The controversy in the court about the "replacement of the crown prince" continues, but there are fewer and fewer people who oppose it, after all, this is what Emperor Zhu Qiyu insisted, and no one will always find himself unhappy.
At least before the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor's will could still be implemented well, so in the middle of May of the second year of Jingtai, under Zhu Qiyu's tough measures and attitude, only the Ministry of Ministers Shangshu Wang Zhi and a few bad old men were stubborn, and even together with the cabinet minister Gao Gu and the Ministry of Rites Hu Hu, who were the elders of the Five Dynasties, also chose to respond silently to this matter.
However, it was said that on this day, Emperor Zhu Qiyu could not come on the grounds of illness, so he ordered the new celebrant to preside over the eunuch Xing'an.
Xing'an is also a eunuch who grew up with Zhu Qiyu since he was a child, so he is naturally his confidant, but in view of the lessons of Wang Zhen's chaotic government, he, the eunuch who holds the seal of the celebrant and seals, is not glamorous at all.
Fortunately, Xing'an is not a person who is greedy for power, so he doesn't care about the current low status.
After announcing as usual that "there is something to do, nothing to retreat from the court", Chen Xun, the first assistant of the cabinet, quickly stood up and said loudly in public, "The commander of the Zhejiang Metropolitan Command, Dong Xing, asked for more dedication to the prince (note: referring to Zhu Qiyu's only son Zhu Jianji) as the crown prince, with the heart of a Chinese and foreign people, and never coveted it." ” When Xing'an heard Chen Xun's report, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: The emperor's plan has really come true!
It turned out that Zhu Qiyu had asked Xing'an, Cheng Jing and other chamberlains to privately send messages to a few local officials with lively eyes, hinting to them that the emperor was planning to replace the crown prince.
It's a pity that those officials are soft-spoken and timid, and in the end, only Dong Xing, who had followed Ji Ling to the south to quell the civil unrest and was promoted to the governor of Tongzhi and the commander of Zhejiang, had the heaviest desire to seek power, the highest status, and the greatest courage.
It was precisely because Zhu Qiyu learned the news that Dong Xing was going to play that he resigned from the court due to illness and planned behind his back.
Dong Xing's dismissal can be said to have stirred up a thousand waves with one stone, but before Wang Zhi, the secretary of the ministry, expressed his objections, Zhu Yi, the Duke of Chengguo, stood up and agreed with Dong Xing's suggestion.
As soon as Zhu Yi said this, some generals immediately echoed him, and the situation in the entire court immediately became lively.
Xing'an saw that things were almost going on, so he raised the dust in his hand and preached loudly, "Those who agree with Dong Xing's proposal, sign the above performance, and those who think it is impossible, do not sign, do not hold both ends!"
” Before Xing'an's words fell, Wang Wen, the imperial historian of Zuodu, was the first to stand up, and signed his name on it with a big stroke of the pen.
Seeing this, Chen Xun, the first assistant of the cabinet, was naturally not to be left behind, and immediately led several ministers under him to sign their names.
Immediately afterwards, nearly 100 officials such as Yu Qian, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Hu Hao, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, signed their names on it, and in the end, only Wang Zhizhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, stood in place in a daze, not knowing what to do.
Seeing that Wang Zhi was still insisting, Wang Wen couldn't help but snort coldly, and handed the pen to Wang Zhi with a full amount of ink, "Please sign Wang Shangshu!"
” "Alas, I'll sign it!"
Wang Zhi let out a long sigh, and finally wrote his name on it tremblingly.
All of this was naturally seen by Zhu Qiyu, who was behind the scenes, so when Xing'an brought the concert signed with the names of nearly 100 officials to Zhu Qiyu's eyes, Zhu Qiyu couldn't help laughing, "Pass the order, promote Dong Xing to marquis, and reward him with a right governor!"
Hahaha......
I can't afford to treat the people who do things for me!
” "In addition, with the addition of Wang Zhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, and Hu Hui, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, as the crown prince and the prince, I just want to tell the people of the world that they are doing things for me, so I reward them!"
When Xing'an heard Zhu Qiyu say this, he couldn't help but give a thumbs up: The emperor's move is too ruthless, Wang Zhi and Hu Hao are both at this age, where do they care about these honors?
What they fancy is just the name of the person behind them, but after the emperor changed the prince, he immediately rewarded them with a prince and master, and they still have a fart name?
The people have long forgotten that they have fought so hard!
The emperor is really getting more and more scheming......
"In addition, Hu Hao performed well this time, and let him take care of the affairs of the Ministry of Rites first, but the Ministry of Officials......
Send Wang Ao over!
Let's just say that Wang Zhi is old, and he has to have someone to help him......"
Yes, now there are two Shang Shulang in the Ministry of Officials, one Wang Zhi and one Wang Ao, and Wang Zhi is completely hollowed out......
In February of the second year of Jingtai, Zhu Qiyu revealed the idea of changing the prince, a little temptation in March, the news flowed out in April, and the struggle in May, and finally in early June of the second year of Jingtai, Zhu Qiyu set up his only son Zhu Jianji as the prince, and the original prince Zhu Jianjun was the king of Yi and moved out of the palace.
In addition, the former queen Wang Meilin was deposed and imprisoned in the deep palace, and at the same time the prince's biological mother Hang was renamed the queen, that is, Queen Hang, Zhu Qiyu and Wang Meilin's relationship for many years finally broke down, and in the face of power, the relationship was so fragile that it was vulnerable......
The matter of replacing the crown prince came to an end, and the loyal and brave Marquis Ji Ling was about to lead the army back to Datong to garrison again, and when he entered the palace to thank him, Zhu Qiyu, who was in a good mood, naturally pulled him to talk freely.
From the general trend of the world to the trivialities in the palace, Zhu Qiyu does not shy away from Ji Ling, he really regards himself as his confidant brother now.
But when they walked to the attic of the palace and Zhu Qiyu looked into the distance, his brows suddenly wrinkled, "There are a lot of trees over there in Nangong, and I can't see it clearly from here." ” Xing'an, who was following behind, heard Zhu Qiyu say this, and immediately nodded in agreement, "The slave suggested that those trees be cut down, so as to prevent thieves from sneaking into the South Palace and endangering the emperor's safety." ” "Well, just do as you say!"
Zhu Qiyu nodded, but when he glanced at Ji Ling's stunned eyes beside him, a burst of guilt suddenly surged in his heart, so he said to himself, "The world is changeable, it's really beyond my expectations!"
” Ji Ling didn't answer, because he didn't know how to answer, but then Zhu Qiyu untied the jade belt around his waist and said, "Ji Ling, this is the original ......
What the emperor gave to me, you can return it for me now!
Incidentally......
Visit the Emperor for me. ” Ji Ling could see that Zhu Qiyu was apologetic in his heart at this moment, but as the emperor, it was impossible for him to say anything to apologize......
P.S.
The official positions of important ministers in the DPRK and China are transferred more frequently, and they are of little significance, we are not doing historical research, but writing novels, so I will skip the aspects related to the change of official positions, and you will only remember that a few of them are important ministers of the DPRK and China.