In the first year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, the ninth night of the first month of May.

Zhuo Jing, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Wang Jing, the left waiter, and Song Li, the right waiter, together with the study of the etiquette rules such as "Song Hui Yao" and "Tang Huidian", set the rules of the death ceremony of Emperor Taizu Gao of the Ming Dynasty, on the tenth day of the fifth month, the temples of the imperial court do not ring bells and drums, do not reward and punish, do not punish, do not look at things, the court and the opposition prohibit music performance, prohibit slaughter and blood, and stipulate that three months later, that is, the tenth day of the eighth month, the death ceremony of Empress Xiaoci Gao is also the same rules.

After tonight, the hundred officials will change into light clothes and black horn belts before dawn, first line up at the gate of the imperial city, and then go to the filial piety tomb collectively to worship, because it is only the death day and not the emperor's death, so there is no need to be full of vegetarians.

According to the custom, before every ceremony, the officials of the Ministry of Rites need to fast and bathe, and then they can enter the Taimiao, the place where the tablets of the ancestors of the seven generations of the Ming Dynasty are enshrined (the seven temples refer to the four relatives, that is, the ancestors, great-ancestors, ancestors, fathers, and Eryi, that is, the temple and the ancestral temple of the father and grandfather of the ancestors, the "Book of Rites and the Royal System" has clouds: the seven temples of the Son of Heaven, the three Zhao and the three Mu, and the temple of the Taizu and the seven) to pray, which is the most basic etiquette for the ancestors.

After the prayer and worship, the three leaders of the Ministry of Rites went home to rest for a while.

The eyelids of Wang Jing, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, kept jumping, thinking about tomorrow's things, and he always felt unstable.

It's not just that Emperor Yongle gave Jiang Xinghuo today's reward, including the super-sized Shangzhu Kingdom, which has spread throughout the entire temple, but also because of another thing.

After all, the accident that happened today really made him feel a little sudden.

"That's it, let's think about it tomorrow, I'm really tired today!"

Wang Jing thought about it, and when he gradually fell asleep, he didn't forget to mutter, but he didn't seem to be sleeping soundly, and there was a faint look of worry flashing between his eyebrows.

The next day, after sleeping for two and a half hours, Wang Jing woke up, turned his head to see that it was still dark outside, he reached out and touched the pillow beside him, and saw that it was already cold, so he immediately lifted the quilt and climbed up in his middle coat.

"Sir."

The old wife didn't know when she got up, boiled white rice porridge, and the husband and wife had been together for decades, so she could naturally see Wang Jing's unnaturalness.

Wang Jing wanted to stretch his brows unconsciously frowned, but looking at his old wife, his throat seemed to be blocked by something, he pinched the skin under his Adam's apple, and what he started was the loose and shriveled skin.

At this moment, Wang Jing suddenly felt his heart beat violently.

"I'm old, I'm old, but I'm not reconciled!"

The old wife sighed and said, "Master, don't think about it, how you should live your life, how you have to live." ”

After the old wife finished speaking, she turned and went out, she went to the kitchen and brought breakfast to the stone table in the courtyard and put it down, it was summer, and even at this time the food was still not cold.

"Alas"

Wang Jingchang, who was wearing a moon-white shirt, sighed, he tried his best to straighten his somewhat rickety waist, and moved his gaze to the sky outside the courtyard.

Where there is blood, there will be contention.

For a man of Wang Jing's age, women and wealth are just floating clouds, he can live in a courtyard that is not magnificent, he can not take concubines or get close to women, but he can't have no power He has completely incarnated into a temple animal, power is his spirit, is his lifeline, and it is also the only meaning of his existence in this world.

Wang Jing's head was buzzing, and he felt his heart get faster and faster, almost jumping out of his chest, and this feeling suffocated him.

Wang Jing's breathing became heavier and heavier, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he trembled all over.

He grabbed the teapot violently and poured it his neck, but his heartbeat still hadn't calmed down.

However, when he touched it carefully, his heartbeat was extremely flat, as if everything was his hallucination, which was a sign of extreme nervousness.

