Chronicle of Emperor Jing

Shen Mo has been very busy recently.

Every year at the end of the year, the guard battalion becomes more and more busy. First, the number of people and things entering and leaving the imperial city has increased significantly. Second, because the New Year is approaching, people in the camp are also somewhat slack, and there will be some small troubles from time to time. They all stared at him for a long time, afraid that there would be a slack in him and someone would take advantage of it.

In addition to the daily defense, the grand ancestor worship ceremony at the end of the year, and the protection of various ceremonies that the emperor will participate in during the New Year, all need to be prepared early. There are a lot of things to deal with. He is busy every day until midnight, and still feels that there is not enough time. .

Fortunately, the emperor did not coax him this time, and finally returned his people to him on the 21st.

Wei Yan was able to come back to obey the director's orders at this time, which made him a little relieved.Although Wei Yan's qualifications and experience are still young, and he is not of much use, but when he is so busy, it is always good for multiple people to run errands and deal with trivial matters. Besides, Wei Yan's inspections are strict, and there are clear rewards and punishments It has a good reputation, and it is especially useful for scaring those bastards whose minds are floating due to the approach of the New Year.

Moreover, things in the Guards Battalion are not very difficult in nature. Many things are done according to routine. The people who do things don’t need to be very smart. Specific experience will come later.

Shen Mo was responsible for teaching Wei Yan, so naturally he had to spend some time teaching him.These days, he took Wei Yan with him as much as possible to sort out the process of these matters from beginning to end, and added more points to the key points, and then ordered him to deal with some specific matters, and inspected his ability to handle affairs by the way.

In general, Wei Yan really doesn't know how to use tricks, but if you really say he is stupid, in fact he is not very stupid. He does things in an orderly, meticulous and orderly way, and he can notice everything that should be noticed, except for some aristocratic families. The little problems that children are used to, what they lack are qualifications and experience, which can be made up for through experience.

Then again, in fact, it doesn't matter if a guard can do it or not, the most important thing is that he can make people feel at ease.It doesn't matter if other people don't feel at ease, the most important thing is to make the emperor feel at ease.

The emperor's reassurance is a grace that others can't ask for, so what if other people are smart, if the emperor feels uneasy, no matter how talented the courtier is, it doesn't matter.But Wei Yan easily obtained this trust, and in turn, this is also his strength.

Time passed quickly in a hurry, and on December 25th, Shen Mo took Wei Yan and others to finalize some final details on the day of worshiping the ancestors on the 28th with Taifu Liu.

"Why didn't Commander Shen persuade His Majesty, and just let His Majesty mess around like this?" After everything was discussed, Taifu Liu said this, obviously he kept silent about Shen Mo on this matter, Opinions are great.

"Liu Taifu's words are strange. Since ancient times, there has been a difference between inside and outside. As a minister, Shen should only focus on internal affairs, and state affairs should be taken care of by you adults." Shen Mo drank tea calmly, he The Taiji Push Hands of Tai Chi are obviously learned very superbly, and Liu Taifu's complaints were easily blocked.

He said that this is a state matter, so how can Taifu Liu still say, no, this is the royal family's internal affairs?If this is regarded as the royal family's internal affairs, wouldn't it be too long for these courtiers to take care of the emperor's internal affairs?

With just one sentence, Shen Mo blocked Taifu Liu's mouth, preventing him from saying anything more.

In fact, whether the matter of the emperor's harem is the royal family's internal affairs or a national event has always been a matter of wrangling.It is always the public saying that the public is right, and the woman is saying that the woman is right. Fighting and grabbing when needed, kicking and pushing when not needed, everything is said by everyone.

Shen Mo always believes that everyone who strives to do their job well is to fulfill their duties and be loyal to the emperor. As for those who have to worry about those foreign affairs, they are usually too full to eat and have nothing to do. Do.

Besides, the matter of the emperor's harem has always been entangled with countless interests. It is natural for those who are related to worry about it. Isn't he busy enough, so he has always been resolute in refusing to go into this kind of muddy water.

