Chapter 11 His Majesty Receives the Seal
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"Thank you." Han Ruzi said to the court lady, he has no other extravagant hopes for the time being, he just hopes to have someone to talk to, create a friendly environment within ten steps, and make life in the palace a little more comfortable.
"No need... If you really want to thank me, don't keep talking, you're frightening everyone."
Meng E's tone was blunt, not only to the emperor, but also to other eunuchs or palace maids. Among a group of submissive people, she was like an ignorant country girl who broke in by mistake, but she became the emperor's personal maid. In the same room, there is no replacement.
She must be the Empress Dowager's confidant, Han Ruzi guessed so, he didn't feel disgusted in his heart, but felt more at ease, "So I talk to everyone, so that I won't cause trouble for a single person, right? And Keep silent and I'll... go crazy."
"Many people in the palace don't like to talk, and I haven't seen anyone go crazy."
"Then they must have someone talking in private, just like we do now."
Meng E refused to chat any more.
Han Ruzi closed his eyes, fell asleep peacefully, and dreamed of his mother.
The next few days were uneventful, except for performing rituals and fasting, Han Ruzi still tried to talk to the people around him, but made little progress. The new emperor is about to officially ascend the throne. Even if he is only a recognized puppet emperor, he must not be negligent in serving him. The eunuchs and maids are becoming more and more respectful.
On March 18th of the first year of Gongcheng—according to the convention, the emperor’s reign name is still used for the rest of the year—Han Ruzi officially ascended the throne. He was the most concerned figure on this day, but he still got rid of Don't let go of the feeling that everything has nothing to do with you.
Wearing the crown left by the Taizu and the dragon robe specially made for him, he walked from the palace to the Taimiao, and from the Taimiao to the Tongxuan Hall. During this period, he stopped three times and changed his clothes three times. Both sides of the road were full of people. Kneeling, they shouted long live, and then returned to everyone, believing that the world will be peaceful from now on.
Han Ruzi couldn't see the eyes that really cared about him. The civil and military officials in the court were not much different from the eunuchs and maids in the palace. They were more respectful, but no one really wanted to come within ten steps of the emperor.
He tried his best not to think about anything, and quietly became an obedient puppet. Even if he saw the unconvinced gaze of the King of the East China Sea among the crowd of noble attendants, he remained indifferent.
The ministers paid homage to the new emperor in batches according to their titles and official positions. When the ceremonial officer loudly called a group of generals to the palace, Han Ruzi had an impulse to call for help. He didn't know these generals, but in the story , generals are always more loyal and upright than civil servants.
The impulse flashed by, and Han Ruzi was still sitting on the uncomfortable dragon chair like a puppet. The military general was no different from a civil servant. He didn't even wear real armor on his body. He crawled on the ground and made the same movement, saying Likewise, no one looked up at the new emperor.
The enthronement ceremony was long and boring, and it didn't end until noon. The new emperor moved to the Qinzheng Hall, where he would discuss the affairs of the state with a few privy ministers for the first time as emperor. He was still surrounded by many eunuchs, and he had no communication with the ministers, and because the empress dowager was sitting in the warm pavilion next to him, she had the final say on everything.
It has been nearly twenty days since he entered the palace, but he still hasn't seen the true face of the "mother".
Contrary to his expectations, and beyond everyone's expectations, the first imperial discussion should have been peaceful, but it turned out to be the first "time situation" for the new emperor.
Han Ruzi's grandfather, Emperor Wu, became suspicious and suspicious in his later years. He did not trust even his closest relatives. He deposed two princes in ten years, and did not choose Lihuan as the prince until the year before his death. Many people believed that if Emperor Wu died again If you live a few more months, the prince may be abolished for the third time.
In any case, the ordinary prince suddenly became the new prince, and it was too late to receive sufficient training in governing. Therefore, before his death, Emperor Wu appointed five ministers to assist the inexperienced new emperor. Han Xing, the governor of Ma Da, Shen Mingzhi, the right inspector, Cui Hong, the chief minister of the Southern Army, and Feng Ju, the official secretary.
During the short three-year reign of Emperor Huan, many major changes took place, and the five ministers fluctuated accordingly, but they were not eliminated. They stayed in the Palace of Qinzheng and held the core power of Dachu.
After Han Ruzi ascended the throne, a little change took place in the Hall of Qinzheng. The five important ministers became six. Participate in politics as a person. At the same time, the East Nuan Pavilion, which was originally used for ministers to rest, has been renovated and has become the place where the Queen Mother listens to politics. It is said that all memorials must be sent in for the Queen Mother to review, and the new emperor Han Ruzi sitting on the side is reduced to a decoration.
This is the first day of the new emperor's official enthronement, and there are many things that need him to deal with: to build a mausoleum for the emperor's brother who died early, to agree on a posthumous name, and to select an available new year name from the "Tao Te Ching". The new emperor follows the usual practice In order to amnesty the world, issue the imperial decree on the selection and appointment of talents, and the appointment and removal of a large number of officials need to be formally confirmed, many things must be completed as soon as possible.
But these things have nothing to do with Han Ruzi, he just came to show his face symbolically, surrounded by a group of eunuchs, and before he even had time to memorize the faces of the five important ministers, Jingyao, the chief supervisor, announced for him: "Your Majesty is tired. , I want to go back to the palace to rest, all the ministers try their best, all matters big and small are decided by the queen mother."
Han Ruzi left the unheated soft chair, and was escorted by Yang Feng and a team of eunuchs to leave Qinzheng Palace and walk towards the deep inner palace. Even faster.
A group of people had just passed through two gates, and they could still see the cornices of the Tongxuan Hall when they turned their heads. Suddenly, hurried footsteps came from behind. Go back to Qinzheng Hall, there is something...something needs to be dealt with by His Majesty."