"Sir, how are you?" The chopsticks that the old wife was trembling and grasping fell to the ground all of a sudden, stained with dust.

Wang Jing closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and forced himself to calm down.

"I'm fine." Wang Jing opened his eyes and looked at his old wife, his face was as pale as paper.

"Eat something, I'll bring you the hot water." The old wife nodded.

After waiting for him to finish eating, the old wife hesitated for a few breaths, and finally opened her mouth to ask the doubts she had held back for a long time.

"Xun Zhan was arrested by Jinyiwei, is it a rumor?"

His wife's words made Wang Jing stunned for a moment, and then said bitterly: "How do you know?" Who spoke to you to listen? I said it. I said that."

The old wife replied softly: "We have been married for so many years, and if there is anything we should share together." ”

Wang Jing didn't speak, but his heart was warm, he took a deep breath, calmed down, walked to the table, picked up the teacup and drank a sip of water, moistened his throat, and then turned to his old wife and said.

"Xun Zhan was indeed impeached by Yushi on suspicion of accepting bribes from businessmen, and then was taken away by Jinyi Wei for investigation."

The husband and wife fell silent.

The old wife's hand in arranging his light-colored robe trembled a little, and it took a long time to raise her head to look at him.

"Does it have anything to do with you?"

A few nights ago, Wang Jing called Xun Zhan to the house, she knew that Wang Jing went out in a carriage at night the day before yesterday, and she also knew.

And yesterday, Xun Zhan was in the Guozi Prison, and was openly broken into the door by Jinyiwei and taken away for interrogation.

If it is said that Xun Zhan was taken away and has nothing to do with Wang Jing, she may be a little hard to believe.

"He was trapped, but he can't prove that I'm here, the emperor has no order, and no one can take me away."

Wang Jing wanted to pretend to be relaxed and said, neither saying that it was related, nor saying that it didn't matter.

And that's already the answer.

The old wife silently dressed Wang Jing, who had opened her arms, in a light-colored robe, her eyes were full of tears, but she still did not shed tears.

Suddenly, she grabbed Wang Jing's shoulders and lay on his back: "Let's . . . Can't you enjoy your old age in peace? ”

"Enjoying old age? Ho. Do you think that to the point where I am today, even if I retreat, Jiang Xinghuo is willing to let me go to a stable place? ”

"When there are no heroes, make the vertical son a country!"

Wang Jing laughed twice, but his smile was very bitter: "I know you are timid, but it's okay"

Speaking of this, Wang Jing coughed a few more times and continued: "I am ready, now I don't know how many years to have the situation and changes, my position, I have to choose a side, if I can't come back after I leave, you go to my nephew Wang Chenghei, I have already explained to him, he will give you a pension." I have never taken a penny in my life except for the imperial court, and some of the books in those two rooms are still valuable, and they will be sold by Wang Chenghei when the time comes. ”

"Master, what about you, what should you do? Do you really want to let them handle it? ”

Wang Jing shook his head and said: "I was selected by Emperor Taizu Gao to be able to come here, in public and private, in affection and reason, whether it is for the ancestral law or my own career, today I have to fight in front of Emperor Taizu Gao, until the end, the victory or defeat is not yet known." ”

"Old ——!"

After listening to Wang Jing, the old wife couldn't help crying.

Wang Jing turned around and wiped away her tears.

"Don't cry."

——————

After Wang Jing hurriedly freshened up, put on his official hat, and went out to take a carriage to the Ministry of Rites, other temples can go to the palace to line up later, but the Ministry of Rites is undertaking the main task today, as a waiter, Wang Jing must go to the ministry first.

When he came to the public hall, Wang Jing found that Zhuo Jing was sitting behind the public case and writing hard, obviously after the officials of the Ministry of Rites sacrificed to the Taimiao yesterday, Zhuo Jing still stayed in the duty room and did not go back, otherwise it would not have been possible to arrive so early, and he had already started his work.

"Why didn't you go back yesterday?" Wang Jing saw Zhuo Jing and asked lightly.

