Not to mention that Shi Heng was stunned, even the other important officials of the court who listened to the holy decree were wide-eyed at this moment, and looked at Shen Yichen with incredible eyes.

Jingtai Emperor Tuogu has been rumored for a long time, and almost most people believe that Shen Yichen and Shi Heng are in favor of the government and the opposition, and they will inevitably occupy a place in the list of ministers of Tuogu. If the emperor wants to divide powers and add a few more seats, then it is Chen Xun, the first assistant of the cabinet, Hu Hu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Yu Qian, the secretary of the Ministry of War, who have a chance.

Even the important ministers of the court, such as Wang Zhi, the heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials, are probably a little inferior considering his weak character and slightly shallow foundation.

If Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu is not satisfied and wants to continue to add people to the list of ministers who care for his life, then there is a high probability that this edict will not be issued. The reason is that the desire for power is selfish, no one wants to share it with others, Shen Yichen or Shi Heng will let others sleep soundly next to the couch?

As a result, now the Minister of Tuogu is not only a matter of a large number of people, it is simply outrageous, and the important ministers of the Jingshi Center who almost have some qualifications and prestige can be called all on the list. It's even hard not to suspect that if the Duke of Wei didn't live in Nanjing, the Duke of England didn't have a young son, and the Duke of Qianguo didn't have Yongzhen Yunnan, I'm afraid they would all become ministers of Tuogu!

This kind of edict can be promulgated, what went wrong?

Looking at Shi Heng's expression like eating, Shen Yichen was full of expression, and slowly rolled the edict in his hand and returned it to Xiao Yi of the General Administration Department to be classified in the palace.

As early as the day after the death of the crown prince Zhu Jianji a few months ago, Shen Yichen came to the study of Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, and discussed with him how to suppress Shi Heng, the Duke of Zhongguo. And I have prepared for the worst, if the soft one doesn't work, I will come to the hard one, and mobilize troops and horses in advance to strike first.

However, this idea was dissuaded by Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, and raising troops at such a turbulent time as the alternation of imperial power would be very harmful to the family and the country, and it might cause a situation of beacons everywhere.

So in the end, he chose the method of combining rigidity and softness, and exchanged the position of the minister of Tuogu for Shi Heng's support for the prince Zhu Jianqing, so as to avoid the early occurrence of civil war.

Of course, the power of Minister Tuogu to praise all government affairs is too great, and the convergence of military and political affairs is simply a tiger wings for Shi Heng, and his power will soon swell to the point where it cannot be suppressed.

The way to eliminate this disadvantage is also very simple, that is, to weaken the power of the ministers of the orphans, and to increase the number of ministers of the orphans, so that they can achieve a situation of mutual restraint and balance.

In the words of Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo at that time, when everyone in the court bears the name of a minister who supports orphans, the power and gold content of the title will be greatly reduced, and everyone will become a minister who is not a minister.

may be in the eyes of outsiders, Shen Yichen is also a "powerful minister", everything he has done over the years is to control the government and the opposition, and he is absolutely unwilling to expand the ministers of Tuogu to dilute his power.

But in reality, Shen Yichen did this, took the initiative to dilute and give up his power as the "Minister of Tuogu", came to complete the one-for-one exchange with Shi Heng, and cut off the latter's hand stretched out to the government!

"Good, good, good!"

Chen Xun, the head of the cabinet, who had been silent, had a wanton smile on his face until this moment, and shouted the word "good" three times in a row.

"This cabinet department has been an official for decades, but I have seen the wrong person one after another, but fortunately, I didn't look away in the end!"

"Hahaha......"

Chen Xun laughed insolently, and then walked away in the surprised eyes of everyone.

At the meeting in front of Cining Palace that day, Chen Xun was defeated in the face of Shen Yichen and Shi Heng's alliance, and finally gave up the idea of supporting Zhu Jianshen, the king of Yi, which was equivalent to giving up his dream and ambition to dominate the government.

The power was in the hands of Shen Yichen, Chen Xun at that time didn't know what the future would be, making this choice was nothing more than the lesser of two evils, Shen Yichen was always better than Shi Hengwu being the country.

But now Chen Xun can see clearly, Shen Yichen and Shi Heng are not all the way from beginning to end, and only Shen Yichen can suppress Shi Heng in this world, at least the future Daming Jiangshan Sheji can be guaranteed!

After several ups and downs, although Chen Xun did not resist the temptation of power, he had the ambition to compete for the merit of the dragon. But after all, he still has some literati ideals, hoping that there will be an enlightened and prosperous era in the four seas.

Now that the big stone of the "troubled dynasty" in his heart can be put down, Chen Xun feels extremely relaxed, and when the funeral of the new emperor is over, he can return to his hometown with peace of mind, and the power in the court and the central government will be left to them to fight.

