Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 438
After the emperor said these words, the faces of the people in the bedroom were different, but the emperor seemed to have lost his spirit, his eyelids were drooping, as if he would close his eyes at any time.

Huang Mengyu quietly turned his head and whispered something to Meng Chong, Meng Chong suddenly realized, stepped forward, and said loudly: "Sacred decree: Before the new king takes charge, the political affairs will be decided by Mr. Yuanfu Gao."

Gao Gong and other three assistant ministers could only obey the order, Feng Bao was pale, and kept winking at Zhang Juzheng, hoping that he would see it.

Zhang Juzheng's eyes flickered, but he didn't look at Feng Bao, Feng Bao was so anxious that he wanted to jump forward, grabbed his ear and asked him loudly, "What should I do?"

But after Meng Chong's generation of emperor proclaimed the oracle, the emperor frowned slightly, and his dull eyes also moved, looking at the prince.

The crown prince didn't know what the emperor meant, so he knelt down in front of the emperor and asked tentatively: "Is the father afraid of my son's mischief? My son will listen to Yuan Fu's teachings."

Long Qing nodded slightly, then shook his head slightly, his eyes were seven points relieved, three points helpless, he closed his eyes lightly, and waved his right hand towards the three assistant ministers.

His right hand was grasped by Empress Chen and Concubine Li Gui. Only the two of them noticed this action. They looked at each other, and it was Empress Chen who said: "The three gentlemen take the order, please go first... …to draft a will.”

The three assistant ministers didn't hear the emperor's words, so they had to look up at the emperor together. Seeing the emperor's slight nod, they knew that it was not Empress Chen who made it up on her own.

Concubine Li Gui saw that Empress Chen had neglected Gao Yushi, she hurriedly said: "Little Gaoqing's family, you have been accompanying the crown prince to observe the politics, and you will also go with the three gentlemen to help the crown prince to have a look."

The prince was a little baffled, and thought to himself: Concubine mother is in a hurry and confused?The drafting of the will has always been a matter for the cabinet, and I don't want to watch the politics of drafting the will.

Empress Chen frowned slightly, glanced at the emperor, saw that the emperor did not respond, thought about it, and finally did not speak.

Gao Wushi went to the imperial couch, knelt down and kowtowed, and came out with the three assistant ministers.Before leaving, he glanced casually at the positions where the eunuchs were standing.

After all the foreign ministers left, Concubine Li Gui asked worriedly: "Your Majesty, is it true that all the affairs of the foreign court are left to Yuanfu?"

Long Qing nodded.

Concubine Li was hesitant to speak, Empress Chen took a look at her, and simply asked her what was on her mind, and said, "Yuanfu is a loyal minister, but the Lord is a little suspicious of the country, so there must be some precautionary measures. I wonder if the emperor has any arrangements?"

The emperor cheered up and said a lot of words before, and now he was almost exhausted. Hearing what Empress Chen said, he just turned his eyes to the prince and uttered a few words with difficulty: "Zhen... taught me."

taught?

Taught the prince?

Empress Chen and Concubine Li looked at the prince together. The prince was stunned for a moment, but now he came to his senses, nodded vigorously, and said, "Father, I remember."

These words seemed to give Long Qing great comfort, his expression relaxed, and his eyes closed gently.The right hand holding the empress and the noble concubine, and the left hand holding the prince lost strength at the same time and fell on the imperial couch.

According to the history of later generations: "Jiyou, with a serious illness, summoned the great scholars Gao Gong, Guo Pu, and Zhang Juzheng to the Qianqing Palace to receive Gu's orders, and Gong and others hurried to the palace. The left and right played and summoned the assistant ministers to sit on the imperial couch , the middle palace and the imperial concubine are at the side of the imperial couch. The east palace stands on the left, and the crown prince accompanies him to read the high-level pragmatism, and Gong and others kneel under the imperial couch. In six years, I got this disease occasionally, but I couldn't get up suddenly, and I had to bear the entrustment of the first emperor.The East Palace is young, and I, Fu Zhiqing and other three ministers, should work together to assist, abide by the ancestral system, and protect the emperor's image.The merits of Qing and others are in the country, and they will never be lost forever. "

Gong waited for Xian to cry and kowtow.At that time, the illness was already acute, and although he could not speak, he looked at all the ministers and nodded. "[Wufeng's Note: After Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, this is the second time that three assistant ministers have been appointed as Gu Ming.]
Gengxu, collapsed in Qianqing Palace.The funeral was held the next day, and an imperial edict was issued:

"I use Liangde to enshrine Pitu. The monarch Wanfang has been here for six years. I have been trembling all night long, and the map is only chemical, lest the lonely emperor will entrust it. Now the disease is so serious that it is almost impossible to prosper. The life of the husband Death is like day and night. Since ancient times, sages and sages, who can avoid it? But if you have the body, you have the owner of the artifact. If I abandon the world, what regrets will I have?

