Queen Mother Zhang's expression was ugly, but she could only ask him to sit down and speak slowly.
Zhang Yong and Wei Bin on the side had just finished reading Xie Jian, and they also felt that today was too exciting.
Your Highness is really...a good trick!
Was this His Highness's own idea, or the handiwork of Yuan Changshi whom he recruited?
Now, they couldn't help but want to hear Jiang Mian speak frankly about the current situation.
Jiang Mian thought for a while and then spoke: "Establishing a direct descendant or establishing a virtuous person and establishing virtue has been controversial since ancient times. If you seek stability, you will establish a direct descendant and establish an elder; if you seek governance, you will establish virtuous and virtuous people. But throughout the ages, it is difficult to describe virtue. , and it is often accompanied by bloody storms and tragedies in the Tian family, so for the sake of eternal life, in the end, the main thing is to establish a direct descendant."
"But now, His Highness has both sides. The late Emperor has no children. In this situation, His Highness was chosen because of the moral order. It is more stable to establish him. Now if there is no heir, there will be some instability. Based on what Your Highness has shown Smart, skillful, and able to make up for it.”
Zhang Yong's scalp was numb and he couldn't help but look at the Queen Mother.
This was indeed a trick, and even the chief assistant's emotions were stimulated to collapse.
Jiang Mian's expression was complicated: "What your Highness said in your thank you note today can be regarded as a wise statement. Your Highness is extraordinary. At the age of fifteen, although he has not presented a clear and feasible strategy, it is already called He is a child prodigy. He is bound to do so with an open heart, and he is also a gentleman."
"The imperial edict will be interpreted in this way. It is indeed difficult for the ministers and the Queen Mother to argue. Although Your Highness accepted the imperial edict first, it shows his scheming, but if there is a fight in Anlu, with hundreds of officials in Huguang present, things will get out of hand. . Keeping it secret but not announced is certainly beneficial to His Highness, respected by the Queen Mother, and even more honorable to the ministers and others."
"Your Highness is unwilling to give up blood relatives and serve the great clan, because of his filial piety; His Highness is willing to use his own blood to succeed the Daxing Emperor, and his loyalty is perfect; His Highness cherishes the country and country of his ancestors, and has the ambition to work hard for the descendants of the Ming Dynasty for all generations. He is both benevolent and Be brave; before His Highness arrives, I have already decided to retreat. Isn’t this a plan?"
"If the Queen Mother and her ministers insist on the need for heirs and successors, and His Highness really resigns and settles down in the sea of books in the palace, then he is true to his word. In this way, the world will inevitably criticize the Queen Mother and his ministers. Intentions. It is understandable that the Queen Mother does not want to have no heirs in the filial temple, and it is certainly an immature thing for ministers to fear disordered inheritance. However, a king who is kind and righteous, loyal and filial, has both etiquette and wisdom, and is true to his word will eventually be This is a low-level policy, and it is also ridiculed by selfishness."
Hearing this, the Queen Mother's heart became cold and she seemed to have no way out.
"Your Highness is entrusted with the edict drawn up by the Queen Mother and the ministers, and the title of great justice is already in hand. The Queen Mother and the ministers can change the edict again, but if they want to be loyal to Emperor Daxing, they can only choose their youngest son to succeed him as Emperor Daxing. The disadvantages of this were already made clear by the late Emperor on the night of his great visit."
"Jiefu passed the imperial examination at the age of twelve and became a Jinshi at the age of nineteen. He became famous at a young age. With Jiefu's current abilities, before he met Xie Jian, there was only one His Highness who was deceived and wanted to lead hundreds of officials to persuade His Highness. Isn't that true? Is it because the work is done? Now that I have seen the thank you note, I know that His Highness is very determined and I am afraid that I will not be able to persuade him."
"Queen Mother, now that the imperial edict has been issued, your Highness, although he has not yet ascended the throne, is already the king and father in the hearts of the people of the world. It is possible to depose and establish him again at this moment, but that is tantamount to treason. With all due respect, I will continue to the heirs. Regarding matters, whether to persuade or not depends on the ministers; whether to listen or not depends on the emperor; whether to obey or not depends on whether the disaster caused by Xiao Qiang can be pacified, and it also depends on the support of the civil and military officials and the people."
"As long as His Highness insists on his own way, then a hundred years later, it will be nothing more than a conclusion in the history books about who is a foolish king and who is a rebellious minister. Now His Highness uses this letter of thanks to tell the ministers that if he does not listen to the advice, the officials and subjects will probably still be convinced. Even if there is a disaster, it can probably be quelled by His Highness's bravery. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty made the Xuanwu Revolution, and I, Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty, made peace with the people. But now who would say that these two are not wise kings?"
