My father is Jiajing

Inside the Wenhua Hall.

Zhu Zaigui, who was handling government affairs and waiting for the New Year holiday, was slightly stunned when he saw Huang Jin and all the cabinet members including Li Chunfang, Gao Gong, Zhao Zhenji, Hu Zongxian, Guo Pu and others arrive at the Wenhua Hall together.

It seems that I didn't ask anyone to call them over?
And even if they come to report something, it wouldn't be necessary for all personnel to be mobilized, right?
Zhu Zaigui was about to ask when Huang Jin, Li Chunfang and the others all bowed and said, "Your servants, we pay our respects to the Crown Prince!"

Zhu Zaigui stopped asking questions and raised his hand, saying, "Please don't be polite."

Zhu Zaigui then asked, "What's going on so early in the morning? What's the big deal that has you all come here?"

Li Chunfang, as the chief minister of the cabinet, spoke first.

Li Chunfang said excitedly: "Your Highness, we have received the order from His Majesty and have come to see you!"

Zhu Zaiqi looked at Li Chunfang in surprise and asked, "What is your majesty's will?"

Huang Jin stood up at this moment and immediately held high the imperial edict in his hand.

"Here is the Emperor's decree!"

When Zhu Zaigui saw the imperial edict held up by Huang Jin, he had no choice but to stand up from his seat and go downstairs, "Your Majesty, I, Zhu Zaigui, pay my respects to you!"

Huang Jin quickly pulled Zhu Zaigui back and said, "Your Highness, there is no need to do this. Just look at it directly."

Huang Jin respectfully handed the imperial edict to Zhu Zaigui.

Zhu Zaigui unfolded the imperial edict and took a quick look at it, his eyes widened in an instant.

hiss--

Zhu Zaigui took a deep breath. He never expected that this was actually an abdication edict!
Seeing that Zhu Zaigui was also shocked on the spot, Huang Jin, Li Chunfang and others couldn't help but reveal an excited smile.

Gao Gong was even more impatient and urged: "Your Highness, please accept the order."

But at this moment, Zhao Zhenji also hurriedly said, "Your Highness must express gratitude first!"

Gao Gong and others were instantly awakened after hearing what Zhao Zhenji said.

They were so excited that they forgot about expressing their gratitude and only wanted Zhu Zaigui to receive the decree as soon as possible and finalize the matter.

Zhu Zaigui also sobered up at this moment. He took a deep breath, suppressed the impulse in his heart, and pressed the imperial edict back into Huang Jin's hands. He said with a righteous look on his face: "Your Majesty is in the prime of life, the dragon body is healthy, the Ming Dynasty is also thriving, and the people are living in peace and happiness. How can you abdicate?

"Please tell His Majesty that I dare not take on such a heavy responsibility!"

When Zhu Zaigui said this, not only Huang Jin was stunned, but even the smiles on the faces of Li Chunfang and others froze.

They were all stunned. What kind of operation was this?
But soon they were able to capture Zhu Zaigui's mind with their clever minds.

It turns out that this requires "three refusal and three concessions"!

Thinking of this, Huang Jin, Li Chunfang and others also understood.

Since ancient times, has there ever been anyone who dared to become emperor?

Wasn't it that they were persuaded many times before they were able to take the position reluctantly?
So how could Zhu Zaigui be so unrefined? How could he have ascended to the throne and become emperor in such a desperate way?

Even if it's just for show, he has to quit a few times first.

After Li Chunfang and others realized this, they were also embarrassed.

If they persuaded Zhu Zaigui to accept the order at this time, it seemed that they were too impatient, but if they did not persuade him, they would feel that they would miss the opportunity to follow the emperor.

I was in a dilemma for a moment.

But after all, these people are as thick-skinned as Zhu Zaigui.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to reach a high position!

Li Chunfang and the others bowed to Zhu Zaigui as if nothing had happened and said, "Your Highness, the cabinet still has some government affairs waiting for us to draft. We will take our leave now."

After saying that, Li Chunfang and a few others hurried out of Wenhua Hall.

After coming out, Li Chunfang and the others could not help but gather together again. Li Chunfang looked at Gao Gong, Zhao Zhenji, Hu Zongxian and Guo Pu and asked in a low voice: "What should we do?"

Li Chunfang's meaning was very clear, that is, Zhu Zaigui had refused three times and they wanted to persuade him to ascend the throne at some point.

Gao Gong and the others looked at each other. At this time, there was no need for them to hide their thoughts.

Because at this time, anyone who pretends to be smart and keeps silent means that he does not support Zhu Zaigui to be the emperor!

