Chapter 412: Argument on Reason
Li Hongyu silently looked at Zheng Guifei, whose expression had changed greatly, and shook his head helplessly in his heart, compared to this holy decree to mobilize the new army, what was more difficult for Zheng Guifei to accept was that Emperor Wanli actually hid it from her, which made it difficult for her to accept it for a while. Teana ćWwć ā
Because of Zhu Wanting's relationship, Li Hongyu knew that Concubine Zheng also had a lot of talent, otherwise how could she have won the favor of Emperor Wanli and endure for a long time.
Therefore, Concubine Zheng Guifei must be able to distinguish the authenticity of the holy decree, especially the authenticity of the seal stamped on the holy decree can be seen at a glance.
If Li Hongyu is not mistaken, all the seals after the death of Emperor Wanli were kept by Zheng Guifei, which made outsiders have no chance to use the seals at all.
In this way, there is only one possibility for the seal on the holy decree, that is, it was printed when the Wanli Emperor was alive, so the content of the holy decree is naturally the meaning of the Wanli Emperor.
Zheng Guifei did not expect that Emperor Wanli would leave such a killer weapon for the crown prince, she originally thought that the transfer of the new army had removed the biggest obstacle to King Fu's accession to the throne, but now it seems that it is just Emperor Wanli's trick to hide from the world, making her ignore the value of the new army.
"Prince, how will you fall into the blessed king?"
After reading the holy decree, Concubine Zheng seemed to have aged more than ten years in an instant, and the fierce momentum on her body before was completely gone, and she asked Zhu Changluo with a gloomy expression, her face was full of concern, she was now concerned about the fate of King Fu.
King Fu almost became an emperor, which was taboo in ancient times, and no emperor could tolerate someone threatening his rule, not even his own brothers, let alone such half-brothers.
Besides, even if Zhu Changluo is kind-hearted and wants to let King Fu go, how can the civil officials in the court who sell their reputation let go of this opportunity to show their "loyalty and patriotism", and they will definitely attack him en masse, and King Fu is likely to be demoted to a commoner by cutting off the prince, and then fall into a remote place to suffer.
Concubine Zheng Guifei only has such a son as King Fu, so she naturally doesn't want him to be wronged, so Zhu Changluo is very worried about how to deal with King Fu.
Zhu Changluo's face was suddenly embarrassed when he heard this, to be honest, he didn't know what to do with King Fu, it stands to reason that King Fu returned to Beijing to compete with him for the throne, and almost overturned him to the ground, he should be executed.
But in this case, Concubine Zheng Guifei will definitely be grief-stricken, God knows what will happen, and he is not the kind of bloodthirsty emperor, he can't be ruthless to attack King Fu, no matter what, the two have been brothers for more than 30 years.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, now that the mourning period of Emperor Daxing has passed, the lower officials think that King Fu should return to the fief and become a vassal."
Just when Zhu Changluo felt embarrassed and wanted to reply to Concubine Zheng Guifei on the grounds of asking the auxiliary ministers, Li Hongyu suddenly opened his mouth and reported to him in a deep voice.
Hearing this, not only Zheng Guifei and King Fu, but also Zhu Changluo and Zhang Weixian and other auxiliary ministers were taken aback, and looked at Li Hongyu with a surprised expression, could it be that the matter of King Fu has passed like this? You must know that yesterday Zheng Guifei also prepared Zhu Changluo's fifteen major crimes.
However, fortunately, in order to avoid unnecessary incidents, Concubine Zheng wanted to announce Zhu Changluo's fifteen major crimes to the world after King Fu ascended the throne, and the top priority was to ensure that King Fu ascended the throne.
This makes the only person who knows about this matter is the auxiliary minister who was called by Zheng Guifei, although there are rumors in the outside world, they are all hearsay, and there is no evidence before the official announcement.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, King Fu came to the capital for funeral by edict, and he has fulfilled the righteousness of the monarch and the love of father and son, so the minister thinks that after His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne, King Fu can return to the fief and become a vassal."
