Ming: I am fake, walking on thin ice

Chapter 54 Uncle, I tell you to kneel down!

Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Qizhen sat on the dragon throne, and the eunuch behind him held a large jade tablet with eight large characters on it: "Follow the will of Heaven and follow the ancestors, and pass it down from generation to generation." Because today, Prince Xiang came to Beijing, according to the rules of "Huang Ming Zu Xun": Whenever a prince comes to the court, even if he is older than the emperor, the emperor will hold the jade tablet handed down from generation to generation to receive the ceremony. Seeing this jade tablet is like seeing an ancestor.

Prince Xiang Zhu Zhanji and the previous emperor Zhu Zhanji were brothers from the same mother, and were Zhu Qizhen's uncles, so he was older than the emperor. Therefore, the emperor received the gift by holding the scepter that had been handed down from generation to generation.

After a while, Prince Xiang, dressed in casual clothes, entered the palace and bowed five times and kowtowed three times to the emperor. These were all rules set by the Imperial Ming Ancestor Instructions. When Zhu Qizhen saw him finish bowing, he hurried forward and helped him up with his own hands: "Uncle, I've been thinking about you all the time. Are you all right?"

"Very good!" Prince Xiang bowed slightly, "Your Majesty, when I heard that the capital was surrounded by the Oirat, I was very anxious and wanted to bring the guards of the palace to the capital to fight the enemy."

"It's all over!" Zhu Qizhen smiled, "Grandfather, grandfather, and the late emperor are in heaven, they helped me get through this disaster."

"May God bless me and my Ming Dynasty." King Xiang sighed.

Zhu Qizhen ordered people to give the prince a seat and to greet him as a family member. He had recently carefully read the files on the prince stored in the Jinyiwei archives and found two interesting points.

When Emperor Renzong suddenly passed away, Crown Prince Zhu Zhanji was still in Nanjing. At that time, the two kings of Han and Zhao were ready to make a move. To prevent accidents, the court kept the death a secret and quickly sent people to welcome Crown Prince Zhu Zhanji to the north. At the same time, the Queen Mother secretly ordered Prince Xiang to supervise the country and Minister of Revenue Xia Yuanji to assist in the administration.

It was the first time in the history of the Ming Dynasty that a vassal state was supervised by a vassal. However, Prince Xiang did not seem to have any idea about the throne, and he honestly supervised the country and waited for Zhu Zhanji to return and ascend the throne.

Then there was the Tumu Incident. At first, it was said that Zhu Qizhen was captured by the Oirat Mongols. At that time, the government and the public were in chaos and someone was needed to take charge of the situation. Some ministers suggested summoning Prince Xiang to Beijing. Because Prince Xiang was the younger brother of the previous emperor Zhu Zhanji and was wise and virtuous. However, Prince Xiang wrote a letter to refuse.

"Please appoint the eldest son Zhu Jianshen as the crown prince, ask the Prince of Qin Zhu Qiyu to be the regent, and recruit brave and wise men to rescue Your Majesty!"

From the above two points, Zhu Qizhen could see that Prince Xiang was a man without ambition and only wanted to be a free and easy prince.

……

"Your Majesty, why did you summon the six princes to the capital at the same time? This seems to be against the rules." King Xiang asked doubtfully.

"Uncle, that was not my will, but the Empress Dowager's order." Zhu Qizhen smiled bitterly, then picked up the teacup and took a big sip.

Although the King of Xiang was far away from the capital, he still heard about the affairs of the court. He frowned and said, "I also heard in Xiangyang that your majesty is determined to solve the problem of 'land annexation' this time. I agree with this. If it is not solved with thundering means, the Ming Dynasty will be in danger. Humph, those people don't think about it. Without the Ming Dynasty, how can they have their glory and wealth?"

Zhu Qizhen pretended to be moved, and said with a trembling voice: "Uncle, I am very relieved to hear you say that. Finally, there are still people who support me. To be honest, I am very anxious. The late emperor entrusted the Ming Dynasty to me. If I don't manage it well, how can I face the late emperor in the future?"

"Your Majesty, I am willing to support you with all my strength!" King Xiang bowed respectfully.