Zhuo Jing stroked his beard, looked up at Wang Jing, and responded casually: "It's too late, I don't want to go back, but the old man couldn't sleep last night, today is a big day, and our etiquette department can't make mistakes." ”

"In that case, why don't you go to the next room and squint for a while!" Wang Jing looked at the hazy night outside the window, and then proposed.

Zhuo Jing shook his head, picked up a document and handed it to Wang Jing, and gestured: "You can take a look at these two documents first, if there is nothing important, deal with it first." ”

"Okay."

At the moment, it is an official state, Wang Jing will not have personal emotions, since this is the official business assigned by the chief official, then there is nothing to excuse, Wang Jing nodded, and walked towards the public case with the two documents in his hand.

There was a small servant next to him who lit an oil lamp, and when the lamp burned, it emitted a warm light.

"The Marquis of Wuding (Hong, specifically referring to the death of the prince)?"

"Last night, I didn't catch up on the same day as Emperor Taizu Gao, but it made it a lot easier."

Zhuo Jing was a little sad, Wang Jing was a little emotional, and the two let go of the contradiction at this time.

After all, in the eyes of Wang Jing and Zhuo Jing, old people who have experienced the ups and downs of Hongwu-Jianwen, this is more like the end of the old era.

Because after Zhu Yuanzhang's death, the founding marquis who is still alive is only the Marquis Geng Bingwen of Changxing and Guo Ying, the Marquis of Wuding, who are not dead now, but it is better to be dead, Zhu Di's degree of revenge is not ordinary, if there is no arrival of Jiang Xinghuo, then according to the trajectory of the original historical line, Geng Bingwen should commit suicide at home next year.

And Geng Bingwen's situation is well known to the two, in this way, Guo Ying, Marquis of Wuding, is actually the only one among the founding marquis who may be the only one who may die.

Wuding Hou Guo Ying once accompanied Yingchuan Hou Fu Youde Ping Beiyu Naha out, reconquered the Northern Yuan Dynasty in the fishing sea, and often gave Lan Yu and Fu Youde these world's famous generals as deputies, and when Jing was difficult, he also gave Geng Bingwen and Li Jinglong successively as deputies, and fought two big battles in Zhending and Baigouhe, but he had a good relationship with Zhu Di, and when he fought with Zhu Di, he also used old age and frailty to not contribute much, unlike Geng Bingwen, who went all out to kill Zhu Di, so Zhu Di did not treat him as an enemy.

Now that the news of Guo Ying's death has been sent to the Ministry of Rites, it is to ask the Ministry of Rites to discuss what specifications should be used for the funeral and what specifications should be used for posthumous gifts.

"Do you want to make an exception?" Wang Jing pondered for a moment and asked.

Zhuo Jing shook his head and only said: "I can't break the rules, let's plan it according to the posthumous gift of the national prince." ”

According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty and the normal process of the Ministry of Rites, the duke was posthumously presented to the duke after his death, and the duke was posthumously presented to the prince after his death.

"Where's the nickname?"

There is nothing to say about the posthumous gift, the Ministry of Rites is only responsible for formulating, and the decision is in the hands of the emperor, and the name is basically determined by the Ministry of Rites in combination with his life's work, and the emperor basically takes a look, if it is not enough, it will be like this.

Wang Jing pondered for a moment and said: "The Marquis of Wuding has experienced more than 100 battles, swords and arrows, and his body is depicted. ”

Su Xun's "Confession Law" said: "Reward, exhortation, punishment and punishment are said to be powerful, the Congo is said to be powerful, and the punishment is to be subdued far away", Guo Ying is obviously worthy of the word "Wei".

"What about the second word?" Zhuo Jing asked again, today he seemed to have special respect for Wang Jing, the opinion of the left waiter.

"The Marquis of Wuding once accompanied the general Xu Da to Shandong, Pingzhongyuan, Kedadu, Luoding Longyou and Shanhou Prefectures, before and after encountering the enemy, often the first to enter the battle, the capture is not counted. There is virtue in the land, and there is labor in the armor. ”

"Weixiang."

