Jingming

Chapter 17 Coaxing, deceiving and intimidating?
"Mao Cheng said that His Royal Highness misinterpreted the edict to coerce each other with power, which is really suspected of forcing the descendants to retreat; Liang Chu said that the country should be the most important thing now, if it is easier, it is inevitable that all the vassal kings will have delusions, it is better to change the note first Welcome the heir to the throne." Queen Mother Zhang said coldly, "That night, it was you, Mr. Yang Ge, who spoke convincingly about his succession status."

"This is His Royal Highness's misinterpretation of the last edict!" Yang Tinghe replied firmly, "Scholar Liang has made the decision to let the heir go to the palace first, and tomorrow I will go to the palace in person. Please put the country and the country as the most important thing, and be the heir to the great sect! Your Highness does not follow the ancestral system to ascend the throne, and the ministers should remonstrate with death."

"Is remonstrance useful? Liang Chu has already resigned and apologized! If he can't persuade you, you can persuade him? If you can't persuade him, you can resign and ask him to promote his own people to the cabinet, right?" Empress Dowager Zhang said coldly, "Leaving the palace alone and only swallowing the bitter fruit of your wrong edict, is this your plan?"

Mao Ji immediately knelt down and defended: "The Empress Dowager Mingjian! Since the Ministry of Rites planned to enter the city and enter the palace, since it is made in accordance with the rules of the crown prince, it means that the ministers have no other intentions. However, today's incident happened, and the ministers have already neglected their duties. His Highness's insistence on filial piety and his remarks on the will should have been thoughtful. It's just that since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, this fact is a special case, and in order to prevent any changes, we acted hastily."

He also said that he was guilty, and that the circumstances were justifiable, and Empress Dowager Zhang's complexion did not ease much because of this.

Jiang Mian looked at Yang Tinghe, who was bending over in front of him, and felt that he was in a dead end.

The heir has already received the edict, if the queen mother and the cabinet ministers in Beijing abolish the edict and appoint someone else, then they will definitely be doing power rape.

Offend the new emperor, offend the queen mother, or be a power traitor to welcome the crusade, choose one.

There was a flash of firmness in Yang Tinghe's eyes looking down at the floor tiles, and then he raised his head: "Queen Mother, the old minister, please sing alone!"

Jiang Mian and Mao Ji were shocked, and Zhang Yong, Wei Bin and others also changed their faces.

This has always been the case for colleagues of comparable status.

Who is Yang Tinghe going to attack now?

Is it Gu Dayong, or Liang Chu?
But these two people have already confessed their crimes, and said that after returning to Beijing, they will ask for a crime.

Empress Dowager Zhang nodded after thinking for a moment: "Alright. Wei Bin, please go to Dongnuange for a rest."

"The Queen Mother..." Wei Bin was a little nervous. He dared not underestimate the ability and power of the first assistant over the years.

"Huh?" Queen Mother Zhang snorted dissatisfied.

Wei Bin could only bend down to plead guilty, looked at Yang Tinghe worriedly, and then went out.

"Old Yang Ge, if you have any good ideas now, just sit down and talk straight." Empress Dowager Zhang asked the eunuch beside her to move a round stool over.

In her selfish heart, she naturally hoped that Zhu Houcong would succeed her clearly, so that she would have the status of a aunt.

Yang Tinghe bowed his arms, sat down and said slowly: "Gu Dayong is close to the officials of the royal family, but the old ministers are far away. Your Highness is only fifteen years old. Such a misinterpretation of the edict is hard to imagine that his wise plan is His Highness's original intention."

"Ge Lao means that the ministers conspired with the officials of the palace to claim credit?" Queen Mother Zhang asked back with a frown.

"The close ministers of the inner palace have always been more likely to be trusted."

"...What does the elder mean?"

"I think that His Highness still doesn't understand that only succession is not succession. The legal system is not clear, and the harm is far-reaching. Filial piety has a big and small size. Your Highness is not only the son of King Xingxian, but also the blood of the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty. This time, it is true. There is something strange. Now that His Highness has accepted the imperial edict, it is impossible to abolish it. Tomorrow, when all the officials in front of the palace persuade him, His Highness will naturally change his mind."

