Elder Shen Ge, how did you come in?"

Seeing Shen Yichen appear here, Xing'an couldn't help but ask. He has already ordered that other ministers of civil and military affairs are not allowed to enter the palace except for the people who have been notified, is there something wrong with the palace guards?

"Why can't the Cabinet be here?"

Shen Yichen responded in a tough tone, when he saw the appearance of Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu, the doubts in his heart were suddenly opened. There was no emperor's edict at all, it was all the planning of the high-level members of the "Prison Pavilion" in the house, who wanted to hide everything and seize the opportunity!

Sure enough, no one could resist the temptation of Lichu's dragon skills.

Seeing that Shen Yichen's face was not good, coupled with procedural flaws and encroachment on authority, Chen Xun, the first assistant of the cabinet, hurriedly said: "Xiangbei, you have also seen the situation of Your Majesty, I believe that I can understand the reason without me explaining too much. The Prime Minister does not want to cause a large-scale panic that will cause turmoil in the government and the opposition."

"Now that we've come to this point, let's work together on a solution."

"Motosuke, what the hell is going on with all this?"

Shen Yichen suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart and asked Chen Xun rhetorically. Judging from the current situation, the presence of Chen Xun, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Shang Shuyiming of the Ministry of War, means that there is no worst situation in which Cao Jixiang and Shi Heng control the emperor.

As long as the balance of forces in the officialdom can be maintained, even if Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu really has three strengths and two weaknesses, there will be no major turmoil inside and outside the government and the opposition.

"You must have known the news of the death of the crown prince, Your Majesty fainted and fell to the ground directly due to excessive grief, so that he has not woken up until now. In order to prevent the spread of news and cause turmoil, the official and the prime minister decided to temporarily block the entry and exit of the palace, and wait for His Majesty to improve before announcing it to the world."

Listening to Chen Xun's answer, Shen Yichen stepped forward to the collapse and carefully glanced at Zhu Qiyu who was lying on the bed. It wasn't until he was sure that the emperor still showed signs of breathing that he turned around and said with a sigh of relief.

"Yuanfu, *** It's no problem to prevent turmoil, and the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp can be mobilized to enter the imperial city with great fanfare, which has already made the people of Jingshi panic. After waiting for the dawn, there will inevitably be hundreds of officials entering the palace to confirm the situation, how should we deal with it then?"

Almost as soon as Shen Yichen's words fell, Xing'an, who was standing on the side, replied dissatisfiedly: "Long live how can you accept the court meeting in this state, do you still need to ask?"

"Since the Minister of Internal Affairs knows that the matter is expanding and cannot be handled, why should he wantonly mobilize the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp, isn't it self-defeating!"

Shen Yichen's strong accusation made Xing'an, who was not deep in the city, immediately come to his head, and subconsciously replied: "That's because ......."

But at this moment, Chen Xun, the first assistant of the cabinet, cleared his throat and coughed lightly, interrupting Xing'an's words.

Realizing that he was going to leak his mouth, Xing'an hurriedly changed his way and defended: "The death of the crown prince and the fact that His Majesty is unconscious, in this case, the first task is to prevent thieves from taking advantage of the situation to cause chaos, so why not mobilize soldiers and horses from the Beijing camp to strengthen the garrison."

"In a peaceful and prosperous world, which thief is so powerful that he can capture the Forbidden City?"

In the face of Shen Yichen's aggressiveness, Xing'an was speechless for a while, but his eyes subconsciously glanced at Cao Jixiang and Shi Heng's direction.

Xing'an does not have a God's perspective like Shen Yichen, and knows that Cao Jixiang and Shi Heng were embarrassed as female cadres in history. He informed Chen Xun, the first assistant of the cabinet, to transfer the Beijing camp with Shang Shuyi Ming of the Ministry of War, purely after agreeing to the Imperial Horse Supervisor Teng Xiang Siwei to take over the Forbidden City garrison, he felt a little uneasy in his heart, which allowed the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp to intervene in balancing the forces.

If the golden mean is to implement the norms for the operation of society, then the way of balance is to implement the philosophy of officialdom, even if it is an official like Xing'an, and always ensure that one family will not be dominant.

It turned out that Xing'an's worries were right, he never expected that Shi Heng, the prince of Zhongguo, would be the first to learn the news and enter the palace unimpeded. Although the other party explained that it was an abnormal movement of soldiers and horses, so he urgently entered the palace to check the situation, but Xing'an knew very well that it must be related to Cao Jixiang behind it!

"To the north, the Prime Minister's move is also to ensure the safety of His Majesty, and the top priority is not to grasp the small things, but to solve the hidden dangers that are coming."

Chen Xun, the first assistant of the cabinet, relieved again, but this action made Shen Yichen more and more suspicious, the other party seems to be too close to Xing'an, could it be said that the two of them are also political "allies", just like Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao in later generations?

The relationship between the parties is becoming more and more complicated, which makes Shen Yichen difficult to judge for a while, so he can only take advantage of the situation and say: "What Yuan Fu said is very true, please preside over the overall situation."

