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On the morning of March [-], the envoys arrived in Anlu.

Gu Dayong arrived early and did not have the opportunity to meet him. At this time, welcoming the envoys was tantamount to passing on the edict for Zhu Houzhao, so he could naturally enter the Xing Palace.

Zhu Si was waiting for the envoys in the main hall. Beside Zhu Si, on the left and on the right were Yi Weizheng Zhu Chen and Fengzheng eunuch Zhang Zuo. But Zhu Si was afraid of missing something, so he asked Tang Yin to guard behind the curtain between the main hall and the back hall.

The envoys stood in the courtyard, not near the main hall.

First, the eunuch Gu Dayong entered the main hall with Mao Cheng, the Minister of Rites, and read the imperial edict of the Daxing Emperor to Zhu Si.

Everything is based on the etiquette of the emperor and his ministers. At this time, Zhu Si still needs to kneel down to listen to the order. At this time, he is equivalent to a prince waiting to pass on the throne, and he is still a minister rather than a king.

"...I am dying of illness, and my heir has not yet been established. My brother-in-law of the emperor, the eldest son of King Xingxian, Houcong, has grown up. He is wise, benevolent and filial. Please, Empress Dowager Cishou, please send officials to welcome her to Beijing today, inherit the throne as the emperor, and enshrine the ancestral temple."

Although the edict was written by Yang Tinghe, it was written in the emperor's tone, and the content was to let Zhu Si go to the capital to succeed him.

Afterwards, Gu Dayong read out the Queen Mother's edict: "The emperor is dying of illness, and has welcomed the eldest son of King Xingxian, Houcong, to Beijing to inherit the throne. All affairs will be dealt with by the heir at the end of the day."

After reading, Zhu Si respectfully received the imperial decree and Yi decree, and stood up.

Immediately, Gu Dayong and Mao Cheng knelt down and saluted Zhu Si.

"Flat body."

Zhu Si looked peaceful.

When he walked to the entrance of the main hall, all the envoys outside kowtowed to him respectfully. Although Zhu Si has not officially succeeded to the throne, jurisprudentially, he is already the Lord of Ming Dynasty, and the envoys outside have all supported him. It is also in accordance with the etiquette to kneel and kowtow to Zhu Si.

"I haven't succeeded to the throne yet, I'm just the son of King Xing, you don't need to be so courteous, let's be flat." Zhu Si had a peaceful attitude.

He still seems to be entangled in the fact that he is not considered King Xing, but just a son, so that when he speaks, there is a choking meaning like arguing.

Zhang Heling got up from the ground first, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, go to the capital quickly. After you get on the dragon chair, you will be the Son of Heaven!"

Zhu Si looked at this person who spoke very unpleasantly, and was wondering who he was. At this time, Gu Dayong came over and introduced everyone present to Zhu Si as a slave of the new emperor.

When Zhu Si heard that the ignorant young man in front of him was the notorious relative of the Zhang family, Zhu Si couldn't help frowning slightly.

University scholar Liang Chu approached and said: "Your Majesty, you should go to the capital to succeed to the throne earlier. The country should not be left without a master for a day. Your son should make sure that the country is safe and stable... Please go on your way."

Zhu Si said in a choked voice, "Which way are you going? I'm not dead. When you came to Anlu, you refused to sleep for a night, so you want me to go with you? Can your body survive?"

Everyone present was a little confused.

Before they arrived in Anlu, they estimated in their hearts that if the young man in front of him knew that he was going to be the emperor, he might be so excited. He was afraid that the throne he had won would fly away, so he would have to rush to the capital?But why is this kid so calm now, as if inheriting the throne is such a burden?
And it doesn't even matter if you go to the capital to succeed to the throne?

"I'm going to bid farewell to my father's mausoleum... You need to be cautious when going to Beijing. Let's choose an auspicious day first. Yuan Changshi, you can choose a day and see which day is more suitable for visiting the mausoleum."

Zhu Si looked at Yuan Zonggao, who was also a little confused.

After Yuan Zonggao learned that Zhu Si was about to become emperor, he hurriedly discussed with Concubine Jiang, but he didn't have much contact with Zhu Si from the beginning to the end. He thought that he would just go to the capital after receiving the will. It was King Xiaoxing who caused trouble, which caught him off guard.

Many people in Xingwangfu are thinking, what is the situation?Is it not in a hurry to get the will to inherit the throne?It is understandable to go to worship the mausoleum, but what is the way to choose an auspicious day for the zodiac?
"This...is not as good as tomorrow?"

At any rate, Yuan Zonggao didn't say, you just go to worship today, and leave after the worship, one day is enough.

Zhu Si's face was dark, obviously dissatisfied with this, but Zhang Zuo trotted all the way over, and he came over after receiving Tang Yin's instruction: "Your Highness, the servants have already checked, and the first day of April is an auspicious day, so it is very suitable to worship the mausoleum."

"Oh, let's set it on the first day of April...Everyone has worked hard all the way, so let Zhang Fengzheng make arrangements for everyone to rest for a few days."

After Zhu Si finished speaking, he turned and left.

The envoys who were there to welcome them almost wanted to fry the pot.

This Little King Xing obviously doesn't play his cards according to the routine!

It’s only March [-]th, even if it’s not the [-]th of this month, we will go to worship the mausoleum four days later. Even if we are really tired, we rushed from the capital to Anlu in ten days, almost day and night, but we are far from tired To the point where I have to rest for four days in a row!
What kind of statement is this?
Zhang Heling said with a smile: "It's the luck of the ministers that the new emperor is so tolerant to us. What are you doing in a daze? Why don't you find a place to take a good rest, just to see the Anlu place... What's so delicious and fun?" , I heard that Huguang opera originated from Anlu, right?"

