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On April [-], the new emperor and his party arrived in the suburbs of the capital.

Under the auspices of Yang Tinghe, the situation in the capital is basically all right. The palace officials and the Ministry of Rituals are all ready to welcome the new emperor to the throne. Naturally, in terms of etiquette, Zhu Si is allowed to enter the palace through the Donghua Gate as the crown prince. , first live in the Wenhua Palace where the prince left the pavilion to study, and live for a day before ascending the throne.

This shows that Zhu Si was Xiaozong's adoptive father, who inherited the throne as "the emperor's younger brother" and regarded the Empress Dowager Zhang as "mother".

But when Yang Tinghe was preparing to send the edict of succession to Shengjia, Shi Ping, the minister of rites, hurriedly brought a letter from Shangshu Mao Cheng, begging to see Yang Tinghe.

"... Zhongtang, the new emperor, seems to be very concerned about his birth. After the envoy arrived in Anlu, he stayed for many days without leaving. He asked about family affairs many times on the way, and even had the intention of returning many times during the journey. He went north to the capital. Driving for only four or five hours a day, and resting at night, I'm afraid he will be slack about inheriting the throne..."

Shi Ting can be regarded as Yang Tinghe's direct descendant, and he is the most promising candidate in the Ministry of Rites to inherit the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites.

What he said was just to tell Yang Tinghe the truth after summarizing a series of things that happened to Zhu Si during the process of meeting him.

It's not that Yang Tinghe doesn't know, it's just that he doesn't think it's necessary to inquire too much about many things. He doesn't believe that some people will not covet the throne, and he's afraid that many things are illusions deliberately created by the new emperor.

Yang Tinghe looked indifferent, waved his hands and said: "It's okay, maybe it's just hypocrisy."

Shi Pang said: "From what I have seen, this may not be the case. Your lord is as close as Chang Shi Yuan Zhongde. On the way, he was also very anxious about your lord's arrival in Beijing. He urged him many times to no avail. Instead, he was repeatedly reprimanded by your lord. If you want to succeed to the throne, why would you neglect those close to you so much?"

Yang Tinghe frowned upon hearing this.

What Shi Yan said was actually a reminder, if the little emperor who is about to ascend the throne is really hypocritical, then what is his purpose for doing this?
To do something unreasonable, you have to find the starting point for him to do it, right?

When Mao Cheng was not in Beijing, Shi Jing was the speaker of the Ministry of Rites, and participated in the formulation of the etiquette for the new emperor to inherit the throne as a prince.

He said: "Could it be that... this noble lord has doubts about the etiquette of the successor?"

Shi Yan's last sentence was spoken in accordance with Yang Tinghe's meaning... Didn't you say that the little emperor is hypocritical?Then let me analyze it, could it be that he didn't want to adopt Xiaozong's name as emperor?

After Yang Tinghe thought carefully, he shook his head slightly: "The previous imperial edict did not mention this matter, not to mention that as a small sect, he became the emperor of the great sect, so he is in control of the world. He is no longer a naive child. Understand? There are gains and losses, I guess he will not have any unusual behavior, after he arrives in Beijing, everything will be under our control."

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Yang Tinghe is very confident.

I give you a dragon chair to sit on, how dare you pick and choose from me?The ownership of the emperor is determined by me, so who will take it as a matter of my words?

I thought so in my heart, but Yang Tinghe would definitely not carry it out like this.

It is impossible to change whoever decides to be the emperor. Letting Zhu Si be the emperor is in line with the Ming Dynasty's legal system. If someone else is to inherit the throne, it will be a mess. Maintaining the image of a loyal and upright minister, and lightly abolishing the establishment, may leave a bad reputation for thousands of years.

But Yang Tinghe still underestimated Zhu Si's determination to inherit the throne.

It is also because Zhu Si is a "big dutiful son".

In addition, he lived under the shadow of the imperial court for the past few years, which made him feel that being an emperor is a matter of danger and opportunity. Even if he wants to be an emperor in his heart, if he can't suppress the powerful officials in the court, it will be very difficult for him to become an emperor. May die young...

At this moment, the sense of crisis that Zhu Hao planted in him took effect.

In history, he was originally a stubborn bull, but with Zhu Hao's help, he became even more bullish, and no one could pull him back.

On April [-], Sheng Jia and his party finally arrived at the outskirts of the capital, but they did not go any further.

Mao Cheng, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, hurried back to the city, and the instruction he received was still to let Zhu Si enter the city as the crown prince, enter the palace through the Donghua Gate, live in the Wenhua Palace, and choose a day to ascend the throne.

In the afternoon of the same day, the playbook of the Ministry of Rites was approved by the Empress Dowager Zhang and sent to Zhu Si. It was Shi Yuan Zonggao, the head of the palace, who accompanied Mao Cheng to deliver the decree.

"...His Royal Highness, now you have the Empress Dowager's permission to succeed Emperor Daxing Xiaozong as the adoptive son and enter the palace as the crown prince to wait for the succession. You should enter the palace through the Donghua Gate and live in the Wenhua Palace for at least one day. That’s how polite it is.”

When Mao Cheng said these words, his heart was full of worries.

From the moment he saw Zhu Si, he felt that this is a very difficult master. Others would rush to get some benefits when they heard of it, but this one is not even in a hurry to get the throne, and he looks like whoever loves to be who he is. Dang's posture, coupled with the various "filial piety" behaviors he showed before, it is hard to imagine that he will easily submit.

Zhu Si looked at Yuan Zonggao and asked, "Yuan Changshi, is that so?"

Yuan Zonggao was taken aback by the question.

