"Today's edict to you is related to the inheritance and stability of our country, the Ming Dynasty."
"The ministers in the Sixth Cabinet Department are already aware of my assassination and poisoning a few days ago."
"However, after so many days of treatment, there is still no improvement. Maybe I don't have much time left."
"Since there is no royal heir left, you should discuss quickly and figure out who among the sects and vassals can inherit the throne."
"Everyone present should submit a recommendation and describe the talent and character of the person you recommend. I will see it before dark."
After saying this, Zhu Youxiao ignored their attitudes and reactions and simply closed his eyes and waited for the result.
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Then, at Wang Chaofu's signal, the guards carried the dragon bed back and disappeared from the sight of the officials.
After all, this is just acting. He has no health problems at all now, and Zhu Youxiao is afraid that his flaws will be exposed if he stays for a long time.
Especially when it comes to his speaking, he has specially practiced it and put in a lot of effort to achieve this effect.
And he also wanted to know the most real side of these people.
Although he closed his eyes, there were still dozens of pairs of eyes watching them.
After the emperor left, the first person to react and speak was Cheng Guoxiang, the Minister of Household Affairs.
His eyes were moist and he said with a sad face:
"His Majesty's dragon body is like this. Our ministers are guilty of an unforgivable crime."
I heard the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, who held the lifeblood in his hands, feeling so sad.
Several officials who were close responded immediately:
"Da Situ, now is not the time to be sad. Since Your Majesty has this intention, perhaps he is really helpless."
"Yes, Great Situ should put the Ming Dynasty and the country as the top priority and quickly find a successor."
While Cheng Guoxiang's eyes were filled with tears, Zhang Ruitu, the Minister of Rites, who was standing next to him, was deep in thought.
He saw with his own eyes the emperor's appearance just now. He was indeed extremely poisonous and extremely ill. It seemed that the two princes did not lie to him.
Otherwise, according to today's personality, he would never summon the ministers and announce in public that he would establish a vassal as the crown prince.
In this matter, he, the Minister of Rites, can take the lead.
Therefore, while other officials were still discussing or had yet to express their opinions, Zhang Ruitu couldn't wait to say:
"Everyone, I have just heard what His Majesty said. Now that things have happened, it is nonsense to say anything else."
"In my opinion, we should follow the ancestral teachings of the Emperor Gao, that after the father dies, the son will succeed, and the elder brother will succeed to the younger brother."
"Guangfan should be appointed as the crown prince. Guangfan and Your Majesty are brothers from the same father and have the closest bloodline to Your Majesty. This is also the rule and law."
Zhang Ruitu's attitude had already been made clear. Before other officials could react, two officials from the Ministry of Rites immediately stood up to express their support and support Zhang Ruitu.
Wang Zaijin and Xu Guangqi also did not expect that Zhang Ruitu, who was usually unknown in their circles and did not even have much say, would bear the brunt.
However, they couldn't find any fault. Whether he was the first to express his opinions or whether he supported Guangfan, they were all reasonable and legal, and simply impeccable.
"Uncle Da Zong's words are reasonable, but my subordinates have different opinions."
"The fiefdom of Guangfan is far away in Guangzhou, thousands of miles away from the capital."
"His Majesty was assassinated shortly after leaving the palace. It was obviously the result of a careful plan by a traitor with ulterior motives."
"From this point of view, the capital is not stable, and His Majesty's dragon body is obviously no longer able to take into account the affairs of the government."
"If we want to support Guangfan, it will take months at least. But with the current situation, it may be delayed for several months?"
"The lower official believes that Rui Fan can inherit the throne."
"Ruifan is a supervisor personally appointed by His Majesty, and he is also His Majesty's uncle."
"Besides, all the ministers must be well aware of their ability to supervise and govern the country in the past half month, and it can be said that they are in good order."
"Therefore, I feel that it is most appropriate to establish the governor Guo Ruifan as the crown prince."
Zhang Ruitu stared intently at a young official who was some distance away from him.
If looks could kill, this young official would have died hundreds of times.
But Wang Zaijin and Xu Guangqi felt a little happy and excited in their hearts.
Unexpectedly, the person fighting Zhang Ruitu was not the two of them, nor the so-called eunuchs, but the number one scholar who was most valued by His Majesty and who was highly praised and promoted by His Majesty in the palace examination. Now the doctor of the Ministry of War, Zheng Lu Xiangsheng.
"How long have you been in officialdom? You haven't learned the etiquette and rules of the Ming Dynasty yet? Do you know the ancestral rules by heart? How dare a young boy speak so brazenly at this time."
Hearing Zhang Ruitu's extremely targeted tone, Lu Xiangsheng did not panic and replied calmly:
"Uncle Da Zong will not understand what he said."
"Your Majesty has just informed us that all officials and ministers here are required to express their opinions, participate in discussions, and submit memorials to recommend suitable people."
"Could it be that the great minister, the great minister, failed to hear your majesty's order clearly at this critical moment? Or is he questioning your majesty?"
Hearing this sharp answer, Zhang Ruitu gritted his teeth in hatred.
He was originally a high-ranking official of the second rank, but it would be very shameless for him to argue with a mere official of the fifth rank.
I originally thought of relying on my qualifications and status to suppress him, but I didn't expect that the other party would not give him any face as a senior official.
How does this allow him to get off the stage?
But before he could refute again, Lu Xiangsheng's rather loud voice sounded again.
"It is true that we must follow the ancestral system of the Emperor Gao, but we must also take into account the current situation and the situation."
"Ruifan is the guardian of the country on behalf of heaven. Although he is not a prince, he has the actual status of a prince. Moreover, he exercises the authority of an emperor, which is worse than that of a prince."
"Everyone, think about it carefully. Who has been supervising the country on behalf of Heaven since Emperor Gao founded the Ming Dynasty?"
"Except for Prince Yiwen and Emperor Zhao, who else has succeeded the Kingdom of Heavenly Supervisor?"
"This is a fallacy and a paradox."
"Emperor Gao made it known to the world long ago that future generations must follow the ancestral precepts of Emperor Ming and must not change them."
"Lu Xiangsheng, I would like to ask you now, are you going to disobey the imperial edict of the ancestor of Emperor Gao and do the things that lead to rebellious officials and traitors?"
Lu Xiangsheng listened to this almost exasperated voice without paying any attention to it, and said calmly:
"Uncle Zong, you don't have to put such a big label on your subordinates. Who is doing the treacherous and treacherous things? All the officials and ministers have seen it, and it's not just your mouth that says it."
"As the saying goes, rules are dead but people are alive. We must seek truth from facts and work hard to plan for the future of the Ming Dynasty and the country for generations to come."
"What's more, since His Majesty has appointed the Supervisor, His Majesty's intention is already clear. We and other ministers should fully support and support the Supervisor. Why should we sacrifice the near and seek the distant?"
Seeing that Lu Xiangsheng was determined to deal with it, and looking at Zhang Ruitu's furious look, there was no doubt that Lu Xiangsheng's aura was completely victorious.
This also caused many officials to start discussions.
"Yes, Lu Xiangsheng's words are reasonable. Your Majesty has already made it clear. How can we disobey the Holy Will?"
"But if we disobey Emperor Gao's ancestral precepts, why should we be regarded as ministers?"