Yan Chenhao shook his head and said with relief:

"Those rotten Confucians are just sticking to the rules of etiquette and refusing to change, they only have the rules of inheritance in their eyes, and they are not flexible, and some people are just for the so-called honor, it is not that you are wrong, but that your choice is contrary to their interests."

"What's wrong with Your Majesty? Everyone has the heart of a son. ”

"What's more, King Fu is indeed smart, and his learning progress is also extremely fast, so if he is the prince, it should also be the blessing of the great tomorrow."

"Cao Mengde once said, 'Giving birth to a son should be like Sun Zhongmou', if he sees King Fu like this in his life, I am afraid he will have to change his words."

Yan Chenhao also complimented him slightly, which made Emperor Wanli grin and smile, and the annoyance in his heart had dissipated a lot.

Who doesn't want their son to be a great man?

He just said casually, in fact, he understood why this situation happened, but he just wanted to find someone who had a similar concept to him, and now he was relieved and felt much better.

In the final analysis, it was nothing more than an attempt to reform the emperor, a struggle against the scholars and doctors who resolutely defended the religion of etiquette, nothing more.

"It's still Aiqing's heart!" He lamented:

"King Rong is weak, he is really not suitable to be an emperor! Those courtiers only know that they are against me, thinking that I only favor King Fu, but they don't understand what I think about for the sake of the country! He also tried to confront me in every possible way. ”

"Even the sons of Jinke don't understand my intentions, and they actually did such a thing, which made the court lose face!"

As soon as he mentioned the lift, his face suddenly showed a look of hatred again. The sons of the joint name are sparse, such a situation is rare in the Ming Dynasty, making him look like a heinous king, of course he holds a grudge.

"The lifters are just being bewitched for a while, not as they intended, if they know Your Majesty's good intentions, they will definitely support you."

Yan Chenhao said, and then he changed his words and mentioned another thing:

"Your Majesty, the lifters have been punished by Your Majesty, and now they may be reflecting on it, so you don't have to care...... But there is another matter, and the minister thinks that he should tell His Majesty. It hasn't rained in Beijing for more than a month, and now there are also remarks among the people, saying that it is precisely because you have not established a prince for a long time that the heavens are angry and do not drop water, and the ministers are afraid that if they let the rumors spread, something will happen......"

Hearing this, Wanli suddenly became angry:

"Which thief spread the rumor, and those foolish people too, listening to the wind is the rain!"

"This was the case with the original "Sorrowful Discussion", and it is like this now! If I catch someone spreading rumors, I will definitely put him to death! ”

But Yan Chenhao suggested:

"Why doesn't Your Majesty follow Sejong's example and pray for rain himself? After all, this matter is also boiling among the people, and many fools and fools really believe it, as long as His Majesty personally prays for rain and asks for rain, the rumors will be self-defeating. ”

"It just so happens that Your Majesty hasn't been out of the palace for a long time, so that the officials and the people can admire Tianyan."

This is true, since the fifteenth year of Wanli, except for the envoy of the Wa Kingdom, the Wanli Emperor has hardly shown up, and only a few auxiliary ministers of the top cabinet can see him.

To tell the truth, this is already the laziest in the Ming Dynasty, even if it is Jiajing, it will meet with officials from other dynasties from time to time, like Wanli who is completely in the deep palace, it is really rare, take this opportunity to show up, it is also good, otherwise everyone will not rest assured!

Brother, why haven't you shown up, you shouldn't have died inside, right?

Wanli nodded, but with a little hesitation:

"It's just that if there is no rain after praying for rain, won't that actually encourage the arrogance of those who spread rumors?"

"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, praying for rain to the gods, how can there be no rain? If Your Majesty is really worried, you can also bring all the princes to show your sincerity, so that the heavens will definitely be moved, and how can it not rain? ”

Yan Chenhao said softly, seemingly with a different meaning.

Wanli didn't think about it so much, he just recalled the incident of asking for rain during the Jiajing period.

That rain was really like a miracle, and it was even recorded in the record and praised by future generations.

It can be recorded in the history books, which shows the authenticity of this matter, after all, the "Records of Sejong" is not a barnyard official history, and the historian must have seen it with his own eyes unless he has his brain, and it will be written into the history books.

Since grandpa can, then he can't do it for no reason.

And bringing his own heirs, this is already extremely respectful, and God will not give this face.

The more Wanli thought about it, the more sure he became, so he nodded and agreed:

"Well, in that case, let's choose an auspicious day for the zodiac, and I will personally ask for rain! The location will be set at the temple of King Jingping! ”

After all, the last miracle happened in the Jingping Wang Temple, which proves that there is really a fairy god there, and the probability of success will be higher when you go there.

Yan Chenhao promised, he naturally would not fight with Wanli about this. Although it is said that with the prestige of King Jingping among the people, in fact, there is no need for the emperor to endorse it, and the circulation of "The Biography of the Heroes and Martyrs of the Ming Dynasty" is too wide, but if Wanli is willing, it is also a good thing.

And so it was settled.

As the auspicious day of the zodiac was set by the Qin Heavenly Supervisor, the eunuchs began to clear and clean the temple, and the news soon spread throughout the capital.

The emperor is going to come to the Jingping Temple to pray for rain!

This news swept through the entire Jingshi like a gust of wind, and the people who got the news were extremely excited.

That's the Emperor, the supreme heavenly family! In the past, they had lived in the palace for a long time, even high-ranking officials, but now they could see his face, what an honor!

Moreover, soon they also got the news that not only Emperor Wanli, but also his princes, including those two kings, would also appear!

Suddenly, countless people became excited.

The two kings, who have been arguing among the people for a long time, have already aroused their curiosity, and now, will they also appear?

All of a sudden, there was a storm in the capital, and all the people were full of expectations for that day.

And Gu Boyang naturally got the news.

He gathered all the people, and also planned to participate in this prayer for rain and see the emperor's dignity...... Of course, by the way, I also saw the demeanor of King Rong.

Gu Boyang is different from Zhang Yicheng, his elders told him because of some of their own prejudices, so what they told him was not the real truth, but had been "artistically processed" by himself.

What kind of impression can the minister, who has always opposed King Fu, have a good impression of him? But Gu Boyang believed it.

So he really felt that this was a good time to be able to make a name for King Rong.

(End of chapter)