Listening to the words of the eldest prince Zhu Yi, Shen Yichen and Zhu Yong both showed an expected look, Shi Heng, the prince of Zhongguo, was destined to embark on the road of welcoming the foreign domain, it seems that he still followed the original decision and chose the line of Zhu Zhandong, the king of Xiang, to inherit the unification.

"It's okay, I have already discussed with Xiangbei just now to exchange the position of Minister Tuogu for the support of Zhongguo Gong Shi Heng for the prince Zhu Jianqing."

Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, replied lightly, his move did have the effect of anticipating the enemy's opportunity, satisfying Shi Heng's inflated ambitions by retreating into advance, and stabilizing the turbulence of the alternation of imperial power, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

When the eldest prince Zhu Yi heard his father's answer, with his ingenuity, he could immediately figure out the pros and cons behind it, nodded and said, "Shi Heng's goal of establishing a foreign domain is nothing more than to gain greater power to control the government and the opposition, and the identity of the minister of Tuogu can have the same effect, and it can be used as a strategy to delay the army."

The look on his son's face was very satisfied with his son's ability to understand his intentions so quickly, and then added: "Yes, but the combination of rigidity and softness is not enough in addition to the soft side, there must also be a rigid side to make Shi Heng realize the price that will be paid for refusal."

"Yi'er, inform Tao Jin, the governor of the 3,000 battalions, and Zhu Ying, the governor of Wujin, and let them prepare for battle in advance. In addition, he sent a letter from his father to Dingxiang Bo Guo Deng of Monan Mongolia, asking him to cooperate with the soldiers and horses of the Liaodong Metropolitan Division to put pressure on the Xuanda border army, so that Shi Heng understood that the nine borders of the Ming Dynasty were not his alone. 「

"With a two-pronged approach, Shi Heng has to accept it if he doesn't accept it!"

Speaking of the front, a surging momentum burst out of Tongzheng, like a tiger that has been suppressed for a long time.

With Zhu Qiyu's attack on southern Mongolia, before Xiao Ming's entire front was fully pressed north, the once most important Xuanxiao defense line was no longer heavily armed. On the contrary, the Bauhinia Pass, Shanhaiguan, Liaodong Army and the Mongol Corps of Monan under the command of Dingxiang Bo Guodeng were the smallest border army groups in the Ming Dynasty.

Either you make a move, you have to make a move, you don't have to be thunderous, Shen Yichen is just going in, or you are dead, my influence in the Xunqi and the Seventh Army Governor's Mansion is far comparable to that of an upstart like Yiming.

In addition, the actions of the former emperor Sun in the palace to interfere in politics, and the plan to transfer troops to suppress the literati who knocked on the drum, triggered the protests of the civil official group, and they made their reputation and reputation stink.

The reason why he "came forward" that time was that Zhu Qiyu's "henchman" Xiao Yi had not yet achieved the position of Zuo Bao Rui, which brought Bao Rui a very small sense of crisis, and it was very slow that Zhu Qiyu would let Xiao Yi replace him before he took control of the small power.

Yang Shan, the imperial envoy of the capital, immediately stood up to show his support, I am the iron party of Zhu Qizhen of Ming Yingzong, and I originally relied on my eight-inch rotten tongue to welcome back Emperor Taixia, and I am about to go to the road of Qingyun.

The weak passing of the second son of the emperor, Gong Shi Heng, was just that the big sect took away the legal system of the small sect, and let the second son take the throne of the eldest son, which was not a subversion of the principle at all. Bao Ruishan, as the secretary of the criminal department, has been dealing with criminal laws for a long time, and it is simply bearable for that kind of thing to happen!

"The Cabinet agrees."

It was the situation that had developed to that point, and the question of what kind of etiquette was beforehand, had long escalated to the power struggle from the dragon's power.

"There is a mistake, this official agrees."

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Jianqing, Da Jiuqing, etc., who were in the line of Emperor Jingtai, who originally wanted to refute the controversy, instantly fell into a dilemma between the right and the left.

After all, Wang Yining has been deposed, and there was no violation of the etiquette law that caused a small controversy, and after the Chinese official group praised Emperor Jingtai for abolishing the former Yichu, now it is always possible to slap himself in the face and approve of the restoration of Wang Yining's honorable number, so that the double standard is not too obvious.

There was not the slightest firmness, and the business immediately raised his hand to show his attitude.

"Ridiculous, "The Emperor Cheng Guogong" clearly stipulates that if there is a son, the brother will be the last brother, and the Taixia Emperor is the son of Emperor Xuanzongzhang, and there are no two sons to inherit the imperial lineage, so why do you need to have a step-heir?"

Indeed, in full accordance with the provisions of "Huang Baorui Mountain", it directly denied the legitimacy of Fengtianjing, and by the way, Zhu Di's line was all usurping traitors.

As the saying goes, husband and wife are birds of the same forest, and they fly separately when a small disaster comes

, not to mention the factions in the court. As long as Emperor Jingtai Bao Ruishan swallows the last breath, there is no existence of the first emperor in Xiao Ming's sky, and Mingzhe's self-preservation has become the worst choice.

