As soon as Zhou Tingru spoke, it was as if the air suddenly stopped for a moment, and everyone's eyes looked at him.

Wei Zhongxian stared at Zhou Tingru with a smile and said, "Elder Zhou Ge, why are you opposed to giving Jiang Chuan a king with a different surname?" ”

Zhou Tingru's eyes seemed to be looking at Wei Zhongxian, but the afterglow always drifted behind the screen: "I have been in the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred and seventy years, and there has never been a precedent for being crowned a king with a different surname. Moreover, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty once clearly stipulated in the "Great Message" that if a courtier has military merits, he can be crowned a prince of the country. In other words, non-royal descendants, no matter how great the merit is, cannot be crowned king. Jiangchuan destroyed the Manchu Tartars, and his achievements were indeed high. The imperial court can give him a title of a prince, if you want to be crowned a king, not only there is no precedent to follow, but also it is not in line with my Ming ancestral system. So, I'm against it. ”

Zhou Tingru's words were full of anger, and he also turned out Taizu's "Great Message", and he heard that Wei Zhongxian and the four eunuchs of the Si Rite Eunuch were full of emotion, but they didn't have a temper yet.

The Ming Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, and there was really such a clause in the "Great Message" formulated by Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty. Zhou Tingru moved out of this article, and everyone really had no way to refute it for a while.

Wei Zhongxian's brows furrowed, looking at Zhou Tingru's smug expression on the other side, he sneered in his heart, and did not speak, but looked at the figure behind the screen.

His eyes were keen, and he looked at the figure behind the screen as if he was about to get up suddenly, but he moved and sat back down, regaining his quiet appearance.

Wei Zhongxian had a bottom in his heart, his expression regained his calm, and he looked at Liu Kongzhao, the cabinet minister and household secretary on the right hand side of Zhou Tingru on the opposite side.

Zhou Tingru and Liu Kongzhao were the two people with the highest official position and the highest prestige in the Donglin Party in the imperial court.

Everyone knows that Liu Kongzhao and Zhou Tingru have always sang and harmonized and supported each other. It is precisely because of the alliance of these two people that they can resist today's Shoufu Wen Tiren.

In addition, Wen Tiren is an old fritter and knows that the Donglin Party is powerful, so he often shows weakness, so he is also safe, but he has the nickname of "Sugar Man Prime Minister" in the court.

Zhou Tingru looked at the expressions of the five great eunuchs opposite, felt so unhappy, smiled slightly, and looked at Liu Kongzhao, the head of the household next to him, and said, "Lord Liu, what is your opinion?" ”

Liu Kongzhao really lived up to expectations, and said slowly: "What Elder Zhou Ge said is extremely true. It has been rare for courtiers to be crowned kings since ancient times, and that is because courtiers are prone to ambition, which leads to restlessness in the family and country, and social unrest. The rebellion of those kings with different surnames abounded in all dynasties. Even if my Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty is far-sighted, he clearly stipulates in the "Great Message" that non-grandmaster children cannot be crowned kings, which is also for the sake of my Ming Dynasty for thousands of generations. Therefore, I thought that Jiang Chuan was not suitable for being crowned king, and it was enough for the court to reward him with the state duke. ”

Zhou Tingru moved out of the ancestral system, and Liu Kongzhao continued to oppose the harm of the king with a different surname, so the reason for opposing the king of Jiangchuan seemed to be more sufficient, and the two sang and worked together very well.

Zhou Tingru touched his long beard with satisfaction, and looked at Wei Zhongxian opposite with a sure look on his face.

Although I had the intention of befriending Jiang Chuan when I heard the news that Jiang Chuan had destroyed the Manchu Qing Dynasty. However, under the great contradiction of the court battle, he must resolutely oppose the addition of Jiang Chuan as king.

The ostensible reason seems to be because of the party dispute, and because it was the group of eunuchs who made the proposal to be crowned king, so he wanted to oppose it.

But in fact, if he doesn't say the real reason, no one knows.

Wei Zhongxian's face remained unchanged, he still looked at the figure behind the screen, and found that the other party was still motionless, and he had a plan in his heart.

"Do the other adults see it that way?" Wei Zhongxian said with a calm face.

