Ming Jiajing: Starting from Immortality

Chapter 191: Usurping the throne and drafting the emperor’s will!
"I will hold a banquet tomorrow. If my father is still alive, I will explain the various evil deeds of Zhang Juzheng's cabinet and Lu Bingbei's Pacification Office. If my father listens to my words and accepts my advice, I will stop here." Prince Yu said.

As long as my father is alive, we will clear out the emperor's surroundings.

Now that my father has passed away, we must eradicate the treacherous and corrupt officials.

Zhao Zhigao did not hesitate, bowed and replied: "As ordered by Your Highness."

Prince Yu Zhu Zaihou could not see that the smile was flashing in the eyes as he lowered his head.

Your Highness is too naive.

The struggle for power, whether it is imperial power or other power, is a life-and-death struggle. Either you die or I live, and I will never give up until the last moment.

When the commander of the Shenshu Camp, Tang Kekuan, led the soldiers of the camp into the capital, they surrounded the Yuxi Palace.

The life or death of the emperor is actually not important anymore. Moreover, all the kings are present, so the enthronement can be finalized directly.

All civil and military officials are present, and the New Year is only a little over a month away, so even the new year name can be agreed upon.

There is also a will.

Zhao Zhigao was inspired by this and immediately came up with a brilliant article:
"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: I, as a member of the royal family, have succeeded to the throne and have been granted the privilege of serving the ancestral temple for forty years.

I deeply think that the country has enjoyed a long period of time, which has never been seen before. But now I have not risen, so what is there to regret?
But I only remember that I have followed the family traditions of the ancient sages and the teachings of my imperial father, and my only thought is to respect Heaven and serve the people.

It was only because of his many illnesses and his excessive pursuit of longevity that the wicked took advantage of the opportunity to deceive him. He prayed and sacrificed every day, and carried out civil engineering every year. He did not personally perform sacrifices in suburban temples, and the ceremonies of court meetings had long been abandoned. This not only violated the established constitution, but also betrayed his original intention.

Recently, God has revealed my true feelings to me and I have been trying to correct my mistakes, but I have fallen ill and have no way to make amends.

Every time I think about it, I only feel more guilty and remorseful. Alas, my mistakes have become a good example, and I have the help of future generations.

The Crown Prince, Prince Yu, is naturally benevolent and filial, and wise. He should obey the teachings of his ancestors and follow the will of the people. He can ascend the throne and strive to cultivate good virtues without damaging them too much.

Since I ascended the throne until now, those ministers who made suggestions and offended me have been summoned to serve, those who died have been given condolences, and those who were imprisoned have been released and reinstated if they are virtuous.

The alchemists and others should investigate the circumstances and crimes and enforce the law accordingly.

All activities that require laborious labor, such as fasting, sacrificial offerings, civil engineering, and purchasing, have been stopped.

Yu Xi, I think it is filial piety to carry on the will of others and narrate their deeds, and it is loyalty to obey the will and save both sides.

He should understand the deepest thoughts and use the imperial decree. The imperial decree was announced to the whole country and the whole world, and all historians knew about it.

Admire this. "

It’s in the bedroom of Prince Yu’s mansion.

Zhao Zhigao asked for a pen and wrote the will first.

It is well prepared and truly lives up to its reputation.

Prince Yu and several vice ministers of the six ministries looked at the edict and could not help but sigh that Zhao Zhigao was worthy of being the disciple of the sage Wang Yangming, and his writing was like a god.

There are seven schools of mind learning.

One of them is the "Zhejiang School", and its founder Wang Ji was one of Wang Yangming's most proud disciples, and Zhao Zhigao was Wang Ji's most proud disciple.

In other words, Zhao Zhigao was Wang Yangming's proud disciple.

This will is also really good. Throughout the whole article, the will changes the inconvenient policies of the Jiajing Dynasty. It not only negates the bad policies of the Jiajing Dynasty, but also shows that Jiajing is sincere in his repentance and avoids the argument that the new emperor should correct his father's mistakes. It is a great move! A great move!
Even Prince Yu nodded subconsciously after reading the whole thing. This will was really good. It severely criticized the emperor's faults, but also overturned the verdicts on the discussion of grand ceremonies, the fasting and prayers, the suppression of speech, the large-scale construction projects for the so-called prosperous times, and all the evil policies of the Jiajing period for forty years.

