Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 575
Speaking of the East Palace matter, Zhu Qiyu is aware of the many rumors going on in the court and the public.

However, he didn't care.

Because that was just groundless, with the experience of the previous life, at least for now, or in recent years, Zhu Qiyu has no intention of storing easily.

Rebirth, state affairs, family affairs, he has too many aspects to worry about, and there are too many things he wants to do.

He will not touch the East Palace until these things are done and until these hidden dangers are eliminated.

After all, the Eastern Palace is the country's capital.

It is not difficult to replace a crown prince, but the abolition of the East Palace for no reason will cause turmoil in the court, which will last at least a year or even longer.

Not to mention the opposition and confrontation of the ministers, just to talk about the major reshuffle of the North Korean and Chinese forces brought about by Geng Yi Donggong, which cannot be completed in a short time.

This is still on the bright side, hidden in the dark, and the impact on people's hearts will accumulate subtly and subtly over time.

After the Civil War, Daming was faced with a stage of being broken and then rebuilt.

At this time, the suspension of the government for a year or even a longer period of time will have an impact on the country of Sheji, which is difficult for Zhu Qiyu to accept.

Therefore, he will not move in the Eastern Palace.

At most, it is just a little preparation in advance...

At this point, Zhu Qiyu is sober. It can even be said that he is the most sober person in the world.

In fact, except for Zhu Qiyu, no one realized it.

For Donggong, the biggest risk lurking is not whether he, the emperor, will be easier for Donggong, but whether Nangong will be a man with his tail between his legs.

The more troubled Nangong became, the more precarious Donggong's position became.

Even if what they are doing is trying their best to expand the power of the Eastern Palace, this will not change.

Even, once it reaches a certain level, the East Palace will inevitably become a tower in the sky...

Even if they were able to safely escape the catastrophe, the East Palace itself was actually enough to worry about.

Still the same sentence, except for Zhu Qiyu, no one knows what this little baby who is regarded as the crown prince will look like when he grows up.

Apart from external threats, His Royal Highness still has a difficulty of his own to overcome. If he cannot overcome it, no matter how hard others try, it will be useless...

Withdrawing his thoughts, Zhu Qiyu sighed again. He didn't criticize Cheng Jing too much, but waved his hand to signal him to back down.

Everyone has flaws, and Cheng Jing's temperament may not be a bad thing in the court situation. At least, from the perspective of the Eastern Palace, the news that Da Dang, who is next to him, the emperor, faintly reveals, is even more open than Zhu Qiyu himself. The effect is much better.

but……

Seeing the relieved figure of Cheng Jing leaving in a hurry, Zhu Qiyu shook his head slightly: "Wynn?"

"The servant is here."

"From tomorrow onwards, you go to the Supervisor of Rituals and get dispatched by the eunuch Bingbi, and follow Cheng Jing to take care of government affairs. Learn what you should learn."

"The slaves obey the order."

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In a blink of an eye, it is the winter solstice festival.

Although it was said that because of the ritual note from the Ministry of Rites, it caused a lot of trouble in the court, but in the end, the ritual note from the Ministry of Rites was successfully passed.

It is a foregone conclusion for His Royal Highness to leave the cabinet and open the mansion. However, the ceremony cannot be prepared in a day or two. At least, the Winter Solstice Festival will definitely not be able to catch up. If the Ministry of Rites works harder, it may be possible to do it before the imperial court seals it. come out.

As one of the three most important court meetings of the imperial court every year, the etiquette of the Winter Solstice Festival is naturally extremely complicated.

In the early morning of this day, when the sky was just getting bright, all the court officials gathered outside the palace gate, lined up neatly, and no one was shaken by the cold wind.

Different from the previous winter solstice celebrations, this time, the emperor led his officials to pay homage to the Supreme Emperor. Therefore, the elders were extra cautious.

Three whips sounded on the Jinshui Bridge, and the palace gate was slowly pushed open. Under the guidance of the officials, the officials lined up in two long rows and entered the palace gate from both sides.

Outside the Fengtian Hall, a treasure case has already been set up. When the time comes, the emperor stands on the high imperial steps and performs the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.

Under the auspices of the Ministry of Rites, everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.

According to the ritual note, after offering sacrifices to heaven, it is the son of heaven who leads his ministers to pay homage to the Supreme Emperor.

Therefore, after the ceremony was over, the emperor left first and went back to the apse to change his clothes, while the officials went straight to Nangong.

Standing outside the Nangong Palace, the emperor has not arrived yet, the bosses can take a rest for a while.

But under the sweeping gaze of the ceremonial officials and the censor of correction, they couldn't chat or feel sleepy, so the elders could only look at the Nangong, which was specially renovated for the return of the Supreme Emperor.

It should be said that for most of the courtiers, this was the first time they had truly arrived at Nangong and looked at the residence of the Supreme Emperor.