He is currently the weakest party in the three forces of the Qianqing Palace, and instead of letting Shi Heng take the lead, it is better to support Chen Xun in charge with a clear banner, at least to ensure that there will be no situation of manipulating the government and the opposition.

It's just that when Shen Yichen said this, Shi Heng's face instantly became extremely ugly, you must know that the two parties had a verbal agreement in the Agarwood Building, and they would join hands with each other and then work together for a great cause.

Now the time is just around the corner, but Shen Yichen asked Chen Xun to preside over the overall situation, what does he want to do?

After Shen Yichen expressed his attitude here, Xing'an and Yiming immediately surrendered and said, "That's right, when the country is in crisis, you should rule the world, and ask Yuanfu to preside over the overall situation."

The military department Shangshu and the master of ceremonies stood in line at the same time, which means that the internal and external dynasties have reached an agreement. In addition, it is not for nothing that the first assistant of the cabinet is called Yuansuke, even if there is no name of the prime minister, he still has the natural recognition of the crisis in charge of the country, which Wuxun has a great disadvantage.

After all, since Li Tang, the refusal of the warriors to become the country and the prevention of the division of the feudal towns have formed a consensus in the world.

"It's a shame to avoid things for the official, since you trust it so much, then the official should not give it up."

Chen Xun was not polite this time, and directly accepted it.

"The top priority is to stabilize the situation, and use the news of the death of the crown prince to explain the reason for the transfer of troops and horses in the capital, as for His Majesty being unconscious, it must not be spread."

"The second point is to announce the withdrawal of the dynasty and prohibit the appearance of hundreds of officials to prevent the situation from continuing to expand."

"The third is to inform the Grand Uncle of the Ministry of Rites that the preparations for the crown prince's funeral and mausoleum must be carried out step by step so that the outside world can see any problems."

Chen Xun, the first assistant of the cabinet, can be regarded as a veteran minister who has gone through several dynasties, and has quite a lot of experience in dealing with such sudden events.

Compared with the bombshell of the emperor being unconscious, it is a more clever solution to directly announce the news of the death of the crown prince to the world to dispel and cover up the rumors from all parties that are about to spread.

But at this time, Shi Heng, who had been holding back his loyalty, raised a key question: "Yuanfu, if Your Majesty has been unconscious, what should I do?"

Shi Heng's words were very euphemistic, Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu was in a coma after learning of the death of the crown prince at noon, and there was no sign of awakening until midnight. According to the news of the imperial physician in the palace, the emperor has been addicted to pills in the past year, and his body has long been hollowed out.

I wanted to have two more princes, but now I don't even have a princess, so it's obvious that there is a big problem with myself.

On the surface, he was asking if he was unconscious, but in fact, he wanted to say that if Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu died because of this, who would inherit the throne of the unification, this is the real crisis that he is about to face!

Facing the questioning of Zhongguo Gong Shi Heng, Chen Xun looked at the other party and replied with a serious expression: "If you really get to that point, you can only invite the Empress Dowager from Cining Palace to preside over the overall situation."

That's right, the death of the crown prince Zhu Jianji and the death of Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu perfectly reproduce the scene on the eve of the change in history.

At this moment, the Empress Dowager Sun, who was "imprisoned" in Cining Palace, controlled the supreme legal power of the Ming Empire. No matter which line the new monarch ascends the throne, there must be a holy decree issued by the empress dowager in the name of the emperor in order to justifiably inherit the throne of unification.

Hearing Chen Xun's answer, Shi Heng, the Duke of Zhongguo, had a playful smile on his face, and set his eyes on Shen Yichen, as if full of mockery.

Didn't you choose to support Chen Xun to preside over the overall situation? When the Holy Empress Dowager was released from captivity and regained control of the power of life and death, could she still let you Shen Yichen go after knocking on the palace back then?

Eat yourself

Surely, nothing more than that!

Facing the silent ridicule of Shi Heng, the prince of Zhongguo, at this moment, Shen Yichen finally understood why on the eve of the Nangong Incident, Yu Qian, who controlled the power of the world's soldiers and horses, chose to be indifferent and watched the restoration of Zhu Qizhen of Ming Yingzong.

The reason is that from the perspective of exquisite self-interest, opposing the Empress Dowager Sun's coming out of power is equivalent to challenging the feudal system of the entire Ming Dynasty. In the case of the emperor's absolute heir, it is a matter of course for the queen mother to say that the system supports the future prince, is it possible to let one of your courtiers choose the emperor?

Of course, Shen Yichen can also unite with Shi Heng and use the means of powerful ministers to suppress strongly, and welcome the young children of foreign vassals to enter Beijing and succeed to the throne.

But if you do that, you will stand on the opposite side of the clan and the hundreds of officials, maybe the whole world will be against the Qing monarch!

To be honest, this question has been thinking in his mind since the moment he gave death to Zhu Qizhen of Ming Yingzong, if the fate of Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu has not changed, what should he do?

