Jinyi champion

Chapter 459

Tang Yin said: "Meng Zai, have you told others these words?"

Jiang Lun smiled and said: "I don't need to say it, but anyone who knows the truth... Many people in the palace are secretly talking about this topic..."

Tang Yin almost wanted to slap himself on the forehead!

Jiang Lun is famous for his big mouth in the palace, he won't hide the news when he hears the news, especially when the strength of wine comes up, won't everyone in the palace know about it?
But then he realized a problem, an ordinary person in the palace could think of the real dragon or coming from the Xing Palace from the news of the emperor's illness, so would the higher-ups of the palace not have this awareness?

"Does His Highness King Xing know about this?"

Tang Yin asked.

Jiang Lun shook his head: "Probably... no one would say such a thing to him."

Tang Yindao: "Then who is teaching His Highness recently? Who is in charge of the daily lessons..."

It is difficult for Tang Yin to get in touch with Zhu Si now. Even if Yuan Zonggao didn't say to drive Tang Yin away, he actually treated Tang Yin as a marginal figure.

Tang Yin will be stared at when he enters and leaves the palace, and he is not allowed to approach the inner courtyard of the palace, and now it is impossible for Zhu Si to come out to class like he was the son of the prince.

"Yuan Changshi personally taught the class." Jiang Lun said.

Tang Yin took a long breath.

I thought to myself, Yuan Zonggao is really an old fox, now that the prince has inherited the throne, or knowing that the relationship with the prince was a little alienated before, he wants to connect with King Xing through teaching in person to make up the gap, so he treats me as a poor shoe and uses it then discard.

"King Xing should know about this, so that he can be mentally prepared." Tang Yin meant to ask Jiang Lun to find an opportunity to tell Zhu Si about the situation. After all, Zhu Hao had a backup.

Jiang Lun asked puzzledly: "Your Majesty's body is only weak now, so we rashly conclude that the court will change... Would it be too early to say?"

Tang Yindao: "Remember what Zhu Hao said? He said that real dragons will appear in the palace in the past two years, do you believe it?"

"letter!"

Jiang Lun resolutely shut up and raised no further objections.

Even Tang Yin didn't expect that Zhu Hao would be so easy to mention in front of Jiang Lun.

Sure enough, Jiang Lunpidianpidian left, probably trying to find a way to inform his eldest nephew about the emperor's illness.

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Zhu Houzhao returned to the capital.

Even though he lived in the Leopard Room, he was still not in the palace, making it very difficult for civil servants to see him. All government orders were issued through the so-called Emperor Zhu Biao, but in fact everyone knew that this was the meaning of the people around the emperor, even the cabinet. Power gradually lost control.

After Jiang Bin returned to the capital, he stepped up his suppression of the old forces in Dongchang, Jinyiwei and the civil service system, especially his former rival Qian Ning, who was almost killed, and many people in the Qianning faction disappeared inexplicably. , I don't know if he is alive or dead, and Jiang Bin presumably got rid of him secretly.

"People in the capital are panicking..."

Su Xigui still stayed in the capital to watch the wind.

He wakes up every morning, no matter whether he has something to do or not, he will go to Zhu Hao as soon as possible.

Before and after the new year, he stayed with Zhu Hao because he really couldn't understand the current chaos in the court, and he had to have Zhu Hao beside him to make suggestions.

Although Zhu Hao just kept silent most of the time, Su Xigui still liked to bother Zhu Hao. It seemed that with Zhu Hao by his side, he could feel at ease, and he could always deal with things if something happened.

Zhu Hao asked: "How do people in the court evaluate this matter now?"

"Ugh!"

Su Xigui sighed for a long time, "This year is over, as usual, I will go to celebrate the New Year on the first day of the new year, but His Majesty is not in the palace, should I let the ministers go to the Leopard Room to congratulate the new year? Many ministers are now at home, and they are worried about being caught by King Ning. Or if Jiang Bin is implicated in cleaning up political enemies, who knows who Ping Lubo will deal with next?

"In addition, there are rumors that the palace examination will be held on March [-]th. It seems that the young master Jinshi's fame is approaching..."

Zhu Hao smiled lightly.

Historically, after Zhu Houzhao returned to Beijing, he participated in farming activities, and he vomited blood under the eyes of everyone at the Jitian ceremony. Since then, his condition has become serious and he died.

Yang Tinghe and other civil officials also began to discuss who should succeed the throne from the day of Gengzhao, and made a decisive decision after Zhu Houzhao's death and decided to let Zhu Si succeed him.

Zhu Hao shook his head and said, "The imperial examination will probably be postponed again."

"Oh? How do you say it? Does the young master think that His Majesty won't last until then?"

Su Xigui asked very directly.

Recently he has been looking for Zhu Hao. In fact, there is one thing that he can't say clearly but he is eagerly looking forward to, that is when the emperor will die.

Perhaps only Zhu Hao could tell him the answer. Su Xigui admired Zhu Hao so much now that he almost regarded Zhu Hao as the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang.

Zhu Haodao: "As far as I expected, His Majesty will show up at the first lunar month ceremonies. As long as his condition improves a little, he will continue to mess around and make his condition recur. It is difficult for a person to recover from a severe illness, and it takes a long time to recuperate before he can recover slowly. Come here, but do you think His Majesty is the kind of person who can calm down and recuperate?"

"That's... that's what I said, but how did the young master expect that the imperial examination would not be held as scheduled?" Su Xigui was looking forward to Zhu Hao's words, Zhu Houzhao was about to finish playing.

"Wait, don't talk too much, it should be soon!"

