Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1225 Is history a lesson?
These are Wang Yan's thoughts after reading "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" recently.

With the status of Jian Guo, he can be regarded as the prince of the country. With this status, he can satisfy the Shun family and the Wang family.

Separating the emperor from the imperial court is to imitate Cao Cao and place Emperor Xian in Xuchang, while setting up his capital in Yecheng, which makes Emperor Xian far away from the political center of Wei State, and gradually weakens Emperor Xian's influence.

Letting the emperor return to Beijing while the imperial court stays in Nanjing would be tantamount to taking the emperor out of the bureaucratic system of the Ming Dynasty, and his authority would be further reduced. Of course, Wang Yan would not leave the emperor behind in Beijing, he would definitely send his confidants Guarding Beijing, the emperor was not allowed to enter and leave the palace at will, except for offering sacrifices to the Temple of Heaven.

After all, the emperor is a very useful flag, as long as Wang Yan can't manage Daming well, there is no way for ambitious people to take advantage of it.

As for the third article, it is an attempt to understand whether it is to obey the emperor's order or to obey the order of the minister.

In this way, he actually used the coercion of the Shun family to further promote his innovation.

Of course, after ascending to the position of supervisor, he was only a step away from the throne. Was it the success of the establishment and the realization of his ideals, or the replacement of the Ming Dynasty under the impetus of the royal family and other forces? I really can't tell.

Of these two situations, the first one is naturally what Wang Yan wants to achieve in his heart, and the second one is what he has no choice but to accept when the first one cannot be realized. He still has time, and now he can follow his ambition.

This is just like what he said to Gaozong at the beginning, the world is impermanent, and he can't count the future.

Xia Wanchun does not support Wang Yan's usurpation of the throne. The Kingdom of Jin has not yet been destroyed. Doing these things now will only cause chaos in the country. The personality he had molded would collapse in front of him, and Han Xiang would immediately become a traitor.

But he is also clear that in the current situation, the king of Chu has won a big victory, the court must reward him, and the voices in the army calling for the king of Chu to ascend the throne are very loud. .

Wang Yan could not bring it up by himself, nor could Wang Fuzhi, so Wang Yan could only discuss it with Xia Wanchun, and after Xia Wanchun heard the three things Wang Yan said, he immediately agreed to let him Come to mention it, because he saw the persistence of His Highness the King of Chu.

Although ascending to the position of supervisor is not far away from seizing the throne, it is better than usurping it now. He thinks not only him, but even his mentor Chen Zilong doesn't want to see the king of Chu usurping the throne, and he also saw the king's respect for the establishment from it. effort.

After listening to these three items, Wang Fuzhi couldn't help but glance at Wang Yan. There were two more items than what he said, and the meaning changed drastically.

If the emperor was still in Nanjing after Wang Yan came to the supervisory state, the conflict between Wang Yan and the emperor would break out sooner or later, but he moved the emperor back to Beijing and kept him away from the court. Influence, but in fact, from the third article, we can see that he has other intentions, which can also be said to be protecting the emperor.

However, Wang Yan entered the position of supervising the country, leading the government, and the emperor's decree made known to the world, this is enough for the Wang family.After that, no matter what Wang Yan did during his administration, the Wang family's goal has been achieved.

If Wang Yan cared about his reputation, then the Wang family could consider cultivating the prince, so that the power would not be left behind.

Thinking of this, Wang Fuzhi closed his eyes. He didn't want to participate in the next thing, and it depended on whether the Shunxi and the cabinet could accept such conditions.

What Shunxi wants is actually very simple. It is Wang Yan's attitude, that is, he can't return the emperor, and he has the intention of replacing him.

The reason they were anxious was because Wang Yan had always been a loyal minister, and the emperor had only seven years left to rule in person, and this time passed in a blink of an eye, so they wanted Wang Yan to ascend the throne as soon as possible.

After the three articles were finished, Liu Fangliang and other warriors were still a little confused, but Gao Yigong understood, and whispered, "Emperor Wei Wu!"

Their attention was mainly on the first two items. Although Gao Yigong didn’t read much, he loved watching operas. He still knew the stories of the Three Kingdoms. Cao Cao.

"Cao Cao?" Liu Fangliang was puzzled. After a while, he finally realized that he turned his head and glanced at the expressionless King Chu.

He also knew that Cao Cao's reputation was not good, and the King of Chu valued his reputation so much, he was probably very upset that he was now regarded as a living Cao Cao.

