Acting as an agent to supervise the country and temporarily take over the power of the monarch?
What Chen Jizhi said shocked the government and the public. Chen Jizhi's words were tantamount to saying that Zhu Yunwen was no longer able to survive, and the prince was probably gone too. It would be easier for everyone to simply establish another emperor and find someone to seal the affairs.
Jian Yi, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, heard this and became furious in the court: "The emperor is lying on the bed sick and has not yet woken up, and you can say such treacherous words. If this man stays in the court, there will be no daylight. Jian will not only light the lamp during the day , but also hit the pillar, sue God with your life, take your dog’s life!”
Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi, Xia Yuanji and others were even more dissatisfied with Chen Jizhi.
Zhu Yunwen was unconscious, but he had not yet died.
Zhu Wenkui's life or death is unknown, but his body has not been found yet.
It is really double-minded to jump out so eagerly at this time. This kind of person cannot be needed or kept.
Therefore, with the unanimous consent of the six ministers, cabinet ministers, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and other officials, Empress Dowager Lu used Dabao to send Chen Jizhi to Ili to herd horses in Western Xinjiang.
Chen Jizhi's departure did not calm down the situation.
The pressure on Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi, Xia Yuanji and others became more and more intense over time, and urgent documents, local documents, and documents in Beijing began to pile up.
Even if the cabinet can process documents, it cannot use a seal to give the documents authority and legitimacy. There is another huge problem with Empress Dowager Lu's use of seals, that is, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics.
Taizu built an iron and stone stele in the palace, prohibiting the harem and eunuchs from interfering in politics. Now that the stele is still there, doesn't Queen Mother Lu violate Taizu's rules by doing this?
Among the officials, there was not a small voice against Empress Dowager Lu's assumption of power. On the seventh day after Zhu Yunwen fell into unconsciousness, the court finally stirred up trouble, calling out to Lin Chengshi: "The chaos of King Dai has made people panic, and the people of Jinling have trouble sleeping day and night. The affairs of the court are piling up and no one can deal with them. It is a matter of provincial affairs. You can especially delay, but the military situation on the frontline is raging, how can you delay? At a time of internal and external troubles, one person should be elected to supervise the state affairs. Only in this way can all the people feel at ease, the soldiers on the frontline can feel at ease, and the Ming Dynasty can be stable!"
More than ten people, including Yan Xubo, the pedestrian secretary, Pan Xing, a doctor in the Ministry of War, and Liao Hong, the director of the Criminal Department, stood up to support Lin Chengshi.
Pan Xing faced a group of ministers and shouted: "We are not out for personal gain, but for the sake of national affairs. The whole world is conquering the country, there are countless external troubles, and urgent reports are coming frequently. Who points to the sky? If one person is not elected to take charge, there may be great chaos in the local area. If someone If we become ambitious again, the Ming Dynasty will collapse. How can we have the face to meet Taizu?"
Internal troubles and external troubles!
This became a beacon of justice for selecting someone to supervise state affairs.
Even Xie Jin and Yang Shiqi could not refute these remarks. After all, Empress Dowager Lu's reputation was unjust and contrary to Taizu's system.
Once the door is opened for the harem to interfere with politics, the consequences will be disastrous.
At this juncture, from the perspective of the Ming emperor, someone must be selected to temporarily manage the state affairs.
Empress Dowager Lu and Empress Ma were categorically opposed.
Under strong pressure, Xie Jin and Yang Shiqi had to stand up and lobby Empress Dowager Lu and Empress Ma, making sure that the courtiers were only choosing one person to temporarily manage the state affairs, not choosing a new monarch or establishing a new emperor. They were just acting on behalf of the monarch. As long as Emperor Jianwen wakes up, Come on, of course Emperor Jianwen has the final say.
Queen Mother Lu and Queen Ma still disagreed.
Until August 15th, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, an earthquake occurred in Fengyang, shaking the entire capital. Even the monument built for Zhu Maysi was crooked.
Officials at the Qintian Prison believed that this was a sign of a change of weather.
The ministers wrote to Empress Dowager Lu and Empress Ma that if they do not agree to appoint someone to temporarily manage the country's affairs, the next shock may not be Zhongdu but Xiaoling Mausoleum in Zhongshan.
