From the first day he came to this world, Qin Kan realized the importance of imperial power in this era.

The emperor is the sky, the backbone, and the source of all power.

Civil officials are the most treacherous type of people in the world, they know how to observe words and feelings, know how to act step by step, and the character of each generation of emperors directly determines the attitude of civil officials in each dynasty. For example, Emperor Hongzhi, he is a person who works hard, works hard and loves the people, and has a gentle personality, like a generous scholar who has lived in the study for a long time.

Of course, he was never polite when he should show his edge and fangs, and the ministers below respected and feared him, so any of his will and goals were often achieved without hindrance, so during the nearly 20 years of the reign of this Ming monarch, the court produced Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Yang Yiqing and many other famous ministers and officials, and even the most famous eunuch in history did not add to the blockage of Sheji in the Hongzhi Dynasty, but a large number of loyal eunuchs such as Xiao Jing, Wang Yue, Chen Kuan, etc. emerged.

But Zhu Houzhao is different, he has lived a dazed life in his life, he has been on the throne for 14 years, and the only merit he can get his hands on is that he has personally conquered a few times, quelled several rebellions, and the battle of Yingzhou will beat the little prince of Tatar Boyan Mengke to a great injury and retreat to the grassland, but if the subjects return to their hearts, Zhu Houzhao is not much inferior to Emperor Hongzhi, throughout his life, from ascending the throne to the present, it is simply a life of fighting with the ministers.

Needless to say, he hates the ministers, and the ministers also hate him, and the relationship between the monarch and the minister of the Ming Dynasty, the Zhengde Dynasty is the most tense and cold, and the two sides are almost enemies. was polite in front of him, and I don't know how many rebellious thoughts I had in my stomach such as going out and being hit by a car.

Yang Tinghe is not wrong, at this moment, Zhu Houzhao's life and death are uncertain, Qin Kan can vaguely sense the sound of people faintly coming from not far from Xihua Pond in the pavilion, obviously many ministers are impatient to wait at the door of the leopard room, and they have found a secluded place to discuss major matters in groups, everyone's faces are full of sadness and anxiety, but this sadness is somewhat sincere, only they know it.

Even in the pavilion where Qin Kan was at this moment, he was surrounded by party friends. Yan Song. Zhu Hui, Mu Bin and the others swept their faces one by one, their eyes met Qin Kan, but they were extremely calm and clear.

Qin Kan suddenly wanted to smile bitterly for Zhu Houzhao......

"Grandpa Qin. You are Your Majesty's most trusted courtier. It is also the closest friend in private. We all take you as the head of the horse, and your majesty's life is in danger today, if you can't wake up. Then there will be turmoil in the world, for the sake of the Daming Society, and also for our future fortune, please also ask my grandfather to take an idea. Yan Song's calm voice was like a cold wind blowing in the night, interrupting Qin Kan's chaotic thoughts, and he suddenly came back to his senses.

Qin Kan rubbed his tired eyebrows, sat down on the stone bench in the pavilion unceremoniously, and said expressionlessly: "Your Majesty's life is in danger, my heart is full of anxiety, I have already lost my sense of proportion, where can I get an idea?" ”

The faces of everyone in the pavilion suddenly showed a little embarrassment.

They heard the dissatisfaction in Qin Kan's words, and there was a faint sense of accusation.

Mu Bin looked at everyone's faces left and right, organized the wording, and then said cautiously: "Grandpa, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, since this kind of thing has happened, we can't help but face it, at this moment, in the leopard room, the doctors and famous doctors of the Tai Hospital are doing their best to treat His Majesty, and we are here to discuss it is also to calm the society and people's hearts, so as not to panic after the unspeakable misfortune happens......"

Qin Kan sighed, and said with a depressed expression: "I understand what you mean, but I'm in a very chaotic mood at the moment, if you have any regulations, you might as well speak up, I'll listen." ”

All eyes were on Yang Tinghe, he was the first assistant scholar of the cabinet, and if there was a big change in the heavenly family, he was the most qualified to speak.

