Bachelor

Chapter 187 Closing
Xiyuan, the cabinet is on duty.

Because the edict in Sun Dan's hand is related to the ownership of the future throne and the foundation of the country.Therefore, even though Yang Tinghe spit out a mouthful of hot blood after hearing the news of the emperor's trip, even though his mind was already in a trance, and his body showed faint signs of being unable to support, he still gritted his teeth and stood up from the ground, suppressing his grief : "The minister is waiting to receive the imperial edict."

He stretched out his hand to hold the imperial decree and put it on the big case of value.

Ever since Zhengde was seriously ill and unable to take matters into his own hands, and Qian Ning was sacked, the Sili Supervisors have no leader, and they have become useless.Therefore, the military and state affairs were borrowed from the hands of the three ministers of the cabinet and Guo Xun.It can be said that the four people in this room, together with Bi Yun, who is in charge of the 24 administrative signs in the inner palace, are already the core members of Ming Dynasty politics.

Only these few people are worthy of receiving the decree, and according to the edict of Emperor Daxing and the rules of the court, a new monarch will be registered.

In fact, Zhengde Daxing has been expected by everyone, and they have long been mentally prepared.However, at the moment when the news came, everyone was still shocked with grief.

Guo Xun picked up the silver scissors on the case and cut off the wicks of the candles in the room one by one, and the candles suddenly lit up.

While the lights were brightly lit, everyone gathered around the desk, staring with bated breath.

After everything was ready, Yang Tinghe wiped away the trace of blood from the corner of his mouth, and nodded towards Guo Xun.

Guo Xun took the imperial decree, looked at the paint seal on it, and checked the seal on it, "Everyone, there is no problem." Because he was too nervous, this veteran who had been in the army since childhood and waded through mountains of blood and blood The voice trembled a little.

Yang Tinghe: "Unblock it."

Guo Xun's face was like sinking water, he lifted the shaft to bake and melt the sealing paint on the candle, pulled out a roll of yellow silk from it, and handed the imperial decree back to Yang Tinghe.

Yang Tinghe didn't bother to look at it first, and slowly unfolded the imperial decree, spreading it evenly on the big case.

Everything follows the program.

When the imperial decree was opened, everyone couldn't wait to cast their gazes on it. Seeing Zhengde's familiar note, everyone's heart ached again.

Bi Yun, who was lying on the ground and wailing before, suddenly stood up, rushed to the case, and cried loudly at Zhengde's handwriting: "My lord, you are in the prime of your life, why are you so successful, leaving the old slave behind?" Alone in this world?"

Bi Yun was skilled in martial arts, and he was so sad that he couldn't control himself. With this pounce, Mao Ji's body swayed and he almost fell to the ground.Turning his head to look, he saw a white-haired head and distorted face.It turned out that after receiving the news of Zhengde's death, Bi Yun's gray hair turned completely white.

When Mao Ji saw Bi Yun's face, he suddenly felt a little scared, and shouted: "What are you going to do, don't squeeze, don't squeeze."

No one paid attention to Mao Ji, and everyone's eyes fell on Emperor Daxing's will.

It was only then that Mao Ji realized that this matter was of great importance, and he couldn't control so much, so he also focused on the imperial decree.

Mao Jiben was born as an aristocrat, and one eye and ten lines are the basic skills of a scholar. With just one glance, he read the hundreds of words of the will.

But he couldn't calm down no matter what, he just felt that his mind was in a mess. He knew all the words on it, but he couldn't figure out what he was talking about.

However, the last sentence in Zhengde's posthumous edict: "Eldest son of King Xing, grandson of Emperor Xianzong, son of Emperor Xiaozong, and my younger brother, should be established in order. When I ascend the throne, he will be the emperor." He still understands it.

Mao Ji took a deep breath. After all, he is a scholar who has practiced Neo Confucianism for most of his body. When he encountered such a big event, he still calmed down his disturbed heart, gritted his teeth and said this sentence: "When and where is this edict Who wrote it, as far as I know, His Majesty Emperor Daxing has been in a coma for several days, how could he still write such a thousand words?"

Guo Xun snorted: "Mao Xiang said carefully, this is clearly the handwriting of Emperor Daxing, and it is undoubtedly His Majesty's will. Let us follow the order."

"The authenticity of this edict is doubtful and needs to be thoroughly investigated." Mao Ji looked at Guo Xun fiercely, but refused to budge.

Guo Xun was very unhappy: "This matter should be decided by Master Yuanfu."

