In the Golden Palace, the officials' mood can be said to be in the same state as ice and fire.

When most officials were disappointed, a few officials seemed very excited. Even the head assistant Xu Jie, who was as stable as Mount Tai, was full of pride.

Since his last defeat, everyone thought that the matter of resigning the crown prince could no longer be forced, but he thought of an excellent solution.

In view of the "children's rhyme" that Lin Qingran borrowed last time, he also borrowed Lin Qingran's convenience and cleverly forged "God's will" through "falling out the truth".

Now that he and the Shanxi Gang are forged by "God's will", Long Qing can completely seize this point and directly forcibly promote the cannon of the eldest son as the crown prince.

Once the eldest son of the emperor, Zhu Yijun is enthroned as the crown prince, then Zhu Yijun will be the future emperor, which will lay the "political foundation" for the next dynasty.

As for the heroes who have been pushing this matter, especially putting a lot of effort into this matter, it will naturally win the attention of the new emperor, which is undoubtedly a strong political capital.

For the vast majority of officials who have decades of political life, the next emperor is just a blink of an eye, and naturally a large number of centrists have turned to themselves who have already taken the lead.

Next, as long as he finds a suitable opportunity, he can drive Lin Weiran, who "stops the prince", out of the court and master the court again.

When Xu Jie thought of this, he recalled the beautiful dream last night. He couldn't help but turn his head and look at Lin Qingran, and found that Lin Qingran was crawling at his feet.

Zhang Shouzheng and others have been worried that things will change. Now that they see Longqing following the will of heaven, their hanging faces finally dropped, and they also glanced at Lin Qiran proudly.

I thought this Lin Suanzi was so capable, but when it comes to these conspiracies, he was obviously not as good as Xu Jie, who had been in the officialdom for decades.

Although the battle was very long and they were once overwhelmed and could not breathe, history was about to happen again. They turned against the wind under the leadership of Xu Jie.

Lin Weiran felt countless gazes gathering on him, but he looked at the familiar eunuch thoughtfully.

"Emperor, today I have made a clear idea. Please give the emperor the eldest son Zhu Yijun to the crown prince!" Xu Dang was already sure of victory, but he followed Xu Jie again to ask Longqing for an imperial edict.

Seeing this, Zhu Heng and other officials couldn't help but look at Lin Weiran standing in front, but found that Lin Weiran had not taken action, but instead looked at Longqing with concentration.

When Longqing heard this call, he looked at Xu Jie and others with complicated eyes, and then said to the officials in the hall: "A message came from the harem just now!"

Huh? Why did you talk about the harem?

Xu Jie and others were waiting for Long Qing's final decision, but when they heard Long Qing mention the harem that was unrelated to each other, they couldn't help but look at each other and even whisper.

When Chen Hong saw the noisy sound in the hall, he immediately said with a stern face: "Silent!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the officials in the court shut up one after another. It was not that they were afraid of Chen Hong, but that the emperor was talking and they really couldn't communicate.

Long Qing saw the officials' doubts and seemed to be in a complicated mood and continued: "Last night, the queen was unwell and asked the imperial physician to come for treatment this morning. The imperial physician just confirmed..."

Confirm? What to confirm?

When the officials in the hall heard this, they looked at Longqing even more confused.

There was no trace of joy on Longqing's face, and he still said helplessly: "The imperial physician confirmed that the queen is happy!"

ah?

Xu Jie's mouth opened slightly, but he looked up at Longqing in a daze.

Since his political struggle with Lin Junran, he has retreated step by step, pushing the eldest son Zhu Yijun to be the crown prince is his biggest bet and a political adventure.

But he never expected that when he was about to succeed, he was hit by a bolt from the blue. At this most critical juncture, the Queen Chen, who had never given birth, was pregnant.

Now that Empress Chen is pregnant, he will undoubtedly be severely injured by pushing the eldest son Zhu Yijun to become the crown prince, and his efforts have been wasted.

Even if he doesn't have the reputation of a virtuous prime minister, it will not stop the will and determination of Qingliu officials to "establish a legitimate position". The more likely result is that he was beaten by Lin Party officials here for the second time.

As soon as he thought of this, his heart immediately felt a chill, but he knew that this time he was really powerless to turn things around.

"how so?"

Zhang Shouzhi and others thought they were sure to win, but when they heard the news that Queen Chen was happy, they looked up at Longqing in disbelief, unable to believe their ears.

