The capital, the young master's house. (8) (1) (Chinese) (text) (net) | (8).8(8)1(a)Z(中)(文).C O M

In the study, Zhao Xin carefully massaged Li Hongyu's head, since the accident of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Li Hongyu has been very busy, and the reason why the yamen of the major ministries in the capital has become so efficient is that he used his time and energy in exchange.

Finally, Li Hongyu had a chance to return home, and Zhao Xin naturally wanted to come over to accompany him, since returning to Beijing, the two have less and less time together together, and they each have a lot of affairs to do.

Zhao Xin's massage technique is very good, she specially learned it from a famous masseur in Beijing for Li Hongyu, which made Li Hongyu enjoy it very much, close his eyes and take a nap, only when he is with Zhao Xin, his state of mind can be safely relaxed.

"Xianggong, now the officialdom in the capital is speculating who the emperor will choose to succeed to the throne, and there is a lot of uproar."

Although Zhao Xin didn't want to disturb Li Hongyu at home because of official business, but now that the situation was confusing, she couldn't help but speak, and asked with a smile, "Xianggong, how do you say the emperor will choose?" ”

"The emperor is now in a dilemma, King Xin is the emperor's brother, the emperor naturally hopes that King Xin will inherit the unification, the king is different from the emperor, there is no emperor's previous experience, and he has been carefully cared for by the emperor over the years, so it is difficult to control the courtiers after ascending the throne."

Li Hongyu knew that Zhao Xin was worried that he would make a mistake in the matter of the heir, and once he stood on the wrong side at this time, the consequences would be unimaginable, so he smiled slightly and closed his eyes and said:

"King Fu is different, his mind and strategy are all the true inheritance of Wanli Ye, if he inherits the throne, he will definitely be able to submit to hundreds of officials, which is beneficial to the stability of the Ming Dynasty."

"People are not sages, and the emperor will naturally have selfish intentions and don't want the imperial power to fall, so he chooses to believe that King Xin can control the courtiers like him, so the final winner will probably be King Xin."

Saying that, Li Hongyu slowly came to a conclusion, not only because he knew history, but more importantly, he was very familiar with the Emperor of the Apocalypse, so he could guess the most sincere thoughts in the heart of the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

Obviously, the mood of the Emperor of the Apocalypse is very conflicted now, and in view of his declining physical condition, he has to choose a candidate to succeed him to the throne without considering the future of the Ming Dynasty.

King Xin is undoubtedly the chosen person to inherit the throne, and it is also customary for the brother to end the brother, but the Emperor of the Apocalypse, who has been fighting with the civil official group for many years, is worried that Zhu Youzhen will not be able to convince the ministers, and then make good use of the intensifying party disputes in the court.

According to the order of the imperial court, only the crown prince can accept the teaching of the king's way, and the rest of the princes are not allowed to touch, otherwise this is a great transgression, even if he is not dead, he will be demoted to a commoner, and the majesty of the imperial power is not touchable.

King Kefu is an alternative, because he has been favored by the Wanli Emperor since he was a child, so he learned the art of governing the country with the Taichang Emperor who was the crown prince, and was taught by the Wanli Emperor's ear and face like the Emperor of the Apocalypse, so he naturally knew how to control the next step.

King Shin, on the other hand, was born a prince, so he could not have access to the knowledge of governing the country like the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and if he succeeded to the throne, he would definitely be constrained by the courtiers.

The Ming Dynasty is now suffering from internal and external troubles, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse finally established a supreme monarch to control the situation in the imperial court.

The young King Xin was obviously unable to control the situation in the court, and it would take time for him to become truly mature, while King Fu was able to control the situation in the court well, and then make the transition of the Ming Dynasty smoothly.

Although King Fu is more suitable to sit on the dragon chair than King Xin, King Xin is the younger brother of Emperor Tianqi after all, and with Li Hongyu's understanding of Emperor Tianqi, Emperor Tianqi will definitely choose King Xin in the end to ensure that the throne belongs to Emperor Taichang's bloodline.

