Tong Yangjia thought about it, if he could succeed this time, he Ma Mingyuan would become the biggest beneficiary, and he would be the second beneficiary. This is not enough, and Ma Mingyuan has to give up some interests.

"Mr. Ma, if your plan can succeed, what good will it do me?"

Ma Mingyuan scolded in his heart, this Tong Yangjia is really shameless, obviously he has already received benefits and wants benefits from himself. But the most important thing is the queen's question, so let's give him some sweetness.

"Mr. Tong is good, Huizhou Mansion is now vacant, and I think Gong Dacheng, the governor of Guangzhou, can serve as it."

A prefect is not enough, Tong Yangjia continued: "My nephew is doing a very good job in Zhaoqing, and His Majesty the Emperor has praised him many times, so it is better to transfer back to Guangzhou as a fellow intellectual." ”

Ma Mingyuan thought about it, gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement.

In this Guangzhou incident, the Huguang faction got a total of vacancies in one prefect and four prefects, and this time the big head was picked up by Tong Yangjia, and he also took a Guangzhou Tongzhi, Tong Yangjia was very satisfied. Raise your glass and say, "Then thank you Mr. Ma, let's drink this cup full!" ”

Seeing that Tong Yangjia agreed, Ma Mingyuan put his mind at ease, and also raised his glass and touched Tong Yangjia, the temporary alliance was reached, and the two agreed to put forward a resolution not to establish a queen at the court meeting after tomorrow, and they didn't say anything about what to do in the future.

The court meeting system was a means by which an emperor exercised the power of the emperor, while the court meeting system of the Ming Dynasty was inherited from the Yuan dynasty. However, the court meeting system of the Yuan Dynasty was very simple, and the Yuan Dynasty was a nomadic people, so the only people who could participate in the imperial meeting of the Yuan Dynasty were Zhongshu Province, Yushitai, Xuanzheng Yuan, Privy Council, and a few close servants such as the cowardly Xue eunuch.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, believed that such a dynasty would be very detrimental to expanding the emperor's sources of information, and Zhu Yuanzhang believed that this was one of the most important factors in the failure of the Yuan Dynasty. It should be said that the original intention of the design of the Ming Dynasty court meeting system was directly inspired by the negative side of the Yuan Dynasty's court meeting meeting too narrowly.

In the court meeting system formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang, first of all, the early dynasty was unique, but according to different needs - etiquette, political affairs, orders, and discussions - it was a common practice in different palaces to go to court. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the court meeting was originally functionally distributed, and the ceremonial dynasty and Shuo, Wangchao were in the main hall, the early dynasty was at the main gate, and the evening dynasty was at the gate of the palace. However, in the course of development, a situation of dominance was formed in the early dynasties, which was mainly caused by the long-term suspension of the late dynasties. The late dynasty was suspended for a long time after the accession of Yingzong, and Jingtai and Hongzhi tried to revive it at the beginning, but they did not last long. Therefore, the place where the monarch listens to the government is really only the main gate of the early dynasty, and the early dynasty is equal to the regular dynasty.

The early dynasty and the late dynasty are collectively called the Chang dynasty, and in addition to the necessary etiquette, they mainly deal with political affairs. But there was no customization at the beginning of the late dynasty, in fact, the late dynasty and the afternoon dynasty were really the same thing, and the titles were different. During the time of Zhu Yuanzhang, the late dynasty was either in Fengtianmen, or in Youshunmen. Yongle is in the right Shun Gate, and Xuande is in the Left Shun Gate. The political arrangements of the early and late dynasties are as follows: "All the divisions are performed in the early dynasty, and those who are not in a police emergency do not need to go to the evening dynasty, but listen to the position of manager. That is to say, the late dynasty mainly played "police emergencies", and there was no need for all the divisions to go to the court; Sooner or later, it is only the general administration official who is in charge of the presentation of the chapter. The late dynasty only played important things, the participants were limited, and the etiquette was relatively light and simple, so the monarch and the ministers could calmly discuss it, so it was an important supplement to the early dynasty.

The nature of the court was determined by a highly centralized autocratic rule, and its facilities were designed to serve the needs of its operation. If you want to seek the reason for the change of the Ming Dynasty, we still have to find the reason from Zhu Yuanzhang's use of the court to respect "sovereignty" and strengthen the relationship between "lord, respect, and inferiority". Historically, the court meeting system is inseparable from the prime minister system. Zhu Yuanzhang was jealous of the prime minister, and he monopolized power, which was the primary reason for the change of the early dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang could not tolerate too much power, and thus caused a major change in Chinese political history: the abolition of the prime minister. But after the abolition of the prime minister, the political affairs were scattered in the six departments, and no one had a general outline, and everything must be done in front of the king's request, so everything poured into the court meeting like a tide. Zhu Yuanzhang is most worried about his subordinates being deceived, and now he sits high in the court, everything is seen, and everyone is in front of the emperor, it seems that only in this way can he do no "cheating".

In the tenth year of Xuande, Yingzong Chongnian ascended the throne, stipulating that the early dynasty must advance the affairs and limit the number of events per dynasty, and the political function of the early dynasty was greatly weakened. In the sixth year of Longqing, the same Youjun Shenzong succeeded to the throne, and changed to go to the court every three, six, and nine days every month, and from then on, the early dynasty was only held nine times a month, and it can no longer be called "Japanese Dynasty".

As the emperor, Zhu Hongsan also stipulated that the third, sixth and ninth days of each month are the court meetings, and the other times are the office hours of the cabinet and the emperor from 8 to 12 o'clock in the morning every day.