When Zhu Zaigui really came to power, the consequences were predictable.

Therefore, at this time, they cannot have any other inappropriate fence-sitting thoughts. They must have a clear and distinct attitude to let Zhu Zaigui see that they are good and loyal ministers who are infinitely loyal to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!

Gao Gong looked around at everyone and said firmly: "After Your Highness resigns from His Majesty this time, when His Majesty issues another decree, we will all persuade him to ascend the throne together!"

Li Chunfang and others listened to Gao Gong's words, wondering if they might be a little anxious.

But looking at Gao Gong's determined eyes, they had no choice.

If Gao Gong spoke first and they were still hesitant, what would Zhu Zaigui think of them when he came to power?

Therefore, Li Chunfang immediately made the final decision and said, "It's settled."

After the cabinet members reached a consensus, their mood suddenly became relaxed. Even though there was still wind and snow, they no longer felt cold. They even had a sense of hope that spring was coming.

Just when several people returned to the cabinet with excitement, the six ministries and nine ministers had already arrived.

The ministers of the six ministries and nine government offices all looked at Li Chunfang and the others who had returned. They did not even think about paying their respects, but instead asked anxiously, "My Lords, is the news true?"

Li Chunfang and the others were also slightly stunned when they saw the room suddenly filled with people. Did the news spread so quickly? Apparently, they had forgotten what Gao Gong had told the Zhongshu Sheren before.

Minister of Rites Gao Yi excitedly squeezed in front of the crowd and looked at Li Chunfang, Gao Gong and others.

Gao Yi asked excitedly: "Give me a definite answer, is this true? Our Ministry of Rites must prepare in advance! Otherwise, we will be in a mess when the time comes. What shall we do?"

Guo Pu was the cabinet member in charge of the Ministry of Rites. After hearing what Gao Yi said, he stood up and said, "Don't worry, Minister Gao. This matter can't be true or false. Just prepare as you should."

Guo Pu's words were a bit ambiguous, but one can still hear a lot of signals from them.

Therefore, after hearing what Guo Pu said, Gao Yi and others couldn't help but get excited.

This is also an extremely important matter for them!
If it is done well, wouldn't it also make a good impression in front of the prince?

After all, the cabinet is now the original cabinet. The current cabinet is an independent administrative agency, although the original fifth rank of official positions is still retained.

But who would really regard the fifth rank of Grand Secretary as the fifth rank?

Gao Yi and others also very much hope that they can make further progress, and this time the prince's ascension to the throne is a great opportunity!
If you can make a good impression in front of the crown prince who is about to ascend the throne, then when he really becomes the emperor and makes a series of new personnel changes and changes in the direction of government, wouldn't this good impression be instantly transformed into actual benefits?

Therefore, it is natural to imagine the excitement of Gao Yi and others now.

Just when Gao Yi and others were excited, Huang Jin also returned to the Wanshou Palace.

Huang Jin went before Emperor Jiajing and whispered Zhu Zaigui's intentions. After hearing this, Emperor Jiajing couldn't help laughing.

"Huang Jin, look at this, this is San'er, he has always been so watertight, always so well-informed in his actions. He even completed the routine of refusing and giving in three times with me? He is worried that I will become the emperor emeritus and still give orders to him!"

Huang Jin was also shocked when he heard what Emperor Jiajing said, and he immediately knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, please don't think like that, the prince definitely doesn't mean that!"

Emperor Jiajing sat up lazily, gathered his sleeves, and sat cross-legged on his own cushion. He sighed and said, "Forget it, it doesn't matter whether it means this or not. It's understandable that San'er wants complete power."

"After all, that's how I fought for it back then. Now that I'm here with San'er, if I follow the example of Empress Dowager Zhang and Yang Tinghe back then, wouldn't I be inferior?"

"Besides, no matter how powerful I am, I am much better than Empress Dowager Zhang and Yang Tinghe. They are rootless duckweeds, and they are afraid that I will kick them out if I hold power."

"But even if I give up my power, I am still San'er's biological father! Life after abdication will definitely not be worse than it is now."

At this point, Emperor Jiajing looked up at Huang Jin again, "You continue to go to the Wenhua Hall to announce the decree. I will cooperate with San'er to complete the three resignations and three concessions, so that the cabinet and other ministers can feel at ease and not worry about whether they will continue to be loyal to me, the retired emperor, or to San'er, the new emperor in the future."

Huang Jin was lying on the ground, listening to the words of Emperor Jiajing, and his heart was filled with emotion.

