Chapter 19 The first assistants mentality is broken
Yang Tinghe was thinking: Does Liang Chu know this thank you note?
Then he figured it out: that didn't matter anymore.
The key issue that Jiang Mian considered was the same as that of Yang Tinghe: Should we establish someone else?
He ruled out this option. It was impossible. He knew very well that he couldn't do such a thing.
It’s not that I don’t have the ability to do it, it’s that I can’t do it. Not only because of reputation, but also because today’s Ming Dynasty really can’t stand the hardship.
Since Yang Tinghe can't do it, it means that the cabinet can't do anything to abolish it.
With Emperor Zhengde's last edict, it was impossible for Empress Dowager Zhang to bypass the cabinet and appoint others alone.
Now there is only one choice: how to face the chosen heir.
Yang Tinghe felt aggrieved and tired: Sijun is so capable of tormenting and using such tricks...
From the ring and the sound of footsteps behind the curtain, he knew it was the arrival of Emperor Zhengde's Empress Xia.
One of the methods has already shown its effect: Queen Xia must not care about how the new king will mess with state affairs. She now has hope of getting a son. This is the only thing she cares about.
The relationship between Queen Mother Zhang and Queen Xia is also subtle. It is actually this daughter-in-law who can treat her most sincerely.
Now that Sijun's plan is proposed, if Empress Dowager Zhang does not agree, the relationship between Empress Xia and Empress Dowager Zhang will be greatly damaged - although Empress Xia's destructive power is pitifully small.
This means that Si Jun handed Yang Ting and them a step to persuade Empress Dowager Zhang and let them, the cabinet ministers, avoid accusations of disloyalty to Emperor Zhengde: Look, the best of both worlds, Emperor Zhengde will also have a son in the future.
Or, if they object to the successor's approach of laying down minefields for the future, then the bad guys will become cabinet ministers.
Why are you opposed to everything?
But is it that simple?
"Fellow bachelors, you have also read His Highness's note of thanks." Mrs. Zhang really asked, "Now, is it abolished or established?"
Jiang Mian looked behind the curtain, you ask, why did you ask Queen Xia to come?
Are you going to leave the offending matter to the cabinet?
Hearing Queen Mother Zhang's question, Yang Tinghe felt bitter: Another method was to intensify the conflict. Queen Mother Zhang's demands were very clear. She wanted the rights of mother and son. She directly used the attitude of not giving birth to an heir, and let the cabinet stand in front of Queen Mother Zhang.
I can't get off the stage. At this moment, I have to come up with a solution.
If it cannot be abolished, the cabinet must be replaced to persuade Queen Mother Zhang to accept the reality.
Yang Tinghe was in extreme pain, and when he raised his head, he was already in tears: "I am ashamed of Xiaomiao, and I am ashamed of the late emperor! Now that the imperial edict has been issued to the world, it must not be repealed. However, Your Highness would rather die than inherit, and I am ashamed of the Queen Mother. Please
The Queen Mother punishes."
After saying that, he took off his hat and broke down in tears.
He actually wants to resign!
"How can Mr. Ge hang up his crown and leave at this moment?" Empress Dowager Zhang was suddenly shocked and angry. Yang Tinghe suddenly collapsed emotionally, leaving her with no idea in front of such a major event.
Yang Tinghe's eyes were filled with tears, and he was indignant: "The world's affairs can affect the whole body! The Ming Dynasty has been suffering from malpractices for hundreds of years. As kings and ministers, why don't they think of the serious illness and lead to ZTE? There are so many political affairs in a big country, and it is impossible to start with just one passion.
"His Highness said that ministers and others are adhering to the old ways, and the ministers and ministers have been working hard for more than a month to reform the shortcomings and make new plans."
"Just because of this note of thanks, the world only knows that His Highness is knowledgeable, ambitious, and has the qualifications to be a wise king. Even if there are extreme remarks, they are just the spirit of a young man who needs the guidance and guidance of wise ministers. However, I will bear the brunt of this. If you do it again,
He said that he would establish someone else, but because he was greedy for power and position, he refused to take the name of the British Lord. He was named as a rebellious minister and a traitor, and will be infamy for thousands of years!"
