Chapter 508: Emperor Collapse Eight

Time flies, and the day of worship is approaching.

Zhengde returned to the Forbidden City, dressed up, he was wearing a formal dragon robe, similar to the costume of ancient princes and kings, and first-class beads hung down in front of his eyes, covering the view from below, making people look unfathomable.

Zhengde stood on top of the main hall, everyone saluted Zhengde, and Qiu Ju shouted: "Flat." ”

Yang Tinghe hadn't seen Zhengde for a long time, but he felt that Zhengde had lost a lot of weight, and he couldn't look down on his face from afar, but he still felt that Zhengde's body was not as good as before.

Yang Tinghe stuffed a note to the little eunuch and asked the little eunuch to hand it over.

Now it is not a court meeting, but a ceremony to worship the heavens, all the procedures have been arranged, and at this time, the civil and military officials are like marionettes, and they are involved in the ritual officials of the Ministry of Rites and make various actions, so Yang Tinghe can only stuff notes if he wants to say anything.

The note was passed to Qiu Ju after a while, and Qiu Ju handed it to Zhengde.

Zhengde's face was a little abnormally flushed, he looked very energetic, looked down, but saw that it was written: "Please take care of the dragon's body, Your Majesty." Zhengde remembered that when he listened to Yang Tinghe's lecture when he was a child, his heart warmed, and he was immediately suppressed by the coldness of reality, and said: "After the ceremony, ask Yang Tinghe for the crime of dereliction." ”

Qiu Ju bowed his head and said, "Yes." He secretly said in his heart: "Mr. Yang, Mr. Yang, what are you suffering." Ask for your own hardships. ”

It stands to reason that everyone above the ceremony was supervised by the ceremonial officials, solemn and solemn, and could not move a little. But there are policies and countermeasures, and then Yang Tinghe is the head of the hundred officials, and the stunned youth will not give Yang Tinghe face. Therefore, no one cares about these small actions at all, but they are also considered a crime of dereliction, and punishment is indispensable.

After a while, the brigade set off from the main gate of the Forbidden City. The people of the capital who have long been experienced are watching on both sides of the street.

The brocade guards of the brigade stopped the crowd, and at this moment, the emperor of Zhengde relied on all the beatings, and more than 3,000 flags were listed in turn, what dragon flags, tiger flags, this flag and that flag, countless beast flags that you can't name, as well as those holding various weapons, are swords, guns, swords, halberds, and other eighteen kinds of weapons.

The last one to appear is the Zhengde jade chariot.

The jade chariot is the carriage that Zhengde is riding, and Zhengde in the past will watch the crowd of people coming and going on both sides at this moment. But at this moment, Zhengde only felt one word: "cold." He seemed to feel that this year's winter was much colder than usual, although he had already worn a jacket under his wide-sleeved robe. But it still can't stop the cold wind from drilling inside.

All of Zhengde's energy was focused on resisting the cold wind, and suddenly the jade chariot stopped, Zhengde didn't notice it, or Qiu Ju secretly reminded him, and Zhengde could be regarded as reacting.

Zhengde got out of the car and came to the altar.

The altar is a dew sacrifice, and someone has long arranged things properly, and it is said that once the sacrifice to the heavens, dozens of cattle and sheep will be used. There are even special cattle and sheep for worship.

Before, when Zhengde was sacrificing to the sky, he still had a plan to conceive a long time ago, and when he was sacrificing to the sky, he told the heavens and asked the heavens for protection, but now Zhengde has only one thought, that is, when will this ceremony be completed.

It turns out that the ritual is very long, and this is just the beginning.

Zhengde dragged his heavy legs, surrounded by the eunuchs on the left and right, to the Temple of Heaven, and then according to the arrangement of the ceremonial officials, he got up, bowed, and then danced. Played.

However, the dances here are all solemn and solemn, and at a glance, to Zhengde, they are not good at all. The same is true of the music here, which is monotonous and has no harmony. It's okay to listen to it roughly, but Zhengde, who has listened to it many times, thinks the hypnotic effect of this music is better. It is the so-called Confucian Yale. It can correct people's hearts.

Zhengde is like a marionette, under the command of the ceremonial officer, let what to do, do the rules and regulations, and be qualified.

But there was more and more worry in Qiu Ju's eyes.

Zhengde has such a good spirit today, not because Zhengde's body is better, but because Zhengde has taken medicine.

Zhengde's situation yesterday couldn't bear the toss of the sacrifice to the sky at all, but he insisted on going, Qiu Ju thought about Zhengde's body, and even said the words of calling the Empress Dowager Zhang over. was severely reprimanded by Zhengde.

