Chapter 94                                                             �

Although the little eunuch said that time has come, there is still a while.

Zhou Mengchen stood in his waiting area, looking at the big square outside Fengtian Gate, countless people stood in an orderly manner under the management of the Jinyiwei and the Censor. Suddenly, drums and music sounded together, shaking the sky and the earth.

All the great Han generals were talking loudly.

In fact, by this time, most of the etiquette had passed, such as the Ministry of Rites dispatched personnel to the Taimiao to worship ancestors, report their merits, worship the heaven and earth, etc. All these things have been done by the Ministry of Rites.

Now it has reached its final climax.

But when he saw countless flags surging on the top of the city, the canopy slowly stood up. Below the canopy was Emperor Jiajing. Emperor Jiajing rarely came out to meet the ministers today. He put all the emperor's pomp, which made outsiders even more powerful.

"Long live, long live, long live." As soon as Jiajing came out, the ministers under the city immediately saluted.

Zhou Mengchen is no exception.

Zhou Mengchen was fine. Although he was away, his contact with Jiajing was not interrupted, and sometimes he even wrote a secret copy. There was Jiajing's personal approval, not to mention that when he was in the capital, Zhou Mengchen wanted to see Jiajing whenever he saw Jiajing.

Although Jiajing was in simplicity, Zhou Mengchen had no idea about it. But the other ministers were different.

Many ministers have been officials in the capital and have been serving as emperors for many years. This is the first time I have seen them today. Many people are so excited that they burst into tears. With a whimpering cry, they shouted loudly: "Long live, long live, long live."

Long live the mountain, and shouted three times in a row. The sound waves were like a mountain collapse and a tsunami.

After everyone stopped, the eunuch's figure spread out from the city tower and said, "Get up."

All the officials who saluted the ceremony stood up and returned to their posts.

Zhou Mengchen strode forward, stood in his main position, shouting loudly: "I am the Minister of War in Nanjing, the Censor of the Censor of the Six Provinces, and Zhou Mengchen, report to Your Majesty, Japanese pirates are raging and slaughtering creatures----"

Zhou Mengchen sprinkled hundreds of words, which basically means how the Japanese pirates were bad, how wise and powerful the emperor was, how he was instructed, and how Zhou Mengchen was so hard and hard that he defeated the enemy. He won a great victory and offered prisoners to the palace.

After Zhou Mengchen finished speaking, Jiajing said above: "Reward."

An eunuch immediately stood on the city tower and opened the imperial edict. He read the rewards to the meritorious ministers. Zhou Mengchen's rewards were nothing more than gold and silver, cloth, and added several titles, and granted his wife and son. He just changed his titles to his mother and wife. Zhou Datong and Zhou Tunan had not done anything, but were promoted again.

Zhou Mengchen was a little disappointed when he heard this.

What he wants most now is to return to the center. But these imperial edicts are not mentioned at all.

Zhou Mengchen had expected this.

After all, there is no turmoil in the situation in the center. Even if Zhou Mengchen beat all the contributions in the world, he might not be able to return to the capital. Because at this point, promotion is not just a contribution.

In addition to Zhou Mengchen, there are also some generals, such as Wu Weizhong, who are among the rewards. Whoever rewards are given to him, will be enough to come out to thank him.

Even if you say thank you, you will write it in advance. Just recite it according to memorization.

It's like a big show.

Then, flags were thrown on the ground, including Shimazu family, Matsuura family, Otomo family, etc., all of them were thrown on the ground. Then, teams of prisoners tied up with white cloth were pulled under the city tower with bare shirts.

Then kneel down.

Jiajing said, "Take it."

Immediately, countless eunuchs shouted in unison: "Take it."

Then naturally, there was Yousi who pulled the man down. These prisoners naturally had their own places. Those who committed serious crimes were the Ming Zhengdian and were punished according to the crime.

There are three such things.

A grand and grand prisoner show ended like this.

Of course, many things are coming to an end, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites are still busy. But Huang Jin has already come over and said, "Mr. Zhou, Your Majesty has long wanted to see you. Come with me to see Your Majesty."

Zhou Mengchen took a deep breath to calm the turbulent waves in his heart. He said, "Please, father-in-law."

