Zhu Di glanced at Chen Ying. Chen Ying did not dare to look up, but he just flashed his eyes quickly and clearly captured Zhu Di's expression. Zhu Di's expression was a little strange, as if he knew what Chen Ying was going to say, and wanted to say it very much.
Hearing what he said, there was still some hesitation, fearing that he would say it. This very contradictory mood appeared in the emperor's eyes at the same time.
All this was captured by Chen Ying. Isn't this complicated and contradictory mood a true portrayal of the conflict and struggle between family affection and society when Emperor Yongle, who was both a king and a father, wanted to depose the prince? This thought was in his heart
Just a quick turn turned into infinite courage. Chen Ying bent down holding the scepter, and her voice suddenly became louder: "Your Majesty, the current prince, violates the virtues of the ancestors, does not follow the holy precepts, specializes in authority, and gathers party members.
Insulting ministers, disrespecting the emperor, all kinds of evil deeds are too numerous to mention. Now that the emperor returns to the capital, Chinese and foreign envoys respectfully greet the emperor, but the prince is the only one who is late and despises the emperor. When it comes to this, is this person polite? Is this person polite?
Really? If the son of man behaves like this, he is unfilial! If a minister behaves like this, he is unfaithful! If an unfaithful and unfilial person becomes a king, how can he be as good as his ancestors?"
Although the fight for the crown prince was well known to everyone, it was the first time that the deposing of the crown prince was publicly discussed on the stage. The civil and military officials in the court were shocked. There was no sound in the hall except for Chen Ying's loud and authentic voice: "Therefore, I invite the emperor to depose the prince.
Prince, establish another wise man!"
"I second the proposal!"
As soon as Chen Ying finished speaking, a group of people stood up from the royal envoy class, kowtowed to the emperor and shouted.
Why kowtow? Because of the system of the Ming Dynasty, you must kneel down to play correctly in the Golden Palace. However, there are regulations that the head of a government office does not need to kowtow, so people like Xia Xun and Chen Ying only need to kowtow. These ordinary royal officials
The envoy has to kowtow.
"I object!"
"I object!"
The voices of opposition were all mixed up, far less uniform than those of the envoys. They were obviously unprepared and caught off guard.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of "I second the proposal" and "I second the proposal" started again, and another group of people stood up from the general class.
Except for one person from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Zhu Gaoxu's team mainly consists of military generals. He has been on the front line during the four-year crisis. He has made friends with quite a few military generals during the four years. These people usually do not have the opportunity to participate in government affairs, so they do not show up. Now
This is a discussion about the throne, not simply government affairs. Since they are qualified to go to the palace to participate in the court meeting, they certainly have the right to express their opinions.
Their appearance immediately aroused the indignation of some civil servants and military generals, who immediately stood up to oppose. Yang Rong, a scholar in the cabinet, became furious and shouted loudly: "Since ancient times, the way to create chaos is to abolish the elders and establish the younger ones!
The prince is the eldest son of the emperor. He is respectful, humble and noble in character. He has studied "Poetry", "Li" and "Music" in Xiaoming since he was a child. He is the best candidate to inherit the throne. There is no big mistake. An Neng can easily depose the minister?
be opposed to!"
Huang Huai, a scholar in the cabinet, also stood up and objected repeatedly: "Your Majesty, think twice, the prince cannot be deposed, he cannot be deposed!"
When Hu Guang, the cabinet scholar, saw this chaotic scene, he immediately stood up in the class, looked at his nose, his nose and his heart, and continued to paddle. The fence-sitters followed suit and allowed Mao Zedong and the Han Wang Party to quarrel endlessly.
The two factions facing each other had their own opinions and were at a stalemate, which made them red-faced for a while. Seeing this, Zhu Di couldn't help but frowned and said: "Regarding the East Palace matter, you have written a memorial. Let me think about it. Let's not discuss this matter for the time being.
, If the officials have other state affairs, please come forward and make a prelude!"
As soon as the emperor said these words, the civil and military officials who jumped out had to retreat to their own ranks, still filled with self-hate and hatred, and a tense attitude filled the court. All subsequent political discussions and decisions were completed in the smell of gunpowder smoke. .
As soon as the court meeting ended, Chen Ying and others were taken to the palace of the King of Han. The King of Han was like an ant on a hot pot, wandering around and saying: "My father has clearly intended to pass the throne to me, but I hate that these ignorant ministers are blocking it, huh!" When I succeed Dabao, no one in this group will spare him!"
After saying the cruel words, Zhu Gaoxu said again: "Master of the Ministry, my father is arbitrary. Isn't it the end of the day to issue an edict? The emperor has been in office for a long time and his courage has become weak. When he saw the opposition of hundreds of officials and the fierce public sentiment, he beat him Back off, what should I do?"
Chen Ying said: "Your Highness, don't be anxious. If the Emperor insists on deposing him, he can do it. However, the Crown Prince was deposed amidst numerous objections, and His Highness was appointed as the Crown Prince amidst numerous objections. This is by no means a blessing to the country. Even if His Highness is deposed. He was forced to become the crown prince, but the officials refused to give up and continued to entangle. Isn't it true that the court was divided and scattered? The emperor was prudent and did not take any action for the time being. This was the intention of the old man to seek the country.
The emperor has already had this idea, so it will be easy to handle. What we have to do is to knock down the arrogance of those opponents. As long as they are defeated and have no influence in the court, only a few people are left to oppose. Hey! Even if they hang themselves to remonstrate, it will not change the general trend."