Zhuo Jingnian chattered for a while, twisted his beard and smiled: "Okay, the old man also thinks it is appropriate, then it depends on your meaning." ”

Wang Jing looked down at the second document, but Zhuo Jing said coldly:

"I don't know what the two of you and I are here to give people a nickname today, and what kind of nickname they should be on that day."

Wang Jing's shoulders fixed slightly, and he regained a natural posture: "Let's leave it for future generations to judge." ”

The second document was handed over to Yunnan.

Under the order of Emperor Yongle, the cabinet has been prepared, and the task of the Ministry of Rites is to give the same documents to the Tusi in Yunnan according to the tone of this holy decree.

"Mu Sheng, the Marquis of Xiping, Yunnan, said: Xi'er's father, King Qianning, inherited the order of Emperor Taizu of my emperor, and carried out his way to control Yunnan, caress Huairou, and do his best. Therefore, it can make the distant Yi Muyi, the military and the people are happy, and the court has no worries about the southwest. Brother Er can also continue to say, the border is Ning, this is known to Far's father, so that the army and the people are safe, far away is obedient, and Si Zhixiao is both right. ”

On the surface, this holy decree was to treat Xiping Hou Musheng with some rebuke, but if it was so light, there was no need for Zhuo Jing to hand it over to Wang Jing.

"Yunnan is also going to send troops?"

"Hmm."

Zhuo Jing bowed, this is not a secret, even if he doesn't say it, Wang Jing will know later, the text drafted by the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies and the Ministry of War has been passed on by the relevant departments, and as soon as today passes, the war machine of the Ming Dynasty will be rumbled to start.

"Yunnan and Guangxi sent troops on both roads, Xiping Hou Musheng as a partial division, Yunnan Zhutusi needed to draw troops to fight with the army, Chengguo Gong Zhu Neng led the main force out of Guangxi Jiling Pass (the famous town of Nanguan in the Qing Dynasty, now known as Friendship Pass) to Langshan, and then marched into Taiyuan to destroy the Hu father and son."

Zhuo Jing stood up, looked at Wang Jingyi and said: "Annan is located at the junction of the Ming Dynasty and the South Seas, once the Annan Li thieves are captured, the land of the South Seas will be clean and clean, and when the time comes, the land of the Red River Delta of the county and Annam, the Ming Dynasty can more easily control the South Seas, and it can control the countries of Zhancheng, Siam, and Chenla, and far control the countries of Manchurian Thorn (Malacca) and Sumatra, Jiugang, Guawa, and Muddy near the peninsula, and the situation at that time is far from comparable to today. ”

"Wang Shilang, one step away, don't make a mistake."

Wang Jing just said expressionlessly: "I am the ancestor of Emperor Taizu Gao: All the four directions are limited to mountains and seas, and they are isolated in a corner, and the land is not enough to supply, and the people are not enough to make orders. If he doesn't think about it and scratches me, it's ominous. He is not a problem for China, and it is also ominous for me to raise troops and commit minor offenses. I am afraid that future generations will rely on China's prosperity and strength, be greedy for a moment of military exploits, and raise troops for no reason, resulting in injuries to people's lives. ”

Zhuo Jing didn't say anything more, just shook his head.

——————

Purple Mountain Filial Piety Mausoleum.

In front of the plaque of "Xiamafang", there is a special decree of the emperor, and the six scholars who can come here in advance without walking from the palace with the hundred officials stand on a high place, looking like a long ant colony.

Jian Yi and Huang Fu stood side by side, and couldn't help but sigh: "Time has changed! ”

The two of them are of the same age, and now they are both in their prime, and those vivid memories of the year have now become distant memories, which is embarrassing.

"Yes! I think of the eighteenth year of Hongwu, I just took the spring boudoir exam, and was arranged to the side of Emperor Taizu Gao as a scholar, at that time you were still Jinwu avant-garde experience, Hongwu Dynasty case everyone is in danger, you dare to go to the book to say things, at that time I watched Emperor Taizu Gao read the folds for you to worry about you, I didn't expect that Emperor Taizu Gao not only killed you, but rewarded you. ”

"Eighteen years have passed in the blink of an eye." Huang Fu said with some emotion.

