My father is Jiajing

"Not the first time?"

After hearing these words, Emperor Jiajing felt a buzzing in his head?
"What do you mean?"

Emperor Jiajing stared at Dong Fen.

Dong Fen, who had already given up hope, looked at Emperor Jiajing fearlessly and said with a half-smile, "Your Majesty, where do you think your throne came from?"

The Jiajing Emperor said as a matter of course: "My throne is naturally obtained by relying on the rule of the Imperial Ming Ancestor Instructions promulgated by Emperor Taizu, which states that the younger brother shall succeed the elder brother. Do you still want to argue with me about this?"

Dong Fen smiled and said, "Yes, your majesty's throne came to you based on the clause in the Imperial Ming Ancestor Instructions promulgated by Emperor Taizu that the younger brother shall succeed the elder brother. But if Emperor Wuzong does not die, how will your majesty ascend the throne?"

Emperor Jiajing felt a sinking feeling in his heart, sensing that another huge conspiracy was about to unfold.

Zhu Zaigui, who was standing by, was also shocked after hearing these words.

Although some historians and conspiracy theorists of later generations could not help but speculate on the cause of Emperor Zhengde's death, it was not simply a matter of falling into the water and contracting an illness.

However, since the records of emperors' deaths in ancient history books are relatively general and simple, there are not many empirical records that truly record the emperors' physical conditions.

Therefore, even if later historians wanted to speculate the cause of death of ancient emperors, they could only select clues from history books to make inferences and arguments.

However, no matter how well this method of argumentation is speculated, it does not have much textual and physical evidence to support it.

Therefore, when we look at the historical records alone, the death of ancient emperors often seems extremely abrupt, as if there was not much foreshadowing or omen, and they just died suddenly.

Now that Dong Fen mentioned the death of Emperor Zhengde, this would be like the explosion of a nuclear ideological bomb for both Emperor Jiajing himself and Zhu Zaigui who was standing beside him.

Emperor Jiajing held back his anger. Although he also looked down on his cynical and rebellious cousin Emperor Wuzong, after all, Emperor Wuzong was a legitimate Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and would not allow anyone to easily fabricate or speculate about him.

"you say!"

Emperor Jiajing suppressed his anger, took a deep breath, pointed at Dong Fen, and continued, "I want to see what kind of surprise you can give me!"

Dong Fen continued fearlessly, "Back then, Emperor Wuzong was absurd and ignored state affairs. In the early days, he favored the treacherous eunuch Liu Jin, causing the people of the country to suffer. Later, he promoted the Eight Tigers, built the Leopard House, and randomly adopted sons, causing chaos in the court and the country."

"When he heard that the little Tatar prince in the north was invading, instead of thinking about how to stabilize the situation, he transformed himself into a general, named himself the Duke of Zhenguo, and led the nine-border army to engage in a decisive battle with the little prince. Isn't he afraid of repeating the mistakes of Emperor Yingzong?"

"Afterwards, he not only did not feel ashamed, but also regarded the fact that he personally beheaded a man as an honorable thing, and spread it everywhere. It was as if he was the most courageous emperor in history."

"Later, Prince Ning rebelled and Wang Yangming suppressed it. However, Emperor Wuzong felt that Wang Yangming had stolen his limelight and wanted to release Prince Ning and lead the army himself to capture him again. How could this be a joke like an emperor?"

As Emperor Jiajing listened to Dong Fen criticizing Emperor Wuzong, his expression gradually turned unfriendly.

Emperor Wuzong was indeed absurd, but not outrageous enough for a minister of the court to make irresponsible remarks about him.

Emperor Jiajing said coldly: "Speak to the point!"

Dong Fen laughed again, and said fearlessly: "Your Majesty, don't be anxious. If you want to listen to a story, you must be patient. Otherwise, how can you know the cause and effect?"

Emperor Jiajing took a deep breath and remained silent. He wanted to see what shocking words Dong Fen could say!
Dong Fen continued, "With such an unreasonable request, the court and the people would naturally not allow Emperor Wuzong to be so willful, so in the end the matter was left unresolved. Emperor Wuzong led the army that he had managed to gather, but in the end he found that he had nothing to do. He could only go to Nanjing to pay homage, go through the motions, and then return."

"On his way back, he ignored his high status and insisted on fishing on a small boat. He ended up falling into the river and fell ill. That's how your majesty ruled the world today."

When Emperor Jiajing heard this, his face darkened again. "Tell me something I don't know."

