Idle courtiers

Chapter 516 Overture
The content of the first imperial decree that Zhou Nan recited was very simple. Jiajing just said that he had achieved great success. Looking back on his life, he had merits and demerits, but his faults outweighed his merits.

In particular, if you are a devout Taoist and ignore state affairs all the year round, so that the treasury is empty, you should be abstained from the latter.

After the new king ascends the throne, he should retire the alchemists and Taoists in the palace, be diligent in state affairs, and must guard the foundation of the ancestors.

Finally, he gave an account of his funeral.Dao, the new emperor is still young and cannot take charge of the government for the time being. The cabinet members will work hard to assist the emperor and create a peaceful and prosperous age.

For national affairs, the cabinet is led by the chief assistant, and the ministers discuss and draft votes. It must be fair and strict. Don't let me down...

During the period of national mourning, all government affairs are decided by the cabinet...

After hearing this imperial decree, Xu Jie, Yuan Wei, Yan Na and others felt at ease.So far, the administrative power of the imperial court has been vested in the cabinet, and they are the real masters of the family.

Xu Jie is the first assistant, Yuan Wei is the second assistant, plus Yan Na.As for Li Chunfang and Gao Gong in the opposing camp, there are only two people, three to two, they have an absolute advantage and have the final discretion.

Xu Shoufu had finally reached the peak of power at this moment.

After promulgating the edict, Zhou Nan handed the edict to Xu Jie: "Xu Shoufu, accept the edict!"

Xu Jie took the will with both hands and held it tightly.This is Shang Fang's sword, he couldn't help crying: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, why did you leave the old minister and go away alone?"

As soon as he cried, everyone also burst into tears.

It's just that everyone's cry has different meanings.The tears of Xu, Yuan, and Yan were both sad and joyful, while Huang Jin was purely hurt, and Chen Hong's cry was full of despair.Given the enmity between him and Xu Jie, would Old Xu let him go?
Zhou Nan waited for a while, wiped away his tears, and said loudly: "My condolences, Emperor Daxing still has a will, and I ordered Zhou Nan to read it out in front of the inner court and the outer court."

Everyone's heart trembled, knowing that the most important moment had arrived, and who would win the throne would now be decided.

The abode immediately became quiet, only to hear the cold wind whistling outside.

Zhou Nan unfolded the imperial decree and read it aloud: ""It has always been the case that the emperor ruled the world without respecting the heaven and the ancestors.Respecting the heavens and the patriarchs are truly gentle, far-reaching and capable, resting and nourishing the common people, sharing the interests of the world for profit, and the heart of the world for one's heart, protecting the country from danger, and bringing order to order before chaos, working hard all day and night, sleep well, and becoming a long-lasting country Counting, Shu is almost close.Now I am sixty years old, and I have been in office for 42 years. I really owe the blessing of the Heaven and Earth Clan Society, and it is not because of my virtue..."

After reading it, he spent a long time eloquently. It was just a stinky and long article, and he didn't talk about the essence for a long time.

Chen Hong could only feel impetuous when he heard it, but he could only endure it secretly.

For a long time, I read about [-] words, and I don't know who wrote this article. It looks like this, it must be Zhou Nan, a beast.

Finally, Zhou Nan said: "... I also passed away happily. The third son of the old emperor, Zhu Zaihou, the prince of Huaide, has a noble character, and he is deeply inferior to me. He will definitely be able to inherit the great order..."

Hearing the words of Prince Huaide, everyone's expressions were different.

A look of ecstasy appeared on Chen Hong's face, the throne finally fell to Prince Yu's Mansion, haha, haha, refreshing.When the new king ascends the throne, the little bastard surnamed Zhou, Xu Jie, our family wants to get close to you.And Zhu Lun's white-eyed wolf, I can't let it go.Huang Jin is old and his body has completely collapsed, and it is Lao Tzu's turn to be the supervisor of ceremonies.

