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"...the late emperor's ambition to revitalize was not fulfilled, but he was humiliated and thrown into the Chaohe River in Jinhai. Now Yan and Hebei are ruined and all are in the hands of the enemy. The southeast is peaceful and rebels again. Bandits are raging in Jing, Chuan, Hu, and Jiangxi, and the mountains and rivers are broken. Chaos
Things are hard to come by, and this is the autumn when the country is in crisis. I mourn the death of the late emperor, and grieve the pain of the broken mountains and rivers. I have a hard time sleeping at night, thinking that the family cannot be without a master for a day, and the country cannot be without a king for a day. King Ning's virtuous virtues are known to the world.
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Yue Lengqiu took the form of persuasion from Lin Xuwen with trembling hands. He was shocked when he read this, jumped up from the bed, grabbed Lin Xuwen's arm, and asked urgently: "Huaidong actually wants to Li Ning Wang
!Why does Huaidong want to support King Ning?"
Lin Xuwen arrived in Jiangning secretly. Zhang Yan and Liu Zhi were shocked and suspicious. Yue Lengqiu's incomprehensible shout almost scared them out of their wits. They were shocked: Could it be that Yue Lengqiu wanted to depose Prince Ning?
After hearing Yue Lengqiu's gaffe, Lin Xuwen secretly felt lucky: Yue Lengqiu had indeed noticed it early. Looking at the expressions of Zhang Yan, Liu Zhi and others, he knew that there was no action here yet. It was really a risk and he was one step early.
, otherwise Huaidong will be passive.
Lin Xuwen looked at Yue Lengqiu's hand grabbing his arm. Since the matter was not out of control yet, everything was naturally done according to the plan. He smiled and said: "King Ning is a virtuous and virtuous man. He was able to govern the southeast of Jiangning as regent. Although the late emperor did not have a succession edict.
, but all the princes in Huaidong and Jiangning knew that the late emperor had determined the succession of King Ning to set the course of the dynasty during his lifetime - Yanji fell, and chaos broke out in various places. Although they knew that Jiangning had filial piety, for the sake of the overall situation, Huai
Dong thinks that he should support Prince Ning as emperor as soon as possible and preside over the court. Prince Ning does not allow it, but you and I, as ministers, should persuade him to come..."
When Yue Lengqiu saw Zhang Yan, Liu Zhi looked horrified, knowing that they had misunderstood him, but he was confused for a moment: Is King Lu in Huaidong's hands? If so, why did Huaidong suddenly send Lin Xuwen to Jiangning secretly?
If he wasn't there, why didn't Gu Wuchen persuade him to come in, but Lin Xuwen was asked to come in secretly?
Yue Lengqiu said with hesitation on his face: "I admire Huaidong for putting national affairs first. I also think that His Highness Prince Ning is virtuous and virtuous, and he is worthy of setting the agenda for the dynasty and carrying out the important task of reviving our dynasty..."
Hearing Yue Lengqiu's statement, Zhang Yan was a little relieved, but Yue Lengqiu's actions just now had to make him pay more attention and said: "There is no news from the late emperor. King Ning has been here for months without thinking about tea and food, and has been sighing day and night. Today, knowing the death of the late emperor, more...
He will be heartbroken, and I’m afraid he won’t agree to our persuasion..."
"It is not advisable to delay things, as lateness will lead to changes," Chen Xiyan said, "King Ning has a filial heart and is an example for his subjects. However, at this time, we ministers should advise King Ning to put national affairs first to avoid unnecessary complications..."
Chen Xiyan's statement must be alluding to King Lu's affairs, and Huaidong also expressed his attitude of supporting King Ning. Yue Lengqiu decided to make it clear and asked Lin Xuwen directly: "Yesterday, Tao Chun sent a message from Qinghe. I also
Before there was time to report to King Ning, the Qinghe News reported that the late emperor threw water and King Jin and King Qin were captured. Only the Queen Mother of Liang and King Lu broke out from the south road, and there was no news at all. Some people said that the Queen Mother and King Lu fled into Shandong territory.
, Mr. Lin, have you heard about the battle in Jinhai?"
It was only then that Zhang Yan and Liu Zhi realized what all the problems were.
