A storm suddenly rose in the Palace of Heavenly Purity!
Zhu Zaihou looked at the eunuch who was being held by the imperial guards and shouted angrily,""Take him away!"
"Yes!"
The imperial guards escorted Li Fang out of the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Zhu Zaihou paced back and forth in the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Xu Jie, the Minister of Rites, bowed and stood at the side, not daring to breathe loudly. Although Zhu Zaihou was only ten years old, Xu Jie was afraid.
Imperial power was supreme.
No matter how old Zhu Zaihou was, he was still the emperor!
Nine-Five Supreme!
In the Jinyiwei Office, the burial of Emperor Jiajing had been properly arranged. Next was the new emperor's ascension ceremony. The protection of the worship ceremony must be done well. No accidents could happen.
Lu Bing was wearing a flying fish robe and a red cloak. He was in the Embroidered Uniform Guards, setting up defenses for the ascension ceremony three days later.
At this moment, the eunuch of the Palace of Heavenly Purity entered the Brocade Guard with sweat all over his head and shouted,"By His Majesty's decree, I will summon Lu Bing to the palace immediately!”
Lu Bing quickly received the decree. He had already sworn in front of Emperor Jiajing that he would do his best to assist the new emperor, Zhu Zaihou.
Lu Bing looked at the supervisor of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, who was sweating profusely. He guessed that something big must have happened in the palace. Otherwise, he would not be so flustered.
"What happened to Your Majesty? Sudden illness?" Lu Bing asked with concern.
The supervisor of the Palace of Heavenly Purity waved his hand and said,"Your Majesty is very healthy. It was Your Majesty who wanted to chop off the eunuch Li Fang."”
"What is it? What did Li Fang do to anger His Majesty?”
"Reporting to Lord Lu, I dare not say, and I can't say.”
The eunuchs and supervisors of the Palace of Heavenly Purity were already afraid. When the Emperor was angry, the dragon's might was really revealed, and the gods retreated.
He asked himself. He had been working in the palace for a long time and had experienced many storms. He had also seen Emperor Jiajing's anger, but it was not as scary as the new emperor.
That fear arose from the bottom of his heart!
Lu Bing saw that the eunuch did not dare to answer, so he did not make things difficult for him and entered the palace!
When Lu Bing arrived at the Palace of Heavenly Purity, he was shocked to see the eunuch, Li Fang, trapped outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity. When Li Fang saw Lu Bing, it was as if she had grabbed onto a life-saving straw.
Lu Bing walked to Li Fang's side and asked in a low voice,""Lord Li, what did you do wrong?”
"Lord, save me! I know I was wrong. His Majesty was angry and sent the memorial to Taichang Temple by the cabinet. When he asked me about the minister of Taichang Temple, I hesitated. Lord Lu, save me!”
"Are you stupid? You are His Majesty's close minister, His Majesty's seal eunuch, how can you hesitate! What was there to fear about Yan Donglou? What is there to be afraid of Yan Song? What a fool, Lord Li!”
"Lord Lu, I already know my mistake. Please save me!”
Lu Bing looked at Li Fang and sighed."How can I save you? His Majesty hasn't ascended the throne yet, but you know nothing about His Majesty. Do you know what this is? This is looking down on the emperor's prestige!"
Outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Lu Bing reprimanded Li Fang.
"Daren is right, Daren is right!”
After reprimanding Li Fang, Lu Bing said,"I'll go in and plead for you, but if His Majesty's anger cannot be appeased, you won't be able to escape this punishment.”
"Thank you, Lord Lu. Thank you, Lord Lu!”
Lu Bing turned to look at the Palace of Heavenly Purity with anticipation in his eyes.
The new emperor, Zhu Zaihou, had not yet ascended the throne, but he already had such prestige. It was simply amazing. However, Lu Bing was not surprised, because when Zhu Zaihou commented on the civil and military officials in front of Emperor Jiajing, Lu Bing was already amazed.
From then on, no matter what kind of shocking actions Zhu Zaihou did, he would not be surprised.
Lu Bing stood outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity, tidied up his Flying Fish Robe, and stepped into the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
In the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Zhu Zaihou was sitting on the dragon chair and drinking bird's nest soup. The two Empress Dowager had ordered the imperial kitchen to make it carefully. The emperor had just turned ten years old and was still growing. He had to keep up with the nutrition.
The two Empress Dowager had thought about choosing a beautiful woman, but they rejected it in the end. For the sake of the emperor's health, it was better to let the emperor grow a few more years.
Moreover, the palace maids in the palace had to be watched. Whoever seduced the emperor would be expelled from the palace.
Before fourteen years old, the emperor could never get close to women.
After Lu Bing entered the Palace of Heavenly Purity, he bowed and said,""Hearing that Your Majesty summoned me, this lowly subject did not dare to delay and immediately entered the palace.”
