Guo Xun saw that Wang Shouren did not answer his question, but asked Li Feibai which one made sense, and he was a little unhappy in his heart. Said secretly: "Brother Wang, Brother Wang, what do you mean by this, do you want him to call me?" He is a small county commander, what knowledge can he have, is it possible that he can still clear the clouds and see the blue sky? ”

He asked Li Feibai to call him uncle, because he felt that Li Feibai had the same temper as him, as for knowledge, he couldn't be like him, born in the capital, as a marquis, and a person who was the governor of Liangguang. After all, Li Feibai is just a small person in a small place, what insight can he have?

He only said that Li Feibai would shirk it, saying that he was only a shallow learner, and the Hou Ye couldn't distinguish the truth, and he couldn't tell the truth. But he turned his head to look at Li Feibai, but saw Li Feibai's face full of joy and eagerness to try. Xin said: "Do you really want to use a chicken feather as an arrow?" See what you kid can say? ”

Li Feibai listened to Guo Xun and Wang Shouren discussing the matter of the "Great Rites Discussion", and he couldn't help but be ecstatic in his heart. I remember that when the phone was about to run out of battery, the only message he saw was "In the final analysis, the Great Gifts Discussion is actually a power struggle." ”

Originally, he didn't know what this sentence meant, but later he read the Di newspaper and learned that a debate was going on in the capital on whether to let Emperor Jiajing crown his Lao Tzu as Emperor Xingxian, and this matter was called the Great Rites Discussion.

After knowing what the Great Rites Debate was, he still didn't understand why a debate would be a struggle for power. So he thought about it every day, and finally one day, after elevating the dispute between Zhang Xuan and Yang Tinghe to the contradiction between Jiajing and Yang Tinghe, he suddenly understood why the Great Rites Debate was essentially a struggle for power.

At this time, seeing that Guo Xunshang was obsessed with Zhang Xuan and Yang Tinghe, he wanted to speak up several times, but finally held back. After all, Guo Xun is asking Wang Shouren's opinion, one is the Hou Ye and the other is the uncle, and they are talking, you are a kid who is nothing, it is too rude. Even if neither of the two of them said anything, I can't guarantee that I won't blame him in my heart for being neither big nor small.

With Wang Shouren's inquiry, he also had a chance to speak, arched his hand at the three people present, and said, "Then I'll get an axe from the class and say a few words at will." ”

Guo Xun said secretly: "I know that the class has an axe, what else do you say?" But he said, "Say it!" ”

Li Feibai said: "To put it bluntly, the Great Rites Discussion is actually a struggle for power!" ”

Guo Xun secretly felt funny in his heart, the Great Rites Discussion was just Zhang Xuan and Yang Tinghe arguing, did it make sense for the emperor to set up his biological father as Emperor Xingxian, and when did it become a power struggle? Which right is it fighting for?

He laughed and said secretly: "The people in the small place really don't have knowledge!" He was about to open his mouth to teach Li Feibai to be obedient, and told Li Feibai that the Great Gift Discussion was fighting for the right and wrong of one thing, not a power struggle, but when he saw Wang Shouren bowing slightly, the meaning could not be more obvious, he was agreeing with Li Feibai's statement.

Guo Xun was shocked and said in his heart: "Could it be that the Great Rite Discussion is not a matter of facts, it is really a struggle for power?" Otherwise, why would Wang Shouren agree? He thought about it, but still didn't understand why fighting for the right and wrong of one thing had become a struggle for power, and asked, "Feibai, why do you have such an idea?" ”

Li Feibai said: "People say that a wise man must make a mistake if he thinks a thousand times. With Uncle Guo's cleverness, I didn't expect to make the same mistake as my little nephew before! completely regarded the Great Rites Discussion as Yang Tinghe and Zhang Xuan fighting for right and wrong, but ignored that it was actually the current Shengshang and Yang Tinghe who were fighting for power? ”

Guo Xun is well-educated, loves to publish books, and writes with one hand to praise both the government and the public, such a person is definitely a smart person. Besides, he can become the governor of Liangguang in his forties, if you say that he has no real ability, it is all based on the shadow skills of his ancestors, he is talking nonsense with his eyes open.