The Empress Dowager Liang and King Lu broke out on the south road and either entered the area controlled by the Liang family or the area controlled by Qingzhou. Among the nephews of Emperor Chongguan, the status of King Lu was not much different from that of King Ning. Qingzhou was
Dongyang is a territory controlled by the Lin Gu family. If Lin Gu and the Liang family unite to support King Lu as emperor, the situation will be difficult...
No wonder Yue Lengqiu was surprised when he saw Lin Fu's persuasion that Huaidong would support King Ning!
"The Queen Mother and King Lu are indeed in Qingzhou, and they even have the late emperor's edict with them. Huaidong thought that it was difficult to distinguish the authenticity of the late emperor's edict, but the late emperor's last wish and King Li Ning's intention to succeed to the throne in Jiangning was clear. The national crisis was at hand. At that time,
Putting the peace of the country first, he hastily made a proposal to persuade the king to bring him to present to Prince Ning!" Lin Xuwen said.
Yue Lengqiu, Zhang Yan, and Liu Zhi have all been immersed in official circles for half their lives. Lin Xuwen said it simply, but they can fully understand the danger behind it - the Empress Dowager Liang and King Lu are actually controlled by Gu Siyuan, and what Gu Wuchen wants to do
They supported the ministers, but the Gu family alone wanted to support King Lu, but failed, so they pulled the Huaidong and Liang families together, but the Gu family and his son did not expect that Lin Fu would turn around and sell them all.
Yue Lengqiu, Zhang Yan, and Liu Zhi were shocked: Lin Fu's heart is so cruel!
Of course, the three of them would not think that Lin Fu was putting the overall situation first. In their view, King Lu was in the hands of the Gu family and his son. The benefits of supporting King Lu were naturally given to the Gu family and his son, while Huaidong and his son
The Liang family can only share the pie - for Huaidong, the benefits may not be bad, but they will take great risks. After all, the people who support King Ning are not vegetarians. In turn, Huaidong takes care of Gu
The Gu family and his son sold everything and firmly supported Prince Ning. They still had the merit of supporting him, but the risks they had to bear were reduced. Without the support of Huaidong, the Gu family and the Liang family would have trouble even if they had the edict in hand.
No tricks come out of it.
Thinking of this, Yue Lengqiu made up his mind and bowed to Chen Xiyan: "Master Zhang, Master Liu and I are going to see His Highness Prince Ning. Would you like Mr. Chen Ge to lead Master Lin to invite the Cheng Bingbu..."
Cheng Yuqian was just a loser, and he happened to be in charge of the main defenders inside and outside Jiangning City. Huaidong's attitude was clear, and it was easy to convince Cheng Yuqian. As long as Cheng Yuqian was pulled over, the overall situation of making Prince Ning the emperor was settled.
"Okay, let's go our separate ways. Master Lin and I will go to invite the Cheng Bingbu! Meet at Prince Ning's Mansion!" Chen Xiyan said excitedly.
Of course Chen Xiyan was excited. He had already made up his mind to retreat behind the scenes, but he didn't expect that Lin Xuwen would be the first to come to him with Lin Fu's persuasion to join the association - he would suddenly go from an old man who had been forgotten outside the temple to
This letter of persuasion to Lin Fu was brought to the center stage of Jiangning's political situation.
It is possible for Gu Wuchen to lose power or even be driven out of Jiangning. There are only a few people who are truly qualified to chase the phase.
In addition to the ministers left and right Pushe as the first assistant and the second prime minister, there are also deputy prime ministers such as Huangmen Shilang, Shangshu left and right prime ministers, etc. There can usually be four to six phases in a dynasty. Although the first assistant and the second prime minister are the most important, the deputy prime ministers
The authority of the prime minister is still greater than that of the six ministers.
Lin Xuwen came over with Lin Fu's advice. He had the merits of supporting and guarding Jinhai. Although he was hopeless as the first and second minister, he was indispensable for the deputy prime minister.
Cheng Yuqian, Yue Lengqiu, Cheng Yuqian, Wang Tian, Wang Xueshan, Yu Xinyuan, etc. are all candidates for the new prime minister.
Although everyone came together to support the establishment of the emperor, when the matter of establishing the emperor is settled, those who did not like Huaidong in the past and regarded Huaidong as an enemy will still return to their original status - politically, the relationship between them will be determined.
It is always profit.
