Hua Yuncheng, the secretary of the ministry, didn't expect this His Royal Highness King Hui Zhu Cihong to be so direct.

But at the same time, Hua Yuncheng also despised His Royal Highness King Hui Zhu Cihong even more in his heart.

He is indeed nominally still supporting Huiwang Zhu Cihong now.

But like Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youzhen, he also saw that the eldest son of the current emperor did not have the potential to be a king.

Hua Yuncheng admits that he is an official fan, and he is also very eager for the position of the first assistant to the cabinet.

But this should not be a reason for the eldest son of the emperor to win over his courtiers.

Because if you want to get the position of the first assistant of the cabinet, you can please your majesty today, why bother to take a lot of risks to help your eldest son become the crown prince first, and then wait for you to become the emperor before you can become the first assistant.

In Hua Yuncheng's view, Zhu Cihong's biggest advantage is because he is the eldest son.

There are still many stubborn ministers in their hearts, and they still hope that the succession to the throne will follow the traditional Confucian idea of establishing a successor and establishing a long line.

This is the greatest reliance of the emperor's eldest son and the best reason to win over the ministers.

It's a pity that the emperor's eldest son, Zhu Cihong, didn't realize this himself.

This is also the reason why Hua Yuncheng switched to the third prince Zhu Cihuan, but now he also knows that the eldest son of the emperor has to be used, after all, the power of the third prince is still small, and he can only rely on the eldest son of the emperor Zhu Cihong to fight the party of Dingwang.

Therefore, Hua Yuncheng did not directly express his disgust because of the words of the emperor's eldest son Zhu Cihong, but only twisted his beard and smiled:

"His Royal Highness King Hui doesn't have to worry, everything is not over yet, everything is still variable, the emperor is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and it has not yet reached the time limit, we still have many opportunities to turn the tables, as long as His Royal Highness does it according to the instructions of the old minister, the old minister dares to guarantee that the throne in the future must be yours, and even no more than three years, you can restore the position of the crown prince!"

Huiwang Zhu Cihong was very excited when he heard this, and he suddenly felt that Hua Yuncheng, the secretary of the ministry, was much more reliable than Gao Hongtu, the previous cabinet chief.

Because Hua Yuncheng directly said that he would become the prince again within three years, and when he cried and begged Gao Hongtu, Gao Hongtu only said that he would do the rest of his life to help him seek the position of prince.

Compared with the two, Huiwang Zhu Cihong feels that Hua Yuncheng is more trustworthy and talented than Gao Hongtu:

"Sure enough, Master Hua is more capable, and Master Gao is far inferior to you."

Hua Yuncheng was actually not very satisfied with Gao Hongtu in his heart.

Because in his opinion, Gao Hongtu is too cautious, he wants to support Zhu Cihong, the king of Hui, but he doesn't dare to deceive the emperor, he is always timid in doing things, and he doesn't even dare to use means, he has no courage, so now when he hears Zhu Cihong say this, Hua Yuncheng also snorted coldly:

"He is a mouse, and he loves to hide when he encounters trouble, what can he do! has been the head of the cabinet for so long, but he didn't dare to find a way for his own people, and let Ma Shiying take advantage of it in vain! ”

Hua Yuncheng had hinted at Gao Hongtu before, hoping that Gao Hongtu would use the power of the first assistant to operate for him, but Gao Hongtu refused, which is why he chose to directly express his dissatisfaction with Gao Hongtu now.

However, the three of them did not have long to judge Gao Hongtu's character.

Soon, Hua Yuncheng, the secretary of the ministry, entered the topic, commanding the emperor's eldest son and his party, he was still quite energetic, and only said:

"Now it seems that in this round of running for the new first assistant, we lost, and the party of Dingwang won, don't think about it, after Ma Shiying serves as the first assistant, many people from the party of Dingwang will definitely be used, but this does not mean that we have no way to oppose the army."

"We have to find our advantages first, Your Royal Highness King Hui, you are the eldest son, there are many ministers who support you, and more importantly, the queen also supports you, although the queen lives in the inner palace and does not participate in the court politics, but her daughters participate in the court politics, especially Xu Zhaohua!"

As soon as Hua Yuncheng said this, Yongwang Zhu Cihong spoke first:

"It's not that we haven't thought of the way you said, and we have also tried to get close to Xu Zhaohua, but she is always cold and indifferent, and she has no intention of going with us, even if we have told her that her father Xu Xianqing is on our side."

