There is a bright empty plate in front of everyone, this is obviously the Hongmen Banquet!

And it's a naked Hongmen feast.

Because Wanli has always been iron-faced since his appearance to the present, the blind can see that Long Yan is displeased, but no one is afraid.

This is nothing new, and it can even be said to be a cliché.

If you're afraid, you won't say it.

They played here for fear that the emperor would hide in the deep palace.

"Bring it!"

Wanli stretched out his hand to the side.

Li Gui hurriedly handed over the fold.

Wanli took the fold and threw it into the middle of the long table, quite a president's style.

"I finally decided to go out for a walk, but you... But you are trying your best to make me block, so that I will not be able to rest for a moment, is this what you should do as a courtier? ”

Wanli really gritted his teeth.

Although it was planned, he was really angry when it came to it.

This contradiction is not in love, but in the extension of imperial power, if the emperor can't even decide his own queen and crown prince, then the emperor will think what I can decide.

But as ministers, they hope that the emperor they assist is a "good emperor" in their minds, and they think that the emperor is the son of heaven, so how can he be as emotional and do whatever he wants like ordinary people?

Emperor Hulai, that's the fault of our courtiers.

There is a saying: Your Majesty is sacred, and the ministers should be punished.

If you ignore this etiquette, we will be scolded by future generations, and we are traitors.

Li Zhi immediately got up, knelt on the ground, and said: "The minister makes His Majesty unhappy, and the minister deserves death, no matter how His Majesty wants to deal with Weichen, Weichen has nothing to say, but before Weichen dies, he still hopes that His Majesty can make the emperor's eldest son the crown prince as soon as possible." ”

"The minister is also guilty, and please punish Your Majesty."

"The minister is guilty..."

.....．

One after another, many ministers got up and knelt on the ground.

Shen Shixing frowned secretly, but he also stood up, he had no choice, he couldn't help but express his position in this situation.

As soon as he got up, Wang Xijue, Xu Guo, Wang Jiaping, and Yu Youding's four cabinet ministers also quickly stood up.

Wanli raised his hand to stop them, and said, "What are you doing here, if I want to cure your sins, do you need to wait until now?" Last night I could have ordered someone to take you down, and I will hold a banquet to entertain you today, just to discuss this truth with you, let me get up, and if you want to kneel, you will kneel until the discussion is over. ”

"Your Majesty thanks you for not killing."

Li Zhi and the others stood up, all of them had no fear on their faces, you have to be reasonable, you said it earlier, we have read the sage books for so many years, and they are all reasonable, so what's the matter if you have three points.

Guo Dan, who was standing a few steps away, could see it in his eyes, and his heart was angry and funny, you are really a model of "doing bad things with good intentions", you don't know how to be flexible at all, so the emperor, you can only lose both, and we, the pond fish, can only suffer.

After the ministers all sat down, Wanli asked Shen Shixing, "Shen Qing's family, have I ever said that I will not make the emperor's eldest son the crown prince?" Or anything about it? ”

Shen Shixing bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty has never said it. ”

"Yes, I never said that."

Wanli snorted angrily, and showed great grievances: "I have always said that I want to make the eldest son of the emperor the crown prince, but what you have done is like I must abolish the eldest and establish the young, and you are tantamount to slandering me." ”

"I don't dare."

Li Zhi bowed his hand and said, "Since Your Majesty has decided to make the eldest son of the emperor the crown prince, why not establish the crown prince as soon as possible." ”

"Why?"

Wanli snorted and said, "Isn't it because you are aggressive, I am very curious, I am now in the prime of life and in good health, why do you always ask me to establish the crown prince early?" ”

Yang Mingshen immediately said: "Your Majesty, the ministers are doing this, it is a pure heart!" If the crown prince is not determined as soon as possible, I am afraid that some people will speculate about the holy will, and do what he thinks, and then it will cause unnecessary disputes. ”

This is very right, if you don't set up a prince, of course the ministers will think, do you want to abolish the elder and the younger, then do we have multiple choices, some speculators who seek to be on the top will definitely bet on this, which will naturally form a party dispute.

This has happened in almost every dynasty, and if it is serious, it will be directly divided.

"What a child's heart!"

Wanli sneered and said: "Since I became in power, I wanted to make great efforts to govern the country, and the people of the world are also full of expectations for this, as the minister of the country, you should have no distractions, and work together with me to govern the country and establish a prince, I will arrange it, but you people always mention the matter of establishing a prince in front of me, disrupting my plan, what kind of pure heart is this, this is clearly selfishness." ”

"Your Majesty has really wronged the minister."

Yang Mingshen was really anxious, he couldn't wear this hat when he buttoned it down, and defended: "This is the desire of the people, the hope of the people, not the old ministers and Li Yushi, they are out of selfish thoughts." ”

Guo Dan was overjoyed, okay! You are the best supporting actor today, if you are hungry later, I will personally add a deer antler velvet to you, so that you can replenish your kidneys, and you will have to twist your waist next time.

Wanli had been waiting for this sentence and sneered: "What do the people want? What are you looking forward to? How did the Qing family know? Did the Qing family go to investigate, or did the people petition the Qing family? ”

Yang Ming said deeply: "If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can send someone to investigate, or ask the ministers." ”

"Good!"

