In the palace of the King of Han Dynasty, the Han party gathered together and had a big banquet.
As the chief aide of the King of Han, Chen Ying sat at the top. The despair of the past few days was completely gone. Chen Ying's face was in high spirits. He raised his cup and congratulated the King of Han loudly: "Yang Xu is in jail. It can be seen that your Majesty
My mind has been made, congratulations to Your Highness, you will be able to watch the clouds clear and see the moonlight!"
The King of Han was very proud and raised his glass in thanks: "To be honest, it is all thanks to the ministry. If the ministers had not persuaded me to stay in Beijing and instead went to Yunnan to join the feudal vassal, where would I be today? My knowledge is shallow, so what?
At that time, I thought that the war in Annan was an opportunity to lead troops. Now you see, Zhang Fu was victorious in Annan and conquered every attack, but he still could not calm down the situation in Annan.
He is stuck in a quagmire in Annan, unable to get out. According to my opinion, he will be left in that desolate and remote place for the rest of his life. If I really wanted to conquer Yunnan at the beginning, now I am the one who cannot advance or retreat in Annan.
, I have spent all my life there, how can I still seek for a great position? Drink water and think about the source. If I can become the prince, the ministry should be the first to contribute. Come, I will give you a drink, sir!"
Chen Ying quickly raised her glass and said: "Don't dare. I think too deeply when things happen, and become jealous. As a result, I am timid and timid. It is difficult to accomplish great things. Your Highness's majesty and courage are unparalleled. He is a true hero! Watch today
Come on, if you want to achieve great things, you need a hero like Your Highness!"
The King of Han pointed at him and laughed: "Shandong is in chaos before the ashes are cold. It turns out that Liu Xiang doesn't study! Are you saying, sir, that I can only show off the courage of an ordinary man?"
Chen Ying said flatteringly: "How dare I! Liu Bang and Xiang Yu are the heroes of the world. They don't study anymore. These are just the sour complaints of frustrated scholars. Liu Xiang and Liu Xiang don't study, they study.
And Zhi Yong is not like a group of rotten scholars who only follow the past and stick to books!"
The King of Han laughed loudly, and all the confidants in the hall hurriedly gathered together and raised their glasses to honor the King of Han first, and then to Chen Ying.
Luan Hengheng raised his glass to pay tribute, and the King of Han suddenly sighed, put down his glass and said: "Jie Jin has fallen, Yang Xu has fallen too, my father really loves me! However, the rotten Confucians in the court who are still in the past are still dying,
They hold on to the chastity memorial arch of 'establishing a direct descendant', but they won't let go. When will my father depose the heir apparent?"
Chen Yingdao: "The crown prince is the foundation of the country. Since ancient times, the abolition of the crown prince has been a great and important event. For example, Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty, the founder of the country, kept his word, and no civil and military officials in the dynasty dared to disobey him. He despised the eldest son Liu Ying for his cowardice and talent.
If you are mediocre, if you want to establish a second son as you wish, don't you have to proceed step by step and test the minds of the ministers in every possible way. Although the current emperor is arbitrary, he must be cautious in this important matter, and there must be a process."
When Chen Ying said this, he stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Liu Ying never gave up, thanks to the support of Shangshan Sihao. It's a pity that the current prince does not have Shangshan Sihao, only Yang Xu Jiejin, the second general of Humph.
Now that both his right and left men are in prison, how easy is it to depose the prince?
The old minister has always been cautious in his life. He did not dare to judge the emperor's will before, so he tried his best to dissuade His Highness from doing his best, just in case. Now that God's will is clear and obvious, our people can directly write to the emperor, requesting that the prince be deposed and the king of Han be established!
The veteran minister will also go to the court in person to ask for His Highness’s orders!”
Chen Ying has always been cautious in doing things, always thinking about defeat before thinking about victory, and has the idea of being a cunning rabbit with three holes. Once it fails, she can not lose her vitality and lie dormant, waiting for an opportunity. This is also the case this time. In the impeachment of Xie Jin, indirectly
In the process of shaking the crown prince's position, he only instructed Yu Shiji to find some new imperial envoys to take the lead. Not only did he not come forward, not even Yu Shiji or even a few of his capable subordinates took action.
Not only did he still have a considerable amount of strength that had not been exposed, but the connections in the civil and military classes that he had managed to accumulate over the years by openly befriending and secretly seducing the King of Han, and the party members he had attracted, all stood still under his dissuasion.
Prevent full strength from being exposed in advance.
Now that the emperor's intention to depose the prince has become obvious, Chen Ying finally decided to fight against the odds!
Even he, the chief strategist of the Han Dynasty, had to go into battle shirtless, so naturally there was no need for others to retain their strength.
The King of Han was overjoyed and raised his glass: "Come, let's celebrate together for you and me, cheers!"
In the morning of the next day, the process was still followed, first dealing with the reception of foreign envoys, the resignation of official duties before leaving the capital, and the pilgrimage to the capital. Most of the time this link was just a formality, and after a year, it was rarely used.
twice.
All the civil and military officials were waiting with all their strength. Some planned to protect the prince, some planned to criticize the prince, some planned to intercede for Duke Fu, and some planned to continue to add insult to injury. Chen Ying and others planned to make it public with a clear stand.
Support Yi Chu and ensure that the King of Han comes to power.
Musi asked: "Have any officials sent sacrifices and returned to their posts, have any officials been promoted to express their gratitude, have any officials come to Beijing to see His Majesty, have any foreign envoys gone to Beijing?"
There was silence below. The big guys from all walks of life were gathering their strength to prepare for war. Who is so blind that he would create some messy things to cause trouble for everyone?
However, there are indeed people who are blind, and the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty have no way to deal with this person, because this person is the emperor.
