At this moment, outside the palace.

A group of clans and nobles led by the British Duke Zhang Rong were eagerly waiting for the emperor's summons.

Zhang Rong looked at the Qianqing Palace close at hand in front of him, and couldn't help but recall everything that had happened in recent days, and secretly sighed: "Your Majesty Shengming! ”

For Zhang Rong and other clans and nobles, not only can they take this opportunity to shorten the distance with the emperor, but they can also take this opportunity to announce to the world that the clans and nobles who have been silent for a long time are about to return to the court.

After all, the current Jiajing is the second emperor after Emperor Wuzong who does not listen to the slander of civil officials!

Not only did he change his previous attitude of precaution towards the clan and nobles, but he also tried his best to hold an examination specifically for the clan and nobles to select available talents from among them.

In addition, Jiajing also helped the clan and nobles regain their influence in the court by selecting the sons of the clan and nobles to serve at the grassroots level in disguise.

At this moment, I only heard a sharp voice sound: "Xuanying Gong, Chengguo Gong, Dingguo Gong and other clans and nobles, come to see!" ”

When Zhang Rong heard this, after exchanging glances with Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Chengguo, and Xu Yande, the Duke of Dingguo, he immediately took the remaining clans and nobles and stepped on the stairs of the Qianqing Palace.

As the top clan nobles of the Ming Dynasty, the British Duke Zhang Rong, the Duke of Chengguo Zhu Xizhong, and the Duke of Dingguo Xu Yande naturally walked at the front of the team, and behind them were a large number of clans and nobles such as Wuqinghou, Xinchenghou, and the Qianguo Mansion.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, happy to get the dragon son!"

Under the leadership of Zhang Rong and others, these clans and nobles who entered the Qianqing Palace knelt on the ground one after another and said in unison.

"Well, you don't have to be so polite, you can come here to congratulate you, I am very pleased, get up!"

Hearing this, Jiajing swept his gaze over the many clans and nobles present, waved his hand, and commanded quite casually.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After receiving Jiajing's consent, a group of clans and nobles led by the British Gong Zhang Rong got up from the ground one after another.

Subsequently, a group of clan nobles led by Zhang Rong looked at King Yu and King Jing on the side, and saluted respectfully: "I have seen His Royal Highness King Yu, I have seen His Royal Highness King Jing!" ”

Zhu Zaikun and Zhu Zaizhen are so big, where have they ever seen such a scene.

Among these clans, nobles, and even their elders, the two of them did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and hurriedly got up from their seats and saluted everyone.

Yan Song and Xu Jie, who were on the side, couldn't help but jump their eyelids when they saw this, and they felt a huge threat from it.

Then, I saw Yan Song retract his gaze and secretly sighed: "If it goes on like this, the momentum of the rise of the clan and the nobles will be unstoppable!" ”

Yan Song knew very well in his heart that whether it was the examination for all the clans and nobles, or the children of those clans and nobles who were about to be sent to serve in the southwest, in the final analysis, it was the emperor's efforts to better restrain civil officials.

If Jiajing's plan is implemented smoothly, there will no longer be only the voices of civil officials in the court in the future.

At this moment, I saw the British Duke Zhang Rong stand up, looked at Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon chair at the moment, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, in order to celebrate the safety of the concubine's mother and son, the ministers specially ordered someone to prepare a gift, and now, someone has been sent to the Forbidden City!" ”

When Jiajing heard this, there was not too much surprise on his face, but nodded and said, "Since this is the case, then I am here to represent the concubine, thank you!" ”

After that, I saw Jiajing's words change, and then followed with the order: "The imperial dining room has been prepared, you should go to the Taihe Hall with me!" ”

When everyone heard this, their expressions immediately turned grim, and they responded respectfully: "Obey, Your Majesty!" ”

After that, I saw Jiajing riding the dragon and marching in the direction where the Taihe Hall was located.

Not only the cabinet participated in the banquet, but also the six officials of the Ming Dynasty, as well as many officials such as Honglu Temple, Dali Temple, and the Inspectorate, were also invited to participate in the banquet.

After everyone entered the Taihe Palace, they quickly sat down according to the pre-arranged position, the clan and the nobles sat on one side, and the civil officials and military generals sat on the other side.

Then, I saw Jiajing get up, take advantage of the situation to pick up the wine glass on the table, glance at the many civil and military generals below, as well as the nobles of the clan, and said loudly: "Today is the day when my beloved concubine gave birth to the prince, and tonight, I will not get drunk with you and will not return!" ”

After Jiajing finished speaking, he raised his head and drank all the wine in the cup.

Seeing this, everyone got up from their seats, returned the salute to Jiajing, and after that, drank all the wine in the cup.

Jiajing drank a total of three glasses of wine, and after that, he left the Taihe Hall on the grounds that he was not strong enough to drink.

