It was Xu Ge Lao who spoke. I saw Xu Jie take out a thin flat wooden box from his sleeve, and presented it to Zhu Zaiyuan with both hands: The edict of Emperor Daxing is here, and the heir can read it tomorrow after reading it. The eunuch took the flat wooden box and sent it to Zhu Zaiyuan with a tray. Everyone's eyes followed the movement of the tray, staring at the edict that suddenly appeared, and their hearts were full of doubts. Zhu Zaiyuan took it and opened the wooden box, and a neatly folded yellow silk was revealed. Picking up the yellow silk, he took a closer look. At this time, the needles in the Heart Cultivation Hall could be heard, and the ministers all held their breath, staring at the changes on the face of the heir, waiting for the content to be revealed.

Who knew that after reading it, Zhu Zaiyuan did not show it to everyone, but put it back in the box and directly withdrew it into his sleeve and said: Lone knows. "Confused everyone. Seeing that he didn't mean to show the ministers, Gao Gong was unhappy for a while, and he wanted to ask to understand, who knew that Xu Jie preemptively said to Zhu Zaigao, there is still an hour to read the edict, the prince might as well go to the back to rest and recuperate, there are still many ceremonies waiting for you tomorrow. "King Yu's body is not strong, from yesterday to this morning, he has been holding on, and when he heard Xu Jie's words, he was amnestied and said: It's okay." Then he got up and nodded to everyone, by the way, there is still one thing, just order the name of the lonely year, I think it's okay, let's call it Longqing. After speaking, he didn't wait for everyone to answer, and then he walked to the back, and the ministers had to get up to see each other, and Gao Gong could only hold back the words in his stomach. But as soon as King Yu left, he immediately pointed the finger at Xu Jie, and said loudly, The matter of the edict is not small, why did the cabinet not know in advance? ”

I know that the Cabinet knows. "Xu Jie, said lightly, it's a matter of confidentiality, there's no need to make it known to the world, right?"

It is related to the reputation of the first emperor, although you are the first assistant, you can't make arbitrary decisions" Gao Gong looked at him angrily and said: Lord Yuanfu, you have a heart of disobedience"

The edict once went to the first emperor's imperial view, "Fu Xu Jie, who held up the high arch, learned to quarrel at the age of sixty or seventy, and the level was advancing day by day, sneering and saying: If the servant is not a minister, the first emperor will behead him"

You, "Xu Jie, move out of Jiajing, this is called death, there is no evidence, Gao Gong can no longer turn the tables, and he is angry, and he said, it depends on how you slander the first emperor."

Guo Pu over there also got up angrily and said that it really didn't make sense, so he left with him with a snort. Yang Bo was still left pretending to be asleep, Li Chunfang said with a wry smile, Wu Fu, they are also loyal to the country, don't be angry. Xu Jie smiled faintly and said that he was not as knowledgeable as them. Then he also closed his eyes and waited for the hour to come, what is the edict? Why are people so tense? It turned out that the emperor died, and according to the usual practice, the "Daxing Emperor's Edict" should be issued, on the one hand, it was to summarize the life of the first emperor and review the mistakes made during his reign, and on the other hand, it pointed out the direction of the new emperor's rule, and because it was the words of the first emperor, it had a strong restraining effect on the new emperor, so it was of great significance. Far from it, not to mention the "Edict of Zhengde" in the previous dynasty as an example, he tried to eliminate the serious maladministration of Emperor Wuzong, completely taking the most proud proposition and the main activity of his life, and thoroughly criticized his absurd and absurd life. Although this kind of self-denial is in the name of Emperor Zhengde and is very similar to the tone of Zhengde, it is obviously imposed by others on the head of the dead emperor. In fact, the big people in the upper echelons knew that the edict was nominally the will of the Daxing Emperor, but it was often written by the ministers of Gu Ming, and the Daxing Emperor would not ask about its content when the Daxing Emperor was dying. The reason why the emperors of previous dynasties tolerated this kind of imposition was because it was in line with the fundamental interests of the dynasty, and most of the emperors of this dynasty were lazy and indulgent, and the longer they ruled, the worse the impression they gave to the common people. Therefore, through a sincere edict to discuss and correct mistakes, it is far more effective than false praise to clean up people's hearts and restore the impression, and second, the ministers can hold high the "edict" and immediately take a series of measures to remove the sun and make a new move, and sweep away the rancid stench of the Daxing Emperor in the name of Emperor Daxing.

Moreover, this is actually the last deception of the Emperor Daxing, and it seems that at the moment before his death, he still has the heart to repent and the courage to blame himself, so as to alleviate the resentment that has accumulated among his subjects for a long time, so that he can restore his confidence in the continued rule of the royal family.

