Listening to Shen Yichen's words, the expression on the face of Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, was full of shock, he didn't expect that he hadn't paid much attention to state affairs in the past few years, it turned out that Yi Chu had developed to the point of "meeting each other with soldiers", and even the emperor's eldest son, Zhu Jianji, had someone who dared to murder him.

"And who is this other force?"

Zhu Yong asked rhetorically, he really couldn't believe who would be so bold.

"After the fall of Wang Zhen's henchmen, the eunuchs have been wiped out by His Majesty. With the failure of the harem relatives, they were also swept out of the center of the court. On the Xun Qi side, whether it is an old or an upstart, there is no reason to attack the emperor's eldest son at present."

"Then there is only one answer left, the hand of the civil officials of the imperial court."

To tell the truth, if Emperor Zhu Qizhen hadn't died, or if Shi Heng hadn't taken the initiative to woo and seek to join forces, Shen Yichen would really lock the first target of suspicion on Shi Heng, the prince of Zhongguo.

After all, the Manchu Dynasty was civil and military, and there was no one more rampant and domineering than him, and his ambition was far from satisfying the apex of the Ming Dynasty, and he wanted to create the degree of being a king alive and even being a regent.

Zhu Jianshen is abolished, Zhu Jianji is dead, and it is the best situation for Shi Heng.

However, after thinking about it carefully, Shen Yichen finally rejected the speculation and targeted the civilian official group.

After all, only Zhu Jianshen succeeds to the throne and abolishes the imperial inheritance of Zhu Qiyu's lineage can change the current pattern of the emperor's honor guard eunuchs and upstarts, and let the old civil official group once again control power.

It's just that I can't guess who the main messenger behind the civil official group is, and those who seem to have the ability to do this, such as Tianguan Wang Zhi and Dazong Bo Hu Hu, don't have the courage and ambition.

Those who have the courage and ambition do not have the ability to reach into the deep palace!

Listening to the answer told by Shen Yichen, Chengguo Gong Zhu Yong did not continue to ask, he also fell into deep thought, thinking about eliminating suspicious objects one by one in his mind.

The two walked out of the palace side by side until they came to the parked carriage, and then Zhu Yong said: "To the north, maybe your speculation is wrong, the top few important ministers among the civil officials, this official has worked with them in the court for decades, it is absolutely impossible to do this kind of thing."

Cheng Guogong Zhu Yong said this sentence categorically, he didn't believe that this matter was done by the top level of the civilian official group, many times a strategic miscalculation will lead to the overall passivity, Shen Yichen must seriously think about who the forces behind the scenes are.

"Grandpa, in fact, the younger generation also has doubts in his heart, but once he enters the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea, and it is not easy to figure it out."

Shen Yichen sighed, that's why he would show favor to Cao Jixiang and reveal his intention to cooperate with the other party. If there is no high-ranking eunuch in the palace as an ally, the channels and timeliness of getting information will be greatly reduced, and the intelligence will be at an absolute disadvantage.

This disadvantage, even if Zhao Hongjie is the commander of the Jinyi Guard, he can't make up for it.

The palace gate was so deep, how could Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, not understand, so he reached out and patted Shen Yichen's shoulder, using this wordless encouragement as support.

Then he changed the topic and said: "Zhongguo Gong Shi Heng's power has expanded rapidly during this time, and he flattered His Majesty through the matter of Yi Chu, and passed the request to revoke the governors of the border provinces and the military affairs officials, and at present, there are no civil officials and overseers in the nine border defense lines except for the eunuchs supervising the army."

"Shi Heng must have a big plan by acting like this, it is not a good thing for you to get too close to him, let alone form an alliance with him."

The old lord can stand in the court for decades, and he naturally has his reason. Although Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, has not been involved in military affairs much over the years, he has always paid attention to his actions at the border gates, and some of Shi Heng's arrogant behaviors and insatiable nature have been seen in his eyes.

As the saying goes, things must be opposed, and when Shi Heng's power is lustful, it is often the moment when he dies, and Pengbi's henchmen will inevitably not end well.

"Juniors understand."

"If you understand, why do you do it?"

"It's a last resort, but the younger generation has its own measure, and the grandfather can rest assured."

Shen Yichen replied with a faint smile, if it were in the past, it is estimated that Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, would be furious, what kind of proportion do you have as a yellow-haired boy.

But after so many years, Zhu Yong and the ability to realize this concubine are no less than himself. Instead of giving him advice, it is better to check and fill in the gaps for him.

So Zhu Yong nodded and said, "Although Shi Heng tries his best to control the border army, my father will not let him become bigger. From the beginning of Xuanfu to the Liaodong side, he could not intervene, and could only control the military town to the west of Datong. As for the current Jingying, Your Majesty is not an innocent child, and he will not let the family dominate."

"In addition, the envoy of the right capital of Governor Datong is young and honest, and he has never been reluctant to take refuge in Shi Heng, if nothing else, there will be many letters of impeachment against him recently."

