Chapter 40 History of Jiajing's Ascension to the Throne
Chapter 40 History of Jiajing's Ascension to the Throne
Just when Zhu Zaigui returned to Prince Yu's Mansion to continue studying with Gao Gong, what happened in the East Market in the morning had already spread to the West Garden.
Emperor Jiajing looked at the secret report presented by Huang Jin, and after reading it, a trace of anger appeared on his calm face. "This is outrageous! They even dare to offend my son!"
Emperor Jiajing was very angry. Although he had a weak sense of family affection and believed in the prophecy that "two dragons should not meet", his son was also one of his weak points. He could ignore it and punish it, but he would never allow others to disrespect his son!
Huang Jin quickly advised: "Emperor, calm down and don't disturb your immortal spirit. Prince Yu is out of the palace in plain clothes, and no one outside knows about it. Some accidents are inevitable. I will send more spies to protect him secretly, and Prince Yu will not be surprised."
Huang Jin's words were certainly not meant for Yan Song. He was upset because of the sudden death of Prince Zhuangjing, and it seemed that there were some problems with his cultivation, which made him easily emotionally aroused. That's why Huang Jin was so anxious to say this.
After hearing what Huang Jin said, Emperor Jiajing calmed down a bit, and then laughed and said, "San'er has good momentum. This slap is really refreshing. I have never felt such pleasure when I was in the prince's residence."
Huang Jin followed the happy mood of Emperor Jiajing and said, "Prince Yu's personality and temperament are very similar to your majesty. He can take the initiative in a blink of an eye and retreat calmly. This is very similar to the emperor's battle of wits with Yang Tinghe in the past."
When talking about the battle of wits with Yang Tinghe, Emperor Jiajing smiled happily again. This was the victory he was most proud of since he inherited the throne.
At that time, Yang Tinghe and his gang bullied the young Emperor Jiajing and took advantage of the fact that he didn't know the ways of Beijing. They forced the Emperor Jiajing, who came from Anlu, to change his father and recognize Emperor Xiaozong as his father, thus changing his biological father to the imperial uncle. How could the young Emperor Jiajing have ever endured such humiliation?
He has been the King of Xing in Anlu for two years. What etiquette and justice does he not understand? If the father is changed, who will listen to whom in the future?
So Emperor Jiajing expressed his intention to give up the post at that time, but the decree to appoint Prince Xing as the heir had already been announced to the world, so how could it be changed at will?
Therefore, in this round of confrontation, Emperor Jiajing successfully won a small victory and gained first blood!
But then the old guys in the capital made another move. They were smart enough to suggest that the Jiajing Emperor, who had come from afar, should inherit the throne with the ceremony of the crown prince. But how could the Jiajing Emperor buy into this?
Emperor Jiajing said to his chief secretary: "The will states that I am the heir to the throne, not the crown prince." This made it clear that he was here to inherit the throne, not to be the crown prince.
If I become the crown prince, doesn't that mean I have to change my father again?
After all, at this moment, Emperor Jiajing's biological father had not yet been elevated to the status of emperor.
The then Chief Minister and Grand Secretary Yang Tinghe also thought that he had great reputation and confidence as a veteran minister of three dynasties, so he personally came forward to request Emperor Jiajing to follow the etiquette suggestions issued by the court ritual officials, move into the Wenhua Hall through the Donghua Gate, and choose a day to ascend the throne.
But Emperor Jiajing was not stupid, and he was not ignorant of history. During the Han Dynasty, Emperor Zhao died without an heir, and Huo Guang and others enthroned Prince Changyi Liu He as emperor. As a result, Liu He, who had just arrived in Chang'an, had no idea how deep the water in Chang'an was. He could not wait to enter Chang'an City and live in the Weiyang Palace before formal official certification, thinking that he was really the emperor.
As a result, within less than a month, Huo Guang found a reason to get rid of him.
Now Emperor Jiajing was also facing this kind of illicit inheritance routine, and he certainly would not be fooled.
Emperor Jiajing stayed in the suburbs of Beijing at that time. He insisted that he had succeeded to the throne according to the emperor's imperial decree. If he could not enter the city with the emperor's etiquette, he would go back home and continue to be a prince in Anlu!
Faced with such a tough attitude of Emperor Jiajing, the court would certainly not be able to hold out. After all, the edict announcing Prince Xing's succession to the throne had already been issued throughout the country, and the funeral of the late emperor still needed to be presided over by the new emperor. If Emperor Jiajing just stayed in the suburbs of the capital and did not come in, not only would the court lose face, but even Emperor Zhengde, who had been dead for many days, would not be able to bear it.