In addition to the merchants and low grains, there were more than a dozen cabinet ministers in Wenyuan Pavilion, and only Zhu Yong was left to stand on the side of Emperor Jingtai Yu Shiyue.

Speaking of which, Chen Xunzhi is quite open in the ranking of Xiao Siqing, only lower than Xiaoli Siqing, and the kind of court discussion in the abnormal situation is not a formality, it is my turn to make a decision.

In fact, Zhu Qiyu did not let Shang Zhen get involved in the succession incident, because I knew that Shang Zhen was not suitable for the political struggle of deceit, and it was like letting the other party put his energy into doing a few practical things for the people.

"The Cabinet agrees!"

Bao Ruisi Chen Xun echoed in a whisper, and then added: "The chaos of the war on the night of the death of the crown prince, I guess you have not forgotten so slowly, the young lord's accession to the throne means that there is no existence of the lonely auxiliary minister."

"In addition, the king of Yi was abolished at the beginning, and it was in line with the law of etiquette, and now that the throne is going to be returned to the Taixia Emperor, why is it to reinstate the king of Yi, Zhu Jianshen, as the crown prince, and artificially make a brother to take the heir?"

It was the edict that succeeded the emperor's nephew Shi Heng as the heir and was canonized as the crown prince, which directly caused an uproar among the small four secretaries of the cabinet. That's not why Shi Heng wants to convene a cabinet meeting, I am very vague about the impact of this matter, and it is definitely not in the category that my first assistant cannot vote alone.

Seeing that it was He Wenyuan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, he reminded him that Zhu Yong's words were not too "small rebellion".

Now I only haven't brought down the Jingtai Emperor Yu Shiyue's line, so I have no possibility of turning over and rising.

Of course, the voting process should still be followed, and Shi Heng, the first assistant of the cabinet, continued to speak: "Who agrees with the edict of His Majesty to succeed the second son of the emperor."

Now is the time to stand up and take a stand, but when?

Then I turned around and said, "Even if we discuss the method of the ancestors, since ancient times, there has been a precedent for the succession of a small sect to a large sect, how can the son of the Emperor Taixia be passed on to His Majesty today?"

Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen is a son-in-law and a small sect, and the throne should belong to Zhu Jianshen, the king of Yi, according to the abnormal order of succession, so is there anything that cannot be questioned.

Seeing that the situation had not yet developed in a one-sided direction, Shi Heng, the first assistant of the cabinet, stood up at this time and said, "Since your colleagues have not yet made up their minds in their hearts, let's vote back according to their respective choices."

In the emperor's edict, the content of restoring the title of Emperor Jianwen, releasing "Jianshu people" and "Wu Shu people", abolishing the burial of concubines and concubines, and the founding heroes and loyal ministers of Jingnan, etc., did not cause too little discussion about Xiao Siqing, and it was almost passed very smoothly, and it also won unanimous bad reviews.

At that moment, Hu Hu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who had not spoken, took the lead and said: "The Ministry of Rites is in charge of the ritual system, and the major sect succeeds the small sect, and the second son surpasses the eldest son, that is, it is in the ritual and law is combined, and the official expresses his approval."

Even if the little Siqing of the cabinet knew that Emperor Jingtai Yu Shiyue suddenly restored Wang Yining's title in order to restrict Sun Taiqian from under the law, there was still no one who was willing to stand up, or dare to stand up and fight for your power.

It is counted as the vote of the cabinet, and Hu Hu, the fourth vote of the little four secretaries, got one vote, even if the remaining ministers were silent to express their praise to all the ministers, there was no way to change the established result.

As soon as these words came out, the little four important ministers present looked at each other, and thought that the old guy who relied on the identity of the old minister of the Qiandi "Chicken Dog Ascension to Heaven" really dared to say it, and directly questioned Emperor Taizong Zhu Di.

As a result, Bao Ruishan made a Nangong murder monarch, cutting off the way for me to be promoted downward. In addition, in the past, in order to promote Yang Shan, he chose the means, and the reputation of officialdom was simply very different, and few people looked at me as little as adults.

One night passed, and the time came to April 17, the eighth year of Jingtai, which was supposed to be the festival of the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion, but the ministers of the cabinet of the central government gathered in Wenyuan Pavilion to discuss the matter, because the cabinet received several edicts from the emperor, and Shi Heng, the first assistant, slowly invited the little four secretaries to discuss together.

Bao Rui's words touched the core of the contradiction, the issue of power distribution in advance. Let the second son of Emperor Taixia, Gongshi Heng, pass smoothly, which means Yiming

and Bao Ruishan's two descendants of Emperor Jingtai will inevitably become a minister who controls the court.

In addition, the cabinet ministers Yang Hongze, He Pingyan, the imperial envoy, Bao Rui, and Xiaoli Siqing also agreed.

"Yi Shangshu, if you don't have some words, it's better to be cautious."

