Jingming

Chapter 5
Zhu Houcong nodded.

It's not that Zhu Houcong didn't understand what he said, but that he still couldn't get used to the very formal speaking style of these literati.

Keep it simple, with simple words.

Concerned about crown prince etiquette and enthronement etiquette, that's because Lao Qin once said that the beginning of the grand ceremony was related to Jiajing's succession status and enthronement etiquette arrangements.

Zhu Houcong can't remember the details now, so he can only make more preparations first.

"...Master Zhou, no one deceived me." Zhu Houcong met his gaze after thinking for a while, "Although Your Majesty is seriously ill, King Ning's example is not far away, I remember it all. It's just to learn more things, it doesn't count. How serious is it? Except for offering sacrifices, I didn’t even go out of the house, and I didn’t have any contacts with any courtiers, Master Zhou is too worried.”

Zhou Zhao looked at him solemnly.

Answering this way means that I really have these thoughts in my heart.

After a long time, Zhou Zhao saluted again, and said earnestly: "My father was the magistrate of the Yuehui, because he defeated the pirates, but died for no reason. Learning from teachings, I have already seen through how dangerous the officialdom in a county is. My son, although your Majesty is seriously ill and has no children, but this son is the one I watched from birth to the age I am now, and I would rather After seeing the prince inheriting the title, he will be a prince in peace."

This time Zhou Zhao spoke much simpler, and Zhu Houcong heard it in his heart.

How can Zhou Zhao fail to see through the old man?
The prince of Daming is very happy.If you don't have any ambitions, except that you can't leave the fief and run around, you are really a first-class character in the world.

Zhu Houcong also thought about being that emperor, and walked into the middle of the most frenzied storm of power struggle.

But he has figured it out a long time ago, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop, this is not his turn to choose.

Lao Qin once said that people chose Jiajing because he was the right age and weakest to control.

As for the seniority, sequence, bloodline... If you have the heart, isn't it just a matter of getting sick?

Of course, these are Lao Qin's violent comments.

Zhu Houcong thought for a while and then replied: "The palace has many eyes and ears, how could I not know it? The student promised Master Zhou that if there is no destiny, he will never think or act rashly. Asking the "Hui Dian" is just to prepare for the success of the king. Say yes?"

Only then did Zhou Zhao nod his head, relieved a lot.

Then I looked at the "Congress Code" on the case, and felt a little uneasy again.

After finishing today's teaching, Zhou Zhao went back to Jishan Institute and thought about it for a long time before spreading out the paper and writing the letter:
【My friend Zhongde: Six years after a farewell, the affairs of Jiangxi are heavy according to the investigation...】

The object of his letter was Yuan Zonggao, the former chief of the palace, who was praised by King Xingxian six years ago and became one of the rare officials who was promoted from the officials of the palace. Now he is the third-rank Jiangxi inspector.

The vast majority of officials in the royal family will never get promoted in their lifetime, nor will they go to work elsewhere.

This is King Xingxian's kindness to Yuan Zonggao, and he doesn't want to see Yuan Zonggao, who was born as a Jinshi, wasting his life in the palace.

The current situation is indeed delicate. Although Zhou Zhao did not have a Jinshi background, he has a lifetime of experience.

In Zhou Zhao's view, the son really has a chance to win the destiny - if the son of heaven cannot recover from this illness, he dies without leaving any heirs.

It's just that at that time, I will definitely not be able to play much role, but the inspectors who have already held real positions in the local area are different.

After Zhou Zhao seriously persuaded Zhu Houcong, he still did his best in private to make more preparations for Zhu Houcong.

Since he is also planning for a rainy day, he can also use the friendship of his colleagues in the old palace to hint to Yuan Zonggao...

……

At this moment, the capital is full of plains.

On the third day after the death of Emperor Zhengde, after Jiang Bin was imprisoned, the news of Emperor Zhengde's death was finally announced to the world, and the will was officially promulgated.

Replace one month with one day, and mourn for the emperor within 27 days.

According to the requirements of the will, the vassal kings are not allowed to leave the fief; the guards, the chiefs, the chief ministers, and the punishment inspectors must stick to the borders and must not leave their posts without authorization.

After all the courtiers in Beijing had entered the palace to offer sacrifices, Emperor Zhengde was buried in the next day, and the coffin was nailed to the board.

