Daming heir

Is there really a conflict within the royal family?

In the Wenhua Palace, all the cabinet ministers fell silent after the prince Zhu Biao said that he wanted to depose the emperor's grandson.

Zhu Biao seemed very calm.

He began to sort out the piles of papers and documents in front of him, and said in a calm and unhurried tone: "Since the matter started because of the grandson, and the people in the city are now agitated. Since the founding of our country, we have put the people first and complied with the situation. The hearts of the people have just won this Central Plains country.

Now, since the people have their request and have a basis for it, in order to ensure fairness and impartiality and fair administration, the imperial court should, as always, comply with public opinion and depose the grandson from the position to appease the people. "

Chief Assistant Ren Hengtai was anxious.

When he looked at the prince's expression and tone, there was absolutely no possibility of fraud.

That was really the idea of ​​deposing the great grandson.

Ren Hengtai frowned, took a step forward, bowed and clasped his fists: "Your Highness, this is not allowed! Your Highness, Taisun, must not be abolished!"

Zhu Biao glanced at the chief minister, but still did not show any emotion: "Why can't he be deposed? The imperial court can establish and depose."

Ren Hengtai shouted in his heart and said urgently: "This matter is not the fault of the grandson at all, but some evil people are instigating it behind the scenes. They used the upcoming abdication ceremony of our court to add fuel to the flames, which has caused the turmoil in Yingtian City today."

Ren Hengtai was eager to explain.

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

Xu Yungong didn't speak, as if everything happening in the Wenhua Palace had nothing to do with him.

If he doesn't speak, Mu Ying and Li Jinglong, who are under him, will naturally not speak out either.

Most of the time, the military has an advantage over the civilian cabinet.

That is, the military in the cabinet can always coordinate advances and retreats.

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

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

Originally, he had already gone to Henan, but he rushed back because the court had a liquidation meeting a year ago. According to the plan, when the abdication ceremony on the Lantern Festival tomorrow ends and the political situation of the court stabilizes, he will continue to Henan Road and Shaanxi Road by the end of the first year at most.

Gao Yangzhi glanced at the anxious chief assistant, glanced at the teacher, and then lowered his head.

Zhai Shan thought for a while before taking a step forward.

He moved very slowly, thinking about the current problem.

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

"Your Highness, your grandson cannot be deposed!"

Zhai Shan reiterated his words with a serious look.

He continued: "The grandson is the successor of the country. He was appointed by your majesty and announced to the world. In recent years, the new policies of Hongwu in the court can also be said to be the first to be initiated by the grandson.

During the Ming Dynasty, the country became more and more prosperous. The soldiers opened up the territory and expanded the territory, while the civil servants guarded the territory and governed it. Civil and military affairs were harmonious, and the people were peaceful.

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

This is the merit of His Majesty, the merit of the Prince, and the merit of the Grand Sun.

Rumors are spreading all over the city today, angering the people, which has caused the current turmoil in the city, and some bad guys are behind it.

We all know that the girls from the Song, Luo, and Qi families entered the court as officials because they were recruiting workers for local officials and private factories in Yingtian Prefecture.

Among them, there was no quarrel inside or outside the palace, and there was no incident of raping women of the common people.

The people are ignorant and ignorant, but they do good things in the palace. For thousands of years, they have been trapped and exploited by those with ambitions.

Everything that is happening in Yingtian City today can also show that there are evil people here who have evil intentions and may intend to take advantage of the turmoil in the capital to cause trouble to the imperial court and shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. "

In this matter, Zhai Shan had to rule out everything else, just from his own standpoint, to determine the illegality of the turmoil in the city.

After all, the three daughters of Song Liuhong were able to enter the court as officials, not to mention the emperor's grandson pushing them behind the scenes. But in the court, it was he, the cabinet minister, the Minister of Personnel, and a group of people who proposed it.

If the unrest in the city today is correct.

That means Zhai Shan is wrong.

If the emperor's grandson is deposed, how can he, the official minister of the Ministry of Personnel, who openly proposed that the three women join the court as officials, continue to stand in the court?

