I, the crown prince, resign [Transmigration Book]

There is a cool breeze outside the window, and occasionally there will be one or two cicadas neighing, which is particularly obvious in the silent night.

Li Jinghuan didn't raise his head, looked at the memorial in his hand, and asked lightly: "Is everything cleaned up?"

As an emperor, he can't always act in an aboveboard manner. Some people have small actions secretly, but they can't kill them in the open, so they have to deal with them in private. He has trained a group of hidden guards to be responsible for these things that cannot be seen.

"Yes, the slave is fortunate enough to live up to his fate."

The man in black stood in front of the desk, almost silent except when talking.

Li Jinghuan put down his pen and looked at him.

This person is the leader of the hidden guards. He was originally a man of the world. He followed the path of being unyielding and upright. At first, he was unwilling to kneel down. Later, because of some disputes in the world, he had to hide his name and was rescued by Li Jinghuan. So he followed him all the time, and now he bowed his knees in the palace, with blood on his hands, doing some shady things.

Li Jinghuan suddenly felt a little emotional, and sighed softly: "If you were not under my command, you might still be a chivalrous knight in the Jianghu."

The man in black shook his head and said firmly: "The emperor is the lord, and the slaves are in the rivers and lakes. If you act chivalrously, you only save the lives of one or two people. Follow the emperor, but you can get the blessings of the world. The slaves will not regret it. "

Li Jinghuan gave him a gentle look, and said that it is not a fish, but he knew that Yu Zhile was overthinking.

"Okay, let's go down."

"The slave retire."

After dismissing the man in black, Li Jinghuan reviewed the memorial for a long time. In the early morning, he closed his eyes in a daze, washed his face with cold water, went to the morning court, and had to correct the memorial after he came back. Fell asleep on the case.

Dang Xiao Chang waited by Li Jinghuan's side, and he saw the other party's hard work all day long.Seeing that Li Jinghuan couldn't bear to fall asleep, he couldn't bear to wake him up, so he took a blanket from the bathroom and covered Li Jinghuan, and ordered the eunuch and maid outside to keep quiet and guard the door.

But after half an hour, Zhan Chong suddenly came in a hurry, "Trouble me, please tell me."

Dang Xiao was reluctant, but he also knew the emperor's temper, he was the one who summoned General Zhan Chong just now, if he missed something, the emperor would not be lenient to him.Reluctant to go in, he called softly: "Your Majesty, General Zhan Chong is here."

Li Jinghuan shuddered and sat up straight, "Let him in."

"I have seen the emperor."

Li Jinghuan nodded: "Free from courtesy."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I have a copy to play."

Li Jinghuan took the brochure from Dang Xiao, glanced at it roughly, smiled slightly, took out a folder from the desk and threw it to Zhan Chong.

Zhan Chong opened his hands and saw that it was Yushi's memorial to impeach him. The words were so fierce that he was even denounced as a national traitor and punished the nine clans.

With no fear on his face, Zhan Chong calmly closed the folder.These years, Li Jinghuan has been sending him to do sinful things, and there are some outrageous proposals about reforms, which Li Jinghuan hinted at his family first. He is not surprised that so many people hate him.

Li Jinghuan said with a half-smile: "It's just a drop in the bucket. In the past few months, the papers of impeachment against you have been piled up with court cases, and some people even said that you intend to rebel and shake the foundation of our Great Xia..."

Zhan Chong bowed his head and remained silent.

To be honest, he has become increasingly unable to see the emperor clearly these years.Today's move, he can't guess whether it is a warning or a sign of trust. He believes that Li Jinghuan's reform ambition will never be shaken so easily, but the opponent's suppression of him these years has also made no secret...

"I can't argue, but the Qing is self-clearing. Even if three people become tigers, they can't escape the emperor's scrutiny."

Li Jinghuan changed his soft expression, and his voice carried a touch of comfort: "You can take that book back. In the past few months, because I ordered you to make several folds, you poked the sore spots of some villains. If you dare to blame me, I will impeach you and wrong you."

It seems to be a stick to give a sweet date!

"This is a matter of the minister's duty. How dare you talk about hard work. I am grateful to the emperor for not giving up and willing to use the minister again."

When the topic changed, his expression became more sincere, "As the emperor's companion, I read the sage books with the emperor. I feel the great ambitions of the sages in the book. Even though they have no talent or virtue, they are willing to do their best and have no regrets. Bow down and do your best until you die.”

Zhan Chong also had foresight and vision. Li Jinghuan looked at him silently for a moment, then suddenly changed the subject, "I can't see you in armor now."

Zhan Chong was startled and looked up at him.

"Forget it," Li Jinghuan was just a little emotional, "It's just a momentary feeling, I'm tired, you go down first."

"Yes, I retire."

Li Jinghuan swept aside all the papers on the impeachment of Zhan Chong in the case, and continued to review other memorials.

Although Zhan Chong looked harmless at this time, he was a hidden danger after all, like an untimely bomb, which would explode at an unknown time.But now he still has things for the other party to do, and he doesn't want to touch him yet, so keep it for now, find someone to keep an eye on him, and kill him immediately if there is any movement.

"Dang Xiao, what happened to the sacrifice?"

"Back to the emperor, everything is ready."

Every year on the day before New Year's Eve, the god cards of the four emperors and empresses of the distant ancestors enshrined in the back hall of the Taimiao Temple are sacrificed in the front hall together with the god cards of the deceased emperors and queens in the middle hall. Big things that matter.

