The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

It's fine that today's matter has passed, but it's just that today has passed, and obviously, this matter will never end like this.

On the second day, after the morning court, at the beginning, the situation did not change much from before. It was still the ministers who had something to say, some raised questions, while others solved them. It seemed that this It looks exactly the same as before, nothing has changed.

But obviously, after what happened yesterday, it is absolutely impossible for the people in the court not to think about it, and no matter how you think about it, it is not something that will be forgotten.

The final result was as expected. After the court affairs were almost discussed, it was the turn of that matter, and the first one to stand up could not be someone else, it was Wang Jiaping himself.

"Your Majesty," Wang Jiaping stood up with a serious expression on his face. Of course, he is a person without much expression, especially in the court, his expression has always been like this, but everyone knows that he wants to When he stood up to say something, his expression made people feel uneasy, but in fact, Zhu Yijun was probably the only one who was the most uneasy.

After hearing the "Your Majesty", Zhu Yijun really trembled with fright, although he already knew that today would be like this yesterday; even though just now, when he saw Wang Jiaping stand up, So he knew what he wanted to say, but even so, Zhu Yijun still trembled involuntarily the moment Wang Jiaping opened his mouth. It seems that he was really caught by Wang Jiaping's "perseverance" in this matter. His spirit was terribly frightened.

"Aiqing, what do you want to say?" Although there is indeed some fear in my heart, of course, this kind of fear is more because Zhu Yijun is afraid of trouble, not because he is really afraid of Wang Jiaping himself, but no matter what it is, for today's For Zhu Yijun, none of this was what he wanted to see.

"Yesterday, I brought up the matter of appointing the crown prince." Wang Jiaping was not polite at all, and he would never beat around the bush. He said directly, "Yesterday, His Majesty said that this matter needs to be considered, and I will also think about it when I go back." After thinking about it, what Your Majesty said is right, after all, the appointment of a crown prince is the foundation of the country, but it is related to the future of my Ming Dynasty, so it is not wrong for Your Majesty to think more about this matter, "

Hearing what Wang Jiaping said, Zhu Yijun immediately relaxed a lot. Although he didn't know why Wang Jiaping had such a big change in thinking within one day, no matter what the reason was, it was important to him. For him, that is all a good thing: "Hearing what Aiqing said, I have relaxed a lot in my heart. This matter is indeed very important, so I also want to think about it more." ,"

"Your Majesty's words are good," Wang Jiaping nodded, but then, his expression that had only been relaxed a moment ago became serious again the next moment, "However, this minister is also concerned about this matter." After thinking about it for a long time, the appointment of a crown prince is an extremely important matter, but this matter must not be delayed because His Majesty cannot make up his mind. What's more, although His Highness the First Prince is not very old now, he has already passed away. That's enough, so I feel that His Majesty should make His Royal Highness the First Prince the crown prince right now."

After talking for a long time, Wang Jiaping went back and said that what Zhu Yijun did yesterday was good, even if what Zhu Yijun did yesterday, no matter how you look at it, it was just a way of delaying, but obviously, in On this point, Wang Jiaping did not point it out so sharply. This can be said to be rare in Wang Jiaping. No matter how he behaved and sat upright, he still knew some of the most basic ways of the world. Therefore, Wang Jiaping understood very well. Compared with pointing out Zhu Yijun's delay, he should hurry up and bring forward the matter of appointing the crown prince. This is what he cares most about.

And after Zhu Yijun heard Wang Jiaping's words, his head hurt again. Sure enough, Wang Jiaping was just being polite to him just now, and it is absolutely impossible for Wang Jiaping to forget the real killer move. , this way, compared to him coming up and directly asking him to make Zhu Changluo the prince, it is even more uncomfortable. No one will like the feeling of giving a red date and hitting him with a stick.

But Zhu Yijun is already sitting here now, and facing Wang Jiaping's question, it is impossible for him to just stand up and leave without saying a single reason.

"But just now, didn't Aiqing say that?" Zhu Yijun put his hands on his head and said with a helpless expression on his face, "The matter of registering a prince is not trivial, it is the foundation of the country, and Aiqing also said that I want to go back and think about it." It's not a bad idea to think about it, since that's the case, why did Ai Qing insist on asking me to make Luo Er the crown prince immediately?"

"Your Majesty, setting up a crown prince is a must," Wang Jiaping faced Zhu Yijun's question, he was really calm and unhurried, and he didn't seem to panic at all. Obviously, he had already thought about these things a long time ago, "Now Of the three princes, His Highness is old enough, and His Highness is too young, not to mention His Highness Fifth, who is only two years old now. In this way, since His Highness is old enough, it is not difficult to enroll His Highness as the crown prince. It’s just a matter of course.”