After warning from heaven, pressure from ministers, and guarantees from the cabinet, six ministries and nine ministers, Empress Dowager Lu and Empress Ma finally relented and agreed to choose someone to take charge of the overall situation.
There are still opponents among the officials, such as the officials of the East Palace Jin Youzi and Yang Pu, as well as the Minister of Rites Dong Lun, the Minister of Hubu Zhuo Jing, etc.
Yang Pu bluntly said: "Selecting someone to act as an agent of the government is a conspiracy and a wolf's ambition."
The cabinet made a fuss, and Xie Jin and Yang Shiqi used their powers to directly convict Yang Pu and others on the charge of "not taking state affairs seriously." They were dismissed from office and stayed in Beijing to await disposal.
Yang Pu jumped and pointed at the noses of Yang Shiqi and Xie Jin.
The emperor cursed: "How much does the emperor think highly of you two? He takes you as his confidant and entrusts state affairs. The emperor is only critically ill. How dare you do such a treasonous and unethical thing? I, Yang Pu, will cut off all ties with you!"
Jin Youzi also couldn't believe that Yang Shiqi and Xie Jin were so bold and reckless, taking control of government affairs without authorization and openly dismissing officials!
Suddenly, Xie Jin and Yang Shiqi were defined as powerful women. Many officials impeached and cursed the two. But the emperor could not read the impeachment documents. These documents fell into the cabinet, and Xie Jin and Yang Shiqi did not even read them. They were burned directly. Already...
Driven by Xie Jin and Yang Shiqi, the matter of choosing who to take charge of the overall situation finally began after the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Pan Xing, a doctor in the Ministry of War, seemed to have been prepared for this. He wrote a letter recommending Zhu Zhen, the king of Chu, to act as the agent of state affairs.
It was originally very simple. Although Zhu Yunwen had a son besides Zhu Wenkui, Zhu Wenyuan was still young, less than ten years old, and could not cope with the current complicated situation.
For the current plan, we can only choose experienced, capable, and prestigious royal family members to control the overall situation.
Among the vassal kings, Zhu Laosi is the strongest, but now Zhu Laosi has gone outside the Great Wall, hoping that he will come back to take charge of the overall situation. The day lily has been eaten, not to mention that he shoulders the mission of defeating the Tatars and is the commander-in-chief of the army. Why? Can I come back?
Among the remaining kings of the Jing vassal, isn't it Zhu Lao and the Six Chu King Zhu Zhen who are the most powerful?
Looking at Zhu Zhen's "resume", you will find that Zhu Zhen is a capable person.
When Zhu Zhen was seventeen years old, he led Zhou Dexing, the Marquis of Jiangxia, to pacify the barbarians, and in the fourteenth year of Hongwu's reign, he conquered Wuchang. In the following 15, 18, 20, 24, 27, and 28 years of Hongwu, the barbarian chieftains in Huguang, Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangxi and other places were pacified.
Tang He praised Zhu Zhen: "He has a strategy."
Zhu Yuanzhang praised Zhu Zhen: "He is truly my son."
It can be seen from this that Zhu Laoliu was not a rough and arrogant man, but a brave and resourceful vassal king. It's just that Zhu Zhen's popularity is far less than that of King Zhu Quan of Liao and King Zhu Di of Yan.
But Zhu Di is not in Jinling, and Zhu Zhen is the head of the vassal kings. He will always be in charge of the overall situation. The vassal kings will obey and all the officials will be willing. Isn't it good?
Pan Xing, a doctor in the Ministry of War, was right. Zhu Zhen was indeed not a fool, but a smart man.
But Pan Xing made a fatal mistake, that is, Zhu Zhen was too smart...
Zhu Zhen was shaking his banana fan at home and watching the white clouds and dogs. He was frightened when he heard that Pan Xing, a doctor in the Ministry of War, recommended him to be the regent and act as the agent of the country.
Damn it, isn’t this killing someone without paying for it?
Everyone knows that there is a conspiracy behind the rebellion of the king, the poisoning of the emperor, and the disappearance of the prince. Whoever benefits the most is the person behind the scenes. If you make yourself regent at this time, you are not directly telling the world that I, Zhu Zhen, have harmed everyone. The emperor and the prince?
Without saying a word, Zhu Zhen picked up the steel knife and went straight to the Yamen Office of the Ministry of War...
