Entering June.
Early summer is quietly coming.
The summer rain is much more violent than the spring rain, in the thunder rolling, the heavy rain is pouring down, and the rain seems to be washing this great city, and the dark clouds are shrouded in black pressure, as if the sky is about to fall.
In the midst of the torrential rain that had been busy for several days, the atmosphere in Jinling City, the capital of the Great Wu Emperor, became more and more tense.
Who can stay in the East Palace This has become the only topic in Jinling City today.
"Zhengdong Palace" "What's so contentious about this, shouldn't the East Palace be settled by the prince?"
"Where is there a prince in the court today?"
"But Your Majesty has a prince."
"No, the prince is not the crown prince, and now His Majesty is Shengming, and he chooses his talents" "Since ancient times, have they not been passed down from father to son?"
"The prince is about the comfort of the Great Wu court, the Ming monarch can make the world healthy, the faint monarch will make the world chaotic, Your Majesty chooses talents, it is to give up the small family and protect the world" “” The storm of public opinion has begun to ferment among the people under the leadership of well-intentioned people.
Public opinion is only a means.
The final decision was still in this power clash in the court.
When Zhang Zhao, the first assistant of the cabinet, personally took action, this was not just a battle between the heirs of the imperial court, but more of a power struggle for the imperial court.
The lead may be the dispute over the East Palace.
But what was detonated in the end was the internal strife of the Great Wu Dynasty.
With the outbreak of Zhang Zhao, the cabinet was the first to participate in the war, Zhang Zhao made a move, and the entire cabinet was basically mixed in.
Soon, Yushitai, one of the three leading horses of the imperial court, also began to sit still.
The inspectors of the Imperial Historical Observatory are silent, they often check the corruption cases, and one by one they become a little stuffy, but in the other part of the Imperial Historical Observatory, the speech officials are the best blades above the court.
These officials are the fighters of the Imperial Historical Tower, they have even impeached the current emperor countless times, they rely on a three-inch incorruptible tongue, crisscrossing the court, not afraid of anyone, and they will bite directly when they get the opportunity, known as mad dogs.
The impeachment recitals of the officials were flying all over the sky, and several candidates competing for the East Palace were carefully scanned by them with a magnifying glass.
After the official of the Imperial Historical Observatory made a move, everyone began to stare at the military aircraft.
The power struggle above the court, the Military Aircraft Department is the most feared.
There is no blood in the struggle for power.
However, the Military Aircraft Division has military power.
Under normal circumstances, the Military Aircraft Department is silent, because the military power they hold in their hands is the most feared thing in the court.
But this time, the military aircraft department could not avoid going out.
The first to strike was Zhou Yu, who returned from the west.
With the outbreak of the dispute in the East Palace, facing Lu Bu and Zhang Zhao, the Minister of Military Aircraft and the Minister of the Cabinet began to return to Jinling City one by one.
On June 3, Zhou Yu, the secretary of the General Staff Department of the Military Aircraft Department, said that the eldest prince Sun Sheng was still too young to take on the important task of the East Palace, so he opposed the proposal of Zhang Zhaozhi, the first assistant of the cabinet.
With Zhou Yu's play, the power of Jiang Guogong's mansion began to mobilize.
Sun Ce's identity is a little sensitive, and the power of the Jiangguo Mansion can be mobilized, but he must not make a move, or even stand up in person, because he is the brother of the current emperor and the loser of the battle for Jinling City back then.
However, many people couldn't imagine that it was Lu Bu who acted as the vanguard for the Jiang Guogong Mansion.
I'm afraid no one would have imagined that this time for the Jiangguo Mansion was actually known as the first prince Lu Bu since the opening of the Great Wu Dynasty.
Lu Bu pulled the flag for Sun Shao, which soon caused turmoil in the military aircraft department.
Various ministers of military aircraft also began to write to express their positions.
A few days later, the torrential rain cleared and the sun brightened up a bit.
The Mansion of the Marquis of Nanling.
This mansion is built on the south bank of Xuanwu Lake, facing the Forbidden Palace, and you can look up at the beautiful scenery of Xuanwu Lake.
Above the pavilion.
Sun Dong sat in a cyan Confucian robe, wore a scarf, stood for a long time, and looked intently at the Forbidden Palace City in the distance, this palace city he was very familiar with, but also very unfamiliar, maybe until this step, he understood the power of this Forbidden Palace City representative.
I thought it was just a battle in the East Palace, but I never thought that this competition would turn into a power confrontation between the old ministers and the young ministers in the court.
With the cabinet, the Imperial History Tower, and the Military Aircraft Department, one by one the important ministers of civil and military affairs took action, and the young men who competed for the East Palace have now become one of the small chess pieces.
