Hearing Shi Heng say this sentence in a drunken mood, Shen Yichen's heart jumped a little, it seems that it is indeed as he expected, history may change, but it is difficult to change people's lives, and the emperor's eldest son Zhu Jianji is destined to die early! satirize

Shi Heng, who was sitting next to him, was looking at Shen Yichen's expression with the corner of his eyes at the moment.

In a sense, these words touched the boundary of "rebellion", and the other party must be an ambitious person before he dares to have the courage to meddle in the affairs of Lichu, otherwise he will be burned if he doesn't get it out.

Of course, if Shi Heng dared to tell Shen Yichen this, he was not afraid that he would tell the emperor.

But if Shen Yichen is a coward who is strong on the outside, then Shi Heng must prepare as soon as possible and find someone to replace the influence of the Chengguo Gong family in the Beijing camp and the border army, such as Zhu Yi, the eldest son.

"The eyes of the loyal country are all over the sky, the official admires it, and even the affairs of the palace can be inquired clearly."

"It's just that my brother is stupid, I don't know what this real prince means?"

Facing Shen Yichen's question, Zhongguo Gong Shi Heng did not answer directly, but praised: "This prince really didn't see the wrong person, Xiangbei, you have achieved joy and anger at a young age." "Sarcasm

"Not only did he not panic at all, but he also sensed the key, and he deserved to be the leader of the Ming Dynasty."

Shi Heng's face was full of admiration, his words were not a polite compliment, but he really admired and recognized Shen Yichen's talent in his heart. At the same time, it also made Shi Heng sure that today's adventurous move was right, if Shen Yichen couldn't become an ally, he would inevitably become a great enemy in the future!

"There is no vanity under the fame, Ben Hou really admires it."

Wu'an Hou Zhenghong, who was sitting on the side, echoed the situation.

He is Shi Heng's brother-in-law (eldest brother), the two sides are a real community of in-law interests, originally Zheng Hong still had concerns and doubts about boldly wooing Shen Yichen, but now it seems that it is indeed a dragon and a phoenix among people!

"Wu Anhou praised it, and the official didn't dare to be ashamed."

Shen Yichen immediately bowed his hand and said two words modestly, the low profile before the situation was clear was his usual protective color. satirize

"Since Xiangbei asked who the real prince is, then Bengong didn't hide you as an outsider, and he has inherited and established a long line since ancient times. If you really follow the etiquette and Taoism that the literati pay attention to, it stands to reason that the prince of Xiangwang is the most qualified to become the prince of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"To the north, you are the champion of the three yuan and the first, judge whether this rough man is right?"

Shi Heng still looks enthusiastic, but the question at the end of this sentence vaguely contains a sense of persecution, and Shen Yichen's answer will determine whether the two sides stand on the same side.

This is why Shen Yichen became more cautious after returning to the dynasty after victory, even if Shi Heng is an arrogant and domineering martial artist, he can show extraordinary shrewdness many times, not to mention the group of old fritters of the Chinese courtiers.

Looking down on the opponent, many times it is insulting yourself, and the rookie game will have a one-sided crushing scene. The high-end game in the center of the court needs all kinds of strategies without the slightest mistake, otherwise you will be caught by the opponent and defeated!

Prince Xiang?

It is indeed necessary to strictly follow the primogeniture inheritance system, and the only grandson of Ming Xuanzong is Zhu Qiyong, the son of King Xiang. satirize

Historically, when the emperor's eldest son Zhu Jianji died early, the Chinese military officials of the dynasty were divided into three factions, and the elders of the civil official group such as Yu Qian and Hu Hu wanted to restore King Yi (crown prince) Zhu Jianshen. The faction headed by Wang Wen, the imperial envoy of the capital, wanted to welcome the prince of Xiang to the throne, which can be regarded as the inheritance of the standard etiquette lineage.

Finally, there is the restoration faction of the Emperor Taishang led by Shi Heng, Zhang Xun and other martial artists.

In fact, the three factions can find the truth of their own support, and none of them occupies an absolute Taoist advantage. However, from the perspective of Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu, whether it is Zhu Jianshen's succession or Zhu Qizhen's restoration, it is definitely not in his own interests.

The best way is to follow the suggestion of Wang Wen, the imperial envoy of the capital, to pass on Zhu Qiyong, the son of King Xiang, to Ming Xuanzong, so that it can be regarded as the traditional "brother to brother".

This was the case with Emperor Jiajing in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, who was originally the cousin of Zhu Houzhao of Ming Wuzong and the second son of Zhu Youqi, the king of Xingxian. At that time, Wuzong died without an heir, and his biological mother, Empress Dowager Zhang, made a plan with Yang Yanhe, the first assistant of the cabinet, and simply let Zhu Houxi, a close branch, inherit the throne.

However, not long after Emperor Jiajing succeeded to the throne, his biological father Xingxian Wang Zhu Youqi died of illness, which caused a serious conflict of etiquette and law. The civil official group thinks that Emperor Jiajing inherited the legal system of Ming Wuzong, so he must recognize Zhu Youzhu of Ming Xiaozong as his father, otherwise this imperial inheritance can still fall from the sky?

