The ruthless emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning Chapter 297: The Gap Between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor
Chapter 297: The Gap Between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor
Chapter 297 The gap between the Queen Mother and the Emperor
Compared with Beijing, Zhu Cihong never went to court and could sleep as long as he wanted, but the court meeting in Nanjing was not cancelled.
However, it was changed by Zhang Yan to hold a small court meeting every seven days and a large court meeting once a month, but this is normal. Now that the emperor comes to Nanjing, he will definitely hold a large court meeting temporarily to accept the worship of civil and military officials.
Yesterday, Zhang Yan had already notified all the yamen in Nanjing, so before dawn today, countless civil and military officials hurried to the palace in sedan chairs.
No matter whether they were civil servants or generals, they looked serious and cautious today compared with the casualness in the past. No one dared to talk after entering the palace.
Not only civil and military officials, in just one night, the news of the emperor's arrival in Nanjing spread throughout Nanjing, so that the atmosphere of the entire Nanjing city suddenly changed, becoming a bit tense and depressed, without the relaxation and freedom of the past.
Obviously, Emperor Xiao Zhu's arrival affected everyone before he did anything or said anything.
The emperor is like a big stone, weighing on everyone's heart. This shows how terrifying the ancient imperial power was.
In the brothels and restaurants in Nanjing, the scenes of drinking happily and casually criticizing and commenting on world affairs are almost no longer seen.
However, Emperor Xiao Zhu, who was the culprit of all this, was still sleeping soundly on the dragon couch.
Zhang Yan also knew that Zhu Cixiang was used to being undisciplined, so she deliberately postponed the court meeting for half an hour. But who would have thought that Zhu Cixiang was still lying on the bed unwilling to move. After sending people to urge him three times, he finally couldn't help but push the door open and break in.
Got in.
At this time, Zhu Cixiang was on the Dragon Collapse with ten talented people. He was too tired yesterday and fell asleep at some point. Now that he woke up full of energy, he naturally wanted to cultivate and develop relationships with them.
Seeing Zhang Yan suddenly barging in, the ten talented people were frightened. They scrambled out of bed and knelt on the ground, all with panic on their faces.
"You guys step back first." Zhang Yan glanced at them coldly and said coldly.
"It's the Queen Mother." The ten people quickly got up and ran away.
"Auntie, there's no need for me to go there in person this morning. It's not a big deal anyway. Can you just go and say no?" Zhu Cixiang said with some embarrassment.
"Hong'er, how can you be so lazy? The last time you came to Nanjing, you didn't accept the worship of civil and military officials. You must not do it again this time."
Zhang Yan was angry, obviously she didn't intend to indulge him this time.
"But there's no need to do it so early. Holding a court meeting before dawn is not only troublesome for the emperor but also for the ministers."
Zhu Cixiang looked at the gray outside, it was obvious that it was not completely bright yet, he yawned and said.
He had no objection to having a court meeting, but he was really disgusted that it had to be held so early in the morning before dawn, especially as the weather was still very cold.
In his opinion, this is just torturing himself and looking for trouble. Could it be that getting up earlier can reflect the emperor's diligence?
At the beginning, I didn’t know which emperor established the rules, or whether the minister had a clear-headed suggestion.
"Is it still early? Look at what time it is now. The ministers have been waiting in the hall for nearly an hour. If you continue to wait, how will you make the civil and military ministers view you as the emperor?"
Zhang Yan was very angry when she saw him huddled in bed and saying such things, obviously not planning to get up.
"The child didn't let them wait. He got up in the middle of the night and didn't even sleep well. How can he still have the energy to deal with government affairs during the day? Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?
Auntie, from now on, I, the Ming Dynasty, will govern the country in a civilized manner, put people first, and show humanity everywhere. Such unreasonable and inhumane court meetings must be changed. So, in the future, the court meetings will be held in the afternoon.
Already."
Zhu Cixiang said with a serious face. He knew that if he obeyed Zhang Yan this time, he would probably not let him go in future court meetings. How could he have time to chat with those ministers?
When Zhang Yan saw him lying in bed, she stayed in bed and made such a lot of excuses. She was both angry and funny.
However, thinking of Xun'er, although he is a bit lazy, he is not ignorant of the importance, so he nodded and said: "You are the emperor, you can change it however you want, but you can't escape today."
After Zhang Yan finished speaking, she waved her hand for the maids to come in and serve her, and immediately a large number of maids poured in.
Zhu Cixiang didn't say anything else. He turned over and sat up. It didn't matter once. He was afraid that Zhang Yan would ask him to go to court early every time in the future. After all, he would have to stay in Jiangnan for at least a year.
Seeing Zhu Cixi sitting up, Zhang Yan also breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, she didn't want to force Xun'er to go to the morning court, but she was worried that if she didn't go this time, the scholars in Jiangnan would misunderstand that the emperor was looking down on them.
In addition, the land policies implemented in the southwest and northwest last year will make the entire Jiangnan even more tense and even fearful. Therefore, I want Xun'er to accept the worship of Jiangnan civil and military officials as soon as he arrives to ease the atmosphere.
Half an hour later, Zhu Cihong, accompanied by Zhang Yan, came to Fengtian Hall to accept the worship of civil and military officials. By this time, it was already bright.
Although the officials in the main hall had been waiting for nearly an hour and a half, with the arrival of the emperor, not only did everyone not have any resentment, but they were very excited. They were afraid that the emperor would not see him again like last time, and only asked the Queen Mother to come forward to arrest them.
Sent away.
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
For a moment, the sound was like a loud bell, and everyone in the hall performed the three-call and kowtow ceremony in a uniform manner, as if they had been trained in advance. There was no trace of anyone feeling depressed because they got up in the middle of the night.
After Zhu Cixi came to sit on the dragon chair and waited for everyone to finish their salutes, he slowly said: "Your Majesty, please be equal!"
"Thank you, my emperor!"
After thanking him, all the ministers got up one after another, then stood with their heads bowed, looking at their eyes, nose and heart, and the sound of a pindrop could be heard in the hall.
Zhang Yan also sat on the chair next to the dragon chair. Seeing such an atmosphere, she also smiled bitterly in her heart.
In the past, Zuo Liangyu was the most active in both major and minor dynasties, but now facing Emperor Xiao Zhu, he was also tense and did not dare to express his anger.
Although there were hundreds of civil and military officials in the hall, Zhu Cixi didn't know most of them, so he only praised the seven cabinet ministries in general, especially the Ministry of Rites, and made a general summary of the work of each ministry this year.
After the deployment, the dynasty was dismissed.
Even so, all the officials felt relieved, and the Minister of Rites was even more excited. Everyone understood that apart from the imperial examination this year, His Majesty will not make any big moves, which is a good thing for the entire south.
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On the way back, Zhang Yan still couldn't help but feel emotional.
Normally, no matter how much she encouraged these civil and military officials, their responses were mediocre. Today, with just a few words, Xun'er treated them one by one as if they were different people.