My God, I am the emperor, the lord of mankind.

Chapter 27 Third uncle versus third uncle

Huguang, Anlu, Xingwangfu

Hundreds of officials greet you——

Zhu Houcong sat in the center of Chunyi Hall.

Mother Jiang's face was red and she was sitting on the left side of Zhu Houcong with a smile.

Standing next to him was a middle-aged man in his 30s, with a beard, a majestic face, a tall and tall figure, and shining eyes.

He was the third brother of Jiang's mother, Jiang An, who had just arrived from Datong and was then the guerrilla general of Datong.

On Zhu Houcong's right hand are the palace officials headed by Xie Changjie and the ceremonial eunuchs headed by Gu Dayong.

At this time, Xie Changjie's face was flushed and he was sweating a little on his forehead.

Mao Cheng, the Minister of Etiquette, who came to greet him, said "Bye!" with great enthusiasm.

The crowd, led by the great scholar Liang Chu, Duke Dingguo Xu Guangzuo, Prince Consort Cui Yuan, the eunuch Gu Dayong and the royal palace chief Shi Xie Changjie, listened to the imperial edict of Emperor Zhengde. After the Queen Mother expressed her gratitude, they all knelt down. Pay homage to the new emperor!
Seeing this, Zhu Houcong couldn't help but smile a little.

Destiny is decided!
With these people’s statements!
Zhu Houcong's position is already stable, and he just needs to enter the capital and ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

Liang Chu, a bachelor, is the elder of the cabinet and represents the meaning of the cabinet!
Xu Guangzuo is a noble and a descendant of Xu Da, the founding father of the country. He represents the support of Zhu Houcong from the children of Wu Xun in Beijing.

Cui Yuan is the consort, representing the views of the royal relatives.

As the Minister of Rites, Mao Cheng represents the six ministries in Beijing and the will of the central bureaucrats.

Gu Dayong was the chief of ceremony, and behind him stood the chief of ceremony, who had the authority to approve the red review.

Almost including the power of various political factions in the center of the empire.

Except for the Zhengde relatives represented by Empress Dowager Zhang...

Zhu Houcong's eyes darkened slightly.

But he didn't get angry immediately.

Instead, he waited until the ceremony was over and everyone stood up again, breathing a sigh of relief before taking the opportunity to attack.

"I just counted it carefully twice, and it seems that the delegation that came to pay homage today is missing one person? Is there a specific reason?"

Zhu Houcong asked.

Upon hearing the unintentional question from the 14-year-old little emperor in front of them, everyone's expressions suddenly changed.

Jianchang Bo naturally refers to Zhang Yanling, the third brother of Empress Dowager Zhang.

Gu Dayong frowned, while Mao Cheng, the Minister of Rites, broke out in cold sweat on his forehead.

In fact, everyone had already noticed that such a big living person was missing.

But on the one hand, Queen Mother Zhang was so powerful that no one wanted to offend her.

On the other hand, seeing that Zhu Houcong was young and had lived in Anlu for a long time, most of the people in the capital did not know each other. He thought that it would be better to do less than to do more, and there was a high probability that Zhu Houcong would not find out, so he would treat it as nothing happened.

But now that the little emperor asked about it, he couldn't ignore the matter.

If the little emperor doesn't notice, this is naturally a trivial matter, and he can just remind him privately.

But...now, Zhu Houcong actually asked directly.

"Where's Uncle Jianchang! If he didn't come, why didn't anyone report it?"

Mao Cheng's expression changed again and again, and he immediately scolded.

Hundreds of officials greeted him and paid homage to the new emperor.

He was the only relative of the late emperor who was absent without saying a word.

What are your intentions!

Do you have any objection to the late emperor's edict?Or are you dissatisfied with the new emperor?

Either one is a serious crime that can lead to death.

"I……"

The etiquette officer below felt aggrieved when he heard this.

How many times have I reminded you but you can’t see it?

Now if anything goes wrong, it's all on me.

"Yes, the villain was negligent, take someone to look for him now!"

Zhu Houcong naturally saw the scene below.

He wasn't surprised.

Everything was within his expectations.

Because Zhang Yanling failed to arrive in time, it was Zhu Houcong's plan.

Not just the one that was about to break out when he entered Beijing later, because Empress Dowager Zhang insisted on adopting Zhu Houcong under Xiaozong's name, which caused the Jiajing and Zhengde dynasties' bureaucratic groups headed by Yang Tinghe to completely break up almost as soon as they took the throne.