Therefore, the old emperors acquiesced to the drafting of the "Edict" by the ministers, not because of how much they had, but because they needed someone to wipe their butts for them. Besides, Lao Tzu is dead, and there is a son, and the minister is not afraid of death, although he scolds Lao Tzu to death, see what his son will do to you, so even criticism is limited and restrained, even if it is negative, it is one seven or even two or eight open, of course, Emperor Wuzong is an exception, because he has no son, and even the emperor is occupied by others, and who cares what he is scolded for. In addition, his life can be described by the words "debauchery, debauchery, and debauchery", so it is reasonable that he was scolded very badly. Now it was Jiajing's turn to be coffined, but he had a son, and he didn't know what kind of edict would be issued, and in the midst of unwarranted speculation and uneasy waiting, the sun rose the next day as usual. The Heavenly Dao is constant, and the mountains and rivers have not changed color because of the collapse of an emperor, and the sun and moon have lost their light. On the contrary, it was a rare good day on this day, with a crisp autumn and a bright sun.

But the city of Beijing is almost full of apes, Dai Xiao's family hangs the white flags flying white banners to mourn the emperor of Daxing, and the common people are simple, no matter how incompetent this monarch father is, but after all, their monarch father is dead, and he still has to be buried. The plaque on the noon gate of the Forbidden City has been covered with a white cloth, the tree in front of the door is full of spirit flags, and the white flags and flags under the banner are all kneeling with more than seven grades, and the old body with the title of knighthood wears heavy filial piety, and there is a howl.

At a quarter of an hour, the doors on both sides opened, and the cabinet scholars and the six departments of the nine princes and clans in Beijing also came out of the palace with Dai Xiao, standing respectfully on both sides of the noon gate, which was waiting for the noon gate to be opened, waiting for the new monarch to read the edict.

Immediately afterwards, two eunuchs wearing black filial piety clothes came out of the left and right doors, and each walked to the noon gate with a whip more than a foot long in their hands, and the two shook their hands at the same time, and the two long whips were brushed straight on the ground.

Everyone's eyes looked at the two long whips, and they knew that they wouldn't have to cry right away, so they turned up their voices to the fullest.

I saw that the two eunuchs violently picked up the whip, and the two round trajectories were staggered in the air, and there was only a crisp sound. The crying suddenly stopped.

Then there were two more crisp sounds, and the heavy door finally creaked open.

At this time, it was the bell of the Chen Clock Drum Tower, the bell of the Great Buddha Temple rang, the bell of the White Exit Temple also rang, and all the big bells of the capital rang in unison, announcing that the turning point of the Ming Dynasty had come, and countless people straightened their necks and looked into the deep city gate hole, but they saw nothing. At this time, Xu Jie led the ministers to suddenly kneel down to the square in front of the noon gate. Only then did the hundred officials understand that the new emperor was coming from there. Then he turned his head on the spot and knelt down with his back to the noon gate. This time, I really didn't kneel wrong, I saw four teams of white-clothed and white-armored Han generals riding white horses, holding white flags, neatly urging the war horses to move slowly from a distance, and then there were palace people holding Luo Gai, flying flags, big umbrellas, and lanterns, of course, without exception, all pasted with white paper.

When this bow was guided, a huge imperial chariot hanging with filial piety cloth and high above the ground appeared in front of everyone. It was carried by seventy-two eunuchs in filial piety, standing high above the head of the sedan chair man, and slowly advancing towards the noon gate in a majestic and solemn way, followed by the guards of the Imperial Forest Army and the brocade guards, and there was no end in sight.

When the guard of honor in front of him arrived, Xu Ge Lao knelt on the ground and said in a loud voice, "The hundred officials greet the new monarch, and the holy driver welcomes the new monarch." The royal chariot slowly walked to the front of Zaiguan and stopped at a distance from the noon gate. The door of the chariot slowly opened, and Mason, who followed him, placed a stool under him for his feet.

Baiguan waited with bated breath for the arrival of the new monarch. I saw a man dressed in white stepping on a stool and getting off the Mu people, and when they saw him, they couldn't help but be stunned, it was not the heir, but Shen Jiangnan, who had been locked up by the emperor for almost a year. He looked more calm than before, with a long beard on his lips, no joy or sorrow in his eyes, and he stood there so indifferently that it was impossible to ignore his presence.

Everyone's eyes fell on Shen Mo, but Shen Mo looked at the imperial chaun, bent down slightly, and stretched out his right hand.