It's not always them who play chess.
He felt a little aggrieved.
But grievances are grievances, and he has to bear it, because his fist is not big enough.
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Under the attic of "Master Hou", a young man walked up.
"Seasonal" Sun Dong came back to his senses, looked at the young man, and said, "Why are you here?"
The person who came was Ma Liang, the Tanhualang of the imperial examination back then, and now Ma Liang, the propaganda secretary of the fourth grade.
They're good friends.
Sun Dong was studying in Jinling Academy before, and he naturally attracted many students from Jinling Academy in secret, and Ma Liang, as the leader of Jinling Academy, is the only Sun Dong who also has some like-minded meaning, and they have many deep friendships.
"I just got the news that His Royal Highness the Great Prince went to Jiangdong Academy" Ma Liang walked up, stood next to him, followed his gaze, and looked at the magnificent palace: "Jiangdong Academy has been attracted by him."
"He doesn't forget the shadow left by Cai Gong" Sun Dong smiled indifferently.
Sun Sheng's current is Cai Yan, Cai Yan's father is Cai Yong, and Cai Yong's political influence has basically been inherited by Sun Sheng.
This is also the reason why he is so jealous of Sun Sheng.
"Master Hou, you should also know very well about the recent confrontation in the court, what are your plans" Ma Liang looked at Sun Dong and asked in a low voice.
He stood in line, naturally on Sun Dong's side.
"You can be clear, I naturally know in my heart, the situation is not right, now is not the same as before, the gods above are fighting, our mortals can't intervene at all" Sun Dong said: "No matter how you toss, it's useless, the top fights, who loses and who wins, look at them, we are fighting fiercely, it's not as good as their words" "You can't be so pessimistic, what needs to be done still has to be done" Ma Liang understood the depression in Sun Dong's heart now, he comforted him, and then said: "They dominate the beginning, and they may not be able to determine the ending."
His meaning is simple, they have the final say now, but not necessarily in the future.
Now the East Palace has not been erected, so for this kind of court dispute, whether it is Sun Sheng, Sun Shao, or Sun Dong, it is beyond the reach of the whip.
But once the East Palace is erected, it has a great impact, and the lord of the East Palace is the prince of the court, and he has a natural advantage, as long as he takes a few years, he will be able to gain a firm foothold in the court, and if he wants to mix with this kind of competition when the time comes, it will naturally be no problem.
"Haha, I accept your advice, you really can't be too persistent, you still need to give up" Sun Dong came back from the north, thought about it for a long time, and then understood the meaning of his sister Sun Yi's words, he squinted slightly, and finally made a decision: "It seems that this time I gave up" Although the situation in the court is not very clear now, one thing is certain, that is, they have been squeezed out.
Sun Sheng and Sun Shao became the center of this court dispute.
"Master Hou, maybe the situation is not so bad, Your Majesty has never spoken, that is to say, you can still fight" Ma Liang said in a deep voice.
"Nope" Sun Dong shook his head: "The strength that I have accumulated over the years, if it is exposed, and I miss the position of the master of the East Palace, everything will be over, and it will be a long time to come."
"So how do you want to do it?"
"Stand in line first" Sun Dong said.
"Stand over there" "No matter which side you stand, it's definitely not Sun Yuanbao's side" Sun Dong's pupils exuded a faint light, and his voice was a little decisive: "Anyone can stay in the East Palace, but Sun Yuanbao can never stay in the East Palace, Sun Fu has been very close to Sun Sun Yuanbao recently, and he has the intention of taking refuge, I have to meet him, and I need to trouble you to arrange this matter."
"No problem," Maleonn nodded.
Three days later.
Eastern suburbs of Jinling, Zhongshan hunting ground.
Two fast horses galloped between the mountains and forests, chasing an antelope. shout The first to draw the bow and shoot the arrow was Sun Fu, who shot an arrow and steadily took down the antelope.
"Cousin is good at archery" Sun Dong grabbed the reins of the horse and said with a smile.
"Carving insect subtotal" Sun Fu jumped off the horse, took down the injured antelope, then looked at Sun Dong, and said, "Xiao Dong, you are a little absent-minded today."
"Huh" Sun Dong also jumped off the horse, walked in the woods, smiled, and said, "The situation in Jinling City makes me a little uneasy."
"You are a drunkard, you don't mean to drink," Sun Fu glanced at him and said lightly.
"I heard that my cousin intends to support Yuanbao's ascension," Sun Dong asked tentatively.
"Yuan Bao was originally His Majesty's eldest son, and it is natural to support him to live in the East Palace" Sun Fu's face remained unchanged and said in a deep voice.
