My father is Jiajing

"What time is it?"

Emperor Jiajing, who had been sitting cross-legged on a cushion in meditation, suddenly opened his eyes and asked the two eunuchs Chen Hong and Li Fang who were waiting outside.

At this time, Chen Hong and Li Fang had also changed into festive red dragon robes, and both of them wore the Jiajing-style scented leaf crowns on their heads.

When they heard the heavenly voice of Emperor Jiajing coming from the temple, the two of them couldn't help but look at each other. Then Li Fang also lowered his head and didn't show up.

Seeing Li Fang like this, Chen Hong couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile, as if Li Fang should be like this.

Chen Hong quickly lifted up his robe in front of his knees and walked quickly into the abode. He slid to his knees and came to the front of Emperor Jiajing with an extremely flattering smile on his face. "To reply to your Majesty, it is already past the middle of the Hai hour. There are still a few quarters of an hour until the auspicious Zi hour."

Emperor Jiajing put away the hand seal he had been making, made a "closing the exercise" gesture, and then let out a long breath.

Then he stretched his body and stood up from the cushion he was sitting on. Chen Hong was also very considerate and immediately stretched out his arm to serve as a support for Emperor Jiajing.

Emperor Jiajing naturally got up from the mat with the help of Chen Hong's strength.

Emperor Jiajing walked to the altar inside the temple where the portraits of the Three Pure Ones of Taoism were enshrined, and solemnly offered a stick of incense to them.

Then he straightened his clothes and bowed deeply to the portraits of the Three Pure Ones.

After completing all these actions, Emperor Jiajing also stretched out his hands, with a pious and solemn expression, took the special scented leaf crown placed on the altar, and put it on his head.

It seemed that this was his most pious and important thing.

"What happened?"

After Emperor Jiajing put on his scented leaf crown, he felt as if he was full of endless energy again, so he began to ask about what happened today.

Chen Hong waited carefully on the side, "The most important event today is the happy event of the emperor moving into a new palace. The prince and the officials of the six ministries and departments are also eagerly waiting. As soon as midnight comes, the prince will lead the cabinet elders and the officials of the six ministries to the palace gate to congratulate the emperor."

Emperor Jiajing laughed and said, "Very good, very good."

Obviously, Emperor Jiajing was in a very good mood at the moment, and what happened to Zhu Zaigui was not reported to him.

However, Zhu Zaigui did not intend to hide what happened to him for long. After all, he could not cover it up even if he wanted to.

Emperor Jiajing will find out sooner or later.

However, this was the auspicious day when Emperor Jiajing was moving to a new palace, so Zhu Zaigui would naturally not do anything to spoil the fun.

What's more, the current plot development is different from what was shown in the TV series.

Li Ran was just an unknown minor character. The only congratulatory messages that Emperor Jiajing paid attention to and took seriously were those from his own sons Zhu Zaigui and Zhu Zaizhen, as well as the major officials of the six ministries of the cabinet.

He wouldn't bother to look through the rest.

After all, among the many remaining Beijing officials, not every one of them could impress Emperor Jiajing.

Moreover, a dramatic plot like that in "The Ming Dynasty 1566" is unlikely to happen in reality so coincidentally.

Therefore, even if Zhu Zaigui wanted to report Li Ran's matter, he had to wait until Emperor Jiajing moved out before reporting it privately. This was in line with common sense!

Otherwise, it would not be Li Ran who caused trouble for Zhu Zaigui, but Zhu Zaigui who caused trouble for Emperor Jiajing.

How could Zhu Zaigui, who had been regent for many years and had fought with Yan Song, Xu Jie and other old foxes for many years, make such a stupid, simple and low-level mistake?
Obviously, this is also impossible.

This side of Wenhua Hall.

Zhu Zaigui had also ordered someone to copy Hai Rui's record of the cabinet's attitude and stuffed it into his sleeve, and folded it together with Li Ran's memorial that openly attacked him.

The reason why he did this is obvious.

Zhu Zaigui planned to present this gift after congratulating Emperor Jiajing on moving into his new home.

After all, this matter is also a very serious political issue if you look at it seriously. Zhu Zaigui, as the person involved, has the supreme power of regent.

But as long as Emperor Jiajing did not clearly issue an order to enthrone him as the crown prince, and did not clearly state that he would pass the throne to Zhu Zaigui after his death.

