In the Wenhua Hall, as Zhu Yi bowed his head and made an impassioned speech, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became even more tense.
The eyes of a group of ministers below were constantly darting between the emperor and Zhu Yi. They were both surprised and somewhat impressed.
Zhu Yi is really going all out!
The elders present were all smart people, so when they saw Zhu Yi's memorial, they had already roughly guessed Zhu Yi's intention.
The memorial said two things. One was to ask for an early date for the East Palace to leave the cabinet, and the other was to reset the young army.
The political purpose of these two things was very obvious. The preservation of capital and stability was a great achievement. Although it was not as good as the meritorious service, it was enough to make the court no longer care about Zhu Yong's failure in the Yao'erling battle.
However, there must be a prerequisite to achieve this.
That is to say, if this matter is to be done, if it is just a memorial, and in the end the emperor just says that he will discuss it later, then it will be in vain.
Therefore, we had to create momentum and think of ways to force the emperor to face up to this memorial instead of just passing it by.
However, it is obviously unrealistic to want people to take risks with him just based on the so-called righteousness. Therefore, after the prince came out of the cabinet, he proposed to reset the young army.
Perhaps the appointment of the Eastern Palace to the cabinet would not bring any immediate and practical benefits to the nobles, but the young army attached to the Eastern Palace was a step forward for the nobles' disciples.
At the same time, in order to ensure that his dominant position would not be robbed, Zhu Yi also persuaded his father-in-law, Hu Hu, the Minister of Rites, to escort him and join him.
In this way, there is this memorial in front of everyone.
This is not something that is difficult to guess. It is easy to figure it out by connecting the two. However, it is enough for the ministers to marvel at the courage of this young prince.
You must know that there are two main factors that hinder the restoration of the Duke of Chengguo. One is the resistance of the officials in the court. The crux of the problem is that Zhu Yong humiliated the country by losing his troops, which indirectly led to the disaster of the Civil War.
The other is the resistance from the emperor. Again, whether the Chengguo Palace can be restored to its title depends to a large extent on the emperor's wishes.
At the beginning, Zhu Yi understood this and worked hard to please the emperor. But later, perhaps due to a combination of circumstances and the interference of various factors, the Chengguo government was self-defeating and offended the emperor.
Of course, all the ministers standing in this palace understand that the original draft was by no means the main reason for the breakdown of the relationship between the two parties, it was just a trigger.
The real reason actually came down to the fact that it came from the court. At that time, the aftermath of the civil war was still lingering. The courtiers had deep resentment towards Zhu Yong. The emperor had just ascended the throne and his foundation was unstable. He did not want to be with the people because of this incident. The minister caused a disturbance.
However, Zhu Yi refused to stay calm and kept running around, jumping up and down in an attempt to regain his title. This resulted in Zhu Yi being reprimanded by the emperor and ordered him to bury Zhu Yong with the rites of a duke.
As for what happened later, in fact, many things were beyond our control.
The emperor's refusal to give Zhu Yong a posthumous title as a rule was tantamount to erasing Zhu Yong's half-life contribution. This was like a political signal, seeming to indicate the decline of the Chengguo Duke's palace.
In the circle of nobles and nobles, they are often more realistic than civil servants. As soon as this incident came out, all the mansions became indifferent to the Duke of Chengguo, especially those who had had grudges in the past and who unscrupulously occupied the Duke of Chengguo. Properties, mansions and other industries.
At this time, the Queen Mother of Shangsheng happened to take action and granted a marriage to the Duke of Chengguo and the Duke of England.
In this case, even if it was just to get rid of the real predicament, Cheng Guo Gongfu actually had no other choice.
However, once you embark on this path, it is difficult to turn back.
Therefore, in fact, for the Duke of Chengguo, it is actually relatively simple to resolve the resistance of the courtiers. How to get the emperor to agree to restore the Duke of Chengguo's title is the most difficult thing.
It is true that promoting the East Palace to become a cabinet is a great achievement, but even if it is necessary to reward the merits, the emperor still has the final say on how to reward them.
Therefore, it stands to reason that at this time, Zhu Yi should be more careful not to anger the emperor too much.
But now, look at what this lord has done. Not only did his words become more outrageous, but he also provoked the emperor to even say that he wanted to "abolish the Chengguo Duke's Mansion".
That's not all. Seeing Zhu Yi put aside the official hat he had just taken off after finishing his words, then kowtowed three times respectfully, got up and left directly, the elders were even more shocked in their hearts.
This is really a gamble!
You must know that the emperor is just unwilling to have a head-on conflict with his courtiers, but this does not mean that if a conflict does occur, the emperor will not be able to suppress it.
Now that Zhu Yi had put the emperor on the throne, he had created a loyal image in the court that was dedicated to the public good and would not hesitate to put his own title on the line to win the crown prince's early resignation.
However, from the emperor's point of view, this is a naked slap in the emperor's face.
If the emperor is really cruel and ignores the advice of his courtiers and takes this opportunity to completely abolish the Chengguo Palace, presumably no one in the whole court will really work hard to save a crumbling Chengguo. The government is against the emperor.
On the contrary, perhaps the bosses will feel that it not only achieves the purpose of the prince leaving the cabinet and stabilizing his capital, but also gives the emperor a place to vent his accumulated anger, and can also give the nobles another blow, so why not Why?
Therefore, I have to say that Zhu Yi really made a dangerous move this time.
If the situation develops well, the Chengguo Palace will naturally be restored to its title, but if it develops poorly, the outcome may be...
As expected, when Zhu Yi saw Zhu Yi walking out of the palace, looking like she was alone and had been wronged, the emperor's face became even more ugly and he shouted sternly.
"Wynn!"
"The slave is here!"
"I will go immediately to convey the order and protect the general Zhu Yi. His words and deeds are arrogant and inappropriate. I feel very sorry for him. I will remove him from his official position and demote him to a common people with immediate effect."
"His father Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, was controlled by power and traitor. He underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly. He lost his troops and humiliated the country. Tens of thousands of Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers were buried in Yao'erling. This was a serious crime. From now on, he will be deprived of the Dukeship of Chengguo and his hereditary inheritance will be taken back. Iron ticket!"
The emperor has never been one to swallow his anger. The two decrees were made in cold voices, with unquestionable firmness and anger.
If it was Cheng Jing who was in the Wenhua Hall at this time, then maybe he would have stopped him. However, Hua En's greatest advantage is actually the same as Shu Liang's, that is, being obedient.
Therefore, when the emperor finished speaking, he handed over his hand without hesitation.
"This slave accepts the order!"
After saying that, he turned around and led the people out of the palace to announce the decree. At this moment, all the ministers present could no longer sit still and stepped forward one after another.
"Your Majesty, calm down..."
