Chapter 4 Investment and Resignation
Yan Chenxin did not answer, but said lightly:
"You seem to hope that the third son of the emperor can enter the East Palace."
Yan Chenhao was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then realized his mistake and lowered his head in some shame. He also knew that he was a little emotional, and although he restrained himself in the end, he was greatly affected after all.
Yan Chenxin said sternly:
"It's just a squire, even if you don't have Concubine Zheng to help you persuade the emperor, you can still achieve it, even if you want to repay, you can repay from somewhere else. For such a big thing, just a squire is far from enough! ”
"Remember, after entering this court, you must not let your feelings influence your decision, your every move will determine the future of this family of ours!"
"Brother, I know it's wrong." Yan Chenhao lowered his head and said softly.
He did waver a little because of Zheng Guotai.
His current position as the right attendant of the Ministry of Officials was actually obtained by Concubine Zheng Guifei helping him blow the pillow wind, although he is the champion, it is impossible to be promoted from the Hanlin Academy to such a high-ranking official so quickly.
At this time, he already knew that he had helped Concubine Zheng Guifei. Concubine Zheng Guifei specially asked Zheng Guotai to befriend him, although he had already forgotten about this little girl, but fortunately, his personal servant still barely had some memory, and the two families recognized each other like this. And Zheng Guifei is also very grateful to her benefactor, and usually asks Zheng Guotai to send some gifts, so she has a contact.
But as Yan Chenxin said, it would be naïve for a squire to want to bring in the support of the Duke of Chen's Mansion after a little contact. If Yan Chenhao opened his mouth because of this, then Yan Chenxin would not agree to help today.
Because it will give them a feeling of "no debt" and "this is the reward of the official position of the squire".
However, now that Yan Chenhao didn't speak after all, and he also realized his problem, Yan Chenxin also nodded slightly and did not continue to reprimand. People always need to grow, after all, Yan Chenhao has just come out of the teaching of his ancestors, and it has not been too long since he officially acted independently after his father's death.
Only then did he explain:
"Since ancient times, it has been a ritual to inherit the law."
The reason is that the inheritance of the eldest son means that all this is predestined. The first to be born is the next generation of emperors, and he doesn't need to thank anyone, he just waits quietly for the time to ascend to the throne. ”
"However, if it is not inherited by the eldest son, then he must have an assistant to help him, and he must be grateful to his companions, otherwise his throne will not be stable, and this has been the case for thousands of years."
"Even if he is a Tianjiao like Tang Taizong, he also has the seal of the twenty-four ministers of Lingyan Pavilion; Taizong of this dynasty also has the seal of the national prince and the reward of the world coupon. ”
"It's an investment. If we invest in the eldest son of the emperor, we will get nothing; And if he invests in the third son of the emperor, once he succeeds, it will be Conglong's merit. ”
"Since the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the family has invested twice. For the first time, the Ming Dynasty was established, the ancestor was crowned king, and the family and the country rested together; The second time, Taizong was called the emperor, the two dukes of the north and south, unparalleled in ancient and modern times. The success of the two times has made the family have the glory it is today. And this will be the third time! ”
Yan Chenxin's eyes showed unprecedented confidence and ambition:
"And, in my opinion, the hope of the third prince is also very great! His Majesty still prefers him, but he suffers from no one to support him, and it is difficult to stand alone, and if we stand up at this time......"
His eyes lit up:
"It may not be impossible, put the third son of the emperor on the throne!"
"I'm not going to do it openly, though."
Yan Chenxin chuckled:
"You're an investor this time, I'm not going to put all my chips on the go, I'm going to be neutral on the surface."
"Me?" Yan Chenhao pointed at himself and said in astonishment.
I'm just a squire!
"Rest assured...... The officials on the side of the family, as well as the elder Shen Ge, will help you......"
……
Wang Jiaping didn't know about this private incident, he was feeling angry because of Shen Shixing's slippery head at this time.
This Shoufu, in the face of the emperor's intention to seriously violate the ancestral system and etiquette, did not directly stand on their side to denounce the emperor, but stood in the center and the mud, he was really a complete wall-riding faction.
Such a person is worthy of being the first assistant and the leader of their civilian clique? From the bottom of his heart, he expressed his contempt for Shen Shixing.
Since Shen Shixing can't come forward, it's up to him to stand up!
And this time, the civil official group is also unprecedentedly united, and in the face of such a problem as the Li Chu, almost the entire civil official in the court overwhelmingly expressed their condemnation of the emperor.
They have already discussed that they are about to launch the most fierce offensive against the emperor, which is bound to nip the emperor's small thoughts in the bud and promote the emperor's eldest son to the throne!
The next day, the ministers of the cabinet came to their offices as usual.
However, at the door of the cabinet, a group of people had already gathered at this time, and Shen Shixing looked at them with some surprise and found that they were all errand servants, each holding a few letters in their hands.
He took one and found that it was a letter of resignation, and the other party was a waiter from the household department.
Shen Shixing suddenly felt that something was wrong, and he opened another one—sure enough, it was a resignation again.
In the following time, the cabinet continued to receive letters from various departments of the imperial court, and the servants ran back and forth into the cabinet, sending snowflakes of resignation into the cabinet, and were about to pass through them to reach the heavens.
Countless letters of resignation poured in from all directions, and more than 100 officials in the court submitted their resignations on this day!
What surprised him even more was that even Xu Guo, Wang Xijue, and Wang Jiaping took out a piece of music from their cuffs and put it on the pile of documents, obviously discussed.
He was isolated!
Wang Jiaping saw Shen Shixing's surprised expression, but he secretly sneered in his heart.
It was impossible for the Emperor not to compromise, after all, this was the resignation of more than a hundred courtiers, including three members of the cabinet. Once the resignation is successful, the imperial court will be directly paralyzed, and the emperor will be exhausted to death in his busy work!
And he, as the leader of this offensive, will gain great prestige!
By that time, will this first assistant position be far away? And this Shoufu, who did not have the support of the courtiers, could only come down from the position of the Shoufu in disgrace!
He spoke, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone:
"Elder Xu Ge, Elder Wang Ge, such a big matter, you need to hurry up to Your Majesty! Let's go! ”
didn't greet Shen Shixing, it seemed that he had acquiesced in his choice, and he naturally wouldn't take Shen Shixing with him.
Several people walked towards the palace with a large stack of sittings, and they were about to meet the emperor and present them.
And Shen Shixing was behind them, but he showed an intriguing gaze.
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