After reprimanding Yan Song and Xu Jie, I saw Jiajing turn around, sweep his gaze from those officials led by Ouyang Yijing one by one, his face was full of relief, and he turned to speak.

"Well, you Aiqing dare to speak out, dare to point out injustice in person, I am very pleased, you are worthy of the name of the official, you are the backbone of my Ming Dynasty!"

Ouyang Yijing and the officials behind Hu Yingjia heard the emperor's words, and immediately felt honored, and unconsciously puffed up their chests.

After all, today's battle can be described as a complete victory, not only showing the prestige of the official, but also being praised by the emperor.

"Sure enough, it was Yan Song and Xu Jie, the two traitors, who deceived the saint and made the court fall here!"

At this moment, this is the thought in the hearts of the vast majority of the speakers present.

After this, I saw Jiajing's words change sharply, and continued: "Today's matter, let's leave it like this for the time being, after King Jing attends the ceremony of canonizing the queen, I will let him return to the fiefdom!" ”

Ouyang Yijing and Hu Yingjia, who was not far away, saw that the emperor had already said something to this point, and they were embarrassed to say anything more.

After stopping those officials who wanted to take advantage of this opportunity and admonished them face to face with their eyes, they saw the two of them leaning down and respectfully responding: "Obey, Your Majesty!" ”

When the words fell, I saw Jiajing look around, waved his hand, and commanded quite casually: "Okay, it's time to get off duty, let's disperse!" ”

After Jiajing finished speaking, without waiting for everyone to respond, he walked in the direction where the parked dragon was located.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

Everyone looked at the back of the emperor leaving, and hurriedly reacted, and then, under the leadership of Yan Song, the first assistant of the cabinet, everyone present knelt on the ground and watched Jiajing leave.

After Jiajing left, everyone got up from the ground one after another and dispersed.

……

Beijing, Yanfu.

After the sedan chair stopped, I saw Yan Shifan get off the sedan chair first, and just when he wanted to help Yan Song down from the sedan chair as before, he was stopped by Yan Song waving his hand.

"No need, I'll come down by myself!"

"Yes, Father!"

When Yan Shifan heard this, he immediately stepped aside, lowered his head, and responded respectfully.

After that, I saw Yan Shifan follow Yan Song's steps step by step, marching in the direction where Yan's study was located.

When he walked to the steps, he saw Yan Shifan step forward, carefully support Yan Song, and then said, "Father, slow down!" ”

When Yan Song heard this, he glanced at Yan Shifan, nodded, and did not refuse his support.

After helping Yan Song into the study, Yan Shifan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, he could see that Yan Song was in a very high mood today, and he didn't look like he had been reprimanded at all.

Just as Yan Shifan was about to leave, he was stopped by Yan Song: "Yan Shifan, what do you think of what happened today?" ”

When Yan Shifan heard this, after thinking for a while, he responded: "Father, the child thinks that King Yu should be behind this, because the government and the opposition are the only ones who have this motive and strength!" ”

When Yan Song heard Yan Shifan's words, he nodded, and immediately pointed to the vacant seat on the side, motioning for Yan Shifan to sit down.

Regarding Yan Song's words, Yan Shifan naturally did not dare to disobey, and he did not dare to make the slightest excuse, and immediately sat down on the vacant seat that Yan Song was referring to.

Then, I only heard Yan Song's voice without a trace of emotion: "Well, you guessed right, this matter should be behind King Yu's back!" ”

When Yan Song said this, he paused for a moment, a hint of mockery appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he continued: "It's a pity that King Yu is self-defeating, not only did he fail to eradicate King Jing's henchman, but he let himself be disgusted by His Majesty!" ”

Yan Shifan also agreed with Yan Song's words, only to see him nod, and said in response: "Father is right, King Yu's move can be regarded as lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot!" ”

After Yan Shifan finished speaking, a little doubt appeared on his face, and he continued: "Father, the child doesn't understand, it stands to reason that King Yu didn't have Xu Jie's help to make a plan, how could he suddenly do such a stupid move?" ”

Yan Song took in the expression on Yan Shifan's face, shook his head, and said slowly: "I can't figure it out either!" ”

After that, I saw Yan Song turn around, looked in the direction where Yan Shifan was, and asked: "In your opinion, is it good or bad that my father was reprimanded by His Majesty today?" ”

When Yan Shifan heard this, after thinking about it for a long time, he responded: "Back to my father's words, this is a good thing!" ”

After Yan Song got Yan Shifan's answer, a look of interest appeared on his face, only to see him look in the direction where Yan Shifan was, and asked, "Oh, how can you see it?" ”

When Yan Shifan heard this, after carefully considering the language, he responded: "Back to my father's words, you told the child before that as a courtier, the most important thing is to share your majesty's worries!" ”

"This time, the appeal made by those officials to His Majesty is extremely reasonable, and I can't find any fault, after all, the vassal king who has already become a vassal can stay in the capital for a very limited time."

