Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 471
Civil and military officials, vassal kings, nobles, and relatives passed through the Meridian Gate and Fengtian Gate, and came to the square in front of Fengtian Hall one after another.

Unlike in the past, half of Jin Yiwei was not seen along the road today.
The corridors, halls and pavilions are full of soldiers in full armor standing inside and outside.

The ten kings of Qin, Lu, Tang, Huai, Zhao, Qing, Zhou, Shen, Su, and Jingjiang, with their clan and children, came to Fengtian Square first.

Huai Prince Zhu Qiquan is the cousin of Zhu Qiyu and Zhu Qizhen, and he is only talented, and the city is not as deep as other princes.

Zhu Qiquan saw that the imperial confinement was so strict today, so he pulled King Qin to laugh and said: "Uncle Wang, is it possible to make such a big battle today? Isn't it just that all the relatives gather together to try the case and then they can go back."

King Qin replied with a serious face: "How could it be so simple, don't forget that five princes died on the spot in this square ten days ago.

We underestimated the emperor, we have already suffered a big loss, and we don’t have a long memory, so we want to suffer a second time?

Have you forgotten, on the day of the mutiny, at the end of the fight, we feudal lords still had more than a thousand guards who survived, but Tiance guards rushed in, stabbed each of them, and wiped their necks.

Although I have seen many killing scenes, this is the first time I have seen someone as ruthless as the emperor.

There were almost [-] rebels in the entire capital, and the emperor sent [-] to [-] of his own troops to kill them all, leaving no one alive.

Oh, no, there is one left, Shi Heng who is kneeling outside the Meridian Gate, it seems that this posture is about to be humiliated in public.

Let's all have some snacks, Uncle Wang advises you, don't argue with the emperor today, otherwise the emperor will have to continue to kill if he disagrees. "

Hearing this, Zhu Qiquan nodded with lingering fear.How my guards got their throats cut by Tiancewei's gang of demons is still vivid in my mind, and I have had nightmares for several nights.

On the steps of Fengtian Hall, there are two dragon chairs.

Under the steps, there is a huge long table made up of several tables, which is filled with fruit refreshments.

Everyone went over to take a closer look, and everyone's position was marked.

The northernmost side is also the side closest to the dragon chair. There are three positions. In the middle is King Dazong Zhengmin, on the left is King Soochow, and on the right is King Qin.

There is a long row on the left, namely the Royal Concubine Xuanyi, Princess Yongjia, Princess Hanshan, Wei Guogong Xu Chengzong, the former wife of Wei Guogong Mu Shi, Xin Guogong Tang Jie, Marquis Guochang of Wuding, Marquis Juan of Pingen, Tai'anbo Wu Zhong, Princess Changde's son-in-law Xue Huan.

In the long row on the right are the two concubines of Qi, Zhao, Lu, Shu, Zhou, Tang, Shen, Su, Qing, Huai, Xiwu, and Jingjiang, a total of twelve princes and representatives of the top county royal families.

Everyone sat down in no hurry, because judging from the two dragon chairs above, I am afraid that the emperor and emperor Gongrang will be present today, which is unexpected.

Everyone thought that the emperor would not come today.

So everyone gathered in twos and threes to exchange ideas.

In less than a meal, the four kings of Min, Shu, Dongwu, and West Wu also arrived with their nephews, accompanied by Concubine Wu, Princess Yongjia, and Princess Hanshan.

So far, all the vassal kings have arrived, a total of 25 princes and top county kings, seven died in the mutiny, three were seriously injured and bedridden, fifteen of them came to participate in the relatives meeting today.

Three relatives: Ju An, Wu Zhong, Xue Huan.

Taizu designated the five nobles who were included in the royal family: Cao Guogong and Li Xuan were far away in Gansu and could not participate.Mu Cong, the junior Duke of Qian State, was only one year old and was still on his way to pick up the capital. Zhu Qiyu appointed Mu Cong's aunt, the wife of former Duke Wei Xu Xianzong, to attend on his behalf.

Plus Xu Chengzong, Duke of Wei, Tang Jie, Duke of Xin, and Guo Chang, Marquis of Wuding, there are four people in total.

On the left and right sides of the long table of the relatives, there is a small table with three seats in each table.

On the left are cabinet scholars Xu Youzhen, Huang Pu, and He Yi, who are responsible for drafting imperial edicts.

On the right are the chief officials of the Ministry of Punishment, Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Dali Temple: Wang Wen, Wei Ji, and Xiao Weizhen.

The mutiny has ended, and Xu Youzhen and Huang Pu have been recalled to the capital.

On the south side of the long table, there are rows of seats for the rest of the civil and military officials, county kings, nobles, and relatives who are present.

A series of major events are to be determined today, so the scene is very solemn.

Almost all those who were qualified to participate in Beijing came.

With the arrival of all the officials, nobles, and relatives, Fengtian Square became extremely lively.

No one cared about etiquette, because the Ministry of Rites died and only Chen Xun was left as a polished minister.

Another half an hour later, under the guard of thousands of warriors, a chariot slowly drove into Fengtian Square.

After a fire and a mutiny, most of the palace walls around the three main halls were damaged. The internal officials took the opportunity to open the gate, and the chariot drove directly into the square.

Only then did everyone on the field stand in order, ready to pay homage to the emperor.

