"I think you are overly worried. Assuming that King Rui really inherits the throne, Wang Zaijin and the others really get closer."
"But will this make you die?"
"I have made it very clear just now, once the emperor is the emperor, there are always ministers."
"Even if Wang Zaijin and the others are moving closer to King Rui, and they are sincerely supporting Zuo, can King Rui really accept them?"
"Even if King Rui accepts them, can King Rui trust them?"
"Can they still be as powerful and powerful as they are now?"
Upon hearing this, hope suddenly ignited in the hearts of others. It was indeed the case.
The current emperor can trust Wang Zhong and them in Jin Dynasty, but as long as he dies, how can the successors trust them so much?
So everyone started a heated discussion with each other.
After two full hours, the matter was finally decided.
Both the traditional gentry in the south of the Yangtze River and the officials from Donglin have always believed that they must contact King Rui as early as possible to leave a good impression in his mind.
As long as King Rui accepts them and reaches a consensus, they will mobilize all resources and manpower to support King Rui in his competition.
Although their power in the court was extremely weak, looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, their background and power were not comparable to the "upstarts" such as Wang Zaijin and Xu Guangqi.
Where do the taxes from the imperial court come from? Nearly half of them were collected from Jiangnan provinces.
What do tens of millions of people in the north eat? That is also food grown in the south of the Yangtze River.
Without traditional nobles like them, the imperial court in the capital would be nothing more than a joke.
And what is the advantage of the Donglin Party members? That is, disciples and ancient officials are all over the world.
Although they experienced several major purges by the emperor, Donglin officials serving in Beijing suffered a devastating blow.
As a result, there are now less than twenty people, and most of them are minor officials of the sixth and seventh grades, with no sense of existence.
But in other areas, especially in their base camp of Nanjing, officials from Donglin still occupy a place.
They can openly and openly promote King Rui and attract political capital for his use, thereby supporting him to compete.
So this is why they dare to challenge the royalist officials headed by Wang Zaijin.
"In that case, I will go to the Wenhua Palace to meet King Rui tomorrow on official business grounds to find out what he is and what he is."
"If he is really ambitious, then we will do our best to help him reach the top."
As the initiator of this key meeting, Zhang Jin was naturally the first to bear the brunt.
When other people see someone volunteering to be the leader, they naturally have no objections.
Although the emperor was dying, he had not died yet. He could not tell when he would have murderous intentions and drag a few people to be buried with him.
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At the same time, Wang Zaijin, who is now the cabinet minister and also the Minister of War and the Minister of War, is not idle either.
After learning that the emperor's life was in danger, he immediately found his second assistant Xu Guangqi for discussion.
Although Xu Guangqi had a normal relationship with him, if the emperor died, it would have a huge impact on both of them.
After all, both of them were promoted by the emperor under unusual circumstances. They have been in power for the past two years, although many people have attached themselves to them.
But the foundation is really too shallow.
Not to mention that Wang Zaijin offended many officials and made many enemies in the court.
But he knew very well that his position in this position was entirely due to the emperor's strong support and trust.
Without this factor, I am afraid that he would have been attacked by a group of people, and he might have died.
Therefore, he must make plans for the future.
And Xu Guangqi, who is more similar to him, is naturally his primary target.
Xu Guangqi is not a fool. What Wang Zaijin can think of is that he
How could you not know?
Therefore, the two hit it off and reached a strategic alliance.
Then he summoned several of his confidants and trustworthy officials to his mansion and held an internal small meeting.
The content of their discussion was naturally about who would succeed the emperor after his death.
The emperor had no heirs, which was really difficult for them.
According to the rules of the Emperor Ming's ancestors, the emperor's brother Guang Wang Zhu Youjian should succeed to the throne.
But the king in Jin did not want him to return to the capital to succeed the emperor. King Guang was not like the current emperor.
Therefore, his idea was to choose a suitable one from the emperor's cousins, just like Yang Tinghe did back then. This would be the most beneficial to him.
However, the emperor appointed his elder, King Rui, as the supervisor of the country, which disrupted his plans and ideas.
"From my point of view, if King Rui succeeds to the throne of emperor, it is not unreasonable. I just don't know what his mind is and how he can govern the country."
There are fundamental differences between Xu Guangqi and Wang Zaijin.
The reason why Wang Zaijin is so nervous about this is because he is afraid that his current power will be broken down and lost.
Although he is just an ordinary minister in the cabinet, his two part-time jobs are both very powerful.
Although Xu Guangqi also offended some people, he was much worse than Wang Zaijin.
And he has never been interested in fighting in court. He is just worried that his new ideas and advanced technologies will not be widely used.
"What Mr. Xu Ge said is true, but Mr. Ge didn't think about it from another angle. King Rui is already in his thirties and his mind has already matured."
"And he has always been deaf to what is going on outside the window. You may not know that King Rui seeks sutras and goes to the Buddha."
"Besides, after so many years, I have never heard of what he did. In my opinion, he is probably mediocre."
"Our Ming Dynasty is now at a critical moment. If we don't have a Holy Lord like Your Majesty to control the ministers, it won't be long before we return to the scene and customs of the Wanli Period."
As staunch royalist officials, Wei Guangwei and Wang Zaijin were inseparable.
When he was ordered by the emperor to establish the Department of Education and expand and build new schools on the basis of the original schools, he offended many wealthy gentry.
Therefore, his idea was the same as that of Wang Zaijin, that is, the successor king must be under their control, so that they can protect their royalist officials with unstable foundations.
Xu Guangqi heard this and did not respond.
They are all old foxes in the officialdom. Even if they don't tell them, they can't hide their thoughts from him.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Taichang Temple Minister Huo Weihua said pertinently:
"Didn't His Majesty already allow King Rui to participate in politics? We can just take this opportunity to have a closer look."
"If that doesn't work, we can go to Qianqing Palace in time to meet with His Majesty and explain the pros and cons."
"Your Majesty is a holy king, and he always pursues truth from facts. If King Rui is incapable, your Majesty will definitely choose someone else."
