When the news of the court staff spread, the government and the opposition were shaken.

More than 100 officials, including even several second- and third-grade officials, were all beaten in front of the noon gate, which shows the emperor's anger.

And those officials who resigned from the slack are even more remorseful, and now they have been beaten and not to mention, their official positions are gone, and this deal is really too bad.

In order to keep his official position, some officials went up and down overnight, saying that they were deceived by Wang Jiaping and others before, but now they have woken up under the persuasion of the emperor (physics) and are willing to continue to serve the Ming Dynasty.

Although some people did not express their support on the surface, they also impeached Wang Jiaping, indirectly stated their position, and hinted to the emperor: We are our own people!

For a while, the ugliness was revealed.

Wanli, who received these letters, was naturally very satisfied, and sure enough, as Yan Chenhao said, these guys looked like humble gentlemen and loyal ministers on the surface, but in fact, they cared very much about their official positions, so they were easily handled by the emperor.

And he didn't want to really dismiss these courtiers, after all, they are all central ministers who have been dealing with government affairs for many years, and if they are all gone, even if someone replaces them, it will lead to the ineffective operation of the imperial court and the rustiness of government affairs for a considerable period of time, which is not a good thing for a huge empire.

So not long after, when some officials had already packed their bags and were ready to return to their hometowns, Shen Shixing and Yan Chenhao entered the palace.

Then, a decree like a fairy voice came from the palace.

"Nian Zaier and others are also bewitched by others, and they don't notice it for a while, but after all, they are still loyal to the court, so they don't need to be on probation for the time being."

This is simply the rain after the great drought, which nourishes the hearts of the officials.

Then there was gossip that it was Shen Shixing, Yan Chenhao and the emperor who fought with reason and opposed these officials to leave, so that the emperor finally issued such an order, and suddenly, the fame of the two soared.

Of course, there are smart people who can see how many people are double reeds, but so what? At least nominally, they still have to accept the love of the two.

Win-win, Shen Shixing and Yan Chenhao won the gratitude of the ministers, and Wanli also successfully survived the resignation of the ministers.

Only Wang Jiaping's injured world has been achieved.

Wanli said in his edict that they were bewitched, although he didn't say who it was, but in fact, everyone knew it, and Wang Jiaping felt that the emperor was simply slapping him in the face.

Wanli did not directly cut off his official position, after all, although he was pedantic, he did contribute to the Ming Dynasty, he was not a traitor, and the two sides were just a matter of position.

But he himself no longer had the face to stay in the court, and the mistake of this attack made the ministers almost lose their official positions, and his reputation as a second assistant was naturally a big loss, so he submitted his resignation again.

After a symbolic retention, Wanli agreed to his request and allowed him to return to his hometown, and Zhao Zhigao, the left attendant of the ministry, was substituted in the cabinet, and the position of second assistant was taken over by Xu Guo.

Although he and Wang Xijue also participated in this incident, they were not the leaders after all, and there was a back-handed man who attracted the firepower, so their responsibilities were naturally much lighter, so they were not allowed to do it.

And Yan Chenhao, who left a deep impression on the emperor in this incident, also successfully moved to the left servant of the Ministry of Officials and filled the vacancy of Zhao Zhigao.

As soon as he was promoted, he was summoned by the emperor to the palace to receive him.

"I want to make the third son of the emperor the crown prince, how can I achieve it?"

After Yan Chenhao saluted, Wanli, who was sitting on the throne, asked.

After this incident, Yan Chenhao was already connected with the emperor, so he didn't bend around and asked directly.

Yan Chenhao shook his head:

"The battle for the crown prince is not something that can be won in a few days or months, Your Majesty. Look at the people of this world, who agrees with the abolition of the long and the young? Even if there is a good reason, this will not succeed, especially now that the eldest son is not very wrong. ”

"Acting like this is like sailing against the current, no matter how strong the boat is, it will eventually be washed away and eroded by the current, which is not advisable."

Although Wanli has the support of Shen Shixing and Yan Chenhao, after all, they are facing the primogeniture inheritance system that has been inherited for thousands of years, and now from the court to Shilin, almost no one agrees.

And if something goes wrong after the third son of the emperor, Bao Buqi will become an example like Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wen of Sui, which is of course unbearable for the emperor.

Although Yan Chenhao didn't make it clear, Wanli quickly understood what he meant, and naturally understood that Yan Chenhao was not alarmist, and his expression was suddenly a little lost.

He originally thought that he could take advantage of the residual power of this victory over the ministers and take the opportunity to crown the third son of the emperor as the crown prince, but he didn't expect that it would still not be feasible.

At this time, Yan Chenhao smiled slightly and said his plan:

"Your Majesty, why don't you crown the eldest son and the third son of the emperor together first?"

"Crowned king?" Wanli was a little dissatisfied, and he squinted his eyes at Yan Chenhao below.

His purpose is to make the third son of the emperor the crown prince, what is the matter of being crowned king? If the third son of the emperor is crowned king, then I still need to find you?

Yan Chenhao explained unhurriedly:

"Your Majesty, you are still in the prime of spring and autumn, and the matter of establishing a reserve can be slowly planned."

"The two kings are sealed together, and they go out of the cabinet to study together, then the status of the two kings is equal at least on the surface, and when they go out of the cabinet to study together, when the prince is established in the future, it can also reduce the excuse for the opposition of some ministers."

Although at Zhu Changxun's age, he is now out of the cabinet a little earlier, but in extraordinary times, extraordinary means, and the education of the Son of Heaven and the vassal king is different, and the third son of the emperor also went out of the cabinet to study together, which is another unfeasible reason for the ministers.

At the same time, the title of king is to let everyone slowly adapt to the equality of the two people, so that when the canonization is done, it will not cause strong opposition and dissatisfaction because of the great contrast.

And before, the arrogance of the ministers had been suppressed by seven or eight points. If it had been proposed in the past, it would have been a resolute disagreement from the government and the opposition, and the eldest son of the emperor would have to be established, but now they have just been "redeemed" by Shen Shixing and Yan Chenhao, and they are still in the stage of "probation".

The two kings are crowned together, and the probability of success is high.

Emperor Wanli recalled the process in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was feasible, so he nodded slightly and said approvingly:

"Aiqing's words are very good, very good! It's up to you! ”

(End of chapter)