"However, even Luo Er is old enough, but after all, he is only ten years old. Yes, when I was crowned prince by the late emperor, I was not yet ten years old, but you must know that the late emperor only had me This is a prince, so there is no need to talk about this matter, but now, I have three princes, although Luo Er is old enough, but how do you know that Luo Er is definitely suitable to be a prince, and even To inherit the throne in the future, maybe Xun'er or even Hao'er would be more suitable."

"Your Majesty's words are right," Wang Jiaping agreed with Zhu Yijun's words very simply, but obviously, he was also prepared for this, and he had already guessed that Zhu Yijun would say such a thing, " However, the matter of establishing a crown prince is a major event. If the crown prince is not established for a long time, the officials in the court will not be able to rest assured. If it cannot be ordered and prohibited, it will affect the country and the country in the future. In this way, the gain outweighs the loss.

"What your majesty said, I thought about it for a long time yesterday. It is true that what your majesty said is very correct and thoughtful, but if you just ignore the present for this reason, it will not work. Therefore, my minister I feel that His Majesty should appoint a prince now.

"If it comes down to which Highness is more suitable in the future, I dare not say now, but since His Highness is old enough, just based on seniority, His Majesty should also make His Highness the crown prince. That's the case, It will never be wrong, please let your Majesty learn from you," while saying these words, Wang Jiaping knelt down again.

And this time it was the same as yesterday's scene. During the conversation between Wang Jiaping and Zhu Yijun, no one really spoke, but when Wang Jiaping finished speaking and knelt in front of Zhu Yijun, the others People began to move, just like now, after Wang Jiaping knelt down, those people from yesterday, other people in the cabinet, and other ministers also came out one by one, behind Wang Jiaping, facing Zhu Yijun knelt down, and also said, "I also ask Your Majesty to learn from you, and make His Highness the crown prince."

The only difference is that the movements these people are doing now are much improved compared to yesterday. Yesterday, these people had no idea that Wang Jiaping would suddenly stand up and raise this matter. In other words, yesterday, these people were not prepared at all, but today is different. After experiencing what happened yesterday, everyone knew about it, and even after retreating from the court yesterday, Except for Zhang Fan, no one had any further communication with Wang Jiaping, but even so, everyone could figure out that Wang Jiaping absolutely wanted to talk about this matter in the morning.

Therefore, compared to yesterday, they just felt that they should stand up, so this is why they knelt down with Wang Jiaping and said that today they have already foreseen this matter, so today these people Actions, compared to yesterday, were much more uniform. Many people stood up together, knelt down together, and spoke together.

Of course, there are still some people who act alone, but these people will obviously observe the above situation. After other people make a movement, these people will immediately take action. Basically, today, these people The time it took to complete this scene didn't even take [-]% of yesterday's time.

Obviously, the more these people are like this, the more headaches Zhu Yijun feels.

Zhu Yijun understands very well that these people kneeling in front of him are different from Zhang Fan. Although Zhu Yijun also understands that Zhang Fan, like them, also approves of Zhu Changluo as the prince, but after all, Zhang Fan is very I know myself, so when Zhang Fan talked about this matter, it was for Zhu Yijun's consideration in many aspects.

Zhang Fan didn't say that he would compromise with him, but he didn't force him to do so, so it was easier for Zhang Fan to talk.

I want to say something here, Zhang Fan did it carefully, the relationship between Zhang Fan and Zhu Yijun is indeed good, everyone knows this, and since the first time Zhang Fan and Zhu Yijun After meeting, Zhang Fan, as Zhu Yijun's teacher, taught him many things, and at the same time took good care of him in many things, especially after Zhu Yijun became emperor, there were many situations that Zhu Yijun could not solve alone At that time, Zhang Fan would also be by his side to advise him and try his best to help him tide over the difficulties. At that time, Zhang Fan's mind was to help Zhu Yijun.

But this time it was different. This time, Zhang Fan's actions also helped Zhu Yijun, and it can even be said that he helped Zhu Yijun a lot, but Zhang Fan's thoughts were different. On the surface, he was helping Zhu Yijun, but in fact, Zhang Fan also wanted to find a way to let Zhu Yijun make Zhu Changluo the prince.

It's not that Zhang Fan and Wang Shuyuan have some past, that's why he is like this, and it's not that Zhang Fan really hates Zhu Changxun's slack appearance, so he planned it this way. On the body of the imperial concubine.