But Emperor Jiajing didn't approve of it, Xingxian Wang Zhu Youqi is Lao Tzu's father, but now that he is dead, you civil officials want me to call my father the emperor's uncle? satirize

This fucking father is afraid that he will not be blind to death, and his son will be born as a nephew!

So on the matter of whether to call his father or uncle, Emperor Jiajing and the civil official group started a three-and-a-half-year "war", and finally formed the famous "Great Rites Discussion" incident.

These things are simply incomprehensible in the eyes of later generations, but in ancient times, they were related to the stability of the family and the country, and the principle that you can pay for your life!

In the dispute between the three factions of the Jingtai Dynasty, Zhu Qiyu did not make up his mind about who to choose for a long time, and finally practiced a famous saying in later generations, called "power comes out of the barrel of a gun".

Shi Heng, as a martial artist, had soldiers and horses under him, and he was too lazy to argue with this group of civil officials about who was qualified to take the throne, so he simply raised troops to kill Nangong and completed the famous "Change of Seizing the Gate", so that the restoration of Zhu Qizhen of Ming Yingzong created the Tianshun Dynasty.

And the crime of "welcoming the foreign domain" has also become an excuse for Zhu Qizhen of Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty to unjustly kill Yu Qian, and he is extremely jealous and suspicious of the Xiangwang family, which is described in the "History of the Ming Dynasty" as "the emperor is quite suspicious of Zhan Yuan".

Now that Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen has been in the sky, there is naturally no possibility of restoration. Shi Heng, as in history, set his sights on the crown prince Zhu Jianshen and fell in love with Zhu Qiyong, the son of King Xiang. satirize

As for the reason why he chose Zhu Qiyong, it is also very simple, the foreign vassal has no foundation in entering the dynasty, and it is easier to control it. In addition, the civil official group has already chosen the crown prince Zhu Jianshen, and he will not be able to make much merit in supporting the dragon.

Rather be the head of the chicken than the tail of the phoenix, Shi Heng will never be willing to be subordinate!

Facing Shi Heng's profound eyes, Shen Yichen hesitated for a moment and said with a smile: "The prince of Xiangwang can indeed be called a grandson, but even if he succeeds to the name of Xuanzong, he still has a relationship between father and son. ”

"Zhongguo Gong, do you think it's really appropriate to support him?"

As early as the period of the change of seizing the door, Shen Yichen experienced a Ming version of the "Xuanwumen Change". Now Shi Heng's thoughts are just another Ming Dynasty version of the "Great Rites Discussion" incident.

Zhu Qiyong, the son of King Xiang, has no foundation in the court, and his team is inferior to Zhu Qiyu, the emperor of Jingtai, and the difficulty of the ministers to control it is relatively low. But if Shi Heng wants to be the "regent", he can't bypass his father, Zhu Zhandong, the king of Xiang, is it possible that the closeness of other people's father and son bloodlines is not as good as you, a foreign minister?

When the time comes, either the bamboo basket will be empty, or the fate of the powerful ministers in history will be reproduced, does Shi Heng think about the problem too simply. satirize

Shen Yichen's voice almost fell, but Shi Heng suddenly laughed and said: "Xiangbei is really thoughtful, and my father has also considered this matter, which is why you and I need to join forces." ”

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"If Zhu Qiyong, the son of King Xiang, is not feasible at that time, with the power of this prince and the foundation of Chengguogong, anyone from the descendants of Taizu can become the emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"

That's right, this is the real purpose of Shi Heng's invitation to Shen Yichen, among the four veteran princes of the Ming Dynasty, Yongzhen Yunnan of Qianguo basically doesn't care about the affairs of the center of the imperial court. The Duke of Wei and the Duke of Dingguo are in one vein, and the town guard Ying Tianfu is also far away from the center of power, and the Duke of England could have competed with the Duke of Chengguo.

However, the First Battle of Tumubao caused the prestige of the concubine to plummet, and the sister-in-law Zhang Xuan participated in the change of seizing the door, and was degraded to a commoner by Zhu Qiyu, the Jingtai Emperor, which caused the British princess to become a second-rate grade in the national duke level.

Now among the veteran lords, the only one who is still at the peak is Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo!

In the past few years, Shi Heng has continued to install cronies in the army, and has gradually controlled most of the Beijing camp and the Xuanda defense line, and more importantly, he has eliminated the civilian overseers who should have assumed the role of supervision, so that his power in the army has reached the point of covering the sky with one hand.

However, the other half of the border army and the Beijing camp are in the hands of Yu Qian and Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, including Shen Yichen's descendants. satirize

If you want to be a powerful minister who supports or deposes the emperor at will, you have to bear the consequences of the world's common condemnation. Shi Heng knew very well in his heart that his current support was only within the scope of the ritual and law Taoism, and there was very little choice.

The most ideal candidate for the prince is naturally to choose a young lord of a remote side branch, so that the effect of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes can be achieved, and the court is completely under his control.

