The next morning, before the festive atmosphere in the palace had passed, Yang Tinghe and Li Dongyang asked for an audience.
The cabinet minister wanted to meet, but Empress Dowager Zhang had always been there. She did not hesitate and immediately set up a palace to meet the two of them.
After the two saluted, they gave the seat. Their eyes were intertwined and they had a tacit understanding. Li Dongyang first said: "There are some rumors in the capital recently. I wonder if the Empress Dowager has heard of it?"
Empress Dowager Zhang originally had a smile, and her face couldn't help but become cold. Of course, she knew what the rumors Li Dongyang said were. Her eyebrows were frowned and she said in a plain tone: "Now there are all kinds of rumors, and the Ai family also knows some of them, and some of them are talking nonsense.
There are also those who are ill-intentioned, of course, not all of them are the same. What rumor is Li Aiqing trying to say?"
The ball hit Li Dongyang's feet again.
Li Dongyang smiled bitterly in his heart. This woman in the deep palace may not be a easy-to-handle character. However, before coming, he and Yang Tinghe had already had a draft, so he was not slow and said with a smile: "It is said that the emperor wants to follow Taibo."
, Alas, the emperor is just a little naughty, he is a person of great virtue." First, he set a tone for the emperor's historical status. Li Dongyang secretly looked at Empress Dowager Zhang's face. Seeing that Empress Dowager Zhang's face was slightly relieved, he knew in his heart
From hope to disappointment, Empress Dowager Zhang has gradually accepted the current reality. Anyway, her son is gone, so of course she hopes that her son has a better reputation. This may be the simplest idea of a mother.
Li Dongyang continued: "The emperor wants to follow Taibo, but we, as ministers, are not willing to do so. But now the emperor has made up his mind and has no news yet. Now four months have passed. There is no monarch in the country.
People's hearts are fluctuating, and there are even more chaos and sluts who can take advantage of the opportunity. The ministers are very worried. If this continues, wouldn't your Majesty's good intentions evolve into disaster? Now all officials are suspicious, the royal family is uneasy, and the people are confused.
I am helpless, and the country cannot be without a king for a day. My little ministers think that he simply fulfilled His Majesty's wish..."
Having said that, Li Dongyang stopped when he was on the right track.
He first insisted that Zhu Houzhao wanted to abdicate and give way to the wise and follow the example of his predecessors. Since he insisted on this, the so-called fulfillment of Zhu Houzhao's wish was actually to immediately select a new emperor from the royal family to take charge of the overall situation.
Empress Dowager Zhang is not a fool. The throne belongs to her son. If you say it, just give it to him. Besides, everyone says that the emperor wants to imitate Taibo. In fact, it is just to put gold on her and the emperor's face. She is not so confused that she can put some gold on others.
I am afraid that I will hand over the most important things in the world.
Seeing Empress Zhang hesitating, Yang Tinghe hurriedly said, "I know the Empress's thoughts, but the situation is urgent and the world is full of suspicion. If it is delayed, what should I do? I am also planning for the people of the world, so I am talented.
I endured the pain and proposed this matter. I also asked the Queen Mother to understand my hard work and hoped that the Queen Mother could be able to be effective in the ancient wise queen..."
"Your words..." Empress Dowager Zhang sneered and interrupted Yang Tinghe without hesitation, "Why can't I understand? The emperor is still there, and I will establish a new king again. This is a contradiction between the rituals and ancestral systems. Now the emperor
There is no news, but it does not mean that he will never come back. If the Ai family promised you today, if the emperor returns to Beijing in the future, what are your faces to see the emperor? How can the Ai family be worthy of him? The country cannot be without a king for a day.
This sentence is correct, but don’t forget that there are still no two days in this day, and there are no two masters. Before the old master is lost, you are looking forward to bringing out the new master. Is this also called loyalty? The last emperor is here
When you treat you well, you have this thought, and it is the sin of death."
In fact, when the two entered the palace, they had already expected that the empress dowager would move out. They were not panicked, but they didn't dare to sit down. They got up from the chair and fell to the ground. Li Dongyang said, "The Empress's words of heart-killing,
The ministers cannot afford it, but the matter is urgent now, and there is a lot of criticism in the court. In addition, rumors are everywhere among the people, the ministers are afraid that someone will take the opportunity to cause trouble."
Empress Dowager Zhang sighed and said, "Actually, the Ai family knows your thoughts, and you all have selfish thoughts. What you think in your heart is to get up, let's get up in the Ming Dynasty."
Just now, it was affirmative, but now it was affirmative. The words changed very quickly. Queen Mother Zhang was so smart that she was. She scolded them first to know that they were afraid, and then affirm them. Give them some sweetness. Of course she knew
Once the two cabinet ministers cannot reach an agreement, then the next thing is the cabinet ministers coming to the palace to discuss, but they may be the officials or the governors of various provinces. What these people pay most attention to is etiquette first and then soldiers. Now it is etiquette, if it is themselves
If you say too much, things will only be worse.
Empress Dowager Zhang sighed in her heart. After all, her son was useless, so she reached the point of being disinterested. How could she, a woman, stabilize the court? To deal with them, you cannot just act as a strong person. The stronger you are.