Moreover, when it comes to nonsense, although the emperor is young, there are times when he is nonsense, but Shen Mo does not think that the emperor is nonsense. He has said before that his definition of whether the emperor is nonsense is different from others. So he didn't take Taifu Liu's complaint at all seriously.

"Don't talk too much about this matter in front of His Majesty. As guards, we just need to protect His Majesty's safety, and don't have to worry about things that shouldn't be worrying about." After talking about things and leaving the door, Shen Mo told Wei Yan Said.

After being reminded by Taifu Liu, he suddenly thought that he should also mention Wei Yan on this matter, so that he would not talk nonsense in front of the emperor, making the emperor angry, and throw him into any corner at random A year and a half.

He was not worried about Wei Yan's safety, but Wei Yan continued to disappear from time to time for a period of time, fishing for three days and posting on the net for two days, when will his teaching to Wei Yan come to an end?

The emperor is interested in playing with Wei Yan like this, but he is not interested in accompanying him.

"The subordinates don't understand what the commander-in-chief is talking about." Wei Yan listened to the commander-in-chief Shen and Taifu Liu talking there for a long time, and he heard them talking about this and that, so he didn't know what he was referring to specifically. What's up.

Shen Mo looked at him with a dazed look, obviously he really didn't know what they were talking about.Given Wei Yan's close relationship with the emperor, he should have known about this a long time ago, so there is only one reason why he didn't know - the emperor didn't want him to know.After thinking about it for a while, Shen Mo understood the emperor's intention.

There has never been a shortage of admonishing ministers in this world who dare to speak out in front of the king and argue with reason. Many kings will take the attitude of being willing to accept admonitions in most cases, but when the king's will has been decided, he can Since ancient times, there have been few courtiers who have changed the will of the king with admonition.

The emperor was not a person who could be easily swayed by others since he was a child, especially after the emperor took charge, there was basically no one who could change the will of the emperor by himself.

Even if the empress dowager is as honorable as the emperor, she carefully avoids this taboo after the emperor took power. Even if the emperor does something that displeases her, she will only insinuate a few words carefully, and will not intervene directly.

In the final analysis, the king's will cannot be influenced by anyone. This view was instilled in the emperor by the queen mother since childhood, so naturally she would not start to destroy it herself.

However, there are still people in this world who can change the emperor's decision, or in other words, even if they can't change it for a while, they can still make the emperor hesitate.

Shen Mo can be sure that the person in front of him is one.The emperor probably also vaguely understood this, so he locked up people early before the incident, directly separated him from those things, and kept those things from him until now.

If you don't know anything, you won't speak casually, and if you don't speak, you will avoid embarrassing the emperor.The emperor really took precautions to the extreme.

"It's fine if you don't understand, anyway, you will know soon." Since the emperor had such a plan, Shen Mo would definitely not say anything more.

Wei Yan still couldn't understand Commander Shen's words, but his little curiosity was soon wiped out by a lot of trivial matters, and he didn't have the heart to find out what was going on.

On December 28, Wei Yan arrived at the ancestral temple early, and co-authored with the others to check the defenses of various places for the last time.Later, the emperor will lead civil and military officials and clan kings to pay homage to the ancestors of heaven and earth. The most powerful people in the entire dynasty will gather here, and no mistakes are allowed in terms of safety.

The three streets outside the Jongmyo Temple are all guarded by the Imperial Army, and there are five steps, one post, and ten steps, and one sentry. There are crossbowmen hidden in the dark on the high places of the roofs on both sides. These are routine arrangements, and there are some secret arrangements. Even Wei Yan didn't know.

The emperor's defense consists of two parts. The bright guards are in charge of the commander Shen Da. As for the dark guards, who are there? Except for the emperor, no one can tell. It may be a passer-by, or someone Officials, it's all possible.

After Wei Yan inspected the routine arrangement, he waited at the side door where the officials entered to watch for inspection.

The guard camp has always been accused by the courtiers of being domineering, and a large part of the reason is because of this. Even if it is a first-rank member of the clan prince, if he wants to enter this gate, he will have to be thoroughly searched by them, without any accommodation.

