When the bell rang for the third time, an eunuch quickly walked out of the hall, stood at the entrance of the hall, and shouted the decree to the ministers on the steps below and in the square.

"The Queen Mother's decree is the imperial decree. Today's court meeting begins. Please come to the palace to discuss matters."

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The officials sorted out their clothes, climbed up the steps, and entered the Fengtian Hall according to the location.

Around the emperor's throne in the north, eunuchs and Han generals were already surrounded, as before. However, there was no one on the emperor's throne. The pen and inkstone were placed on the dragon's desk as before, but Zhu Houzhao no longer sat in that position.

On the side of the throne, a row of white gauze screens stood up. Behind the screen, Empress Dowager Zhang sat upright. Today is the morning court summoned by the Empress Dowager to discuss major events. Empress Dowager Zhang sat behind the screen to lead the court meeting and exercise her power.

At the time of tea, all the civil and military officials entered the hall and, led by Yang Tinghe, bowed to the Empress Dowager behind the screen.

"I'm going to kowtow to the Queen Mother!" Everyone kowtowed in unison and bowed.

Empress Dowager Zhang stood up behind the screen, bowed to the ministers, and said in a deep voice: "You all don't give me a favor."

Everyone stood up thanking each other. Empress Dowager Zhang coughed and said in a deep voice: "Sir, the reason why the Ai family convened this court meeting today is..."

"Let's wait! I have an important suggestion. Before we discuss the matter, we cannot do this." A voice interrupted Empress Zhang's words.

Empress Dowager Zhang could naturally hear who it was. It was her younger brother Zhang Yanling.

"What is King Jinghai's proposal?" Queen Mother Zhang asked in a deep voice.

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"This morning, although the emperor is gone, the new emperor has not been established. How can our ministers discuss matters without the emperor coming to the court? I suggest that the emperor be on the throne, just like the emperor coming in person. At the same time, we also express our condolences to the emperor! Although the emperor has passed away, the ministers still feel that the emperor is like he is in the court and has infinite nostalgia." Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice.

Queen Mother Zhang was stunned and said in silence for a moment: "This idea is very good. What do you think?"

Of course, the ministers would not object to such a proposal. Although they did not understand the meaning of Zhang Yanling's actions, it was obviously inappropriate to object to such a proposal. So they all said that they could do this.

So he sent someone to invite the emperor's tablet and put it on the throne upright. The civil and military officials stood up and saluted to the spiritual position, shouting long live long live long live long. After a while, they calmed down.

Empress Dowager Zhang also began to continue speaking to the ministers.

"Today, the Ai family summoned all the Qing families to come, mainly for the purpose of continuing the reign of the Ming Dynasty and changing the throne of the new emperor. The previous version had issued an imperial edict to the world and ordered the prince of the Xing Mansion to succeed the throne. However, some changes occurred yesterday. King Jinghai returned to the court and stopped the throne from the emperor's will, based on the emperor's will. The Ai family was shocked, just like you. King Jinghai did not explain it very clearly before, and did not know the specific reason for the silence. The Ai family believed that perhaps he had his reason. But one thing was urgent, that is, the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty must be as soon as possible.

There is a settlement. As the saying goes, the country cannot be without a king for a day. This matter is related to the safety of the country, the stability of the country, and the inheritance of the throne. How can it be delayed? The new emperor's throne is unstable for a day, and the military and civilians in the world will be uneasy, and ambitious thieves will feel that there is an opportunity to take advantage of it. Therefore, after thinking about it, the Ai family decided to hold this grand meeting, invite all the civil and military officials to agree and decide. There must be a agreed result today. The new emperor must ascend the throne as soon as possible. This is what the Ai family thinks must do, and it is also something you, the Ming ministers, must do. I wonder if you think what the Ai family said is right or wrong."

Empress Dowager Zhang actually set the tone of today's court meeting. Empress Dowager Zhang's words were obviously dissatisfied with the act of stopping the throne ceremony, so she used the word shock. She also clearly stated her attitude, that no matter what the reason was, it could not stop the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty ascend the throne. This was a major event that was related to the country's reign to comfort the inheritance of the throne.