"Isn't it?" Jian Yi also nodded in agreement, "If it weren't for all these years, I really wouldn't have been able to read your letter back then." ”

"Haha......" Huang Fu couldn't help but laugh loudly when he heard this.

The other officials beside the two of them couldn't help but show doubts when they heard the two Shangshu laughing one after another, but they couldn't understand the mood of the two at the moment, so they could only secretly guess: Could it be that the good news is not good?

Chen Ying, who was passing by, frowned and wanted to warn the two of them that they couldn't laugh on this day, but looking at Huang Fu's expression, he swallowed the words in his mouth back.

In a short time, hundreds of civil and military officials arrived, and the emperor, princes, clansmen, and relatives also arrived.

It was just dawn, and there was still some time before the expected start time.

"Hey, what's over there?"

Suddenly, the sharp-eyed official pointed to something in the distance that was carried by the Xiaoling guards and exclaimed.

Everyone followed their eyes, and sure enough, they saw that in the flat square dozens of zhang away in front of them, there was a small unobstructed cuboid parked, and there was a lifting bar under the cuboid. It looks like a weird suture of "coffin + shoulder".

This thing is white, about a foot high, about two feet wide, and about five feet long, so it can be lying on a person, and there is nothing carved on the side, but it is painted with a layer of paint.

"What's going on?"

Zhuo Jing, who was in charge of Taizu's death today, did not send anyone, and walked over in person and asked sharply.

Song Li also followed at this time, frowned and asked, "It's ridiculous that such a major ceremony dares to be so neglectful!" ”

The two Xiaoling guards who were responsible for carrying the "coffin" saw these two officials wearing light-colored robes, and hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down to report: "Returning to the two adults, this is the document given by the Wang Shilang of the Ministry of Rites who is in charge of the ceremony, and he has given it a long time ago. ”

Song Li next to him was almost fainted, where does this special mother look like a shoulder? This is a coffin that can be carried! It's just that the black paint has turned into white paint!

But in Zhuo Jing's mind, following the words of the two Xiaoling guards, all kinds of information flashed like lightning and flint, and when these fragmented information were hooked together, Zhuo Jing understood everything.

During the period when Li Zhigang was imprisoned and he had not yet been promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the preparations for the Taizu Death Day ceremony were fully responsible for the preparations for the Taizu Death Day ceremony.

And when he was staying with several other Shangshu just now, Wang Jing was gone, and he didn't look for it at that time.

Now that I think about it, Wang Jing is afraid that he is really ruined, and he is unwilling to go back.

Sure enough, when Zhuo Jing turned around, he saw Wang Jing walking with the hem of his light-colored robe.

"What does Wang Shilang mean by this?"

Wang Jing said calmly: "Of course, it's for my own use." ”

After that, he grabbed a long lifting bar with one hand and walked towards the Manchu Dynasty civil and military.

"What are you doing in a daze?! Stop him! ”

Song Li shouted at the two soldiers of Xiaoling Guard.

At this time, there were also many Xiaoling guards standing not far away, all of whom were responsible for maintaining order and serving as a guard of honor, but there was no order from the direct commander, and no one wanted to assassinate them, so they could only watch and dare not move.

Seeing that the two Xiaoling guards were already planning to stop him, but at this time, Zhuo Jing made a decision that made Song Li a little incomprehensible.

"No need."

Song Li was stunned, Zhuo Jing just glanced at him deeply, and then glanced at Jiang Xinghuo, who was quietly watching all this happen not far away, everything was silent.

looked at Wang Jing, who dragged the "coffin" to him with difficulty.

Zhu Di took a deep breath, tried to suppress the anger in his heart, and asked in a "gentle" tone as much as possible: "Wang Shilang, you tell me, what is going on?" ”

Zhu Gaochi, the eldest prince next to him, flashed a trace of unkindness in his eyes, and shouted loudly with a bit of protection: "Wang Shilang, do you understand what you are doing?" Make it clear, otherwise Hugh will blame you for the crime of deceit! ”

Of course, Wang Jing knew that this was Zhu Gaochi fighting for his last chance, but he didn't even look at Zhu Gaochi.