At this time, what can he say?
Tell Zhu Si, don't be the emperor anymore, let's go back to Anlu?

Or, you can't be the crown prince according to the etiquette set by the Ministry of Rites, but you want to directly enter the palace to be the emperor?
Yuan Zonggao is now clearly in the capacity of the chief history of the palace, followed the emperor to become an official in the capital, and will be a minister with Yang Tinghe and other ministers in the future. Naturally, he will not be too entangled in a seemingly trivial issue of etiquette.

"Yes."

Yuan Zonggao nodded, and immediately added, "Everything is subject to His Highness's opinion."

Even though he changed his tone, it hurt Zhu Si's heart.

Everything is about comparison.

Zhu Hao and Tang Yin worked together to help him make suggestions on the issue of great gifts, and took this opportunity to deal with Yang Tinghe, Empress Dowager Zhang and other old forces in the court, but you, Yuan Zonggao, are now standing with the Minister of Rites, persuading me to give up my status as King Xing and adopt In Xiaozong's name, aren't you a betrayal?
However, because Yuan Zonggao had worked hard in Xingwang's mansion for many years and was still his nominal husband, Zhu Si naturally would not vent his anger. He now has the emperor's palace.

Zhu Sidao: "I am the heir of the emperor in the edict, not the prince."

In one sentence, Mao Cheng and Yuan Zonggao were choked back.

This involves the edict drafted by Yang Tinghe in the tone of the emperor, and the edict drafted by Empress Dowager Zhang, all of which only mentioned that Zhu Silai should succeed to the throne, and did not mention his adoption.

To say that Yang Tinghe was far-sighted, this matter may be his mistake, he did not consider so much when drafting the will, or he was concerned that it would be absurd for Zhu Houzhao to find himself a "emperor brother" in the form of a will. The fourth is that his son is not in line with his seniority. How can there be any reason for a son to adopt a son for his father?

This involves the succession of the character "Zai" or the successor of the character "Hou".

In fact, if Yang Tinghe chooses Zaizi's generation from Yiwang's mansion to succeed him, he will not be far from Zhu Houzhao's blood relationship. If he is a descendant, the will will be much easier to decide, and he will be Zhu Houzhao's son directly.

But now he is the adoptive son of Xiaozong, so there are more troubles.

Perhaps from the very beginning, no one would have thought that Zhu Si would be so entangled with a status issue, and even showed an indomitable momentum of "If you don't listen to me, I will drop the pick".

Mao Cheng hurriedly persuaded: "Your Highness, state affairs should be the most important thing. Now that you have arrived in Beijing, the Ministry of Rites is ready to welcome you. If everything changes, I'm afraid something will happen."

"Oh, that means, someone is going to grab the throne, right? Then let them grab it. I have always wanted to be King Xing, not an emperor... Is it really that good to be an emperor? Not necessarily! You still Go back and ask, if it really doesn’t work, I’ll go back to Anlu, and you can choose someone else to be the emperor! See off the guests!”

Zhu Si's attitude was so tough that he didn't give Mao Cheng any chance to defend himself, leaving Mao Cheng with one head and two big heads.

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Yuan Zonggao had no choice but to accompany Mao Cheng out.

Mao Cheng hurriedly said: "Zhongde, tell me the truth, this... Your Highness, what are you going to do?"

Yuan Zonggao sighed lightly: "The young master is young, but he attaches great importance to filial piety, righteousness and etiquette. It is because the previous king taught him well, and he has no desire to compete for fame and fortune. If it is not possible..."

Yuan Zonggao didn't know how to say some words.

Yuan Zonggao had [-] wishes in his heart to make Zhu Si the emperor.

Isn't it also Zhu Youzhu's will to support the young master as emperor?
If Zhu Youzhu knew that his son didn't even want the throne of the emperor for the sake of fatherhood, he would probably jump up from the grave in anger.

But now that Zhu Si is so stubborn, are you, Yuan Zonggao, on Zhu Si's side or the court?
Yuan Zonggao can only be forced to speak for Zhu Si now.

"Ugh!"

Mao Cheng sighed heavily, and after shaking his head helplessly, he had no choice but to take people into the city before dark, and inform Yang Tinghe of his meeting with Zhu Si today, and then inform Queen Mother Zhang.

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"The new emperor doesn't agree to take over as the prince?"

Yang Tinghe had already discussed the details of the enthronement ceremony with Liang Chu and Jiang Mian who had just returned to the city, but when Mao Cheng personally came to inform him that the new emperor was messing around, Yang Tinghe was immediately annoyed.

Jiang Mian was puzzled: "The new imperial capital has come to the capital, this...the arrow is on the string...why is this so?"

The problem lies here.

Things are settled, people have arrived in the capital, the throne has been vacant for more than [-] days, and suddenly said that the new emperor did not even want the emperor's position in order not to be the crown prince, and wanted to return to Anlu to continue to be his Xingwang...

Can you please come earlier next time you make trouble?

In this way, we can change the emperor as soon as possible. Now we re-elect the emperor and pass the decree again. Is it to let the court take back the news that has been released, so that the stable hearts will be scattered?

Now almost everyone in the world knows that the successor is King Xiaoxing, and it is impossible to change temporarily.

Liang Chu said: "It's just that you don't enter the palace through Donghua Gate, you can work around it, but you have to ask the Queen Mother for instructions."

Yang Tinghe was extremely annoyed, but he could only follow Liang Chu's suggestion, and said, "Notify Wei Gong, the supervisor of ceremonies immediately, and ask him to invite the Queen Mother to order overnight!"