There are weird ones, and even weirder ones.

Liang Chu's face was serious, and he felt some uneasiness faintly, but he was not sure. Naturally, he did not expect that Zhu Si's calmness was secretly pointed out by someone in order to win a bigger bargaining chip after he arrived in the capital, so that he could start from A son-emperor who has no status as an outsider clan becomes a real emperor who can have the right to speak.

"Old Liang Ge..."

Mao Cheng naturally wanted to ask Liang Chu for instructions.

Although Mao Chenggui is the official secretary of the Ministry of Rites and he decides the etiquette matters, but now Yang Tinghe is in charge of everything in the court, and the second assistant Liang Chu is the special envoy sent by Yang Tinghe, and they are just doing miscellaneous work along with them for the sake of support.

Liang Chu said: "My son is benevolent and filial, and I will retire."

While calling Zhu Si "the son of the world", he unconsciously called himself "the minister", which shows that Liang Chu also knew in his heart that only Zhu Si ascended the throne, and no one can change it.

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All the envoys were arranged to live in a separate courtyard near Xingwang's mansion, because there were many visitors, they were assigned different residences.

Even the Imperial Forest Army and Jinyiwei who brought along with them were settled properly.

On this point, Zhang Zuo was very good at superficiality, and Yuan Zonggao was no longer responsible for the reception. Zhang Zuo regained the long-lost power, which made him feel very at ease, and he was determined to work hard with Tang Yin.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Tang..."

Zhang Zuo arranged everything and came back. It was not completely dark at this time, seeing only Zhu Si and Tang Yin in the study, Zhang Zuo looked excited.

In the past, when Zhang Zuo formed an alliance with Tang Yin, it was all dominated by him and let Tang Yin obey his orders.

But with Zhu Youzhao's death for nearly two years, the Chief History Department under the control of Yuan Zonggao has eaten away all the power at his hand, and he is no longer qualified to pretend to be big in front of Tang Yin. Now it is good to follow Tang Yin's orders.

He has brains and the absolute trust of the new emperor, which is not comparable to Zhang Zuo. Zhang Zuo is the most knowledgeable person in Xingwang's mansion.

Zhu Sidao: "Don't call him His Majesty, it sounds awkward, but call me Shizi, don't they all call me that?"

Zhang Zuo laughed and said, "That should also be called Prince."

"What prince?"

Zhu Si's face changed in an instant, and he shouted sharply, "I have never been anyone's prince, I am the young master of Xingwang's mansion, and I am Xingwang! I will have a longer memory in the future."

Zhang Zuo was reprimanded by Zhu Si, his face was a little stiff, he didn't dare to laugh anymore, he quickly lowered his head, obediently, but he couldn't figure it out, a question of status, does this little master care so much?
Tang Yin seemed to have known Zhu Si's temper for a long time, and said: "Now that the envoys have arrived, according to Zhu Hao's thinking, we should take the lead, but I don't know how the situation in the capital is now? Are there any traitors like Jiang Bin?" Make waves?"

Zhang Zuo said: "Mr. Tang, I just asked Eunuch Gu. He said that he had just received a letter from the capital's fast horse yesterday, saying that the traitor Jiang Bin fled from Bei'anmen on March [-]th and was captured by the guards. He is now in prison. Chief Assistant Mr. Yang Ge is negotiating with the courtiers, and sent someone to take down his party members and ransack his home to question him!"

After Zhu Si heard this, his face was calm and he didn't express anything, as if what happened in the capital had nothing to do with him.

Tang Yin's eyes were deep: "Jiang Bin has so much power in his hands. Under the emperor, there is no one who is better than him in the world. How can he be so embarrassed that he wants to run away?"

Zhang Zuodao: "I heard that on the day of His Majesty's Binding, the cabinet and the queen mother issued a will. Jiang Bin hid in the leopard room and did not come out. It was Mr. Yang Ge who personally met him and told him to enter the palace with Li Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry according to the Queen Mother's order. Yang Ge The old man took the opportunity to gather Jiang Bin's accomplices and let him defect and occupy the Leopard's room.

"When Jiang Bin was out of the palace, the Empress Dowager ordered him to detain him. Seeing that the situation was not good, he took his relatives and entourage and escaped through Xi'an Gate. He wanted to go to the Xuanfu to send troops. When the gate was closed, he went to Bei'an Gate again, but it was Xu Tai, the guard of Bei'an Gate. Capture it yourself!"

Tang Yin smiled wryly and said, "It's really interesting. Aren't Xu Tai and Jiang Bin always close? This group of people is really a model of making trouble."

"Isn't it?"

Zhang Zuo's eyebrows were beaming, "Now there is no one in the capital who can threaten the young master's ascension to the throne."

Zhang Zuoxue was smart, he didn't call him His Majesty, nor Prince, Shizi, etc., but instead called him Young Master, which was kind and could not fault the language.

Zhu Size looked worried: "When I was in the capital, Zhu Hao gave me a class and told me who the enemy would be if I became emperor in the future. He told me at that time that the courtiers around the emperor couldn't make huge waves. He is a cowardly bandit, just a rat, and his destruction is just a matter of time... He told me that what I really need to worry about is actually Mr. Yang Ge and the civil servants around him."

"This……"

Zhang Zuo didn't go to the capital with Zhu Si. He only heard that Zhu Hao insisted on teaching Zhu Si during that time, but he didn't know that it was the emperor's class. He sighed inwardly, this Zhu Hao dared to talk about everything.

At that time, the young master was not the crown prince, so all this could be planned in advance?

But it's quite true.