After all, there was no ice coffin for Emperor Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty at that time. As the days passed, the weather became hotter. Emperor Zhengde's mother could not wait any longer, so she could only order all the officials to go to the suburbs to present their petitions to persuade him to ascend the throne. After all this trouble, Emperor Jiajing naturally took the final initiative and accepted the persuasion of all officials in the suburbs.
Then he entered from the Daming Gate in accordance with imperial etiquette, and ascended the throne as emperor in the Fengtian Hall, officially ushering in his own era.
This was also extremely thrilling for Emperor Jiajing at the time. Once he lost himself in the throne in this process and became a puppet of the officials in the capital, even if he could ascend the throne smoothly, he would inevitably be controlled by others in the future.
But after an uncompromising battle of wits and courage, he entered the Forbidden City as an emperor, and the nature of the situation changed. This shows that the Jiajing Emperor's throne was obtained by relying on the legal authorization of the Ming Dynasty's "Huang Ming Zu Xun", not by the manipulation and gift of others, so the Jiajing Emperor was naturally strong.
He only dared to continue competing for power with Yang Ting and this group of old ministers who wanted to control the new monarch!
Although what Zhu Zaigui did in the East Market cannot be compared with the glorious deeds of Emperor Jiajing, at least in handling this matter, Zhu Zaigui also showed his momentum and decisiveness.
Zhu Zaigui mercilessly beat the offenders in the street, which was considered as power by Emperor Jiajing, and power was inviolable in the eyes of Emperor Jiajing. Therefore, Zhu Zaigui's youthful bloodiness in beating people in the street secretly coincided with the thoughts of Emperor Jiajing.
Also, after beating someone, before the officers from the Five Cities Military Division arrived, Zhu Zaigui was able to control his temper, not to conflict with the people from the Five Cities Military Division, and chose to stop there. In the eyes of Emperor Jiajing, this was wise!
How could Emperor Jiajing not be happy with such a powerful and wise son?
Emperor Jiajing laughed happily, then turned around and asked, "Did San'er bring me something yesterday?"
Huang Jin quickly replied: "Yes, Your Majesty, Prince Yu sent you a bottle of 'Yiran Sugar' and asked me to tell you that this sugar can make you less worried and feel happier."
Emperor Jiajing said, "Really? Bring it here for me to see."
Huang Jin immediately presented the "Yiran Sugar" sent by Zhu Zaigui to Emperor Jiajing.
Emperor Jiajing looked at the exquisite packaging of the "Yiran Candy" in his hand and praised: "San'er is thoughtful. Go open it, I want to taste it."
Huang Jin took the "Yiran Sugar" from Emperor Jiajing's hand, carefully removed the wax seal, then removed the wooden cork, scooped a small spoonful with a small silver spoon and placed it on the golden plate, and finally presented it to Emperor Jiajing.
Emperor Jiajing pinched a little bit with his fingers and put it in his mouth to taste it. His eyes lit up immediately. "This candy is good. It is indeed much sweeter than the candy in the palace. It really makes me feel happy. Good candy!"
Huang Jin certainly knew that it was good candy, because he had tried it yesterday. After tasting it, Huang Jin was also very surprised. It was the first time he tasted such sweet candy.
Huang Jin smiled and said, “Such sweet candy shows that Prince Yu is very filial to the Emperor.”
Emperor Jiajing nodded complacently and said, "I heard that San'er is also practicing the Xiantian Gong taught by the Chaotian Temple immortal Lan Daoxing? It seems that Lan Daoxing has some skills. I will summon him to discuss Taoism and Dharma with me tomorrow."
Huang Jin replied yes, and then asked, "Emperor, the second son of Elder Yan's family offended Prince Yu. Should we reprimand him and ask him to control his family properly?"
Emperor Jiajing said, "No, Yan Song is already very cautious. If his family members are the same as him, how can I use him? It's better to let his family members be a little arrogant, so that it will be easier to deal with them in the future."
Huang Jin then asked, "What about Prince Yu?"
Emperor Jiajing also said: "Don't worry about him. He has been hiding in the palace without going out. People who don't know would think that I have a daughter. Let him go. Remember to send more secret agents to protect him in secret and report any situation to me in time."
Well, the competition in the history channel is so fierce now. I even broke my leg. . .
(End of this chapter)