"You may not be able to persuade, but the queen mother may be able to, in addition, the old minister has another way, the two highnesses should know that Gao Hongtu was impeached by the imperial history for his improper style, and we will also make a fuss about this kind of thing."

Hua Yuncheng, the secretary of the ministry, laughed as he spoke.

And Yongwang Zhu Cihuan also understood what Hua Yuncheng meant after thinking about it, and hurriedly laughed with a sudden understanding: "What Mr. said is very much, as long as Xu Zhaohua is on our side, we will control the celebrant supervisor, and what if his two princes and one party are in charge of the cabinet, at most they will be equal to us." ”

Hui Wang Zhu Cihong touched his head: "Although this king doesn't quite understand Master Hua's consciousness, this king listens to Master Hua!" ”

Hua Yuncheng now likes the character of Huiwang Zhu Cihong, so he nodded hurriedly and said:

"This matter can't be done by His Royal Highness King Hui himself, once His Majesty finds out, the consequences are unimaginable, the queen is there, and His Royal Highness Yongwang will persuade him, as long as the queen is willing to agree to persuade Xu Zhaohua, this matter will be half of it."

"Yes, yes, let the third brother go for this matter, it's excellent for the third brother to go! In this way, there is the third brother Lao! ”

No matter how stupid King Hui Zhu Cihong is, he also knows what it is for the prince to instigate the harem to help him collude with internal officials, although he admires Hua Yuncheng's style of doing things without fear, but he is also unwilling to let himself take risks, so without thinking about it, he directly expressed his support for the third prince, that is, Zhu Cihuan, the king of Yong, to lead the matter, and he can only sit back and enjoy his achievements.

Yongwang Zhu Cihuan was still quite disappointed and despised Zhu Cihong's behavior in his heart.

But he also knew that he could only use the emperor's eldest son, Zhu Cihong, to achieve his political goals, so he smiled and said:

"Why should the eldest brother be so polite, the eldest brother's business is my big business, and the younger brother is willing to go to the soup for the eldest brother, and he will not hesitate!"

"Worthy of being my good third brother! Hey! ”

Zhu Cihong laughed, he felt that he was very smart, he didn't have to take risks, and he could increase his bargaining chips to regain the crown prince, why not.

Huiwang Zhu Cihong's mood became very good, and in the following days, he continued to play the role of a benevolent prince and a filial son.

And Yongwang Zhu Cihuan successfully applied and got the opportunity to enter the palace to see his mother Zhou.

Empress Zhou was also a little disappointed when she learned that the first assistant of the cabinet was not Gao Hongtu but Ma Shiying, but she knew that she could not interfere in the affairs of the court, and she was not very clear about the foreign court, so she didn't say much.

But when Yongwang Zhu Cihuan entered the palace and told the Empress Zhou that Ma Shiying was going to suppress and murder the emperor's eldest son Zhu Cihong when he became the first assistant of the cabinet, the Empress Zhou was in a hurry.

"Is that really the case? Ma Shiying is really going to kill your eldest brother? Zhou Hou asked.

"Isn't it, the eldest brother's position as the crown prince was abolished, and he did all the masterminds behind the scenes, and today Master Gao's position as the first assistant was lost, and he was also the mastermind behind the scenes, and he went to Jiangling to cover up his purpose and deceived his father."

Yongwang Zhu Cihong said.

"No, this palace is going to tell Your Majesty!"

She couldn't wait to tell Emperor Zhu Youzhen of the Ming Dynasty now.

But Zhu Cihuan stopped her: "Don't be excited, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, not to mention the affairs of the foreign dynasty, and Your Majesty has made Ma Shiying the first assistant, you have no jokes, you can't regret it, it's better not to tell your father, lest your father misunderstand that the son is slandering the first assistant of the dynasty for the eldest brother, and this matter should also be discussed in the long run, the eldest brother and Master Hua now have such an idea, they need the help of the queen mother, and they may be able to save the eldest brother's life." ”

"What's the idea?" Zhou Hou hurriedly asked.

Yongwang Zhu Cihuan was busy muttering in the ear of Zhou Hou.

For the leader of the alliance to rain safely!

(End of chapter)