A man who has no wrists, and with the little shadow skill of his ancestors more than a hundred years ago, wants to be the governor of Liangguang? It's definitely a dream!

He has been up and down in the sea for decades, and he has been fighting for power and profit almost every day. Regarding the Great Rites Discussion, he only focused on Yang Tinghe and Zhang Xuan's talk about who was right and who was wrong, and he forgot why the Great Rites Discussion happened, and he ignored that this was not a debate about right and wrong, but a struggle for power.

At this time, as soon as Li Feibai mentioned the emperor, a layer of cold sweat immediately oozed out of his spine, and he understood why Li Feibai said that the Great Rites Discussion was a power struggle.

What is the cause of the Great Rites Discussion? At that time, because the current saint wanted to seal his own Lao Tzu as the emperor of Xingxian, the ministers led by Yang Tinghe refused to conform to the etiquette system, and later Zhang Xuan put on a book, saying that the current saint named his own Lao Tzu as the emperor is not inconsistent with the etiquette system, but also courteous.

On the surface, everyone is talking about things. In fact? Today, the saint wants to take back his imperial power, but Yang Tinghe and others don't want to hand over the imperial power.

Emperor Zhengde loved to play, and ignored the government all day long, and the major affairs of the state were handed over to the cabinet ministers headed by Yang Tinghe, in fact, they were handed over to Yang Tinghe. What is the final say of the cabinet ministers, that is, Yang Tinghe? To put it bluntly, Emperor Zhengde is just an ornament, and it is Yang Tinghe who is really in charge of the country.

Emperor Zhengde died of illness suddenly, and the Ming Dynasty was without an emperor for a while. So Yang Tinghe found a child of fifteen or sixteen to be the emperor. Why didn't he find an older one? He must be afraid that the old one will not be able to control it, so find a young one that is easy to control, so that he can continue to be in charge of state affairs and become a de facto emperor.

It's a pity that his old eyes are dizzy, and he looks away for a while. thought that Emperor Jiajing was easy to control, but who knew that although Emperor Jiajing was young, he was not a fuel-efficient lamp. From ascending the throne to enthroned his father as emperor, in just a few months, countless incidents occurred, and it was impossible to control it at all.

It is said that today's saint wants to crown his own Lao Tzu as the emperor, is it a thing? Not at all, as soon as the emperor Chrysostom opened, he did the same. But Yang Tinghe just didn't let it, and found a reason to disagree with the etiquette system, and disobeyed the order. What is he trying to do? It is nothing more than a signal to the outside that the world of the Ming Dynasty is still under his control.

Guo Xun reasoned his thoughts like this, and everything became clear.

If Yang Tinghe is really a character like Huo Guang, it is not difficult to abolish an emperor. But Yang Tinghe has the heart to be Huo Guang, but he has no life to be Huo Guang. First, after Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, he eliminated the maladministration of the previous dynasty, and he looked like a Ming monarch, and he couldn't find a reason to abolish the emperor. Second, Yang Tinghe is a civilian official, and he has no intersection with the army, he just wants to abolish the emperor, and these generals have to agree!

Therefore, Yang Tinghe can only make an article on the Great Rites Discussion to tell the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, and most importantly, to tell his protégés and former officials that he is still a man of his word in the court! Because he knew that as long as he succumbed to this matter, those who looked upon him immediately understood that he had lost power and would no longer be able to take charge of state affairs.

And what about Emperor Jiajing? is too young, too young, too shallow, although he is the emperor, but the Manchu Dynasty has no cronies. He didn't dare to be too strong, for fear that no one would listen to his holy decree, so it would be difficult to think of not being a faint king. Second, I am afraid that I will tear my face with Yang Tinghe, and my throne will not be guaranteed, and even my life may not be saved.

He can only plan and let the ministers discuss whether it is in line with the etiquette system to confer his father as the emperor. To put it bluntly, the Great Gift Discussion is a touchstone, and you can test who is an enemy and who is a friend!