"This is what my cousin said in my heart" Sun Dong squinted slightly, sneering a little sarcastically.
"Yes and no, what's the difference" Sun Fu sneered: "Your Majesty intends to choose the Sun family's good talent and enter the East Palace, but I am so weak that they are not as strong as their deep foundation, and now Zhang Zhaocheng Pu and they are doing their best to make it clear that they want to move the ingots to the top position, Sun Shengyuan still has the support of Brother Bofu, and even Lu Bu supports him, so he can barely fight, what about us, why should we fight with him" "Don't be angry, cousin" Sun Dong smiled indifferently: "A success or failure is nothing, don't forget, Your Majesty is now at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, who can sit in the East Palace for thirty years, I don't know."
When Sun Fu heard this, his heart moved slightly, but he admired Sun Dong's statement, but his face was expressionless, and his expression was gloomy: "Having said that, but one step ahead, then step by step, once there is a master in the East Palace, we want to compete in the future, and the chance is slim."
"The chance is slim, it's better than despair" Sun Dong said calmly: "You and I have taken this step, can you regain your legs?"
"What do you want," Sun Fu asked on the subject.
"Give up supporting Sun Sheng, and instead support Sun Shao's ascension," Sun Dong said in a deep voice.
"Why" Sun Fu was a little puzzled, stared at him, and asked.
"If Sun Sheng sits in the East Palace, you and I will still want to come out in the future, basically there is no possibility, because he is orthodox, unless you can kill him, otherwise you and I will never have a chance" Sun Dong said word by word: "Do you have the courage to assassinate the imperial brother under his nose?"
"Don't dare," Sun Fu said calmly.
No matter how they fight, there is a sky pressed on them, they have to abide by the rules, and whoever dares to break the rules will be out.
"Orthodoxy" Sun Fu was silent for a while and muttered.
Those two words struck him in the heart.
He seemed to ignore this all along.
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"Since ancient times, the princes of the East Palace have been passed from father to son, but the people of the dynasty are open, and the imperial brother is a different king, so we have the opportunity, but you and I should understand in our hearts that this East Palace, Sun Sheng is orthodox" Sun Dong's calm voice was a little long: "If we lose orthodoxy, we will have a chance, if Sun Sheng sits firmly, no one can shake it, but if Sun Shao takes the position, he will always be unjustifiable, and if he finds an opportunity, he can be taken down."
The people of the Great Wu Dynasty were very open, and as the public opinion of the newspapers became more and more liberalized, the freedom of speech was much better than that of the previous dynasty.
But the way of Confucianism is still the way of heaven for scholars.
Confucianism pays attention to monarchs and ministers, fathers and sons.
Sun Sheng's advantage in this regard is too great.
"I can't understand why you are willing to shout for Sun Shengyuan" Sun Fu looked at Sun Dong, in his heart, this little cousin's mind was very heavy, and his ambition was even higher than him.
He never thought that Sun Dong would canvass for Sun Shao for no reason.
"Help him, that is, help me" Sun Dong was very frank, a ruffian smile hung on his face, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly: "When the cabinet intervenes, we are hopeless this time, but I believe that this is just a beginning, not an end, if anyone who sits in the position of the East Palace is easier to deal with, I believe that Sun Shengyuan should be a little easier to deal with than Sun Ping'an, isn't it?"
"I'll think about it," Sun Fu said.
"Waiting for good news" Sun Dong nodded and said indifferently.
In the following days, Sun Dong met non-stop with Sun Yu and Sun Li, two candidates for the East Palace who were not strong, but could also affect success or failure.
June 10, noon.
Sun Dong, Sun Fu, Sun Yu, Sun Li, and several people nominated by the Zongren Mansion gathered on the mansion of the Duke of Beijing.
Sun Shao was naturally overjoyed.
He didn't make it to Sun Dong and Sun Fu, they would suddenly give up the competition and fully support him and Sun Sheng, which made him very surprised and surprised.
In the court battles these days, he is at a disadvantage in the general trend.
Under the joint efforts of the first assistant of the cabinet and the head of the military aircraft, even Lu Bu and they have to retreat.
If Sun Dong and Sun Fu helped each other, they would be able to close the gap between him and Sun Sheng.
"Your help today, my Sun Shengyuan will remember it in my heart" Sun Shao has the pride of his father Sun Ce: "If I can dominate the East Palace in the future, you will all be my East Palace courtiers" "You're welcome" People didn't really care about this promise.
Each of them had a little bit of Jiujiu in their hearts, and they were able to gather to support Sun Shao, but it was more because of the orthodox bloodline theory that Sun Sheng was regarded as a public enemy, so they chose to snipe him first. t1706231537: