I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 507 From today on, everyone will know me again

"boom!"

The pistol in Zhu Houzhao's hand emitted a loud noise, a bright flash and a thick white smoke.
The huge sound continued to echo and reflect in the hall, making people deaf.
The ministers under the imperial platform could not believe their eyes at first, but they quickly reacted. The instinct for survival made them fall to the ground, and some even began to look for cover.
For a moment, the scene was full of disgrace and embarrassment.
The big generals on duty inside and outside the palace rushed over urgently, but when they saw Zhu Houzhao holding a smoking musket, they all fell into confusion and chaos.
No one knew what to do next.
Some ministers were quickly checking their bodies to see if they had been hit by bullets.
"Look at you guys!" Zhu Houzhao looked at the embarrassed ministers excitedly.
"I didn't even load the bullet just now, look how scared you are." Zhu Houzhao laughed loudly after he finished speaking.
The frightened officials checked each other's condition and found that no one was shot just as Zhu Houzhao said. This made everyone feel relieved.
The Han generals withdrew, and the ministers were also in a panic to tidy up their appearance.
An official who had recovered from the shock said, "Your Majesty, how could you be so violent just now?"

The official stood up bravely, but couldn't continue speaking because Zhu Houzhao threw the smoking pistol aside, then took out another pistol like a magic trick and pointed it at the official who was speaking.
Facing the black muzzle of the gun, the officer's courage quickly vanished, and he collapsed to the ground. He didn't dare to gamble that Zhu Houzhao's pistol had no bullets.
Zhu Houzhao turned the gun and pointed it at a large vase in the hall, then pulled the trigger. Amidst the huge fire and sound, the large vase was shattered by the bullet, and the fragments of the vase were scattered far away.
The situation in the palace, which had just calmed down a little, became chaotic again.
However, the officials had already adapted to the situation, and the chaos was much shorter.
Zhu Houzhao held two pistols in his hands and said leisurely: "From today on, you all should get to know me again!"

"I am the destroyer of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the conqueror of Oirat, Yarkand, Turpan, and Kazakhstan, the pioneer of thousands of miles of territory, the supreme commander of the Ming army, the Khan of all nations, the Ming Emperor Zhu Houzhao!"

Zhu Houzhao spoke his title in a sonorous voice.
After he finished speaking, he glanced at the ministers in the hall with contempt and said, "Get to know me again. Think carefully about what you should say to me in the future."

After saying this, he waved his sleeves and left, leaving the ministers in the hall in a messy mess in the wind.
Yang Tinghe didn't know how he walked out of the Qianqing Palace, nor did he remember how he walked out of the palace.
In short, Zhu Houzhao's actions today gave him a great shock, and he couldn't recover for a long time.
"Jiefu, can you come with us?" A voice suddenly came to Yang Tinghe's ears.

Upon hearing this, Yang Tinghe turned around and said, "Brother Yingning, I was thinking the same thing. Why don't you get in my carriage?"

"Okay!" Yang Yiqing agreed happily.

After the two got on the horse, they were silent, immersed in their own thoughts.
"Brother Yingning, it seems that we can't stop His Majesty." Yang Tinghe was silent for a while and broke the silence first.
"Yes, His Majesty has grown up. We can no longer treat him as the child he was more than ten years ago." Yang Yiqing said, shaking his head gently.

The number of officials who advised Zhu Houzhao today was huge, and almost all the high-ranking officials from various government offices were present.
Zhu Houxuan was the biggest problem for the civil officials. If they allowed Zhu Houxuan to become the King of Wu, and did not stop such an obvious problem, it would definitely affect the civil officials' right to interpret the rules. Without this right to interpret the rules, the civil officials would lose this power.
So many people came to advise, but they were suppressed by Zhu Houzhao with two shots.
"What should we do? The King of Jing will first ascend the throne of the King of Wu, and then become the Crown Prince. What should we do? The social order will be disrupted, and we will definitely be badly remembered in history books, and people all over the world will call us incompetent." Yang Tinghe said anxiously.

Yang Yiqing also sighed and said, "We can't stop Your Majesty. We could stop it ten years ago, but Your Majesty's progress ten years later is too exaggerated." "Then are we just going to sit there and wait for death?" Yang Tinghe took a deep breath and said.

"Why do you say that, Jiefu? Why are you just going to sit there and wait for death?" Yang Yiqing said.

"Brother Ying Ning, do you mean that there is still hope for the situation to turn around?" Yang Tinghe couldn't help but sit up straight.

"Of course there is a turning point. As long as King Jing doesn't ascend to the throne, everything will turn around." Yang Yiqing comforted.

"And I think there's no need for you to be so anxious. I think we can accept the change of the king's title. I think Your Majesty will not confer the title of King of Jing on the Crown Prince for a long time."

"Why do you have such an idea, Brother Ying Ning?" Yang Tinghe asked in surprise.

"Your Majesty is a man who values ​​relationships, and if the Prince of Jing becomes the Crown Prince, it will only destroy their relationship. You must know that your Majesty is in good health now. If the Prince of Jing becomes the Crown Prince, he will most likely stay on the throne for a long time, and in history, those who stayed on the throne for a long time did not have a good ending," Yang Yiqing said lightly.
Yang Tinghe nodded silently. The position of crown prince was not just a title, but an expansion of real power. He could start to build his own civil and military team. Even if he didn't, those civil and military officials would try their best to squeeze in and join him.
This way, they would have their own military and political groups, which would erode the power of the emperor and lead to conflicts in the long run.
Thinking of this, Yang Tinghe felt as if he had suddenly realized something.
"And even if Prince Jing becomes the Crown Prince, so what?" Yang Yiqing continued.

"Don't forget about Prince Yiwen," Yang Yiqing reminded.

Prince Yiwen was Zhu Biao, who had been in charge of government affairs for more than a decade and was the heir to the throne. However, he died before Zhu Yuanzhang due to health reasons.
"The current situation is so similar to the beginning of the country. Prince Jing has been regent for ten years, working day and night, and his body has been drained. Prince Jing is only five years younger than your Majesty, and your Majesty has fought in many battles and is in good health. Even if Prince Jing becomes the crown prince, he will probably die before your Majesty. As long as Prince Jing does not ascend the throne, I think all this is acceptable," Yang Yiqing continued.

Yang Tinghe nodded slowly. This idea makes sense.
(End of this chapter)