The imperial palace is divided into two parts: the outer court and the inner court, the outer court is centered on the Fengtian Palace, the Huagai Palace, and the Jianji Palace, collectively known as the three major halls, which are the places where the court celebrations are held, and the inner court is centered on the Qianqing Palace, the Jiaotai Palace, and the Kunning Palace, which is the place where the emperor, the concubine, and the royal family members usually live.

Xu Jin followed the little eunuch all the way, and finally rushed to the inner court after the palace gate was locked, and came to the Yangxin Hall of the Qianqing Palace where Emperor Jiajing lived. At this time, the lamps and candles had been lit in the palace of nourishing the heart, shining as bright as day, and Emperor Jiajing was fidgeting in the imperial study, walking back and forth with an anxious expression.

It is said that since Zhu Houyu got rid of Yang Tinghe's fetters, he finally got his wish to sacrifice his biological father Zhu Youzhen with the imperial examination, and gradually began to let go of himself, and was no longer satisfied with just using the imperial examination to sacrifice his biological father, but wanted to go one step further and get an emperor's hat for his biological father, and enjoy the treatment of enshrinement in the Taimiao, and at the same time, he could also use this to establish the royal orthodoxy of the Xingwang lineage.

Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao had insight into Emperor Jiajing's thoughts, so they did what they liked, and suggested that the tablet of Xingwang Zhu Youqi be welcomed from Anlu Prefecture into the Taimiao to be worshipped, and the temple number was Ruizong. This move is undoubtedly tantamount to recognizing the identity of Xingwang Zhu Youqi as emperor.

The most wonderful thing in this world is that as soon as I want to sleep, someone immediately brings a pillow, so Emperor Jiajing got Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao's recital, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, and happily ordered the cabinet to draft an edict to the world, but unfortunately it was rejected by the three elders of the cabinet headed by Fei Hong, like a bucket of cold water poured on his head.

However, Zhu Houxi, this kid only got rid of Yang Ting and Mao Cheng and others not long ago, and he is in full swing, plus now that the Ming Dynasty is on the right track, the national strength is thriving, it is estimated that this kid feels that he is the Ninth Five-Year Honor, there is no need to tie his hands and feet, so his mind is hot, and today he summoned the hundred officials to Zuo Shunmen and issued a decree, to change the name of the biological mother to the "Holy Empress Dowager of the Holy Mother of the Chapter", remove the word "Bunsheng", and change the honorific title of the biological father to "Gong Mu Xian Emperor", and welcome the tablet into the Great Inner Temple to worship, the temple number is Ruizong.

Although Zhu Houxi had expected that there would be opposition from ministers, he did not expect that there would be so many ministers who would oppose it, and these ministers reacted so strongly that they knelt outside Zuoshun's door to petition and refused to leave for a long time.

So Zhu Houxi planned to make an example of the monkey, and let Jinyiwei arrest Feng Xi and other eight ministers and put them in prison, but this move angered a group of ministers of etiquette, and dozens of officials led by Yang Shen, the Hanlin Xiu, even shook the door and cried bitterly, shouting Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Xiaozong Hongzhi.

Zhu Houxi was shocked and angry, and immediately ordered the arrest of Yang Shen and hundreds of others, and applied a court rod to the ministers who participated in the attack on Zuo Shunmen, but the bloody high-pressure policy not only did not intimidate the ministers of the courtesy, but frightened Zhu Houxi himself.

Zhu Houxi, this kid is only an eighteen-year-old boy in the end, although he is very smart and his political skills are also becoming mature, but when it comes to the will of the emperor who kills coldly, he is still far behind, so he didn't suppress the minister, but he was afraid first, if he changed to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, no matter how many ministers he was, he wouldn't be able to cut enough, right? Kill until you serve!

The ministers of the Protector are not afraid of death, but Zhu Houxi is afraid, afraid of being called a tyrant by the world, afraid of being scolded by the world, afraid that the officials will be picky, and then he will be left alone, such as Jiang Mian and Mao Ji have submitted their resignations after asking to see the emperor.

Zhu Houxi was scared and panicked, so after he heard that Xu Jin had come outside the palace to persuade the demonstrative scholars, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and immediately sent a little eunuch to summon Xu Jin.

Let's say that Zhu Houxi was walking back and forth uneasily in the imperial study, when he heard a little eunuch report outside: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Jinghai brought it." ”

Zhu Houxi was overjoyed, hurriedly stepped forward, and personally opened the door of the imperial study, and sure enough, he saw Xu Jin standing outside the door, as calm as ever. Seeing this, Zhu Houxi's heart was inexplicably relieved, and he said happily: "Xu Qing is here!" ”

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"Xu Qing is not polite, come quickly, I have been waiting for you for a long time." Zhu Houxi interrupted without waiting for Xu Jin to salute.

Xu Jin sweats, it seems that this kid stabbed the hornet's nest, and now he is panicking, after all, he still has too little experience, if he changes Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, the two murderers, this will not be a problem at all, but this is fine, if Zhu Houxi, this kid has the same murderous temperament as those two, it is better to hide away, find an excuse to resign, and go back to his hometown to be a rich man!

Xu Jin entered the imperial study and closed the door with his hand.

"Xu Qing, I'm in turmoil now, what should I do?" Zhu Houxi said with a bitter face.

Xu Jin's heart warmed, and Zhu Houxi showed his weak side unreservedly in front of him, which was a sign of trust, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, those who achieve great things must have calmness, and the more crises there are, the more you must keep your mind calm, so as not to continue to make mistakes." ”

Zhu Houxi took a deep breath and said with a wry smile: "I also understand this principle, but it is easy to say, but it is difficult to do. ”

"The emperor praised it falsely, how dare the minister compare with the emperor, in fact, the emperor is already very good, but there is still a lack of experience!"

