My father is Jiajing

Chapter 386: The Master of Blame-shifting, Emperor Jiajing
Xiyuan Yuxi Palace.

Emperor Jiajing did not have an easy time during these ten days. In order to pray for the disaster areas, the old Taoist priest spent a large amount of money to hold two Luotian Grand Ceremony.

Yan Song, Xu Jie and others were also asked to write countless "Qing Ci" to please God and burn them.

However, urgent reports from the disaster areas continued to pour into the capital like snowflakes. Every time Emperor Jiajing opened his eyes and saw tons of memorials requesting the court to allocate funds for disaster relief, his face could not help but darken even more.

During this period, he not only emptied the silver of the Ministry of Revenue, but also took out hundreds of thousands of taels of private money from the treasury. All this money was saved by Emperor Jiajing to make elixirs. Now he just transferred it away without even a word of approval. It was really frustrating.

In order to provide disaster relief, Emperor Jiajing issued decrees to exempt taxes in Shaanxi, Shanxi and other severely affected areas so that the people affected by the disaster could recover as soon as possible.

But after the imperial edict was issued, there was no response at all.

After all, even if there are tax exemptions, that will be next year and it will not help with the current disaster.

Therefore, after his actions, Emperor Jiajing could only put his hopes on the gods, hoping that the gods in heaven could help and help the disaster-stricken people in Huazhou and other areas to overcome the disaster and return to normal life as soon as possible.

"Emperor, please eat something."

Huang Jin has been serving Emperor Jiajing closely during this period, and he looks a little thinner. This shows how great the pressure in the Western Garden must have been during this period.

Emperor Jiajing looked at the lotus seed soup that Huang Jin brought over and said disdainfully, "It's too hot!"

Huang Jin said: "I have already added ice."

When Emperor Jiajing heard Huang Jin say that ice was added, his expression improved a little, and then he reached out to take the jade bowl that Huang Jin was holding.

It's so cold, but Emperor Jiajing likes this cool taste.

I don't know if it's because he took too many pills that caused excessive heat in his body, or if he took too many pills and damaged his endocrine system. Anyway, when winter comes, others have to wrap themselves in thick quilts because of the cold, but he not only has to wear light clothes, but also has to eat cold food.

It's really unique, like a god.

"What is San'er doing recently?"

After Emperor Jiajing finished drinking the bowl of ice porridge, he suddenly thought of Zhu Zaigui and asked Huang Jin who was standing beside him.

Huang Jin replied: "Prince Yu has been organizing manpower and material resources to go to Huazhou for disaster relief. He has already sent hundreds of thousands of taels of grain and winter supplies. The prices in the capital have been raised by Prince Yu."

When Emperor Jiajing heard what Huang Jin said, he also sighed, "San'er is thoughtful. He is helping me. I have been so exhausted recently. I don't know why God has sent such a disaster to me. Haven't I done enough?"

Huang Jin quickly replied: "The Emperor has done the best! The Emperor respects the heavens and cares for the people. Since the Huazhou earthquake, the Emperor has been praying for the people in the disaster area every day and night. How many emperors and fathers in ancient and modern times have loved their people like their own children?"

Emperor Jiajing looked at Huang Jin's serious expression and said with a smile, "You are the only one who understands me the best."

"I will fast, bathe, and pray to God for the people. Prince Yu will go to the Temple of Heaven to offer sacrifices to the gods and supervise the country. The cabinet, the six ministries, the courts, and the temples will assist Prince Yu. Prince Yu can punish officials below the fifth rank and those below the prison term."

When Huang Jin heard the decree from Emperor Jiajing, he was stunned.

"Emperor, did you just say that you want Prince Yu to be the regent?"

Emperor Jiajing was displeased and said, "What's wrong? As my son, can't you share some of my responsibilities? Letting him govern the country is not like asking him to ascend the throne, so what are you afraid of?"

