After Yang Wei finished speaking, several ministers seconded the proposal.

Since Lin Yanchao was sparse that year, the power of the Queen Mother was cut and excluded from the center of power.

In the real history, the Empress Dowager Li has always held the power, until the twenty years of Wanli, and in her later years, she even spoke about the support of the crown prince.

What now?

Of course, the minister didn't dare to talk about the Queen Mother casually, but he could talk about King Lu and Wu Qinghou, and such a thing had become a kind of political correctness.

The Son of Heaven said: "Yang Qing's family, in fact, I think that the matter of the prince becoming an adult is not very safe, and this is a division of people. Although Aiqing is a minister of the court, he is also a parent of people, can you understand the queen mother's heart? ”

Pan Jitao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, said: "Your Majesty, although the Queen Mother is the mother of King Lu, she is also the mother of thousands of subjects in the world. The affairs of the heavenly family are no longer a family affair, and there must be no private feelings in it for the sake of the world. The ancestors and ancestors of this dynasty all personally sent the prince's country to the vassal, which is for the sake of the country and the people of the world. ”

"Kunimoto?" The Son of Heaven in the curtain was suspicious.

Pan Ji said: "Exactly, Your Majesty is familiar with history books, and must know that in history, Empress Dowager Dou favored King Liang and intended to let Emperor Jing of Han change King Liang to his younger brother, thinking that it was a story of brother and brother." And the king of Liang asked Emperor Jing of Han to stay in Beijing, but Emperor Jing of Han did not agree, but let his country, the past as a lesson for the present, and the minister implored His Majesty to think twice. ”

On the side, Yang Wei said: "Pan Shangshu is reasonable, Your Majesty, especially at present, the country has not yet been established, and the eldest son and the third son of the emperor have not yet grown up, and the king of Liulu is in Beijing, I am afraid that some people will have different intentions and cause trouble." ”

Several other Shangshu below also went out to express their opinions, openly talking about King Lu, but secretly they all pointed to the national book.

Lin Yanchao glanced at Shen Shixing and thought, this trick is clever, killing two birds with one stone, not only urging King Lu to become a vassal, but also allowing the Son of Heaven to make up his mind to establish the foundation of the country as soon as possible.

The Son of Heaven said: "You ministers say that it is still the foundation of the country, but now that I am in the prime of spring and autumn, and I am in the prime of life, you really don't have to worry about this." ”

Wang Xijue said: "If Your Majesty is not willing to establish the national capital as soon as possible, then you can also order the prince to go out of the pavilion to study, the prince is already at the right age, and he is about to go out of the cabinet to study, if it is late, I am afraid that it will delay the prince's studies." ”

Lin Yanchao nodded secretly.

Shen Shixing also came forward and said: "Your Majesty, the dragon is healthy and can enjoy ten thousand years, and the ministers suggested that the country should be established as soon as possible, in fact, it is also to understand Your Majesty's hardships." After the crown prince is established, His Majesty can share the worries of the state, such as suburbs, temples, etc., the prince can do it for His Majesty. This is the courtier's sympathy for His Majesty's heart, and I implore you to learn from it. ”

The Son of Heaven said: "I am not here today to discuss the foundation of the country with the secretaries, but to discuss the postponement of King Lu's accession. ”

Hearing this, the ministers were a little unhappy.

Yang Wei, the secretary of the ministry, was a little angry, and said: "As Your Majesty said, the Queen Mother is indeed a parent, but the Luwang Mansion in Henan has been built, not to mention the Luwang Mansion abandoned in Huguang before, adding up to one million taels of silver from the imperial court, if the King of Lu does not go to the domain, how to explain this matter to the subjects of the world." ”

"Even if you don't mention King Lu, if Your Majesty makes the eldest son of the emperor the crown prince in the future, then the rest of the princes must also be vassal!"

Syllable!

