emperor was already a teenager, although he was much more mature and deeper than his peers, but there were always some young people's impulses, and he immediately exploded at this moment.

Huang Jin saw that the emperor was angry, and he also shouted loudly: "Mao Cheng, you are so bold, aren't you afraid of the court staff?" "Having said that, I can borrow Huang Jin's ten guts, and I don't dare to fight a second-class master like Mao Cheng. If that's the case, the impact will be terrible.

"Haha, haha." Mao Cheng suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed.

Huang Jin was shocked and angry: "Mao Cheng, what are you laughing at?" ”

"Kong said to be benevolent, and Meng said to take righteousness. The old minister is nothing more than dedicating this life to Daming. Mao Cheng took a step forward and looked at the emperor, with a natural sense of grandeur: "Your Majesty, the old minister is the secretary of the Ministry of Etiquette, and he is in charge of the discipline education and the court etiquette system, not to mention this identity." The minister has also read the books of sages all his life, so he must have some conscience. What can be done and what can't be done, can you always know what to do? This is chaos, this is chaos, Your Majesty! ”

Somehow, seeing Mao Cheng walking towards him in a daze, Jiajing didn't realize "Ah! With a cry, his body subconsciously leaned back, and only came to his senses when his head hit the back of the Sumeru seat.

At the same time, a wave of anger rose from his chest. The emperor stood up abruptly and pointed at Mao Cheng: "You, you, you ......" but couldn't speak.

Huang Jin saw that the situation was not good, and shouted: "Mao Cheng, in front of Your Majesty, what do you want to do, stop, stop?" He was also frightened by Mao Cheng's audacity, and his voice was hoarse.

It is said that in such a situation, if it were replaced by other occasions, the temple would have been in chaos. But today is also strange, all the ministers are standing there in japonica, and they don't say a word, invisibly maintaining a unique pressure on the emperor.

Seeing this situation, Sun Dan hurriedly persuaded: "Master Mao, calm down, don't lose your manners." He said softly: "Master Mao is the secretary of the Ministry of Etiquette, as you just said, what he is in charge of is the discipline education and the court etiquette system. Today is a discussion, and since it is a discussion, it is necessary to lay out the facts and reason. The Son of Heaven is open-minded, everything in the world is contained in the heart of Banzai, how can he not understand it thoroughly. ”

Sun Dan said this reasonably, and Mao Cheng also felt that he was reasonable, so he stopped.

Yang Tinghe also coughed and said slowly: "Lord Mao doesn't need to be so impulsive. The emperor is still sage, and you don't need to be like this, Lord Mao. ”

Jiajing saw Sun Dan stand up and speak, his heart was relieved, and he said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, Mao Cheng, if you have something to say, just say it." ”

"Messy life." Although Mao Cheng stopped, he still said loudly: "If Your Majesty is really a saint, please withdraw this holy decree." It is absolutely impossible to respect the king and offer the emperor to the emperor. ”

Jiajing saw that Mao Cheng still refused to give up, and his temper also came up, and he straightened his neck and shouted: "What if I am determined to do this? His words burst out of the dantian, not only loudly, but also shocked himself to the red. The emperor's neck was already slender, and this anger, a few spots on his neck were even more red and purple.

"So...... The king regards his ministers as siblings, and his ministers regard him as his parents; The king regards his ministers as grass mustard, and his ministers regard him as enemies. ”

Mao Shangshu's sentence was like a shock, which shocked Huang Jin beside the emperor and was speechless.

After Mao Cheng finished saying this, he suddenly took out the piece of music that had been prepared from his sleeve, knelt on the ground, and raised his head high: "Your Majesty, Mao Cheng and all the officials of the Ministry of Rites, please resign from your position, please be gracious!" ”

Huang Jin didn't expect Mao Cheng to make such a deal, according to the system, this holy decree should be seen by him first, and then forwarded to the emperor. But Huang Jin stretched out his hand, but he couldn't stop trembling, and he couldn't grasp it firmly.

Mao Cheng snorted, stuffed the fold into his hand vigorously, and said angrily: "Gonggong Huang, when you control the government and hold the power, why are your hands so hard. ”

"You, you, you......"

"Eunuch!" Mao Cheng scolded openly.

"You, you, you ......" Huang Jin was scolded by Mao Chengtong last time in Tongzhou, and he knelt in front of him, and he lost face. Now he saw that Mao Cheng was just short of breath, and he was so angry that he trembled, but he didn't dare to scold him.

Seeing that Huang Jin had no way to take Mao Cheng, the emperor was furious and slapped the table: "Mao Cheng, you are picking on a child in front of me." You actually colluded with all the officials of the Ministry of Rites to threaten me with resignation, is there still a monarch in your eyes? Friends, friends! This shout was extremely sad and indignant, and after only one shout, his voice fell and became extremely hoarse.

Mao Cheng shouted: "Your Majesty's big hat of a friend is buttoned down, and the ministers are terrified." However, Ouyang Xiu of the Song Dynasty said that the ministers heard the words of the friends since ancient times, but fortunately, the king distinguishes his gentleman and villain. It is natural that a gentleman and a gentleman are friends with the same way, and the villain and the villain are friends with the same interests.

However, the minister said that the villain has no friends, but the gentleman does. Why? Those who are favored by villains are also profitable, and those who are greedy are also rich. When it is the same as the benefit, the temporary party is regarded as a friend, and it is also false; and they see the benefits and compete for the first, or the profits are exhausted and the friends are sparse, then the opposite is the thief, although their brothers and relatives cannot protect themselves. Therefore, the minister said that the villain has no friends, and he is temporarily a friend, and he is also a hypocrisy. Not so with gentlemen. Those who keep are moral, those who do are faithful, and those who cherish are honorable. With its self-cultivation, it will benefit from the same way; If you do things, you will work together with one heart; It has always been the same, and this gentleman's friend is also. Therefore, he is a monarch, but when he retreats from the villain's pseudo-friends, and uses the true friends of the gentleman, the world will be governed. ”

He actually recited it in front of the emperor: "A true friend of a gentleman, the minister wishes." His Majesty said that the minister is a friend, and the minister is a friend. ”

"You, so bold!" The Emperor's face was so red that he was dripping blood, and he spat out the words from between his teeth. He had a strong urge to immediately call the guard on duty in front of the palace to come in and beat the old thief to death directly.

But at this time, Yang Ting and Yu and the other two cabinet ministers took a step forward at the same time, took out a fold and knelt on the ground, and said, "The ministers ask to resign from the post of cabinet assistant." ”

"You, you ......" the emperor was dumbfounded.

Qiao Yu also stepped forward: "All the officials of the Ministry of Officials request to resign from all positions. ”

The emperor's voice trembled: "Qiao Qing, you also want to resign?" ”

Before Qiao Yu could answer, Zhao Jian also knelt down and said in a loud voice: "The general resignation of the Criminal Department, please ask Your Majesty for permission." All the officials of the Criminal Department, I am willing to be true friends of gentlemen! ”

Suddenly, the temple knelt on the ground.

The emperor staggered, the red light on his face had faded and turned pale, and he was still muttering: "Friends, friends!" ”

In fact, Sun Dan would be happy to see this scene, but only if it is not involved. In fact, as far as his political philosophy is concerned: any power needs checks and balances so that there is hope for the country.

However, seeing that the emperor was forced to be like this by the ministers at this moment, he still couldn't bear it, stepped forward to support Jiajing, and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, it is natural to take a step back." ”