If my father has passed away, and this is his last will, when the new dynasty comes, all the cases will be overturned according to this, and peace and prosperity for the world will be just around the corner.

The Book of Changes has the original text "If the ruler is not discreet, he will lose his ministers; if the ministers are not discreet, they will lose themselves; if several things are not discreet, harm will be done." Prince Yu and Zhao Zhigao would not make the mistake of not being discreet. From this time on, no one in the bedroom could leave.

The letter informing the commander of the Shenshu Camp, Tang Kekuan, to lead his soldiers to the capital the next day was stamped with lacquer and sent out of the city overnight by Zhao Zhigao's servant of more than 30 years.

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Ok Hee Palace.

Lu Bing, the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, entered the palace with a letter urgently presented by the secret envoy "Shutong".

Lu Fang presented it to the imperial desk, and in the candlelight in the hall, he carefully looked at the seal on the lacquer on the back of the letter. There was only one seal on the lacquer, with the eight characters "Zhao Zhigao, Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice" printed on it!
Zhu Houcong thought for a moment, took the letter, picked up an unsealed ivory blade on the imperial desk, and walked towards the altar.

Walking to the candle on the altar, he held the lacquer seal of the letter over the candle and began to melt it.

Right on the altar, Zhu Houcong carefully opened the seal with an ivory blade and walked back to the imperial desk.

The paint on the sealed box had already dried, so he took out a thick stack of letter papers and slowly unfolded them.

When the letter was stuffed back into Lu Fang's hands and passed to Lu Bing, Lu Bing looked closely at the seal on the painted surface.

The eight embossed characters "Zhao Zhigao, Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice" can be clearly seen, and they are intact, as if they have never been opened.

In the Jinyiwei, there is a technique to restore the paint marks, but Lu Bing really couldn't figure out how the emperor did it.

It can only be attributed to the emperor's success in spiritual practice.

Zhu Houcong's face showed no emotion, but after a while he said something that Lü Fang and Lu Bing dared not think about, "It is not easy for my son to have the courage to go this far. Even I don't know whether I should be happy or sad."

Lu Fang and Lu Bing were both old acquaintances of Prince Xing's Mansion. They knew that there was no need to reply at this time, so they lay prone on the ground and knelt on the ground to listen to the next holy sound.

"Lu Bing."

Lu Bing immediately lowered his head and said, "I am here."

"Do you know anything about the three major camps in the capital, the Five Army Camp, and the Shenji Camp, the commander of the two major camps?"

Lu Bing's heart trembled, and he lay there, not knowing how to answer.

The Beijing Camp has always been a very special existence. It is the first line of defense to guard the capital and the emperor in case of rebellion.

On the other hand, if a rebellion broke out in the Beijing camp, it would immediately threaten the capital and the emperor.

Therefore, since Emperor Chengzu Wen, court officials were not allowed to have contact with the Beijing camp or its commander.

Although the Jinyiwei were the royal henchmen, they belonged to the Northern Pacification Division and were within the court system.

If I answer yes to His Majesty's question, he will inevitably suspect that the Jinyiwei have ulterior motives. But if I answer no, the Jinyiwei, which is gradually becoming larger, has secret emissaries spread across the two capitals and thirteen provinces. To say that there are no secret emissaries in the three major camps in the capital, which are like a sieve, would be an insult to His Majesty's wisdom.

"Tell the truth and I will forgive you." Zhu Houcong said lightly.

Lu Bing gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, in the Battle of Tumu Fortress, Emperor Yingzong lost all the main forces of the three major camps in the capital, and to this day, they have not been able to recover. In addition, the three major camps are seriously understaffed, and the actual strength is far lower than the book figures.

Please forgive me for speaking frankly, but if a rebellion breaks out, the Beijing camp will probably be defeated without a fight, especially the Shenshu camp.

The Fifth Army Camp and the Shenji Camp were slightly revived, but they had been weak for too long and could hardly become combat-ready.

The commander of the Five Army Camp, Zheng Kai, and the commander of the Divine Machine Camp, Sun Ping, have the will to revamp the camp for the country, but they are weak and short-sighted, and will never be able to be of great use, but they are loyal to the end. "

"Loyalty is enough!"

(End of this chapter)