Jingming

Chapter 6 Succession?
In the Chengyun Hall of the main hall of the Wangfu, Zhu Houcong knelt down facing north, and Zhang Jin stood in front of him feeling apprehensive.

Even if it turned sideways in one direction.

After all, the one kneeling in front of him is the future emperor.

Concubine Jiang and side concubine Wang of Xingxian, princesses Zhu Qingyuan and Zhu Qingyi who have not yet been canonized, and all the officials of the palace knelt in the hall, each anxiously waiting for the announcement.

The emperor has had no heir for a long time, and now he is seriously ill. There is no vassal prince's house that does not worry about his own fate.

The good ones are wonderful, but the bad ones... are hard to imagine.

Jiang's face turned pale, and she looked at her son worriedly out of the corner of her eye.

Could it be that Shangzuo asked his son if he could become a nobleman after his filial piety had expired, which angered the Queen Mother?

It's not that there is no precedent for a feudal king with a small population to be expelled. Now there is only one male in Xingwang's mansion, which can be said to be the weakest in the prince's mansion.

Zhu Houcong is very calm now.

The eunuch who announced the decree looked in awe before.

For more than a year, I kept my filial piety at ease, studied to strengthen my body, and did nothing.

Except for the mausoleum, he didn't even leave the palace.

Now it seems that there is really no butterfly wings.

"...Xingxian Wang's son is thick, smart, benevolent and filial, he has grown up..."

Among the crowd, when Zhou Zhao heard Yizhi, he actually asked the prince to release him from the throne in advance, which is really against the common sense.

Of course, such a major event as the conferment of a prince should be an imperial decree.Now that it has been read out in the name of the Empress Dowager Yizhi, the smart people in the palace have already understood what happened: the emperor has passed away.

After he finished reading, Zhu Houcong immediately began to perform, choked up and asked: "My father-in-law, but your Majesty has already done a great job, so you just announce it with the Queen Mother's order?"

Before he came just now, he had done something on his sleeves.He rubbed his eyes while kneeling to listen to the decree, but now his eyes are red.

The acting skills are also a bit poor, but how dare Zhang Jin comment on this?

He had already held the decree, ran to the south of Zhu Houcong and knelt down: "Your Highness is intelligent, benevolent and filial, and His Majesty has done a great job! The slaves dare not hide anything. The imperial edict has been promulgated to welcome His Highness to succeed him. The slaves are also members of the welcoming group. Day and night Jiancheng arrived first, Your Highness, please let us go to Xijue first, so that we can go to Beijing with the welcoming group to ascend the throne as soon as possible!"

The hall was silent for a while, and many people opened their mouths wide, their faces full of disbelief and ecstasy.

Following the Datong!
The prince...is he going to be the emperor?

Zuo Changshi Xie Changjie was so excited that he almost jumped up, but then his eyes suddenly showed fear, and he looked at Zhu Houcong anxiously.

"Following Datong, this..." Zhu Houcong was still acting, "Little Wang has not yet fulfilled his filial piety..."

"Your Highness, that's why you have this decree first, Your Highness, please take the country and the country as the most important thing!" Zhang Jin held up the decree, but in turn knelt down and begged him to accept the decree, with a sad and sincere voice.

"But Xiao Wang didn't show his filial piety to his father after all..." Zhu Houcong acted awkwardly.

"Your Highness's name of filial piety is known to everyone in the world, and the Empress Dowager and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty also praised it." Zhang Jin urged awe-inspiringly, "But now, His Highness shoulders the heavy responsibility of heir, this is also a great filial piety to the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty! "

"...Mother concubine?" Zhu Houcong acted in fear and anxiety.

Jiang's heart has exploded, but his eyes are also full of tears: "Your Majesty has just arrived in his thirties, and the Queen Mother is in grief... Wang Er, since it is the Queen Mother's grace and the love of the court, I would like to thank you for your kindness. Bar."

Only then did Zhu Houcong look north and salute again, and accepted the imperial decree: "...Eunuch Zhang, how did the emperor's edict make the little king succeed the emperor? How did you say it?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, the slaves don't know." Zhang Jin immediately began to show his merits, "Your Majesty died in the night of Bingyin, and only left a will when he was on the way. It was night, after the empress dowager and all the elders discussed and elected His Highness, The servant first received the edict and rushed here overnight. When the servant set off, His Majesty's will had not yet been drawn up, and the servant did not dare to delay for a moment. He traveled day and night, and only hoped to ask His Highness to accept the will first. I am afraid that the welcome group will only arrive within two or three days. We are about to arrive in Anlu, please make preparations early in the palace!"

The edict has been promulgated to the world, and Zhang Jin does not need to hide the news that Zhu Houcong was made emperor, and this is not considered as a credit for reporting the letter.

It took him only eight days to get there from the capital to here, more than 2000 miles away. It can indeed be said that he traveled day and night: it is impossible for him to really sleep in the carriage, and he always has to rest at night.

And the welcome group only lasted two or three days longer, and it can be said that there was no delay for a moment, which was very hard.

So the merit of welcoming Li is not just to be the first to get a face in front of Zhu Houcong. It is very risky and tiring to travel far in this era, let alone rushing all the time?
"Eunuch Zhang has worked hard." Zhu Houcong helped him up, "Eunuch's name is brocade? Which brocade word?"