Xu Jie stood at the side of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, as if he did not know that Lu Bing had arrived.
Zhu Zaihou looked up at Lu Bing and said,"This one is heartbroken. I didn't expect that this one's seal eunuch would be afraid of an official! You've really broadened my horizons!"
After hearing His Majesty's words, Lu Bing cupped his hands and said,""Reporting to Your Majesty, the actions of the eunuch with the seal can be forgiven. Your Majesty, please listen to me plead for Li Fang.”
"Alright, go ahead."
Zhu Zaihou waited for Lu Bing to continue.
If Lu Bing's plea for Li Fang could not quell the anger in Zhu Zaihou's heart, Li Fang would not be able to escape this punishment. He wanted to teach the eunuch a lesson and tell him who was the emperor!
Don't bully the emperor because he's young!
" Your Majesty, after the death of the late Emperor, the Head of Eunuchs, the Chief of the Imperial Eunuchs, has been busy and hasn't slept for more than ten days. Moreover, there are many officials in the court. He might not be able to remember who the Minister of Taichang Temple is at the moment..."
"When the former emperor was alive, Li Fang was loyal to her duty and never made any mistakes. The former emperor often praised Li Fang as a loyal minister.”
In the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Lu Bing pleaded on behalf of Li Fang, consoling Zhu Zaihou and eliminating the anger in Zhu Zaihou's heart.
The reason why Zhu Zaihou was so angry was not only because Li Fang hesitated, but also because they treated Zhu Zaihou as a puppet emperor.
Whether it was the inner court supervisor or the inner court, they had all underestimated Zhu Zaihou's will!
After Lu Bing pleaded for Li Fang, Zhu Zaihou calmed down a little and said,"Bring Li Fang in!"
The eunuch of the Palace of Heavenly Purity announced loudly,""His Majesty has decreed that Li Fang be summoned into the palace!”
As soon as the eunuch finished speaking, the imperial guards escorted Li Fang into the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
"Your Majesty, this old minister knows his mistake, this old minister knows his mistake!”
Zhu Zaihou stared at Li Fang and said,""With Lu Bing pleading for you today, I'll give you a chance to turn over a new leaf. You can be spared from death, but you can't be pardoned!”
"Pull him down! Thirty strokes of the cane! To warn others! If anyone was biased, they would be beaten lightly and expelled from the palace, never to be hired!”
Zhu Zaihou stood up and waved his sleeve. The imperial guards dragged Li Fang out of the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
After 20 strokes, Li Fang's skin and flesh were torn apart. After 30 strokes, Li Fang could no longer walk. She would need at least a month to recover before she could walk again.
The imperial guards dragged Li Fang back to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Li Fang forced herself to kowtow and said,"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!”
Although Li Fang was beaten up badly, he was happy and glad in his heart.
It was not scary to be beaten.
What was scary was not being punished.
If he didn't get beaten up, it meant that the Emperor wouldn't forgive him. Then, he would be chased out of the palace. From then on, glory and wealth would have nothing to do with him.
To die alone and destitute was the final outcome of being banished as a eunuch!
Li Fang looked at Lu Bing gratefully. If Lu Bing didn't plead for mercy, she would have been doomed.
However, Li Fang had already made up his mind. From now on, he would be loyal to the Emperor and be the seal eunuch.
Who was Yan Donglou?
Who was Yan Song?
This world belonged to His Majesty!
Great Ming, it was His Majesty's Great Ming!
Zhu Zaihou looked at the Minister of Rites, Xu Jie, and said,""Grand Secretary Xu, three days from now, you are not allowed to tell anyone about the ceremony. I want to see who dares to look down on me in the court!”
When Xu Jie heard this, he shuddered. The next moment, he suddenly cupped his hands and bowed."This subject obeys the decree!"
Zhu Zaihou waved at Xu Jie, and Xu Jie left the Forbidden City.
The moment Xu Jie stepped out of the Forbidden City, he was sweating profusely.
Today, in the Forbidden City, he saw a completely different Prince Yu!
He also realized that His Highness Prince Yu was no longer the previous Prince Yu. The current Prince Yu was the current emperor!
Xu Jie suddenly looked forward to the first court meeting after Prince Yu ascended the throne.
The oil and dry wood were already covered, and the only thing left to watch was the raging fire.
Xu Jie shuddered when he thought of the emperor's dragon might in the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
This first court meeting was destined to cause a huge commotion!
Thinking of this, Xu Jie sat on the sedan chair and returned to the official office of the Minister of Rites. No matter what kind of waves the Emperor's first court meeting would have, he had to prepare the Fengshan ceremony properly.
Otherwise, he would be the first to be punished before the first court meeting.
Xu Jie thought of Zhu Zaihou's furious face and shivered again. He didn't know how many times he had shivered today!
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