"If you can intervene in this matter, find a way to let Nianfu continue to be the governor of Datong, which can greatly delay the speed of Shi Heng's installation of officials. If you can't do it, find a way to save Nianfu's life.

"At that time, the Duke conquered the Tartars, and he was rich enough to participate in the politics of Shaanxi Zuo, and he was a good hand at logistics grain and grass management, as well as border pass horse administration. As the saying goes, the soldiers and horses go first before the grain and grass are moved, and now that the head of the household department is about to be announced, the elected successor Li Xian is not at ease, and he is more suitable."

Chengguo Gong Zhu Yong said these words plainly, in fact, in a sense, he was selecting helpers for Shen Yichen to expand his own power in the court, so that he could better balance Shi Heng and other upstarts.

"Yes, juniors understand."

Shen Yichen also knew the news of Jin Lian's beggar bones. Although his relationship with this official can only be described by the word "ruo", the two sides are not political allies.

But Shen Yichen recognized Jin Lian's financial management ability very much, even if the other party had made a move to deduct the salary of the border army and distribute it to the clan relatives.

It's just that Chengguo Gong Zhu Yong has a sentence that Shen Yichen doesn't quite recognize, that is, Li Xian's ability is absolutely undoubted, and this person definitely has the qualifications to be a minister. However, professional things should be handed over to professional people to do, the household department has bad financial debts, ordinary people can't play it, if you are rich and can take on this heavy responsibility, it is indeed more suitable than Li Xian.

The father and son were discussing the political affairs of the DPRK and China, and in Tongzhou, which was dozens of miles away from Beijing, Zhu Zhanyuan, the king of Xiang, Zhu Taikan, the king of Lu, and Zhu Zhanyuan, the king of Zhao, had stopped here.

These three people can be called the uncles of Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu, and they have one thing in common, that is, in addition to opposing the "Theory of the Disadvantages of the Sect", they all support Zhu Qizhen of Ming Yingzong with all their hearts.

Needless to say, Xiangwang Zhu Zhan Feng can be described as inexplicably hating Zhu Qiyu, in fact, the two sides do not have much intersection.

Zhu Zhanyuan, the king of Zhao, is the descendant of the Yongle Emperor, and is the third person in the Ming Dynasty to discuss the legal system after Zhu Zhanyuan, the king of Xiang, and Zhu Qiyu, the Jingtai Emperor. Originally, the sons of Ming Renzong and Ming Xuanzong, who were ranked in front of them, either died early or had no heirs.

Now that the matter of Yi Chu and the "Theory of the Disadvantages of the Sect and the Domain" both involve the core interests of Zhu Zhanyan, the king of Zhao, it is reasonable that he will go to Beijing with King Xiang to ask for an explanation.

As for King Lu Zhu Taikanna's situation, it is even more complicated, in addition to the interests of his own prince, he and Shen Yichen also have a blood feud of "killing his father". When he was still Lu Shizi in Shandong, Zhu Taikan was arrested by Shen Yichen in humiliation and imprisoned in Zhang Qiuzhen's prison.

The other party played a self-directed and self-starred "assassination" scene, which directly led to Zhu Zhaoxuan, the king of Lu, being charged with rebellion and being escorted to Beijing, but died on the way to the escort for no apparent reason.

Others may still have doubts about whether Shen Yichen is really related to "King Zhu", Zhu Taikan can be said to have vividly remembered the things he has experienced, and the death of his father is 100% related to this son.

This time, Xiangwang Zhu Zhanyuan invited him to Beijing, and Zhu Taikan, the king of Lu, agreed without hesitation, if he could take this opportunity to pressure the emperor to blame Shen Yichen, or to kill him more progressively, then it would be regarded as revenge for killing his father!

But what the three kings never expected was that when they stayed in Tongzhou to wait for the ceremonial process, a piece of news came from the Jingshi, that is, the "Regulations of the Sect and Domain" compiled by Shen Yichen was officially passed.

And Emperor Jingtai

Zhu Qiyu announced to the world that Zhu Jianji, the eldest son of the emperor, was declared the prince, and the former crown prince Zhu Jianshen was demoted to the king of Yi!

As soon as the news came, the three kings were waiting in the post station, and everyone was stunned. The two things of cutting the domain and Yi Chu were going on at the same time, did Zhu Qiyu think that he was sitting firmly on the throne and regarded the world as nothing?

"King Xiang, the court has decided two major events in a short period of time, will there be any changes when we go to Beijing?"

King Lu Zhu Taikan asked vigilantly, compared to the eyes of other princes, he had personally experienced Shen Yichen's methods, and he still had some lingering palpitations after so many years.

"How can it be changed, this world is not his Zhu Qiyu family, Taizu will belong to the descendants of the Zhu family when he fights the world, this is the words written in "Emperor Ming Ancestral Teachings", how can the law of the ancestors be changed when it is said?"

Zhao Wang Zhu Zhanyu replied with a proud face, maybe this has something to do with genetic factors, when the first Zhao King Zhu Gaosui was pampered and arrogant, and conspired with the first Han King Zhu Gaoxu to seize the heir, as a son, he naturally inherited his father's temperament.

