Who to erect?

Zhu Yi's question made Shen Yichen silent.

Regarding the idea of who to support, Shen Yichen actually considered it before returning to Beijing, if the historical event of the number of fates has not changed, the early death of Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu and the early death of the emperor's eldest son Zhu Jianji, then what should he do?

Originally, the best choice was the crown prince Zhu Jianji, after all, he had the first right to inherit the throne in the legal system, and supporting him would be unanimously recognized by the government and the opposition, and the transition of power could be completed smoothly.

But the problem is the hurdle of killing the king, Shen Yichen estimates that it will be difficult for Zhu Jianshen to cross it, even if he is quite open-minded in history, and after succeeding to the throne, he recognized the identity of Emperor Jing of his uncle Zhu Qiyu, instead of being deposed and called "Er".

You must know that in ancient times, filial piety ruled the world, and Zhu Qizhen, the Ming Yingzong, as Zhu Jianshen's father, told the world after the restoration that Zhu Qiyu was accused of "unfilial piety, unkindness, unkindness, injustice, filthy virtue, and indignation of gods and men".

Not to mention that Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu once abolished Zhu Jianshen's status as the crown prince in order to make it easy to store, and in a sense, he was able to restore the emperor's name, and posthumously called "Emperor Gongren Kangdingjing", and ordered to decorate the mausoleum according to the specifications of the emperor's mausoleum, which is already very good.

However, after careful study, Zhu Jianshen did not fully rehabilitate his imperial uncle after all, and the normal emperors of the Ming Dynasty were all buried in the ancestral tomb of the emperor, that is, the Ming Tombs of later generations, and the nicknames were all seventeen characters, and the temple number had to be added.

Without these specifications, there is no justification.

The road to Yingli Crown Prince Zhu Jianshen has been blocked by Emperor Jingtai's order to kill the monarch, and as for the selection of a side branch from the local vassal kings to succeed to the throne, the imperial study conversation temporarily detains the clan to fight against Zhu Zhandong, the king of Xiang, in a sense, it is also blocked.

The reason is that it is not enough to find a prince casually, it must be convincing to the world in accordance with the etiquette and laws, otherwise the reputation is better than Huo Guang and others, and the reputation is almost Cao Cao.

The only one in the outer domain of Emperor Renxuan who can be reasonable in terms of legal system is King Xiang, and the two are about to become enemies, how can Shen Yichen welcome himself or his descendants to Beijing to ascend the throne as emperor?

As for the other foreign domains, I am afraid that Shen Yichen's power must really reach the level of Huo Guang and Cao Cao, so that it is possible to force the opposition of the world to succeed, and if he is not careful, he will be burned.

It can only be said that Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu did take two good moves, so that Shen Yichen had almost no choice, and his interests were firmly bound to his lineage. But it's a pity that people are not as good as heaven, no matter how strong the emperor's heart can change his life against the sky, can he ensure the prosperity of his heirs?

Thinking of this, Shen Yichen shook his head with a wry smile, not knowing how to answer Zhu Yi's question.

Seeing that Shen Yichen was speechless, Zhu Yi warned with some regret: "Xiangbei, your style of acting is often too upright, and you are always used to controlling everything yourself, so that the emperor and the hundred officials will be afraid to use all kinds of checks and balances. ”

"Remember that it is easy to fold!"

Zhu Yi's words Shen Yichen did not refute, it is true that for a long time, he thought that he had the perspective of God in history, and he could seize the opportunity to control everything. But it turns out that the ancients are not soft persimmons, especially at the emperor level, there is a huge group of strategists to help, and the way of the emperor has long been perfected.

For thousands of years, there are a few powerful ministers who can really override the imperial power, and the emperor is the expert in this power game.

However, if Shen Yichen was asked to choose again, he would still stand up, and even draw his sword in anger. It's like knowing that Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu let himself detain the clan and detain the clan, which would offend King Xiang and other vassal princes, and cut off the road to the establishment of foreign vassals.

The reason is that the clan of the Ming Dynasty not only ate Yulu on the body of the people, but also had countless royal mansions and fields, as well as more fields that were attached to the clan and did not pay taxes.

In another hundred years, the assets of these clan vassal kings will occupy half of the Ming Dynasty's finances, coupled with the tax-free privileges of the scholar class, the imperial court cannot collect taxes and can only squeeze the ordinary people to death, so as to save a little silver and send it to Jiubian as military salary.

Someone has to do it, rather than waiting until the end of the dynasty and when the people are starving all over the wilderness, hoping that a savior hero can fall from the sky to turn the tide. It is better to wait until the time when the disease is not yet terminally ill, and from now on start to limit the expansion of the clan and the erosion of finances, so that all the people can take a breath and live a relaxed life.