Yang Tinghe wiped the old tears from the corners of his eyes, took a deep breath to calm his emotions, and then said slowly: "First of all, what the old man said is that there may be a big change. ”

Everyone hurriedly nodded yes.

Yang Tinghe pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "If there is really an accident under Your Majesty, first of all, we must set up a new monarch candidate, the country cannot be left without an owner for a day, and another new monarch is the right way for people and ministers, but unfortunately His Majesty is still in the prime of life in the Spring and Autumn Period, and there are no heirs under his knees, let alone leave an edict of succession, so we can only launch a cabinet meeting and select the one closest to His Majesty's bloodline as the new monarch from among the vassal kings or princes from all over the country. ”

Yan Song, Mu Bin and the others nodded.

"The so-called 'father ends up with son', and the so-called 'brother ends with brother', His Majesty has no sons, so it can only be traced back to the generation of Emperor Hongzhi, in the past, Emperor Xianzong gave birth to fourteen princes under his knees, of which the eldest son of the emperor was less than a year old, and the second son mourned Prince Gong was less than three years old, and then the throne was the turn of Emperor Xiaozong Hongzhi, if ...... If it is really unexpected, then the first emperor of Hongzhi is broken, we can only choose a new monarch from the rest of the princes of the first emperor of Xianzong, in terms of order of order, that is, the fourth prince of the first emperor of Xianzong, Xingwang is proper, Xingwang Youqi, unfortunately also this year, last month His Majesty has given the name of 'dedication', Xingxian Wang's second son-in-law, the eldest son Yue Huai Wang Zhu Houxi was born five days ago, the second son Zhu Houxi naturally inherited the lord of Xingwang, sealed in Huguang'an Luzhou......"

Yang Tinghe stroked his long beard and said lightly: "If you talk about the distance of the bloodline and the order of the young and old, the old man looks at it, the new monarch is the new Jixing King Zhu Houxi, this son Zhengde was born in the second year, twelve years old this year, it is said that he was born smart and well-behaved, Yingju, heavy and reasonable, like the "Book of Filial Piety" and "University", if His Majesty really has an accident, after the cabinet initiates the court meeting and the court, this Xingwang His Royal Highness may soon receive the cabinet, the celebrant and the secretary of the general administration jointly wrote the request for the throne. ”

In the end, it is the first assistant of the cabinet, Yang Tinghe and a long speech, the Zhu family vassal king has been discussed, such as a number of family treasures, everyone in the pavilion nodded again and again, everyone knows that Yang Tinghe mentioned this Xingwang Zhu Houxi, if nothing else, is the ultimate candidate to inherit the throne, Confucius wrote a book to establish the world, has already set the monarch and minister etiquette system, the position of the emperor is not who said that he wants to be able to be, the bloodline and the eldest and younger are the most important, if Zhu Houzhao really has an accident. The aura of luck will fall on Zhu Houxi's head without accident, whether he wants it or not, he should be the emperor.

Qin Kanjing sat in the pavilion without saying a word, and after hearing the name "Zhu Houxi", his face couldn't help but move slightly, and then his expression became more and more bitter and incomprehensible.

Zhu Houxi is the famous Jiajing Emperor in history, he came to this era and changed the original history, but some things still happened stubbornly according to the original trajectory. Zhu Houzhao is still overboard. And Zhu Houxi is also indisputably qualified to inherit the unification.

At this moment, Qin Kan couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart.

What have you changed? What is the meaning of being in this world? Since history is intrivial, why did God choose to let him come here?

"The food of the king, the king of loyalty. This is the duty of a courtier. We all hope that His Majesty will survive this catastrophe. But if this is not possible, we will have to make a new king. Stabilize the hearts of the people in the world, this is also the duty of the ministers, Grandpa Qin, it doesn't matter what you and I think at the moment, the important thing is what the people in the world will think, they need the stability of the society, and the monarchs and ministers need to be there, so that this country can continue to move forward in a smooth and orderly manner, the cultivators have their fields, the businessmen make profits, the officials do their politics, the old have something to rely on, and the young have support, these are the foundation of the society, Grandpa Qin, at this time, we should focus on the society of the country, and the private friendship can only be put aside. ”

Mu Bin's words made everyone in the pavilion nod in agreement, and Qin Kan was irrefutable.

