Choose one of Zhu Wenyuan and Zhu Yunxi.
The courtiers were immediately divided into two groups. The Ministry of Rites supported Zhu Wenyuan, while the Ministry of War supported Zhu Yunxi. The Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment were more divided, with some supporting Zhu Wenyuan and others supporting Zhu Yunxi.
Dong Lun of the Ministry of Rites was very firm: "It will be passed down according to the order of succession and according to the etiquette. Only the second prince is respected and should be the regent."
Liu Jichi, the Minister of Criminal Affairs, stood up and objected: "The person chosen by the court now is the regent, not the person who will inherit the rule. It should be a capable person. The second prince has a noble status, but he is too young and unable to control the overall situation. Many state affairs are like this." If you leave it in the hands of a child, if you harm the country, harm the people, or hurt the soldiers, who will bear the responsibility?"
Lu Yuan, the right minister of the Ministry of War, seconded Liu Jichi: "State affairs are the most important thing, and those who are capable should be at the top. Zhu Yunxi has excellent ability, handles things calmly, understands the court situation and the overall situation, and it is beneficial to the country to have him as regent."
Gu Pu, the left minister of the Ministry of War, objected: "The regent has the overall power. If Zhu Yunxi is chosen as the regent, what will happen when Zhu Wenyuan comes of age? How important is the authority of the regent? It cannot be granted to outsiders. The second prince Zhu Wenyuan should be respected. Although he is young, You are young, but with the help of the cabinet, you will have no worries."
Yang Shiqi agreed: "The second prince is smart. Although he is young, he is still sensible and polite."
Liu Jichi looked at Yang Shiqi and shouted: "If the second prince is to be the regent, will the royal family have the power, or the cabinet? Let me say, let the cabinet be the regent!"
"What do you mean?"
Yang Shiqi slapped the table.
Liu Jichi snorted: "Everyone can see clearly that the cabinet will definitely appoint the second prince as regent. It's just an ambition to control the power! You want to set up a puppet to manipulate the world. By then, how will the Ming Dynasty be affected? Aren’t you the ones who have the final say? Powerful ministers, you guys have made a good calculation!”
Yang Shiqi looked ugly, and Xie Jin stood up and said: "Liu Shilang, you are wrong to say that. Once Zhu Yunxi is elected as regent, there will probably be endless troubles in the future. At present, the life and death of the emperor and the prince are unknown, and the court must prepare for the worst and support the second prince as the regent. As regent, if something unexpected happens, it will be a matter of course for him to inherit the throne!"
Liu Jichi sneered: "Jie Ge, Yang Ge, do you really want to support a puppet and become a powerful minister who manipulates civil and military officials? Zhu Yunxi is also a member of the royal family and the emperor's younger brother. He controls the overall situation. When the second prince grows up, he will If you know how to delegate power, how can you take over your nephew's kingdom? Ridiculous!"
Jian Yi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, stood up and said: "Tang Taizong also took away his father's world! What's wrong with taking away his nephew's world? For the sake of stability and the overall situation, and out of consideration for people's hearts, the second prince should be respected!"
Lu Yuan looked at everyone and gritted his teeth and said: "Everyone, once the second prince becomes the regent, the cabinet will be the regent ministers. We submit to the royal family, not to one or two ministers! There are no powerful ministers in the Ming Dynasty. Whoever wants to be a powerful minister will monopolize the government. , I won’t agree!”
"No!"
shouted dozens of officials.
Yang Shiqi and Xie Jin's faces became extremely ugly.
Zhu Wenyuan is a man of integrity, but he is too young. Such young people see him as a puppet, and those who assist him can easily be regarded as a powerful official.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there have been few powerful ministers. The only one who can be counted is Hu Weiyong, but this guy has already drank Meng Po soup.
The officials discussed the matter one after another, forming a split.
One day's discussion has no results, and the next day's discussion has no results.
Officials are working hard, and from time to time, people visit the mansion at night to discuss the situation.
Visitors even appeared in the houses of Xie Jin and Yang Shiqi, lobbying them to give up supporting Zhu Wenyuan, not to bear the name of Quan Nuqian, and to put national affairs first.
By the time the news of Yuan Yue's massacre of 100,000 members of the Uuliangha tribe reached Jinling, and he asked for rewards and instructions on whether to send troops westward to support King Yan, the matter could no longer be delayed.
