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Emperor Deqing first asked Shen Changmao's opinion, which was actually very particular. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

First of all, Shen Changmao is tough on the surface, but in fact he is a fierce and inward-looking person, over the years, he has long been accustomed to Zhou Shangjing and Emperor Deqing's repeated suppression of him, and all his ambitions have been exhausted, even if he opposes the proposal of the crown prince Zhu and Yu, his attitude will not be too intense.

Secondly, compared with Zhou Shangjing, Shen Changmao is much worse in terms of scheming and means, if Shen Changmao's opposition can be refuted, then Emperor Deqing's plan to change "Tingtui" to "Special Jane" is undoubtedly a good start; On the contrary, if you ask Zhou Shangjing first, you may run into hard bones and be unfavorable.

In the end, after all, Shen Changmao is the current cabinet chief assistant and the leader of the hundred officials, if he can be left with nothing to say, the position of the hundred officials against "special simplicity" will also be hit again.

This is the genius of Emperor Deqing, he may not have Zhou Shangjing's old scheming, but his every move is also profound, and he is always good at using his imperial status to quietly change the direction of the temple situation.

On the other side, after hearing Emperor Deqing's inquiry, Shen Changmao replied stubbornly: "Your Majesty, for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's proposal, the old minister really does not agree. ”

Shen Changmao's attitude did not surprise Emperor Deqing.

Therefore, Emperor Deqing's face remained unchanged, and he just asked, "Oh? Shen Shoufu, what do you think? ”

Shen Changmao's face was serious, and he said slowly: "The old minister thinks that the various bases of the crown prince seem to be very reasonable, but in fact, they cannot withstand scrutiny at all, because all the opinions of His Royal Highness the crown prince are based on a rather absurd premise, that is, all the conflicts between the hundred officials in recent days are all caused by the vacancy of the cabinet!" But the old minister didn't dare to agree! According to the old ministers, all the colleagues in the DPRK and China are loyal to the country, otherwise with the sage of His Majesty, why would they entrust them with important responsibilities? Recently, the situation in the temple is indeed a little chaotic, and there are indeed more cases of impeachment by hundreds of officials, but the old ministers think that the impeachment of hundreds of officials is impartiality, which is a manifestation of their intolerance of sand, fairness and selflessness, and dedication to the court. ”

As Shen Changmao's words fell, there was a sudden response.

"Your Majesty, what Shen Shoufu said is reasonable, all kinds of impeachments in recent days are the public will of colleagues, and they are definitely not for the purpose of competing for vacancies in the cabinet. Please also ask the Holy Wisdom! ”

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's misinterpretation of hundreds of officials really makes me feel cold!"

"Your Majesty, the matter of changing 'Tingtui' to 'Special Jane' is really important, the cabinet is the foundation of the temple, and all the rules cannot be changed lightly, and I hope Your Majesty will think about it in the long run!"

"Your Majesty......"

Suddenly, not only the officials of the "Shen Party" immediately came out in agreement, but also the "Zhou Party", "Zhao Party", and even some of the "Princes. Party officials also came out to express their support!

This does not mean that Shen Changmao's prestige is really high, and a few words of expression can drive the intention of hundreds of officials, but that the officials really do not want to see Emperor Deqing directly appoint cabinet assistants!

After all, the power of the minister and the imperial power are the relationship of opposing each other, and the cabinet is the embodiment of the supreme will of the minister, which has achieved the role of checking and balancing the imperial power, which is not only the highest ambition of the life of the officials, but also the core interests of the minister!

Prior to this, the successive ministers of the Ming Dynasty spent countless efforts to create the system of "court push", and finally took the appointment of cabinet candidates from the hands of the emperor, and since then the situation of mutual checks and balances between the monarch and the ministers has been determined, how can the officials allow the Deqing Emperor to interfere again?

Even if it's not a convention, but just a special case, it will definitely not work! This is related to the principles and bottom line of the officials! It is also related to the fundamental interests of the officials.

Once it involves their own interests, although the officials are the courtiers of the Deqing Emperor, they will never sell the face of the Deqing Emperor.

Therefore, not only the "Shen Party", "Zhou Party", and "Zhao Party" have expressed their support for Shen Changmao, but also many "princes. Party officials couldn't help but express the same attitude - after all, "the crown prince. The party "everyone is the only one who is the crown prince Zhu and Yu Ma, they are also first and foremost court officials, and the proposal of "special Jane" also violates their interests!

At the same time, seeing the scene where hundreds of officials supported him one after another, a trace of relief and relief flashed in Shen Changmao's eyes.

Although his opposition was to offend Emperor Deqing and the crown prince Zhu Heyu, it was as if he was opposed to the rectification of commercial taxes, but in exchange for the support of hundreds of officials, it also increased his prestige again, from this point of view, this adventure is not a loss.

However, Shen Changmao didn't know that these days were destined to be his "Good Friday", not only Zhou Shangjing wanted to suppress him, but Zhao Junchen wanted to use him, "Prince. Some people in the party are also secretly calculating him.

Without the strength and means of the first assistant, but sitting in the position of the first assistant, it is inevitable that he will become the target of public criticism.

His embarrassment had only just begun.

On the other hand, seeing that Shen Changmao was out of the list to oppose it, and the officials also agreed with Shen Changmao's point of view, Emperor Deqing was not surprised.

