Chapter 453: Grand Master, Plus Pillar of the State, the Crown Prince Respects Him as Zhongfu Master, Has the Power to Spare the Death, Beat the King, and Punish the Ministers
"Boom..."
Outside Wuying Palace, a thunderous sound shook people's hearts, and on the bed in the palace, Zhu Wuwu was stunned as if he had been struck by a bolt from the blue.
What did the emperor just say? Conspiracies and intrigues cannot achieve great things, and Taihu affairs cannot appear in the court?
Isn't this a warning to Zhu Wuli that he had framed Gu Santong. The emperor already knew the cause and effect and did not pursue it. However, he also warned him not to use this method in the court.
Combined with what the emperor said before, even if the chief assistant rebels, he is almost told openly that even if you frame the chief assistant for rebellion, you cannot kill him.
The emperor is specifically targeting his iron-courage god Marquis!
Zhu Mingwang was in a state of confusion. He didn't know how he got out of Wuying Palace, but the moment he passed by Xu Xin, he felt as if he was suffocating, and there was an inexplicable feeling that there was a stone pressing on his heart.
"His Majesty!"
When Xu Xin came to Wuying Hall, he saw the emperor struggling to sit up, as if to show some dignity in front of him, so he quickly walked over and stabilized him.
"Shouren! We have known each other for twenty years, right?"
The emperor looked at Xu Xin in front of him. He was still a boy that year. The first time he heard the name Wang Shouren was from the eunuch Zhang Min.
"Yes."
Xu Xin replied calmly.
"For all these years, I have never been able to see through you. You seem to know everything, understand everything, and nothing can trouble you."
"You make me feel like I'm useless."
When ordinary emperors said these last words, they would definitely blame their ministers, but Emperor Hongzhi would not. He was too soft-tempered. He was a good man, but he was not a wise and mighty emperor. But for Xu Xin, an emperor like him is the best to deal with.
"Emperor Xuande once said that Shaobao was too ambitious and too thoughtful. If he were to hold a high position in the future, he might not end well. In the end, it seems to have come true..."
As soon as Zhu Youtang finished these heavy words, the body leaning on the dragon couch shook and he coughed twice violently.
The Gun Dragon robe on his body was floating up and down, his face was extremely pale, and his whole body showed fatigue, as if his end was approaching.
"Your Majesty, among the people who have been famous for thousands of years, how many of them can have a good death? Yu Shaobao's answer is, you don't fight for one life, fight for hundreds of generations, you fight for the name of all generations. Even if your body is broken into pieces, you should move forward. …”
"If all the people in the court are mediocre and incompetent, thinking only about arrogance and lust every day, how long can the world be stable?"
"Don't fight for one life, fight for hundreds of generations, just fight for the name of all generations. But Yu Tingyi can't compare to you Wang Bo'an. You have done enough."
"Not enough! The dynasty has been reincarnated for two to three hundred years because the predecessors have always only focused on the Central Plains. I think we should look outside."
"So, what you have done over the years is just the beginning? It's a pity that I can't see it anymore..."
The emperor's tone was full of regret. If he could, he would like to see a better Ming Dynasty, but the days are not holidaying, and life span is something that even the emperor who calls himself emperor can't change anything.
Zhu Youtang's eyes gradually became dim, as if there was endless unwillingness in his eyes. He turned his head and looked at Xu Xin in front of him, forcing a smile on his weak face.
"Shouren! You are just like Yu Shaobao. What you love is not the Zhu family, but the world."
Zhu Youtang barely put his palm on Xu Xin's shoulder, and said with a wry smile in a voice that only two people could hear: "I don't have much time.
If according to the character of Emperor Taizu Gao, any minister who is not loyal to my Zhu family will definitely follow me. But I will not take you away. The world needs you, and my birthday also needs you. "
Throughout the dynasties, such capable ministers who could not be completely controlled by the emperor were more threatening than foreign enemies. There were many usurpers like Sima Yi and loyal ministers like Huo Guang. Therefore, it is very important for the emperor to choose a good Tuogu minister.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will assist the prince."
"I'm not worried about you, I'm worried about Shou'er."
"After all, Shou'er is still young and easily influenced by others. Once I leave, I'm afraid no one will be able to really control him. If possible, I really want to say the same thing to you as Emperor Zhaolie of the Han Dynasty. If you don’t have talent, you can use it.”
"Your Majesty's words have frightened me."
"What are you afraid of? Although you and I are not close relatives, I have always regarded you as a brother."
"I trust you because I know that you want to be an eternity-less saint..."
Zhu Youtang and Xu Xin talked a lot. When the two of them were in private, he no longer called himself me, but called himself me, without the majesty of the emperor, and at this moment he became his true self.
"Summon Eunuch Cao, Wang Yi, Queen, Prince, Yun Luo and others to come in!"
Zhu Youtang used his last strength to tell the prince something, and he needed someone to bear witness.
"emperor!"
"Father!"
"Father!"
Queen Zhang, Prince Zhu Houzhao and Princess Yunluo all had tearful eyes and sad expressions when they saw the frail emperor on the sick bed.
"Don't cry, I'm still here..."
The emperor did not pretend to be majestic. He sighed weakly, pointed at the prince Zhu Houzhao, and said: "Prince, kneel down."
"Father!"
Prince Zhu Houzhao, whose nickname was Shou'er, and who also used the pseudonym Zhu Shou, after hearing the emperor's words, he quickly knelt down to Zhu Youtang who was on the sick bed.
"Kneel down to your master."
Zhu Youtang's next words shocked everyone present. The emperor actually asked the prince Zhu Houzhao to kneel to Xu Xin. There is a distinction between the monarch and his ministers. To ask the prince of the country to kneel to his ministers is really... shocking.
"His Majesty!"
"You can handle it!"
Zhu Youtang put his hand on Xu Xin's body, and when Zhu Houzhao heard Zhu Youtang's words, he turned around and knelt down to Xu Xin without hesitation.
This scene made Zhu Wuwu dumbfounded. Cao Zhengchun and the empress, on the other hand, were a little surprised, but one of them had just seen the secret decree of the imperial capital, and the other had been with the emperor for many years, so they had already understood his thoughts.
"Declare the decree!"
Zhu Youtang glanced at Cao Zhengchun, who quickly took out a copy of the holy book and handed it to him.
Cao Zhengchun quickly took out the emperor's autographed imperial edict and read it aloud: "The emperor is destined to be carried by heaven, and the edict says... Wang Shouren... Gat entered the Shangzhu Kingdom and was promoted to Grand Master..."
Cao Zhengchun's sonorous voice spread to the outside of Wuying Hall through internal force. The ministers outside the hall had already knelt down to listen to the decree. When they heard the series of titles given by the emperor to Xu Xin, they were all stunned.
He was granted the title of First Grade Grand Master while he was still alive, and he was added to the Zhu Kingdom, allowing the prince to respect him as his father-in-law and master, with a series of privileges such as being exempted from death, beating the king, and punishing ministers... This is really outrageous, even for those who have been granted the title of Grand Master in history. Some of the people in Jiuxi Jianlu Shangdian were not sealed to this extent.
After the emperor's conferment, when the prince succeeds to the throne and faces Xu Xin, he will have to be afraid, afraid, and respectful. The emperor's majesty is only one point. In front of this Grand Master Wang, he is just a person. Is this younger generation still an emperor?
It can be said that after this series of titles, Xu Xin basically has no title. He can only enter... the title of Duke of Wu'an. Is he going to be promoted to the title of Duke alive? Or even an unprecedented prince with a different surname?