1521, the 16th year of the Ming Dynasty.
Huguang Anlu County.
A group of well-dressed imperial guards arrived outside Anlu County.
The leading official waved his hand and ordered the imperial guards to station outside the city for the time being. He then brought dozens of officials with him and entered Anlu.
Everyone did not stop and arrived in front of the Great Ming Anlu Xingxian Prince's mansion.
"This one is the Great Ming's Minister of Rites, Xiao Chenggui. This time, I've been ordered to come and bring the son of King Xingxian, His Highness Zhu Houyou, into the palace to inherit the throne.”
"Oh!"
The guard had never seen such a situation before. When he heard Xiao Chenggui introduce himself, he was immediately frightened. They hurriedly asked Xiao Chenggui to wait for a while before following the two into the Prince's mansion to report.
Normally speaking, his son was about to become the emperor. If it were any other parents, they would definitely be overjoyed. However, after the couple heard the servant's report, their expressions changed drastically.
"No, we don't agree! He was determined not to let his son become the emperor!”
"Don't think that we're fools! Now that the palace is full of danger, it's still unclear how the previous emperor died. At this juncture, letting our son enter the palace, wouldn't it be killing him?”
Princess Xingxian was worried about her son, so she stopped him at all costs. No matter what, she was unwilling to let her son, Zhu Houjin, enter the palace and be in danger. Although King Xingxian did not say anything, he had a bitter expression on his face. It seemed that he was also rejecting the imperial court's order.
However, King Xingxian was much more rational than his princess. Because he knew that letting Zhu Houjin enter the palace to inherit the throne was a matter decided by the palace. He, a small prince, had no way of resisting.
"Sigh, no matter what, let's call our son out first to discuss it. Whether or not we go to the palace to be the emperor, we have to listen to our son's opinion!”
"Ah Wu, go to the back and call the young prince out!”
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Servant Ah Wu replied and immediately ran to the back garden to inform the current Little Prince, who was also the future new Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houyan.
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At this moment, in the back garden of Prince Xingxian's mansion, Zhu Houjin was holding a long sword and practicing his swordsmanship.
Those who were familiar with Zhu Houyi would definitely feel that this young prince was acting a little strange recently. Because in just a month, Zhu Houyi's personality had changed drastically. In the past, he was an exaggerated profligate son. But recently, his personality had suddenly become calm and cold.
Many people speculated that Zhu Houjin must have experienced some huge change, which caused his personality to change.
However, only Zhu Houjiu himself knew that he was no longer the silkpants young prince Zhu Houjiu of the past.
The previous son of King Xingxian, Zhu Houzhen, had died in an accident a month ago. The person possessing Zhu Houzhen's body now was a transmigrator from the 21st century who had brought the system over.
Yes, the previous Zhu Houjin was already dead.
Now, the person possessing him was a young man from the 21st century.
The system had also followed Zhu Houzhen through time travel. With the help of the system, this transmigrator quickly adapted to his new identity as the son of King Xingxian.
He understood that he would live on in place of Zhu Houjiu in Great Ming and become a brand new legend of Great Ming.
En, work hard, the brand new Zhu Houyu!
"Your Highness! The imperial court…the imperial court has sent people. They said that they want to take you into the palace to be the emperor!”
"Hmm? Is that so?"
"Haha, good, as expected!”
The previous emperor of Ming Dynasty was Zhu Houzhao, Emperor Wuzong of Ming Dynasty. During Zhu Houzhao's era, the various factions in the Great Ming Dynasty were flourishing. The eunuchs and civil officials took turns to take power, and had long since taken over the power of the Great Ming Emperor.
The various vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty also took the opportunity to bully Zhu Houzhao. During Zhu Houzhao's time, the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty rebelled one after another. The most famous Rebellion of Prince Ning happened at this time. If Wang Yangming hadn't led his troops to defeat Prince Ning, Zhu Houzhao would have been the second Jianwen Emperor to be dragged down by the vassal king.
The Tatars at the border of the Ming Dynasty were also not honest. Taking advantage of the chaos in the Ming Dynasty, the emperor could not govern the Ming Dynasty, so they often went south to cause trouble. Zhu Houzhao had no subordinates to use. As long as he personally led his troops to fight the Tatars, he would be lucky enough to defeat them in the end.
Zhu Houzhao was proud and arrogant. He was absolutely unwilling to be bullied by powerful ministers, vassals, and foreign invaders. However, just as Zhu Houzhao was about to pull himself together and prepare to fight for power with the various forces, he suddenly died.
The reason for Zhu Houzhao's death was simple. He had always been strong and had once killed his enemies on the battlefield. However, after drowning, his body suddenly took a turn for the worse and he died a few days later.
The problem was that before Zhu Houzhao died, he desperately wanted to change the imperial physician to treat him, but the officials and eunuchs around him did not agree. They said that he would be fine after lying down for two days. In the end, Zhu Houzhao died of illness in the leopard room.
After Zhu Houzhao's death, the officials in the court labeled him as a man who died of debauchery. But in reality, all the smart people inside and outside the court knew that Zhu Houzhao was killed by the various factions in the court.
Drowning? Looking at Zhu Houzhao's dying expression, it was obvious that he was poisoned.
Before the Emperor died, he couldn't even change a doctor and was thrown into the leopard room to wait for death. Didn't this prove anything?
The dignified Great Ming Emperor was actually killed by his own courtiers. From this, it could be seen how powerful the various factions in the court were.
At the very least, the various forces in the court were not even afraid of the Emperor and dared to kill him casually.
Under such a terrifying situation in the court, anyone who dared to enter the palace and become the emperor would die. It was no wonder that the Xingxian King couple would rather die than let their son enter the palace to become Emperor.
This was the current situation of the Ming Dynasty before Zhu Houjin entered the palace. There were many parties in the court, and the eunuchs and civil officials had great power and covered the sky with one hand. The rebellion of the vassal kings in the country was one after another. The annexation of land was serious, and the people were forced to revolt everywhere.
If the Ming Dynasty, which was declining day by day, did not have a capable monarch to turn the tide, it would definitely perish within 30 years.
Zhu Houzhao had no son after his death, so the next emperor could only be chosen from the children of the vassal kings.
Just as the Ming Dynasty was in danger, and the Ming Dynasty was in a state of decline, the leader of the civil officials, Yang Ting He, chose Zhu Hou, a 15-year-old youth, to become the new Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
After all, 15 years old was still a playful age and was the easiest to be controlled by the officials.
At this moment, in the backyard of Prince Xingxian's residence, Zhu Houzhen had received the report from servant A'wu and stored his sword into his portable system. He then followed A'wu to the front hall of the residence.
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