Wang Jing took off his official hat with both hands, held it respectfully to his chest, and bowed slowly.

"Emperor Taizu Gao responds to the people, strives to promote the holy martial arts, sweeps away the chaos, mixes one and sixth, starts a business and is unified, makes ceremonies and makes music, with merit in Qiankun, radiating glory in the sun and the moon, the prosperity of the emperor, can not be added, among the old age, the guest emperor, all parties mourn and never forget."

"Today in front of the mausoleum of Emperor Taizu Gao, the minister, as a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, has been observing etiquette all his life, and I implore Your Majesty to follow the old system of the ancestors and abolish the new law, so as to comfort the soul of Emperor Taizu Gao in heaven."

"Wang Jing, you are so bold! This is the death day of Emperor Taizu Gao! What are you doing?! ”

Zhu Gaochi saw that Wang Jing was hopeless, so he had to reprimand angrily at this time.

Sun Yu, Xu Siwen, Qiao Wen, Chen Shou and several other servants promoted by Zhu Gaochi saw Zhu Gaochi's statement, and they also put out their thoughts of mixing, after all, although they supported Wang Jing in their hearts, but at this time, since Zhu Gaochi spoke like this, it was not easy for them to contradict Zhu Gaochi, and there was still a basic position on this.

And the expressions of Zheng Ci, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Ru Yu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Jin Zhong, the right attendant of the Ministry of Industry, are even more playful, they are like watching a play, they neither support the new law, nor do they support the old system of the ancestors, there is only one law in their hearts, just as there is no two days in the sky, there is only one sun in this world.

Wang Jing raised his white-haired head, he looked at Emperor Yongle and said without any scruples.

"The world, the world of the ancestors, why does Your Majesty act arbitrarily, listen to the bewitchment of traitorous ministers, and become a typical example of chaos?"

"Jiang Xinghuo is just a down-and-out scholar in the countryside and a prisoner waiting to be executed in prison, can he be better than the person chosen by Emperor Taizu Gao?"

"Jiang Xinghuo's law can be better than the law established by the ancestors? Your Majesty is so deaf! ”

"What is the crime of changing the ancestral law and committing crimes? Why didn't Your Majesty punish him? ”

"Just ask Your Majesty, the ancestors are heavy, and Jiang Xinghuo is heavy? Carrying out the method of Jiang Xinghuo behind the ancestors, why is it so faint! ”

"Emperor Taizu Gao's expulsion of the Tartars and the restoration of China, how wise and martial he is, is it not as good as Jiang Xinghuo? Could it be that in His Majesty's heart, Jiang Xinghuo is more important than his ancestors? ”

Hearing that the master was insulted, the second prince Zhu Gaoxu couldn't stay any longer, and he was extremely angry.

"Too much of the Nine Clans?"

Of course, although Zhu Gaoxu was angry, he did not lose his cool, even if he only needed a brisk step now, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, his powerful and big hand like a pu fan could easily crush Wang Jing's head like pinching and popping a watermelon, just as he had done countless times on the battlefield in the past years.

But he didn't.

Zhu Gaoxu always remembered Jiang Xinghuo's admonition when he had a showdown with him that night.

The self-aware is heroic, and the self-victorious is male.

But at this time, Wang Jing's face still looked calm and indifferent, and even the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, revealing a mocking smile.

I saw Wang Jing say contemptuously: "The sage taught that where the rites are, filial piety is only, and these two are the foundation of the world, how can you forget?" Emperor Taizu Gao taught when he was alive that there are pros and cons to everything, since filial piety survives, the relationship between the survival of the community, filial piety for the ancestors, and righteousness for the world, it is naturally an unshirkable thing, if it can make the world stable, then it is worth sacrificing the ego. ”

"If my Ming Dynasty is destroyed in the hands of a prisoner, what is the ego to talk about?"