After Mu Si asked but no one answered, she was about to announce the official announcement.
Before Xuande in the Ming Dynasty, early court affairs were very important. At that time, the ruler personally decided everything, and many important matters were discussed and decided in the Golden Palace. Until Xuande died and Yingzong succeeded to the throne, Yingzong was a nine-year-old child.
Without the ability to decide state affairs at the court, all decisions were made by the auxiliary ministers. It became a formality in the early court, and it became a routine.
Unexpectedly, Mu Si flicked the dust and was about to speak when Zhu Di, who was sitting on the throne, suddenly coughed and said: "Today, all the Yamen officials have stopped reporting in front of the emperor. If there is anything, please write it down in the notebook. I have something important to say.
Before I returned to Beijing, I issued a decree to move the capital. Now that it has been quite some time, I would like to know if all the ministers have come up with a charter after discussing it for so long."
All the officials looked at each other, confused by the emperor's sudden question. Chen Ying, Huang Zhen, Yang Rong, Huang Huai and other ministers stepped out, and even a breath of Dantian energy rose to their throats.
Just when Mu Si shouted: "Every official has his own memorial, if nothing happens, he will withdraw from the court..." Then he shouted, "I have my own memorial!" and rushed out, but this time...
Several people slowly took their steps back, and the Golden Palace was quiet for a long time.
You can't just leave the emperor there, right? Murong Rongzhu, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, was the first to react. He knelt down after leaving work and shouted loudly: "I, Murong Rongzhu of the Hanlin Academy, after receiving the imperial edict, I discussed it carefully with my colleagues in the Hanlin Academy.
However, I believe that Jinling is remote in the southeast and cannot control the northwest, so it is not a scenic spot. The emperor's intention to move the capital is indeed a wise move, but moving the capital to Beijing is inappropriate!"
Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and asked, "Oh, what's wrong?"
Scholar Murong said: "Throughout history, Kaifeng and Luoyang in the Heluo region were the first cities to have their capitals established and enjoyed long-lasting glory, and Chang'an and Xianyang in the Guanzhong region. Emperor Taizu Gao intended to move the capital to Guanzhong back then.
Guanzhong is the perfect location for the capital city because it is dominated by hundreds of rivers and mountains and can tower over the princes."
This bachelor was from Shaanxi. When he got the opportunity, he tried his best to promote his hometown. As soon as he finished speaking, Liu An, the minister of Taichang Temple who always just dozed off in the court and did not participate in anything, jumped out and played:
"Your Majesty, Chang'an and Xianyang have been in ruins during the Song and Yuan dynasties. How can they be the capital? Luoyang is surrounded by enemies on all sides and is not a useful place, let alone Kaifeng. The Yellow River is on the side. Not only can it not serve as a barrier, but it is flooded in all seasons.
, it will become a disaster, and it is not a good place, so I think it is not advisable."
Zhu Di asked: "So where do you think the capital can be?"
Liu An said: "Comparing Yanjing with Chang'an, Luoyang, and Bianliang, I believe that Yanjing has the best situation. The situation between heaven and earth is probably not as good as Yanjing. The sea surrounds it to the east, Taihang stands to the west, and Juyong is behind it.
The river in the front is a good place to benefit from the grain, horse, fish, salt and fruit. Shuntian is the imperial residence, and the canal is transferred to the southeast. The Qin and Jin Dynasties enter the defense, and the shape is superior to the rest of the world!"
Zhu Di became energetic and immediately said: "What Liu Aiqing said is very reasonable!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the scholar Qiu Jun, who was originally worried about the prince's safety and did not want to express his opinion on the matter, became angry. He jumped out and said loudly: "Juyong is my back; Zijing is my voice. Take Yanjing.
As the capital, we are close to Beidi, for fear that they will strangle me and grab my back. To the east is the Canghai, so close at hand. If there are invaders coming from the sea, it will be difficult to defend against them!"
Liu An immediately said: "There is Xiongguan to the north of Yanjing, and there is Liaodong to strangle the Tatars. With the strength of the Ming Dynasty, why worry about it? Although the east is close to the sea, it is an inland sea. There are Liaodong and Shandong narrowly guarding the inland sea. If
If we can't resist foreign invaders coming from the sea, then even if the capital is moved further, can we stop the enemy's iron-heeled troops from approaching the city?"
From the beginning of the two people, all the civil and military officials couldn't care less. They spoke one after another and talked about it. The officials who opposed the move of the capital accounted for 80% of the 100% in the entire Golden Palace. This batch of criticisms made it impossible to agree to move the capital to another place.
He was scolded as being short-sighted, and his consent to move the capital to Beijing was scolded as flattering, which made everyone in the Golden Palace bloody.
To Zhu Di, listening to all these things, it was almost like pointing at his nose and scolding him. Zhu Di's big black face became darker and darker. The civil and military officials in the court ignored him. They were just pointing fingers and scolding Huai. The emperor's face became uglier, and they
The more happy they felt, the ministers caught the couple and started scolding them until noon.
Zhu Di couldn't bear it anymore, slapped the table with a stern face and shouted: "Since the ministers have not reached an agreement, then we will continue to discuss the matter of moving the capital. No matter how long it takes, we must come up with a conclusion! Retreat from the court!"
Zhu Di stood up suddenly and turned around to leave. Huang Zhen and Chen Ying couldn't help but stepped out of the courtroom together and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, go slowly, I have my own notes!"
Zhu Di turned around and saw that he was the right-hand man of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Chen Ying and Huang Zhen looked at each other. Neither one was willing to give in. Zhu Di pointed at Huang Zhen and called him by name: "What does Huang Qing have to say?" (To be continued.