Zhu Houxi rolled his eyes and said, "Come on, don't slap me on the back at this juncture, I want to know what to do now!" ”

Xu Jin smiled and said, "At this time, the emperor should sit down and have a cup of tea!" ”

Zhu Houxi nodded and said, "It's okay, come here, make tea!" ”

The two sat down at the coffee table, and soon a palace man made a pot of the best Longjing before the rain came in, poured a cup for each of them and went backwards.

Xu Jin took a sip of the gold-inlaid jade cup, shook his head and said regretfully: "I wasted such a good tea, this jade cup is suitable for drinking, and it is better to drink tea or porcelain." ”

Zhu Houxi's kid immediately ordered the palace people to change the porcelain cup, which turned out to be a chicken bowl cup in the Chenghua period, this thing is valuable in later generations, and one was auctioned at a sky-high price of hundreds of millions, which is amazing.

Zhu Houxi saw Xu Jin admiring a teacup with relish, and couldn't help but say angrily: "If Xu Qing likes this kind of teacup, I will ask the imperial supervisor Huang Jin to give you a few sets when I go back, and now solve the problem for me first!" ”

Chenghua chicken bowl cup is priceless in later generations, but in the eyes of Emperor Jiajing, it is just a tea set, even if it is a fine tribute from the official kiln, the cost is only a dozen taels of silver, and even a dozen taels of silver.

Xu Jin put down the chicken bowl cup in his hand, carefully considered the wording before saying: "Why did the emperor suddenly have the idea of offering the emperor's tablet to the Taimiao Temple? ”

Zhu Houxijun's face was slightly embarrassed, he was not temporary, but he had this idea for a long time, the reason why he did not communicate with Xu Jin in advance was that Xu Jin was on vacation, and secondly, Xu Jin had never made a clear statement on the matter of the ceremony, and not long ago, Fei Hong, the first assistant of the cabinet, rejected his will. So Zhu Houxi simply didn't talk to Xu Jin, lest he be caught between himself and Fei Hong.

"Emperor Xingxian is my biological father, he is kind to me, and the grace of birth and nurturing is as heavy as a mountain and as deep as the sea, so why is it wrong for me to respect my biological father now? Could it be that Xu Qing also thinks that I am doing something wrong? Zhu Houxi said with a little displeasure.

Xu Jin frowned imperceptibly, he had already carefully considered the wording, and his tone was fine, but it still caused Zhu Houxi's displeasure, it seems that his biological father is indeed the reverse scale of this kid, and he can't touch it!

Xu Jin rolled his eyes, and retreated: "The ministers don't think that the emperor has done wrong, but those ministers have done wrong." ”

Zhu Houxi was slightly stunned, and subconsciously asked, "What did they do wrong?" ”

"They shouldn't oppose the emperor, let alone gather people to make trouble, shaking the door and crying is tantamount to committing chaos, so the minister thinks that the emperor should behead all of them, and even punish the nine clans!" Xu Jin is righteous and awe-inspiring.

Zhu Houxi rolled his eyes and said, "Haven't I become a cruel and unscrupulous tyrant?" ”

Xu Jin coughed lightly and said: "You can't have both fish and bear's paws, the emperor wants to cherish his reputation and feathers, and he wants to respect his biological father beyond the rules, how can there be such a thing as the best of both worlds in this world." ”

Only then did Zhu Houxi realize that Xu Jin was talking the opposite, his face suddenly sank, and he took a sullen sip of tea.

Xu Jin continued calmly: "Your Majesty, in fact, there are many ways to fulfill filial piety, and it is not necessary to give the first king the title of emperor. For example, another temple can be set up in the inner hall to worship the spiritual seat of the former king, so that the emperor can usually offer incense and make the officials accept it. ”

Zhu Houxi couldn't help but be a little moved when he heard this, after today's powerful opposition from the ministers, this kid's attitude of posthumously posthumously appointing his biological father as the emperor is obviously not so resolute.

Xu Jin had been paying attention to the changes in Zhu Houxi's expression, and when he saw this, he knew that the other party had been shaken, so he continued: "Does the emperor feel that he inherits the unification as a vassal king, which is a bit unjustifiable, so he plans to establish his own royal orthodoxy?" ”

Zhu Houxi was poked by Xu Jin in front of him, embarrassed, and said a little annoyed: "So what?" Isn't it possible? ”

Xu Jin smiled and said, "What is the difference between the emperor and the rogue in the market now?" ”

Zhu Houxi pouted and said: "Ge Lao can play scoundrels, Shangshu can play scoundrels, even those sour people in Guozijian can play scoundrels, but I can't?" ”

Xu Jin coughed lightly and said: "The emperor doesn't have to be like this, the emperor can ascend to the throne as a vassal king, in fact, it is the destiny of heaven." Since the day the emperor ascended the throne, the orthodoxy of my Ming royal family has been transferred to the emperor's lineage, and the Ming dynasty will be passed down from generation to generation in the emperor's lineage.

Moreover, the emperor has only been in power for three years, and I am prosperous in the Ming Dynasty, and the national strength is thriving, and even the territory has been expanded, and the merits have surpassed those of the previous ones. As long as the emperor continues to work hard in the future, he will inevitably become the eternal emperor who created the prosperous era of my Ming Dynasty, and at that time, who cares that the emperor will succeed to the throne as a vassal king? On the history books, there will only be big books and special books about the emperor's great achievements! ”

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