Dong Fen chuckled, "Okay, then I will tell you something that Your Majesty doesn't know. Your Majesty, guess what? The boat was fine, there was no wind or waves. Even if Emperor Wuzong was jumping around, why did he just happen to fall into the river? Is this really an accident?"

Emperor Jiajing couldn't believe it, "How dare you murder the emperor?"

Dong Fen smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are making a fuss. At the beginning, I said that this was not the first time."

Emperor Jiajing suppressed his boundless anger, even though Emperor Wuzong's death allowed him to take advantage of the situation and become the supreme ruler of the world.

But if there were such dangerous and unpredictable waves hidden beneath this supreme throne, Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but feel a chill.

These people are truly insane and deserve to be put to death!
Dong Fen said: "At that time, Emperor Wuzong was in his prime. He relied on the Eight Tigers and the army he could mobilize personally, which was beyond the understanding of the court and the people. All officials were shocked by such a warlike emperor. If there is another foreign affair, he will bypass the court officials and lead tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops to fight in person. If something goes wrong again, and the old story of Emperor Yingzong is repeated, what will happen to the world?"

Emperor Jiajing listened to Dong Fen's great teachings and sneered in his heart, "So you are plotting to murder the emperor?"

Dong Fen said righteously: "Your Majesty, this is wrong. We are saving the people of the world! That's why Emperor Wuzong fell off the boat in a calm river, giving Your Majesty a chance to ascend the throne. With our assistance, Your Majesty was able to create the Jiajing Restoration!"

Emperor Jiajing laughed again, his laughter was very cold and creepy. He said, "But I remember that it took Emperor Wuzong more than half a year from his death to his death. How do you explain this?"

Dong Fen said, "How difficult is this? After all, Emperor Wuzong is the supreme ruler of the world, and he will always have loyal guards and eunuchs around him. It is only natural that someone would save him when he falls into the water. What we need to do is to work hard on how to treat him after he falls into the water."

When Emperor Jiajing heard this, he understood everything.

At that time, he also looked through some written records of Emperor Zhengde from the time he fell into the water and became ill to his death. Emperor Jiajing found some suspicious points at that time. For example, someone wanted to offer a reward for a famous doctor to diagnose Emperor Zhengde's illness, but the offer was rejected by court officials on the grounds that it was difficult for a rural doctor to be talented.

Now it seems that all this was premeditated.

Emperor Jiajing looked at Dong Fen coldly, "So, Emperor Wuzong was dragged to death by you, right?"

Dong Fen bowed slightly to Emperor Jiajing, "Your Majesty is wise! You understand everything at once!"

Emperor Jiajing gnashed his teeth and snorted, "You all deserve to die!"

Dong Fen said nonchalantly, "Yes, we all deserve to die. But don't you Zhu emperors deserve to die? Taizu and Chengzu were tyrannical by nature, treating ministers like grass and killing them at will. Yingzong was arrogant and didn't know the importance of the situation. He led 500,000 elite troops to attack, but ended up in prison; Xianzong favored eunuchs, favored concubines, and manipulated ministers; Wuzong was a heretic who treated the world as a child's play."

"Your Majesty, you have violated the rites and laws, and forced my biological father to be emperor, allowing him to be enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple beyond the rules. Moreover, you have favored treacherous officials, killed ministers at will, manipulated power, treated ministers like slaves, and wantonly extorted wealth from the world in pursuit of the illusory immortality."

"Prince Yu is even worse than that. Since he became regent, he has destroyed the ancestral system, focusing on strange skills and tricks, and opened the Shunyi Industrial Park to compete with the people for profits. Later, he went even further, relying on the skills of merchants, setting up the Beijing Special District, and destroying the foundation of the world!"

"With all these things, do you, the Emperor Zhu, really not deserve to die? So we do this for the sake of the people of the world!" Dong Fen spoke quickly and vividly, almost listing all the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, as if they were the most loyal and moral people in the world, and everything they did was for the sake of the people of the world.

Emperor Jiajing finally couldn't help sneering, and his hands hidden in his sleeves clenched into fists.

"What a great deed for all the people in the world!"

Emperor Jiajing could not help but burst into laughter again, and his laughter was so loud that the golden tiles on the top of the temple seemed to tremble.

"Are you qualified to talk about the people of the world?"

The Emperor Jiajing's laughter stopped abruptly, and he stared at Dong Fen with an icy gaze. If this gaze had a blade, Dong Fen could be cut into pieces in an instant.

Dong Fen refused to give in: "It's better than you tyrants!"

Emperor Jiajing took a deep breath and said, "Very good, you are very brave! I admire you as a man of honor! Now, what else do you want? Tell me all at once, and I will let you die a quick death!"

