Ming politicians

The empress and concubine came to the capital and entered the imperial palace. There are only ten days before the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth. The time is very tight, and there are still many things to prepare. The biggest thing before that is The matter of establishing the crown prince must be clarified.

The establishment of the crown prince means the stability and prosperity of the dynasty, and it means that there will be successors to the dynasty. There are too many lessons in history. Because of the struggle for the throne, blood flowed like a river, which led to the rapid decline of the dynasty, and led to the civil and military ministers in the court. I don’t know what to do, but there are also many lessons in another aspect, that is, the struggle between the crown prince and many vassal kings or princes. The Ming court has done absolutely in this aspect, because of many lessons, it was registered as a prince. After the vassal king, the vassal king had to leave the capital to go to the fief, and completely left the center of power, and the vassal king was not allowed to interfere with the government, otherwise he would face the most severe investigation and punishment, but later Su Tiancheng changed this The situation, from the perspective of maintaining imperial power, prompted the court to allow the vassal kings to participate in political affairs.

Zhu Shenxuan and others have no idea how the Jin court will treat the establishment of the crown prince, and they don't know how to operate it. The establishment of the crown prince can be said to be one of the most important matters for the Jin court. There must be no negligence in the slightest, but in the matter of establishing the crown prince, the civil and military ministers in the court cannot easily interfere, otherwise they will be suspected by the emperor, which will eventually lead to a tragic ending.

I don't know how many prominent civil and military ministers, because they interfered in the establishment and support of the crown prince, their families were destroyed, and even the entire family was destroyed.

Although Zhu Shenxuan's status was extraordinary, he was also tight-lipped about the appointment of the crown prince.

Many other civil and military ministers also looked at the emperor.Although they also knew that the crown prince must be Su Mingjie, no matter from his personal wisdom, his mother's identity, or the rule that a dynasty establishes the elders but not the young.

Su Tiancheng also had a lot of thoughts on the matter of establishing the crown prince.This kind of family situation, with the development of history, will eventually be ruthlessly eliminated, but the elimination of this system also takes time and requires historical development to a certain level, and we should not be in a hurry. It is estimated that within a hundred years, so The situation will continue.

Su Tiancheng is not very in favor of this family situation.But he couldn't find a more suitable way. In fact, it is not a good thing to let the family fall into the game of power. No one can guarantee that his family will always be wise. If there is a scum among the future heirs , or a faint king, will deal a great blow to the country and dynasty.

Use the system to manage people.Including managing things with the system, the words are simple.However, thousands of years of history, including the education of Confucianism, have made it difficult to implement this situation of using the system to restrict everything. The rule of man still occupies a dominant position, and this situation still exists hundreds of years later.

Just like the sentence in the opening chapter of Romance of the Three Kingdoms.The general trend of the world, the long-term will be united, and the long-term will be divided. There are always some things in history that are fixed. Manpower can change some of these habits, but it is impossible to stop the progress of the entire history.

After figuring out these things.Su Tiancheng still made up his mind to register as the crown prince.

The 30-year-old Su Tiancheng is in the prime of his life, and his psychological age has reached an astonishing several hundred years old. With such a guarantee, Su Tiancheng can also try his best to change some bad things in his lifetime. habit and awareness.

The many palaces in the palace originally had a fixed purpose, and it was clear earlier that when Su Tiancheng entered the palace, many of Zhu Youjian's concubines had already moved away, but the only one left was Empress Yi'an, who lived in the palace. In Renshou Palace, where the Empress Dowager lived, Su Tiancheng specially ordered everyone not to disturb Empress Yi'an. In fact, Empress Yi'an's health is already very bad, and she probably won't live for long.

After Zhu Shenxin entered the palace, she lived in Kunning Palace, and Su Mingjie followed her temporarily. If Su Mingjie was registered as the crown prince, she would move to Ciqing Palace to show her status as a prince.

Su Tiancheng did not work in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. He followed the advice of Zhu Shenxuan and others and acted as an agent for government affairs in the Palace of Qianqing. This was originally the place where the emperor handled daily government affairs. , or the place where the emperor made alchemy, I don't know why Zhu Youjian would act as an agent for government affairs in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

All the prime ministers and six ministers of the Jin Dynasty had arrived at Qianqing Palace, except Xu Eryi, the imperial envoy of the right capital, who was still in Nanjing and would not rush to the capital until after training many officials.

Everyone knew that this trip to Qianqing Palace must be to discuss important matters.

Su Tiancheng also got straight to the point, and directly talked about the appointment of the Crown Prince.

"I summoned you today mainly for the appointment of the crown prince. The crown prince is the crown prince of a country, and his status is extraordinary. Many dynasties in the past, including the daimyo court, kept secret about the appointment of the crown prince. Many people Everyone thinks that this is the emperor's family matter, and the civil and military ministers can't speak easily, I don't think so."

"The crown prince of a country has a prominent position and great responsibilities. It is related to the rise and fall of the dynasty, and is closely related to you and the common people. Therefore, it is necessary to consult various opinions on the matter of appointing a crown prince. Such rules must be used as a rule in the future. After the establishment of the system, you all know the stupid emperors in history. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the eunuchs decided the emperor's candidate, which led to the ruin of the extremely prosperous Tang Dynasty. What's more, because of the needs of power, the crown prince was abolished casually. Zhao Gao and Li Si in the Qin Dynasty, everyone is also clear that the Great Qin Empire will be completely destroyed when it is in the hands of Qin II."

"My meaning is very clear. I hope that everyone will express their opinions with a fair heart and help me determine the candidate for the crown prince..."

After Su Tiancheng spoke, the hall fell into silence.

Su Tiancheng, feeling emotional in his heart, knows that it is impossible to change the understanding and habits of thousands of years with just a few words.

In fact, he has already paid attention to it, but some things are unavoidable. For example, Zhu Shenxin is the queen, Zhu Shenxuan is the minister, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and the head of hundreds of officials. Such power is astonishing. , except for him, Su Tiancheng, who dared to criticize directly, the rest would definitely not dare to say anything, even many prime ministers would not put forward opinions at will.

Seeing that no one spoke, Su Tiancheng had no choice but to continue speaking.

"In my opinion, Su Mingjie can be canonized as crown prince. I don't know if you have other opinions."

A fleeting smile appeared on Zhu Shenxuan's face, but he would not speak on this matter. After all, Zhu Shenxin was his sister, Su Mingjie was his own nephew, and he himself He is the head of all officials, and under such circumstances, he must be taboo, otherwise it will arouse the suspicion of the emperor, which is hard to say.

Zhu Shenxuan didn't speak, but Yang Sichang, the second cabinet assistant, did.

"Your Majesty, I think it is very suitable."

Yang Sichang expressed his opinion, and the rest followed suit, but Zhu Shenxuan still didn't speak in the end.

Su Tiancheng looked at Zhu Shenxuan, and spoke with a serious face.

"Everyone has no other opinions. I think it has been decided like this. The canonization ceremony of Su Mingjie will be held in two days. After that, I will follow me and the queen to participate in the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth."

"However, I have other ideas. As the crown prince and the heir apparent of a country, he cannot always stay in the palace. He doesn't understand the sufferings of the people and how to govern the country in the future. Su Mingjie is still young. However, I have already followed the relevant government affairs. I think during this period of time, learning is still the main thing. Discuss with everyone, and find a gentleman for Su Mingjie. He must be well educated. When Su Mingjie reaches the age of 15, I left the palace, went outside to experience it for a while, and then entered many departments of the imperial court, began to act as government affairs, and gradually became familiar with many situations..."

Back at Kunning Palace, Zhu Shenxin was guiding Su Mingjie to study. After entering the palace, Su Mingjie was very curious about everything. The palace in the capital city was much bigger than the palace in Nanjing. The nature of children made Su Mingjie Jie couldn't help thinking about walking around, and Su Tiancheng's management was not very strict before, and he didn't want children to become old boys too early.

Su Tiancheng's expression was very serious. Seeing Su Tiancheng's expression, Zhu Shenxin knew something was up, and quickly asked Su Mingjie to stand up in front of his father.

"Su Mingjie, my father discussed with many ministers today, and decided to appoint you as the crown prince. This matter is very important, and the meaning inside is not very clear to you for a while, but you have to remember that from now on, I'm afraid you don't have as much time as your younger siblings to play around. You must strengthen your studies. Soon there will be a husband who will teach you reading. You will have to bear a lot of pressure that you shouldn't bear at your age. My father hopes that you can face it calmly. . . ”

Just as Su Tiancheng finished speaking, Zhu Shenxin pulled Su Mingjie to kneel in front of him.

"The concubine will definitely be strict with the crown prince. I implore the emperor to tutor the crown prince in his studies during his busy schedule."

Su Tiancheng quickly helped Zhu Shenxin up.

"The queen doesn't have to be like this. Mother and child are connected. I have too many things to do. I have neglected too much in discipline. In the future, I will still have a lot of things. In terms of education, the queen has to take care of it. I don't have so many demands. , but the requirements for Jie'er are definitely different, as the prince of a country, Jie'er will bear too many things, which is not what he needs to bear at his age..."

Zhu Shenxin was still immersed in great joy, even though she was said to be a queen, a mother is more expensive than a child, this has been the rule for thousands of years, so she did not realize the sigh in Su Tiancheng's words in time. (To be continued..)