In such a big scene today, of course there will be a few self-confessed, unable to hold back the breath, and want to use these body-searching guards as raft officials, but they all restrained themselves when they saw Wei Yan standing aside with no expression few.

In terms of holy favor, no one can compare to this first-class guard who has just been demoted and still has holy favor after returning.What's more, if foreign ministers want to fight with favored internal ministers, they will never get any benefits.

Wei Yan didn't know that he now had the posture to intimidate others and make people dare not act rashly. Although he borrowed the power of the emperor, people dare not underestimate him.

In fact, he is standing here today, just because Commander Shen told him that this is the most critical place before the arrival of the holy car, so that he can spend more time here, so he came here to watch when he was free. .

As for the lack of expression, except for the occasional brother Shi Bo who he knows passes by and needs to say hello, he doesn't know anyone else, so why should he greet people with a smile?

With this in mind, Wei Yan naturally stared blankly at the officials who entered one by one. His deep and serious eyes made the inspection place smoother, earlier than expected. A lot and it's over.

The officials entered the venue, and after waiting for a while, Sheng Jia arrived.Hundreds of officials greeted the holy driver, and when the auspicious time predicted by the Qin Tianjian arrived, the emperor led everyone to worship the ancestors of heaven and earth.The ancestor worship ceremony is the most solemn ceremony of the year, and there is no need to elaborate on the various tedious etiquettes in the middle.

It only said that after the emperor finished reading the sacrificial oration, he should bring all the officials to salute again according to the routine. However, the emperor did not follow the rules of previous years.

Although the crowd didn't understand why this ceremony was different from previous years, they knelt down and made eye contact without daring to make any noise, just waiting for the emperor to read the sacrificial oration on the yellow silk.

Soon, the ministers heard the content that made them dumbfounded. When they came back to their senses, they couldn't help it anymore and began to talk in a low voice. Several ministers blatantly objected:

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible."

The content in front of Huang Ling is quite normal, the emperor just told him to accept a concubine, and then he read the name of the "Guidexian" three concubines who will be canonized this time. Although this matter is not in etiquette, it is a solemn prayer to heaven and earth Ancestors can also be regarded as a favor to the three concubines.

The content after the third concubine is horrifying. Because of the deep love between the emperor and the empress, the emperor accepted the concubine as the heir of the emperor.

Hearing this, the officials below couldn't help making a noise, but the guards came over immediately and dragged down the ones who took the lead in making noise. Although the rest were dissatisfied, they obediently quieted down.

After all, no one can bear the crime of disrupting the ancestor worship ceremony.Moreover, judging from the situation in the field, the emperor's close and important ministers were obviously aware of this matter, and they must have made various preparations.

Under such heavy pressure, the ancestor worship ceremony at the end of Tianxi's second year, although there was a little confusion in the middle, was finally successfully completed.

However, the end of the ancestor worship ceremony does not mean that the matter is over, and the excitement has obviously just begun.

After the ceremony, the Metropolitan Procuratorate was the first to attack this matter.The censor doctor led all the censors under his command and knelt in front of the Qianqing Gate that afternoon, saying that this move was not in line with the family law of the ancestors, and implored the emperor to withdraw his oath.

The emperor did not summon them, but sent a servant to question: You are not joking, let alone I swore the oath before the ancestors of heaven and earth, my lords, how should I take it back?

The Minister of Rites, Xie Zhengde, also the father of Empress Xie, asked the emperor to summon him after the ancestor worship was completed, and the emperor only summoned him in the evening.No one knew exactly what the two monarchs and ministers said. Later, rumors spread that Xie Shangshu had knelt in front of the emperor's bedroom all night, and was sent back to the mansion until dawn.

As for the other courtiers, because the court had already been sealed off on the 28th, they would not be able to see the emperor without the emperor's summons. Apart from some notes that were innocuous to the emperor, even if they wanted to persuade them, they had no way to start.

Everyone thought that the queen mother would reprimand the emperor for this matter, but when the queen mother heard about it, she just sighed and didn't say anything.