"Nonsense, how can one person decide on major national affairs? Are my cabinet ministers just for show?" Mao Ji roared loudly: "Yang Shoufu, I think this matter needs to be discussed with a group of ministers. Yang Shoufu, Yang..." This will was brought over by Sun Dan and Bi Yun, regardless of its authenticity, if they really obeyed them, King Xing's ascension to the throne would be a certainty.

However, in this way, Mao Ji's arrangement for many years will be in vain.

If this matter can be made a big deal, brought to the court and discussed by all civil and military officials, there may still be a glimmer of life in Qingzhou.

Yang Tinghe didn't answer, just turned his head out of the window, staring at the fire outside, his eyes were full of tears.

Yang Tinghe caught Mao Ji's heart no matter what happened. He raised his voice and said, "Master Yang, Mr. Jiang, Mr. Guo, since you don't object, this edict will be sealed for the time being. There is not much time before the morning court. Just ring the Jingyang bell. Call a group of ministers to discuss, and then announce the news of the emperor's visit." As he spoke, he was about to grab the imperial edict.

"Crack!" With a sound, one hand clapped on the imperial decree.Mao Ji was startled, and when he looked up, it was Sun Dan.

Sun Dan looked at Mao Ji quietly: "Mr. Mao, Sun Dan would like to ask if the wax seal of this imperial decree is correct, whether the handwriting of Emperor Daxing is correct, and whether the seal of the jade seal is correct. If Prime Minister Mao still has questions, you can go to Wen Yuan Pavilion checks the archives of this imperial edict. If everything is correct, and Prime Minister Mao refuses to accept the edict, is it suspected of resisting the edict?"

Although Sun Dan said lightly, his tone was very firm and could not be refuted.

Mao Ji was speechless for a while.

The so-called imperial decree has many rules.When the emperor was in a good mood, the order he issued casually was called an oral edict, and there were no special regulations. Usually, eunuchs or any officials were asked to pass on the matter to the parties concerned; when it was related to military and state affairs and personnel changes, etc., they needed to use The specially made bright yellow brocade is written in neat regular script and stamped with a jade seal to show solemnity.This is the orthodox decree.

Such written imperial decrees are generally divided into two types: explicit edicts and special edicts.

Ming issued a decree is generally handed over to the cabinet first, and then forwarded by the cabinet to the relevant departments and relevant people, and disseminated throughout the country in the form of a palace newspaper.The special edict is sent directly to designated personnel without going through the cabinet.

The edict brought by Sun Dan is exactly the edict, and this edict has strict rules.When the imperial decree uses the seal, Shangbao Bureau needs to keep a record, and Wenyuan Pavilion also needs to copy a copy for archiving.Everything has roots and bottoms, there are laws to follow, and evidence to check, which is the most strict.

Moreover, this imperial decree is clearly written by Zhengde himself.

However, Mao Ji said that this legacy of Zhengde was doubtful, and it was clearly making trouble for no reason.As the second assistant of the cabinet, it is unbelievable to speak out without following the rules and regulations.

After being told by Sun Dan, Mao Ji knew he was wrong, and it took him a long time to recover.

His face was flushed red, he slapped the table angrily, and said sharply: "Sun Dan, you dare to mess around in the cabinet even if you are a commoner. Whose power are you relying on? Come on, throw me out!"

Sun Dan didn't back down either: "Sun Dan fights against the laws of heaven and the state."

Several people in the room applauded secretly: Although Sun Dan is a humble person, he has the awe-inspiring spirit of a scholar, and he has a dignified spirit in times of crisis. He is worthy of being a representative of the younger generation of scholars.From this point of view, Emperor Daxing really knows people.

The flames outside were even brighter, and the entire Xiyuan was in a commotion. There were shouts and wailing everywhere. In the shadows, groups of eunuchs were carrying buckets and pushing water trucks to put out the fire loudly.

The dawn of Leopard Room is boiling.

Knowing the urgency of the matter, Mao Ji kept yelling, "Someone is here, someone is here, throw this crazy student, Sun Dan, out of me!"

Hearing Mao Ji's shout, several book offices who were waiting outside hurried over.

Guo Xun yelled at those book offices: "Go out, this is where you can come."

Several book offices looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Mao Ji was very afraid of Guo Xun, knowing that he had nothing to do with this soldier, so he turned his attention to Jiang Mian for help.

But Jiang Mian was still in a daze.

"This Jiang Mian is also an unreliable and unreliable person. His body has accumulated energy, and his body is a vegetarian." Mao Ji was bitter in his heart, and turned to Yang Tinghe and shouted: "Yuanfu, no matter what, you have to get a charter!"

