Canghuo and the others determined the location of the robbery, and then formulated two sets of backup plans according to possible changes, but they didn't think about how to get out.

After all, the act of killing the monarch will become a benevolent person if it is not successful, and there is no way back.

Just when all parties were planning intensively, the tile spur informed the delegation of Guo Deng, the commander of Datong, that he was sent to the Beijing Division.

After all, the tile spur is playing real this time, the emperor has already set off from Mobei, and it is impossible to make a decision on such a major event by relying on a general soldier alone, and a process has to be negotiated by the center of the imperial court.

At the same time, this is also the third group of missions sent by the tile spurs to the Ming Dynasty after the Battle of Tumubao.

In a sense, from the number of envoys, we can see the change in the offensive and defensive momentum between the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia. If the Tile Spur Department controlled the strategic advantage, it would never think of returning Zhu Qizhen, on the contrary, it would pull the banner of the Great Tomorrow to call on the official gentry in various places to take refuge and submit to obedience.

This is just like the entry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the late Ming Dynasty in history, in the early days, it did not rely on strong soldiers and strong horses to invade, but as a "courtier" under the banner of revenge for Emperor Chongzhen, so as to win the support of the northern gentry and landlord class, and defeated the peasant army of the Dashun Dynasty led by Li Zicheng.

So many times, don't look at the king of the fallen country, as if he is worthless, in fact, the emperor's name and legal system can still influence the trend of the world at critical moments.

In comparison, the current situation value of Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen is at least much stronger than that of Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen.

On December 27, the thirteenth year of orthodoxy, only a few days away from the arrival of the New Year, many families in Beijing have hung red lanterns, and the appearance of the city that was once full of vegetarian seems to have become history.

However, in the Fengtian Hall of the Forbidden City, the important ministers in the scarlet robes above the fourth rank of the court gathered here to discuss what form and what kind of etiquette to welcome the Emperor Zhu Qizhen back to Beijing.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it is a great blessing for me to return from the imperial brother Beijiao, have you formulated the etiquette regulations?"

Zhu Qiyu asked the ministers expressionlessly, the Tile Thorn Mission had arrived in Beijing yesterday, and the Honglu Temple and the officials of the Ministry of Rites began to draw up the etiquette regulations for the first time, and now the inquiry is nothing more than a formality.

In the face of the emperor's inquiry, Hu Hu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, immediately came out and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister organized the officials of the Ministry of Rites overnight yesterday and drew up the etiquette for the Emperor Taishang to return to Beijing. ”

"First of all, the Jinyi guard prepared the carriage and horse to go to the gate to greet him, and after arriving at the palace of the Beijing Longhutai, the civil official went to the outside of the city to pick up the car, and when the carriage and horse traveled to the teaching field outside the Desheng Gate, and then the military attache greeted him."

"Then the Emperor Taishang entered the city from Anding Gate, set up a seat facing south and backing north, His Majesty, as the emperor's younger brother, brought hundreds of civil and military officials to meet the emperor, and finally welcomed into the south palace of the imperial city!"

Listening to the pick-up process drawn up by the Ministry of Rites, Zhu Qiyu's expressionless face was even more cold now.

There is no other reason, this set of etiquette is exaggerated, especially Zhu Qiyu personally led hundreds of civil and military officials to meet the emperor, which is equivalent to putting the emperor in the position of a courtier. What's even more outrageous is that everything is still carried out with great fanfare in front of the people of the city.

When the time comes, thousands of empty alleys will be welcomed, and even all kinds of kneeling and shouting long live, so where will Zhu Qiyu, the Jingtai Emperor who took over, be placed?

In case a minister asks for the return of the throne, under this atmosphere and fanatical environment, what should Zhu Qiyu do, if it doesn't make a good scene, it will become a coup d'état.

And this is still a very likely thing to happen, the ministers who are loyal to Zhu Qizhen of Ming Yingzong, the vassal princes and clansmen occupy the vast majority, not to mention that Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji and others still control more than 100,000 elites of the Southern Expeditionary Army.

If you are not careful at the ceremony, the situation may be completely out of control.

"Hu Aiqing, is this etiquette a little more grand?"

There are many things that Zhu Qiyu can't explicitly oppose, he can only use this hint to let Hu Hu understand his intentions.

With the experience of Hu Hu, a veteran of the Five Dynasties, in fact, there is no need for Zhu Qiyu to hint at anything, just from the change in expression, you can figure out the intention.

However, knowing does not mean that you have to obey, Hu Hu was appointed by Ming Xuanzong to entrust the five ministers of Gu that year, and he was ordered to assist Zhu Qizhen to help the Ming Jiangshan Sheji.

is reasonable, it is difficult for him to stand on Zhu Qiyu's side.