I saw a sneer flashing at the corner of Emperor Deqing's mouth, and he planned to instruct the officials of the "Imperial Party" to come out to refute Shen Changmao's views.

However, at this time, the crown prince Zhu and Yu spoke again.

I saw that the crown prince Zhu and Yu did not wait for the first assistant Shen Changmao to return to the list, so they quickly stood up and formed a confrontation situation with Shen Changmao.

Then, Prince Zhu and Yu stared at Shen Changmao with both eyes, their momentum was quite oppressive, and they asked slowly, "Oh? Shen Shoufu thinks that this prince has wronged hundreds of officials? Deliberately misinterpreted the mutual impeachment of hundreds of officials? ”

Now, Shen Changmao finally let himself out, and in the face of the pressure of the crown prince Zhu and Yu, he showed an attitude of not giving an inch, and replied: "It may not be deliberate, but His Royal Highness the prince has indeed misunderstood the hundred officials." ”

Prince Zhu and Yu suddenly sneered: "Then, if this prince can come up with conclusive evidence that hundreds of officials secretly conspired with each other to attack political enemies for the matter of cabinet vacancies, how can you explain Shen Shoufu?" ”

Hearing the inquiry of the crown prince Zhu and Yu, Shen Changmao subconsciously wanted to fight-for-tat.

But before he could speak, Shen Changmao suddenly remembered something!

Then, Shen Changmao suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and turned pale!

Just a few days earlier, Zhao Shancai, a member of the crown prince Zhu and Yu, had suddenly visited Shen Changmao and proposed a plan that sounded extremely feasible, which, if successful, would greatly damage Zhao Junchen's prestige and had a great deal to do with the vacancy in the cabinet.

Because this plan sounded very tempting, and the target was Zhao Junchen, whom Shen Changmao hated so much, Shen Changmao finally agreed to cooperate after thinking about it carefully.

During this period of time, Shen Changmao has been secretly preparing according to this plan, and there are naturally a lot of things like secretly connecting with each other, and because it is a cooperative relationship, Shen Changmao has also secretly contacted many "princes. Party "officials, so that the prince. The party "has in its hands conclusive evidence of Shen Changmao's secret conspiracy."

As a matter of fact, yesterday morning, after Shen Changmao saw that the "Zhou Party" continued to attack Zhao Zhenghe, he did not react at all, and this was also because if this plan wanted to proceed smoothly, it must not offend the "Zhou Party."

After all, in the face of Li He, the bachelor of the "Zhou Party", and Liang Fuchen, the trilateral governor of the "Imperial Party", Zhao Zhenghe's competitiveness was not great, and the chance of joining the cabinet and auxiliary government was also very slim, so Shen Changmao simply gave up this opportunity, but only targeted Zhao Junchen wholeheartedly, wanting to embezzle Zhao Junchen's power.

But now, after hearing the question of Prince Zhu and Yu, Shen Changmao finally reacted!

Could it be, "Prince. The party's cooperation with itself is only a front from beginning to end? "Prince. The real goal of the party is not Zhao Junchen at all, but the evidence that he secretly colludes with hundreds of officials? "Prince. "Everything the party has done is just to prepare for the promotion of 'special simplicity' today?

himself, was actually "the prince. The party "calculated?

Thinking of this, Shen Changmao's face was pale, and he completely lost the momentum of competing with the crown prince Zhu and Yu, and in the face of the question of the prince Zhu and Yu, he didn't have any answer, just hung his head and was silent.

However, although Shen Changmao did not have any answer, the crown prince Zhu Heyu did not intend to let Shen Changmao go.

I saw the crown prince Zhu Heyu report to Emperor Deqing: "In the hands of my father and son, there is now conclusive evidence that a certain important minister in the court is secretly colluding with hundreds of officials and intending to frame political enemies because of the vacancy in the cabinet, and I hope that my father will see it!" ”

After speaking, the crown prince Zhu and Yu took out a piece of music from his sleeve and handed it to Emperor Deqing through the great eunuch Zhang De.

Seeing the performance of the crown prince Zhu and Yu, a hint of surprise flashed in Emperor Deqing's eyes.

It was not only a pleasant change in the situation in the temple, but also a surprise to the change in the means of the crown prince Zhu and Yu.

However, Emperor Deqing had a cold expression on his face, and snorted lightly: "Heh! It's another important minister in the court! What the hell is going on these days? Everyone is talking in circles? ”

While speaking, Emperor Deqing took the chapter from the great eunuch Zhang De, but he didn't open the chapter to check it, but just asked the crown prince Zhu Heyu directly: "You tell me clearly, who is the important minister of the court you are talking about?" ”

The crown prince Zhu Heyu replied neatly: "It is Shen Changmao, the first assistant of the dynasty!" ”

"Oh?" Emperor Deqing's eyes flashed with a hint of color, and he finally opened the prince's recital, bowed his head and looked at it in detail.

After a while, Emperor Deqing finished reading the chapter, with a strange expression on his face, he first glanced deeply at the crown prince Zhu Heyu, then at the first assistant Shen Changmao, and finally his gaze turned to the low-key Zhao Junchen.

Then, Emperor Deqing seemed to be smiling, handed the music in his hand to the eunuch Zhang De beside him, and instructed: "Give this recital of the crown prince to Zhao Junchen, the head of the household, to take a look!" ”

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…… (To be continued.) )