Jinyi champion

After all, the palace test still hasn't come.

On the afternoon of March [-]th, news of the emperor's death spread to the palace, the cabinet, and the six yamen, which finally broke the relatively balanced situation in the capital.

The one who came to the cabinet to spread the word was Wei Bin, the eunuch who had been acting as a bridge between Empress Dowager Zhang and the civil servants recently.

Wei Bin can be regarded as an old-fashioned figure among the eunuchs. He was the one who first found out the news of the emperor's death, and informed Queen Mother Zhang in time, and then Queen Mother Zhang informed the cabinet.

Wei Bin and Jiang Bin are related by marriage, and Jiang Bin has always recognized him as his own.

Jiang Bin controlled the military power of the capital, but he could not control the communication between the palace and the emperor. Wei Bin was believed to be credible by Jiang Bin, and he was also a eunuch trusted by the emperor. Before Wei Bin was worried about Zhu Houzhao's illness, he joined the other eunuchs. Donated [-] yuan and recruited famous doctors from the people, but unfortunately the emperor's life still could not be saved.

After the death of the emperor, Wei Bin immediately turned against him and chose to draw a line with Jiang Bin.

As an old school eunuch, Wei Bin did not stand on Jiang Bin's side, he was only loyal to Empress Dowager Zhang, and as for passing messages to the cabinet, it was all at the behest of Empress Dowager Zhang.

"Does Your Majesty have a will to issue?" Yang Tinghe asked.

Wei Bin said: "Yes!"

Yang Tinghe took a deep breath. Under Jiang Bin's control, Zhu Houzhao actually issued a will when he was dying?If this edict involves appointing someone to be enthroned, and this person is controlled by Jiang Bin, then all previous preparations will be in vain.

"The edict is in the hands of Uncle Pinglu. Our family has not seen it in person, or it will be made public today." Wei Bin said.

Yang Tinghe said: "Does the Empress Dowager know about this matter?"

Wei Bindao: "The Empress Dowager knows about it, and the Empress Dowager is also afraid of Jiang Bin's rebellion, so she asks Mr. Yang Ge to make the decision."

When Yang Tinghe heard that Empress Dowager Zhang ordered him to preside over the overall situation, he knew it, and immediately took out an imperial edict that had been drafted a long time ago, and said, "This is the will!"

"what?"

Wei Bin was taken aback.

You, Yang Tinghe, issued a posthumous edict on behalf of the emperor. Isn’t this a chaotic country?
Yang Tinghe said: "This edict can only be decided by the Empress Dowager. If the Empress Dowager agrees, it can be made public. Does Eunuch Wei think it is inappropriate?"

When Wei Bin heard this, things seemed to become more reasonable again.

He is a smart man, since he knew that Jiang Bin had the so-called will and might use it to make a big fuss, the Queen Mother would have to announce the will sooner than him.

With Empress Dowager Zhang and Yang Tinghe joining forces to attack, Jiang Bin couldn't make waves.

"can."

Wei Bin didn't mean that the edict could be executed, but that he could present it to Empress Dowager Zhang on his behalf.

Seeing that Wei Bin believed him, Yang Tinghe immediately made another request: "It's not too late. You should summon the princes, nobles and ministers of civil and military affairs in the court to meet the queen mother in the palace and decide the successor in public. Take advantage of."

Wei Bin nodded: "That's exactly what I mean, our family will go to the palace to meet the Queen Mother, please trouble Mr. Yang Ge to inform the ministers in Jing Xun and Ministers that our family will go first."

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Wei Bin became a bridge between the palace and the cabinet.

Regardless of the timely communication, it was also because Yang Tinghe was well prepared that Yang Tinghe's countermeasures could be carried out smoothly.

Although Jiang Bin controlled the army, he had time to announce the emperor's "legacy" to the public. He was arranging the emperor's funeral in the Leopard Room, when he heard that Yang Tinghe and other cabinet ministers, together with Jingbutang, Jiuqing, Gonghou Bo, consort, Enter the palace to meet the Empress Dowager Zhang.

