The atmosphere in Wenyuan Pavilion suddenly became tense.
Seeing the situation freeze.
There was someone who smoothed things over, but it was Liu Guan.
Liu Guandao: "Gentlemen, what time is it now? Why are these so good people still quarreling? Which sentence is it? Please tell me clearly. Everyone is here now, so I can refer to it in detail."
Hu Guang looked very angry, and did not soften his expression because of Liu Guan's attempts to smooth things over. He just snorted coldly and said nothing.
In fact, he had a good relationship with Jin Youzi, and it could be said that they had always been friends. But the more this happened, the angrier he became because he believed that Jin Youzi had deceived him and was a deceiver.
On the contrary, Jin Youzi seemed steady. When he saw Liu Guan asking for help, he said: "There is a sentence in the edict... which is: canonize Zhang Anshi as the King of Song Dynasty..."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone's expressions showed strange expressions.
King of Song... This is the title of the prince, standing side by side with Taizu, Emperor Gao and other princes, as well as King Zhao and King Han.
Zhang Anshi was able to confer the title of county king, which was considered to be particularly advantageous.
It's a break from the rules.
But now there is such a seal, which is absolutely unprecedented.
In this life, Zhu Di, in the name of Jingnan, accused Emperor Jianwen of destroying the laws of his ancestors, and then he became the emperor.
It is precisely because of this that no matter what the Yongle Dynasty did, whether it was done according to the ancestral system or not, at least it was done under the guise of the ancestral method.
Only the fact that Zhang Anshi was crowned king was a blatant trampling on Zhu Yuanzhang's established law.
But now, he continues to add more layers of information, and he is actually going to be crowned a prince.
But when the ministers thought about it carefully, it seemed that... such a favor was indeed something Zhu Di could do.
After all... His Majesty is too special today, and only he has the courage to brave the disapproval of the world and make such an exception. Even future emperors may not have such determination.
Combined with Zhang Anshi's contribution and Zhu Di's trust in Zhang Anshi, it can be said that... the possibility is not small.
What's more, it is precisely because this is a posthumous edict that this is possible.
If Zhu Di had issued this decree at any other time, there would have been ministers admonishing him.
Not to mention other people, even some academicians in Wenyuan Pavilion who are inclined to Zhang Anshi may feel that the favor is too much and ask Your Majesty to think again.
But the difference in the edict is that the emperor is about to die at this time. No matter how unreasonable his last words are, no one will come to argue with him, let alone ask him to take back his orders.
What's more, this edict is the emperor's last final statement, and the new emperor who succeeds to the throne will definitely not dare to overthrow it easily.
It can be said that this was Zhu Di's last utterance. Questioning the imperial edict was in itself overturning his own legitimacy.
Other things can be done openly and secretly, but leaving edicts is not allowed.
The ministers were silent, and some people lamented... This Anshi... I don't know what kind of luck he had.
Some people are obviously keenly aware that... things shouldn't be that simple.
Therefore, in silence, everyone looked at Jin Youzi.
Jin Youzi continued: "The new king ascended the throne and conferred Zhang Anshi as the king of Song Dynasty. His eldest son Changsheng was the crown prince of Song Dynasty. His second son Changnian succeeded the king of Wuhu County! He was ordered to vassal Xinzhou and worship in the family temple. He was hereditary and finally succeeded.
During the Ming Dynasty, everyone was as rich and noble as the imperial court."
After the ministers listened, many people seemed to understand something in an instant.
He was awarded the title of prince, and even his son was granted the title of a county prince. It can be said that he is a very human minister, and he will have no regrets in this life.
As a prince, naturally, like other feudal princes, he should return to his fiefdom and join the feudal clan.
After all, Zhu Di's two biological sons have already become feudal lords. His Royal Highness, the King of Song, has no reason to continue to stay in the capital.
This is definitely a very attractive purpose, and it can even be said that... it is a situation where everyone is happy.
For the Zhang family, after working hard to this point, what else is worth pursuing? Why not return to their own vassal land, work hard to create their own vassal state, and open up territories like all the clan members, in the thousands of miles of blue waves overseas.
,lord it over.
For more people, if Zhang Anshi could leave the capital, wouldn't it be a surprise?
Once Zhang Anshi leaves, although the team left behind by Zhang Anshi is still very powerful, it will be impossible to continue to deepen the New Deal.