As soon as this attitude came out, many ministers suddenly realized it. Originally, because of the sibling relationship between Empress Dowager Zhang and Zhang Yanling, everyone thought that Empress Dowager Zhang probably knew about Zhang Yanling's call for the throne ceremony and also acquiesced. But now it seems that Empress Dowager Zhang not only disagrees with it but also was very angry. Then there is a good show today, and the siblings of the Zhang family actually have different positions, which is really surprising.

"The Queen Mother is wise! The Queen Mother is wise. Yesterday's incident was too ridiculous, it was really inappropriate."

"Yes, I think that the long-lasting country's prosperity is the top priority, and it is related to the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty. How can I stop it at will? The Queen Mother's decree has issued a decree, and everyone in the world knows that the new emperor has been decided, and suddenly the throne ceremony has been stopped. This incident has simply put shame to the Ming Dynasty. How could King Jinghai stop such a sacred throne ceremony at will? It's outrageous!"

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"Isn't it? Take the emperor's will. Although the will may be the emperor's will, there is no word on the will. It allows King Jinghai to have the privilege of obstructing the new emperor's ascension to the throne? The emperor's edict does give King Jinghai great praise and trust, but King Jinghai cannot ignore the national system and abuse his power, right?"

"It is precisely. King Jinghai did not distinguish between the emperor's edict and called the new emperor to stop the throne ceremony. What do people in the world think? The empress dowager's imperial edict and the discussion of the ministers, don't you count it? King Jinghai's doing this is really contrary to the law and reason. To put it bluntly, some... are a bit arrogant and domineering. This... this is not what a loyal and righteous minister does."

"Yes. Even if you have an opinion on the new emperor's ascension to the throne, you cannot respect the blasphemy of heaven and earth. That is disrespectful to heaven and earth, and it will damage our Ming and country. Whose fault is it to anger God, and God will not bless me, and to bring disasters?"

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In Fengtian Palace, a group of officials began to buzz and talk. They criticized Zhang Yanling's behavior yesterday as if they had made an agreement. The angles were tricky and various. These officials were talking about the words flying everywhere and the face was red.

Zhang Yanling stood there, sneering, refuting, or defending, and didn't even look at them. He just let them gossip and talk. But the smile on his face became colder and colder, and his face became gloomy.

"Everyone, don't talk a lot, what kind of convention is this? Isn't this discussing this matter? King Jinghai rushed back thousands of miles to attend the funeral, full of loyalty and sincerity. Yesterday's incident may just be a misunderstanding. You should not talk so blindly. How many contributions have been made by King Jinghai for the Ming Dynasty? How can you slander it?" an old voice said.

When everyone heard the sound, they said this. Liang Chu, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. Although he was old and had gray hair and blurred eyes, Liang Chu still insisted on coming to attend the court meeting today. Because Liang Chu did not want the chaos in the court, he wanted to persuade the two of them to reconcile.

When Liang Chu said this, the officials who were talking about it all shut up. First, Liang Chu was respected and a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, so he should not be offended. Second, since Liang Chu said such words, it represents an attitude of the cabinet. Perhaps the cabinet did not want to oppose Zhang Yanling. Therefore, those words may not be the correct sidelines, but may be disliked by the Prime Minister.

Fei Hong frowned and said, "Sir Liang, you can't say that. If you make merits, you can do whatever you want? That's not true. In our court, there are many civil and military officials, who have meritorious ministers. Can you do whatever you want? Besides, even saints allow others to argue about their mistakes. As the saying goes, if you don't allow refuting, it's meaningless to praise you. Lord Liang won't even understand this principle."

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Fei Hong's words immediately made others understand that this was just Liang Chu's personal opinion, not the cabinet's opinion, nor Yang Tinghe's opinion.

"Mr. Liang has always been polite and gentlemen and upholds the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty, but now he is defending a person who is arrogant and destroying the rituals of the Ming Dynasty. Alas, it's true that his reputation will be ruined for a lifetime. After all, he is still confused." Someone whispered, attracting praise from people around him.

Liang Chu blew up his beard in anger. He just didn't want the generals and ministers to have a chaos in the Ming Dynasty. Unexpectedly, the confrontation in the court has reached this level now. He can't even tolerate a fair word.

Liang Chu sighed in his heart. In the past few years when Yang Tinghe was in charge of the cabinet, it was obvious that the whole Si Lin became more hostile, the debate became more intense, and the behavior became more extreme. I don’t know if he was really old and could only die, not adapt to this era, or if the world had changed.

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