"Do you know that Mr. Zhang, that is, Zhang Juzheng, is still alive?" Zhu Yiliu asked Chen Ju.

At first, Chen Ju thought he had heard it wrong, so he looked at Zhu Yili in horror, but found that his expression was extremely certain and he had no intention of lying.

It seemed that Chen Ju suddenly understood why Zhu Yiliu had his first stop after leaving Beijing was Jiangling.

The reason why Zhu Yili was able to successfully replace Emperor Wanli was not as rumored by some outsiders. It was because Zhu Yili hosted Emperor Wanli and successfully forced the two empress dowagers.

If Zhang Juzheng was still alive in the world, then all this would naturally be a different matter.

Thinking about Empress Dowager Li trusts Zhang Juzheng so much, but Emperor Wanli treats Zhang Juzheng like this. In addition, Zhu Yili's recent performance is so dazzling, Zhang Juzheng naturally supports Zhu Yili's opposition to Emperor Wanli...

As a result, Chen Ju suddenly felt enlightened. If he had doubts before this, it would be impossible to explain anything now.

It turned out that in addition to the two empress dowagers, there was a towering tree behind Zhu Yiliu.

With Zhang Juzheng, there seems to be no suspense when Zhu Yili replaced Emperor Wanli.

Thinking of this, Chen Ju felt that there was no need to ask Zhang Juzheng if he was really alive.

He just asked softly: "Why did Prince Lu tell me this?"

Zhu Yili shook his head slightly and said slowly: "No reason, I just think you should know. To be honest, there are many people who know about Mr. Zhang's life now. Next, I will use you again, so I chose to inform you of this news because I hope you will not be as entangled as the officials in front of the Meridian Gate, and stand up without knowing anything but insist on opposing me."

"Thank you for your trust in Prince Lu! Of course, I will not learn from the officials in front of the Meridian Gate. They may be to express their loyalty, but I believe that they are mostly to gain a reputation."

"Actually, I was forced to this point because of helplessness." Zhu Yili sighed slightly.

"Since Mr. Zhang is still alive, will Prince Lu invite him to pay tribute to you next?"

"It's better not." Zhu Yili shook his head again and murmured, "No matter what, it is true that Mr. Zhang cheated on my elder brother. I think it's better to let him retreat behind the scenes. What do you think?"

"Your words are good. When Mr. Lu ascends the throne, your words will be the imperial edict." Chen Ju then changed his mind slightly, "But I think Mr. Lu can invite Mr. Feng back."

"Well, I think so too, but I don't know if my companion's enthusiasm is as high as before." Zhu Yiliu said worriedly, "I have seen too many companions, and maybe I am tired of the life in the palace."

Of course this is just Zhu Yiliu's guess. He has indeed not talked to Feng Bao recently.

After all, since the news of Zhang Juzheng's "death" came out, Feng Bao has been in depression and has been constantly being coldly and excluded by Emperor Wanli.

In the end, Emperor Wanli successfully expelled Feng Bao from the Forbidden City with Empress Dowager Li on his back.

At that moment, Feng Bao's heart was cold. If he was willing to come back, it must be because of him.

"I think Eunuch Feng is an excellent general manager, and Prince Lu must invite him back." Chen Ju almost begged this time.

"To be honest with Eunuch Chen, I want to invite him back to serve as the chief of the Sili Supervisor, and you will take over the commander of the Eastern Factory Admiral." Zhu Yili said seriously.

"No, no..." Chen Ju waved his hand and shook his head again, and said in fear, "If Prince Lu really made such a arrangement, where would the place be placed on Eunuch Zhang? This time, Prince Lu could successfully replace him, and I think Eunuch Zhang had put in a lot of effort."

"Of course I know this." Zhu Yiliu nodded and said, "I will use Xiao Whale in other ways."

"Prince Lu is willing, I will feel at ease."

"Then let's just agree on this matter, and you're mentally prepared."

"But I still think..."

"You don't need to say more, and you don't need to persuade me." Zhu Yiliu directly raised his hand to interrupt.

Chen Ju chose to remain silent. He didn't know what important task Zhu Yili had assigned to Zhang Jing. At this time, he felt that he needed to be quiet. The news that Zhang Juzheng was still living in the world really shocked him.

...

The matter of persuading the advance was repeated three times. On the fourth day of the imperial edict of the two empress dowagers, Zhu Yiliu went to Wenhua Palace in wardrobe to accept the fourth persuasion of civil and military officials and military representatives.

Being an emperor is certainly a great pleasure that everyone admires, but for Zhu Yiliu, who has always been accustomed to freedom and relaxation, these boring and complicated red tape are really a painful torture.

Sitting on the Danba in Wenhua Hall, Zhu Yiliu listened to the reading of the fourth profound and difficult "Comment on Advocacy" presented by all civil and military officials, and then summoned ministers from the cabinet, five governments, six ministries and other ministers into the hall.

Then he discussed it seriously and finally issued an edict according to the cabinet vote:

The poems of the two palaces were expressed in congratulations, and they were all loyal to each other. The throne of heaven was extremely high, and it was difficult to be in vain for a long time. Moreover, the empress dowagers of the two palaces had an order, so they dared not be inferior and refused to follow their requests.

In this way, Zhu Yili finally agreed to ascend the throne.

According to the auspicious day selected by the Imperial Heaven Supervision, Zhu Yiliu will hold a grand throne ceremony on May 16th, which is the sixth day after he promised to ascend the throne.

At this time, the officials who were kneeling in front of the Wu Gate who opposed Zhu Yili's vow to see Zhu Yijun had also been cleared out by all the cavalrymen of the Jinyiwei.

The officials were not going to leave at first, but when they came, Zhu Yiliu and the ministers in the court ignored them, they themselves felt bored in the end.

Secondly, they were really hungry and were exhausted after kneeling for two days. When the Ti cavalry was carried out from the Meridian Square, they had no strength to resist.

Furthermore, their relatives and friends were anxious and they believed it, but their family and friends didn't know that the overall situation was settled, and resistance was in vain. Therefore, when the Jinyiwei cavalry carried them out of the Meridian Square, they were carried home by their family and friends.

On May 16th, early in the morning, Zhu Yili sent Duke Cheng Zhu Yingzhen, Duke British Zhang Yuangong, Duke Xu Congcheng, and Duke Dingxi Jiang Jianyuan to pray to the north and south suburbs, Taimiao, and the Altar of the Soochow.

Zhu Yili himself replaced the crown and told the heaven and earth and the ancestors, and then went to the Ciqing Palace to worship the empress dowagers of the two palaces respectively.

After the grand ceremony, Zhu Yiliu came to the intermediate hall. With the sound of drums and music in the mountains, he accepted the congratulations from all civil and military officials, officially ascended the throne and became the emperor, and sent envoys to report to the world, announcing the first year of Taihe.

Regarding the year name "Taihe", Zhu Yiliu has carefully considered it, and the year name "Taihe" was determined among the many choices submitted by the cabinet.

Taihe means a harmonious development of the country, peace and harmony.

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Chapter completed!