What's more, as soon as He Gu Dayong entered the palace, Zhu Houcong relied on the keen sense of smell of an immortal cultivator to smell the familiar fishy smell of Xiwei hidden in the welcoming convoy.

It seems that an uninvited guest has arrived.

As for Zhang Yanling, the one with the most disgusting smell among them was dozens of times stronger than the others.The calamity-resolving method is operating spontaneously with unprecedented efficiency, which means that the danger Zhu Houcong will face will be more intense than before.

Zhu Houcong only used some tricks to make Jianchang Bo, who had a bad reputation as early as the Xiaozong Dynasty, miss today's worship.

However, what makes Zhu Houcong slightly disappointed is that it now seems that Zhang Yanling is indeed just a mortal, although he is notorious for seizing women of the people, lending usury in the capital, killing people in the street without wanting to repay the money, occupying people's land, and misappropriating court property.

But there is nothing magical about him.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been tricked by a little fascination.

Let me see how you respond.

Zhu Houcong closed his eyes slightly and sat in the center of Chunyi Hall without leaving.

Quietly waiting for Zhang Yanling's arrival.

Everyone waited quietly with apprehension.

Not long after, Zhang Yanling arrived.

He was panting, with a hint of anger between his brows.

Looking at Zhu Houcong, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

Looking extremely dissatisfied.

Even though I made mistakes, I didn't have stage fright.

After all, he had committed prostitution in Xiaozong's palace during the day and forced the maids to do so.

He also robbed the emperor's crown and beat Xiaozong's personal eunuch to death after being discovered.

In the end, he was not punished under the protection of his sister.

In the Zhengde Dynasty, because of taking bribes, killing people, and seizing land, Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty tried to jail him several times, but he failed because of Empress Dowager Zhang.

Even after the death of Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty, he was immediately restored to his original position. In the end, he was promoted from Jianchang Bo to Jianchang Hou because of his role in welcoming him.

Emperor, what is that!
Without the support of my Zhang family, can you become the emperor?
Don't piss and take care of your own virtues!
When Zhu Houcong read this period of history, he was very angry at the Zhang brothers' misdeeds.

This time, he will never agree to give promotions to these grandsons who bully the people and embezzle national assets.

Moreover, we must rectify these bastards in the court.

"Your Royal Highness, I forgive you. Yesterday I went to Anlu to welcome him. I was very happy and had a few drinks. I didn't want to miss the time of worship! It's really a crime worthy of death! When I get back, I will definitely apologize to the Queen Mother and the Chief Assistant and admit my mistake!"

Saying that, he will kneel down and punish himself with three cups.

Zhu Houcong smelled the ominous smell again.

He didn't answer.

It just locked Zhang Yanling's aura firmly.

Zhu Houcong didn't care at all about the threat that the Queen Mother and the Chief Assistant brought to him in his words.

Instead, he looked at Mao Cheng, the Minister of Rites, and asked.

"Shang Shu Mao, I have violated the rules of conduct before the emperor. According to my law of the Ming Dynasty, what is the crime?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked!

Cold sweat broke out on Mao Cheng's forehead once again.

However, Mao Cheng is indeed an old man who has experienced officialdom for a long time. Seeing that a conflict is inevitable.

I adhere to the principle that as long as I act according to the rules, no one can do anything to me.

Immediately replied.

"When the staff is forty, I will cut off my rank and shut myself up to think about my mistakes."

"Okay! But Uncle Jianchang is a noble man of the country, so it is not appropriate to punish someone from the palace..."

Hearing this, several people present breathed a sigh of relief.

Even Zhang Yanling thought the little emperor was bluffing and didn't dare to really do anything to him?
"Where is Datong guerrilla general Jiang An!"

"Chen is here!"

The hunky-backed man, wearing armor, knelt on one knee in front of Zhu Houcong.

The voice was deep and deep, like a tiger roaring or a lion roaring.

"You will carry out the punishment yourself with the rod!"

"Yes……"

Seeing Jiang Ding directly summoning his own soldiers and servants.

He chose the thickest bowl-shaped stick and walked towards Zhang Yanling. Gu Dayong, Mao Cheng, Liang Chu and others looked at each other and secretly thought something was wrong.

The emperor has not yet succeeded to the throne.

The relatives from the previous dynasty faced off against the relatives from the current dynasty.

It’s still the third uncle versus the third uncle!

(End of this chapter)