Jinyi champion

Mao Cheng and Shi Ban were almost expelled from the Wenhua Palace by Emperor Jiajing.

After the two came out, they looked confused, with many question marks hanging in their heads, wondering what the little emperor was up to.

Shi Ban said: "Xianqing, do you understand what His Majesty means? Why does Your Majesty only talk about trivial matters? Could it be that he meant something else?"

Mao Cheng sighed: "Although I was puzzled before, in the end, His Majesty probably made it clear that he was fighting for the number of funeral ceremonies for the Empress Dowager Shou'an, but he couldn't make it too obvious. Let me guess... Actually, there is no need to guess. , you should know what His Majesty means.”

That's what he said, but Mao Cheng vaguely felt that things didn't seem that simple.

Wouldn't it be easier to fight for the number of funeral ceremonies for Queen Mother Shao, or whether Queen Mother Shao could be buried in Maoling?
The little emperor's mind was too complicated. With Mao Cheng and the little emperor's experience of competing for more than a year on the issue of gifts, Zhu Si seemed to be playing around too much this time.

Cabinet value.

Yang Tinghe heard the news about Empress Dowager Shao's critical illness, and with his shrewdness, he naturally expected that the controversy over the etiquette behind Empress Shao might be involved.

The five members of the cabinet sat together and prepared to hold a small meeting to prepare for the funeral of Empress Dowager Shao that might be involved next.

Mao Jidao: "Now that Maoling has already sealed the underground palace and sleeping hall, His Majesty must not be allowed to start construction here again. With His Majesty's obsession with the etiquette of posthumous titles since he took the throne, I am afraid that this time we will have another argument with His Majesty. At this time, everyone present here must have a unified opinion, and not be confused."

These words were more for Liu Chun and Fei Hong.

Only the two of them could possibly contradict the orthodox civil servants.

Liu Chun sighed: "Now the Empress Dowager Shou'an is still alive, I'll wait here to discuss this matter, won't it be... not very good?"

Before the old man died, he began to discuss the affairs of the afterlife. Before the emperor summoned the ministers to discuss, it was obvious that he had to talk to each other first, so that the ministers could unify their opinions and unanimously target the emperor.

To put it mildly, this is disrespectful to today's world.

On a big scale, you are blatantly forming a party for personal gain, and you are clearly planning to rebel!
Yang Tinghe looked at Mao Ji and said, "Weizhi, since Your Majesty has summoned the people from the Ministry of Rites and Hanyuan to inquire about etiquette, you should go and inquire in the afternoon to see what His Majesty said. decide."

In fact, Yang Tinghe already had a headache when it came to the gift.

Since he did not stop Empress Dowager Shao from conferring the title of empress dowager, now the emperor wanted to bury his grandmother and grandfather together in Maoling.

Yang Tinghe asked Mao Ji to go, and what Mao Ji said moved him.

If you really want to talk about etiquette, you can't talk about the emperor. The emperor's obstinacy in filial piety and etiquette means that even nine cows can't be pulled back. It's better to dissuade the emperor from burying Queen Mother Shao on the grounds that Maoling can't move the land without authorization.

It is not clear what the little emperor meant, so Mao Ji was asked to ask.

Empress Dowager Shao died of illness at sunset that afternoon.

Zhu Si was very sad and went to guard the spirit himself. Although Zhu Si had never met this grandmother before he became emperor, he knew very well that this was the result of Emperor Hongzhi's interference. It is reasonable to say that the concubine who has a son, if the emperor has mercy , let him live in his son's feudal country to show his filial piety.

Although Empress Dowager Shao had given birth to three Dong sons for Xianzong, only the eldest son Zhu Youhang lived the longest and had heirs. The other two sons died one after another and had no children.

Hongzhi and Zhengde father and son never thought of reuniting Queen Mother Shao with their son.

Zhu Si felt that he had not fulfilled his filial piety to his grandmother, and was accompanied by all the eunuchs that night, crying so hard that even Queen Mother Zhang, who went to check on the situation, felt that this adopted son was really filial.

For a grandmother who doesn't have much emotional foundation, he is pure love and filial piety, and he should treat her well in the future. This son seems to have made the right choice.

Before nightfall, the funeral was held.

Some basic etiquette has been settled first.

From now on, bells and drums are not allowed to ring for thirteen days, and the emperor will not go to court in the coming day, and the number of sacrificial rituals will be set by the royal relatives and nobles in the capital, and worship will be held in the Taimiao.

In Beijing, civil and military officials heard mourning plain clothes, black gauze hats and black horn belts, and stayed in the yamen for three days without drinking or eating meat.

In addition, the women of the third rank and above in Beijing will enter the palace from Donghua Gate to the Qingning Palace for a day of crying and sacrifice, and order Guanglu Temple to purchase sacrificial supplies. Slaughtering takes seven days, and civil and military officials and wives in Beijing need to wear mourning clothes for 27 days.

The etiquette is released...in fact, it is reasonable.

It is equivalent to the rules of the queen's funeral.

But after all, the new year is coming soon, even if the restriction on not drinking alcohol and eating meat is only three days, but the ban on civilian slaughter is seven days, now is the critical time for the people in the capital to buy new year's goods, the sudden ban on killing will have a huge impact on ordinary people .

Furthermore, civil and military officials have to wear filial piety for 27 days, that is, they will span the entire New Year.

Those who wear mourning clothes at home during the big festivals will naturally not be able to go out to pay New Year's greetings or anything, and the impact on officials is also very severe.

one way or another.

