Chapter 714 Imperial Edict: Depose the Emperors Grandson
Is there really a conflict within the royal family?
In the Wenhua Palace, all the cabinet ministers fell silent after Prince Zhu Biao said that he wanted to depose the emperor's grandson.
Zhu Biao seemed very calm.
He began to sort out the pile of papers and documents in front of him, and said in a calm tone: "Since the incident happened because of the grandson, and the people in the city are now very angry, since the founding of our country, we have put the people first and complied with the people's will.
, we have just won this Central Plains country.
Now, since the people have requests and have basis for their requests, in order to ensure fairness and impartiality and impartial administration, the imperial court should, as always, comply with public opinion and depose the grandson from his position to appease the people."
Chief Assistant Ren Hengtai was anxious.
When he looked at the prince's expression and tone, there was absolutely no possibility of fraud.
That was really the idea of deposing the great grandson.
Ren Hengtai frowned, took a step forward, bowed and clasped his fists: "Your Highness, this is not allowed! Your Highness, the Grand Sun, must never be abolished!"
Zhu Biao glanced at the chief minister, but still did not show any emotion: "How can we not depose him? The imperial court can establish and depose him."
Ren Hengtai shouted in his heart and said urgently: "This matter is not the fault of the grandson at all. It is the instigation of some evil people behind the scenes. They used the upcoming abdication ceremony of our court to add fuel to the flames, which has caused the turmoil in Yingtian City today."
Ren Hengtai was eager to explain.
After speaking, he looked solemnly at the cabinet ministers around him.
Xu Yungong didn't speak, as if everything happening in the Wenhua Palace had nothing to do with him.
If he doesn't speak, Mu Ying and Li Jinglong, who are under him, will naturally not speak out either.
Most of the time, the military has an advantage over the civilian cabinet.
That is, the military in the cabinet can always coordinate advances and retreats.
Xie Jin didn't speak either, the old god was there.
Since the construction of the Western Railway began, his energy seems to have been focused on the Western Railway.
Originally, he had already gone to Henan, but he rushed back because the court had a liquidation meeting a year ago. According to the plan, when the abdication ceremony on the Lantern Festival ends tomorrow and the political situation of the court stabilizes, it will be at most the end of the first year.
Continue to Henan Road and Shaanxi Road.
Gao Yangzhi glanced at the anxious chief assistant, glanced at the teacher, and lowered his head.
Zhai Shan thought for a while before taking a step forward.
He moved very slowly, always thinking about the current problem.
Finally, Zhai Shan stood next to Ren Hengtai and looked at the prince who was sitting still.
"Your Highness, your grandson cannot be deposed!"
Zhai Shan reiterated his words with a serious look.
He continued: "The grandson is the successor of the country. He was appointed by your majesty and announced to the world. In recent years, the new policies of Hongwu in the court can be said to be the first to be initiated by the grandson.
During the Ming Dynasty, the country became more and more prosperous. The soldiers opened up the territory and expanded the territory, while the civil servants guarded the territory and governed it. Civil and military affairs were harmonious, and the people were peaceful.
The world has been at peace for several years, with occasional disasters, but no disruption to people's livelihood.
This is the merit of His Majesty, the merit of the Prince, and the merit of the Grand Sun.
Rumors are spreading in the city today, angering the people, which has caused the current turmoil in the city, and some evil people are causing trouble.
We all know that the daughters of the three families of Song, Luo and Qi entered the court as officials in order to recruit local officials and workers for private factories in Tianfu.
Among them, there was no quarrel inside or outside the palace, and there were no incidents of raping and robbing women of the common people.
The people are ignorant and ignorant, but they do good things in the palace. For thousands of years, they have been trapped and exploited by those with ambitions.
Everything that is happening in Yingtian City today can also show that there are evil people here who have evil intentions and may intend to take advantage of the turmoil in the capital to cause trouble to the imperial court and shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty."
In this matter, Zhai Shan, excluding everything but from his own standpoint, must determine the illegality of the turmoil in the city.
After all, when the three daughters of Song Liuhong and Liuhong were able to enter the court as officials, let alone the emperor's grandson was behind it. But in the court, it was he, the cabinet minister, the Minister of Personnel, and a group of people who proposed it.
If the unrest in the city today is correct.
That means Zhai Shan is wrong.
If the emperor's grandson is deposed, how can he, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, who openly proposed that the three women join the court as officials, continue to stand in the court?
After Zhai Shan spoke, Ren Hengtai spoke again: "The urgent matter at the moment, the first step, is to dispatch officials to clarify all the facts here in front of the people. Jinyiwei, together with Yousi, should step up efforts to arrest those who secretly promote rumors and coerce the people into unrest.
After the imperial abdication ceremony tomorrow, the imperial court can hear the case in public and tell the people the inside story."
Zhu Biao looked at the cabinet ministers in front of him.