Shen Yichen once inspired himself with a sentence by the patriotic poet Xie Fangde in the late Southern Song Dynasty, called "The big husband acts, regardless of right and wrong, regardless of profit and harm, on adversity regardless of success or failure, and on eternal life regardless of life!" ”

If you weigh the pros and cons of everything and live as a refined self-interester, then the world will always be covered by dark clouds!

"The eldest prince, it is easy to be alone, stand up for difficulties, I believe that the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, and it will eventually go out of a way."

Listening to Shen Yichen's still firm words, Zhu Yi sighed silently, and at the same time there was an indescribable admiration in his heart. If he wasn't born in a princely family, as an ordinary person, he could meet an official like Shen Yichen, it would be good.

After drinking the wine here, everything that should be said has been said, Shen Yichen then stood up and arched his hand and said, "Eldest son, I will go back to the house first in the middle of the night and say goodbye." ”

"Okay, get some rest early."

Zhu Yi also replied politely, but when Shen Yichen turned around and was about to step over the threshold, a voice came from behind him, "To the north." ”

"Eldest Prince, what else is going on?"

Shen Yichen thought that the other party had not finished speaking, so he turned around and asked again.

Zhu Yi looked at Shen Yichen and said slowly: "No matter what you choose in the future, I and the Chengguo Mansion will always be behind you." ”

This is the first time that Zhu Yi has informed Shen Yichen of his position under unknown circumstances, even if it will be an abyss in the future, he should make a decision at this moment so that the other party can prepare early.

Life is not only about the pros and cons, but also about the joys and disadvantages.

"I see, thank you, eldest prince."

Shen Yichen replied with a smile, there was no politeness and hypocrisy, and he turned around and walked away.

Returning to the room and gently pushing open the door, Shen Yichen just wanted to call Chen Qingtong's name, when he saw the other party put his hand on his lips and made a boo gesture, and then pointed to his daughter Shen Qingying in the cradle, indicating that the child was already asleep.

Seeing this scene, Shen Yichen hurriedly slowed down, walked gently to the bed and hugged Chen Qingtong, and his wife also leaned on his shoulder.

"Qingtong, you've worked hard for this time."

"What's the hard work, a good man has ambitions in all directions, and you are a big husband who stands up to the sky, and you should take care of your family and country more than your children's private feelings."

After all, Chen Qingtong is the only daughter of the marquis, and her vision is not comparable to that of ordinary young women, she can understand that her husband is busy and unavoidable. However, when these words were heard in Shen Yichen's ears, he felt a deep sense of guilt, and then reached out to the cradle and gently stroked his daughter's cheek.

Seeing Shen Yichen's action, the corners of Chen Qingtong's mouth showed a smile and said, "Husband, in fact, before you returned to Beijing, I was always worried that you would be unhappy with your daughter." ”

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In ancient times, the family attached great importance to the inheritance of their offspring, far beyond the modern concept, and the difference between giving birth to a son and giving birth to a daughter is no longer enough to be described by the word "patriarchy", to the point of being a fault.

Even if Chen Qingtong or even Shen Yichen are more open-minded, she is not sure whether her husband can accept this matter. Now from these inadvertent tender actions, I can feel his attention and love for his daughter, so I put down my hanging heart.

"Why, my daughter and son are the same with me, there is no difference."

Shen Yichen replied with a smile, and then stroked Chen Qingtong's hair, the two of them hadn't been so warm for a long time.

"Hmm."

A sweet smile appeared on the corner of Chen Qingtong's mouth, it would be great if such a time could go on forever.

The candlelight in the house jumped and flickered until it was finally extinguished and the morning sun rose outside, and the night passed.

In the early morning of the second day, Shen Yichen received an official edict from the General Secretary of the Palace, appointing him as the secretary of the military department, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, and a prince and a young prince. Since then, he has stepped into the ranks of the top civilian officials in the Ming officialdom, and if he wants to go further in the future, he can only rely on various honors to add titles.

Along with the holy decree, there was also a new official uniform embroidered with a second-grade brocade chicken complement. The emperor held a celebration banquet yesterday to reward the three armies, and there was no court meeting today, but Shen Yichen still changed into this second-grade scarlet robe and prepared to go to the cabinet room.

The reason is that the soldiers and horses of the local guard will leave Beijing today and return to their original station, Shen Yichen must go to the detached clan as soon as possible, and distribute the military merit silver to the soldiers, so that they can return to their hometowns!

In front of the bronze mirror, Chen Qingtong helped Shen Yichen put on her official uniform, and at this time there was an overflowing pride on her face. After all, before the year of establishment, he became an official to six books, and this achievement created the most of the Ming Dynasty, how can a wife not be proud of her husband?

"Husband, this scarlet robe is simply a talent set off."

