[Comprehensive] The five elements are short of money

Three days have passed, and everything that needs to be discussed has been discussed clearly, but the time is too short, and it is not possible to connect with each other and brew any unexpected disasters.The emperor once again summoned those who are qualified to participate in the establishment of the crown prince, Zongzheng, the elders of the cabinet, the ministers above the six ministers, the governors of the five armies, the ministers of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the empress dowager, empress, and concubines behind the screen. It is also in the palace, and it seems that the results will be produced today.

The emperor was wearing ordinary clothes, half leaning on the slum, with a leisurely attitude, as if it was just a gathering among friends, rather than discussing such a major event as establishing a prince to strengthen the country.

"Let's talk about it, who do you want to recommend as the crown prince?" The emperor said leisurely. After being an emperor for many years, all the ministers and ministers knew his temper. They looked at each other, but no one spoke.

"No one speaks, so let's start with Korean." The emperor called the names directly.

Han Wen swallowed his saliva. As the No. 1 cabinet in essence, he should of course express his attitude first.But he was intimidated by the emperor's behavior. From his heart, he naturally wanted to establish a son-in-law, but thinking that the emperor had been reluctant to appoint him as the first assistant, he called all the princes into the palace, in front of him. The face of the prince's courtiers made him speak.Han Wen thought to himself, does His Majesty have any deep meaning?He didn't understand Han Wen thoroughly, so he was unwilling to recommend another concubine prince Han Wen against his heart, so he decided not to express his position directly, so as not to violate his heart, but also protect himself, killing two birds with one stone.

"The princes are young and still can't tell the difference between virtuous and foolish, and my ministers are terrified. I beg your Majesty to order you."

"En." The emperor nodded with a smile, as if he was very satisfied with his cautious attitude, looked at everyone with a smile, and said, "Is there anyone who chooses a prince?"

There was another silence in the hall. These ministers have nothing to do with the concubines, and the prince has not grown up to the age to have his own wife. The people standing here are "nothing to do with themselves", and whoever is superior is the same to them .

Seeing that no one spoke, Yan Lide came out and said: "Your Majesty, I have a book to play."

"Well, say." The emperor nodded gently.

"The minister advises that the prince should be established as the crown prince, so as to consolidate the foundation of the country and extend the country."

As soon as the words "the first prince" came out, the atmosphere in the room suddenly froze.The emperor's face was dark and he couldn't tell how to appease his anger. All the courtiers were also surprised that Yan Lide showed the horses and chariots so quickly, only the queen and the second prince were slightly relieved.The second prince was even thankful that he just stood in the middle of the empty hall, accepted the critical eyes of everyone, and waited for others to judge like a commodity, so the second prince, who was only six years old, felt very uncomfortable.

"Oh?" The emperor pondered and questioned.

"Yes, please make the prince the crown prince. Your majesty has something to say, the crown prince is just one of the three types: establishing a prince, establishing a prince, and establishing a virtuous person. Guolai Changjun, all princes are young, and there is no such thing as establishing a prince. Just now Lord Han also said Now, the princes are young and don't know the wise and the foolish, so they can only make the prince according to their status. Furthermore, the prince is raised by the queen of the middle palace and taught by the master in the study outside. What is wrong, it is natural for a legitimate son to inherit the family business. Your Majesty, please think carefully, if the direct prince is not the prince today, there will be villains in the name of the direct prince to make trouble in the future and endanger the Ming Dynasty." Yan Lide talked eloquently, and the second prince saw His eyes had changed to gratitude and admiration.

"You mean that if I don't establish a son-in-law, someone will rebel?" the emperor said angrily.

"Your Majesty forgive me, I just mentioned this possibility, and it is natural for the sons to inherit the family business." Yan Lide emphasized again that the Han nationality has always been the eldest son inheritance system, and the Ming Dynasty regarded itself as overthrowing the violent Yuan and saving the Han people, so naturally it looked down on the young sons of the grassland Inheritance or a system of respect for strength, Ming Dynasty prides itself on being a state of etiquette, so naturally the throne is determined according to the "law of etiquette".

"You have your own opinion." The emperor said with mixed emotions, "Anyone else want to recommend other princes?"

Let Yan Lide say everything, what else did the others say?As I said earlier, these ministers have nothing to do with concubines or princes, they only follow their own inner opinions.Under Zongzheng's leadership, everyone knelt on the ground and shouted, "Your Majesty, please establish a crown prince early and extend the land."

The emperor coughed twice, signaling Liu Jin to read out the imperial edict.

"Following the heavens, the emperor ordered:"

"Since I ascended the throne under the edict of the late emperor, all the military and state affairs have been important, and the personnel and administration have been great. I dare not relax until I am tired. The festival is held in Yuanliang. Zhu Zaihe, the son of the emperor, has a noble status and belongs to the will of God. I hereby abide by the first edict, carry out the ceremony, and obey the public opinion. The crown prince is in the East Palace, with the rule of ten thousand years, with the heart of the world. He is in charge of etiquette, and he is ordered by the time."

"Announce the world, let the emissary know." Liu Jin sang loudly, and the voice echoed in the hall for a long time. Everyone felt that the edict was heard in their ears and kept in their hearts.

"The minister leads the decree, long live your Majesty, long live, long live." All the ministers bowed their heads, the concubine bowed down, the empress had tears in her eyes, she couldn't help being excited, and the empress dowager kept turning the beads and chanting the Buddha's name.

"The ministers have seen the prince." The emperor said again.