Not far away, Xu Jie looked at all this and showed an unpredictable smile on the corner of his mouth. Then he looked at Yan Song again.

The entire ceremony took more than half a day, and the envoys who offered prisoners were at noon, but most officials were about to come just as dawn. Although the people in the cabinet could come a little later, they could not be slower than the emperor.

So the cabinet members also had to stand on the city tower for an hour.

Although the time cannot be long, it is already a heavy challenge for Yan Song. At the age of eighty, the emperor's favor can ride in the Forbidden City. You should know that the Ming Dynasty did not have the privilege of riding horses given to the Forbidden City in the Qing Dynasty. No matter who is, he can only walk in the palace. In the palace, there is not just a Forbidden City, but the place is very large. It tests the physical strength of the ministers.

Yan Song's privilege can be said to be the emperor's ultimate favor to his ministers.

Yan Song often had seats in front of the emperor. However, in this important etiquette, Yan Song naturally could not sit down. The only one who could sit down was the emperor. Standing for such a long time made Yan Song exhausted both physically and mentally. When the emperor returned, he had already asked Yan Song to go back for half a day off. It would not be too late to be on duty tomorrow.

Xu Jie knew that a lot of things would happen in this half day.

Although he was not sure how Zhou Mengchen was doing, he did not fully expect Zhou Mengchen. After Zhou Mengchen, Xu Jie had some cards, after all, he had not wanted to overturn Yan Song for a day or two.

At this moment, he looked at Yan Song and couldn't help but sigh and said, "Don't laugh at the willows by the pond at that time. But the old man seems to be a hero."

I don’t know whether the hero he was talking about was Yan Song or himself.

Zhou Mengchen didn't know how many times he came to the palace, but this time, it seemed calm and nervous when he came for the first time. Even though he hated Yan Song, Zhou Mengchen also knew Yan Song's talent in political struggles. If Yan Song was not beaten to death, Zhou Mengchen would face a great crisis in the face of Yan Song's counterattack. Zhou Mengchen might be able to guarantee that he would escape unstoppable, but Zhou Mengchen was not alone. I don't know how many people there are behind him. Can he guarantee their safety?

cannot.

So the pressure Zhou Mengchen was under at this moment was no less than before a war began. No, this was a war. A sneak attack from Qingcheng at the snowy night. It was just that Zhou Mengchen was just as a striker, not a coach.

"Please, Lord Zhou." Huang Jin said.

Only then did Zhou Mengchen realize that he had arrived in front of Yichun Palace.

Zhou Mengchen then bowed to Huang Jin and walked in.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Jiajing.

I don’t know if I haven’t seen each other for several years, which surprised Zhou Mengchen. Jiajing’s aging was a little obvious. His black hair was also a little bit more gray, as if someone deliberately dyed Jiajing’s hair a few.

Although Jiajing has been devoted to cultivating his body and mind for more than ten years and has become a health master, Jiajing was really deficient when he was young. Around the fifteenth year of Jiajing, Jiajing almost died of a serious illness.

At that time, both the government and the country were ready for the emperor to gradualize.

At least I survived it. But after that, I was strangled by the palace maid and I was already dead. That is, Queen Fang still ordered rescue. Only then did she be saved. Such things were added. In addition, Jiajing took elixirs and other things. It would be strange if Jiajing was in good health.

Therefore, even if Jiajing was devoted to health care, he was only filling the pit when he was young, so in his fifties, his white hair climbed up to his forehead early.

However, Jiajing's health preservation is not useless. At least, Jiajing looks very good, with a red face and a sound speech.

After Zhou Mengchen gave his respect, Jiajing said, "You did a good job in Jiangnan this time, and I feel no comfort."

Zhou Mengchen said, "Your Majesty is wise and far-sighted. I just need your Majesty's guidance and have made progress a little bit."

Jiajing said: "If all the ministers of the Ming Dynasty are like you, I don't have to worry too much."

Zhou Mengchen felt aroused. It seemed that there were some problems in the court and the country, and he could not hide them from Emperor Jiajing. However, Zhou Mengchen couldn't continue asking, and Jiajing did not explain in detail who made him worry. He continued: "The customs has also been issued. How much is the tax?"
Chapter completed!