"I think you are overly worried. Assuming that King Rui really inherits the throne, Wang Zaijin and the others really get closer."
"But can this be enough to ensure death?"
"I have made it very clear just now, once the emperor is the emperor, there are always ministers."
"Even if Wang Zaijin and others are moving closer to King Rui, and they are sincerely supporting Zuo, can King Rui really accept them?"
"Even if King Rui accepts them, can King Rui trust them?"
"Can they still be as powerful and powerful as they are now?"
Upon hearing this, hope suddenly ignited in the hearts of others. It was indeed true.
The current emperor can trust the king and others in Jin Dynasty, but as long as he dies, can his successor still trust them so much?
So everyone started to have a heated discussion one by one.
After two full hours, the decision was finally made.
Both the traditional gentry in the south of the Yangtze River and the officials from Donglin have always believed that they must contact King Rui as early as possible to leave a good impression in his mind.
As long as King Rui accepts them and reaches a consensus, they will mobilize all resources and manpower to support King Rui in his competition.
Although their power in the court was extremely weak, looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, their background and power were not comparable to the "upstarts" such as Wang Zaijin and Xu Guangqi.
Where did the imperial court's taxes come from? Nearly half of them were collected from the Jiangnan provinces.
What do tens of millions of people in the north eat? That is also food grown in the south of the Yangtze River.
Without traditional nobles like them, the imperial court in the capital would be nothing more than a joke.
And what is the advantage of the Donglin Party members? That is, they have disciples and ancient officials all over the world.
Although they experienced several major purges by the emperor, Donglin officials serving in Beijing suffered a devastating blow.
As a result, there are now less than twenty people, and most of them are minor officials of the sixth and seventh grades, with no sense of existence.
However, in other areas, especially in their base camp of Nanjing, officials from Donglin still occupy a place.
They can openly and openly promote King Rui and attract political capital for his use, thereby supporting him to compete.
So this is why they dare to challenge the royalist officials headed by Wang Zaijin.
"In that case, I will go to the Wenhua Palace to see King Rui tomorrow on official business grounds to find out what he is and what he is."
"If he is really ambitious, then we will do everything we can to help him reach the top."
As the initiator of this key meeting, Zhang Jin was naturally the first to bear the brunt.
When other people see someone volunteering to be the leader, they naturally have no objections.
Although the emperor was dying, he still hadn't died yet. He never knew when he would have murderous intentions and drag a few people to be buried with him.
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At the same time, Wang Zaijin, who is now the cabinet minister and the Minister of War, is not idle either.
After learning that the emperor's life was in danger, he immediately found his second assistant Xu Guangqi for discussion.
Although Xu Guangqi had a normal relationship with him, if the emperor died, it would have a huge impact on both of them.
After all, both of them were promoted by the emperor under unusual circumstances. They have been in power for the past two years, although there are many people who are attached to them.
But the foundation is really too shallow.
Not to mention that Wang Zai Jin offended many officials and made many enemies in the court.
But he knew very well that his position in this position was entirely due to the emperor's strong support and trust.
Without this factor, I am afraid that he would have been attacked by a group of people, and he might have been killed.
Therefore, he must make plans for the future.
And Xu Guangqi, who is more similar to him, is naturally his primary target.
Xu Guangqi is not a fool. If Wang Zaijin can think of it, how could he not know it.
Therefore, the two hit it off and formed a strategic alliance.
Then he summoned several of his confidants and trustworthy officials to his residence and held an internal small meeting.
The content of their discussion was naturally about who would succeed the emperor after his death.
The emperor had no heirs, which really made things difficult for them.
According to the rules of the Emperor Ming's ancestors, the emperor's brother Guang Wang Zhu Youjian should succeed to the throne.
But the king in Jin did not want him to return to the capital to succeed the emperor. King Guang was not like the current emperor.
Therefore, his idea was to choose a suitable one from the emperor's cousins, just like Yang Tinghe did back then. This would be the most beneficial to him.
However, the emperor appointed his elder, King Rui, as the supervisor of the country, which disrupted his plans and ideas.
"From my point of view, if King Rui succeeds to the throne of emperor, it is actually not necessary, but I don't know what his mind is like and his methods of governing the country."
There are fundamental differences between Xu Guangqi and Wang Zaijin.
The reason why Wang Zaijin is so nervous about this is because he is afraid that his current power will be broken down and lost.
Although he is just an ordinary minister in the cabinet, his two part-time jobs are both very powerful.
Although Xu Guangqi also offended some people, he was much worse than Wang Zaijin.
Moreover, he has never been interested in fighting in court. He is just worried that his new ideas and advanced technologies will not be widely used.
"What Mr. Xu Ge said is true, but Mr. Ge didn't think about it from another perspective. King Rui is already in his thirties and his mind has already matured."
"And he has always been deaf to what is going on outside the window. You may not know that King Rui seeks sutras and goes to the Buddha."
"Besides, after so many years, I have never heard of anything he did. In my opinion, he is probably mediocre."
"Our Ming Dynasty is now at a critical moment. If we don't have a holy master like Your Majesty to control the ministers, it won't be long before we return to the scene and customs of the Wanli period."
As staunch royalist officials, Wei Guangwei and Wang Zaijin were inseparable.
When he was ordered by the emperor to establish the Department of Education and expand and build new schools on the basis of the original schools, he offended many wealthy gentry.
Therefore, his idea was the same as that of Wang Zaijin, that is, the successor king must be controllable by them, so that they can protect royalist officials with unstable foundations.
Xu Guangqi heard this and did not respond.
They are all old foxes in the officialdom. Even if they don't tell them, they can't hide their thoughts from him.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Taichang Temple Minister Huo Weihua said pertinently:
"Hasn't His Majesty already allowed King Rui to participate in politics? We can just take this opportunity to conduct a thorough inspection."
"If that doesn't work, we can go to Qianqing Palace in time to meet with His Majesty and explain the pros and cons."
"Your Majesty is a holy king, and he has always pursued truth from facts. If King Rui is incapable, Your Majesty will definitely choose someone else."