The second prince never gave up trying to find fault with the new emperor.
From the time when Concubine Zhong Gui was making a fuss about mourning the late emperor, to the occasional mourning ceremony afterwards, to the excuse of passing on the imperial jade seal to cause trouble this time, she did not confront her directly, all of which were soft knives that hurt the heart.
This national jade seal is not the imperial jade seal of Emperor Dachang.
The so-called jade seal is the seal of the emperor to declare various rights, and it is divided into public and private. In the previous dynasties, there were twenty-four imperial imperial seals, also known as Baoxi seals, which were used for various regulatory purposes.
After the establishment of the Dachang Dynasty, in addition to the use of the twenty-square Mingbao, another new Sifang Baoxi was set. There is one party that is not in the scope of the royal family, but only for collection. This is the Chuan Guoyu Seal.
When it comes to this legendary jade seal, it's a bit far off, and that's when it comes to the Qin Dynasty.
The name of He's jade is well known all over the world. After the Qin King Yingzheng unified the six kingdoms, he made this wall into a jade seal for the country. It is engraved with the eight characters of "ordered by the sky, longevity and longevity", as a token of imperial authority and orthodoxy.
Later, there were rumors that this seal was lost when King Qin was traveling through Dongting Lake. When King Qin returned, there was no seal available, so he used Lantian jade to remake it exactly the same. However, there are rumors that some people will return the real jade seal of the country a few years later, but the historical records are unclear and there is no way to verify it.
However, the legendary stories about the jade seal of the country passed down by the country are widely circulated among the people, and there are rumors about it in all dynasties.
A historian once discovered such an interesting thing, that is, every time the world is in chaos, the jade seal of the kingdom must appear in the world, and every time after the appearance, the one who can get it must be the son of the real life.
Therefore, the emperors of all dynasties and generations wanted it to prove that they were orthodox by being appointed by the sky.
As for whether it is true or false, there is no way to know, anyway, no one has seen it with their own eyes. There is also a piece in Dachang. It is reported that someone came to pay tribute shortly after Emperor Taizu ascended the throne.
When Taizu got the queen, he was ecstatic and announced to the world.
At the beginning, the second prince was only trying to find this Fang Chuanguo Jade Seal, which wasted time, so that Emperor Jiacheng disappeared out of thin air.
This is probably the usual thinking of people who are unstable, and always want to use various methods to prove that they are orthodox.
But the fact is that shameless people can enjoy prosperity and wealth, but by the time the second prince understands this truth, it will be too late.
He didn't seize the opportunity at the time of the small funeral, and he couldn't justify without evidence that the Emperor Daxing in Zigong was a fake, and he really didn't die.
For this reason, he deliberately encouraged the eighth prince, who was only six years old, to ask him to take a look at the legendary imperial jade seal.
With him and the Fourth Prince fanning the flames, the new emperor would have difficulty riding a tiger, so he had to be brought to him.
In fact, as early as the new emperor promised to show them, the second prince had a bad feeling in his heart, but he did not expect that the new emperor would dare to let people deliberately drop the jade seal of the country.
You must know that the new emperor has just ascended the throne. At this time, the jade seal of the country was broken. Whether the jade seal is true or not, it is a bad omen for the new emperor.
The one who gets the Imperial Jade Seal is the real Son of Heaven. What does it mean to lose the Imperial Jade Seal
The eighth prince was frightened and cried on the spot, while the second and fourth princes were sullen.
When such a thing happened, it was naturally unhappy, but it was impossible for the new emperor to treat his young brother because of a dead thing.
The final result is that the little eunuch who accidentally dropped the jade seal was killed by the cane, and the new emperor did not take out his anger and punish the eighth prince, so he got the name of a benevolent prince.
After the incident, there was a lot of rumors, and the Xue Mansion naturally knew it.
"He really dares!" Zhao'er couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Xue Tingxiang glanced at her, and said leisurely, "Why don't you dare, it's better to break it than not to take it out, so it's really done once and for all."
"But that is the Chuan Guo Jade Seal." Looking at the appearance, Zhao'er also knew the rumors about the Chuan Guo Jade Seal, and he attached great importance to this thing.
"It's not true."