"Isn't there a scarlet robe to make you a talent?"

Shen Yichen replied jokingly, only in front of Chen Qingtong could he completely relax regardless of his image.

"There's no way, it's mainly because it's a lot darker in the grassland, otherwise you don't need a scarlet robe to set it off."

Chen Qingtong replied with a witty remark, but this is also a heartfelt sentence, Shen Yichen used to be a gentleman, but now the Confucian atmosphere has faded, and he is more and more like a court member who guards one side.

After dressing, after Shen Yichen said goodbye to Chen Qingtong, he took a carriage to the Donghua Gate of the Forbidden City. The scene on both sides of the street has not changed much, and with the northward push of the frontier front, today's Jingshi shows a picture of quiet years.

Looking at the people living and working in peace and contentment, Bian He said with some emotion: "The proprietor, in three years, the Ming Dynasty has walked out of the shadow of the siege of Beijing, and now the Tartars can no longer come to the city. ”

"Yes, hundreds of thousands of soldiers were buried in other places in exchange, and the Ming Dynasty should not treat them badly."

After the Tumubao Incident, a series of wars, so far, the Ming Dynasty Zero Zero General still paid for the lives of hundreds of thousands of tigers, so that they went out to keep the battle line away from the hinterland of the national capital.

Shen Yichen was personally involved in most of these wars, and he knew how much it cost him, which is why he must get his hands on the imperial court's military merit silver!

Bian He understood what Shen Yichen said in his words, in exchange for offending the king of the Ming clan like this in the past, making enemies everywhere and putting himself in danger, as a strategist, he would definitely speak out to admonish the proprietor.

But this time Bian He didn't say anything from beginning to end, he did something in life and didn't do anything in the world, and getting back what he deserved for the soldiers who fought bloodily on the battlefield was what Shen Yichen had to do as a commander, otherwise he would have no face to face these hundreds of thousands of heroic souls!

The second-grade military department Shangshu has already been called a very popular minister, especially with the mark of the Chengguo Mansion, only others have avoided it along the way, and Shen Yichen came to Donghuamen almost unimpeded.

Compared with the dilapidated scene when he left, the current Donghua Gate has also been renovated, and the palace guards guarding the door saw Shen Yichen coming, and immediately saluted actively with adoring eyes, not daring to have a trace of neglect.

"The last general will meet Shen Ge Lao!"

Just as Shen Yichen entered the door, a bearded general knelt on one knee and saluted him.

This scene made Shen Yichen a little surprised, you must know that during the duty at the palace gate, no matter how big the difference in official rank is, even if the other party is just a small soldier, there is no need to salute the ministers of the court.

Otherwise, at least hundreds of people from the upper court attacked, and the palace guards didn't need to check any tooth cards, and a morning passed just by bowing and bowing.

However, when Shen Yichen looked at the other party, he felt a little familiar, so he asked: "This general is a little familiar, has this official ever met with you?" ”

Hearing Shen Yichen say this, an excited look appeared on the face of the general who knelt on one knee, and he clenched his fists and said: "The last general was the Huguang Du Si Wuchang Wei Qianhu Wang Zheng, when Luchuan was surrendered and had a relationship with Shen Ge Lao, and now he entered Beijing as a squad army and was appreciated by General Han and transferred to Jingwei to guard, but I didn't expect Shen Ge Lao to have an impression of the last general. ”

As soon as he heard Luchuan's surrender, Shen Yichen instantly recalled that it was the first time he felt the momentum of the border army that he was good at in bloody battles. In addition, Wang Zheng's brave and majestic appearance of the beard is also impressive, which feels a little familiar.

"It turned out to be General Wang."

Shen Yichen replied with a friendly smile, and then motioned for him to get up.

"The last general is only the position of the commander of the guard, and he does not dare to be a general."

However, after Wang Zheng got up, the smile on Shen Yichen's face faded, and he put his hand on the other party's shoulder and said: "Since General Wang still remembers the scene of the surrender salute at that time, he should know that this official does not like to bow down, and the man has gold under his knees, and as a military attache of the Ming Dynasty, he should stand up to the sky and the earth, and don't do it again in the future." ”

Hearing Shen Yichen say this, the expression on Wang Zheng's face changed from surprise to excitement, as a local squad army entering Beijing, it is equivalent to a dirt bun entering the city, and the various court officials he saw did not dare not kneel. Not to mention that he worships Shen Yichen himself, as soon as he appears, he simply subconsciously bows down.

As a result, Shen Yichen's words gave him the same feeling as the words of thanks he received in front of the stable gate back then.

Many years have passed, even if the original Shen Xiu has become an old man of Shen Ge, he is still the Shen Yichen who respects the soldiers, this is the reason why Wang Zheng is excited!