Legend has it that if a person is talked about, he will suddenly sneeze. On this day, Zhu Ruofeng, the king of Yu in the Ming Dynasty, suddenly sneezed, and indeed someone was talking about him.
Li Zhai, Li Yindu, Li Yong and Li Bai frowned in Fuping County, Shaanxi Province.
Li Yong asked Li Bai: "Xue Mu, didn't the text say that the King of Yu had a kind heart and could be the king of Yao and Shun? How could he be so cruel? The Kaifeng civil uprising actually slaughtered 20,000 prisoners!"
Li Bai sighed: "According to Tiao Wen, King Yu's temperament changed drastically after he left the city to observe the people's sentiments. He said that people in the world are too evil, and that only by killing all the evil people can the world be peaceful. However, the killing of prisoners is not entirely murderous.
, the Yellow River dug its mouth, and two counties in Kaifeng were flooded. The government provided relief to the victims and used up the grain in the warehouse. The King of Yu refused to collect grain from the people to feed the captives, so he simply slaughtered them all.
"If it is because there is no food in Kaifeng, we can just kill the culprits and release the prisoners. His Highness is so cruel-hearted that he slaughtered all 20,000 people in order not to leave any future troubles! This is really like the old emperor.
! We support him as the crown prince, I really don’t know whether it is right or wrong." Li Yindu sighed.
Among the three, he is the leader. When he becomes depressed, the other two become silent.
"Zi De", Li Bai said, "How about we support the emperor's eldest grandson as the emperor's grandson? If the master is young, the minister will be strong, and our wish to create a prosperous world of great harmony through the royal family will be easier to achieve."
Li Yinbai said with a bitter face: "Xuemu, the old emperor is already seventy-four years old, and the emperor's eldest grandson is only five years old. Do you think he will pass the throne to the Huangkou boy? The position of crown prince must belong to the King of Yu.
Although King Yu is cruel, we can only think of ways to deal with King Yu."
"Zide, Xuemu, I think this will allow Wang Wan to put more effort into Sun Shi, Princess of Yu, and Zhu Yirong, the eldest son of Prince Yu. In addition, we must find ways to arrange for more of our people to serve as officials in the court. The only way is to support Yao and Shun."
Only when there are more officials who govern the country can there be hope for a prosperous Datong era," Li Yong said.
"What Zhongfu said is true." Li Yindu regained his composure and said with a smile: "In addition, we also have to burn the cold stove of Zhu Yixuan, the emperor's eldest grandson, in case he regains power one day? It's a royal matter,
No one can tell."
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Sun Qifeng refused to go out to help his great-grandson fight for the throne, so he wrote a poem "Wu Zheng" to his granddaughter. When Sun Rou showed Tang Zhen the poem written by his grandfather, Tang Zhen looked calm and said lightly:
"Everyone has his own ambitions and cannot be forced. Mr. Xia Feng only wants to give lectures and does not want to compete for positions, so I have to leave it to him."
"Master Tang cares about the emperor's eldest grandson, and I can't thank you enough. There are some things that you know you can't do, but it's really hard for you. Why don't you give up? I and the emperor's eldest grandson will never complain," Sun Rou said gratefully.
"Why did the Crown Princess say this? His Highness the Crown Prince treats his ministers as a scholar of the country, how dare I not treat him as a scholar of the country in return? If I can help the young master ascend the throne, even if he is shattered to pieces, I will be willing to do so!" Tang Zhen said firmly. He is a scholar, and a scholar is a scholar.
A true husband dies if he knows he can't do something but does something he knows he can't do!
Three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang. Tang Zhen summoned the other two remaining backbones of the princelings, Guo Fengqian, the left minister of the Ministry of official affairs, and Xia Rubi, the left minister of the Ministry of punishment, to discuss. They all bear the deep mark of the princelings, so naturally they hope
The emperor's grandson Zhu Yixuan can inherit the throne.
"So, Mr. Xia Feng is unwilling to contribute. What can I do?" Guo Fengqian had no idea and asked Tang Zhen.
"Yes, Zhu Wan, your Majesty has recently promoted two close ministers of the King of Yu. He clearly intends to make the King of Yu the crown prince. You have always been resourceful, so you should think of a way." Xia Rubi also asked Tang Zhen.
Without Guan Shouzhen and Gu Yi, two veteran ministers, Tang Zhen became the new leader of the princeling party.