Zhu Gaoxu's face was pale, and at this moment, his heart was beating violently, and the blood in his body seemed to be boiling.

He had never hated a man as much as he had at this moment, and he wanted to slaughter this bastard right away.

But he knows very well the despicability and shamelessness of civil officials, the other party carries the coffin and admonishes him to die, and has long put life and death out of the way, either seeking fame in the world, or seeking profit in this life, all at the cost of death, to gain fame and fortune, and he slaughtered him on the spot at this time, but it ruined the master's big thing.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Jiang Xinghuo, but Jiang Xinghuo, who was standing on the other side as a national teacher and Shangzhu Guo, still looked light.

It seems that Wang Jing scolded in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, in front of Lao Zhu buried in the filial piety tomb, it was not him.

"Please Your Majesty in front of Emperor Taizu Gao, punish the traitorous ministers, in this way, Emperor Taizu Gao will bless the Ming Dynasty for thousands of generations, and the golden Ou will be forever!"

After saying this, Wang Jing turned around, faced the ministers, and saluted deeply again: "As officials of the Ming Dynasty, we should follow the will of Emperor Taizu Gao and do our best for the Ming Society!" ”

"Emperor Taizu Gao is above, and today's ministers are the protectors of the Ming Society,

- Please go to your death! ”

This.

The ministers couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and the two scholars, Jian Yi and Huang Fu, also fell into a short period of contemplation.

Wang Jing is indeed the pillar of the Ming Empire, he is not only famous, but also a rare scholar of ancient literature in the world, and for the official integrity, never accept anything that should not be taken, the whole family only lives on the money, and at this time carrying the coffin to death, his selfless spirit is enough to prove his character.

And there is a lot of truth in what he said.

Everyone present, there are too many people who are dissatisfied with the new law, after all, the change of the law has touched their interests, but the attitude of Emperor Yongle was very resolute before, and he has been forcibly promoting, but in fact, including "Erjin", "Sanyang" and other close ministers, the vast majority of people are more or less biased towards Wang Jing's point of view, no matter what, they are all Confucian traditional education received since childhood.

At this moment, the collaborators of the previous violent Zhao, such as the civil officials connected by Mao Dafang, saw that Wang Jing, an unexpected person, raised his head and carried the coffin to die, and also felt that the atmosphere had arrived, and immediately cried under the filial piety tomb where Emperor Gao, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, was buried.

They knelt on the ground and wept, at first they were relatively restrained, and gradually cried from childhood, fake crying, and dry howling, which was infected by the crowd and evolved into big crying.

"Woohoo!"

There was a burst of weeping in front of the whole square, and all the ministers fell to their knees and wailed, and the mournful screams seemed to resound in the sky.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhu Gaochi quickly turned around and said to the people: "Quick, let them stop!" ”

"Yes!"

The people around him hurriedly ran over, trying to stop the civil officials who were crying and crying.

"Woo-woo-woo-woo~~"

The officials suddenly cried even harder.

Zhu Gaochi felt that his head was about to explode, he turned around with the pain, gritted his teeth and said, "Wang Jing, you are enough!" ”

At this time, Wang Jing also knelt on the ground, he ignored Zhu Gaochi, but looked up at Zhu Di, his eyes were red and said: "Your Majesty, you are the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the hope of the hundreds of millions of people in the world!" Emperor Taizu Gao is watching you! Come to your senses! Look at what Jiang Xinghuo, a traitor, has messed up the Ming Dynasty! ”

Zhu Di's face was extremely gloomy.

"Come on, pull Wang Jing out and behead the public!"

When Wang Jing heard this, he still did not have the slightest fear, but said proudly: "Your Majesty, since Wang dares to risk the world, he is not afraid of death!" ”

Just when Zhu Gaoxu got a clear order from his father, he couldn't wait to do it himself, and even longed for a "change in Heyin" in his heart to make these noisy civil officials all clothed, Jiang Xinghuo suddenly said.

"Wait, I have something to say."

PS: Don't scold yet, tomorrow on the super super super super big chapter, I really can't finish writing today.

(End of chapter)