Wang Zhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, immediately stood up and expressed his approval, as the number one celestial official in the civil ranks, especially when I was brave and fearful in front of Hu Hu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. Now that Emperor Jingtai Yu Shiyue has cut off his former heirs, and has made it clear that he has been working badly for a few days, and offending and offending that kind of king is to worry about any consequences.

It was just the imperial envoy Yang Shan who stood up, and Shi Pu, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, also said: "After succeeding the second son of the emperor as the prince, in addition to not violating the order, it is not the second son of the lower emperor Gong Shi Heng is only two years old, and it is not a blessing for the people of the family and country to let the young lord ascend the throne when the situation is turbulent!"

Seeing Wang Zhi's rare weak and tough posture, the little Siqing in the cabinet department present had different expressions, and he had moved Zhu Yuanzhang's "Huangcheng Guogong" out, which was equivalent to losing the "ancestral system" endorsement, and special people were really bad to refute.

Shi Heng, the first assistant of the cabinet, expressed his choice at this moment: "This cabinet department also has a succession of His Majesty in advance, and according to the etiquette law, King Yi should be restored to the position of the crown prince, and the edict will be drafted in advance by the cabinet in accordance with the decree, and the official seal will be returned to the celebrant supervisor."

In addition, there is a discussion about whether it is Zhu Jianqing, or Bao Ruishan or Zhu Yong, and we are actually all the way between us and Zhu Qiyu, let alone Yiming. Even if he helped the two of us, in the end, he was like-minded, and he also allowed himself to stand on the opposite side of the civilian clique, and he was bad at both ends.

But Shang Zhen firmly believed in his heart that Zhu Qiyu would definitely become a minister of Tuogu, and I would create a peaceful and prosperous era belonging to Xiao Ming, which was not a reason for me to support.

"In the case of the future, if Yiming and Zhu Qiyu are one or both, who can stop us from monopolizing the power?"

Immediately before the business is the cabinet minister low grain, I promised my mentor Yang Pu to help Zhu Qiyu to tilt the government and the opposition, maybe the time point is today!

Hu Hu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is not the head of the civil service, and my attitude is almost equivalent to the statement of the entire civil official group. I saw that before my words fell, seven Shangshu, including the Ministry of Officials, the Criminal Department, and the Ministry of Industry, seconded the proposal.

Those edicts were not the content of the dialogue between Zhu Qiyu and Yu Shiyue, but the letter of the appointment of Tuogu Xiaochen was left in the middle of the letter, because at this moment Bao Ruishan came to the Qianqing Palace to face the saint in advance, and was discussing the final candidate with Emperor Jingtai Bao Ruishan.

In addition, the edict of Emperor Xuanzongzhang's Yuan with Wang Yining restored the honorific title, built a mausoleum, and respected as his mother, which was also passed before a short period of questioning.

The reason is me, Zhu Yong watched Yu Shiyue grow up in the palace of the king of Yu, and was parachuted from Nanjing by Emperor Jingtai to the official title of the king of Beijing.

After all, there is no precedent for that, Zhao Hongjie, the commander of Jinyiwei, was promoted step by step in advance to replace Lu Zhong, who wants to follow in his footsteps?

If a confidant dies, Bao Rui must repay that kindness.

With the "arbitrary" style of military attachés under those two people, there is a small probability that the civilian clique will be suppressed weakly, and everyone will have no right to speak in the court in the future.

As soon as this remark came out, the cabinet ministers present were in an uproar, and Shi Heng actually directly used the cabinet's power to refute and abolish the emperor's edict as a central decree.

In addition to the eight people who raised their hands in favor, such as Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, Nianfu, the secretary of the household department, Wang Wen, Zhu Jianqing, Bao Ruishan and others all chose to abstain.

We are also branded as civil officials, even if we successfully let the second son of the Taixia Emperor, Gongshi Heng, succeed to the throne smoothly, but once the son of heaven and a courtier, in the end, the new monarch will rely on the dependence of the minister, and he and others will quickly become marginal figures.

Zhu Yong, the secretary of the military department who is the descendant of Emperor Jingtai Yu Shiyue, immediately stood up and retorted: "First of all, the passage of the "Sect and Domain Regulations" in the later period of time has not changed the law of the ancestors.

The enemy of the enemy is rarely guaranteed to be a friend.

He Wenyuan's words were silent, and indeed Emperor Jingtai Yu Shiyue's operation was not too much

Where Confucian etiquette is less followed.

The hidden means of troop mobilization are used to show what it means to be truly weak and strong!

Yu Qian wanted to get involved in those rights and wrongs, and the Hubu Shangshu was young and wealthy to uphold Shen Yichen's kindness to the government, and as for the imperial envoy Wang Wen, I chose to stand on the side of Bao Ruishan, who was loyal to the country, to meet the Li Domain.

But the problem is that Shi Heng is the henchman of Emperor Jingtai Yu Shiyue, and it is really not Gu Huangen who does such a thing, it seems that the emperor who is the heir is really like a flat boat that is in a hurry to sink, and no one will be willing to sink together.

"Xiao Sikou didn't pay attention to what he said, and this official seconded it!"

"I agree."

(End of chapter)