Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 215 Old, Sick, and Confused
After the rest, it is natural to continue to go to court. After such a rest, people who should know know many things.Some things spread, not only Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu consciously revealed it, but also some caring people contributed to it.

For example, Jinyiwei and Dongchang, they were ordered to further publicize some things secretly.

So when the ministers came to the early court, they could clearly feel that the atmosphere was rather weird.Those who were able to enter the civil and military affairs of the early dynasty can basically be regarded as entering the center, and can be regarded as having a certain status.

They have more or less heard some of the news in the past two days.Some people don't take it seriously, some people sneer at it, and naturally some people are worried, while some people feel more excited and looking forward to it.

Zhu Xiongying, the grandson of the emperor, looks like a normal person, as if the person involved in the news that is spreading now has nothing to do with him.

There was also Lao Zhu, who was also fine and normal. After the civil and military personnel entered the hall, Lao Zhu took his seat.It was as if everything was normal, as if he hadn't summoned some important ministers to reveal his intention to abdicate two days ago.

In such a somewhat weird atmosphere, Xu Huizu played the report first.Regarding the adjustment of the city defense and palace defense, Lao Zhu smiled and nodded in approval.Seeing Lao Zhu encouraging Xu Huizu, many people had some thoughts in their hearts. It seemed that the emperor really didn't mind his grandson taking over the city and the palace.

Various departments are reporting affairs according to order, and Zhu Xiongying makes judgments or inquires occasionally.Lao Zhu, who was sitting on the dragon chair, listened more. He seldom expresses some of his views now, and listening more is enough.

Coughing a few times from time to time, Lao Zhu began to consciously appear weak and sleepy, he was getting old.Getting up early, this lengthy morning was a bit unbearable for Lao Zhu, it was too much.

Many civil and military ministers were also terrified, and it was difficult for them to concentrate. From time to time, they would look at Lao Zhu who was seated on the dragon chair.

At the end of the performances in various ministries, Lao Zhu suddenly said, "We are also old, and we are always sick and confused. The affairs of the state are all handled by the grandson. We think it's time to rest. If we are confused, we are not sure. Repeat the disaster of Han Wu's old age. He is about the same age as us."

Not burning civil and martial arts is even more frightening. The scourge of witchcraft in the later years of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty not only caused Prince Liu Shi and Queen Wei Zifu to commit suicide, but also involved hundreds of thousands of people.What's more, there was almost a problem with the inheritance of the great man, and only the youngest son Liu Fuling could ascend the throne.

When many civil and military men were sweating profusely, Lao Zhu continued, "In the early years, we thought that Emperor Taizong of Tang would force the prince back, and we established a son and a son early, and the country was orderly. Now that we are old, we have to be careful The villain is bewitching. People tend to be confused when they are old, and we are almost seventy. The history of the Ming Dynasty should also be passed on."

After saying this, Lao Zhu left directly, ignoring the panic of those ministers.What the emperor's words mean, these courtiers can guess to some extent, and many people are also guessing what will happen next.

Ru Yu, Yan Zhenzhi, including Xu Huizu and Mei Yin were even more frightened.Although the emperor seemed to express his intention to abdicate before, no one knew what the emperor thought.But now it is different, the emperor seems to really want to abdicate, this is not a temptation at all.

Otherwise, they would not have clearly stated these things above the court, which basically clarified their attitude.

It is not possible to talk about changing the dynasty, but it seems that Daming is really going to change the emperor!

Lao Zhu went straight back to Qianqing Palace after he came down to court, and he felt that his great-grandson should also go there.It is agreed to have a snowball fight with the great-grandson and enjoy the snow, so naturally the little great-grandson cannot be disappointed.

As for Zhu Xiongying who arrived at the Wenhua Palace, just as he sat down, Wang Chengen came over and said, "Your Highness, Duke Wei please see me."

Seeing Zhu Xiongying nodding, Wang Chengen naturally went to deliver the decree immediately.

Xu Huizu arrived at the Wenhua Palace, and after a brief ceremony, he said, "Your Highness, Your Majesty is going to court this morning."

"Don't go against Shangyi." Zhu Xiongying said flatly, "It's not easy for you to stand out, especially because of your special status. Just act as if you don't know, and just be careful with your words."

Xu Huizu immediately understood, but he still said, "I understand, it's just that I'm in the shadow of my father, and I'm afraid many warriors will look at me."

This is a tactful statement. In fact, the martial arts of the Xu family's lineage are so powerful that they even surpass the regular lineage.It is not a big problem to say that many Wu Xun followed in Xu Huizu's footsteps.

Zhu Xiongying laughed, raised his head and said to Xu Huizu, "There are no fools in the honorable family who are still in court. You just keep your words and deeds carefully, do you understand what I mean?"

Zhu Xiongying is naturally not good at explaining some things, but it does not affect his "secret" expression of his attitude on some things.