Although Nangong is called Nangong, in fact, it is not in the palace city, but outside Donghua Gate, it is Taisun Mansion built by Emperor Taizong for Emperor Xuanzong in the early years, named Chonghua Palace.

Its scale is grand, almost no less than the East Palace.

Therefore, the first impression of the courtiers is that it is big!

Although these ministers go to court every day and know the area of ​​the palace city, after all, the area they can set foot in is only Fengtian Hall, Wenhua Hall, and Wuying Hall, which are the halls for discussing politics. , won the favor of the emperor, and was able to enter the Qianqing Palace.

However, this is the end, the rest of the vast area of ​​the Forbidden City is beyond the reach of ordinary courtiers.

Therefore, in fact, what the courtiers saw every day were the first few palaces in Miyagi.

The Nangong is different. When the Nangong was built, it was a complete palace group including a series of palaces such as the Yizheng Hall, the Sleeping Hall, and the Side Hall.

There are two main halls in the entire Nangong Palace. From front to back, they are Chonghua Hall and Qinghe Pavilion. They were originally used for discussing politics and reading scriptures.

Now after the Supreme Emperor moved in, he used the Qinghe Pavilion as his sleeping palace, and the Chonghua Hall as a private hall for receiving courtiers.

On the left side of the two main halls are the dining room and the treasury, and on the right side, there are nine palaces arranged from front to back. They were originally the Taisun's inner palace, but now they are used to house the empresses of the Taishanghuang.

In the entire Nangong Palace, there are at least a dozen palaces.

Standing outside the Nangong Palace and looking around, it was quite shocking to the ministers.

Secondly, the second impression of courtiers is gorgeous.

It's really gorgeous!
The Nangong has been uninhabited for many years, and many places have long been dilapidated. These elders know it. The emperor once ordered people to renovate the Nangong before the Supreme Emperor returned to Beijing. They also know this.

But you call that a renovation?
There is no shortage of brand-new white marble, marble, blue bricks and glazed tiles, and all the precious materials that should be used. These palaces and pavilions are said to be newly built, and the elders believe it.

So much so that the bosses all looked at a certain household minister...

The imperial court, isn't this very rich!
I don't know, looking at this brand new palace, Shen Shangshu is also very distressed.

Recently, Shen Shangshu's money has become much easier, but the problem of being stingy has become more and more serious, and now it has developed to the point where he feels distressed when others spend other people's money.

For example, facing Nangong in front of him, Shen Shangshu took a look at this and sighed, glanced at that and sighed again.

You know, the Ministry of Housing and the Ministry of Rituals actually had a dispute about the residence of the Supreme Emperor after he returned to Beijing. For the sake of saving costs, the Ministry of Housing once proposed that the Supreme Emperor should only be allowed to live in after the renovation of the Chongzhi Hall on the side of the Nangong Palace. That's it.

But the Ministry of Rites felt that doing so was not in line with the status of the Supreme Emperor.

In the end, when he arrived at the Son of Heaven, the old man said that in addition to living in the Supreme Emperor, Nangong also had to live in the Supreme Emperor's concubines, as well as a number of servants in the palace, so he swiped the entire Nangong East Garden to The Supreme Emperor.

Not only that, but on a whim, the emperor also ordered that the original simple cleaning and renovation became a major repair and renovation.

What the ministers saw was only the surface. The palaces inside are still under renovation and have not been completed yet.

Looking at the various precious materials on it, Shen Shangshu began to calculate how much it would cost.

Of course, if any courtier knew Shen Shangshu's thoughts at the moment, they would definitely be puzzled, what's the matter, you are a household minister, don't you know how much money you have spent?

To this, Shen Shangshu's answer is...

Nonsense, I don't know how much money His Majesty paid!
"His Majesty is here!"

The mighty Luanjia stopped at the gate of the palace, and the officials immediately calmed down, stood upright, and fell to the ground.

At this moment, Zhu Qiyu had changed from the court clothes for offering sacrifices to the heavens, and changed into a dragon robe and a crown of wings, and slowly walked down from the Luanjia.

Standing outside the Nangong Gate, he felt quite emotional.

In his previous life, he had looked at Nangong from a distance countless times, but he never took a step inside.

This is the first time for him to be a human being in two lifetimes, and he is about to step into this place where the Supreme Emperor "retires for the rest of his life".

The gate of the palace has already been opened.

Following the arrival of the Son of Heaven, a group of palace men emerged from the Nangong Palace. The leader was an old eunuch with white beard and hair. He was fat and looked very lucky.

This person is the chief eunuch of Nangong, Ruan Lang.

"The minister Ruan Lang sees His Majesty."

"Calm down, where is the Supreme Emperor?"

Zhu Qiyu's face was calm, and he asked.