The military situation is urgent, and the stability of military morale is more important.
On this day, the cabinet convened civil and military officials to discuss and decide on the regent.
Led by Liu Jichi, the Minister of Criminal Affairs, and Lu Yuan, the Right Minister of the Ministry of War, and led by Fang Bin, the Minister of War, and Wang Zuo, the Minister of Like, they adhere to the principles of "putting national affairs first", "not setting up puppets and appointing powerful ministers", "stabilizing the country and the country", etc. For this reason, he tried his best to persuade the public officials and win over a group of people.
Approved to Shizhong, Yushi, Chief, Langzhong.
Although most of these officials are not of high rank, they are very eloquent and able to criticize others, so some ministers dare not directly object.
After the tense situation, it was time to make a decision.
Cabinet ministers Xie Jin and Yang Shiqi maintained an incredible silence at this time.
In the eyes of everyone, Yang Shiqi broke the silence: "Only the second prince can be regent. If you think that we are wielding power and want to be a powerful minister and dominate the government, then after the second prince is regent, Xie Ge and I will withdraw from the cabinet together, and the other How about choosing someone else?”
The cabinet did not agree to support Zhu Yunxi.
In fact, Xie Jin and Yang Shiqi knew very well that the proposal to support Zhu Yunxi could not be passed, because Empress Ma would never agree, and Empress Dowager Lu, haha, would not agree either.
Although Zhu Yunxi was also Zhu Biao's son, but not the son of Empress Dowager Lu, compared to Zhu Yunxi, his grandson Zhu Wenyuan was obviously the most suitable candidate.
The six ministers, Jin Jin and Yang Shiqi, expressed their opinions and stood up to support Zhu Wenyuan. Jian Yi, Bao Zhao, Xia Yuanji and others were loyal to Jianwen and were highly regarded by Emperor Jianwen, so naturally they would not betray Emperor Jianwen.
At this point, the cabinet, with the support of the six ministers and others, drafted an edict and confirmed that Zhu Wenyuan would be the regent, and the cabinet and the six ministers would jointly assist in the administration.
After the edict was drafted, Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi, Xia Yuanji and others took the edict and went to Huagai Hall to ask Empress Dowager Lu to use the seal, and supported Zhu Wenyuan to come out to take charge of the overall situation.
Huagai Palace.
Empress Dowager Lu looked at Zhu Wenyuan, who was less than ten years old. This child's shoulders were thin and she didn't know whether he could carry the heavy responsibility.
Xie Jin and Yang Shiqi presented the edict.
Empress Dowager Lu lamented and opened the sandalwood box of the jade seal: "The second prince is the regent, which is what the people want. This edict should be approved."
Yuxi picked it up.
"Wait!"
At this moment, a voice came from outside the hall.
Empress Dowager Lu, Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi and others looked over and saw Di Tu, who had just been promoted to the palace garrison commander, arriving wearing armor and holding a steel knife. Behind him was a group of sergeants who poured into the palace holding long spears.
Di Tu looked at Empress Dowager Lu, Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi and others, and chuckled: "I think it would be better to rewrite this edict. The second prince is young and cannot bear the big responsibility. For the sake of the country, the country, and the country, I ask the Empress Dowager and all the ministers to think carefully about it." , who should be the regent?"
Xie Jin glared at Di Tu: "This is the Huagai Palace, there is no place for you, get out!"
Canglang!
The sword was unsheathed, its sharp edge revealed.
Di Tu stared at Xie Jin: "Jie Ge, I gave you a chance, but you still want to be a powerful woman! If you don't rewrite the edict today, haha, there will be no wronged soul under the sword!"
Yang Shiqi stared hard, took a step forward, and shouted sternly: "Di Tu, the emperor values your merits in suppressing the rebellion, promoted you, and put you in a high position. How dare you betray the emperor?"
Di Tu roared angrily: "A mere palace guard is nothing more than a watchdog! I was born to be a prince. If Jianwen doesn't confer me a title, someone will do it for me!"
Xia Yuanji pulled Yang Shiqi back two steps, with murderous intent in his eyes: "So, you are Zhu Yunxi's man. He is the culprit of all these conspiracies, right?!"
——
"Thank you for walking wildly in the snow, v being shameless and v being rewarded.
It has been laid out for a long time, and there are very few clues from ancient and modern times, but it was still guessed by many readers.
Yes, ancient and modern, he is here. "
