Jinyi champion

When Yang Shen returned to the mansion, he heard that Yang Tinghe had returned, and wondered why his father was not on duty today, but returned home early.

Outside the study, Yang Shen looked through the open door, and saw that Yang Tinghe was writing at his desk, writing uninterruptedly, and seemed to be doing something shocking to the world, with an unusual cautiousness in his expression.

"Father."

After Yang Shen entered, he turned around and closed the door consciously.

Without raising his head, Yang Tinghe ordered casually: "Open it to let in the air, don't close the door...I've ordered it down, no one is allowed to come near the study."

Yang Shen opened the door again according to his words.

But I was thinking in my heart, why did my father say "breathing" when the weather was warm and cold in March?Something must have happened. My father felt restless and hot because of his qi and blood.

He didn't ask directly, but first told the story of how he went to see Zhu Hao: "Today, I met Zhu Hao, a young man from Anlu Jinyiwei's family of thousands of households who was born in an undergraduate examination."

"Ah."

Yang Tinghe continued to write stuff, and asked casually, "What's your impression?"

Yang Shendao: "He is quick-witted and quick-witted, and he is indeed superior to others. He is not arrogant about his talents, but he is humble and polite. However, when things happen, he is more selfish than public-minded, and his knowledge may be short."

Yang Tinghe lowered his head and kept his hands on his hands: "Could it be possible that you are lying in front of you?"

After careful consideration, Yang Shen said: "If you pass the age of thirties, it may be possible, but judging from his youthful ambition, he has no old-fashioned attitude, his speech and behavior are straightforward and natural, and he does not feel his hypocrisy. This son should be useful. Father, today But something big happened?"

When it came to the end, Yang Shen finally couldn't help asking out the doubts in his heart.

Yang Tinghe didn't bother with Zhu Hao's question anymore. Since this Huiyuan didn't show much extraordinary appearance, it was just a new Jinshi who could potentially be recruited under his command, which is not unusual.

What happened in front of him gave Yang Tinghe a headache.

"The Leopard Room sent a message, His Majesty has been unconscious for two days."

Yang Tinghe's words were simple and direct.

Yang Shen gasped after hearing this: "So... father should make preparations in advance, drafting the imperial edict and arranging matters to stabilize the capital?"

Yang Shen usually plays the role of the chief assistant and chief staff member of the cabinet. He basically knows his father's plan. Most of the time, the father and son are confiding in each other's hearts. Therefore, when he knew that Zhu Houzhao had only a few days left to die, Yang Shen instinctively realized that, Father is about to do something big.

"Exactly."

Yang Tinghe didn't hide it at all, "However, such confidential matters must be strictly guarded to the outside world and must not be leaked. What my father thinks is how to stabilize people's hearts after major events happen...There can be no chaos in the capital, let alone chaos in the world."

Yang Shen said: "But father, your majesty has no heirs, who will succeed you?"

Even the father and son who absolutely trusted each other had not seriously discussed the issue of the emperor's successor before. The two of them strictly abided by their duties as courtiers, and even between father and son, they would not cross the line of courtiers in their speech.

Yang Tinghe still didn't want to tell his son directly, but said cryptically: "The legal order of the Ming Dynasty must not be messed up."

The implication is that whoever should be is who. If I decide the ownership of the throne, it will mess up the Ming Dynasty's legal system. How can I convince people with virtue?

"Xing Wangfu?"

Yang Shen is still young, so it is not inappropriate for him to say such things.

"Be careful!"

Yang Tinghe reminded, but did not deny it.

It is obvious that if the current emperor dies, those uncles who are closest to the emperor will be his uncles, but according to the precepts of the emperor's ancestors, the person who is closest to the "eldest house" must inherit the throne.King Xing Zhu Youzhao was the eldest brother of Emperor Xiaozong. Even if Zhu Youzhao died, the throne should be passed on to his son. This is the rule of law.

"Father, if there is chaos in the country, how will the treacherous courtiers suppress it? If you are not careful, it may cause chaos." Yang Shen reminded.

Do not be too arbitrary!

Yang Shen has always felt that his father has always been self-centered, thinking that the chief minister can decide everything and act regardless of the consequences, for fear that his father's methods of dealing with Jiang Bin will be too radical and cause him to take risks.

Once Jiang Bin rebels, the capital is bound to be in chaos.

Yang Tinghe looked up: "What do you want to say?"

Yang Shendao: "If something unexpected happens to His Majesty, the news is blocked from the outside world, and the funeral has not been announced for a long time. Jiang Bin pretended to mobilize troops and horses, and the capital is in danger. Now that His Majesty is not in the palace, my father may not be able to know in time what happened in the Leopard Room."

"Ah."

Yang Tinghe stopped writing and thought about his son's words seriously.

"My son thinks that His Majesty is really dying, and outsiders don't know his life or death. In order to prevent someone from following Zhao Gao and Li Sigu's example and coercing disasters to disrupt the government, the funeral should be done as soon as possible."

Yang Shen made a bold suggestion.

Zhu Houzhao lived in the leopard room, and his life and death were unknown. Even if he was alive now, when he would die in the future would not be within the control of the civil servants and the queen mother.

On the contrary, it may happen that the emperor died, and Jiang Bin kept the funeral in secret under his own risk, and instead used the emperor's edict to spread decrees to disrupt the country...

From the point of view of someone who is familiar with history like Zhu Hao, Jiang Bin did not have such a talent for military strategy, but Yang Shen put forward a proposal after careful consideration, which was very in line with the interests of civil servants.

Early mourning!

Yang Tinghe shook his head after serious thinking: "It's too absurd. If Your Majesty is fine, but the imperial court mourns, wouldn't it be a mess to the state? Besides, I don't want to force my father to turn against a sycophant."