Zhang Jin was overjoyed immediately: "Beautiful brocade, the humble name is degrading, His Highness listens carefully."

Isn't that what you came here for?
The eunuchs in the palace all rely on the emperor's special opinion to have a chance to be reused.

Although His Highness may know that he exists, but now the name matches the person!

"Xiao Wang remembers." Zhu Houcong nodded, "Zhang Fengzheng, you will accompany Eunuch Zhang on behalf of Xiao Wang first, and Xiao Wang will first go to the father Wang God to worship and tell him."

Zhang Jin thanked her, and said: "Your Majesty, the slaves will always engrave it in their hearts. But the Empress Dowager has an order, and the slaves will go back to the post house to join the welcome group after announcing the edict, and they are not allowed to stay for a while."

Zhu Houcong originally wanted to ask about the details, but upon hearing this, he could only frown.

Zhang Jincheng was terrified, and he also knew that this was a great opportunity.

But now His Highness has not accepted the will, and as a prince, it is very taboo to discuss anything with the eunuch Bingbi in private.

"Since the Empress Dowager has orders, then Zhang Fengzheng will send one to Eunuch Zhang on behalf of Xiao Wang."

Zhang Zuohui felt overwhelmed and walked out with Zhang Jin.

He is Fengzheng of the palace, and when Zhu Houcong ascends the throne, he must be one of the great eunuchs in the palace. Zhang Jin should reveal something to him in private?

Zhang Jin did have a friendly intention towards Zhang Zuo.

From the grace of the dragon, he became prosperous in one day.

This Zhang Zuo, as well as the accompanying eunuch on Shizi's side, will all be nailed to the Supervisor of Rites in the future.

Zhang Jin, these old ministers, why don't they rush to curry favor?

There were no outsiders in the hall, and many people immediately knelt down: "Congratulations, congratulations, and congratulations to your majesty! Long live your majesty..."

"Slow down!" Zhou Zhao yelled immediately, "Before the edict arrives, everything remains the same! Are you trying to trap His Highness in injustice?"

After speaking, he stared dissatisfiedly at Xie Changjie who took the lead in bowing down.

Although the official position is low, but the qualifications and age are older, Zhou Zhao's stop is still very important.

He only felt that compared with Yuan Zonggao's quality, the current officials of the palace were much worse.

"Master Zhou is right. First things first." Zhu Houcong nodded, "If the welcoming group arrives in only two or three days, don't worry. Mother and concubine, the child is not filial, so I can only obey the order first."

According to the rules of etiquette, there is a process for filial piety to seize emotion and release obedience.

At least go to worship in front of King Xingxian's mausoleum.

It is not easy to attack Jue.

But now the purpose is to keep it simple, and it doesn't take too much trouble.

After everything was done, all important people in the palace gathered in the Chengyun Hall to discuss the upcoming major issues.

"Zhang Jin really didn't know the content of the edict." Zhang Zuo reported, "But the servant girl still asked who were in the welcome group, Duke Ding, Lao Liangge, Gu Dayong, Marquis Shouning, Concubine Cui... Yingli There is nothing wrong with the succession of His Highness. The slaves also asked some details about the establishment of His Highness. Your Highness, the Empress Dowager and the elders mean that His Highness will be the heir to Xiaomiao as a son, and he will follow the elder brother and the ancestor's precepts. Datong."

Jiang's face turned pale immediately: "What? Then what should I do with the Xingwang lineage? This won't work!"

All the officials in the palace were silent for a while.

That is the throne!

Zhu Houcong frowned: How is this different from what Lao Qin said?
I remember Lao Qin once said that when Jiajing arrived in the suburbs of Beijing, he found out that he was wanted to ascend the throne as the crown prince, and that's when he started arguing about the grand ceremony in the future.

At that time, it was a matter of wrangling, and in the end, in order to become the emperor first, both sides made some concessions before ascending the throne first.

Why is there clear news now?

Zhu Houcong now understands that the real history cannot be completely restored. The historical materials were recorded or even revised by later generations.

And what he knows is only limited to "Old Qin Once Said", and what he has learned and understood over the past year.

"Master Zhou." Zhu Houcong asked for help, "According to the teachings of the ancestors, is this necessary?"

"The "Emperor Ming Zu Xun" is indeed so." Xie Changjie immediately began to persuade, "His Royal Highness, your descendants will flourish in the future, and the second son will inherit the title of King Xing, and the line of the palace will not be cut off. The princess is His Highness's biological mother. It's only natural for you to be crowned king by kindness."

In his view, this is not a problem at all.

Zhu Houcong looked around and saw that most of the officials in the palace were nodding, ignoring Jiang's pale face and ready to cry.

I'm afraid it seems to them that the throne is too great, so how can they persuade His Highness to violate the rules of etiquette?

This is the common meaning of the Empress Dowager and the elders. If His Highness does not obey, then where is the throne?Where do they still have the merits of Conglong?

It's just that they really agree with their beliefs that they need an heir to succeed to the throne?
"Master Zhou, what do you think?"

Xie Changjie's expression changed.

No wonder the emperors have always been extremely prominent and high-ranking ministers.Now Zhu Houcong speaks one teacher at a time, and he, the boss of the palace official, is like a transparent person.

(End of this chapter)