"Is there any point in talking about this now?" Zhu Zhanji looked at Yang Shiqi.
"It makes sense. Others don't believe in the imperial edict, but Wei Chen does." Yang Shiqi stood up as he spoke, knelt straight in front of Zhu Zhanji, and kowtowed respectfully: "Wei Chen is willing to swear allegiance to His Highness to the death, even if he has to risk his life to do so.
I guarantee that His Highness will be honored with a great treasure in the future!"
Zhu Zhanji was confused by Yang Shiqi. After staring at him for a long time, Fang gritted his teeth and asked, "Where are you from?!"
"Your Highness, there is no need to worry. We civil servants have always taken it as our bounden duty to safeguard the imperial line!" Yang Shiqi said in a deep voice with a righteous face: "So we are absolutely loyal to the emperor, and we will work hard to protect the country! Everything is for the sake of the Ming Dynasty.
The country and the country!"
Zhu Zhanji looked at Yang Shiqi blankly, not knowing what to say. You must know that for a long time before this, the civil service group represented by Yang Shiqi was absolutely loyal to his father, who was still the prince at that time.
Zhu Gaochi. Even Zhu Gaochi's position as prince was obtained by the civil servants of Xie Jin's generation from the late emperor.
In the nearly twenty years that followed, in order to protect His Highness the Crown Prince, countless civil servants offended the late emperor, offended the King of Han, and were arrested by Ji Gang. In the past twenty years, countless civil servants were imprisoned and tortured.
, died brutally, his wife and children were separated...
However, they still have no regrets and remain loyal. They always regard protecting the prince as an overriding priority. This huge loyalty has made Zhu Zhanji envious so many times. Has it finally happened to him?
"Is isolation the foundation of the country?" Zhu Zhanji looked at Yang Shiqi blankly, and it took him a long time to say something out of his mind.
"Does His Highness think that he is not the foundation of the country?" Yang Shiqi asked with a smile.
"Of course I am the foundation of the country!" Zhu Zhanji was startled and roared from the bottom of his heart.
"Then your Highness, what questions do you have?" Yang Shiqi looked at the "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" on the table and said seriously: "Looking through the history books, has your Highness ever seen an example of a civil servant abandoning his eldest son to protect his concubine and young son?
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"That's not true." Zhu Zhanji stroked the "Tongjian" on the table and shook his head slowly. The civil servant group, especially the civil servant group after the Han Dynasty, is a group composed of colleagues who take Confucianism as their doctrine. Confucius
In their view, the basic ethics of Confucianism are as unbreakable as the laws of heaven. Maintaining this set of social ethics based on Confucian dogma is the unshirkable duty of the civil servants!
Therefore, in the eyes of civil servants, the system of eldest son inheritance is a matter of course and cannot be changed. They will risk their lives to maintain this system because it is related to their beliefs and life values!
Therefore, Zhu Zhanji does not doubt Yang Shiqi's sincerity. As long as the other party recognizes that he is the prince, it is unlikely that he will have any evil intentions...
Zhu Zhanji's complexion changed. He quickly figured out the cause and effect, and his attitude towards Yang Shiqi also changed drastically. He lifted Yang Shiqi up with both hands and said with a guilty look on his face: "I don't know a good person. Bachelor, please don't take it personally."
Go, please get up quickly!"
After Yang Shiqi stood up, he said earnestly: "The current difficulties are only temporary. Your Highness must not be discouraged. Looking at the arrangements the emperor has made for you this time, it shows that your position is still very solid. As long as you don't make any more mistakes, no one can take it away."
Your position as Crown Prince."
"Why did the bachelor teach me?" Zhu Zhanji stood up and clasped his fists respectfully. He knew very well that it would be difficult for him to contact the outside world for an unknown period of time, and these bachelors were his only life-saving straw.
"I will follow my father's teachings, keep a low profile, and cultivate my moral character. In a few years, Your Highness, you will see that the situation is completely different." Yang Shiqi said calmly, twirling his beard.
"Oh?" Zhu Zhanji glanced at Yang Shiqi with some suspicion and asked softly: "In a few years, the Ming Dynasty will probably be ruled by Wang Zhongde. Will there still be a place where I, Zhu Zhanji, can stand?"
"Haha, Your Highness is obsessed." Yang Shiqi shook his head and smiled, with a sharp look: "I have never heard that a minister like Wang Xian can die a good death."
"But there are also people who become Cao Cao..." Zhu Zhanji said quietly. At this point, His Highness Taisun no longer doubted Yang Shiqi at all, because he realized that the reason why Yang Shiqi actively moved closer to him was because everyone had a common enemy - Wang Xian
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"Wang Xian is not Cao Cao, and he cannot become Cao Cao." Yang Shiqi said with determination: "At that time, there was the Shichangshi Rebellion first, then the Yellow Turban Disaster, and then Dong Zhuo deposed the emperor and moved the capital. The Han Dynasty declined to the extreme.
, the people of the world no longer recognize the emperor as their master. This gave Cao Mengde the opportunity to coerce the emperor and order the princes." He paused and said: "But within a few years of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, heroic kings and saints have emerged in large numbers, the world has returned to its heart, and the sea has been salty.
I believe it is impossible for Wang Xian to replace the Zhu family. If he wants to be Cao Cao, the whole world will attack him!"
"You can't just count on the support of the people. When the Mongols entered the country, and the Jin and Liao kingdoms went further back, what kind of people could those Tatars win? How about occupying the Central Plains for a hundred years? They claim to be emperors because they are lonely and oligarchy?"
