The Queen Mother looked solemnly, looked at the courtiers, raised her hands slightly, and said.
"Thank you Queen Mother."
All the ministers responded in unison, stood up and made way for the Queen Mother.
With the support of the palace maid, the Queen Mother walked straight to the dragon chair and turned to look at the ministers.
"The Ai family is a female family. According to the national law, women cannot participate in politics. The Ai family should not come to the Jinluan Palace. But today, the emperor is in a coma. You don't think about how to revive the emperor, but you are here fighting for the foundation of the country? To determine the crown prince?"
"Do you want to rebel?"
The Queen Mother looked at the ministers with a stern expression and a cold tone.
All the ministers were shocked and did not dare to say a word.
"Prince Gong, I heard that you support the fourth prince to become the crown prince, right?" The Queen Mother turned to look at Prince Gong and asked.
Faced with the Queen Mother's question, Prince Gong's expression remained unchanged and he saluted, "Yes, Queen Mother."
"good."
The Queen Mother took a deep look at Prince Gong and withdrew her gaze.
"Hai Rui, Fu Tiecheng, what about you? Who do you support?"
Although the Queen Mother lives in the harem, she also knows about the affairs of the court.
She also knew about these two leaders of the Qingliu Party.
"Back to the Queen Mother, Second Prince Zhu Youtang." Hai Rui took a step forward and said in a deep voice.
"According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, when a prince becomes a vassal, he voluntarily gives up the right to inherit the unification." The Queen Mother looked at the two people and said slowly.
"Queen Mother, the second prince has not joined the vassal, nor has he been given the title of vassal king. He only guards the border for the country and defends the country against the northern Tatars." Fu Tiecheng saluted respectfully and spoke.
"The Ai family naturally knows that, but the second prince holds an important position, defends the border, and has great responsibilities. He cannot return to the capital easily. However, the country cannot be without a king for a day, and government affairs do need someone to handle it. So, the Ai family decided..."
As the Queen Mother was speaking, Cao Zhengchun suddenly interrupted: "Queen Mother, I have a memorial. Please take a look at it."
"Be bold!"
"Cao Zhengchun, how dare you interrupt the Queen Mother?"
"You are disobedient!"
"Here comes someone!! Capture this officer!!"
Fu Tiecheng didn't know the purpose of Cao Zhengchun's move, but he also had his own way to directly attack Cao Zhengchun in an attempt to directly capture Cao Zhengchun.
"Cao Zhengchun." The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at the governor of the East Factory with a look in her eyes.
Cao Zhengchun was neither humble nor arrogant. He held the memorial in both hands, raised it above his head, and said loudly: "The Queen Mother, please take a look."
"good."
The Queen Mother took a deep look, moved her fingers slightly, and ordered: "Eunuch Sun, bring it here."
"Yes." Eunuch Sun saluted respectfully, walked to Cao Zhengchun, and took the memorial.
"Queen Mother."
Eunuch Sun handed over the memorial.
The Queen Mother took the memorial and began to read it.
Looking at the contents of the memorial, the Queen Mother's expression changed, her pupils shrank, and she folded the memorial again, her face a little uncertain.
"Queen Mother." Hai Rui saw the change in the Queen Mother's expression.
The Queen Mother raised her head again, looked at everyone, and said slowly: "The Ai family has decided that the fourth prince Zhu Youji will temporarily replace the prince and supervise the country for the emperor."
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the courtiers changed.
"Queen Mother." Fu Tiecheng was anxious and spoke quickly, as if he wanted to say something else.
"enough!"
The Queen Mother's expression became cold and she shouted: "Fu Tiecheng, are you questioning the Ai family's decision?"
"Queen Mother, I don't dare." Fu Tiecheng quickly lowered his head and saluted.
"Then let's do this. Inform the fourth prince to move into the East Palace and retire from the court!" The Queen Mother said simply, turned around and left in a hurry without saying anything more.
Eunuch Sun walked up to everyone and said in a long voice: "Retreat...to the court..."
After saying that, Eunuch Sun also left.
