Ascension failed, the system took me away

"When a country is about to fall, there must be evildoers!"

In the Forbidden City, the Qianqing Palace, the new emperor Zhu Youjian slumped on the dragon throne, his eyes were confused and his expression was decadent.

Throughout history, dynasties have generally chosen the eldest son rather than the most capable one to succeed the throne.

The standard of "long" is very clear and there is not much room for dispute.

However, there is no clear standard for "virtue", the definition is vague, everyone has their own opinions, and there is a lot of controversy.

If the heir to the throne is chosen based on merit, it means that all princes have the opportunity to ascend the throne.

Therefore, there is a high probability that all the ministers and officials will take sides and invest in potential stocks they like, leading to fierce factional fighting.

It led to chaos in the court, political turmoil, and affected the peace in the world.

Therefore, it is common to directly appoint the eldest son as the crown prince, which directly cuts off the other princes' hopes of success.

If he still has ideas about the throne, that would be rebellion, high treason, and it is not right.

Of course, some princes died prematurely, resulting in the emperor passing away without a son to succeed him, such as the Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao.

His six children all died young, and among his brothers, only Prince Xin Zhu Youjian was left.

So when he was dying, he summoned Zhu Youjian, left a sentence: "Come, my brother should be Yao and Shun." Then he died.

Then Prince Xin Zhu Youjian ascended the throne and changed the reign title to Chongzhen.

Zhu Youjian felt very complicated after suddenly becoming the emperor.

Ever since he was named Prince Xin, he has stayed away from the court and never thought that he could become emperor.

As a prince, he had not learned the same knowledge of governing a country as the crown prince, so he didn't know how to be a good emperor.

But now that I'm here, I can only do my best.

He was not unaware of the position of the Son of Heaven and was shocked when he took it.

Being the common ruler of the world may look majestic, but it is actually not the case.

After Zhu Youjian took this position, he found that he had taken over a mess that was full of holes and precarious.

The party headed by Wei Zhongxian and the Donglin Party were constantly in internal conflict, making the court chaotic.

After he got rid of Wei Zhongxian, he thought he could ease the corrupt situation, but he didn't expect it to be completely ineffective.

The Eunuch Party and the Donglin Party are nothing but little Karamis.

The real mountain weighing on the court is the national master Pu Du Ci Hang.

This evil monk can be said to be the emperor emeritus, and what he says is more useful than that of the emperor.

Moreover, the dragon is elusive and always only sends his subordinate monks to deliver messages, never showing up in person.

He even ignored the emperor's summons without any excuses. It was extremely mysterious.

"My brother passed away easily, but I'm afraid the Ming Dynasty will perish at my hands."

Zhu Youjian sighed weakly.

Wang Chengen, the personal attendant who had just come in, saw his master so depressed and didn't know how to comfort him.

He walked up to Zhu Youjian and whispered, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Master has sent someone to urge you to appoint a crown prince."

Zhu Youjian was furious when he heard this. He sat up straight, then collapsed again and sighed, "It seems I won't live long."

After he became emperor, he felt increasingly weak for some reason.

Thinking of the short lives of previous emperors and the premature deaths of their offspring, he knew that there must be someone behind this.

But now he has no one available, and even the Jinyiwei is out of control, so there is no way to investigate.

As for the Demon Suppression Division, since it was not destroyed by the evil monk of the National Master, I think it was taken under his command.

Thinking of the Demon Suppression Division, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but think of the Demon Suppression Envoy, Yan Chixia, who revealed the evil identity of the National Master to him.

He now regrets not keeping it with him in time.

At that time, my mind was full of thoughts about ascending the throne, and I thought I would talk about it after I became emperor.

But he never expected that Tian Yan Chixia would be demoted from his position.

I thought this loyal demon-suppressing envoy was in great danger.

However, a few days ago, news came that rebels in the southeast had raised the flag of rebellion.

Among the bandit leaders, in addition to Fujian Governor Xiong Wencan, there was also the name of Yan Chixia.

Judging from the portrait, it was the Demon Suppressor.

Zhu Youjian slumped on the dragon throne, with his head hung, looking very depressed.

But secretly he was recalling what Yan Chixia had said.

The Imperial Master Pu Du Ci Hang is a demon. Generally speaking, such non-human creatures cannot serve as officials in the court.

Under the stimulation of the dynasty's national destiny, its true form will be revealed and it will be impossible to hide.

Pu Du Ci Hang hid the dynasty's destiny and became the imperial teacher.

Yan Chixia didn't know what method it was, but guessed it should be related to the position of National Master.

Zhu Youjian's lowered eyes flashed, and some ideas came into his mind.

The situation couldn't get any worse now, so he decided to do something with his limited status as emperor.

He looked up and suddenly said, "Wang Chengen."

"The slave is here."

"When the winter solstice comes, I want to go to the imperial mausoleum to offer sacrifices. You go and make the arrangements."

Wang Chengen took the order and withdrew to make arrangements.

This kind of large-scale event is very troublesome to organize, with complicated procedures and many rules.

The most important thing is to maintain order and ensure the emperor's safety.

And this kind of thing will definitely involve the Jinyiwei.

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After the sacrificial arrangements were made, Zhu Youjian arrived at the imperial mausoleum in a chariot.

The sacrifice is usually held in the early morning, so we arrive one day in advance.

At sunset, he took the excuse of taking a walk and left the accompanying officials with his guards and some of the Imperial Guards.

Among the Jinyiwei, there was a captain named Zuodao.

Zhu Youjian had met him when he ascended the throne before, and he was responsible for maintaining order at the coronation ceremony.

He was originally just an ordinary person and did not attract Zhu Youjian's attention.

But when he successfully ascended the throne, an indescribable feeling fell upon him.

It's like carrying a mountain on your back, so heavy.

He didn't know what it was, but he had a vaguely strange intuition.

When he saw some of the court officials, he couldn't help but feel disgusted.

Especially when he saw the novice monks under the Imperial Master, this feeling of disgust became even more obvious.

But when he looked at his personal attendant Wang Chengen, he had no negative emotions, but instead felt happy.

When he took a look, all the officials in the court gave him a very unpleasant feeling.

There were only a few people who were like Wang Chengen, including the captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard named Zuo Dao.

He guessed that this feeling was probably related to loyalty.

Wang Chengen was loyal to her, so she felt secretly happy.

Those officials do not do their job and only know how to fight for power and make the society chaotic. They are not loyal officials, so they are hated.

The novice monks under the Imperial Master were probably evil creatures who brought disaster to the country and the people, so the degree of disgust towards them was the most obvious.

It was also because of seeing the hopelessly rotten Ming Dynasty that Zhu Youjian felt helpless and desperate.

The purpose of his trip was to meet the Left Captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

As for why he was not summoned directly, it was because he was afraid that the situation like Yan Chixia would happen again.

Therefore, they had to use sacrificial offerings as a cover to hide their true purpose.

The Jinyiwei will definitely be present at such large-scale royal events.

Captain Zuo was in charge of the coronation ceremony last time, and he should appear this time as well.

Of course, he was also prepared for the possibility that she didn't come, so he would have to use other methods.