Could it be that there is really a contradiction within the royal family?

In the Wenhua Palace, after the crown prince Zhu Biao said that he was going to abolish the imperial grandson, a number of cabinet ministers were silent.

Zhu Biao seemed very calm.

He began to sort out the mountains of cases and documents in front of him, and said in a tone that was not in a hurry or panic: "Since the matter started because of the grandson, and now the people in the city are angry. Since the founding of our dynasty, we have put the people first and conformed to the will of the people, so that we have won the Central Plains.

Now, since the people have invited and have a basis, in order to ensure fairness and justice and fair governance, the imperial court should continue to comply with the will of the people and depose the position of the grandson in order to reassure the people. ”

The first assistant Ren Hengtai was in a hurry.

He looked at the prince's expression and tone, and there was no possibility of faking at all.

That's really the idea of deposing the grandson.

Ren Hengtai frowned, took a step forward, bowed and clenched his fists: "Your Highness, this is not allowed!" His Royal Highness, you must not abolish it! ”

Zhu Biao glanced at Shoufu, but still didn't show any emotion: "How can you not be abolished?" The court can be canonized or deposed. ”

Ren Hengtai shouted in his heart, and said urgently: "This matter is not the fault of Taisun at all, but there are villains behind the scenes, and I am going to hold a Zen ceremony to add fuel to the fire, which has caused the turmoil in Yingtian City today." ”

Ren Hengtai was anxious to explain.

After speaking, he looked solemnly at the several cabinet ministers beside him.

Xu Yungong didn't speak, as if everything that was happening in this Wenhua Hall had nothing to do with him.

If he doesn't speak, Mu Ying and Li Jinglong, who are below him, will naturally not open their mouths.

For the most part, the military has an advantage over the civilian cabinet.

That is, the military is in the cabinet, and it can always go forward and retreat in a coordinated manner.

Xie Jin didn't speak, the old god was there.

Since the construction of the Western Railroad began, his energy seems to have been focused on the Western Railway.

Originally, he had already gone to Henan once, but because there was a liquidation meeting in the imperial court a year ago, he rushed back again. According to the plan, when the Zen ceremony at the Lantern Festival ends tomorrow and the political situation of the imperial court stabilizes, at most at the end of the first month, it will continue to go to Henan Province and Shaanxi Province.

Gao Yangzhi glanced at Shousuke with an anxious face, glanced at the teacher, and lowered his head.

Zhai Shan thought about it before taking a step forward.

He moved slowly, thinking about the problem at hand.

Finally, Zhai Shan stood beside Ren Hengtai and looked at the prince who was sitting still.

"Your Highness, the grandson must not be abolished!"

Zhai Shan reiterated it, his eyes were quite solemn.

He continued: "The grandson is the inheritance of the country, and he is ordained by His Majesty and proclaimed to the world. In recent years, the new policy of Hongwu in the court can also be said to be the first to open by Taisun.

The Ming Dynasty is now flourishing, the soldiers are expanding the territory, the civil servants are guarding the territory, the civil and military are harmonious, and the people are peaceful.

The world has been peaceful for several years, and there are occasional disasters, but there is no disruption to people's livelihood.

This is the work of His Majesty, the work of the prince, and the work of the grandson.

Today, rumors are rife in the city, which arouses the anger of the people, which leads to the turmoil in the city today, and there are evil people who are responsible for it.

We all know that the daughters of the Song, Luo, and Qi families entered the court as officials, which was done to recruit workers for officials and private factories in Tianfu.

Among them, there is no suspicion inside and outside the palace, and there is no robbery of women by the people.

The people are ignorant and ignorant, but they do good things, and they have been frequently coerced and used by ambitious people for thousands of years.

What happened in the Heavenly City today can also show that there are villains here who harbor evil intentions, and they may intend to take advantage of the turmoil in Beijing to do things that cause trouble and chaos in the dynasty, and take the opportunity to shake the foundation of our Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhai Shan's exclusion of everything in this matter, just from his own standpoint, must determine the illegality of this turmoil in the city.

After all, Song Liuhong's three daughters were able to enter the court as officials, not to mention what the imperial grandson was pushing behind the scenes. But above the court, it was proposed by him, the cabinet minister and the secretary of the ministry, with a group of people.

If today's turmoil in the city is correct.

That shows that he Zhai Shan is wrong.

If the imperial grandson is deposed, how can he, the official secretary who openly proposed the three daughters to enter the court as officials, continue to stand on top of the court?

After Zhai Shan spoke, Ren Hengtai spoke again: "The most important thing at the moment is to send officials to clarify all the facts here in front of the people. Jinyi Wei will have a division, and he should step up efforts to arrest those who secretly promote the breeding of rumors and coerce the people into turmoil. After the ceremony of the imperial court tomorrow, the imperial court can hear the case in public and tell the people the inside story. ”

Zhu Biao looked at the cabinet ministers in front of him.