Yang Tinghe was very cautious.

The emperor was not dead, and the mourning was held outside, which would make Jiang Bin's orders less credible.

But from Jiang Bin's point of view, the emperor on my side still has a breath, but he is mourned outside, what would I think?This is not for me who else?
This will make Jiang Bin even more insecure, and his counterattack may be more violent.

What Yang Tinghe has to do now is to ensure the smooth transfer of imperial power, and to stabilize Jiang Bin's mentality so that he will fall into the trap step by step.

From this point of view, the opinions of Yang Tinghe and Yang Shen have great conflicts in some aspects. Yang Tinghe seems radical but actually seeks stability. Yang Shen seems stable but is very radical. The reason why Yang Shen retreated from the meeting completely, but Yang Shen was exhausted by the ceremony all his life.

"Yongxiu, you don't need to come out to meet guests in the near future. The house has strengthened its security. Foreign guests will be turned away. If something important happens, the father will go to the palace to meet the queen mother and discuss the policy of the country. If the father is in the palace If you can't stay in the middle, you will contact your father's old friend, find a scholar to secretly gain momentum... unless you have to, don't take this step."

Yang Tinghe is always on guard against Zhu Houzhao's death.

Zhu Houzhao died, and the key person who can decide the issue of succession is the Empress Dowager Zhang. Yang Tinghe needs the support of the Empress Dowager Zhang for any decision.

But entering the palace when the emperor died was a dangerous move. It is easy to enter the palace and difficult to leave the palace. Now that Dongchang and Jinyiwei are under the control of Jiang Bin, in order to prevent himself from being detained or even killed in the palace, Yang Tinghe must make arrangements. Afterwards, he organized the civil servants and generals who could be mobilized, and even let his son use the influence of scholars to put pressure on the court.

Yang Shen said: "Father, if chaos breaks out in the country, who can turn the tide?"

Yang Tinghe walked up to his son, patted his shoulder lightly, with a serious face, and made an impassioned statement: "The nobles in the court, the princes and generals, all have their hearts in Ming Dynasty, and the treachery is not good for the country and endangers his own life. They will definitely stand firmly on the court’s side.”

The implication is that Jiang Bin is really going to rebel, and he can only hope that other people will not do it. He can only hope that the nobles of the governor's mansion who control the military power in the court will stand up, such as the British Duke Zhang and the Wei Guogong Xu.

Yang Shen nodded: "My child understands."

Yang Tinghe looked at his son with a bit of doting in his eyes, and handed the two edicts he had written to Yang Shen for reading. Yang Shen knew that his father was doing this to help him grow up better.

After reading it, Yang Shen already knew it well, and did not raise any opinions on the two edicts.

The first is the imperial edict to pass on the throne, and the second is the imperial edict issued in the tone of the emperor, disbanding the Beijing camp and training, returning the actors in the leopard room, advocating excellence, etc.

They were all prepared for the peace of the people after the death of the emperor, but there was no mention of Jiang Bin and other courtiers around the emperor, just because they didn't want to startle the snake.

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The news that the emperor is seriously ill seems to be secret, but in fact, because the leopard room is full of people, there are leaks everywhere.

Su Xigui heard the news quickly and rushed to see Zhu Hao.

At this time, Zhu Hao had just seen Yang Shen return to the temporary residence.

"Young Master, a big event is about to happen. Your Majesty has been unconscious for a long time. It is estimated that there will be another three to five days... Everything will be as you expected!"

Su Xigui was very excited.

Before the emperor was only seriously ill, not to the point of dying, but now he suddenly realized that the sky was about to change.

The only person who could predict all of today's events when the emperor was alive and kicking was Zhu Hao, and Su Xigui couldn't help but be overwhelmed with admiration.

Zhu Hao said: "How do you get such news?"

Su Xigui smiled and said: "The imperial physician in the palace revealed that there are also a lot of people in the Leopard Room who spread the word."

Zhu Hao sighed: "This Jiang Bin is clearly in power, why is he so careless? Even if he doesn't know the depth of it, is there no one to remind him that he should strictly keep the secret at this time? If this is the case, then he will be the real dragon. What's the point of being trapped in the leopard room?"

Even if Zhu Hao is not from Jiang Bin, he still thinks Jiang Bin's every move is stinky.

You're fucking taking the emperor to order the princes, and you are so careless about the emperor's illness, and you leak out any movement at random, you think your life is long.

Su Xigui said: "How can Uncle Pingru have such foresight as a young master? Besides, it may be that someone deliberately spread the news. Everyone knows that His Majesty is not in good health. Who doesn't worry about their own future?"

Zhu Hao smiled and said, "You are right."

This is to blame Zhu Houzhao for playing bad chess.

Obviously, it is enough to recuperate well in the leopard house, but when farming, he insisted on proving that his condition was stable, not to mention galloping on horses, and went to the fields to do farm work, but he vomited blood in public, and the self-certification became self-inflicted!This also made it difficult for Jiang Bin and other close officials to smooth things over.

"To put it bluntly, His Majesty is surrounded by a group of idiots. They have short-sightedness and short-sightedness. But now...can you go to Anlu and let him know in advance in exchange for his support?"

Su Xigui anxiously wanted to claim credit from Prince Xing's Mansion.

Since I knew the news that the emperor was going to die, I told the Xing Palace a few days in advance of the news. Afterwards, the person in the Xing Palace became the emperor, and I was a hero who supported Conglong.

These days, this kind of advance support is very important.

But Zhu Hao shook his head: "Everything has been arranged long ago, even if the letter is sent now, it may be too late!"