"If Your Majesty doesn't take advantage of the situation and put the responsibility on you and Xu Jie, then you will inevitably fall into an extremely embarrassing situation, and father, as you said before, Your Majesty is a person who remembers old feelings, and he will keep these things in his heart!"

After listening to Yan Shifan's analysis, Yan Song's face showed a little relief.

Then, I saw Yan Song nodded, picked up the teacup on the side, took a sip, and said encouragingly: "Well, yes, there is progress!" ”

In the face of Yan Song's praise, Yan Shifan felt a little at a loss, only to see him get up from the chair, arch his hand to Yan Song, and said respectfully: "This is all from my father's teaching!" ”

When Yan Song heard this, after looking Yan Shifan up and down, he waved his hand and commanded: "Okay, go down, I still have something to deal with!" ”

When Yan Shifan heard this, his expression immediately turned grim, and he responded respectfully: "Yes, father, the child will retire!" ”

After that, Yan Shifan did not stay in the study for too long, but left directly.

……

Night falls, the capital, King Jing's Mansion.

At this moment, in the room, Zhu Zaizhen was drinking sullen wine alone, and there were several dishes of appetizers on the table.

I saw Zhu Zaizhen raise his head, drink all the wine in the cup, then pick up the chopsticks, pick up a chopstick dish, put it in his mouth, and savor it.

After a few glasses of wine, Zhu Zaizhen was already a little drunk, since the last time he witnessed with his own eyes, the imperial concubine Shen successfully gave birth to a son for Jiajing, Zhu Zaizhen knew that the possibility of inheriting the throne had become very small.

After all, even if Zhu Zaiyuan unfortunately died in the process of growing up, there is his third brother Zhu Zaikun in front of him.

It is precisely because of this that Zhu Zaizhen's desire for the throne in his heart is no longer as enthusiastic as before.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door from outside, Zhu Zaizhen saw this situation, put down the wine glass in his hand, and commanded: "Come in!" ”

The voice fell, only to hear a 'squeak', the door of the room was pushed open, and the housekeeper of King Jing's Mansion stepped in, bowed to him and saluted: "Your Highness!" ”

When Zhu Zaizhen heard this, he responded imperceptibly, and then, seeing the housekeeper's expression of wanting to say something, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and asked, "What's wrong, what's wrong?" ”

When the housekeeper heard Zhu Zaizhen's words, a look of hesitation appeared on his face at the right time, and after thinking about it for a long time, he leaned down and said cautiously: "Your Highness, I can't hide it, I ...... near Zhengyang Gate today."

Under the butler's narration, Zhu Zaizhen quickly learned the ins and outs of the matter.

Then, I saw his gloomy face, raised his head, looked in the direction where the housekeeper was, and commanded: "Well, Lone knows, you go down first!" ”

"Yes, Your Highness!"

When the housekeeper heard this, he did not hesitate to leave the room without the slightest hesitation, and also closed the door of the room with him.

Soon after the housekeeper left, Zhu Zaikun could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, only to see that his face was full of resentment, gritted his teeth, and said word by word: "Third brother, you are really my good third brother!" ”

After Zhu Zaizhen learned from the housekeeper that the officials in the court asked the emperor to leave Beijing immediately and return to the fiefdom, he quickly reacted that it was his third brother Zhu Zaikun behind the scenes.

After all, only by driving yourself back to the fiefdom from the capital can you completely eliminate the hidden dangers.

Zhu Zaizhen couldn't understand why his third brother Zhu Zaizhen still looked aggressive, even though he had made the greatest concessions to the maximum.

"Father didn't say anything, is it your turn to point fingers?"

The more Zhu Zaizhen thought about it, the more angry he became, and he began to curse incessantly: "When this king was in power, how did you bastards who were in the twilight and twilight get in touch with this king? ”

"Also, it's really hateful that group of damn officials are also involved in this matter......"

After venting the depression in his chest, Zhu Zaizhen gradually calmed down, and he knew very well in his heart that his departure from Beijing was already a certainty, and there was no possibility of any change.

After all, Jun has no jokes, this is a promise made by Jiajing in front of the officials and the cabinet.

At this moment, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in Zhu Zaizhen's mind, and he suddenly thought of a problem that he had deliberately ignored before.

"Since I can figure it out, who is behind it, how can my father not figure it out?"

"My father said in person before that he didn't want to see our brother on the wall, and the third brother's behavior will undoubtedly be rejected by his father, which is obviously self-inflicted, lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot!"

"Although I, Zhu Zaizhen, have no chance to inherit the throne, but don't think about it, after today's incident, my father will definitely be disappointed in you, and everything you did in front of my father will be in vain!"