Empress Dowager Zhang understood a bit: "Elder Ge means... let all the officials discuss together, so that His Highness can understand what people want?"

"Exactly. The imperial edict was drafted by the ministers and others. How His Highness interprets it depends on the ministers and others. Uncle Liang is only concerned with the overall situation, so as not to put the world in danger of turmoil."

Yang Tinghe emphasized the cabinet's right to interpret the edict, but Empress Dowager Zhang worried: "It's just that if the officials advise, he still won't listen..."

Yang Tinghe said solemnly: "I firmly believe that Your Highness is only being provoked by traitors, and thinks that there is nothing wrong with following the will. However, if all the ministers in the court have objections, Your Highness must understand that the importance of the clan cannot be ignored."

His tone was extremely confident, but Queen Mother Zhang still couldn't believe it.

Yang Tinghe said again: "Gu Dayong's private audience is not to be tolerated! His generation has a lot of bad deeds, and now he puts the important affairs of the clan behind him, and he is punishable for his clever words and tricks to please God! There is a sudden disturbance in the capital. I ask the Empress Dowager to order that when the successor arrives in Beijing tomorrow, immediately arrest Gu Dayong, Zhang Jin, and Wei Lin, and take away Wei Bin and Zhang Yong's posts."

Queen Mother Zhang was silent.

Yang Tinghe persuaded: "The Empress Dowager, Your Highness has lived in the palace for a long time, and has not been taught by a famous teacher. In the future, when you study the classics, you will understand the painstaking efforts of the Empress Dowager and the ministers."

"The more important question now is, Mr. Ge, what if the child doesn't listen?"

"In the hall tomorrow, the best strategy is to persuade His Highness, the middle strategy is to persuade the officials, and the worst strategy is to take Gu Day and use them first. You can slightly change the entry into the palace, but the successor name is indispensable. But After entering the palace, the successor canonize the crown prince first, and then persuade Jin to ascend the throne."

Empress Dowager Zhang looked at him deeply: "Could you change the Yi Zhu slightly? Mr. Ge means that even persuasion, deception and threats, there is always one way that will work?"

"I always believe that His Highness is just being instigated by others, without knowing the benefits." Yang Tinghe said solemnly.

At that time, Sijun will understand that he can only be instigated by traitors, and his interests are unknown.Ascension to the throne is just the beginning, is he really going to be a loner?
Empress Dowager Zhang was noncommittal, but discussed the issue of succession procedures before him.

In her mind, it was impossible for things to turn out for the best.Since the heir already has the idea of ​​not being an heir in his heart, I'm afraid he can only suppress him in the future.

As a result, the palace really needs to have better control.Although Gu Dayong's foreign ministers were very afraid of these people, it was only a matter of one word to take them, and Empress Dowager Zhang was not afraid.

On the contrary, they should not be allowed to take risks out of desperation and kill themselves.

In the end, before she and Yang Tinghe had finished discussing, the eunuch from the office of the Li Jianjian came anxiously outside the hall: "Report! Liangxiang is in a hurry, and the heir is thanking me!"

When Queen Mother Zhang heard the words, her heart suddenly jumped: "Submit it quickly!"

The thank you form to the monarch is a ceremonial official document.

Those for the emperor are called Biao, and those for the Empress Dowager are called Jian.

Now the emperor has passed away, so Zhu Houcong posted Xie Jian.

But why so strange?

At this sensitive time, Zhu Houcong went directly to Xie Jian in his own name?
What does he want to thank?
How could Wei Bin and the others hold back at the East Nuan Pavilion?They hurriedly asked to see what Si Jun said.

After being allowed to go in, seeing that Queen Mother Zhang had finished reading, she handed the Xie Jian to the eunuch beside her with a complicated expression, and handed it to Yang Tinghe.

Jiang Mian saw that Yang Tinghe's face became paler and paler, curious and worried.

At this time, I only heard Empress Dowager Zhang say: "Go and invite the queen."

Jiang Mian was even more confused: what do you want the queen to do?
(End of this chapter)