Duke Yu entered the palace alone the next day.
Tomorrow is the Double Ninth Festival, and the emperor has to prepare to sacrifice to the heavens. Although this sacrifice is not very big, it is not as good as the first sacrifice on the first day of the first lunar month, but worshiping the heavens is no small matter, so we must prepare early.
On the eighth day of the lunar new year, the emperor was still very busy.
But despite his busy schedule, the emperor still met County Duke Yu in the imperial garden, and even wanted to hold his hand himself.
Duke Yu dared not let him help him, so he took a step back on crutches and bowed to let the emperor go first, while he was one step behind.
The emperor knew his temperament, he looked timid, thin and weak, but he was the most staunch. He was even more stubborn than Wei Zhi when he was in office.
So the emperor smiled and walked ahead. When he arrived at the imperial garden, he found a pavilion and sat down. Seeing that the county magistrate still didn't speak, he waved his hand to let the palace people back.
After everyone had gone far away, the emperor smiled and said, "Yu Aiqing came all the way here to get a basket of rice cakes in the capital, right?"
Duke Yu cupped his hands upwards and said, "Your Majesty, I heard such words when I was in Yuezhou."
"Some people say that the prince's childlessness is a punishment from the heavens, because he is not orthodox and he was not liked by the first emperor. Now the prince's childlessness is just a small warning. If the chaos cannot be rectified, the heavens may make it difficult for the whole world. "
The emperor's face darkened, and his face turned blue, "What do you mean? Who is chaotic and who is righteous?"
Duke Yu shook his head, "I don't know who is an upright minister, but your Majesty should know who is a chaotic one."
The emperor clenched his fists tightly, released them after a while, chuckled, and looked at Yu County Gongdao: "Does Yu Qing also think that my position is not right?"
The emperor stood up, stretched his sleeves and said, "Even if I can let the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment, can't I get the orthodox recognition of the ministers?"
Duke Yu asked, "Does Your Majesty care?"
The emperor turned around, raised his chin slightly and said: "I don't really care about it, I leave it to future generations to judge whether it is merit or demerit."
"So your Majesty still cares," said Yuxian, "it's a good thing. It's better for the emperor to seek fame after death than not to seek fame."
The Duke of Yu County sighed and said: "Your Majesty, I was born in the three dynasties. I was born in the Chen Dynasty and served as an official in the An Dynasty. Until my Jin Dynasty, Yu Chen said that in the troubled times, there is nothing orthodox or unorthodox."
Those who can become emperors are their own abilities.
If he really paid attention to orthodoxy, even if he didn't commit suicide when the Chen Dynasty fell, he should have died with the last emperor of the An Dynasty when he committed suicide. How could he become an official in Dajin first
The emperor was also wondering, "Since Yu Qing doesn't care, why did you pass such words to my ears?"
The emperor always knew that the world criticized him, and it was because he knew that he wanted to do better.
Seeing that he didn't understand what he meant, Duke Yu made it clear: "Your Majesty, the former crown prince and the three kings have passed away, so you never thought about who is in the rumors?"
The emperor was startled and thought about it.
But the Duke of Yu County said again: "Actually, I don't really care who this is."
emperor:…
"However, has the seizure of the heirloom in the palace become so serious that the people have damaged the crown prince's reputation?" Yuxian said fairly: "Nowadays, the world is stable, and His Majesty is working hard to govern. No one can rebel, but if it is a battle for the throne, the court and the middle Fighting again, everything becomes unknown again.”
"Your Majesty, the world is in peace at the beginning, and we can't stand another turmoil," Yuxian said, "Although the crown prince has no son, he is the foundation of the country and cannot be moved."
The emperor said blankly: "I know, it's not that I'm in a hurry now, it's that he has lost his sense of normalcy, Yu Qing, look at what he has done in the past few years."
Duke Yu got up and knelt down tremblingly on the ground, "I also ask Your Majesty to let the third prince take over the vassal and lower him at the same time."
The emperor frowned, "Demotion?"
"Your Majesty, you made him the prince at this time, so what else can he make the third prince when the crown prince ascends the throne?"
seal up
The emperor thought to himself, with the prince's dog temper, it would be good if he didn't change the county king into a prince. Does he still expect his county king to become a prince
So it's better for him to do it in one step and seal the prince for the third child.
Duke Yu knew the emperor's thoughts at a glance, and sighed: "Your Majesty favors the third prince so much, it's no wonder the prince is impatient."
The emperor said angrily: "I will give him everything in this world. I just gave his younger brother a prince. How can I be partial?"
Yuxian Gongdao: "But Your Majesty, does the third prince only want to be a prince now?"
The emperor was silent.
"Although I have not been in the capital for a long time, I have often heard people praise the third prince, saying that he is extremely intelligent and courteous and virtuous. I have also heard that many ministers in the court have written letters, wanting to retain the third prince as the Hanlin Academy to preside over the compilation of books. Your Majesty, "Yuxian Gong gave a deep bow and said: "According to the rules of our dynasty, the prince will be a vassal after he gets married. You force the third prince to stay in Beijing. In the eyes of the prince, this is a signal that you want to take the prince and let the third prince take his place."
"Presumptuous!" The emperor slapped the stone table angrily, making his palms ache and numb.
The emperor was so painful that tears were about to flow down, but he held back.
The Duke of Yu County still lowered his head, not afraid of the emperor's yelling at all. Anyway, he was often yelled at when he was an official, and then said: "Your Majesty, you can ask the prince to replace you when you sacrifice to heaven tomorrow."
The emperor fell silent, and said after a while: "Mr. Yu is tired all the way, and I will send you back to the mansion to rest."
Duke Yu looked up at the emperor, bowed and stepped back.
Seeing this, Gu Zhong, who was watching from a distance, immediately trotted forward to support Yu County Duke, and after one glance at the emperor, he helped Yu County Duke out of the palace.
Although the emperor felt very uncomfortable and couldn't get out of his breath, he still issued a decree in the afternoon.
He said that he was in poor health, and tomorrow's sacrifice ceremony will be presided over by the prince.
The unprepared prince was pushed to the front of the stage at once, but it was not difficult for him, because not to mention that he followed his father's side every year to worship the heavens, even when he was in charge of the country before, he also sacrificed to the heavens independently .
So he didn't panic at all, it was the Ministry of Rites who panicked.
So suddenly, in a short while, where can they find a suitable dress and crown for the prince
You can't wear old ones, can you
Even if the old one can be used, the prince has grown taller and stronger in the past few years, even the size of his head is different, it is not suitable at all.
Shang Shu of the Ministry of Rites was almost mad, and he didn't know where he received the news, so he rushed directly to Yu's house to see the Duke of Yu County.
Duke Yu lay down on the bed early, saying that he was tired, sleepy and sick, and he couldn't see the guests anyway.
So the Minister of Rites caught Yu Shilang and scolded him.
You have to advise, you should come earlier, even if you persuaded yesterday, they will have an extra day to prepare, right
At this moment, there are only eight hours until tomorrow to sacrifice to the sky, how should they prepare
Did you make our hair gray once you met the Holy Spirit
Duke Yu also lay on the bed and sighed, "Your Majesty is too stingy, why did you spread the word?"
Yu Shilang, who had just been implicated, didn't want to talk to his father.