Seeing that everyone looked at him in amazement, Li Hongyu said quietly and in a deep voice, "If Emperor Daxing can see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and King Fu's brothers, friends and brothers, he must be very relieved in his heart. ā
"His Royal Highness the Prince, the lower officials feel that Li Hanlin is reasonable, King Fu has been in Beijing for a long time, and it is time to return to the fiefdom."
Hearing this, the people at the scene immediately reacted, Li Hongyu's move was undoubtedly to maintain the royal face, and he didn't want Emperor Wanli to be at peace after his death, so Zhang Weixian took the lead in speaking and said to Zhu Changluo.
If you talk about the intimate relationship with Emperor Wanli, it is naturally Zhang Weixian who has the deepest relationship with Emperor Wanli, and he doesn't want King Fu to make trouble for the outside world to ridicule.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, the lower officials also think so." Immediately after, Fang Congzhe also expressed his attitude, as an assistant to the Ming cabinet, he naturally had to maintain the royal face.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the lower officials and others seconded the proposal." With Zhang Weixian and Fang Congzheyan, the remaining auxiliary ministers also expressed their attitudes, and if anyone has any objections at this time, it is a joke that wants to see the royal family.
Concubine Zheng Guifei's eyes when she looked at Li Hongyu couldn't help but soften, knowing that Li Hongyu's words just now were to protect King Fu, although the auxiliary ministers on the scene knew about it, but no one dared to really say it so as not to make Zhu Changluo dissatisfied, God knows what Zhu Changluo wanted to do with King Fu.
What is especially important is that King Fu and Zhu Changluo are seizing the heir, and no one dares to open his mouth indiscriminately about the matter of seizing the heir, so as not to burn himself.
It stands to reason that Li Hongyu has no need to wade into this muddy water, as long as he goes with the flow, after all, the official rank and seniority of the assistant ministers on the scene are much higher than him, but he still said it, which has to make Zheng Guifei's heart warm and full of emotion.
In fact, among all the people on the scene, Li Hongyu is the most suitable one to speak, first he is the executor of the Wanli Emperor's edict, and secondly, he is a staunch supporter of the crown prince, and then he is young and vigorous and has deep feelings for the Wanli Emperor, at this time, he naturally reveals his true feelings to maintain the reputation of the Wanli Emperor.
"Mother, the sons feel that the ministers are right, the mourning period of the father and the emperor has passed, and after the sons ascend the throne, King Fu should return to the fiefdom and become a vassal."
Seeing that Zhang Weixian, Fang Congzhe and other auxiliary ministers agreed to Li Hongyu's proposal, Zhu Changluo pushed the boat down the river and sold it to Zheng Guifei a favor, and said solemnly to Zheng Guifei.
"The prince is kind, and the palace is very pleased." Concubine Zheng Guifei breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, and after a deep sigh, she said with a gloomy expression, "Tomorrow is the day of the crown prince's enthronement ceremony, and this palace has thought about it again and again, and decided not to disturb the crown prince's coronation ceremony and cancel tomorrow's canonization ceremony." ā
As soon as these words came out, the people at the scene were taken aback, and looked at Zheng Guifei in disbelief, you must know that Zheng Guifei was determined to win the queen's throne, but she didn't expect to choose to give up when she had it at her fingertips.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, the canonization of the imperial concubine is the edict of Emperor Daxing, and the succession of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the two major celebrations of my Ming Dynasty, which can be described as double happiness and is indispensable."
In silence, Li Hongyu pondered for a while and then said to Zhu Changluo, "At that time, the imperial concubine will attend the enthronement ceremony of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with the dignity of the queen, and the coronation ceremony of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be completed. ā
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look at Zhu Changluo, they didn't dare to get involved easily on this issue, it depended on how Zhu Changluo made a choice.
Although Li Hongyu's opening made Zhu Changluo's brows furrow slightly, the strange thing is that he did not have the slightest dislike for Li Hongyu, after all, Li Hongyu had unexpectedly supported Zheng Guifei to become the queen in the face of the opposition of the civil officials.