After all, if the emperor was always present, everyone would feel uncomfortable.

Before leaving, Jiajing also deliberately handed over the important task of entertaining many ministers present, as well as the clan and nobles, to Zhu Zaikun and Zhu Zaizhen brothers.

After Jiajing left the Taihe Palace, the atmosphere in the hall was not as serious as before, and everyone relaxed significantly, and began to chat with each other sentence by sentence, staggering, so unhappy.

"Sure enough, everyone's attention is on Zhu Zaiyuan, a newborn child!"

Then, I saw Zhu Zaikun retract his gaze from a distance, a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes, raised his head, and drank the wine in the cup.

……

The banquet held in the Taihe Hall lasted until late at night, after which everyone returned happily.

Beijing, Yanfu.

After the sedan chair stopped, I saw Yan Shifan get off the sedan chair first, and with the support of the slave, he barely stabilized his figure.

At this moment, a breeze blew, making Yan Shifan sober up a little, and then, I saw Yan Song trembling down from the sedan chair with the support of the slave.

Seeing this, Yan Shifan subconsciously wanted to step forward to support Yan Song as usual.

Who knew that Yan Song just stood in place, shook his head, and refused Yan Shifan's support: "Okay, you better take care of yourself first!" ”

When Yan Shifan heard Yan Song's words, a touch of embarrassment couldn't help but appear on his face, and then, he laughed twice and explained.

"Presumably father, you also saw it, and the child can't help it, who knows that those guys will come one by one......"

Before Yan Shifan's words were finished, he saw Yan Song wave his hand and interrupt impatiently: "Okay, forget it this time!" ”

After this, I saw Yan Song turn around, look at the housekeeper not far away, and instructed: "Immediately let the kitchen make two bowls of decanting soup and send them over!" ”

When the housekeeper heard this, he immediately leaned down and responded respectfully: "Yes, master!" ”

After that, Yan Song and Yan Shifan were helped into the study of Yan's Mansion by the maids on the side.

"I really didn't expect that the old man would be so strong in drinking, just a few glasses of wine, he can't even think calmly!"

After being helped to the chair in the study by the maid, I saw Yan Song shake his head, suppressing all the chaotic thoughts in his mind, and said with emotion.

Soon after this, the decanting soup was brought by the maid.

Subsequently, I saw Yan Song's father and son, each taking the decanting soup from the maid's hand and drinking it all.

After drinking the decanting soup, Yan Song suddenly felt that his brain was much clearer, and then, he saw him retreat from the maid, looked at Yan Shifan on the side, and asked.

"Yan Shifan, at the banquet earlier, did you notice the faces of King Yu and King Jing?"

When Yan Shifan heard Yan Song's words, he suddenly came back to his senses, a trace of weakness flashed on his face, he lowered his head, and responded cautiously: "Father...... Father, to tell you the truth, the child did not pay attention to this matter! ”

"What a non-consequence!"

When Yan Song heard this, he glanced at Yan Shifan coldly and commented.

Seeing this, Yan Shifan decisively lowered his head and admitted his mistake to Yan Song: "What my father said is true!" ”

Afterwards, I saw Yan Song retract his gaze and said to himself: "At the banquet, the faces of King Yu and King Jing were very ugly, and they looked restless!" ”

Yan Shifan on the side didn't change much when he heard this, he just nodded, and said in response: "Father, the child thinks that this is normal, after all, the imperial concubine gave birth to a son for His Majesty!" ”

When Yan Shifan said this, he paused, and continued: "If this child grows up successfully, it will greatly threaten the status of the two of them, you must know that Your Majesty gave birth to a total of eight children, among which only King Yu and ...... "

Before Yan Shifan's words were finished, he was coldly interrupted by Yan Song: "Idiot, hurry up and shut up for me!" ”

When Yan Song's words fell, Yan Shifan also reacted quickly, and was shocked into a cold sweat.

After all, Jiajing's eight sons, six of whom died young, and only King Yu and King Jing grew up, has long become a taboo in the court, and no one dares to mention it easily!

"I clearly walked in front of the ghost gate just now!"

Thinking of this, Yan Shifan's face couldn't help but flash a trace of fear, and then, I saw him kneeling on the ground with a 'plop', looking in the direction where Yan Song was, and said in a deep voice: "Father, the child didn't notice what he said wrong for a while just now, and I hope that my father will punish him!" ”

Seeing this, Yan Song shook his head helplessly after looking Yan Shifan up and down, and said slowly: "Okay, get up, forget it this time!" ”

When Yan Shifan heard this, the whole person seemed to be pardoned, and then slowly got up from the ground and said respectfully: "Yes, father!" ”

After being shocked into a cold sweat, Yan Shifan's drunkenness also subsided a lot, and then, I saw him look in the direction where Yan Song was, and continued: "Father, as the child said before, this child of the Imperial Concubine Shen has made King Yu and King Jing feel a huge crisis!" ”

"Right now, King Jing has gone to the fiefdom to become a vassal, and there is no longer any possibility of competing for the throne, and King Yu is disliked by His Majesty, and at this time, the child in the belly of the imperial concubine Shen was born!"

