Chapter 14: Who of You Is the Emperor?

He is the emperor, he has only been on the throne for a few days, and he actually went to live in the temple?

When the news reached the ears of the princes, it was a ridiculous joke, and everyone was furious and angry.

Gao Hongtu was so angry that he almost jumped up on the spot, waited for a long time in vain and didn't say anything, he didn't even see anyone, and he just put such a big score when he became the emperor?

This time to the Qianqing Palace, Gao Hongtu is for two things.

The first is that many Donglin parties have been waiting for a long time, forcing the newly ascended Emperor Shaowu to let their party leader Qian Qianyi succeed him as the first assistant.

Even if they can't be the first assistant, they have to return to the government, this is their bottom line.

And Gao Hongtu and Wang Duo are the people they elected.

Although there were only two of them today, there were dozens of important ministers of the court and hundreds of students of the Restoration Society standing behind them.

The second thing is Gao Hongtu's private affairs.

In the afternoon, one of his nephews was killed in the arsenal, and he didn't think that this nephew had made any mistakes, so he wanted to ask for an explanation.

In fact, the secret of Zhu Cihong's life experience, even in the Donglin Party, is only known to a very small number of people.

Even Gao Hongtu didn't know it at all.

Gao Hongtu and Wang Duo have a good personal relationship, and neither of them actually thinks that this prince from the north will really be the prince of Chongzhen.

But even two people who have such a good personal relationship are just face and heart discord.

It doesn't matter what Gao Hongtu thinks in his heart, first, he has no evidence, and second, the Donglin Party needs Zhu Cihong to be the real Prince Chongzhen.

So he won't do such a stupid thing, just shout two slogans and wait for the change of dynasty.

Soon, a group of people heard the news and rushed to Jiming Temple.

When the little eunuch told them, it was already more than an hour, that is, more than two hours after the world.

At this time, the pro-army had already taken over the entire Jiming Temple.

Although the scale of Jiming Temple is much smaller than that of the Forbidden City of Nanjing, it is intricate and not shabby at all.

It is one of the few Buddhist holy places in the world, there are many monks in the Ming Dynasty, and many monks have passed away here, and the emperors of all dynasties have attached great importance to this place.

In the Hongwu period and the Yongle period, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty, successively ordered the renovation of the Jiming Temple.

Now the Jiming Temple, after several expansions, covers an area of more than 1,000 acres, the halls and pavilions, the houses and houses reach more than 30 seats, and the general palace is also beyond reach.

Because Jiming Temple was only a place where monks lived in the past, the 26 guards of the pro-army took over particularly smoothly.

Of course, the current pro-army 26 guards have just been rebuilt, and it is said that there are 26 pro-army guards with tens of thousands of people, but there are only more than 1,000 people, and there is no Jinyi guard.

For Zhu Cihong, it is enough to ensure security in a short time, after all, the pro-army is not more important than others, and loyalty is more important.

Under the banner of the emperor, the pro-army guard used force to quickly clear out all the monks of the Daxiong Treasure Hall, the Three Great Pavilions, and the Bell and Drum Tower in the middle of the Jiming Temple, and then protected them by regiments.

And Zhu Cihong will live in this area in the future, and this will also be the center of the Ming Dynasty for a long time in the future.

However, because the temple was so large, there were thousands of monks who lived here before, and the pro-army only temporarily drove them to live around the temple.

Later, find a place to live in place, and then let the monks move there.

The original commander of Xiaolingwei, that is, appointed by Zhu Cihong, the newly appointed commander of Wuxiang Zuowei, Mei Chun, was standing at the gate of Jiming Temple waiting for them.

The so-called pro-army 26 guards are the pro-army forces directly under the emperor in the Ming Dynasty, each with its own duties.

It's just that after the civil fort, the power of the 26 guards was transferred to the 6 departments, and later the governor's mansion of the five armies gradually declined, and the 26 guards of the pro-army all became empty shells, and some of them have even been abandoned.

The reason why Mei Chun was appointed as the commander of Wu Xiang's left guard was precisely because the authority of this guard was to defend the imperial city and escort the guard.

Zhu Cihong, the most important thing now is his own life.

After all, if the little life is gone, what else is there to talk about?

