Chapter 268: The Four Directions Move

According to the normal rules, the prince of the domain is not allowed to return to Beijing without an edict, but it is obvious that Zhu Changluo is a special case, Zhu Yijun may have really thought about driving him out forever and not recalling him again, but the ministers are not fools. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

They agreed that the eldest son of the emperor went out to join the vassal in order to win the eldest son of the emperor to study in the pavilion, but it was not to cut off the possibility of the eldest son of the emperor becoming the crown prince, so Zhu Changluo became the most bizarre prince in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

Not only does he have the authority far beyond that of ordinary princes, but he also has the power to return to Beijing at the end of the year to make a pilgrimage!

That is to say, for other princes, if they want to return to Beijing, they must have the emperor's edict, otherwise they will resist the decree and disobey it, and if it is serious, they will be arrested on the spot, but Zhu Changluo is different, he does not need the emperor's consent to return to Beijing, and only needs to report to the Ministry of Rites in advance......

The prince's return to Beijing, especially the return of the emperor's eldest son like Zhu Changluo, who was supported by the government and the opposition, naturally had extremely complicated etiquette, so the Ministry of Rites began to mobilize as soon as they received the documents.

Of course, this is something that the officials at the bottom should consider, and for the high-level bigwigs, they naturally have to consider the long-term.

Cabinet.

Facing the document in front of him, several bigwigs were silent at the same time, and no one said a word for a long time.

In the end, it was the first assistant Wang Xijue who spoke.

"Your Majesty's dictation, King Yan Shou has no intention to enter Beijing, when the grounding for three months, how to deal with this edict, you all tell us your own opinions!"

There are actually five people in the cabinet now, in addition to the original first assistant Wang Xijue, the second assistant Chen Yuma, who is recuperating at home, Shen Yiyi, a scholar of Wenhua Palace, and Shen Li, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, and Zhu Geng, a scholar of Dongge University, who has just been appointed by the emperor to enter the cabinet.

Zhu Geng is four years younger than Shen Zheng, the two are both born in the second year of Longqing, and more importantly, Zhu Geng's ancestral home is Shanyin, Zhejiang, and he is also a bigwig of the Zhejiang Party.

Although he ranked last, as soon as Wang Xijue's words fell, he was the first to speak out against it.

"Yuanfu, the old man thinks that His Majesty's edict is not in accordance with the law of etiquette, and if the cabinet does it, it will be criticized by hundreds of officials!"

At the same time, Shen Li's eyes also flashed slightly, and then he spoke.

"What Ziqin said is reasonable, before His Royal Highness King Shou went to Nanzhili, His Majesty and the hundred officials had a word in advance, and His Royal Highness was allowed to make a pilgrimage at the age of the year, and when he was older, he was recalled to perform a great ceremony, and now His Royal Highness has returned a little earlier, but if he is guilty because of this, there will be villains who secretly speculate about the holy will, and they must not be guarded against!"

Ziqin is Zhu Geng's character, and it is strange to say, Shen Li and Shen have always been bulls everywhere, but they are friends with Zhu Geng, who also belongs to the Zhejiang Party.

The dispute over the national capital is today's political theme, and the eldest son of the emperor is even more politically correct, so even if he usually has a disagreement with Shen Li, Shen has always not directly opposed Shen Li's opinion as usual, and spoke silently for a moment.

The old man also agrees with Ziqin's opinion, this edict cannot be followed! However, it would be an exaggeration to say that His Majesty's move would cause a shock in the court, and His Royal Highness King Shou would indeed return earlier......"

"In this case, the old man will inform the celebrant and ask His Majesty to consider this matter again!"

Wang Xijue nodded and spoke.

This result is normal, and the emperor's edict itself is a test of the courtiers' attitude towards the country, so the rejection is certain.

If the emperor really wanted to punish His Royal Highness King Shou, it would not be just a verbal edict, let alone a frivolous confinement for three months, he would directly ask the celebrant to draft the decree and seal it, and then hand it over to the cabinet and the six sections.

It's just that in this way, things will get bigger, this situation will only happen when the opinions of the emperor and the courtiers are really irreconcilable, once used, it will basically be regarded as tearing the face, either you die or I die, or you will follow the emperor's will, or the cabinet will perform under pressure, and then the emperor will wear small shoes afterwards.

Of course, national events are not a playhouse, and the performance itself is a sin!

Although the courtiers have the power to refute the edict, but in doing so, they will damage the majesty of the monarch, and the final outcome will inevitably be to resign and go into hiding.

However, large-scale refutations such as the Great Rites Discussion are special circumstances, and the emperor and ministers do not play their cards according to common sense, nor do they act in accordance with the rules, so they cannot be judged according to common sense.

In fact, most of the written edicts and decrees were not formed at one time, and in most cases they were like today, when the emperor sent a general opinion, and then the cabinet discussed and passed it, and naturally everyone was happy.

After sending away the little chamberlain who was waiting in the cubicle, the room fell silent again, but no one left.

A moment later, Wang Xijue spoke again.

"Recently, with the return of His Royal Highness to Beijing, the ministers of the DPRK and China have asked His Majesty to determine the national capital as soon as possible, and you must have been clear about it......"

In fact, the dispute over the national capital is a long-term process, since the fourteenth year of Wanli, the dispute over the national capital has never been broken, even in the battle of Liaodong, there are still people in the DPRK and China who ask for the early determination of the national capital.

The so-called big turmoil is just that most of the courtiers are concentrated on the emperor at one time, of course, such a large-scale upsweep usually has to have an opportunity.

And it is obvious that the return of the emperor's eldest son to Beijing is an excellent opportunity!

Since the news of Zhu Changluo's plan to return to Beijing came back, many people in the court and the central government have begun to move, and the most obvious sign is that the cabinet has received more than three times more than ordinary requests for the establishment of the country, and the number is gradually rising......

Of course, at present, most of the middle-level officials below the third grade are sparse, and the real bigwigs, such as the scholars and servants of various ministries, and the cabinet ministers have not yet ended.

Even the weighty six departments and the large group of imperial historians have not all moved, so in general, the scope is still within the controllable range.

But don't forget, now it's just the news that the eldest son of the emperor has returned to Beijing, and the capital has become like this, once Zhu Changluo really returns to Beijing, the matter of the country will definitely be pushed back to the forefront.

And one of them is counted as one, whether they want to or not, they must go down to the field to dispute, otherwise, they will wait for the spittle stars of the government and the opposition to drown them.

The only question is, to what extent will this battle for the national capital be fought?

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