Zhu Zhanji sighed and said: "There are also Zhao Kuangyin and Yang Jian. Could it be that Chai Rong and Yu Wenyong are not sage monarchs and heroes and are unpopular?"
"What His Highness said is absolutely true. We cannot just rely on popular support. We must also find ways to weaken Wang Xian." Yang Shiqi nodded and said softly.
"Don't act rashly. If you say offensive words, you can't fight him." Zhu Zhanji shook his head categorically and said with a sad smile: "No one in the Ming Dynasty can fight him. Maybe only God can accept him."
go."
"Hey, Your Highness, don't be discouraged. You must know that when the moon is full, it will be weak, and when it is strong, it will be humiliated." Yang Shiqi said very optimistically: "Indeed, Wang Xian is now in charge of the imperial guards and has overall power over the world's military and military forces. The province of Shandong has become his personal
The territory looks like blooming flowers and burning oil, but it is actually on the verge of crisis!"
"Oh, what crisis?" Zhu Zhanji looked at Yang Shiqi, a little confused.
"Crisis of trust. His power is so great that it makes everyone feel uneasy! What's more, he has no way of being a human being and dares to kill the dragon's sons and grandsons. He will even bear a large responsibility for the death of the late emperor!
Yang Shiqi said in a deep voice: "Throughout the ages, those who have such power and such crimes are all treacherous and evil tyrants who bring harm to the country and the people! Everyone can punish them!"
"That's right." Zhu Zhanji nodded and asked Yang Shiqi to say this. He really felt that Wang Xian was no longer worthy of heaven and earth.
"As long as his evil deeds are made public, everyone in the world will hate him to the bone!" When Yang Shiqi said this, his expression was gloomy and strange, and he did not have the slightest demeanor of a prime minister. "And the most important point is that the reason why Wang Xian appears to be invincible is
, because the emperor has given him unconditional trust. If everyone speaks ill of Wang Xian to the emperor... Hum, love is stronger than gold, but it can't compete with the destruction of bones!"
"That makes sense..." Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but nodded and said, "If we can really make my father wary of Wang Xian, things will be easier to handle."
"Your Highness, are you aware that the Emperor has not been wary of Duke Zhenguo now?" Yang Shiqi sneered: "Some of the inside stories are far from what the outside world knows."
"Oh? I'd like to hear the details." Zhu Zhanji's eyes lit up. Because the father and son were on guard against each other, he didn't know much about the inside story as people like Yang Shiqi did.
"Actually, after the emperor ascended the throne, he already had problems with Wang Xian." Yang Shiqi said solemnly: "It is not difficult to understand. The prince's great cause has not yet been accomplished. The two parties are allies on the same front, so they can naturally be close. Once the prince's great cause is accomplished, both parties will
They became monarchs and ministers, no longer allies. Everything in the world belongs to the emperor. If Wang Xian wants more points, the emperor must give up more points. The game begins from then on!"
"It makes sense." Zhu Zhanji nodded and motioned for Yang Shiqi to continue.
"At that time, Wang Xian wanted to have military power in the world. How could the emperor agree? Wang Xian chose to retreat in order to advance and took refuge in Jinan! He knew that the emperor's reforms would definitely anger the nobles, so without him suppressing them in Beijing,
The nobles will definitely make trouble." Mentioning these embarrassing past events, Yang Shiqi showed no shame on his face and said: "When the emperor is unbearable, he will naturally agree to his conditions and ask him to come out and clean up the situation."
"Yes." Zhu Zhanji responded and heard Yang Shiqi continue: "The emperor sent people to invite him twice and three times, but Wang Xian was unmoved. He had to wait until the situation was most beneficial to him before he descended from the sky and took away all the people.
Fruit! Your Highness, just imagine, if you were the emperor, would you accept his love? Wouldn't you feel angry?"
"Yes." Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "If Wang Xian had not left the capital, there would have been no trouble later. My father would not have been humiliated in Changling."
"Your Highness is on to the point! Those humiliations and tortures were deliberately caused by Wang Xian, but now he wants the Emperor to accept his favor. Your Highness, do you think the Emperor may feel comfortable in his heart?" Yang Shiqi sneered repeatedly.
"Probably not. Looking at my father's revenge on my third uncle and my grandfather, he is not as kind as he seems." Zhu Zhanji said softly.
"Isn't that the end? The emperor is now protecting Wang Xian in every possible way. In addition to the past affection, it is more to suppress the honor and avoid further troubles in the army." Yang Shiqi mentioned this, and he was still angry and said: "Originally
, this time we can catch all the nobles in one fell swoop! But Wang Xian only caught a few scapegoats and kept the rest! Isn’t this just raising the bandits’ self-respect?!"
"Calm down," Zhu Zhanji knew. From the standpoint of a civil servant, of course he wished all the honorable men would go to hell. But this was not the time to argue. He smiled bitterly and comforted Yang Shiqi: "Those honorable men passed by
This time, not to mention that we are in ruins, but I’m afraid we won’t be a threat anymore.”
"What your Highness said is absolutely true!" Yang Shiqi immediately said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, if you have killed all the rabbits, why are you still keeping the hounds?"
"Yes." Zhu Zhanji nodded, and finally a glimmer of sunshine appeared on his gloomy face: "Now I believe that the bachelor is God's nemesis who has come down to deal with Wang Xian!"