He thought for a while and said: "The Kaifeng civil uprising, the king of Yu killed 20,000 prisoners, can make people publicize this matter everywhere, so that he will be known as cruel and easy to kill."
"Good", Guo and Xia both claimed to be good. People in the Celestial Dynasty always pay attention to reputation. Once the reputation is bad, it will be difficult to establish him as a prince.
Tang Zhen thought for a while and then said: "Tomorrow, I will impeach King Yu for his murderous nature and test the attitude of His Majesty."
"No, Zhu Wan, if you offend the Holy Emperor and are demoted, who will the emperor's eldest grandson rely on? It's better for me to go." Xia Rubi was shocked.
"Yes, Zhu Wan, you are still young, but as the emperor's eldest son, you should let me go," Guo Fengqian also said.
Tang Zhen bowed her hands to the two of them and said, "Please don't argue with me. His Highness the Crown Prince treats me as a scholar of the country, how dare I not repay him as a scholar of the country? If I am found guilty this time, we will never be together."
Don't fight any more, please go back to the countryside."
After seeing this article about impeaching King Yu for killing prisoners, unexpectedly, the old emperor actually got along with each other. He neither punished King Yu nor blamed Tang Zhen, but took all the responsibilities on himself. Speaking of killing prisoners,
I ordered the King of Yu to do it. There was no food in Kaifeng at that time, so I did not kill the prisoners for fear of causing chaos. If there is a crime, it is my fault and it has nothing to do with others.
After saying this, no one else could speak anymore, and the matter was revealed.
But as if to retaliate against the princelings for impeaching King Yu, the old emperor took action again: He ordered King Yu's confidant Wu Jingbo Wang Guoxi to command the Forbidden Army Jinwu Town, Chen Shangchuan to command the Forbidden Army Xiaoqi Town, and Li Shiyuan to command the Forbidden Army Fujun Town.
The generals of these three towns were originally close to the prince, but they were exiled because of their participation in the rebellion. Now they were all members of the Prince of Yu. At this time, the old emperor's desire to make Prince Yu the crown prince was noticed by everyone on the road.
Know.
When the news spread, the princelings were in mourning, and the number of officials who had flirtations with King Yu increased day by day.
When things were almost done, the old emperor had a heart-to-heart talk with Tang Zhen. He called his cousin affectionately. Few ministers could get this favor. "Zhu Wan, I want to make you the teacher of King Yu, and I have already done so."
Decided to make King Yu the crown prince.
"Your Majesty can make King Yu the Crown Prince, but I don't want to be the tutor of King Yu. In the past, you asked me to educate the Crown Prince, but I failed to fulfill my duties, which led to the tragic incident of seizing the throne. I have failed the Crown Prince and dare not
"Let's fail the King of Yu again", Tang Zhen refused. She said that she did not dare to let the King of Yu down, but in fact it was a loyal minister who did not want to serve the two masters.
"Zhu Wan, you are a genius in the world. I have always wanted to leave you to my son. He was the prince before, and now he is the king of Yu. If you refuse to be the teacher of the king of Yu, you have not only failed me, but also your own talents.
Ah!" Zhu Hengjia began to attack his heart.
Seeing that the emperor valued her so much, Tang Zhen was moved and fell to her knees, "It is a crime for a humble minister to be punished by death, but he has failed to bear the divine grace." He claimed that he was guilty of death, but still refused to serve the King of Yu. This is the integrity of a soldier!
This did not faze the old emperor. He suddenly said angrily: "Zhu Wan, don't you want to protect my grandson? If you want to protect the emperor's eldest grandson, you must be the teacher of King Yu!"
A word that wakes up the dreamer!
The old emperor was a master at figuring out the psychology of his ministers, and he immediately caught Tang Zhen's weakness. Tang Zhen had deep feelings for the prince's lineage, and the emperor's eldest grandson Zhu Yixuan, as a feudal orthodox person, had a lot of legal concerns about the succession of King Yu.
A big threat, there may be a fatal disaster in the future. If Tang Zhen becomes King Yu's teacher, he can exert influence on King Yu and rescue him when he wants to harm Zhu Yixuan.
All in all, this is a piece of pie that Tang Zhen can’t refuse!
Finally, Tang Shilang relaxed and said slowly: "I will obey the imperial edict!"
This chapter has been completed!