The prince subconsciously went to look for his mother behind the screen. It could be seen that the emperor was staring at him intently. He also knew that he could only rely on himself now.The prince took a deep breath, walked slowly to the emperor and stood still.Liu Jin held the imperial decree in both hands, knelt at the prince's feet, and said loudly: "See His Royal Highness, Your Highness is thousands of years old."

The officials bowed their heads again and shouted: "See His Royal Highness, Your Highness is a thousand years old."

The crown prince was so excited that his eyes were red. He was still young, but he was born in the royal family, so he already understood what the crown prince's honor meant.Turning his head, he saw that his father was looking at him with an unprecedented gentle attitude, and the prince was full of pride in his heart, and he said loudly: "Everyone is flat."

The crown prince was so excited that the imperial edict for the canonization of the crown prince was obtained from Liu Jin.

The officials got up, and once again felt that they were cheated by the joint efforts of the emperor and Yan Lide. The imperial decree was written, and it was obvious that the emperor had made up his mind a long time ago. Yan Lide has news.It's too bad that you don't exchange information with your colleagues!

The emperor didn't want to let everyone off like this, so he dropped another thunderbolt and announced: "I have been ill for a long time, and the prince is young, so I can't think about the affairs of the country for a long time. I hereby order the cabinet to take charge of the affairs, manage the common affairs, and supervise the army. Before marriage and pro-government, all matters played by the Baisi were decided by the cabinet. Han Wen, Yan Lide, Yang Tinghe, Liu Yu, Cao Yuan, Liang Chu, Fei Hong, Yang Yiqing, and Jiang Mian were all national scholars. They entered the cabinet to decide state affairs. Wang Qing Waiting for the king to work hard and bow to the people, I have expectations."

"Yang Qing is good at calligraphy, and his brushwork is neat. You can write the imperial edict." The emperor smiled.

All the ministers shouted long live and thank you. Yang Tinghe got up and wrote quickly on the book case used by the Hanlin on duty. He did not get the honor of writing the edict of the crown prince canonization, but he was able to draft the edict of promotion for the cabinet members including himself. Yang Tinghe was also excited endlessly.

The most important thing at this time is to establish the crown prince. Now that the crown prince has been established, the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple will naturally prepare the ceremony for the crown prince. The queen can't wait to celebrate with the crown prince.When the dust settled, the emperor looked at everyone's expressions and waved his hand boredly, signaling to step back.

The courtiers filed out and sent Zongzheng away. Yan Lide whispered: "Teacher, I am honored to be in the car with you." Since resigning from the cabinet, Yan Lide has not interacted with Han Wen on formal occasions for a long time. After all, the two are teachers. They are disciples, but after all, they belong to the leaders of both civil and military forces, so it is not suitable for excessive intimacy.It's all right now, the emperor's imperial decree has been issued, and if there are no accidents, they will work together for many years.

Han Wen nodded, and asked Yan Lide to get into the carriage to discuss in detail.

Hanwen is old and advocates simplicity, so he gave up riding horses and sedan chairs long ago, and used horse-drawn carriages in recent years.As soon as the curtain is lowered, the carriage claims to be a world of its own.

"Your Majesty still values ​​you." Han Wen sighed and said in the tone of a person who has come here.

Yan Lide was also very surprised by this edict. In his plan, he re-entered the cabinet after a few years. He did not expect that the emperor really had expectations for him.It's just that Yan Lide was not without complaints when he served as the left governor of the five armies in the past few years.As soon as the edict was issued, Yan Lide had already begun to analyze his situation in the cabinet. He ranked second, the first was his teacher, the third was Yang Tinghe, whose qualifications were older than Hanwen, and Yan Lide could not order him; the fourth Liu Yu needless to say, He has a grudge against Yan Lide, and it was Yan Lide who exposed the Flying Jade Tiger murder case that made him dismissed from office.The fifth Cao Yuanrou is funny, not a monk, and his character and ability are inversely proportional...After counting, Yan Lide found that the emperor was well versed in the art of checks and balances. In the cabinet, everyone is constrained, and in the end, the emperor can only be the referee, and the power ultimately belongs to the emperor.

Yan Lide glanced at Han Wen. His teacher has been teaching and caring for him since he entered the court bureaucracy in his 20s, but now his disciple has become the strongest competitor of the master, the biggest threat. How long will it last?

"What the teacher said is that I will remember Your Majesty's kindness in knowing you." Yan Lide cupped his fists.

Han Wen looked at Yan Lide and knew that he didn't understand what he meant. Han Wen believed that the emperor valued Yan Lide more than that.Thinking of the scene of Yan Lide's performance just now, Han Wen felt a deep sense of exhaustion, he was really old.How can he still have the scene of the past? When he became an official, he was a young man who was more passionate than Yan Lide and determined to change the world.Now he has no aggressive spirit, and only thinks about protecting himself at all times. Without Yan Lide's comparison, he might still be immersed in his own world, not knowing how to look up.The emperor may have seen it clearly a long time ago, so he has been reluctant to appoint him as the chief assistant for a long time.

Han Wen clearly saw the expectation contained in the emperor's eyes looking at Yan Lide, so why put himself in the position of chief assistant now?Looking at Yan Lide who was respectful to him in front of him, Han Wen was thoughtful, determined to end his official career, and secretly acted according to the emperor's will.

Han Wenyan Lide was relatively silent in the carriage, and the queen in the palace failed to meet the prince to celebrate as she wished.The emperor sent away the empress dowager and concubine, and took the freshly baked prince His Royal Highness to have a secret talk in the Qianqing Palace.