In fact, if the wind and rain in the Ming Dynasty are smooth and the four seas are peaceful, then the Emperor of the Apocalypse will definitely not consider King Fu, but now there are people rebelling in the Ming Dynasty, and there is Houjin invading outside, which makes the Emperor of the Apocalypse have to carefully decide who to choose the heir.

In addition, there is another important reason, the vigorous battle for the national capital ended with the victory of Emperor Taichang, if the Emperor of the Apocalypse handed over the throne to King Fu, then how to be worthy of Emperor Taichang under Jiuquan, he was almost driven crazy by this incident.

The reason why King Fu is favored by the outside world is because the Empress Dowager of the Zheng family is still alive and has a lot of friendship with some ministers in the court, especially the nobles, and Zhu Youzhen's mother has long since died, which makes Zhu Youzhen have no foundation in the court.

Therefore, if the civil officials in the court, especially the nobles, do not stand up to support King Fu, this will make Zhu Youzhen very passive.

The failure of King Fu was because Emperor Taichang had an orthodox identity, such as Emperor Qi today, according to the convention, he should be a brother and a brother, but from the perspective of consolidating the government, King Fu is the most suitable person, which is conducive to the smooth development of the Ming Dynasty.

It is worth mentioning that since the posting of the Holy Decree of Emperor Tianqi to seek medical treatment, the Empress Dowager Zheng, who has lived in the deep palace for a long time, has begun to contact the civil and military officials in the court, and her intention is self-evident, hoping to build momentum for King Fu.

The Empress Dowager Zheng has been silent for so many years, and if she has another opportunity to impact the throne, she will naturally not let it go.

In the final analysis, Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, is just the brother of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and the brother-in-law is just a practice in a special period, and it is not written into the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, and it cannot be written into the ancestral system so as not to cause confusion.

The reason why it is said to cause chaos is because it will have a serious impact on the ancestors of "establishing a successor and growing up", and then lead to a competition for the throne between the princes, so that hundreds of officials in the court are involved in it, and the struggle continues.

In order to ensure the orthodox order of the Ming Dynasty, the very special situation of "brother to brother" will naturally not be written into the ancestral system, so as to avoid conflicts between the royal family.

According to the practice of "brother to brother", all the emperor's brothers have the qualification to inherit the throne, as long as the emperor and the emperor's heirs are killed, they can be replaced, which is bound to form a bloody storm.

This gave King Fu a great opportunity, he lost to Emperor Taichang because of the word "orthodoxy", and now he has no scruples.

Best...... It is best that the Emperor of the Apocalypse did not make an edict to pass on the throne to Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, before his death, so that the heir to the throne would have to be decided by the Empress Dowager Li and the Empress Dowager of the Zheng family, and the hundred officials would not be qualified to intervene in legal theory.

Of course, for the sake of the stability of the imperial situation, Empress Dowager Li and Empress Dowager Zheng will definitely seek the opinions of important ministers in the court, in the hope of gaining their support.

"Alas, the mountain rain is coming, and the wind is full of buildings!"

After learning Li Hongyu's views on the current situation, Zhao Xin couldn't help but sigh and said faintly, the Emperor of the Apocalypse's accident this time was too sudden, which made the situation in the capital suddenly tense and intricate.

"It seems that there is going to be a palace fight between the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, and someone will definitely bother you these days."

Li Hongyu stretched out his hand and pulled Zhao Xin into his arms, and said helplessly, "I don't know when the emperor will issue an edict, and it will be difficult to rest if the holy decree does not leave the capital!" ”

If Zhu Youzhen has any help to rely on in the palace, it is the Empress Dowager Li who once nurtured him and the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and it is obvious that the Empress Dowager Li will definitely support Zhu Youzhen at this moment to hold the throne of Emperor Taichang.