If he could still open his eyes, he would find that there were many fewer people coming to worship him.

Within a few days, the joint venture of the Mighty Army Group was disbanded, the monks, artisans, and teachers in the Leopard House were dismissed, and many imperial shops were dismissed.

Jiang Bin was arrested together with Jiang Bin in the Imperial Prison of Jinyiwei Beizhen Fusi, as well as his four sons, and Shen Zhou and Li Cong who had a close relationship with him.

That day in the palace, when Shen Zhou and Li Cong were tied up in front of him, they could only curse: "If you had listened to me earlier, how could you have been captured?"

Now Jiang Bin was numb from the pain, and just lay there staring at the roof blankly.

Ridiculous, how could he rebel?

All the honor and disgrace are tied to Emperor Zhengde, and Jiang Bin is a lonely minister!

No one supports, the strength is not strong enough, is the rebellion just for fun?
I just didn't expect Yang Ting and those people to be so ruthless.As soon as the emperor died, Jiang Bin was arrested and brought in immediately.

Jiang Bin regretted it now.

At the beginning, it was suggested that the emperor transfer the frontier troops of Liaodong, Xuanfu, Datong, and Yansui to Beijing for mutual transfer exercises in order to fight against Qian Ning, who had already been at odds with him.

As a result, the mighty regiment has great power in the training camp, Qian Ning was squeezed by him and lost power, and he was so bold that King Ning would flirt with him.

It's a pity that they can't go back, otherwise, he and Qian Ning will watch each other, so they might not be able to pass this test safely.

Back then, Jiang Bin was able to win the emperor's respect, so he relied on Qian Ning's introduction to enter the leopard room.

"Zhang Yong, Wei Bin, Yang Tinghe, dog thieves! Rebellious ministers and thieves!"

Suddenly there was another commotion from the entrance of the prison, and Jiang Bin's heart sank again when he heard the voice of injustice.

That was Zhang Zhong, the great eunuch who had been in charge of the horse supervisor.

Zhang Xiong from the Supervisor of Rituals, Zhang Rui from Dongchang...have they all been arrested?

Zhang Yong and Wei Bin are trying to survive, selling off one crop after another of their former colleagues who can be discarded, and begging for mercy from the cabinet.

Jiang Bin sneered.

Jitu is a dead dog, maybe he will be able to see them here soon—if he is not dead at that time.

On March [-], [-] guard officers and soldiers led by Zhang Wei, Bo Hui'an, and Yang Tingyi, the right servant of the Ministry of War, assembled outside Beijing.

Zhang Wei is the great-grandson of the younger brother of Empress Zhu Gaochi of Renzong, and the prince Shaobao of Emperor Zhengde. He was once imprisoned by the censor and the Ministry of War for death during the Liuliu Liuqi uprising, and later recovered. Now he is once again the admiral of Shenjiying.

He is considered to have received the kindness of Queen Mother Zhang and Zhu Houzhao's mother and son.

And Yang Tingyi is Yang Tinghe's younger brother.

At this time, the welcoming group had set out for six days, and the edict had been promulgated for four days.

The posthumous edict welcomes the son of King Xingxian as the emperor, and Daming is about to change masters. How important is this news?

Such crucial news is starting from the capital and spreading out at the fastest speed - let's see who can deliver the news the fastest.

The fastest, of course, is Zhang Jin who obeyed Yi's order.

It is more than [-] miles from the capital to Anlu, and even a one-stop relay, which claims to travel [-] miles a day, will take three or four days.

It took only eight days for Zhang Jin to be stunned, and he had already arrived at King Xing's Mansion.

He didn't dare to be negligent at all, the officials of the royal family who dealt with him in front of him have been the former ministers of the hidden mansion since then, and they are the meritorious service of Conglong!
"Princess, Your Highness, the eunuch Zhang Jin, the supervisor of ceremonies and Bingbi, has arrived in the mansion, and there is an order from the queen mother!"

Zhang Zuo, the chief eunuch of the palace, hurried to Fengxiang Palace where the princess lived, and announced the news to the Wangfu family who were chatting here.

Zhu Houcong's eyes changed slightly: Is it finally here?
　Signed, please collect and ask for tickets
　　
　
(End of this chapter)