Yang Tinghe burst into tears looking at the flames outside. Mao Ji yelled a few times before he woke up and murmured: "Why is it so chaotic outside? How did the imperial confinement come about today? Who is on duty?"

Everyone in the room didn't expect Mr. Yang Ge to say such an irrelevant sentence, they all looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't speak.

There were shouts and flames licking the sky all around, and thick smoke drifted in.

Hearing Yang Tinghe's words, Sun Dan suddenly relaxed in his heart: the event is settled!

He cupped his hands respectfully: "As Master Hui Yuanfu said, Marquis Guo is on duty tonight."

Yang Tinghe suddenly turned his head to look at Guo Xun, his eyes were completely blank: "Then what are you still doing here, if you don't stabilize the overall situation, don't you want to wait until this Xiyuan is completely burned down and the whole city of Beijing is in chaos?" willing?"

Guo Xun smiled wryly: "Master Ge, His Majesty is already very powerful now, and the Supervisor of Rituals has no inner minister. Without the order of your cabinet, Guo Xun would not be able to mobilize even a single soldier."

"It's because you know the duty of a minister!" Yang Tinghe roared, scanning the crowd like an angry lion: "Thanks to you being the ministers of a country, the capital is in such a mess, you just sit back and ignore it."

Everyone was shocked by Yang Tinghe's anger, and even Sun Dan felt a little short of breath.

For a long time, Sun Dan always felt that Yang Shoufu had a mild personality and was a kind old man.But I didn't expect that when encountering major events, I would be so strong and strong.

Yang Tinghe didn't talk nonsense, walked to the front of the case, picked up a pen and wrote a few lines "shuashua!", saying: "Guo Xun, you should mobilize the army immediately, close the nine gates, and put the whole city under martial law."

"Obey." Guo Xun accepted the order, but secretly heaved a sigh of relief in his heart.So far, the battle for the throne has nothing to do with him, Mr. Guo, and it has finally been safely taken out.Even if there are any troubles in the future, let Lao Yang handle them by himself.

Yang Tinghe threw the pen on the table, and said coldly: "Mr. Mao and Mr. Jiang, you are ministers of the cabinet. Come here and sign this martial law order. Mr. Bi, on behalf of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, come and draw a pledge. "

"Shoufu!" Mao Ji shouted.

"Shut up!" Yang Tinghe said angrily, "Prince Xing, Zhu Houcong, has a noble character, and there is an edict from Emperor Daxing to inherit the great unification, so what is there to discuss. We, the cabinet ministers, should try our best to position ourselves in this precarious time. Feel your heart and think about it, the outside is so chaotic now, if I just ignore it, how can I be worthy of Emperor Daxing?"

Yang Tinghe gritted his teeth and shouted: "Sign it!"

Mao Ji sat down slumped.

So far, the ownership of the throne has finally come to light.

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Xiyuan, Leopard room aisle.

Feng Zhen didn't know how many punches he had thrown. When Han Yue cut the hole in his waist with a knife, the master of Nanfang Quan was in pain and sweated profusely all over his body.

Sun Dan hasn't arrived for a long time, and he doesn't know what's going on there, and seeing that Jin Yiwei has cut a passage in the wall, as long as they rush into the leopard room, everything will be over.

When a thought arises, Feng Zhen's fist unknowingly relaxes.

At this time, Qin Guan saw that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, so he shortened his body and twisted his legs close to the ground towards him.If he gets hit, no matter how steady Feng Zhen is, he will be thrown to the ground.

Feng Zhen's whole body is focused on his feet, and his foot is extremely stable, how can he allow the enemy to entangle him.

He hurriedly took a step back, dodging away from the enemy's entanglement like lightning.

Qin Guan didn't expect Feng Zhen to have such a fast speed. Before his moves were exhausted, his legs would sometimes be crossed, and he would cut forward again.Of course, in front of a master like Feng Zhen, the first move was lost, the effect of this move can be imagined, and Qin Guan didn't expect any effect from this move.

But to his surprise, when the leg was twisted, it happened to be wrapped around Feng Zhen's leg, which made him cry out in surprise: "Han Yue, do it!"

It turned out that as soon as Feng Zhen withdrew, his vest bumped into someone, and when he turned his head, it was the shopkeeper Huang.This eunuch has turned into a blood man, who has been pierced by Zhu Huan countless times, and looks very hideous.

Suddenly being hit by someone, his steps were disordered, Feng Zhenxin couldn't scream, but it was too late, he only felt pain in his feet, and his legs were locked by Qin Guan.

