Jin Yi Kill

Chapter 36-40

Chapter 36

With the relocation of the capital to Yongle, the treatment of officials became more and more generous, and it was no longer as harsh as the Hongwu Dynasty. Up to now, the imperial court has added a New Year's Eve holiday to the holiday, and the Yuanri holiday and the Shangyuan holiday have been combined, from the 24th of the twelfth lunar month to the 20th of the first lunar month, which can be said to be quite comfortable.

Lu Heng worked overtime a year ago to clear all the cases and finally be able to live a new year in peace. He is rarely free. He reads, writes, and raises his younger sister at home. He has nothing to teach Wang Yanqing to play chess.

The stable days always pass quickly, and in a blink of an eye, the New Year's Day is coming. While playing the game, Lu Heng spoke to Wang Yanqing: "Qingqing, where do you want to play in Shangyuan this year?"

Wang Yanqing subconsciously replied, "It's okay." After speaking, he felt inappropriate and asked, "Second brother, there may be a banquet in the palace on the Shangyuan Festival. If you accompany me, is it okay in the palace?"

Although she had no memory of the past, she instinctively felt that the palace would be very lively during the festivals. Jin Yiwei was the emperor's personal soldier, and Lu Heng was directly responsible for the emperor's safety. This kind of time was often the busiest time for Jin Yiwei. Lu Heng goes to the city to play, will it delay the business?

Lu Heng shook his head: "Don't worry. There should be no banquets in the palace this year."

"Really?" Wang Yanqing was surprised and asked, "Why?"

Lu Heng dropped a sunspot and said, "The emperor himself doesn't like making noises, and he rarely has time to spare. He wants to clean up in the harem. Besides, this year, the Queen Mother Xingguo is not in good health. The emperor wanted to pray for the Queen Mother, so the palace banquet was cancelled. "

The Empress Dowager Xingguo in Lu Heng's words was the Empress Dowager Jiang, the emperor's biological mother. Emperor Zhengde had no heirs. The first assistant, Yang Ting, and the mother of Emperor Zhengde, the Empress Dowager Zhang, had chosen the current emperor for a long time among the children of many clans. Empress Dowager Zhang and Yang Ting would choose the emperor. First, the emperor was young, only fourteen years old at the time, which was far better than those of the adult princes - at least Empress Dowager Zhang and Yang Ting thought so. Second, the emperor was quick and eager to learn, and had a reputation as a genius in the imperial clan.

Yang Ting is a literati, naturally inclined to children who like to read. He felt that a studious child was a malleable person who could be taught to be a wise and wise king.

It's a pity that Yang Ting has misunderstood. It is hard to say whether the emperor is a Mingjun, but obviously he will not become a virtuous monarch. It is true that the emperor has read a lot of books since he was a child and is a wise man, but who said that a wise man is easy to fiddle with?

Yang Ting has been playing tricks for many years, but he was finally planted in the hands of a fourteen-year-old child. Now, Yang Yingning, another elder of the three dynasties, has also been planted, and all those who are still active in politics have been replaced by those who were promoted by the emperor himself.

The emperor's character is sullen and boring, he doesn't like noise, and he is not an emperor who is keen on pomp and banquet. When he has this time, he prefers to practice Taoism.

Therefore, after entering the Jiajing Dynasty, the court changed from the chaos of the previous Zhengde Emperor, and became depressed and dull. The cancellation of the Shangyuan Banquet this year is one aspect of the emperor's dislike, and another aspect of the poor health of the Empress Dowager Jiang.