Zhu Zaiyuan, who was full of filial piety, got down from the imperial chariot with the support of silence.

Long live, long live, long live" At this time, no one needed to lead the call, and the mountain cry sounded in front of the noon gate. Listening to the sound of the mountain and the tsunami, looking at the deep palace gate in front of him, Zhu Zaiyuan felt so nervous, looked at the silence around him, and held his hand and never let go. Silently gave him a look of encouragement, shook the new monarch's hand, and said respectfully, please Your Majesty enter the palace, saying that he wanted to withdraw his hand and return to the court.

But Zhu Zaiyuan held it tightly in the eyes of the new monarch, and whispered with a request, accompanying me: "Silence, I had to let him pull him slowly, and entered the Forbidden City from the noon gate."

After the emperor drove over, the hundred officials got up and followed the guard of honor and slowly walked into the noon gate, passed through the long square, and finally stood in front of the imperial palace. When everyone stood in front of the class, Huang Jin stood in front of Dan Fu, unfolded the yellow silk in his hand, pulled the male duck's throat, and shouted: "Fu reads the edict of Emperor Daxing: "In front of the palace, everyone in the square hulala, all knelt down to listen to Jiajing's last holy teaching, I entered the great unification with a sect and was awarded the temple for forty-five years. Deeply enjoy the country for a long time, tired of the dynasty, there is no Naiz, the husband is not revenge, what hatred, but I am far away, I am close to the holy family law, close to the emperor, the examination of the body and teaching, but respecting the heavens and helping the people is the business, only because of many illnesses, seeking longevity, so the traitor takes the opportunity to bewitch and pray for the shrine, the day of the civil construction, the revival of the suburban temple, not pro-dynasty and early abolition, which is not only against the constitution, but also negative to the original intention. Er'er Tianqi has changed his heart, and his disease has been riddled with malignment, and he has no chance to make up for it. Every remembrance only increases the hatred.

The prince Yu Wang can be the emperor, and he will not be destroyed. The funeral is like the sun, and the sun and the moon are sacrificed, and the vegetarian food is not forbidden to marry with folk music. The princes of the clan, the feudal screen is the governor of the provinces, and the local authorities are not allowed to go to their duties without permission. The state and county of the health office and the local officials are exempt from incense. The ceremonies of the suburbs and the burial of the fat lining are corrected at the discretion of the ancestors. ”

Since his accession to the throne, it has been suggested that those who have offended the ministers and survivors should be summoned to the prisoners, and those who are in prison will be released and reinstated. Fang Shiren and others discussed the criminal code of the crime of convulsion. Fasting, dipping, work, flying, buying, labor, and civil affairs will be stopped. Yu Xizi recounted the story of the following chronicles, and was good at filial piety, and was loyal to Shun Kuang to save both. Shang Tizhi Huai used the edict of Qin Weizhi to tell the world that the Xian envoy heard about it: "This edict is short and concise, but the content is very rich, although the language is euphemistic, but the leading idea of putting things in order is still clear-cut, it is by Jiajing himself with a tone of self-condemnation, since his accession to the throne until his death, neglect of government and all kinds of absurd deeds, openly express remorse, give a complete denial, and leave a broad space for taking corresponding measures to deal with the aftermath.

It means that the dragon of the Ming Dynasty will face a big turn, there will be a big change, and lay the foundation of the future political situation, the edict of the emperor, more than 1,000 officials in front of the palace together howled and cried, this is the sincere edict promulgated, it was read out by the Shuntianfu in the capital, the messengers to the provinces also rushed out of Beijing, the news spread, although the people were still ecstatic during the national funeral, and the people who told each other all celebrated with their hands, and even some people secretly set off firecrackers, obviously "The Edict" It has won the hearts of the people, but the problem is that the bones of Emperor Daxing are not cold, everyone laughs so happily, so how can Emperor Jiajing, who has not gone far on Huangquan Road, be embarrassed?

Dongchang Imperial Prison.

Nothing outside can reach the deep dungeon. The lonely lamp is like a bean, Hairui sits at the table and reads a book intently. Compared to when he was first imprisoned, his situation was much better, with a bed, a table and chairs, and someone to deliver food every day, which was enough for him. It's just that he was very surprised that the emperor hadn't killed him for so long. He knew that his mother and wife had returned to Qiongzhou safely, and they could live a peaceful life in their hometown by relying on more than a dozen acres of thin fields. He has no worries, only wants to die.

After reading the first chapter, Hai Rui stretched his sore back, and then heard the sound of the jailer banging on the cell door with a big iron spoon outside, so he picked up the wooden bowl on the table and put it next to the cell door. Then sit back at your desk and continue reading.