Zhao'er blinked, and suddenly said excitedly: "Then you say that, can we order someone to release the news, the third prince actually doesn't have a real jade seal, so he smashed it on purpose."
"It's not up to you to do this."
Sure enough, within two days, such rumors spread outside, don't think too much about it, the second prince ordered someone to do it.
"Since this is the case, Your Majesty, can we take out the Imperial Jade Seal to prove that his origin is not right?" Mo Jia suggested.
Xue Tingxiang, who was standing aside, glanced at him, then went to see Emperor Jiacheng again.
Sure enough, Emperor Jiacheng did not answer.
Although Mo Jia is also very intelligent, unfortunately, he was not born in the court since he was a child, and he has little chance to contact the affairs of the court and China, so that some of his suggestions are not so 'wise' in many cases.
Xue Tingxiang did not speak, and Mo Jia would come over at this time.
Look at the other party, then look at Emperor Jiacheng: "Could it be that—"
"There is no national jade seal, this matter is the biggest secret of the Qi royal family. Don't ask it again in the future." If there is, how can it be found, even Zheng Ancheng does not know.
The so-called Chuan Guo Jade Seal itself is a pretense made by Taizu to deceive the world due to his improper background.
However, there are only two people in the world who know this secret, Taizu and Jiacheng, and even the few people who are the princes don't know. Xue Tingxiang is just guessing, and it turns out that his guess is correct.
Xue Tingxiang's eyes flashed, and he took a deep breath and said, "Then, Your Majesty, are we still standing still?"
Emperor Jiacheng, who was leaning on the soft pillow, glanced at him and asked, "Do you have any good advice?"
"It's too passive to always stand still. We can take the initiative to make the water muddy. Just like in the countryside where the ministers came from, if the people are fishing but don't know if there are any fish, they only need to throw a stone into the water, and the fish will suffer. Surprised, it will pop out, even if there is no fish, the shrimp will be fine."
"What do you mean?" In fact, Emperor Jiacheng already understood what Xue Tingxiang meant, but he still hesitated.
This incident hit Emperor Jiacheng too much, and both Silijian and Jinyiwei betrayed both of them. Otherwise, they would not have fallen to this point.
In fact, breaking the new emperor's conspiracy is very simple, as long as the deceased 'old emperor' can appear in the world.
How can it come to life? Who is good? Who is bad
If you don't distinguish these things, I am afraid that Emperor Jiacheng's front feet will appear in the world, and his hind feet will be destroyed. At that time, the new emperor will never pretend to be any more, but will try his best to kill him.
In particular, Emperor Jiacheng actually had several highly-relied ministers in the court, but after these people got engaged, they never showed up. As for Ye Ju, Lin Miao and others, they have not returned to the capital so far, so they must have been blocked.
The military power has fallen, and there is no one in the court. This is the reason why Emperor Jiacheng hesitates to this day.
"It was Wei Chen who came forward and led the fish to take the bait."
The west corner door of Xue Mansion opened, and an old woman and a young woman walked out.
"Trouble my little brother to help the old man to thank the lady of your house, if it wasn't for the lady's kindness, I'm afraid my little girl and I..." Said, the old woman covered her face and started to cry.
The servant of Xue's house was full of patience, and handed the burden to the other person without smiling, and said, "Okay, old man, my wife knows your gratitude. Next time you go out, you should walk carefully. Come on, don't worry if you fainted from hunger, it almost made our Xue Family think it was a life-threatening lawsuit."
"It's all bad old age."
"Alright, alright, let's go."
After the old man and the young man helped each other to leave, the family member spit out impatiently: "It's really bad luck, even if you don't see where we are, you actually want to rely on it."
Cursing in his mouth, he slammed the door, and all these movements were seen by passers-by not far away.
A gust of cold wind blew, and rolled up the fallen leaves on the ground, spun a few times in the air, and then fell to the ground.
On the other end, the woman supported the old woman, and the two walked forward.
During the period, they found a family, but the person they were looking for was not found at all, and they were scolded by the servants in the house.
When passing through Chongwenmen, there were many guards in front of the city gate.
They are clearly armored, staring at every pedestrian, and all the vehicles and horses that pass by must stop and check.
It is said that it is an extraordinary period to prevent people from chaotic, but in fact, everyone who understands what they are doing understands, and those who don't understand have nothing to do with them.