Wanli slapped the table and said: "I will send someone to ask, if the people of the world are really as the Qing family said, they are eager for me to establish the prince as soon as possible, and I will make the emperor's eldest son the prince on the same day, and the king has no jokes." ”

Yang Mingshen arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty Shengming." ”

He was very excited in his heart, who dared to oppose this matter, Shen Shi Xinggui was the first assistant, no matter how much contradiction he had with the Yanguan, but in this matter, he must also have to unite with the Yanguan.

Feel free to ask.

Zhang Cheng glanced at Yang Mingshen, and sighed in his heart, you people think you are extremely smart, but you don't know that you are being played by a businessman, and you look good now.

Shen Shixing and Wang Jiaping were a little confused.

It's so wrong.

Since the emperor opened this Hongmen banquet, he definitely didn't plan to agree, if he agreed, then there would not be so many things.

But if he did this, the emperor would not have won.

Shen Shixing hurriedly glanced at Wang Xijue and Xu Guo, asking them to keep quiet, this may be a trap.

It's weird.

Wang Jiaping asked, "I wonder how Your Majesty plans to investigate?" ”

Wanli pretended to think for a while, and asked, "Do you have any suggestions?" ”

Li Zhi immediately said: "Your Majesty can hold a court meeting and ask them one by one." ”

Wanli snorted: "You are so aggressive, who dares to oppose you among the officials of the DPRK and China, besides, can you represent the will of the people?" I have not heard the people talk about this matter. ”

Yang Mingshen felt that Wanli was messing around here, and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, these ordinary people don't know a single word of Douda, how can they discuss such a big thing." ”

Wan Li said: "The people in Marseille these days are not those illiterate farmers, most of them are scholars, scholars or the children of bureaucrats, and I have never heard them talk about this. ”

Yang Ming said deeply: "How dare they discuss the affairs of the country in front of His Majesty, this is not their own business, the so-called not in his position, not seeking his own government, but they must all hope in their hearts that His Majesty will establish the matter of the crown prince as soon as possible, and the minister dares to guarantee this." ”

"Since Aiqing has faith, then I really want to ask them."

Wanli said: "For the sake of fairness, I will not ask them face to face, lest you say that I threaten them, so I will do an investigation by voting, and I want to see if what you say is true?" ”

"As Your Majesty says."

Yang Mingshen also went up.

The problem is that they can't step down, if they don't do an investigation, wouldn't it be a crime of bullying the king, and besides, the victory is in hand, how can Shilin and the children of the bureaucrats oppose the appointment of the eldest son as the prince, especially the scholars, that is to absolutely support Wanli to establish the prince as soon as possible.

The elderly Yu Youding wondered, "Your Majesty... This... How is this voted? Is it for everyone in the world to vote? This may be difficult to implement. ”

This will have to wait until all the statistics are out, it is estimated that they are all the third generation, and the new generation is eligible to vote, which will never be understood.

Yang Mingshen and the others suddenly reacted, you are playing tricks again.

"It doesn't need to be so troublesome."

Wanli said: "Just ask the readers in the capital, if the readers in the capital are all supportive, I see that other state capitals are similar." ”

Yang Mingshen and they were happy when they heard it, hey, the emperor is serious this time, not messing around, if he lets the people of the world vote, it is clear that he wants to drag it out.

Zhang Cheng wondered: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is also difficult to implement, now that the household registration is so messy, who is a scholar, and who is not a reader, this can't be confirmed?" ”

Li Zhi hurriedly said: "It's very simple, you can vote by merit." ”

Wanli snorted: "People with merit and fame want to seek official positions, but you are indispensable to take care of them, is this fair?" ”

Yang Mingshen asked, "Then according to Your Majesty's wishes, how should this be investigated?" ”

"That's it!"

Wanli said: "A household registration can only vote for one vote, and this vote is one or two pieces of silver." ”

The ministers are stunned!

How did it get to the silver?

But it's very long-lived.

Yang Mingshen said: "Your Majesty, the old minister is stupid, I don't know what Your Majesty means by this?" ”

"Just fairness."

Wanli said confidently: "First of all, these ordinary people will never take out a tael of silver to vote, and they can't take it out; Secondly, this is also to prevent someone from secretly manipulating public opinion, I live in the palace, but I have to guard against it; In the end, he was really willing to take out a tael of silver to vote for this vote, which could most likely represent the true thoughts in his heart. ”

Yang Mingshen felt that it made sense, and it was reasonable for him to be able to take out a tael of silver casually, which must be the elite class.

And he is not easy to object, as Wanli said, he lives in the palace, and everything he knows is from the minister's mouth, and it is indeed unfair to oppose this.

Song Jingsheng suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, after this result comes out, what will be done with the silver obtained?" ”

As a household servant, he often deals with Wanli, and he also knows Wanli's character very well, and tries his best to collect money.

Wanli asked rhetorically: "These silver represent the hearts of the people, do the Qing family hope to get the hearts of the people?" ”

"Minister... The minister didn't dare. ”

Just this sentence frightened Song Jingsheng's face blue.

Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, you are a courtier who wins the hearts of the people, what do you want to do?

Of course, the hearts of the people belong to the emperor, and no one can touch them.

The ministers suddenly realized that after a long time, you want to collect money again.

This......!

The ministers were drunk, tired, and crying.

You've worked so hard to get it!