Jiang Bin realized later that he should control the cabinet ministers and ministers when major events happen. Now unless he leads troops to directly attack the palace, it seems that the initiative has been surrendered.

But relying on the edict at hand, he felt confident that someone would come to notify him and let him attend the meeting together.

I don't want this top-level meeting of Ming Dynasty to have nothing to do with him, Jiang Bin.

Inside the palace.

Empress Dowager Zhang sat on the phoenix case outside Fengtian Hall, in front of dozens of powerful figures in the capital, including Anbian Bo Xutai who had a close relationship with Jiang Bin.

Xu Tai's summoning into the palace was also an important reason why Jiang Bin believed that people in the court did not dare to attack him. With Xu Tai here, at least he would know immediately what happened in this meeting.

In addition to nobles, cabinet ministers, and ministers, there were also many eunuchs from various positions in the palace who attended the meeting.

The meeting held in front of the Fengtian Hall did not even enter the threshold. In the narrow and long passage, everyone felt uneasy. After Queen Mother Zhang took her seat, before Queen Mother Zhang and Wei Bin could say a word, Yang Tinghe stepped forward and took out a Something, and said: "The Queen Mother is above, and now Your Majesty is in heaven, the whole country is mourning, and the heir should be determined as soon as possible."

Let's not mention the funeral, nor arrange the funeral minister, let's talk about the emperor's successor.

Empress Dowager Zhang's eyes were red and swollen, and her face was sad, but she quickly calmed down and said, "Your Majesty has no heirs. As for the candidate for the heir, Yang Qing's family is the prime minister. If you have any opinions, it's okay to say so."

Yang Tinghe didn't talk nonsense, turned his head and unfolded the things in his hands, but it was a copied version of "Emperor Ming Zu Xun", and said loudly: "The Taizu's legacy, the emperor's heir is vacant, and the brother will end up with the brother. Everyone can Any objections?"

As soon as these words came out, the princes and nobles present and the elders and ministers of the court were all curious.

Your so-called "brothers end up with younger brothers" sounds reasonable, but the problem is that the current emperor's only younger brother has died long ago. Does that mean that he has to find a successor from among Xiaozong's younger brothers?
King Xing is dead, so King Yi should succeed him.

Empress Dowager Zhang asked: "Yang Qing's family, what is brotherhood? The Ai family has no other heirs. Can you adopt a child from the royal family to His Majesty?"

Empress Dowager Zhang did not want Zhu Houzhao's uncle or cousin to succeed her, but wanted to give her son an adoptive son, that is, her grandson. Even if the husband's line was not cut off, she would become the "Emperor Taihuang" in terms of etiquette. The Empress Dowager continues to exist as the mistress of the palace.

Yang Tinghe said: "Brothers will be the same as younger brothers, who can blaspheme. The eldest son of King Xingxian, the grandson of Emperor Xianzong, the son of Emperor Xiaozong, and the younger brother of Emperor Daxing, the order should be established."

In this way, Queen Mother Zhang immediately understood that she was not adopting a grandson for herself, but adopting a son for herself. Although it is not perfect, it sounds like there is not much difference. In the future, her "step-son" will be the emperor, and she will still be the queen mother .

Wang Qiong came out and said: "The etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, the eldest son cannot succeed."

The implication is that Wang Qiong does not support King Xing's succession. He wants to succeed King Yi or find King Yi's son to adopt him under the name of Xiaozong.

Yang Tinghe turned his head and glared at Wang Qiong, but did not answer directly, but said in a tone of asking for instructions: "Please make the decision as soon as possible, the Queen Mother, and save the Ming Dynasty from danger."

The implication is that I have appointed King Xing to inherit the throne. It seems that I am asking your opinion, but in fact I am just asking politely. The final decision is in the hands of Queen Mother Zhang. At this time, Queen Mother Zhang has been coerced by me. Bin made a mess, do you really think you have time to sit down and talk about it?
If you want to decide, just decide, just be neat!
Empress Dowager Zhang said: "What Yang Qing's family said is in line with the Ming Dynasty, so I drafted the imperial edict according to what Yang Qing's family said."