Then Zhu Zaigui’s identity is just an ordinary prince like Zhu Zaizhen.

As an ordinary prince, Zhu Zaigui would certainly not so easily stay out of the matter when he was impeached by the censors in the court.

Therefore, no matter what his considerations and ideas were, Zhu Zaigui had to present this memorial truthfully to Emperor Jiajing.

After Emperor Jiajing has reviewed it, he will make a final conclusion on the matter.

Then Zhu Zaigui had sufficient legal support to handle the matter.

Otherwise, if Zhu Zaigui really dealt with Li Ran on his own initiative, wouldn't that confirm Li Ran's impeachment of him for being arrogant and harboring evil intentions?
Therefore, no matter what, Zhu Zaigui could not conceal or hide the occurrence of this incident.

Meng Chong and Hai Rui were also waiting beside Zhu Zaigui at this moment, and their eyes never left Zhu Zaigui.

The two of them were also nervous and not sure what Zhu Zaigui's mentality was at the moment.

Meng Chong and Hai Rui looked at each other silently again, and there seemed to be unspeakable worry in each other's eyes.

In the end, Hai Rui couldn't hold it anymore.

After all, Meng Chong's personality is not as direct as Hai Rui's.

So at this time, Hai Rui took the initiative to ask, "Your Majesty, what about Li Ran?"

As soon as Hai Rui opened his mouth to speak, Zhu Zaigui interrupted him.

Zhu Zaigui said: "I will make the decision on this matter. You should go and get ready. It is almost time for us to go to the West Garden to welcome the emperor."

Hai Rui swallowed back his unfinished words, but the worry in his eyes remained the same.

Hai Rui and Meng Chong could only bow to Zhu Zaigui again, "Your servants obey your command!"

Then they went out to prepare.

At the same time, the same thing happened inside the cabinet.

After coming out of Wenhua Hall, Xu Jie and others returned to the cabinet and remained silent.

All of them sat silently in their own seats, some had worried looks on their faces, some had cold and angry eyes, and some did not show any emotion, but this type of people was the least numerous.

The Zhongshu Sheren, who was in charge of watching the water clock, saw that it was already 5:05 pm at midnight, so he hurried over to Xu Jie and the others to remind them. "Prime Minister, all the ministers, all the officials, it is already 5:05 pm at midnight."

The voice of the Secretary of State who announced the time suddenly rang out in the central hall of the cabinet.

When Xu Jie and others heard the voice, they couldn't help but look up, and then their eyes collided and looked at each other in the air, but it was only for a moment, and no one expressed any information or attitude beyond this glance.

Xu Jie, the chief minister of the cabinet, also took action at this time.

After he stood up from his seat, others in the cabinet hall followed suit.

Xu Jie said: "The auspicious time is coming soon. We should set off now. Otherwise, it will be a great sin if we miss the auspicious time!"

After hearing what Xu Jie said, the rest of the people did not have any extra reaction. They just bowed slightly to Xu Jie to show that they agreed with his opinion.

Xu Jie looked at everyone and actually felt very depressed. He felt like he had a lot of pent-up anger in his heart that he couldn't let out.

He really hated Li Ran now. He didn't know which reckless bastard would instigate Li Ran to submit such a memorial at this time.

And just go for it, the key is that the final development was beyond Xu Jie's expectations.

He never expected that Zhu Zaigui's attitude could be so calm. Not only did he slowly calculate their moves, but he also quietly took away all the initiative.

Now there are more than a dozen people in the cabinet, each with different ideas and suspicion of each other, and they dare not even have an effective communication.

It can be seen how terrible the trick Zhu Zaigui played in the Wenhua Hall was!
Otherwise, why would these people just sit there like that for an hour or two after coming out of Wenhua Hall?

You know, if you want to do something in these one or two hours, I don’t know how much you can accomplish.

But they all seemed to have become the objects of mutual surveillance, allowing an hour or two to be wasted, and no one dared to make any unnecessary moves.

So at this time, Xu Jie was really tired and uncomfortable. He, as the prime minister, was indeed far inferior to Yan Song.

Xu Jie also silently put on the scented leaf crown that had been prepared on the side.

On this important day that Emperor Jiajing attached great importance to, wearing an official hat would definitely be inappropriate.

