Chapter 727: Responding to Changes with the Same (Part 2)
Xiang Chengxian's speech has not yet ended. He himself has gradually entered the state, laughing and scolding. "In my opinion, the safest way is this. I'm afraid people like Gao Shilang will ask again, where is the safety?"
?Then I will say a few more words to prevent Gao Shilang and his ilk from getting confused..."
The righteous people laughed in cooperation, and Gao Changjiang was so angry that he returned to the crowd again.
Xiang Chengxian didn't seem to see it and just said: "We can think about it the other way around. If we blame the East Palace for the disaster, it is immoral, so we should establish another prince. If the emperor really adopts this suggestion, he will do it accordingly and replace it with another prince.
East Palace, what next?
If there are no more disasters in the future, it will be fine, and the world will be at peace. But who can guarantee that there will be no more disasters? Kang Jianzheng, do you dare to use the head on your neck to guarantee it? What if disasters still occur?
According to Kang Jianzheng's theory, if a disaster occurs, the prince must be replaced to make up for it. If a disaster occurs again, do we need to replace the prince again? Or change it back again?
In this way, the continuous replacement of the East Palace will make the country's foundation become child's play. Is this not what the princes expect to see? Comparing the two, regardless of right or wrong, stabilizing the status quo of the East Palace is obviously safer than hastily establishing a new crown prince!"
After Xiang Chengxian finished speaking, the ministers fell into deep thought. These words were very simple and easy to understand, and there was nothing they couldn't understand, but the logic behind them had to be carefully scrutinized.
The biggest advantage of Ziexie's side is Qin Tianjian Kang Jianzheng. In any case, no one present can compete with him in interpreting celestial disasters.
However, Xiang Da Yushi (Fang Yingwu) avoided talking about the specific celestial phenomena and disasters, and did not argue about how to explain the disasters. He only talked about what to do after encountering the disasters, which can be regarded as a clever use of strengths and avoidance of weaknesses.
According to Xiang Chengxian's proposal, the status quo should be maintained unchanged. Of course, righteous people are happy to see it happen. Perhaps what the emperor needs is not an explanation for the disaster at all. It is how to deceive oneself and others and obtain psychological comfort in the face of natural disasters.
In the end, Xiang Da Yushi concluded: "Therefore, it is better to be still than to move. When you cannot argue and understand, the safest move is to maintain the status quo and don't mess up your position. This is the principle of adapting to changes in the face of change!"
Everyone couldn't help but whisper to each other, and the court room was no longer quiet, but no one stood up to argue with Xiang Chengxian for the time being. I couldn't think of a better argument logic, and at the same time, I also knew that behind Xiang Chengxian was Fang Ying, who was very intimidating.
Things - this is the mastermind behind the scenes, so I have to be a little cautious.
Xiang Da Yushi was looking around proudly when he suddenly saw Fang Yingwu waving again, so he quickly moved over and listened to the instructions with his head bowed. After that, when Xiang Chengxian stood up again, he did not return to his original position, but came to Wan Shoufu.
Immediately, he attracted other people's attention.
But he saw Xiang Da Yushi cupping his fists and saying: "I heard that the chief minister, Mr. Shang Shu, advocated the establishment of a new prince, so the emperor issued an edict to the court? Sir, you are nearly seventy years old, how can you still be so frivolous and impatient? You are so mature.
"Conquering the country is really so difficult?"
Some people secretly admired that he was indeed Fang Yingwu's close friend, and indeed a courageous person, who actually provoked the chief minister in person! Although what he said was 90% Fang Yingwu's instigation.
Xiang Chengxian came to Wan An in order to drag Wan An from behind the scenes to the front of the stage and force Wan An to take a stand. After all, Wan An is the leader of the other side. Gao Changjiang, Kang Jianzheng and others are just puppets in front of the stage.
But Wan Shoufu didn't want to argue with Xiang Chengxian. Firstly, he respected his identity. Secondly, it was unnecessary. In fact, in Wan An's heart, what he cared about was not how to react on the spot, nor how to defend Xiang Yushi's remarks. That didn't matter much.
significance.
After all, the emperor has the final say. So what Wan Shoufu cares about is, what will the emperor think after hearing Xiang Chengxian's remarks?
Based on his experience, the emperor might really appreciate Xiang Chengxian's speeches which are full of the spirit of "doing more is worse than doing less" and "muddling along". The emperor himself has such a lazy temperament.
If the emperor really adopts the so-called "remain unchanged in response to all changes" strategy, then his ambition to establish a new prince will be completely in vain... Wan An thought worriedly.
What's even more hateful is that the court discussions need to be summarized into memorials. Under normal circumstances, he can make up for it a little through word games and suppress Xiang Chengxian (Fang Yingwu)'s remarks. This is the prerogative of the chief minister.
But this time there is Fang Yingwu acting as secretary, and Dongchang will also closely follow Fang Yingwu's records. Comparing them with each other, it will be even worse if his word game is self-defeating.
Wan An was very annoyed that things had developed to this extent. He actually felt a little helpless. This was really disgusting! After thinking about it, there may be only one way to solve the problem - to provoke a conflict between the emperor and the ministers.
After intensifying the conflict, the emperor was so angry that he could not listen to the advice of any minister, and even became rebellious and insisted on doing the opposite. Just like the emperor's angry performance last time after hundreds of officials knocked on the palace to criticize the emperor.
Having an idea, Wan An spoke, but ignored Xiang Chengxian, a small figure, and only said to the ministers: "There is another matter. The emperor has consulted me, and I feel that it is not irrelevant to today's court discussion, so
Let me mention it to you guys."
There was no shortage of people to support Wan Shoufu, so someone responded: "If you have something to say, please tell me, we are all ears." Wan An then signaled: "The Holy One wants to promote Concubine Shao as a noble concubine, and his intention is determined.
What do you think?"
"How is this possible?" Someone immediately said in surprise. This attitude was obviously resolutely opposed. Then he added: "The prince's biological mother has not yet been granted a title. How can Concubine Shao be so virtuous and dare to go above and beyond?
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This statement has won the approval of most people. It is not impossible for concubines in the harem to be promoted to imperial concubines, but at this special time, they cannot accept Concubine Shao to be promoted to imperial concubines! The reasons for this are quite complicated if explained in detail.
First of all, as mentioned before, the biological mother of the current crown prince Zhu Youtang was only a concubine, and after Concubine Shao ascended the throne as a noble concubine, wouldn't the background of her prince Zhu Youtang outweigh the prince's?
Especially during the sensitive period when Zhu Youtang was trying to replace Zhu Youtang as the crown prince, promoting Concubine Shao to the title of noble concubine was simply a sign of chaos and disorder.
Secondly, at the critical moment of the dispute over the country, Concubine Shao was suddenly promoted to the title of imperial concubine, which could easily give the world a wrong signal, as if to prepare her prince for the Eastern Palace. All those who supported the prince did not
I would like to see this signal, let alone accept this temptation.
Third, the imperial concubine is only one level lower than the queen. If Concubine Shao becomes Concubine Shao, then she will become the empress. With the emperor's favor towards Concubine Shao, this is not impossible.
What's more, the emperor has a precedent of deposing his queen, so how can he know that the old thing will not happen again? Once Concubine Shao becomes the queen, and the son is more noble than his mother, wouldn't it be justifiable for the prince to become the prince?
Looking at the angry scene, Wan An smiled and said nothing. No matter what, it would be better to annoy the emperor. Every man will have the feeling of helping the woman he loves to vent his anger. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated. quick!