Zhu Hao is also waiting quietly for everything to follow the development of history. Zhu Houzhao died in constant tossing. According to the rules of succession of the Ming emperor, Zhu Si came to power as scheduled. I believe that Yang Tinghe will not do anything that will damage the dignity of the court on the issue of justice.

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Everything was as Zhu Hao expected.

The Jitian ceremony was set on the fourteenth day of the first lunar month.

Every spring, the emperor presides over the sacrificial ceremony of spring plowing. This is the tradition of the Ming Dynasty. Last year, it was not held because the emperor was on a southern tour. This time, there were rumors in the court that the emperor was dying. The emperor seemed to want to use this method to prove himself. I am in good health.

In previous years, the Jinshi of the new subjects, especially the Jinshi selected by the top three and Shu Jishi to enter the Imperial Academy, would be invited to participate together.

But because the palace examination has not yet been held, Zhu Hao is not a Jinshi in the strict sense, so naturally he will not be invited.

Most of the princes, nobles and civil and military officials in the court were invited to go. This was the first time they had the opportunity to face the emperor after the emperor returned to Beijing. Looking at the state of the emperor, you can probably know how the emperor's condition is.

Yang Tinghe went with him on the same day.

Jiang Mian, who had just returned to Beijing, accompanied him, while Liang Chu stayed in the cabinet.

"I don't know how your majesty's condition is. If it's bad luck, you shouldn't let your majesty attend such a ceremony... It's still very cold in the spring of the capital..."

Jiang Mian said while walking on the way with Yang Tinghe.

Farming is a major item in the sacrifices of the Ming Dynasty, and it is carried out around the Temple of Heaven in the southern suburbs.

Before the construction of the outer city during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, this area already belonged to the suburbs of Beijing. However, there are many private houses in this area, and most of the builders are officials. After they are built, they are sold to ordinary people.

The weather was not bad that day. Although it was covered by clouds, the sun still shone through the gaps between the clouds from time to time.

Zhu Hao and Su Xigui got together for a while to drink tea as usual, but Su Xigui brought some "good things" to Zhu Hao in different ways every day, invited Zhu Hao to appreciate them, and sometimes even sent Zhu Hao antiques, calligraphy and paintings. I would like to, but Zhu Hao only appreciates it, and rarely accepts it.

The gift that Su Xigui brought this day was a long-established actress who had just bought back from Jiangnan. She was eighteen years old and already belonged to "older young women" on the stage, but for Zhu Hao, she was just young.

Su Xigui originally wanted Zhu Hao to "raise something", but when he arrived, he just hid behind the curtain and watched the female actress perform on the stage opposite, wearing a costume, humming, not knowing what she was singing, It's probably a Jiangnan minor tune, in short, it's the kind that Zhu Hao doesn't like very much.

"As the little master expected, His Majesty really went out of the city to participate in the outskirts of the city, and it is said that he went there on horseback..."

Su Xigui admired Zhu Hao's insight, but he was not sure about Zhu Houzhao's physical condition.

Zhu Hao said: "Then I'll guess again, go out vertically, and come back horizontally."

"what?"

Su Xigui was extremely shocked, his eyes widened and he said, "Did you die today? Ah, that's not right, the little boss means... couldn't stand the hard work and fell ill on the spot, right?"

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "Maybe so, how dare we wait for the fallacy?"

"This……"

Su Xigui was ashamed.

Saying that the emperor went out vertically and came back horizontally, isn't this called "fallacy"?How dare you make a mistake!
But...I like it.

"If that's the case, how long can it last?"

Su Xigui still wanted an accurate answer.

Zhu Hao pointed to the sky.

Su Xigui sighed: "Does it mean that everything is God's will? Manpower can't be changed? It would be great if that's the case...I hope everything goes well, that Anlu...hehe, the world will be peaceful by then...I'm afraid it won't go away. "

What he was worried about was that even if Zhu Si really became emperor, he would not be able to solve the group of traitors who were in power around the emperor. Who could guarantee that Zhu Si would not become a puppet after he ascended the throne?
Zhu Hao smiled and asked, "Will you?"

"With the help of the little boss to make suggestions, it shouldn't be possible."

Su Xigui's face was full of compliments.

Zhu Hao shook his head: "I don't need to make suggestions, who in the court would not want those traitors to end sooner? If it weren't for His Majesty's backing, they would have been captured and imprisoned by civil servants...even the nobles in the palace would not tolerate them messing up the country .”

In history, after Zhu Houzhao's death, it was really not Zhu Si who dealt with Jiang Bin and others by himself.

The civil official group launched a "coup d'état" and issued a will in the name of Zhu Houzhao, "Dismiss the training camp of the mighty military regiment, the battalion returned to the regiment camp, and all the frontier soldiers were dismissed and returned to the town", which completely emptied Jiang Bin's military power, and then Jiang Bin Feeling that a catastrophe was imminent, he fled westward in a hurry, preparing to go to Xuanfu's own territory to rectify the troops, but as soon as he left Bei'anmen, he was held down, his home was confiscated and he was sent to prison...

Although he didn't die until June, Zhu Si himself made the decree, but at this time his influence in the court has basically been eliminated, and Yang Tinghe and others are the main ones who did it.

While talking here, the sound of humming and babbling downstairs has not stopped.

Here, Su Xigui's disciples rushed over and said eagerly: "The head of the family, something serious happened. It is said that His Majesty suddenly vomited blood during the sacrifice in the southern suburbs. Ji Tianli stopped and did not say anything. His Majesty was also driven back to the city by Luan!"

Su Xigui was extremely shocked when he heard the words, but there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he looked at Zhu Hao with deep meaning in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)