"From the current situation, it is not difficult to see that Your Majesty should be full of expectations for this child!"

When Yan Song heard this, he nodded, and motioned for Yan Shifan to continue.

After receiving Yan Song's encouragement, Yan Shifan finished sorting out the language in his mind before he continued: "Father, didn't you say that the Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites were already preparing for the canonization of the queen at that time? ”

"When the imperial concubine Shen is canonized as the queen by His Majesty, then Zhu Zaiyuan's identity will also undergo earth-shaking changes, and he will become His Majesty's son-in-law!"

When Yan Shifan said this, he looked hesitantly, looked in the direction where Yan Song was, and cautiously asked, "Father, do you think we should take this opportunity to ...... at that time?"

Yan Song seemed to guess what Yan Shifan was thinking, and then, he saw him look in the direction where Yan Shifan was, and said word by word: "Yan Shifan, I know what you are worried about, are you worried that we will be one step behind others when the time comes?" ”

Seeing that his mind was broken by Yan Song's words, Yan Shifan's face showed admiration, and before he could respond, he saw Yan Song retract his gaze and cut the railroad categorically.

"I said before that before Your Majesty revealed this intention, if anyone dares to fight this child's idea, he will definitely die an ugly death, and now this child is Your Majesty's reverse scale!"

When Yan Song's words fell, Yan Shifan's whole person seemed to have enlightenment, and a feeling of enlightenment filled his body and mind.

Then, I saw him get up from the seat, arch his hand, and said with sincerity: "Thank you father for solving the child's doubts, the child understands!" ”

After this, Yan Shifan seemed to have suddenly thought of something, a look of worry appeared on his face, and he continued: "By the way, father, the child suddenly thought that since His Majesty is about to canonize the imperial concubine Shen as the queen, he will definitely give amnesty to the world at that time, so Yan Maoqing and Ma Ningyuan ......."

Hearing this, Yan Song waved his hand and responded: "Don't worry, Yan Maoqing's side, I'm fully prepared, just find an opportunity to kill him!" ”

But for the sake of safety, let's let him have some "accidents" on the way back to Beijing, doesn't he Yan Maoqing think that he is extremely smart and can hide from the world? ”

"In that case, let him be a drowning ghost!"

When Yan Song said this, he looked in the direction where Yan Shifan was, and at this moment, the expression on Yan Song's face was extremely calm, without the slightest wave.

Not long after this, I only heard Yan Song's voice without a trace of emotion.

"As for Ma Ningyuan's side, anyway, in the eyes of His Majesty, he is already a dead man, Yan Shifan, do you understand?"

"Yes, yes, father, the child understands!"

When Yan Shifan heard this, he couldn't help but panic, and hurriedly lowered his head and responded respectfully.

Then, I saw Yan Song retract his gaze from Yan Shifan's body, and after bowing his head to him slightly, he commanded: "Okay, it's not too early, go back and rest early!" ”

When Yan Shifan heard this, he immediately lowered his head and responded respectfully: "Yes, father, you rest early, and the child will retire!" ”

……

The news that the imperial concubine Shen gave birth to a prince for the emperor soon spread throughout the capital at an unimaginable speed after a night of fermentation.

Since ancient times, all topics related to the royal family have been discussed by the common people.

Of course, those officials in the court were also not exempt from vulgarity, because the banquet held in the Taihe Hall last night lasted until late at night, so the next day, many officials who attended the banquet were late.

In this case, the officials in charge of the assessment naturally turn a blind eye and close one eye.

But then, there were even officials who were deliberately late, wanting to exaggerate the fact that they had attended the banquet.

At the moment, the Ministry of Rites.

In the duty room, I saw Li Chunfang handing over an official document in his hand to the hands of the officials, and commanded.

"Send this to the cabinet, just say that the Ministry of Rites has made relevant preparations for the canonization of the queen!"

"Yes, Lord Shangshu!"

When the official heard this, after solemnly receiving the official document from Li Chunfang's hand, he immediately lowered his head and replied in a deep voice.

After doing this, I saw Li Chunfang get up from the seat, and he planned to go to the room to see the situation according to the usual practice.

When Li Chunfang came to the duty room to check the situation, he found that most of the officials in the duty room were looking at him with curiosity.