Xu Jie and the other three cabinet ministers frowned imperceptibly. It was difficult for King Yu to get along with him when he ascended the throne.

Zhang Juzheng, who had been kneeling on the sidelines pretending to be drunk and weeping bitterly, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face, thinking to himself: Zhou Nan really is a trustworthy person, and King Yu's succession to the throne is just and right.

He is King Yu's teacher, and his position as a cabinet assistant has been stabilized.Zhou Nan also promised that the Xu family will fully support his reforms in the future, and there is a lot to do in the future.Thinking of the people who will be on his shoulders to restore the country and the nation, Zhang Juzheng's heart is both magnificent and excited.

That's right, the imperial edict read by Zhou Nan directly copied the edict of Kangxi's succession to Yongzheng.At that time, his heart was in a mess, and he didn't have the energy to write a copy by himself.

Zhou Nan went on to read: "Yes, Zhu Yithorium, the second son of the former Huaide Prince of the Prince Yu's Mansion, succeeded me to the throne, that is, the emperor's throne, that is, obeying the public system, holding the service for 27 days, and releasing the service notice to China and foreign countries, so that the salty envoys can hear about it. January 42st, Shin."

After reading, he handed the imperial decree to Xu Jie: "The cabinet accepts the decree!"

"What!" Everyone was stunned.

Before, everyone knew that Emperor Jiajing's time was short, and the future ownership of the throne was just a choice between King Yu and King Jing.It's just that it's hard to say whether the position of Emperor Jiajing will be passed on to his son or his grandson.

As a result, all the officials of the court stood in line, fighting and fighting, and they were extremely happy.

But after a long time of commotion, the emperor finally passed the throne to the second son of the former Prince Huaide, a four-month-old baby Zhu Yixi. Isn't this absurd?
Everyone was fighting to the death, but in the end they punched into the air, and finally came to one shot and two parts.

Zhang Juzheng suddenly had an evil fire in his heart, and looked at Zhou Nan angrily.

Zhou Nan sensed his gaze and looked over without avoiding it.

Their eyes met in the air.

Zhang Juzheng sighed inwardly, drooping his lower eyelids and weeping silently.That's right, Zhou Nan said earlier that the throne must belong to Prince Yu's Mansion, but did he tell anyone? Zhou Nan didn't make a mistake when Zhu Yixi inherited the throne, so what can you do?

Chen Hong jumped up: "This is chaos, this is coercion, Zhou Nan, you are so brave!"

Zhou Nan: "Chen Hong, are you saying that Emperor Daxing rebelled or accused me of coercing the edict? There is a jade seal on this edict, and there is the autograph and monogram of Emperor Daxing. Please ask the cabinet and the supervisor of ceremonies to check it. False? Chen Hong, how is it different from a beast when you say such a thing?"

Seeing that the two were about to scold, Huang Jin yelled: "What kind of system is Cheng, the bones of Emperor Daxing are not cold, the bones are not cold!"

He couldn't stop crying, he took the will and looked at it from everyone.

Sure enough, it was true. Seeing the familiar handwriting and monogram, Huang Jin called out desolately; "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!",

In this way, it can be regarded as acknowledging the legal significance of this will.

Xu Jie originally wanted to fully support King Jing, but the situation is already like this, what else can he say?

In his heart, Xu Shoufu suddenly shivered: Yes, King Jing and King Yu are fighting fiercely. No matter who inherits the throne, the court will split into two factions.After the new king takes the throne, the brutal political struggle will continue, and it is possible to fight for several years, and the aftermath will even last for more than ten years.In this way, the country will not be peaceful.The Emperor Daxing simply chose Zhu Yithorium, the second prince of Prince Yu's Mansion, as the new king. This would be acceptable to everyone, and the court would not fall apart because of this.Your Majesty's deep intentions are beyond our comprehension!He...has already seen through everything!
Chen Hong was indignant: Emperor Daxing is too irresponsible. You used to let the two princes fight, but now you start a new one. Isn’t this just a joke... Anyway, the new master is also from Prince Yu’s house, so it’s better to live Wang Dengji's father will be finished soon.As for the future, let's have a long time in Japan!
This compromise solution is indeed the best answer, and it has also been recognized by everyone present.