I saw that Hu Hu did not protect himself this time, but objected with righteous words: "Your Majesty, the emperor's northern hunting is related to my Ming honor and disgrace, this time I will welcome back the emperor without cutting the land and paying compensation, and I must solemnly announce it to the world with etiquette, and show my Ming majesty to the vassals of the vassal state!" ”

The righteousness of Hu Hui's words is awe-inspiring, but the hearts of the ministers are very transparent, which indicates that the direction of the wind in the middle of the court is about to change. Even this kind of old fox has a clear banner to support the emperor, and I don't know how many honors and important ministers have reached an agreement behind it, and the new monarch is still too shallow after all.

occupying the highest point of etiquette and morality, Hu Hu's words are not leaky, so that Zhu Qiyu doesn't know where to refute for a while.

He has indeed made progress in the way of being a king, and he can even coincide with Shen Yichen, using the general trend to force the Empress Dowager Sun to return to politics and retreat to the harem. But the skill of this group of old fritters in the center of the court is not comparable to the women of the harem, and they are at a disadvantage after a little fight.

There is no way, Zhu Qiyu can only signal with his eyes, the celebrant and eunuch Bingbi who are standing on the royal platform today Xing'an.

Compared with winning over the ministers of the court and the central government as their cronies, it is obvious that it is faster and easier to win over the eunuchs in the palace, and Xing'an is the official who has recently been loyal to Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu.

"Uncle Dazong, after the First World War in Beijing, the treasury was empty, and His Majesty set an example to streamline the use, hoping to set an example for all officials and the people. Now he is mobilizing the people to welcome the emperor back to Beijing, which is useless in the world of the family and the country, and it is easy for the emperor to provoke criticism. ”

"Our family thinks everything is simple, just use a sedan chair and two horses to welcome the emperor back to the palace!"

Xing'an's words came out, causing an uproar among the ministers of the DPRK and China, the specifications of a sedan chair and two horses, the average large family has to go far away to exceed this, not to mention that the other party is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

If the new monarch really does this, it is not a matter of frugality, but a humiliation of the emperor!

"Your Majesty, after all, the Emperor Taishang is the Son of Heaven, and the etiquette of the Emperor is too simple, and it will lose the royal dignity, so you can't!"

Qian Xili, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, immediately stood up and objected.

Although he supported Shen Yichen on the throne of imperial power, he used to be the head of the Hanlin Academy, and now he is the attendant of the Ministry of Rites.

"The minister seconded the young uncle, the Son of Heaven drove six, and one sedan chair and two horses went to greet him!"

The secretary of the ministry Shangshu Wang Zhi followed closely, and the first assistant of the cabinet, Chen Xun, did not have enough qualifications and prestige, so the post of the secretary of the ministry Shangshu Tianguan should be the first of the hundred officials, and this kind of thing must have an attitude.

"Today, with a sedan chair and two horses, His Majesty Dan drove in the Anding Gate to greet Emperor Taishang, and the etiquette seems to be too thin."

The six heavenly officials came forward, and Chen Xun, as the first assistant of the cabinet, naturally also stated his position, otherwise what status would the cabinet have in the future?

It's just that compared with the direct opposition of others, Chen Xun's words were a little more tactful.

"The minister seconded Otsuka Zai."

"The minister seconded the Yuansuke."

"Please also ask Your Majesty to take back your order!"

In an instant, the hundred officials were furious, and the frightened Xing'an hurriedly took a few steps back and hid beside Zhu Qiyu.

You must know that Ma Shun, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, was beaten to death by the angry officials during the period when he was listening to the government at the imperial gate. Now that the reputation of the eunuchs has been discredited by Wang Zhen, what if this group of literati gets angry and beats themselves to death in front of the emperor?

Flattery is important, but your own life is even more important!

In other words, Zhu Qiyu before, in the face of such a scene of opposition from hundreds of officials, he may be weak and compromised.

But now his heart is filled with an unjust anger, why is he in danger of being ordered to save the Ming Dynasty and the merits of the society, in the eyes of the ministers, he is still no match for the honor of the emperor?

Why can he be the king and die, but he has to kneel in front of the royal brother who has lost his teacher and humiliated the country, and perform courtiers?

Why is he dedicated to the country and the people, but he is always a transitional puppet in the eyes of hundreds of officials?

Can the word "legal system" really offset all the efforts and efforts?

"Emperor Taishang is my dearest relative, he has stayed in the court, the sect is in danger, and the living beings have no owner. At that time, the ministers entered the chapter and asked the queen mother to edict the world to establish me as the emperor and protect the sect! ”

"Repeatedly, as a last resort, the heir ascended to the throne. has respected the eldest brother as the emperor of the Taishang, and the courtesy is extremely extreme, and it is beyond measure. What Jinfu and others said is too thin, I don't know what it means, am I worthy of all the people in the world? ”

No longer erupts in silence, but perishes in silence.

No matter what kind of imperial power crisis he will encounter after the emperor returns, at this moment, Zhu Qiyu decided to vent the grievances and anger in his heart, and let the civil and military officials think about it, who is the king who will come forward to save the time at the time of national crisis!

Is it fair that an emperor who has done nothing can enjoy the ultimate honor?

Shen Yichen, who was standing in the front row on the left, looked at Zhu Qiyu, who was extremely angry on the royal platform, but the corners of his mouth showed an imperceptible smile.