The bigger the rebound, the more civil officials the cabinet was, and the six ministries were all civil officials. Not only these, but there were so many officials in the capital, governors, governors, governors of each province, prefectures of each prefecture, and magistrates of each county were all
Civil officials, although they usually fight fiercely, Empress Dowager Zhang knew that they must have reached an agreement within them in this matter, otherwise they would never have a sudden attack.
So Empress Dowager Zhang had to give in, but to what extent and where to give in, she also had a concern in her heart: "Actually, what you said is not unreasonable. Now the emperor is gone, and the country must be without a king. There should always be someone to supervise the country.
That's right, it's better to give an imperial edict from the Ai family to choose a wise royal family to go to Beijing to supervise the country. What's the matter with the temporary emperor?"
This is the bottom line of Queen Mother Zhang. It is impossible to give up the throne, but she must compromise, and letting the royal family supervise the state can indeed calm the current criticism. Once Zhu Houzhao comes back, he will still be the emperor.
Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe looked at each other, and seemed to be hesitant. After a brief silence, Yang Tinghe said: "Since the Empress has his own opinions, I naturally dare not disobey me."
Empress Dowager Zhang smiled, with a little kindness on her face, and asked, "But who can supervise the country?"
It is impossible to let foreign surnames come to supervise the country. The reason is very simple. This is a temporary responsibility of the emperor. The Ming Dynasty's surname is Zhu, so we must choose from the royal family. Although Empress Dowager Zhang said that she wanted to find a wise king, in fact, this
Just a nonsense, there is no criterion for measuring whether a virtuous or not. Isn’t it said that whoever is virtuous is virtuous? Just like someone like Liu Chengfeng, he can find out his countless achievements and argue that he is a bastard.
If you can find a hundred examples to quote, it depends on who can judge it by what standards.
But then again, it is also fake to just look at whether it is wise or not. The royal family in the remote branch is definitely not qualified and can only be selected from the closest closest branch. In fact, these generations of emperors are relatively thin, so you can choose
There are not many people, Li Dongyang said bluntly: "I heard that King Anlu Zhu Youruan is respectful to the wise and nobles, and is worthy of being the wise king. Besides, he and the late emperor are brothers, so he is the best to take charge of the overall situation as the King of Uncle.
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Yang Tinghe also said: "I also think that King Anlu is regent, which is enough to win people's hearts."
Empress Dowager Zhang narrowed her eyes, nodded, and said, "Since that's the case, things are settled, and the Ai family has their own concerns."
A match ended in a hurry, and both sides compromised and gave in to this match, which seemed to be a happy ending.
However, in the palace, Liu Chengfeng also learned about the visit of the two cabinet ministers. In addition, he had many eyes and ears in the palace. After hearing the news, the joy of becoming a father for the second time could not help but dissipate a little. He hurriedly stepped forward.
Come to meet Empress Dowager Zhang.
Queen Mother Zhang seemed very depressed and tired. She glanced at Liu Chengfeng and said slowly: "The Ai family knows what you are doing? Do you think it is inappropriate to let the regent?"
Liu Chengfeng said bluntly: "Yes, this is what the empress dowager means. Don't forget the past of Emperor Yingzong, and the army that does not forget the past and the future clan members should not cause the future corruption."
The allusion mentioned by Liu Chengfeng was that after Emperor Yingzong was captured by the thorns, the court immediately introduced that King Zhu Qiyu was regent. Then King Zhu Qiyu succeeded to the throne. When Emperor Yingzong suddenly returned to Beijing, it caused a palace turmoil.
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Liu Chengfeng has almost determined that once Zhu Youruan arrives in the capital, after some time, if there is no news from the emperor, the ministers will definitely be more accustomed to the throne. Zhu Youruan is already regent,
All military and political affairs are in your hands. It is natural for him to ascend the throne by then. Who can stop him? The best ending at the moment is to stop this matter, otherwise it will be too late to regret it.
Empress Dowager Zhang looked sad and said, "Why would the Ai family not know your reason? In fact, you are right, but does the Ai family have any choice?" When she said this, Empress Dowager Zhang looked at Liu Chengfeng sadly.
"The son of Ai's family is not good, and now he is in such an uncontrollable situation. If he persists, it will only cause more dissatisfaction. Ministers, royal families and even the people. If someone encourages behind his back, it will be out of control.
At the moment, the Ai family can only compromise and delay time temporarily. I just hope that the emperor can come back and take advantage of the raw rice to cook the rice, and do his best to be his son and emperor. If he really doesn't.
When I come back, even though the Ai family is respected as the Empress Dowager, what can I do?"
The words were filled with frustration and discouragement, and Empress Dowager Zhang was tired.
Liu Chengfeng said: "But what if the emperor comes back in the future?"
This is the key to the problem. Doing so will undoubtedly cut off Zhu Houzhao's life. Once the ministers succeed, all the officials will support Zhu Youruan. Zhu Houzhao's status will be extremely embarrassing. At that time, humans will kill me.
All the initiative in fish and meat is in the hands of others.
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