After receiving the imperial edict, all the ministers came forward one by one to pay respects to Jiajing's remains, and burst into tears.

Huang Jin served Jiajing all his life, and seeing this scene in front of him, he almost fainted from crying, and could no longer see things.

The next thing is to hold a funeral and organize the funeral. That is the matter of Xiangye, Zhou Nan stepped aside in due course.

At this time, Zhu Lun didn't know when he touched him. Seeing that no one noticed them, he asked in a voice that could only be heard by two people: "Zimu, what should I do next?"

Zhou Nan naturally knew that Zhu Lun had been completely won over by Xu Jie, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Let's do it, immediately, immediately!"

Zhu Lun was surprised that the heir to the throne was the second prince of Prince Yu's mansion, and this matter has nothing to do with everyone at this point, but to see what Zhou Nan meant...could it be...

He also simply went to Xu Jie.He said in a loud voice: "My condolences to all the prime ministers, please also issue a warrant from the cabinet to transfer the two large battalions of Xishan and Fengtai into the city for martial law!"

Chen Hong's eyelids twitched, and he shouted: "Zhu Lun, what do you want to do, rebel?"

Hearing this, Xu Jie saw Zhou Nan nodding vigorously towards him in the distance. His heart moved, and he immediately realized that things might not be as he imagined, and said loudly: "All ministers, let's jointly order! Eunuch Hong was overwhelmed with grief, Zhu Zhenfu helped Eunuch Chen go down to rest."

Zhu Lun: "Come here, help Eunuch Chen."

Chen Hong was shocked and shouted sharply: "Zhu Lun, what are you going to do? Are you going to arrest our family? Eunuch Huang, Eunuch Huang, you can't ignore it. This is a coup, this is treason!"

Suddenly, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Fourth Brother Jin rushed in with the group of Jin Yiwei.

People are still in their positions, and the strong wind that is blowing up has made it difficult to breathe.

He waved Gu Duo in his hand: "Chen Hong, are you going or not?"

Only then did Huang Jin wake up, and when he saw the soldiers in the hall, he knew that there was nothing to be done.He sighed: "Chen family, you are tired, it's time to rest. We are all old, we should all rest. A gentleman should think twice, think about danger, think about retreat, think about changing, Zhu Zhenfu is doing this for your own good too!"

Chen Hong: "Huang family, Huang family... rebellious officials and thieves, rebellious officials and thieves... ah..."

Huang Jin's face was already full of exhaustion at this time, he stood up tremblingly, his body swaying.

Zhou Nan stepped forward to support him: "Eunuch Huang."

Huang Jin smiled sadly: "Zimu, easy to do, easy to do."

"Eunuch..."

Huang Jin: "I'm old, it doesn't matter anymore, I want to go to Nanjing, the capital is too cold, too cold."

Zhou Nan couldn't help being impulsive, and blurted out a sentence: "Eunuch Huang, what do you think of me?"

Huang Jin: "It doesn't matter what I think of you. It doesn't matter what the courtiers, gentlemen or even the king think of you. We don't need to know who we are. After thousands of years, future generations will judge us."

Zhou Nan's eyes became hot, tears fell down, and he gave a long bow.

The three cabinet ministers and Zhang Juzheng began to draft the imperial edict and the martial law order before the imperial case.

If nothing else happens, after tonight Zhang Taiyue will join the cabinet, Yuan Wei will soon retire from illness, Gao Gong will retire from politics, Li Chunfang is a good old man.The future of the cabinet belongs to the newcomers Zhang Juzheng and Zhou Nan, and a vigorous reform is about to begin.

The Jingyang bell is still ringing, and every sound is exciting, yet impassioned, like the prelude to a magnificent new era.

(End of this chapter)