The Son of Heaven slapped heavily on the imperial case and said angrily: "I haven't said that the eldest son of the emperor will be the crown prince!" ”

Yang Wei straightened his neck and said: "Your Majesty, as the Son of Heaven, of course, can set up the third son of the emperor as the crown prince regardless of the laws of the ancestors, but the third son of the emperor is young, in case the third son of the emperor ascends the throne in the future, how will Concubine Zheng deal with it?" When the lord Shaoguo is in doubt, the big thing must be handed over to Concubine Zheng, at that time, will the whole world let one woman say it? ”

"Presumptuous!" The Son of Heaven was furious.

Shen Shixing and other ministers all went out to intercede for Yang Wei.

Even Lin Yanchao came forward to say a few words with the crowd, Your Majesty, forgive Yang Shangshu for not saying such things.

After speaking, Lin Yanchao looked at Yang Wei again, he originally felt that Yang Wei, as a secretary of the ministry, originally had the strength to compete with the first assistant, but he obeyed Shen Shixing in everything, and he really looked down on him.

But he didn't expect him to say what many people wanted to say but didn't dare to say today.

Yang Wei still said: "Your Majesty, the minister is old, even if he dies, it doesn't matter, but today Rong Chen will say another word." Back then, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up a son to prevent the heroine from messing up the government and killing his mother, does Your Majesty have this determination? ”

Yang Wei said that the white beard shook one after another, and then kowtowed heavily to the Son of Heaven.

Shen Shixing and the rest of the ministers continued to intercede for Yang Wei.

In the curtain, the Son of Heaven said slowly: "I haven't established a prince yet, and you are already like this...... Future...... Let's all step aside! ”

Shen Shixing and the others said goodbye to the Son of Heaven at the moment.

After walking out of the Qianqing Palace, all the officials walked on the stone path in the palace, all silent.

Governor Shen Shi sighed, and then ordered the others to leave, except for Lin Yanchao to go with him.

At this time, it was already night, and before they knew it, everyone was discussing so late in the palace.

Shen Shixing and Lin Yanchao walked a long way under the palace wall in the moonlight.

Lin Yanchao looked at Shen Shixing, but saw that the expression on his face had never been more solemn. Lin Yanchao also knew Shen Shixing's mood at the moment, so he silently stayed by his side.

Shen Shixing sighed: "The old man has been the prime minister for ten years, even when Zhang Jiangling was liquidated by the world, he never had this moment of hesitation in his heart. What do you think of today's events? ”

Lin Yanchao said: "Back to the teacher, the student thought that His Majesty had made an exception to summon the minister today, but in fact, he didn't mean to worry about King Lu in his heart. He is actually borrowing the matter of King Lu and talking about the third son of the emperor. ”

Shen Shixing nodded and said, "You continue." ”

Lin Yanchao said: "Your Majesty is very fond of Concubine Zheng at the moment, and he also loves the third son of the emperor, and once the third son is not made the prince, he will leave Beijing to become an adult." King Lu's matter touched His Majesty's heart, so he used King Lu's matter to ask our courtiers what they meant. ”

"Now that Your Majesty knows that the prince's appointment to the domain cannot be changed, and he prefers the third son of the emperor, then the establishment of the country will be postponed."

Shen Shixing nodded thoughtfully and said, "You are really insightful when you see things." From His Majesty's words today, it can be seen that His Majesty really has no intention of letting the emperor's eldest son go out of the cabinet to study, let alone establish the country's foundation, it seems that when the old man is in power, this matter cannot be done. ”

Lin Yanchao hurriedly said: "Don't be discouraged by the teacher, as the so-called matter is man-made, not to mention that the officials of the Manchu dynasty are all of the same heart as the teacher in the affairs of the country." ”

Shen Shixing shook his head and said: "Don't comfort the old man with these words, but then again, since the affairs of this country are far away, then it will be empty for you to stay in Zhan Shifu again." While the old man can still say a few words in the court, I plan to transfer you to the deployment matter, what do you think? ”