Huang Jin really didn't know how to respond. If this decree was really issued, who knows what the reaction would be. After digesting it for a while, Huang Jin whispered: "I will inform the cabinet and issue a decree, asking the emperor to order Prince Yu to supervise the country."

Emperor Jiajing nodded, "Let him serve as regent for a while. I also want to see how capable he is now. I will bear the punishment from heaven. The rest depends on your ability."

Emperor Jiajing was able to shirk his responsibilities. It was clearly his responsibility, but now he had to cover for others.

You have to know that this was a feudal era where the emperor's power was granted by heaven. Any disaster phenomenon, if interpreted to the most critical core, would inevitably point to the emperor himself.

But now Emperor Jiajing let Zhu Zaigui be regent, which was obviously an act of shifting the blame to his son, and he did it so openly that it really caught people off guard.

Huang Jin hurried to the cabinet and told the cabinet elders who were dealing with the disaster report in the cabinet: "The elders have an order!"

Yan Song paused and stood up from his seat with the help of Yan Shifan. Xu Jie and Lu Ben also stood behind him.

Yan Song took the lead in bowing and said, "I wish you all the best."

Huang Jin replied on behalf of Emperor Jiajing: "I am fine."

Then he began to speak: "As the old saying goes: All the people are guilty, and the fault lies with me. Huazhou has collapsed, and the people have suffered. I am uneasy. I have decided to fast, bathe, and worship God from now on, in order to avert the disaster as soon as possible. However, the country cannot be without a ruler for a day, and the affairs of the world cannot be neglected for a day. I order Prince Yu to go to the Temple of Heaven to offer sacrifices to the heavens on my behalf and supervise the country."

When Huang Jin said, "I will order Prince Yu to go to the Temple of Heaven to offer sacrifices to the gods and supervise the country on my behalf," Yan Song and the other people in the cabinet could not help but shrink their eyes, with shock in their eyes. They never dreamed that the emperor who controlled power like his life would actually let Prince Yu supervise the country? Is this going to change?
For a moment, everyone was distracted.

Huang Jin looked at these distracted people and reminded them, "The decree has not been announced yet. Please wait for a moment, elders."

When Yan Song and the others heard Huang Jin's reminder, they bowed again and said, "I lost my composure." Then they said to Huang Jin, "Please continue to announce the decree, eunuch."

Huang Jin continued to announce the decree, "The cabinet and the six ministries, courts, and temples are all ordered to assist Prince Yu, and the emperor shall issue a clear decree to request Prince Yu to supervise state affairs. I decree this."

After hearing the entire decree, Yan Song stood up with the help of his astonished son Yan Shifan.

Yan Song asked Huang Jin in confusion, "Eunuch Huang, why would His Majesty have such a thought?"

Huang Jin sighed and said, "Lord Yan, didn't we just say it in the imperial edict? The emperor wants to fast and pray for the people in the disaster area, so he asked Prince Yu to be the regent. You guys should quickly draft an imperial edict to ask the emperor to issue an imperial decree to ask Prince Yu to be the regent."

After hearing what Huang Jin said, Yan Song did not ask any more questions. Even though he was shocked in his heart, at this moment he could not stop Emperor Jiajing from issuing an edict to let Prince Yu be regent.

After all, Prince Yu is the emperor's own son and has the right to be regent, and no one can deny this.

Moreover, it was not the first time that Prince Yu was made regent. The last time Emperor Jiajing went to Changping to worship his ancestors, Prince Yu was nominally made regent for a few days. Although the regent order was an informal oral decree, not as formal as this time, it was a precedent.

Therefore, even if Yan Song and others had other ideas in their minds, they could only suppress them and follow the Emperor Jiajing's wishes to request Prince Yu to be regent.

Xu Jie suppressed his excitement. Although he didn't know how many days Prince Yu could serve as regent this time, such an edict to issue regent edict was of extraordinary significance. Its significance was no less than the edict to formally appoint Prince Yu as the crown prince.

Therefore, at this moment, Xu Jie felt that the spring he had been waiting for was finally coming.

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