Even...the entire New Deal will come to an abrupt end, which is also unknown.
After all, among the New Deal, the most difficult thing to deal with is not necessarily the force of the New Deal, but... the difficult opponent Zhang Anshi.
Zhang Anshi was like a spiritual totem, causing many people to spontaneously gather around him.
But once Zhang Anshi is lost, the situation may not be the same.
Especially in Zhili, those people trained by Zhang Anshi have not yet entered the center and truly hold great power.
To deal with these people, you only need to win over or divide them, and over time, they will fall apart.
As for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Emperor's grandson, there may not be anything they can do.
All in all, at least for now, losing Zhang Anshi's influence can make people breathe a sigh of relief.
Immediately, the palace became deathly silent.
After a while, someone suddenly said: "What Jin Gong said may not be untrue. In my opinion, since Jin Gong heard your majesty's decree, others did not, or the other two princes did not hear it for a while.
But this is His Majesty’s Holy Will after all. If His Majesty were to remove this Holy Will from the edict, His Majesty would be deeply regretful if he knew it. As ministers, we should respect the Holy Will, so how can we be careless?”
The person who spoke was Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household Affairs.
What Xia Yuanji said is not unreasonable.
If one of the three people heard it, then the situation at that time was that His Majesty was really full of words. It is not surprising that some people did not hear it. However, this is the holy will, and you cannot turn a blind eye just because someone did not hear it.
As soon as these words came out, many people began to nod their heads: "Yes, yes, this is a big matter, not a trivial matter, not to mention... In my opinion, Your Majesty loves His Highness the Prince of Wuhu, and he is still thinking of the Prince of Wuhu at this time.
It can be seen that His Majesty has such great love. If I, the minister, were to neglect it, then... I would really be unworthy of Your Majesty's kindness..."
As he said this, some people began to cry.
This is the case. Once someone starts to shed tears, it becomes a bit unjustifiable if others don't follow suit.
So everyone shed tears.
Wiping away tears, someone choked and stood up, but it was Wuzhong, Minister of Industry.
Wuzhong said sadly: "If it violates the holy will, wouldn't it be a betrayal of the holy grace? In my opinion, this article...should be added to the list. What do Duke Jie, Yang Gong, and Hu Gong... think?"
Xie Jin said slowly and authentically: "I have never listened to the imperial edict in front of the emperor. Let's see what everyone thinks."
Yang Rong glanced at everyone and said, "This is unheard of."
Hu Guang still had a sullen face, and his attitude was the most intense: "It's not that it's unheard of, it's that it doesn't exist at all. Although His Majesty's words are unclear, every word he pronounces, even if it's not clear, is just one sentence, what does it mean?
Hu is not deaf yet, how could he not know? This is an edict!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone's expression changed.
The word "false edict" is a very serious matter. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is openly breaking one's face.
After all, correcting an imperial edict is equivalent to treason. It is impossible for colleagues to make such accusations unless they are determined to fight to the death. This is the so-called "keeping a line in everything".
A person who can reach the level of a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion must be a prudent person who can think twice before acting, let alone use such drastic words.
Jin Youzi said: "What Mr. Hu means is... Jin dares to correct the edict?"
This rhetorical question goes straight to the point.
Yes, this is to confer a title on Zhang Anshi. Jin Youzi and Zhang Anshi have never been kind to each other. Even if Zhang Anshi is Jin Youzi's biological son, how could Jin Youzi be willing to take the risk of killing his clan to confer a title on Zhang Anshi?
At least on the surface, this is the truth.
Hu Guang was obviously very angry, his eyes widened, and he said angrily: "Do you think I don't know? This is an excuse to drive Zhang Anshi away. Although Zhang Anshi is in Beijing or not, it has nothing to do with Hu, but Hu has never heard of this edict from His Majesty.
Just not! How can such a thing be ignored... In short, this edict... was drafted by you, Jin Youzi, and has nothing to do with Hu or Wenyuan Pavilion."
His face turned red with excitement, and he looked like he was rolling up his sleeves to fight with others.
Yang Rong on the side frowned and coughed slightly, trying to signal something, but Hu Guang turned a deaf ear and said angrily to Yang Rong: "Yang Rong, there's no need to cough. When will your cough get better?"