But at this time, Empress Chen was pregnant, but it almost shattered the lie that "the real dragon came out on August 8th". Once Empress Chen gave birth to the emperor's legitimate son, then the eldest son Zhu Yijun would have no chance of the throne.

At this time, many of them realized that the "will of heaven" in Longqing's mouth just now refers to the "will of heaven" that the queen became pregnant at this time, rather than the "will of heaven" they forged.

When they tried every means to promote the "cancel of the eldest son of the emperor Zhu Yijun as the crown prince", they were particularly at the last moment. However, Empress Chen found out that she was pregnant at this point. What is this not God's will?

"It's really... God's will!"

When Li Chunfang and Zhang Juzheng heard the news, they turned their heads and looked at Lin Weiran, and couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.

God had chosen Lin Qingran. At this critical moment, Empress Chen happened to be pregnant. Now, they can no longer shake Lin Qingran's status.

Once Empress Chen gave birth to the emperor's legitimate son, they may still need to bear some responsibility for this political speculation.

"Congratulations to the emperor, long live my emperor!" Lin Qianran couldn't help but think of Wu Daoxing's earlier word test, but he had to admit that Feng Shui and fortune-telling were really mysterious, and immediately congratulated him.

"Congratulations to the emperor, long live my emperor!" Zhu Heng and others were also overjoyed, and followed Lin Qingran to congratulate Long.

This sentence "Long live long live long live long live long" undoubtedly reveals a bit of kindness. Even if Empress Chen gave birth to the emperor's legitimate son, all officials hope that Longqing can live long.

Longqing's mood was quite complicated. Although the candidate for the crown prince he wanted was the eldest son Zhu Yijun, "establishing a legitimate position and establishing a virtuous position" was the law of his ancestors.

However, things have not been completely settled. Once Empress Chen gave birth to a princess for herself, her throne will still belong to the eldest son of the emperor Zhu Yijun.

Although Xu Jie and others were quite reluctant, they also joined the congratulations.

Longqing's future crown prince was also the eldest son of the emperor, Zhu Yijun, but in the face of the congratulations from all officials, he naturally accepted them calmly.

"Emperor, the strange image of Pingyang Prefecture in Shanxi must be that the White Lotus Demon intends to disrupt the government. This matter must not be misconvinced by the world. I beg to send an imperial envoy to investigate the matter immediately. Otherwise, it would have been a burying a brother to fight for the Ming Dynasty.

The root of the disaster!" Lin Qingran knew very well that this matter was unrelated to the Shanxi Gang, so he immediately asked for his order.

"George Lin has a far-reaching plan, and I will discuss it!" Most of the officials in the hall had seen the situation clearly and immediately expressed their opinions to Longqing.

When Xu Jie saw that Lin Weiran was clearly trying to "set the accounts after autumn", he wanted to continue to attack the Shanxi Gang in the name of Bai Lian, but he was unable to stand up and stop him.

After all, God's warning conflicts with Queen Chen's pregnancy. If Queen Chen gave birth to the emperor's legitimate son and successfully ascended, then the so-called "August 8th, the true dragon comes out" is naturally a trait.

The most important thing is that if this matter is not investigated and clarified, the future eldest son Zhu Yijun will cause trouble on this ground, which will undoubtedly make the matter more complicated.

That's right now, Lin Weiran is occupant, but no one can stop him from continuing to clean up the Shanxi Gangs who are dedicated to smuggling.

Long Qing no longer observed Xu Jie's reaction this time, and even said, "Authentication!" At this point, he could only protect Xu Jie's side, but could only follow Lin Yanran's will.

With the news that Empress Chen was pregnant, the dispute over becoming the crown prince has come to an end.

Although the eldest son of the emperor Zhu Yijun has not completely lost the opportunity, Queen Chen is pregnant now, so at least she needs to wait until Queen Chen gives birth before discussing it.

The following morning court was as usual, and officials at all levels made a list of reports in turn.

Since morning courts are held every day, there are not many important things in the Ming Dynasty, but they are just as usual. But the two old men stood up for the first time to report things, making this morning court longer than before.

As the morning court ended, Longqing seemed impatient to leave, while the officials walked out of the Golden Palace in groups of three or five.

The sky today seems gloomy. Although it is still bright and shining in the east, there is no trace of the rising sun, and it still continues the cloudy day of yesterday.

Wenyuan Pavilion, here is majestic and full of majesty.

Xu Jie was already hit, but when he returned here, he held a cabinet meeting like that in the past. Although he had just suffered a defeat, he was still the prime minister of the cabinet and is still sitting firmly in the prime minister.

superior.

However, after the early court battle, the Ming Dynasty was completely settled, and Xu Jie no longer had the ability to continue to challenge Lin Yanran.

With Lin Yanran's ability and reputation, as well as his persistence in the matter of the emperor's legitimate son, he has now become the absolute leader of the civil service group.

If it were just about aura, Lin Weiran was now on the Xu stairs. With the embellishment of his glorious python robe, he looked more like the chief minister of the cabinet.

Xu Jie, as if nothing had happened, had returned to the image of the good old man, looked at Lin Yanran gently and said, "Gei Lin, when you were the prefect of Shuntian in the past, we can see the talent of determining cases, and you will also be with you in the future.

Is it okay to be in charge of the Ministry of Justice?"

this……

Li Chunfang and Zhang Juzheng noticed the change in Xu Jie's attitude and obviously threw an olive branch to Lin Junran, and couldn't help but exchange a wink silently.

Now Lin Qingran is the Minister of War. Since he is recognized as the first person in finance, especially the Minister of Revenue Ma Sen and Lin Qingran, the Ministry of Revenue has always been under the management of Lin Qingran.

If the Ministry of Justice is added now, most of the institutions of these six ministries will be controlled by Lin Weiran, and will undoubtedly have a more firm grasp of the government affairs.

"Yuan Fu praised me. My decision on cases is about interrogation and observation. The Ministry of Justice is afraid that it will not be responsible, and I don't have the energy anymore!" Lin Weiran held the teacup in his hand, but refused indifferently.

Xu Jie didn't expect his kindness, but he hit a soft nail and couldn't help but touch his nose awkwardly.

Guo Pu and Chen Yiqin took this scene in their eyes, but were not surprised by Lin Qinran's refusal. After all, the Ministry of Justice is not an important yamen, and Lin Qinran has no time to deal with it, so he cannot take over the debt of Xu Jie's favor.

Fortunately, at this time, Feng Bao brought the eunuch to deliver the memorial.

Xu Jie immediately took this opportunity to resolve the embarrassment and asked Feng Bao hypocritically when he walked in: "Eunuch Feng, no one will submit a memorial to impeach me again this time, right?"

"No!" Feng Bao saw Xu Jie's intentional teasing and said with a stern face.

When Xu Jie heard this affirmative answer, he raised his chin slightly, then glanced at Lin Qiran with smugness.

In order to prevent anyone from causing trouble for him, he not only arranged for Xie Dengzhi to guard the Tongzheng Envoy's door, but also had already settled the Tai Chi Sect, and it was impossible for memorials to impeach him to appear.

However, he didn't want to show off to Lin Xuran, but wanted Lin Xuran to know a fact: his chief assistant was "a lean camel bigger than a horse."

When things have developed to this point, he no longer intends to fight with Lin Qinran, but he wants to discuss the conditions with Lin Qinran so as to ensure that he can escape from the court.

After all, this is the official chart, power and wealth. Now, as long as you make concessions, Lin Weiran must still sell his face.

"Although there is no memorial to impeach you, there is a memorial related to you!" Feng Bao saw Xu Jie's pride in his eyes, so he took out a memorial.

Xu Jie frowned slightly, and immediately asked, "Whose?"

When Li Chunfang and Zhang Juzheng heard this, they also looked at Feng Bao curiously.

"Wu Shi, the engineering department, came!" Feng Bao handed the memorial to Xu Jie and responded seriously.

When Xu Jie heard the memorial from his disciple Wu Shi, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Even if it was related to him, it would be impossible for anything bad to happen.

Guo Pu and Chen Yiqin looked at each other, then looked at the memorial curiously.

Xu Jie thought of Wu Shilai's stupidity in impeachment of Yan Song, and a smile could not help but hold a smile on his lips. However, when he opened it, his whole body was struck by lightning.

Li Chunfang and Zhang Juzheng noticed Xu Jie's reaction, and turned their heads to look at Lin Weiran who was drinking tea slowly, while the corners of Lin Weiran's mouth were obviously slightly raised.
Chapter completed!