"What Elder Zhou Ge and Master Liu said is extremely true. Since Jiang Chuan is dedicated to the country and serves the court, the position of a national prince is enough to reward him for his merits. I don't think he will have any complaints. As a courtier, thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace, I think Wu Anhou can understand the court. If he makes other contributions in the future, it is not impossible for the court to reward him separately. ”

The one who spoke was Qian Qianyi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who was in the fourth place, with a selfless and upright appearance.

Wei Zhongxian sneered in his heart, but his face was still calm and looked at Meng Junze, the fifth-ranked cabinet minister and secretary of the military department.

Meng Junze said expressionlessly: "There are some things I don't understand. What kind of situation I am in Daming now, everyone present is very clear in their hearts. To put it mildly, the Great Tomorrow is already in danger, and Li Wei's army may come to the capital at any time.

As the secretary of the military department, I have no soldiers to adjust, and no generals are available. Looking at the imperial court, there was no one who could lead the army against Li Yi's army. Now that the ancestors have blessed him, there is a Jiang Chuan who can fight, win, and win battles, if he doesn't grasp it well, he has to guard against it for the sake of a false name, and he has to be afraid, I don't know what hope for such a court is?

Those who speak with the ancestral system, I would like to ask, can the ancestral system repel Li Zhi's army? Can the ancestral system save the Ming Dynasty? Can the ancestral system allow me to recover the lost cities and lands of the Ming Dynasty, the two capitals and the thirteen provinces?

Those who say that all dynasties have rebelled against kings with different surnames, I want to say, go through the history books to see whether there are many clan rebels or more people of the opposite sex who rebel? Some people should not speak with their eyes open when they speak, lest the ghost in their hearts pop out.

There are also people who say that as a courtier, you must be loyal to the court without complaint or regret, and I think that the person who says these words should let him go to the battlefield to experience it, and let him see what it means to be a mountain of corpses and a river of blood. To serve the court, it is necessary to fight with your life, not to stand in this magnificent palace and pavilion and boast. If the court is reluctant to even give up the title of a prince, then what reason do the courtiers have to work hard for the court?

To put it mildly, if Jiang Chuan really had the heart of disobedience, with his strength, he would have left the imperial court and stood on his own, and he still needed to go to the imperial court to present the jade seal of the Manchu Emperor that he paid with his life to His Majesty.

Some people are better to touch their chests when they talk and do things, otherwise they won't be knocked on the door in the middle of the night.

I, Xia Junze, came to be the secretary of the military department, but I didn't want to be a voice worm for some people. If no one in this court dares to tell the truth, then I will say it. The big deal is just death, my old Xia didn't die on the battlefield back then, and he is already a few more people. ”

Xia Junze was originally born in the army, and in his early years, he fought with the Tartars on the battlefield in Liaodong. Good at making a big knife, known as Xia Dadao, has a strong and straightforward temper, and does not participate in any party struggle in the court, and his speech has always been straightforward, and he has been nicknamed "Xia Cannon".

Because of this, he has not had a smooth career as a person, and he has been a right attendant in the military department for many years and has not been promoted.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, because of the successive defeats in the war, the military department Shangshu became the shortest-lived position in the imperial court, and in just a few months, several were changed in a row, and finally Xia Junze was really unavailable before Xia Junze became this Shangshu.

And the emperor also let him directly into the cabinet.

Today is actually the third day after Xia Junze became the secretary of the military department. Two days ago, Lao Xia held back and didn't speak, and Zhou Tingru and Qian Qianyi also privately said that this Xia cannon had changed his character.

Unexpectedly, a large number of vigorous cannons were unexpectedly released today, and the fierceness of the artillery fire was simply beyond everyone's expectations.

And the artillery fire is still directed at Zhou Tingru, Liu Kongzhao and Qian Qianyi, these three people are almost equivalent to pointing at their noses and scolding.

Zhou Tingru and the three of them were so angry that their faces turned red, their lips trembled, and they looked at Xia Junze's eyes breathing fire.

Xia Junze looked calm, stretched out his hand and took off the black gauze hat on his head and put it on the mahogany long table in front of him, then took a step back, knelt down and kowtowed three times to the screen, and then said: "Xia Junze slandered the imperial court, and asked for his own dismissal, please ask Your Majesty for permission." ”

Xia Cannon's move not only made everyone present dumbfounded, but even the figure behind the screen stood up all of a sudden.

The atmosphere of the entire Xinuan Pavilion suddenly became extremely quiet and extremely weird.