The contradiction between Zhengde and Empress Dowager Zhang has been going on for a long time. Therefore, even if Zhengde was sick, he refused to be taken care of by Empress Dowager Zhang and Empress Xia. If it weren't for the urgency, Qiu Ju wouldn't dare to say so.

But Zhengde is still Zhengde, even in illness.

Zhengde finally subdued Qiu Ju and asked the imperial doctor to prescribe some great tonic medicine, which is why he has today's spiritual head. It looks good, but it is supported by drugs, and when this medicine power passes, Zhengde's body may be worse. As Qiu Ju beside Zhengde, he observed more carefully, and he found that Zhengde's movements were becoming more and more sluggish. It made Qiu Ju's heart even more worried.

If it weren't for the solemn environment of worshipping the sky, Qiu Ju would want to support Zhengde at this moment.

But Qiu Ju knew that he must not move at this moment, otherwise his good head might be cut off.

Such an occasion must not be messed with.

Qiu Ju could only watch Zhengde's movements become slower and slower, and he became more and more sluggish.

"Bye." The loud voice of the ceremonial officer came from afar, covering everyone present. Zhengde took the lead and bowed down with hundreds of civil and military officials.

"Up." The voice of the ceremonial official remembered again, and the civil and military officials got up, but found that Zhengde was still kneeling and moving.

The ceremonial officer had to repeat: "Up." ”

Qiu Ju immediately felt that something was wrong. I didn't care about whether to sacrifice to the sky or not, so I immediately rushed out from the side and came to Zhengde's side, but I saw Zhengde's eyes closed, his head resting behind his palms, and he was already unconscious, Qiu Ju said: "You must pass out." ”

When the news spread, the civil and military officials exploded in an instant.

"Silence." Yang Tinghe said: "The civil and military officials occupy their respective positions, and those who are in chaos will be punished for dereliction of manners. ”

Yang Tinghe had outstanding prestige, and suppressed the civil and military officials in an instant, and then Yang Tinghe asked Qiu Ju to quickly send Zhengde to a warm pavilion, and the accompanying imperial doctor immediately diagnosed Zhengde's pulse, and after a while, the imperial doctor could be regarded as sorting out the clue, he said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty's illness originally only needed to be well nurtured and replenished, and after this winter, it will be cured on the day of spring, but now the vitality is insufficient, and the wind and cold enter the body, and the body is even more unable to hold on, and the minister is afraid, not optimistic." “

Although Tai Heal has the habit of being alarmist, they dare not talk nonsense, and saying this proves that Zhengde's illness is serious to a certain extent.

Zhengde fainted on such a major occasion as the sacrifice to the sky, and it instantly spread throughout the officialdom.

The Beijing officialdom, which was originally not peaceful, seemed to be smashed into a stone, setting off a monstrous wave. First of all, Yang Tinghe had a dispute with Qiu Ju, that is, where Zhengde went to recuperate.

In Qiu Ju's opinion, he must go to the leopard room, because Zhengde has been living in the leopard room before, but Yang Tinghe hopes that Zhengde will live in the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City is where the emperor should live, and even if Zhengde is really uncertain, he should also mourn in the Taihe Hall of the Forbidden City, so it is right to let Zhengde live in the Forbidden City, but Qiu Ju must not, he knows that Zhengde hates the Forbidden City, not only hates the people in the city, but also hates the architecture of the Forbidden City. If Zhengde is allowed to go to the Forbidden City to recuperate, I am afraid that this disease will not be used well.

Yang Tinghe just did it, but soon, another thing came, that is, Yang Tinghe entered the leopard room for accommodation.

Your Majesty is seriously ill and has no children, if there is no important minister by his side, in case an edict comes out of the leopard's room, how can the civil and military officials know whether this will is the will of righteousness, and not one written by one of our families. Therefore, Yang Tinghe insisted on being on duty by Zhengde's side, Qiu Ju couldn't stop him if he wanted to, and if he stopped it, it would seem that he was unpredictable. I had to agree.

Just sent Zhengde back to the leopard room. The two bigwigs in the palace came, namely Empress Dowager Zhang and Empress Xia. No matter how much Zhengde doesn't like the two, especially Queen Xia, but Zhengde can't disobey in terms of reputation, let alone the eunuchs around Zhengde, as soon as Empress Dowager Zhang came, the first thing she did was to shout to this Qiu Ju: "Kneel down for the mourning family." ”