After Zhai Shan spoke, Ren Hengtai spoke again: "The urgent matter at the moment, the first step, is to dispatch officials to clarify all the facts here in front of the people. The Jinyiwei, together with Yousi, should step up the arrest of those who secretly promote rumors and coerce the people into unrest. After the imperial abdication ceremony 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 raised his head and glanced at Xu Yungong.

Xu Yungong bowed and clasped his fists: "I think what Mr. Ren Ge and Zhai Ge said is reasonable."

Zhu Biao looked at Master Xie Jin and Gao Yangzhi again.

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

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

The master and the disciple seemed to have agreed upon it, and they bowed down.

"I believe that what Ren Ge and Zhai Ge said is fair."

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

"My intention is actually to put down the turmoil in the city first. However, since the cabinet all holds the same opinion, and Mr. Ren Ge and Zhai Ge have said that the grandson is right, the current turmoil in the city is actually instigated by evil people. Then... Xi'an Gate For the people who are petitioning outside, let Mr. Ren Ge and Zhai Ge go to lobby."

How could Ren Hengtai think about anything else at this time.

As long as the emperor's grandson can not be deposed now, it will be a blessing, and the court will be able to maintain stability for the time being.

He immediately accepted the order, and when he turned around, he gave Xie Jin a faint look.

According to Ren Hengtai's calculations, if the emperor's grandson was really to be deposed, I am afraid that the pair of masters and disciples, Xie Jin and Gao Yangzhi, would immediately launch a rebellion in the court.

At that time, the court will not have a peaceful day.

Rather than that, it would be better to protect the emperor's grandson to the death.

And in Ren Hengtai's heart, he is actually very satisfied with Zhu Yunxi, the emperor's grandson. It can even be said that after eliminating some of the methods and methods that he thinks are too radical, Ren Hengtai admires Zhu Yunxi, the emperor's grandson. .

Zhai Shan, on the other hand, fell steadily with his heart in suspense.

Secretly he breathed a sigh of relief.

To protect your grandson is to protect yourself.

Whether it is public or private, this must be done.

He was just a little strange. Logically speaking, if the prince wanted to depose the grandson, the first two people to oppose it would be the masters and disciples Jie Jin and Gao Yangzhi.

After all, they were all the benchmarks for Xin Xue in the court, and they were pushed up by Tai Sun.

Even if master and disciple Xie Jin and Gao Yangzhi don’t speak.

But whether it was Xu Yungong, Mu Ying or Li Jinglong, they could not remain silent, but should firmly oppose it.

The Xu family now has an inexplicable relationship with Taisun's Mansion. Most of the Xu family's property is now located on Jiaozhi Road and the sea. Xu Yungong cannot just sit back and ignore the possibility of Taisun being deposed.

Not to mention Mu Ying, the newly promoted Duke of Guizhou was the father-in-law of his grandson.

After the grandson was deposed, the Mu family would probably return to Yunnan.

However, the last one, Cao Guogong Li Jinglong, whether he opposed or supported it, was actually normal.

But don't forget.

During the Ming Dynasty's Eastern Expedition, Li Jinglong was appointed as the General of the Eastern Expedition, but it was his grandson who recommended him.

Li Jinglong was crowned king because of Taisun's words in the stands of the Xicheng Football Stadium, which made it come true.

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These people, who should clearly support the grandson, remained silent in the Wenhua Palace.

On the contrary, he and his chief assistant spoke out against it. Zhai Shan was a little confused.

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

But behind him, the prince's voice came into his ears.

"At noon, if the turmoil in the city cannot be quelled and the people cannot disperse and go home, I should write a petition to depose the emperor's grandson."

Zhai Shan couldn't help but shake his shoulders.

After leaving the Wenhua Palace, Zhai Shan immediately determined the time.

"There's still more than an hour until noon."

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

Ren Hengtai frowned and felt uneasy in his heart.

He said solemnly: "No matter how much time is left, today we must persuade the people to retreat and quell the unrest. We must not depose the grandson."

Zhai Shan nodded.

Ren Hengtai stepped forward and warned in a deep voice once again: "Remember, tomorrow is my abdication ceremony. You can't make any mistakes at this time!"

Zhai Shan hesitated in his eyes and asked in a low voice: "What if we can't persuade the people later?"

Ren Hengtai snorted coldly.

"I am the chief minister of the cabinet. Whether it is the Military and Horse Department or the Beijing Army, you should listen to what I say!"

