Bachelor

Chapter 424

Fengtian Hall is one of the three main halls of the Imperial Palace, located at the most prominent position on the central axis of the entire Imperial Palace, and is the core part of the entire Forbidden City.

The entire main hall is an all-wooden structure, and it is the largest wooden building in the Ming Dynasty and even modern times.There are three layers of white marble platform under it, starting from a distance, the magnificent momentum rushes towards the face, showing the strong national power of the Ming Dynasty.

Fengtian Hall was first built in the 18th year of Yongle. In the real history, it was renamed Huangji Hall in the 11th year of Jiajing, and renamed the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the second year of Shunzhi in Qing Dynasty.Since then, the name of the Hall of Supreme Harmony has been used until modern times, and it is the most essential part of the Forbidden City in Beijing.

Fengtian Hall is the political core of the Ming Dynasty. Its main function is to hold the early dynasty and various important national ceremonies, such as the emperor's ascension to the throne, the emperor's wedding, the enshrinement of the queen, and the appointment of the general. On the grand festival, the emperor accepts congratulations from civil and military officials and gives banquets to princes and ministers.

This is also the first time for Sun Dan to enter this legendary building. In his previous life, it is not that he has never been to Beijing or entered the Forbidden City.But when I entered the Forbidden City that time, it was very unfortunate that the Hall of Supreme Harmony was being repaired and it was not open to tourists, so I could only return disappointed.

This time, I finally visited Fengtian Temple up close, and it was a wish fulfilled.

In fact, in the film and television works of later generations, the appearance rate of this hall is very high, and Sun Dan is also very familiar with the so-called decorations inside.However, watching movies and TV is one thing, but walking up to them and looking at them is another.

Even though he was always mentally prepared, he was still dazzled by the splendor inside, it was so beautiful, the big pillar embraced by one person inside, the Xumizuo in the front, and the golden bricks on the ground formed an invisible coercion, which made people feel a little overwhelmed. Shortness of breath.

Sun Dan was completely immersed in this atmosphere that was so beautiful that he couldn't take his eyes off it, so much so that the emperor and the officials in the court had been discussing for a long time, and he still didn't know what the emperor, Yang Ting and they were talking about.

It wasn't until a loud shout woke him up.

Looking up, it was Mao Cheng who came out and said loudly to Jiajing: "Be careful what the emperor said is absurd. I am the minister of the Ministry of Rites. This imperial decree will never be accepted!" The voice was very loud. Aroused bursts of echoes.

It turned out that when all the ministers entered the hall just now, Jiajing ignored Sanqi 21 and asked Huang Jin to issue an imperial decree to make his father Emperor Xingxian and his mother Empress Dowager Xingguo.

He originally wanted to make a sudden attack on everyone, so that he had no time to discuss a countermeasure in private.

But this move also angered Mao Cheng, and this staunch old minister immediately stepped out and objected loudly.

Jiajing's face was ashen, and he looked at Mao Cheng with a gloomy face and sneered. Since he ascended the throne, he has been subject to the old ministers of the former court many times, and he has never had a comfortable day.At this moment, he felt that he couldn't bear it anymore: "Mao Cheng, this is my imperial decree. If you resist the decree and don't follow it, aren't you afraid that I will punish you?"

You are the honor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, to say such indecent words in front of the ministers, it can be seen how anxious Jiajing has become.

The emperor was originally a teenager, although he was much more mature and deeper than his peers, but he still had some youthful impulses, and he immediately erupted at this moment.

Seeing that the emperor was angry, Huang Jin also yelled loudly: "Mao Cheng, you are so bold, aren't you afraid of the imperial staff?" Even though he said that, Huang Jin dared not beat Mao Cheng even though he had ten courages. A second-rank senior member.If so, the impact would be dire.

"Haha, haha." Mao Cheng suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed.

Huang Jin was startled and angry: "Mao Cheng, what are you laughing at?"

"Confucius said benevolence, Meng said righteousness. The old minister is nothing more than dedicating his life to Daming." Mao Cheng took a step forward, staring at the emperor, with a natural arrogance on his body: "Your Majesty, the old minister is The Book of the Ministry of Rites is in charge of moral education and the court etiquette system, regardless of this identity. The minister has also read the books of sages all his life, so he must have some conscience. What can be done and what cannot be done, must be clearly distinguished? This is random life, this is random life, Your Majesty!"

For some reason, when he saw Mao Cheng walking towards him with beard slack, Jiajing unconsciously yelled "Ah!", subconsciously leaned back, and only woke up when his head hit the back of Xumizuo come over.

At the same time, a wave of anger rose from his chest.The emperor stood up abruptly, pointed at Mao Cheng: "You, you, you..." But he was speechless.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Huang Jin shouted: "Mao Cheng, what do you want to do before Your Majesty, stop, stop?"

Ordinarily, in such a situation, if it were any other occasion, the hall would have been in chaos.But today is also strange, all the ministers are standing there sternly, without saying a word, invisibly maintaining a unique pressure on the emperor.

Seeing this situation, Sun Dan hurriedly persuaded: "Lord Mao, calm down, don't lose your dignity before you." He said softly: "Lord Mao is the Minister of Rites, as you said just now, he is in charge of discipline. Enlightenment and court etiquette system, if even you are not in order, if you set an example for all officials. Today is a discussion, since it is a discussion, you should present the facts and reason. The emperor is open-minded, and all the affairs of the world are in the heart of Long live, how can it be possible I don't understand clearly."

