A few days later, Zhu Zaihou held a grand coronation ceremony at the Temple of Heaven.
The civil and military officials were dressed in their best attire, kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times to welcome the new king.
The year was called Longqing, and the whole world was pardoned.
Zhu Zaihou returned to the Forbidden City after worshipping the heavens. The moment he stepped into the Forbidden City, his identity was no longer Prince Yu or the Crown Prince.
He was already the rightful Emperor of Ming Dynasty's Long Qing!
This Ming Empire was already his world!
After Zhu Zaihou returned to the palace, he conferred titles to Empress Dowager Fang and her mother, Empress Dowager Du. The two Empress Dowager were naturally beaming with joy.
The two Empress Dowager were considering a civil selection to select some beautiful women to enter the palace. Even if they could not become the Emperor's women, keeping them by their side to serve could also add some vitality to the palace.
In the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Zhu Zaihou placed the memorial on the dragon table. He looked at Cao Zhengchun and said,""Summon the ministers to attend court once every three days.”
"Yes."
After Zhu Zaihou dismissed Li Fang, he promoted Cao Zhengchun to the position of eunuch. After all, Cao Zhengchun was Zhu Zaihou's steward of Prince Yu's residence. His martial arts were unparalleled and he was loyal. He was much better than Li Fang.
Cao Zhengchun walked out of the Palace of Heavenly Purity to announce the decree, while Zhu Zaihou continued to read the memorials. The Iron-guts Divine Marquis had already returned to the Dragon Guarding Mountain Villa. Zhu Zaihou would not allow him to return to the capital unless there was something important.
……
The new emperor had ascended the throne.
All the officials in the court were filled with anticipation for the new emperor.
Emperor Long Qing had already ascended the throne. Who knew what kind of storm would be in the court tomorrow?
Yan Song, the assistant minister of the cabinet, was terrified. Lu Bing's warning a few days ago made him feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.
Xia Yan, the former cabinet chief who was dismissed by Emperor Jiajing, was writing a memorial. Even if he could not enter the court, he could rely on his connections to let the emperor see his memorial.
The Minister of Rites, Xu Jie, the Imperial Academy Attendant, Gao Gong, and the Imperial Academy Attendant, Zhang Juzheng, were also looking forward to the arrival of the new Emperor. They were the people of Prince Yu's faction. Now that Prince Yu had finally ruled the world, they could also hold their heads high.
Other than these civil officials, many generals and commanders also looked forward to Zhu Zaihou's arrival.
Yu Dayou, Qi Jiguang, Wang Chonggu, Li Chengliang, and Tan Lun were all in the capital, waiting for His Majesty to come to court and pay his respects.
In the middle of Ming Dynasty, there were four famous generals.
Yu Dayou-A peerless martial arts expert, a military strategist who likes to write books.
Tan Lun-A scholar who doesn't know how to fight is not a good fan.
Qi Jiguang-Nanping Japanese crown, North against Mongolia!
Li Chengliang, a minister of great merit, is the head of thousands of years of sin.
Unlike the other three famous generals, Li Chengliang was a famous general with mixed reviews.
Compared to famous officials like Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng, famous generals like Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang were not inferior at all!
……
The first morning court session of Emperor Long Qing was about to begin.
Before daybreak, all the civil and military officials stood guard outside the Meridian Gate, waiting for it to open.
In Yangxin Palace Hall, Zhu Zaihou had already changed into his dragon robe and put on a jade belt. Today, he wanted to see his courtiers and see how elegant the civil and military officials were!
Cao Zhengchun, who had been promoted by Zhu Zaihou to be a eunuch with a seal, bowed and stood in the hall. He had reorganized the East Chamber. The former supervisor of the East Chamber, Huang Jin, had been transferred to the Internal Affairs Office to manage the money and grain expenditure of the palace.
Cao Zhengchun was officially promoted from the butler of Prince Yu's Imperial Residence to the Seal Eunuch and the supervisor of the East Chamber. The supervisor of the East Chamber, Cao Zhengchun, was the position that belonged to him!
"Your Majesty, morning court session."
"Xuan Chao."
"Yes."
Cao Zhengchun left Yangxin Palace Hall and announced his arrival.
……
The morning bell rang!
It was already dawn!
The Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City was wide open. The imperial guards were in high spirits as they guarded the entire Forbidden City. All the civil and military officials walked into the Forbidden City in an orderly manner!
The civil and military officials stepped over the Golden Water Bridge and entered the Golden Palace Hall, taking their positions in the court!
Pa!
Pa!
Pa!
With three whipping sounds, the entire Forbidden City was immersed in a solemn atmosphere. Everyone stood upright like javelins. Without the emperor's imperial edict, they did not dare to move!
The saint carriage descended, and Zhu Zaihou, dressed in his best attire, ascended the Golden Hall.
The Golden Dragon Throne was on the Dragon Platform, and Zhu Zaihou walked towards the throne step by step.