Dong Fen's eyes were red, and he couldn't help but become crazy.

His family is all dead.

Now he just wants revenge!

Dong Fen said: "I want Xu Jie to die, and I want the entire Xu family to be buried with me! I want to kill that bastard Xu Fan with my own hands! To avenge the Dong family!"

Emperor Jiajing waved his hand and said coldly: "I promise you! I will not let you go alone on this journey. I will also chop the remaining surviving members of your Dong family into pieces one by one and send them to accompany you."

When Dong Fen heard this, he was stunned. "What? There are still people alive in the Dong family?"

Dong Fen was suddenly in a state of confusion. When he was in the Jinyiwei prison, he was only concerned about his own emotions being overwhelmed by hatred. For a moment, he was obsessed with the idea that the entire Dong family had been burned to death and he had nothing to worry about, so he revealed all the secrets hidden underwater.

But now Emperor Jiajing said that there were still survivors in his Dong family.

This time Dong Fen was stunned where he stood!
Dong Fen suddenly collapsed to his knees on the ground, his eyes blank, as if he had gone stupid.

Emperor Jiajing did not want to see Dong Fen again at this moment, and ordered Zhu Zaigui: "Take him away, he is not allowed to die without my order!"

Zhu Zaigui sighed inwardly and bowed to Emperor Jiajing, "I obey your order."

Then Zhu Zaigui walked to the front of Emperor Jiajing again, and couldn't help but look at him with concern and said, "Father, are you okay?"

Emperor Jiajing looked at Zhu Zaigui with a complicated look, and he seemed to have aged a lot in that instant.

Emperor Jiajing said sadly: "Is this the price of being an emperor? To be alone forever and be targeted and schemed against by others?"

Zhu Zaigui immediately said, "Father, you are not alone. You still have me, your brother Zhen, and Yi, Yijun, and Yizhong. We are all your closest relatives and family members. We will always be one. No one dares to plot against us again."

After listening to Zhu Zaigui's words, Emperor Jiajing finally made him recover.

Emperor Jiajing grabbed Zhu Zaigui's arm and said excitedly: "You are right! Now we know who is plotting against us. Now it is time for us to take revenge!"

Emperor Jiajing's spirits suddenly became excited, "Chen Hong!"

Emperor Jiajing shouted loudly, and Chen Hong and others who were guarding outside the palace also heard the sound.

Chen Hong, Huang Jin, Zhu Zaizhen and others looked at each other, then turned around and went into the hall and headed towards the temple.

Although there was no light in the abode, Chen Hong still found the location of Emperor Jiajing accurately and slid to his knees in front of him: "I am here!"

Emperor Jiajing said excitedly: "Capture! Capture all those people that Dong Fen has given away!"

Chen Hong said excitedly: "Yes, I will obey your order."

After the excitement, Chen Hong waited for Emperor Jiajing's next detailed instructions, but Emperor Jiajing did not respond.

Chen Hong couldn't help but ask cautiously, "Emperor, who are the people that Dong Fen has revealed?"

Zhu Zaiqi looked back at Chen Hong and said on behalf of Emperor Jiajing: "Whoever is close to Dong Fen, whoever has contact with Dong Fen, you will arrest him! Do you understand?"

Chen Hong immediately kowtowed and quickly replied: "I understand!"

Zhu Zaigui looked at Chen Hong like this and ordered, "Go, call in Prince Jing, Huang Jin, Li Fang, and Meng Chong."

Chen Hong came out of the monastery immediately. Because he was too nervous when he came out, and there was no light in the monastery, Chen Hong tripped on the threshold, stumbled, and almost fell on his face.

But this still did not hinder Chen Hong's swift actions. He crawled out of the abode and explained the imperial decree to Zhu Zaizhen, Huang Jin and others outside, asking them to enter the abode of Emperor Jiajing together.

At this moment, he headed non-stop to the East Factory to regain power there and prepare to arrest people according to the order of Emperor Jiajing!

After hearing Chen Hongxuan's decree, Zhu Zaizhen and others immediately entered the temple.

As soon as they entered the monastery, they found that there was no light in it, and they all became nervous.

Finally, it was Huang Jin who said, "Emperor, let me light the lamp for you."

When Emperor Jiajing heard Huang Jin's voice, he felt warm in his heart, "Huang Jin, you finally came back to see me."

Huang Jin couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat when she heard the Emperor Jiajing's voice. She knelt on the ground and said, "I have been thinking about the Emperor day and night, and praying for him all the time. Now I can serve him again. This is the greatest blessing in my life."

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