"After all, the emperor has not yet reached the point of exhaustion, so he will not easily issue such an edict." Zhao Xin smiled slightly and said to Li Hongyu, "Xianggong, you have a good relationship with the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, I'm afraid you will be in a dilemma this time." ”

"The prince is not embarrassed, the emperor will support whoever the prince chooses." Li Hongyu smiled disappreciatively when he heard this, he didn't think that he would be embarrassed in this matter, I was afraid that the Empress Dowager Zheng and the Empress Dowager Li would not come to him.

Since stepping into the official career, Li Hongyu has always taken imperial power as the most efficient and loyal goal, and the reason why the Empress Dowager Zheng and the Empress Dowager Li were able to ascend to the throne that year was Li Hongyu's support, after all, this was the edict of Emperor Wanli and Emperor Taichang, and he naturally had to abide by it.

It is precisely because of this that Li Hongyu has been able to be favored forever, and the Empress Dowager Zheng and Empress Dowager Li will not come to him on the matter of the heir to the throne.

Because the two of them know very well that Li Hongyu is looking forward to the Emperor of the Apocalypse, as long as the Emperor of the Apocalypse makes a holy decree, then he will definitely support the person chosen by the Emperor of the Apocalypse to ascend the throne.

However, if the Emperor of the Apocalypse did not leave a holy decree to pass on the throne, then the Empress Dowager Zheng and the Empress Dowager Li would compete for Li Hongyu, according to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, the Empress Dowager Zheng and the Empress Dowager Li have the right to speak in the selection of the new emperor, and Li Hongyu is loyal to the imperial power no matter who he supports.

As long as Li Hongyu's support is obtained, it means that the throne is secure, not to mention that the generals of the Ming army outside the gate are all his subordinates, and the Beijing army and pro-army in the capital also have a deep relationship with him, and the most elite forbidden army is built by him.

In order to control the situation in the capital, the Emperor of the Apocalypse transferred a lot of forbidden troops into the imperial city to protect it soon after his assassination.

Compared with the pro-army and the Beijing army, the forbidden army is indeed competitive, and the battle of Shimenshan is mainly fought by the forbidden army, and its combat effectiveness and morale are far superior to the pro-army and the Beijing army.

Therefore, there is a forbidden army to protect the imperial city, the emperor of the apocalypse is very relieved, he has handed over the transfer of the forbidden army to the queen Zhang Yan, as long as Li Hongyu does not get in the way, then the forbidden army will be Zhang Yan is the horse, he believes that Li Hongyu will not betray him, otherwise Li Hongyu I will be loyal to the name of the vanished.

At this time, the Emperor of the Apocalypse trusted the most among all his relatives was Empress Zhang Yan, and the husband and wife were one, and Zhang Yan would definitely carry out his edict.

In the current situation, Zhang Yan's situation is undoubtedly the most embarrassing, although she is the queen, she has no say in the matter of the heir of the new emperor, after all, the emperor is the largest in the world, even if she is the queen, she cannot interfere with the selection of the heir.

The reason why the Empress Dowager Zheng and the Empress Dowager Li can decide the heir to the future throne is because the Ming Dynasty puts filial piety first, and once the Emperor of the Apocalypse does not leave an heir, then it is natural for the two noble elders to decide the candidate for the Great Emperor.

"Master, the people from Jinyiwei are here, saying that they have something important to report to the master."

Just when Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin were talking about the situation in the capital in an intimate manner, a maid came in and bowed down to report, ignoring the scene in the house, as if she had become accustomed to it, and the maid who could serve here naturally knew Zhao Xin's identity.

"Jin Yiwei?"

Zhao Xin, who was sitting on Li Hongyu's lap, hurriedly came down when he heard this, and after frowning slightly, he said to Li Hongyu, "Xianggong, it seems that Jinyiwei has found an important clue to assassinate the emperor." ”

The intersection between Jin Yiwei and Li Hongyu now is to thoroughly investigate the assassination of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, since the other party came to visit late at night, there must have been a major breakthrough.

Li Hongyu frowned slightly when he heard this, and after Zhao Xin helped him tidy up his clothes, he walked out of the door quickly, hoping to get good news this time and end the assassination case as soon as possible.

(End of chapter)