"Hahaha, yes, yes!"

Zhu Zaizhen thought of this, his face was full of the pleasure of revenge, and then, he stroked his beard and commanded the slave outside the door.

"Come on, bring wine, this king will not get drunk today!"

……

On the other side, inside the Yuwang Mansion.

After Zhu Zaikun learned from his subordinates what happened near Zhengyangmen today, he reacted with hindsight and felt deep remorse.

His original plan was to let those officials go to the top and officially put King Jing's departure from Beijing on the agenda, and by the way, to explore Jiajing's tone.

Who knows, in this process, those speech officials also got involved, and a group of speech officials led by Ouyang Yijing and Hu Yingjia gathered in Zhengyangmen and brought the whole thing to the table.

There is a saying that is very good, some things are not weighed, there are no one or two, but if they are weighed, a thousand catties can't be beaten!

After all, the imperial court already had many restrictions on those vassal kings who had already become vassals.

Since Ming Chengzu Zhu Di Fengtianjing was difficult, in order to prevent similar things from happening again, many harsh methods have been set up to deal with those vassal kings who have already become vassals.

Among them, there are also many restrictions on the length of time that the vassal king can stay in Beijing.

Since King Jing received the edict to enter Beijing, before the emperor revealed his intentions, the government and the opposition have turned a blind eye to this matter.

And when this matter was brought to the table by the official, Jiajing had no choice but to be good, pinching his nose and admitting it, Jiajing, as the emperor and the son of heaven, naturally could not violate the ancestral system in public!

Right now, Zhu Zaikun didn't even dare to imagine what his image in Jiajing's heart was like.

Then, I saw Zhu Zaikun come back to his senses, look at the slave on the side, and command in a deep voice.

"Send someone to invite Xu Ge Lao and them over immediately, go quickly!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

When the servant heard this, after bowing to Zhu Zaikun, he quickly walked away.

After that, I saw Zhu Zaikun's face full of anxiety, and he kept pacing back and forth in the room, muttering to himself: "How can this be, Gu Mingming is ready for everything......

After receiving the news, Xu Jie did not slack off in the slightest, and immediately rushed to Yuwang's Mansion.

On the way to Yuwang's Mansion in a sedan car, Xu Jie lifted the sedan curtain and looked at the scenery on both sides of the road.

He also had some guesses in his heart about what happened today, and when the people from Yuwang's Mansion came to look for him, he understood that all his previous conjectures were correct - this matter was really related to Yuwang!

"King Yu, King Yu, you have stabbed a big basket now!"

After finishing his sigh, I saw Xu Jie retract his gaze, put down the sedan curtain, and told the sedan chair driver outside to speed up.

……

After Xu Jie's sedan chair stopped at the door of Yuwang's Mansion, he was soon welcomed into Yuwang's Mansion by the housekeeper, and under the guidance of the housekeeper, Xu Jie's came to the study.

After entering the study, Xu Jie saw Zhu Zaikun, who had an anxious face and didn't know what to do.

"I've seen His Royal Highness King Yu!"

After Xu Jie entered the study, he looked in the direction where Zhu Zaikun was located, bowed and saluted.

"Elder Xu Ge, here, sit, sit down!"

Seeing Xu Jie's arrival, Zhu Zaikun hurriedly beckoned Xu Jie's sitting down as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.

When Xu Jie heard this, he didn't shirk it, and sat down on the seat next to him.

Xu Jiegang sat down in his seat, only to hear Zhu Zaikun's restless voice sound: "Presumably Elder Xu Ge has already heard about what happened in Zhengyangmen this afternoon, right?" ”

When Xu Jie heard this, he nodded, and immediately responded: "Well, I did hear about it, not only that, but I was still on the scene!" ”

When Zhu Zaikun heard Xu Jie's words, he quickly reacted and said the wrong thing.

But at this time, Zhu Zaikun couldn't care about anything else, so he looked in the direction where Xu Jie's was located, and continued: "Old Xu Ge, I really don't hide it, it is Lone's idea to send someone to ask King Jing to leave Beijing immediately!" ”

Although Xu Jie had been mentally prepared in advance before this, when he really heard the news from Zhu Zaikun's mouth, he still couldn't accept it.

I saw him get up from the seat suddenly, his face was full of disbelief, he looked in the direction where Zhu Zaikun was, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, you are confused, this is a stupid trick!" ”

When Zhu Zaikun on the side heard Xu Jie's words, the whole person immediately panicked, and hurriedly explained: "No, Xu Ge Lao, things are not like this, you listen to Gu's explanation!" ”

Under Zhu Zaikun's narration, Xu Jie finally understood the whole picture of the matter, and his frowning brows were also slightly soothed.