It was only when he heard the name Cao Cao that he realized that Cao Cao had a bad reputation, but he didn't know that if they followed their plan, the king of Chu would not even be able to do Cao Cao, and he would be forced to become the Sima family.

From the point of view of the generals, Wang Yan's plan was procrastinating, and learning from Cao Cao was not as enjoyable as Fengchan Taishan, but after all, the king of Chu became the supervisor of the country, and the emperor was sent to Beijing, so they could accept it.

After Xia Wanchun finished speaking, the cabin became quiet. After Du Yinxi heard this, he was also relieved. At least Wang Yan didn't rebel immediately, but it can be said that he was preparing for the rebellion.

Once such a condition is agreed, Wang Yandaiming, it is only a matter of time, and the method is more sophisticated than now, the resistance will be smaller, but if he does not agree, the general will not let it go.

When Su Guansheng heard the first two, he was completely disappointed with Wang Yan, but when the third was finished, his eyes lit up.

In the reform of the Ming Dynasty, the most critical issue was that the position of the emperor in the Ming Dynasty was too high, and all rights were bestowed by the emperor. After the imperial decree, although the ministers could fight, but the emperor insisted, he could still abolish everything.

In the third article, there is indeed the meaning of increasing the power of the cabinet to counter the imperial decree. This is an attempt to solve the key issue of whether the establishment can succeed.

At this time, Wang Yan, who had been sitting upright for a long time, waited for everyone to digest for a while, and finally said: "I don't know if you can accept these three items?"

Gao Yigong and the others heard the words, looked at each other, stood up together, clasped their fists in salute, and said, "With His Highness's merits, he should be promoted to supervise the country! We will all obey His Highness' orders!"

On the side of the cabinet, Yan Qiheng and Chen Bangyan also stood up. As long as the generals are not allowed to support them and the current situation is not disrupted, they can accept it, "I have no objections!"

Seeing this, Zhang Kentang quickly expressed his opinion, and by the way, whispered to Du Yinxi and Su Guansheng, "You two cabinet ministers, accept it. Look at these warriors, agree first!"

Looking at a group of generals, this is the same as when the Donglin Party faced Anzong supported by the four towns. As long as the army is out of control, the cabinet and civilian groups are so weak.

Su Guansheng sighed and stood up, but Du Yinxi said, "This pavilion opposes the King of Chu's enthronement to supervise the country! Article [-], what orders can be issued by His Majesty, what orders can not be issued, what orders are subject to His Majesty, and what orders are subject to the court Yes, it needs to be discussed clearly.”

Wang Yan took a look at Du Yinxi, "The opinion of the governor's cabinet is decided by the cabinet drafting a vote!"

Several academicians agreed with it. Wang Yan said that, in fact, he was denying Du Yinxi's opinion, but the third point really needs to be discussed carefully.

After making a decision, Wang Yan left Gao Yigong behind and asked the others to disperse. He then said to Gao Yigong, "Before the Tanglu Rebellion was put down, after all, it was an internal strife, so I didn't give you any rewards, but the lonely king has always remembered Look, your achievements in guarding Nanjing over the years! Originally, taking advantage of the recovery of Shenjing this time, I wanted the cabinet to give you the title of king, but if you deploy troops privately, you will not be crowned king, and you have to prepare to accept punishment."

Privately deploying troops is a manifestation of the uncontrolled army. Wang Yan must reduce his influence to prevent others from following suit.

The best way is actually to kill all these generals for the purpose of deterrence, but there are too many people involved in the Shun Department, and Wang Yan can be the supervisor of the country, and they are the push, so he can only punish appropriately, and then find A few minor characters fill the gap.

After Wang Yan finished speaking, Gao Yigong immediately prepared to plead guilty, but Wang Yan held him back and said, "Gu Wang knows your intentions, so I wronged you to go to Beizhili to be a governor, and look after the emperor for me. In addition, Fu He fled to Horqin, if you can capture him and offer him to Nanjing, the lonely king will resume your position."

On the other side, several cabinet members gathered together, Du Yinxi's face was gloomy, Su Guansheng enlightened: "The situation is like this, the current situation is better than Chu King Taishan enshrining Zen, and hundreds of thousands of troops threaten His Majesty to abdicate."

Du Yinxi shook his head, "How can I explain this matter to the first emperor, and how can a courtier force His Majesty to issue such an imperial edict?"

Su Guansheng sighed: "After returning to Nanjing, I will go to talk to the Queen Mother, and then I will ask Your Majesty to issue an order!"

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