He first looked at Xu Yungong, Mu Ying, and Li Jinglong: "What do you say?"
Mu Ying still lowered her head, and Li Jinglong raised his head and glanced at Xu Yungong.
Xu Yungong bowed and clasped his fists: "I think what Mr. Ren Ge and Zhai Ge said is reasonable."
Zhu Biao looked at Xie Jin again, looking up to the two masters and apprentices.
"Jie Ge, what do you think of Gao Ge?"
Xie Jin and Gao Yangzhi both raised their heads at the same time.
The master and the disciple seemed to have reached an agreement, and they bowed down.
"I believe that Ren Ge and Zhai Ge's words are fair."
Zhu Biao smiled and finally looked at Ren Hengtai and Zhai Shan.
"My intention is actually to put down the turmoil in the city first. However, since the cabinet all holds the same opinion, and Mr. Ren Ge and Zhai Ge have said that the grandson is right, the current turmoil in the city is actually instigated by bad people secretly. Then... Xi'an Gate
For the people who are petitioning outside, let Mr. Ren Ge and Zhai Ge go to lobby."
How could Ren Hengtai think about anything else at this time?
As long as the emperor's grandson can not be deposed now, it will be a blessing, and the court will be able to maintain stability for the time being.
He immediately accepted the order, and when he turned around, he gave Xie Jin a faint look.
According to Ren Hengtai's calculations, if the emperor's grandson was really to be deposed, I am afraid that the masters and disciples, Xie Jin and Gao Yangzhi, would immediately launch a rebellion in the court.
At that time, the court will not have a peaceful day.
Rather than that, it would be better to protect the emperor's grandson to the death.
Moreover, in Ren Hengtai's heart, he is actually very satisfied with Zhu Yunxi, the emperor's grandson. It can even be said that after eliminating some of the means and methods that he considered too radical, Ren Hengtai admires Zhu Yunxi, the emperor's grandson.
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhai Shan's heart dropped steadily.
Secretly he breathed a sigh of relief.
To protect your grandson is to protect yourself.
Whether it is public or private, this must be done.
He was just a little strange. Logically speaking, if the prince wanted to depose the grandson, the first two people to oppose it should be Jie Jin and Gao Yangzhi.
After all, they were all the benchmarks of Xinxue in the court, and they were pushed up by Taisun.
Even if master and disciple Xie Jin and Gao Yangzhi don’t speak.
But whether it was Xu Yungong, Mu Ying or Li Jinglong, they could not remain silent, but should firmly oppose it.
The Xu family now has an inexplicable relationship with the Taisun's Mansion. Most of the Xu family's property is now located on Jiaozhi Road and the sea. Xu Yungong cannot just sit back and watch the Taisun being deposed.
Not to mention Mu Ying, the newly promoted Duke of Guizhou was the father-in-law of his grandson.
The grandson was deposed, and the Mu family will probably return to Yunnan.
However, the last one, Cao Guogong Li Jinglong, whether he opposed or supported it, was actually normal.
But don't forget.
During the Ming Dynasty's Eastern Expedition, Li Jinglong was appointed as the General of the Eastern Expedition, but it was Tai Sun who recommended him.
Li Jinglong was crowned king because of Taisun's words in the stands of Xicheng Football Stadium, which made it come true.
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These people, who should clearly support the grandson, remained silent in this Wenhua Palace.
On the contrary, he and his chief assistant spoke out against it.
Zhai Shan was a little confused.
He was about to catch up with Ren Hengtai, who was already in a hurry to go outside Xi'an Gate to persuade the people to disperse.
But behind him, the prince's voice had already reached his ears.
"At noon, if the turmoil in the city cannot be subdued and the people cannot disperse and go home, I should write a petition to depose the emperor's grandson."
Zhai Shan couldn't help but shake his shoulders.
After leaving the Wenhua Palace, Zhai Shan immediately determined the time.
"There's still more than an hour until noon."
Zhai Shan was a little anxious and looked at Ren Hengtai in front of him.
Ren Hengtai frowned and felt uneasy in his heart.
He said solemnly: "No matter how much time is left, today we must persuade the people to retreat and quell the unrest. We must not depose the grandson."
Zhai Shan nodded.
Ren Hengtai stepped forward and warned in a deep voice once again: "Remember, tomorrow is my abdication ceremony. You can't make any mistakes at this time!"
Zhai Shan hesitated in his eyes and asked in a low voice: "What if we can't persuade the people later?"
Ren Hengtai snorted coldly.
"I am the chief minister of the cabinet. Whether it is the Military and Horse Department or the Beijing Army, you should listen to what I say!"
This chief minister, who has always only sought stability in the DPRK and pursued a steady and conservative approach, has a murderous look in his eyes.
Zhai Shan followed Ren Hengtai without stopping, and the two of them walked in a hurry.