According to Zhu Zaikun, he originally just planned to let those officials go to the court, officially put King Jing's departure from Beijing on the agenda, and take a look at Jiajing's tone by the way.

Who knew that in this process, the group of speech officials suddenly intervened, and then made things out of control and became what they are now.

"Huh, it's okay, His Royal Highness King Yu is not too stupid, otherwise, I, Xu Jie, can really consider changing the object of support!"

After patiently listening to Zhu Zaikun's narration, I saw Xu Jie retract his gaze and think so.

In Xu Jie's view, Yuwang's idea of wanting King Jing to leave Beijing is actually understandable, after all, cutting grass must be eradicated, and the opponent cannot be left with the slightest respite.

In addition, Yuwang couldn't find much fault with the practice of letting those officials play sloppy, but the whole thing was unlucky, and no one expected that the group of officials would intervene.

In this way, things are completely out of control, and if you look at it from the emperor's point of view, you can easily come to a conclusion - this group of officials was instructed by King Yu!

And this undoubtedly provoked the authority of the emperor greatly.

I haven't died yet, you have instructed the official to oppose me, what do you want to do, do you want to rebel?

Just as Xu Jie's thoughts were flying, he heard a knock outside the door, pulling him back to reality.

After hearing the knock on the door, Zhu Zaikun immediately commanded: "Come in!" ”

The voice fell, only to hear a 'squeak', the door of the room was pushed open, and the people who came were Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng.

Gao Gong, as Zhu Zaikun's teacher, naturally couldn't sit idly by after receiving Zhu Zaikun's request.

And Zhang Juzheng is different, he is simply here to have fun, in addition, he is also very curious about why Zhu Zaikun suddenly made such a stupid move.

Before Zhu Zaikun could speak, he saw Gao Gong looking eagerly in the direction where Zhu Zaikun was, and asked: "His Royal Highness King Yu, what the hell is going on, you are confused!" ”

Zhu Zaikun, who was on the side, heard Gao Gong's words, and just wanted to explain, but saw Xu Jie take over the conversation, pointed to the vacant seat on the side, and instructed the two: "Sit down first!" ”

After Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng sat down one after another, Xu Jie began to narrate the ins and outs of the matter in an orderly manner.

"Guys, that's how things went, what do you think?"

When the words fell, I saw Xu Jie pick up the teacup on the side, and after taking a sip, he glanced over Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng's bodies respectively, and said slowly.

After learning the ins and outs of the matter from Xu Jie's mouth, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

What they didn't expect was that the whole thing was just an accident.

King Yu also did not expect that Yanguan would end up at this time and make things out of control.

After thinking about it for a long time, Gao Gong stood up, faced everyone, and put forward his own suggestion: "Now, what we should be most concerned about is how Your Majesty's side views this matter!" ”

"Although this is an unwarranted disaster, in the eyes of His Majesty, it is not necessarily!"

When Gao Gong's words fell, everyone present involuntarily fell into silence.

After all, from the emperor's point of view, the whole thing is that King Yu instructed those officials behind his back to oppose him in public.

And the emperor's suspicion is generally very heavy, so it is inevitable that he will think of something else, for example, rebellion and seizure of power.

And once the emperor thinks in this direction, then the death of that person is not far away.

Since ancient times, in order to compete for the throne, things like fathers killing sons, sons killing brothers, etc., have emerged in endlessly.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zaikun couldn't help but turn pale and tremble, and at this moment, his face was full of panic that could not be concealed.

At this moment, I saw Xu Jie raise his head, look in the direction where Zhu Zaikun was, and said solemnly: "His Royal Highness King Yu, what the old man of the Gao Pavilion just said is very reasonable, what we should be most concerned about now is how Your Majesty's side views this matter!" ”

"Since there is a misunderstanding, then you should take advantage of the misunderstanding and explain the matter clearly before it develops into a disagreement, you are Your Majesty's son, as long as you explain it clearly, Your Majesty should not care!"

When Xu Jie's words fell, Zhang Juzheng on the side also spoke up and said: "Yes, His Royal Highness King Yu, Xu Ge Lao is reasonable, you might as well explain things clearly!" ”

After listening to everyone's persuasion, Zhu Zaikun's face also showed a tangled look.

It is true that although this is the best solution, Zhu Zaikun is actually afraid of facing Jiajing in his heart.

After hesitating for a long time, Zhu Zaikun seemed to have made up his mind, only to see him clenching his fists, facing everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Well, you have a point, it's getting late now, and tomorrow morning, I will go to meet my father and explain things clearly!" ”

Gao Gong took in the expression on Zhu Zaikun's face, and the whole person couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and a hint of relief flashed on his face.

"No matter what, King Yu is also the son of His Majesty, as long as he explains things clearly, there will be no big problems!" (End of chapter)