Chapter Eighty-Five: What Father? That's called the Imperial Uncle Exam

On the other side, Yang Tinghe rushed to Fengtian Hall with a gloomy face with his ministers.

The wood is already in the boat, what we have to do now is to stop the loss in time, and we can't even miss the emperor's enthronement ceremony.

If the emperor ascended the throne and they were not present, the ministers would really be reduced to a joke, and he, the first assistant, would have to be swept away in majesty.

This feeling of being slapped with a big mouth and having to be greeted really made the courtiers very uncomfortable, and they felt extremely aggrieved.

By the time they rushed to the Fengtian Temple, the enthronement ceremony was about to begin, and Yan Yuan held the persuasion table in his hand, waiting for the ceremony to start and offering it to the emperor.

"Everyone, here, just waiting for you! Get in the queue and the ceremony will begin soon. ”

Yan Yuan naturally saw a group of civil officials rushing over, but in the face of the menacing civil servants, he did not panic at all, said to Yang Tinghe with a smile, and made a gesture of please.

It's like it's okay.

Seeing that the initiator was still acting like this, the civil officials were even more stimulated and angry, but because of Chen Guogong's extraordinary status in the court, everyone did not dare to speak disrespectfully, so they could only set their eyes on it, hoping that Yang Tinghe could say a few words to kill him.

However, Yang Tinghe stared at Yan Yuan for a while, but he still closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and calmed down.

Now, he also knows that his arrangement is no play, and the emperor is ready to ascend the throne, what else can he say?

Although Yan Yuan said that he was waiting for them, Yang Tinghe knew that in fact, he didn't care at all whether he and the others would come, and King Xing only had the throne in his eyes now.

You can't make a big fuss here, can you? Then he Yang has ten heads, which is not enough to cut off.

"Colleagues, let's be in the ranks first, the matter of enthronement is the most important." He glanced at Yan Yuan hatefully, turned around, and said to the civil officials.

The hot-tempered courtiers of the "Pavilion Old ......" were a little indignant and wanted to oppose it, but were interrupted by Yang Tinghe:

"The ceremony is about to begin, and the ministers are in the ranks!" He raised his voice and accentuated his tone.

Now, this can only be done, and the ceremony cannot be delayed.

Yang Tinghe said so, although the ministers were indignant, they could only obediently obey orders.

The enthronement ceremony has finally begun.

After a series of processes, the thirteen-year-old King Xing officially ascended the throne and became the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Houxi stared at the supreme throne with fiery eyes, and at this time he was only one step away from the apex of the world.

Behind him, there are the ministers who kneel and worship, and the mountains call long live.

Finally waiting for this day.

Since he was a child, he grew up hearing about all the absurdities of his cousin, and he once laughed in his heart that such a person could be an emperor, lamented the injustice of his fate, and fantasized about how hard it would be if he were the emperor.

Now, it's time.

In the fifteenth year of Zhengde, Zhu Houxi officially ascended the throne and changed the following year to the first year of Jiajing.

Emperor Zhu Houzhao of Zhengde inherited Tianda Dao Yingsu Ruizhe Zhaode Xiangong Hongwen Si Xiaoyi Emperor, temple name Wuzong.

The Jiajing Dynasty officially began.

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"Your Majesty ordered the officials of the Ministry of Rites to discuss the matter of sacrificing to the king, but the minister could not understand."

"King Xingxian is Your Majesty's imperial uncle, although you are an elder, but Your Majesty, you are the emperor, and you are the great sect in the world, how can there be a reason for the big sect to sacrifice to the small sect? It's not etiquette. ”

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

This is the first court meeting after Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, Zhu Houxi just ordered that the Ministry of Rites prepare the ceremony of sacrificing the king, after all, his son became the emperor, and he had to tell his father, but he was rebuffed.

At this time, the court was silent, and only one voice was echoing.

Zhu Houxi was stunned, he was stunned by the words of Mao Cheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Xingxian Wang...... Is it my imperial uncle's exam?

"Then you say, who is my father?" Zhu Houxi didn't have time to get angry yet, because his mind hadn't turned around yet.

"Naturally, it's Emperor Xiaozong." Mao Cheng said as a matter of course, and the ministers around him nodded again and again in agreement.

The little emperor was silent for a moment when he heard this.

He was sure that his brain was not bad, and he had to rule out the situation that the ministers collectively lost their memories and recognized themselves as Zhu Youzhang's son.

Then there is only one explanation, they did it on purpose!

They want to recognize their uncle as their father, and the line of Xingwang will be extinct!

Thinking of this, the anger in Zhu Houxi's heart rose slowly.

As an emperor, why don't you even have a father?

"Father can also change it like this!"

In a fit of rage, he even disregarded etiquette and asked:

"Mao Shangshu, is your father the same as Ling's uncle, can he be exchanged at will?"

Mao Cheng obviously didn't expect the emperor to be so angry that he said such things that did not conform to his identity, and he was speechless for a while.

"How can Mao Shangshu be equal to His Majesty? Your Majesty is the whole world, and every move should be considered in the overall situation, which is also the result of me and your ministers thinking about Your Majesty! ”

Seeing that Mao Cheng couldn't grasp it, the mastermind behind the scenes finally came forward.

Yang Tinghe said:

"King Dingtao in the Han Dynasty and King Pu in the Song Dynasty are precedents, they all recognized the emperor at that time as their father, and inherited the throne as the crown prince, so that the court and the opposition were stable and peaceful. Your Majesty, you should do the same, this is for the world, for Your Majesty's consideration! ”

"If anyone disagrees, it is that they want to question your orthodox status, or even want to harm the treacherous evil of the Ming Dynasty, they should be killed!"

Yang Tinghe's voice was very loud, and all the courtiers could hear it clearly.

He compared Zhu Houxi with Liu Xin and Zhao Shu to prove that there was a precedent for this, and after they inherited, the court smoothly transitioned into the hands of members of the imperial family who were not direct blood relatives of the emperor.

In this way, his views are justified, and those who oppose him are instantly labeled.

Otherwise, in case it causes turmoil in the Ming Dynasty, are you responsible?

In this way, the ministers naturally did not dare to refute.

In addition, he was just slapped by the little emperor not long ago, and the ministers held their breath and wanted to teach him a lesson, so for a while, the court was full of echoes and approvals.

Zhu Houxi sat on the throne, listening to the voice below, his teeth clenched.

Angry, but a little powerless, he didn't know how to refute, and he couldn't use his power to force these courtiers to submit, after all, he had just taken charge of the imperial court, and his foundation was not deep, and in the face of Yang Tinghe, he was really difficult to fight

Emperor Jiajing's heart was full of helplessness, and at this time he suddenly understood his seemingly ridiculous cousin.

And Yang Tinghe straightened up and listened to the voices of the courtiers, this feeling was unprecedented.

That's their power!

The afterglow swept over Chen Guogong on the side, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart.

Although I lost for a while, now I have won back.

There are precedents, his conclusions are reasonable, and he has the support of his ministers, even if Yan Yuan wants to stand on the side of the emperor, what can he say?

Your Majesty, just follow the settings we have given you and recognize this father!

He threw his hand again, and said as if in his mouth:

"Your Majesty, your father, is Emperor Xiaozongjing!"

"King Xingxian, it's your imperial uncle!"

The voice was powerful, piercing Zhu Houxi's heart.

(End of chapter)