Zhai Shan sighed: "I always feel that this matter is not that simple. How could the people in the city be mobilized in such a short period of time? If we just look at the obvious, this matter is probably the fault of the three families of Song, Luo and Qi.
"But if that's the case, wouldn't the three of them be asking for their own death?"
Ren Hengtai's eyes were stunned for a moment.
Then he spoke to the cabinet ministers who were following behind them: "Send an order to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to arrest the Song, Luo and Qi families first."
No matter what the truth of today's matter is, it cannot be separated from these three families.
Zhai Shan did not comment on Ren Hengtai's move to arrest the Song, Luo and Qi families.
The two of them quickly left Xi'an Gate.
Before the two of them walked out of the palace gate, they heard the noise from the people gathered outside the palace gate.
By the time the two of them walked out of Xi'an Gate, on the Xuanjin Bridge, the officers and soldiers of the Yulin Guards had already blocked the entire bridge with their bodies.
To the west of Xuanjin Bridge, all the way from Xi'anmenwai Street to the west, extending to Liu Junshi Bridge, and spreading to the north and south, all the streets and alleys were crowded with people.
Zhai Shan just glanced at it, his scalp went numb and he broke out in cold sweat.
If today's matter is not handled well, if something unexpected happens in the middle, it will really cause chaos.
He followed Ren Hengtai with stiff legs.
But on the east side of Xuanjin Bridge, they were stopped by officers and soldiers of the Yulin Guards.
A Qianhu officer from the Yulin Guard stood in front of Ren Hengtai and Zhai Shan, sweating profusely.
"Mr. Ren Ge, Zhai Ge, you can't go in front!"
"Too dangerous!"
"Just now, our people were all smashed to pieces by objects thrown by the crowd."
Official Qianhu had good intentions, but he was also afraid that something would happen to the cabinet under his nose.
Ren Hengtai looked very ugly at this time, but his attitude was extremely tough.
"I have been ordered to come here to lobby the people, please let me go!"
Qianhu officials had no choice but to personally lead people to protect Ren Hengtai and Zhai Shan and go to the west of Xuanjin Bridge.
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"It is impossible for Ren Hengtai and Zhai Shan to quell the unrest in the city."
"Haven't Jin Yiwei found out the cause of the matter?"
"This matter must come to an end. Let Jiang Yu investigate it properly. If he can't, don't come to see me again."
Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang was leaning on the soft couch and looking at the emperor's great-granddaughter, who was lying on the ground with a bad look on his face.
After falling ill twice last year, the founding emperor who regained control of the Central Plains finally showed his old age.
Zhu Biao stood in front of him, his brows furrowed.
"The matter is still under investigation, and the results should be available soon. However, no matter what, those three families and those involved behind the scenes must be cleaned up first."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "After the abdication ceremony tomorrow, you will be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. You can decide what to do."
Zhu Biao was very calm and just changed his words and said: "Two days ago, the Shuiyuan envoy told my son that my father has not taken much medicine recently?"
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately lowered his head and looked at his two great-grandsons lying on the ground.
Only then did Zhu Biao frown.
"Father's body is the most important thing. If it were not for the sake of father's body, it would be impossible for my sons and ministers to take on this responsibility. The children are still young, so you have to cultivate yourself and wait for these children to grow up.
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Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't bear the prince's noisy. He raised his head and glared at Zhu Biao: "That medicine is too bitter! You have suffered all my life, why are you still suffering at the end? Don't take it! Don't take it!"
Zhu Biao was a little helpless.
The old man is becoming more and more indulgent now.
Zhu Biao hummed a few times and remained silent.
Zhu Yuanzhang stared at the two children on the ground, but he kept glancing at the prince from the corner of his eye.
After half a ring.
Zhu Yuanzhang finally relented.
"Okay, okay, won't it be enough if I take the medicine?"
"Can you just tell the person in the imperial kitchen to bring over some more sweets after I take the medicine?"
A smile appeared on Zhu Biao's face, but he shook his head: "No way. According to the latest research from Tai Hospital, eating too many sweets can easily lead to obesity. When Brother Chi lost weight, in addition to not eating greasy food and exercising frequently,
Just strictly control sweets."
Zhu Yuanzhang curled his lips, feeling that this day was becoming more and more boring.
Zhu Biao smiled, sat aside and read a book.
Until noon.
Zhu Biao slowly raised his head and glanced outside.
Sun Gou'er, the chief steward of the inner palace who had been guarding the palace, also took a look outside.
Then he looked at the emperor and the prince.
Finally, Sun Gouer took out a copy of the Minghuang Imperial Edict from the table beside him.
Hongwu thirty-one years, the fourteenth day of the first lunar month.
A quarter past noon.
Outside the gate of Xi'an.
"His Majesty's decree is to seize the throne of Zhu Yunxi's grandson."