When he looked up again, the beating was gone, but his rice bowl was still empty.

Forgot to shake his head helplessly, he was about to continue reading, but when he saw that the cell door was opened, the head of the cell actually came in with a lantern in one hand and a big food box in the other. Xu is fierce all day long, and the smiling face of the cell boss is more ugly than crying.

Sooner or later, it came. Hai Rui sighed softly in his heart, closed the book neatly on the head of the bed, turned around and sat at the table, his expression had returned to seriousness. The prison fork wanted to say something, but seeing Hai Rui's extremely serious expression, he didn't dare to speak. I had to take out several plates of big fish and meat from the food box first, and put them on the table, and there was a pot of wine.

Sure enough, Hai Rui sighed again, but immediately regained his arrogance, poured wine to the cell head, and the cell head was obedient and poured Hai Rui full of wine, Hai Rui picked it up, raised his neck and drank it, he poured himself another glass, stretched out his hand, but it was empty, it turned out that Hai Rui took it up again and drank it.

The cell boss smiled awkwardly and said with a smile, "Don't just drink when you eat food."

It's good. Hai Rui nodded, and then put the food in his mouth and chewed it slowly, his expression was very serious, and his movements were extremely dignified, as if he was performing some kind of ritual. This is not because the severed head meal is particularly solemn, but because he has been taught this since he was a child, and every meal is like this, and it has long become a habit.

The cell boss was not used to being suppressed by him, and he didn't dare to squat, but standing was not a problem, so he had to be the second junior who continued to drink, and waited for Lord Hai to eat and drink.

After about two quarters of an hour of eating, the dishes were empty, and the wine jug was empty, and all the wine and food were taken into Hai Rui's stomach. The cell leader was dumbfounded, and said in his heart, "How can a thin and small person eat more than a cow?" That's a lot of weight. Hai Rui sat upright, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and felt that he should thank the cell boss and said that the food was good. ”

Of course it's good, the takeaway of Songhelou costs a tael of silver, and the cell head said with a flattering smile.

Then you have a heart," Hai Rui nodded slightly. Hearing his approval, the cell boss happily said, "You can eat well." If it's not enough, I'll order another one. ”

No, I'm done. Hai Jui shook his head and said let's go on the road.

On the road, the head of the cell was stunned and said, "You wait patiently, it won't be a few days." "Is there a rule in the edict of Hai Ruiqi that eats the severed head in advance?"

Broken, severed? The cell boss was stunned, and immediately patted his head and complained, I complained that I didn't make it clear, so that the adults misunderstood. Shaking his head and laughing, this is not a decapitation meal. ”

So what is this? Hai Rui looked at him strangely, this was the first time he saw the strip of white cloth tied around his waist, and couldn't help frowning, and asked, Who do you wear filial piety for? ”

You don't know it yet, do you? The cell boss approached him, lowered his voice, and said, Long Bintian's edict was released, and the day when the ministers were released from prison is not far off. As he spoke, he smiled and said with a smile, I am celebrating you, only then did he find that Hai Rui's eyes were straight, and his face became pale, as if he had been immobilized.

The cell boss said in his heart, my lord, this is happy, but don't lose your heart.

My lord, my lord," he gently pushed Hai Rui, and saw Hai Rui's body tremble, holding his hands on his chest, slowly bending down, his body began to shake constantly, tears crackled and fell down, shaking more and more, and then with a whoop, he vomited out the wine and food he had just eaten. After vomiting out all the things he had eaten, even the bitter gall bladder, Hai Rui wailed again, knelt on the ground and slapped his cheeks vigorously, not so much to relieve the pain in his heart.

The cell boss was stunned, and said what was wrong, why did Diao cry like this when he heard that he was released from prison? This is not a happy look, so I persuaded on the side. How could Hai Rui pay attention to him, he cried so much that he was so grief-stricken that when he couldn't help himself, he actually banged his head against the wall, wanting to understand his life, but fortunately, the cell head was afraid that he would have a long and two short, and he didn't dare to leave, so he grabbed him, and Hai Rui didn't die.

Afraid that Hai Rui would find another death row, tie him to a chair, but it did not prevent Hai Rui from continuing to cry several times until he fainted, and woke up crying again for a whole day until he had no strength at all. Emperor Jiajing has a spirit in the sky, if he knew that the only one who was truly grieved for himself was the only Hai Rui who dared to write a book to scold him, I don't know how he would feel.

At all costs. Dust to dust, dust to dust, the deceased have died, and the living will continue to suffer in this world, please look forward to the next volume of "The Sick Tree in Front of Ten Thousand Trees"