Zhu Changluo knew very well that the reason why Li Hongyu did this was naturally not to accept any benefits from Concubine Zheng Guifei, and at the same time, it was not to sell his reputation, but just to implement the edict of Emperor Wanli.
This means that Li Hongyu will also meticulously carry out his edicts in the future, Zhu Changluo's heart is more important to Li Hongyu, and there is no emperor in the world who does not like his foolish and loyal courtiers.
"The mother's words are wrong, if the mother concubine can participate in the enthronement ceremony of her sons and daughters with the dignity of the queen, I think the father will be very pleased." Therefore, Zhu Changluo groaned slightly, and asked Concubine Zheng Guifei with a serious expression.
Although he was angry with Emperor Wanli and didn't like him, he understood Emperor Wanli's intentions for Zheng Guifei, so he decided to do his last filial piety to Emperor Wanli, in any case, Emperor Wanli's last holy decree was to help him seize the throne, not to pass on the throne to King Fu, and he couldn't refuse Zheng Guifei to be canonized as queen on this alone.
"The prince is broad-minded, which is really a blessing of the Ming Dynasty!"
When Concubine Zheng heard this, the corners of her eyes couldn't help but become a little moist, and she suppressed the excitement in her heart and said to Zhu Changluo, to be honest, she thought that she couldn't be a queen, but in the end, Zhu Changluo decided to fulfill her wish.
Zhang Weixian, Fang Congzhe and others breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this, they thought that Zhu Changluo would cancel the canonization ceremony of Zheng Guifei on the spot, but Zhu Changluo agreed, and then settled the last grievance entanglement between Zhu Changluo and Zheng Guifei.
Zhu Wanting, who was standing next to Concubine Zheng, looked at Li Hongyu excitedly, she didn't expect Li Hongyu to safeguard the interests of Concubine Zheng at a critical moment, and she couldn't help but feel very moved in her heart, it seemed that she really didn't see the wrong person.
The battle between the inner city and the outer city did not last long, and soon ended one after another, after learning the news that the new army was ordered to enter the city, the Jing army of the Wuwei Hou camp did not have much will to resist, and after resisting, they chose to surrender one after another.
Speaking of which, this is also due to the huge influence of the First Battle of Li Fu in the economic army, which made the Beijing army have an instinctive fear in the face of the new army, coupled with the combination of the Beijing army and the new army of the British public camp, which made the Beijing army of the Wuwei Hou camp have no fighting spirit.
It is no wonder that the combat effectiveness of the Ming army was low at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and even the Beijing army, which is known as the elite of the world, was so afraid and avoided fighting when fighting, not to mention the guard army of other local capitals.
In order to appease the people in the city, the Beijing army sent a large number of personnel to carry out propaganda in the streets of the capital, telling the people that the imperial court had suppressed a rebel rebellion at night, and that the canonization ceremony of Zheng Guifei and the enthronement ceremony of the crown prince would be carried out as usual tomorrow.
It is worth mentioning that the places of battle between the inner city and the outer city were mainly concentrated in the barracks where the soldiers of the Wuwei Hou camp were stationed and the city gates guarded, so they did not affect the residential areas of the people too much.
Because this large-scale battle in the capital could not be concealed, the imperial court could only use the rebels to make a rebellion to announce to the outside world, and the rebels were naturally the army of the Wuweihou camp, which just explained why the new army and the Beijing army on the side of the British camp besieged the army of the Wuweihou camp.
The leader of the rebels is naturally Wuwei Hou, and the purpose of Wu Weihou's rebellion is naturally to seek the dynasty and usurp the throne, which is a big crime of copying and beheading, so Wu Weihou can be said to have bad luck this time, after all, someone must bear this black pot for tonight's battle.
The Xungui group in the capital was very indifferent to the matter of Wuweihou, and it stands to reason that they are all nobles of the Ming Dynasty and should intercede for Wuweihou.
But what Wu Weihou did this time was too much, not only imprisoned the British Duke and others but also intimidated the Duke of Yongguo, which undoubtedly offended the two major noble factions in the Xungui group, so naturally no one was willing to help him speak at this time.