At this time, the knife was bright in front of her eyes, and Han Yue's long knife had already slashed in front of her.

Feng Zhen felt a chill in his heart, he couldn't think about it now, he could only close his eyes and wait for death.

But at this moment, only a sound of "Du!" was heard, and a stick stretched out from behind, just blocking Han Yue's long knife.

At a critical moment, Huang Jin saved Feng Zhen's life.

Feng Zhen didn't care about thanking him, but with a force on his feet, he lifted Qin Guan who was wrapped around him.With a wave of his right fist, he squeezed a phoenix eye and knocked towards Qin Guan's temple.

The move was fast and urgent, but it seemed weak.

However, when it hit the left temple of Zhongqin Pass, there was a crisp sound.All I saw was that Qin Guan's body flew out limply, leaning against the wall like a bag of rice, with blood gushing out from his mouth and nose, seeing that he couldn't survive.

"Brother Qin!" Han Yue yelled in grief and indignation, slashing out with two knives in a row.

At the same time, Zhu Huan's spear suddenly stabbed out from behind, rubbing Huang Jin's waist and getting into Feng Zhen's rib.

Feng Zhen felt his body go limp, and he staggered and fell to the ground together with Huang Jin.

Zhu Huan waved his spear in his hand and laughed wildly: "You two are both masters of martial arts, but now you are under Lao Zhu's hands, how do you feel?"

Feng Zhen smiled bitterly: "Old Feng, I have already died several times, and I have no complaints when I fall into your hands." He was originally a bachelor, but he was not afraid, and only lamented in his heart: After all, it was a step too late , I don't know what's going on with the master, Lao Feng's death is worthy of Mr. Sun's kindness.

Huang Jin was seriously injured and had already lost his fighting strength. He could only curse heavily, "Sun Dan, you bastard, why don't you come here?"

Zhu Huan said calmly: "Even if the Heavenly King Lao Tzu comes here, he can't save you."

Han Yue's eyes were full of tears, "Master Zhu, what nonsense are you talking to them, let me kill these two thieves to avenge Brother Tiqin. It's getting late."

Zhu Huan was surprised: "Yes, kill them, escort is important."

Han Yue raised the knife and was about to strike

At this critical juncture, there was a sound of rumbling footsteps in the distance, and at least hundreds of people heard the sound.

As soon as Han Yue was stunned, the long knife in her hand stopped in the air.

It was too late, but it was too late, and in a blink of an eye, countless armored soldiers in full body armor poured in from both ends of the passage, all holding bows and crossbows, and their bright arrows pointed at the middle of the passage.

All Jin Yiwei looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

They are all elite warriors selected from the Beiya, and their martial arts are naturally extremely superb.But in this narrow terrain, and being pointed at by the enemy with a strong bow and crossbow, even if the martial arts is proficient, he will be shot into a hedgehog in an instant.

At this time, in the crowd, Shi Changqing's screams sounded: "Who is here, Mr. Zhu, you have to find a way!" From afar, this guy is very timid, and he has been hiding in the crowd when he was standing in a mess just now among.Seeing that the general situation is not good now, he finally couldn't help crying out.

Zhu Huan looked back and forth holding the spear, and shouted loudly: "Where did the soldiers come from? I am Zhu Huan, the commander of Jinyiwei, and I am on duty in Xiyuan. I came here to escort you. You all follow my command and follow me." The face of the Leopard House."

"Haha, I remember you weren't on duty today, right? By the way, my old Guo is not under your control." A group of people came out from the other crowd, led by Guo Xun and the cabinet chief assistant Yang Tinghe, followed by Sun Dan and Bi Yun , Mao Ji and Jiang Mian.It can be said that several important figures in the core leadership of the Zhengde dynasty have come.

When Zhu Huan saw that it was Guo Xun, she groaned inwardly and was stunned.

Yang Tinghe yelled at the Jinyi guards: "I am Yang Tinghe, no matter how stubborn you are, it's useless. Let me ask: what do you want to do, rebellion? Aren't you afraid of punishing the three clans? Throw away your weapons immediately and capture them without a fight. "
No one spoke, and no one moved. More than 20 Jinyiwei stood there like wooden figures.

Sun Dan came out and stood next to Yang Tinghe, and said loudly: "The imperial edict: The capital city is under martial law, and the imperial city has also been closed. All the officers and men have worked hard to protect you, and everything is fine. Now, I will relieve Zhu Huan, the commander of the Jinyiwei, from all duties. The two yamen are under the control of Guo Xun. If there is any disobedience, you will be killed. This!" Anyway, Dezhengde has already died, and Sun Dan has the final say on what he said before he died.