The chief and assistant minister, who had always only sought stability in the court and pursued a steady approach while being conservative, had a murderous look in his eyes.

Zhai Shan followed Ren Hengtai without stopping, and the two of them walked in a hurry.

Zhai Shan sighed: "I always feel that this matter is not that simple. How could the people in the city be mobilized in such a short period of time? If we just look at the obvious, this matter is probably the work of the three families of Song, Luo and Qi. Because. But if that’s the case, aren’t the three of them asking for their own death?”

Ren Hengtai's eyes were stunned for a moment.

Then he said to the cabinet ministers who were following behind them: "Send orders to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to arrest the Song, Luo and Qi families first."

No matter what the truth of today's matter is, it cannot be separated from these three families.

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

The two of them quickly left Xi'an Gate.

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

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

To the west of Xuanjin Bridge, all the way from Xi'anmenwai Street to the west, extending to Liu Junshi Bridge, and spreading to the north and south, all the streets and alleys were crowded with people.

Zhai Shan just glanced at it, his scalp went numb and he broke out in cold sweat.

If today's matter is not handled well, if something unexpected happens in the middle, it will really cause chaos.

He followed Ren Hengtai with stiff legs.

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

A Qianhu officer from the Yulin Guard stood in front of Ren Hengtai and Zhai Shan, sweating profusely.

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

"Too dangerous!"

"Just now, our people were all smashed into pieces by objects thrown by the crowd."

Official Qianhu had good intentions, but he was also afraid that something would happen to the cabinet under his nose.

Ren Hengtai looked very ugly at this time, but his attitude was extremely tough.

"I have been ordered to come here to lobby the people, please let me go!"

Qian Huguan had no choice but to personally escort Ren Hengtai and Zhai Shan to the west of Xuanjin Bridge.

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

"Haven't Jin Yiwei found out the cause of the matter?"

"This matter must come to an end. Let Jiang Yu investigate it. If he can't, don't come to see me again."

Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang was leaning on the soft couch, looking at the emperor's great-grandson and the emperor's great-granddaughter lying on the ground, his expression not good-looking.

After falling ill twice last year, the founding emperor who regained control of the Central Plains finally showed his old age.

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

"The matter is still under investigation, and the results should be available soon. But no matter what, those three families and those involved behind the scenes must be cleaned up first."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "After the abdication ceremony tomorrow, you will be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. You can decide what to do."

Zhu Biao was very calm and just changed his words: "Two days ago, the Shuiyuan envoy told my son that my father has not been taking medicine very much recently?"

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

Only then did Zhu Biao frown.

"Father's body is the most important thing. If it were not for the sake of father's body, it would be impossible for me to take over this responsibility. The children are still young, so you have to cultivate yourself well and wait for these children to grow up. .”

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't bear the prince's noisy. He raised his head and glared at Zhu Biao: "That medicine is too bitter! I have suffered all my life, why are you still suffering at the end? Don't take it! Don't take it!"

Zhu Biao was a little helpless.

The old man is becoming more and more indulgent now.

Zhu Biao hummed a few times and remained silent.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at the two children on the ground, but he kept glancing at the prince from the corner of his eye.

After a while.

Zhu Yuanzhang finally relented.

"Okay, okay, won't it be enough if I take the medicine?"

"Can you just tell the person in the imperial kitchen to bring over some more sweets after I take the medicine?"

A smile appeared on Zhu Biao's face, but he shook his head: "It won't work. According to the latest research from Taiyuan Hospital, eating too many sweets can easily lead to obesity. When Brother Chi lost weight, in addition to not eating greasy food and exercising frequently, Just strictly control sweets."

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

Zhu Biao smiled, sat aside and read a book.

until noon.

Zhu Biao slowly raised his head and glanced outside.

Sun Gou'er, the chief steward of the inner palace who had been guarding the palace, also took a look outside.

Then he looked at the emperor and the prince.

Finally, Sun Gouer took out a copy of the Minghuang Imperial Edict from the table beside him.

Hongwu thirty-one years, the fourteenth day of the first lunar month.

A quarter past noon.

Outside Xi'an.

"His Majesty's decree is to seize the throne of Zhu Yunxi's grandson." (End of this chapter)