Chen Xun's unbridled laughter also made many important ministers present understand the meaning, and the eyes that looked at Shen Yichen were all a little more complicated and admiring. Before leaving, many cabinet ministers silently arched their hands towards Shen Yichen, which was a silent recognition.

It's just that all this is in Shi Heng's eyes, and a wave of anger from being betrayed and played straight to his head, panting and his chest heaving violently, as if there is a sign that he wants to kill Shen Yichen here on the spot.

Faced with this scene, Zhao Hongjie subconsciously put his hand on the handle of the embroidered spring knife on his waist, in the Forbidden City, except for the Jinyi Guard and other guards of the Son of Heaven who can carry weapons, any courtier entering the palace must be searched and checked, and no contraband is allowed.

But now that the first emperor has died, the new monarch has not yet ascended the throne, and is in a period of chaos. If Shi Heng, the prince of Zhongguo, wants to secretly bring a weapon into the palace, it is not difficult for him.

Taking a step back, even if he didn't carry a weapon, with the courage of Shi Heng, the prince of Zhongguo, and the fierceness of a kind of clan disciple such as his nephew Shi Biao, he might not be able to stop it by himself alone.

With everyone leaving, in front of the Daxing Emperor's Spiritual Hall in the Qianqing Palace, a tense posture between Shen Yichen and Shi Heng became more and more apparent. In the face of this murderous aura and coercion, Shen Yichen put his hands behind his back and was not afraid of danger, his eyes looked at Shi Heng from beginning to end.

"Shen Yichen, do you think this father is a clown who can play at will?"

After a long confrontation, Shi Heng, the prince of Zhongguo, gritted his teeth and said this sentence word by word, this edict is simply a great humiliation to himself!

"Zhongguo Gong misunderstood, this cabinet has never thought about playing."

"Then why are there so many people in the minister?"

"So it is."

Hearing Shen Yichen's answer, Zhongguo Gong Shi Heng instantly became angry, this kid not only humiliated himself with his edict, but now he is also insulting his IQ.

In the state before the death of Emperor Daxing, what arrangements can be made for the aftermath of the posthumous affairs, even if there is, only Shen Yichen knows who will serve as the minister of the orphans, and it is not Shen Yichen who has the final say.

This son even dares to kill the king, afraid of revising a small edict?

"Is it tolerable or unbearable, Shen Yichen, do you think that my father will not dare to do it?"

Gritting his teeth and saying this, Shi Heng, the prince of Zhongguo, took a step forward, and at the same time, his nephews Shi Biao, Shi Ming, Shi Yongxing, Shi Chong and other generals all surrounded Shen Yichen with murderous spirit, looking like they were going to do something in front of the emperor's spirit.

"Bold, Zhongguogong, what are you doing yourself!"

Zhao Hongjie shouted angrily at the moment, and then directly pulled out the embroidered spring knife on his waist with a "brush".

At this time, the palace maids and eunuchs in front of the mourning hall of the Qianqing Palace, as well as the Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites who stayed behind, were all panicked and crowded together in the corner. No one could have imagined that Shi Heng would be so rampant that his actions would be no different from that of a rebellious minister.

"Shen Yichen, if you can't give my father an explanation today, you won't be able to go out of the Qianqing Palace."

Shi Heng's tone was cold to the extreme at this moment, you must know that in history, his benefactor Yu Qian just rejected his overtures in the court, and this grudge has been held for eight years.

After the Nangong Incident, he immediately framed Yu Qian to Zhu Qizhen of Ming Yingzong, causing a generation of famous ministers to die unjustly.

Shen Yichen's operation not only humiliated Shi Heng on face, but also really hurt his vital interests. Not being able to get out of the Qianqing Palace is by no means a simple threat, Shi Heng really dares to rebel and seize power and turn the Ming Emperor into a puppet.

In the face of this situation, ordinary courtiers would probably be frightened by Shi Heng, but the corners of Shen Yichen's mouth rose slightly, and a mocking smile appeared on his face and replied: "Zhongguo Gong, if there is something in this cabinet, believe it or not, you will not be able to get out of the Qianqing Palace?" ”

Almost at the moment when Shen Yichen's words fell, a large number of Praetorian Guard soldiers swarmed out of the side hall of the Qianqing Palace, led by the commander of the Jingwei Tongzhi Wang Zheng.

I saw that he was so fully armed that he walked to Shen Yichen's side, bowed down and hugged his fists and said: "Humble position is at the disposal of Shen Pavilion Elder!" ”

With that, Wang Zheng raised his head and turned around, staring at Shi Heng and his generals with fierce eyes.

You must know that Wang Zheng is not a young master soldier in Beijing, he really followed Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji to participate in the Second Luchuan War, and fought in the jungles of northern Myanmar and Tianzhu for five years, and chased Wanli to bring the head of the thief Si Renfa back to Beijing.

In terms of murder and bravery, Wang Zheng may not be as good as Shi Heng, but he is by no means under his clan generals!

