Chapter II Succession
Zhu Youjian didn't sleep very well this night, and had several dreams in succession, and the scenes of his past and present life were staged.
Sometimes I dreamed that I was sitting in the Golden Palace, sometimes I dreamed that I returned to the courtyard, and sometimes I dreamed that I sank into the sea with the cruise ship.
After a cold sweat, Zhu Youjian woke up and saw that the sky was getting brighter outside, so he simply stopped sleeping and quietly waited for the historic day to arrive.
Sure enough, not long after, a little eunuch walked in with a copper basin. Seeing Zhu Youjian sitting on the bed, he hurriedly put down the copper basin and knelt down to pay his respects.
With the help of the little eunuch, Zhu Youjian finished washing up, changed into a set of mourning clothes, and then went to the Ganqing Palace to guard the spirit.
When I arrived at the Ganqing Palace, I saw the beautiful woman from yesterday kneeling in front of Emperor Tianqi's coffin.
At this time, Zhu Youjian recorded it. This was his sister-in-law, the empress of Emperor Tianqi: Zhang Yan.
"My brother, I pay homage to the Empress." Zhu Youjian bowed and bowed.
Zhang Yan looked up at Zhu Youjian, and saw that there was no one everywhere, so she stood up and walked towards Zhu Youjian.
"Don't eat palace food."
The beard teeth were opened lightly, and the room was full of fragrance. Before Zhu Youjian could react, the woman returned to the coffin.
Zhu Youjian was confused and was about to come forward to ask her why? A voice rang out from behind.
"I pay homage to the Queen and to His Highness, King Xin."
Zhu Youjian was stunned and turned around and saw a man in his fifties bent down to salute, and immediately shivered.
This is the famous nine thousand-year-old Wei Zhongxian.
Zhu Youjian also remembered it at this time. The man he saw when he woke up yesterday was this guy.
"Young Majesty is so arrogant. When His Majesty goes, he doesn't know how to kneel down when he sees me."
Before Zhu Youjian could speak, the nice voice came again.
"The old slave knelt for a long time yesterday, and I felt a little uncomfortable at this time. I hope the Empress will atone for her sins."
Wei Zhongxian bowed to Zhang Yan with a slight smile.
"snort!"
Zhang Yan didn't say much, but snorted and turned her head over.
Zhu Youjian knew that Emperor Tianqi's empress and Wei Zhongxian were not in dealing with each other, but he did not expect that he was so inconsistent, and he was in a tough position in front of him.
Aren’t the big men who manipulate power and plot all the people who are kind on the surface and are acting in secret?
Did the clerk who had been working for more than 20 years in vain? How could the struggle methods of the Ming Dynasty be different from what I thought?
"Your Highness, let me speak with you."
Wei Zhongxian's words brought Zhu Youjian's thoughts back to reality.
Zhu Youjian was stunned for a moment, looking at the eunuch with a smile on his face in front of him, instinctively distrust him. This guy would not be holding back anything else.
Zhu Youjian reached out and touched the pistol on his waist, then nodded.
"Your Highness, several palace maids in the harem are pregnant and are indeed dragon seeds. I ask your highness to supervise the country first and make a decision after the prince is born."
Zhu Youjian almost breathed a sigh of relief and coughed violently twice. This guy really didn't hold back anything.
Zhu Youjian knew about Zhu Youzhai’s lack of children, otherwise it would not be his turn to succeed to the throne, the unlucky King Xin.
The dragon seed that Wei Zhongxian mentioned at this time was probably the bastard of someone's family, maybe it was his son. This old guy probably wanted to learn from Lu Buwei.
I can't bear this matter. If Wei Zhongxian's treacherous plan really succeeds and he will be the prince, he will probably not be able to protect his life, let alone the country.
Moreover, Zhu Youjian remembered that before Zhu Youxiao died, he told him, "My brother should be Yao and Shun." At that time, Empress Zhang and Duke of England were present. How could the duck he got could let him fly again?
"Nine thousand years old, this matter..."
Zhu Youjian was about to speak, but Zhang Yan took the lead.
"Nine thousand years old, the late emperor passed the throne and found the king. I was present at that time, but you were going to rebel against the late emperor's will. What is the purpose?"
"Empress, the late emperor has indeed had children. For the late emperor's plan, he can first let King Xin supervise the country. After the prince is born, it will not be too late to make a decision. The late emperor has a spirit in heaven. If he knows that his descendants have inherited the throne, he will definitely agree."
Wei Zhongxian was aggressive and tough, Zhang Yan was speechless for a moment and was anxious and could not speak.
Seeing this, Zhu Youjian shook his head. The queen was too tough and probably suffered a lot from the old eunuch. She had to do it herself. The reputation of the old fried dough stick in her own body was not a big deal.
"Nine thousand years old, can there be precedents in history what you say?"
When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he was stunned, but the ups and downs of officialdom were quickly reflected.
"Although there is no precedent in history, it is not impossible to try the plan for the late emperor."
"Okay, I won't tell you about the precedent. If you let the country be punished by an orphan, but the country has no king. Who will the country be governed by an orphan? Can this matter be in accordance with the etiquette and law?"
"Of course, it's the reign of the state for the late emperor."
"Where is the late emperor?"
"Last Emperor, the late Emperor, the late Emperor has a spirit in heaven." Wei Zhongxian said in a moment and said something like this, and then felt that it was inappropriate, so he hurriedly said, "Last Emperor has descendants."
"Oh? I have never heard of the fact that the late emperor had children. I believe the empress did not know. Is this true? Can the late emperor's daily life be recorded? When did the palace maids enter the palace, where did they deacon, and when did the late emperor come to the palace? Can the nobles in charge of the palace know this?"
Faced with Zhu Youjian's repeated questioning, Wei Zhongxian began to sweat on his head. When did King Xin become so sharp? It was not like this before.
Zhu Youjian looked at Wei Zhongxian with a confused look on his face and smiled in his heart: "Little guy, I have done an audit before, the accounts are consistent, and the accounts are consistent. You don't understand how you measure this rough body. I got a few pregnant women from outside the palace in the sky and the sun, and wanted to lie to me, but there was no door."
Just when Wei Zhongxian was speechless, a group of officials with birds and beasts embroidered on their chests came in outside. Zhu Youjian, the man in charge, met Zhang Weixian, the British Duke Zhang, who had just met him a few days ago.
Around eight feet away, Zhu Youjian was about to say hello, but heard a shrill cry, and the whole group of officials began to cry in various tones.
Well, this mourning posture directly shocked Zhu Youjian. In terms of acting skills, he is definitely not the opponent of these beasts in dress.
Zhu Youjian knelt quietly on the side, waiting for the group to finish the performance.
Half an hour later, when Zhu Youjian was drowsy, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.
"Your Highness, please inherit the throne."
Zhu Youjian hurriedly opened his sleepy eyes and saw that the group of beasts in clothes and animals were kneeling in front of him. The leader was the British Duke Zhang Weixian.
This British Duke is really a character, not bad, a loyal minister.
Zhu Youxuan looked at the officials in front of him carefully. Some knew them, and some didn't, but it didn't matter. He would know them in the future. If he could stand on his side at this time, these people should be able to use them in the future.
Zhu Youjian glanced at him again and found that Wei Zhongxian was still standing there. He immediately opened his eyes wide and stared at Wei Zhongxian's eyes.
Chapter completed!