But after waiting left and right, the emperor did not come down.

It turned out that Zhu Qiyu brought Qianxue, Suxi, and Ningxiang this time, and Lin Xiangyu stayed in the Qi Palace to look after the house.

Zhu Qiyu was very cautious, for fear that his home would be stolen, and it would be interesting to have a moment of joy and sorrow, so he specially left Lin Xiangyu, a concubine who can command the Yingzhou Wei, to look after the house.

Along the way, Zhu Qiyu and his favorite concubines had a great time playing the car shake game, until the carriage stopped, the four of them realized that they had arrived.

Qianxue opened the window of the car with a tiny gap, glanced out, and then urged: "Take off Ningxiang quickly, and put on clothes quickly. It's all because our Qiguo Avenue is too stable, and there are no bumps along the way." , without knowing it.

All civil and military officials were waiting outside to pay their respects. Fortunately, Ningxiang's mouth was blocked with a silk handkerchief, otherwise it would have been a joke. "

Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to back out from Ningxiang's jade body, and reluctantly reached out to untie Ningxiang's hands tied to the car roof rings.

However, Suxi took out a jade box from the hidden compartment, smiled at Zhu Qiyu, "wait a minute, sir, doesn't Ningxiang want to experience the feeling of being a queen, let's put this treasure on her, so that it will be more beautiful." It looks like a mother who respects the world."

Zhu Qiyu took the box and opened it to see, good guy, the Seven Stars Lianzhu made of mutton fat jade.

Ningxiang still had a silk handkerchief in her mouth, and she couldn't refute it, so she could only shake her head with a blushing face.

The four of them tossed about in the chariot for another quarter of an hour, before they were fully dressed, Zhu Qiyu got off the carriage with great vigor, and then turned around to help Ning Xiang, who had a sad face, to get off the carriage.

When all four people got off the station, everyone on the field, except Wu Taifei, Min Wang, and the two eldest princesses, all knelt down and saluted.

Zhu Qiyu waved his hands with a smile, and said in a loud voice: "Today is just a gathering of relatives of the royal family to have a chat, don't be restrained, all lovers should be at peace.

Let's all be more at ease, and we will formally start the meeting when the eldest brother arrives. "

Everyone thanked and got up.

Zhu Qiyu brought his beloved concubines to Concubine Wu, and after saluting and greeting them, Concubine Wu looked at them carefully and asked softly curiously:
"The emperor's complexion is pretty good, why is Ning Xiang's face so red that it looks like she's about to bleed, is she feeling unwell?
I think it's weird for you to walk, usually your figure is the most elegant, but today you are always trembling, and you feel like you can't walk.

In front of so many people, don't lose your royal dignity. "

When Ning Xiang heard the words, her pretty face flushed to the neck, and she turned her head and gave Zhu Qiyu a very sad look.

Zhu Qiyu quickly explained to Concubine Wu: "Mother Concubine, Ningxiang is having her period today, and she is not feeling well. But Maoer must stay to look after the house, so I can only bring her here. Concubine Mother, please be more considerate." .”

Hearing that Ningxiang had menstruation, Concubine Wu really stopped pestering her, and instead asked for warmth.

Fortunately, no one dared to approach the emperor, so no one heard their conversation.

Zhu Qiyu brought three favorite concubines to meet King Min, Princess Yongjia, Princess Hanshan, King Dongwu, King West Wu, King Shu, King Zhou, King Shen, King Su, and several others. He is honored and his relatives.

Zhu Qiyu has a very good attitude towards these people, but he likes to ignore other vassal kings.You have all rebelled, and it would be a bit degrading for me to be polite.

Everyone chatted for a while, and Gong asked the emperor to arrive with Empress Qian, Empress Zhou, and Concubine Wanhuang.

For a while, everyone didn't know how to salute.

Even the Emperor Gongrang rebelled against him, causing everyone to kneel or not to kneel.

It wasn't until Zhu Qiyu took the initiative to come forward to pay respects and bowed deeply that everyone knelt down to salute.

After seeing the ceremony, Zhu Qiyu very politely let Zhu Qizhen sit on the dragon chair: "Brother, please take a seat."

The two brothers gave in to each other, but Zhu Qiyu still insisted on letting Zhu Qizhen sit on the dragon chair to the east, while he took Ningxiang to sit on the dragon chair to the west.

Everyone looked up the steps, but couldn't help being silent, the emperor really knew how to play, and there were three people sitting on it.The etiquette respects the left, although the emperor insisted on asking the emperor to sit on the honorable seat.

But there were three people above, the emperor sat in the middle, the emperor Gongrang was on the left, and a concubine was on the right.In this way, the position of the emperor is more prominent.

But although everyone could see clearly, they were too lazy to expose the emperor's tricks.

As for the emperor insisting on sitting on the dragon chair with his beloved concubine on such an important occasion, although it is not appropriate, everyone can understand that this is similar to Qin Ershi's saying that a deer is a horse.

The implied meaning of the emperor is simple: the widow did this, and the rules are made by the widow.I'd like to see who will jump out and challenge the authority of the widow.

Everyone is not stupid, there are two or three thousand guards around the whole square, and every guard is murderous, as long as the emperor looks at them, they really dare to do something.

(End of this chapter)