Yang Tinghe immediately took out another imperial edict that had been drafted long ago, and asked for instructions: "I have already drafted the draft, please let the queen mother announce it to the world with the order of your majesty's last edict."

"what?"

Empress Dowager Zhang did not expect Yang Tinghe to be so direct.

A copy of the "Last Edict" was presented to her before entering the palace, and now another copy is coming.

The two copies are actually different, the first one was sent to the palace to discuss how to quickly stabilize the situation in the capital, and the second one involved the issue of who would succeed to the throne.

Although the princes and ministers present felt that Yang Tinghe's actions were suspected of overreaching, they all understood the principle of following the authority in a hurry.Right now the emperor's body is not in the palace, who knows what will happen if the matter is delayed overnight.

Yang Tinghe didn't overstep, but wanted to quickly calm people's hearts by means of the emperor's will.

Empress Dowager Zhang only asked Wei Bin to take over the edict, and nodded after a brief look: "Very good."

agreed.

But no decision was made right away.

Empress Dowager Zhang chose to trust Yang Tinghe at this time, mainly because of Yang Tinghe's seemingly presumptuous behavior, which was not mixed with selfishness.

But she is not without concerns.

The biggest concern is, how can I guarantee the interests of my royal family and Zhang's relatives if I just ask someone to succeed?Even if a decision has to be made now, is it better to discuss all matters first, and it is best to arrange the future of each family?
Not only the Empress Dowager Zhang had this concern, but even the nobles and officials present were also worried, mainly because they lacked understanding of Xiaoxing King Zhu Si.

Who is this?

God suddenly dropped the throne on his head, and he became the lord of Ming Dynasty in a blink of an eye?
Wei Bin immediately read out the content of the two edicts, and because the other one had not been announced publicly, everyone thought it was really the content of Zhu Houzhao's edict.

In the first posthumous edict, eunuch Zhang Yong, Wuding Hou Guoxun, Anbian Bo Xutai, and the newly appointed Ministry of War Shangshu Wang Xian each led a group of troops to guard the four gates of the imperial city, the nine gates of the capital, and key points in various places, and then dismissed the regiment battalion. The regiment camp returned to various places in the nine borders, dismissed Huangzhuang, dismissed monks, priests, priests and female relatives from Baofang, dismissed Huangdian and dismissed personnel, and at the same time collected money from Baofang and other places to the court, etc.

The content of this edict does not mention Jiang Bin, but everywhere reveals the suppression of Baofang and Jiang Bin's forces.

The second posthumous edict was to be presented by Yang Tinghe in public, and King Yixing would inherit the throne.

After Wei Bin read it, he looked back at Empress Dowager Zhang, respectfully asked for instructions, and waited for another approval before implementing it. However, Empress Dowager Zhang was suspicious and asked: "Yang Qing's family, Xingwang's mansion is located in Anlu, far away from the capital. If King Xing succeeds to the throne, what should the capital do?"

At this time, what Empress Dowager Zhang was most worried about was not Jiang Bin, but that after King Xiaoxing succeeded to the throne, he would attack her and the Zhang family.

The most honorable woman in Ming Dynasty at the moment showed her indecisive side.

Yang Tinghe said: "You should use the Marquis of Shouning, the Duke of Dingguo, the prince's son-in-law and captain, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, the cabinet, and the chief officials of the ceremonial supervisor as special envoys to go to Anlu to welcome Luan."

He intentionally put "Shou Ning Hou" at the first place, because he understood the Queen Mother Zhang's thoughts. If your younger brother is allowed to participate in the matter of supporting Xing Wang this time, not only will you decide the throne of this stepson, but also Your younger brother has made great contributions in supporting you, so the status of your Zhang family will not be shaken in the future.

After hearing this, Queen Mother Zhang finally fully agreed: "Everything will be carried out according to Yang Qing's family's words, and the people of the world will be settled as soon as possible."