Chapter 378: Hongji dies

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Six years have passed in the blink of an eye.

In the past six years, Xie Shen has been tired of moving the right deputy capital of the Imperial Envoy of the Imperial Court, the governor of Nanzhili, the left waiter of the Ministry of Officials, and the right waiter of the Ministry of Rites.

Many discerning people can see from this promotion trajectory that Xie Shilang will definitely enter the cabinet in the future.

Because of the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, the position of the right concubine of the right Chunfang of the Zhan Mansion is simply for the ministers.

Once the new monarch ascends the throne, who else can the old man who does not reuse his East Palace use?

is even more well-informed, I heard that the Son of Heaven has been coughing continuously since he was seriously ill, and even coughed up blood a few days ago.

No wonder Xie Shen's promotion has been so fast since he entered Hongzhi for eighteen years, it turned out that the Son of Heaven was arranging the aftermath.

There is no wind and no waves, and this news immediately caused an uproar as soon as it came out.

The Son of Heaven's health has always been poor, and in recent years, even taking pills has led to a weak body.

If the Son of Heaven really controls Bintian at this time, the situation will definitely change a lot.

Since Hongzhi succeeded Xu Pu as the first assistant in the twelfth year, Liu Jian and Liu Ge have been in the position of first assistant in the cabinet for six years.

This time is by no means short, and if Emperor Hongzhi is still in office, there will naturally be no problem. But if the new monarch ascends the throne, it is inevitable that some adjustments will be made to the cabinet personnel. The most important thing is the change of ownership.

Judging by the seniority of the cabinet members, the most likely successor is the second assistant Li Dongyang.

Although Xie Qian Xie Ge entered the pavilion in the same year as Li Dongyang, his age and prestige were not as good, and others were not a threat to Li Dongyang.

Li Xiya Gong is in the limelight, and there is naturally an endless stream of people who worship the court.

However, Li Dongyang obviously knows the way of forbearance, and he politely refused these respects.

Liu Jian had a hard time, but he didn't plan to take the initiative to give up the position of first assistant.

As long as Emperor Hongzhi is still there, there is no reason to change the first assistant.

Even if the new monarch ascends the throne, he will not necessarily be stabbed.

After enjoying the power of Zaifu, few people will take the initiative to give up, and Liu Jian is naturally no exception.

Until the last minute, he will never admit defeat.

However, by the end of April, the situation had changed dramatically, and the condition of the Son of Heaven had deteriorated sharply, and the phenomenon of coughing up blood was even more serious.

The imperial doctors of the Tai Hospital were helpless, and could only watch the Son of Heaven cough in pain.

By May, the Son of Heaven had lost his human form and was lying on the bed like a skeleton.

After struggling for a few days, Emperor Zhu Youzhu of the Ming Dynasty finally died of illness on the seventh day of the fifth month.

The old emperor died of illness, and the busiest person was the crown prince Zhu Houzhao.

Not only did he have to attend ceremonies on various occasions to express his condolences to his subjects, but he also had to prepare for the enthronement ceremony.

Fortunately, there is a group of capable old ministers in the court, and everything is prepared in an orderly manner.

The crown prince was enthroned on May 18, and he became emperor.

The new monarch ascended the throne and ordered all Ming subjects to mourn for three days, and there was no vocal music.

Although the crown prince Zhu Houzhao has practiced Zuo, according to the rules, he can't change the yuan, and he can't have his own era name until the next year.

The little emperor was just fifteen years old, which was the age of aggressiveness.

He heard that a group of old ministers had been gearing up and were ready to persuade him to abide by all kinds of etiquette like he had advised his father, and he was very unhappy when he bowed his bow.

But thinking that his father died not long ago, he really didn't want to have a seizure and endured it.

Liu Jian and Liu Ge are undoubtedly the most restless.

Although he did not do anything wrong, nor did he have any moral stains.

However, according to the usual practice, when the new monarch ascends the throne, he will definitely change a group of courtiers, the first of which is the first assistant of the cabinet.

However, Liu Jian is a person who has seen a big scene after all, so he still chooses to grit his teeth and persevere.

But this insistence completely collapsed in the first year of Zhengde.

The Son of Heaven favored the Eight Tigers, and Liu Jian wrote to ask the Son of Heaven to punish the Eight Tigers, but there was no response. This made Liu Jian feel that his belief in life had collapsed, and he was disheartened and retreated.

In March, Liu Jian officially wrote a letter requesting Zhishi.

Shoufu wrote a letter to beg for bones, and Emperor Zhengde finally agreed to Liu Jian's request after making a symbolic reservation.

Liu Jian is gone, and naturally someone needs to make up for it.

The new emperor chose the good old man Li Dongyang without thinking.

First, Li Dongyang is the oldest in the cabinet and can serve the public. Second, the Son of Heaven himself also likes Li Dongyang more.

In addition to this, if there is a vacancy in the Cabinet, one Cabinet member can be alternated.

The new emperor ordered the ministry to push, and after a fierce battle, Xie Shen, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, won and successfully entered the cabinet.

Although the title of scholar cannot be crowned at this moment, being able to enter the cabinet and participate in government affairs is already the most celebratory thing for Xie Shen.

Many courtiers expressed their surprise, knowing that Xie Shen was only twenty-five this year, and he actually became a cabinet minister.

Although there are various causes and coincidences, such as the reorganization of the cabinet personnel caused by Emperor Hongzhi's sudden control of Bintian, no matter how you look at it, it is a little too fast.

However, this was pushed out by the Ministry of Justice, and it was a legal procedure. Those courtiers who opposed it only complained, and it did not have any impact on the fact that Xie Shen had entered the cabinet.

Now Li Dongyang is the first assistant, Xie Qian is the second assistant, and Xie Shen is the third scholar.

What is very interesting is that there are two Xie Ge elders in the cabinet, and they are both from Yuyao, which can't help but make people feel that the people of Shaoxing Mansion are outstanding and the people of Yuyao County are in charge of the literary world.

In order to distinguish them, the ministers jokingly called Xie Qian as Xie Ge Lao, and called Xie Shen Xiao Xie Ge Lao, which can be regarded as a sigh of emotion.

At the end of June of the first year of Zhengde, the weather was unbearably hot.

Xie Shen was alone in the courtyard of the house to enjoy the coolness.

Seeing his son Xie Xu appear beside him respectfully, Xie Shen beckoned his son to come over.

Xie Xu is seven and a half years old this year and has been enlightened for half a year. And it was none other than Xie Shen himself who enlightened him.

As a person who traveled through later generations, Xie Shen obviously couldn't accept that his son had been taught by a bunch of rotten Confucians since he was a child, and he was taught to be an elm lump that could not be transformed into an ancient one.

Adolescence can have a crucial impact on a person's outlook on life and worldview.

If too much Confucianism is instilled at this stage, it will be difficult to break it again.

It is not that Confucianism cannot be learned, but there must be trade-offs, and it is necessary to take its essence and eliminate its dross.

Xie Shen smiled: "What's the matter, I've finished reading today's book?" ”

Xie Xu looked like a little adult, and said to Xie Shen: "Back to my father, I've finished reading." ”

The voice is milky, very lovable.

Xie Shen scratched Xie Xu's nose very dotingly and said, "Didn't you call your father, why did you call your father again, it was taught by your mother, right?" ”

Xie Xu nodded, and said cautiously: "Mother, mother, mother said that etiquette cannot be abolished." ”

Alas, Xie Shen sighed, really a little helpless.

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