Huo!
Zhu Zaihou suddenly turned around and sat on the dragon throne, looking extremely dignified.
The civil and military officials of the court lined up in the court and kowtowed three times and nine times."Greetings, Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor!”
"Beloved ministers, rise!"
As soon as Zhu Zaihou finished speaking, all the civil and military officials in the court rose to their feet. Many of the officials divided themselves into groups and secretly looked at the dragon throne in the Golden Palace Hall. They were surprised to see the young emperor sitting on the dragon throne with red lips and white teeth.
Although Emperor Long Qing was still a child, he already had the power to rule the world!
Zhu Zaihou saw the Assistant Minister of the Cabinet, Yan Song, the Minister of Rites, Xu Jie, the Minister of Works, Sheng Duanming, and the Minister of Justice, Yu Maojian…
At the end of the civil officials, Zhu Zaihou saw Gao Gong, a scholar of the Imperial Academy. Gao Gong was a sixth-grade official and was not qualified to participate in the court meeting. However, Gao Gong was Zhu Zaihou's lecturer and could enter the court.
As for Zhang Juzheng, the scholar of the Imperial Academy, he was not qualified to enter the court.
When Zhu Zaihou looked at the generals, the four great generals were all there: Yu Dayou, Qi Jiguang, Tan Lun, and Li Chengliang.
However, the leaders of the generals were not them. Yu Dayou, Qi Jiguang, and the others were only the chief soldiers. The leader of the martial class was the Minister of War and the Censor of the Left, Wang Shouren.
When Zhu Zaihou looked down on all the civil and military officials.
Cao Zhengchun stood beside Zhu Zaihou and looked at the officials in the court and shouted,""If you have a book, report it as soon as possible. If you don't, withdraw from court!"
As soon as Cao Zhengchun finished speaking, Xu Jie walked out of the court and raised the ivory board in his hand."Your Majesty, I, Xu Jie, have a report.”
"Allow!"
As soon as Zhu Zaihou finished speaking, Xu Jie handed over the memorial in his hand. Cao Zhengchun took Xu Jie's memorial and delivered it to the Dragon's desk.
When Zhu Zaihou opened Xu Jie's memorial, Xu Jie had already started to write.
"Your Majesty, I want to report the ten crimes of the cabinet's second assistant, Yan Song!”
When Yan Song heard this, he shuddered. Yan Song immediately stepped forward and said,"Your Majesty is wise. This old minister is loyal to Your Majesty. Xu Jie is slandering me!”
Zhu Zaihou looked at Xu Jie and Yan Song and remembered Emperor Jiajing's last words before he died.
The emperor's way of checking and balancing is to restrain each other.
He didn't listen to anyone and promoted Yan Song, but left Xu Jie and other famous officials behind to set up opponents for Yan Song and prevent powerful officials from monopolizing power…
This was what Emperor Jiajing told Zhu Zaihou before he died.
However, Zhu Zaihou did not want to be like Jiajing, where the civil and military officials of the court schemed against each other and restrained each other.
Because doing so would cause internal friction in the Ming Empire!
How could the national strength of the Ming Empire be wasted on the officials seizing power?
Zhu Zaihou looked at Yan Song and Xu Jie arguing in the court and raised his hand.
In an instant, the court was so silent that one could hear a pin drop.
Zhu Zaihou looked at Yan Song and Xu Jie and said,""Please be careful with your words, Pavilion Elders. Are you the ones who take care of the cabinet memorials for me?”
After Yan Song heard Zhu Zaihou's words, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat!
The anger in Zhu Zaihou's chest was already difficult to suppress before the court session!
Boom!
Zhu Zaihou suddenly stood up and glared at Yan Song and Xu Jie, asking,""Zhen will only ask you one question! Who detained my memorial and refused to hand it over to the Palace of Heavenly Purity!”
"Do you take me as the emperor?"
"Do you treat me like a three-year-old child?”
"Someone come!"
"Your subject is here!"
Hualala!
Thousands of imperial guards had barged into the Golden Palace!
The leader was the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, Lu Bing!
Clang!
The Son of Heaven Sword was unsheathed!
The Emperor's Sword pointed at the officials and said,""Today! I want to know who dares to intercept my memorial, whether it's the assistant minister of the cabinet, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, or some meritorious minister of the previous dynasty or an important minister of the previous emperor! Kill them all!"
Zhu Zaihou was so angry that his hair stood on end. His voice was like thunder, and the civil and military officials of the court were shocked!
When all the civil and military officials saw the Emperor's anger, they knelt on the ground in fear.
When the Son of Heaven was angry, millions of corpses would fall and blood would flow thousands of miles!
These officials realized that the emperor was truly angry. The cabinet had intercepted the emperor's imperial edict and angered the emperor!
Emperor Jiaqing's first court meeting would probably have the heads of important officials falling to the ground!
The arrival of a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal would probably not be able to appease His Majesty's anger!
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