At this time, Queen Mother Zhang, Zhang Yong, and Wei Bin were really stunned.
The words of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty were spoken out quite frankly.
"...Mr. Mao Ge, do you think so too?" Queen Mother Zhang's tone became panicked.
Mao Ji bowed and said: "Nine-five Supreme Beings, how powerful is your authority? If a foolish king does it, the world will be in chaos. If a wise king holds it, the world will be in great order. Since ancient times, in order to be a righteous king, you must first appoint a prince to select a famous teacher to teach him. After succeeding to the throne, There are also hundreds of officials to assist him and advise him. The behavior of upright monarchs is often represented by the struggle between the monarch and his ministers, which is suspected of the monarch and his ministers competing for power."
"His Highness was born in Anlu and grew up in Anlu. He was not taught by a famous teacher. His Highness is inherently extreme in his words, and the loyal words of his ministers are certainly offensive, but they must be remonstrated one after another. Although His Highness's words today are high-ambition, they are also willful and petty. Look at the difficulties of the country! Succession and succession is a prudent choice, and making the country rich and powerful cannot be accomplished overnight. Before I go to the palace tomorrow, I will speak impartially to His Highness!"
Empress Dowager Zhang was furious: "Having not received a famous teacher or a famous teacher, now all you care about is how he will manage the government after he ascends the throne? What will happen to him after he succeeds to the throne?"
Jiang Mian and Mao Ji could only kneel there and say nothing.
Empress Dowager Zhang was dismayed: now none of the cabinet ministers could stop him from ascending the throne with the attitude of inheriting the throne without heirs.
This is all a sentence in the thank you note that is conservative, or that sentence is disloyal to Emperor Daxing.
Could it be that I had no choice but to issue an edict to depose him?
"I understand. You all want to leave a good reputation. So, now you are actually trying to persuade me not to have my own way. What if I just want to establish someone else?"
Queen Mother Zhang suddenly said something darkly, and Wei Bin and Zhang Yong felt a chill on the back of their necks.
Jiang Mian was silent for a moment and then lowered his head and answered, but in a firm tone: "Jiefu has already said that he can't do anything about Yihuo, so naturally I will do the same."
"Don't you obey my decree?" Queen Mother Zhang's tone was extremely cold.
"The Queen Mother." Jiang Mian gritted his teeth and made up his mind to kowtow his head to the ground. "I will bow to the Queen Mother even if I die. I must not talk about abolishing the establishment. This is the source of trouble! The successor has arrived in the suburbs of Beijing. Once it is abolished in full view of the public, the war will begin! Even if the rebellion can be suppressed, the vitality of our Ming Dynasty will be greatly damaged, and the country will be destroyed for some time!"
"He will inherit the throne but not heirs. Didn't you also say that this would be the case?"
"I should give you my honest advice. The people in the world are still unaware of this dispute over great gifts. Even if I can't make His Highness change his mind, I would like to advise His Highness not to be too busy chasing after King Xingxian and crowning Princess Xingxian. In this way, , there is still time to make adequate preparations to prevent it from happening. However, when the news of the abolition and establishment is together, the news spreads like wildfire, and the harm of the two cannot be compared. "
Behind the curtain, Queen Mother Zhang's face was filled with frost, but Queen Xia, who was originally confused, finally understood something.
That heir refused to have an heir, but was willing to adopt a prince to raise for her, so that Emperor Zhengde would continue to have heirs!
Queen Xia could only suppress her expectations, but looked at her mother with a gloomy face with fear and anxiety.
Empress Dowager Zhang did not expect that the ministers in the cabinet would be forced to retreat by such a thank you note, and instead persuaded her not to appoint someone else.
Calling Queen Xia over made it difficult for her to get off stage.
Is this the ritual that they said before that there would be no succession without heirs?
Co-author: They all actually understand that as long as the emperor is capable enough, nothing will be a problem?
"I understand." Empress Dowager Zhang finally spoke, "Then tomorrow you can advise His Highness first, and then report to me to make a decision."
"...I have one more thing to say, I will give you the gift of death."
"speak!"
Jiang Mian thought that it was all said and done, and said bravely: "If Your Highness insists on inheriting the throne without heirs, there will be many hidden dangers in adopting a son to Emperor Daxing. Even if Your Highness wants to ensure that Emperor Daxing continues to have no heirs, there will be many dangers." We can't rashly assume that the future prince will adopt him. Either the prince has grown up, or we can only choose a younger son from the outer sect and directly become a vassal..."
Queen Xia's heart suddenly sank, and Queen Mother Zhang said angrily: "Get out! Get out of here!"
"Your Majesty, please leave!"
Jiang Mian and Mao Ji left immediately.
The sound of breaking porcelain cups came from behind, and Wei Bin, Zhang Yong and the others knelt down in response.