Han Ruzi was unprepared for this, standing there at a loss, he couldn't help looking at Yang Feng beside him, and soon found that almost everyone was staring at Yang Feng, as if this scene was arranged by him in advance, Especially Jing Yao, with aggressive eyes, he almost declared the crime directly.
Yang Feng looked very calm, which deepened everyone's suspicion. He asked, "Is this the Queen Mother's order?"
"Of course." Jing Yao said in astonishment.
Yang Feng stretched out his hand, "Mr. Yang please show it."
Jing Yao was even more surprised, "You, you..."
"Jinggong forgive me, the rules are like this." Yang Feng said.
Jing Yao blushed, stomped his feet, turned around and was about to return to Qinzheng Hall, another eunuch came running out of breath, Zuo Ji held a piece of paper in both hands, and handed it directly to Yang Feng, "The Empress Dowager intends this."
Yang Feng took it with both hands, opened it and read it, nodded and said: "That's right, please drive back to Qinzheng Hall, Your Majesty."
Han Ruzi's "drive" is his legs. He has walked a lot in the past half a day, his legs are slightly sore and numb, and he hasn't even had a bite of food yet, but he is still a little excited, and he walks along the original road to Qinzheng In the hall, seeing the surprised and uncertain eyes of the king of the East China Sea in the ranks of attendants, he secretly felt amused.
Zuo Ji wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said in a casual tone: "It's still the queen mother who understands Duke Yang. The queen mother said that Duke Yang is strict and doesn't follow the unnamed orders. That's true, ha ha."
Jing Yao glanced at Yang Feng, and the hatred in his heart deepened.
The Palace of Qinzheng was quiet, and the five important ministers stood scattered, fearing that they would be misunderstood as discussing something, all of them looked awkward, and all the clerks in the palace disappeared, and two eunuchs stood in front of the Empress Dowager Listening to Zheng Pavilion, looking as if they were on the verge of coming The look of the enemy.
Standing next to the pillars of the wall was a man, apparently dressed as a eunuch, about forty years old, with an unremarkable appearance, but with an untimely anger, holding an open brocade box in his arms, with one leg in front and the other In the back, it seemed like he was going to kill him head-on.
Such a scene was too weird. Han Ruzi thought about all kinds of possibilities on the way back, but he didn't expect this to happen.
Yang Feng was also stunned.
The five important ministers all had the privilege bestowed by Emperor Wu. They did not need to kneel and worship in the Palace of Qinzheng, except for Shangguanxu. The five people glanced at each other, and had no choice but to kneel down one after another. In this way, Yang Feng and others also knelt down, leaving only the emperor and the eunuch who was about to hit the post.
The thirteen-year-old boy emperor suddenly became one of the tallest people in the room, and he was at a loss. All the etiquette taught to him by the officials of the Ministry of Rites was useless at this time, so he had to stand there and wait for others to speak.
Yang Feng straightened up and said, "Liu Jie, how can you be presumptuous in the Hall of Qinzheng and not kneel down?"
The eunuch named Liu Jie knelt on one leg, still holding the brocade box with both hands, and said loudly, "Please take the seal, Your Majesty!"
Han Ruzi looked at Yang Feng for help. He had a little impression of Liu Jie. The eunuch was present every time he performed a ceremony. He was one of the emperor's many attendants. He had never spoken or introduced him. I don't know what this person's job is.
Yang Feng's gaze swept half a circle, and finally landed on Prime Minister Yin Wuhai, "Lord Yin, what is going on?"
Yin Wuhai smiled wryly, and coughed a few times, as if unable to speak, the eunuch Liu Jie snapped, "Mr. Yang, don't ask the Prime Minister, this is all done by me, Liu." In Liu Jie's eyes Full of reprimands, "Liu is in charge of the seal, and he only manages the seal for the emperor. Even if the Jade Emperor descends to earth, don't expect me to hand it over with my own hands. Liu is going to offend the queen mother and all the adults today. The so-called jade is broken." Not for nothing, if there is no emperor's order, Liu would rather crash to death in this Palace of Qinzheng, and stain the seal with blood!"
No one dared to answer, but Han Ruzi felt hot in his heart. It turned out that the emperor was not just a puppet that no one cared about, and there were people who were willing to die to protect the dignity of the emperor.
But he still didn't speak, out of an instinct, he knew that the current situation was very delicate and dangerous, and a casual word by himself might kill this loyal Liu Jie.
Among them, Shu Jingyao was the most embarrassing. As the supervisor of Zhongsi, he is the direct superior of Liu Jie, the head of Zhongxi. As a result, such a big incident happened in front of the Queen Mother, but he couldn't do anything about it, "Liu Jie , His Majesty has arrived, and you still haven't handed over the seal? Today is the day of His Majesty's ascension to the throne, and your nonsense is a crime of extermination!"
"The person who survived the sentence has no family and no family. Liu's life is the seal. It is not a pity to die." Liu Jie looked at the emperor, nodded slightly, and lowered his voice, "Please take the seal, Your Majesty. In the whole world, only you can Take the seal from me."
"Please...Your Majesty...take the seal." Prime Minister Yin Wuhai was the head of all the officials, so he had to say the last sentence, his voice should be as vague as possible.
Han Ruzi still didn't move, he glanced at the direction of the Empress Dowager Tingzheng Pavilion, and then looked at Yang Feng beside him.
Yang Feng bent down and gently supported the emperor's left elbow, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, please take the seal." There was some meaning in Yang Feng's eyes. On such occasions, some words could not be said even if killed.
Han Ruzi stepped forward, Yang Feng stayed where he was, knelt down again, and did not follow.
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