After all, everyone in the world knew that Emperor Jiajing was a fan of cultivating immortals, and the scented leaf crown was a great invention of Emperor Jiajing since his cultivation. Whenever he personally performed fasting and prayer services, all officials and eunuchs who followed him had to wear the scented leaf crown to show their piety.

Otherwise, not only would he not be taken seriously by Emperor Jiajing, he would even be disgusted and hated by him.

Therefore, no matter whether it is for their own official positions or for their decades of hard work in the officialdom, they will not debate or think too much about this matter that requires them to wear a hat to appear serious.

Just follow the preferences of Emperor Jiajing!
After everyone put on their scented leaf crowns, they, led by Xu Jie, headed towards the West Garden, which was separated by a wall.

At this time, Zhu Zaigui's ceremonial procession was also in front of them.

They all followed behind consciously, and no one did anything beyond the limit.

The two brothers Zhu Zaigui and Zhu Zaizhen are now walking side by side.

Zhu Zaizhen said to Zhu Zaiqi in a low voice: "Third brother, I have done everything you asked me to do."

Zhu Zaigui hummed softly, "Very good, you don't need to worry about this matter anymore. Just send one or two capable people to keep an eye on it. If I guess correctly, His Majesty will eventually give the right to deal with this matter to Chen Hong."

Zhu Zaizhen listened to Zhu Zaigui's words without any doubts or ideas of his own.

In his heart, Zhu Zaigui's words were actually no different from the imperial edict.

As for some people's unrealistic imagination of using him to divide Zhu Zaigui or replace Zhu Zaigui's position.

Zhu Zaizhen also showed disdain.

Because he had been with Zhu Zaigui for these years, he increasingly felt how unfathomable his brother, who was the same age as him, was. It was as if he was facing his biological father, Emperor Jiajing.

He always felt that Zhu Zaigui could see through all his inner thoughts at a glance.

In addition, Zhu Zaizhen himself did not leave the capital to establish a fiefdom in other places, so the only person he could rely on and depend on was Zhu Zaigui.

Otherwise, all his power and benefits in the capital would vanish in an instant.

This was obviously not the result Zhu Zaizhen wanted to see. After all, there seemed to be no place in the world today that was more prosperous and interesting than the capital.

Zhu Zaigui and Zhu Zaizhen walked side by side to the front of the Jingshe in Yuxi Palace. As usual, there was a screen in front of them, so that they were always separated from Emperor Jiajing in the Jingshe by a barrier that prevented them from seeing each other.

The existence of this barrier seems like an insurmountable chasm that cannot be easily removed or moved.

After all, the power of the prophecy of "two dragons never meeting" was already demonstrated by the six other sons of Emperor Jiajing who died young.

At this time, if someone was tactless and said that "two dragons cannot meet" was a supernatural rumor, and advised Emperor Jiajing not to believe in such prophecies and to stay closer to his children.

But if another accident happens, it will not be a joke anymore.

First of all, regardless of whether his life can be saved, his nine clansmen will thank him with gnashing teeth.

Therefore, when all the officials saw that there was a screen in front of Zhu Zaigui and Zhu Zaizhen blocking the two brothers from Emperor Jiajing, no one thought that it was inappropriate.

Even Gao Gong, who was known for his hot temper, and Hai Rui, who was known for his incorruptibility, would not express any opinions on this matter.

Chen Hong and Li Fang were also waiting outside the Yuxi Palace at this moment. There were also several Taoist masters trusted by Emperor Jiajing. They were also waiting outside in a respectful and orderly manner, and were also preparing according to specific etiquette and rituals.

It seemed that the person they were going to welcome to move out of Yuxi Palace was not an ordinary mortal, but a high and mighty immortal emperor.

If they don't follow the proper etiquette and rituals, it seems as if God will punish them for being disrespectful to God.

Therefore, it can be seen that Emperor Jiajing's moving ceremony this time was not simply a matter of moving the palace.

It is a "divine" event of great significance!
"Boom-"

With the ringing of a bell, the auspicious time for Emperor Jiajing to move to his new home, which he had been waiting for for a long time, finally arrived.

Emperor Jiajing, who was still in the temple, immediately became solemn when he heard the bell. He straightened his Taoist robe embroidered with the Tao Te Ching in gold thread and adjusted the scented leaf crown on his head.

At this time, the Taoist priests who were waiting outside also sang in a manner that seemed to be welcoming a god: "The auspicious time has arrived, welcome the Emperor!"

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