Seeing a few people slowly coming in the distance, Mei Chun naturally guessed their identities, turned around and motioned to the soldiers of the pro-military guard to take a stand, and then quietly waited for them to come.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please stay."

Wang Duo didn't expect these people to dare to stop him, so he immediately looked up and down at the soldiers in front of him.

It's strange, after a few days of hard work, where did so many Tianzi pro-soldiers come out?

These soldiers were all fresh-faced, and the cloth armor on their bodies looked like they had just been taken out of the arsenal and replaced, and most of them did not fit.

"Who are you?" Wang Duo asked.

Mei Chun arched his hand behind him, and said expressionlessly: "The former commander of Xiaolingwei, the current commander of Wuxiang Zuowei, Mei Chun, guards Jiming Temple by His Majesty's will. ”

"No one is allowed to trespass without will."

Wang Duo was a little surprised, and then laughed as if he had heard some big joke, and the rest of the cabinet ministers also leaned forward and back.

Gao Hongtu said a little jokingly: "My commander, don't you know?" According to the ancestral system, even if it is His Majesty today, his words are useless without a vote of our cabinet. ”

"Dare to stop us, you have eaten the bear's heart and leopard gall!"

The ministers in the back also said.

"Yes, if the emperor decides everything in one sentence, what else do you want our cabinet to do?"

"You better hurry back to your filial piety guard and continue to guard the tomb for your grandfather!"

"The major affairs of the imperial court, I don't bother you to participate."

In the face of these cynicisms, Mei Chun's face still did not move, and the rest of the pro-army guards were also conscientious and stood in place.

In his opinion, his ancestor Mei Yin was given the position of hereditary commander of Xiaolingwei because he served as the guard of Emperor Taizu Gao, and now he is reused by the emperor as the commander of the rebuilt pro-army, which is the will of heaven.

The ancestors are above, and my Mei Chun will never disgrace the Mei family!

"I'm sorry, I'm already the commander of Wu Xiang's left guard, and my authority is to guard the imperial city and protect the Son of Heaven, and I only recognize the holy decree of today's son!"

He squinted at everyone and said slowly, "Who among you is the emperor?" ”

Several cabinet scholars are all famous all over the world, and the pillars of the imperial court, even the former Hongguang Emperor, dare not talk to them like this.

I didn't expect to be choked by a small commander now, how could I have suffered such a loss?

Wang Duo broke his defense a little, or didn't want to entangle anymore, and threatened: "I'll give you a chance, get out of the way now, don't be my way, you still have a life to live." ”

Mei Chun was still unmoved, and pressed her hand on the handle of Yanling Knife, her eyes revealing murderous intent.

"I'll give you another chance, and finally say it again, if you don't have the holy decree of today, those who dare to trespass will be killed! Where is the pro-military guard? ”

"The pro-army guard is here!" Yu's pro-army guards also raised their spears in unison and shouted, "Kill or kill!" Lawfully kill on sight! ”

Although the voice shouted out was not very neat, how could these cabinet scholars who could only talk in the temple have seen such a posture.

All of a sudden, they were all guilty.

Wang Duo would not have the slightest doubt that the so-called commander of the left guard of Wu Xiang, who seemed to be simple and straightforward, would really cut himself with a knife.

Even if there was only a 1 in 10,000 chance, he didn't dare to gamble.

Who is the other party?

Yesterday, this thing was still a mausoleum guard, and he couldn't fight with the edge of the political center of the imperial court, but who is he?

The dignified cabinet second-assistant, the palace scholar!

If you don't know if you die in the hands of such a small character, will you be wronged?

The rest of the group thought the same way.

Finally achieved the position of a cabinet scholar, no one wanted to fall into the sewer, they seemed to be united, but in an instant, they became a plate of loose sand, and no one dared to take a step forward.

The scene was suddenly a little embarrassing.

Gao Hongtu also felt embarrassed, so he took a few steps back and said in a low voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, we can't talk too much to these vulgar people, so we will send our protΓ©gΓ©s to wait here." ”

"I don't believe it, the emperor doesn't go out yet?"

As soon as this remark came out, it was immediately echoed by several people in unison.

"That's true!"