Seeing this, Li Chunfang couldn't help but have a look of surprise on his face, but then, an official stood up boldly and asked Li Chunfang: "...... Lord Shangshu, I guess you should have attended the banquet held at the Taihe Hall last night, right? ”

When Li Chunfang heard this, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on her face, and she responded with a smile: "This is nature!" ”

"Then Lord Shangshu, can you tell us what the banquet is like?"

When Li Chunfang heard this, after pondering for a while, he faced everyone and said unhurriedly: "Let me tell you, the banquet held in the Taihe Hall last night ......"

Similar scenes are also staged from time to time in the Ming Dynasty's Ministry of Officials, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Crime, Ministry of War, Inspectorate, Honglu Temple and other institutions.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

Today's Jiajing did not get up early as usual, at this moment, he was serving under the service of a personal eunuch, putting on his robe.

Last night, after Jiajing left the Taihe Palace, he went to Ganlu Palace to visit the Shen family, and Jiajing stayed in the Ganlu Palace until the hour when the Shen family went to bed, and then returned to the Qianqing Palace.

Not long after this, I saw Lu Fang walking quietly in front of Jiajing, leaning down and respectfully reporting.

"Your Majesty, not long ago, the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple sent a message from the Ministry of Rites, saying that the relevant preparations have been made!"

After Jiajing learned the news from Lu Fang's mouth, he nodded and commanded: "Well, there is no need to worry about this matter first, after the imperial concubine has recovered her body, let Qin Tianjian choose a suitable date and hold the ceremony of canonizing the queen!" ”

When Lu Fang heard this, he couldn't help but lower his head, and secretly sighed: "Your Majesty really cares about the concubine Niangniang!" ”

Then, I saw Lu Fang come back to his senses and respond in a deep voice: "Obey, Your Majesty!" ”

"Your Majesty, in fact, the slave maid still has some things to report......

Jiajing saw that Lu Fang looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, and immediately understood, only to see him retreat left and right, and asked, "Say, what's the matter?" ”

When Lu Fang heard this, after thinking for a while, he responded: "Your Majesty, the slave maid got the news that it was at last night's banquet, His Royal Highness King Yu and His Royal Highness King Jing looked worried and restless!" ”

After Jiajing learned the news from Lu Fang's mouth, a slight mockery appeared on his face, he sneered, and said in a deep voice: "Hmph, these two rebels haven't even learned the most basic tricks on the spot, and they still let people see the clues!" ”

Jiajing seemed to be quite angry about this, and when he said this, he looked like he hated iron but not steel.

Seeing this, Lu Fang hurriedly leaned down and said comfortingly: "Please let Your Majesty calm your anger, don't be angry because of this matter!" ”

Lu Fang's persuasion seemed to have worked, but I saw Jiajing wave his hand and said to himself: "Okay, let's not mention these two rebels first!" ”

After that, I saw Jiajing turn around, looked in the direction where Lu Fang was, and continued: "Lu Fang, you go to the cabinet in person, call Yan Song and them to me, I have something to do with them!" ”

When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, he immediately lowered his head and replied without thinking: "Obey, Your Majesty, the slave and maid will go now!" ”

After this, Lu Fang did not stay in the Qianqing Palace for too long, but turned around and left.

……

Forbidden City, Cabinet.

Today, the situation in the cabinet is very different from the past, although there are still officials who enter and leave the cabinet from time to time.

But today's cabinet is yawning, and even Gao Gong, who is very energetic on weekdays, dozed off, and after a while, there was a thunderous snoring.

Then, I saw Xu Jie on the side yawning and waking Gao Gong up: "Brother Su Qing, wake up, this is the cabinet!" ”

Hearing this, Gao Gong suddenly woke up from his sleep, and after looking around to confirm that he was indeed in the cabinet, he saw Gao Gong shaking his head vigorously, intending to make himself sober.

After that, I saw Gao Gong pick up the brush on the side and complain: "Really, why did I fall asleep inexplicably!" ”

Zhang Juzheng, who was on the side, heard Gao Gong's words, and couldn't help but smile and quipped: "Brother Su Qing, if you sleep, we won't be able to sleep!" ”

After that, everyone chatted a few interesting things that happened in the capital in recent days to boost their spirits.

But despite this, everyone could not hide their exhaustion, and yawns came and went.

At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps from outside the cabinet, and after a while, I saw a servant enter the cabinet quickly.

After entering the cabinet, the official subconsciously looked in the direction where Yan Song and Xu Jie were, leaned down, and reported respectfully.

"Elder Yuge, Gonggong Lu asked to see him outside, saying that he was at the behest of His Majesty!"

When the official's words fell, everyone couldn't help but feel refreshed, and the originally groggy atmosphere in the cabinet disappeared in an instant.

Then, I saw Yan Song open his cloudy eyes, glance over the body of the official, and command.

"Well, I know, let Grandpa Lu come in!"

"Yes, Yan Ge Lao!" (End of chapter)