Yang Tinghe said: "I'm afraid that the matter of the new monarch is like this, even if it is the cabinet meeting, this is the result, if something happens under His Majesty, it is inevitable that the new monarch will ascend the throne, how to arrange it before this, and ask Grandpa Qin to take a charter." ”

Yang Tinghe's words were rather vague, Zhu Houzhao said this before he died, after all, it was a bit taboo, so he just said it implicitly.

But everyone in the pavilion understood the meaning of Yang Tinghe's words.

The new monarch's accession to the throne is a major event, as the so-called once a son of heaven and a courtier, the emperor has changed, the personnel changes in the court below are bound to be not small, everyone in the pavilion is a party, if you want to sit in this position to serve the people for a few more years, hold a few more years of authority, now you must plan for the future.

Qin Kan's face sank like water, he looked up at the dark night sky, and was silent without saying a word.

The pavilion was so quiet that the needles could be heard, and everyone stared at his face, hoping to see something from the face of this grandfather.

As the core of a friend party, Qin Kan's attitude is too important, since Liu Jin's death, Qin Kan's performance has been very low-key, so low-key that sometimes ministers even ignore his existence, but only Yang Tinghe, Mu Bin, Yan Song and others know best that Grandpa Qin's low-key does not mean cowardice, but in Taoguang to avoid direct conflict with Qingliu civil officials, but Qin Kan's wings of the party have been plump rapidly in the past ten years, whether it is the Beijing court or the local government, Qin Kan's shadow looms.

Such a figure who holds the power of countless lives and killings, in the face of the imminent change of dynasty, will he choose to continue to keep a low profile, or take the opportunity to expand his power and become a powerful minister that even the emperor does not dare to offend easily?

I don't know how long he was silent, Qin Kan finally came back to his senses, shook his head and smiled bitterly at the eager eyes of everyone in the pavilion.

"Don't ask me, I just said that my mood is very chaotic now, and I really don't want to think about things that seem to be far away...... Qin Kan paused, and then said: "I only have one thing to say." ”

The crowd immediately straightened up and cheered up.

Qin Kan slowly looked around at everyone and said word by word: "I believe that Your Majesty will not die, and he will definitely survive this catastrophe, so I have no arrangements for the court, because, after all, this world belongs to Your Majesty!" ”

"What we can do is to guard this country for His Majesty before he wakes up, and we can't give ambitious people any chance to make trouble, so what I have to do is to arrange it outside and not inside."

Yan Song arched his hand thoughtfully: "Grandpa means ......"

"Send factory guard spies to the fiefdoms of the vassal kings, closely monitor the every move of the vassal kings in the Ming Dynasty, and if there is any abnormality, they will be questioned and punished. The twelve founding princes of the Imperial City of Beijing who commanded the regimental camp were transferred to each other, and there were ......"

Qin Kan pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty has no children, if there is an accident, the vassal kings of various places, the outcasts and bandits will be ready to move, although there are many soldiers and horses in the Beijing Division and the soldiers and horses of the five cities and the surrounding Miyun Sanwei, but after all, they are used to eating Taiping grain, and their combat strength is not enough. ”

As soon as Qin Kan's words fell, Yang Tinghe, Yang Yiqing and others in the pavilion were quite surprised, and the old man Zhu Hui, the prince of the country, frowned deeper and deeper, and did not say a word, only Mu Bin and Yan Song quickly exchanged glances in the dark.

"Mobilize the border army into Beijing? This ......" Yang Tinghe hesitated.

Qin Kan sighed: "Mr. Yang, last year, His Majesty had transferred the border troops of Xuanfu, Datong, Yansui, and Liaodong to Beijing, and exchanged guards with the Beijing division and battalion. (To be continued......)