The crown prince is smart, benevolent and filial, with natural virtues, suitable to inherit the throne of the emperor. He abides by the constitution of his ancestors, lectures on teaching and respecting the virtuous, and loves others frugally. With the Mianzong Society, there is no strong one, and the civil and military officials at home and abroad work together to help protect the elders. , I'm done!

His funeral follows the legacy of the first emperor, with the day changing to the month, and the clothes are released on the 27th. Music and marriage are not forbidden.The guards, governors, generals, and other officials and officials of the three divisions of Dubuyan were strictly sealed off, the soldiers and civilians were appeased, and they were not allowed to perform their duties.In Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and the yamen of the chief secretaries below the seventh grade, all are exempted from offering incense.

The imperial edict was sent to China and foreign countries, and the salty envoys heard about it. "

The emperor is dead...

Emperor Longqing reigned for six years and lived thirty to six years.

An era has passed, and a new era is coming.However, during the transition period between the old and the new, there is still a period of transition between the past and the future, and there are still many things to be busy inside and outside the court.

The catalpa coffin of the Daxing emperor rested in the Hall of Renzhi, which was commonly known as the White Tiger Hall in the Ming Dynasty, and the prince had to cry for a few days with the queen, concubine and others here, and could not ascend the throne immediately.

Under the guidance of Gao Pragmatism, the prince first issued several decrees as the crown prince:
Order all officials inside and outside the imperial city to strictly guard the customs;
Order the Ministry of War and the admiral of the Beijing camp to send troops to guard the gates of the imperial city, as in the 23rd year of Chenghua;
Let the university scholar Gao Gong guard the official department as before;
Guo Puquan, a scholar of Ling University, was in charge of the Beijing camp;

Order the academician Zhang Juzheng to go to Tianshou Mountain to visit the mausoleum of Emperor Daxing;
So Yang Bo, Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, is still in charge of the Ministry of War;

Order Xuanda Governor Wang Chonggu, Jiliao Governor Liu Yingjie, etc. to strictly guard the border, and all troops are not allowed to leave their posts without authorization;
Order Ma Fang, the commander in chief of Datong, and Zhao Ke, the commander in chief of the Xuanfu, to assign soldiers and horses to guard the Tianshou Mountain Imperial Mausoleum strictly;

make……

At the same time, the Outer Court had to seize the time to handle various related affairs.

Renzi, University scholar Gao Gong, etc., advised to enter the instrument note.The crown prince cried in the Hall of Renzhi and did not answer.

Jiayin, the scholar Gao Gong and other civil and military officials, led the army and the people, and urged them to advance at the gate of Huiji, saying:

Fu Yi, the three spirits help Yan Li, Zuo Yi Mi Chang, the heart of the world.Yang Shengshen's successor wrote the preface, and his subordinates promoted Dai Junqin, but the Daxing Emperor was benevolent, filial, thrifty, diligent, and civilized...but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was respectful, respectful and gentle, and the sun and the moon will... Act as the supreme and rule the world, Following the orthodoxy of the ancient emperors, he came to China to appease the four directions.Uncover the sun and the moon in Chonghua, protect the universe and Yongtai.

The order of the crown prince's preaching in the Hall of Renzhi said: "Look, you can see all the papers you have entered."Qing and others are deeply concerned about the country, and Gu Yu is deeply saddened. How can the succession of the reunification be heard in a hurry?Please do not allow.

Yimao, the crown prince mourned and bowed to the Yuwenhua Palace, the university scholar Gao Gong led all the officials, and led the army and the people to persuade them to enter again, saying...

After the crown prince read it, he called the cabinet ministers to the palace to make a statement, and soon passed the prince's decree: "Qing and others are the best plan for the clan, and the words are earnest. After criticizing and reading, the more mournful, how can you bear to succeed to the throne?"Please do not allow.

In Bingchen, the crown prince mourned and bowed to the Yuwenhua Palace, and the university scholar Gao Gong led all the officials, led the army and civilians, and the elders in the capital to persuade them to enter again, saying...

After the crown prince finished reading, he summoned the ministers of the cabinet, the palm seals of the five governments, the admiral of the capital, the six ministers, the censor of Zuodu and other officials, and each official gave a speech.

For a long time, the decree said: "Qing and other co-words have made a request, and they have been loyal to the third."The position of heaven is the most important, sincerity is difficult to be empty for a long time, and Kuang's death is in the bow, dare not be inferior, and obey what you ask.

He also ordered the Ministry of Rites to choose a date for hearing.

On the same day, fresh bamboo shoots were given to the assistant ministers and lecturers, as well as those who were above the third grade in each yamen.

The next day, Ding Si, the Ministry of Rituals made a note on the pole.

Zhaozhao Huangming has changed the new king so far.

(End of this chapter)