He was very excited: "I can't do what Yihuo did, and I am not a conservative person! I am loyal to the country, so I will die to advise Your Highness. For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, don't go to war or talk nonsense. If Your Highness insists on going his own way, I will only
I have written a good speech and appointed it as your duty. I am ashamed of the entrustment entrusted by the Emperor Daxing, ashamed of the Queen Mother, and ashamed of the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty."
After saying these words in a sonorous tone, Yang Tinghe knelt down and kowtowed several heads in sorrow, then stood up and staggered out.
"Mr. Yang Ge? Mr. Yang!"
Yang Tinghe walked away as if he had an emotional breakdown. His crown was still on the ground, and Empress Dowager Zhang couldn't call her back no matter how much she shouted.
This time, her shock and anger were compounded by a layer of panic. She could hear Yang Tinghe's words more clearly: It can't be abolished, but why is the key point in his words to persuade him not to corrupt national affairs with his passion?
What about succession?
She was so angry that she looked at Jiang Mian and Mao Ji again: "How could Young Master Jiang, Mao Shaobao, and Master Yang just walk away like this?"
Jiang Mian and Mao Ji smiled bitterly.
Yang Tinghe did a good job, but now it is really a headache.
Now we have to face both the Queen Mother and the extreme heir. The cabinet cannot be completely wiped out.
"With His Highness's intelligence, he may have already known that there were errors and omissions in the posthumous edict that could be exploited by him. He cited it but did not publish it. When the edict arrived in Beijing, he used the pretext of entering the palace as a ceremonial note and pressed him when everything was ready. His Highness's method was cunning and he added twists first.
The drafting of the posthumous edict was distasteful to the ministers and others, and he blamed the ministers and others for hindering the late emperor's ambitions, and then rebuking the ministers was tantamount to the emperor's disloyalty. Mr. Yang Ge was filled with grief and anger..."
Jiang Mian's first reply was actually to express his inner grievances.
Empress Dowager Zhang immediately said: "I'm afraid this child has been deceived, so he is so extreme. Mr. Yang Ge said before that he could let hundreds of officials give advice so that His Highness can understand what people want. What do you think?"
Jiang Mian and Mao Ji looked at each other and sighed together: "Before this thank you note arrived, I and others thought so too. Your Highness, the Queen Mother, is very resolute, and I am afraid she cannot be persuaded. The Queen Mother first asked
Whether to abolish or establish it should be consistent with what I think, right?"
"Then just accept him like this?" Empress Dowager Zhang said in a much higher tone, "Then what should I do?"
Jiang Mian spoke in a bleak tone: "As Jie Fu said, even if His Highness seems a little extreme at the moment, it is true that His Highness is fifteen years old, has the country in his heart, and wants to make plans for the Ming Dynasty. If there are good ministers to assist him, His Highness will naturally be wiser in the future.
. Ordinary fools only think that this is a wise king who has proposed a way to achieve both ends."
"If the ministers appoint someone else because His Highness is determined not to succeed, firstly, it will be suspected of being greedy for power and position, as Jiefu said. Secondly, if the new monarch appointed is not as good as Your Highness, it will be even more obvious that the ministers are stupid. Thirdly,
... Even if there are reasons for great gifts, the ministers will eventually become powerful traitors who manipulate the powerful. After death, the fame and deeds are small, and the old troubles will inevitably reappear."
He didn't mention the Queen Mother, but now that everyone understood this truth, they couldn't help but change their minds.
In other words, you can not establish him, but in this case, the reason of whether to succeed or not suddenly becomes not so tenable.
Now that the direct lineage has actually been extinct, he is not only the most qualified among the concubine members, but also the one with the most potential to be a wise king. He has also proposed a plan to ensure that the lineage continues to be extinct.
If you don't establish him in this way, it seems that insisting on inheriting the heir into the direct sect is just an excuse: at least ordinary people and people with ulterior motives will think so.
"You...you just gave in like this?" Queen Mother Zhang almost collapsed, "What should I do?"
Jiang Mian was silent.
"say something!"
Jiang Mian looked at Mao Ji and let out a long sigh: "The matter has come to this. I have the courage to speak frankly about the current situation."
He knelt on the ground with a big salute, as if he was about to risk his life.
Yang Tinghe had to plan how to dissuade the heir on more important national strategies. The task of convincing the Queen Mother to make the issue of non-heir a bargaining chip for ministers to negotiate with the heir could only be left to Jiang Mian and Mao Zedong.
Forget it.
This is the tacit understanding they have had for many years as officials in the same court.