Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 360 There are no tigers in the mountains
Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao died on March 16, [-]th year.

On March 21, Xu Guangzuo, Duke of Dingguo, Zhang Heling, Marquis of Shouning, Cui Yuan, Lieutenant-in-law, Mao Cheng, Secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Gu Dayong, the supervisor of ceremonies, went to Anlu Prefecture as a team to welcome the new emperor.

University scholar Jiang Mian was originally one of the members of the team, but it is easy to feel uneasy if the country has no masters. This time the task is heavy and the time is tight, so the main thing is to hurry.

The people who went there were all good horse riders, and Jiang Mian was almost thrown to the ground as soon as he got on the horse. When everyone saw the situation, they immediately persuaded Jiang Mian to give up.

Thinking about how he might lose his life if he rushed over this way, Jiang Mian had no choice but to give up.

A group of officials are on their way to Anlu Prefecture.

Here Yang Tinghe is not idle either.

There are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys are called kings.

Zhu Houzhao passed away, and the new emperor has not yet arrived. The right to speak in the court is now in the hands of Yang Tinghe.

In the past, although Zhu Houzhao couldn't make decisions about many things, major affairs of the court were mainly decided by the cabinet.

But as long as Zhu Houzhao is around for a day, many things have to go through Zhu Houzhao's process.

Yang Ting and they were all thinking about how to deal with this difficult emperor.

Now that Zhu Houzhao is gone, some of them can be borrowed from Zhu Houzhao's will. Anyway, the emperor is gone, and there is no proof of death.

Of course, I don't want to be troublesome, just move out of the Empress Dowager Zhang, that woman, as long as she guarantees the prosperity and wealth of her and her natal family, she agrees with everything.

This time, the decision to make Prince Xing Zhu Houxi the emperor, that woman didn't have any objection!
Think about it, too, what would an empress dowager who only pays attention to the trivial matters of the harem think.

What she thought was that after Zhu Houxi came, she was still the Empress Dowager of the Great Ming Harem, and her two younger brothers were still uncles of the country.

What she said was that her husband and son seemed to be descendants of Xingwangfu, and Xingwangfu was also a vassal who was closer to them.

There is no problem with the empress dowager. What Yang Tinghe has to do now is to calm some discordant voices of opposition from the court.

Although the entire court is almost under their control, there are still some discordant voices of opposition.

For example, Wang Qiong, the Minister of Rites today.

Now that Wang Qiong is catching up with the emperor's death, Yang Ting and them have exclusive power and will not discuss with all the officials about the new emperor's ascension to the throne.

Yang Tinghe looked at Wang Qiong, a 61-year-old boy who was still looking hale and hearty and yelling, his head hurt a little, and of course he was more disdainful.

If Wang Qiong was not good at flattering Zhu Houzhao, and was forced by Zhu Houzhao to be a minister in the official department, Yang Tinghe really wanted to kick this guy to the border and never come back for the rest of his life.

Wang Qiong, a Jinshi in the 20th year of Chenghua (1484), was born as a scholar. Over the years, he led troops and turned him into a rude warrior. Yang Tinghe really hated him more and more.

In his heart, he doesn't even bother to be with Wang Qiong now.

Think back to when Zhu Houzhao always wanted to get Wang Qiong into the cabinet with a cheeky face, but they strongly rejected it.

This should be the most correct decision they made at the beginning. If this old boy is asked to enter the cabinet, he still doesn't know what trouble he will cause!
For Wang Qiong's fuss, Yang Tinghe can deal with it with ease now.

He has only one way to deal with it, and that is: ignore it!

Those courtiers are now surrounded by Yang Ting and them, ignoring Wang Qiong's commotion.

After Wang Qiong lost her temper, seeing that everyone ignored her, she could only leave with a desolate expression.

Wang Qiong, who is about to turn 62 years old, is a little stooped and almost lonely in the back view of leading a horse away in the afterglow of the setting sun.

"Lord Shangshu, the bell on your bridle has fallen off!"

On the way home with Wang Qiong leading the horse, a man trotted up and handed over a bell.