He first looked at Xu Yungong, Mu Ying, and Li Jinglong: "What do you say?" ”

Mu Ying still lowered her head, and Li Jinglong glanced up at Xu Yungong.

Xu Yun bowed and clenched his fists: "The minister thinks that what Ren Ge Lao and Zhai Ge said is reasonable. ”

Zhu Biao looked at Xie Jin and Gao Yangzhi again at the master and apprentice.

"What do you think of Xie Pavilion and Gao Ge?"

Xie Jin and Gao Yangzhi both raised their heads at the same time.

As if they had discussed, the master and apprentice bowed down.

"The ministers think that what Ren Ge and Zhai Ge said is fair."

Zhu Biao smiled, and finally looked at Ren Hengtai and Zhai Shan.

"Lone's meaning, in fact, is to calm down the turmoil in the city first, but since the cabinet has the same opinion, Ren Ge Lao and Zhai Ge are not wrong to say that the grandson is not wrong, and the current turmoil in the city is instigated by bad people in secret. That...... The people who petitioned outside the gate of Xi'an were persuaded by Ren Ge Lao and Zhai Ge. ”

Where would Ren Hengtai think about anything else at this time.

As long as the imperial grandson can not be deposed now, it is a blessing, and the imperial court can temporarily maintain stability.

He immediately received the order, and when he turned around, he glanced at Xie Jin lightly.

According to Ren Hengtai's calculations, if he really wants to depose the emperor's grandson, I am afraid that Xie Jin and Gao Yangzhi, the master and apprentice, will immediately make trouble in the court.

When the time comes, the imperial court will not have a day of peace.

Rather than that, it is better to keep the imperial grandson to the death.

And in Ren Hengtai's heart, he is actually very satisfied with Zhu Yunxi, the imperial grandson, and it can even be said that after eliminating some of the means and methods that are too radical in his opinion, Ren Hengtai admires Zhu Yunxi, the imperial grandson, very much.

Zhai Shan hung his heart and fell steadily.

Secretly relieved.

Bao Taisun is to protect himself.

This must be done both in public and private.

He is just a little strange, it stands to reason that if the prince says that he wants to depose the grandson, then the first to oppose it should be Xie Jin and Gao Yangzhi, the master and apprentice.

After all, they are all benchmarks in the court, and they were pushed up by the grandson.

Even if Xie Jin and Gao Yangzhi didn't speak.

But whether it is Xu Yungong, Mu Ying, or Li Jinglong, it is impossible to be silent, but should be resolutely opposed.

The Xu family now has an inexplicable relationship with the Taisun Mansion, and most of the Xu family's industries now fall on Jiaozhi Road and the sea, and Xu Yungong cannot sit idly by and watch the Taisun may be abolished.

As for Mu Ying, not to mention, this newly promoted Duke of Qianguo is the grandson's father-in-law.

The grandson was deposed, and his Mu family was probably going back to Yunnan again.

However, in the end, Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao Guo, whether he opposes or supports it, is actually normal.

But don't forget.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty's Eastern Expedition, Li Jinglong was able to serve as the general of the Eastern Expedition, but he was recommended by the Taisun.

Li Jinglong was crowned king, and it was Taisun's words in the stands of Xicheng Rugby Stadium that came true.

I don't understand.

These people who should have a clear attitude to support Taisun are silent in this Wenhua Palace.

On the contrary, he and Shousuke spoke out against it.

Zhai Shan was a little puzzled.

He was about to catch up with Ren Hengtai, who was already anxious to go to Xi'an Gate to lobby the people to disperse.

But behind him, the voice of the prince was already in his ears.

"At noon, if the turmoil in the city cannot be quelled, and the people cannot disperse and go home, please make a decree to depose the emperor's grandson."

Zhai Shan's shoulders couldn't help shaking.

Out of the Wenhua Palace, Zhai Shan immediately determined the time.

"There is still more than an hour, and it is noon."

Zhai Shan was a little anxious and looked at Ren Hengtai in front of him.

Ren Hengtai's brows were tightened, and his heart was also uneasy.

He said in a deep voice: "No matter how much time is left, today we must persuade the people to retreat, calm the turmoil, and never depose the grandson." ”

Zhai Shan nodded.

Ren Hengtai stepped forward and once again told in a deep voice: "Remember, tomorrow is my Zen ceremony, and there can be no mistakes at this time!" ”

Zhai Shan looked hesitant and asked in a low voice: "What if we can't persuade the people later?" ”

Ren Hengtai snorted coldly.

"The old man is the first assistant of the cabinet, whether it is the Soldiers and Horses Division or the Beijing Army, you should always listen to what the old man says!"

This first assistant minister, who has always only sought stability in the DPRK and China, and pursued steady progress while being conservative, has a murderous look in his eyes.