Shi Heng was not sure that he would choose the young lord to ascend the throne and bear the condemnation of the world, but if the soldiers and horses of the Chengguo Duke could stand on his side, then the civil official group and the clan prince and the vassal king would not be able to make any waves.

Shen Yichen's current position will play a decisive role!

Speaking of which, even Shen Yichen was a little surprised by Shi Heng's boldness. However, after the restoration of Yingzong in the Ming Dynasty in history, Shi Heng did have a period of undisguised rampant times, such as directly nominating candidates for the six Shangshu to the emperor, leading his subordinates and cronies in and out of the Forbidden City at will, and so on.

If it weren't for the concentration of imperial power in the Ming Dynasty, which reached the peak of the feudal dynasty, I'm afraid that Ming Yingzong would really have a chance to become a puppet.

Silence, after a long silence, Shen Yichen replied: "The plan of the Zhongguo Gong is very big, and this official still needs to think about it, after all, this matter is related to the prosperity of the country." "Sarcasm

Hearing Shen Yichen say this, Zhongguo Gong Shi Heng's expectant eyes immediately flashed with disappointment, and his expression gradually cooled down.

He thought that Shen Yichen would dare to punish the king and kill the king, and he would be the same kind of person as himself, full of ambition and desire for power. Regardless of whether they can live in harmony in the future, at least on the road of power-leaning towards the government and the opposition, they can move forward hand in hand.

As a result, he never expected that Shen Yichen hesitated, or was afraid!

Feeling that the atmosphere was a little solidified, Liu Bendao, the household servant who had not dared to speak before, eased and said: "What Shen Zhongtang said is not unreasonable, it is important to plan and then act, which is the move of Lao Cheng to seek the country. ”

But as soon as Liu Bendao's voice fell, Shi Heng's own nephew, Dingyuan Bo Shi Biao, was dissatisfied: "I'm afraid that I will think too much, and the daylily will be cold by then, and the group of civil officials in the court who are full of benevolence and morality will do it much faster than us." ”

"If you really want to be ruthless, you have to look at the literati!"

"Shut up, is this your part in talking?" satirize

Shi Heng immediately shouted angrily, it is okay for his nephew to be arrogant in front of others, and he wants to treat Shen Yichen as a traditional literati, and he will find the wrong person in front of him.

Others don't know, Shi Heng has fought side by side with Shen Yichen, isn't his ability and prestige in the army still unclear?

Today's Shen Yichen is no longer a competitive stunned young man, don't look at Shi Biaogui as Dingyuanbo, he really didn't pay much attention to it, so naturally he wouldn't be angry with a mere ridicule.

However, he keenly captured a key point of information, so he hurriedly asked: "Uncle Dingyuan, you said that the Chinese official is much faster, what do you mean?" ”

Seeing Shen Yichen's humble look, Dingyuan Bo Shi Biao felt more and more that his uncle attached too much importance to nerds, so he replied unabashedly: "Do you think it is a coincidence that the eldest son of the emperor is seriously ill, Elder Shen Ge?" ”

"There are also people in the court who want to learn from the dragon's skill, and they have already made a move, but the object of support is the crown prince Zhu Jianshen!"

And so it was! satirize

Hearing Dingyuan Bo Shi Biao's words, he finally solved a long-lost doubt of Shen Yichen, that is, the early death of Zhu Jianji, the eldest son of the emperor in history, is it really caused by frailty and illness as described in the history books?

But the problem is that the emperor's eldest son, Zhu Jianji, in "History of the Ming Dynasty", even his birthday is chaotic and contradictory. For example, "Ming History Volume 1" describes "In the third year of Jingtai, Concubine Hang's son was born, and Emperor Jing wanted to establish himself as the prince and abolish Xianzong." ”

If this is true, it means that the emperor's eldest son, Zhu Jianji Jingtai, was born in the third year, but this is contrary to the "Ming History: Abolition of the Emperor and the Appendix to the Emperor", which records that Zhu Jianji was born in the thirteenth year of orthodoxy, and it is obvious that the latter is more logical, and the emperor's eldest son cannot be only one year old.

In addition, according to the documentary records of Yi Chu's history, He Wenyuan, the secretary of the ministry, can say the four words "preface in Lunxian", which can at least be determined. That is, the age of the emperor's eldest son, Zhu Jianji, must be older than the crown prince Zhu Jianshen, otherwise all the records about Yi Chu in the "History of the Ming Dynasty" will collapse.

There are many loopholes, and the professional ability of the historian at the Hanlin level is so low that there is only one possibility, the emperor's eldest son, Zhu Jianji, has been artificially changed many times, so that it cannot be corresponded to before and after.

Birthdays are all wrong, so the authenticity of the description of frail and sickly since childhood becomes questionable. Now Shen Yichen can already know that Zhu Jianji is an orthodox ten-year student, two years older than Zhu Jianshen, who was born in the twelfth year of orthodoxy, and Jingtai can be regarded as eight years old in three years.

This has passed the most likely infant and toddler period, but in the most critical period when Yichu released the wind is seriously ill, if there is someone behind it, then everything makes sense. satirize

It seems that many people's movements are really much faster than they imagined.