I travel through the heavens as a human being

Chapter 130 The mystery of the heir
While Xu Yang was writing rapidly, in the Fengtian Hall of the front palace, a group of ministers were waiting in groups, bored and waiting for the eunuch to come and read out the king's decree that he would not attend court early today.

After all, the current emperor has only been in court a handful of times in the 16 years he has been on the throne, and they have become accustomed to it.

Moreover, the emperor is really sick now, and it is even more impossible for him to come to court.

If it weren't for the censors who had the power of impeachment to watch at all times, many people would have left this morning.

After all, getting up so early every day seriously violates the laws of human life. Who doesn't want to sleep more early in the morning?

While the ministers were chatting or taking a nap, they heard a loud shout:
"His Majesty is here!"

The eunuch's loud shout immediately cheered up all the officials, and even the one who had taken a nap suddenly lost his sleepiness.

But then, all the ministers looked confused. What was that voice shouting just now?His Majesty arrives?Why is Your Majesty here?Could it be that someone is taking pleasure in himself?
Thinking of this, all the ministers looked unkindly at the place where the voice was coming from, to see who dared to play tricks on them in Fengtian Hall.

But just when they looked up, they happened to see Zhu Houzhao, dressed in dragon robes, walking towards him.

At this time, all the ministers were a little dumbfounded, and they looked at Zhu Houzhao slowly walking towards the dragon chair, and then sat down with their mouths agape.

Zhu Houzhao, who was sitting on the dragon chair, looked at the surprised expressions of the ministers below. A hint of joy flashed in his eyes, but his expression on the surface became more and more gloomy. He slapped the dragon table with his palm and said sternly:
"Is the imperial court so out of order now?"

Although an angry shout brought the ministers back to their senses, they were frightened by the emperor's anger and were confused for a moment, not knowing what to do.

"Your Majesty, please atone for your sins. I have violated my decency."

It was Yang Tinghe, the chief minister of the cabinet who had experienced many storms and waves, who was the first to react, speak immediately, and pay homage.

The ministers also reacted at this time, and immediately followed the great ceremony and paid homage, shouting:
"Please make atonement, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Houzhao, who was sitting on the dragon chair, looked at the ministers like this. A dark look flashed in his eyes, but he did not speak and asked the ministers in the audience to stand up.

For a moment, the entire Fengtian Hall seemed quiet, as if there was no one there. The atmosphere was so depressing that it made people's hearts beat wildly. They opened their mouths to breathe unconsciously, but they were very restrained and did not dare to make too much noise. It seemed that Very contradictory.

The ministers were kneeling under the stage, but the emperor on the stage did not speak for a long time. This scene made all the ministers murmur in their hearts.

Especially when I think about the day when the day comes, his complexion will be rosy and shiny, not at all like what a sick person should look like, and he walked here on his own.

Thinking of this, the courtier who did not understand the truth of the matter but was very "smart" couldn't help but feel a "thump" in his heart, and a wave of fear arose in his heart.

The previous reports of falling into the water and getting sick, and ignoring government affairs were all fake. Could it be that His Majesty the Emperor was playing hard to get.

Thinking of this, these people quickly thought carefully about whether their behavior during these days was appropriate, whether there was anything out of line, or anything they shouldn't have done.

Just as these ministers were desperately thinking about it, Zhu Houzhao's voice came from the stage:
"Okay, let's all get flat."

As soon as these words came out, the silence in Fengtian Hall was broken, and the ministers felt relieved a little. After all, the oppression just now was too terrifying.

Just as the ministers stood up, they also took the opportunity to secretly look up at Zhu Houzhao's face on the dragon chair.

Unfortunately, they could not find any useful information from Zhu Houzhao's plain face.

Zhu Houzhao, who was sitting on the dragon chair, looked at the courtiers in the audience who were also unhappy. He knew that the man behind the scenes that caused him to fall into the water and tampered with his soup must have involved some of the courtiers below.

But unfortunately, he doesn't have evidence yet and doesn't know the real culprit, so he can only suppress his anger and endure it for the time being.

Moreover, this matter cannot be investigated with great fanfare, otherwise a major case will be set off, and the officials will be panicked, which will shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

After all the officials in the audience stood up, Zhu Houzhao gave the eunuch standing next to him a look, and the eunuch immediately shouted loudly:
"If you have something to play, you will retreat if there is nothing!"

As the eunuch spoke, the Fengtian Palace fell silent, and no courtier wanted to stand up at this time.