Zhu Gaoxu said: "It's easy for the Lord to say it. Now that we are all out and using all our strength, we are still evenly matched in the court. This is because the officials of the East Palace and Yang Xu, Xie Jin are in jail, and many officials are worried Out of fear, I have become a wallkeeper and want to defeat the people who oppose me. How to fight? This is not a battle on the battlefield. I, the king, lead a group of soldiers and horses and carry a seven-foot spear."
Chen Ying smiled and said: "The battles in the officialdom are basically about shadowless swords, invisible swords, insinuations, and insinuations. Your Highness's methods are useless. There is a great opportunity available now. As long as you make a little detour, you can achieve the same goal." Purpose."
The King of Han's eyes lit up and he said with great joy: "Master, if you have any clever ideas, tell me quickly!"
Chen Ying smiled and said: "Speaking of which, we are a little impatient. Seeing His Highness guarding the clouds, we can't wait to succeed. In fact, the success is still a bit behind. Thinking about it now, I have to admire the Emperor, or His Majesty Shen Don't be angry, it's just that we can't ask the emperor to give instructions for this kind of thing. We have to understand what the emperor wants and use roundabout ways to achieve the goal!"
The King of Han frowned and said impatiently: "The words of the Lord of the Ministry are unpredictable and profound. I, the King of Military Affairs, really don't understand. Please explain clearly!"
Chen Ying said: "It's very simple. It's better to use the incident of welcoming the emperor at the East Palace to continue to criticize the prince. Since Xie Jin admitted to forming a clique and conspiring for the prince, this matter can also be used to continue to create a big momentum. Well..., in this way, His Highness has no choice but to accept that Ji Gang, no problem! In order to achieve great things, he does not stick to trivial matters. This Ji Gang has betrayed His Highness once and would not dare to do it again, so His Highness will accept him. If used well, this Ji Gang is a biter. Good dog!”
The King of Han said: "Ji Gang, he is just a villain. However, the sea is open to all rivers, and villains have their own uses. It's okay for me to accept him. But I still don't understand something. I use the East Palace to welcome him to continue to criticize. What is this? reason?"
Chen Ying chuckled and said: "Your Highness, what do you think, let's just say that the prince has no virtue and ask the emperor to depose him. Then those idiots can stand up and shout that the prince is kind and cannot be deposed. All officials can be established or deposed.
This is all for the sake of the emperor and the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty. No matter which way the emperor's heart is, you can't say that the person who tried to protect the prince is guilty because of this. If he fails to fulfill his holy will, he is guilty. In the future, we should not have officials discussing politics?"
The King of Han nodded repeatedly and said: "Well, this is the truth... I understand, please go on!"
Chen Yingdao: "So, if the debate continues like this, it will be endless. Once the emperor is worried that the dispute over the appointment of the crown prince will shake the country's foundation, and temporarily gives up the idea of easy crown prince, His Highness will have to wait again. If this opportunity is missed, will His Highness return?
It is unexpected that he can succeed. Therefore, we have to make a change. Impeachment still requires impeachment. This must be grasped. However, we will not mention Yi Chu. We will only hold him accountable for being late in welcoming him and disrespecting his courtiers.
The matter is related to the crime of forming a clique confessed by Xie Jin..."
King Han rolled his eyes and seemed to understand better: "Huh?"
Chen Ying raised the tea cup, shook it gently, and said proudly: "The drunkard's intention is not to drink. I believe Yang Rong and Huang Huai's group can see it, but will they accept the move? If they don't accept the move, ask us to kill them."
The prince has been convicted of these crimes, and the people imprisoned in the imperial edict have all been convicted. So is the prince guilty? If he is guilty, should he be deposed? What if he accepts the accusation? Humph! Such a clique,
Who is the crown prince? You jumped out so impatiently, could it be that he is the prince? The emperor is still alive, and the prince is forming a party. What else is it if he is not plotting something evil? "
Chen Ying drank the tea in one gulp and said with a smile: "This is a dead end! If you step in, you will die. If you don't step in, you will die. Will they step in or not?"
The King of Han laughed loudly: "Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful beyond words! Sir, Liu Bang has Zhang Liang, Cao Mengde has Jia Xu, and I have you, Chen Ying and Chen, so why worry about failure to accomplish great things!"
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In the prison cell, Xia Xun stood firmly with his feet slightly apart, his hands like holding a ball, slowly pushed forward, then took a deep breath, lifted his heels, internally rotated his arms, relaxed his shoulders, palms down,
The fingers are combined into claws, like wings spread out, shaking gently, the movements are hard and soft, dynamic and still, the posture is very graceful and elegant, like a wild goose flying in the wind.
Xia Xun said: "This is the 'shoulder shaking' of Dayan Gong. Come on, try this action."
On the other side of the fence, Huang Zhen imitated Xia Xun. His hands were bent like chicken feet, he spread his arms loosely, stretched his neck, and shook vigorously like a chicken. Xia Xun smiled bitterly: "This wild goose skill was born out of
Wu Qin Xi is a very easy skill to learn. How come it has become like this in your hands? I have told you the key points. If you continue to practice like this, you will become a great master!"
Huang Zhen shook his "wings" and said excitedly: "Is Xiaguan really that enlightened? What kind of master do you want to become?"
Xia Xun smiled and said: "The founder of the hen-laying skill!"
Huang Zhen was immediately discouraged, stopped his movements, and said with a sullen expression: "The bones in this old man's arm are hard, how can he practice any skill? Besides, I really don't have the thought, and the lower officials are not as open-minded as the Duke of the country. Alas, I don't practice."
No more practice."
Huang Zhen muttered and returned to the couch, lay down there and said, "Didn't Chen Tuan realize the Tao while sleeping? I'll just practice dozing off!"
He lay down with his arms as pillow, and murmured with a sigh: "When I wake up, it would be great if the prison was full of people..."!