When it was their turn to pass by, they were also stopped and questioned.
I heard that they were looking for relatives but could not find them, and seeing that they were women and children, they were released.
In the afternoon of that day, Xue Tingxiang, an imperial envoy who was far away in Suzhou, suddenly returned to Beijing, like falling from the sky.
Because he was still in the service, the Forbidden City was still covered in white.
The maids and eunuchs walking in the palace bowed their heads and bowed their heads in silence.
Just then, a hurried eunuch interrupted the silence. It was passed to the Qianqing Palace one after another, and when the new emperor in the Qianqing Palace knew about it, the cabinet also knew about it.
Xue Tingxiang is back!
Exactly how he got back is unknown, but his carriage was stopped at Zhengyangmen. Because the guards at Zhengyangmen did not let it pass, Xue Tingxiang was making trouble there, and the news was handed back to the palace.
"Go and invite Elder Yang Ge!"
As soon as the new emperor was ordered, someone from outside came to Yang Ge Lao to ask for an interview. It seems that Yang Chonghua also knew about this matter, and he would only come because he was afraid that the new emperor would mess up the regulations.
"Master Yang, how did Xue Tingxiang come back? Didn't you say that someone in Suzhou was dragging him? There are people watching along the road. How did he get to the capital?"
Yang Chonghua, who was standing next to him, didn't look very good, but he still looked calm and calm.
"Your Majesty, it is inevitable that there will be some omissions in the long distance. It is a bit redundant to think about how he came back at this time. It can drag him for a while, but not for the rest of his life. With the news of His Majesty Long Yu returning to the sky, he learned that The news will come back sooner or later."
"Let me say that I should hide it from the beginning, and wait until all the dust settles." The new emperor, who had just put on the dragon robe, had a faint complaint on his young face.
Yang Chonghua glanced at him and said, "Then how can the dust settle?"
"Of course it is, of course it is..." Naturally, it is to find the first emperor, and then talk about it after getting rid of the worries.
However, the new emperor will definitely not say this, but Yang Chonghua understands what he means.
"But what if you can't find it? Could it be that your Majesty, the emperor, doesn't plan to do it?"
New Empire language plug.
"Your Majesty, don't forget what the old minister told you back then."
Not to be missed. If the second prince ascends the throne, he will also face the situation in front of him. The emperor is not so easy to do, how can he be able to ascend the throne that everyone covets without any worries.
The wise and divine martial arts are like Taizu, and it is only after several near-deaths that he can build this great prosperity.
"Only when the facts are cast, can I get the first chance, and things will be easier to deal with later. You must know that Your Majesty is not the second prince after all."
Yang Chonghua spoke earnestly, and it was obvious that he meant something.
But in the ears of the new emperor who had been crushed by the second prince since childhood, he was not as good as the second prince.
In fact, it is not as good. The second prince has Dingguo Gong, Dingguo is in charge of the military power of the Jingda Camp, and the Wucheng Military and Horse Division also has his cronies.
Their only chance is to take advantage of the 'righteousness' of the widow. Only when they are justified, others will be afraid, will become famous, and will they be able to arrange the arrangements, and will be able to deal with these last things.
"Don't panic, Your Majesty, Xue Tingxiang's return is a done deal, and thinking about it is useless. You are now the emperor of Dachang, and if you can't find the former emperor, no one can do anything about you. We just don't let them find the former emperor, they Even if I have doubts in my heart, I don't dare to treat you like that."
Yang Chonghua's words successfully calmed the new emperor, and his dissatisfaction with this person was also dispelled.
"Then Master Yang, what do you think I should do now?"
Yang Chonghua pondered: "Xue Tingxiang has already opened up at Zhengyangmen, preventing him from entering the palace. If it is not possible for the time being, then let him enter the palace. As for us, everything is business as usual.
The new emperor took a deep breath, nodded with a smile on his face, and then ordered Xue Tingxiang to enter the palace.
Seeing this, Yang Chonghua thought, this new emperor is not hopeless.
Xue Tingxiang soon entered the palace.
He did not come to Qianqing Palace to see the new emperor, but went straight to Jingshan Shouhuang Palace.