On the ninth day of the first month of March, this day was the time when Zhu Hongsan stipulated the early dynasty. According to the ancestral system, as long as there are officials in Beijing who have court clothes, they must participate in the court meeting, but now is an extraordinary period, and there are not so many places in the palace, so Zhu Hongsan ordered the four officials to be eligible to participate in the court meeting. On this day, all the officials of Guangzhou who are above the fourth grade came to the office hall in the palace early to prepare for the court meeting. In fact, the early dynasty should have a set of corresponding etiquette systems, but Zhu Hongsan refused on the grounds that he was now temporarily living in Guangzhou and was not suitable for extravagance. So now the court meeting is very simple, the ministers are waiting for the emperor to go to the court, and there is no need to bow three times and bow nine times, and the next thing is to say something.

After the salute, Ma Mingyuan was the first to come out to speak, but he didn't expect to be preempted by Liang Zhaoyang of the Guangdong faction, he is the waiter of the Organization Department, and he is Chen Zizhuang's ironcore.

"Your Majesty, now that the position of the queen is vacant, it is not good for the country, and I ask His Majesty the Emperor to establish the throne as soon as possible to calm the world!"

As soon as this passage was spoken, the audience was silent, and everyone knew that there was another battle between the major factions today.

Zhu Hongsan sat on the dragon chair and listened to Liang Zhaoyang's recital, and asked after he was done: "Liang Aiqing, who do you think can be the queen?" ”

"Concubine Qian is virtuous and virtuous, and she is also the side princess ordained by Emperor Hongguang, so the minister thinks that Concubine Qian should be established!"

After listening to Liang Zhaoyang, he was in a hurry, Feng used it for himself. He didn't have the two shots of his father Feng Ruoshu, and when he saw someone supporting Concubine Qian, he immediately stood up to express his dissenting opinions.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Concubine Ma should be named the queen, and Concubine Ma will follow Your Majesty in Huguang, which can be described as a high degree of hard work, and she is the best candidate for the queen!"

Seeing Feng Ziyong personally take action, the second person in Guangdong, the same year as Chen Zizhuang, Vice Premier Huang Yingxiu stood up.

"Your Majesty, although Lord Feng is right, Concubine Ma and His Majesty were born and died, and they worked hard. But Concubine Ma is not from the right background, she is a concubine, and she is also promised to be married, so she really can't be the queen of the world! ”

Fu Wenlong on the side stood up, he was Ma Jiyuan's same year and in-laws, and now Ma Jiyuan was far away in Nanyang, so he naturally wanted to stand up and fight for Ma Ruyan.

"Lord Huang's words are wrong, if you count your background, then is Emperor Taizu Gao's background good? Isn't it still the foundation of the Ming Dynasty? ”

"We are choosing the mother of the country, how can we be so childish?"

Zhu Hongsan looked at the ministers below, and you were fighting back and forth. He knew in his heart that these ministers were not speaking generously for the mother of the country or for the society, but for power.

Zhu Hongsan looked below, only Chen Zizhuang, Ma Mingyuan, and Tong Yangjia of the seven prime ministers of the cabinet did not say anything, and the other four joined the battle one after another, making the entire court meeting like a vegetable market.

Zhu Hongsan coughed and asked, "Mr. Chen, what do you think?" ”

Chen Zizhuang stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think what Lord Huang said is very right, Concubine Qian should be appointed as the master of the harem!" ”

It seems that Chen Zizhuang and Qian Qianyi reached an agreement, and the Guangdong faction fully supported Qian Qianyi.

"Mr. Ma, what do you think?" In fact, Zhu Hongsan asked superfluously about this sentence, he knew what Ma Mingyuan thought.

Sure enough, Ma Mingyuan stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that His Majesty and the queen have a deep relationship, which is similar to Emperor Taizu Gao and Empress Xiaoci Gao, so the minister thinks that His Majesty should follow Emperor Taizu Gao and not establish a queen." ”

Ma Mingyuan was shocked as soon as he said this, Feng Ziyong didn't expect Ma Mingyuan to not support Ma Ruyan, and Fu Wenlong suddenly realized after being shocked, and looked at Ma Mingyuan with strange eyes, and the other prime ministers were similar. However, they are all old fritters in officialdom, and they immediately understand Ma Mingyuan's purpose, and it seems that the Ma brothers are not monolithic.

Ma Mingyuan's answer did not surprise Zhu Hongsan, only if the queen is not established, Zhu Hai's position can be preserved, and he Ma Mingyuan's power can be maximized. In fact, Zhu Hongsan is also preparing not to set up a queen, his feelings for Ma Xiaofang are one thing, but the main thing is to establish the queen prince Zhu Hai? It's okay if the queen has no children, but Zhu Hongsan's ability is very terrifying, and now he has six sons. Qian Yuting, Ma Ruyan, and Dong all have sons, so Zhu Hai's position is very embarrassing. And Zhu Hongsan is still very optimistic about Zhu Hai, this son has the courage to take responsibility, loves his brothers, analyzes things clearly, and is very suitable as an heir.

Zhu Hongsan looked at the ministers below, and there was also Tong Yangjia who did not speak, out of politeness Zhu Hongsan asked: "What do you think of Mr. Tong?" ”

Originally, Zhu Hongsan thought that Tong Yangjia would definitely bring out the Dong sisters and the Ma family to play against each other, but he didn't expect Tong Yangjia to stand up and say: "Because the minister should not be a queen, the minister seconded Lord Ma!" ”

Tong Yangjia's words made everyone's eyes pop out, but they didn't expect that the two who fought and died could converge. You must know that Ma Mingyuan has suffered many losses under Tong Yangjia, and Tong Yangjia has been beaten by Ma Mingyuan several times with a blue nose and swollen face, but I didn't expect the two to join hands this time.