So, Ruan Lang stood up and replied respectfully.

"Return to Your Majesty, the Chonghua Palace is ready, the Supreme Emperor is changing clothes, and the ministers can receive congratulations when they enter the palace."

"Ah."

Without any obvious expression, Zhu Qiyu walked into the Chonghua Gate first, and went straight to the Chonghua Palace.

Compared with the emperor, the officials did not dare to be so casual. Under the guidance of the ceremonial officer, they followed Ruan Lang in a long line and entered the Chonghua Hall in order.

Although it is said that the Chonghua Hall was originally built according to the specifications of the Taisun Yizheng Hall, but so many civil and military ministers from the Manchu Dynasty came in together, it was still crowded.

Perhaps it was because it was the first time I came to Nangong, the elders couldn't help but take a second look along the way. After such a look, many ministers with a square personality frowned.

If it's just that the palace is gorgeous, that's all. In this Nangong, there are too many maidservants serving.

Moreover, looking at the maids coming and going in the Nangong Palace, the first feeling of the elders is that although these maids have good looks, there is an inexplicable frivolous temperament in their makeup, which makes people feel that they are different from the strict ones. The Royal Palace is a bit out of place.

As a result, many ministers remembered the recent rumors in Beijing.

It is said that within a few months since the Supreme Emperor returned to Nangong, three new concubines have already been recruited, which is much faster than the draft.

You know, the emperor's last draft, although he chose one concubine, two concubines and four talents.

But the problem is, the emperor is elected once every eight years, but the Supreme Emperor has only returned to Beijing for less than half a year. If this continues, after a few years, the Supreme Emperor's harem will have many people...

What's more, some people even thought of passing on some rumors that they didn't know were true or false.

It is said that although the concubines of the Supreme Emperor Xinna are not of high status, they are not small in prestige. Not long after they were canonized, they became very domineering. , have repeated friction...

With all kinds of chaotic thoughts, the officials stood still in the Chonghua Palace.

Then, the ritual officer shouted loudly.

"His Majesty is here."

Then, the officials bowed their heads, and the emperor walked in from outside the hall, passed the officials, and stood still at the front end of the hall.

"The emperor has arrived."

Following the resounding voice of the official of ceremonies, surrounded by a group of palace servants, a figure walked out of the apse.

The officials finally saw the Supreme Emperor who had been living in seclusion in Nangong since returning to Beijing.

Today's Supreme Emperor, wearing a black crown suit and a twelve-pronged crown, looks quite regal.

It can be seen that during this period, the Taishanghuang has taken good care of himself. Although it has only been a few months, it can be seen with the naked eye that he is in much better condition than when he just returned from Wala, and his body is also fatter.

Especially, at times like the Winter Solstice, perhaps because he hadn't seen his courtiers for a long time, the Supreme Emperor's complexion was quite good, his face was rosy and rosy, and looked very ruddy.

In contrast, the Son of Heaven looked a little more plain, and put on a bright red top-to-the-sky crown, perhaps because of fatigue, his face was tired.

The two stood facing each other, and after a while, the Supreme Emperor walked up the imperial steps and sat down on the throne in the middle.

"kneel!"

The great music continued, the voice of the ceremonial officer reappeared, and the officials kowtowed and knelt down.

However, when the few bosses at the front bowed down, they unexpectedly saw that His Majesty the Emperor at the front still just bowed and bowed his hands, and did not bow down as written in the note.

Well, this is today, one of the few times when people will be willful.

Moreover, being willful is a headache!

It was like this when he greeted the Empress Dowager last time. During the ceremony, the old man didn’t say anything, but when it came time to hold the ceremony, the emperor went his own way, only willing to salute instead of kowtow.

This is simply playing a rogue.

The ritual process has already started, so it is impossible to interrupt it naturally. If other ministers dared to do this, they would have been kicked out by the imperial censor. However, facing the emperor...

Well, if you see it, you can only pretend you didn't see it. Anyway, let's finish the ceremony first.

However, a certain constitutional lord could not help but sigh.

Well, this time the winter solstice is over, those brats below will definitely make a fuss about this matter again, they have a headache...

"This is the winter solstice, the law should be in response to the yellow bell, and the day will be long, and I wish His Majesty the Supreme Emperor Gan Nayou, a happy life and a healthy life."

Apart from this small twists and turns, there were no other accidents in this morning celebration. After going through various rituals, it took about two sticks of incense, and the officials left with various thoughts. Nangong.

Next, the emperor and the Supreme Emperor will continue to pay homage to the Taimiao, while the officials can rest for a while, and then continue to rush to Fengtian Temple to hold a grand court meeting.

This day, beyond the expectations of the courtiers, was extremely smooth, and seemed to be no different from the previous winter solstice festivals.

However, it seems that there are some changes that are subtly affecting something...

(End of this chapter)