"Shen Yichen, it turns out that you have been prepared for a long time, and you have arranged a backhand."

"Actually, it's not an arrangement, it just so happens that Wang Tongzhi is in charge today, and the cabinet department transferred him over to be prepared."

Shen Yichen still replied calmly, he really didn't arrange an ambush in the palace in advance. The reason is that during the special sensitive period of the emperor's funeral, no matter what you want to do when you want to transfer troops into the palace, in the end it will be interpreted as having a heart of disobedience.

In addition, even if Shi Heng, the prince of Zhongguo, is not good at strategy and has a more reckless and impulsive personality, he definitely has a top staff team behind him to give advice. Being able to make a clever move to hold the prince of Xiangwang and the eldest grandson in his hands, and monitor the movements of himself and the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp is the most basic operation.

If Shen Yichen was to transfer troops on a large scale, then it would be impossible for Shi Heng to only lead the generals of his relatives today, and he would also mobilize the soldiers and horses of the five military camps.

In order not to attract attention, Shen Yichen did not even arrange Zhao Hongjie's brocade guard, and only notified Wang Zheng, who was unknown to the outside world, as an ambush soldier to prevent Shi Heng, the prince of Zhongguo, from suddenly running away in anger.

It turns out that Shen Yichen does know Shi Heng better and is prepared.

Listening to Shen Yichen's answer, Shi Heng laughed angrily and said: "Good one is prepared, since Shen Ge Lao has already tried to see the dagger, then this father naturally has to accompany him to the end." ”

"Out of the palace gate of the Forbidden City today, my father wants to see if Shen Ge Lao and Cheng Guogong can block the soldiers under my command!"

Shi Heng gave up the idea of welcoming the foreign domain, and cooperated with Shen Yichen to support Zhu Jianqing to take the throne, but he was ruthlessly put on the throne and got nothing.

Shi Heng definitely couldn't swallow this breath, and he also knew Shen Yichen, if he chose to forbear and retreat with his intelligence, he would be played to death step by step in the future, so it was better to raise troops to break the net.

Anyway, the new monarch has not yet ascended the throne, and the prince and eldest grandson of King Xiang are secretly placed in the Beijing Division, and they can be taken out at any time to set up a flag!

In this situation, it can be said that the skin has been torn, but Shen Yichen replied unhurriedly with a smile on his face: "Zhongguo Gong, why do you want to be poor, this cabinet has never been an enemy of you, on the contrary, I am looking forward to continuing to cooperate." ”

Originally, Shi Heng planned to be a good man not to suffer immediate losses, and leave the palace first and then transfer troops to fight, but Shen Yichen's words simply did not blow up his lungs. This kid played himself like a monkey, and now he still says that he continues to cooperate, do you think you are really stupid?

"Shen Yichen, don't deceive people too much!"

Feeling that Shi Heng's anger had reached a critical point, Shen Yichen put away the smile on his face at this time, and then made a gesture to Zhao Hongjie and the Praetorian Guard, who had already drawn his sword beside him, and motioned for them to take back the knife.

At the same time, Shen Yichen also took a step forward, getting closer to Shi Heng to show his sincerity.

"Zhongguo Gong, the cabinet department has no idea of humiliating you, let alone joking with you."

"The matter of the edict is indeed related to me, but this is just to repair the plank road openly and secretly Chen Cang, so that the ministers of the DPRK and China will no longer treat you and me as a group, so that the follow-up operation can be carried out more smoothly by relaxing their vigilance."

If it were to be changed to before, Shi Heng, the prince of Zhongguo, would probably be skeptical when he heard this, but now he immediately retorted: "You and I now control nearly fifty percent of the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty, and what do you need the courtiers to relax their vigilance, isn't this a big move to take off your pants and fart?" ”

"And what about the other fifty percent?"

After Shen Yichen asked rhetorically, he immediately continued: "Both inside and outside the government and the opposition regard you and me as ministers, without the blessing of the name of righteousness, does Zhongguo Gong really think that fifty percent of the soldiers and horses can win the battle?" ”

"Throughout the ages, the ministers have not been strong and strong, but there are a few good ends. is as strong as Wang Mang, Huo Guang, Zhu Wen, etc., and in the end, it is inevitable that they will be ruined. ”

"When you and I become the losers inside and outside the government and the opposition, then the 'momentum' is not on our side, and we will definitely lose if we go against the trend!"

Shen Yichen's righteous words made Shi Heng want to refute but couldn't find the key point, and even faintly sprouted the illusion that what the other party said was reasonable.

Seeing that the "brainwashing" was about to take effect, Shi Heng suddenly came back to his senses and asked: "But the problem is that you have now made so many ministers who support orphans, but you have increased the power of civil officials, what has this duke gained?" ”

Hearing this question, Shen Yichen smiled mysteriously and said, "Minister Tuogu is a bit much, so it's good to find a way to get rid of a few." ”