Zhai Shan followed Ren Hengtai, his footsteps did not stop, and the two of them were in a hurry.

Zhai Shan sighed: "I always feel that this matter is not so simple, how could the people in the city be instigated in such a short period of time? If you just look at the bright side, I am afraid that this matter was done by the Song, Luo, and Qi families. But if that's the case, wouldn't the three of them kill themselves? ”

Ren Hengtai was stunned for a moment.

Then he said to the cabinet members who followed behind the two of them: "Order the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, and order them to detain the Song, Luo, and Qi families first. ”

No matter what the truth of today's matter is, it is inseparable from these three.

Regarding Ren Hengtai's move to detain the Song, Luo, and Qi families, Zhai Shan did not comment on it.

The two soon left Xi'an Gate.

Before the two of them walked out of the palace gate, they heard the noise of the people gathered outside the palace gate.

When the two walked out of Xi'an Gate, on the Xuanjin Bridge, the officers and soldiers of Yulinwei had already blocked the entire bridge with their bodies.

On the west side of Xuanjin Bridge, from Xi'an Menwai Street all the way to the west, extending to the location of Liu Junshi Bridge, and spreading to the north and south, all the streets and alleys are crowded with people.

Zhai Shan just glanced at it, and his scalp was numb, and cold sweat broke out all over his body.

If this matter is not handled well today, if there is any accident in the middle, it will really be a big mess.

He followed Ren Hengtai with stiff legs.

But on the east side of the Xuanjin Bridge, he was stopped by the officers and soldiers of Yulinwei.

A thousand-household official of Yu Linwei stopped in front of Ren Hengtai and Zhai Shan with a sweat on his head.

"Ren Ge Lao, Zhai Ge, you can't go ahead!"

"It's too dangerous!"

"Just now, our people were smashed by things thrown out of the crowd."

Qianhu officials are kind-hearted, but they are also afraid that something will happen to the cabinet under their noses.

Ren Hengtai's face was very ugly at this time, but his attitude was extremely tough.

"This official is ordered to come and lobby the people, and you will be allowed to go!"

Qianhu officials had no choice but to personally lead people to protect Ren Hengtai and Zhai Shan to the west of Xuanjin Bridge.

……

"It is impossible for Ren Hengtai and Zhai Shan to quell the turmoil in the city."

"Hasn't Jinyiwei found out the cause of the matter yet?"

"This matter, there must always be an end, let Jiang Zhen investigate it well, and if it is not investigated, don't come to see me again."

Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang leaned on the soft couch, looking at the great-grandson and great-granddaughter of the emperor on the ground, his face was not good-looking.

Since falling ill twice last year, the founding emperor who regained the rivers and mountains of the Central Plains finally completely leaked out of his old state.

Zhu Biao stood in front of him, his brows furrowed.

"The matter is still being investigated, and the results should be coming soon. But in any case, the three families and the people involved behind them always have to be cleaned up first. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "After the Zen Ceremony tomorrow, you will be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, what to do, you make your own decree." ”

Zhu Biao was very calm, and just changed his words and said: "Two days ago, the envoy of the Water Academy said to his son, my father has not taken much medicine recently? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately lowered his head and looked at the two great-grandsons lying on the ground.

Zhu Biao frowned at this time.

"The father's body is the most important thing, if it weren't for the sake of the father's body, the sons would never be able to take over this burden. The children are still young, and you have to be well trained and wait for these children to grow up. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't bear the prince's noise, raised his head and glared at Zhu Biao: "That medicine is too bitter!" You have suffered all your life, why are you still suffering in the end. Don't eat! Don't eat! ”

Zhu Biao was a little helpless.

The old man is now more and more indulgent.

Zhu Biao snorted a few times and was silent.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes stared at the two children on the ground, but the corner of his eyes kept glancing at the prince.

After half a ring.

Zhu Yuanzhang finally relented.

"Okay, okay, can't I take the medicine?"

"Can you talk to the people in the imperial dining room, and after I take the medicine, I will send more sweets?"

A smile appeared on Zhu Biao's face, but he shook his head: "No." According to the latest research from the hospital, eating too much sweets can easily lead to obesity. At the beginning, Brother Chi lost weight, in addition to not eating greasy and exercising diligently, he strictly controlled sweets. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang pursed his lips, feeling that this day was becoming more and more boring.

Zhu Biao smiled, sat on the side and read the book.

Until noon.

Zhu Biao slowly raised his head and glanced outside.

Sun Gou'er, the chief manager of the inner palace who had been guarding the dormitory, also glanced outside.

Then he looked at the emperor and the crown prince.

Finally, Sun Gou'er took out a copy of the Ming Huang Holy Decree from the table next to him.

In the thirty-first year of Hongwu, on the fourteenth day of the first month.

A quarter past noon.

Outside the gate of Xi'an.

"Your Majesty's will to take the position of Zhu Yunxi's grandson." (End of chapter)