Ever since he knew the emperor had passed away, Wang Qiong had collapsed. He knew that he had worked so hard for so many years, and it was probably coming to an end.

When he came out in the morning, the servant wanted to follow, but he pushed him back impatiently.

"Who are you?"

Wang Qiong seems to be wearing an official uniform, but the position is obviously not high.

"My lord, the next official is Yan Song, the editor of the Imperial Academy."

"Ok!"

"My lord, I heard that you have a good drinking capacity. I heard that there is a nice small restaurant in front of you. It seems that some good Fenjiu has come recently. I am planning to drink some with an old friend. Is your lord interested in drinking a few glasses together? "

"Huh? You? Buy me a drink?"

Wang Qiong looked at the good-looking and tall man beside him, and asked in surprise.

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Wang Qiong's side is not in trouble now. Although he is now in the Ministry of Officials and has made a lot of small moves, he has not joined the cabinet. Now that Zhu Houzhao, who Wang Qiong relied on, is gone, he can't make much trouble. Yang Tinghe doesn't take it seriously at all.

What he is most worried about now are Zhu Houzhao's former favorites Jiang Bin and Xu Tai.

Previously, these people often made moths around Zhu Houzhao and caused a lot of trouble for themselves.

Now that Zhu Houzhao has passed away, it's time to deal with these people.

To deal with these people is not only to vent his anger at the beginning, but also because these people are not with him at all. He is worried that this person's power will affect him in the future.

On the surface, of course he stabilized these people first, especially Xu Tai, who came from a military family.His great-grandfather, Xu Cheng, was granted the title of Boss Yongxin; his grandfather, Xu Gui, inherited his military service and was the commander of the left guard of the Habayashi Army.

In the eighth year of Zhengde, Emperor Wuzong ordered Xu Tai to lead the brave camp, and Jiang Bin to lead the Shenwei camp.

Later, Xu Tai was promoted to be the governor, and after the Battle of Yingzhou, Xu Tai was named An Bianbo because of his military exploits.

In comparison, Jiang Bin was only a small officer in the frontier army. After joining Zhu Houzhao, although he went straight to Ping Lubo like a small rocket, compared with Xu Tai, his basis was not strong enough at all.

Moreover, although Jiang Bin was favored, he was always polite and courteous in front of a descendant of Wu with a solid foundation like Xu Tai.

Of course, Xu Tai also took good care of Jiang Bin.

This time the emperor died, the whole city was under martial law, and Xu Tai was sent into battle. He suggested to Yang Ting and them that Jiang Bin also bring the Shenwei Battalion to help. After all, he is also very familiar with the defense of the capital, and many of the frontier troops were brought out by him. Listen to him too.

Although Yang Tinghe agreed verbally, he was forced to say nothing behind his back.

The key parts of the capital and the important task of defending the city are still guarded by Wuding Marquis Guo Xun, and Xu Tai just cooperates.

"Yang's surname is trying to dismantle our power. Many people in Baofang have been disbanded by Yang Tinghe. I heard that he still wants to spend a lot of money to disband the army there. He has disbanded many people in Shenwei Camp! Maybe the next step is We, don't forget, we and Jiang Bin are one, those people have long disliked us, the emperor just died, he wanted to get rid of us, we have to be careful!"

Xu Tai said to his subordinates with some worry.

"Does the man surnamed Yang really dare to attack you, Uncle? Do you want to talk to Jiang Dudu and tell him to guard against Yang? With Jiang Dudu standing in front, we can also delay for a few days. If Jiang Dudu Being knocked down can indeed affect us."

The subordinates know that Xu Tai and Jiang Bin have a very good relationship. Although they are both favored by Zhu Houzhao, they have a close relationship directly and there has never been any estrangement such as jealousy.

"It's good to say it, but I'm worried that it won't have much effect. The person surnamed Yang borrowed the emperor's last decree. We know that there is no evidence, so there is nothing we can do! In addition, I am worried that he will use the empress dowager's decree to clean us up. ..."

After all, Xu Tai is regarded as a son of meritorious service, so he is still somewhat politically sensitive in this regard.

(End of this chapter)