After that night, Li Jinghuan began to fast, no banquets, no stay in the inner court, no drinking and eating meat, this was no different from his usual habits, and he didn't feel uncomfortable.

On the day of the sacrifice, the moon was still in the sky, and the palace was already quietly busy.All the court ladies and eunuchs, dressed in neat new clothes, hurriedly shuttled between the corridors and halls, with solemn expressions.Occasionally, the eunuch lowered his voice when he saw someone yelling at someone clumsily, for fear of disturbing the tranquility of the palace.

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Dang Xiao bowed his waist and said: "Your Majesty, the sacrificial clothes are ready, and the slave will wait for you to change?"

Li Jinghuan waved his hand: "Present the sacrificial clothes."

"Yes. Come in!"

Several maids filed in, holding wooden trays in their hands, which contained complicated sacrificial attires.

Before sunrise, Li Jinghuan got on the golden chariot, left the palace and went straight to the Taimiao.

Before Li Jinghuan came to the Taimiao, the king and the prince each led several people from the clan and officials to the back hall and middle hall of the Taimiao, holding the god tablets of the four emperors and queens of the distant ancestors and the gods of emperors and queens from the Taizu to the front hall in turn. According to the order of Zhaomu, they are placed on the throne of God.

Li Jinghuan got off the chariot at the south gate of the Taimiao, and almost fell when he took a step, Dang Xiao quickly caught him.The sacrificial costume wraps people like zongzi, and the pearls on the head are ridiculously heavy. How do you keep the balance?No wonder it didn't fall.

"Dang Xiao."

"The slave is here."

"Master Geng Liangjun is here?"

"Back to the emperor, Lord Geng is already waiting for the emperor outside with all the officials."

Li Jinghuan pondered for a while: "He is very old, and he might not be able to stand kneeling for several hours. Pass on my will and get a cushion for Mr. Geng."

"Yes."

Li Jinghuan finished washing and came to the front hall of the Taimiao.In the hall, there is a golden lacquer throne for the emperor and empress according to the system of Eastern Zhao and Western Mu.Li Jinghuan took a peek and saw that the dragon on the emperor seat could move its eyes, and the phoenix on the back seat was about to fly.Every knife carving is exquisite to the extreme.There is a lacquered gold bracket on the seat, and the god tablet is placed.Each generation of emperors and empresses set up a bean table in front of the throne, and a lot of things were densely arranged on it.

"Your Majesty, the time has come."

Li Jinghuan withdrew his gaze, recited the congratulatory speech aloud, held the ceremony of welcoming the gods, and made incense and bowed in front of the gods of the former emperors one by one.

After the ceremony, the music and dancing began, and the singing pierced through the clouds and rocks, and went straight to the sky.

Li Jinghuan listened absent-mindedly, his eyes secretly rolling around in the crowd, a group of people were overwhelmingly dressed in almost the same clothes, and it was impossible to tell who was who.

The next thing is to drink blessings and accept the ceremony. Li Jinghuan ordered people to give the wine and meat sacrificed to the gods to the clan and ministers.

The officials of Taichang Temple knelt in front of the gods of the first emperors and empresses to offer sacrifices. After the ceremony was completed, the gods were returned to the nave and apse. Li Jinghuan led the clan officials to worship three times and knock down nine times.

After the sacrifice.It was approaching midday, and the white but not scorching sunlight shone on the roof of the double-eaved verandah, showing a bright golden color.The base of the triple xumizuo platform is made of white marble, which is almost slightly transparent in the sun, with a warm luster flowing.

A gust of cold wind blew by, the tops of the dead trees trembled slightly, and the light-colored shadows on the ground also swayed slightly.

Li Jinghuan didn't go back to the palace immediately on the golden chariot, but called Dang Xiao: "I will pass on my order, and send Lord Geng back to the mansion first."

Dang Xiao was startled, "... Your Majesty, this..."

This is unreasonable!How can there be any reason why the courtiers go first before the emperor leaves?Even if Lord Geng is a veteran of the two dynasties, the emperor relies heavily on him, it will not be...

Li Jinghuan's face sank: "Press my will."

Dang Xiao swallowed his saliva and nodded like a pounding garlic: "Yes, this slave is dull, the emperor's heart of respecting the elderly and respecting the virtuous is really more precious than gold, so this slave will go now."

Li Jinghuan stared at his back in a hurry, and looked back for a while, the corners of his lips curved into an almost invisible arc.

He just wants to be unreasonable!

Since ancient times, the emperor and his ministers had to die. Although he wanted to release power, he hoped that he could gradually change the situation of the autocratic monarchy step by step and put the power in his hands into the six departments. However, after the new emperor ascended the throne, it would not be difficult to regain power.

He respected the old ministers, reused the new ones, accepted advice with an open mind, and no one in the court said anything bad, but the position of the courtiers was improved invisibly.Even if the new emperor comes to power in the future, he will set an example in front of him. Whether the new emperor wants to show filial piety or leave a name in history, the attitude of a corporal who is respectful and virtuous must be adequate.

Nowadays, there are still corrupt officials in the court, and the reform of the imperial examination has not yet been completed, and the old and new ministers often look down on each other...

Li Jinghuan closed his eyes and bowed solemnly facing the main hall: "My ancestors, although I am not the real Li Jinghuan, I have occupied this identity for many years, and now I am residing on the throne. I do not seek fame and history, and I do not seek wealth and pleasure... ..."

His voice was slightly hoarse, almost blurred in the wind, but with incomparable piety and solemnity, "I only wish to live up to this life, for the common people, for the community, willing to suffer all kinds of hardships."