Mingshi

Chapter 1431 Blocking the Palace Gate

"Your Majesty, this old slave is still waiting for His Majesty to cultivate Taoism and become an immortal, and follow him to the Heavenly Court."

Emperor Jiajing nodded and seemed to regain some confidence, then frowned again and said:
"Cultivating the Tao requires quietness and inaction, but as the king of a country, I worry about state affairs all day long, and I can't always forget my feelings in the sky! It seems that if you want to succeed in cultivating the Tao, you must give up the world of mortals. After this year, I will take the throne Pass it on to King Yu, really cut off the world of mortals, and focus on cultivating immortals."

Huang Jinwen was overjoyed when he heard that Emperor Jiajing was going to pass on the throne to King Yu.After all, he has defected to King Yu.But he didn't dare to open his mouth, and even his breathing became lighter.This is a matter of royal succession, and it is not something that a servant like him can interrupt.However, he didn't want to talk, so Emperor Jiajing asked:
"Huang Banban, what do you think?"

Huang Jin had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty, you can leave Daming and concentrate on cultivating immortals. But Daming cannot do without you. His Royal Highness King Yu cannot do without you, and neither can all officials! Even if you mean it, His Royal Highness Yu Wang and Baiguan will not agree."

"Hehe..." Emperor Jiajing suddenly sneered twice and said, "Don't make what I said so important, everyone is the same when Daming leaves. When Taizu was in power, there were many people who said that Daming couldn't do without Taizu. Ancestor? But hasn’t the Ming Dynasty been passed down for nearly 200 years now?”

Speaking of this, Emperor Jiajing's face became cold and said: "King Yu? What he thinks about every day is that I will pass on the throne to him earlier. How could he disagree?

As for those officials, hehe... I am afraid that they have already had a different heart and went to please King Yu. "

Huang Jin's expression was still calm, he had long been used to Emperor Jiajing's sudden changes, and just now he was thinking of abdicating himself, but now he is murderous towards King Yu and the officials.He said softly:

"No, His Royal Highness King Yu is generous, benevolent and filial, and all officials are loyal to His Majesty."

"Loyal? Hehe... Don't think that I can't see their faces clearly. Before I'm dead, they start thinking about the little things in their hearts."

Huang Jin sighed in his heart. He had served Emperor Jiajing for decades, and he understood Emperor Jiajing's psychology at this time very well.He wanted to step aside and devote himself to cultivating Taoism, but he didn't want to lose the power in his hands.If this continues, this New Year's Eve will never be posted.

"Your Majesty, you are Daming's sky. As long as you are here, no one will dare to turn a little wave."

"That's right!" Jiajing Emperor Eagle Gu Langshi said, "I can give you my country, but if I don't give it to you, anyone can take it away."

"Your Majesty is wise and mighty!" Huang Jin knelt down and said.

"Dangdangdang..."

The big bell on the bell tower was rang, and then all the Taoist temples in the capital also rang, and the new year came.Every household in the capital resounded with the sound of celebrating the New Year, as well as the laughter of children who received red envelopes from their elders.

The bell sounded like a rallying call. All the officials, who had put on official uniforms and held memorials in their hands, got up one by one and left the house, heading towards Xiyuan.On Chang'an Avenue, they continue to gather, forming a billowing torrent.

"His Majesty……"

Huang Jin stood up with worry on his face.The thoughts and plans of the officials were not strict. Jin Yiwei and Dongchang both investigated clearly and reported to Emperor Jiajing.Hearing the ringing of the bell, Emperor Jiajing straightened his waist slowly, a stern aura radiated from his body, Ying Gulang looked at Huang Jin and said:

"What are you afraid of?"

"Old slave..."

"do not be afraid!"

At this moment, it seemed that the old age had disappeared from Emperor Jiajing, and the Emperor Jiajing who was full of the majesty of the emperor returned.

"do not be afraid!"

At this time, all the officials who were walking towards the forbidden gate were also encouraging each other.

"Your Majesty!" A eunuch ran in staggeringly: "The officials are about to arrive at the forbidden gate."

"Hehe..." Emperor Jiajing said coldly: "Are they going to insult me ​​when I am old? Are they trying to show me how powerful I am? A tiger is still a tiger when he is old, and no matter how many sheep are sheep, they are still sheep. They have not shown their power for many years. Have you forgotten how powerful I am?"

"His Majesty!"

After such a short time, another young eunuch rushed in, knelt down and said:

"Your Majesty, all the officials have already arrived outside the palace gate, and they are all kneeling there."

For a moment, Huang Jin and the two young eunuchs in the main hall were frightened, and the solemnity in the main hall was like the calm before the storm.

but……

The light in the eyes of Emperor Jiajing, who was hawk-watching and wolf-watching, became even brighter.

"Plop!" Huang Jin also knelt down: "Your Majesty, what should I do?"

"What should we do? Hehe..." Emperor Jiajing sneered, "It seems that they have forgotten the great etiquette."

Three years after Jiajing ascended the throne, there was a conflict with hundreds of officials because of a big etiquette incident. Hundreds of officials knelt outside the palace gate to write a letter, but Emperor Jiajing was not intimidated. An official, and finally arrested more than 100 people, so that the officials of Daming did not dare to compete with this Emperor Jiajing.

However, it also broke the backbone of that generation of literati!

"Go and check, what kind of officials are they?" Emperor Jiajing said lightly.

The little eunuch left in a hurry, and came back in a hurry, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, they are all officials of the fifth and sixth ranks."

"Only rank five and rank six?" Emperor Jiajing's tone was full of disappointment: "So bad?"

Huang Jin almost fainted, when will His Majesty not be afraid of trouble?There are also officials who are afraid of making trouble?
"I think at the beginning..." Emperor Jiajing was not in a hurry, and fell into the memory: "That was the big scene, let alone the sixth-rank and fifth-rank officials, even the fourth-rank officials are servants. Those above the third rank are all slaves. There are dozens."

"But!" Emperor Jiajing said with a more emphatic tone, "Isn't everyone convinced by me?"

At this time, outside the gate of the palace, torches were brightly lit, and there were swords and guns like a forest. The firelight reflected on the swords and guns, reflecting a compelling light. When ordinary people saw the momentum of the Imperial Forest Army, they were so frightened that their legs limp and sat on the ground.

However, at this time, in front of the rows of imperial forest soldiers, there are not a group of people sitting, but a group of people kneeling. Although these people are kneeling, their aura is even stronger than that of the standing imperial forest army with knives and guns. Even stronger.

These Yulin soldiers have never seen more than 100 officials wearing official uniforms, holding memorials in their hands, kneeling together in black.

The great etiquette was 40 years ago. At that time, they were not born yet. At this time, seeing so many officials, even though they were only some officials of the fifth and sixth ranks, fear was born in their hearts. Standing at the head of an officer, trembling road:
"Are you going to rebel?"

The person kneeling in the first row would also feel a headache if Ren Luo saw it.At this time, it was none other than the smelly and hard Hai Rui.He stared straight at the officer and said:
"Have you ever seen a literati revolt? Have you ever seen a bare-handed rebellion?"

*
*
(End of this chapter)