The remaining courtiers looked at each other in confusion. They did not know what memorial Cao Zhengchun gave, which caused the Queen Mother's attitude to change drastically, and she finally agreed to the fourth prince to become the acting crown prince.
Only Jia Ren had a smile on his face, as if he already knew everything.
"Cao Zhengchun, what exactly is that memorial?" Fu Tiecheng looked at Cao Zhengchun with eyes wide open and asked.
Cao Zhengchun slowly turned around and looked at Fu Tiecheng, with a mocking and playful smile on his lips: "Master Fu, there are some things you'd better not know!"
"Hahaha……"
Cao Zhengchun burst out laughing, ignored Fu Tiecheng's livid face, and walked away.
Prince Gong saw this scene and left silently.
As all the courtiers exited the Jinluan Palace, it heralded that this confrontation came to an end with the fourth prince Zhu You's victory.
Zhu Youji temporarily took the place of the crown prince, moved into the East Palace, and supervised the country on behalf of the emperor.
This news was like growing wings, and instantly spread throughout the official circles of the capital, and even spread to the public.
The morning pilgrimage to Jinluan Palace is not something you can go to casually.
Only ministers of sufficient rank can stand in the Jinluan Hall. Lower-level officials can only wait outside the hall. Basically, they have no chance to meet the emperor and can only watch the princes in the court from a distance.
This is the division of levels. If all officials can enter the Jinluan Palace, how many people will be needed?
So after the news spread, the entire officialdom of the capital was shocked.
The emperor was in a coma, fighting for the country, Prince Gong took sides, and the Queen Mother finally made the decision.
Everything happened so fast that ordinary officials couldn't react.
The officials were talking a lot, and the most discussed content was the memorial that Cao Zhengchun finally handed over.
What is the magic power of this memorial?
Could it actually make the Queen Mother change her mind?
The final word, making the fourth prince Zhu Youji the acting crown prince?
…
Imperial Palace, Harem, Renshou Palace.
"Asshole!"
"Snapped!"
There was a harsh sound of breaking porcelain, and all the eunuchs and maids knelt down one after another, trembling all over and not daring to persuade him.
In the past five years, the Queen Mother has never been so aggressive or angry.
This made them afraid to move, for fear of being affected and losing their lives.
"Get out! Get out of here, everyone!!" the Queen Mother yelled loudly.
"yes."
As if they had received an amnesty, everyone quickly left.
Soon, the Queen Mother was the only one left in the room.
"How dare she?"
"How dare she use the top ten generals to suppress the Ai family?"
"Rebellion, rebellion!!"
"This witch, the Ai family knew that she was very ambitious. She was the one who killed the queen. Now she wants to harm the emperor and put her own son on the throne?"
"The Ai family won't let her succeed!"
The Queen Mother gasped for air, stared at the memorial on the table, and cursed angrily.
That's right, this memorial is not a side note, it is a joint letter of recommendation from the top ten generals.
Ten of them jointly petitioned the emperor to make the fourth prince Zhu Youji the crown prince.
The words contain hidden threats, and if they are not obeyed, they may do something unwise.
What is an unwise move?
Enter the King of Qin in Beijing.
The name "King of Qin" in Beijing is actually a rebellion.
The top ten generals control most of the country's troops. If they unite to rebel, the Ming Dynasty will be in danger of overthrowing. In addition to foreign ministers, most of these generals are vassal kings.
The Queen Mother did not even dare to think about the consequences of the vassal king leading troops to the capital.
Especially at this moment, when the emperor is in a coma and no one is in charge of the overall situation, can the capital's troops resist an army of vassal kings or the troops of ten generals?
The Queen Mother's face was extremely ugly. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She wished she could go directly to the Hanbing Palace and kill this traitorous minister.
At this moment, the eunuch's trembling voice sounded outside the main hall.
"Queen Mother..."
The Queen Mother suddenly felt displeased and shouted coldly: "What's the matter?"
"Go back to the Queen Mother. The eldest princess wants to see you..." the eunuch said quickly.
"Yongkang? What is she doing here?" The Queen Mother frowned slightly, and after hesitation, she ordered: "Let her come in."
Soon, the eldest princess Yongkang, dressed in red, strode in with heroic strides.