No one wants to be loyal to a mediocre ruler, let alone a weak and withdrawn coward!

The Empress Dowager's return to power made Shen Yichen see Zhu Qizuo's potential to become a qualified king. But as the Son of Heaven, it is not enough to have a strategy, you have to have the means and will to use both grace and power.

blindly compromised with Zhu Qizhen with scruples and family affection, and in the end, the Nangong change would still be staged, and it would not change history and his own fate.

Before Empress Dowager Sun returned to power, in the face of the grand welcome etiquette of the Ministry of Rites, Shen Yichen would stand up against it. Today, he didn't make any moves, just to see how Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu responded.

If even the emperor himself doesn't stand up to fight, then won't he become an emperor and a eunuch who is not in a hurry?

But at this time, there was an unexpected scene for Shen Yichen, he knew that the civil and military officials would support the etiquette, but he didn't expect that when Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu was about to gain the upper hand, Yu Qian would stand up against it.

"Your Majesty, formulating the etiquette of taking over is the way for the courtiers to be loyal, and there is no other intention at the beginning."

"In addition, the heavenly position has been decided, Ning Fu has him!"

Yu Qian has the ability to turn the tide, but he has never been a scheming official, and many times he has a naïve sense of naivety in dealing with power struggles.

It is precisely this kind of naivety that led him to lean into power for eight years, did not form a party for personal gain, and no one stood up to speak on the day of questioning.

It was this kind of naivety that made him face the crisis brought about by the restoration of Zhu Qizhen of Ming Yingzong, and under the premise of obviously controlling the heavy army, he chose to be captured for the sake of the stability of his family and country.

Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen took over the etiquette specifications, Yu Qian seems to be irrelevant, the emperor has already let Zhu Qiyu sit on it, there will be no more accidents, why damage the emperor's prestige and reputation for this trivial matter?

Hundreds of civil and military officials stood up to oppose it, and Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu relied on his grievances and resolutely fought for reason.

But in the face of the opposition of Yu Qian, who was extremely trusting and dependent, he sat on the dragon chair in a daze, as if he couldn't believe his eyes.

Even if Yu Qian doesn't stand up to refute the civil and military officials, he can understand if he chooses to protect himself. But in any case, he couldn't imagine that Yu Qian finally stood on the opposite side of himself!

Is it his destiny to be alone?

Just when Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu felt powerless to resist, Shen Yichen, who had been watching the courtiers arguing with the posture of a bystander, came out of the civil official queue at this moment and said: "Yu Shaobao's words, please forgive the officials for not agreeing!" ”

"The Emperor Tumubao lost his teachers and humiliated the country in the First World War, and there is a defiled temple, shouldn't he be responsible for the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who died in the Nine Sides and the millions of people affected by the Ming Dynasty?"

The gentleman is harmonious and different, standing on a personal point of view, Shen Yichen admires Yu Qian's ability to sacrifice his life for righteousness.

But from the perspective of his family and country, he has never been able to accept Zhu Qizhen of Ming Yingzong, and he can enjoy the courtesy of the return of the "hero", and enjoy the courtesy of the courtier of the king of time, but he does not have to bear the slightest consequence!

Once Shen Yichen said in front of Zhu Qizhen in the camp of the Mongolian army: "No one can not bear the consequences, not even the emperor." ”

Now after entering the cabinet to worship the prime minister, looking at the people of the state capitals of Daming, because of the suffering caused by the first battle of Tumubao, I have strengthened my thoughts in my heart.

Zhu Qizhen is not worthy of returning to Beijing with royal etiquette!

Shen Yichen stood up against Qian, making everyone, including Zhu Qiyu, the emperor, look at him with incredible eyes.

You must know that as early as when Wang Zhen was in power, Shen Yichen did not hesitate to leave the capital to go out of the town to control the water in order to help Yu Qian get rid of his crimes. Not to mention that the two fought side by side in the follow-up, cooperated with each other to win the battle of the defense of the Beijing Division, and jointly supported the new monarch to ascend the throne.

In the eyes of civil and military officials, these two people are the same party, how can they "turn their faces" in public?

This sudden shock even made the ministers forget for a while that Shen Yichen's words were disrespectful to the Emperor!

It may be that he feels that the situation is developing in an uncontrollable direction, or it may be that Zhu Qiyu, the Jingtai Emperor, does not want the "internal fighting" of the few important ministers loyal to him left in the court.

Before the civil and military officials could react, he hurriedly spoke: "I received a handwritten letter from my brother a few days ago, requesting that the etiquette of welcoming and returning to the court should not be too grand, and everything should be simple, and this matter is so decided. ”

Did the Emperor Taishang ever write a handbook?

The ministers in this palace are even more confused, and the cabinet, Honglu Temple, and the Yamen of the General Administration Department have not heard of the Emperor Taishang passing on the handwritten letter.

But the question is whether there is one, the emperor said so, and no one in the ministers dared to let Zhu Qiyu take it out for everyone to see.

So they had no choice but to give up, and bowed down one after another, saying, "Everything is in accordance with the holy commandment." ”