He really didn't expect that Emperor Jiajing could be so open-minded.

You have to know that in his impression and memory, Emperor Jiajing attaches great importance to power above all else.

Whether it was Yang Tinghe, Zhang Cong, Xia Yan in the past, or Yan Song, Xu Jie later, or even the current Crown Prince Zhu Zaigui who is in charge of the country, they seem to have considerable power, but they still have to be responsible to Emperor Jiajing.

For example, during the years when Zhu Zaigui was regent, regardless of whether Emperor Jiajing was involved in state affairs or not, he had to compile a court briefing and send it to Emperor Jiajing every day.

Moreover, whenever he encountered some critical events, even if Zhu Zaigui already had ideas in his mind, he still had to report and communicate with Emperor Jiajing before he could implement them.

It can be seen that under such a system, Emperor Jiajing seemed to have no desires or demands in the Wanshou Palace, like a boss who didn't care about anything.

But at the end of the power system, Emperor Jiajing still held all the power in his hands, without a single cent falling into the hands of others!
So under such circumstances, it was really unexpected that Emperor Jiajing could think it through, actively give up the supreme power, and cooperate with Zhu Zaigui to complete the transfer and handover of power.

Huang Jin prostrated herself on the ground and bowed deeply again, "I obey your command."

After saying "I obey the order", Huang Jin carefully stood up and walked out of the temple step by step, as if he was worried that Emperor Jiajing would suddenly change his mind and call him back.

But after Emperor Jiajing finished talking to Huang Jin, he leaned back in his chair again, put on his reading glasses, and continued to review the manuscript of "Yongle Encyclopedia Jiajing Supplement".

It can be seen that in the heart of the current Emperor Jiajing, this is his top priority.

He wanted the "Jiajing Supplement" added to the "Yongle Encyclopedia" to become an immortal work comparable to the "Yongle Encyclopedia", so that people in later generations would think of him when they thought of Emperor Chengzu!
But in fact, Emperor Jiajing didn't need to do so much, people in later generations had already linked the two of them together.

In the era when Zhu Zaigui traveled through time, in the world of various short videos that depicted the history of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Jiajing had become deeply bound to Emperor Yongle.

Whenever the issue of Emperor Yongle's temple name is mentioned, Emperor Jiajing is always brought up together, as if they were the most love-hate emperor-level CP in the history of the Ming Dynasty. Compared with the "Fourth Uncle" and the "Good Nephew", both of them are more humorous and have more selling points.

From this we can see that in the minds of later online historians, they understand Zhu Laosi better than Zhu Laosi himself, and they really think that politics is a simple joke that will not change according to time and needs.

If this was true, Zhu Laosi would not have hurriedly abolished the Jianwen reign title and his elder brother's Xingzong temple title after his successful rebellion, and declared himself the heir apparent in the 35th year of Hongwu before he even sat comfortably on the throne.

It can be seen that what Emperor Yongle did was even more shameless than what Emperor Jiajing did when he helped him upgrade his temple name!
After all, Jianwen was actually the emperor for four years, not a rubbish that was not recognized by the world.

However, due to political needs, Emperor Yongle still did it.

Therefore, since Emperor Yongle could abolish the Jianwen reign title for political reasons, why couldn't Emperor Jiajing upgrade Emperor Yongle's temple name in order to consolidate his own power?

Could it be that only the state officials can set fire to this kind of thing?
It can be seen that some online historians have an extremely poor understanding of history and politics. They can only entertain themselves in the happy world of their own imagination, and cannot understand the importance of the legitimacy of the power structure!
Huang Jin came to the Forbidden City again. This time he did not go to the cabinet, but went directly to the Wenhua Hall.

And as expected, Zhu Zaigui humbly refused this time.

Huang Jin, who was rejected, did not return to Wanshou Palace directly to report the decree this time, but went to Wenyuan Pavilion, which was separated from Wenhua Palace by a wall.

At this moment, cabinet members in Wenyuan Pavilion, such as Li Chunfang, Gao Gong and others were thinking about Zhu Zaigui's reign title, as well as the title and treatment of Emperor Jiajing as the Supreme Emperor.

It can be seen that in these people's hearts, their mentality has already undergone earth-shaking changes, and they no longer have the thought of spending the New Year in peace and tranquility.

Now they want to contribute their new strength to the new era of the new emperor!
Huang Jin came to Wenyuan Pavilion, looked at Li Chunfang and others, sighed first, and then said: "All the elders, you should go and persuade them! The emperor abdicated, how can you just sit here and stare? Have you all forgotten your duty as a minister?"

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