Over the past few years, Shen Yichen has never been able to give a perfect answer that can be accepted by all parties to maintain the stability of the situation.

I thought that Zhu Qiyu would have at least a few years to live, and he could lay out in Beijing and control more power to achieve a smooth transition. Who would have thought that people are not as good as heaven, and Zhu Qiyu fell in the third year of Jingtai, so that the crisis was suddenly in front of him.

Neither "potential" nor "law" is on Shen Yichen's side, no matter what choice he makes, it means endless troubles.

Perhaps sensing Shen Yichen's embarrassment, Chen Xun softened his words and said, "Your Majesty is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and he has also taken the decoction made by the imperial doctor, and he should be able to wake up from the evil and the auspicious."

"Let's deal with the crown prince's funeral for the time being, and then discuss the follow-up matters."

Shang Shuyiming, who was standing on the side, also had similar worries to Shen Yichen, and hurriedly agreed: "Okay, according to what Yuanfu said, this official will first appease the hundred officials of the imperial court and the people of Beijing."

Yi Ming, as an old minister of the Qiandi, was parachuted from the pension position of the Sixth Ministry of Nanjing to the real power of the Ministry of War, and added the prince and Taibao. If the Empress Dowager Sun comes out of the mountain to take power, she will inevitably sweep away the forces of Zhu Qiyu's lineage, and maybe retaliate.

If you can delay as much time as possible and let Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu wake up, it will definitely be the best situation.

But just as Yi Ming gave the order, a general of Teng Xiang and the Four Guards came outside the door, clasped his fists and said to Cao Jixiang: "Duke Cao, a large number of soldiers and horses from the five military camps are rushing to the imperial city, they have already controlled the nine gates of the inner city, and they plan to continue to take over the palace gate."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone in the Qianqing Palace were transient, you must know that Chen Xun and Yiming ordered the 3,000 battalions in the Beijing camp, although they were suspected of "false edicts", but they still went through the process of preparing for the approval of the red, and the military department officially issued an order.

If there is anything that is excessive, it is that it was not given to the emperor.

However, most of the Ming Dynasty's ceremonial supervisors criticized the red, in fact, the later emperors did not have the kung fu and energy to read the imperial review. The most right can only be regarded as a relatively big loophole, and there is still a fundamental difference between Shi Heng and Shi Heng's complete transfer of troops.

"Zhongguo Gong, what are you doing here?"

Yi Ming immediately asked Shi Heng, as the secretary of the military department with real power, he had the right to transfer troops from the three major battalions of the Beijing Division, and the other party only had the right to command the troops. If there is no order issued by the Ministry of War, Shi Heng will never let the soldiers and horses out of the camp!

As a result, he didn't expect Shi Heng to hear the question, but he didn't have the slightest panic, but smiled disapprovingly: "Didn't the minister say before, the first task at present is to prevent thieves from taking advantage of the situation to cause chaos, and this duke learned that Gongshun Hou had mobilized three thousand battalions of soldiers and horses, and I am afraid that something big will happen, so I took precautions and let the five military battalions be dispatched to prevent trouble."

The explanation given to Shen Yichen by the celebrant in front of him was immediately used by Shi Heng.

In fact, the reason why he mobilized the soldiers and horses of the five military camps was very simple, that is, Cao Jixiang informed the Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu of the news that he was unconscious, and he realized that there might be a time for great changes in the world.

Coupled with the transfer of troops to the palace by Gongshun Hou Wu Jin, it is obvious that in this case, whoever has more soldiers in his hands will have a greater right to speak, Shi Heng's arrogant and arrogant character will not sit still, he must be controlled

Initiative.

"Zhongguo Gong, you are ......"

Yi Ming originally wanted to say the words "strong words", but when he looked at Shi Heng's burly figure and fierce face, he couldn't help but feel weak.

The other party's soldiers and horses have already entered the imperial city and arrived at the gate of the Forbidden City, coupled with the unclear relationship with Cao Jixiang, relying on the three thousand battalions of soldiers and horses of Hou Wu Jin alone, it is impossible to balance the strength at all.

There is no way, Yi Ming can only look at Shen Yichen at this time, the other party is also the secretary of the military department, and unlike ordinary civilian officials, he has been out of the town and frontier for many years, and his prestige in the army is very high, and there is Cheng Guogong behind his back.

wanted to balance Shi Heng's arrogance, only Shen Yichen had this ability.

However, at this time, a group of mighty people appeared outside the Qianqing Palace, led by Zhao Hongjie.

Teng Xiang Siwei can prevent civil and military officials from entering the palace, but they can't stop Jinyiwei, who is also a real descendant of the Son of Heaven. After Zhao Hongjie learned of Shi Heng's five military camps, he realized that the situation was a little out of control, and immediately mobilized Jinyi guards to enter the palace to "escort", and at the same time he also brought a bombshell.

"General Wu Rui led 3,000 battalions and the Liaodong squad led by General Li Da have already arrived outside the Chengtian Gate in accordance with the order, waiting for Shen Ge Lao to send them!"

(End of chapter)