What Sun Dan said was reasonable, and Mao Cheng also felt that what he said was reasonable, so he stopped.

Yang Tinghe also coughed, and said slowly: "Lord Mao, you don't have to be so impulsive. Your Majesty is still wise, and you don't have to be so, Lord Mao."

Seeing Sun Dan standing up to speak, Jiajing felt relieved, and said repeatedly: "Yes, Mao Cheng, if you have something to say, just say it."

"Fate." Although Mao Cheng stopped, he still said loudly: "If Your Majesty is really wise, please take back this imperial decree. Respecting King Xingxian as Emperor Xingxian is absolutely unacceptable."

Seeing that Mao Cheng still refused to give up, Jiajing got angry and shouted straight up, "What if I am determined to do this?" His words burst out from his dantian, not only his voice was loud, but also his face was shaken. crimson.The emperor's neck was already slender, and when he got angry, the spots on his neck became red and purple.

"Then... the king treats his ministers like brothers and sisters, and his ministers treat him like his parents;

Mao Shangshu's words were like earth-shattering shocks, and Huang Jin who was beside the emperor was dumbfounded and could no longer speak.

After Mao Cheng finished speaking, he took out the memorial that he had already prepared from his sleeve, knelt on the ground, and raised his head above his head: "Your Majesty, Mao Cheng and all officials in the Ministry of Rites request to resign from all positions, Your Majesty. Be gracious!"

Huang Jin didn't expect Mao Cheng to make such a move. According to regulations, this imperial decree should be read by him first, and then forwarded to the emperor.But Huang Jin stretched out his hand, but it kept shaking, and he couldn't grasp it firmly.

Mao Cheng snorted, stuffed the fold into his hands vigorously, and said angrily: "Eunuch Huang, when you control the government and hold important power in your hands, why are you using your hands so hard?"

"you you you……"

"Eunuch!" Mao Cheng yelled at him.

"You, you, you..." Huang Jin was scolded by Mao Chengtong last time in Tongzhou, and he also knelt in front of him, so he lost all face.Now when he saw that Mao Cheng was short of breath for a while, he was trembling with anger, but he dared not continue to scold him.

Seeing that Huang Jin had nothing to do with Mao Cheng, the emperor was furious, and slapped the table: "Mao Cheng, you are putting a pick in front of me. You even linked up with all the officials of the Ministry of Rites to threaten me with resignation. Do you still have a father in your eyes? Cliques , Clique!" This shout was extremely sad and indignant, and after only one shout, his voice fell and became extremely hoarse.

Mao Cheng yelled: "Your Majesty, a big hat of a crony has been buckled, and my ministers are terrified. However, Ouyang Xiu of the Song Dynasty said that ministers have heard of cronyism since ancient times. Fortunately, the ruler can distinguish between a gentleman and a villain. A gentleman and a gentleman It is a natural reason to make friends with the same way, and it is natural for villains to make friends with the same interests.
However, the minister said that a villain has no friends, but a gentleman does.Why?What the villain likes is profit and wealth, and what the villain is greedy for is wealth.When they share the same benefits, it is hypocritical for them to be regarded as friends by the party for a while; if they see the benefits and strive to be the first, or make friends with each other when the benefits are exhausted, they will turn against each other and harm them, even though their brothers and relatives cannot protect themselves.Therefore, it is a hypocrisy for a minister to say that a villain has no friends, and that he is temporarily a friend.A gentleman is not.Those who keep it are moral, those who do it are faithful, and those who cherish them are famous.If you use it to cultivate yourself, you will benefit from the same way; if you use it to serve the country, you will work together to help each other;Therefore, those who are rulers should get rid of the false friends of villains and use the true friends of gentlemen, and the world will be governed. "

He actually recited the book in front of the emperor, and said: "A gentleman's true friend is what I wish. Your Majesty said that the minister is a friend, and the minister is a friend."

"You are so bold!" The emperor's face was so red that it was about to bleed, and he spit out such a sentence through his teeth.He had a strong urge, he just wanted to call the guards on duty in front of the hall to come in and beat the old thief to the ground immediately.

But at this moment, Yang Tinghe and the other two cabinet ministers took a step forward at the same time, took out a memorial and knelt on the ground, saying: "The ministers request to resign as cabinet ministers."

"You, you..." The emperor was dumbfounded.

Qiao Yu also stepped forward: "All the officials of the Ministry of Officials request to resign from all positions."

The emperor's voice trembled: "Qiao Qing, you also want to resign?"

Before Qiao Yu could answer, Zhao Jian also knelt down and said loudly, "The Chief of the Ministry of Punishment resigns, please allow your Majesty to grant. All officials of the Ministry of Punishment are willing to be the gentleman's true friends!"

After a while, the hall knelt down on the ground.

The emperor staggered, the red light on his face had faded and turned pale, he was still muttering: "Partners, friends!"

In fact, Sun Dan is very happy to see this scene, but the prerequisite is that it is not involved in this.In fact, as far as his political philosophy is concerned: any power needs checks and balances, so that this country can have hope.

However, seeing the emperor being forced into such a situation by the ministers at this moment, he still couldn't bear it, stepped forward to support Jiajing, and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, it is natural to take a step back."

(End of this chapter)