In addition to supporting the new emperor, Huaidong also had to consider the situation after King Ning ascended the throne.
Cheng Yuqian's ability is too poor, and letting him take the position of chief assistant will only make the situation worse and worse, which is not in line with the interests of the people.
The hatred between Yue Lengqiu and Huaidong is the deepest, and Yue Lengqiu is deeply scheming and ambitious at this time. If he is made the first assistant, Huaidong will have a headache in the future.
Although Chen Xiyan and Huaidong did not get along with each other, and they had a deep grudge over the Qu family in their early years, Chen Xiyan had one good thing, that is, he was more loyal to the Yuan family than anyone else - Chen Xiyan represented the Wu Party, and the Wu Party acted as
Representatives of local forces have the weakest armament. Based on this characteristic, the Wu Party will also naturally hope that the Jiangning regime can be completely stabilized. The more stable the Jiangning regime is, the more development Huaidong can achieve
In terms of time and space, it is in Huaidong's best interest for Chen Xiyan to be the first assistant. Lin Fu made this point clear in his persuasion.
Chen Xiyan is true to his loyalty to the Yuan family, but he is also very utilitarian. How can he not be excited when he suddenly has a chance to win a favor?
Of course, Chen Xiyan is also qualified to be the chief minister. If he hadn't arranged a deal with Lin Fu back then, he would have gone to Beijing to replace Chen Boxin as prime minister.
At this time, Yue Lengqiu had no intention of fighting for the position of chief minister. Politics was nothing more than compromise. Compared with Huaidong uniting with the Liang family, and the Gu family father and son supporting King Lu, the situation in front of him was much better than imagined.
The position of chief assistant will be occupied by Chen Xiyan first. Chen Xiyan will be seventy years old and has only a few days to worry about.
Cheng Yuqian was not a person who wanted to cause trouble. He supported the new emperor as the Minister of War in Jiangning. No matter who he supported, his benefits were indispensable. He was also the person who least wanted to cause trouble.
Although Cheng Yuqian is not a good character and does not have much courage to do things, people who have reached this level as an official will not be stupid. Huaidong's attitude has become clear. If he hesitates, he will not be as successful as him.
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Yue Lengqiu, Zhang Yan, and Liu Zhi went to Prince Ning's Mansion to explain the facts of the matter to Prince Ning. Chen Xiyan, Cheng Yuqian, and Lin Xuwen came over shortly afterwards.
Ning Wang Yuan Jianwu was also covered in cold sweat. Although he was very anxious before this, he never thought that someone else would compete with him for the throne, let alone that such a big crisis was already brewing in Qingzhou.
Lin Xuwen took Lin Fu's persuasion watch out of his pocket and presented it to him. Prince Ning couldn't wait for Liu Zhi to help him get it. He left the dragon-carved chair in a hurry and presented it to him alone, but instead gave it to Chen Xiyan and Yue Leng first.
, Zhang Yan, Liu Zhi, Cheng Yuqian and others had seen it first and took it over. Their hands were shaking with excitement!
"The Lin family is the loyal ministers of the imperial court, the most loyal ministers, the most loyal ministers. I am not wrong about the Lin family..." Prince Ning's voice became thin and high-pitched due to excitement. It sounded like Liu Zhi's voice, making it sound ridiculous. This
No one laughed at him when he was standing in the hall. He was either an emperor or a prisoner. It was just this thin line of difference. Whoever knew the truth was so cruel would find it difficult to calm down.
Normally, when Huaidong came to persuade Jin Biao, King Ning would resolutely refuse on the pretext of his lack of talent and virtue. After the ministers repeatedly urged Jin Biao, he reluctantly accepted the advice and instructed others to prepare for the throne.
matter.
It's just that there are still variables at this stage. Chen Xiyan, who has always paid attention to etiquette, also believes that the most important thing at the moment is to determine the right name first. Regardless of the fact that Prince Ning has no intention of being humble at all, with Cheng Yuqian and Yue Lengqiu,
Zhang Yan, Liu Zhi and others walked to the front of the hall and knelt down to persuade them to come in: "The national situation is critical, the mountains and rivers are broken, the family cannot be without a master for a day, and the country cannot be without a king for a day. Your Highness, please consider the sufferings of the people in the world, and come to Dabao as soon as possible."