After all the troubles before, Zhu Houzhao came to court suddenly today, and the ministers were not prepared in advance; moreover, the ministers were uneasy and did not dare to fool Zhu Houzhao in the court with trivial matters as before.

Looking at the courtiers below who looked like wooden sculptures, Zhu Houzhao frowned slightly, then suddenly dispersed and said in a deep voice:

"Since all the ministers are fine, I have something to announce."

Then, Zhu Houzhao turned his head and winked at the personal eunuch on the side. He saw the personal eunuch walking out from the side, holding a colorful imperial edict in his hand, unfolded it, and read out:

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor..."

This colorful imperial edict was read out quickly, and the content was very simple. It first praised Xu Yang for his noble virtues, and then decreed that Xu Yang was the national advisor of the dynasty.

"National Master" is a title given by Chinese emperors in the past dynasties to some religious leaders with both academic and moral qualities.

The position of national advisor is a fictitious one and has no real power, but under normal circumstances, the emperor will not let others take the role. Especially the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were quite wary of things like religion.

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, had been a monk in his early days and knew the truth of this religion. Therefore, subsequent generations naturally followed his example and became wary of religion.

But now Zhu Houzhao suddenly appointed a guy he had never heard of as a national advisor, which was really beyond the expectations of the ministers.

No, just after the colorful imperial edict was read out, Yang Tinghe, the chief minister of the current cabinet, took the lead to step forward, raised his hands and asked:

"May I ask Your Majesty, who is this Xu Yang? What merits have he achieved to be able to sit in the position of National Preceptor?"

As the head of the auxiliary ministers of the cabinet, Yang Tinghe is worthy of his comparison with Zhu Houzhao, and he is also the head of the ministers. Faced with Zhu Houzhao's imperial edict issued without consulting anyone, of course he has the responsibility to ask questions .

Moreover, although the Imperial Preceptor has no real power, he still belongs to the category of close ministers of the emperor and is not of the same lineage as the civil servants. Therefore, civil servants naturally dislike the Imperial Preceptor and other ministers who are lucky enough to be in the first class.

Zhu Houzhao, who was sitting on the dragon throne, looked at the chief minister he had chosen with great interest. He blinked a few times and didn't know what he was thinking. After a while, he responded: "The national master is Huashan." A true cultivator, he knows astronomy, geography, and human affairs, and his strength is rare in the world. As for his achievements, how about he saved my life?"

"Your Majesty, the position of National Preceptor is of great importance and cannot be held by anyone without both ability and political integrity. Although Xu Yang of Huashan has the merit of rescuing him, Your Majesty can give him a title, gold, silver, land, etc., and can also raise his merits. The position of teacher is absolutely unacceptable."

The person who spoke was not Yang Tinghe, but Li Ke Gei Shizhong who stood up.

As one of the six subjects, although they are in the seventh rank, thanks to the political structure of "using the small to control the big" formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang, their power is not small at all, and they can even review and ban the emperor. The imperial edict means that they think the emperor's decision is wrong and they can definitely fight back the imperial edict.

Of course, no one dares to use this power lightly. If the emperor notices it, their life will definitely be difficult.

Now, the person in charge of the Etiquette Department has to stand up. Who asked him to be responsible for this? Moreover, Zhu Houzhao had not given any notice about the imperial edict in advance. If he did not stand up, others would definitely follow him. If the official is in charge of impeachment, then he will not be able to protect his position, and a large number of officials will be offended.

Between offending the emperor and offending an official, this person chose the former. The most he could do if he offended the emperor was to go to jail. After the news was over, he could continue to be an official. But if he offended an official, forget about being an official. He could live a stable life. It's not a bad idea to go down.

As this Li Ke came forward, more and more officials began to come forward to express their opinions. However, the civil officials who came out were all opposed, and those who were in favor could only express their opinions. Can stand with eyes closed.

Of course, it's not that no one supported Zhu Houzhao. At least the military attachés and nobles were on Zhu Houzhao's side and got into trouble with the civil servants.

You must know that Zhu Houzhao's temple name is Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty. A single word "武" can explain his preference for civil and military affairs.

Since the Battle of Tumu Fort during Baozong's reign, the Xungui lineage of the Ming Dynasty has lost all its elites and its vitality has been severely damaged. From then on, the Xungui group was no longer able to compete with the civilian group.