Yang Rong sat upright with a look of helplessness on his face.
"Oh, stop arguing, stop arguing, it's already this time, how can you get yourself into trouble? Is there something you can't say properly?" Liu Guan advised from the side.
Hu Guang then said: "Then Mr. Liu, you are the Minister of Rites. Etiquette and law are righteousness. What can you say if you uphold etiquette and law?"
Liu Guan pinched his beard and said slowly: "In my opinion, this article can be added to the imperial edict, or not..."
"Bah!" Someone spit directly in Liu Guan's face. This person was not Hu Guang, but Jin Zhong.
Jin Zhong was already overly sad, but now he gradually realized something. He had been panicking for a long time, but he could still hold his temper. However, after hearing Liu Guan's words, he finally couldn't hold it back and spit on Liu Guan's face.
He glared at Liu Guan and said angrily: "Is this how the right and wrong are discussed? Is it possible for such a big event to be passed over like this? Since the two gentlemen have never heard of it, why?
Didn't someone take the opportunity to disturb the audience? Did they have an ulterior motive?"
Liu Guan hurriedly wiped his face in embarrassment and said: "What kind of words do these words sound like? What kind of words do they sound like? Jin Zhong, I had no grudges with you in the past and have no grudges in recent days. I even treated you to dinner, you... you...
"
At this time someone said: "Forget it, forget it."
But it was Jin Chun, the Minister of Punishment, who said: "You must pay attention to your ministers' etiquette..."
Hu Guang shouted angrily: "This is rebellion and forming a party for personal gain."
"Who did Duke Hu say form a clique?" Jin Youzi stared at Hu Guang.
"That's you!" Hu Guang glared at him.
Jin Youzi said coldly: "You and I are from the same country, and I have always respected you, but you are trying to make an edict with one sentence, and you are forming a clique with the other. Is this what a gentleman does?"
Hu Guang looked at him with sarcastic eyes and said, "It doesn't matter whether I am a gentleman or not, but you are a villain."
Jin Youzi said: "You have a personal enmity with Zhang Anshi, so you have to listen to Zhang Anshi's title of prince, so you turn a blind eye, and you are a villain because of your private interests."
"Shameless!" Hu Guang yelled angrily.
"You are shameless!"
Hu Guang was so angry that he rolled up his sleeves and wanted to raise his fist to fight. But after finally raising his fist, he held back and waved his fist and said, "Say one more thing."
"Shameless, why do you still want to hit someone?"
"You think I don't dare to fight?"
"Shameless guy, you can beat him and see."
"You're the one I'm beating."
"You hit."
"I must teach you a lesson today."
"You hit."
"I... I am a traitor and a traitor, everyone will find and punish me!"
"You should fight!"
Hu Guang finally put his hand down and hid it in his sleeve, then said with a sullen face: "I won't fall into your trick."
Jin Youzi said calmly: "Hu Gong is nothing more than that."
Hu Guang snorted coldly: "These words are of no use to me."
Everyone was dumbfounded and speechless.
But at this time, many people have realized... Next... His Majesty may not have breathed his last breath, or... before his bones are cold, a storm is already brewing.
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"Your Highness, Your Highness..."
Someone was shouting and trotting hurriedly to the Wen Building.
Walking into the side hall, the eunuch said out of breath: "The fight... started, almost... almost started."
Zhu Gaochi and Zhang Anshiben were serving here. When they heard the news, they couldn't help but be stunned and said: "Who wants to fight?"
Zhang Anshi looked very excited and said enthusiastically: "Who won?"
The eunuch took a breath and then explained in detail what happened in Wenyuan Pavilion.
Zhu Gaochi: "..."
Zhu Gaochi was obviously shocked.
Zhang Anshi said quietly: "It turns out there hasn't been a fight yet."
He couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
There were many fights between ministers in the history of the Ming Dynasty, but there were not many in the Yongle Dynasty. It was difficult to get some movement, but the result was only thunder but no rain.
But Zhu Gaochi frowned. He was concerned about another matter, so he said: "Do you have a disagreement among the bachelors? Or is it about His Majesty's oral instructions?"
He did not dare to speak out his will. As long as his father was still alive, it would remain an oral decree.
Only then did Zhang Anshi remember that he... seemed to be going to be a prince.
However, Zhang Anshi is not a fool. As a prince, he has a price.
The prince is more like a prize.
Obviously, it is impossible for His Majesty to issue such an oral instruction, so... there is only one possibility for such an oral instruction to be issued.
That is because some people hope that Zhang Anshi will become a feudal lord.
I have to say that this move is very powerful, because it is for the good of the Zhang family.
Going to Xinzhou to be a local bully and a vassal king for generations to come, how big of a privilege is this?
Zhu Gaochi clasped his hands behind his back, glanced at Zhang Anshi, and said, "Did this come from the father's mouth?"
As he spoke, Zhu Gaochi paced back and forth, looking unsure.
Because this might really be something that his father could do.
Zhu Gaochi was a man of utmost filial piety, and Zhu Di's edict must be abided by. After all... he is the successor to the great unification. If the edict is overturned, does the edict also allow Zhu Gaochi to inherit the great unification? Should he also overturn it?
Zhang Anshi suddenly said: "Brother-in-law, please rest here for a while, I'll go take a look at His Majesty's dragon body..."
Zhu Gaochi frowned. He wanted to have a good discussion with Zhang Anshi, but Zhang Anshi wanted to apply oil on his feet, so he had no choice but to shake his head and said: "Father, it's important, you can go ahead."
Zhu Gaochi looked extremely tired. He had worked too hard today. He fell down on his chair, his expression becoming increasingly gloomy.
Zhang Anshi, however, had already entered the dormitory in a blink of an eye.
At this time, there was no one in the dormitory except Zhu Di. This was what Zhu Di meant.
So when Zhang Anshi crept in, Zhu Di was still lying there, eyes closed, motionless, like a dead person.
After Zhang Anshi came closer, he saluted and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Zhu Di, however, remained silent.
Zhang Anshi patiently called out a few more times in a low voice.
Zhu Di still didn't move.
Zhang Anshi had no choice but to sneak under the couch and mumbled a few words in a low voice.
These few words were like a shot in the arm, and suddenly... Zhu Di sat up suddenly.
Zhu Di stared at Zhang Anshi with bright eyes: "Really?"
Zhang Anshi smiled bitterly and said: "A fight is about to begin. Everyone knows about the trouble. How can there be any lies... Your Majesty... you just seriously said... do you want to seal it?"
Zhu Di couldn't help but rolled his eyes and said, "Do you think I'm so stupid?"
"Ah...this..." Zhang Anshi couldn't help but look dark after hearing this.
Zhu Di noticed Zhang Anshi's mood, but said: "I teach you to become a vassal... This must have some ulterior motive, it is actually Jin Youzi... I really never expected... I thought... it would be Hu Guang..."
"Ah..." Zhang Anshi said with a surprised look on his face: "Your Majesty is actually suspicious of Wenyuan Pavilion..."
Zhu Di said slowly: "The matter of the alchemist... cannot be manipulated by a few ordinary officials. The people behind... must not be that simple. If it is really just a few thieves, a minister, and Han Lin,
How could I endure it for so long and deal with that person named Xu?"
He paused and then said: "I originally thought that the most suspicious person in Wenyuan Pavilion was Hu Guang. Hu Guang is a man of great wisdom and foolishness, and he looks like a fool, but I have always felt that he may not be that simple."
"The second possibility is Yang Rong. Yang Rong is so smart and shrewd... It makes people feel unfathomable and difficult to fathom, so I am a little bit wary."
"But I never expected..." At this point, Zhu Di frowned deeply.
Obviously, this result was too unexpected for him.
Zhang Anshi felt that Zhu Di's analysis just now was very reasonable, so he nodded subconsciously.
Then, Zhang Anshi stared at Zhu Di closely and asked: "Your Majesty... what should we do now?"
After a pause, Zhang Anshi said again: "On my side, the Jin Yiwei can always..."
Zhu Di pursed his lips, seeming to be thinking about something.
Then he slowly leaned his back on the edge of the bed behind him, then gave Zhang Anshi a meaningful look, and then said: "Why did Jin Youzi try to correct the imperial edict? Can he really achieve his goal by trying to falsify the imperial edict? Now it seems... it seems...
...Wenyuan Pavilion does not support him..."
After Zhang Anshi heard this, his heart was shaken, and he seemed to have begun to come to his senses.