Over the years of inheriting the throne, Zhu Zhanyuan, the king of Zhao, really did not treat himself as an outsider, and during the death of Xuanzong, he invited himself to be buried and actively interfered in the emperor's family affairs. The change of Tumubao Ming Yingzong Zhu Qiyu was captured, and he was the first to jump out and set out to avenge the emperor.

It can only be said that Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu is placed among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, and he does belong to the category of soft-heartedness, if his father Ming Xuanzong met Zhao King Zhu Zhanyu so "volunteered", it is estimated that the throne will be over.

"King Zhao, be cautious."

After all, Zhu Zhandong, the king of Xiang, has had several prison experiences, and his political sense of smell is much stronger than that of the vassal king who grew up raising pigs. If King Zhao's words reach the ears of those who have a heart, the emperor will not pursue it, and if he is held accountable one day, he will die.

Facing the reminder of Xiangwang Zhu Zhandong, Zhao Wang Zhu Zhanyuan had an indifferent look on his face, and asked rhetorically: "Then what do you think of Xiangwang, it is impossible for us to go to Jingbai for a trip, right?"

"Of course, you can't run in vain, but you can't be blindly tough and reckless with the emperor, you have to be both rigid and soft."

After saying that, a touch of contempt appeared on the face of Xiangwang Zhu Zhan and said: "King Lu, when the emperor's uncle Lu Jing Wang died on the way to Beijing, he had a great relationship with Shen Yichen, but he was later suppressed by the Emperor Taishang."

"If I'm not mistaken, it was His Majesty's henchman Cheng Jing who went to Shandong to secretly investigate this matter in the name of river engineering investigation, right?"

Hearing King Xiang's inquiry, King Lu Zhu Taikan gritted his teeth with a gloomy face and said, "That's right, it was the eunuch Cheng Jing who deceived his superiors and subordinates to let Shen Yichen, a chaotic minister and thief, escape. I don't know if the Emperor Tai's spirit in the sky will regret believing in this thief!"

After receiving King Lu's affirmative answer, King Xiang laughed mockingly and said, "Cheng Jing is a confidant of the Son of Heaven, presumably this matter must have been informed to the emperor later, so that Shen Yichen's later act of killing the monarch was born."

"If you want to take back the Sect Ordinance, the premise is to bring down Shen Yichen. If you want to bring down Shen Yichen, you have to make trouble with him for the crime of killing the king and killing the king."

"King Lu, you will submit a letter now, the content is to cry blood and cry that the imperial uncle was murdered by Shen Yichen back then, and ask Your Majesty to give justice."

Regarding this request of Xiangwang Zhu Zhandong, Lu Wang Zhu Taikan hesitated and said, "Your Majesty knows but chooses to conceal it, which means that he does not want to pursue Shen Yichen's guilt, is it useful for me to write a letter?"

"It doesn't matter whether it's useful or not, as long as you can make things bigger, it will naturally trigger the condemnation of Shen Yichen by hundreds of officials in the imperial court. This son has always been rampant, and now that the sun is in full swing, King Lu won't think that he has few political enemies, right?"

"After making a big deal about this matter, it can be extended to the Emperor Bintian, so as to shake the dragon chair he is sitting on today. If you want us to settle the matter, we have to show enough sincerity in exchange, and the "Sect and Domain Regulations" and the questioning of Shen Yichen are the price that must be paid!"

When he finished saying this, Zhu Zhandong, the king of Xiang, had a fierce expression, and the vassal domains were definitely not the emperor's opponents in terms of strength alone, and the possibility of success in raising troops was about zero.

But there are still rules of the game and etiquette in this world, whether Zhu Qiyu is abolished or easy to store, and even the initial position, in fact, it lacks legitimacy, leaving many drawbacks.

The words "justifiable" seem to be insignificant in the face of strength, but in fact, in the feudal dynasty, this will seriously affect morale and combat effectiveness. It's like raising troops in the name of plotting to usurp the throne, which is completely different from the psychological identity brought to the soldiers and the people in the name of "Qing Jun's side".

The former may collapse on its own before the war is fought, and the latter will have a sense of justice to save the world and be willing to fight to the death!

King Xiang and the others did not have the idea and courage to raise troops, they knew it in their hearts, but the emperor did not know. If Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu can't control the four words "justifiable", then he will be questioned by the world, just like Emperor Jianwen cut the domain too much, and was finally set on fire by the King of Xiang***, thus being accused of losing justice by public opinion.

This plan is actually a big gamble, betting on whether Zhu Qiyu dares to make a big deal and threaten the justice of the imperial power, and betting on whether Zhu Qiyu is afraid that the feudal domains will raise troops and repeat the mistakes of Emperor Jianwen.

If history has not changed, King Xiang's move does have a certain success rate, and he uses the general trend of the world to pressure Zhu Qiyu to compromise. It's just a pity that when they were thinking about how to build momentum, Shen Yichen was thinking about how to do it, and the two sides were not on the same level!

(End of chapter)