A special funeral ceremony began like this.

Since the funeral is not in a hurry, the question of where to bury him has not been discussed yet.

But just this set of funeral process for the queen made Yang Tinghe feel the "murderous spirit" carried by the little emperor, as if in order to win a big gift, today's day really can do anything.

Come to Japan.

Everyone in the Imperial Academy changed into plain clothes, and everyone had a straight face. You can't cry, the key is not to laugh, so it's best to keep an expressionless face.

Fortunately, apart from the Shiban, there are no officials above the third grade in the Hanlin Academy, so there is no need to consider the issue of the family's old mother and mother-in-law entering the palace to cry and mourn.

At five o'clock, Zhu Hao just sat down at his desk in the Xiuzhuan room, and Yang Shen brought Sun Yuan, the editor of the Imperial Academy, who was also Zhu Hao's brother-in-law, in.

"Respectfully, the Hanlin Academy is going to write a eulogy here, so come here and read it."

Yang Shen called Zhu Hao to his desk.

Yang Shen directly took out a copy of what he had written a long time ago, and unfolded it in front of Zhu Hao and Sun Yuan. It was not a eulogy, but a statement about the number of funeral rites for Empress Dowager Shao, requesting the emperor to attend the funeral under the joint names of all the Imperial Academy members. Keep everything simple, and specifically mention that Maoling cannot break ground casually.

Zhu Hao asked curiously: "Did Your Majesty say that you want to be buried together?"

Sun Yuan didn't have much contact with Zhu Hao on official business, and he looked at Zhu Hao in surprise when he heard this. Obviously, he couldn't get used to Zhu Hao's straightforward way of speaking.

Yang Shen said: "Prevent danger before it happens."

As soon as these words came out, Sun Yuan looked at Yang Shen again with the eyes of sizing up the monster.

After all, Sun Yuan has been an official abroad for many years and has seen many bizarre things in the officialdom, but he has never seen Zhu Hao and Yang Shen speak and act like this.

One prepared the memorial and prepared to gag the emperor, while the other directly talked about the funeral... What kind of weirdness is this?The point is, what are you looking for me for?
Does what you said have anything to do with me?
Yang Shen sighed: "I know Jingdao that you always pay attention to prudence in doing things, but this matter is very important, comparable to the previous dispute with His Majesty on the matter of the ceremony...We can't make preparations until the matter is imminent, and put everything in order first. Prepared and ready to respond at any time.”

Zhu Hao nodded, seeming to agree with Yang Shen's statement.

Immediately Zhu Hao looked at Sun Yuan who was at the side, and asked: "Then editor Sun was called over, is he to be a co-signer?"

"Um."

Yang Shen didn't hide it either.

Sun Yuan was Sun Jiao's son, and now Yang Shen seemed to want to pull Sun Yuan to his side, making him agree with Yang Tinghe's position on the issue of Queen Mother Shao.

When Sun Yuan heard this, his face showed embarrassment.

I entered the Hanlin Academy only because the emperor took care of my father and asked me to come to the capital to be a dutiful son

Serving by my father's side, and now the faction dispute in the imperial court actually involves me, isn't this clearly using me?

"I don't think it's appropriate for Editor Sun to be involved in this matter."

Zhu Hao said something straightforward again.

Yang Shen smiled and said: "I know Jingdao your concerns, and I am not trying to make things difficult for others, it depends on what choice you make, Jingzong."

Sun Yuan said: "I have to ask my father for instructions on such matters."

When Yang Shen heard this, his expression changed immediately.

Ask Sun Jiao, this stubborn old man, how can he drag you into trouble?You are more scheming than Zhu Hao, and you answered so watertightly?

"Scholars should stand up for such matters. Why do you ask your father for instructions?"

Yang Shen asked with a dark face.

Yang Shen has a good way of bluffing people, but he is good at dealing with others, but it is completely ineffective against Sun Yuan, because Sun Yuan knows that he is not qualified to be promoted to a high position. In the future, you will not be restrained by you Yang Shen in the Imperial Academy for a long time, so naturally you don't have to worry about threats from you.

Sun Yuandao: "My father taught a lot about etiquette. I just entered the officialdom, and I don't understand many things. Please...Yang Hanlin waits for me to ask my father's meaning before making a decision."

Yang Shen frowned upon hearing this.

Now he is actively doing things because his father promised to let him be promoted to minister as soon as possible. If this matter goes according to the original plan, it can be completed years ago, and it will only take a few days.

But now that Empress Dowager Shao is dead, some matters in the court may have to be postponed. It is estimated that the matter of his serving as an attendant will not be finalized until a few years later.

Although he is not serving as a lecturer now, he has to move closer to this aspect in his work, and he has to perform well to reflect his influence on everyone in the Imperial Academy. He wants to make some achievements for his father to see, and he also wants to achieve personal ambitions.

But as soon as he came up now, Sun Yuan poured cold water on him.

"Brother Yongxiu, I don't think you need to embarrass Editor Sun... I am familiar with Mr. Sun, and he really cares about this kind of thing. If Editor Sun acts rashly without asking for advice, he may not be able to explain it when he returns. Besides... joint name Among them, what are many people and few people? Why don’t you come to me.” Zhu Hao laughed.

Sun Yuan gave Zhu Hao a grateful look.

He was thinking too.

Don't you, Zhu Hao, know that doing so will offend the emperor?
How does this help your career?My father asked me to learn from you, just to learn from your spirit of sharpening your head and drilling forward, not hitting the south wall and not looking back?
You are trying to ruin your career.