This Palace of Shouhuang is the funeral palace where the emperor Zigong was temporarily housed. After the first emperor was suspended in the Qianqing Palace for seven days, he was moved here.
It stands to reason that it should not be so rushed, but unfortunately the new emperor is in a hurry to enter the Qianqing Palace.
Xue Tingxiang, dressed in sackcloth and a white hat, ran all the way, and when he reached the spirit of the late emperor, he burst into tears.
The one crying is grief-stricken, beating his chest and stomping his feet, and interpreting the word crying and dancing to the fullest.
The so-called weeping and dancing, like weeping, is a ritual name for a funeral ceremony.
The death of the emperor is naturally unusual, and there are regulations on how to cry and how to cry.
The eunuchs who were guarding the spirit were immediately confused by his crying. They thought that Mr. Xue and the late emperor really had a deep friendship. At the same time, they remembered that they would accompany the late emperor in this Shouhuang Palace until the emperor’s mausoleum was completed. It's time to be sent to guard the mausoleum, and I can't help but feel sad, and I can't help but shed tears for a while.
"Sir Xue condolences, although my heart is also full of grief, but in the end people can't be resurrected, and the father and emperor are under Jiuquan, I must not want you to be so sad." The new emperor stood aside, his face full of sighs, his face lonely.
Only then did Xue Tingxiang get up from the ground, first wiped the tears from his face with his back on his back, and then cupped his hands and said to the new emperor: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen has lost his way. It's just that Wei Chen can't imagine it. Before leaving, His Majesty said Waiting for the minister's successful return, how, just..."
Having said this, he cried out again, obviously sad and unable to control himself.
The new emperor looked at the expression on his face, and when he saw that his sadness and grief were not pretended, he could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Since then, the only remaining doubt has been swept away as to whether the disappearance of Emperor Jiacheng was related to this person.
His face was even more pleasant, and he said, "Master Xue, please don't be sad. You have worked extremely hard to go to Suzhou. Why don't you go back to rest and settle down first, and then make other plans."
"No, Wei Chen is going to guard the spirit for the late emperor." Saying that, Xue Tingxiang actually went to the spirit front and knelt down, looking like he didn't intend to leave.
The new emperor's face froze for a moment, and then he said: "Why should Master Xue be like this, you must be like this, the father and emperor can't bear it."
At this time, Zheng Ancheng, who was on the side, also stepped up and persuaded: "Master Xue, Your Majesty's Zigong has been moved into the Palace of Shouhuang, and according to the rules, no one can disturb it. You propose to worship, Your Majesty knows your friendship with the late emperor, It is specially allowed, but if you keep the spirit here, it is not in line with the ritual."
"It means that this official can't keep the late emperor's spirit yet?" Xue Tingxiang didn't know which tendon he was stubborn, but he stared at Zheng Ancheng with red eyes.
"It's not really, it's just..."
"Since it is possible, then Eunuch Zheng should not dissuade him."
Seeing this, the new emperor and Zheng Ancheng could only retreat, but ordered people to keep an eye on Xue Tingxiang, of course not to mention it.
Xue Tingxiang stayed for three days without eating or drinking, and finally ended up fainting in front of the spirit, so he was sent back to Xue's house.
Although it is still in the period of service, the country cannot be without a ruler for a day, and the court cannot be stagnant.
Therefore, after the nine days of quitting the dynasty, everything returned to normal, except that the seals and ink used in the official affairs of the imperial court were not allowed to be red, but were changed to blue.
Xue Tingxiang rested at home for a day, and then returned to the court, facing up and down every day, as if it was no different from before.
Secretly, there must be someone staring at him, but the other party has not changed, and he can't say anything.
What's more, what's the difference
Communication with courtiers counts as a change? That Manchu civil and military is a change.
On this day, in the early morning, the imperial censor Mao Wenhao suddenly made a splash, and he wrote to impeach Zhong Qingyang, the son of Duke Dingguo, for illegally taking concubines.
Dachang inherited the Ming system. In the Ming system, officials had a fixed number of concubines, and even civilians were only allowed to take concubines when they were over forty years old and had no children.