"Thank you, uncle." Zhu Qizhen sighed, "However, you should go see the Queen Mother, otherwise, she will be angry. It is said that the Prince of Jing arrived in Beijing earlier than you and went directly to the Queen Mother. He has not come to see me yet."

King Xiang stood up suddenly and said angrily: "How can this be! Has he forgotten the Imperial Ming Ancestor's Instructions? When a prince enters the court, he should first pay respect to the emperor."

Zhu Qizhen smiled helplessly: "After all, it was the Queen Mother who summoned you to the capital."

"Your Majesty, I will go to see the Queen Mother right away." King Xiang clasped his fists and bowed, then left in a hurry.

Zhu Qizhen looked at his angry figure and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Uncle Xiang Wang, he is indeed my uncle!

……

Zhu Qizhen picked up a cup of tea and opened the "Taizu Shilu" to read carefully. Not long after, the eunuch general manager Jin Ying came to report that the King of Jing wanted to see him. "Bring him in." Zhu Qizhen didn't even raise his head, but just waved his hand.

A moment later, Jing Wang Zhu Zhanji walked into the hall, his eyes swept across the emperor, and although he felt unwilling, he still knelt down reluctantly and saluted: "Your Majesty, I am Zhu Zhanji, and I pay my respects to you."

He lowered his head and waited, but he did not hear the emperor order him to stand up. He looked up and saw that the emperor was still immersed in the book, as if he had not heard it. So he raised his voice and shouted: "Your Majesty, I, Zhu Zhanji, greet you!"

But the emperor still did not respond and continued to read. A trace of coldness flashed in the eyes of King Jing. He understood that the emperor did it on purpose to intimidate him.

Humph, I am the emperor's uncle, and yet Your Majesty treats me so rudely?

When the King of Jing was about to stand up, the chief eunuch Jin Ying coughed heavily and signaled him with his eyes that he must not break the rules. The King of Jing gritted his teeth and could only continue to kneel.

Another cup of tea passed, and the emperor was still reading, and still hadn't ordered him to get up. King Jing said with anger in his tone: "Your Majesty, that's enough, isn't it? I am the emperor's uncle after all."

Having said that, he was about to stand up.

Snapped!
Zhu Qizhen slammed the book in his hand on the table, stood up and walked towards the King of Jing, smiling slightly: "Uncle? I didn't ask you to get up, kneel down!"

As he spoke, he reached out and pressed King Jing's shoulder, exerting force suddenly.

Bang! Snap!
King Jing was forced to kneel down, and the sound of bones breaking was heard, followed by a scream from King Jing: "Ah...you...how dare you treat me like this? I'm your uncle!"

"Don't you know? You are a subject first, and then a relative of the emperor." Zhu Qizhen's voice was as cold as a knife. "Today I will teach you the etiquette between the emperor and his subjects."

He pushed again, and the King of Jing screamed miserably, with beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. Zhu Qizhen said coldly, "Come here, take off his royal clothes. Humph, when you see me, you should wear your regular clothes. Don't you understand this rule?"

King Jing's face was pale, and he curled up on the ground, trembling in pain.

Zhu Qizhen looked down at him with a cold and imposing manner: "You have lost your manners in front of the king. I will strip you of your princely title and demote you to a commoner. Come, take him out and lock him up in the Dazongzhengyuan!"

Four Jinyiwei rushed in, first stripped King Jing of his royal robes, and then dragged him out.

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Kunning Palace.

The Queen Mother was chatting with the King of Xiang when the maid hurried in, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. The Queen Mother frowned coldly: "If you have anything to say, just say it. The King of Xiang is not an outsider."

"Reporting to the Queen Mother, the Prince of Jing was beaten by Your Majesty, his title was stripped, and he was imprisoned in the Dazongzhengyuan." The maid reported.

"What?" The Queen Mother and Prince Xiang were both shocked.

The maid quickly recounted what had happened. The queen mother listened with a cold face: "Prince Xiang, you have also seen that His Majesty is still so childish. In a rage, he beat his uncle and stripped him of his princely title."

"I will go and ask why!" King Xiang stood up and went quickly.

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