There is not much contact between the two, but even if it is not much, it will not hinder Zhang Fan's understanding of her. From Zhang Fan's understanding, Concubine Zheng has too much desire for power. up.

Concubine Zheng is the same as Empress Dowager Li back then. She is also the winner of the harem struggle. Today's Zhu Yijun, as the emperor, although he has many concubines, will also favor others, but it can be said that the favor is only on Concubine Zheng , Thousands of dotes on one body, this sentence has described many women, and Concubine Zheng is now one of them.

However, Concubine Zheng is different from Empress Dowager Li in one thing. It was the same with Empress Dowager Li at the beginning. Even after Long Qing passed away and Zhu Yijun ascended the throne, she became the regent of Empress Dowager, holding the power firmly in her own hands. However, Empress Dowager Li herself did not have much desire for power over the world. The reason why she did this was entirely because her son was too young. He had just ascended the throne, and she was afraid that he would Be deceived.

That's why Empress Dowager Li did this. Although after that, she also handed over power to those who can govern the country, such as Zhang Juzheng, but even so, Empress Dowager Li can still play a more or less restrictive role. In case there is any accident, she can take back the power. Of course, even so, Zhang Juzheng's dictatorship later, even though Queen Mother Li had already prepared for this possibility, she almost didn't Grasp it, but for now, let's not mention this matter for the time being.

Concubine Zheng is different. She is the same as Empress Dowager Li in her pursuit of power, but she is different from Empress Dowager Li. She is indeed for her own son, but definitely not for the world of Ming Dynasty, and even more realistically. , even if she did it for her own son, but in fact, she did it for herself.

However, although Concubine Zheng is indeed skilled in the struggle for power in the harem and intrigues, it can even be said that she is successful now, but she is not a person who will hide herself, and it can even be said that she is a person who will be proud and complacent. For a person who has just made some achievements, she feels that she has succeeded, and after feeling that she has succeeded, she will not hide her thoughts at all, and even makes her plans It was completely exposed in front of everyone.

Perhaps for Concubine Zheng herself, it is already a success for her to be able to achieve what she is today, and as long as the emperor's favor for her remains unchanged, then in the future, it will not be up to her to decide what will happen to the entire imperial court, and even the entire world Well.

She never thought that the emperor was indeed the most powerful in the entire Ming Dynasty, but obviously, as the most powerful emperor, what he said would not necessarily come true regardless of whether it was right or wrong. Ministers, among so many ministers, even if everyone has more or less such problems, but you must know that most of the ministers are still very upright, and the affairs of the court, the affairs of the world, these It's not that people can't understand, let alone clearly understand, but they have to go against the current.

Therefore, although Zheng Guifei won the victory in the harem and took the lead, in fact, she regarded this matter as too simple, and obviously, the matter was definitely not that simple.

Therefore, in this matter, the ministers actually took the leading position, but after all, the opponent is the emperor, so it is still very difficult to say what to do when the power is evenly matched.

Zhang Fan has calculated that, if the ministers want to succeed in this matter, there is no way for Zhu Yijun to make Zhu Changluo the crown prince. The possibility is very, very high. Zhang Fan absolutely believes in this, but At the same time, Zhang Fan has made up his mind. If this matter is to be like this, I am afraid that the ministers in the court will definitely suffer heavy casualties and pay a huge price.

Note that the casualties here are heavy, that is not an exaggerated adjective, but the result of it being true.

Zhang Fan had expected this, so he was careful in the way he dealt with this matter.

Zhang Fan understands that if he puts a lot of effort into this matter, it will be much easier for Wang Jiaping and the others to achieve their goal. Not only will the difficulty of the matter become less, but even this time will be greatly shortened.

But at the same time, Zhang Fan also knew that if he really did this, even himself, no matter how good his relationship with Wanli was, he might be affected.

At this time, Zhang Fan had no choice but to start thinking for himself, and most importantly, Zhang Fan had already figured it out. Even without his own efforts, this matter could definitely be done. The difference is just that It is time and the casualties of the ministers, I am afraid that there will be a lot more than if he does not help, but in any case, this matter can be done, this is for sure.

Since this is the case, there is no need for Zhang Fan to involve himself in it at all. It can be done anyway, so why bother to add himself.

What's more, it's not that Zhang Fan really doesn't exert any effort, but the way and degree of his exertion are different.

Although Zhang Fan's thinking is a little too negative, but people will change after all. Perhaps if a few years ago, Zhang Fan would still have such an impetus to do so, but Now, some situations are different, and Zhang Fan has to think more about himself and his family.