It can be said that with Zhu Houzhao's intentional or unintentional support, the increasingly decadent Xungui Group also ushered in a turning point, began to stop its decline and rise again. Unfortunately, in history, Zhu Houzhao died too early, otherwise the Xungui Group would not have been able to reverse the situation. , let alone a complete comeback, but it can also compete with the civil service group.

It is precisely because Zhu Houzhao can save the Xungui Group and bring benefits to the Xungui Group that the Xungui in the court are on Zhu Houzhao's side, so that he will not fight alone.

Looking at the noisy ministers in the audience, Zhu Houzhao was not at all flustered or angry. Instead, he watched the noise of those people with interest, and a smile appeared on his lips.

As an emperor, especially a very smart emperor, Zhu Houzhao had long been wary of the expansion of the civil service group, but he did not have the strength to stop the expansion of the civil service group.

Therefore, he could only avoid going to court, indulge the eunuchs to become bigger, or do all kinds of seemingly absurd things to achieve some of his own goals and accumulate his own strength.

Of course, no matter how secretive he was, it was not perfect. After all, every move of the emperor was observed by the ministers with wide eyes.

That's why Zhu Houzhao fell into the water and had problems with the soup.

In the Fengtian Hall, after a lot of noise, the thirsty ministers stopped talking.

That is to say, after they stopped talking, their minds became clear again, and they all realized that their behavior had gone too far, especially when they saw the emperor still watching them on the dragon throne, and even knelt down to apologize.

In the face of the pleas from the ministers, especially the civil servants, although Zhu Houzhao wanted to kill a few civil servants to vent his anger, he thought about it and decided to forget it for the time being. He took this opportunity to kill the national master who had promised Xu Yang. Once the position is determined, Xu Yang can give an explanation.

Faced with Zhu Houzhao's strong determination to be the national advisor, although the civil servants wanted to stop him again, they did not dare to speak out against it after thinking that they had just made a mistake, lest they be punished by the emperor.

When the time comes, the emperor becomes angry and abandons his official position. No one wants to challenge the emperor's patience with his official title.

After the imperial edict was passed, Zhu Houzhao immediately announced his withdrawal from the court. He did so quickly and without delay, as if he was going to court just to announce the matter of being a national advisor.

Although the officials were a little surprised by this, they didn't think much about it. After all, their Emperor had done a lot of ridiculous things, and they were almost used to it.

After the ministers exited the Fengtian Hall, they gathered together in small groups and discussed in low voices today's court meeting and what happened in the palace last night.

Especially the new Imperial Preceptor, Xu Yang, who appeared out of nowhere, was the focus of their discussion.

At this time, Xu Yang was still writing three major secrets in Wenyuan Pavilion.

After the meeting broke up, other civil servants entered the Wenyuan Pavilion. When they saw Xu Yang, a stranger, writing furiously, they wanted to go up and ask about his origins, but they were stopped by the waiter Xu Yang. The young eunuchs stopped him and said:
"Your Majesty has ordered that no one should disturb Mr. Xu."

Mr. Xu?Which Mr. Xu?
After hearing this, the civil servants in Wenyuan Pavilion were confused. They knew all the officials named Xu in the court, but they all couldn't match Xu Yang.

Of course, there are also smart guys among this group of people. After discovering that Xu Yang was wearing a Taoist robe and his surname was Xu, wouldn't this mean that he was going to compete with the new national preceptor?

Is he the new national preceptor?
The civil servants in the cabinet looked at Xu Yang carefully, wanting to see what was so special about him that he could become a national advisor.

It's a pity that Xu Yang has been writing a book and has no time to talk to them.

Just when Xu Yang had just finished writing and was taking a sip of tea to moisten his throat, the emperor's personal eunuch came holding a colorful imperial edict in one hand.

After seeing Xu Yang, he quickly stepped forward, bent down and said with a smile:

"Congratulations to Zhenren Xu, His Majesty has named you a national master."

"Ah."

Xu Yang casually took the edict from the personal eunuch's hand and placed it on the table without paying much attention.

However, his dismissive attitude surprised the civil servants who were observing him, and then they were happy. When someone jumped out and yelled:
"How dare you dare to despise His Majesty's will in this way? It is truly disrespectful!"

Just when others were annoyed that they were a step too slow to react, Xu Yang raised his head, glanced at the person who jumped out to accuse him, and shouted in a low voice:

"roll!"

Then I saw that the man's eyes became dull, and he actually walked out of Wenyuan Pavilion just as Xu Yang said.

(End of this chapter)