Xu Huizu naturally understood better, because of his special status, it was really difficult to express his attitude on some matters.But he can express it in other ways, such as selecting some big Han generals, such as inspecting altars and so on.

As for whether other people can understand Xu Huizu's meaning, this is actually not that important.After all, if some people can't understand at this time, they can only let him stand aside at that time, and it will be difficult to stand firm in the court without winking.

Xu Huizu, who was in a hurry, saw Ru Yu and others when he left, so let's take it as a clear distinction, and it is not suitable for Wen Chen and Wu Xun to get too close.Although they are all from Taisun's team, it's just that it's not suitable to say anything more at this time.

As soon as Ru Yu entered the palace, Zhu Xiongying said, "If it's about court affairs, there's no need to say more. You have your own holy order, so just listen to it. It's also the duty of a courtier to finish what His Majesty has asked you to do." Minute."

Ru Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly said, "I also mean the same thing. If I wait for the performance, I'm afraid it will be misunderstood."

Zhu Xiongying also couldn't help laughing, he had naturally considered the things Ru Xun said.In fact, there is nothing wrong with Ru Yu saying this, even if she has a clear conscience, she is afraid that some news will be spread indiscriminately from the government and the public, and some scholars will write it out of nothing.

After all, the grandson now controls the city defense and palace defense, and also has a lot of power in the court.At this time, if one by one is excited to play, it is very likely that they will be regarded as being forced into the palace, and that is not a good thing.

These things can only be the imperial decree issued by the emperor Zhu. At this time, other people can only listen and watch, and cannot contribute to the flames, and don't think about allegiance to the new emperor in advance to vote for a certificate or the like.That is not helping Zhu Xiongying, it is hurting Zhu Xiongying.

It seems that everyone is a sensible person. Since everyone knows these things, it is naturally enough.

There are too many civil and military people who want to see Zhu Xiongying, but it is impossible for Zhu Xiongying to meet everyone.Of course, the refusal to meet is divided into people and tasks. If it is some government affairs, Zhu Xiongying is still willing to meet.

But obviously, the vast majority of people still wanted to inquire about the affairs of the early court, and this was the fundamental reason why they asked to see Zhu Xiongying.And these people are naturally the focus of Zhu Xiongying's refusal to meet, let those people go back and realize it by themselves.

It can be said that after this morning, many things and news spread instantly.

Compared to the fact that the emperor was seriously ill before, or that His Majesty seemed to have summoned important ministers before, this time the news spread more widely.This was brought up in the court, and the emperor seemed to make no secret of his desire to abdicate, which naturally made people feel more concerned.

Perhaps there are not so many problems. After all, the position of the emperor's grandson is very stable, and everyone knows that it is a matter of course for the emperor's grandson to succeed to the throne.At most, I didn't expect it to be so early and in such a way.

Even if the other princes were unwilling, they had no other choice. Many things were clear when they were born.As for those civil servants or warriors, it is not their turn to have more say in such matters.

This kind of thing is naturally the state affairs of Ming Dynasty, but today's reason for abdicating seems to be very good.

After handling the government affairs, Wang Chengen immediately came over and said, "Your Highness, Your Majesty has a decree to go to Qianqing Palace for dinner."

There was nothing to say, Zhu Xiongying ran to Qianqing Palace in a leisurely manner.This also felt that he had indeed fallen out of favor, and Lao Zhu was eating antique soup with Xiao Zhu.Little Zhu kept pouring wine, and Lao Zhu was a little drunk, but continued to drink.

After dipping the tip of his chopsticks in the wine, Lao Zhu was in a good mood, "Come on, Yin'er will also drink some wine with Grandfather!"

Little Zhu was also courageous, and immediately licked his chopsticks.He didn't feel disgusted, on the contrary, he looked very hip-hop.

This left Zhu Xiongying speechless, the older generation seemed to like to tease children like this.Little Zhu is like this, in fact, when little Zhu was a child, Old Zhu also fed him like this.If he didn't try the bar, Lao Zhu would still be very disappointed, thinking that his grandson is not cute.

Zhu Xiongying sat down, and naturally a maid hurriedly put the bowls and chopsticks on.

"Father, I'll pour the wine!" Little Zhu got excited, and ran over with the jug in hand, "I'll pour the wine!"

The glass was full and overflowed.

Old Zhu felt disgusted, and said to Zhu Xiongying, "We see that you have too many happy days, so drink a little when you see that the wine is full!"

The aggrieved Zhu Xiongying said, "Who would have thought that this kid would not be able to pour a good drink!"

"How old is Yin'er?!" Old Zhu immediately criticized Zhu Xiongying, and it seemed that he was seriously biased now, "Our Yin'er is filial, that's why you don't know what's good!"

Zhu Xiongying didn't want to say anything anymore, because he knew what he said was wrong, and it was useless to say it.It is obviously unreasonable to reason with the unreasonable old Zhu.

Zhu Xiongying recognized this treatment!

(End of this chapter)