It's just that this kind of thing is something that everyone tacitly understands. Which rich family is not a group of wives and concubines, and the people will not sue the officials. Now that Mao Wenhao took it out to talk about it, Baiguan only thought that this person was back to his old ways and wanted to make a big presence in front of the new emperor, so he could not help but treat him as a clown.
However, some people know the identity of Zhong Qingyang, and only think that it is granted by someone. This is the new emperor who wants to use the second prince.
The three fires when the new officials took office were not because they wanted to set fire to it, but because they were eager to seize power and had to do it.
For a time, there were all kinds of living beings in the courtroom.
There are those who speak for the Prince of Dingguo, and some who speak against the system, but this move caters to the mind of the new emperor. To be more precise, it is the mind of Yang Chonghua and others, so there are many people who agree.
Because of the indignation of the courtiers, the new emperor imposed a fine of three months on the prince of Dingguo, and released the concubines who violated the system as punishment.
Logically, it's fine. After all, taking a concubine is considered a trivial matter, and it really doesn't make such a big deal out of line. If it is more serious, I am afraid that most of the officials have violated the system.
On this occasion, Mao Wenhao once again made a surprising statement. He was actually impeaching Ye Ju and several people.
In this regard, he even denounced it at length.
Starting from the importance of the late emperor to others, the more he talked, the more angry he became, and it even rose to the level of disloyalty and unfilial piety.
He also took out the old bad habits, such as Beijing officials traveling on business, local officials inevitably tended to follow the trend and held large banquets in the local area. Especially the examiner, before entering the examination room, the examiner is not allowed to contact with local officials, but it does not mean that after the big test, they are not allowed to contact.
Those who can be the chief examiners of one party are all important ministers in the court, and local officials must give some benefits in order to be promoted. There is even such a practice in the Hanlin Academy that it is a poor job to invigilate the examination in Beijing. Whether the main and deputy examiners or the same examiner, go to this trip and come back enough to spend the hard days of the Hanlin Academy for several years, it can be seen.
Mao Wenhao's words were so loud that he was filled with righteous indignation.
Above, the new emperor's face is very bad. Fortunately, sitting high enough, none of the courtiers dared to look directly at his face, and no one noticed it for the time being.
Xue Tingyan looked at all this with a blank expression.
When Mao Wenhao was almost done talking, he stood up, bowed his hands to his boss, and said, "Wei Chen's return to Beijing is short, and he often leaves Beijing on business, so he doesn't know too much about Lord Ye and others. But Lord Lin is a He is the teacher of Wei Chen, and he still has confidence in the character of Mr. Mao. Mr. Mao will never stay there for the sake of profit, and there must be a reason to delay the trip. I hope your majesty will see !"
"Master Xue, how do you know the specifics? Are you also there? If the court and the central government use the same country and the same family to protect this, and the courtroom is bright and clear, then we must do what the imperial censors do!" Mao Wen Hao waved his sleeves and scolded coldly.
Xue Tingxiang also had a number of officials who supported him, and Lin Miao also had disciples and vassals in the court. Seeing this stinky imperial censor's words were so inhumane, it was inevitable that someone would come forward to discuss it with him.
Let’s start with the masters and teachers of heaven and earth, and then talk about the way of benevolence and righteousness. Could it be that someone smears the teacher and is a student in order to avoid taboos, so he can’t justify it for him
However, Mao Wenhao has always been known for his sharp tongue. He has few opponents. He has stood in the court for decades and still does not fall. Apart from Emperor Jiacheng's kindness to the officials, it is also because he has a Longquan sword in his tongue, and ordinary people are not opponents.
Debating one, then another, and soon it will change from one-to-one to several-to-one, and still not lose out.
For a while, the hall was full of smog, and these civil servants were so arrogant that they almost stopped.
In the end, both fists were invincible to all hands, and then Mao Wenhao used his nirvana—
First, he cried out in grief and anger that he was besieged by others, and then asked whether the new emperor was in charge of himself.
How could the new emperor be in charge of him? It would be best if Lin Miao and the others didn’t come back, but he was only hesitant. This Mao Wenhao actually shouted that he would sacrifice himself for benevolence and kill for righteousness. Now I have Mao Wenhao to admonish the king with death. I hope my emperor can clear his eyes and ears as soon as possible, and don't be confused by the traitors.
It just hit the pillar.