"Clang!" The knife in Han Yue's hand fell to the ground.

Then came an axe.

Then there is an embroidered spring knife.

Gradually, everyone dropped the weapons in their hands to the ground, and then knelt down softly.

"No, no, Sun Dan is a false edict. Prime Minister Mao, tell me, is this His Majesty's will?" Shi Changqing screamed loudly.

Mao Ji shouted angrily with a calm face: "Shut up, this is naturally your majesty's eloquence, and all the elders can testify."

"Commander Zhu, it's just a death anyway, kill Yang Tinghe and Guo Xun immediately!" Shi Changqing screamed again.

Zhu Huan shook his head with a wry smile, threw the spear in his hand to the ground, and glanced at Sun Dan again: "Brother Sun Dan."

Sun Dan: "Brother Zhu, why are you doing this?"

Zhu Huan: "There are some things you don't understand, and Zhu Huan doesn't want to say anything. I've been a Jin Yiwei all my life, but this day is also expected."

No one spoke, but there was the sound of burning torches in the aisle.

After a long time, Sun Dan let out a long cry: "Send Brother Zhu on his way!"

"Okay, okay, you still understand my brother's thoughts best." Zhu Huan drew out the embroidered spring knife on his waist and slashed towards his neck.

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Teacher Changqing's family.

The candlelight was dim, and Ping Qiuli sat on a chair with disheveled hair.

The teacher's mansion was empty.

Recalling the bustling scene an hour ago, it was like a dream in Spring and Autumn.

Master Changqing's house is not big, but this is King Jianghua's lair and office in the capital.On weekdays, there are hundreds of people living here, and all the people who come and go are momentary talents and heroes from all over the world.Now, when the great chaos comes, the birds and birds throw themselves into the forest and disperse cleanly.

The armies of Xishan and Fengtai have already entered the city, and the garrisons of Tongxian and Yixian are also moving out one after another.The nine gates have been closed, all the yamen are brightly lit, Dongchang fans are all over the street, even the most stupid fool knows what happened?What's more, there are a hundred or so top talents in this mansion.

Previously, good news continued to come.But when the nine gates were closed, everyone in the mansion realized that something was wrong: Qingzhou's arrangement in the capital had completely failed.

At this time, those heroes and celebrities only hated their parents for losing two legs, and with a whistling sound, they all fell apart.

In such a large teacher's house, there was no one in sight, only a candle burst out with a "crack" in front of him.

Ping Qiuli looked at the glass of poisoned wine on the table with a wry smile: "Look at his building rising, seeing his building collapse, hehe, this is a complete loss. Hugh, huh, now you have to kill yourself."

As soon as he moved his hand, he was about to serve the glass of wine, when he saw a man rushing out of the house with a big burden on his back.But it turned out to be a domestic slave who took advantage of the fire.

With a movement of Ping Qiuli's wrist, a ray of light shoots out, which happens to be nailed to the door lintel.

The man said "Ouch!" Kneeling on the ground, kowtowed: "Mr. Ping, please forgive me, please forgive me, Mr. Ping, the villain is fooled."

"Hehe, you're confused, and I, Ping Qiuli, am not deceived by lard?" Ping Qiuli suddenly lost the interest in speaking, and waved his hand: "Get out, the officials are coming to the door soon, live well. "

"Thank you, sir." The servant kowtowed a few times, stood up, hesitated for a moment, and then whispered: "Sir, you'd better run away and go back to Qingzhou."

"Qingzhou, can I still go back? The prince is also in danger now. As soon as the new king ascends the throne, he will be imprisoned. I have ruined the prince's affairs, so why should I go to see him?"

"Then, it's fine if you don't go back to Qingzhou." The servant didn't dare to delay any longer, and said as he walked, "What are you afraid of, Mr. It's up to you. Mr. is a great talent, and I won't say much about a villain. Gu At that time, Guan Zhong and Wei Zheng were also living well. As long as they are talented, they will be reused after the new king ascends the throne. Cough... I'd better go!" After finishing speaking, he ran away in a hurry.

Being interrupted by him like this, Ping Qiuli forgot to end it by himself and just sat there for a while.Then he stood up and cried three times in the direction of Qingzhou in the east: "My lord, Pingqiu is incompetent and ruined your great affairs. I should have died to apologize, but Ping has the ambition of Qingyun in his heart, but he refuses to leave like this. "

There was a loud commotion outside: "Surround this place, take anyone you see!"

Ping Qiuli waved his hand and threw the wine glass on the ground.

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